Verification done on jammy-proposed.
1) a system/hardware vendor tested and confirmed that:
- systems with SMBIOS 3.5 report the new fields as expected;
- systems with SMBIOS < 3.4 keep the old fields as expected.
2) I tested on several physical and virtual machines, and:
- systems with SMBIOS < 3.4 keep the old fields as expected.
(see details below and in next comment.)
Physical machines:
- Supermicro AS -2024US-TRT
- Dell PowerEdge R730xd
- HP ProLiant SL390s G7
- HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8
- HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9
Virtual machines:
- Multipass VM
- LXD VM
- OpenStack VM
cheers,
Mauricio
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Summary and Text/Binary output comparison:
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Supermicro AS -2024US-TRT
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 3.2.0 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: Supermicro
Product Name: AS -2024US-TRT
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
88865ff7234bd4a979579a9d6e9cd7cd dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
88865ff7234bd4a979579a9d6e9cd7cd dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
8d4c657ea8ab82357852322ad16420af dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
8d4c657ea8ab82357852322ad16420af dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
Dell PowerEdge R730xd
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: PowerEdge R730xd
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
82d9b0eb5cbc8212f512e499b654a8f3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
82d9b0eb5cbc8212f512e499b654a8f3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
fe26b54cdc05cfbfcf3ddf19e90b4c29 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
fe26b54cdc05cfbfcf3ddf19e90b4c29 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
HP ProLiant SL390s G7
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: ProLiant SL390s G7
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: HP
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
5b97d7f1aecf02a910b4bfcfc9594945 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
5b97d7f1aecf02a910b4bfcfc9594945 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
b8ff99487efafd209c952dcd79882d84 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
b8ff99487efafd209c952dcd79882d84 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: ProLiant DL360e Gen8
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: HP
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
aae595aea144852698376c36023b32f2 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
aae595aea144852698376c36023b32f2 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
b8852c019861c797bbfc80ccb29b49c9 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
b8852c019861c797bbfc80ccb29b49c9 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: ProLiant DL360 Gen9
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: HP
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
0609536fcd59c42943457baf4d480c57 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
0609536fcd59c42943457baf4d480c57 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
327aeff813a3db1f18ee5d4cbaee9009 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
327aeff813a3db1f18ee5d4cbaee9009 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
Multipass VM
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: QEMU
Product Name: Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: SeaBIOS
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
064cc05ea93377465b52bec9a9dc7355 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
064cc05ea93377465b52bec9a9dc7355 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
52f48a8f75cbec83f5123578fbea03bb dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
52f48a8f75cbec83f5123578fbea03bb dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
LXD VM
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: QEMU
Product Name: Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: EFI Development Kit II / OVMF
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
59c889565ca9112c4d12464591729f41 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
59c889565ca9112c4d12464591729f41 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
4839a9161e919c91405997c646e6bc20 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
4839a9161e919c91405997c646e6bc20 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
OpenStack VM
+ grep ^SMBIOS .* present. dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
SMBIOS 2.8 present.
+ grep -A2 ^System Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
System Information
Manufacturer: OpenStack Foundation
Product Name: OpenStack Nova
+ grep -A1 ^BIOS Information dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
BIOS Information
Vendor: SeaBIOS
+ md5sum dmidecode.txt.3.3-3 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
dmidecode.bin.3.3-3 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
836ba00a7f406adccb0c691be22fc1e2 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
836ba00a7f406adccb0c691be22fc1e2 dmidecode.txt.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
c39356351707a5800f6efeff5ecd85f8 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3
c39356351707a5800f6efeff5ecd85f8 dmidecode.bin.3.3-3ubuntu0.1
Test script:
---
#!/bin/sh
set -ex
for URL in \
"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/dmidecode_3.3-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb";
\
"https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/dmidecode_3.3-3_amd64.deb";
\
;
do
wget -O dmidecode.deb "$URL"
sudo dpkg -i dmidecode.deb
VERSION="$(dpkg -s dmidecode | awk '/^Version:/ { print $2 }')"
sudo dmidecode >dmidecode.txt.$VERSION 2>&1
sudo dmidecode --dump-bin dmidecode.bin.$VERSION
done
grep '^SMBIOS .* present.' dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
grep -A2 '^System Information' dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
grep -A1 '^BIOS Information' dmidecode.txt.3.3-3
md5sum dmidecode.txt.* dmidecode.bin.*
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1986852
Title:
Support SMBIOS 3.4 and 3.5 in Jammy for Hardware Enablement
Status in dmidecode package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in dmidecode source package in Jammy:
Fix Committed
Status in dmidecode source package in Kinetic:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
* Support the SMBIOS 3.4 and 3.5 specifications in Jammy
to enable new hardware in LTS release per SRU policy [1].
