diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
index e3b2c24..73f45ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@
 		 "are the different debug submodules and VALUE are the "
 		 "initial debug value to set.");
 
+static char i2400m_barkers_params[128];
+module_param_string(barkers, i2400m_barkers_params,
+		    sizeof(i2400m_barkers_params), 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(barkers,
+		 "String of comma-separated 32-bit values; each is "
+		 "recognized as the value the device sends as a reboot "
+		 "signal; values are appended to a list--setting one value "
+		 "as zero cleans the existing list and starts a new one.");
+
 /**
  * i2400m_queue_work - schedule work on a i2400m's queue
  *
@@ -804,7 +813,7 @@
 {
 	d_parse_params(D_LEVEL, D_LEVEL_SIZE, i2400m_debug_params,
 		       "i2400m.debug");
-	return 0;
+	return i2400m_barker_db_init(i2400m_barkers_params);
 }
 module_init(i2400m_driver_init);
 
@@ -813,6 +822,7 @@
 {
 	/* for scheds i2400m_dev_reset_handle() */
 	flush_scheduled_work();
+	i2400m_barker_db_exit();
 	return;
 }
 module_exit(i2400m_driver_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
index c962a8d..798564e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@
  *
  * THE PROCEDURE
  *
- * (this is decribed for USB, but for SDIO is similar)
- *
- * The 2400m works in two modes: boot-mode or normal mode. In boot
- * mode we can execute only a handful of commands targeted at
- * uploading the firmware and launching it.
+ * The 2400m and derived devices work in two modes: boot-mode or
+ * normal mode. In boot mode we can execute only a handful of commands
+ * targeted at uploading the firmware and launching it.
  *
  * The 2400m enters boot mode when it is first connected to the
  * system, when it crashes and when you ask it to reboot. There are
@@ -52,18 +50,26 @@
  * firmwares signed with a certain private key, non-signed takes any
  * firmware. Normal hardware takes only signed firmware.
  *
- * Upon entrance to boot mode, the device sends a few zero length
- * packets (ZLPs) on the notification endpoint, then a reboot barker
- * (4 le32 words with value I2400M_{S,N}BOOT_BARKER). We ack it by
- * sending the same barker on the bulk out endpoint. The device acks
- * with a reboot ack barker (4 le32 words with value 0xfeedbabe) and
- * then the device is fully rebooted. At this point we can upload the
- * firmware.
+ * On boot mode, in USB, we write to the device using the bulk out
+ * endpoint and read from it in the notification endpoint. In SDIO we
+ * talk to it via the write address and read from the read address.
+ *
+ * Upon entrance to boot mode, the device sends (preceeded with a few
+ * zero length packets (ZLPs) on the notification endpoint in USB) a
+ * reboot barker (4 le32 words with the same value). We ack it by
+ * sending the same barker to the device. The device acks with a
+ * reboot ack barker (4 le32 words with value I2400M_ACK_BARKER) and
+ * then is fully booted. At this point we can upload the firmware.
+ *
+ * Note that different iterations of the device and EEPROM
+ * configurations will send different [re]boot barkers; these are
+ * collected in i2400m_barker_db along with the firmware
+ * characteristics they require.
  *
  * This process is accomplished by the i2400m_bootrom_init()
  * function. All the device interaction happens through the
  * i2400m_bm_cmd() [boot mode command]. Special return values will
- * indicate if the device resets.
+ * indicate if the device did reset during the process.
  *
  * After this, we read the MAC address and then (if needed)
  * reinitialize the device. We need to read it ahead of time because
@@ -101,6 +107,11 @@
  *
  * ROADMAP
  *
+ * i2400m_barker_db_init              Called by i2400m_driver_init()
+ *   i2400m_barker_db_add
+ *
+ * i2400m_barker_db_exit              Called by i2400m_driver_exit()
+ *
  * i2400m_dev_bootstrap               Called by __i2400m_dev_start()
  *   request_firmware
  *   i2400m_fw_check
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@
  *   i2400m->bus_bm_cmd_send()
  *   i2400m->bus_bm_wait_for_ack
  *   __i2400m_bm_ack_verify
+ *     i2400m_is_boot_barker
  *
  * i2400m_bm_cmd_prepare              Used by bus-drivers to prep
  *                                    commands before sending
@@ -175,6 +187,237 @@
 
