Yuwei:
  The commit 039bdb4d3e96f9c9264abf135b8a0eef2e2b4860 (BaseTools: Fix DSC 
LibraryClass precedence rule) introduces this issue. I agree with Ard 
suggestion to revert this change first for this stable tag 202208. Then, we can 
discuss this change in the detail. 

Thanks
Liming
> -----邮件原件-----
> 发件人: Ard Biesheuvel <a...@kernel.org>
> 发送时间: 2022年8月22日 17:34
> 收件人: devel@edk2.groups.io; rebe...@bsdio.com; Feng, Bob C
> <bob.c.f...@intel.com>; Liming Gao <gaolim...@byosoft.com.cn>
> 抄送: Andrew Fish <af...@apple.com>; Leif Lindholm
> <quic_llind...@quicinc.com>; Michael D Kinney
> <michael.d.kin...@intel.com>; Jian J Wang <jian.j.w...@intel.com>
> 主题: Re: [edk2-devel] MdeModulePkg build fails for AARCH64 on Ubuntu
> 22.04
> 
> On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 11:30, Ard Biesheuvel <a...@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 11:11, Ard Biesheuvel <a...@kernel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > (cc Bob)
> > >
> > > NOTE this affects the stable tag - please see below
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 21 Aug 2022 at 06:34, Rebecca Cran <rebe...@bsdio.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I noticed that MdeModulePkg fails to build on my Ubuntu 22.04 system
> > > > (and previously on the Ubuntu 20.04 installation). Is this a known bug?
> > > >
> > > > It shouldn't be relevant, but I'm using gcc version 11.2.0 (Ubuntu
> > > > 11.2.0-17ubuntu1). But perhaps more relevant, I'm using Python 3.10.4.
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to build commit
> e2ac68a23b4954d5c0399913a1df3dd9fd90315d.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > bcran@photon:~/src/tmp/edk2$ build -p
> MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dsc -a
> > > > AARCH64 -t GCC5 -b RELEASE
> > > > Build environment: Linux-5.15.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35
> > > > Build start time: 22:29:18, Aug.20 2022
> > > >
> > > > WORKSPACE        = /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2
> > > > EDK_TOOLS_PATH   = /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/BaseTools
> > > > CONF_PATH        = /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/Conf
> > > > PYTHON_COMMAND   = /usr/bin/python3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Processing meta-data
> > > > .Architecture(s)  = AARCH64
> > > > Build target     = RELEASE
> > > > Toolchain        = GCC5
> > > >
> > > > Active Platform          =
> > > > /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dsc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > build.py...
> > > >
> /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/MdeModulePkg/Library/SmmLockBoxLib/SmmL
> ockBoxPeiLib.inf(42):
> > > > error 3000: PCD
> > > > [gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdDxeIplSwitchToLongMode] in
> > > >
> [/home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/MdeModulePkg/Library/SmmLockBoxLib/SmmL
> ockBoxPeiLib.inf]
> > > > is not found in dependent packages:
> > > >                  /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/MdePkg/MdePkg.dec
> > > >
> /home/bcran/src/tmp/edk2/MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dec
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > This looks like a BaseTools regression to me - afaik, these packages
> > > all used to build for AARCH64 in the past.
> > >
> > > The following LockBoxLib resolutions appear in MdeModulePkg.dsc (with
> > > line numbers)
> > >
> > > 115-[LibraryClasses.common.PEIM]
> > > 119:
> LockBoxLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/SmmLockBoxLib/SmmLockBoxPeiLib.inf
> > >
> > > 178-[LibraryClasses.ARM, LibraryClasses.AARCH64]
> > > 181:
> LockBoxLib|MdeModulePkg/Library/LockBoxNullLib/LockBoxNullLib.inf
> > >
> > > No other [LlibraryClasses] references to SmmLockBoxPeiLib.inf exist in
> > > that file, and the [Components] reference does not apply to AARCH64.
> > >
> > > This means the DSC parser ends up using the earlier definition, which
> > > I think is a bug, or at least a change in behavior. Note that doing
> > > this silently could potentially break many platforms in subtle ways so
> > > I think this should be root caused and preferably fixed before
> > > creating the stable tag.
> >
> > Seems to be deliberate:
> >
> > commit 039bdb4d3e96f9c9264abf135b8a0eef2e2b4860
> > Author: Chen, Christine <yuwei.c...@intel.com>
> > Date:   Thu Jun 30 17:04:05 2022 +0800
> >
> >     BaseTools: Fix DSC LibraryClass precedence rule
> >
> > but I don't think the impact on other platforms and drivers has been
> > taken into account here. Also, the document [0] seems ambiguous to me:
> >
> > """
> > The first globally defined library instance, defined in a DSC file,
> > that satisfies a module's requirement for a Library Class, unless
> > specifically overridden by the module in the [Components] section,
> > will be used.
> > """
> >
> > This says that the first occurrence of a library instance definition
> > that satisfies a INF dependency will be selected. Then, there is
> >
> > """
> > The Library Instances will be selected using the following rules to
> > satisfy a library class for each module listed in the [Components]
> > section (in order of highest precedence):
> > """
> >
> > which says that not the *first* occurrence, but the occurrence *with
> > the highest precedence* will be selected.
> >
> > Then, the precedence list has these items:
> >
> > """
> > 2. [LibraryClasses.$(Arch).$(MODULE_TYPE),
> > LibraryClasses.$(Arch).$(MODULE_TYPE)]
> > 3. [LibraryClasses.$(Arch).$(MODULE_TYPE)]
> > """
> >
> > which seem to suggest that a definition that applies to multiple
> > arch/module_type combinations automatically takes precedence over one
> > that targets a single arch/module_type combination, which makes no
> > sense at all.
> >
> > So I strongly suggest we revert the patch, fix the document so it is
> > clear and ambiguous, and preferably, align it with how it used to
> 
> *un*ambiguous ....
> 
> sigh




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