kernel: pci 0000:03:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled

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Issue

  • The following message is logged on the system boot after upgrading to RHEL7.3 (kernel-3.10.0-514.el7):

    kernel:   pci 0000:03:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled
    
  • The following message is output when booting RHEL8:

    kernel:   pci 0000:03:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: disabling VPD access (can't determine size of non-standard VPD format)
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (kernel-3.10.0-514.el7) and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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