diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index e36b3a8..4bd004c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -2096,8 +2096,10 @@ STATIC void ixgbe_release_eeprom(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 /**
  *  ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic - Calculates and returns the checksum
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Returns a negative error code on error, or the 16-bit checksum
  **/
-u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+s32 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
 	u16 i;
 	u16 j;
@@ -2110,33 +2112,44 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	/* Include 0x0-0x3F in the checksum */
 	for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM; i++) {
-		if (hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, i, &word) != IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+		if (hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, i, &word)) {
 			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-			break;
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 		}
 		checksum += word;
 	}
 
 	/* Include all data from pointers except for the fw pointer */
 	for (i = IXGBE_PCIE_ANALOG_PTR; i < IXGBE_FW_PTR; i++) {
-		hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, i, &pointer);
+		if (hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, i, &pointer)) {
+			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
+		}
 
-		/* Make sure the pointer seems valid */
-		if (pointer != 0xFFFF && pointer != 0) {
-			hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, pointer, &length);
+		/* If the pointer seems invalid */
+		if (pointer == 0xFFFF || pointer == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, pointer, &length)) {
+			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
+		}
 
-			if (length != 0xFFFF && length != 0) {
-				for (j = pointer+1; j <= pointer+length; j++) {
-					hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, j, &word);
-					checksum += word;
-				}
+		if (length == 0xFFFF || length == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		for (j = pointer + 1; j <= pointer + length; j++) {
+			if (hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, j, &word)) {
+				DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+				return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 			}
+			checksum += word;
 		}
 	}
 
 	checksum = (u16)IXGBE_EEPROM_SUM - checksum;
 
-	return checksum;
+	return (s32)checksum;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2156,32 +2169,38 @@ s32 ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_generic");
 
-	/*
-	 * Read the first word from the EEPROM. If this times out or fails, do
+	/* Read the first word from the EEPROM. If this times out or fails, do
 	 * not continue or we could be in for a very long wait while every
 	 * EEPROM read fails
 	 */
 	status = hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, 0, &checksum);
+	if (status) {
+		DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+		return status;
+	}
 
-	if (status == IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
-		checksum = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
-
-		hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM, &read_checksum);
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
 
-		/*
-		 * Verify read checksum from EEPROM is the same as
-		 * calculated checksum
-		 */
-		if (read_checksum != checksum)
-			status = IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM_CHECKSUM;
+	checksum = (u16)(status & 0xffff);
 
-		/* If the user cares, return the calculated checksum */
-		if (checksum_val)
-			*checksum_val = checksum;
-	} else {
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM, &read_checksum);
+	if (status) {
 		DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+		return status;
 	}
 
+	/* Verify read checksum from EEPROM is the same as
+	 * calculated checksum
+	 */
+	if (read_checksum != checksum)
+		status = IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM_CHECKSUM;
+
+	/* If the user cares, return the calculated checksum */
+	if (checksum_val)
+		*checksum_val = checksum;
+
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2196,21 +2215,24 @@ s32 ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic");
 
-	/*
-	 * Read the first word from the EEPROM. If this times out or fails, do
+	/* Read the first word from the EEPROM. If this times out or fails, do
 	 * not continue or we could be in for a very long wait while every
 	 * EEPROM read fails
 	 */
 	status = hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, 0, &checksum);
-
-	if (status == IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
-		checksum = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
-		status = hw->eeprom.ops.write(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM,
-					      checksum);
-	} else {
+	if (status) {
 		DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
+		return status;
 	}
 
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	checksum = (u16)(status & 0xffff);
+
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.write(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM, checksum);
+
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
index 8ee1dba..03e71c0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_read_eeprom_bit_bang_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 offset,
 				       u16 *data);
 s32 ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_bit_bang_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 offset,
 					      u16 words, u16 *data);
-u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
+s32 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 					   u16 *checksum_val);
 s32 ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index f4c2534..b266e94 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@ struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations {
 	s32 (*write_buffer)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
 	s32 (*validate_checksum)(struct ixgbe_hw *, u16 *);
 	s32 (*update_checksum)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
-	u16 (*calc_checksum)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
+	s32 (*calc_checksum)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
 };
 
 struct ixgbe_mac_operations {
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index acb37c3..9cecd29 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -475,8 +475,10 @@ s32 ixgbe_write_eewr_buffer_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
  *  be used internally by function which utilize ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_X540.
  *
  *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Returns a negative error code on error, or the 16-bit checksum
  **/
-u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+s32 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
 	u16 i, j;
 	u16 checksum = 0;
@@ -495,9 +497,9 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	/* Include 0x0-0x3F in the checksum */
 	for (i = 0; i <= checksum_last_word; i++) {
-		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, i, &word) != IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, i, &word)) {
 			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-			break;
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 		}
 		if (i != IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM)
 			checksum += word;
@@ -510,9 +512,9 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		if (i == IXGBE_PHY_PTR || i == IXGBE_OPTION_ROM_PTR)
 			continue;
 
