[Bug 1416078] [NEW] grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

[Paulo F. Smorigo]

Public bug reported:

This ticket is to track some patches that were added after the 14.04
release and are important for the ppc64el version of 14.04.

For now I think we should include:

 - replace install_powerpc_machtypes.patch to a new one from release 14 (attached here): This patch enables the installation using powervm and fixes the ticket [1];
 - ppc64el-disable-vsx.patch: This patch avoids that the build add some VSX code. VSX is not enabled during the boot and calling it can cause a crash. There is no ticket for it.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ppc64el

** Patch added: "install_powerpc_machtypes.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1416078/+attachment/4308230/+files/install_powerpc_machtypes.patch

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Title:
  grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This ticket is to track some patches that were added after the 14.04
  release and are important for the ppc64el version of 14.04.

  For now I think we should include:

   - replace install_powerpc_machtypes.patch to a new one from release 14 (attached here): This patch enables the installation using powervm and fixes the ticket [1];
   - ppc64el-disable-vsx.patch: This patch avoids that the build add some VSX code. VSX is not enabled during the boot and calling it can cause a crash. There is no ticket for it.

  [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793

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