hv_netvsc driver says "timeout before we got a set response..." and ethX doesn't become up

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Issue

  • hv_netvsc driver says "timeout before we got a set response..." and ethX doesn't become up
kernel: hv_netvsc vmbus_XXX: ethX: timeout before we got a set response...
kernel: hv_netvsc vmbus_XXX: ethX: unable to open device (ret -110).

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Hyper-V or Azure

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