}
 
 static int reg_delay(struct net_device *dev, int offset, u32 mask, u32 target,
-                               int delay, int delaymax, const char *msg)
+                    int delay, int delaymax)
 {
        u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
 
        do {
                udelay(delay);
                delaymax -= delay;
-               if (delaymax < 0) {
-                       if (msg)
-                               printk("%s", msg);
+               if (delaymax < 0)
                        return 1;
-               }
        } while ((readl(base + offset) & mask) != target);
        return 0;
 }
        writel(reg, base + NvRegMIIControl);
 
        if (reg_delay(dev, NvRegMIIControl, NVREG_MIICTL_INUSE, 0,
-                       NV_MIIPHY_DELAY, NV_MIIPHY_DELAYMAX, NULL)) {
+                       NV_MIIPHY_DELAY, NV_MIIPHY_DELAYMAX)) {
                dprintk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: mii_rw of reg %d at PHY %d timed out.\n",
-                               dev->name, miireg, addr);
+                       dev->name, miireg, addr);
                retval = -1;
        } else if (value != MII_READ) {
                /* it was a write operation - fewer failures are detectable */
        else
                rx_ctrl |= NVREG_RCVCTL_RX_PATH_EN;
        writel(rx_ctrl, base + NvRegReceiverControl);
-       reg_delay(dev, NvRegReceiverStatus, NVREG_RCVSTAT_BUSY, 0,
-                       NV_RXSTOP_DELAY1, NV_RXSTOP_DELAY1MAX,
-                       KERN_INFO "nv_stop_rx: ReceiverStatus remained busy");
+       if (reg_delay(dev, NvRegReceiverStatus, NVREG_RCVSTAT_BUSY, 0,
+                     NV_RXSTOP_DELAY1, NV_RXSTOP_DELAY1MAX))
+               printk(KERN_INFO "nv_stop_rx: ReceiverStatus remained busy");
 
        udelay(NV_RXSTOP_DELAY2);
        if (!np->mac_in_use)
        else
                tx_ctrl |= NVREG_XMITCTL_TX_PATH_EN;
        writel(tx_ctrl, base + NvRegTransmitterControl);
-       reg_delay(dev, NvRegTransmitterStatus, NVREG_XMITSTAT_BUSY, 0,
-                       NV_TXSTOP_DELAY1, NV_TXSTOP_DELAY1MAX,
-                       KERN_INFO "nv_stop_tx: TransmitterStatus remained busy");
+       if (reg_delay(dev, NvRegTransmitterStatus, NVREG_XMITSTAT_BUSY, 0,
+                     NV_TXSTOP_DELAY1, NV_TXSTOP_DELAY1MAX))
+               printk(KERN_INFO "nv_stop_tx: TransmitterStatus remained busy");
 
        udelay(NV_TXSTOP_DELAY2);
        if (!np->mac_in_use)
        writel(np->vlanctl_bits, base + NvRegVlanControl);
        pci_push(base);
        writel(NVREG_TXRXCTL_BIT1|np->txrxctl_bits, base + NvRegTxRxControl);
-       reg_delay(dev, NvRegUnknownSetupReg5, NVREG_UNKSETUP5_BIT31, NVREG_UNKSETUP5_BIT31,
-                       NV_SETUP5_DELAY, NV_SETUP5_DELAYMAX,
-                       KERN_INFO "open: SetupReg5, Bit 31 remained off\n");
+       if (reg_delay(dev, NvRegUnknownSetupReg5,
+                     NVREG_UNKSETUP5_BIT31, NVREG_UNKSETUP5_BIT31,
+                     NV_SETUP5_DELAY, NV_SETUP5_DELAYMAX))
+               printk(KERN_INFO "open: SetupReg5, Bit 31 remained off\n");
 
        writel(0, base + NvRegMIIMask);
        writel(NVREG_IRQSTAT_MASK, base + NvRegIrqStatus);