amdsmi-output-verification

# AMD SMI Output Correctness Verification Use this checklist whenever AMD SMI appears to report incorrect GPU information. The goal is to distinguish a real AMD SMI defect from a driver, firmware, environment, documentation, or expectation mismatch. ## Test Metadata When running a test, include the following metadata to help with triage and debugging: - Date: - Host: - OS: - Kernel: - ROCm version: - AMD SMI version: - AMDGPU driver version: - Bare metal / container / VM: - GPU model: - GPU count: ## Commands To Capture Capture raw output, without editing values. ```sh amd-smi version amd-smi list amd-smi static amd-smi metric amd-smi monitor rocminfo rocm-smi lspci -nn lspci -vv dmesg ``` Also capture relevant sysfs values: ```sh find /sys/class/drm -maxdepth 4 -type f ``` For each tested GPU, inspect the matching card path under: ```sh /sys/class/drm/card*/device ``` Useful files often include: - `vendor` - `device` - `subsystem_vendor` - `subsystem_device` - `revision` - `product_name` - `product_number` - `serial_number` - `mem_info_vram_total` - `mem_info_vram_used` - `gpu_busy_percent` - `pp_dpm_sclk` - `pp_dpm_mclk` - `pp_power_profile_mode` Availability varies by GPU, driver, kernel, and permission level. ## Fields To Compare | Field | AMD SMI value | Baseline value | Baseline source | Result | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GPU name | | | | | | | ASIC name | | | | | | | Vendor ID | | | | | | | Device ID | | | | | | | Subsystem ID | | | | | | | Revision ID | | | | | | | PCI BDF | | | | | | | VRAM total | | | | | | | Memory type | | | | | | | VBIOS version | | | | | | | Firmware versions | | | | | | | Driver version | | | | | | | ROCm version | | | | | | | Temperature | | | | | | | Power | | | | | | | Clocks | | | | | | | Utilization | | | | | | | ECC/RAS support | | | | | | | Process reporting | | | | | | ## Result Labels - Correct: AMD SMI matches trusted baseline. - Missing: AMD SMI does not expose a value that appears available elsewhere. - Unsupported: AMD SMI explicitly reports the field is unsupported. - Incorrect: AMD SMI reports a value that conflicts with trusted baseline. - Misleading: AMD SMI value is technically present but ambiguous, mislabeled, or likely to confuse users. - Environment-dependent: result changes depending on permissions, container, VM, kernel, or driver state. ## Finding Template ### Incorrect or Misleading Field - GPU: - ROCm version: - AMD SMI version: - Environment: - Field: - AMD SMI command/API: - AMD SMI value: - Expected value: - Baseline source: - Why baseline is trusted: - Reproducibility: - Severity: - Suggested fix: