static int sh_eth_tx_desc_init(struct sh_eth_dev *eth)
 {
        int port = eth->port, i, ret = 0;
-       u32 tmp_addr;
+       u32 alloc_desc_size = NUM_TX_DESC * sizeof(struct tx_desc_s);
        struct sh_eth_info *port_info = ð->port_info[port];
        struct tx_desc_s *cur_tx_desc;
 
         * Allocate rx descriptors. They must be aligned to size of struct
         * tx_desc_s.
         */
-       port_info->tx_desc_malloc = malloc(NUM_TX_DESC *
-                                                sizeof(struct tx_desc_s) +
-                                                sizeof(struct tx_desc_s) - 1);
-       if (!port_info->tx_desc_malloc) {
-               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": malloc failed\n");
+       port_info->tx_desc_alloc =
+               memalign(sizeof(struct tx_desc_s), alloc_desc_size);
+       if (!port_info->tx_desc_alloc) {
+               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": memalign failed\n");
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                goto err;
        }
 
-       tmp_addr = (u32) (((int)port_info->tx_desc_malloc +
-                         sizeof(struct tx_desc_s) - 1) &
-                         ~(sizeof(struct tx_desc_s) - 1));
-       flush_cache_wback(tmp_addr, NUM_TX_DESC * sizeof(struct tx_desc_s));
+       flush_cache_wback((u32)port_info->tx_desc_alloc, alloc_desc_size);
+
        /* Make sure we use a P2 address (non-cacheable) */
-       port_info->tx_desc_base = (struct tx_desc_s *)ADDR_TO_P2(tmp_addr);
+       port_info->tx_desc_base =
+               (struct tx_desc_s *)ADDR_TO_P2((u32)port_info->tx_desc_alloc);
        port_info->tx_desc_cur = port_info->tx_desc_base;
 
        /* Initialize all descriptors */
 static int sh_eth_rx_desc_init(struct sh_eth_dev *eth)
 {
        int port = eth->port, i , ret = 0;
+       u32 alloc_desc_size = NUM_RX_DESC * sizeof(struct rx_desc_s);
        struct sh_eth_info *port_info = ð->port_info[port];
        struct rx_desc_s *cur_rx_desc;
-       u32 tmp_addr;
        u8 *rx_buf;
 
        /*
         * Allocate rx descriptors. They must be aligned to size of struct
         * rx_desc_s.
         */
-       port_info->rx_desc_malloc = malloc(NUM_RX_DESC *
-                                                sizeof(struct rx_desc_s) +
-                                                sizeof(struct rx_desc_s) - 1);
-       if (!port_info->rx_desc_malloc) {
-               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": malloc failed\n");
+       port_info->rx_desc_alloc =
+               memalign(sizeof(struct rx_desc_s), alloc_desc_size);
+       if (!port_info->rx_desc_alloc) {
+               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": memalign failed\n");
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                goto err;
        }
 
-       tmp_addr = (u32) (((int)port_info->rx_desc_malloc +
-                         sizeof(struct rx_desc_s) - 1) &
-                         ~(sizeof(struct rx_desc_s) - 1));
-       flush_cache_wback(tmp_addr, NUM_RX_DESC * sizeof(struct rx_desc_s));
+       flush_cache_wback(port_info->rx_desc_alloc, alloc_desc_size);
+
        /* Make sure we use a P2 address (non-cacheable) */
-       port_info->rx_desc_base = (struct rx_desc_s *)ADDR_TO_P2(tmp_addr);
+       port_info->rx_desc_base =
+               (struct rx_desc_s *)ADDR_TO_P2((u32)port_info->rx_desc_alloc);
 
        port_info->rx_desc_cur = port_info->rx_desc_base;
 
        /*
-        * Allocate rx data buffers. They must be 32 bytes aligned  and in
-        * P2 area
+        * Allocate rx data buffers. They must be RX_BUF_ALIGNE_SIZE bytes
+        * aligned and in P2 area.
         */
-       port_info->rx_buf_malloc = malloc(
-               NUM_RX_DESC * MAX_BUF_SIZE + RX_BUF_ALIGNE_SIZE - 1);
-       if (!port_info->rx_buf_malloc) {
-               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": malloc failed\n");
+       port_info->rx_buf_alloc =
+               memalign(RX_BUF_ALIGNE_SIZE, NUM_RX_DESC * MAX_BUF_SIZE);
+       if (!port_info->rx_buf_alloc) {
+               printf(SHETHER_NAME ": alloc failed\n");
                ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_buf_malloc;
+               goto err_buf_alloc;
        }
 
-       tmp_addr = (u32)(((int)port_info->rx_buf_malloc
-                         + (RX_BUF_ALIGNE_SIZE - 1)) &
-                         ~(RX_BUF_ALIGNE_SIZE - 1));
-       port_info->rx_buf_base = (u8 *)ADDR_TO_P2(tmp_addr);
+       port_info->rx_buf_base = (u8 *)ADDR_TO_P2((u32)port_info->rx_buf_alloc);
 
        /* Initialize all descriptors */
        for (cur_rx_desc = port_info->rx_desc_base,
 
        return ret;
 
-err_buf_malloc:
-       free(port_info->rx_desc_malloc);
-       port_info->rx_desc_malloc = NULL;
+err_buf_alloc:
+       free(port_info->rx_desc_alloc);
+       port_info->rx_desc_alloc = NULL;
 
 err:
        return ret;
        int port = eth->port;
        struct sh_eth_info *port_info = ð->port_info[port];
 
-       if (port_info->tx_desc_malloc) {
-               free(port_info->tx_desc_malloc);
-               port_info->tx_desc_malloc = NULL;
+       if (port_info->tx_desc_alloc) {
+               free(port_info->tx_desc_alloc);
+               port_info->tx_desc_alloc = NULL;
        }
 }
 
        int port = eth->port;
        struct sh_eth_info *port_info = ð->port_info[port];
 
-       if (port_info->rx_desc_malloc) {
-               free(port_info->rx_desc_malloc);
-               port_info->rx_desc_malloc = NULL;
+       if (port_info->rx_desc_alloc) {
+               free(port_info->rx_desc_alloc);
+               port_info->rx_desc_alloc = NULL;
        }
 
-       if (port_info->rx_buf_malloc) {
-               free(port_info->rx_buf_malloc);
-               port_info->rx_buf_malloc = NULL;
+       if (port_info->rx_buf_alloc) {
+               free(port_info->rx_buf_alloc);
+               port_info->rx_buf_alloc = NULL;
        }
 }