OLVM: "[Firmware Bug]:reg XxXX: invalid BAR (can't size) and VPD access disabled" entries in /var/log/dmesg or /var/log/messages (Doc ID 2948842.1)

Last updated on MARCH 05, 2025

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Symptoms

On Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM), the Baremetal engine host and the KVM host are seeing the error messages "[Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled" and "[Firmware Bug]: reg XxXX: invalid BAR (can't size)" in the /var/log/dmesg or /var/log/messages.

--lspci
5e:00.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. ISP2722-based 16/32Gb Fibre Channel to PCIe Adapter (rev 01) <==== (1) This Qlogic HBA Interface Card has a Firmware Bug. Please refer to the Firmware Bugs at "pci 0000:5e:00.0" from the system log below.
5e:00.1 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. ISP2722-based 16/32Gb Fibre Channel to PCIe Adapter (rev 01) <==== (2) This Qlogic HBA Interface Card has a Firmware Bug. Please refer to the Firmware Bugs at "pci 0000:5e:00.1" from the system log below.
d8:00.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. ISP2722-based 16/32Gb Fibre Channel to PCIe Adapter (rev 01) <==== (3) This Qlogic HBA Interface Card has a Firmware Bug. Please refer to the Firmware Bugs at "pci 0000:d8:00.0" from the system log below.
d8:00.1 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. ISP2722-based 16/32Gb Fibre Channel to PCIe Adapter (rev 01) <==== (4) This Qlogic HBA Interface Card has a Firmware Bug. Please refer to the Firmware Bugs at "pci 0000:d8:00.1" from the system log below.

--/var/log/dmesg or /var/log/messages

May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 0.000000] ACPI BIOS Warning (bug): FADT (revision 6) is longer than ACPI 5.0 version, truncating length 276 to 268 (20150410/tbfadt-396)
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.196064] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.285435] PCI: Using host bridge windows from ACPI; if necessary, use "pci=nocrs" and report a bug
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.337698] pci 0000:00:11.0: [Firmware Bug]: reg 0x30: invalid BAR (can't size) <====== This new Firmware Bug is related to the PCI Device issue in the Hardware.
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.439800] pci 0000:5e:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled <=== (1)
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.439802] pci 0000:5e:00.1: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled <=== (2)
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.439876] pci 0000:d8:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled <=== (3)
May 9 14:10:05 OLVMKVM-test01 kernel: [ 23.439877] pci 0000:d8:00.1: [Firmware Bug]: VPD access disabled <=== (4)

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