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

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

In unapproved

** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: ubuntu-power-systems
     Assignee: Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations) => (unassigned)

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Title:
  incorrect hypervisor and virtualization type reported in compat mode
  guest

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  In Progress
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [IMPACT]

  In xenial lscpu prints the wrong "Hypervisor vendor" and
  "Virtualization type" on PowerVM or KVM systems. Incorrect hypervisor
  and virtualization type reported in ubuntu 16.04.04 guest running in
  P8compat mode on P9 boston-LC.

  [TEST]

  Curent output:

  ubuntu at P8lpar3:~$ dpkg -l "*util-linux*"
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
  +++-==============-============-============-=================================
  ii  util-linux     2.31.1-0.4ub ppc64el      miscellaneous system utilities
  un  util-linux-loc <none>       <none>       (no description available)

  ubuntu at P8lpar3:~$ lscpu
  Architecture:        ppc64le
  Byte Order:          Little Endian
  CPU(s):              128
  On-line CPU(s) list: 0-127
  Thread(s) per core:  8
  Core(s) per socket:  1
  Socket(s):           16
  NUMA node(s):        2
  Model:               2.1 (pvr 004b 0201)
  Model name:          POWER8 (architected), altivec supported
  Hypervisor vendor:   pHyp
  Virtualization type: para
  L1d cache:           64K
  L1i cache:           32K
  NUMA node0 CPU(s):   
  NUMA node4 CPU(s):   0-127
  ubuntu at P8lpar3:~$ 

  Expected Output:

  $ lscpu 
  Architecture:          ppc64le
  Byte Order:            Little Endian
  CPU(s):                128
  On-line CPU(s) list:   0-127
  Thread(s) per core:    8
  Core(s) per socket:    1
  Socket(s):             16
  NUMA node(s):          2
  Model:                 2.1 (pvr 004b 0201)
  Model name:            POWER8 (architected), altivec supported
  Hypervisor vendor:     pHyp
  Virtualization type:   para
  L1d cache:             64K
  L1i cache:             32K
  NUMA node0 CPU(s):     
  NUMA node4 CPU(s):     0-127

  [Potential Regression]
  The fix changes the logic to how lscpu-dmi returns from read_hypervisor_dmi() this could introduce potential regression in platforms  that has incorrect DMI information.

  [Other Info]
  ---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 ?

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