*  ixgbe_start_hw_82599 - Prepare hardware for Tx/Rx
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
  *
- *  Starts the hardware using the generic start_hw function.
- *  Then performs device-specific:
- *  Clears the rate limiter registers.
+ *  Starts the hardware using the generic start_hw function
+ *  and the generation start_hw function.
+ *  Then performs revision-specific operations, if any.
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_start_hw_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
-       u32 q_num;
-       s32 ret_val;
+       s32 ret_val = 0;
 
        ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_generic(hw);
+       if (ret_val != 0)
+               goto out;
 
-       /* Clear the rate limiters */
-       for (q_num = 0; q_num < hw->mac.max_tx_queues; q_num++) {
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDQSEL, q_num);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRC, 0);
-       }
-       IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
+       ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(hw);
+       if (ret_val != 0)
+               goto out;
 
        /* We need to run link autotry after the driver loads */
        hw->mac.autotry_restart = true;
 
        if (ret_val == 0)
                ret_val = ixgbe_verify_fw_version_82599(hw);
-
+out:
        return ret_val;
 }
 
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_start_hw_gen2 - Init sequence for common device family
+ *  @hw: pointer to hw structure
+ *
+ * Performs the init sequence common to the second generation
+ * of 10 GbE devices.
+ * Devices in the second generation:
+ *     82599
+ *     X540
+ **/
+s32 ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       u32 i;
+
+       /* Clear the rate limiters */
+       for (i = 0; i < hw->mac.max_tx_queues; i++) {
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTDQSEL, i);
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRC, 0);
+       }
+       IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *  ixgbe_init_hw_generic - Generic hardware initialization
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
 
 s32 ixgbe_init_ops_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_init_hw_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_start_hw_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
+s32 ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_clear_hw_cntrs_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_read_pba_string_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 *pba_num,
                                   u32 pba_num_size);
 
        return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_start_hw_X540 - Prepare hardware for Tx/Rx
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Starts the hardware using the generic start_hw function
+ *  and the generation start_hw function.
+ *  Then performs revision-specific operations, if any.
+ **/
+static s32 ixgbe_start_hw_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+       s32 ret_val = 0;
+
+       ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_generic(hw);
+       if (ret_val != 0)
+               goto out;
+
+       ret_val = ixgbe_start_hw_gen2(hw);
+
+out:
+       return ret_val;
+}
+
 /**
  *  ixgbe_get_supported_physical_layer_X540 - Returns physical layer type
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
 static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X540 = {
        .init_hw                = &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
        .reset_hw               = &ixgbe_reset_hw_X540,
-       .start_hw               = &ixgbe_start_hw_generic,
+       .start_hw               = &ixgbe_start_hw_X540,
        .clear_hw_cntrs         = &ixgbe_clear_hw_cntrs_generic,
        .get_media_type         = &ixgbe_get_media_type_X540,
        .get_supported_physical_layer =