@@ -1095,16 +1095,9 @@ static void xm_link_down(struct skge_hw 
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = hw->dev[port];
 	struct skge_port *skge = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u16 cmd = xm_read16(hw, port, XM_MMU_CMD);
 
 	xm_write16(hw, port, XM_IMSK, XM_IMSK_DISABLE);
 
-	cmd &= ~(XM_MMU_ENA_RX | XM_MMU_ENA_TX);
-	xm_write16(hw, port, XM_MMU_CMD, cmd);
-
-	/* dummy read to ensure writing */
-	xm_read16(hw, port, XM_MMU_CMD);
-
 	if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 		skge_link_down(skge);
 }

@@ -1194,6 +1187,7 @@ static void genesis_init(struct skge_hw 
 static void genesis_reset(struct skge_hw *hw, int port)
 {
 	const u8 zero[8]  = { 0 };
+	u32 reg;
 
 	skge_write8(hw, SK_REG(port, GMAC_IRQ_MSK), 0);
 

@@ -1209,6 +1203,11 @@ static void genesis_reset(struct skge_hw
 		xm_write16(hw, port, PHY_BCOM_INT_MASK, 0xffff);
 
 	xm_outhash(hw, port, XM_HSM, zero);
+
+	/* Flush TX and RX fifo */
+	reg = xm_read32(hw, port, XM_MODE);
+	xm_write32(hw, port, XM_MODE, reg | XM_MD_FTF);
+	xm_write32(hw, port, XM_MODE, reg | XM_MD_FRF);
 }
 
 

@@ -1714,6 +1713,12 @@ static void genesis_stop(struct skge_por
 	struct skge_hw *hw = skge->hw;
 	int port = skge->port;
 	unsigned retries = 1000;
+	u16 cmd;
+
+ 	/* Disable Tx and Rx */
+	cmd = xm_read16(hw, port, XM_MMU_CMD);
+	cmd &= ~(XM_MMU_ENA_RX | XM_MMU_ENA_TX);
+	xm_write16(hw, port, XM_MMU_CMD, cmd);
 
 	genesis_reset(hw, port);