[PATCH v1 1/1] ShellPkg: Add comment that ItemPtr is set after validation


Chris Jones
 

Add a comment to clarify that in Acpiview the ItemPtr is not set until
after the FieldValidator has been called.

Signed-off-by: Chris Jones <christopher.jones@...>
---
ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
index 0b7726b9d5807ad2f5c5447408c4c5451718938b..5e34a70c8baeaaa05ecd797d405f1fc62a44a305 100644
--- a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
+++ b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ typedef struct AcpiParser {
FNPTR_PRINT_FORMATTER PrintFormatter;

/// Optional pointer which may be set to request the parser to update
- /// a pointer to the field data. If unused this must be set to NULL.
+ /// a pointer to the field data. This value is set after the FieldValidator
+ /// has been called and therefore should not be used by the FieldValidator.
+ /// If unused this must be set to NULL.
VOID** ItemPtr;

/// Optional pointer to a field validator function.
--
Guid("CE165669-3EF3-493F-B85D-6190EE5B9759")


Sami Mujawar
 

Hi Chris,

Thanks for adding the comment that clarifies the usage.

Reviewed-by: Sami Mujawar <sami.mujawar@...>

Regards,

Sami Mujawar

On 20/10/2021, 11:47, "Chris Jones" <christopher.jones@...> wrote:

Add a comment to clarify that in Acpiview the ItemPtr is not set until
after the FieldValidator has been called.

Signed-off-by: Chris Jones <christopher.jones@...>
---
ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
index 0b7726b9d5807ad2f5c5447408c4c5451718938b..5e34a70c8baeaaa05ecd797d405f1fc62a44a305 100644
--- a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
+++ b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ typedef struct AcpiParser {
FNPTR_PRINT_FORMATTER PrintFormatter;

/// Optional pointer which may be set to request the parser to update
- /// a pointer to the field data. If unused this must be set to NULL.
+ /// a pointer to the field data. This value is set after the FieldValidator
+ /// has been called and therefore should not be used by the FieldValidator.
+ /// If unused this must be set to NULL.
VOID** ItemPtr;

/// Optional pointer to a field validator function.
--
Guid("CE165669-3EF3-493F-B85D-6190EE5B9759")


Gao, Zhichao
 

Reviewed-by: Zhichao Gao <zhichao.gao@...>

Thanks,
Zhichao

-----Original Message-----
From: Sami Mujawar <Sami.Mujawar@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:54 PM
To: Christopher Jones <Christopher.Jones@...>;
devel@edk2.groups.io
Cc: Ni, Ray <ray.ni@...>; Gao, Zhichao <zhichao.gao@...>; nd
<nd@...>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ShellPkg: Add comment that ItemPtr is set after
validation

Hi Chris,

Thanks for adding the comment that clarifies the usage.

Reviewed-by: Sami Mujawar <sami.mujawar@...>

Regards,

Sami Mujawar

On 20/10/2021, 11:47, "Chris Jones" <christopher.jones@...> wrote:

Add a comment to clarify that in Acpiview the ItemPtr is not set until
after the FieldValidator has been called.

Signed-off-by: Chris Jones <christopher.jones@...>
---
ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
index
0b7726b9d5807ad2f5c5447408c4c5451718938b..5e34a70c8baeaaa05ecd797d4
05f1fc62a44a305 100644
--- a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
+++ b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ typedef struct AcpiParser {
FNPTR_PRINT_FORMATTER PrintFormatter;

/// Optional pointer which may be set to request the parser to update
- /// a pointer to the field data. If unused this must be set to NULL.
+ /// a pointer to the field data. This value is set after the FieldValidator
+ /// has been called and therefore should not be used by the
FieldValidator.
+ /// If unused this must be set to NULL.
VOID** ItemPtr;

/// Optional pointer to a field validator function.
--
Guid("CE165669-3EF3-493F-B85D-6190EE5B9759")


Chris Jones
 

Hi,
It looks like this patch has recieved the relevant approvals and is ready for merge. Could this patch please be merged in time for the edk2-stable202111 release.


Thanks,
Chris


From: Gao, Zhichao <zhichao.gao@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:15 AM
To: Sami Mujawar <Sami.Mujawar@...>; Christopher Jones <Christopher.Jones@...>; devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io>
Cc: Ni, Ray <ray.ni@...>; nd <nd@...>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 1/1] ShellPkg: Add comment that ItemPtr is set after validation
 
Reviewed-by: Zhichao Gao <zhichao.gao@...>

Thanks,
Zhichao

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sami Mujawar <Sami.Mujawar@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:54 PM
> To: Christopher Jones <Christopher.Jones@...>;
> devel@edk2.groups.io
> Cc: Ni, Ray <ray.ni@...>; Gao, Zhichao <zhichao.gao@...>; nd
> <nd@...>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ShellPkg: Add comment that ItemPtr is set after
> validation
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Thanks for adding the comment that clarifies the usage.
>
> Reviewed-by: Sami Mujawar <sami.mujawar@...>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sami Mujawar
>
> On 20/10/2021, 11:47, "Chris Jones" <christopher.jones@...> wrote:
>
>     Add a comment to clarify that in Acpiview the ItemPtr is not set until
>     after the FieldValidator has been called.
>
>     Signed-off-by: Chris Jones <christopher.jones@...>
>     ---
>      ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h | 4 +++-
>      1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>     diff --git a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
> b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
>     index
> 0b7726b9d5807ad2f5c5447408c4c5451718938b..5e34a70c8baeaaa05ecd797d4
> 05f1fc62a44a305 100644
>     --- a/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
>     +++ b/ShellPkg/Library/UefiShellAcpiViewCommandLib/AcpiParser.h
>     @@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ typedef struct AcpiParser {
>        FNPTR_PRINT_FORMATTER PrintFormatter;
>
>        /// Optional pointer which may be set to request the parser to update
>     -  /// a pointer to the field data. If unused this must be set to NULL.
>     +  /// a pointer to the field data. This value is set after the FieldValidator
>     +  /// has been called and therefore should not be used by the
> FieldValidator.
>     +  /// If unused this must be set to NULL.
>        VOID**                ItemPtr;
>
>        /// Optional pointer to a field validator function.
>     --
>     Guid("CE165669-3EF3-493F-B85D-6190EE5B9759")
>