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Error: PFC must be disabled before enabling pause frames

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FAS90

Issue

During the giveback process an error message regarding flow control is reported. 
 
Example error message:
 
Waiting for giveback...(Press Ctrl-C to abort wait) 
Continuing boot... 
e1a: ERR: mlx5e_media_change:795:(pid 6080): PFC must be disabled before enabling global pauseframes. 
Apr 29 17:27:45 [netapp-01:cf.fm.discardNvram:notice]: Failover monitor: node was previously taken over, nvram may be discarded
e1a: ERR: mlx5e_media_change:795:(pid 6080): PFC must be disabled before enabling global pauseframes.

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