diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index 05b474f..647f62e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  *
  * returns the content of the specified SMMIO register.
  */
-static u32
+static inline u32
 spider_net_read_reg(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 reg)
 {
 	u32 value;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
  * @reg: register to write to
  * @value: value to write into the specified SMMIO register
  */
-static void
+static inline void
 spider_net_write_reg(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 reg, u32 value)
 {
 	value = cpu_to_le32(value);
@@ -259,39 +259,10 @@
  *
  * returns the status as in the dmac_cmd_status field of the descriptor
  */
-static enum spider_net_descr_status
+static inline int
 spider_net_get_descr_status(struct spider_net_descr *descr)
 {
-	u32 cmd_status;
-
-	cmd_status = descr->dmac_cmd_status;
-	cmd_status >>= SPIDER_NET_DESCR_IND_PROC_SHIFT;
-	/* no need to mask out any bits, as cmd_status is 32 bits wide only
-	 * (and unsigned) */
-	return cmd_status;
-}
-
-/**
- * spider_net_set_descr_status -- sets the status of a descriptor
- * @descr: descriptor to change
- * @status: status to set in the descriptor
- *
- * changes the status to the specified value. Doesn't change other bits
- * in the status
- */
-static void
-spider_net_set_descr_status(struct spider_net_descr *descr,
-			    enum spider_net_descr_status status)
-{
-	u32 cmd_status;
-	/* read the status */
-	cmd_status = descr->dmac_cmd_status;
-	/* clean the upper 4 bits */
-	cmd_status &= SPIDER_NET_DESCR_IND_PROC_MASKO;
-	/* add the status to it */
-	cmd_status |= ((u32)status)<<SPIDER_NET_DESCR_IND_PROC_SHIFT;
-	/* and write it back */
-	descr->dmac_cmd_status = cmd_status;
+	return descr->dmac_cmd_status & SPIDER_NET_DESCR_IND_PROC_MASK;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -328,24 +299,23 @@
 static int
 spider_net_init_chain(struct spider_net_card *card,
 		       struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain,
-		       struct spider_net_descr *start_descr, int no)
+		       struct spider_net_descr *start_descr,
+		       int direction, int no)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct spider_net_descr *descr;
 	dma_addr_t buf;
 
-	atomic_set(&card->rx_chain_refill,0);
-
 	descr = start_descr;
 	memset(descr, 0, sizeof(*descr) * no);
 
 	/* set up the hardware pointers in each descriptor */
 	for (i=0; i<no; i++, descr++) {
-		spider_net_set_descr_status(descr, SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE);
+		descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE;
 
 		buf = pci_map_single(card->pdev, descr,
 				     SPIDER_NET_DESCR_SIZE,
-				     PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+				     direction);
 
 		if (buf == DMA_ERROR_CODE)
 			goto iommu_error;
@@ -360,10 +330,11 @@
 	start_descr->prev = descr-1;
 
 	descr = start_descr;
-	for (i=0; i < no; i++, descr++) {
-		descr->next_descr_addr = descr->next->bus_addr;
-	}
+	if (direction == PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE)
+		for (i=0; i < no; i++, descr++)
+			descr->next_descr_addr = descr->next->bus_addr;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&chain->lock);
 	chain->head = start_descr;
 	chain->tail = start_descr;
 
@@ -375,7 +346,7 @@
 		if (descr->bus_addr)
 			pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->bus_addr,
 					 SPIDER_NET_DESCR_SIZE,
-					 PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+					 direction);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -396,7 +367,7 @@
 			dev_kfree_skb(descr->skb);
 			pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->buf_addr,
 					 SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME,
-					 PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		}
 		descr = descr->next;
 	}
@@ -446,15 +417,16 @@
 		skb_reserve(descr->skb, SPIDER_NET_RXBUF_ALIGN - offset);
 	/* io-mmu-map the skb */
 	buf = pci_map_single(card->pdev, descr->skb->data,
-			     SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME, PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+			SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 	descr->buf_addr = buf;
 	if (buf == DMA_ERROR_CODE) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(descr->skb);
 		if (netif_msg_rx_err(card) && net_ratelimit())
 			pr_err("Could not iommu-map rx buffer\n");
-		spider_net_set_descr_status(descr, SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE);
+		descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE;
 	} else {
-		descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DMAC_RX_CARDOWNED;
+		descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED |
+					 SPIDER_NET_DMAC_NOINTR_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -468,7 +440,7 @@
  * chip by writing to the appropriate register. DMA is enabled in
  * spider_net_enable_rxdmac.
  */
-static void
+static inline void
 spider_net_enable_rxchtails(struct spider_net_card *card)
 {
 	/* assume chain is aligned correctly */
@@ -483,7 +455,7 @@
  * spider_net_enable_rxdmac enables the DMA controller by setting RX_DMA_EN
  * in the GDADMACCNTR register
  */
-static void
+static inline void
 spider_net_enable_rxdmac(struct spider_net_card *card)
 {
 	wmb();
@@ -500,23 +472,24 @@
 static void
 spider_net_refill_rx_chain(struct spider_net_card *card)
 {
-	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain;
-
-	chain = &card->rx_chain;
+	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain = &card->rx_chain;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* one context doing the refill (and a second context seeing that
 	 * and omitting it) is ok. If called by NAPI, we'll be called again
 	 * as spider_net_decode_one_descr is called several times. If some
 	 * interrupt calls us, the NAPI is about to clean up anyway. */
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&card->rx_chain_refill) == 1)
-		while (spider_net_get_descr_status(chain->head) ==
-		       SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE) {
-			if (spider_net_prepare_rx_descr(card, chain->head))
-				break;
-			chain->head = chain->head->next;
-		}
+	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&chain->lock, flags))
+		return;
 
-	atomic_dec(&card->rx_chain_refill);
+	while (spider_net_get_descr_status(chain->head) ==
+			SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE) {
+		if (spider_net_prepare_rx_descr(card, chain->head))
+			break;
+		chain->head = chain->head->next;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chain->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -554,111 +527,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * spider_net_release_tx_descr - processes a used tx descriptor
- * @card: card structure
- * @descr: descriptor to release
- *
- * releases a used tx descriptor (unmapping, freeing of skb)
- */
-static void
-spider_net_release_tx_descr(struct spider_net_card *card,
-			    struct spider_net_descr *descr)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-	/* unmap the skb */
-	skb = descr->skb;
-	pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->buf_addr, skb->len,
-			 PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-
-	/* set status to not used */
-	spider_net_set_descr_status(descr, SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE);
-}
-
-/**
- * spider_net_release_tx_chain - processes sent tx descriptors
- * @card: adapter structure
- * @brutal: if set, don't care about whether descriptor seems to be in use
- *
- * returns 0 if the tx ring is empty, otherwise 1.
- *
- * spider_net_release_tx_chain releases the tx descriptors that spider has
- * finished with (if non-brutal) or simply release tx descriptors (if brutal).
- * If some other context is calling this function, we return 1 so that we're
- * scheduled again (if we were scheduled) and will not loose initiative.
- */
-static int
-spider_net_release_tx_chain(struct spider_net_card *card, int brutal)
-{
-	struct spider_net_descr_chain *tx_chain = &card->tx_chain;
-	enum spider_net_descr_status status;
-
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&card->tx_chain_release) != 1) {
-		atomic_dec(&card->tx_chain_release);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	for (;;) {
-		status = spider_net_get_descr_status(tx_chain->tail);
-		switch (status) {
-		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED:
-			if (!brutal)
-				goto out;
-			/* fallthrough, if we release the descriptors
-			 * brutally (then we don't care about
-			 * SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED) */
-		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_RESPONSE_ERROR:
-		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_PROTECTION_ERROR:
-		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_FORCE_END:
-			if (netif_msg_tx_err(card))
-				pr_err("%s: forcing end of tx descriptor "
-				       "with status x%02x\n",
-				       card->netdev->name, status);
-			card->netdev_stats.tx_dropped++;
-			break;
-
-		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_COMPLETE:
-			card->netdev_stats.tx_packets++;
-			card->netdev_stats.tx_bytes +=
-				tx_chain->tail->skb->len;
-			break;
-
-		default: /* any other value (== SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE) */
-			goto out;
-		}
-		spider_net_release_tx_descr(card, tx_chain->tail);
-		tx_chain->tail = tx_chain->tail->next;
-	}
-out:
-	atomic_dec(&card->tx_chain_release);
-
-	netif_wake_queue(card->netdev);
-
-	if (status == SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring - cleans up the TX ring
- * @card: card structure
- *
- * spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring is called by the tx_timer (as we don't use
- * interrupts to cleanup our TX ring) and returns sent packets to the stack
- * by freeing them
- */
-static void
-spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring(struct spider_net_card *card)
-{
-	if ( (spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 0)) &&
-	      (card->netdev->flags & IFF_UP) ) {
-		mod_timer(&card->tx_timer, jiffies + SPIDER_NET_TX_TIMER);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * spider_net_get_multicast_hash - generates hash for multicast filter table
  * @addr: multicast address
  *
@@ -761,97 +629,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * spider_net_stop - called upon ifconfig down
- * @netdev: interface device structure
- *
- * always returns 0
- */
-int
-spider_net_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct spider_net_card *card = netdev_priv(netdev);
-
-	tasklet_kill(&card->rxram_full_tl);
-	netif_poll_disable(netdev);
-	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-	del_timer_sync(&card->tx_timer);
-
-	/* disable/mask all interrupts */
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, 0);
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT1MSK, 0);
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT2MSK, 0);
-
-	/* free_irq(netdev->irq, netdev);*/
-	free_irq(to_pci_dev(netdev->class_dev.dev)->irq, netdev);
-
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
-			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_FEND_VALUE);
-
-	/* turn off DMA, force end */
-	spider_net_disable_rxdmac(card);
-
-	/* release chains */
-	spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 1);
-
-	spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->tx_chain);
-	spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->rx_chain);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * spider_net_get_next_tx_descr - returns the next available tx descriptor
- * @card: device structure to get descriptor from
- *
- * returns the address of the next descriptor, or NULL if not available.
- */
-static struct spider_net_descr *
-spider_net_get_next_tx_descr(struct spider_net_card *card)
-{
-	/* check, if head points to not-in-use descr */
-	if ( spider_net_get_descr_status(card->tx_chain.head) ==
-	     SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE ) {
-		return card->tx_chain.head;
-	} else {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * spider_net_set_txdescr_cmdstat - sets the tx descriptor command field
- * @descr: descriptor structure to fill out
- * @skb: packet to consider
- *
- * fills out the command and status field of the descriptor structure,
- * depending on hardware checksum settings.
- */
-static void
-spider_net_set_txdescr_cmdstat(struct spider_net_descr *descr,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	/* make sure the other fields in the descriptor are written */
-	wmb();
-
-	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_HW) {
-		descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DMAC_CMDSTAT_NOCS;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* is packet ip?
-	 * if yes: tcp? udp? */
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
-		if (skb->nh.iph->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)
-			descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DMAC_CMDSTAT_TCPCS;
-		else if (skb->nh.iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP)
-			descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DMAC_CMDSTAT_UDPCS;
-		else /* the stack should checksum non-tcp and non-udp
-			packets on his own: NETIF_F_IP_CSUM */
-			descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DMAC_CMDSTAT_NOCS;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * spider_net_prepare_tx_descr - fill tx descriptor with skb data
  * @card: card structure
  * @descr: descriptor structure to fill out
@@ -864,13 +641,12 @@
  */
 static int
 spider_net_prepare_tx_descr(struct spider_net_card *card,
-			    struct spider_net_descr *descr,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct spider_net_descr *descr = card->tx_chain.head;
 	dma_addr_t buf;
 
-	buf = pci_map_single(card->pdev, skb->data,
-			     skb->len, PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	buf = pci_map_single(card->pdev, skb->data, skb->len, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	if (buf == DMA_ERROR_CODE) {
 		if (netif_msg_tx_err(card) && net_ratelimit())
 			pr_err("could not iommu-map packet (%p, %i). "
@@ -880,10 +656,101 @@
 
 	descr->buf_addr = buf;
 	descr->buf_size = skb->len;
+	descr->next_descr_addr = 0;
 	descr->skb = skb;
 	descr->data_status = 0;
 
