Description of problem:
Link is not getting ready 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.6.29.3-140

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot up kernel 2.6.29.3-140 or 2.6.29.3-142 (koji)
  
Actual results:
no link detected

Expected results:
link detected

Additional info:

lspci:
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)

messages:
May 18 08:36:52 gerwin kernel: forcedeth 0000:00:14.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x5043 @ 1, addr 00:1d:60:0e:46:56
May 18 08:36:52 gerwin kernel: eth0: no link during initialization. 
May 18 08:36:52 gerwin kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

ethtool eth0 also tells me there is no link. 

We have another desktop with a nforce chipset too which has the same problem. Booting the system back to 2.6.29.2-126 does "fix" the problem