netdev - [PATCH] forcedeth boot delay fix

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Message-ID: <47408EE5.2040302@nvidia.com>
Date:	Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:13:41 -0500
From:	Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, nedev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH] forcedeth boot delay fix

This patch fixes a long boot delay in the forcedeth driver. During 
initialization, the timeout for the handshake between mgmt unit and 
driver can be very long. The patch reduces the timeout by eliminating a 
extra loop around the timeout logic.

Signed-off-by: Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com>

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