}
 
        ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
-       /* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
-        * applying the new filter changes
-        */
-       i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
-       return 0;
+
+       return i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi);
 }
 
 /**
        bool add_happened = false;
        int filter_list_len = 0;
        u32 changed_flags = 0;
+       i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
        bool err_cond = false;
-       i40e_status ret = 0;
+       int retval = 0;
        struct i40e_pf *pf;
        int num_add = 0;
        int num_del = 0;
                }
                spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 
-               if (err_cond)
+               if (err_cond) {
                        i40e_cleanup_add_list(&tmp_add_list);
+                       retval = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto out;
+               }
        }
 
        /* Now process 'del_list' outside the lock */
                        i40e_undo_del_filter_entries(vsi, &tmp_del_list);
                        i40e_undo_add_filter_entries(vsi);
                        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
+                       retval = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto out;
                }
 
                list_for_each_entry_safe(f, ftmp, &tmp_del_list, list) {
 
                        /* flush a full buffer */
                        if (num_del == filter_list_len) {
-                               ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(&pf->hw,
-                                                 vsi->seid, del_list, num_del,
-                                                 NULL);
+                               aq_ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(&pf->hw,
+                                                               vsi->seid,
+                                                               del_list,
+                                                               num_del,
+                                                               NULL);
                                aq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
                                num_del = 0;
                                memset(del_list, 0, sizeof(*del_list));
 
-                               if (ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)
+                               if (aq_ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT) {
+                                       retval = -EIO;
                                        dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                                "ignoring delete macvlan error, err %s, aq_err %s while flushing a full buffer\n",
-                                               i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+                                               i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
                                                i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, aq_err));
+                               }
                        }
                        /* Release memory for MAC filter entries which were
                         * synced up with HW.
                }
 
                if (num_del) {
-                       ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
-                                                    del_list, num_del, NULL);
+                       aq_ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
+                                                       del_list, num_del,
+                                                       NULL);
                        aq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
                        num_del = 0;
 
-                       if (ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)
+                       if (aq_ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)
                                dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                         "ignoring delete macvlan error, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-                                        i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+                                        i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
                                         i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, aq_err));
                }
 
                        spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
                        i40e_undo_add_filter_entries(vsi);
                        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
+                       retval = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto out;
                }
 
                list_for_each_entry_safe(f, ftmp, &tmp_add_list, list) {
 
                        /* flush a full buffer */
                        if (num_add == filter_list_len) {
-                               ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
-                                                         add_list, num_add,
-                                                         NULL);
+                               aq_ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
+                                                            add_list, num_add,
+                                                            NULL);
                                aq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
                                num_add = 0;
 
-                               if (ret)
+                               if (aq_ret)
                                        break;
                                memset(add_list, 0, sizeof(*add_list));
                        }
                }
 
                if (num_add) {
-                       ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
-                                                 add_list, num_add, NULL);
+                       aq_ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(&pf->hw, vsi->seid,
+                                                    add_list, num_add, NULL);
                        aq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
                        num_add = 0;
                }
                kfree(add_list);
                add_list = NULL;
 
-               if (add_happened && ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_EINVAL) {
+               if (add_happened && aq_ret && aq_err != I40E_AQ_RC_EINVAL) {
+                       retval = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret, aq_err);
                        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                 "add filter failed, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
                                 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, aq_err));
                        if ((pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status == I40E_AQ_RC_ENOSPC) &&
                            !test_bit(__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
                bool cur_multipromisc;
 
                cur_multipromisc = !!(vsi->current_netdev_flags & IFF_ALLMULTI);
-               ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(&vsi->back->hw,
-                                                           vsi->seid,
-                                                           cur_multipromisc,
-                                                           NULL);
-               if (ret)
+               aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(&vsi->back->hw,
+                                                              vsi->seid,
+                                                              cur_multipromisc,
+                                                              NULL);
+               if (aq_ret) {
+                       retval = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
+                                                    pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
                        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                 "set multi promisc failed, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
                                 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
                                             pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+               }
        }
        if ((changed_flags & IFF_PROMISC) || promisc_forced_on) {
                bool cur_promisc;
                                set_bit(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
                        }
                } else {
-                       ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(
+                       aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(
                                                          &vsi->back->hw,
                                                          vsi->seid,
                                                          cur_promisc, NULL);
-                       if (ret)
+                       if (aq_ret) {
+                               retval =
+                               i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
+                                                   pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
                                dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                         "set unicast promisc failed, err %d, aq_err %d\n",
-                                        ret, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
-                       ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(
+                                        aq_ret, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
+                       }
+                       aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_multicast_promiscuous(
                                                          &vsi->back->hw,
                                                          vsi->seid,
                                                          cur_promisc, NULL);
-                       if (ret)
+                       if (aq_ret) {
+                               retval =
+                               i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
+                                                   pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
                                dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                         "set multicast promisc failed, err %d, aq_err %d\n",
-                                        ret, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
+                                        aq_ret, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
+                       }
                }
-               ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_broadcast(&vsi->back->hw,
-                                               vsi->seid,
-                                               cur_promisc, NULL);
-               if (ret)
+               aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_broadcast(&vsi->back->hw,
+                                                  vsi->seid,
+                                                  cur_promisc, NULL);
+               if (aq_ret) {
+                       retval = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
+                                                    pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
                        dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                 "set brdcast promisc failed, err %s, aq_err %s\n",
-                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
                                 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
                                             pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+               }
        }
-
+out:
        clear_bit(__I40E_CONFIG_BUSY, &vsi->state);
-       return 0;
+       return retval;
 }
 
 /**