 
 /*
+ * Database of known barkers.
+ *
+ * A barker is what the device sends indicating he is ready to be
+ * bootloaded. Different versions of the device will send different
+ * barkers. Depending on the barker, it might mean the device wants
+ * some kind of firmware or the other.
+ */
+static struct i2400m_barker_db {
+	__le32 data[4];
+} *i2400m_barker_db;
+static size_t i2400m_barker_db_used, i2400m_barker_db_size;
+
+
+static
+int i2400m_zrealloc_2x(void **ptr, size_t *_count, size_t el_size,
+		       gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+	size_t old_count = *_count,
+		new_count = old_count ? 2 * old_count : 2,
+		old_size = el_size * old_count,
+		new_size = el_size * new_count;
+	void *nptr = krealloc(*ptr, new_size, gfp_flags);
+	if (nptr) {
+		/* zero the other half or the whole thing if old_count
+		 * was zero */
+		if (old_size == 0)
+			memset(nptr, 0, new_size);
+		else
+			memset(nptr + old_size, 0, old_size);
+		*_count = new_count;
+		*ptr = nptr;
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Add a barker to the database
+ *
+ * This cannot used outside of this module and only at at module_init
+ * time. This is to avoid the need to do locking.
+ */
+static
+int i2400m_barker_db_add(u32 barker_id)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	struct i2400m_barker_db *barker;
+	if (i2400m_barker_db_used >= i2400m_barker_db_size) {
+		result = i2400m_zrealloc_2x(
+			(void **) &i2400m_barker_db, &i2400m_barker_db_size,
+			sizeof(i2400m_barker_db[0]), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (result < 0)
+			return result;
+	}
+	barker = i2400m_barker_db + i2400m_barker_db_used++;
+	barker->data[0] = le32_to_cpu(barker_id);
+	barker->data[1] = le32_to_cpu(barker_id);
+	barker->data[2] = le32_to_cpu(barker_id);
+	barker->data[3] = le32_to_cpu(barker_id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+void i2400m_barker_db_exit(void)
+{
+	kfree(i2400m_barker_db);
+	i2400m_barker_db = NULL;
+	i2400m_barker_db_size = 0;
+	i2400m_barker_db_used = 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Helper function to add all the known stable barkers to the barker
+ * database.
+ */
+static
+int i2400m_barker_db_known_barkers(void)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	result = i2400m_barker_db_add(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER);
+	if (result < 0)
+		goto error_add;
+	result = i2400m_barker_db_add(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER);
+	if (result < 0)
+		goto error_add;
+error_add:
+       return result;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Initialize the barker database
+ *
+ * This can only be used from the module_init function for this
+ * module; this is to avoid the need to do locking.
+ *
+ * @options: command line argument with extra barkers to
+ *     recognize. This is a comma-separated list of 32-bit hex
+ *     numbers. They are appended to the existing list. Setting 0
+ *     cleans the existing list and starts a new one.
+ */
+int i2400m_barker_db_init(const char *_options)
+{
+	int result;
+	char *options = NULL, *options_orig, *token;
+
+	i2400m_barker_db = NULL;
+	i2400m_barker_db_size = 0;
+	i2400m_barker_db_used = 0;
+
+	result = i2400m_barker_db_known_barkers();
+	if (result < 0)
+		goto error_add;
+	/* parse command line options from i2400m.barkers */
+	if (_options != NULL) {
+		unsigned barker;
+
+		options_orig = kstrdup(_options, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (options_orig == NULL)
+			goto error_parse;
+		options = options_orig;
+
+		while ((token = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
+			if (*token == '\0')	/* eat joint commas */
+				continue;
+			if (sscanf(token, "%x", &barker) != 1
+			    || barker > 0xffffffff) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: can't recognize "
+				       "i2400m.barkers value '%s' as "
+				       "a 32-bit number\n",
+				       __func__, token);
+				result = -EINVAL;
+				goto error_parse;
+			}
+			if (barker == 0) {
+				/* clean list and start new */
+				i2400m_barker_db_exit();
+				continue;
+			}
+			result = i2400m_barker_db_add(barker);
+			if (result < 0)
+				goto error_add;
+		}
+		kfree(options_orig);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+error_parse:
+error_add:
+	kfree(i2400m_barker_db);
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Recognize a boot barker
+ *
+ * @buf: buffer where the boot barker.
+ * @buf_size: size of the buffer (has to be 16 bytes). It is passed
+ *     here so the function can check it for the caller.
+ *
+ * Note that as a side effect, upon identifying the obtained boot
+ * barker, this function will set i2400m->barker to point to the right
+ * barker database entry. Subsequent calls to the function will result
+ * in verifying that the same type of boot barker is returned when the
+ * device [re]boots (as long as the same device instance is used).
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if @buf matches a known boot barker. -ENOENT if the
+ *     buffer in @buf doesn't match any boot barker in the database or
+ *     -EILSEQ if the buffer doesn't have the right size.
+ */
+int i2400m_is_boot_barker(struct i2400m *i2400m,
+			  const void *buf, size_t buf_size)
+{
+	int result;
+	struct device *dev = i2400m_dev(i2400m);
+	struct i2400m_barker_db *barker;
+	int i;
+
+	result = -ENOENT;
+	if (buf_size != sizeof(i2400m_barker_db[i].data))
+		return result;
+
+	/* Short circuit if we have already discovered the barker
+	 * associated with the device. */
+	if (i2400m->barker
+	    && !memcmp(buf, i2400m->barker, sizeof(i2400m->barker->data))) {
+		unsigned index = (i2400m->barker - i2400m_barker_db)
+			/ sizeof(*i2400m->barker);
+		d_printf(2, dev, "boot barker cache-confirmed #%u/%08x\n",
+			 index, le32_to_cpu(i2400m->barker->data[0]));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < i2400m_barker_db_used; i++) {
+		barker = &i2400m_barker_db[i];
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(barker->data) != 16);
+		if (memcmp(buf, barker->data, sizeof(barker->data)))
+			continue;
+
+		if (i2400m->barker == NULL) {
+			i2400m->barker = barker;
+			d_printf(1, dev, "boot barker set to #%u/%08x\n",
+				 i, le32_to_cpu(barker->data[0]));
+			if (barker->data[0] == le32_to_cpu(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER))
+				i2400m->sboot = 0;
+			else
+				i2400m->sboot = 1;
+		} else if (i2400m->barker != barker) {
+			dev_err(dev, "HW inconsistency: device "
+				"reports a different boot barker "
+				"than set (from %08x to %08x)\n",
+				le32_to_cpu(i2400m->barker->data[0]),
+				le32_to_cpu(barker->data[0]));
+			result = -EIO;
+		} else
+			d_printf(2, dev, "boot barker confirmed #%u/%08x\n",
+				 i, le32_to_cpu(barker->data[0]));
+		result = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2400m_is_boot_barker);
+
+
+/*
  * Verify the ack data received
  *
  * Given a reply to a boot mode command, chew it and verify everything
@@ -204,20 +447,10 @@
 			opcode, ack_size, sizeof(*ack));
 		goto error_ack_short;
 	}
-	if (ack_size == sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER)
-		 && memcmp(ack, i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER, sizeof(*ack)) == 0) {
+	result = i2400m_is_boot_barker(i2400m, ack, ack_size);
+	if (result >= 0) {
 		result = -ERESTARTSYS;
-		i2400m->sboot = 0;
-		d_printf(6, dev, "boot-mode cmd %d: "
-			 "HW non-signed boot barker\n", opcode);
-		goto error_reboot;
-	}
-	if (ack_size == sizeof(i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER)
-		 && memcmp(ack, i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER, sizeof(*ack)) == 0) {
-		result = -ERESTARTSYS;
-		i2400m->sboot = 1;
-		d_printf(6, dev, "boot-mode cmd %d: HW signed reboot barker\n",
-			 opcode);
+		d_printf(6, dev, "boot-mode cmd %d: HW boot barker\n", opcode);
 		goto error_reboot;
 	}
 	if (ack_size == sizeof(i2400m_ACK_BARKER)
@@ -590,9 +823,6 @@
  *
  *     < 0 errno code on error, 0 if ok.
  *
- *     i2400m->sboot set to 0 for unsecure boot process, 1 for secure
- *     boot process.
- *
  * Description:
  *
  * Tries hard enough to put the device in boot-mode. There are two
@@ -619,7 +849,7 @@
 	int count = i2400m->bus_bm_retries;
 	int ack_timeout_cnt = 1;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*cmd) != sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*cmd) != sizeof(i2400m_barker_db[0].data));
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(ack) != sizeof(i2400m_ACK_BARKER));
 
