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.TH "S2IO_RESTART_NIC" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
s2io_restart_nic \- Resets the NIC.
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void s2io_restart_nic  (unsigned long \fIdata\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdata\fB\fR
long pointer to the device private structure
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function is scheduled to be run by the s2io_tx_watchdog
function after 0.5 secs to reset the NIC. The idea is to reduce 
the run time of the watch dog routine which is run holding a
spin lock.