-	spider_net_set_txdescr_cmdstat(descr,skb);
+	descr->dmac_cmd_status =
+			SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED | SPIDER_NET_DMAC_NOCS;
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		switch (skb->nh.iph->protocol) {
+		case IPPROTO_TCP:
+			descr->dmac_cmd_status |= SPIDER_NET_DMAC_TCP;
+			break;
+		case IPPROTO_UDP:
+			descr->dmac_cmd_status |= SPIDER_NET_DMAC_UDP;
+			break;
+		}
+
+	descr->prev->next_descr_addr = descr->bus_addr;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * spider_net_release_tx_descr - processes a used tx descriptor
+ * @card: card structure
+ * @descr: descriptor to release
+ *
+ * releases a used tx descriptor (unmapping, freeing of skb)
+ */
+static inline void
+spider_net_release_tx_descr(struct spider_net_card *card)
+{
+	struct spider_net_descr *descr = card->tx_chain.tail;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	card->tx_chain.tail = card->tx_chain.tail->next;
+	descr->dmac_cmd_status |= SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE;
+
+	/* unmap the skb */
+	skb = descr->skb;
+	pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->buf_addr, skb->len,
+			PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * spider_net_release_tx_chain - processes sent tx descriptors
+ * @card: adapter structure
+ * @brutal: if set, don't care about whether descriptor seems to be in use
+ *
+ * returns 0 if the tx ring is empty, otherwise 1.
+ *
+ * spider_net_release_tx_chain releases the tx descriptors that spider has
+ * finished with (if non-brutal) or simply release tx descriptors (if brutal).
+ * If some other context is calling this function, we return 1 so that we're
+ * scheduled again (if we were scheduled) and will not loose initiative.
+ */
+static int
+spider_net_release_tx_chain(struct spider_net_card *card, int brutal)
+{
+	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain = &card->tx_chain;
+	int status;
+
+	spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR);
+
+	while (chain->tail != chain->head) {
+		status = spider_net_get_descr_status(chain->tail);
+		switch (status) {
+		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_COMPLETE:
+			card->netdev_stats.tx_packets++;
+			card->netdev_stats.tx_bytes += chain->tail->skb->len;
+			break;
+
+		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED:
+			if (!brutal)
+				return 1;
+			/* fallthrough, if we release the descriptors
+			 * brutally (then we don't care about
+			 * SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED) */
+
+		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_RESPONSE_ERROR:
+		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_PROTECTION_ERROR:
+		case SPIDER_NET_DESCR_FORCE_END:
+			if (netif_msg_tx_err(card))
+				pr_err("%s: forcing end of tx descriptor "
+				       "with status x%02x\n",
+				       card->netdev->name, status);
+			card->netdev_stats.tx_errors++;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			card->netdev_stats.tx_dropped++;
+			return 1;
+		}
+		spider_net_release_tx_descr(card);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -896,18 +763,32 @@
  * spider_net_kick_tx_dma writes the current tx chain head as start address
  * of the tx descriptor chain and enables the transmission DMA engine
  */
-static void
-spider_net_kick_tx_dma(struct spider_net_card *card,
-		       struct spider_net_descr *descr)
+static inline void
+spider_net_kick_tx_dma(struct spider_net_card *card)
 {
-	/* this is the only descriptor in the output chain.
-	 * Enable TX DMA */
+	struct spider_net_descr *descr;
 
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDCHA,
-			     descr->bus_addr);
+	if (spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR) &
+			SPIDER_NET_TX_DMA_EN)
+		goto out;
 
