On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 01:26:51PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On 27 November 2015 at 12:56, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindh...@linaro.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 09:51:50AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> >> Since UEFI on 32-bit ARM does not allow floating point arithmetic in
> >> hardware,
> >> running OpenSslLib unmodified requires a softfloat library.
> >>
> >> This series factors out the minimally required bits of
> >> StdLib/LibC/Softfloat,
> >> and copies them into a new library ArmPkg/Library/ArmSoftFloatLib. This
> >> library
> >> dependency is wired into OpenSslLib, and its resolution added to
> >> ArmVirt.dsc.inc
> >>
> >> Ard Biesheuvel (3):
> >> ArmPkg: factor out softfloat support from StdLib/LibC/SoftFloat
> >> CryptoPkg: add softfloat dependency for ARM
> >> ArmVirtPkg: add secure boot support to 32-bit ARM targets
> >
> > For 1(+2 if needed)/3:
> > Reviewed-by: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindh...@linaro.org>
> >
>
> Thanks Leif.
>
> I was considering adding the following to the .INF:
>
> """
> [Binaries]
> # The softfloat library can only be built with GCC, so provide
> # a prebuilt binary for RVCT users.
> LIB|ArmSoftFloatLib.lib|*|RVCT
> """
>
> and including the binary .lib, so that RVCT users (i.e., Eugene) are
> not left out in the cold.
Why is this needed? (A quick skim reveals no reason why RVCT should
fail to build this.)
Could this be solved by:
1) Making the softfloat build with RVCT.
2) Pulling in some parts of the RVCT C library?
> Any thoughts?
I presume you mean this as a 4/4?
/
Leif
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