if (dev->dma_dir)
                dma_reg |= R852_DMA_READ;
 
-       if (dev->dma_state == DMA_INTERNAL)
+       if (dev->dma_state == DMA_INTERNAL) {
                dma_reg |= R852_DMA_INTERNAL;
-       else {
+               /* Precaution to make sure HW doesn't write */
+                       /* to random kernel memory */
+               r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_ADDR,
+                       cpu_to_le32(dev->phys_bounce_buffer));
+       } else {
                dma_reg |= R852_DMA_MEMORY;
                r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_ADDR,
                        cpu_to_le32(dev->phys_dma_addr));
        }
 
+       /* Precaution: make sure write reached the device */
+       r852_read_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_ADDR);
+
        r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_SETTINGS, dma_reg);
 
        /* Set dma irq */
        r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_SETTINGS, 0);
        r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_IRQ_ENABLE, 0);
 
+       /* Precaution to make sure HW doesn't write to random kernel memory */
+       r852_write_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_ADDR,
+               cpu_to_le32(dev->phys_bounce_buffer));
+       r852_read_reg_dword(dev, R852_DMA_ADDR);
+
        dev->dma_error = error;
        dev->dma_stage = 0;
 
 void r852_update_card_detect(struct r852_device *dev)
 {
        int card_detect_reg = r852_read_reg(dev, R852_CARD_IRQ_ENABLE);
+       dev->card_unstable = 0;
 
        card_detect_reg &= ~(R852_CARD_IRQ_REMOVE | R852_CARD_IRQ_INSERT);
        card_detect_reg |= R852_CARD_IRQ_GENABLE;
        struct r852_device *dev =
                container_of(work, struct r852_device, card_detect_work.work);
 
-       r852_update_card_detect(dev);
+       r852_card_update_present(dev);
        dev->card_unstable = 0;
 
-       /* false alarm */
+       /* False alarm */
        if (dev->card_detected == dev->card_registred)
                goto exit;