1 files changed, 30 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 1bc1e032c5d6..2d1ecfdc80db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -45,6 +45,35 @@ static struct phy_driver genphy_driver;
 extern int mdio_bus_init(void);
 extern void mdio_bus_exit(void);
 
+struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id)
+{
+        struct phy_device *dev;
+        /* We allocate the device, and initialize the
+         * default values */
+        dev = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+        if (NULL == dev)
+                return (struct phy_device*) PTR_ERR((void*)-ENOMEM);
+
+        dev->speed = 0;
+        dev->duplex = -1;
+        dev->pause = dev->asym_pause = 0;
+        dev->link = 1;
+
+        dev->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
+
+        dev->addr = addr;
+        dev->phy_id = phy_id;
+        dev->bus = bus;
+
+        dev->state = PHY_DOWN;
+
+        spin_lock_init(&dev->lock);
+
+        return dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_device_create);
+
 /* get_phy_device
  *
  * description: Reads the ID registers of the PHY at addr on the
@@ -78,27 +107,7 @@ struct phy_device * get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
         if (0xffffffff == phy_id)
                 return NULL;
 
-        /* Otherwise, we allocate the device, and initialize the
-         * default values */
-        dev = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-        if (NULL == dev)
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-        dev->speed = 0;
-        dev->duplex = -1;
-        dev->pause = dev->asym_pause = 0;
-        dev->link = 1;
-
-        dev->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
-
-        dev->addr = addr;
-        dev->phy_id = phy_id;
-        dev->bus = bus;
-
-        dev->state = PHY_DOWN;
-
-        spin_lock_init(&dev->lock);
+        dev = phy_device_create(bus, addr, phy_id);
 
         return dev;
 }