diff --git a/drivers/net/mmnif.c b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
index c368bce1..0e3d8bac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mmnif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mmnif.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ extern HANDLE hProc;
 
 #define MMNIF_CORES				2
 
+#define MMNIF_WORKER_BUDGET		5
+
 /* decide whether it's polling mode or not 
  */
 static int no_irq = 0;
@@ -86,10 +88,24 @@ unsigned int	mpb_size = NULL;
 
 
 /* Register offset for the CONFIG and LOCK registers */
+#define RCK_GLCFG0          0x10
+#define RCK_GLCFG1          0x18
 #define RCK_TILEID          0x100
 
+#define RCK_TILE_SIZE       0x01000000
+
 /* Start address of the local register bank */
 static int local_crb = 0xF8000000;
+static int crb = 0xE0000000;
+
+/* just set and reset the irq */
+static int pulse_irq = 1;
+
+/* Mask of the interrupt bits */
+#define RCK_INTR_MASK       0x00000002
+#define RCK_NMI_MASK        0x00000001
+
+
 
 /*
  * the memory mapped network device
@@ -111,11 +127,21 @@ typedef struct mmnif_device_stats
 	unsigned int rx_err;
 	unsigned int rx;
 
-	unsigned int rx_intr;
-	unsigned int rx_poll;
+	unsigned int rx_bytes;
 
 	unsigned int tx_err;
 	unsigned int tx;
+
+	unsigned int tx_bytes;
+
+	/* Heuristics :
+	 *
+	 */
+	unsigned int bdg_overflow;
+	unsigned int pll_empty;
+	unsigned int rx_intr;
+	unsigned int rx_poll;
+
 } mmnif_device_stats_t;
 
 typedef struct mm_rx_buffer
@@ -123,6 +149,7 @@ typedef struct mm_rx_buffer
 	/* memory rx buffer build
 	 * - queued : how many packets are in the queue
 	 * - pos : which is the next packet to be worked on
+	 * - pending : how many packets are pending
 	 * - iv_intr : inform via interrupt or not
 	 * - lock: semaphore to lock the local variables to be multi access save
 	 * 
@@ -135,6 +162,7 @@ typedef struct mm_rx_buffer
 	 */
 	uint8_t			queued;
 	uint8_t			pos;
+	uint8_t			pending;
 
 	uint8_t			iv_intr;
 
@@ -165,6 +193,9 @@ typedef struct mmnif
 	uint8_t						tx_queue;
 	uint8_t*					tx_buff[MMNIF_TX_QUEUELEN];
 	mm_rx_buffer_t*				rx_buff;
+	
+	/* config register banks */
+	void*						crb[MMNIF_CORES];
 
 	/* comunication mailbox
 	 */
@@ -243,14 +274,14 @@ __inline uint8_t mmnif_read_rx_pos(uint32_t dest_ip)
 #endif
 };
 
-/* read the pos value from the remote buffer
+/* read the inv_intr from the remote buffer
  * and return it.
  */
 __inline uint8_t mmnif_read_rx_inv_intr(uint32_t dest_ip)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
 	/* Read the value of the forgein process
-	 * form rx_buff->pos
+	 * form rx_buff->inv_intr
 	 */
 	mm_rx_buffer_t	hdr;
 	while(!ReadProcessMemory(hProc,(char*)mpb_start_address + ( dest_ip -1 ) * mpb_size,&hdr,sizeof(hdr),NULL));
@@ -260,6 +291,23 @@ __inline uint8_t mmnif_read_rx_inv_intr(uint32_t dest_ip)
 #endif
 };
 
+/* read the pending value from the remote buffer
+ * and return it.
+ */
+__inline uint8_t mmnif_read_rx_pending(uint32_t dest_ip)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	/* Read the value of the forgein process
+	 * form rx_buff->pending
+	 */
+	mm_rx_buffer_t	hdr;
+	while(!ReadProcessMemory(hProc,(char*)mpb_start_address + ( dest_ip -1 ) * mpb_size,&hdr,sizeof(hdr),NULL));
+	return hdr.pending;
+#else
+	return *(uint8_t*)(mpb_start_address + (dest_ip -1 ) * mpb_size +2);
+#endif
+};
+
 /* write data to the remote buffer
  * 
  */
@@ -318,6 +366,26 @@ __inline int mmnif_write_rx_queue(uint32_t dest_ip,uint8_t queue)
 #endif
 };
 
