I'm seeing this in the initrd (with the dev_ksmg_record line added to clarify where the error is coming from): [ 6.114232] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.2 [ 6.116842] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.2". [ 6.134115] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.2". [ 6.139427] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.3 [ 6.144327] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.149442] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.155091] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.3 [ 6.160118] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.164814] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.169201] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.3 [ 6.173990] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.183104] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.187746] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.3 [ 6.192825] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.197733] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.203015] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.3 [ 6.207184] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.211943] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.3". [ 6.216703] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.4 [ 6.221944] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.226803] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.231238] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.4 [ 6.236078] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.241845] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.247976] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.4 [ 6.252545] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.256146] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.260651] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.4 [ 6.265151] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.269755] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.276206] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.4 [ 6.280034] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.284603] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.4". [ 6.288710] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.5 [ 6.293312] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.297763] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.302438] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.5 [ 6.306948] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.310797] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.315097] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.5 [ 6.319033] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.323593] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.328834] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.5 [ 6.333057] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.337644] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.341152] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.5 [ 6.345436] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.349824] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.5". [ 6.354306] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.6 [ 6.358131] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.366568] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.371139] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.6 [ 6.375207] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.378681] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.382820] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.6 [ 6.387143] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.392192] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.397109] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.6 [ 6.400991] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.405992] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.410889] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.6 [ 6.414730] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.418266] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.6". [ 6.422575] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.7 [ 6.429942] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.433780] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.438509] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.7 [ 6.442293] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.447236] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.453336] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.7 [ 6.458031] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.461948] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.465883] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.7 [ 6.470072] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.476196] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.481182] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:02.7 [ 6.484938] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.491322] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:02.7". [ 6.497289] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.0 [ 6.501935] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.505217] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.509819] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.0 [ 6.516078] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.520942] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.525178] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.0 [ 6.528505] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.534669] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.539353] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.0 [ 6.543035] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.547441] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.553211] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.0 [ 6.557452] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/class/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.562468] systemd-journald[251]: sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in "/sys/firmware/pci/0000:00:03.0". [ 6.566955] systemd-journald[251]: dev_kmsg_record: kernel_device=+pci:0000:00:03.1 [ 6.570846] systemd-journald[251]: Too many messages being logged to kmsg, ignoring The error message was misleading, since it sounds like there's an issue with symlinks, but the device simply doesn't exist. But I think we should suppress the message altogether. journald spewing messages like this fills up the logs for no benefit. The sd_device_new* functions can legitimately be used for "invalid" devices, e.g. to check if they even exist. We have no idea for what purpose the caller is creating the device object, so let's not log this at all. The caller can log if appropriate.
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