1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
index ceb0e474fde4..4138564402b8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
@@ -85,11 +85,10 @@ static volatile enum sclp_mask_state_t {
 /* Maximum retry counts */
 #define SCLP_INIT_RETRY         3
 #define SCLP_MASK_RETRY         3
-#define SCLP_REQUEST_RETRY      3
 
 /* Timeout intervals in seconds.*/
-#define SCLP_BUSY_INTERVAL      2
-#define SCLP_RETRY_INTERVAL     5
+#define SCLP_BUSY_INTERVAL      10
+#define SCLP_RETRY_INTERVAL     15
 
 static void sclp_process_queue(void);
 static int sclp_init_mask(int calculate);
@@ -153,11 +152,9 @@ __sclp_start_request(struct sclp_req *req)
         if (sclp_running_state != sclp_running_state_idle)
                 return 0;
         del_timer(&sclp_request_timer);
-        if (req->start_count <= SCLP_REQUEST_RETRY) {
-                rc = service_call(req->command, req->sccb);
-                req->start_count++;
-        } else
-                rc = -EIO;
+        rc = service_call(req->command, req->sccb);
+        req->start_count++;
+
         if (rc == 0) {
                 /* Sucessfully started request */
                 req->status = SCLP_REQ_RUNNING;