diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
index 723e903..186d148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/common.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #define CHIP_DBG(fmt, args...)  do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+/* Synopsys Core versions */
+#define	DWMAC_CORE_3_40	0x34
+#define	DWMAC_CORE_3_50	0x35
+
 #undef FRAME_FILTER_DEBUG
 /* #define FRAME_FILTER_DEBUG */
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@
 	unsigned long rx_missed_cntr;
 	unsigned long rx_overflow_cntr;
 	unsigned long rx_vlan;
-	/* Tx/Rx IRQ errors */
+	/* Tx/Rx IRQ error info */
 	unsigned long tx_undeflow_irq;
 	unsigned long tx_process_stopped_irq;
 	unsigned long tx_jabber_irq;
@@ -91,7 +95,8 @@
 	unsigned long rx_watchdog_irq;
 	unsigned long tx_early_irq;
 	unsigned long fatal_bus_error_irq;
-	/* Extra info */
+	/* Tx/Rx IRQ Events */
+	unsigned long rx_early_irq;
 	unsigned long threshold;
 	unsigned long tx_pkt_n;
 	unsigned long rx_pkt_n;
@@ -101,11 +106,12 @@
 	unsigned long tx_normal_irq_n;
 	unsigned long tx_clean;
 	unsigned long tx_reset_ic_bit;
+	unsigned long irq_receive_pmt_irq_n;
+	/* MMC info */
 	unsigned long mmc_tx_irq_n;
 	unsigned long mmc_rx_irq_n;
 	unsigned long mmc_rx_csum_offload_irq_n;
 	/* EEE */
-	unsigned long irq_receive_pmt_irq_n;
 	unsigned long irq_tx_path_in_lpi_mode_n;
 	unsigned long irq_tx_path_exit_lpi_mode_n;
 	unsigned long irq_rx_path_in_lpi_mode_n;
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@
 #define DMA_HW_FEAT_ACTPHYIF	0x70000000 /* Active/selected PHY interface */
 #define DEFAULT_DMA_PBL		8
 
+/* Max/Min RI Watchdog Timer count value */
+#define MAX_DMA_RIWT		0xff
+#define MIN_DMA_RIWT		0x20
 /* Tx coalesce parameters */
 #define STMMAC_COAL_TX_TIMER	40000
 #define STMMAC_MAX_COAL_TX_TICK	100000
@@ -306,6 +315,8 @@
 			      struct stmmac_extra_stats *x);
 	/* If supported then get the optional core features */
 	unsigned int (*get_hw_feature) (void __iomem *ioaddr);
+	/* Program the HW RX Watchdog */
+	void (*rx_watchdog) (void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 riwt);
 };
 
 struct stmmac_ops {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
index 0e4cace..7ad56af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000.h
@@ -230,8 +230,5 @@
 #define GMAC_MMC_TX_INTR   0x108
 #define GMAC_MMC_RX_CSUM_OFFLOAD   0x208
 
-/* Synopsys Core versions */
-#define	DWMAC_CORE_3_40	0x34
-
 extern const struct stmmac_dma_ops dwmac1000_dma_ops;
 #endif /* __DWMAC1000_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
index 0335000..bf83c03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_dma.c
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@
 	return readl(ioaddr + DMA_HW_FEATURE);
 }
 
+static void dwmac1000_rx_watchdog(void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 riwt)
+{
+	writel(riwt, ioaddr + DMA_RX_WATCHDOG);
+}
+
 const struct stmmac_dma_ops dwmac1000_dma_ops = {
 	.init = dwmac1000_dma_init,
 	.dump_regs = dwmac1000_dump_dma_regs,
@@ -187,4 +192,5 @@
 	.stop_rx = dwmac_dma_stop_rx,
 	.dma_interrupt = dwmac_dma_interrupt,
 	.get_hw_feature = dwmac1000_get_hw_feature,
+	.rx_watchdog = dwmac1000_rx_watchdog,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_dma.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_dma.h
index e49c9a0..807f303 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_dma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_dma.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 #define DMA_CONTROL		0x00001018	/* Ctrl (Operational Mode) */
 #define DMA_INTR_ENA		0x0000101c	/* Interrupt Enable */
 #define DMA_MISSED_FRAME_CTR	0x00001020	/* Missed Frame Counter */
-#define DMA_AXI_BUS_MODE       0x00001028      /* AXI Bus Mode */
+/* Rx watchdog register */
+#define DMA_RX_WATCHDOG		0x00001024
+/* AXI Bus Mode */
+#define DMA_AXI_BUS_MODE	0x00001028
 #define DMA_CUR_TX_BUF_ADDR	0x00001050	/* Current Host Tx Buffer */
 #define DMA_CUR_RX_BUF_ADDR	0x00001054	/* Current Host Rx Buffer */
 #define DMA_HW_FEATURE		0x00001058	/* HW Feature Register */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
index 73766e6..491d7e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac_lib.c
@@ -204,17 +204,28 @@
 		}
 	}
 	/* TX/RX NORMAL interrupts */
-	if (intr_status & DMA_STATUS_NIS) {
+	if (likely(intr_status & DMA_STATUS_NIS)) {
 		x->normal_irq_n++;
-		if (likely(intr_status & DMA_STATUS_RI))
-			ret |= handle_rx;
-		if (intr_status & (DMA_STATUS_TI))
+		if (likely(intr_status & DMA_STATUS_RI)) {
+			u32 value = readl(ioaddr + DMA_INTR_ENA);
+			/* to schedule NAPI on real RIE event. */
+			if (likely(value & DMA_INTR_ENA_RIE)) {
+				x->rx_normal_irq_n++;
+				ret |= handle_rx;
+			}
+		}
+		if (likely(intr_status & DMA_STATUS_TI)) {
+			x->tx_normal_irq_n++;
 			ret |= handle_tx;
+		}
+		if (unlikely(intr_status & DMA_STATUS_ERI))
+			x->rx_early_irq++;
 	}
 	/* Optional hardware blocks, interrupts should be disabled */
 	if (unlikely(intr_status &
 		     (DMA_STATUS_GPI | DMA_STATUS_GMI | DMA_STATUS_GLI)))
 		pr_info("%s: unexpected status %08x\n", __func__, intr_status);
+
 	/* Clear the interrupt by writing a logic 1 to the CSR5[15-0] */
 	writel((intr_status & 0x1ffff), ioaddr + DMA_STATUS);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 01b3451..fe0535c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 	u32 tx_count_frames;
 	u32 tx_coal_frames;
 	u32 tx_coal_timer;
+	int use_riwt;
+	u32 rx_riwt;
 };
 
