Comment 3 for bug 1678665

After the 4.15.0-124 kernel update, I started noticing the mei_me error messages at the initial startup screen (which usually only had tpm errors), although othing fails to work.
$ dmesg |fgrep mei
[ 2022.278241] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hbm: properties response: wrong status = 1 CLIENT_NOT_FOUND
[ 2022.278246] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: mei_irq_read_handler ret = -71.
[ 2022.278281] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = INIT_CLIENTS fw status = 1E000245 60000006
[ 6477.968336] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hbm: properties response: wrong status = 1 CLIENT_NOT_FOUND
[ 6477.968342] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: mei_irq_read_handler ret = -71.
[ 6477.968374] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = INIT_CLIENTS fw status = 1E000245 60000006
[42278.652813] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hbm: properties response: wrong status = 1 CLIENT_NOT_FOUND
[42278.652818] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: mei_irq_read_handler ret = -71.
[42278.652852] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = INIT_CLIENTS fw status = 1E000245 60000006
$ uname -a
Linux leno 4.15.0-24-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13 08:44:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
 BIOS Revision: 1.42
 Firmware Revision: 1.36
 Vendor: LENOVO
 Version: 8BET62WW (1.42 )
 Release Date: 07/26/2013
System Information
 Manufacturer: LENOVO
 Product Name: 42763JU
 Version: ThinkPad W520

Processor Information
 Socket Designation: CPU
 Type: Central Processor
 Family: Core i7
 Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
 ID: A7 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF
 Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 42, Stepping 7
 Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
 Voltage: 1.2 V
 External Clock: 100 MHz
 Max Speed: 2400 MHz
 Current Speed: 2400 MHz