diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
index d3d4a57e24505f9c36af9ef139bfc9133788a4bd..ca663f19d7df97563dec1ac9192e30042cef8cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -1801,7 +1801,8 @@ struct e1000_info e1000_82571_info = {
 				  | FLAG_RESET_OVERWRITES_LAA /* errata */
 				  | FLAG_TARC_SPEED_MODE_BIT /* errata */
 				  | FLAG_APME_CHECK_PORT_B,
-	.flags2			= FLAG2_DISABLE_ASPM_L1, /* errata 13 */
+	.flags2			= FLAG2_DISABLE_ASPM_L1 /* errata 13 */
+				  | FLAG2_DMA_BURST,
 	.pba			= 38,
 	.max_hw_frame_size	= DEFAULT_JUMBO,
 	.get_variants		= e1000_get_variants_82571,
@@ -1819,7 +1820,8 @@ struct e1000_info e1000_82572_info = {
 				  | FLAG_RX_CSUM_ENABLED
 				  | FLAG_HAS_CTRLEXT_ON_LOAD
 				  | FLAG_TARC_SPEED_MODE_BIT, /* errata */
-	.flags2			= FLAG2_DISABLE_ASPM_L1, /* errata 13 */
+	.flags2			= FLAG2_DISABLE_ASPM_L1 /* errata 13 */
+				  | FLAG2_DMA_BURST,
 	.pba			= 38,
 	.max_hw_frame_size	= DEFAULT_JUMBO,
 	.get_variants		= e1000_get_variants_82571,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/defines.h b/drivers/net/e1000e/defines.h
index 93b3bedae8d2b2457a88f52b4664fe1b4b6b7dd8..d3f7a9c3f9738e8ed6aa8a60078d9c93572f6a35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/defines.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/defines.h
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@
 
 /* Transmit Descriptor Control */
 #define E1000_TXDCTL_PTHRESH 0x0000003F /* TXDCTL Prefetch Threshold */
+#define E1000_TXDCTL_HTHRESH 0x00003F00 /* TXDCTL Host Threshold */
 #define E1000_TXDCTL_WTHRESH 0x003F0000 /* TXDCTL Writeback Threshold */
+#define E1000_TXDCTL_GRAN    0x01000000 /* TXDCTL Granularity */
 #define E1000_TXDCTL_FULL_TX_DESC_WB 0x01010000 /* GRAN=1, WTHRESH=1 */
 #define E1000_TXDCTL_MAX_TX_DESC_PREFETCH 0x0100001F /* GRAN=1, PTHRESH=31 */
 /* Enable the counting of desc. still to be processed. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
index f9a31c82f87108c3e9ef6974a6c9089a62cdb5fe..5ec0af59eeabc35a8c8fb8c8c5f2321074974cac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@ struct e1000_info;
 /* Time to wait before putting the device into D3 if there's no link (in ms). */
 #define LINK_TIMEOUT		100
 
+#define DEFAULT_RDTR			0
+#define DEFAULT_RADV			8
+#define BURST_RDTR			0x20
+#define BURST_RADV			0x20
+
+/*
+ * in the case of WTHRESH, it appears at least the 82571/2 hardware
+ * writes back 4 descriptors when WTHRESH=5, and 3 descriptors when
+ * WTHRESH=4, and since we want 64 bytes at a time written back, set
+ * it to 5
+ */
+#define E1000_TXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE                          \
+	(E1000_TXDCTL_GRAN | /* set descriptor granularity */  \
+	 E1000_TXDCTL_COUNT_DESC |                             \
+	 (5 << 16) | /* wthresh must be +1 more than desired */\
+	 (1 << 8)  | /* hthresh */                             \
+	 0x1f)       /* pthresh */
+
+#define E1000_RXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE                          \
+	(0x01000000 | /* set descriptor granularity */         \
+	 (4 << 16)  | /* set writeback threshold    */         \
+	 (4 << 8)   | /* set prefetch threshold     */         \
+	 0x20)        /* set hthresh                */
+
+#define E1000_TIDV_FPD (1 << 31)
+#define E1000_RDTR_FPD (1 << 31)
+
 enum e1000_boards {
 	board_82571,
 	board_82572,
@@ -425,6 +452,7 @@ struct e1000_info {
 #define FLAG2_DISABLE_ASPM_L1             (1 << 3)
 #define FLAG2_HAS_PHY_STATS               (1 << 4)
 #define FLAG2_HAS_EEE                     (1 << 5)
+#define FLAG2_DMA_BURST                   (1 << 6)
 