+/* write the new queue value to the remote buffer
+ * 
+ */
+__inline int mmnif_write_rx_pending(uint32_t dest_ip,uint8_t pending)
+{
+	/* tell the remote buffer/process
+	 * that there is another packet in the queue
+	 */
+#ifdef WIN32
+	uint32_t nr_of_bytes_written = 0;
+	while(!WriteProcessMemory(hProc,(char*)mpb_start_address + ( dest_ip -1 ) * mpb_size + 2 ,&pending,1,&nr_of_bytes_written));
+	return nr_of_bytes_written;
+#else
+
+	memcpy((char*)mpb_start_address + ( dest_ip -1 ) * mpb_size ,&queue,1);
+
+	return 1;
+#endif
+};
+
 /* trigger an interrupt on the remote processor
  * 
  */
@@ -329,7 +397,33 @@ __inline int mmnif_trigger_irq(dest_ip)
 	/* NOTE: have to check how the remote interrupt managment works
 	 * on the SCC
 	 */
-	return NULL;
+	mmnif_t*		mmnif = mmnif_dev->state;
+	int				core  = (dest_ip - 1) % 2;
+	int				irq_address = mmnif->crb[dest_ip-1];
+	unsigned int	value;
+
+	if (core == 0) irq_address += RCK_GLCFG0;
+	else		   irq_address += RCK_GLCFG1;
+
+	/**/
+	value = inportl((void*)irq_address);
+
+	if (!pulse_irq) && (value & RCK_INTR_MASK))
+	{
+		value &= (~(RCK_INTR_MASK|RCK_NMI_MASK));
+		outportl((void*)irq_address,value);
+	}
+
+	value |= RCK_INTR_MASK;
+	outportl((void*) irq_address,value);
+
+	/**/
+	if (pulse_irq)
+	{
+		value &= (~(RCK_INTR_MASK|NMI_MASK));
+		outportl((void*)irq_address,value);
+	}
+
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -430,17 +524,15 @@ __inline int mmnif_timestamp()
 }
 
 
-/*	mmnif_get_device_stats():
- *
+/* mmnif_get_device_stats(): Returns a copy of the
+ * current device
  */
 mmnif_device_stats_t mmnif_get_device_stats()
 {
 	mmnif_device_stats_t stats = {0};
 
 	if(!mmnif_dev)
-	{
 		DEBUGPRINTF("mmnif_get_device_stats(): the device is not initialized yet.");
-	}
 	else
 		stats = ((mmnif_t*)mmnif_dev->state)->stats;
 
@@ -448,8 +540,8 @@ mmnif_device_stats_t mmnif_get_device_stats()
 }
 
 
-/* mmnif_print_stats():
- *
+/* mmnif_print_stats(): Print the devices stats of the
+ * current device
  */
 void mmnif_print_stats()
 {
@@ -465,10 +557,12 @@ void mmnif_print_stats()
 
 	DEBUGPRINTF("/dev/mmnif - stats: \n");
 	DEBUGPRINTF("Received: %d packets successfull\n",mmnif->stats.rx);
+	DEBUGPRINTF("Received: %d bytes",mmnif->stats.rx_bytes);
 	DEBUGPRINTF("interrupts: %d\n",mmnif->stats.rx_intr);
 	DEBUGPRINTF("polling: %d\n",mmnif->stats.rx_poll);
 	DEBUGPRINTF("Received: %d packets containuing errors\n",mmnif->stats.rx_err);
 	DEBUGPRINTF("Transmitted: %d packests successfull",mmnif->stats.tx);
+	DEBUGPRINTF("Transmitted: %d bytes",mmnif->stats.tx_bytes);
 	DEBUGPRINTF("Transmitted: %d packests were dropped due to errors",mmnif->stats.tx_err);
 
 }
@@ -530,10 +624,11 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 {
 	mmnif_t*		mmnif = netif->state;
 	uint8_t			slot = mmnif->tx_queue;
-	uint32_t		i;
-	struct pbuf*	q; /* interator */
 	uint8_t			queued;
 	uint8_t			pos;
+	uint8_t			pending;
+	uint32_t		i;
+	struct pbuf*	q; /* interator */
 	uint8_t			build_buff = TRUE;
 	uint8_t			dest_intr = FALSE;
 	uint32_t		dest_ip = mmnif_get_destination(netif,p);
@@ -593,26 +688,51 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 	}
 	/* get the palce the router core is looking for the packet */
 
+	/* lock the dest_ip mm_rx_buffer_hdr */
 	mmnif_lock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
+	/* read and edit needed values */
 	queued = mmnif_read_rx_queue(dest_ip);
 	pos	   = mmnif_read_rx_pos(dest_ip);
 
+	pending  = mmnif_read_rx_pending(dest_ip);
+
+	pending++;
+	mmnif_write_rx_pending(dest_ip,pending);
+
+	/* and unlock the dest_ip mm_rx_buffer_hdr */
 	mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
-	pos = (pos + queued) % MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN;
+	/* check if there is a space in the queue without overwriting another packet */
+	if ((queued + pending) > MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN)
+	{
+		DEBUGPRINTF("mmnif_tx(): too many packet's at once for the remote queue\n");
+		goto drop_packet;
+	}
 
