Why does my Oracle RAC node crash with lpfc driver error messages?

Issue

• Oracle RAC node crashes with following lpfc driver error messages.

 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0112 ELS command x461 received from NPORT xfffffd Data: x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0117 Xmit ELS response x2 to remote NPORT xfffffd I/O tag: x68b, size: x4
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0128 Xmit ELS ACC response tag x68b, XRI: x56d, DID: xfffffd, nlp_flag: x0 nlp_state: x7 RPI: x0
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0119 Issue GEN REQ IOCB to NPORT xfffffc Data: x0 x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0110 ELS response tag x68b completes Data: x0 x0 x0 xfffffd x0 x7 x0
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0116 Xmit ELS command x3 to remote NPORT x410092 I/O tag: x687, port state: x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0116 Xmit ELS command x3 to remote NPORT x530014 I/O tag: x686, port state: x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0102 PLOGI completes to NPort x530014 Data: x0 x3d006d x14 x40000 x2
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0121 PLOGI chkparm OK Data: x530014 x1 x0 x0
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0116 Xmit ELS command x14001020 to remote NPORT x530014 I/O tag: x684, port state: x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0102 PLOGI completes to NPort x410092 Data: x0 x3d006d x14 x40000 x1
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0121 PLOGI chkparm OK Data: x410092 x1 x0 x0
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0116 Xmit ELS command x14001020 to remote NPORT x410092 I/O tag: x682, port state: x20
 kernel: lpfc 0000:15:00.0: 0:(0):0103 PRLI completes to NPort x530014 Data: x0 x3d006d x14 x0