dmicheck Type 41 result doesn't reflect real condition
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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OEM Priority Project |
New
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Wishlist
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cktenn | ||
fwts (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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There are packages like systemd relies on SMBIOS type 41 information to determine the onboard network interface renaming mechanism. However, manufacturers don't always offer the correct information, so the expected ifname enoX becomes enpXsX.
In the case
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# dmidecode 3.1
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.1 present.
Handle 0x2900, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Video
Status: Enabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:02.0
Handle 0x2901, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Ethernet
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.6
Handle 0x2902, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Sound
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.3
Handle 0x2903, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: SATA Controller
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:17.0
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According to the SMBIOS specification section 7.42.3, "Type Instance" should be unique, and all devices mentioned are enabled, but the test result of fwts dmicheck type 41 item still passed.
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
fwts: 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistributionCha
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DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-05 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20190418-12:10
Package: fwts 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitec
ProcVersionSign
Tags: bionic
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-1028-oem-osp1 x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
description: | updated |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
assignee: | nobody → Che Cheng (cktenn) |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in fwts (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | New → Triaged |
status: | Triaged → New |
Changed in fwts (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in fwts (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
tags: | added: oem-priority |
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