diff -urpN linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
--- linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h	2010-09-07 09:57:18.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h	2010-09-07 09:57:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ enum qeth_discipline_id {
 };
 
 struct qeth_discipline {
+	void (*start_poll)(struct ccw_device *, int, unsigned long);
 	qdio_handler_t *input_handler;
 	qdio_handler_t *output_handler;
 	int (*recover)(void *ptr);
@@ -702,6 +703,16 @@ struct qeth_skb_data {
 #define QETH_SKB_MAGIC 0x71657468
 #define QETH_SIGA_CC2_RETRIES 3
 
+struct qeth_rx {
+	int b_count;
+	int b_index;
+	struct qdio_buffer_element *b_element;
+	int e_offset;
+	int qdio_err;
+};
+
+#define QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT 128
+
 struct qeth_card {
 	struct list_head list;
 	enum qeth_card_states state;
@@ -749,6 +760,8 @@ struct qeth_card {
 	debug_info_t *debug;
 	struct mutex conf_mutex;
 	struct mutex discipline_mutex;
+	struct napi_struct napi;
+	struct qeth_rx rx;
 };
 
 struct qeth_card_list_struct {
@@ -831,6 +844,10 @@ struct sk_buff *qeth_core_get_next_skb(s
 		struct qdio_buffer *, struct qdio_buffer_element **, int *,
 		struct qeth_hdr **);
 void qeth_schedule_recovery(struct qeth_card *);
+void qeth_qdio_start_poll(struct ccw_device *, int, unsigned long);
+void qeth_qdio_input_handler(struct ccw_device *,
+		unsigned int, unsigned int, int,
+		int, unsigned long);
 void qeth_qdio_output_handler(struct ccw_device *, unsigned int,
 			int, int, int, unsigned long);
 void qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(struct qeth_card *);
diff -urpN linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
--- linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:18.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -2911,6 +2911,27 @@ static void qeth_check_outbound_queue(st
 	}
 }
 
+void qeth_qdio_start_poll(struct ccw_device *ccwdev, int queue,
+		unsigned long card_ptr)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = (struct qeth_card *)card_ptr;
+
+	if (card->dev)
+		napi_schedule(&card->napi);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_qdio_start_poll);
+
+void qeth_qdio_input_handler(struct ccw_device *ccwdev, unsigned int qdio_err,
+		unsigned int queue, int first_element, int count,
+		unsigned long card_ptr)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = (struct qeth_card *)card_ptr;
+
+	if (qdio_err)
+		qeth_schedule_recovery(card);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_qdio_input_handler);
+
 void qeth_qdio_output_handler(struct ccw_device *ccwdev,
 		unsigned int qdio_error, int __queue, int first_element,
 		int count, unsigned long card_ptr)
@@ -3843,6 +3864,7 @@ static int qeth_qdio_establish(struct qe
 	init_data.no_output_qs           = card->qdio.no_out_queues;
 	init_data.input_handler          = card->discipline.input_handler;
 	init_data.output_handler         = card->discipline.output_handler;
+	init_data.queue_start_poll	 = card->discipline.start_poll;
 	init_data.int_parm               = (unsigned long) card;
 	init_data.input_sbal_addr_array  = (void **) in_sbal_ptrs;
 	init_data.output_sbal_addr_array = (void **) out_sbal_ptrs;
@@ -4513,8 +4535,8 @@ static struct {
 /* 20 */{"queue 1 buffer usage"},
 	{"queue 2 buffer usage"},
 	{"queue 3 buffer usage"},
-	{"rx handler time"},
-	{"rx handler count"},
+	{"rx poll time"},
+	{"rx poll count"},
 	{"rx do_QDIO time"},
 	{"rx do_QDIO count"},
 	{"tx handler time"},
diff -urpN linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
--- linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:18.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -407,29 +407,25 @@ static int qeth_l2_stop_card(struct qeth
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void qeth_l2_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
-			    struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buf, int index)
+static int qeth_l2_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
+				int budget, int *done)
 {
-	struct qdio_buffer_element *element;
+	int work_done = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct qeth_hdr *hdr;
-	int offset;
 	unsigned int len;
 
-	/* get first element of current buffer */
-	element = (struct qdio_buffer_element *)&buf->buffer->element[0];
-	offset = 0;
-	if (card->options.performance_stats)
-		card->perf_stats.bufs_rec++;
-	while ((skb = qeth_core_get_next_skb(card, buf->buffer, &element,
-				       &offset, &hdr))) {
-		skb->dev = card->dev;
-		/* is device UP ? */
-		if (!(card->dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-			continue;
+	*done = 0;
+	BUG_ON(!budget);
+	while (budget) {
+		skb = qeth_core_get_next_skb(card,
+			card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index].buffer,
+			&card->rx.b_element, &card->rx.e_offset, &hdr);
+		if (!skb) {
+			*done = 1;
+			break;
 		}
-
+		skb->dev = card->dev;
 		switch (hdr->hdr.l2.id) {
 		case QETH_HEADER_TYPE_LAYER2:
 			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
@@ -441,7 +437,7 @@ static void qeth_l2_process_inbound_buff
 			if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_802_2))
 				*((__u32 *)skb->cb) = ++card->seqno.pkt_seqno;
 			len = skb->len;
-			netif_rx(skb);
+			netif_receive_skb(skb);
 			break;
 		case QETH_HEADER_TYPE_OSN:
 			if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSN) {
@@ -459,9 +455,87 @@ static void qeth_l2_process_inbound_buff
 			QETH_DBF_HEX(CTRL, 3, hdr, QETH_DBF_CTRL_LEN);
 			continue;
 		}
+		work_done++;
+		budget--;
 		card->stats.rx_packets++;
 		card->stats.rx_bytes += len;
 	}
+	return work_done;
+}
+
+static int qeth_l2_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = container_of(napi, struct qeth_card, napi);
+	int work_done = 0;
+	struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buffer;
+	int done;
+	int new_budget = budget;
+
+	if (card->options.performance_stats) {
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_cnt++;
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time = qeth_get_micros();
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (!card->rx.b_count) {
+			card->rx.qdio_err = 0;
+			card->rx.b_count = qdio_get_next_buffers(
+				card->data.ccwdev, 0, &card->rx.b_index,
+				&card->rx.qdio_err);
+			if (card->rx.b_count <= 0) {
+				card->rx.b_count = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+			card->rx.b_element =
+				&card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index]
+				.buffer->element[0];
+			card->rx.e_offset = 0;
+		}
+
+		while (card->rx.b_count) {
+			buffer = &card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index];
+			if (!(card->rx.qdio_err &&
+			    qeth_check_qdio_errors(card, buffer->buffer,
+			    card->rx.qdio_err, "qinerr")))
+				work_done += qeth_l2_process_inbound_buffer(
+					card, new_budget, &done);
+			else
+				done = 1;
+
+			if (done) {
+				if (card->options.performance_stats)
+					card->perf_stats.bufs_rec++;
+				qeth_put_buffer_pool_entry(card,
+					buffer->pool_entry);
+				qeth_queue_input_buffer(card, card->rx.b_index);
+				card->rx.b_count--;
+				if (card->rx.b_count) {
+					card->rx.b_index =
+						(card->rx.b_index + 1) %
+						QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
+					card->rx.b_element =
+						&card->qdio.in_q
+						->bufs[card->rx.b_index]
+						.buffer->element[0];
+					card->rx.e_offset = 0;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (work_done >= budget)
+				goto out;
+			else
+				new_budget = budget - work_done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	napi_complete(napi);
+	if (qdio_start_irq(card->data.ccwdev, 0))
+		napi_schedule(&card->napi);
+out:
+	if (card->options.performance_stats)
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_time += qeth_get_micros() -
+			card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time;
+	return work_done;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l2_send_setdelmac(struct qeth_card *card, __u8 *mac,
@@ -755,49 +829,10 @@ tx_drop:
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-static void qeth_l2_qdio_input_handler(struct ccw_device *ccwdev,
-			unsigned int qdio_err, unsigned int queue,
-			int first_element, int count, unsigned long card_ptr)
-{
-	struct net_device *net_dev;
-	struct qeth_card *card;
-	struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buffer;
-	int index;
-	int i;
-
-	card = (struct qeth_card *) card_ptr;
-	net_dev = card->dev;
-	if (card->options.performance_stats) {
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_cnt++;
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time = qeth_get_micros();
-	}
-	if (qdio_err & QDIO_ERROR_ACTIVATE_CHECK_CONDITION) {
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 1, "qdinchk");
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 1, "%04X%04X", first_element,
-				count);
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 1, "%04X", queue);
-		qeth_schedule_recovery(card);
-		return;
-	}
-	for (i = first_element; i < (first_element + count); ++i) {
-		index = i % QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
-		buffer = &card->qdio.in_q->bufs[index];
-		if (!(qdio_err &&
-		      qeth_check_qdio_errors(card, buffer->buffer, qdio_err,
-					     "qinerr")))
-			qeth_l2_process_inbound_buffer(card, buffer, index);
-		/* clear buffer and give back to hardware */
-		qeth_put_buffer_pool_entry(card, buffer->pool_entry);
-		qeth_queue_input_buffer(card, index);
-	}
-	if (card->options.performance_stats)
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_time += qeth_get_micros() -
-			card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time;
-}
-
 static int qeth_l2_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "qethopen");
 	if (card->state != CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP)
@@ -814,18 +849,24 @@ static int qeth_l2_open(struct net_devic
 
 	if (!card->lan_online && netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	return 0;
+	if (qdio_stop_irq(card->data.ccwdev, 0) >= 0) {
+		napi_enable(&card->napi);
+		napi_schedule(&card->napi);
+	} else
+		rc = -EIO;
+	return rc;
 }
 
-
 static int qeth_l2_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "qethstop");
 	netif_tx_disable(dev);
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_UP)
+	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_UP) {
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP;
+		napi_disable(&card->napi);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -836,8 +877,9 @@ static int qeth_l2_probe_device(struct c
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->vid_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->mc_list);
 	card->options.layer2 = 1;
+	card->discipline.start_poll = qeth_qdio_start_poll;
 	card->discipline.input_handler = (qdio_handler_t *)
-		qeth_l2_qdio_input_handler;
+		qeth_qdio_input_handler;
 	card->discipline.output_handler = (qdio_handler_t *)
 		qeth_qdio_output_handler;
 	card->discipline.recover = qeth_l2_recover;
@@ -923,6 +965,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct q
 	card->info.broadcast_capable = 1;
 	qeth_l2_request_initial_mac(card);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
+	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_l2_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 	return register_netdev(card->dev);
 }
 
@@ -955,6 +998,7 @@ static int __qeth_l2_set_online(struct c
 		qeth_l2_send_setmac(card, &card->dev->dev_addr[0]);
 
 	card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
+	memset(&card->rx, 0, sizeof(struct qeth_rx));
 	qeth_print_status_message(card);
 
 	/* softsetup */
@@ -1086,9 +1130,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_recover(void *ptr)
 	card->use_hard_stop = 1;
 	__qeth_l2_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
 	rc = __qeth_l2_set_online(card->gdev, 1);
-	/* don't run another scheduled recovery */
-	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
 	if (!rc)
 		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
 			"Device successfully recovered!\n");
@@ -1099,6 +1140,8 @@ static int qeth_l2_recover(void *ptr)
 		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
 			"failed to recover an error on the device\n");
 	}
+	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
+	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff -urpN linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
--- linux-2.6/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:35.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-patched/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c	2010-09-07 09:57:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -2107,51 +2107,44 @@ static inline __u16 qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(
 	return vlan_id;
 }
 
-static void qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
-			    struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buf, int index)
+static int qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(struct qeth_card *card,
+				int budget, int *done)
 {
-	struct qdio_buffer_element *element;
+	int work_done = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct qeth_hdr *hdr;
-	int offset;
 	__u16 vlan_tag = 0;
 	unsigned int len;
-	/* get first element of current buffer */
-	element = (struct qdio_buffer_element *)&buf->buffer->element[0];
-	offset = 0;
-	if (card->options.performance_stats)
-		card->perf_stats.bufs_rec++;
-	while ((skb = qeth_core_get_next_skb(card, buf->buffer, &element,
-				       &offset, &hdr))) {
-		skb->dev = card->dev;
-		/* is device UP ? */
-		if (!(card->dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-			continue;
-		}
 
+	*done = 0;
+	BUG_ON(!budget);
+	while (budget) {
+		skb = qeth_core_get_next_skb(card,
+			card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index].buffer,
+			&card->rx.b_element, &card->rx.e_offset, &hdr);
+		if (!skb) {
+			*done = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		skb->dev = card->dev;
 		switch (hdr->hdr.l3.id) {
 		case QETH_HEADER_TYPE_LAYER3:
 			vlan_tag = qeth_l3_rebuild_skb(card, skb, hdr);
 			len = skb->len;
 			if (vlan_tag && !card->options.sniffer)
 				if (card->vlangrp)
-					vlan_hwaccel_rx(skb, card->vlangrp,
-						vlan_tag);
+					vlan_gro_receive(&card->napi,
+						card->vlangrp, vlan_tag, skb);
 				else {
 					dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 					continue;
 				}
 			else
-				netif_rx(skb);
+				napi_gro_receive(&card->napi, skb);
 			break;
 		case QETH_HEADER_TYPE_LAYER2: /* for HiperSockets sniffer */
 			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, skb->dev);
-			if (card->options.checksum_type == NO_CHECKSUMMING)
-				skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-			else
-				skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 			len = skb->len;
 			netif_receive_skb(skb);
 			break;
@@ -2161,10 +2154,87 @@ static void qeth_l3_process_inbound_buff
 			QETH_DBF_HEX(CTRL, 3, hdr, QETH_DBF_CTRL_LEN);
 			continue;
 		}
-
+		work_done++;
+		budget--;
 		card->stats.rx_packets++;
 		card->stats.rx_bytes += len;
 	}
+	return work_done;
+}
+
+static int qeth_l3_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = container_of(napi, struct qeth_card, napi);
+	int work_done = 0;
+	struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buffer;
+	int done;
+	int new_budget = budget;
+
+	if (card->options.performance_stats) {
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_cnt++;
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time = qeth_get_micros();
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (!card->rx.b_count) {
+			card->rx.qdio_err = 0;
+			card->rx.b_count = qdio_get_next_buffers(
+				card->data.ccwdev, 0, &card->rx.b_index,
+				&card->rx.qdio_err);
+			if (card->rx.b_count <= 0) {
+				card->rx.b_count = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+			card->rx.b_element =
+				&card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index]
+				.buffer->element[0];
+			card->rx.e_offset = 0;
+		}
+
+		while (card->rx.b_count) {
+			buffer = &card->qdio.in_q->bufs[card->rx.b_index];
+			if (!(card->rx.qdio_err &&
+			    qeth_check_qdio_errors(card, buffer->buffer,
+			    card->rx.qdio_err, "qinerr")))
+				work_done += qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(
+					card, new_budget, &done);
+			else
+				done = 1;
+
+			if (done) {
+				if (card->options.performance_stats)
+					card->perf_stats.bufs_rec++;
+				qeth_put_buffer_pool_entry(card,
+					buffer->pool_entry);
+				qeth_queue_input_buffer(card, card->rx.b_index);
+				card->rx.b_count--;
+				if (card->rx.b_count) {
+					card->rx.b_index =
+						(card->rx.b_index + 1) %
+						QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
+					card->rx.b_element =
+						&card->qdio.in_q
+						->bufs[card->rx.b_index]
+						.buffer->element[0];
+					card->rx.e_offset = 0;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (work_done >= budget)
+				goto out;
+			else
+				new_budget = budget - work_done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	napi_complete(napi);
+	if (qdio_start_irq(card->data.ccwdev, 0))
+		napi_schedule(&card->napi);
+out:
+	if (card->options.performance_stats)
+		card->perf_stats.inbound_time += qeth_get_micros() -
+			card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time;
+	return work_done;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l3_verify_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -3098,6 +3168,7 @@ tx_drop:
 static int qeth_l3_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "qethopen");
 	if (card->state != CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP)
@@ -3108,7 +3179,12 @@ static int qeth_l3_open(struct net_devic
 
