diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 3772804..b35e6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ void cpsw_tx_handler(void *token, int len, int status)
 	struct net_device	*ndev = skb->dev;
 	struct cpsw_priv	*priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	/* Check whether the queue is stopped due to stalled tx dma, if the
+	 * queue is stopped then start the queue as we have free desc for tx
+	 */
 	if (unlikely(netif_queue_stopped(ndev)))
 		netif_start_queue(ndev);
 	cpts_tx_timestamp(&priv->cpts, skb);
@@ -736,6 +739,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t cpsw_ndo_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	/* If there is no more tx desc left free then we need to
+	 * tell the kernel to stop sending us tx frames.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(priv->txch)))
+		netif_stop_queue(ndev);
+
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 fail:
 	priv->stats.tx_dropped++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 4995673..f862918 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ struct cpdma_ctlr {
 };
 
 struct cpdma_chan {
+	struct cpdma_desc __iomem	*head, *tail;
+	void __iomem			*hdp, *cp, *rxfree;
 	enum cpdma_state		state;
 	struct cpdma_ctlr		*ctlr;
 	int				chan_num;
 	spinlock_t			lock;
-	struct cpdma_desc __iomem	*head, *tail;
 	int				count;
-	void __iomem			*hdp, *cp, *rxfree;
 	u32				mask;
 	cpdma_handler_fn		handler;
 	enum dma_data_direction		dir;
@@ -217,17 +217,27 @@ desc_from_phys(struct cpdma_desc_pool *pool, dma_addr_t dma)
 }
 
 static struct cpdma_desc __iomem *
-cpdma_desc_alloc(struct cpdma_desc_pool *pool, int num_desc)
+cpdma_desc_alloc(struct cpdma_desc_pool *pool, int num_desc, bool is_rx)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int index;
+	int desc_start;
+	int desc_end;
 	struct cpdma_desc __iomem *desc = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
 
-	index = bitmap_find_next_zero_area(pool->bitmap, pool->num_desc, 0,
-					   num_desc, 0);
-	if (index < pool->num_desc) {
+	if (is_rx) {
+		desc_start = 0;
+		desc_end = pool->num_desc/2;
+	 } else {
+		desc_start = pool->num_desc/2;
+		desc_end = pool->num_desc;
+	}
+
+	index = bitmap_find_next_zero_area(pool->bitmap,
+				desc_end, desc_start, num_desc, 0);
+	if (index < desc_end) {
 		bitmap_set(pool->bitmap, index, num_desc);
 		desc = pool->iomap + pool->desc_size * index;
 		pool->used_desc++;
@@ -668,7 +678,7 @@ int cpdma_chan_submit(struct cpdma_chan *chan, void *token, void *data,
 		goto unlock_ret;
 	}
 
-	desc = cpdma_desc_alloc(ctlr->pool, 1);
+	desc = cpdma_desc_alloc(ctlr->pool, 1, is_rx_chan(chan));
 	if (!desc) {
 		chan->stats.desc_alloc_fail++;
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -704,6 +714,29 @@ unlock_ret:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_chan_submit);
 
+bool cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int index;
+	bool ret;
+	struct cpdma_ctlr	*ctlr = chan->ctlr;
+	struct cpdma_desc_pool	*pool = ctlr->pool;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&pool->lock, flags);
+
+	index = bitmap_find_next_zero_area(pool->bitmap,
+				pool->num_desc, pool->num_desc/2, 1, 0);
+
+	if (index < pool->num_desc)
+		ret = true;
+	else
+		ret = false;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_check_free_tx_desc);
+
 static void __cpdma_chan_free(struct cpdma_chan *chan,
 			      struct cpdma_desc __iomem *desc,
 			      int outlen, int status)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
index afa19a0..8d2aeb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ int cpdma_chan_process(struct cpdma_chan *chan, int quota);
 int cpdma_ctlr_int_ctrl(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, bool enable);
 void cpdma_ctlr_eoi(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
 int cpdma_chan_int_ctrl(struct cpdma_chan *chan, bool enable);
+bool cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(struct cpdma_chan *chan);
 
 enum cpdma_control {
 	CPDMA_CMD_IDLE,			/* write-only */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index 8478d98..1c97c81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static const char emac_version_string[] = "TI DaVinci EMAC Linux v6.1";
 #define EMAC_DEF_TX_CH			(0) /* Default 0th channel */
 #define EMAC_DEF_RX_CH			(0) /* Default 0th channel */
 #define EMAC_DEF_RX_NUM_DESC		(128)
-#define EMAC_DEF_TX_NUM_DESC		(128)
 #define EMAC_DEF_MAX_TX_CH		(1) /* Max TX channels configured */
 #define EMAC_DEF_MAX_RX_CH		(1) /* Max RX channels configured */
 #define EMAC_POLL_WEIGHT		(64) /* Default NAPI poll weight */
@@ -342,7 +341,6 @@ struct emac_priv {
 	u32 mac_hash2;
 	u32 multicast_hash_cnt[EMAC_NUM_MULTICAST_BITS];
 	u32 rx_addr_type;
-	atomic_t cur_tx;
 	const char *phy_id;
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 	struct device_node *phy_node;
@@ -1050,10 +1048,10 @@ static void emac_tx_handler(void *token, int len, int status)
 {
 	struct sk_buff		*skb = token;
 	struct net_device	*ndev = skb->dev;
-	struct emac_priv	*priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-	atomic_dec(&priv->cur_tx);
 
+	/* Check whether the queue is stopped due to stalled tx dma, if the
+	 * queue is stopped then start the queue as we have free desc for tx
+	 */
 	if (unlikely(netif_queue_stopped(ndev)))
 		netif_start_queue(ndev);
 	ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
@@ -1101,7 +1099,10 @@ static int emac_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 		goto fail_tx;
 	}
 
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&priv->cur_tx) >= EMAC_DEF_TX_NUM_DESC)
+	/* If there is no more tx desc left free then we need to
+	 * tell the kernel to stop sending us tx frames.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(cpdma_check_free_tx_desc(priv->txch)))
 		netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;