}
 
 
-/* Stops the channel */
-static void pl08x_stop_phy_chan(struct pl08x_phy_chan *ch)
+/*
+ * pl08x_terminate_phy_chan() stops the channel, clears the FIFO and
+ * clears any pending interrupt status.  This should not be used for
+ * an on-going transfer, but as a method of shutting down a channel
+ * (eg, when it's no longer used) or terminating a transfer.
+ */
+static void pl08x_terminate_phy_chan(struct pl08x_driver_data *pl08x,
+       struct pl08x_phy_chan *ch)
 {
-       u32 val;
+       u32 val = readl(ch->base + PL080_CH_CONFIG);
 
-       pl08x_pause_phy_chan(ch);
+       val &= ~(PL080_CONFIG_ENABLE | PL080_CONFIG_ERR_IRQ_MASK |
+                PL080_CONFIG_TC_IRQ_MASK);
 
-       /* Disable channel */
-       val = readl(ch->base + PL080_CH_CONFIG);
-       val &= ~PL080_CONFIG_ENABLE;
-       val &= ~PL080_CONFIG_ERR_IRQ_MASK;
-       val &= ~PL080_CONFIG_TC_IRQ_MASK;
        writel(val, ch->base + PL080_CH_CONFIG);
+
+       writel(1 << ch->id, pl08x->base + PL080_ERR_CLEAR);
+       writel(1 << ch->id, pl08x->base + PL080_TC_CLEAR);
 }
 
 static inline u32 get_bytes_in_cctl(u32 cctl)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, flags);
+
        /* Stop the channel and clear its interrupts */
-       pl08x_stop_phy_chan(ch);
-       writel((1 << ch->id), pl08x->base + PL080_ERR_CLEAR);
-       writel((1 << ch->id), pl08x->base + PL080_TC_CLEAR);
+       pl08x_terminate_phy_chan(pl08x, ch);
 
        /* Mark it as free */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, flags);
        ch->serving = NULL;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, flags);
 }
                plchan->state = PL08X_CHAN_IDLE;
 
                if (plchan->phychan) {
-                       pl08x_stop_phy_chan(plchan->phychan);
+                       pl08x_terminate_phy_chan(pl08x, plchan->phychan);
 
                        /*
                         * Mark physical channel as free and free any slave