diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index e012c2e..6399abb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -3235,7 +3235,7 @@ config VIRTIO_NET
 
 config VMXNET3
        tristate "VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver"
-       depends on PCI && X86 && INET
+       depends on PCI && INET
        help
          This driver supports VMware's vmxnet3 virtual ethernet NIC.
          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_defs.h b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_defs.h
index dc8ee44..b4889e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_defs.h
@@ -90,23 +90,60 @@ enum {
 	VMXNET3_CMD_GET_CONF_INTR
 };
 
-struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc {
-	u64		addr;
+/*
+ *	Little Endian layout of bitfields -
+ *	Byte 0 :	7.....len.....0
+ *	Byte 1 :	rsvd gen 13.len.8
+ *	Byte 2 : 	5.msscof.0 ext1  dtype
+ *	Byte 3 : 	13...msscof...6
+ *
+ *	Big Endian layout of bitfields -
+ *	Byte 0:		13...msscof...6
+ *	Byte 1 : 	5.msscof.0 ext1  dtype
+ *	Byte 2 :	rsvd gen 13.len.8
+ *	Byte 3 :	7.....len.....0
+ *
+ *	Thus, le32_to_cpu on the dword will allow the big endian driver to read
+ *	the bit fields correctly. And cpu_to_le32 will convert bitfields
+ *	bit fields written by big endian driver to format required by device.
+ */
 
-	u32		len:14;
-	u32		gen:1;      /* generation bit */
-	u32		rsvd:1;
-	u32		dtype:1;    /* descriptor type */
-	u32		ext1:1;
-	u32		msscof:14;  /* MSS, checksum offset, flags */
-
-	u32		hlen:10;    /* header len */
-	u32		om:2;       /* offload mode */
-	u32		eop:1;      /* End Of Packet */
-	u32		cq:1;       /* completion request */
-	u32		ext2:1;
-	u32		ti:1;       /* VLAN Tag Insertion */
-	u32		tci:16;     /* Tag to Insert */
+struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc {
+	__le64 addr;
+
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32 msscof:14;  /* MSS, checksum offset, flags */
+	u32 ext1:1;
+	u32 dtype:1;    /* descriptor type */
+	u32 rsvd:1;
+	u32 gen:1;      /* generation bit */
+	u32 len:14;
+#else
+	u32 len:14;
+	u32 gen:1;      /* generation bit */
+	u32 rsvd:1;
+	u32 dtype:1;    /* descriptor type */
+	u32 ext1:1;
+	u32 msscof:14;  /* MSS, checksum offset, flags */
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
+
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32 tci:16;     /* Tag to Insert */
+	u32 ti:1;       /* VLAN Tag Insertion */
+	u32 ext2:1;
+	u32 cq:1;       /* completion request */
+	u32 eop:1;      /* End Of Packet */
+	u32 om:2;       /* offload mode */
+	u32 hlen:10;    /* header len */
+#else
+	u32 hlen:10;    /* header len */
+	u32 om:2;       /* offload mode */
+	u32 eop:1;      /* End Of Packet */
+	u32 cq:1;       /* completion request */
+	u32 ext2:1;
+	u32 ti:1;       /* VLAN Tag Insertion */
+	u32 tci:16;     /* Tag to Insert */
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
 };
 
 /* TxDesc.OM values */
@@ -118,6 +155,8 @@ struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc {
 #define VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_SHIFT	12
 #define VMXNET3_TXD_CQ_SHIFT	13
 #define VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SHIFT	14
+#define VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_DWORD_SHIFT 3
+#define VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_DWORD_SHIFT 2
 
 #define VMXNET3_TXD_CQ		(1 << VMXNET3_TXD_CQ_SHIFT)
 #define VMXNET3_TXD_EOP		(1 << VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_SHIFT)
@@ -130,29 +169,40 @@ struct Vmxnet3_TxDataDesc {
 	u8		data[VMXNET3_HDR_COPY_SIZE];
 };
 
+#define VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_SHIFT	31
+#define VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_SIZE	1
+#define VMXNET3_TCD_TXIDX_SHIFT	0
+#define VMXNET3_TCD_TXIDX_SIZE	12
+#define VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_DWORD_SHIFT	3
 
 struct Vmxnet3_TxCompDesc {
 	u32		txdIdx:12;    /* Index of the EOP TxDesc */
 	u32		ext1:20;
 
-	u32		ext2;
-	u32		ext3;
+	__le32		ext2;
+	__le32		ext3;
 
 	u32		rsvd:24;
 	u32		type:7;       /* completion type */
 	u32		gen:1;        /* generation bit */
 };
 
-
 struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc {
-	u64		addr;
+	__le64		addr;
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32		gen:1;        /* Generation bit */
+	u32		rsvd:15;
+	u32		dtype:1;      /* Descriptor type */
+	u32		btype:1;      /* Buffer Type */
+	u32		len:14;
+#else
 	u32		len:14;
 	u32		btype:1;      /* Buffer Type */
 	u32		dtype:1;      /* Descriptor type */
 	u32		rsvd:15;
 	u32		gen:1;        /* Generation bit */
-
+#endif
 	u32		ext1;
 };
 
@@ -164,8 +214,17 @@ struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc {
 #define VMXNET3_RXD_BTYPE_SHIFT  14
 #define VMXNET3_RXD_GEN_SHIFT    31
 
-
 struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc {
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32		ext2:1;
+	u32		cnc:1;        /* Checksum Not Calculated */
+	u32		rssType:4;    /* RSS hash type used */
+	u32		rqID:10;      /* rx queue/ring ID */
+	u32		sop:1;        /* Start of Packet */
+	u32		eop:1;        /* End of Packet */
+	u32		ext1:2;
+	u32		rxdIdx:12;    /* Index of the RxDesc */
+#else
 	u32		rxdIdx:12;    /* Index of the RxDesc */
 	u32		ext1:2;
 	u32		eop:1;        /* End of Packet */
@@ -174,14 +233,36 @@ struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc {
 	u32		rssType:4;    /* RSS hash type used */
 	u32		cnc:1;        /* Checksum Not Calculated */
 	u32		ext2:1;
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
 
