priv->rx_ring_size = DEFAULT_RX_RING_SIZE;
 
        priv->txcoalescing = DEFAULT_TX_COALESCE;
-       priv->txcount = DEFAULT_TXCOUNT;
-       priv->txtime = DEFAULT_TXTIME;
+       priv->txic = DEFAULT_TXIC;
        priv->rxcoalescing = DEFAULT_RX_COALESCE;
-       priv->rxcount = DEFAULT_RXCOUNT;
-       priv->rxtime = DEFAULT_RXTIME;
+       priv->rxic = DEFAULT_RXIC;
 
        /* Enable most messages by default */
        priv->msg_enable = (NETIF_MSG_IFUP << 1 ) - 1;
        phy_start(priv->phydev);
 
        /* Configure the coalescing support */
+       gfar_write(®s->txic, 0);
        if (priv->txcoalescing)
-               gfar_write(®s->txic,
-                          mk_ic_value(priv->txcount, priv->txtime));
-       else
-               gfar_write(®s->txic, 0);
+               gfar_write(®s->txic, priv->txic);
 
+       gfar_write(®s->rxic, 0);
        if (priv->rxcoalescing)
-               gfar_write(®s->rxic,
-                          mk_ic_value(priv->rxcount, priv->rxtime));
-       else
-               gfar_write(®s->rxic, 0);
+               gfar_write(®s->rxic, priv->rxic);
 
        if (priv->rx_csum_enable)
                rctrl |= RCTRL_CHECKSUMMING;
        /* Otherwise, clear it */
        if (likely(priv->txcoalescing)) {
                gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic, 0);
-               gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic,
-                          mk_ic_value(priv->txcount, priv->txtime));
+               gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic, priv->txic);
        }
 
        spin_unlock(&priv->txlock);
                /* Otherwise, clear it */
                if (likely(priv->rxcoalescing)) {
                        gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic, 0);
-                       gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic,
-                                  mk_ic_value(priv->rxcount, priv->rxtime));
+                       gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic, priv->rxic);
                }
        }
 
 
 #define mk_ic_value(count, time) (IC_ICEN | \
                                mk_ic_icft(count) | \
                                mk_ic_ictt(time))
+#define get_icft_value(ic)     (((unsigned long)ic & IC_ICFT_MASK) >> \
+                                IC_ICFT_SHIFT)
+#define get_ictt_value(ic)     ((unsigned long)ic & IC_ICTT_MASK)
+
+#define DEFAULT_TXIC mk_ic_value(DEFAULT_TXCOUNT, DEFAULT_TXTIME)
+#define DEFAULT_RXIC mk_ic_value(DEFAULT_RXCOUNT, DEFAULT_RXTIME)
 
 #define RCTRL_PAL_MASK         0x001f0000
 #define RCTRL_VLEX             0x00002000
 
        /* Configuration info for the coalescing features */
        unsigned char txcoalescing;
-       unsigned short txcount;
-       unsigned short txtime;
+       unsigned long txic;
 
        /* Buffer descriptor pointers */
        struct txbd8 *tx_bd_base;       /* First tx buffer descriptor */
 
        /* RX Coalescing values */
        unsigned char rxcoalescing;
-       unsigned short rxcount;
-       unsigned short rxtime;
+       unsigned long rxic;
 
        struct rxbd8 *rx_bd_base;       /* First Rx buffers */
        struct rxbd8 *cur_rx;           /* Next free rx ring entry */
 
        if (NULL == phydev)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       cmd->maxtxpkt = priv->txcount;
-       cmd->maxrxpkt = priv->rxcount;
+       cmd->maxtxpkt = get_icft_value(priv->txic);
+       cmd->maxrxpkt = get_icft_value(priv->rxic);
 
        return phy_ethtool_gset(phydev, cmd);
 }
 static int gfar_gcoalesce(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_coalesce *cvals)
 {
        struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+       unsigned long rxtime;
+       unsigned long rxcount;
+       unsigned long txtime;
+       unsigned long txcount;
 
        if (!(priv->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_COALESCE))
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
        if (NULL == priv->phydev)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       cvals->rx_coalesce_usecs = gfar_ticks2usecs(priv, priv->rxtime);
-       cvals->rx_max_coalesced_frames = priv->rxcount;
+       rxtime  = get_ictt_value(priv->rxic);
+       rxcount = get_icft_value(priv->rxic);
+       txtime  = get_ictt_value(priv->txic);
+       txcount = get_icft_value(priv->txic);;
+       cvals->rx_coalesce_usecs = gfar_ticks2usecs(priv, rxtime);
+       cvals->rx_max_coalesced_frames = rxcount;
 
-       cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs = gfar_ticks2usecs(priv, priv->txtime);
-       cvals->tx_max_coalesced_frames = priv->txcount;
+       cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs = gfar_ticks2usecs(priv, txtime);
+       cvals->tx_max_coalesced_frames = txcount;
 
        cvals->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce = 0;
        cvals->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce = 0;
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       priv->rxtime = gfar_usecs2ticks(priv, cvals->rx_coalesce_usecs);
-       priv->rxcount = cvals->rx_max_coalesced_frames;
+       priv->rxic = mk_ic_value(
+               gfar_usecs2ticks(priv, cvals->rx_coalesce_usecs),
+               cvals->rx_max_coalesced_frames);
 
        /* Set up tx coalescing */
        if ((cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs == 0) ||
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       priv->txtime = gfar_usecs2ticks(priv, cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs);
-       priv->txcount = cvals->tx_max_coalesced_frames;
+       priv->txic = mk_ic_value(
+               gfar_usecs2ticks(priv, cvals->tx_coalesce_usecs),
+               cvals->tx_max_coalesced_frames);
 
+       gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic, 0);
        if (priv->rxcoalescing)
-               gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic,
-                          mk_ic_value(priv->rxcount, priv->rxtime));
-       else
-               gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic, 0);
+               gfar_write(&priv->regs->rxic, priv->rxic);
 
+       gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic, 0);
        if (priv->txcoalescing)
-               gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic,
-                          mk_ic_value(priv->txcount, priv->txtime));
-       else
-               gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic, 0);
+               gfar_write(&priv->regs->txic, priv->txic);
 
        return 0;
 }