--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/net/smc91x.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5505/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/net/smc91x.c	2007-01-11 07:38:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@
 		dev->name, packet_number, status,
 		packet_len, packet_len);
 
+	if (unlikely(packet_len == 0 && !(status & RS_ERRORS))) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: bad memory timings: rxlen %u status %x\n",
+			dev->name, packet_len, status);
+		status |= RS_TOOSHORT;
+	}
 	back:
 	if (unlikely(packet_len < 6 || status & RS_ERRORS)) {
 		if (status & RS_TOOLONG && packet_len <= (1514 + 4 + 6)) {