We had this problem with a number of T510s in the office. As well as the issue with flooding /var/log/messages it can also manifest during the installation phase where disks are being fscked.
On investigation we have found, that on these machines at least, turning off VT-d in the BIOS corrected the problem. The other virtualization related options in the BIOS can however be left on with no apparent ill effects.
We had this problem with a number of T510s in the office. As well as the issue with flooding /var/log/messages it can also manifest during the installation phase where disks are being fscked.
On investigation we have found, that on these machines at least, turning off VT-d in the BIOS corrected the problem. The other virtualization related options in the BIOS can however be left on with no apparent ill effects.