{
struct usbnet *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
struct aqc111_data *aqc111_data = dev->driver_priv;
- u16 reg16, oldreg16;
+ u16 reg16;
u8 reg8;
netif_carrier_off(dev->net);
/* Configure RX control register => start operation */
reg16 = aqc111_data->rxctl;
reg16 &= ~SFR_RX_CTL_START;
- /* needs to be saved in case endianness is swapped */
- oldreg16 = reg16;
aqc111_write16_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC, SFR_RX_CTL, 2, ®16);
- reg16 = oldreg16 | SFR_RX_CTL_START;
+ reg16 |= SFR_RX_CTL_START;
aqc111_write16_cmd_nopm(dev, AQ_ACCESS_MAC, SFR_RX_CTL, 2, ®16);
aqc111_set_phy_speed(dev, aqc111_data->autoneg,