diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index e65da92..c915bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 static void lcs_start_kernel_thread(struct lcs_card *card);
 static void lcs_get_frames_cb(struct lcs_channel *, struct lcs_buffer *);
 static int lcs_send_delipm(struct lcs_card *, struct lcs_ipm_list *);
+static int lcs_recovery(void *ptr);
 
 /**
  * Debug Facility Stuff
@@ -429,12 +430,6 @@
 	card->tx_buffer = NULL;
 	card->tx_emitted = 0;
 
-	/* Initialize kernel thread task used for LGW commands. */
-	INIT_WORK(&card->kernel_thread_starter,
-		  (void *)lcs_start_kernel_thread,card);
-	card->thread_start_mask = 0;
-	card->thread_allowed_mask = 0;
-	card->thread_running_mask = 0;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&card->wait_q);
 	spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&card->ipm_lock);
@@ -675,8 +670,9 @@
 	int index, rc;
 
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "rdybuff");
-	BUG_ON(buffer->state != BUF_STATE_LOCKED &&
-		buffer->state != BUF_STATE_PROCESSED);
+	if (buffer->state != BUF_STATE_LOCKED &&
+	    buffer->state != BUF_STATE_PROCESSED)
+		BUG();
 	spin_lock_irqsave(get_ccwdev_lock(channel->ccwdev), flags);
 	buffer->state = BUF_STATE_READY;
 	index = buffer - channel->iob;
@@ -700,7 +696,8 @@
 	int index, prev, next;
 
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "prcsbuff");
-	BUG_ON(buffer->state != BUF_STATE_READY);
+	if (buffer->state != BUF_STATE_READY)
+		BUG();
 	buffer->state = BUF_STATE_PROCESSED;
 	index = buffer - channel->iob;
 	prev = (index - 1) & (LCS_NUM_BUFFS - 1);
@@ -732,8 +729,9 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "relbuff");
-	BUG_ON(buffer->state != BUF_STATE_LOCKED &&
-		buffer->state != BUF_STATE_PROCESSED);
+	if (buffer->state != BUF_STATE_LOCKED &&
+	    buffer->state != BUF_STATE_PROCESSED)
+		BUG();
 	spin_lock_irqsave(get_ccwdev_lock(channel->ccwdev), flags);
 	buffer->state = BUF_STATE_EMPTY;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(get_ccwdev_lock(channel->ccwdev), flags);
@@ -1147,8 +1145,6 @@
 		list_add_tail(&ipm->list, &card->ipm_list);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ipm_lock, flags);
-	if (card->state == DEV_STATE_UP)
-		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1231,17 +1227,17 @@
 		if (ipm != NULL)
 			continue;	/* Address already in list. */
 		ipm = (struct lcs_ipm_list *)
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct lcs_ipm_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
+			kzalloc(sizeof(struct lcs_ipm_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (ipm == NULL) {
 			PRINT_INFO("Not enough memory to add "
 				   "new multicast entry!\n");
 			break;
 		}
-		memset(ipm, 0, sizeof(struct lcs_ipm_list));
 		memcpy(&ipm->ipm.mac_addr, buf, LCS_MAC_LENGTH);
 		ipm->ipm.ip_addr = im4->multiaddr;
 		ipm->ipm_state = LCS_IPM_STATE_SET_REQUIRED;
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&card->ipm_lock, flags);
+		LCS_DBF_HEX(2,trace,&ipm->ipm.ip_addr,4);
 		list_add(&ipm->list, &card->ipm_list);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ipm_lock, flags);
 	}
@@ -1269,7 +1265,15 @@
 	read_unlock(&in4_dev->mc_list_lock);
 	in_dev_put(in4_dev);
 
+	netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
+	netif_tx_disable(card->dev);
+	wait_event(card->write.wait_q,
+			(card->write.state != CH_STATE_RUNNING));
 	lcs_fix_multicast_list(card);
+	if (card->state == DEV_STATE_UP) {
+		netif_carrier_on(card->dev);
+		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
+	}
 out:
 	lcs_clear_thread_running_bit(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD);
 	return 0;
@@ -1318,6 +1322,53 @@
 	return PTR_ERR(irb);
 }
 
