Hi Nate, totally agree with you.
Best, Chris On 10/1/20 9:43 AM, Wim Vervoorn wrote: > Hi Nate, > > I agree this sounds like a good plan. The MinPlatform should be as generic as > possible and suitable for all architectures. > > In fact it is similar to the UEFIPayload package wich is also standalone. > > Best Regards, > Wim Vervoorn > > Eltan B.V. > Ambachtstraat 23 > 5481 SM Schijndel > The Netherlands > > T : +31-(0)73-594 46 64 > E : wvervo...@eltan.com > W : http://www.eltan.com > > > "This message contains confidential information. Unless you are the intended > recipient of this message, any use of this message is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender > by telephone +31-(0)73-5944664 or reply email, and immediately delete this > message and all copies." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: r...@edk2.groups.io [mailto:r...@edk2.groups.io] On Behalf Of Nate > DeSimone > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2020 1:17 AM > To: devel@edk2.groups.io; r...@edk2.groups.io > Cc: Leif Lindholm <l...@nuviainc.com>; Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com>; Ard > Biesheuvel <ard.biesheu...@arm.com>; Kirkendall, Garrett > <garrett.kirkend...@amd.com>; Lendacky, Thomas <thomas.lenda...@amd.com>; > thomas.abra...@arm.com; frank....@dell.com; Jim Dailey <jim.dai...@dell.com>; > Abner Chang <abner.ch...@hpe.com>; Wang, Sunny (HPS SW) <sunnyw...@hpe.com>; > Daniel Schaefer <daniel.schae...@hpe.com>; Liming Gao > <gaolim...@byosoft.com.cn>; Tim Lewis <tim.le...@insyde.com>; Kevin@Insyde > <kevin.da...@insyde.com>; Felix Polyudov <fel...@ami.com>; Kinney, Michael D > <michael.d.kin...@intel.com>; Oram, Isaac W <isaac.w.o...@intel.com>; Ni, Ray > <ray...@intel.com> > Subject: [edk2-rfc] [RFC] Request to move MinPlatformPkg out of the Intel > folder > > Hi Everyone, > > This has come up informally a couple of times already, but I do think that it > would be beneficial to move MinPlatformPkg out of the Platform/Intel folder > and into a vendor neutral folder. MinPlatform really isn't Intel specific, > it's just "middleware" that is intended to make it easier and faster to build > EDK II based firmware. We have always intended MinPlatform to be vendor > neutral, and it would be great to see MinPlatform based implementations for > non-Intel silicon. Anyone working with EDK II should feel welcome to work > with us on MinPlatform, regardless of the SoC in use. > > To that end, I propose that we move MinPlatformPkg out of > edk2-platforms/Platform/Intel to edk2-platforms/Platform/MinPlatformPkg. It > might also make sense to move edk2-platforms/Platform/Intel/Tools and > edk2-platforms/Platform/Intel/build_bios.py to edk2-platforms/Platform as > well since those are all useful for building MinPlatform based firmware, but > I could also see that being something for another time. Let me know what you > think! > > Thanks, > Nate > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- *Christian Walter* *Head of Firmware Development / Cyber Security * 9elements GmbH, Kortumstraße 19-21, 44787 Bochum, Germany Email: christian.wal...@9elements.com Phone: _+49 234 68 94 188 <tel:+492346894188>_ Mobile: _+49 176 70845047 <tel:+4917670845047>_ Sitz der Gesellschaft: Bochum Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Bochum, HRB 17519 Geschäftsführung: Sebastian Deutsch, Eray Basar Datenschutzhinweise nach Art. 13 DSGVO <https://9elements.com/privacy> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#65793): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/65793 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/77229559/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
