if ( (status != SPIDER_NET_DESCR_COMPLETE) &&
             (status != SPIDER_NET_DESCR_FRAME_END) ) {
-               if (netif_msg_rx_err(card)) {
+               if (netif_msg_rx_err(card))
                        pr_err("%s: RX descriptor with state %d\n",
                               card->netdev->name, status);
-                       card->spider_stats.rx_desc_unk_state++;
-               }
+               card->spider_stats.rx_desc_unk_state++;
                goto refill;
        }
 
        case SPIDER_NET_GRFAFLLINT: /* fallthrough */
        case SPIDER_NET_GRMFLLINT:
                if (netif_msg_intr(card) && net_ratelimit())
-                       pr_debug("Spider RX RAM full, incoming packets "
+                       pr_err("Spider RX RAM full, incoming packets "
                               "might be discarded!\n");
                spider_net_rx_irq_off(card);
                tasklet_schedule(&card->rxram_full_tl);
        case SPIDER_NET_GDCDCEINT: /* fallthrough */
        case SPIDER_NET_GDBDCEINT: /* fallthrough */
        case SPIDER_NET_GDADCEINT:
-               if (netif_msg_intr(card))
+               if (netif_msg_intr(card) && net_ratelimit())
                        pr_err("got descriptor chain end interrupt, "
                               "restarting DMAC %c.\n",
                               'D'-(i-SPIDER_NET_GDDDCEINT)/3);
                        break;
        }
 
-       if ((show_error) && (netif_msg_intr(card)))
+       if ((show_error) && (netif_msg_intr(card)) && net_ratelimit())
                pr_err("Got error interrupt on %s, GHIINT0STS = 0x%08x, "
                       "GHIINT1STS = 0x%08x, GHIINT2STS = 0x%08x\n",
                       card->netdev->name,