[Bug 1764628] [NEW] incorrect hypervisor and virtualization type reported in compat mode guest

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---uname output---
Linux guest 4.15.0-13-generic #14~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Sat Mar 17 03:03:53 UTC 2018 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
 
Machine Type = boston-LC 
 
---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured
 
---Steps to Reproduce---
 Incorrect hypervisor and virtualization type reported in ubuntu 16.04.04 guest running in P8compat mode on P9 boston-LC:

root at guest:/tmp# lscpu
Architecture:          ppc64le
Byte Order:            Little Endian
CPU(s):                2
On-line CPU(s) list:   0,1
Thread(s) per core:    2
Core(s) per socket:    1
Socket(s):             1
NUMA node(s):          1
Model:                 2.2 (pvr 004e 1202)
Model name:            POWER8 (architected), altivec supported
>> Hypervisor vendor:     horizontal
>> Virtualization type:   full
L1d cache:             32K
L1i cache:             32K
NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0,1


 
Stack trace output:
 no
 
Oops output:
 no
 


We test what is coming along with distro. If you are not able to see issue with : https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/2.27.1-6ubuntu3.5 .. can we get this included in 16.04.x train ?

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage (ubuntu-power-triage)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-166459 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin---
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incorrect hypervisor and virtualization type reported in compat mode guest
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1764628
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