diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init_ops.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init_ops.h
index 7ec1724753ad..f05ee2f137fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init_ops.h
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ static void bnx2x_write_big_buf(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 addr, u32 len,
 {
 	if (bp->dmae_ready)
 		bnx2x_write_dmae_phys_len(bp, GUNZIP_PHYS(bp), addr, len);
-	else if (wb)
-		/*
-		 * Wide bus registers with no dmae need to be written
-		 * using indirect write.
-		 */
+
+	/* in E1 chips BIOS initiated ZLR may interrupt widebus writes */
+	else if (wb && CHIP_IS_E1(bp))
 		bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, addr, GUNZIP_BUF(bp), len);
+
+	/* in later chips PXP root complex handles BIOS ZLR w/o interrupting */
 	else
 		bnx2x_init_str_wr(bp, addr, GUNZIP_BUF(bp), len);
 }
@@ -99,8 +99,14 @@ static void bnx2x_write_big_buf_wb(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 addr, u32 len)
 {
 	if (bp->dmae_ready)
 		bnx2x_write_dmae_phys_len(bp, GUNZIP_PHYS(bp), addr, len);
-	else
+
+	/* in E1 chips BIOS initiated ZLR may interrupt widebus writes */
+	else if (CHIP_IS_E1(bp))
 		bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, addr, GUNZIP_BUF(bp), len);
+
+	/* in later chips PXP root complex handles BIOS ZLR w/o interrupting */
+	else
+		bnx2x_init_str_wr(bp, addr, GUNZIP_BUF(bp), len);
 }
 
 static void bnx2x_init_wr_64(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 addr,
@@ -177,8 +183,14 @@ static void bnx2x_init_wr_wb(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 addr,
 {
 	if (bp->dmae_ready)
 		VIRT_WR_DMAE_LEN(bp, data, addr, len, 0);
-	else
+
+	/* in E1 chips BIOS initiated ZLR may interrupt widebus writes */
+	else if (CHIP_IS_E1(bp))
 		bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, addr, data, len);
+
+	/* in later chips PXP root complex handles BIOS ZLR w/o interrupting */
+	else
+		bnx2x_init_str_wr(bp, addr, data, len);
 }
 
 static void bnx2x_wr_64(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 reg, u32 val_lo,
@@ -840,25 +852,15 @@ static void bnx2x_qm_init_cid_count(struct bnx2x *bp, int qm_cid_count,
 	}
 }
 
-static void bnx2x_qm_set_ptr_table(struct bnx2x *bp, int qm_cid_count)
+static void bnx2x_qm_set_ptr_table(struct bnx2x *bp, int qm_cid_count,
+				   u32 base_reg, u32 reg)
 {
 	int i;
-	u32 wb_data[2];
-
-	wb_data[0] = wb_data[1] = 0;
-
+	u32 wb_data[2] = {0, 0};
 	for (i = 0; i < 4 * QM_QUEUES_PER_FUNC; i++) {
-		REG_WR(bp, QM_REG_BASEADDR + i*4,
+		REG_WR(bp, base_reg + i*4,
 		       qm_cid_count * 4 * (i % QM_QUEUES_PER_FUNC));
-		bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, QM_REG_PTRTBL + i*8,
-				  wb_data, 2);
-
-		if (CHIP_IS_E1H(bp)) {
-			REG_WR(bp, QM_REG_BASEADDR_EXT_A + i*4,
-			       qm_cid_count * 4 * (i % QM_QUEUES_PER_FUNC));
-			bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, QM_REG_PTRTBL_EXT_A + i*8,
-					  wb_data, 2);
-		}
+		bnx2x_init_wr_wb(bp, reg + i*8,	 wb_data, 2);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -873,7 +875,12 @@ static void bnx2x_qm_init_ptr_table(struct bnx2x *bp, int qm_cid_count,
 	case INITOP_INIT:
 		/* set in the init-value array */
 	case INITOP_SET:
-		bnx2x_qm_set_ptr_table(bp, qm_cid_count);
+		bnx2x_qm_set_ptr_table(bp, qm_cid_count,
+				       QM_REG_BASEADDR, QM_REG_PTRTBL);
+		if (CHIP_IS_E1H(bp))
+			bnx2x_qm_set_ptr_table(bp, qm_cid_count,
+					       QM_REG_BASEADDR_EXT_A,
+					       QM_REG_PTRTBL_EXT_A);
 		break;
 	case INITOP_CLEAR:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 1e3f978ee6da..e56b8326652e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -498,9 +498,13 @@ void bnx2x_write_dmae(struct bnx2x *bp, dma_addr_t dma_addr, u32 dst_addr,
 	if (!bp->dmae_ready) {
 		u32 *data = bnx2x_sp(bp, wb_data[0]);
 
-		DP(BNX2X_MSG_OFF, "DMAE is not ready (dst_addr %08x  len32 %d)"
-		   "  using indirect\n", dst_addr, len32);
-		bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, dst_addr, data, len32);
+		DP(BNX2X_MSG_OFF,
+		   "DMAE is not ready (dst_addr %08x len32 %d) using indirect\n",
+		   dst_addr, len32);
+		if (CHIP_IS_E1(bp))
+			bnx2x_init_ind_wr(bp, dst_addr, data, len32);
+		else
+			bnx2x_init_str_wr(bp, dst_addr, data, len32);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -528,10 +532,16 @@ void bnx2x_read_dmae(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 src_addr, u32 len32)
 		u32 *data = bnx2x_sp(bp, wb_data[0]);
 		int i;
 
-		DP(BNX2X_MSG_OFF, "DMAE is not ready (src_addr %08x  len32 %d)"
-		   "  using indirect\n", src_addr, len32);
-		for (i = 0; i < len32; i++)
-			data[i] = bnx2x_reg_rd_ind(bp, src_addr + i*4);
+		if (CHIP_IS_E1(bp)) {
+			DP(BNX2X_MSG_OFF,
+			   "DMAE is not ready (src_addr %08x len32 %d) using indirect\n",
+			   src_addr, len32);
+			for (i = 0; i < len32; i++)
+				data[i] = bnx2x_reg_rd_ind(bp, src_addr + i*4);
+		} else
+			for (i = 0; i < len32; i++)
+				data[i] = REG_RD(bp, src_addr + i*4);
+
 		return;
 	}