Because of a need to be compatible with other systems I'm seeing a requirement to support SMBIOS tables. I did some quick searching and didn't find much regarding this subject on the LinuxBIOS web site or the source code.
Specifically, the _SM_ pattern (SMMBIOS spec) needs to be embedded along with DMI blocks such as System Information (0x01), Base Board Information (0x02), System Encloser or Chassis (0x03) at a minimum. The commandline utility dumpSmbios (or similar) would be used to retrieve this information.
From an application perspective this is important information. The same
application needs to run on platforms having different BIOSes -- some commercial, some LinuxBIOS. The hardware type and version information is important for maintaining and deploying the application. Because of this, the application needs a consistent mechanism for retrieving the information I listed above.
Any suggestions or alternatives?
Thanks,
Steve