2 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mdio-gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mdio-gpio.txt
index bc9549529014..c79bab025369 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mdio-gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mdio-gpio.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ gpios property as described in section VIII.1 in the following order:
 
 MDC, MDIO.
 
+Note: Each gpio-mdio bus should have an alias correctly numbered in "aliases"
+node.
+
 Example:
 
-mdio {
+aliases {
+        mdio-gpio0 = <&mdio0>;
+};
+
+mdio0: mdio {
         compatible = "virtual,mdio-gpio";
         #address-cells = <1>;
         #size-cells = <0>;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
index 899274f2f9b1..2ed1140df3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
@@ -185,17 +185,20 @@ static int __devinit mdio_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
         struct mdio_gpio_platform_data *pdata;
         struct mii_bus *new_bus;
-        int ret;
+        int ret, bus_id;
 
-        if (pdev->dev.of_node)
+        if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
                 pdata = mdio_gpio_of_get_data(pdev);
-        else
+                bus_id = of_alias_get_id(pdev->dev.of_node, "mdio-gpio");
+        } else {
                 pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+                bus_id = pdev->id;
+        }
 
         if (!pdata)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        new_bus = mdio_gpio_bus_init(&pdev->dev, pdata, pdev->id);
+        new_bus = mdio_gpio_bus_init(&pdev->dev, pdata, bus_id);
         if (!new_bus)
                 return -ENODEV;