System suspend failure due to CPU Cstate (PC2) blocked by SATA AHCI mode and secure boot disabled in BIOS
Issue
- The system does not successfully enter suspend mode as expected.
- System fails to enter suspend state with SATA AHCI mode and secure boot disabled.
- System fails to enter suspend state with CPU Stuck in PC2 Cstate.
- AHCI controller blocks CPU cstate (stuck on PC2) during system suspend.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Dell
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