Why do I get "mbox_read: Bad State" warnings in the system log on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • 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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