diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index 66d914c..48f1732 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static inline int is_vxge_card_up(struct vxgedev *vdev)
 
 static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_VPATH_TX(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
 {
-	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	struct sk_buff **skb_ptr = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff **temp;
 #define NR_SKB_COMPLETED 128
@@ -98,15 +97,16 @@ static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_VPATH_TX(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
 		more = 0;
 		skb_ptr = completed;
 
-		if (spin_trylock_irqsave(&fifo->tx_lock, flags)) {
+		if (__netif_tx_trylock(fifo->txq)) {
 			vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(fifo->handle, &skb_ptr,
 						NR_SKB_COMPLETED, &more);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
+			__netif_tx_unlock(fifo->txq);
 		}
+
 		/* free SKBs */
 		for (temp = completed; temp != skb_ptr; temp++)
 			dev_kfree_skb_irq(*temp);
-	} while (more) ;
+	} while (more);
 }
 
 static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_ALL_TX(struct vxgedev *vdev)
@@ -131,53 +131,6 @@ static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_ALL_RX(struct vxgedev *vdev)
 }
 
 /*
- * MultiQ manipulation helper functions
- */
-static inline int vxge_netif_queue_stopped(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = fifo->ndev;
-	struct netdev_queue *txq = NULL;
-	int vpath_no = fifo->driver_id;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (fifo->tx_steering_type)
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, vpath_no);
-	else
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-
-	ret = netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void vxge_stop_tx_queue(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = fifo->ndev;
-	struct netdev_queue *txq = NULL;
-
-	if (fifo->tx_steering_type)
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, fifo->driver_id);
-	else
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-
-	netif_tx_stop_queue(txq);
-}
-
-void vxge_wake_tx_queue(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = fifo->ndev;
-	struct netdev_queue *txq = NULL;
-	int vpath_no = fifo->driver_id;
-
-	if (fifo->tx_steering_type)
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, vpath_no);
-	else
-		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-
-	if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(txq))
-		netif_tx_wake_queue(txq);
-}
-
-/*
  * vxge_callback_link_up
  *
  * This function is called during interrupt context to notify link up state
@@ -650,7 +603,8 @@ vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
 				&dtr, &t_code) == VXGE_HW_OK);
 
 	*skb_ptr = done_skb;
-	vxge_wake_tx_queue(fifo);
+	if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(fifo->txq))
+		netif_tx_wake_queue(fifo->txq);
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 				"%s: %s:%d  Exiting...",
@@ -659,8 +613,7 @@ vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
 }
 
 /* select a vpath to transmit the packet */
-static u32 vxge_get_vpath_no(struct vxgedev *vdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-	int *do_lock)
+static u32 vxge_get_vpath_no(struct vxgedev *vdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	u16 queue_len, counter = 0;
 	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
@@ -679,12 +632,6 @@ static u32 vxge_get_vpath_no(struct vxgedev *vdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				vdev->vpath_selector[queue_len - 1];
 			if (counter >= queue_len)
 				counter = queue_len - 1;
-
-			if (ip->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP) {
-#ifdef NETIF_F_LLTX
-				*do_lock = 0;
-#endif
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return counter;
@@ -781,8 +728,6 @@ static int vxge_learn_mac(struct vxgedev *vdev, u8 *mac_header)
  *
  * This function is the Tx entry point of the driver. Neterion NIC supports
  * certain protocol assist features on Tx side, namely  CSO, S/G, LSO.
- * NOTE: when device cant queue the pkt, just the trans_start variable will
- * not be upadted.
 */
 static netdev_tx_t
 vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
@@ -799,9 +744,7 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct vxge_tx_priv *txdl_priv = NULL;
 	struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw;
 	int offload_type;
-	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	int vpath_no = 0;
-	int do_spin_tx_lock = 1;
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d",
 			dev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -837,7 +780,7 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (vdev->config.tx_steering_type == TX_MULTIQ_STEERING)
 		vpath_no = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 	else if (vdev->config.tx_steering_type == TX_PORT_STEERING)
-		vpath_no = vxge_get_vpath_no(vdev, skb, &do_spin_tx_lock);
+		vpath_no = vxge_get_vpath_no(vdev, skb);
 
 	vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: vpath_no= %d", dev->name, vpath_no);
 
@@ -847,40 +790,29 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	fifo = &vdev->vpaths[vpath_no].fifo;
 	fifo_hw = fifo->handle;
 
-	if (do_spin_tx_lock)
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
-	else {
-		if (unlikely(!spin_trylock_irqsave(&fifo->tx_lock, flags)))
-			return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
-	}
-
-	if (vxge_netif_queue_stopped(fifo)) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
+	if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(fifo->txq))
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
-	}
 
 	avail = vxge_hw_fifo_free_txdl_count_get(fifo_hw);
 	if (avail == 0) {
 		vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_ERR,
 			"%s: No free TXDs available", dev->name);
 		fifo->stats.txd_not_free++;
-		vxge_stop_tx_queue(fifo);
-		goto _exit2;
+		goto _exit0;
 	}
 
