linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] firmware: dmi: Correct an indexing error in dmi.h

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Message-ID: <b2176f41-e8e5-4706-9ce0-18130804c766@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:24:22 -0600
From: Mario Limonciello <superm1@...nel.org>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc: "maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>,
 Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, "H . Peter Anvin"
 <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] firmware: dmi: Correct an indexing error in dmi.h

On 12/15/25 3:11 PM, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 12:53:05PM -0600, Mario Limonciello (AMD) wrote:
>> The entries later in `enum dmi_entry_type` don't match the SMBIOS
>> specification.  The entry for type 33: `64-Bit Memory Error Information`
>> is not present and thus the index for all later entries is incorrect.
>>
>> Add the missing type 33 entry.
> 
> Types 43, 44, 45, and 46 are missing also. Should those be added as
> well?
> 
> Probably not needed right now, but would be good to add them in a
> future patch. I think there's precedent for keeping definitions up to
> date with the spec even if they're not immediately used. ACPI does
> this, I think.

OK, thanks.  I'll tail another patch to the next spin of the series to 
add those too.

> 
>>
>> Fixes: 93c890dbe5287 ("firmware: Add DMI entry types to the headers")
>> Link: https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0134_3.4.0a.pdf
>> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@...nel.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
> 
> Thanks,
> Yazen