HP Z Workstations triggers kernel tainting message after installation of RHEL 8.4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

A tainting flag value of 512 has been logged in kernel message

The kernel taints with a taint value 512 on HP Z workstations while RHEL 8.4 was installed especially when the workstation has inbuilt Intel Integrated Graphics.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
  • HP Z Workstations Z2 Tower G8
  • HP Z Workstation Z2 Small Form Factor G8 Workstation

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