diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
index 29ccae409031c22afb6a132887feaa92723ef25f..0bc95eab151288d5ba11c2bca8fdc24c2d0c56c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 -------
 PHY Abstraction Layer
-(Updated 2005-07-21)
+(Updated 2006-11-30)
 
 Purpose
 
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ Letting the PHY Abstraction Layer do Everything
  
  Next, you need to know the device name of the PHY connected to this device. 
  The name will look something like, "phy0:0", where the first number is the
- bus id, and the second is the PHY's address on that bus.
+ bus id, and the second is the PHY's address on that bus.  Typically,
+ the bus is responsible for making its ID unique.
  
  Now, to connect, just call this function:
  
-   phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_name, &adjust_link, flags);
+   phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_name, &adjust_link, flags, interface);
 
  phydev is a pointer to the phy_device structure which represents the PHY.  If
  phy_connect is successful, it will return the pointer.  dev, here, is the
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ Letting the PHY Abstraction Layer do Everything
  This is useful if the system has put hardware restrictions on
  the PHY/controller, of which the PHY needs to be aware.
 
+ interface is a u32 which specifies the connection type used
+ between the controller and the PHY.  Examples are GMII, MII,
+ RGMII, and SGMII.  For a full list, see include/linux/phy.h
+
  Now just make sure that phydev->supported and phydev->advertising have any
  values pruned from them which don't make sense for your controller (a 10/100
  controller may be connected to a gigabit capable PHY, so you would need to
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ Doing it all yourself
    start, or disables then frees them for stop.
 
  struct phy_device * phy_attach(struct net_device *dev, const char *phy_id,
-		 u32 flags);
+		 u32 flags, phy_interface_t interface);
 
    Attaches a network device to a particular PHY, binding the PHY to a generic
    driver if none was found during bus initialization.  Passes in
diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index 7db3c8af08942a76aa4244f430ec5b66691dd8b7..f0b6879a1c7d31463ab03da8682f8e23b68366c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ static int mii_probe (struct net_device *dev)
 	BUG_ON(!phydev);
 	BUG_ON(phydev->attached_dev);
 
-	phydev = phy_connect(dev, phydev->dev.bus_id, &au1000_adjust_link, 0);
+	phydev = phy_connect(dev, phydev->dev.bus_id, &au1000_adjust_link, 0,
+			PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(phydev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Could not attach to PHY\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index cb3958704a8727f65351bd87b46d1501f2897d92..889d3a13e95e4ef36ca3efedb35cc7fb3afdac37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -779,7 +779,8 @@ static int fs_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	fep->oldspeed = 0;
 	fep->oldduplex = -1;
 	if(fep->fpi->bus_id)
-		phydev = phy_connect(dev, fep->fpi->bus_id, &fs_adjust_link, 0);
+		phydev = phy_connect(dev, fep->fpi->bus_id, &fs_adjust_link, 0,
+				PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
 	else {
 		printk("No phy bus ID specified in BSP code\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index 6bf18c82083dd1ee4adf57c82ac7402b8fb54cf8..baa35144134c8a1459a7d104bc6e74db6123f4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Author: Andy Fleming
  * Maintainer: Kumar Gala
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * 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
@@ -398,6 +398,38 @@ static int gfar_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 
+/* Reads the controller's registers to determine what interface
+ * connects it to the PHY.
+ */
+static phy_interface_t gfar_get_interface(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct gfar_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	u32 ecntrl = gfar_read(&priv->regs->ecntrl);
+
+	if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_SGMII_MODE)
+		return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;
+
+	if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_TBI_MODE) {
+		if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_REDUCED_MODE)
+			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RTBI;
+		else
+			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TBI;
+	}
+
+	if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_REDUCED_MODE) {
+		if (ecntrl & ECNTRL_REDUCED_MII_MODE)
+			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII;
+		else
+			return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII;
+	}
+
+	if (priv->einfo->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_GIGABIT)
+		return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII;
+
+	return PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
+}
+
+
 /* Initializes driver's PHY state, and attaches to the PHY.
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
@@ -409,6 +441,7 @@ static int init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 		SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Full : 0;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	char phy_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
+	phy_interface_t interface;
 
 	priv->oldlink = 0;
 	priv->oldspeed = 0;
@@ -416,7 +449,9 @@ static int init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	snprintf(phy_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, PHY_ID_FMT, priv->einfo->bus_id, priv->einfo->phy_id);
 
