diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
index 725109b..009fb8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.c
@@ -697,8 +697,48 @@ static int xgene_enet_reset(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void xgene_enet_clear(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
+			     struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring)
+{
+	u32 addr, val, data;
+
+	val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+
+	if (xgene_enet_is_bufpool(ring->id)) {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val - 0x20);
+	} else {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val);
+	}
+
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, addr, data);
+}
+
 static void xgene_gport_shutdown(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
+	struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring;
+	u32 pb, val;
+	int i;
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < pdata->rxq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = pdata->rx_ring[i]->buf_pool;
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val - 0x20);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR, pb);
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < pdata->txq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = pdata->tx_ring[i];
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR, pb);
+
 	if (!IS_ERR(pdata->clk))
 		clk_disable_unprepare(pdata->clk);
 }
@@ -901,6 +941,7 @@ const struct xgene_mac_ops xgene_gmac_ops = {
 
 const struct xgene_port_ops xgene_gport_ops = {
 	.reset = xgene_enet_reset,
+	.clear = xgene_enet_clear,
 	.cle_bypass = xgene_enet_cle_bypass,
 	.shutdown = xgene_gport_shutdown,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h
index e840f96..eec55c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_hw.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ enum xgene_enet_rm {
 #define TX_DV_GATE_EN0			BIT(2)
 #define RX_DV_GATE_EN0			BIT(1)
 #define RESUME_RX0			BIT(0)
+#define ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR		0x14
+#define ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR		0x1c
 #define ENET_CFGSSQMIWQASSOC_ADDR		0xe0
 #define ENET_CFGSSQMIFPQASSOC_ADDR		0xdc
 #define ENET_CFGSSQMIQMLITEFPQASSOC_ADDR	0xf0
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 8da3860..f79950a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -102,25 +102,13 @@ static u8 xgene_enet_hdr_len(const void *data)
 
 static void xgene_enet_delete_bufpool(struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *buf_pool)
 {
-	struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata = netdev_priv(buf_pool->ndev);
-	struct xgene_enet_raw_desc16 *raw_desc;
-	u32 slots = buf_pool->slots - 1;
-	u32 tail = buf_pool->tail;
-	u32 userinfo;
-	int i, len;
-
-	len = pdata->ring_ops->len(buf_pool);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		tail = (tail - 1) & slots;
-		raw_desc = &buf_pool->raw_desc16[tail];
+	int i;
 
-		/* Hardware stores descriptor in little endian format */
-		userinfo = GET_VAL(USERINFO, le64_to_cpu(raw_desc->m0));
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(buf_pool->rx_skb[userinfo]);
+	/* Free up the buffers held by hardware */
+	for (i = 0; i < buf_pool->slots; i++) {
+		if (buf_pool->rx_skb[i])
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(buf_pool->rx_skb[i]);
 	}
-
-	pdata->ring_ops->wr_cmd(buf_pool, -len);
-	buf_pool->tail = tail;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t xgene_enet_rx_irq(const int irq, void *data)
@@ -481,6 +469,7 @@ static int xgene_enet_rx_frame(struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *rx_ring,
 			 XGENE_ENET_MAX_MTU, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	skb_index = GET_VAL(USERINFO, le64_to_cpu(raw_desc->m0));
 	skb = buf_pool->rx_skb[skb_index];
+	buf_pool->rx_skb[skb_index] = NULL;
 
 	/* checking for error */
 	status = (GET_VAL(ELERR, le64_to_cpu(raw_desc->m0)) << LERR_LEN) ||
@@ -720,9 +709,6 @@ static int xgene_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mac_ops->tx_enable(pdata);
-	mac_ops->rx_enable(pdata);
-
 	xgene_enet_napi_enable(pdata);
 	ret = xgene_enet_register_irq(ndev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -735,6 +721,8 @@ static int xgene_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	}
 
+	mac_ops->tx_enable(pdata);
+	mac_ops->rx_enable(pdata);
 	netif_start_queue(ndev);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -747,15 +735,14 @@ static int xgene_enet_close(struct net_device *ndev)
 	int i;
 
 	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
+	mac_ops->tx_disable(pdata);
+	mac_ops->rx_disable(pdata);
 
 	if (pdata->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII)
 		phy_stop(pdata->phy_dev);
 	else
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pdata->link_work);
 
