Yes, issue is also in v5.3-rc4. $ cat /proc/version Linux version 5.3.0-050300rc4-generic (kernel@gloin) (gcc version 9.1.0 (Ubuntu 9.1.0-9ubuntu2)) #201908111734 SMP Sun Aug 11 21:37:12 UTC 2019 $ lspci -vv -s 08:00.0 > /dev/null pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Input/output error $ dmesg | tail -2 [ 69.185783] r8169 0000:08:00.0 enp8s0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 89.974832] r8169 0000:08:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 00 at offset 1 $ lspci -vvv -s 08:00.0 2>/dev/null 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR-