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diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/Ppi/SecPlatformInformation.h b/MdePkg/Include/Ppi/SecPlatformInformation.h
index ef040ec0d0..21783656df 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Include/Ppi/SecPlatformInformation.h
+++ b/MdePkg/Include/Ppi/SecPlatformInformation.h
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
/** @file
This file declares Sec Platform Information PPI.
- Copyright (c) 2006 - 2007, Intel Corporation
+ This service is the primary handoff state into the PEI Foundation.
+ The Security (SEC) component creates the early, transitory memory
+ environment and also encapsulates knowledge of at least the
+ location of the Boot Firmware Volume (BFV).
+
+ Copyright (c) 2006 - 2008, Intel Corporation
All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
which accompanies this distribution. The full text of the license may be found at
@@ -29,6 +34,8 @@ typedef struct _EFI_SEC_PLATFORM_INFORMATION_PPI EFI_SEC_PLATFORM_INFORMATION_PP
//
// EFI_HEALTH_FLAGS
+// Contains information generated by microcode, hardware, and/or the Itanium
+// processor PAL code about the state of the processor upon reset.
//
typedef union {
struct {
@@ -44,27 +51,6 @@ typedef union {
UINT32 Uint32;
} EFI_HEALTH_FLAGS;
-
-/**
-
- @param BootPhase entry r20 value.
-
- @param UniqueId PAL arbitration ID.
-
- @param HealthStat Health Status
-
- @param PALRetAddress Return address to PAL
-
-**/
-/*
-typedef struct {
- UINTN BootPhase;
- UINTN UniqueId;
- UINTN HealthStat;
- UINTN PALRetAddress;
-} IPF_HANDOFF_STATUS;
-*/
-
#define NORMAL_BOOT_CALL 0x0
#define RECOVERY_CHECK_CALL 0x3
@@ -116,9 +102,12 @@ EFI_STATUS
/**
- Ppi Description:
+ This service abstracts platform-specific information. It is necessary
+ to convey this information to the PEI Foundation so that it can
+ discover where to begin dispatching PEIMs.
- @param Name
+ @param PlatformInformation
+ Conveys state information out of the SEC phase into PEI.
**/
struct _EFI_SEC_PLATFORM_INFORMATION_PPI {