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[Mike Rushton <mike.rushton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Power8  in PowerNV mode with Ubuntu installed does not expose kvm cpu
capabilities:

ubuntu@powereight:~$ lsmod |grep kvm
ubuntu@powereight:~$ 

ubuntu@powereight:~$ egrep -o "vmx|svm" /proc/cpuinfo
ubuntu@powereight:~$ 


In this same mode with PowerKVM installed, the machine does have kvm capabilities.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.16.0-41-generic 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: User Name 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt11
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-41-generic ppc64le
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: ppc64el
Date: Thu Jun 25 21:35:08 2015
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: linux-lts-utopic
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug ppc64el trusty uec-images

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Title:
  IBM Power8 PowerNV does not expose kvm capabilities

Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Power8  in PowerNV mode with Ubuntu installed does not expose kvm cpu
  capabilities:

  ubuntu@powereight:~$ lsmod |grep kvm
  ubuntu@powereight:~$ 

  ubuntu@powereight:~$ egrep -o "vmx|svm" /proc/cpuinfo
  ubuntu@powereight:~$ 

  
  In this same mode with PowerKVM installed, the machine does have kvm capabilities.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.16.0-41-generic 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: User Name 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt11
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-41-generic ppc64le
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
  Architecture: ppc64el
  Date: Thu Jun 25 21:35:08 2015
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: linux-lts-utopic
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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