Hardware: Added chassis ports provider

New providers:
 * LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorProvider
 * LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerProvider

5 files changed, 729 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/hardware/LMI_Hardware.h b/src/hardware/LMI_Hardware.h
index 2d09c00..bb070f3 100644
--- a/src/hardware/LMI_Hardware.h
+++ b/src/hardware/LMI_Hardware.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@
 #define BASEBOARD_CLASS_NAME "Baseboard"
 #define MEMORY_SLOT_CLASS_NAME "MemorySlot"
 #define MEMORY_PHYS_PKG_CLASS_NAME "MemoryPhysicalPackage"
+#define PORT_PHYS_CONN_CLASS_NAME "PortPhysicalConnector"
 
 #endif /* LMI_HARDWARE_H_ */
diff --git a/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerProvider.c b/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerProvider.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85fb16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerProvider.c
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ * Authors: Peter Schiffer <pschiffe@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include <konkret/konkret.h>
+#include "LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer.h"
+#include "LMI_Hardware.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "dmidecode.h"
+
+static const CMPIBroker* _cb;
+
+static void LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerInitialize()
+{
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerCleanup( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    CMPIBoolean term)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerEnumInstanceNames( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop)
+{
+    return KDefaultEnumerateInstanceNames(
+        _cb, mi, cc, cr, cop);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerEnumInstances( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop, 
+    const char** properties) 
+{
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer lmi_port_container;
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorRef lmi_port;
+    LMI_ChassisRef lmi_chassis;
+    const char *ns = KNameSpace(cop);
+    unsigned i;
+    DmiChassis dmi_chassis;
+    DmiPort *dmi_ports = NULL;
+    unsigned dmi_ports_nb = 0;
+
+    if (dmi_get_chassis(&dmi_chassis) != 0) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+    if (dmi_get_ports(&dmi_ports, &dmi_ports_nb) != 0 || dmi_ports_nb < 1) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    LMI_ChassisRef_Init(&lmi_chassis, _cb, ns);
+    LMI_ChassisRef_Set_CreationClassName(&lmi_chassis,
+            ORGID "_" CHASSIS_CLASS_NAME);
+    if (strcmp(dmi_chassis.serial_number, "Not Specified") == 0) {
+        LMI_ChassisRef_Set_Tag(&lmi_chassis, "0");
+    } else {
+        LMI_ChassisRef_Set_Tag(&lmi_chassis, dmi_chassis.serial_number);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < dmi_ports_nb; i++) {
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_Init(&lmi_port_container, _cb, ns);
+
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorRef_Init(&lmi_port, _cb, ns);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorRef_Set_CreationClassName(&lmi_port,
+                ORGID "_" PORT_PHYS_CONN_CLASS_NAME);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorRef_Set_Tag(&lmi_port, dmi_ports[i].name);
+
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_Set_GroupComponent(
+                &lmi_port_container, &lmi_chassis);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_Set_PartComponent(
+                &lmi_port_container, &lmi_port);
+
+        KReturnInstance(cr, lmi_port_container);
+    }
+
+done:
+    dmi_free_chassis(&dmi_chassis);
+    dmi_free_ports(&dmi_ports, &dmi_ports_nb);
+
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerGetInstance( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi, 
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop, 
+    const char** properties) 
+{
+    return KDefaultGetInstance(
+        _cb, mi, cc, cr, cop, properties);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerCreateInstance( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi, 
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop, 
+    const CMPIInstance* ci) 
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerModifyInstance( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi, 
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const CMPIInstance* ci, 
+    const char**properties) 
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerDeleteInstance( 
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi, 
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop) 
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerExecQuery(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi, 
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    const CMPIResult* cr, 
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop, 
+    const char* lang, 
+    const char* query) 
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerAssociationCleanup( 
+    CMPIAssociationMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc, 
+    CMPIBoolean term) 
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerAssociators(
+    CMPIAssociationMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* assocClass,
+    const char* resultClass,
+    const char* role,
+    const char* resultRole,
+    const char** properties)
+{
+    return KDefaultAssociators(
+        _cb,
+        mi,
+        cc,
+        cr,
+        cop,
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_ClassName,
+        assocClass,
+        resultClass,
+        role,
+        resultRole,
+        properties);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerAssociatorNames(
+    CMPIAssociationMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* assocClass,
+    const char* resultClass,
+    const char* role,
+    const char* resultRole)
+{
+    return KDefaultAssociatorNames(
+        _cb,
+        mi,
+        cc,
+        cr,
+        cop,
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_ClassName,
+        assocClass,
+        resultClass,
+        role,
+        resultRole);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerReferences(
+    CMPIAssociationMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* assocClass,
+    const char* role,
+    const char** properties)
+{
+    return KDefaultReferences(
+        _cb,
+        mi,
+        cc,
+        cr,
+        cop,
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_ClassName,
+        assocClass,
+        role,
+        properties);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerReferenceNames(
+    CMPIAssociationMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* assocClass,
+    const char* role)
+{
+    return KDefaultReferenceNames(
+        _cb,
+        mi,
+        cc,
+        cr,
+        cop,
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer_ClassName,
+        assocClass,
+        role);
+}
+
+CMInstanceMIStub( 
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer,
+    _cb,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerInitialize())
+
+CMAssociationMIStub( 
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer,
+    _cb,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainerInitialize())
+
+KONKRET_REGISTRATION(
+    "root/cimv2",
+    "LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer",
+    "LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorContainer",
+    "instance association")
diff --git a/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorProvider.c b/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorProvider.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4027928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hardware/LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorProvider.c
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ * Authors: Peter Schiffer <pschiffe@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include <konkret/konkret.h>
+#include "LMI_PortPhysicalConnector.h"
+#include "LMI_Hardware.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "dmidecode.h"
+
+CMPIUint16 get_connectorlayout(const char *dmi_val);
+
+static const CMPIBroker* _cb = NULL;
+
+static void LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorInitialize()
+{
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorCleanup(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    CMPIBoolean term)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorEnumInstanceNames(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop)
+{
+    return KDefaultEnumerateInstanceNames(
+        _cb, mi, cc, cr, cop);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorEnumInstances(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char** properties)
+{
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector lmi_port;
+    const char *ns = KNameSpace(cop);
+    CMPIUint16 conn_layout;
+    char instance_id[INSTANCE_ID_LEN];
+    unsigned i;
+    DmiPort *dmi_ports = NULL;
+    unsigned dmi_ports_nb = 0;
+
+    if (dmi_get_ports(&dmi_ports, &dmi_ports_nb) != 0 || dmi_ports_nb < 1) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < dmi_ports_nb; i++) {
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Init(&lmi_port, _cb, ns);
+
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_CreationClassName(&lmi_port,
+                ORGID "_" PORT_PHYS_CONN_CLASS_NAME);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_Caption(&lmi_port, "Physical Port");
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_Description(&lmi_port,
+                "This object represents one physical port on the chassis.");
+
+        snprintf(instance_id, INSTANCE_ID_LEN,
+                ORGID ":" ORGID "_" PORT_PHYS_CONN_CLASS_NAME ":%s",
+                dmi_ports[i].name);
+        conn_layout = get_connectorlayout(dmi_ports[i].type);
+
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_Tag(&lmi_port, dmi_ports[i].name);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorLayout(&lmi_port, conn_layout);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ElementName(&lmi_port, dmi_ports[i].name);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_Name(&lmi_port, dmi_ports[i].name);
+        LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_InstanceID(&lmi_port, instance_id);
+
+        if (conn_layout == LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_ConnectorLayout_Other) {
+            if (strcmp(dmi_ports[i].type, "Other") != 0) {
+                LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorDescription(&lmi_port,
+                        dmi_ports[i].type);
+            } else if (strcmp(dmi_ports[i].port_type, "Other") != 0) {
+                LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorDescription(&lmi_port,
+                        dmi_ports[i].port_type);
+            } else {
+                LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorDescription(&lmi_port,
+                        dmi_ports[i].name);
+            }
+        }
+        if (strstr(dmi_ports[i].type, "male") &&
+                !strstr(dmi_ports[i].type, "female")) {
+            LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorGender(&lmi_port,
+                    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_ConnectorGender_Male);
+        } else {
+            LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_Set_ConnectorGender(&lmi_port,
+                    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_ConnectorGender_Female);
+        }
+
+        KReturnInstance(cr, lmi_port);
+    }
+
+done:
+    dmi_free_ports(&dmi_ports, &dmi_ports_nb);
+
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorGetInstance(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char** properties)
+{
+    return KDefaultGetInstance(
+        _cb, mi, cc, cr, cop, properties);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorCreateInstance(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const CMPIInstance* ci)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorModifyInstance(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const CMPIInstance* ci,
+    const char** properties)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorDeleteInstance(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorExecQuery(
+    CMPIInstanceMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* lang,
+    const char* query)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+}
+
+CMInstanceMIStub(
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector,
+    _cb,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorInitialize())
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorMethodCleanup(
+    CMPIMethodMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    CMPIBoolean term)
+{
+    CMReturn(CMPI_RC_OK);
+}
+
+static CMPIStatus LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorInvokeMethod(
+    CMPIMethodMI* mi,
+    const CMPIContext* cc,
+    const CMPIResult* cr,
+    const CMPIObjectPath* cop,
+    const char* meth,
+    const CMPIArgs* in,
+    CMPIArgs* out)
+{
+    return LMI_PortPhysicalConnector_DispatchMethod(
+        _cb, mi, cc, cr, cop, meth, in, out);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get connector layout according to the dmidecode.