 #define E1000_RX_DESC_PS(R, i)	    \
 	(&(((union e1000_rx_desc_packet_split *)((R).desc))[i]))
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
index 45aebb4a6fe1e37f316bac0f0cb656db97829c1b..24f8ac9cf703825685b73cf480b8dad07e93efed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/es2lan.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ struct e1000_info e1000_es2_info = {
 				  | FLAG_APME_CHECK_PORT_B
 				  | FLAG_DISABLE_FC_PAUSE_TIME /* errata */
 				  | FLAG_TIPG_MEDIUM_FOR_80003ESLAN,
+	.flags2			= FLAG2_DMA_BURST,
 	.pba			= 38,
 	.max_hw_frame_size	= DEFAULT_JUMBO,
 	.get_variants		= e1000_get_variants_80003es2lan,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index c69563c3ce96168bbe37d746d982204cc91d7323..1aa4228e860a3ebc0d1e44990be7c475e7fe04e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2650,6 +2650,26 @@ static void e1000_configure_tx(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	/* Tx irq moderation */
 	ew32(TADV, adapter->tx_abs_int_delay);
 
+	if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_DMA_BURST) {
+		u32 txdctl = er32(TXDCTL(0));
+		txdctl &= ~(E1000_TXDCTL_PTHRESH | E1000_TXDCTL_HTHRESH |
+			    E1000_TXDCTL_WTHRESH);
+		/*
+		 * set up some performance related parameters to encourage the
+		 * hardware to use the bus more efficiently in bursts, depends
+		 * on the tx_int_delay to be enabled,
+		 * wthresh = 5 ==> burst write a cacheline (64 bytes) at a time
+		 * hthresh = 1 ==> prefetch when one or more available
+		 * pthresh = 0x1f ==> prefetch if internal cache 31 or less
+		 * BEWARE: this seems to work but should be considered first if
+		 * there are tx hangs or other tx related bugs
+		 */
+		txdctl |= E1000_TXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE;
+		ew32(TXDCTL(0), txdctl);
+		/* erratum work around: set txdctl the same for both queues */
+		ew32(TXDCTL(1), txdctl);
+	}
+
 	/* Program the Transmit Control Register */
 	tctl = er32(TCTL);
 	tctl &= ~E1000_TCTL_CT;
@@ -2872,6 +2892,29 @@ static void e1000_configure_rx(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	e1e_flush();
 	msleep(10);
 
+	if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_DMA_BURST) {
+		/*
+		 * set the writeback threshold (only takes effect if the RDTR
+		 * is set). set GRAN=1 and write back up to 0x4 worth, and
+		 * enable prefetching of 0x20 rx descriptors
+		 * granularity = 01
+		 * wthresh = 04,
+		 * hthresh = 04,
+		 * pthresh = 0x20
+		 */
+		ew32(RXDCTL(0), E1000_RXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE);
+		ew32(RXDCTL(1), E1000_RXDCTL_DMA_BURST_ENABLE);
+
+		/*
+		 * override the delay timers for enabling bursting, only if
+		 * the value was not set by the user via module options
+		 */
+		if (adapter->rx_int_delay == DEFAULT_RDTR)
+			adapter->rx_int_delay = BURST_RDTR;
+		if (adapter->rx_abs_int_delay == DEFAULT_RADV)
+			adapter->rx_abs_int_delay = BURST_RADV;
+	}
+
 	/* set the Receive Delay Timer Register */
 	ew32(RDTR, adapter->rx_int_delay);
 
@@ -4235,6 +4278,16 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Force detection of hung controller every watchdog period */
 	adapter->detect_tx_hung = 1;
 
+	/* flush partial descriptors to memory before detecting tx hang */
+	if (adapter->flags2 & FLAG2_DMA_BURST) {
+		ew32(TIDV, adapter->tx_int_delay | E1000_TIDV_FPD);
+		ew32(RDTR, adapter->rx_int_delay | E1000_RDTR_FPD);
+		/*
+		 * no need to flush the writes because the timeout code does
+		 * an er32 first thing
+		 */
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * With 82571 controllers, LAA may be overwritten due to controller
 	 * reset from the other port. Set the appropriate LAA in RAR[0]
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
index 34aeec13bb168390f869cbb91b30a4c5655b6fa5..3d36911f77f3080c4f8893a23e04a2810f56966c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ E1000_PARAM(TxAbsIntDelay, "Transmit Absolute Interrupt Delay");
  * Valid Range: 0-65535
  */
 E1000_PARAM(RxIntDelay, "Receive Interrupt Delay");
-#define DEFAULT_RDTR 0
 #define MAX_RXDELAY 0xFFFF
 #define MIN_RXDELAY 0
 
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ E1000_PARAM(RxIntDelay, "Receive Interrupt Delay");
  * Valid Range: 0-65535
  */
 E1000_PARAM(RxAbsIntDelay, "Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay");
-#define DEFAULT_RADV 8
 #define MAX_RXABSDELAY 0xFFFF
 #define MIN_RXABSDELAY 0