Utility Functions GetHostInfo()

This document details the utility function called GetHostInfo. This function was written because tools needed a consistent way to determine attributes about the host system.

Purpose

Since there are multiple different ways one could derive these values, it is necessary provide a common implementation of that logic to ensure it is uniform.

How to Use

from edk2toollib.utility_functions import GetHostInfo

host_info = GetHostInfo()

Usage info

GetHostInfo() will return a named tuple with 3 attributes describing the host machine. Below for each is the name of the field, description of the field and possible contents therein.

1. os - OS Name

Windows, Linux, or Java

2. arch - Processor architecture

ARM or x86

3. bit - Highest order bit

32 or 64