}
        if (new_bmcr != bmcr) {
                u32 bmsr;
-               int i = 0;
 
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
                bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
                if (bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS) {
                        /* Force link down */
                        bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BMCR, BMCR_LOOPBACK);
-                       do {
-                               udelay(100);
-                               bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
-                               bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
-                               i++;
-                       } while ((bmsr & BMSR_LSTATUS) && (i < 620));
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
+                       msleep(50);
+                       spin_lock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
+
+                       bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
+                       bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_BMSR, &bmsr);
                }
 
                bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BMCR, new_bmcr);