}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_destroy);
+/**
+ * phylink_expects_phy() - Determine if phylink expects a phy to be attached
+ * @pl: a pointer to a &struct phylink returned from phylink_create()
+ *
+ * When using fixed-link mode, or in-band mode with 1000base-X or 2500base-X,
+ * no PHY is needed.
+ *
+ * Returns true if phylink will be expecting a PHY.
+ */
+bool phylink_expects_phy(struct phylink *pl)
+{
+ if (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_FIXED ||
+ (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND &&
+ phy_interface_mode_is_8023z(pl->link_config.interface)))
+ return false;
+ return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phylink_expects_phy);
+
static void phylink_phy_change(struct phy_device *phydev, bool up)
{
struct phylink *pl = phydev->phylink;
phy_interface_t iface,
const struct phylink_mac_ops *mac_ops);
void phylink_destroy(struct phylink *);
+bool phylink_expects_phy(struct phylink *pl);
int phylink_connect_phy(struct phylink *, struct phy_device *);
int phylink_of_phy_connect(struct phylink *, struct device_node *, u32 flags);