(In reply to comment #80)
> Hello Canonical,
>
> There are two problems here
>
>   1. Hang when CPUs don't respond to IPI. This can be resolved by setting a
> non-zero panic timeout.
>      That fix is now available in Ubuntu releases.
>
>   2. But dump capture is still not successful with case1 fix as the system
> is reseting, if some CPUs
>      are not responding to IPIs, instead of booting into KDump kernel.
>
> While case1 is resolved - the kernel doesn't hang anymore if some CPUs don't
> respond to IPIs. As for
> case2, I suspect the reset could be happening in f/w while reinitializing
> CPUs. Need to confirm that
> though. Also, exploring if it is possible to workaround what seems like a
> firwmare limitation. Please
> keep the bug open while I work on case2. If we can't workaround case2, may
> have to close this as
> will-not-fix.

While this is on my TODO list, putting this low on my priority list as it is an
unlikely user scenario...

Thanks
Hari

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