static void
 bnx2_tx_int(struct bnx2 *bp)
 {
+       struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
        u16 hw_cons, sw_cons, sw_ring_cons;
        int tx_free_bd = 0;
 
-       hw_cons = bp->status_blk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0;
+       hw_cons = bp->hw_tx_cons = sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0;
        if ((hw_cons & MAX_TX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_TX_DESC_CNT) {
                hw_cons++;
        }
 
                dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
 
-               hw_cons = bp->status_blk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0;
+               hw_cons = bp->hw_tx_cons =
+                       sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0;
+
                if ((hw_cons & MAX_TX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_TX_DESC_CNT) {
                        hw_cons++;
                }
 static int
 bnx2_rx_int(struct bnx2 *bp, int budget)
 {
+       struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
        u16 hw_cons, sw_cons, sw_ring_cons, sw_prod, sw_ring_prod;
        struct l2_fhdr *rx_hdr;
        int rx_pkt = 0;
 
-       hw_cons = bp->status_blk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
+       hw_cons = bp->hw_rx_cons = sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
        if ((hw_cons & MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) {
                hw_cons++;
        }
 
                if ((rx_pkt == budget))
                        break;
+
+               /* Refresh hw_cons to see if there is new work */
+               if (sw_cons == hw_cons) {
+                       hw_cons = bp->hw_rx_cons =
+                               sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0;
+                       if ((hw_cons & MAX_RX_DESC_CNT) == MAX_RX_DESC_CNT)
+                               hw_cons++;
+                       rmb();
+               }
        }
        bp->rx_cons = sw_cons;
        bp->rx_prod = sw_prod;
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static inline int
+bnx2_has_work(struct bnx2 *bp)
+{
+       struct status_block *sblk = bp->status_blk;
+
+       if ((sblk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_rx_cons) ||
+           (sblk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_tx_cons))
+               return 1;
+
+       if (((sblk->status_attn_bits & STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE) != 0) !=
+           bp->link_up)
+               return 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 bnx2_poll(struct net_device *dev, int *budget)
 {
        struct bnx2 *bp = dev->priv;
-       int rx_done = 1;
-
-       bp->last_status_idx = bp->status_blk->status_idx;
 
-       rmb();
        if ((bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits &
                STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE) !=
                (bp->status_blk->status_attn_bits_ack &
                spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
        }
 
-       if (bp->status_blk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->tx_cons) {
+       if (bp->status_blk->status_tx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_tx_cons)
                bnx2_tx_int(bp);
-       }
 
-       if (bp->status_blk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->rx_cons) {
+       if (bp->status_blk->status_rx_quick_consumer_index0 != bp->hw_rx_cons) {
                int orig_budget = *budget;
                int work_done;
 
                work_done = bnx2_rx_int(bp, orig_budget);
                *budget -= work_done;
                dev->quota -= work_done;
-               
-               if (work_done >= orig_budget) {
-                       rx_done = 0;
-               }
        }
        
-       if (rx_done) {
+       bp->last_status_idx = bp->status_blk->status_idx;
+       rmb();
+
+       if (!bnx2_has_work(bp)) {
                netif_rx_complete(dev);
                REG_WR(bp, BNX2_PCICFG_INT_ACK_CMD,
                        BNX2_PCICFG_INT_ACK_CMD_INDEX_VALID |
 
        bp->tx_prod = 0;
        bp->tx_cons = 0;
+       bp->hw_tx_cons = 0;
        bp->tx_prod_bseq = 0;
        
        val = BNX2_L2CTX_TYPE_TYPE_L2;
 
        ring_prod = prod = bp->rx_prod = 0;
        bp->rx_cons = 0;
+       bp->hw_rx_cons = 0;
        bp->rx_prod_bseq = 0;
                
        rxbd = &bp->rx_desc_ring[0];