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-rw-r--r--hw/arm/virt.c6
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/Kconfig1
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/fw_cfg.c14
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/fw_cfg.h3
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/pc.c4
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/pc_piix.c4
-rw-r--r--hw/i386/pc_q35.c3
-rw-r--r--hw/loongarch/virt.c7
-rw-r--r--hw/riscv/virt.c6
-rw-r--r--hw/smbios/Kconfig2
-rw-r--r--hw/smbios/meson.build4
-rw-r--r--hw/smbios/smbios.c492
-rw-r--r--hw/smbios/smbios_legacy.c192
-rw-r--r--hw/smbios/smbios_legacy_stub.c15
14 files changed, 446 insertions, 307 deletions
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index e5cd935232..a9a913aead 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1650,14 +1650,14 @@ static void virt_build_smbios(VirtMachineState *vms)
     }
 
     smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", product,
-                        vmc->smbios_old_sys_ver ? "1.0" : mc->name, false,
-                        true, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64);
+                        vmc->smbios_old_sys_ver ? "1.0" : mc->name,
+                        true);
 
     /* build the array of physical mem area from base_memmap */
     mem_array.address = vms->memmap[VIRT_MEM].base;
     mem_array.length = ms->ram_size;
 
-    smbios_get_tables(ms, &mem_array, 1,
+    smbios_get_tables(ms, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64, &mem_array, 1,
                       &smbios_tables, &smbios_tables_len,
                       &smbios_anchor, &smbios_anchor_len,
                       &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/i386/Kconfig b/hw/i386/Kconfig
index a1846be6f7..a6ee052f9a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/i386/Kconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ config I440FX
     select PIIX
     select DIMM
     select SMBIOS
+    select SMBIOS_LEGACY
     select FW_CFG_DMA
 
 config ISAPC
diff --git a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
index 98a478c276..d802d2787f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ const char *fw_cfg_arch_key_name(uint16_t key)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
+void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg,
+                         SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMBIOS
     uint8_t *smbios_tables, *smbios_anchor;
@@ -63,17 +64,18 @@ void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
     if (pcmc->smbios_defaults) {
         /* These values are guest ABI, do not change */
         smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", mc->desc, mc->name,
-                            pcmc->smbios_legacy_mode, pcmc->smbios_uuid_encoded,
-                            pcms->smbios_entry_point_type);
+                            pcmc->smbios_uuid_encoded);
     }
 
     /* tell smbios about cpuid version and features */
     smbios_set_cpuid(cpu->env.cpuid_version, cpu->env.features[FEAT_1_EDX]);
 
-    smbios_tables = smbios_get_table_legacy(ms, &smbios_tables_len);
-    if (smbios_tables) {
+    if (pcmc->smbios_legacy_mode) {
+        smbios_tables = smbios_get_table_legacy(&smbios_tables_len,
+                                                &error_fatal);
         fw_cfg_add_bytes(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_SMBIOS_ENTRIES,
                          smbios_tables, smbios_tables_len);
+        return;
     }
 
     /* build the array of physical mem area from e820 table */
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
             array_count++;
         }
     }
-    smbios_get_tables(ms, mem_array, array_count,
+    smbios_get_tables(ms, ep_type, mem_array, array_count,
                       &smbios_tables, &smbios_tables_len,
                       &smbios_anchor, &smbios_anchor_len,
                       &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.h b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.h
index 1e1de6b4a3..92e310f5fd 100644
--- a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.h
+++ b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 FWCfgState *fw_cfg_arch_create(MachineState *ms,
                                uint16_t boot_cpus,
                                uint16_t apic_id_limit);
-void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *ms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg);
+void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg,
+                         SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type);
 void fw_cfg_build_feature_control(MachineState *ms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg);
 void fw_cfg_add_acpi_dsdt(Aml *scope, FWCfgState *fw_cfg);
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index feb7a93083..e80f02bef4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ void pc_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
 
     acpi_setup();
     if (x86ms->fw_cfg) {
-        fw_cfg_build_smbios(pcms, x86ms->fw_cfg);
+        fw_cfg_build_smbios(pcms, x86ms->fw_cfg, pcms->smbios_entry_point_type);
         fw_cfg_build_feature_control(MACHINE(pcms), x86ms->fw_cfg);
         /* update FW_CFG_NB_CPUS to account for -device added CPUs */
         fw_cfg_modify_i16(x86ms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->nvdimm_supported = true;
     mc->smp_props.dies_supported = true;
     mc->default_ram_id = "pc.ram";
-    pcmc->default_smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64;
+    pcmc->default_smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_AUTO;
 
     object_class_property_add(oc, PC_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G, "size",
         pc_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g, pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index c9a6c0aa68..18ba076609 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -525,12 +525,16 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v9_0, "pc-i440fx-9.0", NULL,
 
 static void pc_i440fx_8_2_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
+    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
+
     pc_i440fx_9_0_machine_options(m);
     m->alias = NULL;
     m->is_default = false;
 