-	u32		rssHash;      /* RSS hash value */
+	__le32		rssHash;      /* RSS hash value */
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32		tci:16;       /* Tag stripped */
+	u32		ts:1;         /* Tag is stripped */
+	u32		err:1;        /* Error */
+	u32		len:14;       /* data length */
+#else
 	u32		len:14;       /* data length */
 	u32		err:1;        /* Error */
 	u32		ts:1;         /* Tag is stripped */
 	u32		tci:16;       /* Tag stripped */
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
+
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32		gen:1;        /* generation bit */
+	u32		type:7;       /* completion type */
+	u32		fcs:1;        /* Frame CRC correct */
+	u32		frg:1;        /* IP Fragment */
+	u32		v4:1;         /* IPv4 */
+	u32		v6:1;         /* IPv6 */
+	u32		ipc:1;        /* IP Checksum Correct */
+	u32		tcp:1;        /* TCP packet */
+	u32		udp:1;        /* UDP packet */
+	u32		tuc:1;        /* TCP/UDP Checksum Correct */
+	u32		csum:16;
+#else
 	u32		csum:16;
 	u32		tuc:1;        /* TCP/UDP Checksum Correct */
 	u32		udp:1;        /* UDP packet */
@@ -193,6 +274,7 @@ struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc {
 	u32		fcs:1;        /* Frame CRC correct */
 	u32		type:7;       /* completion type */
 	u32		gen:1;        /* generation bit */
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
 };
 
 /* fields in RxCompDesc we access via Vmxnet3_GenericDesc.dword[3] */
@@ -206,6 +288,8 @@ struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc {
 /* csum OK for TCP/UDP pkts over IP */
 #define VMXNET3_RCD_CSUM_OK (1 << VMXNET3_RCD_TUC_SHIFT | \
 			     1 << VMXNET3_RCD_IPC_SHIFT)
+#define VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SIZE 1
+#define VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_SIZE 1
 
 /* value of RxCompDesc.rssType */
 enum {
@@ -219,9 +303,9 @@ enum {
 
 /* a union for accessing all cmd/completion descriptors */
 union Vmxnet3_GenericDesc {
-	u64				qword[2];
-	u32				dword[4];
-	u16				word[8];
+	__le64				qword[2];
+	__le32				dword[4];
+	__le16				word[8];
 	struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc		txd;
 	struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc		rxd;
 	struct Vmxnet3_TxCompDesc	tcd;
@@ -287,18 +371,24 @@ enum {
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_GOSInfo {
-	u32				gosBits:2;	/* 32-bit or 64-bit? */
-	u32				gosType:4;   /* which guest */
-	u32				gosVer:16;   /* gos version */
-	u32				gosMisc:10;  /* other info about gos */
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	u32		gosMisc:10;    /* other info about gos */
+	u32		gosVer:16;     /* gos version */
+	u32		gosType:4;     /* which guest */
+	u32		gosBits:2;    /* 32-bit or 64-bit? */
+#else
+	u32		gosBits:2;     /* 32-bit or 64-bit? */
+	u32		gosType:4;     /* which guest */
+	u32		gosVer:16;     /* gos version */
+	u32		gosMisc:10;    /* other info about gos */
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
 };
 
-
 struct Vmxnet3_DriverInfo {
-	u32				version;
+	__le32				version;
 	struct Vmxnet3_GOSInfo		gos;
-	u32				vmxnet3RevSpt;
-	u32				uptVerSpt;
+	__le32				vmxnet3RevSpt;
+	__le32				uptVerSpt;
 };
 
 
@@ -315,42 +405,42 @@ struct Vmxnet3_DriverInfo {
 
 struct Vmxnet3_MiscConf {
 	struct Vmxnet3_DriverInfo driverInfo;
-	u64		uptFeatures;
-	u64		ddPA;         /* driver data PA */
-	u64		queueDescPA;  /* queue descriptor table PA */
-	u32		ddLen;        /* driver data len */
-	u32		queueDescLen; /* queue desc. table len in bytes */
-	u32		mtu;
-	u16		maxNumRxSG;
+	__le64		uptFeatures;
+	__le64		ddPA;         /* driver data PA */
+	__le64		queueDescPA;  /* queue descriptor table PA */
+	__le32		ddLen;        /* driver data len */
+	__le32		queueDescLen; /* queue desc. table len in bytes */
+	__le32		mtu;
+	__le16		maxNumRxSG;
 	u8		numTxQueues;
 	u8		numRxQueues;
-	u32		reserved[4];
+	__le32		reserved[4];
 };
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_TxQueueConf {
-	u64		txRingBasePA;
-	u64		dataRingBasePA;
-	u64		compRingBasePA;
-	u64		ddPA;         /* driver data */
-	u64		reserved;
-	u32		txRingSize;   /* # of tx desc */
-	u32		dataRingSize; /* # of data desc */
-	u32		compRingSize; /* # of comp desc */
-	u32		ddLen;        /* size of driver data */
+	__le64		txRingBasePA;
+	__le64		dataRingBasePA;
+	__le64		compRingBasePA;
+	__le64		ddPA;         /* driver data */
+	__le64		reserved;
+	__le32		txRingSize;   /* # of tx desc */
+	__le32		dataRingSize; /* # of data desc */
+	__le32		compRingSize; /* # of comp desc */
+	__le32		ddLen;        /* size of driver data */
 	u8		intrIdx;
 	u8		_pad[7];
 };
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_RxQueueConf {
-	u64		rxRingBasePA[2];
-	u64		compRingBasePA;
-	u64		ddPA;            /* driver data */
-	u64		reserved;
-	u32		rxRingSize[2];   /* # of rx desc */
-	u32		compRingSize;    /* # of rx comp desc */
-	u32		ddLen;           /* size of driver data */
+	__le64		rxRingBasePA[2];
+	__le64		compRingBasePA;
+	__le64		ddPA;            /* driver data */
+	__le64		reserved;
+	__le32		rxRingSize[2];   /* # of rx desc */
+	__le32		compRingSize;    /* # of rx comp desc */
+	__le32		ddLen;           /* size of driver data */
 	u8		intrIdx;
 	u8		_pad[7];
 };
@@ -381,7 +471,7 @@ struct Vmxnet3_IntrConf {
 	u8		eventIntrIdx;
 	u8		modLevels[VMXNET3_MAX_INTRS];	/* moderation level for
 							 * each intr */
-	u32		reserved[3];
+	__le32		reserved[3];
 };
 
