** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+ After a DLPAR memory/CPU add/remove operation, kdump tools need to be 
restarted or else kdump tools will fail to capture the crash. 
+ 
+ [Test]
+ 
  == Comment: #0 - Ping Tian Han <[email protected]> - 2017-01-09 02:51:00 ==
  ---Problem Description---
  Vmcore cannot be saved when triggering bug 150353 on roselp4:
  
  Copying data                       : [  2.0 %] \/usr/sbin/kdump-config: line 
591:  5502 Bus error               makedumpfile $MAKEDUMP_ARGS $vmcore_file 
$KDUMP_CORETEMP
  [  512.833872] kdump-tools[5450]:  * kdump-tools: makedumpfile failed, 
falling back to 'cp'
  [  573.595449] kdump-tools[5450]: cp: error reading '/proc/vmcore': Bad 
address
  [  573.605717] kdump-tools[5450]:  * kdump-tools: failed to save vmcore in 
/var/crash/201701090223
  [  573.765417] kdump-tools[5450]:  * running makedumpfile --dump-dmesg 
/proc/vmcore /var/crash/201701090223/dmesg.201701090223
  [  574.285506] kdump-tools[5450]: The kernel version is not supported.
  [  574.285672] kdump-tools[5450]: The makedumpfile operation may be 
incomplete.
  [  574.285767] kdump-tools[5450]: The dmesg log is saved to 
/var/crash/201701090223/dmesg.201701090223.
  [  574.305422] kdump-tools[5450]: makedumpfile Completed.
  [  574.315363] kdump-tools[5450]:  * kdump-tools: saved dmesg content in 
/var/crash/201701090223
  [  574.615688] kdump-tools[5450]: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 02:24:26 -0600
  [  574.705384] kdump-tools[5450]: Rebooting.
-          Stopping ifup for ib0...
+          Stopping ifup for ib0...
  [  OK  ] Stopped ifup for ib0.
  [ 1008.579897] reboot: Restarting system
-  
- Contact Information = Ping Tian Han/[email protected] Carrie 
Mitsuyoshi/[email protected] 
-  
+ 
+ Contact Information = Ping Tian Han/[email protected] Carrie
+ Mitsuyoshi/[email protected]
+ 
  ---uname output---
  Linux roselp4 4.8.0-34-generic #36~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 21 18:53:20 UTC 
2016 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
-  
- Machine Type = lpar 
-  
+ 
+ Machine Type = lpar
+ 
  ---Debugger---
  A debugger is not configured
-  
+ 
  ---Steps to Reproduce---
-  1. config kdump on roselp4
+  1. config kdump on roselp4
  2. try to trigger bug 150353
  
-  
- *Additional Instructions for Ping Tian Han/[email protected] Carrie 
Mitsuyoshi/[email protected]: 
+ *Additional Instructions for Ping Tian Han/[email protected] Carrie 
Mitsuyoshi/[email protected]:
  -Post a private note with access information to the machine that the bug is 
occuring on.
  
  == Comment: #3 - Brahadambal Srinivasan <[email protected]> -
  2017-01-10 02:42:25 ==
  
  root@roselp4:~# cat /proc/cmdline
  BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinux-4.8.0-34-generic 
root=UUID=0bcf3431-df8b-499c-9a13-33070f242e0c ro splash quiet 
crashkernel=384M-:512M
  
  root@roselp4:~# dmesg | grep Reser
  [    0.000000] Reserving 512MB of memory at 128MB for crashkernel (System 
RAM: 21760MB)
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ The fix applies to makedumpfile, and could impact dump capture.

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  ISST-LTE:pVM:roselp4:ubuntu 16.04: cp: error reading '/proc/vmcore':
  Bad address when trying to dump vmcore

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