diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index c809e8fe648f9..b262aa84b6a24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -2961,13 +2961,8 @@ static void ibmvnic_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (adapter->priv_flags & IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES) {
-		ring->rx_max_pending = adapter->max_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq;
-		ring->tx_max_pending = adapter->max_tx_entries_per_subcrq;
-	} else {
-		ring->rx_max_pending = IBMVNIC_MAX_QUEUE_SZ;
-		ring->tx_max_pending = IBMVNIC_MAX_QUEUE_SZ;
-	}
+	ring->rx_max_pending = adapter->max_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq;
+	ring->tx_max_pending = adapter->max_tx_entries_per_subcrq;
 	ring->rx_mini_max_pending = 0;
 	ring->rx_jumbo_max_pending = 0;
 	ring->rx_pending = adapter->req_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq;
@@ -2980,23 +2975,21 @@ static int ibmvnic_set_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 				 struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = 0;
+	if (ring->rx_pending > adapter->max_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq  ||
+	    ring->tx_pending > adapter->max_tx_entries_per_subcrq) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Invalid request.\n");
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Max tx buffers = %llu\n",
+			   adapter->max_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq);
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Max rx buffers = %llu\n",
+			   adapter->max_tx_entries_per_subcrq);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	adapter->desired.rx_entries = ring->rx_pending;
 	adapter->desired.tx_entries = ring->tx_pending;
 
-	ret = wait_for_reset(adapter);
-
-	if (!ret &&
-	    (adapter->req_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq != ring->rx_pending ||
-	     adapter->req_tx_entries_per_subcrq != ring->tx_pending))
-		netdev_info(netdev,
-			    "Could not match full ringsize request. Requested: RX %d, TX %d; Allowed: RX %llu, TX %llu\n",
-			    ring->rx_pending, ring->tx_pending,
-			    adapter->req_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq,
-			    adapter->req_tx_entries_per_subcrq);
-	return ret;
+	return wait_for_reset(adapter);
 }
 
 static void ibmvnic_get_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
@@ -3004,14 +2997,8 @@ static void ibmvnic_get_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (adapter->priv_flags & IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES) {
-		channels->max_rx = adapter->max_rx_queues;
-		channels->max_tx = adapter->max_tx_queues;
-	} else {
-		channels->max_rx = IBMVNIC_MAX_QUEUES;
-		channels->max_tx = IBMVNIC_MAX_QUEUES;
-	}
-
+	channels->max_rx = adapter->max_rx_queues;
+	channels->max_tx = adapter->max_tx_queues;
 	channels->max_other = 0;
 	channels->max_combined = 0;
 	channels->rx_count = adapter->req_rx_queues;
@@ -3024,22 +3011,11 @@ static int ibmvnic_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 				struct ethtool_channels *channels)
 {
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	adapter->desired.rx_queues = channels->rx_count;
 	adapter->desired.tx_queues = channels->tx_count;
 
-	ret = wait_for_reset(adapter);
-
-	if (!ret &&
-	    (adapter->req_rx_queues != channels->rx_count ||
-	     adapter->req_tx_queues != channels->tx_count))
-		netdev_info(netdev,
-			    "Could not match full channels request. Requested: RX %d, TX %d; Allowed: RX %llu, TX %llu\n",
-			    channels->rx_count, channels->tx_count,
-			    adapter->req_rx_queues, adapter->req_tx_queues);
-	return ret;
+	return wait_for_reset(adapter);
 }
 
 static void ibmvnic_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 *data)
@@ -3047,43 +3023,32 @@ static void ibmvnic_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 *data)
 	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int i;
 
-	switch (stringset) {
-	case ETH_SS_STATS:
-		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ibmvnic_stats);
-				i++, data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN)
-			memcpy(data, ibmvnic_stats[i].name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+	if (stringset != ETH_SS_STATS)
+		return;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++) {
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "tx%d_packets", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ibmvnic_stats); i++, data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN)
+		memcpy(data, ibmvnic_stats[i].name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
 
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "tx%d_bytes", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_tx_queues; i++) {
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "tx%d_packets", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-				 "tx%d_dropped_packets", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-		}
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "tx%d_bytes", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++) {
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_packets", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "tx%d_dropped_packets", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+	}
 
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_bytes", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++) {
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_packets", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 
-			snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_interrupts", i);
-			data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-		}
-		break;
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_bytes", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 
-	case ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS:
-		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ibmvnic_priv_flags); i++)
-			strcpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-			       ibmvnic_priv_flags[i]);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return;
+		snprintf(data, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx%d_interrupts", i);
+		data += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3096,8 +3061,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 		return ARRAY_SIZE(ibmvnic_stats) +
 		       adapter->req_tx_queues * NUM_TX_STATS +
 		       adapter->req_rx_queues * NUM_RX_STATS;
-	case ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS:
-		return ARRAY_SIZE(ibmvnic_priv_flags);
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -3150,26 +3113,6 @@ static void ibmvnic_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 }
 
-static u32 ibmvnic_get_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-
-	return adapter->priv_flags;
-}
-
-static int ibmvnic_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *netdev, u32 flags)
-{
-	struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	bool which_maxes = !!(flags & IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES);
-
-	if (which_maxes)
-		adapter->priv_flags |= IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES;
-	else
-		adapter->priv_flags &= ~IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct ethtool_ops ibmvnic_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_drvinfo		= ibmvnic_get_drvinfo,
 	.get_msglevel		= ibmvnic_get_msglevel,
@@ -3183,8 +3126,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops ibmvnic_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_sset_count         = ibmvnic_get_sset_count,
 	.get_ethtool_stats	= ibmvnic_get_ethtool_stats,
 	.get_link_ksettings	= ibmvnic_get_link_ksettings,
-	.get_priv_flags		= ibmvnic_get_priv_flags,
-	.set_priv_flags		= ibmvnic_set_priv_flags,
 };
 
 /* Routines for managing CRQs/sCRQs  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
index ef395fd3b1e6f..1a9ed9202654f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.h
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 
 #define IBMVNIC_RESET_DELAY 100
 
-static const char ibmvnic_priv_flags[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
-#define IBMVNIC_USE_SERVER_MAXES 0x1
-	"use-server-maxes"
-};
-
 struct ibmvnic_login_buffer {
 	__be32 len;
 	__be32 version;
@@ -885,7 +880,6 @@ struct ibmvnic_adapter {
 	struct ibmvnic_control_ip_offload_buffer ip_offload_ctrl;
 	dma_addr_t ip_offload_ctrl_tok;
 	u32 msg_enable;
-	u32 priv_flags;
 
 	/* Vital Product Data (VPD) */
 	struct ibmvnic_vpd *vpd;