if(phydev->link != aup->old_link) {
                // link state changed
 
-               if (phydev->link) // link went up
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-               else { // link went down
+               if (!phydev->link) {
+                       /* link went down */
                        aup->old_speed = 0;
                        aup->old_duplex = -1;
                }
 
                if (!lp->old_link) {
                        new_state = 1;
                        lp->old_link = 1;
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
                }
        } else if (lp->old_link) {
                new_state = 1;
 
                if (!priv->oldlink) {
                        new_state = 1;
                        priv->oldlink = 1;
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
                }
        } else if (priv->oldlink) {
-               netif_tx_stop_all_queues(dev);
                new_state = 1;
                priv->oldlink = 0;
                priv->oldspeed = 0;
 
                if (priv->link == PHY_DOWN) {
                        new_state = 1;
                        priv->link = phydev->link;
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-                       netif_carrier_on(dev);
-                       netif_start_queue(dev);
                }
 
        } else if (priv->link) {
                priv->link = PHY_DOWN;
                priv->speed = 0;
                priv->duplex = -1;
-               netif_stop_queue(dev);
-               netif_carrier_off(dev);
        }
 
        if (new_state && netif_msg_link(priv))
 
                if (!fep->oldlink) {
                        new_state = 1;
                        fep->oldlink = 1;
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-                       netif_carrier_on(dev);
-                       netif_start_queue(dev);
                }
 
                if (new_state)
                fep->oldlink = 0;
                fep->oldspeed = 0;
                fep->oldduplex = -1;
-               netif_carrier_off(dev);
-               netif_stop_queue(dev);
        }
 
        if (new_state && netif_msg_link(fep))
        }
        phy_start(fep->phydev);
 
+       netif_start_queue(dev);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        }
 
        if (phydev->link != bp->link) {
-               if (phydev->link)
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
-               else {
+               if (!phydev->link) {
                        bp->speed = 0;
                        bp->duplex = -1;
                }
 
                                        | ECMR_DM, ioaddr + ECMR);
                        new_state = 1;
                        mdp->link = phydev->link;
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(ndev);
-                       netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-                       netif_start_queue(ndev);
                }
        } else if (mdp->link) {
                new_state = 1;
                mdp->link = PHY_DOWN;
                mdp->speed = 0;
                mdp->duplex = -1;
-               netif_stop_queue(ndev);
-               netif_carrier_off(ndev);
        }
 
        if (new_state)
 
                        if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
                                tc35815_set_multicast_list(dev);
 #endif
-                       netif_tx_schedule_all(dev);
                } else {
                        lp->speed = 0;
                        lp->duplex = -1;