diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.h b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.h
index 224acea771ed..62779a520ca1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.h
@@ -978,7 +978,9 @@ struct __vxge_hw_fifo {
 			void *txdlh,
 			enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code,
 			void *userdata,
-			void **skb_ptr);
+			struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr,
+			int nr_skb,
+			int *more);
 
 	void (*txdl_term)(
 			void *txdlh,
@@ -1779,7 +1781,8 @@ struct vxge_hw_fifo_attr {
 			void *txdlh,
 			enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code,
 			void *userdata,
-			void **skb_ptr);
+			struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr,
+			int nr_skb, int *more);
 
 	void (*txdl_term)(
 			void *txdlh,
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
index beee4ab2ed30..4b22513bed40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -87,22 +87,25 @@ static inline int is_vxge_card_up(struct vxgedev *vdev)
 static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_VPATH_TX(struct vxge_fifo *fifo)
 {
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
-	struct sk_buff *skb_ptr = NULL;
-	struct sk_buff **temp, *head, *skb;
+	struct sk_buff **skb_ptr = NULL;
+	struct sk_buff **temp;
+#define NR_SKB_COMPLETED 128
+	struct sk_buff *completed[NR_SKB_COMPLETED];
+	int more;
 
-	if (spin_trylock_irqsave(&fifo->tx_lock, flags)) {
-		vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(fifo->handle, (void **)&skb_ptr);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
-	}
-	/* free SKBs */
-	head = skb_ptr;
-	while (head) {
-		skb = head;
-		temp = (struct sk_buff **)&skb->cb;
-		head = *temp;
-		*temp = NULL;
-		dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
-	}
+	do {
+		more = 0;
+		skb_ptr = completed;
+
+		if (spin_trylock_irqsave(&fifo->tx_lock, flags)) {
+			vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(fifo->handle, &skb_ptr,
+						NR_SKB_COMPLETED, &more);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fifo->tx_lock, flags);
+		}
+		/* free SKBs */
+		for (temp = completed; temp != skb_ptr; temp++)
+			dev_kfree_skb_irq(*temp);
+	} while (more) ;
 }
 
 static inline void VXGE_COMPLETE_ALL_TX(struct vxgedev *vdev)
@@ -600,11 +603,10 @@ vxge_rx_1b_compl(struct __vxge_hw_ring *ringh, void *dtr,
 enum vxge_hw_status
 vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
 		enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code, void *userdata,
-		void **skb_ptr)
+		struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr, int nr_skb, int *more)
 {
 	struct vxge_fifo *fifo = (struct vxge_fifo *)userdata;
-	struct sk_buff *skb, *head = NULL;
-	struct sk_buff **temp;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, **done_skb = *skb_ptr;
 	int pkt_cnt = 0;
 
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
@@ -657,9 +659,12 @@ vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
 		fifo->stats.tx_frms++;
 		fifo->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
-		temp = (struct sk_buff **)&skb->cb;
-		*temp = head;
-		head = skb;
+		*done_skb++ = skb;
+
+		if (--nr_skb <= 0) {
+			*more = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 
 		pkt_cnt++;
 		if (pkt_cnt > fifo->indicate_max_pkts)
@@ -668,11 +673,9 @@ vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
 	} while (vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_next_completed(fifo_hw,
 				&dtr, &t_code) == VXGE_HW_OK);
 
+	*skb_ptr = done_skb;
 	vxge_wake_tx_queue(fifo, skb);
 
-	if (skb_ptr)
-		*skb_ptr = (void *) head;
-
 	vxge_debug_entryexit(VXGE_TRACE,
 				"%s: %s:%d  Exiting...",
 				fifo->ndev->name, __func__, __LINE__);
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
index 18d824c3ab93..8b3989bc707f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-main.h
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ vxge_rx_1b_compl(struct __vxge_hw_ring *ringh, void *dtr,
 
 enum vxge_hw_status
 vxge_xmit_compl(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo_hw, void *dtr,
-	enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code, void *userdata, void **skb_ptr);
+	enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code, void *userdata,
+	struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr, int nr_skbs, int *more);
 
 int vxge_close(struct net_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
index 370f55cbbad7..c249cd25a5d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.c
@@ -2508,7 +2508,8 @@ enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_rx(struct __vxge_hw_ring *ring)
  * See also: vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx().
  */
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo,
-					void **skb_ptr)
+					struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr, int nr_skb,
+					int *more)
 {
 	enum vxge_hw_fifo_tcode t_code;
 	void *first_txdlh;
@@ -2520,8 +2521,8 @@ enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifo,
 	status = vxge_hw_fifo_txdl_next_completed(fifo,
 				&first_txdlh, &t_code);
 	if (status == VXGE_HW_OK)
-		if (fifo->callback(fifo, first_txdlh,
-			t_code, channel->userdata, skb_ptr) != VXGE_HW_OK)
+		if (fifo->callback(fifo, first_txdlh, t_code,
+			channel->userdata, skb_ptr, nr_skb, more) != VXGE_HW_OK)
 			status = VXGE_HW_COMPLETIONS_REMAIN;
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.h b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.h
index 8260b91fd795..461742b4442b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-traffic.h
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_rx(
 
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_poll_tx(
 	struct __vxge_hw_fifo *fifoh,
-	void **skb_ptr);
+	struct sk_buff ***skb_ptr, int nr_skb, int *more);
 
 enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_alarm_process(
 	struct __vxge_hw_vpath_handle *vpath_handle,