diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index 846873159662..1dcda887cef7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -26,15 +26,22 @@
  *
  * The module loadable parameters that are supported by the driver and a brief
  * explaination of all the variables.
+ *
  * rx_ring_num : This can be used to program the number of receive rings used
  * in the driver.
- * rx_ring_sz: This defines the number of descriptors each ring can have. This
- * is also an array of size 8.
+ * rx_ring_sz: This defines the number of receive blocks each ring can have.
+ *     This is also an array of size 8.
  * rx_ring_mode: This defines the operation mode of all 8 rings. The valid
  *		values are 1, 2 and 3.
  * tx_fifo_num: This defines the number of Tx FIFOs thats used int the driver.
  * tx_fifo_len: This too is an array of 8. Each element defines the number of
  * Tx descriptors that can be associated with each corresponding FIFO.
+ * intr_type: This defines the type of interrupt. The values can be 0(INTA),
+ *     1(MSI), 2(MSI_X). Default value is '0(INTA)'
+ * lro: Specifies whether to enable Large Receive Offload (LRO) or not.
+ *     Possible values '1' for enable '0' for disable. Default is '0'
+ * lro_max_pkts: This parameter defines maximum number of packets can be
+ *     aggregated as a single large packet
  ************************************************************************/
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
@@ -299,10 +306,10 @@ static const u64 fix_mac[] = {
 /* Module Loadable parameters. */
 static unsigned int tx_fifo_num = 1;
 static unsigned int tx_fifo_len[MAX_TX_FIFOS] =
-    {[0 ...(MAX_TX_FIFOS - 1)] = 0 };
+    {DEFAULT_FIFO_0_LEN, [1 ...(MAX_TX_FIFOS - 1)] = DEFAULT_FIFO_1_7_LEN};
 static unsigned int rx_ring_num = 1;
 static unsigned int rx_ring_sz[MAX_RX_RINGS] =
-    {[0 ...(MAX_RX_RINGS - 1)] = 0 };
+    {[0 ...(MAX_RX_RINGS - 1)] = SMALL_BLK_CNT};
 static unsigned int rts_frm_len[MAX_RX_RINGS] =
     {[0 ...(MAX_RX_RINGS - 1)] = 0 };
 static unsigned int rx_ring_mode = 1;
@@ -4626,6 +4633,45 @@ static int write_eeprom(nic_t * sp, int off, u64 data, int cnt)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void s2io_vpd_read(nic_t *nic)
+{
+	u8 vpd_data[256],data;
+	int i=0, cnt, fail = 0;
+	int vpd_addr = 0x80;
+
+	if (nic->device_type == XFRAME_II_DEVICE) {
+		strcpy(nic->product_name, "Xframe II 10GbE network adapter");
+		vpd_addr = 0x80;
+	}
+	else {
+		strcpy(nic->product_name, "Xframe I 10GbE network adapter");
+		vpd_addr = 0x50;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i +=4 ) {
+		pci_write_config_byte(nic->pdev, (vpd_addr + 2), i);
+		pci_read_config_byte(nic->pdev,  (vpd_addr + 2), &data);
+		pci_write_config_byte(nic->pdev, (vpd_addr + 3), 0);
+		for (cnt = 0; cnt <5; cnt++) {
+			msleep(2);
+			pci_read_config_byte(nic->pdev, (vpd_addr + 3), &data);
+			if (data == 0x80)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (cnt >= 5) {
+			DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "Read of VPD data failed\n");
+			fail = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		pci_read_config_dword(nic->pdev,  (vpd_addr + 4),
+				      (u32 *)&vpd_data[i]);
+	}
+	if ((!fail) && (vpd_data[1] < VPD_PRODUCT_NAME_LEN)) {
+		memset(nic->product_name, 0, vpd_data[1]);
+		memcpy(nic->product_name, &vpd_data[3], vpd_data[1]);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  *  s2io_ethtool_geeprom  - reads the value stored in the Eeprom.
  *  @sp : private member of the device structure, which is a pointer to the *       s2io_nic structure.
@@ -5962,6 +6008,55 @@ module_param(intr_type, int, 0);
 module_param(lro, int, 0);
 module_param(lro_max_pkts, int, 0);
 