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_8_2, hw_compat_8_2_len);
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_8_2, pc_compat_8_2_len);
+    /* For pc-i44fx-8.2 and 8.1, use SMBIOS 3.X by default */
+    pcmc->default_smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64;
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v8_2, "pc-i440fx-8.2", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 8a427c4647..b5922b44af 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -376,11 +376,14 @@ DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v9_0, "pc-q35-9.0", NULL,
 
 static void pc_q35_8_2_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
+    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
     pc_q35_9_0_machine_options(m);
     m->alias = NULL;
     m->max_cpus = 1024;
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_8_2, hw_compat_8_2_len);
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_8_2, pc_compat_8_2_len);
+    /* For pc-q35-8.2 and 8.1, use SMBIOS 3.X by default */
+    pcmc->default_smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64;
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v8_2, "pc-q35-8.2", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/virt.c b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
index efce112310..441d764843 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/virt.c
+++ b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
@@ -355,10 +355,11 @@ static void virt_build_smbios(LoongArchMachineState *lams)
         return;
     }
 
-    smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", product, mc->name, false,
-                        true, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64);
+    smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", product, mc->name, true);
 
-    smbios_get_tables(ms, NULL, 0, &smbios_tables, &smbios_tables_len,
+    smbios_get_tables(ms, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64,
+                      NULL, 0,
+                      &smbios_tables, &smbios_tables_len,
                       &smbios_anchor, &smbios_anchor_len, &error_fatal);
 
     if (smbios_anchor) {
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index a094af97c3..72a55b8af1 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -1275,8 +1275,7 @@ static void virt_build_smbios(RISCVVirtState *s)
         product = "KVM Virtual Machine";
     }
 
-    smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", product, mc->name, false,
-                        true, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64);
+    smbios_set_defaults("QEMU", product, mc->name, true);
 
     if (riscv_is_32bit(&s->soc[0])) {
         smbios_set_default_processor_family(0x200);
@@ -1288,7 +1287,8 @@ static void virt_build_smbios(RISCVVirtState *s)
     mem_array.address = s->memmap[VIRT_DRAM].base;
     mem_array.length = ms->ram_size;
 
-    smbios_get_tables(ms, &mem_array, 1,
+    smbios_get_tables(ms, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64,
+                      &mem_array, 1,
                       &smbios_tables, &smbios_tables_len,
                       &smbios_anchor, &smbios_anchor_len,
                       &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/smbios/Kconfig b/hw/smbios/Kconfig
index 553adf4bfc..8d989a2f1b 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/smbios/Kconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 config SMBIOS
     bool
+config SMBIOS_LEGACY
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/smbios/meson.build b/hw/smbios/meson.build
index 7046967462..a59039f669 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/meson.build
+++ b/hw/smbios/meson.build
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ smbios_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IPMI',
               if_true: files('smbios_type_38.c'),
               if_false: files('smbios_type_38-stub.c'))
 
+smbios_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SMBIOS_LEGACY',
+              if_true: files('smbios_legacy.c'),
+              if_false: files('smbios_legacy_stub.c'))
+
 system_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_SMBIOS', if_true: smbios_ss)
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SMBIOS', if_false: files('smbios-stub.c'))
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index e3d5d8f2e2..eed5787b15 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
@@ -31,60 +30,31 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_device.h"
 #include "smbios_build.h"
 
-/* legacy structures and constants for <= 2.0 machines */
-struct smbios_header {
-    uint16_t length;
-    uint8_t type;
-} QEMU_PACKED;
-
-struct smbios_field {
-    struct smbios_header header;
-    uint8_t type;
-    uint16_t offset;
-    uint8_t data[];
-} QEMU_PACKED;
-
-struct smbios_table {
-    struct smbios_header header;
-    uint8_t data[];
-} QEMU_PACKED;
-
-#define SMBIOS_FIELD_ENTRY 0
-#define SMBIOS_TABLE_ENTRY 1
-
-static uint8_t *smbios_entries;
-static size_t smbios_entries_len;
-static bool smbios_legacy = true;
 static bool smbios_uuid_encoded = true;
-/* end: legacy structures & constants for <= 2.0 machines */
-
+/*
+ * SMBIOS tables provided by user with '-smbios file=<foo>' option
+ */
+uint8_t *usr_blobs;
+size_t usr_blobs_len;
+static unsigned usr_table_max;
+static unsigned usr_table_cnt;
 
 uint8_t *smbios_tables;
 size_t smbios_tables_len;
 unsigned smbios_table_max;
 unsigned smbios_table_cnt;
-static SmbiosEntryPointType smbios_ep_type = SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32;
 
 static SmbiosEntryPoint ep;
 
 static int smbios_type4_count = 0;
-static bool smbios_immutable;
 static bool smbios_have_defaults;
-static uint32_t smbios_cpuid_version, smbios_cpuid_features, smbios_smp_sockets;
+static uint32_t smbios_cpuid_version, smbios_cpuid_features;
 