 	/* Last TXD?  Stop tx queue to avoid dropping packets.  TX
 	 * completion will resume the queue.
 	 */
 	if (avail == 1)
-		vxge_stop_tx_queue(fifo);
+		netif_tx_stop_queue(fifo->txq);
 
 	status = vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_reserve(fifo_hw, &dtr, &dtr_priv);
 	if (unlikely(status != VXGE_HW_OK)) {
 		vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_ERR,
 		   "%s: Out of descriptors .", dev->name);
 		fifo->stats.txd_out_of_desc++;
-		vxge_stop_tx_queue(fifo);
-		goto _exit2;
+		goto _exit0;
 	}
 
 	vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE,
@@ -900,9 +832,8 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	if (unlikely(pci_dma_mapping_error(fifo->pdev, dma_pointer))) {
 		vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_free(fifo_hw, dtr);
-		vxge_stop_tx_queue(fifo);
 		fifo->stats.pci_map_fail++;
-		goto _exit2;
+		goto _exit0;
 	}
 
 	txdl_priv = vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_private_get(dtr);
@@ -925,13 +856,12 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!frag->size)
 			continue;
 
-		dma_pointer =
-			(u64)pci_map_page(fifo->pdev, frag->page,
+		dma_pointer = (u64) pci_map_page(fifo->pdev, frag->page,
 				frag->page_offset, frag->size,
 				PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 
 		if (unlikely(pci_dma_mapping_error(fifo->pdev, dma_pointer)))
-			goto _exit0;
+			goto _exit2;
 		vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE,
 			"%s: %s:%d frag = %d dma_pointer = 0x%llx",
 				dev->name, __func__, __LINE__, i,
@@ -946,11 +876,9 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	offload_type = vxge_offload_type(skb);
 
 	if (offload_type & (SKB_GSO_TCPV4 | SKB_GSO_TCPV6)) {
-
 		int mss = vxge_tcp_mss(skb);
 		if (mss) {
-			vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE,
-				"%s: %s:%d mss = %d",
+			vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d mss = %d",
 				dev->name, __func__, __LINE__, mss);
 			vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_mss_set(dtr, mss);
 		} else {
@@ -968,19 +896,13 @@ vxge_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 					VXGE_HW_FIFO_TXD_TX_CKO_UDP_EN);
 
 	vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_post(fifo_hw, dtr);
-#ifdef NETIF_F_LLTX
-	dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* NETIF_F_LLTX driver :( */
-#endif
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
 
-	VXGE_COMPLETE_VPATH_TX(fifo);
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: %s:%d  Exiting...",
 		dev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
-_exit0:
+_exit2:
 	vxge_debug_tx(VXGE_TRACE, "%s: pci_map_page failed", dev->name);
-
 _exit1:
 	j = 0;
 	frag = &skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0];
@@ -995,10 +917,9 @@ _exit1:
 	}
 
 	vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_free(fifo_hw, dtr);
-_exit2:
+_exit0:
+	netif_tx_stop_queue(fifo->txq);
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
-	VXGE_COMPLETE_VPATH_TX(fifo);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
@@ -1448,7 +1369,8 @@ static int vxge_reset_vpath(struct vxgedev *vdev, int vp_id)
 	clear_bit(vp_id, &vdev->vp_reset);
 
 	/* Start the vpath queue */
-	vxge_wake_tx_queue(&vpath->fifo);
+	if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(vpath->fifo.txq))
+		netif_tx_wake_queue(vpath->fifo.txq);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2078,6 +2000,12 @@ int vxge_open_vpaths(struct vxgedev *vdev)
 				vdev->config.tx_steering_type;
 			vpath->fifo.ndev = vdev->ndev;
 			vpath->fifo.pdev = vdev->pdev;
+			if (vdev->config.tx_steering_type)
+				vpath->fifo.txq =
+					netdev_get_tx_queue(vdev->ndev, i);
+			else
+				vpath->fifo.txq =
+					netdev_get_tx_queue(vdev->ndev, 0);
 			vpath->fifo.indicate_max_pkts =
 				vdev->config.fifo_indicate_max_pkts;
 			vpath->ring.rx_vector_no = 0;
@@ -2564,7 +2492,7 @@ static void vxge_poll_vp_lockup(unsigned long data)
 					vxge_vpath_intr_disable(vdev, i);
 