-	mac_ops->tx_disable(pdata);
-	mac_ops->rx_disable(pdata);
-
 	xgene_enet_free_irq(ndev);
 	xgene_enet_napi_disable(pdata);
 	for (i = 0; i < pdata->rxq_cnt; i++)
@@ -785,6 +772,9 @@ static void xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 		ring = pdata->tx_ring[i];
 		if (ring) {
 			xgene_enet_delete_ring(ring);
+			pdata->port_ops->clear(pdata, ring);
+			if (pdata->cq_cnt)
+				xgene_enet_delete_ring(ring->cp_ring);
 			pdata->tx_ring[i] = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -795,6 +785,7 @@ static void xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 			buf_pool = ring->buf_pool;
 			xgene_enet_delete_bufpool(buf_pool);
 			xgene_enet_delete_ring(buf_pool);
+			pdata->port_ops->clear(pdata, buf_pool);
 			xgene_enet_delete_ring(ring);
 			pdata->rx_ring[i] = NULL;
 		}
@@ -1682,8 +1673,8 @@ static int xgene_enet_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (pdata->phy_mode == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII)
 		xgene_enet_mdio_remove(pdata);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
-	xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(pdata);
 	pdata->port_ops->shutdown(pdata);
+	xgene_enet_delete_desc_rings(pdata);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
index aed9f43..681a473 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ struct xgene_mac_ops {
 
 struct xgene_port_ops {
 	int (*reset)(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata);
+	void (*clear)(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
+		      struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring);
 	void (*cle_bypass)(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
 			   u32 dst_ring_num, u16 bufpool_id);
 	void (*shutdown)(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_sgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_sgmac.c
index a3063fd..f1477d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_sgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_sgmac.c
@@ -137,9 +137,17 @@ static u32 xgene_enet_rd_mac(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p, u32 rd_addr)
 static int xgene_enet_ecc_init(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = p->ndev;
-	u32 data;
+	u32 data, shutdown;
 	int i = 0;
 
+	shutdown = xgene_enet_rd_diag_csr(p, ENET_CFG_MEM_RAM_SHUTDOWN_ADDR);
+	data = xgene_enet_rd_diag_csr(p, ENET_BLOCK_MEM_RDY_ADDR);
+
+	if (!shutdown && data == ~0U) {
+		netdev_dbg(ndev, "+ ecc_init done, skipping\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	xgene_enet_wr_diag_csr(p, ENET_CFG_MEM_RAM_SHUTDOWN_ADDR, 0);
 	do {
 		usleep_range(100, 110);
@@ -464,10 +472,47 @@ static void xgene_enet_cle_bypass(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p,
 	xgene_enet_wr_csr(p, cle_bypass_reg1 + offset, data);
 }
 
+static void xgene_enet_clear(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
+			     struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring)
+{
+	u32 addr, val, data;
+
+	val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+
+	if (xgene_enet_is_bufpool(ring->id)) {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val - 0x20);
+	} else {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val);
+	}
+
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, addr, data);
+}
+
 static void xgene_enet_shutdown(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p)
 {
-	if (!IS_ERR(p->clk))
-		clk_disable_unprepare(p->clk);
+	struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring;
+	u32 pb, val;
+	int i;
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < p->rxq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = p->rx_ring[i]->buf_pool;
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val - 0x20);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(p, ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR, pb);
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < p->txq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = p->tx_ring[i];
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(p, ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR, pb);
 }
 
 static void xgene_enet_link_state(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -515,6 +560,7 @@ const struct xgene_mac_ops xgene_sgmac_ops = {
 
 const struct xgene_port_ops xgene_sgport_ops = {
 	.reset		= xgene_enet_reset,
+	.clear		= xgene_enet_clear,
 	.cle_bypass	= xgene_enet_cle_bypass,
 	.shutdown	= xgene_enet_shutdown
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
index ba030dc..d0b4419 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_xgmac.c
@@ -292,8 +292,45 @@ static void xgene_enet_xgcle_bypass(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
 
 static void xgene_enet_shutdown(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
-	if (!IS_ERR(pdata->clk))
-		clk_disable_unprepare(pdata->clk);
+	struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring;
+	u32 pb, val;
+	int i;
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < pdata->rxq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = pdata->rx_ring[i]->buf_pool;
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val - 0x20);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR, pb);
+
+	pb = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < pdata->txq_cnt; i++) {
+		ring = pdata->tx_ring[i];
+
+		val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+		pb |= BIT(val);
+	}
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR, pb);
+}
+
+static void xgene_enet_clear(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata,
+			     struct xgene_enet_desc_ring *ring)
+{
+	u32 addr, val, data;
+
+	val = xgene_enet_ring_bufnum(ring->id);
+
+	if (xgene_enet_is_bufpool(ring->id)) {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIFPRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val - 0x20);
+	} else {
+		addr = ENET_CFGSSQMIWQRESET_ADDR;
+		data = BIT(val);
+	}
+
+	xgene_enet_wr_ring_if(pdata, addr, data);
 }
 
 static void xgene_enet_link_state(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -340,6 +377,7 @@ const struct xgene_mac_ops xgene_xgmac_ops = {
 
 const struct xgene_port_ops xgene_xgport_ops = {
 	.reset = xgene_enet_reset,
+	.clear = xgene_enet_clear,
 	.cle_bypass = xgene_enet_xgcle_bypass,
 	.shutdown = xgene_enet_shutdown,
 };
