The problem is how the library assigns “handle indexes”… it just keeps a list 
of the ones it has given out and only supports those.

Your application is linked to the library and is keeping it’s own version of 
this list.  So when you request a handle index, it gives you one… but your 
version of the list has nothing to do with the shell’s version.

Sadly, the UEFI Shell spec doesn’t assume that shell applications will want 
access to the handle index concept that I can think of.

I think that your current solution is the best one.

-Jaben

From: GN Keshava [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:32 AM
To: Carsey, Jaben <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [edk2] Issue in ConvertHandleIndexToHandle and 
ConvertHandleToHandleIndex
Importance: High


Thanks Jaben.

I expected this answer. :) Definitely I can't do that as of now.

But do you think this would cause mismatch between the handle index that i get 
in my application? The handle index I'm getting is differing, even if the 
handle value is same.

And, could you suggest any other ways to fix this, other than embedding my app 
into the shell?

Or do you suggest my temporary workaround , in which I'm embedding my own 
sermode functionality inside my application ? The functionality​ is working and 
I'm able to use com port. But it's annoying to have different information in 
app than a shell command! :(

Thanks again.
Regards,
Keshava

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 9:45 PM Carsey, Jaben 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
In general, you should really try to avoid it.  it means you have to build and 
distribute a complete shell instead of a single application.  There are some 
shell commands that simply cannot function without information not available 
via the shell protocol.  If you find you need information, then maybe we should 
consider that missing information to be added to the shell protocol.

-Jaben

> -----Original Message-----
> From: edk2-devel 
> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>]
>  On Behalf Of
> GN Keshava
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:12 AM
> To: Carsey, Jaben <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; 
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [edk2] Issue in ConvertHandleIndexToHandle and
> ConvertHandleToHandleIndex
> Importance: High
>
> Hi Jaben,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
>
> I understand that the sermode command is in shell, and it's sharing
> information through libraries.
>
>
> Can you tell me more about the library requirement of module to be linked
> into shell? How i can do this?
>
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Keshava
>
> On Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 9:15 PM Carsey, Jaben 
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> wrote:
>
> > That library may require the module to be linked into the shell.  Remember
> > that the sermode command is actually in the same binary as the shell and
> > the shell and the command are sharing information through libraries.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: edk2-devel 
> > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>]
> > >  On Behalf Of
> > > GN Keshava
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 3:20 AM
> > > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> > > Subject: [edk2] Issue in ConvertHandleIndexToHandle and
> > > ConvertHandleToHandleIndex
> > > Importance: High
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Thanks all for your kind help.
> > >
> > > I'm doing few operations using serial port. So, I've done a small serial
> > > driver by referring FTDI code, and I'm accessing this using serialIO from
> > > my application. and it was working fine with older EFI shell.
> > >
> > > Now I'm using the latest UEFI shell.
> > > Now It's working fine for first time. Then if i do any removal and
> > connect
> > > of serial port, there is a mismatch in "Handle index" value between the
> > one
> > > i get in my application, and the one i get in "sermode" command.
> > >
> > > I'm using the same code as sermode code, but still, for the same Handle
> > > value, the handleIndex value is deferring.
> > >
> > > Whether ConvertHandleIndexToHandle and
> ConvertHandleToHandleIndex
> > > functions
> > > are giving issue? What could be the reason?
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > > Regards,
> > > Keshava
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