struct bnx2 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct cnic_eth_dev *cp = &bp->cnic_eth_dev;
 
+       if (!cp->max_iscsi_conn)
+               return NULL;
+
        cp->drv_owner = THIS_MODULE;
        cp->chip_id = bp->chip_id;
        cp->pdev = bp->pdev;
        bp->timer.data = (unsigned long) bp;
        bp->timer.function = bnx2_timer;
 
+#ifdef BCM_CNIC
+       bp->cnic_eth_dev.max_iscsi_conn =
+               bnx2_reg_rd_ind(bp, BNX2_FW_MAX_ISCSI_CONN);
+#endif
        pci_save_state(pdev);
 
        return 0;
 
                BNX2_PCICFG_INT_ACK_CMD_INDEX_VALID | cp->last_status_idx);
 }
 
-static void cnic_get_bnx2_iscsi_info(struct cnic_dev *dev)
-{
-       u32 max_conn;
-
-       max_conn = cnic_reg_rd_ind(dev, BNX2_FW_MAX_ISCSI_CONN);
-       dev->max_iscsi_conn = max_conn;
-}
-
 static void cnic_disable_bnx2_int_sync(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
        struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
                return err;
        }
 
-       cnic_get_bnx2_iscsi_info(dev);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
        cdev->pcidev = pdev;
        cp->chip_id = ethdev->chip_id;
 
+       cdev->max_iscsi_conn = ethdev->max_iscsi_conn;
+
        cp->cnic_ops = &cnic_bnx2_ops;
        cp->start_hw = cnic_start_bnx2_hw;
        cp->stop_hw = cnic_stop_bnx2_hw;