 	d_fnstart(4, dev, "(i2400m %p flags 0x%08x)\n", i2400m, flags);
@@ -647,8 +877,14 @@
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:	/* device has timed out, we might be in boot
 				 * mode already and expecting an ack, let's try
 				 * that */
-		dev_info(dev, "warm reset timed out, trying an ack\n");
-		goto do_reboot_ack;
+		if (i2400m->barker == NULL) {
+			dev_info(dev, "warm reset timed out, unknown barker "
+				 "type, rebooting\n");
+			goto do_reboot;
+		} else {
+			dev_info(dev, "warm reset timed out, trying an ack\n");
+			goto do_reboot_ack;
+		}
 	case -EPROTO:
 	case -ESHUTDOWN:	/* dev is gone */
 	case -EINTR:		/* user cancelled */
@@ -664,12 +900,7 @@
 	 * notification and report it as -EISCONN. */
 do_reboot_ack:
 	d_printf(4, dev, "device reboot ack: sending ack [%d # left]\n", count);
-	if (i2400m->sboot == 0)
-		memcpy(cmd, i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER,
-		       sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER));
-	else
-		memcpy(cmd, i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER,
-		       sizeof(i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER));
+	memcpy(cmd, i2400m->barker->data, sizeof(i2400m->barker->data));
 	result = i2400m_bm_cmd(i2400m, cmd, sizeof(*cmd),
 			       &ack, sizeof(ack), I2400M_BM_CMD_RAW);
 	switch (result) {
@@ -682,10 +913,8 @@
 		d_printf(4, dev, "reboot ack: got ack barker - good\n");
 		break;
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:	/* no response, maybe it is the other type? */
-		if (ack_timeout_cnt-- >= 0) {
-			d_printf(4, dev, "reboot ack timedout: "
-				 "trying the other type?\n");
-			i2400m->sboot = !i2400m->sboot;
+		if (ack_timeout_cnt-- < 0) {
+			d_printf(4, dev, "reboot ack timedout: retrying\n");
 			goto do_reboot_ack;
 		} else {
 			dev_err(dev, "reboot ack timedout too long: "
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
index 73b4e6a..bcb1882 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/i2400m.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 
 struct i2400m_reset_ctx;
 struct i2400m_roq;
+struct i2400m_barker_db;
 