+ * @param dmi_val from dmidecode
+ * @return CIM id of connector layout
+ */
+CMPIUint16 get_connectorlayout(const char *dmi_val)
+{
+    if (!dmi_val || !strlen(dmi_val)) {
+        return 0; /* Unknown */
+    }
+
+    static struct {
+        CMPIUint16 cim_val;     /* CIM value */
+        char *dmi_val;          /* dmidecode value */
+    } values[] = {
+        {0,  "Unknown"},
+        {1,  "Other"},
+        /*
+        {2,  "RS232"},
+        */
+        {3,  "BNC"},
+        {4,  "RJ-11"},
+        {5,  "RJ-45"},
+        {6,  "DB-9 male"},
+        {6,  "DB-9 female"},
+        /*
+        {7,  "Slot"},
+        {8,  "SCSI High Density"},
+        {9,  "SCSI Low Density"},
+        {10, "Ribbon"},
+        {11, "AUI"},
+        {12, "Fiber SC"},
+        {13, "Fiber ST"},
+        {14, "FDDI-MIC"},
+        {15, "Fiber-RTMJ"},
+        {16, "PCI"},
+        {17, "PCI-X"},
+        {18, "PCI-E"},
+        {19, "PCI-E x1"},
+        {20, "PCI-E x2"},
+        {21, "PCI-E x4"},
+        {22, "PCI-E x8"},
+        {23, "PCI-E x16"},
+        {24, "PCI-E x32"},
+        {25, "PCI-E x64"},
+        */
+    };
+
+    size_t i, val_length = sizeof(values) / sizeof(values[0]);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < val_length; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(dmi_val, values[i].dmi_val) == 0) {
+            return values[i].cim_val;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1; /* Other */
+}
+
+CMMethodMIStub(
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnector,
+    _cb,
+    LMI_PortPhysicalConnectorInitialize())
+
+KONKRET_REGISTRATION(
+    "root/cimv2",
+    "LMI_PortPhysicalConnector",
+    "LMI_PortPhysicalConnector",
+    "instance method")
diff --git a/src/hardware/dmidecode.c b/src/hardware/dmidecode.c
index 4023cf3..cbee376 100644
--- a/src/hardware/dmidecode.c
+++ b/src/hardware/dmidecode.c
@@ -1484,3 +1484,168 @@ void dmi_free_baseboard(DmiBaseboard *baseboard)
     free(baseboard->version);
     baseboard->version = NULL;
 }
+
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * DmiPorts
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Initialize DmiPort attributes.
+ * @param port
+ */
+void init_dmiports_struct(DmiPort *port)
+{
+    port->name = NULL;
+    port->type = NULL;
+    port->port_type = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check attributes of port structure and fill in defaults if needed.