+static int s2io_verify_parm(struct pci_dev *pdev, u8 *dev_intr_type)
+{
+	if ( tx_fifo_num > 8) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Requested number of Tx fifos not "
+			 "supported\n");
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Default to 8 Tx fifos\n");
+		tx_fifo_num = 8;
+	}
+	if ( rx_ring_num > 8) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Requested number of Rx rings not "
+			 "supported\n");
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Default to 8 Rx rings\n");
+		rx_ring_num = 8;
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI
+	if (*dev_intr_type != INTA) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: NAPI cannot be enabled when "
+			  "MSI/MSI-X is enabled. Defaulting to INTA\n");
+		*dev_intr_type = INTA;
+	}
+#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
+	if (*dev_intr_type != INTA) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: This kernel does not support"
+			  "MSI/MSI-X. Defaulting to INTA\n");
+		*dev_intr_type = INTA;
+	}
+#else
+	if (*dev_intr_type > MSI_X) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Wrong intr_type requested. "
+			  "Defaulting to INTA\n");
+		*dev_intr_type = INTA;
+	}
+#endif
+	if ((*dev_intr_type == MSI_X) &&
+			((pdev->device != PCI_DEVICE_ID_HERC_WIN) &&
+			(pdev->device != PCI_DEVICE_ID_HERC_UNI))) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Xframe I does not support MSI_X. " 
+					"Defaulting to INTA\n");
+		*dev_intr_type = INTA;
+	}
+	if (rx_ring_mode > 3) {
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Requested ring mode not supported\n");
+		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "s2io: Defaulting to 3-buffer mode\n");
+		rx_ring_mode = 3;
+	}
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  *  s2io_init_nic - Initialization of the adapter .
  *  @pdev : structure containing the PCI related information of the device.
@@ -5992,15 +6087,8 @@ s2io_init_nic(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 	int mode;
 	u8 dev_intr_type = intr_type;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI
-	if (dev_intr_type != INTA) {
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "NAPI cannot be enabled when MSI/MSI-X \
-is enabled. Defaulting to INTA\n");
-		dev_intr_type = INTA;
-	}
-	else
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "NAPI support has been enabled\n");
-#endif
+	if ((ret = s2io_verify_parm(pdev, &dev_intr_type)))
+		return ret;
 
 	if ((ret = pci_enable_device(pdev))) {
 		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG,
@@ -6025,14 +6113,6 @@ is enabled. Defaulting to INTA\n");
 		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-
-	if ((dev_intr_type == MSI_X) && 
-			((pdev->device != PCI_DEVICE_ID_HERC_WIN) &&
-			(pdev->device != PCI_DEVICE_ID_HERC_UNI))) {
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "Xframe I does not support MSI_X. \
-Defaulting to INTA\n");
-		dev_intr_type = INTA;
-	}
 	if (dev_intr_type != MSI_X) {
 		if (pci_request_regions(pdev, s2io_driver_name)) {
 			DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "Request Regions failed\n"),
@@ -6108,8 +6188,6 @@ Defaulting to INTA\n");
 	config = &sp->config;
 
 	/* Tx side parameters. */
-	if (tx_fifo_len[0] == 0)
-		tx_fifo_len[0] = DEFAULT_FIFO_LEN; /* Default value. */
 	config->tx_fifo_num = tx_fifo_num;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TX_FIFOS; i++) {
 		config->tx_cfg[i].fifo_len = tx_fifo_len[i];
@@ -6133,8 +6211,6 @@ Defaulting to INTA\n");
 	config->max_txds = MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2;
 