 /**
  * struct i2400m - descriptor for an Intel 2400m
@@ -419,6 +420,12 @@
  *
  * @fw_version: version of the firmware interface, Major.minor,
  *     encoded in the high word and low word (major << 16 | minor).
+ *
+ * @barker: barker type that the device uses; this is initialized by
+ *     i2400m_is_boot_barker() the first time it is called. Then it
+ *     won't change during the life cycle of the device and everytime
+ *     a boot barker is received, it is just verified for it being the
+ *     same.
  */
 struct i2400m {
 	struct wimax_dev wimax_dev;	/* FIRST! See doc */
@@ -484,6 +491,7 @@
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dentry;
 	const char *fw_name;		/* name of the current firmware image */
 	unsigned long fw_version;	/* version of the firmware interface */
+	struct i2400m_barker_db *barker;
 };
 
 
@@ -574,6 +582,14 @@
 extern int i2400m_dev_bootstrap(struct i2400m *, enum i2400m_bri);
 extern int i2400m_read_mac_addr(struct i2400m *);
 extern int i2400m_bootrom_init(struct i2400m *, enum i2400m_bri);
+extern int i2400m_is_boot_barker(struct i2400m *, const void *, size_t);
+static inline
+int i2400m_is_d2h_barker(const void *buf)
+{
+	const __le32 *barker = buf;
+	return le32_to_cpu(*barker) == I2400M_D2H_MSG_BARKER;
+}
+extern void i2400m_unknown_barker(struct i2400m *, const void *, size_t);
 
 /* Make/grok boot-rom header commands */
 
@@ -736,20 +752,6 @@
 extern struct i2400m_msg_hdr *i2400m_tx_msg_get(struct i2400m *, size_t *);
 extern void i2400m_tx_msg_sent(struct i2400m *);
 
-static const __le32 i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER[4] = {
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_NBOOT_BARKER)
-};
-
-static const __le32 i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER[4] = {
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER),
-	cpu_to_le32(I2400M_SBOOT_BARKER)
-};
-
 extern int i2400m_power_save_disabled;
 
 /*
@@ -848,6 +850,12 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+
+/* module initialization helpers */
+extern int i2400m_barker_db_init(const char *);
+extern void i2400m_barker_db_exit(void);
+
+
 /* Module parameters */
 
 extern int i2400m_idle_mode_disabled;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
index 07c32e6..bcd411f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/rx.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,28 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2400m_rx);
 
