diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 36518fc5c7cc822a98a949b9d3ac47b5aaa89f1b..d6f0ded7dafc85cf728fc1e68714a5b20df3f097 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ static struct cpdma_control_info controls[] = {
 #define num_chan	params.num_chan
 
 /* various accessors */
-#define dma_reg_read(ctlr, ofs)		__raw_readl((ctlr)->dmaregs + (ofs))
-#define chan_read(chan, fld)		__raw_readl((chan)->fld)
-#define desc_read(desc, fld)		__raw_readl(&(desc)->fld)
-#define dma_reg_write(ctlr, ofs, v)	__raw_writel(v, (ctlr)->dmaregs + (ofs))
-#define chan_write(chan, fld, v)	__raw_writel(v, (chan)->fld)
-#define desc_write(desc, fld, v)	__raw_writel((u32)(v), &(desc)->fld)
+#define dma_reg_read(ctlr, ofs)		readl((ctlr)->dmaregs + (ofs))
+#define chan_read(chan, fld)		readl((chan)->fld)
+#define desc_read(desc, fld)		readl(&(desc)->fld)
+#define dma_reg_write(ctlr, ofs, v)	writel(v, (ctlr)->dmaregs + (ofs))
+#define chan_write(chan, fld, v)	writel(v, (chan)->fld)
+#define desc_write(desc, fld, v)	writel((u32)(v), &(desc)->fld)
 
 #define cpdma_desc_to_port(chan, mode, directed)			\
 	do {								\
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ int cpdma_ctlr_start(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ctlr->num_chan; i++) {
-		__raw_writel(0, ctlr->params.txhdp + 4 * i);
-		__raw_writel(0, ctlr->params.rxhdp + 4 * i);
-		__raw_writel(0, ctlr->params.txcp + 4 * i);
-		__raw_writel(0, ctlr->params.rxcp + 4 * i);
+		writel(0, ctlr->params.txhdp + 4 * i);
+		writel(0, ctlr->params.rxhdp + 4 * i);
+		writel(0, ctlr->params.txcp + 4 * i);
+		writel(0, ctlr->params.rxcp + 4 * i);
 	}
 
 	dma_reg_write(ctlr, CPDMA_RXINTMASKCLEAR, 0xffffffff);
@@ -1061,13 +1061,17 @@ int cpdma_chan_submit(struct cpdma_chan *chan, void *token, void *data,
 	mode = CPDMA_DESC_OWNER | CPDMA_DESC_SOP | CPDMA_DESC_EOP;
 	cpdma_desc_to_port(chan, mode, directed);
 
-	desc_write(desc, hw_next,   0);
-	desc_write(desc, hw_buffer, buffer);
-	desc_write(desc, hw_len,    len);
-	desc_write(desc, hw_mode,   mode | len);
-	desc_write(desc, sw_token,  token);
-	desc_write(desc, sw_buffer, buffer);
-	desc_write(desc, sw_len,    len);
+	/* Relaxed IO accessors can be used here as there is read barrier
+	 * at the end of write sequence.
+	 */
+	writel_relaxed(0, &desc->hw_next);
+	writel_relaxed(buffer, &desc->hw_buffer);
+	writel_relaxed(len, &desc->hw_len);
+	writel_relaxed(mode | len, &desc->hw_mode);
+	writel_relaxed(token, &desc->sw_token);
+	writel_relaxed(buffer, &desc->sw_buffer);
+	writel_relaxed(len, &desc->sw_len);
+	desc_read(desc, sw_len);
 
 	__cpdma_chan_submit(chan, desc);
 
@@ -1136,7 +1140,7 @@ static int __cpdma_chan_process(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
 	}
 	desc_dma = desc_phys(pool, desc);
 
-	status	= __raw_readl(&desc->hw_mode);
+	status	= desc_read(desc, hw_mode);
 	outlen	= status & 0x7ff;
 	if (status & CPDMA_DESC_OWNER) {
 		chan->stats.busy_dequeue++;