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#9 Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?

Nigel Croxon — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:12:55 -0000

status: open --> closed
assigned_to: Nigel Croxon

#9 Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?

shengjiangwu — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:11:42 -0000

Thank you for your update on this.

#9 Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?

Nigel Croxon — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:18:18 -0000

The original authors of the code published under the GPL license. Later on in time, most of the code was changed over to the BSD license.

Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?

shengjiangwu — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 05:57:13 -0000

I have a question about the software license of GNUEFI. According to the introduction,

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnu-efi/
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnu-efi/code/ci/master/tree/README.efilib

This software is BSD license (some of them may contains dual license of BSD and GPL)

However following source code are GPL only,

https://sourceforge.net/p/gnu-efi/code/ci/master/tree/lib/riscv64/initplat.c
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnu-efi/code/ci/master/tree/lib/riscv64/setjmp.S
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnu-efi/code/ci/master/tree/inc/riscv64/efilibplat.h
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnu-efi/code/ci/master/tree/gnuefi/elf_riscv64_efi.lds

It is incorrect license or it is intended? Thanks.

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Best Regards
ShengjiangWu

Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?

shengjiangwu — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 05:57:13 -0000

Ticket 9 has been modified: Why RISCV64 related files are GPL only?
Edited By: Nigel Croxon (noxorc)
Status updated: 'open' => 'closed'
Owner updated: None => 'noxorc'

#8 Which header provides EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL ?

gomidas — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:44:33 -0000

I checked file "inc/efidevp.h" there is no defined protocol in file. Protocol defined in specification. Uefi spec_2_7 -> 17.2.4 USB I/O Protocol (page 962).

#define EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL_GUID \ {0x2B2F68D6,0x0CD2,0x44cf,\ {0x8E,0x8B,0xBB,0xA2,0x0B,0x1B,0x5B,0x75}}

#8 Which header provides EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL ?

Nigel Croxon — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:22:57 -0000

Look in inc/efidevp.h

Which header provides EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL ?

gomidas — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:37:03 -0000

I want to make USB keyboard/mice drivers. EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL mentioned for this at edk2 training material. I could not locate this in gnu-efi.

In edk2 training material pdf:
USB Peripherals
• USB I/O Protocol
• Device Path Protocol

#6 Can't build 3.0.4 for i686 on x86_64 in arch linux

Andreas Baumann — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:04:50 -0000

On 32-bit some apps break heavily, see also
https://bugs.archlinux32.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=7

You can still use the package on 32-bit Intel if you build omitting 'app'
and don't install the app directory. Just build and install the library and
the header files.

Can't use some EFI functions

Damien FLETY — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 18:07:08 -0000

Hi,
I'm doing my first EFI application.
I can compile and link but when I run the program on QEMU or VBOX,
It hang. This seems due to some functions of libefi.a, I can not find why.
Everything works perfectly when I use OutputString.
But a lot of functions use Print in libefi.a so I can't do many things.

By putting all warnings on the linker it seems that some symbols aren't defined.
(And readelf say the same)
I use the last Git version of gnu-efi and GCC 5.4.

Here is my linker line:
ld --warn-common --fatal-warnings -nostdlib -znocombreloc -Tlibs/gnu-efi-code/gnuefi/elf_x86_64_efi.lds -shared -Bsymbolic -L libs/gnu-efi-code/x86_64/gnuefi -L libs/gnu-efi-code/x86_64/lib -lefi -lgnuefi libs/gn
u-efi-code/x86_64/gnuefi/crt0-efi-x86_64.o obj/main.o (...........) --output=app.bin

Thank you for your help/time.