Add more detailed comments for many of the Base Types

Remove all declarations of UINT8_MAX.  Use BIT8-1 instead.


git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@6909 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524

1 files changed, 184 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/Ipf/ProcessorBind.h b/MdePkg/Include/Ipf/ProcessorBind.h
index ac695fe38b..9e87d44bf4 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Include/Ipf/ProcessorBind.h
+++ b/MdePkg/Include/Ipf/ProcessorBind.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #if _MSC_EXTENSIONS

 //

 // Disable warning that make it impossible to compile at /W4

-// This only works for Microsoft tools. 

+// This only works for Microsoft* tools

 //

 

 //

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 //

 #pragma warning ( disable : 4214 )

 

-

+//

 // Disabling the unreferenced formal parameter warnings.

 //

 #pragma warning ( disable : 4100 )

@@ -110,91 +110,247 @@
     //

     // use Microsoft C complier dependent integer width types

     //

+

+    ///

+    /// 8-byte unsigned value

+    ///

     typedef unsigned __int64    UINT64;

+    ///

+    /// 8-byte signed value

+    ///

     typedef __int64             INT64;

+    ///

+    /// 4-byte unsigned value

+    ///

     typedef unsigned __int32    UINT32;

+    ///

+    /// 4-byte signed value

+    ///

     typedef __int32             INT32;

+    ///

+    /// 2-byte unsigned value

+    ///

     typedef unsigned short      UINT16;

+    ///

+    /// 2-byte Character.  Unless otherwise specified all strings are stored in the

+    /// UTF-16 encoding format as defined by Unicode 2.1 and ISO/IEC 10646 standards.

+    ///

     typedef unsigned short      CHAR16;

+    ///

+    /// 2-byte signed value

+    ///

     typedef short               INT16;

+    ///

+    /// Logical Boolean.  1-byte value containing 0 for FALSE or a 1 for TRUE.  Other

+    /// values are undefined.

+    ///

     typedef unsigned char       BOOLEAN;

+    ///

+    /// 1-byte unsigned value

+    ///

     typedef unsigned char       UINT8;

+    ///

+    /// 1-byte Character

+    ///

     typedef char                CHAR8;

+    ///

+    /// 1-byte signed value

+    ///

     typedef char                INT8;

   #else

     #ifdef _EFI_P64

       //

       // P64 - pointers being 64-bit and longs and ints are 32-bits.

       //

+

+      ///

+      /// 8-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned long long  UINT64;

+      ///

+      /// 8-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef long long           INT64;

+      ///

+      /// 4-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned int        UINT32;

+      ///

+      /// 4-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef int                 INT32;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte Character.  Unless otherwise specified all strings are stored in the

+      /// UTF-16 encoding format as defined by Unicode 2.1 and ISO/IEC 10646 standards.

+      ///

       typedef unsigned short      CHAR16;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned short      UINT16;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef short               INT16;

+      ///

+      /// Logical Boolean.  1-byte value containing 0 for FALSE or a 1 for TRUE.  Other

+      /// values are undefined.

+      ///

       typedef unsigned char       BOOLEAN;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned char       UINT8;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte Character

+      ///

       typedef char                CHAR8;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef char                INT8;

     #else

       //

       // Assume LP64 - longs and pointers are 64-bit. Ints are 32-bit.

       //

+

+      ///

+      /// 8-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned long   UINT64;

+      ///

+      /// 8-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef long            INT64;

+      ///

+      /// 4-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned int    UINT32;

+      ///

+      /// 4-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef int             INT32;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned short  UINT16;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte Character.  Unless otherwise specified all strings are stored in the

+      /// UTF-16 encoding format as defined by Unicode 2.1 and ISO/IEC 10646 standards.

+      ///

       typedef unsigned short  CHAR16;

+      ///

+      /// 2-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef short           INT16;

+      ///

+      /// Logical Boolean.  1-byte value containing 0 for FALSE or a 1 for TRUE.  Other

+      /// values are undefined.

