After kernel update there is "kernel: WARNING: CPU#0: NMI appears to be stuck (0->0)!" in the logs

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Issue

  • After updating the kernel to 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5 /var/log/messages contains the following warnings:
kernel: WARNING: CPU#0: NMI appears to be stuck (0->0)!

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 or later
  • kernel 2.6.18-238.el5 or later
  • VMware guest

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