[Linux] Add known issue for PVRDMA hot-remove failure on Oracle Linux 8.8

common/vm_remove_network_adapter.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright 2021-2023 VMware, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
 ---
+# Remove network adapter from VM
+# Parameters:
+#   adapter_label: The network adapter label. For example, Network adapter 1.
+#   netadapter_mac_addr: The network adapter MAC address.
+#   vm_remove_adapter_ignore_errors: Ignore errors at removeing network adapter. Default is False.
+#
 - name: "Remove a network adapter from VM '{{ vm_name }}'"
   community.vmware.vmware_guest_network:
     hostname: "{{ vsphere_host_name }}"
@@ -14,8 +20,9 @@
     label: "{{ adapter_label | default(omit) }}"
     mac_address: "{{ netadapter_mac_addr | default(omit) }}"
     state: absent
-  register: remove_result
+  register: remove_adapter
+  ignore_errors: "{{ vm_remove_adapter_ignore_errors | default(False) }}"
 
-- name: Display the result of removing network adapter
-  ansible.builtin.debug: var=remove_result
+- name: "Display the result of removing network adapter"
+  ansible.builtin.debug: var=remove_adapter
   when: enable_debug is defined and enable_debug

linux/network_device_ops/hot_remove_network_adapter.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,40 @@
   include_tasks: ../../common/vm_remove_network_adapter.yml
   vars:
     netadapter_mac_addr: "{{ new_network_adapter_mac_addr }}"
+    vm_remove_adapter_ignore_errors: True
+
+- name: "Network adapter hot-remove succeeded"
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Successfully hot removed new {{ adapter_type }} network adapter {{ new_network_adapter }}"
+  when:
+    - remove_adapter.changed is defined
+    - remove_adapter.changed
+
+- name: "Network adapter hot-remove failed"
+  when: >-
+    (remove_adapter.changed is undefined or
+     not remove_adapter.changed)
+  block:
+    - name: "Known issue - PVRDMA network adapter hot-remove caused kernel crash on Oracle Linux 8.8"
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg:
+          - "Hot removing PVRDMA network adapter could cause kernel crash on Oracle Linux 8.8."
+          - "Please refer to https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/93131 for details."
+      tags:
+        - known_issue
+      when:
+        - remove_adapter.module_stderr is defined
+        - (remove_adapter.module_stderr | 
+           regex_findall("The guest operating system did not respond to a hot-remove request for device '.*' in a timely manner.") | length > 0)
+        - adapter_type == "pvrdma"
+        - esxi_version is version('7.0.0', '>=')
+        - esxi_version is version('8.0.0', '<')
+        - guest_os_ansible_distribution == "OracleLinux"
+        - guest_os_ansible_distribution_ver == '8.8'
+
+    - name: "Failed to hot remove new {{ adapter_type }} network adapter {{ new_network_adapter }}"
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: "{{ remove_adapter }}"
 
 - name: "Check VM connection is not broken after hot-remove"
   include_tasks: ../../common/vm_wait_connection.yml

windows/network_device_ops/network_adapter_deviceops.yml

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 - name: Check remove network adapter to VM succeed
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ 'changed' in remove_result }}"
-      - "{{ remove_result.changed }}"
+      - remove_adapter.changed is defined
+      - remove_adapter.changed
     fail_msg: "Hot remove network adapter task result is not changed."
 - name: Wait 10 seconds after network adapter hot remove
   ansible.builtin.pause: