** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Groovy)
     Assignee: Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage (ubuntu-power-triage) => 
Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Groovy)
     Assignee: Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Kernel Team (canonical-kernel-team)

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Title:
  [Regression] Do not initiate shutdown for EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS event

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  In Progress
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Focal:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Groovy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  SRU Justification:

  [Impact]

  * With commit 79872e35469b "powerpc/pseries: All events of
  EPOW_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN must initiate shutdown" it was introduced that
  all EPOW_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN events cause immediate shutdowns.

  * But on LPARs there is a user space tool (rtas_errd) that monitor for
  EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS events.

  * Once rtas_errd gets an event it initiates a shutdown after
  predefined time.

  * Therefore immediate shutdowns must not be triggered if the system is
  running on UPS (means for EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS events).

  [Fix]

  * 90a9b102eddf6a3f987d15f4454e26a2532c1c98 90a9b102eddf
  "powerpc/pseries: Do not initiate shutdown when system is running on
  UPS"

  [Test Case]

  * Setup a Power system on (D)LPAR and run it on UPS with Ubuntu 16.04
  or higher (kernel 4.x is needed).

  * Verify that the user space tool (rtas_errd) is active and running.

  * Define a time for a potential shutdown in case an
  EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS event occurs.

  * Trigger an EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS event.

  * Verify if the system got shutdown immediately - or after the pre-
  defined time.

  [Regression Potential]

  * The regression risk is very low, because of the very limited
  modification in a case statement for EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS events.

  * What may happen is that the system doesn't power off anymore if
  running on UPS due to the EPOW_SHUTDOWN_ON_UPS case changes -
  especially if there is a potential problem with rtas_errd that should
  monitor for these events and should initiate the delayed shutdown.

  * Other than that I cannot see much potential harm.

  [Other]

  * The patch got upstream accepted in v5.9-rc2 and already landed in
  groovy's kernel 'Ubuntu-5.8.0-18.19', based on the v5.8.4 upstream
  stable release ticket LP 1893048.

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