diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 0e9aec8f6917..4348b6fd44fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ static int e1000_82547_fifo_workaround(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 static bool e1000_vlan_used(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
 static void e1000_vlan_mode(struct net_device *netdev,
 			    netdev_features_t features);
+static void e1000_vlan_filter_on_off(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
+				     bool filter_on);
 static int e1000_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid);
 static int e1000_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *netdev, u16 vid);
 static void e1000_restore_vlan(struct e1000_adapter *adapter);
@@ -215,7 +217,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
-static int debug = NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE;
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
 
@@ -979,7 +982,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	adapter->netdev = netdev;
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
-	adapter->msg_enable = (1 << debug) - 1;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 	adapter->bars = bars;
 	adapter->need_ioport = need_ioport;
 
@@ -1214,7 +1217,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_register;
 
-	e1000_vlan_mode(netdev, netdev->features);
+	e1000_vlan_filter_on_off(adapter, false);
 
 	/* print bus type/speed/width info */
 	e_info(probe, "(PCI%s:%dMHz:%d-bit) %pM\n",
@@ -4770,6 +4773,22 @@ static bool e1000_vlan_used(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void __e1000_vlan_mode(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
+			      netdev_features_t features)
+{
+	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	u32 ctrl;
+
+	ctrl = er32(CTRL);
+	if (features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX) {
+		/* enable VLAN tag insert/strip */
+		ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_VME;
+	} else {
+		/* disable VLAN tag insert/strip */
+		ctrl &= ~E1000_CTRL_VME;
+	}
+	ew32(CTRL, ctrl);
+}
 static void e1000_vlan_filter_on_off(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 				     bool filter_on)
 {
@@ -4779,6 +4798,7 @@ static void e1000_vlan_filter_on_off(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 	if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
 		e1000_irq_disable(adapter);
 
+	__e1000_vlan_mode(adapter, adapter->netdev->features);
 	if (filter_on) {
 		/* enable VLAN receive filtering */
 		rctl = er32(RCTL);
@@ -4799,24 +4819,14 @@ static void e1000_vlan_filter_on_off(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 }
 
 static void e1000_vlan_mode(struct net_device *netdev,
-	netdev_features_t features)
+			    netdev_features_t features)
 {
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 ctrl;
 
 	if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
 		e1000_irq_disable(adapter);
 
-	ctrl = er32(CTRL);
-	if (features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX) {
-		/* enable VLAN tag insert/strip */
-		ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_VME;
-	} else {
-		/* disable VLAN tag insert/strip */
-		ctrl &= ~E1000_CTRL_VME;
-	}
-	ew32(CTRL, ctrl);
+	__e1000_vlan_mode(adapter, features);
 
 	if (!test_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags))
 		e1000_irq_enable(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 7152eb11b7b9..2c38a65ade87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 char e1000e_driver_name[] = "e1000e";
 const char e1000e_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
+module_param(debug, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
+
 static void e1000e_disable_aspm(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 state);
 
 static const struct e1000_info *e1000_info_tbl[] = {
@@ -6172,7 +6177,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->hw.adapter = adapter;
 	adapter->hw.mac.type = ei->mac;
 	adapter->max_hw_frame_size = ei->max_hw_frame_size;
-	adapter->msg_enable = (1 << NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE) - 1;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	mmio_start = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
 	mmio_len = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index c4902411d749..5ec31598ee47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
+module_param(debug, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
+
 struct igb_reg_info {
 	u32 ofs;
 	char *name;
@@ -1893,7 +1898,7 @@ static int __devinit igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	hw = &adapter->hw;
 	hw->back = adapter;
-	adapter->msg_enable = NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	mmio_start = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
 	mmio_len = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index 217c143686d2..d61ca2a732f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ static const char igbvf_driver_string[] =
 static const char igbvf_copyright[] =
 		  "Copyright (c) 2009 - 2012 Intel Corporation.";
 
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
+module_param(debug, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
+
 static int igbvf_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 static void igbvf_reset(struct igbvf_adapter *);
 static void igbvf_set_interrupt_capability(struct igbvf_adapter *);
@@ -2649,7 +2654,7 @@ static int __devinit igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->flags = ei->flags;
 	adapter->hw.back = adapter;
 	adapter->hw.mac.type = ei->mac;
-	adapter->msg_enable = (1 << NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE) - 1;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	/* PCI config space info */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 82aaa792cbf3..5fce363d810a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Network Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
-#define DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT 3
-static int debug = DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT;
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ ixgb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	adapter->netdev = netdev;
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	adapter->hw.back = adapter;
-	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT);
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	adapter->hw.hw_addr = pci_ioremap_bar(pdev, BAR_0);
 	if (!adapter->hw.hw_addr) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 80e26ff30ebf..74e192107f9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ struct ixgbe_fdir_filter {
 	u16 action;
 };
 
-enum ixbge_state_t {
+enum ixgbe_state_t {
 	__IXGBE_TESTING,
 	__IXGBE_RESETTING,
 	__IXGBE_DOWN,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 398fc223cab9..3e26b1f9ac75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ static char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] =
 			      "Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection";
 #endif
 #define MAJ 3
-#define MIN 6
-#define BUILD 7
+#define MIN 8
+#define BUILD 21
 #define DRV_VERSION __stringify(MAJ) "." __stringify(MIN) "." \
 	__stringify(BUILD) "-k"
 const char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
@@ -141,13 +141,16 @@ module_param(allow_unsupported_sfp, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_unsupported_sfp,
 		 "Allow unsupported and untested SFP+ modules on 82599-based adapters");
 
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
+module_param(debug, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation, <linux.nics@intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
-#define DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT 3
-
 static void ixgbe_service_event_schedule(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state) &&
@@ -6834,7 +6837,7 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	hw = &adapter->hw;
 	hw->back = adapter;
-	adapter->msg_enable = (1 << DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT) - 1;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	hw->hw_addr = ioremap(pci_resource_start(pdev, 0),
 			      pci_resource_len(pdev, 0));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 581c65976bb4..307611ae831d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) 82599 Virtual Function Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
-#define DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT 3
+#define DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE (NETIF_MSG_DRV|NETIF_MSG_PROBE|NETIF_MSG_LINK)
+static int debug = -1;
+module_param(debug, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
 
 /* forward decls */
 static void ixgbevf_set_itr_msix(struct ixgbevf_q_vector *q_vector);
@@ -3367,7 +3370,7 @@ static int __devinit ixgbevf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	hw = &adapter->hw;
 	hw->back = adapter;
-	adapter->msg_enable = (1 << DEFAULT_DEBUG_LEVEL_SHIFT) - 1;
+	adapter->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug, DEFAULT_MSG_ENABLE);
 
 	/*
 	 * call save state here in standalone driver because it relies on