Public bug reported: Please add upstream commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ddee09c099c35074e50aaf9157efd22429d3acdf To add support for that new processor variant. The cores are identical to POWER8 so there is no difference to the kernel to get things booted and installed. It adds the "nvlink" function for which separate patches will be submitted later, but at least with the above commit, the machines will be able to boot. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1438938 Title: Add support for POWER8 NVL processor for ppc64el Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Please add upstream commit https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ddee09c099c35074e50aaf9157efd22429d3acdf To add support for that new processor variant. The cores are identical to POWER8 so there is no difference to the kernel to get things booted and installed. It adds the "nvlink" function for which separate patches will be submitted later, but at least with the above commit, the machines will be able to boot. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1438938/+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