 /* one bit per VLAN ID, the size is in the units of u32	*/
@@ -391,21 +481,21 @@ struct Vmxnet3_IntrConf {
 struct Vmxnet3_QueueStatus {
 	bool		stopped;
 	u8		_pad[3];
-	u32		error;
+	__le32		error;
 };
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_TxQueueCtrl {
-	u32		txNumDeferred;
-	u32		txThreshold;
-	u64		reserved;
+	__le32		txNumDeferred;
+	__le32		txThreshold;
+	__le64		reserved;
 };
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_RxQueueCtrl {
 	bool		updateRxProd;
 	u8		_pad[7];
-	u64		reserved;
+	__le64		reserved;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -417,11 +507,11 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct Vmxnet3_RxFilterConf {
-	u32		rxMode;       /* VMXNET3_RXM_xxx */
-	u16		mfTableLen;   /* size of the multicast filter table */
-	u16		_pad1;
-	u64		mfTablePA;    /* PA of the multicast filters table */
-	u32		vfTable[VMXNET3_VFT_SIZE]; /* vlan filter */
+	__le32		rxMode;       /* VMXNET3_RXM_xxx */
+	__le16		mfTableLen;   /* size of the multicast filter table */
+	__le16		_pad1;
+	__le64		mfTablePA;    /* PA of the multicast filters table */
+	__le32		vfTable[VMXNET3_VFT_SIZE]; /* vlan filter */
 };
 
 
@@ -444,7 +534,7 @@ struct Vmxnet3_PM_PktFilter {
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_PMConf {
-	u16		wakeUpEvents;  /* VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_xxx */
+	__le16		wakeUpEvents;  /* VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_xxx */
 	u8		numFilters;
 	u8		pad[5];
 	struct Vmxnet3_PM_PktFilter filters[VMXNET3_PM_MAX_FILTERS];
@@ -452,9 +542,9 @@ struct Vmxnet3_PMConf {
 
 
 struct Vmxnet3_VariableLenConfDesc {
-	u32		confVer;
-	u32		confLen;
-	u64		confPA;
+	__le32		confVer;
+	__le32		confLen;
+	__le64		confPA;
 };
 
 
@@ -491,12 +581,12 @@ struct Vmxnet3_DSDevRead {
 
 /* All structures in DriverShared are padded to multiples of 8 bytes */
 struct Vmxnet3_DriverShared {
-	u32				magic;
+	__le32				magic;
 	/* make devRead start at 64bit boundaries */
-	u32					pad;
-	struct Vmxnet3_DSDevRead		devRead;
-	u32					ecr;
-	u32					reserved[5];
+	__le32				pad;
+	struct Vmxnet3_DSDevRead	devRead;
+	__le32				ecr;
+	__le32				reserved[5];
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index 004353a..8f24fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 char vmxnet3_driver_name[] = "vmxnet3";
 #define VMXNET3_DRIVER_DESC "VMware vmxnet3 virtual NIC driver"
 
-
 /*
  * PCI Device ID Table
  * Last entry must be all 0s
@@ -151,11 +150,10 @@ vmxnet3_check_link(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-
 static void
 vmxnet3_process_events(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	u32 events = adapter->shared->ecr;
+	u32 events = le32_to_cpu(adapter->shared->ecr);
 	if (!events)
 		return;
 
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ vmxnet3_process_events(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 		if (adapter->tqd_start->status.stopped) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: tq error 0x%x\n",
 			       adapter->netdev->name,
-			       adapter->tqd_start->status.error);
+			       le32_to_cpu(adapter->tqd_start->status.error));
 		}
 		if (adapter->rqd_start->status.stopped) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: rq error 0x%x\n",
@@ -185,6 +183,106 @@ vmxnet3_process_events(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+/*
+ * The device expects the bitfields in shared structures to be written in
+ * little endian. When CPU is big endian, the following routines are used to
+ * correctly read and write into ABI.
+ * The general technique used here is : double word bitfields are defined in
+ * opposite order for big endian architecture. Then before reading them in
+ * driver the complete double word is translated using le32_to_cpu. Similarly
+ * After the driver writes into bitfields, cpu_to_le32 is used to translate the
+ * double words into required format.
+ * In order to avoid touching bits in shared structure more than once, temporary
+ * descriptors are used. These are passed as srcDesc to following functions.
+ */
+static void vmxnet3_RxDescToCPU(const struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc *srcDesc,
+				struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc *dstDesc)
+{
+	u32 *src = (u32 *)srcDesc + 2;
+	u32 *dst = (u32 *)dstDesc + 2;
+	dstDesc->addr = le64_to_cpu(srcDesc->addr);
+	*dst = le32_to_cpu(*src);
+	dstDesc->ext1 = le32_to_cpu(srcDesc->ext1);
+}
+
+static void vmxnet3_TxDescToLe(const struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc *srcDesc,
+			       struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc *dstDesc)
+{
+	int i;
+	u32 *src = (u32 *)(srcDesc + 1);
+	u32 *dst = (u32 *)(dstDesc + 1);
+
+	/* Working backwards so that the gen bit is set at the end. */
+	for (i = 2; i > 0; i--) {
+		src--;
+		dst--;
+		*dst = cpu_to_le32(*src);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void vmxnet3_RxCompToCPU(const struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc *srcDesc,
+				struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc *dstDesc)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	u32 *src = (u32 *)srcDesc;
+	u32 *dst = (u32 *)dstDesc;
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc) / sizeof(u32); i++) {
+		*dst = le32_to_cpu(*src);
+		src++;
+		dst++;
+	}
+}
+
+
+/* Used to read bitfield values from double words. */
+static u32 get_bitfield32(const __le32 *bitfield, u32 pos, u32 size)
+{
+	u32 temp = le32_to_cpu(*bitfield);
+	u32 mask = ((1 << size) - 1) << pos;
+	temp &= mask;
+	temp >>= pos;
+	return temp;
+}
+
+
+
+#endif  /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD */
+
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+
+#   define VMXNET3_TXDESC_GET_GEN(txdesc) get_bitfield32(((const __le32 *) \
+			txdesc) + VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_DWORD_SHIFT, \
+			VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SHIFT, VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SIZE)
+#   define VMXNET3_TXDESC_GET_EOP(txdesc) get_bitfield32(((const __le32 *) \
+			txdesc) + VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_DWORD_SHIFT, \
+			VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_SHIFT, VMXNET3_TXD_EOP_SIZE)
+#   define VMXNET3_TCD_GET_GEN(tcd) get_bitfield32(((const __le32 *)tcd) + \
+			VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_DWORD_SHIFT, VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_SHIFT, \
+			VMXNET3_TCD_GEN_SIZE)
+#   define VMXNET3_TCD_GET_TXIDX(tcd) get_bitfield32((const __le32 *)tcd, \
+			VMXNET3_TCD_TXIDX_SHIFT, VMXNET3_TCD_TXIDX_SIZE)
+#   define vmxnet3_getRxComp(dstrcd, rcd, tmp) do { \
+			(dstrcd) = (tmp); \
+			vmxnet3_RxCompToCPU((rcd), (tmp)); \
+		} while (0)
+#   define vmxnet3_getRxDesc(dstrxd, rxd, tmp) do { \
+			(dstrxd) = (tmp); \
+			vmxnet3_RxDescToCPU((rxd), (tmp)); \
+		} while (0)
+
+#else
+
+#   define VMXNET3_TXDESC_GET_GEN(txdesc) ((txdesc)->gen)
+#   define VMXNET3_TXDESC_GET_EOP(txdesc) ((txdesc)->eop)
+#   define VMXNET3_TCD_GET_GEN(tcd) ((tcd)->gen)
+#   define VMXNET3_TCD_GET_TXIDX(tcd) ((tcd)->txdIdx)
+#   define vmxnet3_getRxComp(dstrcd, rcd, tmp) (dstrcd) = (rcd)
+#   define vmxnet3_getRxDesc(dstrxd, rxd, tmp) (dstrxd) = (rxd)
+
+#endif /* __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD  */
+
 
 static void
 vmxnet3_unmap_tx_buf(struct vmxnet3_tx_buf_info *tbi,
@@ -212,7 +310,7 @@ vmxnet3_unmap_pkt(u32 eop_idx, struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 
 	/* no out of order completion */
 	BUG_ON(tq->buf_info[eop_idx].sop_idx != tq->tx_ring.next2comp);
-	BUG_ON(tq->tx_ring.base[eop_idx].txd.eop != 1);
+	BUG_ON(VMXNET3_TXDESC_GET_EOP(&(tq->tx_ring.base[eop_idx].txd)) != 1);
 
 	skb = tq->buf_info[eop_idx].skb;
 	BUG_ON(skb == NULL);
@@ -246,9 +344,10 @@ vmxnet3_tq_tx_complete(struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 	union Vmxnet3_GenericDesc *gdesc;
 
 	gdesc = tq->comp_ring.base + tq->comp_ring.next2proc;
-	while (gdesc->tcd.gen == tq->comp_ring.gen) {
-		completed += vmxnet3_unmap_pkt(gdesc->tcd.txdIdx, tq,
-					       adapter->pdev, adapter);
+	while (VMXNET3_TCD_GET_GEN(&gdesc->tcd) == tq->comp_ring.gen) {
+		completed += vmxnet3_unmap_pkt(VMXNET3_TCD_GET_TXIDX(
+					       &gdesc->tcd), tq, adapter->pdev,
+					       adapter);
 
 		vmxnet3_comp_ring_adv_next2proc(&tq->comp_ring);
 		gdesc = tq->comp_ring.base + tq->comp_ring.next2proc;
@@ -472,9 +571,9 @@ vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq, u32 ring_idx,
 		}
 
 		BUG_ON(rbi->dma_addr == 0);
-		gd->rxd.addr = rbi->dma_addr;
-		gd->dword[2] = (ring->gen << VMXNET3_RXD_GEN_SHIFT) | val |
-				rbi->len;
+		gd->rxd.addr = cpu_to_le64(rbi->dma_addr);
+		gd->dword[2] = cpu_to_le32((ring->gen << VMXNET3_RXD_GEN_SHIFT)
+					   | val | rbi->len);
 
 		num_allocated++;
 		vmxnet3_cmd_ring_adv_next2fill(ring);
@@ -531,10 +630,10 @@ vmxnet3_map_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_ctx *ctx,
 
 	/* no need to map the buffer if headers are copied */
 	if (ctx->copy_size) {
-		ctx->sop_txd->txd.addr = tq->data_ring.basePA +
+		ctx->sop_txd->txd.addr = cpu_to_le64(tq->data_ring.basePA +
 					tq->tx_ring.next2fill *
-					sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_TxDataDesc);
-		ctx->sop_txd->dword[2] = dw2 | ctx->copy_size;
+					sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_TxDataDesc));
+		ctx->sop_txd->dword[2] = cpu_to_le32(dw2 | ctx->copy_size);
 		ctx->sop_txd->dword[3] = 0;
 
 		tbi = tq->buf_info + tq->tx_ring.next2fill;
@@ -542,7 +641,8 @@ vmxnet3_map_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_ctx *ctx,
 
 		dev_dbg(&adapter->netdev->dev,
 			"txd[%u]: 0x%Lx 0x%x 0x%x\n",
-			tq->tx_ring.next2fill, ctx->sop_txd->txd.addr,
+			tq->tx_ring.next2fill,
+			le64_to_cpu(ctx->sop_txd->txd.addr),
 			ctx->sop_txd->dword[2], ctx->sop_txd->dword[3]);
 		vmxnet3_cmd_ring_adv_next2fill(&tq->tx_ring);
 
@@ -570,14 +670,14 @@ vmxnet3_map_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_ctx *ctx,
 		gdesc = tq->tx_ring.base + tq->tx_ring.next2fill;
 		BUG_ON(gdesc->txd.gen == tq->tx_ring.gen);
 
