diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 3326587d8ce..9f3ee7d6a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1448,11 +1448,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops mv643xx_eth_ethtool_ops_phyless = {
 /* address handling *********************************************************/
 static void uc_addr_get(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, unsigned char *addr)
 {
-	unsigned int mac_h;
-	unsigned int mac_l;
-
-	mac_h = rdlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_HIGH);
-	mac_l = rdlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_LOW);
+	unsigned int mac_h = rdlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_HIGH);
+	unsigned int mac_l = rdlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_LOW);
 
 	addr[0] = (mac_h >> 24) & 0xff;
 	addr[1] = (mac_h >> 16) & 0xff;
@@ -1462,57 +1459,71 @@ static void uc_addr_get(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, unsigned char *addr)
 	addr[5] = mac_l & 0xff;
 }
 
-static void init_mac_tables(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 0x100; i += 4) {
-		wrl(mp, SPECIAL_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, 0);
-		wrl(mp, OTHER_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, 0);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 0x10; i += 4)
-		wrl(mp, UNICAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, 0);
-}
-
-static void set_filter_table_entry(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp,
-				   int table, unsigned char entry)
-{
-	unsigned int table_reg;
-
-	/* Set "accepts frame bit" at specified table entry */
-	table_reg = rdl(mp, table + (entry & 0xfc));
-	table_reg |= 0x01 << (8 * (entry & 3));
-	wrl(mp, table + (entry & 0xfc), table_reg);
-}
-
 static void uc_addr_set(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, unsigned char *addr)
 {
-	unsigned int mac_h;
-	unsigned int mac_l;
-	int table;
-
-	mac_l = (addr[4] << 8) | addr[5];
-	mac_h = (addr[0] << 24) | (addr[1] << 16) | (addr[2] << 8) | addr[3];
-
-	wrlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_LOW, mac_l);
-	wrlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_HIGH, mac_h);
-
-	table = UNICAST_TABLE(mp->port_num);
-	set_filter_table_entry(mp, table, addr[5] & 0x0f);
+	wrlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_HIGH,
+		(addr[0] << 24) | (addr[1] << 16) | (addr[2] << 8) | addr[3]);
+	wrlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_LOW, (addr[4] << 8) | addr[5]);
 }
 
-static int mv643xx_eth_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
+static u32 uc_addr_filter_mask(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct dev_addr_list *uc_ptr;
+	u32 nibbles;
+
+	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+		return 0;
+
+	nibbles = 1 << (dev->dev_addr[5] & 0x0f);
+	for (uc_ptr = dev->uc_list; uc_ptr != NULL; uc_ptr = uc_ptr->next) {
+		if (memcmp(dev->dev_addr, uc_ptr->da_addr, 5))
+			return 0;
+		if ((dev->dev_addr[5] ^ uc_ptr->da_addr[5]) & 0xf0)
+			return 0;
+
+		nibbles |= 1 << (uc_ptr->da_addr[5] & 0x0f);
+	}
+
+	return nibbles;
+}
+
+static void mv643xx_eth_program_unicast_filter(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u32 port_config;
+	u32 nibbles;
+	int i;
 
-	/* +2 is for the offset of the HW addr type */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr + 2, 6);
-
-	init_mac_tables(mp);
 	uc_addr_set(mp, dev->dev_addr);
 
-	return 0;
+	port_config = rdlp(mp, PORT_CONFIG);
+	nibbles = uc_addr_filter_mask(dev);
+	if (!nibbles) {
+		port_config |= UNICAST_PROMISCUOUS_MODE;
+		wrlp(mp, PORT_CONFIG, port_config);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 16; i += 4) {
+		int off = UNICAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i;
+		u32 v;
+
+		v = 0;
+		if (nibbles & 1)
+			v |= 0x00000001;
+		if (nibbles & 2)
+			v |= 0x00000100;
+		if (nibbles & 4)
+			v |= 0x00010000;
+		if (nibbles & 8)
+			v |= 0x01000000;
+		nibbles >>= 4;
+
+		wrl(mp, off, v);
+	}
+
+	port_config &= ~UNICAST_PROMISCUOUS_MODE;
+	wrlp(mp, PORT_CONFIG, port_config);
 }
 
 static int addr_crc(unsigned char *addr)
@@ -1533,24 +1544,22 @@ static int addr_crc(unsigned char *addr)
 	return crc;
 }
 
