Re: [PATCH v6 0/6] Implement all missing SMBIOS types required by distro tooling

Ilias Apalodimas
2026-02-17T07:15:16Z

Tom, Raymond

I tested the patches and they now work properly in linux.
Unfortunately I don't have time to review them depth, but I think we
can pull them in since they improve the SMBIOS reporting overall

For the series
Tested-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>

On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 at 00:53, Raymond Mao <raymondmaoca@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Raymond Mao <raymond.mao@riscstar.com>
>
> This series finish the last missing puzzle of required SMBIOS types by:
> 1) Fixing duplicated handles when multiple instances exist in one type;
> 2) Implementing the rest of required types 9/16/17/19;
> 3) Adding version control when printing properties for all types.
>
> Type 9/16/17/19 are generally DT-based, the idea is to write these tables
> using a hybrid approach:
> Explicit DT definitions under existing '/smbios/smbios' take precedence,
> with fallback to scan and interpret values from the entire DT.
>
> Moreover, all below APIs:
> smbios_get_val_si()
> smbios_get_u64_si()
> smbios_add_prop_si()
> are on top of sysinfo, thus allow vendors to get values from other
> subsystems by implementing their own sysinfo driver if needed.
>
> Raymond Mao (6):
> smbios: Fix duplicated smbios handles
> smbios: add support for dynamic generation of Type 9 system slot
> tables
> smbios: add support for dynamic generation of Type 16 table
> smbios: add support for dynamic generation of Type 17 table
> smbios: add support for dynamic generation of Type 19 table
> smbios: print the properties only when they exist in a specified
> version of spec
>
> arch/arm/dts/smbios_generic.dtsi | 12 +
> cmd/smbios.c | 365 +++++++++-
> drivers/sysinfo/smbios.c | 5 +
> include/smbios.h | 151 ++++
> include/smbios_def.h | 250 +++++++
> include/sysinfo.h | 4 +
> lib/smbios.c | 1151 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 7 files changed, 1905 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>
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> 2.25.1
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