diff --git a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
index ef1ebb4b8af2..967ff8c96b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.c
@@ -903,16 +903,27 @@ static int pasemi_mac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* enable rx if */
 	write_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA(mac->dma_if),
-			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_EN);
+			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_EN |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_DROPS_M |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_BP |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_OO |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_BT);
 
 	/* enable rx channel */
 	write_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA(mac->dma_rxch),
 			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_EN |
-			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DU);
+			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DU |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_OD |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_FD |
+			   PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DT);
 
 	/* enable tx channel */
 	write_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA(mac->dma_txch),
-			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_EN);
+			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_EN |
+			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_SZ |
+			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DB |
+			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DE |
+			   PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DA);
 
 	pasemi_mac_replenish_rx_ring(dev, RX_RING_SIZE);
 
@@ -987,7 +998,7 @@ out_rx_resources:
 static int pasemi_mac_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct pasemi_mac *mac = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned int stat;
+	unsigned int sta;
 	int retries;
 
 	if (mac->phydev) {
@@ -998,6 +1009,26 @@ static int pasemi_mac_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	napi_disable(&mac->napi);
 
+	sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA(mac->dma_if));
+	if (sta & (PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_BP |
+		      PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_OO |
+		      PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_BT))
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "pasemi_mac: rcmdsta error: 0x%08x\n", sta);
+
+	sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA(mac->dma_rxch));
+	if (sta & (PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DU |
+		     PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_OD |
+		     PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_FD |
+		     PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DT))
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "pasemi_mac: ccmdsta error: 0x%08x\n", sta);
+
+	sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA(mac->dma_txch));
+	if (sta & (PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_SZ |
+		      PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DB |
+		      PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DE |
+		      PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DA))
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "pasemi_mac: tcmdsta error: 0x%08x\n", sta);
+
 	/* Clean out any pending buffers */
 	pasemi_mac_clean_tx(mac);
 	pasemi_mac_clean_rx(mac, RX_RING_SIZE);
@@ -1008,33 +1039,33 @@ static int pasemi_mac_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	write_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA(mac->dma_rxch), PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ST);
 
 	for (retries = 0; retries < MAX_RETRIES; retries++) {
-		stat = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA(mac->dma_txch));
-		if (!(stat & PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ACT))
+		sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA(mac->dma_txch));
+		if (!(sta & PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ACT))
 			break;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
-	if (stat & PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ACT)
+	if (sta & PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ACT)
 		dev_err(&mac->dma_pdev->dev, "Failed to stop tx channel\n");
 
 	for (retries = 0; retries < MAX_RETRIES; retries++) {
-		stat = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA(mac->dma_rxch));
-		if (!(stat & PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ACT))
+		sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA(mac->dma_rxch));
+		if (!(sta & PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ACT))
 			break;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
-	if (stat & PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ACT)
+	if (sta & PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ACT)
 		dev_err(&mac->dma_pdev->dev, "Failed to stop rx channel\n");
 
 	for (retries = 0; retries < MAX_RETRIES; retries++) {
-		stat = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA(mac->dma_if));
-		if (!(stat & PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_ACT))
+		sta = read_dma_reg(mac, PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA(mac->dma_if));
+		if (!(sta & PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_ACT))
 			break;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 
-	if (stat & PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_ACT)
+	if (sta & PAS_DMA_RXINT_RCMDSTA_ACT)
 		dev_err(&mac->dma_pdev->dev, "Failed to stop rx interface\n");
 
 	/* Then, disable the channel. This must be done separately from
diff --git a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.h b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.h
index db3393674ae7..0bb3c487478d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/pasemi_mac.h
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ enum {
 #define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_EN	0x00000001	/* Enabled */
 #define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ST	0x00000002	/* Stop interface */
 #define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_ACT	0x00010000	/* Active */
+#define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_SZ	0x00000800
+#define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DB	0x00000400
+#define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DE	0x00000200
+#define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_TCMDSTA_DA	0x00000100
 #define PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_CFG(c)     (0x304+(c)*_PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_STRIDE)
 #define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_CFG_TY_IFACE	0x00000000	/* Type = interface */
 #define    PAS_DMA_TXCHAN_CFG_TATTR_M	0x0000003c
@@ -283,6 +287,9 @@ enum {
 #define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ST	0x00000002	/* Stop interface */
 #define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_ACT	0x00010000	/* Active */
 #define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DU	0x00020000
+#define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_OD	0x00002000
+#define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_FD	0x00001000
+#define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CCMDSTA_DT	0x00000800
 #define PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CFG(c)     (0x804+(c)*_PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_STRIDE)
 #define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CFG_HBU_M	0x00000380
 #define    PAS_DMA_RXCHAN_CFG_HBU_S	7