-		gdesc->txd.addr = tbi->dma_addr;
-		gdesc->dword[2] = dw2 | buf_size;
+		gdesc->txd.addr = cpu_to_le64(tbi->dma_addr);
+		gdesc->dword[2] = cpu_to_le32(dw2 | buf_size);
 		gdesc->dword[3] = 0;
 
 		dev_dbg(&adapter->netdev->dev,
 			"txd[%u]: 0x%Lx 0x%x 0x%x\n",
-			tq->tx_ring.next2fill, gdesc->txd.addr,
-			gdesc->dword[2], gdesc->dword[3]);
+			tq->tx_ring.next2fill, le64_to_cpu(gdesc->txd.addr),
+			le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[2]), gdesc->dword[3]);
 		vmxnet3_cmd_ring_adv_next2fill(&tq->tx_ring);
 		dw2 = tq->tx_ring.gen << VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SHIFT;
 
@@ -599,14 +699,14 @@ vmxnet3_map_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_ctx *ctx,
 		gdesc = tq->tx_ring.base + tq->tx_ring.next2fill;
 		BUG_ON(gdesc->txd.gen == tq->tx_ring.gen);
 
-		gdesc->txd.addr = tbi->dma_addr;
-		gdesc->dword[2] = dw2 | frag->size;
+		gdesc->txd.addr = cpu_to_le64(tbi->dma_addr);
+		gdesc->dword[2] = cpu_to_le32(dw2 | frag->size);
 		gdesc->dword[3] = 0;
 
 		dev_dbg(&adapter->netdev->dev,
 			"txd[%u]: 0x%llu %u %u\n",
-			tq->tx_ring.next2fill, gdesc->txd.addr,
-			gdesc->dword[2], gdesc->dword[3]);
+			tq->tx_ring.next2fill, le64_to_cpu(gdesc->txd.addr),
+			le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[2]), gdesc->dword[3]);
 		vmxnet3_cmd_ring_adv_next2fill(&tq->tx_ring);
 		dw2 = tq->tx_ring.gen << VMXNET3_TXD_GEN_SHIFT;
 	}
@@ -751,6 +851,10 @@ vmxnet3_tq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct vmxnet3_tx_ctx ctx;
 	union Vmxnet3_GenericDesc *gdesc;
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	/* Use temporary descriptor to avoid touching bits multiple times */
+	union Vmxnet3_GenericDesc tempTxDesc;
+#endif
 
 	/* conservatively estimate # of descriptors to use */
 	count = VMXNET3_TXD_NEEDED(skb_headlen(skb)) +
@@ -827,16 +931,22 @@ vmxnet3_tq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 	vmxnet3_map_pkt(skb, &ctx, tq, adapter->pdev, adapter);
 
 	/* setup the EOP desc */
-	ctx.eop_txd->dword[3] = VMXNET3_TXD_CQ | VMXNET3_TXD_EOP;
+	ctx.eop_txd->dword[3] = cpu_to_le32(VMXNET3_TXD_CQ | VMXNET3_TXD_EOP);
 
 	/* setup the SOP desc */
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	gdesc = &tempTxDesc;
+	gdesc->dword[2] = ctx.sop_txd->dword[2];
+	gdesc->dword[3] = ctx.sop_txd->dword[3];
+#else
 	gdesc = ctx.sop_txd;
+#endif
 	if (ctx.mss) {
 		gdesc->txd.hlen = ctx.eth_ip_hdr_size + ctx.l4_hdr_size;
 		gdesc->txd.om = VMXNET3_OM_TSO;
 		gdesc->txd.msscof = ctx.mss;
-		tq->shared->txNumDeferred += (skb->len - gdesc->txd.hlen +
-					     ctx.mss - 1) / ctx.mss;
+		le32_add_cpu(&tq->shared->txNumDeferred, (skb->len -
+			     gdesc->txd.hlen + ctx.mss - 1) / ctx.mss);
 	} else {
 		if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
 			gdesc->txd.hlen = ctx.eth_ip_hdr_size;
@@ -847,7 +957,7 @@ vmxnet3_tq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 			gdesc->txd.om = 0;
 			gdesc->txd.msscof = 0;
 		}
-		tq->shared->txNumDeferred++;
+		le32_add_cpu(&tq->shared->txNumDeferred, 1);
 	}
 
 	if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
@@ -855,19 +965,27 @@ vmxnet3_tq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq,
 		gdesc->txd.tci = vlan_tx_tag_get(skb);
 	}
 
-	wmb();
-
-	/* finally flips the GEN bit of the SOP desc */
-	gdesc->dword[2] ^= VMXNET3_TXD_GEN;
+	/* finally flips the GEN bit of the SOP desc. */
+	gdesc->dword[2] = cpu_to_le32(le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[2]) ^
+						  VMXNET3_TXD_GEN);
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	/* Finished updating in bitfields of Tx Desc, so write them in original
+	 * place.
+	 */
+	vmxnet3_TxDescToLe((struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc *)gdesc,
+			   (struct Vmxnet3_TxDesc *)ctx.sop_txd);
+	gdesc = ctx.sop_txd;
+#endif
 	dev_dbg(&adapter->netdev->dev,
 		"txd[%u]: SOP 0x%Lx 0x%x 0x%x\n",
 		(u32)((union Vmxnet3_GenericDesc *)ctx.sop_txd -
-		tq->tx_ring.base), gdesc->txd.addr, gdesc->dword[2],
-		gdesc->dword[3]);
+		tq->tx_ring.base), le64_to_cpu(gdesc->txd.addr),
+		le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[2]), le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[3]));
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tq->tx_lock, flags);
 
-	if (tq->shared->txNumDeferred >= tq->shared->txThreshold) {
+	if (le32_to_cpu(tq->shared->txNumDeferred) >=
+					le32_to_cpu(tq->shared->txThreshold)) {
 		tq->shared->txNumDeferred = 0;
 		VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR0_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_TXPROD,
 				       tq->tx_ring.next2fill);
@@ -889,9 +1007,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t
 vmxnet3_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct vmxnet3_tx_queue *tq = &adapter->tx_queue;
 
-	return vmxnet3_tq_xmit(skb, tq, adapter, netdev);
+	return vmxnet3_tq_xmit(skb, &adapter->tx_queue, adapter, netdev);
 }
 
