+# Skip tests for PPC that fail frequently
+if [[ $(uname -m) = ppc64 ]]; then
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 1a 1b 1d 1e 12c 12f "
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 12g 12h 12m 12n 12o 12p "
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 12q 21 22 23 24a 24b "
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 24d 24e 24f 25b 30c 37 "
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 57 58 90 110b 111b 113 "
+ # bug number: LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251 LU-12251
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 222b 222d 228 260a 260b 260c "
+ # bug number: LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 220A 220a 221 222a 222c 223a "
+ # bug number: LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 223b 224A 224a 226 227 600"
+ # bug number: LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252 LU-12252
+ ALWAYS_EXCEPT+=" 601 602 603 604 605 "
+fi
+