diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
index 50ffe90488ff..f4aba4355b19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct ixgb_adapter {
 
 	/* TX */
 	struct ixgb_desc_ring tx_ring ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+	unsigned int restart_queue;
 	unsigned long timeo_start;
 	uint32_t tx_cmd_type;
 	uint64_t hw_csum_tx_good;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
index cd22523fb035..82c044d6e08a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static struct ixgb_stats ixgb_gstrings_stats[] = {
 	{"tx_window_errors", IXGB_STAT(net_stats.tx_window_errors)},
 	{"tx_deferred_ok", IXGB_STAT(stats.dc)},
 	{"tx_timeout_count", IXGB_STAT(tx_timeout_count) },
+	{"tx_restart_queue", IXGB_STAT(restart_queue) },
 	{"rx_long_length_errors", IXGB_STAT(stats.roc)},
 	{"rx_short_length_errors", IXGB_STAT(stats.ruc)},
 #ifdef NETIF_F_TSO
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c
index 02089b64e42c..ecbf45861c68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_hw.c
@@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ ixgb_init_rx_addrs(struct ixgb_hw *hw)
 	/* Zero out the other 15 receive addresses. */
 	DEBUGOUT("Clearing RAR[1-15]\n");
 	for(i = 1; i < IXGB_RAR_ENTRIES; i++) {
-		IXGB_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, RA, (i << 1), 0);
+		/* Write high reg first to disable the AV bit first */
 		IXGB_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, RA, ((i << 1) + 1), 0);
+		IXGB_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, RA, (i << 1), 0);
 	}
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index e628126c9c49..a083a9189230 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static char ixgb_driver_string[] = "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Network Driver";
 #else
 #define DRIVERNAPI "-NAPI"
 #endif
-#define DRV_VERSION		"1.0.117-k2"DRIVERNAPI
+#define DRV_VERSION		"1.0.126-k2"DRIVERNAPI
 char ixgb_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 static char ixgb_copyright[] = "Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation.";
 
@@ -1287,6 +1287,7 @@ ixgb_tx_map(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ixgb_buffer *buffer_info;
 	int len = skb->len;
 	unsigned int offset = 0, size, count = 0, i;
+	unsigned int mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
 
 	unsigned int nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	unsigned int f;
@@ -1298,6 +1299,11 @@ ixgb_tx_map(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	while(len) {
 		buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 		size = min(len, IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD);
+		/* Workaround for premature desc write-backs
+		 * in TSO mode.  Append 4-byte sentinel desc */
+		if (unlikely(mss && !nr_frags && size == len && size > 8))
+			size -= 4;
+
 		buffer_info->length = size;
 		WARN_ON(buffer_info->dma != 0);
 		buffer_info->dma =
@@ -1324,6 +1330,13 @@ ixgb_tx_map(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		while(len) {
 			buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
 			size = min(len, IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD);
+
+			/* Workaround for premature desc write-backs
+			 * in TSO mode.  Append 4-byte sentinel desc */
+			if (unlikely(mss && !nr_frags && size == len
+			             && size > 8))
+				size -= 4;
+
 			buffer_info->length = size;
 			buffer_info->dma =
 				pci_map_page(adapter->pdev,
@@ -1398,11 +1411,43 @@ ixgb_tx_queue(struct ixgb_adapter *adapter, int count, int vlan_id,int tx_flags)
 	IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, TDT, i);
 }
 
+static int __ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev, int size)
+{
+	struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct ixgb_desc_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_ring;
+
+	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+	/* Herbert's original patch had:
+	 *  smp_mb__after_netif_stop_queue();
+	 * but since that doesn't exist yet, just open code it. */
+	smp_mb();
+
+	/* We need to check again in a case another CPU has just
+	 * made room available. */
+	if (likely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(tx_ring) < size))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	/* A reprieve! */
+	netif_start_queue(netdev);
+	++adapter->restart_queue;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev,
+                              struct ixgb_desc_ring *tx_ring, int size)
+{
+	if (likely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(tx_ring) >= size))
+		return 0;
+	return __ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, size);
+}
+
+
 /* Tx Descriptors needed, worst case */
 #define TXD_USE_COUNT(S) (((S) >> IXGB_MAX_TXD_PWR) + \
 			 (((S) & (IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD - 1)) ? 1 : 0))
-#define DESC_NEEDED TXD_USE_COUNT(IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD) + \
-	MAX_SKB_FRAGS * TXD_USE_COUNT(PAGE_SIZE) + 1
+#define DESC_NEEDED TXD_USE_COUNT(IXGB_MAX_DATA_PER_TXD) /* skb->date */ + \
+	MAX_SKB_FRAGS * TXD_USE_COUNT(PAGE_SIZE) + 1 /* for context */ \
+	+ 1 /* one more needed for sentinel TSO workaround */
 
 static int
 ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
@@ -1430,7 +1475,8 @@ ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
-	if(unlikely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(&adapter->tx_ring) < DESC_NEEDED)) {
+	if (unlikely(ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, &adapter->tx_ring,
+                     DESC_NEEDED))) {
 		netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
@@ -1468,8 +1514,7 @@ ixgb_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 
 #ifdef NETIF_F_LLTX
 	/* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
-	if(unlikely(IXGB_DESC_UNUSED(&adapter->tx_ring) < DESC_NEEDED))
-		netif_stop_queue(netdev);
+	ixgb_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, &adapter->tx_ring, DESC_NEEDED);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tx_lock, flags);