NMI error received: 'Dazed and confused, but trying to continue'

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Issue

  • Why do I keep receiving the following error message in /var/log/messages?
kernel: Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
kernel: Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled?
kernel: Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 21 on CPU 0
kernel: Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
kernel: Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled?
kernel: Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 31 on CPU 0.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) all versions

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