 
@@ -902,7 +1019,7 @@ vmxnet3_rx_csum(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter,
 {
 	if (!gdesc->rcd.cnc && adapter->rxcsum) {
 		/* typical case: TCP/UDP over IP and both csums are correct */
-		if ((gdesc->dword[3] & VMXNET3_RCD_CSUM_OK) ==
+		if ((le32_to_cpu(gdesc->dword[3]) & VMXNET3_RCD_CSUM_OK) ==
 							VMXNET3_RCD_CSUM_OK) {
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 			BUG_ON(!(gdesc->rcd.tcp || gdesc->rcd.udp));
@@ -957,8 +1074,12 @@ vmxnet3_rq_rx_complete(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
 	u32 num_rxd = 0;
 	struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc *rcd;
 	struct vmxnet3_rx_ctx *ctx = &rq->rx_ctx;
-
-	rcd = &rq->comp_ring.base[rq->comp_ring.next2proc].rcd;
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+	struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc rxCmdDesc;
+	struct Vmxnet3_RxCompDesc rxComp;
+#endif
+	vmxnet3_getRxComp(rcd, &rq->comp_ring.base[rq->comp_ring.next2proc].rcd,
+			  &rxComp);
 	while (rcd->gen == rq->comp_ring.gen) {
 		struct vmxnet3_rx_buf_info *rbi;
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -976,11 +1097,12 @@ vmxnet3_rq_rx_complete(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
 
 		idx = rcd->rxdIdx;
 		ring_idx = rcd->rqID == rq->qid ? 0 : 1;
-
-		rxd = &rq->rx_ring[ring_idx].base[idx].rxd;
+		vmxnet3_getRxDesc(rxd, &rq->rx_ring[ring_idx].base[idx].rxd,
+				  &rxCmdDesc);
 		rbi = rq->buf_info[ring_idx] + idx;
 
-		BUG_ON(rxd->addr != rbi->dma_addr || rxd->len != rbi->len);
+		BUG_ON(rxd->addr != rbi->dma_addr ||
+		       rxd->len != rbi->len);
 
 		if (unlikely(rcd->eop && rcd->err)) {
 			vmxnet3_rx_error(rq, rcd, ctx, adapter);
@@ -1078,7 +1200,8 @@ rcd_done:
 		}
 
 		vmxnet3_comp_ring_adv_next2proc(&rq->comp_ring);
-		rcd = &rq->comp_ring.base[rq->comp_ring.next2proc].rcd;
+		vmxnet3_getRxComp(rcd,
+		     &rq->comp_ring.base[rq->comp_ring.next2proc].rcd, &rxComp);
 	}
 
 	return num_rxd;
@@ -1094,7 +1217,11 @@ vmxnet3_rq_cleanup(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
 
 	for (ring_idx = 0; ring_idx < 2; ring_idx++) {
 		for (i = 0; i < rq->rx_ring[ring_idx].size; i++) {
-			rxd = &rq->rx_ring[ring_idx].base[i].rxd;
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+			struct Vmxnet3_RxDesc rxDesc;
+#endif
+			vmxnet3_getRxDesc(rxd,
+				&rq->rx_ring[ring_idx].base[i].rxd, &rxDesc);
 
 			if (rxd->btype == VMXNET3_RXD_BTYPE_HEAD &&
 					rq->buf_info[ring_idx][i].skb) {
@@ -1346,12 +1473,12 @@ vmxnet3_request_irqs(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 		err = request_irq(adapter->intr.msix_entries[0].vector,
 				  vmxnet3_intr, 0, adapter->netdev->name,
 				  adapter->netdev);
-	} else
-#endif
-	if (adapter->intr.type == VMXNET3_IT_MSI) {
+	} else if (adapter->intr.type == VMXNET3_IT_MSI) {
 		err = request_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, vmxnet3_intr, 0,
 				  adapter->netdev->name, adapter->netdev);
-	} else {
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
 		err = request_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, vmxnet3_intr,
 				  IRQF_SHARED, adapter->netdev->name,
 				  adapter->netdev);
@@ -1412,6 +1539,22 @@ vmxnet3_free_irqs(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 
+inline void set_flag_le16(__le16 *data, u16 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
+}
+
+inline void set_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) | flag);
+}
+
+inline void reset_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag)
+{
+	*data = cpu_to_le64(le64_to_cpu(*data) & ~flag);
+}
+
+
 static void
 vmxnet3_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 {
@@ -1427,7 +1570,8 @@ vmxnet3_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 			adapter->vlan_grp = grp;
 
 			/* update FEATURES to device */
-			devRead->misc.uptFeatures |= UPT1_F_RXVLAN;
+			set_flag_le64(&devRead->misc.uptFeatures,
+				      UPT1_F_RXVLAN);
 			VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 					       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_FEATURE);
 			/*
@@ -1450,7 +1594,7 @@ vmxnet3_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 		struct Vmxnet3_DSDevRead *devRead = &shared->devRead;
 		adapter->vlan_grp = NULL;
 
-		if (devRead->misc.uptFeatures & UPT1_F_RXVLAN) {
+		if (le64_to_cpu(devRead->misc.uptFeatures) & UPT1_F_RXVLAN) {
 			int i;
 
 			for (i = 0; i < VMXNET3_VFT_SIZE; i++) {
@@ -1463,7 +1607,8 @@ vmxnet3_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 					       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_VLAN_FILTERS);
 
 			/* update FEATURES to device */
-			devRead->misc.uptFeatures &= ~UPT1_F_RXVLAN;
+			reset_flag_le64(&devRead->misc.uptFeatures,
+					UPT1_F_RXVLAN);
 			VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 					       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_FEATURE);
 		}
@@ -1565,9 +1710,10 @@ vmxnet3_set_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
 			new_table = vmxnet3_copy_mc(netdev);
 			if (new_table) {
 				new_mode |= VMXNET3_RXM_MCAST;
-				rxConf->mfTableLen = netdev->mc_count *
-						     ETH_ALEN;
-				rxConf->mfTablePA = virt_to_phys(new_table);
+				rxConf->mfTableLen = cpu_to_le16(
+						netdev->mc_count * ETH_ALEN);
+				rxConf->mfTablePA = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
+						    new_table));
 			} else {
 				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: failed to copy mcast list"
 				       ", setting ALL_MULTI\n", netdev->name);
@@ -1582,7 +1728,7 @@ vmxnet3_set_mc(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	if (new_mode != rxConf->rxMode) {
-		rxConf->rxMode = new_mode;
+		rxConf->rxMode = cpu_to_le32(new_mode);
 		VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 				       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_RX_MODE);
 	}
@@ -1610,63 +1756,69 @@ vmxnet3_setup_driver_shared(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 	memset(shared, 0, sizeof(*shared));
 
 	/* driver settings */
-	shared->magic = VMXNET3_REV1_MAGIC;
-	devRead->misc.driverInfo.version = VMXNET3_DRIVER_VERSION_NUM;
+	shared->magic = cpu_to_le32(VMXNET3_REV1_MAGIC);
+	devRead->misc.driverInfo.version = cpu_to_le32(
+						VMXNET3_DRIVER_VERSION_NUM);
 	devRead->misc.driverInfo.gos.gosBits = (sizeof(void *) == 4 ?
 				VMXNET3_GOS_BITS_32 : VMXNET3_GOS_BITS_64);
 	devRead->misc.driverInfo.gos.gosType = VMXNET3_GOS_TYPE_LINUX;
-	devRead->misc.driverInfo.vmxnet3RevSpt = 1;
-	devRead->misc.driverInfo.uptVerSpt = 1;
+	*((u32 *)&devRead->misc.driverInfo.gos) = cpu_to_le32(
+				*((u32 *)&devRead->misc.driverInfo.gos));
+	devRead->misc.driverInfo.vmxnet3RevSpt = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	devRead->misc.driverInfo.uptVerSpt = cpu_to_le32(1);
 
-	devRead->misc.ddPA = virt_to_phys(adapter);
-	devRead->misc.ddLen = sizeof(struct vmxnet3_adapter);
+	devRead->misc.ddPA = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(adapter));
+	devRead->misc.ddLen = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct vmxnet3_adapter));
 
 	/* set up feature flags */
 	if (adapter->rxcsum)
-		devRead->misc.uptFeatures |= UPT1_F_RXCSUM;
+		set_flag_le64(&devRead->misc.uptFeatures, UPT1_F_RXCSUM);
 
 	if (adapter->lro) {
-		devRead->misc.uptFeatures |= UPT1_F_LRO;
-		devRead->misc.maxNumRxSG = 1 + MAX_SKB_FRAGS;
+		set_flag_le64(&devRead->misc.uptFeatures, UPT1_F_LRO);
+		devRead->misc.maxNumRxSG = cpu_to_le16(1 + MAX_SKB_FRAGS);
 	}
 	if ((adapter->netdev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX)
 			&& adapter->vlan_grp) {
-		devRead->misc.uptFeatures |= UPT1_F_RXVLAN;
+		set_flag_le64(&devRead->misc.uptFeatures, UPT1_F_RXVLAN);
 	}
 
-	devRead->misc.mtu = adapter->netdev->mtu;
-	devRead->misc.queueDescPA = adapter->queue_desc_pa;
-	devRead->misc.queueDescLen = sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_TxQueueDesc) +
-				     sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_RxQueueDesc);
+	devRead->misc.mtu = cpu_to_le32(adapter->netdev->mtu);
+	devRead->misc.queueDescPA = cpu_to_le64(adapter->queue_desc_pa);
+	devRead->misc.queueDescLen = cpu_to_le32(
+				     sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_TxQueueDesc) +
+				     sizeof(struct Vmxnet3_RxQueueDesc));
 
 	/* tx queue settings */
 	BUG_ON(adapter->tx_queue.tx_ring.base == NULL);
 
 	devRead->misc.numTxQueues = 1;
 	tqc = &adapter->tqd_start->conf;
-	tqc->txRingBasePA   = adapter->tx_queue.tx_ring.basePA;
-	tqc->dataRingBasePA = adapter->tx_queue.data_ring.basePA;
-	tqc->compRingBasePA = adapter->tx_queue.comp_ring.basePA;
-	tqc->ddPA           = virt_to_phys(adapter->tx_queue.buf_info);
-	tqc->txRingSize     = adapter->tx_queue.tx_ring.size;
-	tqc->dataRingSize   = adapter->tx_queue.data_ring.size;
-	tqc->compRingSize   = adapter->tx_queue.comp_ring.size;
-	tqc->ddLen          = sizeof(struct vmxnet3_tx_buf_info) *
-			      tqc->txRingSize;
+	tqc->txRingBasePA   = cpu_to_le64(adapter->tx_queue.tx_ring.basePA);
+	tqc->dataRingBasePA = cpu_to_le64(adapter->tx_queue.data_ring.basePA);
+	tqc->compRingBasePA = cpu_to_le64(adapter->tx_queue.comp_ring.basePA);
+	tqc->ddPA           = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
+						adapter->tx_queue.buf_info));
+	tqc->txRingSize     = cpu_to_le32(adapter->tx_queue.tx_ring.size);
+	tqc->dataRingSize   = cpu_to_le32(adapter->tx_queue.data_ring.size);
+	tqc->compRingSize   = cpu_to_le32(adapter->tx_queue.comp_ring.size);
+	tqc->ddLen          = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct vmxnet3_tx_buf_info) *
+			      tqc->txRingSize);
 	tqc->intrIdx        = adapter->tx_queue.comp_ring.intr_idx;
 
