Index: sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c	(revision 265350)
+++ sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c	(working copy)
@@ -6504,7 +6504,9 @@
 			 * only reflect promisc mode settings.
 			 */
 			ATH_LOCK(sc);
+			ath_power_set_power_state(sc, HAL_PM_AWAKE);
 			ath_mode_init(sc);
+			ath_power_restore_power_state(sc);
 			ATH_UNLOCK(sc);
 		} else if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) {
 			/*
Index: sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c	(revision 265117)
+++ sys/dev/ath/if_ath_rx.c	(working copy)
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@
 	struct mbuf *m;
 	struct ath_desc *ds;
 
+	/* XXX TODO: ATH_RX_LOCK_ASSERT(sc); */
+
 	m = bf->bf_m;
 	if (m == NULL) {
 		/*
@@ -995,6 +997,7 @@
 	u_int64_t tsf;
 	int npkts = 0;
 	int kickpcu = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* XXX we must not hold the ATH_LOCK here */
 	ATH_UNLOCK_ASSERT(sc);
@@ -1094,8 +1097,26 @@
 		if (ath_rx_pkt(sc, rs, status, tsf, nf, HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP, bf, m))
 			ngood++;
 rx_proc_next:
-		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->sc_rxbuf, bf, bf_list);
-	} while (ath_rxbuf_init(sc, bf) == 0);
+		/*
+		 * If there's a holding buffer, insert that onto
+		 * the RX list; the hardware is now definitely not pointing
+		 * to it now.
+		 */
+		ret = 0;
+		if (sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf != NULL) {
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->sc_rxbuf,
+			    sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf,
+			    bf_list);
+			ret = ath_rxbuf_init(sc,
+			    sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf);
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Next, throw our buffer into the holding entry.  The hardware
+		 * may use the descriptor to read the link pointer before
+		 * DMAing the next descriptor in to write out a packet.
+		 */
+		sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf = bf;
+	} while (ret == 0);
 
 	/* rx signal state monitoring */
 	ath_hal_rxmonitor(ah, &sc->sc_halstats, sc->sc_curchan);
@@ -1227,7 +1248,10 @@
 	((struct ath_desc *)((caddr_t)(_sc)->sc_rxdma.dd_desc + \
 		((_pa) - (_sc)->sc_rxdma.dd_desc_paddr)))
 	struct ath_hal *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+	struct ath_buf *bf;
 
+	ATH_RX_LOCK(sc);
+
 	ath_hal_stoppcurecv(ah);	/* disable PCU */
 	ath_hal_setrxfilter(ah, 0);	/* clear recv filter */
 	ath_hal_stopdmarecv(ah);	/* disable DMA engine */
@@ -1272,7 +1296,37 @@
 		m_freem(sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_rxpending);
 		sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_rxpending = NULL;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If there are RX holding buffers, free them here and return
+	 * them to the list.
+	 *
+	 * XXX should just verify that bf->bf_m is NULL, as it must
+	 * be at this point!
+	 */
+	bf = sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf;
+	if (bf != NULL) {
+		if (bf->bf_m != NULL)
+			m_freem(bf->bf_m);
+		bf->bf_m = NULL;
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->sc_rxbuf, bf, bf_list);
+		(void) ath_rxbuf_init(sc, bf);
+	}
+	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf = NULL;
+
+	bf = sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_LP].m_holdbf;
+	if (bf != NULL) {
+		if (bf->bf_m != NULL)
+			m_freem(bf->bf_m);
+		bf->bf_m = NULL;
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sc->sc_rxbuf, bf, bf_list);
+		(void) ath_rxbuf_init(sc, bf);
+	}
+	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_LP].m_holdbf = NULL;
+
 	sc->sc_rxlink = NULL;		/* just in case */
+
+	ATH_RX_UNLOCK(sc);
 #undef PA2DESC
 }
 
@@ -1285,9 +1339,20 @@
 	struct ath_hal *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
 
+	ATH_RX_LOCK(sc);
+
+	/*
+	 * XXX should verify these are already all NULL!
+	 */
 	sc->sc_rxlink = NULL;
 	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_LP].m_rxpending = NULL;
 	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_rxpending = NULL;
+	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_LP].m_holdbf = NULL;
+	sc->sc_rxedma[HAL_RX_QUEUE_HP].m_holdbf = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Re-chain all of the buffers in the RX buffer list.
+	 */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(bf, &sc->sc_rxbuf, bf_list) {
 		int error = ath_rxbuf_init(sc, bf);
 		if (error != 0) {
@@ -1303,6 +1368,8 @@
 	ath_hal_rxena(ah);		/* enable recv descriptors */
 	ath_mode_init(sc);		/* set filters, etc. */
 	ath_hal_startpcurecv(ah);	/* re-enable PCU/DMA engine */
+
+	ATH_RX_UNLOCK(sc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
Index: sys/dev/ath/if_athvar.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ath/if_athvar.h	(revision 265205)
+++ sys/dev/ath/if_athvar.h	(working copy)
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 	int		m_fifo_tail;
 	int		m_fifo_depth;
 	struct mbuf	*m_rxpending;
+	struct ath_buf	*m_holdbf;
 };
 
 struct ath_tx_edma_fifo {