Re: [coreboot] setting smbios values from the OS

[Giri]

I believe the request is about filling SMBIOS Table Type 1 – System Information.

Fields like Manufacturer, Product Name, Version, Serial Number, UUID, SKU Number, Family….

Some fields are unique per platform / system like Serial Number, UUID.

-Giri

From: coreboot [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of ron minnich
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 11:24 PM
To: Patrick Georgi
Cc: coreboot
Subject: Re: [coreboot] setting smbios values from the OS

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 11:20 PM, Patrick Georgi <[e-mail]  > wrote:

In the end, I pose the question why a serial number must be exported to
the OS in the first place - this looks like a potential privacy issue to
me, while doing nothing for servicing the part (if it's sent back, read
the bar code).

There I also agree. I don't like electronically readable serial numbers in general on computers.

ron