@@ -244,9 +244,13 @@ int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
/*
* Hyper-V does not provide a way to change the connect CPU once
- * it is set; we must prevent the connect CPU from going offline.
+ * it is set; we must prevent the connect CPU from going offline
+ * while the VM is running normally. But in the panic or kexec()
+ * path where the vmbus is already disconnected, the CPU must be
+ * allowed to shut down.
*/
- if (cpu == VMBUS_CONNECT_CPU)
+ if (cpu == VMBUS_CONNECT_CPU &&
+ vmbus_connection.conn_state == CONNECTED)
return -EBUSY;
/*