2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index cf2204f5b7f9..479be21425fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -470,6 +470,15 @@ static void tg3_write_mem(struct tg3 *tp, u32 off, u32 val)
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tp->indirect_lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void tg3_write_mem_fast(struct tg3 *tp, u32 off, u32 val)
+{
+        /* If no workaround is needed, write to mem space directly */
+        if (tp->write32 != tg3_write_indirect_reg32)
+                tw32(NIC_SRAM_WIN_BASE + off, val);
+        else
+                tg3_write_mem(tp, off, val);
+}
+
 static void tg3_read_mem(struct tg3 *tp, u32 off, u32 *val)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
@@ -6195,14 +6204,16 @@ static void tg3_timer(unsigned long __opaque)
                 tp->timer_counter = tp->timer_multiplier;
         }
 
-        /* Heartbeat is only sent once every 120 seconds.  */
+        /* Heartbeat is only sent once every 2 seconds.  */
         if (!--tp->asf_counter) {
                 if (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_ENABLE_ASF) {
                         u32 val;
 
-                        tg3_write_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_MBOX, FWCMD_NICDRV_ALIVE);
-                        tg3_write_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_LEN_MBOX, 4);
-                        tg3_write_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_DATA_MBOX, 3);
+                        tg3_write_mem_fast(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_MBOX,
+                                           FWCMD_NICDRV_ALIVE2);
+                        tg3_write_mem_fast(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_LEN_MBOX, 4);
+                        /* 5 seconds timeout */
+                        tg3_write_mem_fast(tp, NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_DATA_MBOX, 5);
                         val = tr32(GRC_RX_CPU_EVENT);
                         val |= (1 << 14);
                         tw32(GRC_RX_CPU_EVENT, val);
@@ -6413,7 +6424,7 @@ static int tg3_open(struct net_device *dev)
                 tp->timer_counter = tp->timer_multiplier =
                         (HZ / tp->timer_offset);
                 tp->asf_counter = tp->asf_multiplier =
-                        ((HZ / tp->timer_offset) * 120);
+                        ((HZ / tp->timer_offset) * 2);
 
                 init_timer(&tp->timer);
                 tp->timer.expires = jiffies + tp->timer_offset;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index 456ef2b3d0ef..fb7e2a5f4a08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -1512,6 +1512,7 @@
 #define  FWCMD_NICDRV_IPV6ADDR_CHG       0x00000004
 #define  FWCMD_NICDRV_FIX_DMAR           0x00000005
 #define  FWCMD_NICDRV_FIX_DMAW           0x00000006
+#define  FWCMD_NICDRV_ALIVE2             0x0000000d
 #define NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_LEN_MBOX        0x00000b7c
 #define NIC_SRAM_FW_CMD_DATA_MBOX       0x00000b80
 #define NIC_SRAM_FW_ASF_STATUS_MBOX     0x00000c00