Index: cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.5.orig/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAltCloud.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DataSourceAltCloud(sources.DataSou
         '''
 
         uname_arch = os.uname()[4]
-        if uname_arch.startswith("arm") or uname_arch == "aarch64":
+        if uname_arch.startswith("arm") or uname_arch == "aarch64" or uname_arch.startswith("ppc"):
             # Disabling because dmidecode in CMD_DMI_SYSTEM crashes kvm process
             LOG.debug("Disabling AltCloud datasource on arm (LP: #1243287)")
             return 'UNKNOWN'
Index: cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
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--- cloud-init-0.7.5.orig/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceSmartOS.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class DataSourceSmartOS(sources.DataSour
             return False
 
         uname_arch = os.uname()[4]
-        if uname_arch.startswith("arm") or uname_arch == "aarch64":
+        if uname_arch.startswith("arm") or uname_arch == "aarch64" or uname_arch.startswith("ppc"):
             # Disabling because dmidcode in dmi_data() crashes kvm process
             LOG.debug("Disabling SmartOS datasource on arm (LP: #1243287)")
             return False