int speed, int duplex, int pause)
 {
        struct net_device *dev = adapter->port[port_id];
+       struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
+       struct cmac *mac = &pi->mac;
 
        /* Skip changes from disabled ports. */
        if (!netif_running(dev))
                return;
 
        if (link_stat != netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
-               if (link_stat)
+               if (link_stat) {
+                       t3_set_reg_field(adapter,
+                                        A_XGM_TXFIFO_CFG + mac->offset,
+                                        F_ENDROPPKT, 0);
                        netif_carrier_on(dev);
-               else
+               } else {
                        netif_carrier_off(dev);
+                       t3_set_reg_field(adapter,
+                                        A_XGM_TXFIFO_CFG + mac->offset,
+                                        F_ENDROPPKT, F_ENDROPPKT);
+               }
+
                link_report(dev);
        }
 }
                        continue;
 
                status = 0;
-               if (netif_running(dev))
+               if (netif_running(dev) && netif_carrier_ok(dev))
                        status = t3b2_mac_watchdog_task(&p->mac);
                if (status == 1)
                        p->mac.stats.num_toggled++;
 
 
 #define V_TXFIFOTHRESH(x) ((x) << S_TXFIFOTHRESH)
 
+#define S_ENDROPPKT    21
+#define V_ENDROPPKT(x) ((x) << S_ENDROPPKT)
+#define F_ENDROPPKT    V_ENDROPPKT(1U)
+
 #define A_XGM_SERDES_CTRL 0x890
 #define A_XGM_SERDES_CTRL0 0x8e0
 
 
        RMON_UPDATE(mac, rx_symbol_errs, RX_SYM_CODE_ERR_FRAMES);
 
        RMON_UPDATE(mac, rx_too_long, RX_OVERSIZE_FRAMES);
-       mac->stats.rx_too_long += RMON_READ(mac, A_XGM_RX_MAX_PKT_SIZE_ERR_CNT);
 
        v = RMON_READ(mac, A_XGM_RX_MAX_PKT_SIZE_ERR_CNT);
        if (mac->adapter->params.rev == T3_REV_B2)