Why do I see "kernel: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-XX"?

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Issue

  • Why do I see "kernel: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-XX"?

Sample logs:

kernel: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-10
kernel: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-16-proto-9

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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