{
        struct isert_np *isert_np = np->np_context;
        struct isert_conn *isert_conn;
-       int max_accept = 0, ret;
+       int ret;
 
 accept_wait:
        ret = down_interruptible(&isert_np->np_sem);
-       if (ret || max_accept > 5)
+       if (ret)
                return -ENODEV;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
        mutex_lock(&isert_np->np_accept_mutex);
        if (list_empty(&isert_np->np_accept_list)) {
                mutex_unlock(&isert_np->np_accept_mutex);
-               max_accept++;
                goto accept_wait;
        }
        isert_conn = list_first_entry(&isert_np->np_accept_list,
 
        conn->context = isert_conn;
        isert_conn->conn = conn;
-       max_accept = 0;
 
        isert_set_conn_info(np, conn, isert_conn);