grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

[Paulo Flabiano Smorigo]

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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[Breno Leitão (breno-leitao)]

Any eta when it will make the daily build for 14.04?

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

As soon as the three bugs closed by the upload are verified (and if you could help with that, it would be very useful); then we can release the package to -updates, at which point it will make it to the very next daily build.

Until then, the grub2 package update can be tested by enabling the "proposed" repository, as described in the bug reports.

The three bugs are:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793 - Reboot loop / CHRP note
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454743 - Disable VSX
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454764 - Inverted video

[Breno Leitão (breno-leitao)]

Hi Mathieu,

Sure, I am asking someone to validate them ASAP.

Thanks

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> As soon as the three bugs closed by the upload are verified (and if you
> could help with that, it would be very useful); then we can release the
> package to -updates, at which point it will make it to the very next
> daily build.
>
> Until then, the grub2 package update can be tested by enabling the
> "proposed" repository, as described in the bug reports.
>
> The three bugs are:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793 - Reboot
> loop / CHRP note
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454743 - Disable VSX
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454764 - Inverted
> video
>
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[Breno Leitão (breno-leitao)]

All of them were tested and seem to be working fine.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Steve Langasek <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> ** Tags added: targetmilestone-inin14043
>
> ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Trusty)
> Importance: Undecided => High
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[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Closing as Fix Released since we've landed these updates in Trusty now.