patina-v18.1.0

What's Changed

• [REBASE\&FF] Log bad components rather than panic @Javagedes (#1153)
  
  Change Details

    ## Description

  This change updates the logic of component initialization to track a component that failed to initialize, and log it towards the end of boot, rather than panic on debug builds or possibly have UB on release builds.

  Example output:

  INFO - WARN - Components not dispatched:
  INFO - WARN - ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
  INFO - WARN - name                            error message
  INFO - WARN - qemu_q35_dxe_core::BadComponent ConflictingParam Param Conflicts with everything.
  

  Note: While tests still need to be written, this is ready for review.

  • Impacts functionality?
  • Impacts security?
  • Breaking change?
  • Includes tests?
  • Includes documentation?

  How This Was Tested

  1. CI passes
  2. Created a test parameter that alwys fails to initialize. Ensured it was logged during boot
  3. Q35 continues to boot.

  Integration Instructions

  N/A
  

  
  

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🚀 Features & ✨ Enhancements

• [REBASE \& FF] Implement reloading the core through the debugger @cfernald (#1157)
  
  Change Details

    ## Description

  patina_dxe_core: Add support for reloading the core from the debugger

  This commit implements a new feature that allows the Patina core to be
  reloaded from the debugger without needing a full system reboot or reflash.
  This is particularly useful for development and debugging, as it enables
  rapid iteration on core changes. This feature is intended to be coordinated
  from the UefiExt debugger extension. This feature is experimental and
  is likely to evolve and change.

  patina_debugger: Send nack packet on debugger reset

  When a error occurs, it may because a packet was a packet was corrupted
  or partially received. In this case, it is better to send a NACK packet
  to the host to request a retransmission, rather than sending a stop code.

  • Impacts functionality?
  • Impacts security?
  • Breaking change?
  • Includes tests?
  • Includes documentation?

  How This Was Tested

  • Q35
  • SBSA
  • Intel Platform

  Integration Instructions

  Platforms may add the debugger_reload feature from patina_dxe_core to enable this feature.

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• patina\_debugger: Implement single register access @cfernald (#1151)
  
  Change Details

    ## Description

  Implement the single register read and write functionality for the debugger target. Windbg uses the P<index:value> packets for write altered register instead of sending the full register context every time.

  This resolves an issue where register edits appear to work, until the resume where the edits are lost.

  • Impacts functionality?
  • Impacts security?
  • Breaking change?
  • Includes tests?
  • Includes documentation?

  How This Was Tested

  Tested on Q35 & SBSA

  Integration Instructions

  N/A

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📖 Documentation Updates

• [REBASE \& FF] Implement reloading the core through the debugger @cfernald (#1157)
  
  Change Details

    ## Description

  patina_dxe_core: Add support for reloading the core from the debugger

  This commit implements a new feature that allows the Patina core to be
  reloaded from the debugger without needing a full system reboot or reflash.
  This is particularly useful for development and debugging, as it enables
  rapid iteration on core changes. This feature is intended to be coordinated
  from the UefiExt debugger extension. This feature is experimental and
  is likely to evolve and change.

  patina_debugger: Send nack packet on debugger reset

  When a error occurs, it may because a packet was a packet was corrupted
  or partially received. In this case, it is better to send a NACK packet
  to the host to request a retransmission, rather than sending a stop code.

  • Impacts functionality?
  • Impacts security?
  • Breaking change?
  • Includes tests?
  • Includes documentation?

  How This Was Tested

  • Q35
  • SBSA
  • Intel Platform

  Integration Instructions

  Platforms may add the debugger_reload feature from patina_dxe_core to enable this feature.

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Full Changelog: patina-v18.0.0...v18.1.0