 	/* rx queue settings */
 	devRead->misc.numRxQueues = 1;
 	rqc = &adapter->rqd_start->conf;
-	rqc->rxRingBasePA[0] = adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[0].basePA;
-	rqc->rxRingBasePA[1] = adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[1].basePA;
-	rqc->compRingBasePA  = adapter->rx_queue.comp_ring.basePA;
-	rqc->ddPA            = virt_to_phys(adapter->rx_queue.buf_info);
-	rqc->rxRingSize[0]   = adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[0].size;
-	rqc->rxRingSize[1]   = adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[1].size;
-	rqc->compRingSize    = adapter->rx_queue.comp_ring.size;
-	rqc->ddLen           = sizeof(struct vmxnet3_rx_buf_info) *
-			       (rqc->rxRingSize[0] + rqc->rxRingSize[1]);
+	rqc->rxRingBasePA[0] = cpu_to_le64(adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[0].basePA);
+	rqc->rxRingBasePA[1] = cpu_to_le64(adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[1].basePA);
+	rqc->compRingBasePA  = cpu_to_le64(adapter->rx_queue.comp_ring.basePA);
+	rqc->ddPA            = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
+						adapter->rx_queue.buf_info));
+	rqc->rxRingSize[0]   = cpu_to_le32(adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[0].size);
+	rqc->rxRingSize[1]   = cpu_to_le32(adapter->rx_queue.rx_ring[1].size);
+	rqc->compRingSize    = cpu_to_le32(adapter->rx_queue.comp_ring.size);
+	rqc->ddLen           = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(struct vmxnet3_rx_buf_info) *
+			       (rqc->rxRingSize[0] + rqc->rxRingSize[1]));
 	rqc->intrIdx         = adapter->rx_queue.comp_ring.intr_idx;
 
 	/* intr settings */
@@ -1715,11 +1867,10 @@ vmxnet3_activate_dev(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 
 	vmxnet3_setup_driver_shared(adapter);
 
-	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_DSAL,
-			       VMXNET3_GET_ADDR_LO(adapter->shared_pa));
-	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_DSAH,
-			       VMXNET3_GET_ADDR_HI(adapter->shared_pa));
-
+	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_DSAL, VMXNET3_GET_ADDR_LO(
+			       adapter->shared_pa));
+	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_DSAH, VMXNET3_GET_ADDR_HI(
+			       adapter->shared_pa));
 	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 			       VMXNET3_CMD_ACTIVATE_DEV);
 	ret = VMXNET3_READ_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD);
@@ -2425,7 +2576,7 @@ vmxnet3_suspend(struct device *device)
 		memcpy(pmConf->filters[i].pattern, netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		pmConf->filters[i].mask[0] = 0x3F; /* LSB ETH_ALEN bits */
 
-		pmConf->wakeUpEvents |= VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_FILTER;
+		set_flag_le16(&pmConf->wakeUpEvents, VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_FILTER);
 		i++;
 	}
 
@@ -2467,19 +2618,21 @@ vmxnet3_suspend(struct device *device)
 		pmConf->filters[i].mask[5] = 0x03; /* IPv4 TIP */
 		in_dev_put(in_dev);
 
-		pmConf->wakeUpEvents |= VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_FILTER;
+		set_flag_le16(&pmConf->wakeUpEvents, VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_FILTER);
 		i++;
 	}
 
 skip_arp:
 	if (adapter->wol & WAKE_MAGIC)
-		pmConf->wakeUpEvents |= VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_MAGIC;
+		set_flag_le16(&pmConf->wakeUpEvents, VMXNET3_PM_WAKEUP_MAGIC);
 
 	pmConf->numFilters = i;
 
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confVer = 1;
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confLen = sizeof(*pmConf);
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confPA = virt_to_phys(pmConf);
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confVer = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confLen = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(
+								  *pmConf));
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confPA = cpu_to_le64(virt_to_phys(
+								 pmConf));
 
 	VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 			       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_PMCFG);
@@ -2510,9 +2663,11 @@ vmxnet3_resume(struct device *device)
 	pmConf = adapter->pm_conf;
 	memset(pmConf, 0, sizeof(*pmConf));
 
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confVer = 1;
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confLen = sizeof(*pmConf);
-	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confPA = virt_to_phys(pmConf);
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confVer = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confLen = cpu_to_le32(sizeof(
+								  *pmConf));
+	adapter->shared->devRead.pmConfDesc.confPA = cpu_to_le32(virt_to_phys(
+								 pmConf));
 
 	netif_device_attach(netdev);
 	pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
index c2c15e4..3935c44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethtool.c
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ vmxnet3_set_rx_csum(struct net_device *netdev, u32 val)
 		adapter->rxcsum = val;
 		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 			if (val)
-				adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures |=
-								UPT1_F_RXCSUM;
+				set_flag_le64(
+				&adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures,
+				UPT1_F_RXCSUM);
 			else
-				adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures &=
-								~UPT1_F_RXCSUM;
+				reset_flag_le64(
+				&adapter->shared->devRead.misc.uptFeatures,
+				UPT1_F_RXCSUM);
 
 			VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, VMXNET3_REG_CMD,
 					       VMXNET3_CMD_UPDATE_FEATURE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
index 4450816..34f392f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_int.h
@@ -330,14 +330,14 @@ struct vmxnet3_adapter {
 };
 
 #define VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR0_REG(adapter, reg, val)  \
-	writel((val), (adapter)->hw_addr0 + (reg))
+	writel(cpu_to_le32(val), (adapter)->hw_addr0 + (reg))
 #define VMXNET3_READ_BAR0_REG(adapter, reg)        \
-	readl((adapter)->hw_addr0 + (reg))
+	le32_to_cpu(readl((adapter)->hw_addr0 + (reg)))
 
 #define VMXNET3_WRITE_BAR1_REG(adapter, reg, val)  \
-	writel((val), (adapter)->hw_addr1 + (reg))
+	writel(cpu_to_le32(val), (adapter)->hw_addr1 + (reg))
 #define VMXNET3_READ_BAR1_REG(adapter, reg)        \
-	readl((adapter)->hw_addr1 + (reg))
+	le32_to_cpu(readl((adapter)->hw_addr1 + (reg)))
 
 #define VMXNET3_WAKE_QUEUE_THRESHOLD(tq)  (5)
 #define VMXNET3_RX_ALLOC_THRESHOLD(rq, ring_idx, adapter) \
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ struct vmxnet3_adapter {
 #define VMXNET3_MAX_ETH_HDR_SIZE    22
 #define VMXNET3_MAX_SKB_BUF_SIZE    (3*1024)
 
+void set_flag_le16(__le16 *data, u16 flag);
+void set_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag);
+void reset_flag_le64(__le64 *data, u64 flag);
+
 int
 vmxnet3_quiesce_dev(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter);
 
