}
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_5709s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_5709s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
        u32 val;
 
        bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_AER_AER, MII_BNX2_AER_AER_AN_MMD);
 
        bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_BLK_ADDR, MII_BNX2_BLK_ADDR_COMBO_IEEEB0);
-       bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
+       if (reset_phy)
+               bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
 
        bnx2_write_phy(bp, MII_BNX2_BLK_ADDR, MII_BNX2_BLK_ADDR_SERDES_DIG);
 
 }
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_5708s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_5708s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
        u32 val;
 
-       bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
+       if (reset_phy)
+               bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
 
        bp->mii_up1 = BCM5708S_UP1;
 
 }
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_5706s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_5706s_phy(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
-       bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
+       if (reset_phy)
+               bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
 
        bp->phy_flags &= ~BNX2_PHY_FLAG_PARALLEL_DETECT;
 
 }
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_copper_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_copper_phy(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
        u32 val;
 
-       bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
+       if (reset_phy)
+               bnx2_reset_phy(bp);
 
        if (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_CRC_FIX) {
                bnx2_write_phy(bp, 0x18, 0x0c00);
 
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_phy(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
        u32 val;
        int rc = 0;
 
        if (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_SERDES) {
                if (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5706)
-                       rc = bnx2_init_5706s_phy(bp);
+                       rc = bnx2_init_5706s_phy(bp, reset_phy);
                else if (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5708)
-                       rc = bnx2_init_5708s_phy(bp);
+                       rc = bnx2_init_5708s_phy(bp, reset_phy);
                else if (CHIP_NUM(bp) == CHIP_NUM_5709)
-                       rc = bnx2_init_5709s_phy(bp);
+                       rc = bnx2_init_5709s_phy(bp, reset_phy);
        }
        else {
-               rc = bnx2_init_copper_phy(bp);
+               rc = bnx2_init_copper_phy(bp, reset_phy);
        }
 
 setup_phy:
 }
 
 static int
-bnx2_init_nic(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_init_nic(struct bnx2 *bp, int reset_phy)
 {
        int rc;
 
                return rc;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
-       bnx2_init_phy(bp);
+       bnx2_init_phy(bp, reset_phy);
        bnx2_set_link(bp);
        if (bp->phy_flags & BNX2_PHY_FLAG_REMOTE_PHY_CAP)
                bnx2_remote_phy_event(bp);
 
        bnx2_reset_nic(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_RESET);
        spin_lock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
-       bnx2_init_phy(bp);
+       bnx2_init_phy(bp, 1);
        spin_unlock_bh(&bp->phy_lock);
        if (bnx2_run_loopback(bp, BNX2_MAC_LOOPBACK))
                rc |= BNX2_MAC_LOOPBACK_FAILED;
                return rc;
        }
 
-       rc = bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+       rc = bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
 
        if (rc) {
                bnx2_napi_disable(bp);
 
                        bnx2_setup_int_mode(bp, 1);
 
-                       rc = bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+                       rc = bnx2_init_nic(bp, 0);
 
                        if (!rc)
                                rc = bnx2_request_irq(bp);
        bp->in_reset_task = 1;
        bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
 
-       bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+       bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
 
        atomic_set(&bp->intr_sem, 1);
        bnx2_netif_start(bp);
 
        if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
                bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
-               bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+               bnx2_init_nic(bp, 0);
                bnx2_netif_start(bp);
        }
 
                rc = bnx2_alloc_mem(bp);
                if (rc)
                        return rc;
-               bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+               bnx2_init_nic(bp, 0);
                bnx2_netif_start(bp);
        }
        return 0;
                        bnx2_reset_chip(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_RESET);
                }
                else {
-                       bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+                       bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
                        bnx2_netif_start(bp);
                }
 
 
        bnx2_set_power_state(bp, PCI_D0);
        netif_device_attach(dev);
-       bnx2_init_nic(bp);
+       bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
        bnx2_netif_start(bp);
        return 0;
 }