Re: blacklist mei_me?
On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 11:10 +0100, hw wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this module causes delays when booting and I'm finding this in dmesg:
>
>
> [ 14.889003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62
> [ 20.009003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62
> [ 25.129003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62
> [ 25.129315] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: reached maximal consecutive resets:
> disabling the device
> [ 25.129797] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset failed ret = -19
> [ 25.130086] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: link layer initialization failed.
> [ 25.130431] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: init hw failure.
> [ 25.130745] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: initialization failed.
>
>
> Should I just blacklist it or is that a bad idea? Apparently whatever it is for
> gets disabled anyway and it doesn't seem to be a disadvantage other than causing
> delays.
>
If you use Google to search for mei_me you'll lots o similar reports
going back a decade, e.g. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=168403
These seem to suggest blacklisting the module or disabling Management
Engine Interface in the BIOS.
--
Tixy
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