Intel driver i40evf throws error "Failed to add MAC filter, error 140E_ERR_NVM" upon restarting network service.
Issue
- ssh connection to the server is lost after restarting the
network.service
with below log :
i40evf 0000:00:04.0: Failed to add MAC filter, error 140E_ERR_NUM
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.x86_64
- SR-IOV virtual functions
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