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(have_binfile_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1);
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(have_fields_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1);
+DECLARE_BITMAP(smbios_have_binfile_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE + 1);
+DECLARE_BITMAP(smbios_have_fields_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE + 1);
 
-static struct {
-    const char *vendor, *version, *date;
-    bool have_major_minor, uefi;
-    uint8_t major, minor;
-} type0;
-
-static struct {
-    const char *manufacturer, *product, *version, *serial, *sku, *family;
-    /* uuid is in qemu_uuid */
-} type1;
+smbios_type0_t smbios_type0;
+smbios_type1_t smbios_type1;
 
 static struct {
     const char *manufacturer, *product, *version, *serial, *asset, *location;
@@ -539,126 +509,33 @@ opts_init(smbios_register_config);
  */
 #define SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN 0xffff
 
-static void smbios_validate_table(MachineState *ms)
-{
-    uint32_t expect_t4_count = smbios_legacy ?
-                                        ms->smp.cpus : smbios_smp_sockets;
-
-    if (smbios_type4_count && smbios_type4_count != expect_t4_count) {
-        error_report("Expected %d SMBIOS Type 4 tables, got %d instead",
-                     expect_t4_count, smbios_type4_count);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    if (smbios_ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32 &&
-        smbios_tables_len > SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN) {
-        error_report("SMBIOS 2.1 table length %zu exceeds %d",
-                     smbios_tables_len, SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* legacy setup functions for <= 2.0 machines */
-static void smbios_add_field(int type, int offset, const void *data, size_t len)
-{
-    struct smbios_field *field;
-
-    if (!smbios_entries) {
-        smbios_entries_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
-        smbios_entries = g_malloc0(smbios_entries_len);
-    }
-    smbios_entries = g_realloc(smbios_entries, smbios_entries_len +
-                                                  sizeof(*field) + len);
-    field = (struct smbios_field *)(smbios_entries + smbios_entries_len);
-    field->header.type = SMBIOS_FIELD_ENTRY;
-    field->header.length = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*field) + len);
-
-    field->type = type;
-    field->offset = cpu_to_le16(offset);
-    memcpy(field->data, data, len);
-
-    smbios_entries_len += sizeof(*field) + len;
-    (*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) =
-            cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) + 1);
-}
-
-static void smbios_maybe_add_str(int type, int offset, const char *data)
-{
-    if (data) {
-        smbios_add_field(type, offset, data, strlen(data) + 1);
-    }
-}
-
-static void smbios_build_type_0_fields(void)
+static bool smbios_check_type4_count(uint32_t expected_t4_count, Error **errp)
 {
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0, vendor_str),
-                         type0.vendor);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0, bios_version_str),
-                         type0.version);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
-                                     bios_release_date_str),
-                         type0.date);
-    if (type0.have_major_minor) {
-        smbios_add_field(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
-                                     system_bios_major_release),
-                         &type0.major, 1);
-        smbios_add_field(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
-                                     system_bios_minor_release),
-                         &type0.minor, 1);
-    }
-}
-
-static void smbios_build_type_1_fields(void)
-{
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, manufacturer_str),
-                         type1.manufacturer);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, product_name_str),
-                         type1.product);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, version_str),
-                         type1.version);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, serial_number_str),
-                         type1.serial);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, sku_number_str),
-                         type1.sku);
-    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, family_str),
-                         type1.family);
-    if (qemu_uuid_set) {
-        /* We don't encode the UUID in the "wire format" here because this
-         * function is for legacy mode and needs to keep the guest ABI, and
-         * because we don't know what's the SMBIOS version advertised by the
-         * BIOS.
-         */
-        smbios_add_field(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, uuid),
-                         &qemu_uuid, 16);
+    if (smbios_type4_count && smbios_type4_count != expected_t4_count) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Expected %d SMBIOS Type 4 tables, got %d instead",
+                   expected_t4_count, smbios_type4_count);
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
-uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(MachineState *ms, size_t *length)
+bool smbios_validate_table(SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type, Error **errp)
 {
-    if (!smbios_legacy) {
-        *length = 0;
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!smbios_immutable) {
-        smbios_build_type_0_fields();
-        smbios_build_type_1_fields();
-        smbios_validate_table(ms);
-        smbios_immutable = true;
+    if (ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32 &&
+        smbios_tables_len > SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SMBIOS 2.1 table length %zu exceeds %d",
+                   smbios_tables_len, SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN);
+        return false;
     }
-    *length = smbios_entries_len;
-    return smbios_entries;
+    return true;
 }
-/* end: legacy setup functions for <= 2.0 machines */
-
 
 bool smbios_skip_table(uint8_t type, bool required_table)
 {
-    if (test_bit(type, have_binfile_bitmap)) {
+    if (test_bit(type, smbios_have_binfile_bitmap)) {
         return true; /* user provided their own binary blob(s) */
     }
-    if (test_bit(type, have_fields_bitmap)) {
+    if (test_bit(type, smbios_have_fields_bitmap)) {
         return false; /* user provided fields via command line */
     }
     if (smbios_have_defaults && required_table) {
@@ -686,25 +563,25 @@ static void smbios_build_type_0_table(void)
 {
     SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_PRE(0, T0_BASE, false); /* optional, leave up to BIOS */
 
