In RHEL6.4 ipmi_si is built into the kernel instead of a loadable module, boot is delayed due to waiting for a timeout.
Issue
- In newer Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
ipmi_siis build into the kernel instead of loadable module, boot is delayed due to waiting for a timeout. - Our old workstations utilize a
RealtekR8168DP LAN chip. This PCI device also shows up as an IPMI interface on different PCI function number. That means, thatipmi_sigets active and scans the IPMI bus for devices. Unfortunately there are no devices on that IPMI bus so the boot process is blocked untilipmi_sireaches its timeout (2 minutes). In the past the problem was easy to avoid by blacklistingipmi_sion those workstations. How to do this now thatipmi_siis build into the kernel?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
- IPMI
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