diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/x64/ProcessorBind.h b/MdePkg/Include/x64/ProcessorBind.h index 785d4d98f0..3a2fea26ce 100644 --- a/MdePkg/Include/x64/ProcessorBind.h +++ b/MdePkg/Include/x64/ProcessorBind.h @@ -177,13 +177,18 @@ typedef INT64 INTN; #elif __GNUC__ /// /// Define the standard calling convention reguardless of optimization level. - /// efidecl is an extension to GCC that supports the differnece between x64 - /// GCC ABI and x64 Microsoft* ABI. EFI is closer to the Microsoft* ABI and - /// EFIAPI makes sure the right ABI is used for public interfaces. - /// eficecl is a work in progress and we do not yet have the compiler + /// The GCC support assumes a GCC compiler that supports the EFI ABI. The EFI + /// ABI is much closer to the x64 Microsoft* ABI than standard x64 (x86-64) + /// GCC ABI. Thus a standard x64 (x86-64) GCC compiler can not be used for + /// x64. Warning the assembly code in the MDE x64 does not follow the correct + /// ABI for the standard x64 (x86-64) GCC. /// - #define EFIAPI __attribute__((efidecl)) + #define EFIAPI #else + /// + /// The default for a non Microsoft* or GCC compiler is to assume the EFI ABI + /// is the standard. + /// #define EFIAPI #endif