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, vendor_str, type0.vendor);
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, bios_version_str, type0.version);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, vendor_str, smbios_type0.vendor);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, bios_version_str, smbios_type0.version);
 
     t->bios_starting_address_segment = cpu_to_le16(0xE800); /* from SeaBIOS */
 
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, bios_release_date_str, type0.date);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(0, bios_release_date_str, smbios_type0.date);
 
     t->bios_rom_size = 0; /* hardcoded in SeaBIOS with FIXME comment */
 
     t->bios_characteristics = cpu_to_le64(0x08); /* Not supported */
     t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[0] = 0;
     t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[1] = 0x14; /* TCD/SVVP | VM */
-    if (type0.uefi) {
+    if (smbios_type0.uefi) {
         t->bios_characteristics_extension_bytes[1] |= 0x08; /* |= UEFI */
     }
 
-    if (type0.have_major_minor) {
-        t->system_bios_major_release = type0.major;
-        t->system_bios_minor_release = type0.minor;
+    if (smbios_type0.have_major_minor) {
+        t->system_bios_major_release = smbios_type0.major;
+        t->system_bios_minor_release = smbios_type0.minor;
     } else {
         t->system_bios_major_release = 0;
         t->system_bios_minor_release = 0;
@@ -734,18 +611,18 @@ static void smbios_build_type_1_table(void)
 {
     SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_PRE(1, T1_BASE, true); /* required */
 
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, manufacturer_str, type1.manufacturer);
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, product_name_str, type1.product);
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, version_str, type1.version);
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, serial_number_str, type1.serial);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, manufacturer_str, smbios_type1.manufacturer);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, product_name_str, smbios_type1.product);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, version_str, smbios_type1.version);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, serial_number_str, smbios_type1.serial);
     if (qemu_uuid_set) {
         smbios_encode_uuid(&t->uuid, &qemu_uuid);
     } else {
         memset(&t->uuid, 0, 16);
     }
     t->wake_up_type = 0x06; /* power switch */
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, sku_number_str, type1.sku);
-    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, family_str, type1.family);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, sku_number_str, smbios_type1.sku);
+    SMBIOS_TABLE_SET_STR(1, family_str, smbios_type1.family);
 
     SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_POST;
 }
@@ -791,14 +668,16 @@ static void smbios_build_type_3_table(void)
     SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_POST;
 }
 
-static void smbios_build_type_4_table(MachineState *ms, unsigned instance)
+static void smbios_build_type_4_table(MachineState *ms, unsigned instance,
+                                      SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type,
+                                      Error **errp)
 {
     char sock_str[128];
     size_t tbl_len = SMBIOS_TYPE_4_LEN_V28;
     unsigned threads_per_socket;
     unsigned cores_per_socket;
 
-    if (smbios_ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64) {
+    if (ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64) {
         tbl_len = SMBIOS_TYPE_4_LEN_V30;
     }
 
@@ -845,6 +724,12 @@ static void smbios_build_type_4_table(MachineState *ms, unsigned instance)
     if (tbl_len == SMBIOS_TYPE_4_LEN_V30) {
         t->core_count2 = t->core_enabled2 = cpu_to_le16(cores_per_socket);
         t->thread_count2 = cpu_to_le16(threads_per_socket);
+    } else if (t->core_count == 0xFF || t->thread_count == 0xFF) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SMBIOS 2.0 doesn't support number of processor "
+                         "cores/threads more than 255, use "
+                         "-machine smbios-entry-point-type=64 option to enable "
+                         "SMBIOS 3.0 support");
+        return;
     }
 
     SMBIOS_BUILD_TABLE_POST;
@@ -1132,31 +1017,15 @@ void smbios_set_default_processor_family(uint16_t processor_family)
 }
 
 void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
-                         const char *version, bool legacy_mode,
-                         bool uuid_encoded, SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type)
+                         const char *version,
+                         bool uuid_encoded)
 {
     smbios_have_defaults = true;
-    smbios_legacy = legacy_mode;
     smbios_uuid_encoded = uuid_encoded;
-    smbios_ep_type = ep_type;
-
-    /* drop unwanted version of command-line file blob(s) */
-    if (smbios_legacy) {
-        g_free(smbios_tables);
-        /* in legacy mode, also complain if fields were given for types > 1 */
-        if (find_next_bit(have_fields_bitmap,
-                          SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1, 2) < SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1) {
-            error_report("can't process fields for smbios "
-                         "types > 1 on machine versions < 2.1!");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    } else {
-        g_free(smbios_entries);
-    }
 
