| Vishal Bhoj | 82c8071 | 2015-12-15 21:13:33 +0530 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | What follows is a list of currently known issues with the StdLib package.
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| 2 | Please see the separate file "Fixes.txt" for a list of issues that have been fixed.
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| 4 | Status Key:
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| 5 | Open Problem is unresolved and final disposition unknown.
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| 6 | Verified Problem has been reproduced.
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| 7 | Understood Root cause of problem is understood.
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| 8 | Document Problem is to be fixed through improved documentation.
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| 9 | Fixed Problem has been resolved and changes committed.
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| 11 | SocketLib
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| 12 | =============
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| 13 | ID Category TOOLs Reported Status
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| 14 | ---- ------------------------ -------- -------------- -----------
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| 15 | 13: EFIAPI usage 2013-01-15 Understood
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| 16 | Mismatch between functions declared EFIAPI but not defined EFIAPI.
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| 18 | 14: EFIAPI usage 2013-01-15 Understood
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| 19 | Function pointer type PFN_NET_CONFIGURE is NOT defined as EFIAPI but is
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| 20 | used to point to EFIAPI functions. This causes conflicts and results in
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| 21 | improper operation.
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| 23 | 15: Build Error 2013-09-20 Open
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| 24 | Predicates in ns_addr.c and res_mkupdate.c need to also include explicit
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| 25 | comparisons if an assignment side-effect is used. Otherwise a warning
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| 26 | will be generated which is promoted to a fatal error.
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| 28 | StdLib Issues
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| 29 | =============
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| 30 | ID Category TOOLs Reported Status
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| 32 | 3: Usage Clarification 2012 Document
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| 33 | Clarify that the current StdLib may not be used for developing drivers.
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| 35 | 5: Error message Quality during execution 2012 Verified
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| 36 | Performing filesystem operations when a filesystem driver has not been
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| 37 | linked into the application results in hangs or error messages that are
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| 38 | misleading or unclear as to the cause.
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| 40 | 6: Application error return 2012 Verified
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| 41 | On error, applications will sometimes return large positive numbers.
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| 43 | 9: chdir/cwd not in EFI Shell 2012 Understood
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| 44 | The chdir and getcwd functions only work if one is using the UEFI Shell.
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| 46 | 10: No current volume/directory at app. startup. 2012 Understood
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| 47 | If the Shell does not have a current volume or directory, file operations
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| 48 | may hang or fail.
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| 50 | 12: Differentiate between binary and text streams. Aug. 2013 Understood
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| 51 | Implement differentiated text streams as specified by section 7.19.2 Streams,
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| 52 | of the C standard.
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| 54 | 16: Build Error 2013-08-12 Understood
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| 55 | LibC/Stdio/vsnprintf_ss.c:145: (error) Uninitialized variable: n
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| 56 | _DIAGASSERT expressions not appropriate for the UEFI environment.
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| 59 | PosixLib
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| 60 | =============
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| 61 | ID Category TOOLs Reported Status
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| 62 | ---- ------------------------ -------- -------------- -----------
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