return 0;
 }
 
-/* New GMAC chips support a new register to indicate the
- * presence of the optional feature/functions.
+/**
+ * stmmac_selec_desc_mode
+ * @dev : device pointer
+ * Description: select the Enhanced/Alternate or Normal descriptors */
+static void stmmac_selec_desc_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
+{
+       if (priv->plat->enh_desc) {
+               pr_info(" Enhanced/Alternate descriptors\n");
+               priv->hw->desc = &enh_desc_ops;
+       } else {
+               pr_info(" Normal descriptors\n");
+               priv->hw->desc = &ndesc_ops;
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * stmmac_get_hw_features
+ * @priv : private device pointer
+ * Description:
+ *  new GMAC chip generations have a new register to indicate the
+ *  presence of the optional feature/functions.
+ *  This can be also used to override the value passed through the
+ *  platform and necessary for old MAC10/100 and GMAC chips.
  */
 static int stmmac_get_hw_features(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
                        (hw_cap & DMA_HW_FEAT_RWKSEL) >> 9;
                priv->dma_cap.pmt_magic_frame =
                        (hw_cap & DMA_HW_FEAT_MGKSEL) >> 10;
-               /*MMC*/
+               /* MMC */
                priv->dma_cap.rmon = (hw_cap & DMA_HW_FEAT_MMCSEL) >> 11;
                /* IEEE 1588-2002*/
                priv->dma_cap.time_stamp =
                priv->dma_cap.enh_desc =
                        (hw_cap & DMA_HW_FEAT_ENHDESSEL) >> 24;
 
-       } else
-               pr_debug("\tNo HW DMA feature register supported");
+       }
 
        return hw_cap;
 }
                goto open_error;
        }
 
+       stmmac_get_synopsys_id(priv);
+
+       priv->hw_cap_support = stmmac_get_hw_features(priv);
+
+       if (priv->hw_cap_support) {
+               pr_info(" Support DMA HW capability register");
+
+               /* We can override some gmac/dma configuration fields: e.g.
+                * enh_desc, tx_coe (e.g. that are passed through the
+                * platform) with the values from the HW capability
+                * register (if supported).
+                */
+               priv->plat->enh_desc = priv->dma_cap.enh_desc;
+               priv->plat->tx_coe = priv->dma_cap.tx_coe;
+               priv->plat->pmt = priv->dma_cap.pmt_remote_wake_up;
+
+               /* By default disable wol on magic frame if not supported */
+               if (!priv->dma_cap.pmt_magic_frame)
+                       priv->wolopts &= ~WAKE_MAGIC;
+
+       } else
+               pr_info(" No HW DMA feature register supported");
+
+       /* Select the enhnaced/normal descriptor structures */
+       stmmac_selec_desc_mode(priv);
+
+       /* PMT module is not integrated in all the MAC devices. */
+       if (priv->plat->pmt) {
+               pr_info(" Remote wake-up capable\n");
+               device_set_wakeup_capable(priv->device, 1);
+       }
+
+       priv->rx_coe = priv->hw->mac->rx_coe(priv->ioaddr);
+       if (priv->rx_coe)
+               pr_info(" Checksum Offload Engine supported\n");
+       if (priv->plat->tx_coe)
+               pr_info(" Checksum insertion supported\n");
+
        /* Create and initialize the TX/RX descriptors chains. */
        priv->dma_tx_size = STMMAC_ALIGN(dma_txsize);
        priv->dma_rx_size = STMMAC_ALIGN(dma_rxsize);
        /* Initialize the MAC Core */
        priv->hw->mac->core_init(priv->ioaddr);
 
-       stmmac_get_synopsys_id(priv);
-
-       stmmac_get_hw_features(priv);
-
-       priv->rx_coe = priv->hw->mac->rx_coe(priv->ioaddr);
-       if (priv->rx_coe)
-               pr_info("stmmac: Rx Checksum Offload Engine supported\n");
-       if (priv->plat->tx_coe)
-               pr_info("\tTX Checksum insertion supported\n");
        netdev_update_features(dev);
 
        /* Request the IRQ lines */
        struct net_device *dev = seq->private;
        struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-       if (!stmmac_get_hw_features(priv)) {
+       if (!priv->hw_cap_support) {
                seq_printf(seq, "DMA HW features not supported\n");
                return 0;
        }
        if (!device)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (priv->plat->enh_desc) {
-               device->desc = &enh_desc_ops;
-               pr_info("\tEnhanced descriptor structure\n");
-       } else
-               device->desc = &ndesc_ops;
-
        priv->hw = device;
        priv->hw->ring = &ring_mode_ops;
 
 
        priv->ioaddr = addr;
 
-       /* PMT module is not integrated in all the MAC devices. */
-       if (plat_dat->pmt) {
-               pr_info("\tPMT module supported\n");
-               device_set_wakeup_capable(&pdev->dev, 1);
-       }
        /*
         * On some platforms e.g. SPEAr the wake up irq differs from the mac irq
         * The external wake up irq can be passed through the platform code
        if (priv->wol_irq == -ENXIO)
                priv->wol_irq = ndev->irq;
 
-
        platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);
 
        /* Set the I/O base addr */
                        goto out_free_ndev;
        }
 
-       /* MAC HW revice detection */
+       /* MAC HW device detection */
        ret = stmmac_mac_device_setup(ndev);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out_plat_exit;