Why do I get "mbox_read: Bad State" warnings in the system log on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Issue
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Why do I see the following error message in dmesg and
/var/log/messages?kernel: mbox_read: Bad State
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Emulex LPFC HBA card
- Using Red Hat's driver provided with the kernel.
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