Public bug reported: on older cpu's the kvm module doesn't load anymore after applying the latest hwe kpti packages.
i found the corresponding upstream patch for 4.15. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a1b43922d0d1279e7936ba85c4c2a870403c95f please backport, so that we can use the old servers again /proc/cpuinfo shows, that the xeon's doesn't have the vnmi flag. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jan 15 07:33:47 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-24 (843 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) SourcePackage: linux-hwe UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-10-17 (454 days ago) ** Affects: linux-hwe (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743309 Title: Module KVM not load anymore with 4.13.0-26-generic #29~16.04.2-Ubuntu SMP To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/+bug/1743309/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
