** Description changed:

- Kernel has the "reset_devices" parameter that drivers can opt-in, and
- perform special activity in case this parameter is parsed from command-
- line. For example, in kdump kernels it hints the drivers that they
- (maybe) are booting from a non-healthy condition and needs to issue some
- reset to the adapter. Users currently (kernel v4.19) are: hpsa, ipr,
- megaraid_sas, mpt3sas, smartpqi, xenbus.
+ [Impact]
+ Crash kernels do not advise some subsystems to perform a reset by default.
+ 
+ [Description]
+ Kernel has the "reset_devices" parameter that drivers can opt-in, and perform 
special activity in case this parameter is parsed from command-line. For 
example, in kdump kernels it hints the drivers that they (maybe) are booting 
from a non-healthy condition and needs to issue some reset to the adapter. 
Users currently (kernel v4.19) are: hpsa, ipr, megaraid_sas, mpt3sas, smartpqi, 
xenbus.
  
  This should be enabled by default in the kdump config file to be added
  in the kdump kernel command-line for all versions.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 1) Deploy a Disco VM e.g. with uvt-kvm
+ 2) Install the kdump-tools package
+ 3) Run `kdump-config test`and check for the 'reset_devices' parameter:
+ 
+ $ kdump-config test
+ [...]
+ kexec command to be used:
+   /sbin/kexec -p --command-line="BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-45-generic 
root=LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs ro console=tty1 console=ttyS0 nr_cpus=1 
systemd.unit=kdump-tools.service irqpoll nousb ata_piix.prefer_ms_hyperv=0" 
/var/lib/kdump/vmlinuz
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ The regression potential is very low, since it doesn't need any changes in 
makedumpfile code and we're only adding a parameter on the crashkernel cmdline.
+ The fix will be tested with autopkgtests and normal kdump use-case scenarios.

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  Make the reset_devices parameter default for kdump kernels

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