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
-			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_VALUE);
+	descr = card->tx_chain.tail;
+	for (;;) {
+		if (spider_net_get_descr_status(descr) ==
+				SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED) {
+			spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDCHA,
+					descr->bus_addr);
+			spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
+					SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_VALUE);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (descr == card->tx_chain.head)
+			break;
+		descr = descr->next;
+	}
+
+out:
+	mod_timer(&card->tx_timer, jiffies + SPIDER_NET_TX_TIMER);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -915,47 +796,69 @@
  * @skb: packet to send out
  * @netdev: interface device structure
  *
- * returns 0 on success, <0 on failure
+ * returns 0 on success, !0 on failure
  */
 static int
 spider_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct spider_net_card *card = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct spider_net_descr *descr;
+	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain = &card->tx_chain;
+	struct spider_net_descr *descr = chain->head;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int result;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&chain->lock, flags);
+
 	spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 0);
 
-	descr = spider_net_get_next_tx_descr(card);
-
-	if (!descr)
-		goto error;
-
-	result = spider_net_prepare_tx_descr(card, descr, skb);
-	if (result)
-		goto error;
-
-	card->tx_chain.head = card->tx_chain.head->next;
-
-	if (spider_net_get_descr_status(descr->prev) !=
-	    SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED) {
-		/* make sure the current descriptor is in memory. Then
-		 * kicking it on again makes sense, if the previous is not
-		 * card-owned anymore. Check the previous descriptor twice
-		 * to omit an mb() in heavy traffic cases */
-		mb();
-		if (spider_net_get_descr_status(descr->prev) !=
-		    SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED)
-			spider_net_kick_tx_dma(card, descr);
+	if (chain->head->next == chain->tail->prev) {
+		card->netdev_stats.tx_dropped++;
+		result = NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mod_timer(&card->tx_timer, jiffies + SPIDER_NET_TX_TIMER);
+	if (spider_net_get_descr_status(descr) != SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE) {
+		result = NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	if (spider_net_prepare_tx_descr(card, skb) != 0) {
+		card->netdev_stats.tx_dropped++;
+		result = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-error:
-	card->netdev_stats.tx_dropped++;
-	return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+	result = NETDEV_TX_OK;
+
+	spider_net_kick_tx_dma(card);
+	card->tx_chain.head = card->tx_chain.head->next;
+
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chain->lock, flags);
+	netif_wake_queue(netdev);
+	return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring - cleans up the TX ring
+ * @card: card structure
+ *
+ * spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring is called by the tx_timer (as we don't use
+ * interrupts to cleanup our TX ring) and returns sent packets to the stack
+ * by freeing them
+ */
+static void
+spider_net_cleanup_tx_ring(struct spider_net_card *card)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->tx_chain.lock, flags);
+
+	if ((spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 0) != 0) &&
+	    (card->netdev->flags & IFF_UP))
+		spider_net_kick_tx_dma(card);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->tx_chain.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1002,7 +905,7 @@
 
 	/* unmap descriptor */
 	pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->buf_addr, SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME,
-			 PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+			PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 
 	/* the cases we'll throw away the packet immediately */
 	if (data_error & SPIDER_NET_DESTROY_RX_FLAGS) {
@@ -1067,14 +970,11 @@
 static int
 spider_net_decode_one_descr(struct spider_net_card *card, int napi)
 {
-	enum spider_net_descr_status status;
-	struct spider_net_descr *descr;
-	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain;
+	struct spider_net_descr_chain *chain = &card->rx_chain;
+	struct spider_net_descr *descr = chain->tail;
+	int status;
 	int result;
 
-	chain = &card->rx_chain;
-	descr = chain->tail;
-
 	status = spider_net_get_descr_status(descr);
 
