return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-bnx2_phy_int(struct bnx2 *bp)
+static int
+bnx2_phy_event_is_set(struct bnx2 *bp, u32 event)
 {
+       struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
        u32 new_link_state, old_link_state;
+       int is_set = 1;
 
-       new_link_state = bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits &
-               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE;
-       old_link_state = bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits_ack &
-               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE;
+       new_link_state = sblk->status_attn_bits & event;
+       old_link_state = sblk->status_attn_bits_ack & event;
        if (new_link_state != old_link_state) {
-               if (new_link_state) {
-                       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_STATUS_BIT_SET_CMD,
-                               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE);
-               }
-               else {
-                       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_STATUS_BIT_CLEAR_CMD,
-                               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE);
-               }
+               if (new_link_state)
+                       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_STATUS_BIT_SET_CMD, event);
+               else
+                       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_STATUS_BIT_CLEAR_CMD, event);
+       } else
+               is_set = 0;
+
+       return is_set;
+}
+
+static void
+bnx2_phy_int(struct bnx2 *bp)
+{
+       if (bnx2_phy_event_is_set(bp, STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE)) {
+               spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
                bnx2_set_link(bp);
+               spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
        }
 }
 
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+#define STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS     STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE
+
 static inline int
 bnx2_has_work(struct bnx2 *bp)
 {
            (sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_tx_cons))
                return 1;
 
-       if ((sblk->status_attn_bits & STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE) !=
-           (sblk->status_attn_bits_ack & STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE))
+       if ((sblk->status_attn_bits & STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS) !=
+           (sblk->status_attn_bits_ack & STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS))
                return 1;
 
        return 0;
 bnx2_poll(struct net_device *dev, int *budget)
 {
        struct bnx2 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+       struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
+       u32 status_attn_bits = sblk->status_attn_bits;
+       u32 status_attn_bits_ack = sblk->status_attn_bits_ack;
 
-       if ((bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits &
-               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE) !=
-               (bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits_ack &
-               STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE)) {
+       if ((status_attn_bits & STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS) !=
+           (status_attn_bits_ack & STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS)) {
 
-               spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
                bnx2_phy_int(bp);
-               spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
 
                /* This is needed to take care of transient status
                 * during link changes.
        /* Clear internal stats counters. */
        REG_WR(bp, BNX2_HC_COMMAND, BNX2_HC_COMMAND_CLR_STAT_NOW);
 
-       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_HC_ATTN_BITS_ENABLE, STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE);
+       REG_WR(bp, BNX2_HC_ATTN_BITS_ENABLE, STATUS_ATTN_EVENTS);
 
        if (REG_RD_IND(bp, bp->shmem_base + BNX2_PORT_FEATURE) &
            BNX2_PORT_FEATURE_ASF_ENABLED)