return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+static int __devinit cciss_wait_for_board_ready(ctlr_info_t *h)
+{
+       int i;
+       u32 scratchpad;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < CCISS_BOARD_READY_ITERATIONS; i++) {
+               scratchpad = readl(h->vaddr + SA5_SCRATCHPAD_OFFSET);
+               if (scratchpad == CCISS_FIRMWARE_READY)
+                       return 0;
+               msleep(CCISS_BOARD_READY_POLL_INTERVAL_MSECS);
+       }
+       dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "board not ready, timed out.\n");
+       return -ENODEV;
+}
+
 static int __devinit cciss_pci_init(ctlr_info_t *c)
 {
-       __u32 scratchpad = 0;
        __u64 cfg_offset;
        __u32 cfg_base_addr;
        __u64 cfg_base_addr_index;
        if (err)
                goto err_out_free_res;
        c->vaddr = remap_pci_mem(c->paddr, 0x250);
-
-       /* Wait for the board to become ready.  (PCI hotplug needs this.)
-        * We poll for up to 120 secs, once per 100ms. */
-       for (i = 0; i < 1200; i++) {
-               scratchpad = readl(c->vaddr + SA5_SCRATCHPAD_OFFSET);
-               if (scratchpad == CCISS_FIRMWARE_READY)
-                       break;
-               set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-               schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(100));        /* wait 100ms */
-       }
-       if (scratchpad != CCISS_FIRMWARE_READY) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: Board not ready.  Timed out.\n");
-               err = -ENODEV;
+       err = cciss_wait_for_board_ready(c);
+       if (err)
                goto err_out_free_res;
-       }
 
        /* get the address index number */
        cfg_base_addr = readl(c->vaddr + SA5_CTCFG_OFFSET);
 
 
 #define CCISS_INTR_ON  1 
 #define CCISS_INTR_OFF 0
+
+
+/* CCISS_BOARD_READY_WAIT_SECS is how long to wait for a board
+ * to become ready, in seconds, before giving up on it.
+ * CCISS_BOARD_READY_POLL_INTERVAL_MSECS * is how long to wait
+ * between polling the board to see if it is ready, in
+ * milliseconds.  CCISS_BOARD_READY_ITERATIONS is derived
+ * the above.
+ */
+#define CCISS_BOARD_READY_WAIT_SECS (120)
+#define CCISS_BOARD_READY_POLL_INTERVAL_MSECS (100)
+#define CCISS_BOARD_READY_ITERATIONS \
+       ((CCISS_BOARD_READY_WAIT_SECS * 1000) / \
+               CCISS_BOARD_READY_POLL_INTERVAL_MSECS)
+
 /* 
        Send the command to the hardware 
 */