 
+void i2400m_unknown_barker(struct i2400m *i2400m,
+			   const void *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct device *dev = i2400m_dev(i2400m);
+	char prefix[64];
+	const __le32 *barker = buf;
+	dev_err(dev, "RX: HW BUG? unknown barker %08x, "
+		"dropping %zu bytes\n", le32_to_cpu(*barker), size);
+	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "%s %s: ",
+		 dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev));
+	if (size > 64) {
+		print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
+			       8, 4, buf, 64, 0);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s... (only first 64 bytes "
+		       "dumped)\n", prefix);
+	} else
+		print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
+			       8, 4, buf, size, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2400m_unknown_barker);
+
+
 /*
  * Initialize the RX queue and infrastructure
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio-rx.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio-rx.c
index 1c90469..87263be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio-rx.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
  * i2400ms_irq()
  *   i2400ms_rx()
  *     __i2400ms_rx_get_size()
+ *     i2400m_is_boot_barker()
  *     i2400m_rx()
  *
  * i2400ms_rx_setup()
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 	}
 
 	rmb();	/* make sure we get boot_mode from dev_reset_handle */
-	if (i2400m->boot_mode == 1) {
+	if (unlikely(i2400m->boot_mode == 1)) {
 		spin_lock(&i2400m->rx_lock);
 		i2400ms->bm_ack_size = rx_size;
 		spin_unlock(&i2400m->rx_lock);
@@ -166,17 +167,26 @@
 		wake_up(&i2400ms->bm_wfa_wq);
 		dev_err(dev, "RX: SDIO boot mode message\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-	} else if (unlikely(!memcmp(skb->data, i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER,
-				    sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER))
-			    || !memcmp(skb->data, i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER,
-				       sizeof(i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER)))) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ret = -EIO;
+	if (unlikely(rx_size < sizeof(__le32))) {
+		dev_err(dev, "HW BUG? only %zu bytes received\n", rx_size);
+		goto error_bad_size;
+	}
+	if (likely(i2400m_is_d2h_barker(skb->data))) {
+		skb_put(skb, rx_size);
+		i2400m_rx(i2400m, skb);
+	} else if (unlikely(i2400m_is_boot_barker(i2400m,
+						  skb->data, rx_size))) {
 		ret = i2400m_dev_reset_handle(i2400m);
 		dev_err(dev, "RX: SDIO reboot barker\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	} else {
-		skb_put(skb, rx_size);
-		i2400m_rx(i2400m, skb);
+		i2400m_unknown_barker(i2400m, skb->data, rx_size);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
+out:
 	d_fnend(7, dev, "(i2400ms %p) = void\n", i2400ms);
 	return;
 
@@ -184,6 +194,7 @@
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 error_alloc_skb:
 error_get_size:
+error_bad_size:
 	d_fnend(7, dev, "(i2400ms %p) = %d\n", i2400ms, ret);
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-notif.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-notif.c
index 3e11e35..a0751a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-notif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-notif.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
  *
  * i2400mu_usb_notification_cb()	Called when a URB is ready
  *   i2400mu_notif_grok()
+ *     i2400m_is_boot_barker()
  *     i2400m_dev_reset_handle()
  *     i2400mu_rx_kick()
  */
@@ -87,32 +88,21 @@
 	d_fnstart(4, dev, "(i2400m %p buf %p buf_len %zu)\n",
 		  i2400mu, buf, buf_len);
 	ret = -EIO;
-	if (buf_len < sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER))
+	if (buf_len < sizeof(i2400m_ZERO_BARKER))
 		/* Not a bug, just ignore */
 		goto error_bad_size;
-	if (!memcmp(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER, buf, sizeof(i2400m_NBOOT_BARKER))
-	    || !memcmp(i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER, buf, sizeof(i2400m_SBOOT_BARKER)))
-		ret = i2400m_dev_reset_handle(i2400m);
-	else if (!memcmp(i2400m_ZERO_BARKER, buf, sizeof(i2400m_ZERO_BARKER))) {
+	ret = 0;
+	if (!memcmp(i2400m_ZERO_BARKER, buf, sizeof(i2400m_ZERO_BARKER))) {
 		i2400mu_rx_kick(i2400mu);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else {	/* Unknown or unexpected data in the notif message */
-		char prefix[64];
-		ret = -EIO;
-		dev_err(dev, "HW BUG? Unknown/unexpected data in notification "
-			"message (%zu bytes)\n", buf_len);
-		snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "%s %s: ",
-			 dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev));
-		if (buf_len > 64) {
-			print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
-				       8, 4, buf, 64, 0);
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s... (only first 64 bytes "
-			       "dumped)\n", prefix);
-		} else
-			print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
-				       8, 4, buf, buf_len, 0);
+		goto out;
 	}
+	ret = i2400m_is_boot_barker(i2400m, buf, buf_len);
+	if (unlikely(ret >= 0))
+		ret = i2400m_dev_reset_handle(i2400m);
+	else	/* Unknown or unexpected data in the notif message */
+		i2400m_unknown_barker(i2400m, buf, buf_len);
 error_bad_size:
+out:
 	d_fnend(4, dev, "(i2400m %p buf %p buf_len %zu) = %d\n",
 		i2400mu, buf, buf_len, ret);
 	return ret;