* Backport of 15 relatively simple patches from dmidecode 3.4
in Kinetic to dmidecode 3.3 in Jammy (vs. 49 for full version).
* Patches are detailed below.
[Test Plan]
* Check no regressions on current systems with SMBIOS < 3.4,
i.e., no output changes in text and binary form.
$ sudo dmidecode > old.txt 2>&1
$ sudo dmidecode --dump-bin old.bin
$ apt install dmidecode # modified package
$ sudo dmidecode > new.txt 2>&1
$ sudo dmidecode --dump-bin new.bin
$ cmp old.txt new.txt; echo $?
0
$ cmp old.bin new.bin; echo $?
0
* Check for expected output on new systems with SMBIOS >= 3.4.
$ diff old.txt new.txt
...
< # SMBIOS implementations newer than version 3.3.0 are not
< # fully supported by this version of dmidecode.
...
< Unknown Type
< Header and Data:
...
> Firmware Inventory Information
> Firmware Component Name: BMC Firmware
...
< Type: <OUT OF SPEC>
---
> Type: DDR5
...
< Upgrade: <OUT OF SPEC>
---
> Upgrade: Socket LGA4677
...
< Unknown Type
< Header and Data:
...
> Firmware Inventory Information
> Firmware Component Name: BIOS Firmware
[Where problems could occur]
* Mostly the patches add support for new bits/codes/strings,
so there's no changes expected for the old spec support,
but some patches lightly change things a little bit (but
only one should change a string, as far as I could tell).
* So, theoretically, parsers that expect a very precise
and constant format/string might have issues *in case*
the changes introduced any. (But such tools maybe are
already using the binary form anyway, for more detail.)
[Other info]
* No additional fixes upstream to the included patches.
(The git repo's commits have the 'Fixes:' tag usage.)
There's only 2 more commits after dmidecode-3-4 now.
[Original Description]
Backport the support for SMBIOS 3.4 and 3.5 specifications
in Ubuntu Kinetic (dmidecode 3.4) to Jammy (dmidecode 3.3)
to enable new hardware in the LTS release per SRU policy [1].
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Other_safe_cases
[Patchset Details]
Patches 1-8,10-11 are for SMBIOS 3.4;
Patches 9,12-14 are for SMBIOS 3.5;
Patch 15 updates supported version.
01: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for memory device type
02: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for processor socket
03: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for slot characteristics
04: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for memory device speed [string
backward-compatible changes]
05: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for slot types [changes append '(U.2)'
to 'PCI Express {2,3} SFF-8639' per spec]
06: SMBIOS 3.4: add new codes/strings for processor characteristics
07: SMBIOS 3.4: fix for patches 5-6
08: SMBIOS 3.4: add support for ARM64 Processor ID field based on arch call
[string backward-compatible changes]
09: SMBIOS 3.5: add new codes/strings for processor socket
10: SMBIOS 3.4* prep for patch 11 [string backward-compatible changes]
11: SMBIOS 3.4* add new codes/strings for slot types [string
backward-compatible changes]
12: SMBIOS 3.5: add new codes/strings for manufacturing mode, pointing
devices, onboard devices; introduce slot height
13: SMBIOS 3.5: introduce firmware inventory information (characteristics,
state, components
14: SMBIOS 3.5: add new codes/strings for dmi types
15: SMBIOS 3.5: set suppported smbios version to 3.5 (straight from 3.3)
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