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Kernel hangs or crashes during partition migration

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Abstract

During partition migration, the kernel might hang or crash.

Content

Linux Releases Affected
All supported Linux® distributions.

IBM Systems Affected
All IBM POWER8®, and later systems that are based on PowerVM®.
 
Symptoms
The Linux Live Partition Mobility (LPM) implementation is known to deadlock on the source system under high load, failing the LPM operation and requiring a forced restart of the partition.
Workaround
No workaround exists for this issue.
Fix Outlook
IBM is working with Red Hat and SUSE  to release a fix for this issue. The fix for this issue should come as part of a future RHEL or SLES release. Open a support ticket with Red Hat or SUSE if a hot fix is needed before the next release.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 December 2020

UID

ibm16206194

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