Mellanox ConnectX-5 internal error when removing PF from the bond or disabling SR-IOV
Issue
When using Mellanox ConnectX-5 adapter cards (mlx5 driver) in VF LAG mode, and when at least one VF of either PF is still bound/attached to a VM, an internal error might take place in the firmware when performing any of the following:
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Removing PF from the bond (using ifdown, ip link or any other function)
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Attempting to disable SR-IOV
Environment
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7)
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8)
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8)
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