bnx2x_release_phy_lock(bp);
 }
 
+static void bnx2x_config_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 val)
+{
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_QM_ENDIAN_M, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_TM_ENDIAN_M, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_SRC_ENDIAN_M, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_CDU_ENDIAN_M, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_DBG_ENDIAN_M, val);
+
+       /* make sure this value is 0 */
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_HC_ENDIAN_M, 0);
+
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_QM_SWAP_MODE, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_TM_SWAP_MODE, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_SRC_SWAP_MODE, val);
+       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_CDURD_SWAP_MODE, val);
+}
+
+static void bnx2x_set_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+       bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 1);
+#else
+       bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void bnx2x_reset_endianity(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+       bnx2x_config_endianity(bp, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * bnx2x_init_hw_common - initialize the HW at the COMMON phase.
  *
 
        bnx2x_init_block(bp, BLOCK_PXP2, PHASE_COMMON);
        bnx2x_init_pxp(bp);
-
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_QM_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_TM_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_SRC_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_CDU_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_DBG_ENDIAN_M, 1);
-       /* make sure this value is 0 */
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RQ_HC_ENDIAN_M, 0);
-
-/*     REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_PBF_SWAP_MODE, 1); */
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_QM_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_TM_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_SRC_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-       REG_WR(bp, PXP2_REG_RD_CDURD_SWAP_MODE, 1);
-#endif
-
+       bnx2x_set_endianity(bp);
        bnx2x_ilt_init_page_size(bp, INITOP_SET);
 
        if (CHIP_REV_IS_FPGA(bp) && CHIP_IS_E1H(bp))
        bnx2x_iov_remove_one(bp);
 
        /* Power on: we can't let PCI layer write to us while we are in D3 */
-       if (IS_PF(bp))
+       if (IS_PF(bp)) {
                bnx2x_set_power_state(bp, PCI_D0);
 
+               /* Set endianity registers to reset values in case next driver
+                * boots in different endianty environment.
+                */
+               bnx2x_reset_endianity(bp);
+       }
+
        /* Disable MSI/MSI-X */
        bnx2x_disable_msi(bp);