diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index 07d1d2178d..8b4daa819b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -512,13 +512,6 @@ ark_config_device(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (ark_ddm_verify(ark->ddm.v))
 		return -1;
 
-	/* UDM */
-	if (ark_udm_reset(ark->udm.v)) {
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR, "Unable to stop and reset UDM\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	/* Keep in reset until the MPU are cleared */
-
 	/* MPU reset */
 	mpu = ark->mpurx.v;
 	num_q = ark_api_num_queues(mpu);
@@ -577,9 +570,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	/* RX Side */
-	/* start UDM */
-	ark_udm_start(ark->udm.v);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
 		eth_ark_rx_start_queue(dev, i);
 
@@ -627,7 +617,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	uint16_t i;
 	int status;
 	struct ark_adapter *ark = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct ark_mpu_t *mpu;
 
 	if (ark->started == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -660,27 +649,7 @@ eth_ark_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* STOP RX Side */
-	/* Stop UDM  multiple tries attempted */
-	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-		status = ark_udm_stop(ark->udm.v, 1);
-		if (status == 0)
-			break;
-	}
-	if (status || i != 0) {
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR, "UDM stop anomaly. status %d iter: %u. (%s)\n",
-			    status, i, __func__);
-		ark_udm_dump(ark->udm.v, "Stop anomaly");
-
-		mpu = ark->mpurx.v;
-		for (i = 0; i < ark->rx_queues; i++) {
-			ark_mpu_dump(mpu, "UDM Stop anomaly", i);
-			mpu = RTE_PTR_ADD(mpu, ARK_MPU_QOFFSET);
-		}
-	}
-
 	ark_udm_dump_stats(ark->udm.v, "Post stop");
-	ark_udm_dump_perf(ark->udm.v, "Post stop");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++)
 		eth_ark_rx_dump_queue(dev, i, __func__);
@@ -708,10 +677,9 @@ eth_ark_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 ark->user_data[dev->data->port_id]);
 
 	eth_ark_dev_stop(dev);
-	eth_ark_udm_force_close(dev);
 
 	/*
-	 * TODO This should only be called once for the device during shutdown
+	 * This should only be called once for the device during shutdown
 	 */
 	if (ark->rqpacing)
 		ark_rqp_dump(ark->rqpacing);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.c
index 85e34d0bb8..cbc0416bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.c
@@ -200,13 +200,10 @@ eth_ark_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	queue->mpu = RTE_PTR_ADD(ark->mpurx.v, qidx * ARK_MPU_QOFFSET);
 
 	/* Configure UDM per queue */
-	ark_udm_stop(queue->udm, 0);
 	ark_udm_configure(queue->udm,
 			  RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
-			  queue->dataroom,
-			  ARK_RX_WRITE_TIME_NS);
-	ark_udm_stats_reset(queue->udm);
-	ark_udm_stop(queue->udm, 0);
+			  queue->dataroom);
+	ark_udm_queue_stats_reset(queue->udm);
 
 	/* populate mbuf reserve */
 	status = eth_ark_rx_seed_mbufs(queue);
@@ -589,36 +586,6 @@ eth_rx_queue_stats_reset(void *vqueue)
 	ark_udm_queue_stats_reset(queue->udm);
 }
 
-void
-eth_ark_udm_force_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct ark_adapter *ark = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct ark_rx_queue *queue;
-	uint32_t index;
-	uint16_t i;
-
-	if (!ark_udm_is_flushed(ark->udm.v)) {
-		/* restart the MPUs */
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(NOTICE, "UDM not flushed -- forcing flush\n");
-		for (i = 0; i < dev->data->nb_rx_queues; i++) {
-			queue = (struct ark_rx_queue *)dev->data->rx_queues[i];
-			if (queue == 0)
-				continue;
-
-			ark_mpu_start(queue->mpu);
-			/* Add some buffers */
-			index = ARK_RX_MPU_CHUNK + queue->seed_index;
-			ark_mpu_set_producer(queue->mpu, index);
-		}
-		/* Wait to allow data to pass */
-		usleep(100);
-
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(NOTICE, "UDM forced flush attempt, stopped = %d\n",
-			    ark_udm_is_flushed(ark->udm.v));
-	}
-	ark_udm_reset(ark->udm.v);
-}
-
 static void
 ark_ethdev_rx_dump(const char *name, struct ark_rx_queue *queue)
 {
@@ -633,7 +600,6 @@ ark_ethdev_rx_dump(const char *name, struct ark_rx_queue *queue)
 
