diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index e24b25c..4e3e2a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -3732,27 +3732,63 @@
 	return 1 << ( ((reg2 & PCI_VPD_ROM_SZ) >> 14) + 8);
 }
 
-static u32 sky2_vpd_read(struct sky2_hw *hw, int cap, u16 offset)
+static int sky2_vpd_wait(const struct sky2_hw *hw, int cap, u16 busy)
 {
-	u32 val;
+	unsigned long start = jiffies;
 
-	sky2_pci_write16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, offset);
+	while ( (sky2_pci_read16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR) & PCI_VPD_ADDR_F) == busy) {
+		/* Can take up to 10.6 ms for write */
+		if (time_after(jiffies, start + HZ/4)) {
+			dev_err(&hw->pdev->dev, PFX "VPD cycle timed out");
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		}
+		mdelay(1);
+	}
 
-	do {
-		offset = sky2_pci_read16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR);
-	} while (!(offset & PCI_VPD_ADDR_F));
-
-	val = sky2_pci_read32(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_DATA);
-	return val;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sky2_vpd_write(struct sky2_hw *hw, int cap, u16 offset, u32 val)
+static int sky2_vpd_read(struct sky2_hw *hw, int cap, void *data,
+			 u16 offset, size_t length)
 {
-	sky2_pci_write16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_DATA, val);
-	sky2_pci_write32(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, offset | PCI_VPD_ADDR_F);
-	do {
-		offset = sky2_pci_read16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR);
-	} while (offset & PCI_VPD_ADDR_F);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	while (length > 0) {
+		u32 val;
+
+		sky2_pci_write16(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, offset);
+		rc = sky2_vpd_wait(hw, cap, 0);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+
+		val = sky2_pci_read32(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_DATA);
+
+		memcpy(data, &val, min(sizeof(val), length));
+		offset += sizeof(u32);
+		data += sizeof(u32);
+		length -= sizeof(u32);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int sky2_vpd_write(struct sky2_hw *hw, int cap, const void *data,
+			  u16 offset, unsigned int length)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < length; i += sizeof(u32)) {
+		u32 val = *(u32 *)(data + i);
+
+		sky2_pci_write32(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_DATA, val);
+		sky2_pci_write32(hw, cap + PCI_VPD_ADDR, offset | PCI_VPD_ADDR_F);
+
+		rc = sky2_vpd_wait(hw, cap, PCI_VPD_ADDR_F);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+	}
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int sky2_get_eeprom(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eeprom *eeprom,
@@ -3760,24 +3796,13 @@
 {
 	struct sky2_port *sky2 = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int cap = pci_find_capability(sky2->hw->pdev, PCI_CAP_ID_VPD);
-	int length = eeprom->len;
-	u16 offset = eeprom->offset;
 
 	if (!cap)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	eeprom->magic = SKY2_EEPROM_MAGIC;
 
-	while (length > 0) {
-		u32 val = sky2_vpd_read(sky2->hw, cap, offset);
-		int n = min_t(int, length, sizeof(val));
-
-		memcpy(data, &val, n);
-		length -= n;
-		data += n;
-		offset += n;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return sky2_vpd_read(sky2->hw, cap, data, eeprom->offset, eeprom->len);
 }
 
 static int sky2_set_eeprom(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_eeprom *eeprom,
@@ -3785,8 +3810,6 @@
 {
 	struct sky2_port *sky2 = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int cap = pci_find_capability(sky2->hw->pdev, PCI_CAP_ID_VPD);
-	int length = eeprom->len;
-	u16 offset = eeprom->offset;
 
 	if (!cap)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3794,21 +3817,11 @@
 	if (eeprom->magic != SKY2_EEPROM_MAGIC)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	while (length > 0) {
-		u32 val;
-		int n = min_t(int, length, sizeof(val));
+	/* Partial writes not supported */
+	if ((eeprom->offset & 3) || (eeprom->len & 3))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (n < sizeof(val))
-			val = sky2_vpd_read(sky2->hw, cap, offset);
-		memcpy(&val, data, n);
-
-		sky2_vpd_write(sky2->hw, cap, offset, val);
-
-		length -= n;
-		data += n;
-		offset += n;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return sky2_vpd_write(sky2->hw, cap, data, eeprom->offset, eeprom->len);
 }