Since the initial email got cross-posted, would it be possible to drop python-dev from any discussing that doesn't directly involve Python itself (e.g. we don't need to be involved in a discussion about whether you all have threading on UEFI)?
On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 at 07:57 Michael Zimmermann <sigmaepsilo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > FYI, this library adds thread support to UEFI: > > > > https://github.com/Openwide-Ingenierie/GreenThreads-UEFI > > IMO this library has some crucial problems like changing the TPL > during context switching. > For my project "EFIDroid" I've invested many months analyzing, testing > and implementing my own threading implementation based on > LK(LittleKernel, a MIT licensed project) threads and get/set -context. > > The result is a pretty stable implementation which can even be used in > UEFI drivers: > > https://github.com/efidroid/uefi_edk2packages_EFIDroidLKLPkg/tree/master/UEFIThreads > I'm currently using this lib for my LKL(LinuxKernelLibrary) port to be > able to use linux touchscreen drivers in UEFI - so you could say it > has been well tested. > > The only "problem" is that it only supports ARM right now and that the > get/set context implementation was copied (and simplified) from glibc > which means that this part is GPL code. > > Thanks > Michael Zimmermann > > On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Blibbet <blib...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 11/02/2017 09:41 AM, Jayaprakash, N wrote: > >> Would you consider adding thread support in this port of Python for > > EDK2 shell? > > > > FYI, this library adds thread support to UEFI: > > > > https://github.com/Openwide-Ingenierie/GreenThreads-UEFI > > > > Note that the library is GPLv2, ...but the author (a 1-person project) > > could be asked to relicense to BSD to fit into Tianocore. > > > > Note that library is currently Intel x64-centric, and contains a bit of > > assembly. Will need some ARM/RISC-V/x86 contributions. > > > > HTH, > > Lee Fisher > > _______________________________________________ > > edk2-devel mailing list > > edk2-de...@lists.01.org > > https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/brett%40python.org >
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