1 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLib.c b/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLib.c
index a58878e5d3..1acccb0522 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLib.c
+++ b/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLib.c
@@ -1221,4 +1221,50 @@ FreeUnicodeStringTable (
   return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+  Determine what is the current language setting. The space reserved for Lang
+  must be at least RFC_3066_ENTRY_SIZE bytes;
+
+  If Lang is NULL, then ASSERT.
+
+  @param  Lang                   Pointer of system language. Lang will always be filled with 
+                                         a valid RFC 3066 language string. If "PlatformLang" is not
+                                         set in the system, the default language specifed by PcdUefiVariableDefaultPlatformLang
+                                         is returned.
+
+  @return  EFI_SUCCESS     If the EFI Variable with "PlatformLang" is set and return in Lang.
+  @return  EFI_NOT_FOUND If the EFI Variable with "PlatformLang" is not set, but a valid default language is return in Lang.
+
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+GetCurrentLanguage (
+  OUT     CHAR8               *Lang
+  )
+{
+  EFI_STATUS  Status;
+  UINTN       Size;
+
+  ASSERT (Lang != NULL);
+
+  //
+  // Get current language setting
+  //
+  Size = RFC_3066_ENTRY_SIZE;
+  Status = gRT->GetVariable (
+                  L"PlatformLang",
+                  &gEfiGlobalVariableGuid,
+                  NULL,
+                  &Size,
+                  Lang
+                  );
+
+  if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
+    AsciiStrCpy (Lang, (CHAR8 *) PcdGetPtr (PcdUefiVariableDefaultPlatformLang));
+  }
+
+  return Status;
+}
+
+