RTL_W16(IntrMask, tp->intr_event);
 }
 
+static void rtl_tx_performance_tweak(struct pci_dev *pdev, u8 force)
+{
+       u8 ctl;
+
+       pci_read_config_byte(pdev, 0x69, &ctl);
+       ctl = (ctl & ~0x70) | force;
+       pci_write_config_byte(pdev, 0x69, ctl);
+}
+
 static void rtl_hw_start_8168(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
        void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->mmio_addr;
        struct pci_dev *pdev = tp->pci_dev;
-       u8 ctl;
 
        RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Unlock);
 
 
        RTL_W16(CPlusCmd, tp->cp_cmd);
 
-       /* Tx performance tweak. */
-       pci_read_config_byte(pdev, 0x69, &ctl);
-       ctl = (ctl & ~0x70) | 0x50;
-       pci_write_config_byte(pdev, 0x69, ctl);
+       rtl_tx_performance_tweak(pdev, 0x50);
 
        RTL_W16(IntrMitigate, 0x5151);