1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/net/retry.c b/src/net/retry.c
index 6734968f..0f711e6d 100644
--- a/src/net/retry.c
+++ b/src/net/retry.c
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ void start_timer ( struct retry_timer *timer ) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Start timer with no delay
+ *
+ * @v timer		Retry timer
+ *
+ * This starts the timer running with a zero timeout value.
+ */
+void start_timer_nodelay ( struct retry_timer *timer ) {
+	start_timer ( timer );
+	timer->timeout = 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Stop timer
  *
  * @v timer		Retry timer