{
        struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
            struct device, kobj)));
-       unsigned long   flags;
+       int             size = ha->nvram_size;
+       char            *nvram_cache = ha->nvram;
 
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || off != 0)
+       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || off > size || count == 0)
                return 0;
+       if (off + count > size) {
+               size -= off;
+               count = size;
+       }
 
-       /* Read NVRAM. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-       ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)buf, ha->nvram_base,
-           ha->nvram_size);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       /* Read NVRAM data from cache. */
+       memcpy(buf, &nvram_cache[off], count);
 
-       return ha->nvram_size;
+       return count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
        /* Write NVRAM. */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
        ha->isp_ops->write_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)buf, ha->nvram_base, count);
+       ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)&ha->nvram, ha->nvram_base,
+           count);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
        set_bit(ISP_ABORT_NEEDED, &ha->dpc_flags);
 {
        struct scsi_qla_host *ha = to_qla_host(dev_to_shost(container_of(kobj,
            struct device, kobj)));
-       unsigned long flags;
+       int           size = ha->vpd_size;
+       char          *vpd_cache = ha->vpd;
 
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || off != 0)
+       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || off > size || count == 0)
                return 0;
+       if (off + count > size) {
+               size -= off;
+               count = size;
+       }
 
-       /* Read NVRAM. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
-       ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)buf, ha->vpd_base,
-           ha->vpd_size);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
+       /* Read NVRAM data from cache. */
+       memcpy(buf, &vpd_cache[off], count);
 
-       return ha->vpd_size;
+       return count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
        /* Write NVRAM. */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
        ha->isp_ops->write_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)buf, ha->vpd_base, count);
+       ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)ha->vpd, ha->vpd_base, count);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 
        return count;
 
        uint16_t        cnt;
        uint8_t         *dptr1, *dptr2;
        init_cb_t       *icb = ha->init_cb;
-       nvram_t         *nv = (nvram_t *)ha->request_ring;
-       uint8_t         *ptr = (uint8_t *)ha->request_ring;
+       nvram_t         *nv = ha->nvram;
+       uint8_t         *ptr = ha->nvram;
        struct device_reg_2xxx __iomem *reg = &ha->iobase->isp;
 
        rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
                chksum += *ptr++;
 
        DEBUG5(printk("scsi(%ld): Contents of NVRAM\n", ha->host_no));
-       DEBUG5(qla2x00_dump_buffer((uint8_t *)ha->request_ring,
-           ha->nvram_size));
+       DEBUG5(qla2x00_dump_buffer((uint8_t *)nv, ha->nvram_size));
 
        /* Bad NVRAM data, set defaults parameters. */
        if (chksum || nv->id[0] != 'I' || nv->id[1] != 'S' ||
 
        rval = QLA_SUCCESS;
        icb = (struct init_cb_24xx *)ha->init_cb;
-       nv = (struct nvram_24xx *)ha->request_ring;
+       nv = ha->nvram;
 
        /* Determine NVRAM starting address. */
        ha->nvram_size = sizeof(struct nvram_24xx);
                ha->vpd_base = FA_NVRAM_VPD1_ADDR;
        }
 
-       /* Get NVRAM data and calculate checksum. */
+       /* Get VPD data into cache */
+       ha->vpd = ha->nvram + VPD_OFFSET;
+       ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)ha->vpd,
+           ha->nvram_base - FA_NVRAM_FUNC0_ADDR, FA_NVRAM_VPD_SIZE * 4);
+
+       /* Get NVRAM data into cache and calculate checksum. */
        dptr = (uint32_t *)nv;
        ha->isp_ops->read_nvram(ha, (uint8_t *)dptr, ha->nvram_base,
            ha->nvram_size);
                chksum += le32_to_cpu(*dptr++);
 
        DEBUG5(printk("scsi(%ld): Contents of NVRAM\n", ha->host_no));
-       DEBUG5(qla2x00_dump_buffer((uint8_t *)ha->request_ring,
-           ha->nvram_size));
+       DEBUG5(qla2x00_dump_buffer((uint8_t *)nv, ha->nvram_size));
 
        /* Bad NVRAM data, set defaults parameters. */
        if (chksum || nv->id[0] != 'I' || nv->id[1] != 'S' || nv->id[2] != 'P'