return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int is_s2io_card_up(const struct s2io_nic * sp)
+{
+       return test_bit(__S2IO_STATE_CARD_UP, &sp->state);
+}
+
 /* Ethtool related variables and Macros. */
 static char s2io_gstrings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
        "Register test\t(offline)",
        int i;
 
        atomic_inc(&nic->isr_cnt);
+
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(nic)) {
+               atomic_dec(&nic->isr_cnt);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        mac_control = &nic->mac_control;
        config = &nic->config;
 
        struct RxD3* rxdp3;
 
        spin_lock(&nic->rx_lock);
-       if (atomic_read(&nic->card_state) == CARD_DOWN) {
-               DBG_PRINT(INTR_DBG, "%s: %s going down for reset\n",
-                         __FUNCTION__, dev->name);
-               spin_unlock(&nic->rx_lock);
-               return;
-       }
 
        get_info = ring_data->rx_curr_get_info;
        get_block = get_info.block_index;
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&sp->tx_lock, flags);
-       if (atomic_read(&sp->card_state) == CARD_DOWN) {
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(sp)) {
                DBG_PRINT(TX_DBG, "%s: Card going down for reset\n",
                          dev->name);
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sp->tx_lock, flags);
 
        atomic_inc(&sp->isr_cnt);
 
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(sp)) {
+               atomic_dec(&sp->isr_cnt);
+               return IRQ_HANDLED;
+       }
+
        rx_intr_handler(ring);
        s2io_chk_rx_buffers(sp, ring->ring_no);
 
        struct s2io_nic *sp = fifo->nic;
 
        atomic_inc(&sp->isr_cnt);
+
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(sp)) {
+               atomic_dec(&sp->isr_cnt);
+               return IRQ_HANDLED;
+       }
+
        tx_intr_handler(fifo);
        atomic_dec(&sp->isr_cnt);
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
        struct swStat *sw_stat = &sp->mac_control.stats_info->sw_stat;
        struct xpakStat *stats = &sp->mac_control.stats_info->xpak_stat;
 
-       if (unlikely(atomic_read(&sp->card_state) == CARD_DOWN))
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(sp))
                return;
 
        if (pci_channel_offline(sp->pdev))
                return IRQ_NONE;
 
        atomic_inc(&sp->isr_cnt);
+
+       if (!is_s2io_card_up(sp)) {
+               atomic_dec(&sp->isr_cnt);
+               return IRQ_NONE;
+       }
+
        mac_control = &sp->mac_control;
        config = &sp->config;
 
        u64 val64;
        int cnt = 0;
 
-       if (atomic_read(&sp->card_state) == CARD_UP) {
+       if (is_s2io_card_up(sp)) {
                /* Apprx 30us on a 133 MHz bus */
                val64 = SET_UPDT_CLICKS(10) |
                        STAT_CFG_ONE_SHOT_EN | STAT_CFG_STAT_EN;
        if (!netif_running(dev))
                goto out_unlock;
 
-       if (test_and_set_bit(0, &(nic->link_state))) {
+       if (test_and_set_bit(__S2IO_STATE_LINK_TASK, &(nic->state))) {
                /* The card is being reset, no point doing anything */
                goto out_unlock;
        }
                writeq(val64, &bar0->adapter_control);
                s2io_link(nic, LINK_DOWN);
        }
-       clear_bit(0, &(nic->link_state));
+       clear_bit(__S2IO_STATE_LINK_TASK, &(nic->state));
 
 out_unlock:
        rtnl_unlock();
 
        del_timer_sync(&sp->alarm_timer);
        /* If s2io_set_link task is executing, wait till it completes. */
-       while (test_and_set_bit(0, &(sp->link_state))) {
+       while (test_and_set_bit(__S2IO_STATE_LINK_TASK, &(sp->state))) {
                msleep(50);
        }
-       atomic_set(&sp->card_state, CARD_DOWN);
+       clear_bit(__S2IO_STATE_CARD_UP, &sp->state);
 
        /* disable Tx and Rx traffic on the NIC */
        if (do_io)
        free_rx_buffers(sp);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sp->rx_lock, flags);
 
-       clear_bit(0, &(sp->link_state));
+       clear_bit(__S2IO_STATE_LINK_TASK, &(sp->state));
 }
 
 static void s2io_card_down(struct s2io_nic * sp)
                en_dis_able_nic_intrs(sp, interruptible, ENABLE_INTRS);
        }
 
-
-       atomic_set(&sp->card_state, CARD_UP);
+       set_bit(__S2IO_STATE_CARD_UP, &sp->state);
        return 0;
 }
 
         * Initialize the tasklet status and link state flags
         * and the card state parameter
         */
-       atomic_set(&(sp->card_state), 0);
        sp->tasklet_status = 0;
-       sp->link_state = 0;
+       sp->state = 0;
 
        /* Initialize spinlocks */
        spin_lock_init(&sp->tx_lock);