RHEL 6 server with qlge driver experiences link failures, "LOOP DOWN" messages, path failures, I/O errors, and/or crashes when running sosreport or 'ethtool'

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Issue

  • Running ethtool -S on a QLogic NIC using the qlge module causes the system to crash.
  • Attempting to generate an SOS Report with the sosreport command causes the system to crash.
  • I ran sosreport and my system was fenced after all of its paths failed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Using the qlge driver

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