"failed to initialize vmci doorbell" message is shown in /var/log/messages

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • The following message can be seen in /var/log/messages or dmesg.
[4750142.185992] vmw_balloon: failed to initialize vmci doorbell
  • What does it mean and why?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9
  • vmw_balloon
  • VM on VMWare Hypervisor

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