-    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type1.manufacturer, manufacturer);
-    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type1.product, product);
-    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type1.version, version);
+    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(smbios_type1.manufacturer, manufacturer);
+    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(smbios_type1.product, product);
+    SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(smbios_type1.version, version);
     SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type2.manufacturer, manufacturer);
     SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type2.product, product);
     SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type2.version, version);
@@ -1169,9 +1038,9 @@ void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
     SMBIOS_SET_DEFAULT(type17.manufacturer, manufacturer);
 }
 
-static void smbios_entry_point_setup(void)
+static void smbios_entry_point_setup(SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type)
 {
-    switch (smbios_ep_type) {
+    switch (ep_type) {
     case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32:
         memcpy(ep.ep21.anchor_string, "_SM_", 4);
         memcpy(ep.ep21.intermediate_anchor_string, "_DMI_", 5);
@@ -1220,7 +1089,8 @@ static void smbios_entry_point_setup(void)
     }
 }
 
-void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
+static bool smbios_get_tables_ep(MachineState *ms,
+                       SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type,
                        const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
                        const unsigned int mem_array_size,
                        uint8_t **tables, size_t *tables_len,
@@ -1228,78 +1098,87 @@ void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
                        Error **errp)
 {
     unsigned i, dimm_cnt, offset;
+    ERRP_GUARD();
 
-    if (smbios_legacy) {
-        *tables = *anchor = NULL;
-        *tables_len = *anchor_len = 0;
-        return;
-    }
+    assert(ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32 ||
+           ep_type == SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64);
 
-    if (!smbios_immutable) {
-        smbios_build_type_0_table();
-        smbios_build_type_1_table();
-        smbios_build_type_2_table();
-        smbios_build_type_3_table();
+    g_free(smbios_tables);
+    smbios_type4_count = 0;
+    smbios_tables = g_memdup2(usr_blobs, usr_blobs_len);
+    smbios_tables_len = usr_blobs_len;
+    smbios_table_max = usr_table_max;
+    smbios_table_cnt = usr_table_cnt;
 
-        smbios_smp_sockets = ms->smp.sockets;
-        assert(smbios_smp_sockets >= 1);
+    smbios_build_type_0_table();
+    smbios_build_type_1_table();
+    smbios_build_type_2_table();
+    smbios_build_type_3_table();
 
-        for (i = 0; i < smbios_smp_sockets; i++) {
-            smbios_build_type_4_table(ms, i);
+    assert(ms->smp.sockets >= 1);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ms->smp.sockets; i++) {
+        smbios_build_type_4_table(ms, i, ep_type, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
+            goto err_exit;
         }
+    }
 
-        smbios_build_type_8_table();
-        smbios_build_type_9_table(errp);
-        smbios_build_type_11_table();
+    smbios_build_type_8_table();
+    smbios_build_type_9_table(errp);
+    smbios_build_type_11_table();
 
 #define MAX_DIMM_SZ (16 * GiB)
 #define GET_DIMM_SZ ((i < dimm_cnt - 1) ? MAX_DIMM_SZ \
                                         : ((current_machine->ram_size - 1) % MAX_DIMM_SZ) + 1)
 
-        dimm_cnt = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(current_machine->ram_size, MAX_DIMM_SZ) / MAX_DIMM_SZ;
+    dimm_cnt = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(current_machine->ram_size, MAX_DIMM_SZ) /
+               MAX_DIMM_SZ;
 
-        /*
-         * The offset determines if we need to keep additional space between
-         * table 17 and table 19 header handle numbers so that they do
-         * not overlap. For example, for a VM with larger than 8 TB guest
-         * memory and DIMM like chunks of 16 GiB, the default space between
-         * the two tables (T19_BASE - T17_BASE = 512) is not enough.
-         */
-        offset = (dimm_cnt > (T19_BASE - T17_BASE)) ? \
-                 dimm_cnt - (T19_BASE - T17_BASE) : 0;
+    /*
+     * The offset determines if we need to keep additional space between
+     * table 17 and table 19 header handle numbers so that they do
+     * not overlap. For example, for a VM with larger than 8 TB guest
+     * memory and DIMM like chunks of 16 GiB, the default space between
+     * the two tables (T19_BASE - T17_BASE = 512) is not enough.
+     */
+    offset = (dimm_cnt > (T19_BASE - T17_BASE)) ? \
+             dimm_cnt - (T19_BASE - T17_BASE) : 0;
 
-        smbios_build_type_16_table(dimm_cnt);
+    smbios_build_type_16_table(dimm_cnt);
 
-        for (i = 0; i < dimm_cnt; i++) {
-            smbios_build_type_17_table(i, GET_DIMM_SZ);
-        }
+    for (i = 0; i < dimm_cnt; i++) {
+        smbios_build_type_17_table(i, GET_DIMM_SZ);
+    }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < mem_array_size; i++) {
-            smbios_build_type_19_table(i, offset, mem_array[i].address,
-                                       mem_array[i].length);
-        }
+    for (i = 0; i < mem_array_size; i++) {
+        smbios_build_type_19_table(i, offset, mem_array[i].address,
+                                   mem_array[i].length);
+    }
 