+static int
+lcs_get_problem(struct ccw_device *cdev, struct irb *irb)
+{
+	int dstat, cstat;
+	char *sense;
+
+	sense = (char *) irb->ecw;
+	cstat = irb->scsw.cstat;
+	dstat = irb->scsw.dstat;
+
+	if (cstat & (SCHN_STAT_CHN_CTRL_CHK | SCHN_STAT_INTF_CTRL_CHK |
+		     SCHN_STAT_CHN_DATA_CHK | SCHN_STAT_CHAIN_CHECK |
+		     SCHN_STAT_PROT_CHECK   | SCHN_STAT_PROG_CHECK)) {
+		LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "CGENCHK");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (dstat & DEV_STAT_UNIT_CHECK) {
+		if (sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_1] &
+		    LCS_SENSE_RESETTING_EVENT) {
+			LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "REVIND");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_0] &
+		    LCS_SENSE_CMD_REJECT) {
+			LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "CMDREJ");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if ((!sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_0]) &&
+		    (!sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_1]) &&
+		    (!sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_2]) &&
+		    (!sense[LCS_SENSE_BYTE_3])) {
+			LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "ZEROSEN");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "DGENCHK");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+lcs_schedule_recovery(struct lcs_card *card)
+{
+	LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "startrec");
+	if (!lcs_set_thread_start_bit(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD))
+		schedule_work(&card->kernel_thread_starter);
+}
 
 /**
  * IRQ Handler for LCS channels
@@ -1327,7 +1378,8 @@
 {
 	struct lcs_card *card;
 	struct lcs_channel *channel;
-	int index;
+	int rc, index;
+	int cstat, dstat;
 
 	if (lcs_check_irb_error(cdev, irb))
 		return;
@@ -1338,10 +1390,23 @@
 	else
 		channel = &card->write;
 
+	cstat = irb->scsw.cstat;
+	dstat = irb->scsw.dstat;
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT_(5, trace, "Rint%s",cdev->dev.bus_id);
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT_(5, trace, "%4x%4x",irb->scsw.cstat, irb->scsw.dstat);
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT_(5, trace, "%4x%4x",irb->scsw.fctl, irb->scsw.actl);
 
