Feature update for dmidecode

Announcement ID: SUSE-FU-2022:3520-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that contains three features can now be installed.

Description:

This feature update for dmidecode fixes the following issues:

Update dmidecode from version 3.2 to version 3.4 (jsc#SLE-24502, jsc#SLE-24591, jsc#PED-411):

  • Add bios-revision, firmware-revision and system-sku-number to -s option
  • Decode HPE OEM records 194, 199, 203, 236, 237, 238 ans 240
  • Decode system slot base bus width and peers
  • Document how the UUID fields are interpreted
  • Don't display the raw CPU ID in quiet mode
  • Don't use memcpy on /dev/mem on arm64
  • Fix OEM vendor name matching
  • Fix small typo in NEWS file
  • Improve the formatting of the manual pages
  • Present HPE type 240 attributes as a proper list instead of packing them on a single line. This makes it more readable overall, and will also scale better if the number of attributes increases
  • Skip details of uninstalled memory modules
  • Support for SMBIOS 3.4.0. This includes new memory device types, new processor upgrades, new slot types and characteristics, decoding of memor module extended speed, new system slot types, new processor characteristic and new format of Processor ID
  • Support for SMBIOS 3.5.0. This includes new processor upgrades, BIOS characteristics, new slot characteristics, new on-board device types, new pointing device interface types, and a new record type (type 45 - Firmware Inventory Information)
  • Use the most appropriate unit for cache size

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-3520=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2022-3520=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2022-3520=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2022-3520=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dmidecode-debuginfo-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-debugsource-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-3.4-150400.16.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dmidecode-debuginfo-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-debugsource-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-3.4-150400.16.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dmidecode-debuginfo-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-debugsource-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-3.4-150400.16.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dmidecode-debuginfo-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-debugsource-3.4-150400.16.3.1
    • dmidecode-3.4-150400.16.3.1

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