[PATCH] boot/bootfdt: Add smbios3-entrypoint to FDT for non-EFI boots

[adriana]

The Linux kernel can discover SMBIOS tables through two primary methods:
1. Via EFI tables, when using EFI boot;
2. Via the 'linux,smbios3-entrypoint' property in the /chosen node of
the device tree.

When U-Boot boots a Linux kernel using a non-EFI command ("bootm",
"bootz", or "booti"), the kernel relies on the device tree to detect
the hardware. If SMBIOS tables are available in U-Boot, they should
be passed to the kernel via this device tree property.

This patch modifies boot_fdt_prepare(), to inject the SMBIOSv3 table
address into the device tree if there is a table generated by U-boot.
The "board_fdt_chosen_smbios" is weak in order to leave the possibilty
for specific boards to select custom SMBIOS addresses.

The changes in this patch are added in the context of supporting this
device tree property in linux kernel:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/10/24/1393

Signed-off-by: adriana <adriana at arista.com>
---
Changes in v2:
  - Renamed device tree property to "linux,smbios3-entrypoint".
---
 boot/fdt_support.c    | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/fdt_support.h | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

diff --git a/boot/fdt_support.c b/boot/fdt_support.c
index 92f2f534ee0..e757ffe673c 100644
--- a/boot/fdt_support.c
+++ b/boot/fdt_support.c
@@ -327,12 +327,54 @@ __weak const char *board_fdt_chosen_bootargs(const struct fdt_property *fdt_ba)
 	return env_get("bootargs");
 }
 
+/**
+ * board_fdt_chosen_smbios - boards may override this function to provide
+ *                           specific SMBIOS address
+ */
+__weak phys_addr_t board_fdt_chosen_smbios(void)
+{
+	phys_addr_t ret = 0;
+	const struct smbios3_entry *entry;
+
+	/* Only provide SMBIOS address if EFI is not enabled */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_LOADER))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Only proceed if SMBIOS support is compiled in */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SMBIOS) || defined(CONFIG_GENERATE_SMBIOS_TABLE)
+	ret = gd->arch.smbios_start;
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Verify this is SMBIOS 3 */
+	entry = (struct smbios3_entry *)(uintptr_t)ret;
+
+	/* Check for "_SM3_" signature */
+	if (memcmp(entry->anchor, "_SM3_", 5) != 0) {
+		printf("SMBIOS: Not version 3, skipping DTB injection\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Verify entry point length and version */
+	if (entry->length < sizeof(struct smbios3_entry)) {
+		printf("SMBIOS: Invalid entry length %d\n", entry->length);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	printf("SMBIOS: Found version %d.%d at 0x%llx\n",
+	       entry->major_ver, entry->minor_ver, (u64)ret);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SMBIOS || CONFIG_GENERATE_SMBIOS_TABLE */
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int fdt_chosen(void *fdt)
 {
 	struct abuf buf = {};
 	int   nodeoffset;
 	int   err;
 	const char *str;		/* used to set string properties */
+	phys_addr_t smbiosaddr;	/* SMBIOS table address */
 
 	err = fdt_check_header(fdt);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -387,6 +429,19 @@ int fdt_chosen(void *fdt)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	/* Inject SMBIOS address when we have a valid address.
+	 * This is useful for systems using booti/bootm instead of bootefi.
+	 */
+	smbiosaddr = board_fdt_chosen_smbios();
+	if (smbiosaddr) {
+		err = fdt_setprop_u64(fdt, nodeoffset, "linux,smbios3-entrypoint",
+				      smbiosaddr);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			printf("WARNING: could not set linux,smbios3-entrypoint %s.\n",
+			       fdt_strerror(err));
+		}
+	}
+
 	return fdt_fixup_stdout(fdt, nodeoffset);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index 47b8b63d13d..ddb8a36cc71 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ int board_rng_seed(struct abuf *buf);
  */
 const char *board_fdt_chosen_bootargs(const struct fdt_property *fdt_ba);
 
+/**
+ * board_fdt_chosen_smbios() - Provide SMBIOS address for /chosen node
+ *
+ * This function is called by fdt_chosen() to get the SMBIOS table address
+ * that should be added to the /chosen node for non-UEFI boot scenarios.
+ *
+ * Return: Physical address of SMBIOS table, or 0 if not available
+ */
+phys_addr_t board_fdt_chosen_smbios(void);
+
 /**
  * ft_board_setup_ex() - Latest board-specific FDT changes
  *

---
base-commit: 08bf42e1faa4411cd347c2e370da790a0116e318
change-id: 20251031-smbios-5874a39ec623

Best regards,
-- 
adriana <adriana at arista.com>