+--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ menuconfig PHYLIB
+
+ if PHYLIB
+
++config MDIO_BOARDINFO
++ bool
++ default y
++
+ config SWCONFIG
+ tristate "Switch configuration API"
+ ---help---
+--- a/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/Makefile
+@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
+
+ libphy-objs := phy.o phy_device.o mdio_bus.o
+
++obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BOARDINFO) += mdio-boardinfo.o
++
+ obj-$(CONFIG_PHYLIB) += libphy.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SWCONFIG) += swconfig.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_MARVELL_PHY) += marvell.o
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-boardinfo.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
++/*
++ * mdio-boardinfo.c - collect pre-declarations of PHY devices
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
++ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
++ * option) any later version.
++ *
++ */
++
++#include <linux/kernel.h>
++#include <linux/phy.h>
++#include <linux/slab.h>
++#include <linux/export.h>
++#include <linux/mutex.h>
++#include <linux/phy.h>
++
++#include "mdio-boardinfo.h"
++
++/*
++ * These symbols are exported ONLY FOR the mdio_bus component.
++ * No other users will be supported.
++ */
++
++LIST_HEAD(__mdio_board_list);
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__mdio_board_list);
++
++DEFINE_MUTEX(__mdio_board_lock);
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__mdio_board_lock);
++
++/**
++ * mdio_register_board_info - register PHY devices for a given board
++ * @info: array of chip descriptors
++ * @n: how many descriptors are provided
++ * Context: can sleep
++ *
++ * The board info passed can safely be __initdata ... but be careful of
++ * any embedded pointers (platform_data, etc), they're copied as-is.
++ */
++int __init
++mdiobus_register_board_info(struct mdio_board_info const *info, unsigned n)
++{
++ struct mdio_board_entry *be;
++ int i;
++
++ be = kzalloc(n * sizeof(*be), GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (!be)
++ return -ENOMEM;
++
++ for (i = 0; i < n; i++, be++, info++) {
++ memcpy(&be->board_info, info, sizeof(*info));
++ mutex_lock(&__mdio_board_lock);
++ list_add_tail(&be->list, &__mdio_board_list);
++ mutex_unlock(&__mdio_board_lock);
++ }
++
++ return 0;
++}
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-boardinfo.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
++/*
++ * mdio-boardinfo.h - boardinfo interface internal to the mdio_bus component
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
++ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
++ * option) any later version.
++ *
++ */
++
++#include <linux/mutex.h>
++
++struct mdio_board_entry {
++ struct list_head list;
++ struct mdio_board_info board_info;
++};
++
++/* __mdio_board_lock protects __mdio_board_list
++ * only mdio_bus components are allowed to use these symbols.
++ */
++extern struct mutex __mdio_board_lock;
++extern struct list_head __mdio_board_list;
+--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
++++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
+@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MII) += mii.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO) += mdio.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_NET) += Space.o loopback.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_NETCONSOLE) += netconsole.o
+-obj-$(CONFIG_PHYLIB) += phy/
++obj-y += phy/
+ obj-$(CONFIG_RIONET) += rionet.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_TEAM) += team/
+ obj-$(CONFIG_TUN) += tun.o