static int omap_aes_hw_init(struct omap_aes_dev *dd)
 {
+       /*
+        * clocks are enabled when request starts and disabled when finished.
+        * It may be long delays between requests.
+        * Device might go to off mode to save power.
+        */
        clk_enable(dd->iclk);
 
        if (!(dd->flags & FLAGS_INIT)) {
                __asm__ __volatile__("nop");
 
                if (omap_aes_wait(dd, AES_REG_SYSSTATUS,
-                               AES_REG_SYSSTATUS_RESETDONE)) {
-                       clk_disable(dd->iclk);
+                               AES_REG_SYSSTATUS_RESETDONE))
                        return -ETIMEDOUT;
-               }
+
                dd->flags |= FLAGS_INIT;
                dd->err = 0;
        }
 
        omap_aes_write_mask(dd, AES_REG_CTRL, val, mask);
 
-       /* start DMA or disable idle mode */
-       omap_aes_write_mask(dd, AES_REG_MASK, AES_REG_MASK_START,
-                           AES_REG_MASK_START);
+       /* IN */
+       omap_set_dma_dest_params(dd->dma_lch_in, 0, OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT,
+                                dd->phys_base + AES_REG_DATA, 0, 4);
+
+       omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_in, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
+       omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_in, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
+
+       /* OUT */
+       omap_set_dma_src_params(dd->dma_lch_out, 0, OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT,
+                               dd->phys_base + AES_REG_DATA, 0, 4);
+
+       omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_out, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
+       omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_out, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
 
        return 0;
 }
        struct omap_aes_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
        struct omap_aes_dev *dd = ctx->dd;
        int len32;
-       int err;
 
        pr_debug("len: %d\n", length);
 
        len32 = DIV_ROUND_UP(length, sizeof(u32));
 
        /* IN */
-       omap_set_dma_dest_params(dd->dma_lch_in, 0, OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT,
-                                dd->phys_base + AES_REG_DATA, 0, 4);
-
-       omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_in, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
-       omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_in, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
-
        omap_set_dma_transfer_params(dd->dma_lch_in, OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S32,
                                     len32, 1, OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET, dd->dma_in,
                                        OMAP_DMA_DST_SYNC);
                                dma_addr_in, 0, 0);
 
        /* OUT */
-       omap_set_dma_src_params(dd->dma_lch_out, 0, OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT,
-                               dd->phys_base + AES_REG_DATA, 0, 4);
-
-       omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_out, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
-       omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(dd->dma_lch_out, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_4);
-
        omap_set_dma_transfer_params(dd->dma_lch_out, OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S32,
                                     len32, 1, OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET,
                                        dd->dma_out, OMAP_DMA_SRC_SYNC);
        omap_set_dma_dest_params(dd->dma_lch_out, 0, OMAP_DMA_AMODE_POST_INC,
                                 dma_addr_out, 0, 0);
 
-       err = omap_aes_write_ctrl(dd);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
        omap_start_dma(dd->dma_lch_in);
        omap_start_dma(dd->dma_lch_out);
 
+       /* start DMA or disable idle mode */
+       omap_aes_write_mask(dd, AES_REG_MASK, AES_REG_MASK_START,
+                           AES_REG_MASK_START);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        pr_debug("err: %d\n", err);
 
+       clk_disable(dd->iclk);
        dd->flags &= ~FLAGS_BUSY;
 
        req->base.complete(&req->base, err);
        omap_stop_dma(dd->dma_lch_in);
        omap_stop_dma(dd->dma_lch_out);
 
-       clk_disable(dd->iclk);
-
        if (dd->flags & FLAGS_FAST) {
                dma_unmap_sg(dd->dev, dd->out_sg, 1, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
                dma_unmap_sg(dd->dev, dd->in_sg, 1, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        dd->ctx = ctx;
        ctx->dd = dd;
 
-       err = omap_aes_crypt_dma_start(dd);
+       err = omap_aes_write_ctrl(dd);
+       if (!err)
+               err = omap_aes_crypt_dma_start(dd);
        if (err) {
                /* aes_task will not finish it, so do it here */
                omap_aes_finish_req(dd, err);