-		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, i, &pointer) != IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, i, &pointer)) {
 			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-			break;
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 		}
 
 		/* Skip pointer section if the pointer is invalid. */
@@ -520,10 +522,9 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		    pointer >= hw->eeprom.word_size)
 			continue;
 
-		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, pointer, &length) !=
-		    IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, pointer, &length)) {
 			DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-			break;
+			return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 		}
 
 		/* Skip pointer section if length is invalid. */
@@ -531,11 +532,10 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		    (pointer + length) >= hw->eeprom.word_size)
 			continue;
 
-		for (j = pointer+1; j <= pointer+length; j++) {
-			if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, j, &word) !=
-			    IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+		for (j = pointer + 1; j <= pointer + length; j++) {
+			if (ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, j, &word)) {
 				DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-				break;
+				return IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM;
 			}
 			checksum += word;
 		}
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	checksum = (u16)IXGBE_EEPROM_SUM - checksum;
 
-	return checksum;
+	return (s32)checksum;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -568,42 +568,44 @@ s32 ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 	 * EEPROM read fails
 	 */
 	status = hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, 0, &checksum);
-
-	if (status != IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+	if (status) {
 		DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
-		goto out;
+		return status;
 	}
 
-	if (hw->mac.ops.acquire_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM) ==
-	    IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
-		checksum = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (hw->mac.ops.acquire_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM))
+		return IXGBE_ERR_SWFW_SYNC;
 
-		/*
-		 * Do not use hw->eeprom.ops.read because we do not want to take
-		 * the synchronization semaphores twice here.
-		*/
-		ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM,
-					&read_checksum);
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto out;
 
-		/*
-		 * Verify read checksum from EEPROM is the same as
-		 * calculated checksum
-		 */
-		if (read_checksum != checksum) {
-			status = IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM_CHECKSUM;
-			ERROR_REPORT1(IXGBE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE,
-				     "Invalid EEPROM checksum");
-		}
+	checksum = (u16)(status & 0xffff);
 
-		/* If the user cares, return the calculated checksum */
-		if (checksum_val)
-			*checksum_val = checksum;
-		hw->mac.ops.release_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM);
-	} else {
-		status = IXGBE_ERR_SWFW_SYNC;
+	/* Do not use hw->eeprom.ops.read because we do not want to take
+	 * the synchronization semaphores twice here.
+	 */
+	status = ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM,
+					 &read_checksum);
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Verify read checksum from EEPROM is the same as
+	 * calculated checksum
+	 */
+	if (read_checksum != checksum) {
+		ERROR_REPORT1(IXGBE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE,
+			     "Invalid EEPROM checksum");
+		status = IXGBE_ERR_EEPROM_CHECKSUM;
 	}
 
+	/* If the user cares, return the calculated checksum */
+	if (checksum_val)
+		*checksum_val = checksum;
+
 out:
+	hw->mac.ops.release_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM);
+
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -627,29 +629,31 @@ s32 ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	 * EEPROM read fails
 	 */
 	status = hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, 0, &checksum);
-
-	if (status != IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
+	if (status) {
 		DEBUGOUT("EEPROM read failed\n");
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	if (hw->mac.ops.acquire_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM) ==
-	    IXGBE_SUCCESS) {
-		checksum = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (hw->mac.ops.acquire_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM))
+		return IXGBE_ERR_SWFW_SYNC;
 
-		/*
-		 * Do not use hw->eeprom.ops.write because we do not want to
-		 * take the synchronization semaphores twice here.
-		 */
-		status = ixgbe_write_eewr_generic(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM,
-						  checksum);
+	status = hw->eeprom.ops.calc_checksum(hw);
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto out;
 
-		if (status == IXGBE_SUCCESS)
-			status = ixgbe_update_flash_X540(hw);
-		hw->mac.ops.release_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM);
-	} else {
-		status = IXGBE_ERR_SWFW_SYNC;
-	}
+	checksum = (u16)(status & 0xffff);
+
+	/* Do not use hw->eeprom.ops.write because we do not want to
+	 * take the synchronization semaphores twice here.
+	 */
+	status = ixgbe_write_eewr_generic(hw, IXGBE_EEPROM_CHECKSUM, checksum);
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
+
+	status = ixgbe_update_flash_X540(hw);
+
+out:
+	hw->mac.ops.release_swfw_sync(hw, IXGBE_GSSR_EEP_SM);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
index 4742f41..86158e6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ s32 ixgbe_write_eewr_buffer_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 offset, u16 words,
 				 u16 *data);
 s32 ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 *checksum_val);
-u16 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
+s32 ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 ixgbe_update_flash_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 
 s32 ixgbe_acquire_swfw_sync_X540(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 mask);