 	if (!card->lan_online && netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	return 0;
+	if (qdio_stop_irq(card->data.ccwdev, 0) >= 0) {
+		napi_enable(&card->napi);
+		napi_schedule(&card->napi);
+	} else
+		rc = -EIO;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l3_stop(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -3117,8 +3193,10 @@ static int qeth_l3_stop(struct net_devic
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "qethstop");
 	netif_tx_disable(dev);
-	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_UP)
+	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_UP) {
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP;
+		napi_disable(&card->napi);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3288,57 +3366,19 @@ static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct q
 	card->dev->gso_max_size = 15 * PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(card->dev, &card->gdev->dev);
+	netif_napi_add(card->dev, &card->napi, qeth_l3_poll, QETH_NAPI_WEIGHT);
 	return register_netdev(card->dev);
 }
 
-static void qeth_l3_qdio_input_handler(struct ccw_device *ccwdev,
-		unsigned int qdio_err, unsigned int queue, int first_element,
-		int count, unsigned long card_ptr)
-{
-	struct net_device *net_dev;
-	struct qeth_card *card;
-	struct qeth_qdio_buffer *buffer;
-	int index;
-	int i;
-
-	card = (struct qeth_card *) card_ptr;
-	net_dev = card->dev;
-	if (card->options.performance_stats) {
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_cnt++;
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time = qeth_get_micros();
-	}
-	if (qdio_err & QDIO_ERROR_ACTIVATE_CHECK_CONDITION) {
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 1, "qdinchk");
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 1, "%04X%04X",
-				first_element, count);
-		QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 1, "%04X", queue);
-		qeth_schedule_recovery(card);
-		return;
-	}
-	for (i = first_element; i < (first_element + count); ++i) {
-		index = i % QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
-		buffer = &card->qdio.in_q->bufs[index];
-		if (!(qdio_err &&
-		      qeth_check_qdio_errors(card, buffer->buffer,
-					     qdio_err, "qinerr")))
-			qeth_l3_process_inbound_buffer(card, buffer, index);
-		/* clear buffer and give back to hardware */
-		qeth_put_buffer_pool_entry(card, buffer->pool_entry);
-		qeth_queue_input_buffer(card, index);
-	}
-	if (card->options.performance_stats)
-		card->perf_stats.inbound_time += qeth_get_micros() -
-			card->perf_stats.inbound_start_time;
-}
-
 static int qeth_l3_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(&gdev->dev);
 
 	qeth_l3_create_device_attributes(&gdev->dev);
 	card->options.layer2 = 0;
+	card->discipline.start_poll = qeth_qdio_start_poll;
 	card->discipline.input_handler = (qdio_handler_t *)
-		qeth_l3_qdio_input_handler;
+		qeth_qdio_input_handler;
 	card->discipline.output_handler = (qdio_handler_t *)
 		qeth_qdio_output_handler;
 	card->discipline.recover = qeth_l3_recover;
@@ -3397,6 +3437,7 @@ static int __qeth_l3_set_online(struct c
 	}
 
 	card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
+	memset(&card->rx, 0, sizeof(struct qeth_rx));
 	qeth_print_status_message(card);
 
 	/* softsetup */
@@ -3533,9 +3574,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_recover(void *ptr)
 	card->use_hard_stop = 1;
 	__qeth_l3_set_offline(card->gdev, 1);
 	rc = __qeth_l3_set_online(card->gdev, 1);
-	/* don't run another scheduled recovery */
-	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
-	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
 	if (!rc)
 		dev_info(&card->gdev->dev,
 			"Device successfully recovered!\n");
@@ -3546,6 +3584,8 @@ static int qeth_l3_recover(void *ptr)
 		dev_warn(&card->gdev->dev, "The qeth device driver "
 			"failed to recover an error on the device\n");
 	}
+	qeth_clear_thread_start_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
+	qeth_clear_thread_running_bit(card, QETH_RECOVER_THREAD);
 	return 0;
 }
 
