diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
index 2cefd8b43ac4..a8f63c47b3cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
@@ -309,23 +309,26 @@ struct netxen_ring_ctx {
 	((cmd_desc)->port_ctxid |= ((var) & 0xF0))
 
 #define netxen_set_cmd_desc_flags(cmd_desc, val)	\
-	((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode &= ~cpu_to_le16(0x7f), \
-	(cmd_desc)->flags_opcode |= cpu_to_le16((val) & 0x7f))
+	(cmd_desc)->flags_opcode = ((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode & \
+		~cpu_to_le16(0x7f)) | cpu_to_le16((val) & 0x7f)
 #define netxen_set_cmd_desc_opcode(cmd_desc, val)	\
-	((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode &= ~cpu_to_le16(0x3f<<7), \
-	(cmd_desc)->flags_opcode |= cpu_to_le16(((val & 0x3f)<<7)))
+	(cmd_desc)->flags_opcode = ((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode & \
+		~cpu_to_le16((u16)0x3f << 7)) | cpu_to_le16(((val) & 0x3f) << 7)
 
 #define netxen_set_cmd_desc_num_of_buff(cmd_desc, val)	\
-	((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length &= ~cpu_to_le32(0xff), \
-	(cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length |= cpu_to_le32((val) & 0xff))
+	(cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length = \
+		((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length & \
+		~cpu_to_le32(0xff)) | cpu_to_le32((val) & 0xff)
 #define netxen_set_cmd_desc_totallength(cmd_desc, val)	\
-	((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length &= ~cpu_to_le32(0xffffff00), \
-	(cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length |= cpu_to_le32(val << 8))
+	(cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length = \
+		((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length & \
+		~cpu_to_le32((u32)0xffffff << 8)) | \
+		cpu_to_le32(((val) & 0xffffff) << 8)
 
 #define netxen_get_cmd_desc_opcode(cmd_desc)	\
-	((le16_to_cpu((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode) >> 7) & 0x003F)
+	((le16_to_cpu((cmd_desc)->flags_opcode) >> 7) & 0x003f)
 #define netxen_get_cmd_desc_totallength(cmd_desc)	\
-	(le32_to_cpu((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length) >> 8)
+	((le32_to_cpu((cmd_desc)->num_of_buffers_total_length) >> 8) & 0xffffff)
 
 struct cmd_desc_type0 {
 	u8 tcp_hdr_offset;	/* For LSO only */
@@ -412,29 +415,29 @@ struct rcv_desc {
 #define netxen_get_sts_desc_lro_last_frag(status_desc)	\
 	(((status_desc)->lro & 0x80) >> 7)
 
-#define netxen_get_sts_port(status_desc)	\
-	(le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) & 0x0F)
-#define netxen_get_sts_status(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 4) & 0x0F)
-#define netxen_get_sts_type(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 8) & 0x0F)
-#define netxen_get_sts_totallength(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 12) & 0xFFFF)
-#define netxen_get_sts_refhandle(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 28) & 0xFFFF)
-#define netxen_get_sts_prot(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 44) & 0x0F)
+#define netxen_get_sts_port(sts_data)	\
+	((sts_data) & 0x0F)
+#define netxen_get_sts_status(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 4) & 0x0F)
+#define netxen_get_sts_type(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 8) & 0x0F)
+#define netxen_get_sts_totallength(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 12) & 0xFFFF)
+#define netxen_get_sts_refhandle(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 28) & 0xFFFF)
+#define netxen_get_sts_prot(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 44) & 0x0F)
+#define netxen_get_sts_opcode(sts_data)	\
+	(((sts_data) >> 58) & 0x03F)
+
 #define netxen_get_sts_owner(status_desc)	\
 	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 56) & 0x03)
-#define netxen_get_sts_opcode(status_desc)	\
-	((le64_to_cpu((status_desc)->status_desc_data) >> 58) & 0x03F)
-
-#define netxen_clear_sts_owner(status_desc)	\
-	((status_desc)->status_desc_data &=	\
-	~cpu_to_le64(((unsigned long long)3) << 56 ))
-#define netxen_set_sts_owner(status_desc, val)	\
-	((status_desc)->status_desc_data |=	\
-	cpu_to_le64(((unsigned long long)((val) & 0x3)) << 56 ))
+#define netxen_set_sts_owner(status_desc, val)	{ \
+	(status_desc)->status_desc_data = \
+		((status_desc)->status_desc_data & \
+		~cpu_to_le64(0x3ULL << 56)) | \
+		cpu_to_le64((u64)((val) & 0x3) << 56); \
+}
 
 struct status_desc {
 	/* Bit pattern: 0-3 port, 4-7 status, 8-11 type, 12-27 total_length
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 5f85ad686c98..485ff9398910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -1070,16 +1070,17 @@ netxen_process_rcv(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int ctxid,
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
-	int index = netxen_get_sts_refhandle(desc);
+	u64 sts_data = le64_to_cpu(desc->status_desc_data);
+	int index = netxen_get_sts_refhandle(sts_data);
 	struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx = &(adapter->recv_ctx[ctxid]);
 	struct netxen_rx_buffer *buffer;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	u32 length = netxen_get_sts_totallength(desc);
+	u32 length = netxen_get_sts_totallength(sts_data);
 	u32 desc_ctx;
 	struct netxen_rcv_desc_ctx *rcv_desc;
 	int ret;
 
-	desc_ctx = netxen_get_sts_type(desc);
+	desc_ctx = netxen_get_sts_type(sts_data);
 	if (unlikely(desc_ctx >= NUM_RCV_DESC_RINGS)) {
 		printk("%s: %s Bad Rcv descriptor ring\n",
 		       netxen_nic_driver_name, netdev->name);
@@ -1119,7 +1120,7 @@ netxen_process_rcv(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int ctxid,
 	skb = (struct sk_buff *)buffer->skb;
 
 	if (likely(adapter->rx_csum &&
-				netxen_get_sts_status(desc) == STATUS_CKSUM_OK)) {
+				netxen_get_sts_status(sts_data) == STATUS_CKSUM_OK)) {
 		adapter->stats.csummed++;
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	} else
@@ -1209,7 +1210,6 @@ u32 netxen_process_rcv_ring(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int ctxid, int max)
 			break;
 		}
 		netxen_process_rcv(adapter, ctxid, desc);
-		netxen_clear_sts_owner(desc);
 		netxen_set_sts_owner(desc, STATUS_OWNER_PHANTOM);
 		consumer = (consumer + 1) & (adapter->max_rx_desc_count - 1);
 		count++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index cec9e04f51ea..263b55e36c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -1152,16 +1152,8 @@ static int netxen_nic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	i = netxen_get_cmd_desc_totallength(&hw->cmd_desc_head[saved_producer]);
-
-	hw->cmd_desc_head[saved_producer].flags_opcode =
-		cpu_to_le16(hw->cmd_desc_head[saved_producer].flags_opcode);
-	hw->cmd_desc_head[saved_producer].num_of_buffers_total_length =
-	  cpu_to_le32(hw->cmd_desc_head[saved_producer].
-			  num_of_buffers_total_length);
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->tx_lock);
-	adapter->stats.txbytes += i;
+	adapter->stats.txbytes += skb->len;
 
 	/* Code to update the adapter considering how many producer threads
 	   are currently working */