diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c2f5498d207fffd0f07bfff905ff75e05c504802..675a8660cb85a033792d9622040ea48a8b800cb0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select HAVE_NMI
+	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
index 5ab0430004092900cb8a7de8013031ff18d862fe..6a3c890f7bbfedc43459edc3c69b6f8cae3c79dc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/dma-map-ops.h> /* for dma_default_coherent */
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -623,17 +624,18 @@ u32 au1xxx_dbdma_put_source(u32 chanid, dma_addr_t buf, int nbytes, u32 flags)
 		dp->dscr_cmd0 &= ~DSCR_CMD0_IE;
 
 	/*
-	 * There is an errata on the Au1200/Au1550 parts that could result
-	 * in "stale" data being DMA'ed. It has to do with the snoop logic on
-	 * the cache eviction buffer.  DMA_NONCOHERENT is on by default for
-	 * these parts. If it is fixed in the future, these dma_cache_inv will
-	 * just be nothing more than empty macros. See io.h.
+	 * There is an erratum on certain Au1200/Au1550 revisions that could
+	 * result in "stale" data being DMA'ed. It has to do with the snoop
+	 * logic on the cache eviction buffer.  dma_default_coherent is set
+	 * to false on these parts.
 	 */
-	dma_cache_wback_inv((unsigned long)buf, nbytes);
+	if (!dma_default_coherent)
+		dma_cache_wback_inv(KSEG0ADDR(buf), nbytes);
 	dp->dscr_cmd0 |= DSCR_CMD0_V;	/* Let it rip */
 	wmb(); /* drain writebuffer */
 	dma_cache_wback_inv((unsigned long)dp, sizeof(*dp));
 	ctp->chan_ptr->ddma_dbell = 0;
+	wmb(); /* force doorbell write out to dma engine */
 
 	/* Get next descriptor pointer. */
 	ctp->put_ptr = phys_to_virt(DSCR_GET_NXTPTR(dp->dscr_nxtptr));
@@ -685,17 +687,18 @@ u32 au1xxx_dbdma_put_dest(u32 chanid, dma_addr_t buf, int nbytes, u32 flags)
 			  dp->dscr_source1, dp->dscr_dest0, dp->dscr_dest1);
 #endif
 	/*
-	 * There is an errata on the Au1200/Au1550 parts that could result in
-	 * "stale" data being DMA'ed. It has to do with the snoop logic on the
-	 * cache eviction buffer.  DMA_NONCOHERENT is on by default for these
-	 * parts. If it is fixed in the future, these dma_cache_inv will just
-	 * be nothing more than empty macros. See io.h.
+	 * There is an erratum on certain Au1200/Au1550 revisions that could
+	 * result in "stale" data being DMA'ed. It has to do with the snoop
+	 * logic on the cache eviction buffer.  dma_default_coherent is set
+	 * to false on these parts.
 	 */
-	dma_cache_inv((unsigned long)buf, nbytes);
+	if (!dma_default_coherent)
+		dma_cache_inv(KSEG0ADDR(buf), nbytes);
 	dp->dscr_cmd0 |= DSCR_CMD0_V;	/* Let it rip */
 	wmb(); /* drain writebuffer */
 	dma_cache_wback_inv((unsigned long)dp, sizeof(*dp));
 	ctp->chan_ptr->ddma_dbell = 0;
+	wmb(); /* force doorbell write out to dma engine */
 
 	/* Get next descriptor pointer. */
 	ctp->put_ptr = phys_to_virt(DSCR_GET_NXTPTR(dp->dscr_nxtptr));
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 6d15a398d389e2bd269d47794edd1b37a370b956..e79adcb128e67df5a13dfc30740e555b4697554c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,10 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_alchemy(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
+	case PRID_IMP_NETLOGIC_AU13XX:
+		c->cputype = CPU_ALCHEMY;
+		__cpu_name[cpu] = "Au1300";
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1863,6 +1867,7 @@ void cpu_probe(void)
 		cpu_probe_mips(c, cpu);
 		break;
 	case PRID_COMP_ALCHEMY:
+	case PRID_COMP_NETLOGIC:
 		cpu_probe_alchemy(c, cpu);
 		break;
 	case PRID_COMP_SIBYTE:
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index febdc5564638e9b9bbb959791ecb75d6068b676c..c0e65135481b74bfb102f09dd56607c634f45b55 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ static unsigned long __init init_initrd(void)
 		pr_err("initrd start must be page aligned\n");
 		goto disable;
 	}
-	if (initrd_start < PAGE_OFFSET) {
-		pr_err("initrd start < PAGE_OFFSET\n");
-		goto disable;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Sanitize initrd addresses. For example firmware
@@ -174,6 +170,11 @@ static unsigned long __init init_initrd(void)
 	initrd_end = (unsigned long)__va(end);
 	initrd_start = (unsigned long)__va(__pa(initrd_start));
 
+	if (initrd_start < PAGE_OFFSET) {
+		pr_err("initrd start < PAGE_OFFSET\n");
+		goto disable;
+	}
+
 	ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
 	return PFN_UP(end);
 disable: