diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
index 48809e5d3f79..fa26e20445a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k.h
@@ -164,14 +164,20 @@ struct fm10k_ring_container {
 	unsigned int total_packets;	/* total packets processed this int */
 	u16 work_limit;			/* total work allowed per interrupt */
 	u16 itr;			/* interrupt throttle rate value */
+	u8 itr_scale;			/* ITR adjustment scaler based on PCI speed */
 	u8 count;			/* total number of rings in vector */
 };
 
 #define FM10K_ITR_MAX		0x0FFF	/* maximum value for ITR */
 #define FM10K_ITR_10K		100	/* 100us */
 #define FM10K_ITR_20K		50	/* 50us */
+#define FM10K_ITR_40K		25	/* 25us */
 #define FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE	0x8000	/* adaptive interrupt moderation flag */
 
+#define ITR_IS_ADAPTIVE(itr) (!!(itr & FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE))
+
+#define FM10K_TX_ITR_DEFAULT	FM10K_ITR_40K
+#define FM10K_RX_ITR_DEFAULT	FM10K_ITR_20K
 #define FM10K_ITR_ENABLE	(FM10K_ITR_AUTOMASK | FM10K_ITR_MASK_CLEAR)
 
 static inline struct netdev_queue *txring_txq(const struct fm10k_ring *ring)
@@ -484,7 +490,7 @@ void fm10k_netpoll(struct net_device *netdev);
 #endif
 
 /* Netdev */
-struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(void);
+struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(const struct fm10k_info *info);
 int fm10k_setup_rx_resources(struct fm10k_ring *);
 int fm10k_setup_tx_resources(struct fm10k_ring *);
 void fm10k_free_rx_resources(struct fm10k_ring *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
index 2ce0eba5e040..109e2111bdda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ static const struct fm10k_stats fm10k_gstrings_pf_stats[] = {
 
 static const struct fm10k_stats fm10k_gstrings_mbx_stats[] = {
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_busy", tx_busy),
-	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_oversized", tx_dropped),
+	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_dropped", tx_dropped),
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_messages", tx_messages),
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_dwords", tx_dwords),
+	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_tx_mbmem_pulled", tx_mbmem_pulled),
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_rx_messages", rx_messages),
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_rx_dwords", rx_dwords),
 	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_rx_parse_err", rx_parse_err),
+	FM10K_MBX_STAT("mbx_rx_mbmem_pushed", rx_mbmem_pushed),
 };
 
 #define FM10K_GLOBAL_STATS_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(fm10k_gstrings_global_stats)
@@ -699,12 +701,10 @@ static int fm10k_get_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct fm10k_intfc *interface = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	ec->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce =
-		!!(interface->tx_itr & FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE);
+	ec->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce = ITR_IS_ADAPTIVE(interface->tx_itr);
 	ec->tx_coalesce_usecs = interface->tx_itr & ~FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE;
 
-	ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce =
-		!!(interface->rx_itr & FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE);
+	ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce = ITR_IS_ADAPTIVE(interface->rx_itr);
 	ec->rx_coalesce_usecs = interface->rx_itr & ~FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -729,10 +729,10 @@ static int fm10k_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* set initial values for adaptive ITR */
 	if (ec->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce)
-		tx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_ITR_10K;
+		tx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_TX_ITR_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce)
-		rx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_ITR_20K;
+		rx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_RX_ITR_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* update interface */
 	interface->tx_itr = tx_itr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
index 746a1986690b..1c17b6284daa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c
@@ -1094,11 +1094,11 @@ dma_error:
 netdev_tx_t fm10k_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  struct fm10k_ring *tx_ring)
 {
-	struct fm10k_tx_buffer *first;
-	int tso;
-	u32 tx_flags = 0;
-	unsigned short f;
 	u16 count = TXD_USE_COUNT(skb_headlen(skb));
+	struct fm10k_tx_buffer *first;
+	unsigned short f;
+	u32 tx_flags = 0;
+	int tso;
 
 	/* need: 1 descriptor per page * PAGE_SIZE/FM10K_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD,
 	 *       + 1 desc for skb_headlen/FM10K_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD,
@@ -1363,10 +1363,10 @@ static bool fm10k_clean_tx_irq(struct fm10k_q_vector *q_vector,
  **/
 static void fm10k_update_itr(struct fm10k_ring_container *ring_container)
 {
-	unsigned int avg_wire_size, packets;
+	unsigned int avg_wire_size, packets, itr_round;
 
 	/* Only update ITR if we are using adaptive setting */
-	if (!(ring_container->itr & FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE))
+	if (!ITR_IS_ADAPTIVE(ring_container->itr))
 		goto clear_counts;
 
 	packets = ring_container->total_packets;
@@ -1375,18 +1375,44 @@ static void fm10k_update_itr(struct fm10k_ring_container *ring_container)
 
 	avg_wire_size = ring_container->total_bytes / packets;
 
-	/* Add 24 bytes to size to account for CRC, preamble, and gap */
-	avg_wire_size += 24;
+	/* The following is a crude approximation of:
+	 *  wmem_default / (size + overhead) = desired_pkts_per_int
+	 *  rate / bits_per_byte / (size + ethernet overhead) = pkt_rate
+	 *  (desired_pkt_rate / pkt_rate) * usecs_per_sec = ITR value
+	 *
+	 * Assuming wmem_default is 212992 and overhead is 640 bytes per
+	 * packet, (256 skb, 64 headroom, 320 shared info), we can reduce the
+	 * formula down to
+	 *
+	 *  (34 * (size + 24)) / (size + 640) = ITR
+	 *
+	 * We first do some math on the packet size and then finally bitshift
+	 * by 8 after rounding up. We also have to account for PCIe link speed
+	 * difference as ITR scales based on this.
+	 */
+	if (avg_wire_size <= 360) {
+		/* Start at 250K ints/sec and gradually drop to 77K ints/sec */
+		avg_wire_size *= 8;
+		avg_wire_size += 376;
+	} else if (avg_wire_size <= 1152) {
+		/* 77K ints/sec to 45K ints/sec */
+		avg_wire_size *= 3;
+		avg_wire_size += 2176;
+	} else if (avg_wire_size <= 1920) {
+		/* 45K ints/sec to 38K ints/sec */
+		avg_wire_size += 4480;
+	} else {
+		/* plateau at a limit of 38K ints/sec */
+		avg_wire_size = 6656;
+	}
 
-	/* Don't starve jumbo frames */
-	if (avg_wire_size > 3000)
-		avg_wire_size = 3000;
-
-	/* Give a little boost to mid-size frames */
-	if ((avg_wire_size > 300) && (avg_wire_size < 1200))
-		avg_wire_size /= 3;
-	else
-		avg_wire_size /= 2;
+	/* Perform final bitshift for division after rounding up to ensure
+	 * that the calculation will never get below a 1. The bit shift
+	 * accounts for changes in the ITR due to PCIe link speed.
+	 */
+	itr_round = ACCESS_ONCE(ring_container->itr_scale) + 8;
+	avg_wire_size += (1 << itr_round) - 1;
+	avg_wire_size >>= itr_round;
 
 	/* write back value and retain adaptive flag */
 	ring_container->itr = avg_wire_size | FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE;
@@ -1604,6 +1630,7 @@ static int fm10k_alloc_q_vector(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	q_vector->tx.ring = ring;
 	q_vector->tx.work_limit = FM10K_DEFAULT_TX_WORK;
 	q_vector->tx.itr = interface->tx_itr;
+	q_vector->tx.itr_scale = interface->hw.mac.itr_scale;
 	q_vector->tx.count = txr_count;
 
 	while (txr_count) {
@@ -1632,6 +1659,7 @@ static int fm10k_alloc_q_vector(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	/* save Rx ring container info */
 	q_vector->rx.ring = ring;
 	q_vector->rx.itr = interface->rx_itr;
+	q_vector->rx.itr_scale = interface->hw.mac.itr_scale;
 	q_vector->rx.count = rxr_count;
 
 	while (rxr_count) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.c
index af09a1b272e6..2bce47490723 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.c
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ static void fm10k_mbx_write_copy(struct fm10k_hw *hw,
 			if (!tail)
 				tail++;
 
+			mbx->tx_mbmem_pulled++;
+
 			/* write message to hardware FIFO */
 			fm10k_write_reg(hw, mbmem + tail++, *(head++));
 		} while (--len && --end);
@@ -459,6 +461,8 @@ static void fm10k_mbx_read_copy(struct fm10k_hw *hw,
 			if (!head)
 				head++;
 
+			mbx->rx_mbmem_pushed++;
+
 			/* read message from hardware FIFO */
 			*(tail++) = fm10k_read_reg(hw, mbmem + head++);
 		} while (--len && --end);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.h
index 0419a7f0035e..c4f18a8f176c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_mbx.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Intel Ethernet Switch Host Interface Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -291,8 +291,10 @@ struct fm10k_mbx_info {
 	u64 tx_dropped;
 	u64 tx_messages;
 	u64 tx_dwords;
+	u64 tx_mbmem_pulled;
 	u64 rx_messages;
 	u64 rx_dwords;
+	u64 rx_mbmem_pushed;
 	u64 rx_parse_err;
 
 	/* Buffer to store messages */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index 7781e80896a6..79f6b7dd2362 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -1388,8 +1388,9 @@ static const struct net_device_ops fm10k_netdev_ops = {
 
 #define DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT 3
 
-struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(void)
+struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(const struct fm10k_info *info)
 {
+	netdev_features_t hw_features;
 	struct fm10k_intfc *interface;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
@@ -1412,27 +1413,31 @@ struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(void)
 			 NETIF_F_TSO |
 			 NETIF_F_TSO6 |
 			 NETIF_F_TSO_ECN |
-			 NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
 			 NETIF_F_RXHASH |
 			 NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 
+	/* Only the PF can support VXLAN and NVGRE tunnel offloads */
+	if (info->mac == fm10k_mac_pf) {
+		dev->hw_enc_features = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM |
+				       NETIF_F_TSO |
+				       NETIF_F_TSO6 |
+				       NETIF_F_TSO_ECN |
+				       NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
+				       NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM |
+				       NETIF_F_SG;
+
+		dev->features |= NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL;
+	}
+
 	/* all features defined to this point should be changeable */
-	dev->hw_features |= dev->features;
+	hw_features = dev->features;
 
 	/* allow user to enable L2 forwarding acceleration */
-	dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD;
+	hw_features |= NETIF_F_HW_L2FW_DOFFLOAD;
 
 	/* configure VLAN features */
 	dev->vlan_features |= dev->features;
 
-	/* configure tunnel offloads */
-	dev->hw_enc_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM |
-				NETIF_F_TSO |
-				NETIF_F_TSO6 |
-				NETIF_F_TSO_ECN |
-				NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL |
-				NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
-
 	/* we want to leave these both on as we cannot disable VLAN tag
 	 * insertion or stripping on the hardware since it is contained
 	 * in the FTAG and not in the frame itself.
@@ -1443,5 +1448,7 @@ struct net_device *fm10k_alloc_netdev(void)
 
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
 
+	dev->hw_features |= hw_features;
+
 	return dev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
index 5fbffbaefe32..15d8e10c2504 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
@@ -159,13 +159,30 @@ static void fm10k_reinit(struct fm10k_intfc *interface)
 
 	fm10k_mbx_free_irq(interface);
 
+	/* free interrupts */
+	fm10k_clear_queueing_scheme(interface);
+
 	/* delay any future reset requests */
 	interface->last_reset = jiffies + (10 * HZ);
 
 	/* reset and initialize the hardware so it is in a known state */
-	err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw) ? : hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
-	if (err)
+	err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&interface->pdev->dev, "reset_hw failed: %d\n", err);
+		goto reinit_err;
+	}
+
+	err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
+	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&interface->pdev->dev, "init_hw failed: %d\n", err);
+		goto reinit_err;
+	}
+
+	err = fm10k_init_queueing_scheme(interface);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&interface->pdev->dev, "init_queueing_scheme failed: %d\n", err);
+		goto reinit_err;
+	}
 
 	/* reassociate interrupts */
 	fm10k_mbx_request_irq(interface);
@@ -193,6 +210,10 @@ static void fm10k_reinit(struct fm10k_intfc *interface)
 
 	fm10k_iov_resume(interface->pdev);
 
+reinit_err:
+	if (err)
+		netif_device_detach(netdev);
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	clear_bit(__FM10K_RESETTING, &interface->state);
@@ -563,7 +584,7 @@ static void fm10k_configure_tx_ring(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	/* store tail pointer */
 	ring->tail = &interface->uc_addr[FM10K_TDT(reg_idx)];
 
-	/* reset ntu and ntc to place SW in sync with hardwdare */
+	/* reset ntu and ntc to place SW in sync with hardware */
 	ring->next_to_clean = 0;
 	ring->next_to_use = 0;
 
@@ -669,7 +690,7 @@ static void fm10k_configure_rx_ring(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	/* store tail pointer */
 	ring->tail = &interface->uc_addr[FM10K_RDT(reg_idx)];
 
-	/* reset ntu and ntc to place SW in sync with hardwdare */
+	/* reset ntu and ntc to place SW in sync with hardware */
 	ring->next_to_clean = 0;
 	ring->next_to_use = 0;
 	ring->next_to_alloc = 0;
@@ -859,7 +880,8 @@ static irqreturn_t fm10k_msix_mbx_vf(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 
 	/* re-enable mailbox interrupt and indicate 20us delay */
 	fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_VFITR(FM10K_MBX_VECTOR),
-			FM10K_ITR_ENABLE | FM10K_MBX_INT_DELAY);
+			FM10K_ITR_ENABLE | (FM10K_MBX_INT_DELAY >>
+					    hw->mac.itr_scale));
 
 	/* service upstream mailbox */
 	if (fm10k_mbx_trylock(interface)) {
@@ -1090,7 +1112,8 @@ static irqreturn_t fm10k_msix_mbx_pf(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
 
 	/* re-enable mailbox interrupt and indicate 20us delay */
 	fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_ITR(FM10K_MBX_VECTOR),
-			FM10K_ITR_ENABLE | FM10K_MBX_INT_DELAY);
+			FM10K_ITR_ENABLE | (FM10K_MBX_INT_DELAY >>
+					    hw->mac.itr_scale));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -1684,7 +1707,13 @@ static int fm10k_sw_init(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	interface->last_reset = jiffies + (10 * HZ);
 
 	/* reset and initialize the hardware so it is in a known state */
-	err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw) ? : hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
+	err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "reset_hw failed: %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(hw);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "init_hw failed: %d\n", err);
 		return err;
@@ -1722,13 +1751,6 @@ static int fm10k_sw_init(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 					     pci_resource_len(pdev, 4));
 	hw->sw_addr = interface->sw_addr;
 
-	/* Only the PF can support VXLAN and NVGRE offloads */
-	if (hw->mac.type != fm10k_mac_pf) {
-		netdev->hw_enc_features = 0;
-		netdev->features &= ~NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL;
-		netdev->hw_features &= ~NETIF_F_GSO_UDP_TUNNEL;
-	}
-
 	/* initialize DCBNL interface */
 	fm10k_dcbnl_set_ops(netdev);
 
@@ -1749,8 +1771,8 @@ static int fm10k_sw_init(struct fm10k_intfc *interface,
 	interface->rx_ring_count = FM10K_DEFAULT_RXD;
 
 	/* set default interrupt moderation */
-	interface->tx_itr = FM10K_ITR_10K;
-	interface->rx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_ITR_20K;
+	interface->tx_itr = FM10K_TX_ITR_DEFAULT;
+	interface->rx_itr = FM10K_ITR_ADAPTIVE | FM10K_RX_ITR_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* initialize vxlan_port list */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&interface->vxlan_port);
@@ -1894,7 +1916,7 @@ static int fm10k_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 	pci_save_state(pdev);
 
-	netdev = fm10k_alloc_netdev();
+	netdev = fm10k_alloc_netdev(fm10k_info_tbl[ent->driver_data]);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_netdev;
@@ -2071,8 +2093,10 @@ static int fm10k_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	/* reset hardware to known state */
 	err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(&interface->hw);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "init_hw failed: %d\n", err);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	/* reset statistics starting values */
 	hw->mac.ops.rebind_hw_stats(hw, &interface->stats);
@@ -2185,6 +2209,9 @@ static pci_ers_result_t fm10k_io_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
 		fm10k_close(netdev);
 
+	/* free interrupts */
+	fm10k_clear_queueing_scheme(interface);
+
 	fm10k_mbx_free_irq(interface);
 
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
@@ -2248,11 +2275,21 @@ static void fm10k_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* reset hardware to known state */
-	hw->mac.ops.init_hw(&interface->hw);
+	err = hw->mac.ops.init_hw(&interface->hw);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "init_hw failed: %d\n", err);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/* reset statistics starting values */
 	hw->mac.ops.rebind_hw_stats(hw, &interface->stats);
 