+      ///

       typedef unsigned char   BOOLEAN;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte unsigned value

+      ///

       typedef unsigned char   UINT8;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte Character

+      ///

       typedef char            CHAR8;

+      ///

+      /// 1-byte signed value

+      ///

       typedef char            INT8;

     #endif

   #endif

-

-  #define UINT8_MAX 0xff

-

 #else

   //

   // Use ANSI C 2000 stdint.h integer width declarations

   //

   #include <stdint.h>

+

+  ///

+  /// Logical Boolean.  1-byte value containing 0 for FALSE or a 1 for TRUE.  Other

+  /// values are undefined.

+  ///

   typedef uint8_t   BOOLEAN;

+  ///

+  /// 1-byte signed value

+  ///

   typedef int8_t    INT8;

+  ///

+  /// 1-byte unsigned value

+  ///

   typedef uint8_t   UINT8;

+  ///

+  /// 2-byte signed value

+  ///

   typedef int16_t   INT16;

+  ///

+  /// 2-byte unsigned value

+  ///

   typedef uint16_t  UINT16;

+  ///

+  /// 4-byte signed value

+  ///

   typedef int32_t   INT32;

+  ///

+  /// 4-byte unsigned value

+  ///

   typedef uint32_t  UINT32;

+  ///

+  /// 8-byte signed value

+  ///

   typedef int64_t   INT64;

+  ///

+  /// 8-byte unsigned value

+  ///

   typedef uint64_t  UINT64;

+  ///

+  /// 1-byte Character

+  ///

   typedef char      CHAR8;

+  ///

+  /// 2-byte Character.  Unless otherwise specified all strings are stored in the

+  /// UTF-16 encoding format as defined by Unicode 2.1 and ISO/IEC 10646 standards.

+  ///

   typedef uint16_t  CHAR16;

 

 #endif

 

+///

+/// Unsigned value of native width.  (4 bytes on supported 32-bit processor instructions,

+/// 8 bytes on supported 64-bit processor instructions)

+///

 typedef UINT64  UINTN;

+///

+/// Signed value of native width.  (4 bytes on supported 32-bit processor instructions,

+/// 8 bytes on supported 64-bit processor instructions)

+///

 typedef INT64   INTN;

 

 

 //

 // Processor specific defines

 //

+

+///

+/// A value of native width with the highest bit set.

+///

 #define MAX_BIT     0x8000000000000000ULL

+///

+/// A value of native width with the two highest bits set.

+///

 #define MAX_2_BITS  0xC000000000000000ULL

 

-//

-// Maximum legal Itanium-based address

-//

+///

+/// Maximum legal Itanium-based address

+///

 #define MAX_ADDRESS   0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL

 

-//

-// Per the Itanium Software Conventions and Runtime Architecture Guide,

-// section 3.3.4, IPF stack must always be 16-byte aligned.

-//

+///

+/// Per the Itanium Software Conventions and Runtime Architecture Guide,

+/// section 3.3.4, IPF stack must always be 16-byte aligned.

+///

 #define CPU_STACK_ALIGNMENT   16

 

 //

@@ -203,9 +359,9 @@ typedef INT64   INTN;
 // EFI intrinsics are required to modify their member functions with EFIAPI.

 //

 #if _MSC_EXTENSIONS

-  //

-  // Microsoft* compiler requires _EFIAPI useage, __cdecl is Microsoft* specific C.

-  //

+  ///

+  /// Microsoft* compiler specific method for EFIAPI calling convension

+  /// 

   #define EFIAPI __cdecl

 #else

   #define EFIAPI

@@ -217,8 +373,18 @@ typedef INT64   INTN;
 //  a non standard extension

 //

 #if _MSC_EXTENSIONS

+  ///

+  /// Remove global variable from the linked image if there are no references to 

+  /// it after all compiler and linker optimizations have been performed.

+  ///

+  ///

   #define GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED __declspec(selectany)

 #else

+  ///

+  /// Remove global variable from the linked image if there are no references to 

+  /// it after all compiler and linker optimizations have been performed.

+  ///

+  ///

   #define GLOBAL_REMOVE_IF_UNREFERENCED

 #endif

 

@@ -230,6 +396,9 @@ typedef struct {
   UINT64  GP;

 } EFI_PLABEL;

 

+///

+/// PAL Call return structure.

+///

 typedef struct {

   UINT64                    Status;

   UINT64                    r9;