vmkernel qfle3 Log Messages Display Additional Empty or Blank Lines.

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

qfle3 log messages contain unintended additional empty or blank lines.

/var/run/log/vmkernel.log

In(182) vmkernel: cpu40:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_queue_alloc_with_attr:654: [vmnic1] Feature LRO requested.
In(182) vmkernel: 
In(182) vmkernel: cpu40:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_remove_queue_filter:2392: [vmnic1] Removing s/w-only filter
In(182) vmkernel: 
In(182) vmkernel: cpu65:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_queue_alloc_with_attr:654: [vmnic1] Feature LRO requested.
In(182) vmkernel: 
In(182) vmkernel: cpu65:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_remove_queue_filter:2392: [vmnic1] Removing s/w-only filter
In(182) vmkernel: 
In(182) vmkernel: cpu40:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_queue_alloc_with_attr:654: [vmnic0] Feature LRO requested.
In(182) vmkernel: 
In(182) vmkernel: cpu40:2097517)qfle3: qfle3_remove_queue_filter:2392: [vmnic0] Removing s/w-only filter
In(182) vmkernel:

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Cause

qfle3 driver inserts an additional newline (\n) character into log messages, creating empty lines in the log output.

This behavior is cosmetic and does not impact the driver’s functionality or network operations.

Resolution

This issue impacts qfle3 driver version 1.4.51.0 and earlier.

Broadcom and Marvell are aware of the problem, and Marvell—the development partner for the qfle3 driver—has scheduled a fix for version 1.4.60.0.