This fix solves a problem of no link on 578xx-KR by retrying to link up to
four timer using the periodic function.
Signed-off-by: Yaniv Rosner <yanivr@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>