Re: [dmidecode] contribute to dmidecode for spec 2.8 and 3.0

[sai]

On 2015-08-29 08:31, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Sai,
>
> Please stop top-posting.
>
> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:09:10 -0600, address@hidden wrote:
> > Thanks. I've submitted the patch. I wasn't referring to the struct in
>
> Thanks, I'll apply it later today.
>
> > the code but rather the strings used were different from what was
> > available in the specification (in Type 4, Table 22, Meaning Column). 
> > Is
> > it because they are ENUMs ?
>
> I did not blindly copy the strings, because they are bloated and
> inconsistent. Some have the vendor name included, which is redundant
> with the Processor Manufacturer string. Some have (R) and TM all around
> the place and that makes the actual name harder to read and parse. Some
> end with Series, Family or Processor, others don't. So yes I simplified
> most of the processor name strings. Is there any problem with that?
>
> > Also, is it possible to build a next version and make it available as
> > dmidecide-maj.min.tar.gz for 2.8 and 3.0 ? So that buildroot can
> > automatically pick it up from
> > http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/dmidecode/ ?
>
> I don't understand what you are asking for, sorry. All released
> versions of dmidecode are already there. Version 3.0 will be there once
> it is released (really soon now.)
>
> Jean Delvare
> SUSE L3 Support
>
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Hi Jean,

Apologies for top-posting. Thanks for the replies.

Two things stumped me,

- a bug in the BIOS I was using.
- dmidecode-2.12 has macro definition '#define SUPPORTED_SMBIOS_VER 
0x0207'

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Sai