What do messages "kernel: efivars: get_variable() failed 0x8000000000000005!" mean?
Issue
There are messages like these logged in the system log:
Jun 10 21:02:42 serv01 kernel: efivars: get_variable() failed 0x8000000000000005!
Jun 11 21:02:39 serv01 kernel: efivars: get_variable() failed 0x8000000000000005!
Jun 12 21:02:42 serv01 kernel: efivars: get_variable() failed 0x8000000000000005!
Jun 13 21:02:41 serv01 kernel: efivars: get_variable() failed 0x8000000000000005!
What do they mean?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6**
- EFI enabled system
** Note: starting with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, these messages should not appear anymore, but there are some considerations, please refer to the Root Cause section below.
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