------- Comment From [email protected] 2026-08-31 01:52 EDT-------
Hi Team,

I have tested this bug with qemu patchs posted by Amit, and upstream
linux kernel, The issue is Not reproducible.

OS
Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray)
qemu-system-ppc64 --version
QEMU emulator version 11.1.50 (v8.0.0-29343-g869a938207)

uname -a
Linux ubuntu 7.2.0+ #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Aug 27 13:22:02 UTC 2026 ppc64le 
GNU/Linux

Power 10 compatibility mode
root@ubuntu:~# lscpu
Architecture:                ppc64le
Byte Order:                Little Endian
CPU(s):                      16
On-line CPU(s) list:       0-15
Model name:                  POWER10 (architected), altivec supported
Model:                     2.0 (pvr 0082 0200)
Thread(s) per core:        8
Core(s) per socket:        2
Socket(s):                 1
Virtualization features:
Hypervisor vendor:         pHyp
Virtualization type:       para

-------- Steps Performed -------
1. Install ubuntu 26.10 on a Power11 Lpar.
2. Change the compatibility mode of lpar to Power 10 from HMC
3. check model name, it should show as Power 10 in lscpu command
4. Start a guest in P10 compat mode, Guest should start and boot properly.
5. Guest boot was successful and i am able to login to the guest.

-------- guest logs ---------
Ubuntu Stonking Stingray (development branch) ubuntu-server hvc0
connecting...
^[[42;1R^[[42;83RPlease remove the installation medium, then press ENTER:

[  530.920533] (sd-umoun[14084]: Failed to unmount 
/run/shutdown/mounts/5f222a50d05d26db: Device or resource busy
[  530.922935] (sd-umoun[14085]: Failed to unmount 
/run/shutdown/mounts/c99926a0aece8251: Device or resource busy
[  530.926286] shutdown[1]: Could not detach loopback /dev/loop3: Device or 
resource busy
[  530.926846] shutdown[1]: Could not detach loopback /dev/loop2: Device or 
resource busy
[  530.927416] shutdown[1]: Could not detach loopback /dev/loop1: Device or 
resource busy
[  530.928021] shutdown[1]: Could not detach loopback /dev/loop0: Device or 
resource busy
[  530.929514] shutdown[1]: Unable to finalize remaining file systems, loop 
devices, ignoring.
[  530.937941] reboot: Restarting system

Domain creation completed.
Restarting guest.
Running text console command: virsh --connect qemu:///system console ubuntu
Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug 
message for more information.
Connected to domain 'ubuntu'
Escape character is ^] (Ctrl + ])

guest login: guest
Password:
Welcome to Ubuntu Stonking Stingray (development branch) (GNU/Linux 
7.0.0-14-generic ppc64le)

* Documentation:  https://docs.ubuntu.com
* Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
* Support:        https://ubuntu.com/pro

System information as of Fri Aug 28 08:03:59 PM UTC 2026

System load:  0.0               Processes:               229
Usage of /:   26.7% of 9.75GB   Users logged in:         0
Memory usage: 6%                IPv4 address for enp0s1: 192.168.122.239
Swap usage:   0%

0 updates can be applied immediately.

The programs included with the Ubuntu system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.

guest@guest:~$ ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group 
default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP 
group default qlen 1000
link/ether 52:54:00:db:f9:c0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
altname enx525400dbf9c0
inet 192.168.122.239/24 metric 100 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global dynamic 
enp0s1
valid_lft 3580sec preferred_lft 3580sec
inet6 fe80::5054:ff:fedb:f9c0/64 scope link proto kernel_ll
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
guest@guest:~$guest@guest:~$ lscpu
Architecture:                ppc64le
Byte Order:                Little Endian
CPU(s):                      10
On-line CPU(s) list:       0-9
Model name:                  POWER10 (architected), altivec supported
Model:                     2.0 (pvr 0082 0200)
Thread(s) per core:        1
Core(s) per socket:        10
Socket(s):                 1
Virtualization features:
Hypervisor vendor:         KVM
Virtualization type:       para

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  [Ubuntu 26.10] : KVM guest boot hangs on POWER11 host when processor
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