[Bug 813210] [NEW] python-libsmbbios bios version check on lucid [backport request]

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Hello,

I encountered a bug while updating some Dell server BIOS, with a 3.0.0
BIOS on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (lucid). The current version of python-
libsmbios on lucid suffers of a parsing bug on the bios version string,
due to null bytes (.0.0) in the version string.

With the following files:

Works: http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/system_bios_ven_0x1028_dev_0x0236_version_2.3.12/bios.hdr
Fails: http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/system_bios_ven_0x1028_dev_0x0236_version_3.0.0/bios.hdr

this can be verified with the following command:

# smbios-rbu-bios-update --hdr-info=bios-3.0.0.hdr
BIOS HDR file information dump.

Filename: /dev/shm/bios.hdr
File magic header: $RBU
Header length: 84
Header major version: 2
Header minor version: 0
Number of supported systems: 10
Quick check field: Copyright 2011 Dell Inc.                
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/smbios-rbu-bios-update", line 185, in <module>
    sys.exit( main() )
  File "/usr/sbin/smbios-rbu-bios-update", line 138, in main
    dumpHdrFileInfo(h)
  File "<libsmbios_c._peak_util_decorators.rewrap wrapping libsmbios_c.rbu_hdr.dumpHdrFileInfo at 0x0184C6E0>", line 3, in dumpHdrFileInfo
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/trace_decorator.py", line 98, in trace
    result = func(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/rbu_hdr.py", line 43, in dumpHdrFileInfo
    print _("BIOS Version: %s") % hdr.biosVersion()
  File "<libsmbios_c._peak_util_decorators.rewrap wrapping libsmbios_c.rbu_hdr.biosVersion at 0x018A25F0>", line 3, in biosVersion
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/trace_decorator.py", line 98, in trace
    result = func(*args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/rbu_hdr.py", line 87, in biosVersion
    ver = "%d.%d.%d" % struct.unpack("BBB", self.hdr.biosVersion)
struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 3


On newer Ubuntu versions, libsmbios has a fix about that ; could it be backported to lucid ?

--- /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/rbu_hdr.py.old	2011-07-19 23:57:50.506269986 +0200
+++ /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/rbu_hdr.py	2011-07-20 00:14:46.656270075 +0200
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         #char quickCheck[40];
         ("quickCheck", ctypes.c_char * 40),
         #char biosVersion[3];
-        ("biosVersion", ctypes.c_char * 3),
+        ("biosVersion", ctypes.c_uint8 * 3),
         #u8  miscFlags;
         ("miscFlags", ctypes.c_uint8),
         #u8  biosInternalUse;

Thanks.


Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release:	10.04

libsmbios2:
  Installed: 2.2.13-0ubuntu4.1
  Candidate: 2.2.13-0ubuntu4.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.13-0ubuntu4.1 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.2.13-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
        500 http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/deb/latest/  Packages

** Affects: libsmbios (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete


** Tags: patch
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python-libsmbbios bios version check on lucid [backport request]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/813210
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