-        /*
-         * make sure 16 bit handle numbers in the headers of tables 19
-         * and 32 do not overlap.
-         */
-        assert((mem_array_size + offset) < (T32_BASE - T19_BASE));
+    /*
+     * make sure 16 bit handle numbers in the headers of tables 19
+     * and 32 do not overlap.
+     */
+    assert((mem_array_size + offset) < (T32_BASE - T19_BASE));
 
-        smbios_build_type_32_table();
-        smbios_build_type_38_table();
-        smbios_build_type_41_table(errp);
-        smbios_build_type_127_table();
+    smbios_build_type_32_table();
+    smbios_build_type_38_table();
+    smbios_build_type_41_table(errp);
+    smbios_build_type_127_table();
 
-        smbios_validate_table(ms);
-        smbios_entry_point_setup();
-        smbios_immutable = true;
+    if (!smbios_check_type4_count(ms->smp.sockets, errp)) {
+        goto err_exit;
+    }
+    if (!smbios_validate_table(ep_type, errp)) {
+        goto err_exit;
     }
+    smbios_entry_point_setup(ep_type);
 
     /* return tables blob and entry point (anchor), and their sizes */
     *tables = smbios_tables;
     *tables_len = smbios_tables_len;
     *anchor = (uint8_t *)&ep;
-
     /* calculate length based on anchor string */
     if (!strncmp((char *)&ep, "_SM_", 4)) {
         *anchor_len = sizeof(struct smbios_21_entry_point);
@@ -1308,6 +1187,57 @@ void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
     } else {
         abort();
     }
+
+    return true;
+err_exit:
+    g_free(smbios_tables);
+    smbios_tables = NULL;
+    return false;
+}
+
+void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
+                       SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type,
+                       const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
+                       const unsigned int mem_array_size,
+                       uint8_t **tables, size_t *tables_len,
+                       uint8_t **anchor, size_t *anchor_len,
+                       Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    bool is_valid;
+    ERRP_GUARD();
+
+    switch (ep_type) {
+    case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_AUTO:
+    case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32:
+        is_valid = smbios_get_tables_ep(ms, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32,
+                                        mem_array, mem_array_size,
+                                        tables, tables_len,
+                                        anchor, anchor_len,
+                                        &local_err);
+        if (is_valid || ep_type != SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_AUTO) {
+            break;
+        }
+        /*
+         * fall through in case AUTO endpoint is selected and
+         * SMBIOS 2.x tables can't be generated, to try if SMBIOS 3.x
+         * tables would work
+         */
+    case SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64:
+        error_free(local_err);
+        local_err = NULL;
+        is_valid = smbios_get_tables_ep(ms, SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_64,
+                                        mem_array, mem_array_size,
+                                        tables, tables_len,
+                                        anchor, anchor_len,
+                                        &local_err);
+        break;
+    default:
+        abort();
+    }
+    if (!is_valid) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    }
 }
 
 static void save_opt(const char **dest, QemuOpts *opts, const char *name)
@@ -1393,13 +1323,10 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     const char *val;
 
-    assert(!smbios_immutable);
-
     val = qemu_opt_get(opts, "file");
     if (val) {
         struct smbios_structure_header *header;
-        int size;
-        struct smbios_table *table; /* legacy mode only */
+        size_t size;
 
         if (!qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_file_opts, errp)) {
             return;
@@ -1416,9 +1343,9 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
          * (except in legacy mode, where the second '\0' is implicit and
          *  will be inserted by the BIOS).
          */
-        smbios_tables = g_realloc(smbios_tables, smbios_tables_len + size);
-        header = (struct smbios_structure_header *)(smbios_tables +
-                                                    smbios_tables_len);
+        usr_blobs = g_realloc(usr_blobs, usr_blobs_len + size);
+        header = (struct smbios_structure_header *)(usr_blobs +
+                                                    usr_blobs_len);
 
         if (load_image_size(val, (uint8_t *)header, size) != size) {
             error_setg(errp, "Failed to load SMBIOS file %s", val);
@@ -1426,47 +1353,30 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         }
 
         if (header->type <= SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE) {
-            if (test_bit(header->type, have_fields_bitmap)) {
+            if (test_bit(header->type, smbios_have_fields_bitmap)) {
                 error_setg(errp,
                            "can't load type %d struct, fields already specified!",
                            header->type);
                 return;
             }
-            set_bit(header->type, have_binfile_bitmap);
+            set_bit(header->type, smbios_have_binfile_bitmap);
         }
 