+	/* Check for channel and device errors presented */
+	rc = lcs_get_problem(cdev, irb);
+	if (rc || (dstat & DEV_STAT_UNIT_EXCEP)) {
+		PRINT_WARN("check on device %s, dstat=0x%X, cstat=0x%X \n", 
+			    cdev->dev.bus_id, dstat, cstat);
+		if (rc) {
+			lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
+			wake_up(&card->wait_q);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	/* How far in the ccw chain have we processed? */
 	if ((channel->state != CH_STATE_INIT) &&
 	    (irb->scsw.fctl & SCSW_FCTL_START_FUNC)) {
@@ -1367,7 +1432,6 @@
 	else if (irb->scsw.actl & SCSW_ACTL_SUSPENDED)
 		/* CCW execution stopped on a suspend bit. */
 		channel->state = CH_STATE_SUSPENDED;
-
 	if (irb->scsw.fctl & SCSW_FCTL_HALT_FUNC) {
 		if (irb->scsw.cc != 0) {
 			ccw_device_halt(channel->ccwdev, (addr_t) channel);
@@ -1376,7 +1440,6 @@
 		/* The channel has been stopped by halt_IO. */
 		channel->state = CH_STATE_HALTED;
 	}
-
 	if (irb->scsw.fctl & SCSW_FCTL_CLEAR_FUNC) {
 		channel->state = CH_STATE_CLEARED;
 	}
@@ -1452,7 +1515,7 @@
 	lcs_release_buffer(channel, buffer);
 	card = (struct lcs_card *)
 		((char *) channel - offsetof(struct lcs_card, write));
-	if (netif_queue_stopped(card->dev))
+	if (netif_queue_stopped(card->dev) && netif_carrier_ok(card->dev))
 		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
 	spin_lock(&card->lock);
 	card->tx_emitted--;
@@ -1488,6 +1551,10 @@
 		card->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	netif_stop_queue(card->dev);
 	spin_lock(&card->lock);
 	if (card->tx_buffer != NULL &&
@@ -1633,30 +1700,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * reset card
- */
-static int
-lcs_resetcard(struct lcs_card *card)
-{
-	int retries;
-
-	LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "rescard");
-	for (retries = 0; retries < 10; retries++) {
-		if (lcs_detect(card) == 0) {
-			netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
-			card->state = DEV_STATE_UP;
-			PRINT_INFO("LCS device %s successfully restarted!\n",
-				   card->dev->name);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		msleep(3000);
-	}
-	PRINT_ERR("Error in Reseting LCS card!\n");
-	return -EIO;
-}
-
-
-/**
  * LCS Stop card
  */
 static int
@@ -1680,126 +1723,18 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * LGW initiated commands
- */
-static int
-lcs_lgw_startlan_thread(void *data)
-{
-	struct lcs_card *card;
-
-	card = (struct lcs_card *) data;
-	daemonize("lgwstpln");
-
-	if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_STARTLAN_THREAD))
-		return 0;
-	LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "lgwstpln");
-	if (card->dev)
-		netif_stop_queue(card->dev);
-	if (lcs_startlan(card) == 0) {
-		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
-		card->state = DEV_STATE_UP;
-		PRINT_INFO("LCS Startlan for device %s succeeded!\n",
-			   card->dev->name);
-
-	} else
-		PRINT_ERR("LCS Startlan for device %s failed!\n",
-			  card->dev->name);
-	lcs_clear_thread_running_bit(card, LCS_STARTLAN_THREAD);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Send startup command initiated by Lan Gateway
- */
-static int
-lcs_lgw_startup_thread(void *data)
-{
-	int rc;
-
-	struct lcs_card *card;
-
-	card = (struct lcs_card *) data;
-	daemonize("lgwstaln");
-
-	if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_STARTUP_THREAD))
-		return 0;
-	LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "lgwstaln");
-	if (card->dev)
-		netif_stop_queue(card->dev);
-	rc = lcs_send_startup(card, LCS_INITIATOR_LGW);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		PRINT_ERR("Startup for LCS device %s initiated " \
-			  "by LGW failed!\nReseting card ...\n",
-			  card->dev->name);
-		/* do a card reset */
-		rc = lcs_resetcard(card);
-		if (rc == 0)
-			goto Done;
-	}
-	rc = lcs_startlan(card);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
-		card->state = DEV_STATE_UP;
-	}
-Done:
-	if (rc == 0)
-		PRINT_INFO("LCS Startup for device %s succeeded!\n",
-			   card->dev->name);
-	else
-		PRINT_ERR("LCS Startup for device %s failed!\n",
-			  card->dev->name);
-	lcs_clear_thread_running_bit(card, LCS_STARTUP_THREAD);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * send stoplan command initiated by Lan Gateway
- */
-static int
-lcs_lgw_stoplan_thread(void *data)
-{
-	struct lcs_card *card;
-	int rc;
-
-	card = (struct lcs_card *) data;
-	daemonize("lgwstop");
-
-	if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_STOPLAN_THREAD))
-		return 0;
-	LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "lgwstop");
-	if (card->dev)
-		netif_stop_queue(card->dev);
-	if (lcs_send_stoplan(card, LCS_INITIATOR_LGW) == 0)
-		PRINT_INFO("Stoplan for %s initiated by LGW succeeded!\n",
-			   card->dev->name);
-	else
-		PRINT_ERR("Stoplan %s initiated by LGW failed!\n",
-			  card->dev->name);
-	/*Try to reset the card, stop it on failure */
-        rc = lcs_resetcard(card);
-        if (rc != 0)
-                rc = lcs_stopcard(card);
-	lcs_clear_thread_running_bit(card, LCS_STOPLAN_THREAD);
-        return rc;
-}
-
-/**
  * Kernel Thread helper functions for LGW initiated commands
  */
 static void
 lcs_start_kernel_thread(struct lcs_card *card)
 {
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "krnthrd");
-	if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_STARTUP_THREAD))
-		kernel_thread(lcs_lgw_startup_thread, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
-	if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_STARTLAN_THREAD))
-		kernel_thread(lcs_lgw_startlan_thread, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
-	if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_STOPLAN_THREAD))
-		kernel_thread(lcs_lgw_stoplan_thread, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
+	if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD))
+		kernel_thread(lcs_recovery, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST
 	if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD))
-		kernel_thread(lcs_register_mc_addresses, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
+		kernel_thread(lcs_register_mc_addresses, 
+				(void *) card, SIGCHLD);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1813,19 +1748,14 @@
 	if (cmd->initiator == LCS_INITIATOR_LGW) {
 		switch(cmd->cmd_code) {
 		case LCS_CMD_STARTUP:
-			if (!lcs_set_thread_start_bit(card,
-						      LCS_STARTUP_THREAD))
-				schedule_work(&card->kernel_thread_starter);
-			break;
 		case LCS_CMD_STARTLAN:
-			if (!lcs_set_thread_start_bit(card,
-						      LCS_STARTLAN_THREAD))
-				schedule_work(&card->kernel_thread_starter);
+			lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
 			break;
 		case LCS_CMD_STOPLAN:
-			if (!lcs_set_thread_start_bit(card,
-						      LCS_STOPLAN_THREAD))
-				schedule_work(&card->kernel_thread_starter);
+			PRINT_WARN("Stoplan for %s initiated by LGW.\n",
+					card->dev->name);
+			if (card->dev)
+				netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
 			break;
 		default:
 			PRINT_INFO("UNRECOGNIZED LGW COMMAND\n");
@@ -1941,8 +1871,11 @@
 
