diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index b4d3b41..a4c1538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,40 @@ static void cpsw_init_host_port(struct cpsw_priv *priv)
 	}
 }
 
+static int cpsw_fill_rx_channels(struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ch_buf_num;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	ch_buf_num = cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(cpsw->rxch);
+	for (i = 0; i < ch_buf_num; i++) {
+		skb = __netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(ndev,
+						  cpsw->rx_packet_max,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!skb) {
+			cpsw_err(priv, ifup, "cannot allocate skb\n");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		ret = cpdma_chan_submit(cpsw->rxch, skb, skb->data,
+					skb_tailroom(skb), 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			cpsw_err(priv, ifup,
+				 "cannot submit skb to rx channel, error %d\n",
+				 ret);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cpsw_info(priv, ifup, "submitted %d rx descriptors\n", ch_buf_num);
+
+	return ch_buf_num;
+}
+
 static void cpsw_slave_stop(struct cpsw_slave *slave, struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
 {
 	u32 slave_port;
@@ -1232,7 +1266,7 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
-	int i, ret;
+	int ret;
 	u32 reg;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(cpsw->dev);
@@ -1264,8 +1298,6 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 				  ALE_ALL_PORTS, ALE_ALL_PORTS, 0, 0);
 
 	if (!cpsw_common_res_usage_state(cpsw)) {
-		int buf_num;
-
 		/* setup tx dma to fixed prio and zero offset */
 		cpdma_control_set(cpsw->dma, CPDMA_TX_PRIO_FIXED, 1);
 		cpdma_control_set(cpsw->dma, CPDMA_RX_BUFFER_OFFSET, 0);
@@ -1292,26 +1324,9 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 			enable_irq(cpsw->irqs_table[0]);
 		}
 
-		buf_num = cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(cpsw->dma);
-		for (i = 0; i < buf_num; i++) {
-			struct sk_buff *skb;
-
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			skb = __netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(priv->ndev,
-					cpsw->rx_packet_max, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!skb)
-				goto err_cleanup;
-			ret = cpdma_chan_submit(cpsw->rxch, skb, skb->data,
-						skb_tailroom(skb), 0);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-				goto err_cleanup;
-			}
-		}
-		/* continue even if we didn't manage to submit all
-		 * receive descs
-		 */
-		cpsw_info(priv, ifup, "submitted %d rx descriptors\n", i);
+		ret = cpsw_fill_rx_channels(ndev);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err_cleanup;
 
 		if (cpts_register(cpsw->dev, cpsw->cpts,
 				  cpsw->data.cpts_clock_mult,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index cf72b33..ec560ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct cpdma_ctlr {
 	struct cpdma_desc_pool	*pool;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 	struct cpdma_chan	*channels[2 * CPDMA_MAX_CHANNELS];
+	int chan_num;
 };
 
 struct cpdma_chan {
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ struct cpdma_ctlr *cpdma_ctlr_create(struct cpdma_params *params)
 	ctlr->state = CPDMA_STATE_IDLE;
 	ctlr->params = *params;
 	ctlr->dev = params->dev;
+	ctlr->chan_num = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->lock);
 
 	ctlr->pool = cpdma_desc_pool_create(ctlr->dev,
@@ -399,6 +401,32 @@ void cpdma_ctlr_eoi(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, u32 value)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_ctlr_eoi);
 
+/**
+ * cpdma_chan_split_pool - Splits ctrl pool between all channels.
+ * Has to be called under ctlr lock
+ *
+ */
+static void cpdma_chan_split_pool(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr)
+{
+	struct cpdma_desc_pool *pool = ctlr->pool;
+	struct cpdma_chan *chan;
+	int ch_desc_num;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!ctlr->chan_num)
+		return;
+
+	/* calculate average size of pool slice */
+	ch_desc_num = pool->num_desc / ctlr->chan_num;
+
+	/* split ctlr pool */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctlr->channels); i++) {
+		chan = ctlr->channels[i];
+		if (chan)
+			chan->desc_num = ch_desc_num;
+	}
+}
+
 struct cpdma_chan *cpdma_chan_create(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int chan_num,
 				     cpdma_handler_fn handler)
 {
@@ -447,14 +475,25 @@ struct cpdma_chan *cpdma_chan_create(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int chan_num,
 	spin_lock_init(&chan->lock);
 
 	ctlr->channels[chan_num] = chan;
+	ctlr->chan_num++;
+
+	cpdma_chan_split_pool(ctlr);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
 	return chan;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_chan_create);
 
-int cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr)
+int cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
 {
-	return ctlr->pool->num_desc / 2;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int desc_num;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
+	desc_num = chan->desc_num;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
+
+	return desc_num;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num);
 
@@ -471,6 +510,10 @@ int cpdma_chan_destroy(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
 	if (chan->state != CPDMA_STATE_IDLE)
 		cpdma_chan_stop(chan);
 	ctlr->channels[chan->chan_num] = NULL;
+	ctlr->chan_num--;
+
+	cpdma_chan_split_pool(ctlr);
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
index 4b46cd6..9119b43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int cpdma_ctlr_stop(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
 
 struct cpdma_chan *cpdma_chan_create(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr, int chan_num,
 				     cpdma_handler_fn handler);
-int cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr);
+int cpdma_chan_get_rx_buf_num(struct cpdma_chan *chan);
 int cpdma_chan_destroy(struct cpdma_chan *chan);
 int cpdma_chan_start(struct cpdma_chan *chan);
 int cpdma_chan_stop(struct cpdma_chan *chan);