+	err = fm10k_init_queueing_scheme(interface);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&interface->pdev->dev, "init_queueing_scheme failed: %d\n", err);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* reassociate interrupts */
 	fm10k_mbx_request_irq(interface);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
index 8c0bdc4e4edd..8b9b6ba5b92b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Intel Ethernet Switch Host Interface Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -150,19 +150,26 @@ static s32 fm10k_init_hw_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 				FM10K_TPH_RXCTRL_HDR_WROEN);
 	}
 
-	/* set max hold interval to align with 1.024 usec in all modes */
+	/* set max hold interval to align with 1.024 usec in all modes and
+	 * store ITR scale
+	 */
 	switch (hw->bus.speed) {
 	case fm10k_bus_speed_2500:
 		dma_ctrl = FM10K_DMA_CTRL_MAX_HOLD_1US_GEN1;
+		hw->mac.itr_scale = FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN1;
 		break;
 	case fm10k_bus_speed_5000:
 		dma_ctrl = FM10K_DMA_CTRL_MAX_HOLD_1US_GEN2;
+		hw->mac.itr_scale = FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN2;
 		break;
 	case fm10k_bus_speed_8000:
 		dma_ctrl = FM10K_DMA_CTRL_MAX_HOLD_1US_GEN3;
+		hw->mac.itr_scale = FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN3;
 		break;
 	default:
 		dma_ctrl = 0;
+		/* just in case, assume Gen3 ITR scale */
+		hw->mac.itr_scale = FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN3;
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -334,8 +341,8 @@ static s32 fm10k_update_xc_addr_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw, u16 glort,
 						 ((u32)mac[3] << 16) |
 						 ((u32)mac[4] << 8) |
 						 ((u32)mac[5]));
-	mac_update.mac_upper = cpu_to_le16(((u32)mac[0] << 8) |
-						 ((u32)mac[1]));
+	mac_update.mac_upper = cpu_to_le16(((u16)mac[0] << 8) |
+					   ((u16)mac[1]));
 	mac_update.vlan = cpu_to_le16(vid);
 	mac_update.glort = cpu_to_le16(glort);
 	mac_update.action = add ? 0 : 1;
@@ -903,6 +910,13 @@ static s32 fm10k_iov_assign_default_mac_vlan_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw,
 	fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDBAL(vf_q_idx), tdbal);
 	fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDBAH(vf_q_idx), tdbah);
 
+	/* Provide the VF the ITR scale, using software-defined fields in TDLEN
+	 * to pass the information during VF initialization. See definition of
+	 * FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT for more details.
+	 */
+	fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDLEN(vf_q_idx), hw->mac.itr_scale <<
+						   FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT);
+
 err_out:
 	/* configure Queue control register */
 	txqctl = ((u32)vf_vid << FM10K_TXQCTL_VID_SHIFT) &
@@ -1035,6 +1049,12 @@ static s32 fm10k_iov_reset_resources_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw,
 	for (i = queues_per_pool; i--;) {
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDBAL(vf_q_idx + i), tdbal);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDBAH(vf_q_idx + i), tdbah);
+		/* See definition of FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT for an
+		 * explanation of how TDLEN is used.
+		 */
+		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDLEN(vf_q_idx + i),
+				hw->mac.itr_scale <<
+				FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TQMAP(qmap_idx + i), vf_q_idx + i);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_RQMAP(qmap_idx + i), vf_q_idx + i);
 	}
@@ -1212,7 +1232,7 @@ s32 fm10k_iov_msg_mac_vlan_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw, u32 **results,
 		set = !(vid & FM10K_VLAN_CLEAR);
 		vid &= ~FM10K_VLAN_CLEAR;
 
-		err = fm10k_iov_select_vid(vf_info, vid);
+		err = fm10k_iov_select_vid(vf_info, (u16)vid);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 		else
@@ -1242,7 +1262,7 @@ s32 fm10k_iov_msg_mac_vlan_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw, u32 **results,
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 		else
-			vlan = err;
+			vlan = (u16)err;
 
 		/* notify switch of request for new unicast address */
 		err = hw->mac.ops.update_uc_addr(hw, vf_info->glort,
@@ -1268,7 +1288,7 @@ s32 fm10k_iov_msg_mac_vlan_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw, u32 **results,
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 		else
-			vlan = err;
+			vlan = (u16)err;
 
