NetworkManager platform-linux: Too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • NetworkManager is frequently logging these messages:

    Mar 14 09:47:47 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038867.6193] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:48 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038868.0859] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:48 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038868.0954] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:48 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038868.5754] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:49 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038869.5151] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:49 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038869.5212] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:50 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038870.0017] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:50 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038870.4877] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:50 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038870.9494] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:50 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038870.9587] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:51 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038871.4370] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:51 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038871.9157] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache
Mar 14 09:47:52 localhost NetworkManager[866]: <info>  [1521038872.8849] platform-linux: netlink: read: too many netlink events. Need to resynchronize platform cache

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • NetworkManager

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