         if (header->type == 4) {
             smbios_type4_count++;
         }
 
-        smbios_tables_len += size;
-        if (size > smbios_table_max) {
-            smbios_table_max = size;
-        }
-        smbios_table_cnt++;
-
-        /* add a copy of the newly loaded blob to legacy smbios_entries */
-        /* NOTE: This code runs before smbios_set_defaults(), so we don't
-         *       yet know which mode (legacy vs. aggregate-table) will be
-         *       required. We therefore add the binary blob to both legacy
-         *       (smbios_entries) and aggregate (smbios_tables) tables, and
-         *       delete the one we don't need from smbios_set_defaults(),
-         *       once we know which machine version has been requested.
+        /*
+         * preserve blob size for legacy mode so it could build its
+         * blobs flavor from 'usr_blobs'
          */
-        if (!smbios_entries) {
-            smbios_entries_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
-            smbios_entries = g_malloc0(smbios_entries_len);
+        smbios_add_usr_blob_size(size);
+
+        usr_blobs_len += size;
+        if (size > usr_table_max) {
+            usr_table_max = size;
         }
-        smbios_entries = g_realloc(smbios_entries, smbios_entries_len +
-                                                   size + sizeof(*table));
-        table = (struct smbios_table *)(smbios_entries + smbios_entries_len);
-        table->header.type = SMBIOS_TABLE_ENTRY;
-        table->header.length = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*table) + size);
-        memcpy(table->data, header, size);
-        smbios_entries_len += sizeof(*table) + size;
-        (*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) =
-                cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) + 1);
-        /* end: add a copy of the newly loaded blob to legacy smbios_entries */
+        usr_table_cnt++;
 
         return;
     }
@@ -1480,41 +1390,42 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (test_bit(type, have_binfile_bitmap)) {
+        if (test_bit(type, smbios_have_binfile_bitmap)) {
             error_setg(errp, "can't add fields, binary file already loaded!");
             return;
         }
-        set_bit(type, have_fields_bitmap);
+        set_bit(type, smbios_have_fields_bitmap);
 
         switch (type) {
         case 0:
             if (!qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type0_opts, errp)) {
                 return;
             }
-            save_opt(&type0.vendor, opts, "vendor");
-            save_opt(&type0.version, opts, "version");
-            save_opt(&type0.date, opts, "date");
-            type0.uefi = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "uefi", false);
+            save_opt(&smbios_type0.vendor, opts, "vendor");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type0.version, opts, "version");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type0.date, opts, "date");
+            smbios_type0.uefi = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "uefi", false);
 
             val = qemu_opt_get(opts, "release");
             if (val) {
-                if (sscanf(val, "%hhu.%hhu", &type0.major, &type0.minor) != 2) {
+                if (sscanf(val, "%hhu.%hhu", &smbios_type0.major,
+                           &smbios_type0.minor) != 2) {
                     error_setg(errp, "Invalid release");
                     return;
                 }
-                type0.have_major_minor = true;
+                smbios_type0.have_major_minor = true;
             }
             return;
         case 1:
             if (!qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type1_opts, errp)) {
                 return;
             }
-            save_opt(&type1.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
-            save_opt(&type1.product, opts, "product");
-            save_opt(&type1.version, opts, "version");
-            save_opt(&type1.serial, opts, "serial");
-            save_opt(&type1.sku, opts, "sku");
-            save_opt(&type1.family, opts, "family");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.product, opts, "product");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.version, opts, "version");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.serial, opts, "serial");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.sku, opts, "sku");
+            save_opt(&smbios_type1.family, opts, "family");
 
