Using the hwe-u kernel which I think is 3.16.0-31-generic seems to have resolved the kernel panicing.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425699 Title: kernel panic on IBM Power8 PPC MAAS ephemeral image Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Trusty: Confirmed Bug description: The kernel running on the 14.04 ephemeral image for MAAS when commissioning an IBM Power8 PPC server causes a periodic kernel panic. This happens intermittently and cannot be forcefully reproduced. The kernel version on the image is 3.13.0-27.50-generic according to the boot process. Attached is the boot process log with the kernel panics. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1425699/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp