writel(value, card->regs + reg);
 }
 
+/**
+ * spider_net_write_reg_sync - writes to an SMMIO register of a card
+ * @card: device structure
+ * @reg: register to write to
+ * @value: value to write into the specified SMMIO register
+ *
+ * Unlike spider_net_write_reg, this will also make sure the
+ * data arrives on the card by reading the reg again.
+ */
+static void
+spider_net_write_reg_sync(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 reg, u32 value)
+{
+       value = cpu_to_le32(value);
+       writel(value, card->regs + reg);
+       (void)readl(card->regs + reg);
+}
+
 /**
  * spider_net_rx_irq_off - switch off rx irq on this spider card
  * @card: device structure
        spin_lock_irqsave(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
        regvalue = spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK);
        regvalue &= ~SPIDER_NET_RXINT;
-       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
+       spider_net_write_reg_sync(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
        regvalue = spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK);
        regvalue |= SPIDER_NET_RXINT;
-       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
+       spider_net_write_reg_sync(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
        regvalue = spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK);
        regvalue &= ~SPIDER_NET_TXINT;
-       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
+       spider_net_write_reg_sync(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
        regvalue = spider_net_read_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK);
        regvalue |= SPIDER_NET_TXINT;
-       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
+       spider_net_write_reg_sync(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT0MSK, regvalue);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->intmask_lock, flags);
 }
 
        spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT1MSK, 0);
        spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GHIINT2MSK, 0);
 
+       /* free_irq(netdev->irq, netdev);*/
+       free_irq(to_pci_dev(netdev->class_dev.dev)->irq, netdev);
+
        spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GDTDMACCNTR,
                             SPIDER_NET_DMA_TX_FEND_VALUE);
 
        /* release chains */
        spider_net_release_tx_chain(card, 1);
 
-       /* switch off card */
-       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL,
-                            SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL_STOP_VALUE);
-
        spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->tx_chain);
        spider_net_free_chain(card, &card->rx_chain);
 
 
        spider_net_enable_card(card);
 
+       netif_start_queue(netdev);
+       netif_carrier_on(netdev);
+       netif_poll_enable(netdev);
+
        return 0;
 
 register_int_failed:
        netdev->irq = card->pdev->irq;
 
        dn = pci_device_to_OF_node(card->pdev);
+       if (!dn)
+               return -EIO;
+
        mac = (u8 *)get_property(dn, "local-mac-address", NULL);
+       if (!mac)
+               return -EIO;
        memcpy(addr.sa_data, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
        result = spider_net_set_mac(netdev, &addr);
                   atomic_read(&card->tx_timeout_task_counter) == 0);
 
        unregister_netdev(netdev);
+
+       /* switch off card */
+       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL,
+                            SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL_STOP_VALUE);
+       spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL,
+                            SPIDER_NET_CKRCTRL_RUN_VALUE);
+
        spider_net_undo_pci_setup(card);
        free_netdev(netdev);
-
-       free_irq(to_pci_dev(netdev->class_dev.dev)->irq, netdev);
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver spider_net_driver = {