dmidecode does not report DDR4 correctly in RHEL-6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • dmidecode does not report DDR4 correctly.
  • The type field for DDR4 memory is reported as OUT OF SPEC in dmidecode output.
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0007
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Total Width: 72 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 16384 MB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Set: None
        Locator: PROC 1 DIMM 1
        Bank Locator: Not Specified
        Type: <OUT OF SPEC>  <------

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • dmidecode-2.12-5.el6_5.x86_64

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