             val = qemu_opt_get(opts, "uuid");
             if (val) {
@@ -1592,12 +1503,15 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
             t = g_new0(struct type9_instance, 1);
             save_opt(&t->slot_designation, opts, "slot_designation");
             t->slot_type = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_type", 0);
-            t->slot_data_bus_width = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_data_bus_width", 0);
+            t->slot_data_bus_width =
+                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_data_bus_width", 0);
             t->current_usage = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "current_usage", 0);
             t->slot_length = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_length", 0);
             t->slot_id = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_id", 0);
-            t->slot_characteristics1 = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_characteristics1", 0);
-            t->slot_characteristics2 = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_characteristics2", 0);
+            t->slot_characteristics1 =
+                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_characteristics1", 0);
+            t->slot_characteristics2 =
+                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "slot_characteristics2", 0);
             save_opt(&t->pcidev, opts, "pcidev");
             QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&type9, t, next);
             return;
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy.c b/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c37a8ee821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/*
+ * SMBIOS legacy support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@hp.com>
+ *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ * Contributions after 2012-01-13 are licensed under the terms of the
+ * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/bswap.h"
+#include "hw/firmware/smbios.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+struct smbios_header {
+    uint16_t length;
+    uint8_t type;
+} QEMU_PACKED;
+
+struct smbios_field {
+    struct smbios_header header;
+    uint8_t type;
+    uint16_t offset;
+    uint8_t data[];
+} QEMU_PACKED;
+
+struct smbios_table {
+    struct smbios_header header;
+    uint8_t data[];
+} QEMU_PACKED;
+
+#define SMBIOS_FIELD_ENTRY 0
+#define SMBIOS_TABLE_ENTRY 1
+
+static uint8_t *smbios_entries;
+static size_t smbios_entries_len;
+GArray *usr_blobs_sizes;
+
+void smbios_add_usr_blob_size(size_t size)
+{
+    if (!usr_blobs_sizes) {
+        usr_blobs_sizes = g_array_new(false, false, sizeof(size_t));
+    }
+    g_array_append_val(usr_blobs_sizes, size);
+}
+
+static void smbios_add_field(int type, int offset, const void *data, size_t len)
+{
+    struct smbios_field *field;
+
+    if (!smbios_entries) {
+        smbios_entries_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
+        smbios_entries = g_malloc0(smbios_entries_len);
+    }
+    smbios_entries = g_realloc(smbios_entries, smbios_entries_len +
+                                                  sizeof(*field) + len);
+    field = (struct smbios_field *)(smbios_entries + smbios_entries_len);
+    field->header.type = SMBIOS_FIELD_ENTRY;
+    field->header.length = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*field) + len);
+
+    field->type = type;
+    field->offset = cpu_to_le16(offset);
+    memcpy(field->data, data, len);
+
+    smbios_entries_len += sizeof(*field) + len;
+    (*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) =
+            cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) + 1);
+}
+
+static void smbios_maybe_add_str(int type, int offset, const char *data)
+{
+    if (data) {
+        smbios_add_field(type, offset, data, strlen(data) + 1);
+    }
+}
+
+static void smbios_build_type_0_fields(void)
+{
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0, vendor_str),
+                         smbios_type0.vendor);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0, bios_version_str),
+                         smbios_type0.version);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
+                                     bios_release_date_str),
+                         smbios_type0.date);
+    if (smbios_type0.have_major_minor) {
+        smbios_add_field(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
+                                     system_bios_major_release),
+                         &smbios_type0.major, 1);
+        smbios_add_field(0, offsetof(struct smbios_type_0,
+                                     system_bios_minor_release),
+                         &smbios_type0.minor, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+static void smbios_build_type_1_fields(void)
+{
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, manufacturer_str),
+                         smbios_type1.manufacturer);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, product_name_str),
+                         smbios_type1.product);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, version_str),
+                         smbios_type1.version);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, serial_number_str),
+                         smbios_type1.serial);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, sku_number_str),
+                         smbios_type1.sku);
+    smbios_maybe_add_str(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, family_str),
+                         smbios_type1.family);
+    if (qemu_uuid_set) {
+        /*
+         * We don't encode the UUID in the "wire format" here because this
+         * function is for legacy mode and needs to keep the guest ABI, and
+         * because we don't know what's the SMBIOS version advertised by the
+         * BIOS.
+         */
+        smbios_add_field(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, uuid),
+                         &qemu_uuid, 16);
+    }
+}
+
+uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(size_t *length, Error **errp)
+{
+    int i;
+    size_t usr_offset;
+
+    /* complain if fields were given for types > 1 */
+    if (find_next_bit(smbios_have_fields_bitmap,
+                      SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE + 1, 2) < SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE + 1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "can't process fields for smbios "
+                     "types > 1 on machine versions < 2.1!");
+        goto err_exit;
+    }
+
+    if (test_bit(4, smbios_have_binfile_bitmap)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "can't process table for smbios "
+                   "type 4 on machine versions < 2.1!");
+        goto err_exit;
+    }
+
+    g_free(smbios_entries);
+    smbios_entries_len = sizeof(uint16_t);
+    smbios_entries = g_malloc0(smbios_entries_len);
+
+    /*
+     * build a set of legacy smbios_table entries using user provided blobs
+     */
+    for (i = 0, usr_offset = 0; usr_blobs_sizes && i < usr_blobs_sizes->len;
+         i++)
+    {
+        struct smbios_table *table;
+        struct smbios_structure_header *header;
+        size_t size = g_array_index(usr_blobs_sizes, size_t, i);
+
+        header = (struct smbios_structure_header *)(usr_blobs + usr_offset);
+        smbios_entries = g_realloc(smbios_entries, smbios_entries_len +
+                                                   size + sizeof(*table));
+        table = (struct smbios_table *)(smbios_entries + smbios_entries_len);
+        table->header.type = SMBIOS_TABLE_ENTRY;
+        table->header.length = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(*table) + size);
+        memcpy(table->data, header, size);
+        smbios_entries_len += sizeof(*table) + size;
+        /*
+         * update number of entries in the blob,
+         * see SeaBIOS: qemu_cfg_legacy():QEMU_CFG_SMBIOS_ENTRIES
+         */
+        (*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) =
+            cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*(uint16_t *)smbios_entries) + 1);
+        usr_offset += size;
+    }
+
+    smbios_build_type_0_fields();
+    smbios_build_type_1_fields();
+    if (!smbios_validate_table(SMBIOS_ENTRY_POINT_TYPE_32, errp)) {
+        goto err_exit;
+    }
+
+    *length = smbios_entries_len;
+    return smbios_entries;
+err_exit:
+    g_free(smbios_entries);
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy_stub.c b/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy_stub.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f29b15316c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios_legacy_stub.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * IPMI SMBIOS firmware handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Igor Mammedov, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/firmware/smbios.h"
+
+void smbios_add_usr_blob_size(size_t size)
+{
+}