 	ark_mpu_dump(queue->mpu, name, queue->phys_qid);
 	ark_mpu_dump_setup(queue->mpu, queue->phys_qid);
-	ark_udm_dump(queue->udm, name);
 	ark_udm_dump_setup(queue->udm, queue->phys_qid);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
index f64b3dd137..2e3400fd2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@ void eth_rx_queue_stats_get(void *vqueue, struct rte_eth_stats *stats);
 void eth_rx_queue_stats_reset(void *vqueue);
 void eth_ark_rx_dump_queue(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 			   const char *msg);
-void eth_ark_udm_force_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.c
index 9ebed89627..81b141ad0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ static_assert(sizeof(struct ark_rx_meta) == 32, "Unexpected struct size ark_rx_m
 int
 ark_udm_verify(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
 {
+	uint32_t idnum = udm->setup.idnum;
+	uint32_t vernum = udm->setup.vernum;
 	if (sizeof(struct ark_udm_t) != ARK_UDM_EXPECT_SIZE) {
 		ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR,
 			    "ARK: UDM structure looks incorrect %d vs %zd\n",
@@ -19,94 +21,30 @@ ark_udm_verify(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (udm->setup.const0 != ARK_UDM_CONST) {
+	if (idnum != ARK_UDM_MODID || vernum != ARK_UDM_MODVER) {
 		ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR,
-			    "ARK: UDM module not found as expected 0x%08x\n",
-			    udm->setup.const0);
+			    "ARK: UDM module not found as expected 0x%08x 0x%08x\n",
+			    idnum, vernum);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-ark_udm_stop(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const int wait)
-{
-	int cnt = 0;
-
-	udm->setup.r0 = 0;
-	udm->cfg.command = 2;
-	rte_wmb();
-
-	while (wait && (udm->cfg.stop_flushed & 0x01) == 0) {
-		if (cnt++ > 1000)
-			return 1;
-
-		usleep(10);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-ark_udm_reset(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
-{
-	int status;
-
-	status = ark_udm_stop(udm, 1);
-	if (status != 0) {
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(NOTICE, "%s  stop failed  doing forced reset\n",
-			      __func__);
-		udm->cfg.command = 4;
-		usleep(10);
-		udm->cfg.command = 3;
-		status = ark_udm_stop(udm, 0);
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(INFO, "%s  stop status %d post failure"
-			      " and forced reset\n",
-			      __func__, status);
-	} else {
-		udm->cfg.command = 3;
-	}
-
-	return status;
-}
-
-void
-ark_udm_start(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
-{
-	udm->setup.r0 = 0x100;
-	udm->cfg.command = 1;
-}
-
-void
-ark_udm_stats_reset(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
-{
-	udm->pcibp.pci_clear = 1;
-	udm->tlp_ps.tlp_clear = 1;
-}
-
 void
 ark_udm_configure(struct ark_udm_t *udm,
 		  uint32_t headroom,
-		  uint32_t dataroom,
-		  uint32_t write_interval_ns)
+		  uint32_t dataroom)
 {
 	/* headroom and data room are in DWords in the UDM */
 	udm->cfg.dataroom = dataroom / 4;
 	udm->cfg.headroom = headroom / 4;
-
-	/* 4 NS period ns */
-	udm->rt_cfg.write_interval = write_interval_ns / 4;
 }
 
 void
 ark_udm_write_addr(struct ark_udm_t *udm, rte_iova_t addr)
 {
 	udm->rt_cfg.hw_prod_addr = addr;
-}
-
-int
-ark_udm_is_flushed(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
-{
-	return (udm->cfg.stop_flushed & 0x01) != 0;
+	udm->rt_cfg.prod_idx = 0;
 }
 
 uint64_t
@@ -131,11 +69,10 @@ void
 ark_udm_dump_stats(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg)
 {
 	ARK_PMD_LOG(INFO, "UDM Stats: %s"
-		      ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 "\n",
+		      ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 ARK_SU64 "\n",
 		      msg,
 		      "Pkts Received", udm->stats.rx_packet_count,
 		      "Pkts Finalized", udm->stats.rx_sent_packets,
-		      "Pkts Dropped", udm->tlp.pkt_drop,
 		      "Bytes Count", udm->stats.rx_byte_count,
 		      "MBuf Count", udm->stats.rx_mbuf_count);
 }
@@ -155,13 +92,6 @@ ark_udm_dump_queue_stats(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg, uint16_t qid)
 		      "MBuf Count", udm->qstats.q_mbuf_count);
 }
 
-void
-ark_udm_dump(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg)
-{
-	ARK_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, "UDM Dump: %s Stopped: %d\n", msg,
-		      udm->cfg.stop_flushed);
-}
-
 void
 ark_udm_dump_setup(struct ark_udm_t *udm, uint16_t q_id)
 {
@@ -172,23 +102,6 @@ ark_udm_dump_setup(struct ark_udm_t *udm, uint16_t q_id)
 		      "prod_idx", udm->rt_cfg.prod_idx);
 }
 