 	/* Rx side parameters. */
-	if (rx_ring_sz[0] == 0)
-		rx_ring_sz[0] = SMALL_BLK_CNT; /* Default value. */
 	config->rx_ring_num = rx_ring_num;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_RX_RINGS; i++) {
 		config->rx_cfg[i].num_rxd = rx_ring_sz[i] *
@@ -6330,82 +6406,63 @@ Defaulting to INTA\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto register_failed;
 	}
-
-	if (sp->device_type & XFRAME_II_DEVICE) {
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Neterion Xframe II 10GbE adapter ",
-			  dev->name);
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "(rev %d), Version %s",
+	s2io_vpd_read(sp);
+	DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Neterion %s",dev->name, sp->product_name);
+	DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "(rev %d), Driver version %s\n",
 				get_xena_rev_id(sp->pdev),
 				s2io_driver_version);
-		switch(sp->intr_type) {
-			case INTA:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type INTA");
-				break;
-			case MSI:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type MSI");
-				break;
-			case MSI_X:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type MSI-X");
-				break;
-		}
-
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "\nCopyright(c) 2002-2005 Neterion Inc.\n");
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "MAC ADDR: %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n",
+	DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "Copyright(c) 2002-2005 Neterion Inc.\n");
+	DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: MAC ADDR: "
+			  "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n", dev->name,
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[0],
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[1],
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[2],
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[3],
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[4],
 			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[5]);
+	if (sp->device_type & XFRAME_II_DEVICE) {
 		mode = s2io_print_pci_mode(sp);
 		if (mode < 0) {
-			DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, " Unsupported PCI bus mode ");
+			DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, " Unsupported PCI bus mode\n");
 			ret = -EBADSLT;
+			unregister_netdev(dev);
 			goto set_swap_failed;
 		}
-	} else {
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Neterion Xframe I 10GbE adapter ",
-			  dev->name);
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "(rev %d), Version %s",
-					get_xena_rev_id(sp->pdev),
-					s2io_driver_version);
-		switch(sp->intr_type) {
-			case INTA:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type INTA");
-				break;
-			case MSI:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type MSI");
-				break;
-			case MSI_X:
-				DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, ", Intr type MSI-X");
-				break;
-		}
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "\nCopyright(c) 2002-2005 Neterion Inc.\n");
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "MAC ADDR: %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n",
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[0],
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[1],
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[2],
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[3],
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[4],
-			  sp->def_mac_addr[0].mac_addr[5]);
 	}
-	if (sp->rxd_mode == RXD_MODE_3B)
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: 2-Buffer mode support has been "
-			  "enabled\n",dev->name);
-	if (sp->rxd_mode == RXD_MODE_3A)
-		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: 3-Buffer mode support has been "
-			  "enabled\n",dev->name);
-
+	switch(sp->rxd_mode) {
+		case RXD_MODE_1:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: 1-Buffer receive mode enabled\n",
+						dev->name);
+		    break;
+		case RXD_MODE_3B:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: 2-Buffer receive mode enabled\n",
+						dev->name);
+		    break;
+		case RXD_MODE_3A:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: 3-Buffer receive mode enabled\n",
+						dev->name);
+		    break;
+	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI
+	DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: NAPI enabled\n", dev->name);
+#endif
+	switch(sp->intr_type) {
+		case INTA:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Interrupt type INTA\n", dev->name);
+		    break;
+		case MSI:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Interrupt type MSI\n", dev->name);
+		    break;
+		case MSI_X:
+		    DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Interrupt type MSI-X\n", dev->name);
+		    break;
+	}
 	if (sp->lro)
 		DBG_PRINT(ERR_DBG, "%s: Large receive offload enabled\n",
-			dev->name);
+			  dev->name);
 
 	/* Initialize device name */
-	strcpy(sp->name, dev->name);
-	if (sp->device_type & XFRAME_II_DEVICE)
-		strcat(sp->name, ": Neterion Xframe II 10GbE adapter");
-	else
-		strcat(sp->name, ": Neterion Xframe I 10GbE adapter");
+	sprintf(sp->name, "%s Neterion %s", dev->name, sp->product_name);
 
 	/* Initialize bimodal Interrupts */
 	sp->config.bimodal = bimodal;
diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.h b/drivers/net/s2io.h
index 0a0b5b29d81e..a83a1d85f72e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.h
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.h
@@ -659,9 +659,10 @@ typedef struct {
 } usr_addr_t;
 
 /* Default Tunable parameters of the NIC. */
-#define DEFAULT_FIFO_LEN 4096
-#define SMALL_BLK_CNT	30
-#define LARGE_BLK_CNT	100
+#define DEFAULT_FIFO_0_LEN 4096
+#define DEFAULT_FIFO_1_7_LEN 512
+#define SMALL_BLK_CNT   30
+#define LARGE_BLK_CNT   100
 
 /*
  * Structure to keep track of the MSI-X vectors and the corresponding
@@ -824,6 +825,8 @@ struct s2io_nic {
 	spinlock_t	rx_lock;
 	atomic_t	isr_cnt;
 	u64 *ufo_in_band_v;
+#define VPD_PRODUCT_NAME_LEN 50
+	u8  product_name[VPD_PRODUCT_NAME_LEN];
 };
 
 #define RESET_ERROR 1;