-	/* write buffer to buffer & increment the queued packet count */
+	pos = (pos + queued + pending -1) % MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN;
+
+	/* write buffer to buffer & increment the queued packet count 
+	 * this can be safely done without locking because this place is
+	 * reserved for us because it has the status "pending"
+	 */
 	if (build_buff)
 		mmnif_write_rx_buff(dest_ip, pos, mmnif->tx_buff[slot]);
 	else
 		mmnif_write_rx_buffl(dest_ip, pos, p->payload,p->tot_len);
 
-	queued++;
-
+	/* like above ensure we are the only ones editing the hdr */
 	mmnif_lock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
+	queued = mmnif_read_rx_queue(dest_ip);
+	pending  = mmnif_read_rx_pending(dest_ip);
+	queued++;
+	pending--;
+
+	dest_intr = mmnif_read_rx_inv_intr(dest_ip);
+
 	mmnif_write_rx_queue(dest_ip, queued);
+	mmnif_write_rx_pending(dest_ip, pending);
 
 	mmnif_unlock_rx_hdr(dest_ip);
 
@@ -622,7 +742,7 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 #endif
 
 	/* if driver is not in polling mode inform core that a message has arrived */
-	if (!no_irq)
+	if (dest_intr)
 		mmnif_trigger_irq(dest_ip);
 
 	/* free the transmid queue*/
@@ -637,6 +757,7 @@ err_t mmnif_tx(struct netif* netif, struct pbuf* p)
 	LINK_STATS_INC(link.xmit);
 
 	mmnif->stats.tx++;
+	mmnif->stats.tx_bytes += p->tot_len;
 
 	return ERR_OK;
 
@@ -697,8 +818,21 @@ err_t mmnif_init(struct netif* netif)
 	}
 	memset(mmnif->rx_buff, 0, (sizeof(mm_rx_buffer_t) + MMNIF_RX_QUEUELEN* MMNIF_RX_BUFFERLEN)* (MMNIF_CORES-1));
 
+	/* init the lock for the hdr
+	 */
 	sem_init(&mmnif->rx_buff->lock,1);
 
+	/* inform via interrupt should be the dafault
+	 */
+	if (!no_irq)
+		mmnif->rx_buff->iv_intr = TRUE;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MMNIF_CORES;i+=2)
+	{
+		mmnif->crb[i]	= crb + RCK_TILE_SIZE*(i/2);
+		mmnif->crb[i+1]	= crb + RCK_TILE_SIZE*(i/2);
+	}
+
 	/* Alloc and clear internal memory for tx_buff
 	 */
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -851,6 +985,8 @@ static void mmnif_rx(struct netif* netif)
 	LINK_STATS_INC(link.xmit);
 	mmnif->stats.rx++;
 
+	mmnif->stats.rx_bytes += p->tot_len;
+
 	if (no_irq)
 		mmnif->stats.rx_poll++;
 	else
@@ -877,7 +1013,22 @@ static int mmnif_wait(struct netif* netif, uint32_t poll, int budget)
 	struct pbuf*		p = NULL;
 	int					err = ERR_OK;
 	unsigned int		npackets = 0;
-	unsigned int		quota = budget > mmnif->rx_buff->queued ? mmnif->rx_buff->queued : budget;
+	unsigned int		quota = 0;
+
+	if (budget > mmnif->rx_buff->queued)
+	{
+		quota = mmnif->rx_buff->queued;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		quota = budget;
+		mmnif->stats.bdg_overflow++;
+		/* if (budget overflow too often)
+		 * {
+		 *   enable polling and disable interrupts
+		 * }
+		 */
+	}
 
 	/* process up to quota packets from the receive queue */
 	while (npackets <= quota)
@@ -921,7 +1072,7 @@ static int mmnif_wait(struct netif* netif, uint32_t poll, int budget)
 int mmnif_worker(void* e)
 {
 	while (active)
-		mmnif_wait(mmnif_dev,0,5);
+		mmnif_wait(mmnif_dev,0,MMNIF_WORKER_BUDGET);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -946,11 +1097,18 @@ int mmnif_poll(void* e)
 	/*run while driver is up*/
 	while (active)
 	{
-		while (mmnif->rx_buff->queued)
+		while (!mmnif->rx_buff->queued)
 		{
 			tmp32 = mmnif_timestamp();
 			diff = diff - tmp32 > 0 ? diff - tmp32 : tmp32 - diff;
+			mmnif->stats.pll_empty++;
+			/* if (too many emtpy runs)
+			 * {
+			 *   enable interrupts and suspend polling
+			 * }
+			 */
 		}
+		mmnif->stats.pll_empty--;
 //			Sleep(10);
 		mmnif_rx(mmnif_dev);
 	}