Mismatch between SMBIOS version produced by coreboot and exposed by edk2

[krystian-hebel]

Component

Dasharo firmware

Device

NovaCustom NV4x 12th Gen, probably all other x86 releases as well

Dasharo version

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Dasharo Tools Suite version

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Test case ID

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Brief summary

coreboot produces SMBIOS tables as defined in version 3.0, but edk2 later sets the version as 3.3. As a result, some tables don't have all of the fields expected in SMBIOS 3.3

How reproducible

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How to reproduce

sudo dmidecode -t 17

Expected behavior

# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.3.0 present.

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 17, 92 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: 0x0011
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: Unknown
	Set: None
	Locator: DIMM 0
	Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Unknown
	Serial Number: Unknown
	Asset Tag: Not Specified
	Part Number: Unknown
	Rank: Unknown
	Configured Memory Speed: Unknown
	Minimum Voltage: Unknown
	Maximum Voltage: Unknown
	Configured Voltage: Unknown
	Memory Technology: Unknown
	Memory Operating Mode Capability: Unknown
	Firmware Version: Unknown
	Module Manufacturer ID: Unknown
	Module Product ID: Unknown
	Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
	Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
	Non-Volatile Size: None
	Volatile Size: None
	Cache Size: None
	Logical Size: None

OR

# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 17, 40 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: 0x0011
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: Unknown
	Set: None
	Locator: DIMM 0
	Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Unknown
	Serial Number: Unknown
	Asset Tag: Not Specified
	Part Number: Unknown
	Rank: Unknown
	Configured Memory Speed: Unknown
	Minimum Voltage: Unknown
	Maximum Voltage: Unknown
	Configured Voltage: Unknown

Actual behavior

# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.3.0 present.

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 17, 40 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: 0x0011
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: Unknown
	Set: None
	Locator: DIMM 0
	Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: Unknown
	Serial Number: Unknown
	Asset Tag: Not Specified
	Part Number: Unknown
	Rank: Unknown
	Configured Memory Speed: Unknown
	Minimum Voltage: Unknown
	Maximum Voltage: Unknown
	Configured Voltage: Unknown

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Solutions you've tried

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