Comment 5 for bug 1643784

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------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-04-12 02:32 EDT-------
I am able to see this issue even with the latest Ubuntu 16.10 kernel.

root@ltc-firep1:~# uname -a
Linux ltc-firep1 4.8.0-46-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 31 13:56:16 UTC 2017 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
root@ltc-firep1:~# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.10 (Yakkety Yak)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.10"
VERSION_ID="16.10"
HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=yakkety
UBUNTU_CODENAME=yakkety

root@ltc-firep1:~# systemctl status ipmi_port.service
? ipmi_port.service - ipmiutil ipmi_port service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ipmi_port.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2017-04-12 02:28:10 EDT; 2min 45s ago
Process: 81130 ExecStart=/usr/share/ipmiutil/ipmiutil.setup >/dev/null && /usr/sbin/ipmi_port -b || : (code=exited, status=6)

Apr 12 02:28:10 ltc-firep1 systemd[1]: Starting ipmiutil ipmi_port service...
Apr 12 02:28:10 ltc-firep1 systemd[1]: ipmi_port.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=6
Apr 12 02:28:10 ltc-firep1 systemd[1]: Failed to start ipmiutil ipmi_port service.
Apr 12 02:28:10 ltc-firep1 systemd[1]: ipmi_port.service: Unit entered failed state.
Apr 12 02:28:10 ltc-firep1 systemd[1]: ipmi_port.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-04-12 02:36 EDT-------
The below level of ipmiutil is available in the Ubuntu 16.10 OS.

root@ltc-firep1:~# which ipmiutil
/usr/bin/ipmiutil
root@ltc-firep1:~# dpkg -S /usr/bin/ipmiutil
ipmiutil: /usr/bin/ipmiutil
root@ltc-firep1:~# dpkg --list | grep ipmiutil
iF ipmiutil 3.0.0-1 ppc64el IPMI management utilities

Is the ipmiutil package which Debian has built with workaround's are incorporated by Ubuntu for 16.10 OS release.

Will there be fixes provided in Ubuntu 16.10 OS.