From: Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject: Re: update: sysutils/dmidecode — add -m option, improve docs and portability
To: Chris Billington <emulti@disroot.org>
Cc: ports@openbsd.org
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:34:28 +0100

On 2025/10/12 16:25, Chris Billington wrote:
> The use of uint64_t for the base address was because the SMBIOS
> specification [2] defines the start address as 64-bit (p24 on the
> version referenced).

wouldn't it make more sense to use the existing u64 type used in other
parts of dmidecode? (obviously that's not OpenBSD's style, but when
patching for a port, usually better to follow upstream style).

> I'll get in touch with dmidecode upstream and see if any of these
> patches can be accepted by them, and keep the list informed.

thanks.