 					/* stop the queue for this vpath */
-					vxge_stop_tx_queue(&vpath->fifo);
+					netif_tx_stop_queue(vpath->fifo.txq);
 					continue;
 				}
 			}
@@ -2627,7 +2555,6 @@ vxge_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
-
 	if (vdev->config.intr_type != MSI_X) {
 		netif_napi_add(dev, &vdev->napi, vxge_poll_inta,
 			vdev->config.napi_weight);
@@ -3200,7 +3127,7 @@ int __devinit vxge_device_register(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	enum vxge_hw_status status = VXGE_HW_OK;
 	struct vxgedev *vdev;
-	int i, ret = 0, no_of_queue = 1;
+	int ret = 0, no_of_queue = 1;
 	u64 stat;
 
 	*vdev_out = NULL;
@@ -3273,13 +3200,6 @@ int __devinit vxge_device_register(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 	if (vdev->config.gro_enable)
 		ndev->features |= NETIF_F_GRO;
 
-#ifdef NETIF_F_LLTX
-	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
-#endif
-
-	for (i = 0; i < no_of_vpath; i++)
-		spin_lock_init(&vdev->vpaths[i].fifo.tx_lock);
-
 	if (register_netdev(ndev)) {
 		vxge_debug_init(vxge_hw_device_trace_level_get(hldev),
 			"%s: %s : device registration failed!",
@@ -3379,6 +3299,7 @@ vxge_callback_crit_err(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = hldev->ndev;
 	struct vxgedev *vdev = (struct vxgedev *)netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct vxge_vpath *vpath = NULL;
 	int vpath_idx;
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(vdev->level_trace,
@@ -3389,9 +3310,11 @@ vxge_callback_crit_err(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 	 */
 	vdev->cric_err_event = type;
 
-	for (vpath_idx = 0; vpath_idx < vdev->no_of_vpath; vpath_idx++)
-		if (vdev->vpaths[vpath_idx].device_id == vp_id)
+	for (vpath_idx = 0; vpath_idx < vdev->no_of_vpath; vpath_idx++) {
+		vpath = &vdev->vpaths[vpath_idx];
+		if (vpath->device_id == vp_id)
 			break;
+	}
 
 	if (!test_bit(__VXGE_STATE_RESET_CARD, &vdev->state)) {
 		if (type == VXGE_HW_EVENT_SLOT_FREEZE) {
@@ -3428,8 +3351,7 @@ vxge_callback_crit_err(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev,
 				vxge_vpath_intr_disable(vdev, vpath_idx);
 
 				/* stop the queue for this vpath */
-				vxge_stop_tx_queue(&vdev->vpaths[vpath_idx].
-							fifo);
+				netif_tx_stop_queue(vpath->fifo.txq);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -4274,7 +4196,6 @@ vxge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pre)
 
 		vdev->vpaths[j].is_configured = 1;
 		vdev->vpaths[j].device_id = i;
-		vdev->vpaths[j].fifo.driver_id = j;
 		vdev->vpaths[j].ring.driver_id = j;
 		vdev->vpaths[j].vdev = vdev;
 		vdev->vpaths[j].max_mac_addr_cnt = max_mac_vpath;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
index a384582..5982396 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
@@ -217,17 +217,13 @@ struct vxge_fifo_stats {
 };
 
 struct vxge_fifo {
-	struct net_device	*ndev;
-	struct pci_dev		*pdev;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	struct __vxge_hw_fifo *handle;
+	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 
-	/* The vpath id maintained in the driver -
-	 * 0 to 'maximum_vpaths_in_function - 1'
-	 */
-	int driver_id;
 	int tx_steering_type;
 	int indicate_max_pkts;
-	spinlock_t tx_lock;
 
 	/* Tx stats */
 	struct vxge_fifo_stats stats;
@@ -275,7 +271,6 @@ struct vxge_ring {
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 struct vxge_vpath {
-
 	struct vxge_fifo fifo;
 	struct vxge_ring ring;
 
@@ -443,10 +438,6 @@ int vxge_open_vpaths(struct vxgedev *vdev);
 
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_reset_all_vpaths(struct vxgedev *vdev);
 
-void vxge_stop_tx_queue(struct vxge_fifo *fifo);
-
-void vxge_wake_tx_queue(struct vxge_fifo *fifo);
-
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_add_mac_addr(struct vxgedev *vdev,
 	struct macInfo *mac);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
index 6cc1dd7..1a70783 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
@@ -2466,14 +2466,12 @@ enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_rx(struct __vxge_hw_ring *ring)
  * the same.
  * @fifo: Handle to the fifo object used for non offload send
  *
- * The function	polls the Tx for the completed	descriptors and	calls
+ * The function polls the Tx for the completed descriptors and calls
  * the driver via supplied completion callback.
  *
  * Returns: VXGE_HW_OK, if the polling is completed successful.
  * VXGE_HW_COMPLETIONS_REMAIN: There are still more completed
  * descriptors available which are yet to be processed.
- *
- * See also: vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx().
  */
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo,
 					struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr, int nr_skb,