-void
-ark_udm_dump_perf(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg)
-{
-	struct ark_udm_pcibp_t *bp = &udm->pcibp;
-
-	ARK_PMD_LOG(INFO, "UDM Performance %s"
-		      ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32
-		      "\n",
-		      msg,
-		      "PCI Empty", bp->pci_empty,
-		      "PCI Q1", bp->pci_q1,
-		      "PCI Q2", bp->pci_q2,
-		      "PCI Q3", bp->pci_q3,
-		      "PCI Q4", bp->pci_q4,
-		      "PCI Full", bp->pci_full);
-}
-
 void
 ark_udm_queue_stats_reset(struct ark_udm_t *udm)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.h
index 1cbcd94a98..f0685c95c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_udm.h
@@ -32,19 +32,25 @@ struct ark_rx_meta {
 
 #define ARK_RX_WRITE_TIME_NS 2500
 #define ARK_UDM_SETUP 0
-#define ARK_UDM_CONST2 0xbACECACE
-#define ARK_UDM_CONST3 0x344d4455
-#define ARK_UDM_CONST ARK_UDM_CONST3
+#define ARK_UDM_MODID 0x4d445500
+#define ARK_UDM_MODVER 0x37313232
+
 struct ark_udm_setup_t {
+	union {
+		char id[4];
+		uint32_t idnum;
+	};
+	union {
+		char ver[4];
+		uint32_t vernum;
+	};
 	uint32_t r0;
-	uint32_t r4;
-	volatile uint32_t cycle_count;
 	uint32_t const0;
 };
 
 #define ARK_UDM_CFG 0x010
 struct ark_udm_cfg_t {
-	volatile uint32_t stop_flushed;	/* RO */
+	uint32_t write_interval;	/* 4ns cycles */
 	volatile uint32_t command;
 	uint32_t dataroom;
 	uint32_t headroom;
@@ -74,45 +80,11 @@ struct ark_udm_queue_stats_t {
 	uint32_t q_enable;
 };
 
-#define ARK_UDM_TLP 0x0070
-struct ark_udm_tlp_t {
-	volatile uint64_t pkt_drop;	/* global */
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_q1;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_q2;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_q3;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_q4;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_full;
-};
-
-#define ARK_UDM_PCIBP 0x00a0
-struct ark_udm_pcibp_t {
-	volatile uint32_t pci_clear;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_empty;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_q1;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_q2;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_q3;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_q4;
-	volatile uint32_t pci_full;
-};
-
-#define ARK_UDM_TLP_PS 0x00bc
-struct ark_udm_tlp_ps_t {
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_clear;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_full_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_full_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_dw_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_dw_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_pldw_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t tlp_pldw_ps_max;
-};
-
 #define ARK_UDM_RT_CFG 0x00e0
 struct ark_udm_rt_cfg_t {
 	rte_iova_t hw_prod_addr;
-	uint32_t write_interval;	/* 4ns cycles */
-	volatile uint32_t prod_idx;	/* RO */
+	uint32_t reserved;
+	volatile uint32_t prod_idx; /* Updated by HW */
 };
 
 /*  Consolidated structure */
@@ -123,13 +95,8 @@ struct ark_udm_t {
 	struct ark_udm_cfg_t cfg;
 	struct ark_udm_stats_t stats;
 	struct ark_udm_queue_stats_t qstats;
-	uint8_t reserved1[(ARK_UDM_TLP - ARK_UDM_PQ) -
+	uint8_t reserved1[(ARK_UDM_RT_CFG - ARK_UDM_PQ) -
 			  sizeof(struct ark_udm_queue_stats_t)];
-	struct ark_udm_tlp_t tlp;
-	uint8_t reserved2[(ARK_UDM_PCIBP - ARK_UDM_TLP) -
-			  sizeof(struct ark_udm_tlp_t)];
-	struct ark_udm_pcibp_t pcibp;
-	struct ark_udm_tlp_ps_t tlp_ps;
 	struct ark_udm_rt_cfg_t rt_cfg;
 	int8_t reserved3[(ARK_UDM_EXPECT_SIZE - ARK_UDM_RT_CFG) -
 			 sizeof(struct ark_udm_rt_cfg_t)];
@@ -137,22 +104,14 @@ struct ark_udm_t {
 
 
 int ark_udm_verify(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
-int ark_udm_stop(struct ark_udm_t *udm, int wait);
-void ark_udm_start(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
-int ark_udm_reset(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
 void ark_udm_configure(struct ark_udm_t *udm,
 		       uint32_t headroom,
-		       uint32_t dataroom,
-		       uint32_t write_interval_ns);
+		       uint32_t dataroom);
 void ark_udm_write_addr(struct ark_udm_t *udm, rte_iova_t addr);
-void ark_udm_stats_reset(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
 void ark_udm_dump_stats(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg);
 void ark_udm_dump_queue_stats(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg,
 			      uint16_t qid);
-void ark_udm_dump(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg);
-void ark_udm_dump_perf(struct ark_udm_t *udm, const char *msg);
 void ark_udm_dump_setup(struct ark_udm_t *udm, uint16_t q_id);
-int ark_udm_is_flushed(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
 
 /* Per queue data */
 uint64_t ark_udm_dropped(struct ark_udm_t *udm);