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(2, trace, "stopdev");
 	card   = (struct lcs_card *) dev->priv;
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
+	netif_carrier_off(dev);
+	netif_tx_disable(dev);
 	dev->flags &= ~IFF_UP;
+	wait_event(card->write.wait_q,
+		(card->write.state != CH_STATE_RUNNING));
 	rc = lcs_stopcard(card);
 	if (rc)
 		PRINT_ERR("Try it again!\n ");
@@ -1968,6 +1901,7 @@
 
 	} else {
 		dev->flags |= IFF_UP;
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 		netif_wake_queue(dev);
 		card->state = DEV_STATE_UP;
 	}
@@ -2059,10 +1993,31 @@
 
 DEVICE_ATTR(lancmd_timeout, 0644, lcs_timeout_show, lcs_timeout_store);
 
+static ssize_t
+lcs_dev_recover_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, 
+		      const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct lcs_card *card = dev->driver_data;
+	char *tmp;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!card)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (card->state != DEV_STATE_UP)
+		return -EPERM;
+	i = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 16);
+	if (i == 1)
+		lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR(recover, 0200, NULL, lcs_dev_recover_store);
+
 static struct attribute * lcs_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_portno.attr,
 	&dev_attr_type.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lancmd_timeout.attr,
+	&dev_attr_recover.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -2099,6 +2054,12 @@
 	ccwgdev->dev.driver_data = card;
 	ccwgdev->cdev[0]->handler = lcs_irq;
 	ccwgdev->cdev[1]->handler = lcs_irq;
+	card->gdev = ccwgdev;
+	INIT_WORK(&card->kernel_thread_starter,
+		  (void *) lcs_start_kernel_thread, card);
+	card->thread_start_mask = 0;
+	card->thread_allowed_mask = 0;
+	card->thread_running_mask = 0;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2200,6 +2161,7 @@
 	if (recover_state == DEV_STATE_RECOVER) {
 		lcs_set_multicast_list(card->dev);
 		card->dev->flags |= IFF_UP;
+		netif_carrier_on(card->dev);
 		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
 		card->state = DEV_STATE_UP;
 	} else {
@@ -2229,7 +2191,7 @@
  * lcs_shutdown_device, called when setting the group device offline.
  */
 static int
-lcs_shutdown_device(struct ccwgroup_device *ccwgdev)
+__lcs_shutdown_device(struct ccwgroup_device *ccwgdev, int recovery_mode)
 {
 	struct lcs_card *card;
 	enum lcs_dev_states recover_state;
@@ -2239,9 +2201,11 @@
 	card = (struct lcs_card *)ccwgdev->dev.driver_data;
 	if (!card)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	lcs_set_allowed_threads(card, 0);
-	if (lcs_wait_for_threads(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (recovery_mode == 0) {
+		lcs_set_allowed_threads(card, 0);
+		if (lcs_wait_for_threads(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD))
+			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	}
 	LCS_DBF_HEX(3, setup, &card, sizeof(void*));
 	recover_state = card->state;
 
@@ -2256,6 +2220,43 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+lcs_shutdown_device(struct ccwgroup_device *ccwgdev)
+{
+	return __lcs_shutdown_device(ccwgdev, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drive lcs recovery after startup and startlan initiated by Lan Gateway
+ */
+static int
+lcs_recovery(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct lcs_card *card;
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev;
+        int rc;
+
+	card = (struct lcs_card *) ptr;
+	daemonize("lcs_recover");
+
+	LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "recover1");
+	if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD))
+		return 0;
+	LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "recover2");
+	gdev = card->gdev;
+	PRINT_WARN("Recovery of device %s started...\n", gdev->dev.bus_id);
+	rc = __lcs_shutdown_device(gdev, 1);
+	rc = lcs_new_device(gdev);
+	if (!rc)
+		PRINT_INFO("Device %s successfully recovered!\n",
+				card->dev->name);
+	else
+		PRINT_INFO("Device %s could not be recovered!\n",
+				card->dev->name);
+	lcs_clear_thread_running_bit(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * lcs_remove_device, free buffers and card
  */