 extern int phyaddr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index 15cb6ee..7f7ccd2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	STMMAC_STAT(rx_missed_cntr),
 	STMMAC_STAT(rx_overflow_cntr),
 	STMMAC_STAT(rx_vlan),
-	/* Tx/Rx IRQ errors */
+	/* Tx/Rx IRQ error info */
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_undeflow_irq),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_process_stopped_irq),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_jabber_irq),
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 	STMMAC_STAT(rx_watchdog_irq),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_early_irq),
 	STMMAC_STAT(fatal_bus_error_irq),
-	/* Extra info */
+	/* Tx/Rx IRQ Events */
+	STMMAC_STAT(rx_early_irq),
 	STMMAC_STAT(threshold),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_pkt_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(rx_pkt_n),
@@ -96,10 +97,12 @@
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_normal_irq_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_clean),
 	STMMAC_STAT(tx_reset_ic_bit),
+	STMMAC_STAT(irq_receive_pmt_irq_n),
+	/* MMC info */
 	STMMAC_STAT(mmc_tx_irq_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(mmc_rx_irq_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(mmc_rx_csum_offload_irq_n),
-	STMMAC_STAT(irq_receive_pmt_irq_n),
+	/* EEE */
 	STMMAC_STAT(irq_tx_path_in_lpi_mode_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(irq_tx_path_exit_lpi_mode_n),
 	STMMAC_STAT(irq_rx_path_in_lpi_mode_n),
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index d9d6864..542edbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -603,6 +603,8 @@
 	priv->dirty_tx = 0;
 	priv->cur_tx = 0;
 
+	if (priv->use_riwt)
+		dis_ic = 1;
 	/* Clear the Rx/Tx descriptors */
 	priv->hw->desc->init_rx_desc(priv->dma_rx, rxsize, dis_ic);
 	priv->hw->desc->init_tx_desc(priv->dma_tx, txsize);
@@ -1106,6 +1108,11 @@
 
 	stmmac_init_tx_coalesce(priv);
 
+	if ((priv->use_riwt) && (priv->hw->dma->rx_watchdog)) {
+		priv->rx_riwt = MAX_DMA_RIWT;
+		priv->hw->dma->rx_watchdog(priv->ioaddr, MAX_DMA_RIWT);
+	}
+
 	napi_enable(&priv->napi);
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
@@ -1423,14 +1430,12 @@
 #endif
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, priv->dev);
 
-			if (unlikely(!priv->plat->rx_coe)) {
-				/* No RX COE for old mac10/100 devices */
+			if (unlikely(!priv->plat->rx_coe))
 				skb_checksum_none_assert(skb);
-				netif_receive_skb(skb);
-			} else {
+			else
 				skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-				napi_gro_receive(&priv->napi, skb);
-			}
+
+			napi_gro_receive(&priv->napi, skb);
 
 			priv->dev->stats.rx_packets++;
 			priv->dev->stats.rx_bytes += frame_len;
@@ -2001,6 +2006,16 @@
 	if (flow_ctrl)
 		priv->flow_ctrl = FLOW_AUTO;	/* RX/TX pause on */
 
+	/* Rx Watchdog is available in the COREs newer than the 3.40.
+	 * In some case, for example on bugged HW this feature
+	 * has to be disable and this can be done by passing the
+	 * riwt_off field from the platform.
+	 */
+	if ((priv->synopsys_id >= DWMAC_CORE_3_50) && (!priv->plat->riwt_off)) {
+		priv->use_riwt = 1;
+		pr_info(" Enable RX Mitigation via HW Watchdog Timer\n");
+	}
+
 	netif_napi_add(ndev, &priv->napi, stmmac_poll, 64);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
@@ -2092,6 +2107,9 @@
 	netif_device_detach(ndev);
 	netif_stop_queue(ndev);
 
+	if (priv->use_riwt)
+		dis_ic = 1;
+
 	napi_disable(&priv->napi);
 
 	/* Stop TX/RX DMA */
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index a1547ea..de5b2f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 	int bugged_jumbo;
 	int pmt;
 	int force_sf_dma_mode;
+	int riwt_off;
 	void (*fix_mac_speed)(void *priv, unsigned int speed);
 	void (*bus_setup)(void __iomem *ioaddr);
 	int (*init)(struct platform_device *pdev);