@@ -8,6 +8,49 @@
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/of_net.h>
+#include <linux/phy.h>
+
+/**
+ * It maps 'enum phy_interface_t' found in include/linux/phy.h
+ * into the device tree binding of 'phy-mode', so that Ethernet
+ * device driver can get phy interface from device tree.
+ */
+static const char *phy_modes[] = {
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII] = "mii",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII] = "gmii",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII] = "sgmii",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TBI] = "tbi",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII] = "rmii",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII] = "rgmii",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_ID] = "rgmii-id",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_RXID] = "rgmii-rxid",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII_TXID] = "rgmii-txid",
+ [PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RTBI] = "rtbi",
+};
+
+/**
+ * of_get_phy_mode - Get phy mode for given device_node
+ * @np: Pointer to the given device_node
+ *
+ * The function gets phy interface string from property 'phy-mode',
+ * and return its index in phy_modes table, or errno in error case.
+ */
+const int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np)
+{
+ const char *pm;
+ int err, i;
+
+ err = of_property_read_string(np, "phy-mode", &pm);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(phy_modes); i++)
+ if (!strcasecmp(pm, phy_modes[i]))
+ return i;
+
+ return -ENODEV;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_get_phy_mode);
/**
* Search the device tree for the best MAC address to use. 'mac-address' is