static void cnic_chk_pkt_rings(struct cnic_local *cp)
 {
-       u16 rx_cons = *cp->rx_cons_ptr;
-       u16 tx_cons = *cp->tx_cons_ptr;
+       u16 rx_cons, tx_cons;
        int comp = 0;
 
-       if (!test_bit(CNIC_F_CNIC_UP, &cp->dev->flags))
+       if (!test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
                return;
 
+       rx_cons = *cp->rx_cons_ptr;
+       tx_cons = *cp->tx_cons_ptr;
        if (cp->tx_cons != tx_cons || cp->rx_cons != rx_cons) {
                if (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
                        comp = cnic_l2_completion(cp);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       cnic_init_bnx2x_tx_ring(dev);
-       cnic_init_bnx2x_rx_ring(dev);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
+       struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
+
+       if (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
+               return;
+
        if (test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2_CLASS, &dev->flags)) {
                cnic_init_bnx2_tx_ring(dev);
                cnic_init_bnx2_rx_ring(dev);
+               set_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
        } else if (test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2X_CLASS, &dev->flags)) {
                struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
                u32 cli = BNX2X_ISCSI_CL_ID(CNIC_E1HVN(cp));
                cnic_init_bnx2x_tx_ring(dev);
                cnic_init_bnx2x_rx_ring(dev);
 
+               set_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
+
                l5_data.phy_address.lo = cli;
                l5_data.phy_address.hi = 0;
                cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CLIENT_SETUP,
 
 static void cnic_shutdown_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
+       struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
+
+       if (!test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags))
+               return;
+
        if (test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2_CLASS, &dev->flags)) {
                cnic_shutdown_bnx2_rx_ring(dev);
        } else if (test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2X_CLASS, &dev->flags)) {
                        (1 << SPE_HDR_COMMON_RAMROD_SHIFT), &l5_data);
                msleep(10);
        }
+       clear_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
 }
 
 static int cnic_register_netdev(struct cnic_dev *dev)