+ * @param port
+ * @return 0 if success, negative value otherwise
+ */
+short check_dmiport_attributes(DmiPort *port)
+{
+    short ret = -1;
+
+    if (!port->name) {
+        if (!(port->name = strdup("Port"))) {
+            ret = -2;
+            goto done;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!port->type) {
+        if (!(port->type = strdup("Unknown"))) {
+            ret = -3;
+            goto done;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!port->port_type) {
+        if (!(port->port_type = strdup("Unknown"))) {
+            ret = -4;
+            goto done;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+done:
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        warn("Failed to allocate memory.");
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+short dmi_get_ports(DmiPort **ports, unsigned *ports_nb)
+{
+    short ret = -1;
+    int curr_port = -1;
+    unsigned i, buffer_size = 0;
+    char **buffer = NULL, *buf;
+
+    *ports_nb = 0;
+
+    /* get dmidecode output */
+    if (run_command("dmidecode -t 8", &buffer, &buffer_size) != 0) {
+        ret = -2;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* count ports */
+    for (i = 0; i < buffer_size; i++) {
+        if (strncmp(buffer[i], "Handle 0x", 9) == 0) {
+            (*ports_nb)++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* if no port was found */
+    if (*ports_nb < 1) {
+        warn("Dmidecode didn't recognize any port.");
+        ret = -3;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* allocate memory for ports */
+    *ports = (DmiPort *)calloc(*ports_nb, sizeof(DmiPort));
+    if (!(*ports)) {
+        warn("Failed to allocate memory.");
+        ret = -4;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* parse information about ports */
+    for (i = 0; i < buffer_size; i++) {
+        if (strncmp(buffer[i], "Handle 0x", 9) == 0) {
+            curr_port++;
+            init_dmiports_struct(&(*ports)[curr_port]);
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* ignore first useless lines */
+        if (curr_port < 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* Name */
+        buf = copy_string_part_after_delim(buffer[i], "External Reference Designator: ");
+        if (buf) {
+            (*ports)[curr_port].name = buf;
+            buf = NULL;
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* Type */
+        buf = copy_string_part_after_delim(buffer[i], "External Connector Type: ");
+        if (buf) {
+            (*ports)[curr_port].type = buf;
+            buf = NULL;
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* Port Type */
+        buf = copy_string_part_after_delim(buffer[i], "Port Type: ");
+        if (buf) {
+            (*ports)[curr_port].port_type = buf;
+            buf = NULL;
+            continue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* fill in default attributes if needed */
+    for (i = 0; i < *ports_nb; i++) {
+        if (check_dmiport_attributes(&(*ports)[i]) != 0) {
+            ret = -5;
+            goto done;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+done:
+    free_2d_buffer(&buffer, &buffer_size);
+
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        dmi_free_ports(ports, ports_nb);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void dmi_free_ports(DmiPort **ports, unsigned *ports_nb)
+{
+    unsigned i;
+
+    if (*ports_nb > 0) {
+        for (i = 0; i < *ports_nb; i++) {
+            free((*ports)[i].name);
+            (*ports)[i].name = NULL;
+            free((*ports)[i].type);
+            (*ports)[i].type = NULL;
+            free((*ports)[i].port_type);
+            (*ports)[i].port_type = NULL;
+        }
+        free(*ports);
+    }
+
+    *ports_nb = 0;
+    *ports = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/hardware/dmidecode.h b/src/hardware/dmidecode.h
index d3f8bd4..5423c93 100644
--- a/src/hardware/dmidecode.h
+++ b/src/hardware/dmidecode.h
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ typedef struct _DmiBaseboard {
     char *version;                  /* Version */
 } DmiBaseboard;
 
+/* Baseboard Port from dmidecode. */
+typedef struct _DmiPort {
+    char *name;                     /* Name */
+    char *type;                     /* Type */
+    char *port_type;                /* Port Type */
+} DmiPort;
+
 /*
  * Get array of processors according to the dmidecode program.
  * @param cpu array of cpus, this function will allocate necessary memory,
@@ -192,5 +199,21 @@ short dmi_get_baseboard(DmiBaseboard *baseboard);
  */
 void dmi_free_baseboard(DmiBaseboard *baseboard);
 
+/*
+ * Get array of baseboard ports according to the dmidecode program.
+ * @param ports array of ports, this function will allocate necessary memory,
+ *      but caller is responsible for freeing it
+ * @param ports_nb number of ports
+ * @return 0 if success, negative value otherwise
+ */
+short dmi_get_ports(DmiPort **ports, unsigned *ports_nb);
+
+/*
+ * Free array of port structures.
+ * @param ports array of ports
+ * @param ports_nb number of ports
+ */
+void dmi_free_ports(DmiPort **ports, unsigned *ports_nb);
+
 
 #endif /* DMIDECODE_H_ */