int qlcnic_send_lro_cleanup(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 void qlcnic_update_cmd_producer(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
                struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring);
-int qlcnic_get_mac_addr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac);
 void qlcnic_clear_ilb_mode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 int qlcnic_set_ilb_mode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 void qlcnic_fetch_mac(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32, u8, u8 *);
 extern const struct ethtool_ops qlcnic_ethtool_ops;
 
 struct qlcnic_nic_template {
-       int (*get_mac_addr) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u8*);
        int (*config_bridged_mode) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
        int (*config_led) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32);
        int (*start_firmware) (struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 
-       if (adapter->nic_ops->get_mac_addr(adapter, mac_addr) != 0)
+       if (qlcnic_get_mac_address(adapter, mac_addr) != 0)
                return -EIO;
 
        memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 };
 
 static struct qlcnic_nic_template qlcnic_ops = {
-       .get_mac_addr = qlcnic_get_mac_address,
        .config_bridged_mode = qlcnic_config_bridged_mode,
        .config_led = qlcnic_config_led,
        .start_firmware = qlcnic_start_firmware
 };
 
 static struct qlcnic_nic_template qlcnic_vf_ops = {
-       .get_mac_addr = qlcnic_get_mac_address,
        .config_bridged_mode = qlcnicvf_config_bridged_mode,
        .config_led = qlcnicvf_config_led,
        .start_firmware = qlcnicvf_start_firmware
 qlcnic_check_options(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        u32 fw_major, fw_minor, fw_build;
-       char brd_name[QLCNIC_MAX_BOARD_NAME_LEN];
        struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
        struct qlcnic_info nic_info;
 
 
        adapter->fw_version = QLCNIC_VERSION_CODE(fw_major, fw_minor, fw_build);
 
-       if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_ADAPTER_INITIALIZED))
-               if (qlcnic_read_mac_addr(adapter))
-                       dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to read mac addr\n");
-       if (adapter->portnum == 0) {
-               get_brd_name(adapter, brd_name);
-
-               pr_info("%s: %s Board Chip rev 0x%x\n",
-                               module_name(THIS_MODULE),
-                               brd_name, adapter->ahw.revision_id);
-       }
-
        dev_info(&pdev->dev, "firmware v%d.%d.%d\n",
                        fw_major, fw_minor, fw_build);
 
        int err;
        uint8_t revision_id;
        uint8_t pci_using_dac;
+       char brd_name[QLCNIC_MAX_BOARD_NAME_LEN];
 
        err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
        if (err)
                goto err_out_decr_ref;
        }
 
+       if (qlcnic_read_mac_addr(adapter))
+               dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to read mac addr\n");
+
+       if (adapter->portnum == 0) {
+               get_brd_name(adapter, brd_name);
+
+               pr_info("%s: %s Board Chip rev 0x%x\n",
+                               module_name(THIS_MODULE),
+                               brd_name, adapter->ahw.revision_id);
+       }
+
        qlcnic_clear_stats(adapter);
 
        qlcnic_setup_intr(adapter);