chapter2: add smbios tables details

Add details about the SMBIOS tables and structures, with a reference to the SMBIOS specification v3.7.0. Signed-off-by: Vincent Stehlé <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/source/chapter2-uefi.rst b/source/chapter2-uefi.rst
@@ -359,6 +359,12 @@ The DTB must be contained in memory of type `EfiACPIReclaimMemory`.
 `EfiACPIReclaimMemory` was chosen to match the recommendation for ACPI
 tables which fulfill the same task as the DTB.
 
+SMBIOS
+------
+
+If firmware provides SMBIOS tables and structures then it must provide them as
+described in [SMBIOS]_ § 5 & 6.
+
 UEFI Boot Services
 ==================
 

diff --git a/source/references.rst b/source/references.rst
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@
    Version 20211203
 
 .. [RVUEFI] `RISC-V UEFI Protocol Specification <https://github.com/riscv-non-isa/riscv-uefi/releases/download/1.0.0/RISCV_UEFI_PROTOCOL-spec.pdf>`_
+
+.. [SMBIOS] `System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification v3.7.0
+   <https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0134_3.7.0.pdf>`_,
+   July 2023, `DMTF <https://www.dmtf.org>`_