Issue

• The bnx2x driver for NetXtreme II BCM57810 will fail with following access timeout error:

Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_issue_dmae_with_comp:540(enp5s0f0)]DMAE timeout!
Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_write_dmae:586(enp5s0f0)]DMAE returned failure -1
Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_issue_dmae_with_comp:540(enp5s0f0)]DMAE timeout!
Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_write_dmae:586(enp5s0f0)]DMAE returned failure -1
Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_issue_dmae_with_comp:540(enp5s0f0)]DMAE timeout!
Jul 28 23:56:41 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_write_dmae:586(enp5s0f0)]DMAE returned failure -1

Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x 0000:05:00.1 enp5s0f1: MDC/MDIO access timeout
Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x 0000:05:00.1 enp5s0f1: MDC/MDIO access timeout
Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x 0000:05:00.1 enp5s0f1: Error:  Power fault on Port 0 has been detected and the power to that SFP+ module has been removed to prevent failure of the card. Please remove the SFP+ module and restart the system to clear this error.
Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_timer:5519(enp5s0f0)]MFW seems hanged: drv_pulse (0x397) != mcp_pulse (0x7fff)
Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_hw_stats_update:899(enp5s0f0)]NIG timer max (4294967295)
Jul 29 00:25:23 localhost kernel: bnx2x: [bnx2x_acquire_hw_lock:1972(enp5s0f0)]lock_status 0xffffffff  resource_bit 0x1

• This tend to happen intermittently.
• What is causing such messages to appear?