diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 94d87e80abcd..c7c5605b3728 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ vxge_callback_link_up(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d",
 		vdev->ndev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Link Up\n", vdev->ndev->name);
+	netdev_notice(vdev->ndev, "Link Up\n");
 	vdev->stats.link_up++;
 
 	netif_carrier_on(vdev->ndev);
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ vxge_callback_link_down(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 		"%s: %s:%d", vdev->ndev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Link Down\n", vdev->ndev->name);
+	netdev_notice(vdev->ndev, "Link Down\n");
 
 	vdev->stats.link_down++;
 	netif_carrier_off(vdev->ndev);
@@ -2679,7 +2681,7 @@ vxge_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (vxge_hw_device_link_state_get(vdev->devh) == VXGE_HW_LINK_UP) {
 		netif_carrier_on(vdev->ndev);
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Link Up\n", vdev->ndev->name);
+		netdev_notice(vdev->ndev, "Link Up\n");
 		vdev->stats.link_up++;
 	}
 
@@ -2817,7 +2819,7 @@ int do_vxge_close(struct net_device *dev, int do_io)
 	}
 
 	netif_carrier_off(vdev->ndev);
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Link Down\n", vdev->ndev->name);
+	netdev_notice(vdev->ndev, "Link Down\n");
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(vdev->ndev);
 
 	/* Note that at this point xmit() is stopped by upper layer */
@@ -3844,9 +3846,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t vxge_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct vxgedev *vdev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	if (pci_enable_device(pdev)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: "
-			"Cannot re-enable device after reset\n",
-			VXGE_DRIVER_NAME);
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Cannot re-enable device after reset\n");
 		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT;
 	}
 
@@ -3871,9 +3871,8 @@ static void vxge_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		if (vxge_open(netdev)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: "
-				"Can't bring device back up after reset\n",
-				VXGE_DRIVER_NAME);
+			netdev_err(netdev,
+				   "Can't bring device back up after reset\n");
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4430,13 +4429,9 @@ static int __init
 vxge_starter(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	char version[32];
-	snprintf(version, 32, "%s", DRV_VERSION);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Copyright(c) 2002-2010 Exar Corp.\n",
-		VXGE_DRIVER_NAME);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Driver version: %s\n",
-			VXGE_DRIVER_NAME, version);
+	pr_info("Copyright(c) 2002-2010 Exar Corp.\n");
+	pr_info("Driver version: %s\n", DRV_VERSION);
 
 	verify_bandwidth();