/* If we own the next entry, it is a new packet. Send it up. */
                while ( ! (tp->rx_ring[entry].status & cpu_to_le32(DescOwned))) {
                        s32 status = le32_to_cpu(tp->rx_ring[entry].status);
+                      short pkt_len;
 
                        if (tp->dirty_rx + RX_RING_SIZE == tp->cur_rx)
                                break;
                       if (++work_done >= budget)
                                goto not_done;
 
-                       if ((status & 0x38008300) != 0x0300) {
-                               if ((status & 0x38000300) != 0x0300) {
+                      /*
+                       * Omit the four octet CRC from the length.
+                       * (May not be considered valid until we have
+                       * checked status for RxLengthOver2047 bits)
+                       */
+                      pkt_len = ((status >> 16) & 0x7ff) - 4;
+
+                      /*
+                       * Maximum pkt_len is 1518 (1514 + vlan header)
+                       * Anything higher than this is always invalid
+                       * regardless of RxLengthOver2047 bits
+                       */
+
+                      if ((status & (RxLengthOver2047 |
+                                     RxDescCRCError |
+                                     RxDescCollisionSeen |
+                                     RxDescRunt |
+                                     RxDescDescErr |
+                                     RxWholePkt)) != RxWholePkt
+                          || pkt_len > 1518) {
+                              if ((status & (RxLengthOver2047 |
+                                             RxWholePkt)) != RxWholePkt) {
                                 /* Ingore earlier buffers. */
                                        if ((status & 0xffff) != 0x7fff) {
                                                if (tulip_debug > 1)
                                                               dev->name, status);
                                                tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
                                        }
-                               } else if (status & RxDescFatalErr) {
+                              } else {
                                 /* There was a fatal error. */
                                        if (tulip_debug > 2)
                                                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Receive error, Rx status %8.8x.\n",
                                                       dev->name, status);
                                        tp->stats.rx_errors++; /* end of a packet.*/
-                                       if (status & 0x0890) tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+                                      if (pkt_len > 1518 ||
+                                          (status & RxDescRunt))
+                                              tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+
                                        if (status & 0x0004) tp->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
                                        if (status & 0x0002) tp->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
                                        if (status & 0x0001) tp->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
                                }
                        } else {
-                               /* Omit the four octet CRC from the length. */
-                               short pkt_len = ((status >> 16) & 0x7ff) - 4;
                                struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-#ifndef final_version
-                               if (pkt_len > 1518) {
-                                       printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Bogus packet size of %d (%#x).\n",
-                                              dev->name, pkt_len, pkt_len);
-                                       pkt_len = 1518;
-                                       tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
-                               }
-#endif
                                /* Check if the packet is long enough to accept without copying
                                   to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                                if (pkt_len < tulip_rx_copybreak
        /* If we own the next entry, it is a new packet. Send it up. */
        while ( ! (tp->rx_ring[entry].status & cpu_to_le32(DescOwned))) {
                s32 status = le32_to_cpu(tp->rx_ring[entry].status);
+               short pkt_len;
 
                if (tulip_debug > 5)
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: In tulip_rx(), entry %d %8.8x.\n",
                                   dev->name, entry, status);
                if (--rx_work_limit < 0)
                        break;
-               if ((status & 0x38008300) != 0x0300) {
-                       if ((status & 0x38000300) != 0x0300) {
+
+               /*
+                 Omit the four octet CRC from the length.
+                 (May not be considered valid until we have
+                 checked status for RxLengthOver2047 bits)
+               */
+               pkt_len = ((status >> 16) & 0x7ff) - 4;
+               /*
+                 Maximum pkt_len is 1518 (1514 + vlan header)
+                 Anything higher than this is always invalid
+                 regardless of RxLengthOver2047 bits
+               */
+
+               if ((status & (RxLengthOver2047 |
+                              RxDescCRCError |
+                              RxDescCollisionSeen |
+                              RxDescRunt |
+                              RxDescDescErr |
+                              RxWholePkt))        != RxWholePkt
+                    || pkt_len > 1518) {
+                       if ((status & (RxLengthOver2047 |
+                            RxWholePkt))         != RxWholePkt) {
                                /* Ingore earlier buffers. */
                                if ((status & 0xffff) != 0x7fff) {
                                        if (tulip_debug > 1)
                                                           dev->name, status);
                                        tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
                                }
-                       } else if (status & RxDescFatalErr) {
+                       } else {
                                /* There was a fatal error. */
                                if (tulip_debug > 2)
                                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Receive error, Rx status %8.8x.\n",
                                                   dev->name, status);
                                tp->stats.rx_errors++; /* end of a packet.*/
-                               if (status & 0x0890) tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+                               if (pkt_len > 1518 ||
+                                   (status & RxDescRunt))
+                                       tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
                                if (status & 0x0004) tp->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
                                if (status & 0x0002) tp->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
                                if (status & 0x0001) tp->stats.rx_fifo_errors++;
                        }
                } else {
-                       /* Omit the four octet CRC from the length. */
-                       short pkt_len = ((status >> 16) & 0x7ff) - 4;
                        struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-#ifndef final_version
-                       if (pkt_len > 1518) {
-                               printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Bogus packet size of %d (%#x).\n",
-                                          dev->name, pkt_len, pkt_len);
-                               pkt_len = 1518;
-                               tp->stats.rx_length_errors++;
-                       }
-#endif
-
                        /* Check if the packet is long enough to accept without copying
                           to a minimally-sized skbuff. */
                        if (pkt_len < tulip_rx_copybreak
 
        DescStartPkt = 0x20000000,
        DescEndRing  = 0x02000000,
        DescUseLink  = 0x01000000,
-       RxDescFatalErr = 0x008000,
+
+       /*
+        * Error summary flag is logical or of 'CRC Error', 'Collision Seen',
+        * 'Frame Too Long', 'Runt' and 'Descriptor Error' flags generated
+        * within tulip chip.
+        */
+       RxDescErrorSummary = 0x8000,
+       RxDescCRCError = 0x0002,
+       RxDescCollisionSeen = 0x0040,
+
+       /*
+        * 'Frame Too Long' flag is set if packet length including CRC exceeds
+        * 1518.  However, a full sized VLAN tagged frame is 1522 bytes
+        * including CRC.
+        *
+        * The tulip chip does not block oversized frames, and if this flag is
+        * set on a receive descriptor it does not indicate the frame has been
+        * truncated.  The receive descriptor also includes the actual length.
+        * Therefore we can safety ignore this flag and check the length
+        * ourselves.
+        */
+       RxDescFrameTooLong = 0x0080,
+       RxDescRunt = 0x0800,
+       RxDescDescErr = 0x4000,
        RxWholePkt   = 0x00000300,
+       /*
+        * Top three bits of 14 bit frame length (status bits 27-29) should
+        * never be set as that would make frame over 2047 bytes. The Receive
+        * Watchdog flag (bit 4) may indicate the length is over 2048 and the
+        * length field is invalid.
+        */
+       RxLengthOver2047 = 0x38000010
 };