 		/* notify switch of request for new multicast address */
 		err = hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr(hw, vf_info->glort,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_type.h
index 35afd711d144..02727250ce1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_type.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Intel Ethernet Switch Host Interface Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -272,6 +272,20 @@ struct fm10k_hw;
 #define FM10K_TDBAL(_n)		((0x40 * (_n)) + 0x8000)
 #define FM10K_TDBAH(_n)		((0x40 * (_n)) + 0x8001)
 #define FM10K_TDLEN(_n)		((0x40 * (_n)) + 0x8002)
+/* When fist initialized, VFs need to know the Interrupt Throttle Rate (ITR)
+ * scale which is based on the PCIe speed but the speed information in the PCI
+ * configuration space may not be accurate. The PF already knows the ITR scale
+ * but there is no defined method to pass that information from the PF to the
+ * VF. This is accomplished during VF initialization by temporarily co-opting
+ * the yet-to-be-used TDLEN register to have the PF store the ITR shift for
+ * the VF to retrieve before the VF needs to use the TDLEN register for its
+ * intended purpose, i.e. before the Tx resources are allocated.
+ */
+#define FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT		9
+#define FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_MASK		0x00000E00
+#define FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN1		2
+#define FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN2		1
+#define FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_GEN3		0
 #define FM10K_TPH_TXCTRL(_n)	((0x40 * (_n)) + 0x8003)
 #define FM10K_TPH_TXCTRL_DESC_TPHEN		0x00000020
 #define FM10K_TPH_TXCTRL_DESC_RROEN		0x00000200
@@ -560,6 +574,7 @@ struct fm10k_mac_info {
 	bool get_host_state;
 	bool tx_ready;
 	u32 dglort_map;
+	u8 itr_scale;
 };
 
 struct fm10k_swapi_table_info {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_vf.c
index 3a18ef1cc017..2af697df5abc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_vf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 static s32 fm10k_stop_hw_vf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 {
 	u8 *perm_addr = hw->mac.perm_addr;
-	u32 bal = 0, bah = 0;
+	u32 bal = 0, bah = 0, tdlen;
 	s32 err;
 	u16 i;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ static s32 fm10k_stop_hw_vf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 		       ((u32)perm_addr[2]);
 	}
 
+	/* restore default itr_scale for next VF initialization */
+	tdlen = hw->mac.itr_scale << FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT;
+
 	/* The queues have already been disabled so we just need to
 	 * update their base address registers
 	 */
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ static s32 fm10k_stop_hw_vf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDBAH(i), bah);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_RDBAL(i), bal);
 		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_RDBAH(i), bah);
+		/* Restore ITR scale in software-defined mechanism in TDLEN
+		 * for next VF initialization. See definition of
+		 * FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT for more details on the use of
+		 * TDLEN here.
+		 */
+		fm10k_write_reg(hw, FM10K_TDLEN(i), tdlen);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -105,8 +114,10 @@ static s32 fm10k_init_hw_vf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 
 	/* verify we have at least 1 queue */
 	if (!~fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_TXQCTL(0)) ||
-	    !~fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_RXQCTL(0)))
-		return FM10K_ERR_NO_RESOURCES;
+	    !~fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_RXQCTL(0))) {
+		err = FM10K_ERR_NO_RESOURCES;
+		goto reset_max_queues;
+	}
 
 	/* determine how many queues we have */
 	for (i = 1; tqdloc0 && (i < FM10K_MAX_QUEUES_POOL); i++) {
@@ -124,16 +135,28 @@ static s32 fm10k_init_hw_vf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 	/* shut down queues we own and reset DMA configuration */
 	err = fm10k_disable_queues_generic(hw, i);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto reset_max_queues;
 
 	/* record maximum queue count */
 	hw->mac.max_queues = i;
 
-	/* fetch default VLAN */
+	/* fetch default VLAN and ITR scale */
 	hw->mac.default_vid = (fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_TXQCTL(0)) &
 			       FM10K_TXQCTL_VID_MASK) >> FM10K_TXQCTL_VID_SHIFT;
+	/* Read the ITR scale from TDLEN. See the definition of
+	 * FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT for more information about how TDLEN is
+	 * used here.
+	 */
+	hw->mac.itr_scale = (fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_TDLEN(0)) &
+			     FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_MASK) >>
+			    FM10K_TDLEN_ITR_SCALE_SHIFT;
 
 	return 0;
+
+reset_max_queues:
+	hw->mac.max_queues = 0;
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* This structure defines the attibutes to be parsed below */