IPMI BT kernel error messages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue
The following messages are shown in /var/log/messages and dmesg:
Oct 9 07:57:10 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 07:59:00 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 07:59:00 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:00:51 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:00:51 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:02:41 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:02:41 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:04:31 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:04:31 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:06:21 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:06:21 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:08:11 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:08:11 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:10:01 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:10:01 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:11:52 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:11:52 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:13:42 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:13:42 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:15:32 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:15:32 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Oct 9 08:17:22 server01 kernel: IPMI BT: timeout in RD_WAIT [ ] failed 2 retries, sending error response
Oct 9 08:17:22 server01 kernel: IPMI: BT reset (takes 5 secs)
Also, a stuck in D-state modprobe can be seen in process list:
# ps aux | grep D
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 9880 0.0 0.0 4024 732 ? D 2014 0:32 /sbin/modprobe ipmi_si
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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