Argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable

One of the two GPU vnodes is offline. Both vnodes are on one physical node. Below is the error read from the MOM log:

10/14/2024 03:30:02;0080;pbs_python;Hook;pbs_python;['Traceback (most recent call last):', '  File "<embedded code object>", line 6505, in main', '  File "<embedded code object>", line 1041, in invoke_handler', '  File "<embedded code object>", line 1283, in _exechost_periodic_handler', '  File "<embedded code object>", line 2868, in bring_node_online', "TypeError: argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable"]
10/14/2024 03:30:02;0001;pbs_python;Hook;pbs_python;Unexpected error in pbs_cgroups handling exechost_periodic event: TypeError ("argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable",)
10/14/2024 03:30:03;0100;pbs_mom;Hook;pbs_cgroups;exechost_periodic request rejected by 'pbs_cgroups'
10/14/2024 03:30:03;0100;pbs_mom;Hook;pbs_cgroups;Unexpected error in pbs_cgroups handling exechost_periodic event: TypeError ("argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable",)

What could that mean?

After restarting pbs services on the physical node, the message stopped appearing in MOM_LOG. When I issued the command today: pbsnodes -r <name of the physical node>, the vnode went to the “free” state.