-static void mv643xx_eth_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+static void mv643xx_eth_program_multicast_filter(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u32 port_config;
+	u32 *mc_spec;
+	u32 *mc_other;
 	struct dev_addr_list *addr;
 	int i;
 
-	port_config = rdlp(mp, PORT_CONFIG);
-	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
-		port_config |= UNICAST_PROMISCUOUS_MODE;
-	else
-		port_config &= ~UNICAST_PROMISCUOUS_MODE;
-	wrlp(mp, PORT_CONFIG, port_config);
-
 	if (dev->flags & (IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
-		int port_num = mp->port_num;
-		u32 accept = 0x01010101;
+		int port_num;
+		u32 accept;
+		int i;
 
+oom:
+		port_num = mp->port_num;
+		accept = 0x01010101;
 		for (i = 0; i < 0x100; i += 4) {
 			wrl(mp, SPECIAL_MCAST_TABLE(port_num) + i, accept);
 			wrl(mp, OTHER_MCAST_TABLE(port_num) + i, accept);
@@ -1558,28 +1567,55 @@ static void mv643xx_eth_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 0x100; i += 4) {
-		wrl(mp, SPECIAL_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, 0);
-		wrl(mp, OTHER_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, 0);
-	}
+	mc_spec = kmalloc(0x200, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mc_spec == NULL)
+		goto oom;
+	mc_other = mc_spec + (0x100 >> 2);
+
+	memset(mc_spec, 0, 0x100);
+	memset(mc_other, 0, 0x100);
 
 	for (addr = dev->mc_list; addr != NULL; addr = addr->next) {
 		u8 *a = addr->da_addr;
-		int table;
-
-		if (addr->da_addrlen != 6)
-			continue;
+		u32 *table;
+		int entry;
 
 		if (memcmp(a, "\x01\x00\x5e\x00\x00", 5) == 0) {
-			table = SPECIAL_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num);
-			set_filter_table_entry(mp, table, a[5]);
+			table = mc_spec;
+			entry = a[5];
 		} else {
-			int crc = addr_crc(a);
-
-			table = OTHER_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num);
-			set_filter_table_entry(mp, table, crc);
+			table = mc_other;
+			entry = addr_crc(a);
 		}
+
+		table[entry >> 2] |= 1 << (entry & 3);
 	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 0x100; i += 4) {
+		wrl(mp, SPECIAL_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, mc_spec[i >> 2]);
+		wrl(mp, OTHER_MCAST_TABLE(mp->port_num) + i, mc_other[i >> 2]);
+	}
+
+	kfree(mc_spec);
+}
+
+static void mv643xx_eth_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	mv643xx_eth_program_unicast_filter(dev);
+	mv643xx_eth_program_multicast_filter(dev);
+}
+
+static int mv643xx_eth_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
+{
+	struct sockaddr *sa = addr;
+
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+	mv643xx_eth_program_unicast_filter(dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1988,7 +2024,7 @@ static void port_start(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp)
 	/*
 	 * Add configured unicast address to address filter table.
 	 */
-	uc_addr_set(mp, mp->dev->dev_addr);
+	mv643xx_eth_program_unicast_filter(mp->dev);
 
 	/*
 	 * Receive all unmatched unicast, TCP, UDP, BPDU and broadcast
@@ -2084,8 +2120,6 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	init_mac_tables(mp);
-
 	mv643xx_eth_recalc_skb_size(mp);
 
 	napi_enable(&mp->napi);
@@ -2667,7 +2701,7 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = mv643xx_eth_xmit;
 	dev->open = mv643xx_eth_open;
 	dev->stop = mv643xx_eth_stop;
-	dev->set_multicast_list = mv643xx_eth_set_rx_mode;
+	dev->set_rx_mode = mv643xx_eth_set_rx_mode;
 	dev->set_mac_address = mv643xx_eth_set_mac_address;
 	dev->do_ioctl = mv643xx_eth_ioctl;
 	dev->change_mtu = mv643xx_eth_change_mtu;