 	if (status == SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED) {
@@ -1103,7 +1003,7 @@
 			       card->netdev->name, status);
 		card->netdev_stats.rx_dropped++;
 		pci_unmap_single(card->pdev, descr->buf_addr,
-				 SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME, PCI_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+				SPIDER_NET_MAX_FRAME, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 		dev_kfree_skb_irq(descr->skb);
 		goto refill;
 	}
@@ -1119,7 +1019,7 @@
 	/* ok, we've got a packet in descr */
 	result = spider_net_pass_skb_up(descr, card, napi);
 refill:
-	spider_net_set_descr_status(descr, SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE);
+	descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE;
 	/* change the descriptor state: */
 	if (!napi)
 		spider_net_refill_rx_chain(card);
@@ -1291,21 +1191,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * spider_net_enable_txdmac - enables a TX DMA controller
- * @card: card structure
- *
- * spider_net_enable_txdmac enables the TX DMA controller by setting the
- * descriptor chain tail address
- */
-static void
-spider_net_enable_txdmac(struct spider_net_card *card)
-{
-	/* assume chain is aligned correctly */
-	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDCHA,
-			     card->tx_chain.tail->bus_addr);
-}
-
-/**
  * spider_net_handle_rxram_full - cleans up RX ring upon RX RAM full interrupt
  * @card: card structure
  *
@@ -1653,7 +1538,6 @@
 		{ SPIDER_NET_GMRWOLCTRL, 0 },
 		{ SPIDER_NET_GTESTMD, 0x10000000 },
 		{ SPIDER_NET_GTTQMSK, 0x00400040 },
-		{ SPIDER_NET_GTESTMD, 0 },
 
 		{ SPIDER_NET_GMACINTEN, 0 },
 
@@ -1692,9 +1576,6 @@
 
 	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GRXDMAEN, SPIDER_NET_WOL_VALUE);
 
-	/* set chain tail adress for TX chain */
-	spider_net_enable_txdmac(card);
-
 	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GMACLENLMT,
 			     SPIDER_NET_LENLMT_VALUE);
 	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GMACMODE,
@@ -1709,6 +1590,9 @@
 			     SPIDER_NET_INT1_MASK_VALUE);
 	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT2MSK,
 			     SPIDER_NET_INT2_MASK_VALUE);
+
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
+			     SPIDER_NET_GDTDCEIDIS);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1728,10 +1612,12 @@
 
 	result = -ENOMEM;
 	if (spider_net_init_chain(card, &card->tx_chain,
-			  card->descr, tx_descriptors))
+			card->descr,
+			PCI_DMA_TODEVICE, tx_descriptors))
 		goto alloc_tx_failed;
 	if (spider_net_init_chain(card, &card->rx_chain,
-			  card->descr + tx_descriptors, rx_descriptors))
+			card->descr + tx_descriptors,
+			PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE, rx_descriptors))
 		goto alloc_rx_failed;
 
 	/* allocate rx skbs */
@@ -1955,6 +1841,49 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * spider_net_stop - called upon ifconfig down
+ * @netdev: interface device structure
+ *
+ * always returns 0
+ */
+int
+spider_net_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct spider_net_card *card = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	tasklet_kill(&card->rxram_full_tl);
+	netif_poll_disable(netdev);
+	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+	del_timer_sync(&card->tx_timer);
+
+	/* disable/mask all interrupts */
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, 0);
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT1MSK, 0);
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT2MSK, 0);
+
+	/* free_irq(netdev->irq, netdev);*/
+	free_irq(to_pci_dev(netdev->class_dev.dev)->irq, netdev);
+
+	spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
+			     SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_FEND_VALUE);
+
+	/* turn off DMA, force end */
+	spider_net_disable_rxdmac(card);
+
+	/* release chains */
+	if (spin_trylock(&card->tx_chain.lock)) {
+		spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 1);
+		spin_unlock(&card->tx_chain.lock);
+	}
+
+	spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->tx_chain);
+	spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->rx_chain);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * spider_net_tx_timeout_task - task scheduled by the watchdog timeout
  * function (to be called not under interrupt status)
  * @data: data, is interface device structure
@@ -1982,7 +1911,7 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	spider_net_open(netdev);
-	spider_net_kick_tx_dma(card, card->tx_chain.head);
+	spider_net_kick_tx_dma(card);
 	netif_device_attach(netdev);
 
 out:
@@ -2065,7 +1994,6 @@
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(card->pdev, netdev);
 
-	atomic_set(&card->tx_chain_release,0);
 	card->rxram_full_tl.data = (unsigned long) card;
 	card->rxram_full_tl.func =
 		(void (*)(unsigned long)) spider_net_handle_rxram_full;
@@ -2079,7 +2007,7 @@
 
 	spider_net_setup_netdev_ops(netdev);
 
-	netdev->features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
+	netdev->features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	/* some time: NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX |
 	 *		NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_FILTER */