> > Looks like a vanilla kernel bug. > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/17/268 > > What you're hitting is similar but not the same. You installed an rpm that > redhat built for a few new NICs as part of their DUP (Driver Update Program): ACK. > "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a dependency- > aware way. Slightly different situation here - I'm working off a local repo for kickstart installations, so I don't want to install it in the first place. For that to happen, I need to exclude kmod-cnic as well or the bnx2 rpm gets pulled in anyway.