> -----Original Message----- > From: Grant Likely <grant.lik...@arm.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 6:01 PM > To: Udit Kumar <udit.ku...@nxp.com>; boot-architecture@lists.linaro.org; > arm.ebbr-disc...@arm.com > Cc: n...@arm.com > Subject: Re: [Arm.ebbr-discuss] [PATCH 5/7] Refactor ResetSystem() > requirements > From patch 6: > > +Functions contained in EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES are expected to be > > +available during both boot services and runtime services. > > +However, it isn't always practical for all EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES > > +functions to be callable during runtime services due to hardware > limitations. > > +If any EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES functions are only available during boot > > +services then firmware shall provide the global > > +`RuntimeServicesAvailable` variable to indicate which functions are > available during runtime services. > > +Functions that are not available during runtime services shall return > > +EFI_UNSUPPORTED. > > Is that clear enough?
Thanks, this is clear where UEFI is saying to return an error say for RTC/Variable service. For reset, there is no error code, in this case, how EFI interface can tell to OS that reset is not available through runtime. We should document this. > g. _______________________________________________ boot-architecture mailing list boot-architecture@lists.linaro.org https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/boot-architecture