-	phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_id, &adjust_link, 0);
+	interface = gfar_get_interface(dev);
+
+	phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_id, &adjust_link, 0, interface);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(phydev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Could not attach to PHY\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.h b/drivers/net/gianfar.h
index 9e81a50cf2bea19edd78a989338fd4e935de0d72..39e9e321fcbc1d2c2e4c0bd9fd294a7bccfea33c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.h
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.h
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ extern const char gfar_driver_version[];
 
 #define ECNTRL_INIT_SETTINGS	0x00001000
 #define ECNTRL_TBI_MODE         0x00000020
+#define ECNTRL_REDUCED_MODE	0x00000010
 #define ECNTRL_R100		0x00000008
+#define ECNTRL_REDUCED_MII_MODE	0x00000004
+#define ECNTRL_SGMII_MODE	0x00000002
 
 #define MRBLR_INIT_SETTINGS	DEFAULT_RX_BUFFER_SIZE
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 2a08b2b62c4c3512298aa8fddb2cbcb7a7d81aed..b01fc70a57db63a20e06ff58108621965a5b31a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id)
 	dev->duplex = -1;
 	dev->pause = dev->asym_pause = 0;
 	dev->link = 1;
+	dev->interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII;
 
 	dev->autoneg = AUTONEG_ENABLE;
 
@@ -137,11 +138,12 @@ void phy_prepare_link(struct phy_device *phydev,
  *   the desired functionality.
  */
 struct phy_device * phy_connect(struct net_device *dev, const char *phy_id,
-		void (*handler)(struct net_device *), u32 flags)
+		void (*handler)(struct net_device *), u32 flags,
+		u32 interface)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 
-	phydev = phy_attach(dev, phy_id, flags);
+	phydev = phy_attach(dev, phy_id, flags, interface);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(phydev))
 		return phydev;
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ static int phy_compare_id(struct device *dev, void *data)
 }
 
 struct phy_device *phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
-		const char *phy_id, u32 flags)
+		const char *phy_id, u32 flags, u32 interface)
 {
 	struct bus_type *bus = &mdio_bus_type;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
@@ -231,6 +233,20 @@ struct phy_device *phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	phydev->dev_flags = flags;
 
+	phydev->interface = interface;
+
+	/* Do initial configuration here, now that
+	 * we have certain key parameters
+	 * (dev_flags and interface) */
+	if (phydev->drv->config_init) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = phydev->drv->config_init(phydev);
+
+		if (err < 0)
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
 	return phydev;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_attach);
@@ -612,13 +628,8 @@ static int phy_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	spin_unlock(&phydev->lock);
 
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	if (phydev->drv->config_init)
-		err = phydev->drv->config_init(phydev);
-
 	return err;
+
 }
 
 static int phy_remove(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index ce8bc80b3c86332a6cc9c92399cf7412de5aa58a..edd4c88ca7d8d1a68e88922bc8466200e59d6214 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -47,15 +47,26 @@
 #define PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT	0x00000001
 #define PHY_HAS_MAGICANEG	0x00000002
 
+/* Interface Mode definitions */
+typedef enum {
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TBI,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RGMII,
+	PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RTBI
+} phy_interface_t;
+
 #define MII_BUS_MAX 4
 
 
-#define PHY_INIT_TIMEOUT 100000
+#define PHY_INIT_TIMEOUT	100000
 #define PHY_STATE_TIME		1
 #define PHY_FORCE_TIMEOUT	10
 #define PHY_AN_TIMEOUT		10
 
-#define PHY_MAX_ADDR 32
+#define PHY_MAX_ADDR	32
 
 /* Used when trying to connect to a specific phy (mii bus id:phy device id) */
 #define PHY_ID_FMT "%x:%02x"
@@ -87,8 +98,8 @@ struct mii_bus {
 	int *irq;
 };
 
-#define PHY_INTERRUPT_DISABLED 0x0
-#define PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED 0x80000000
+#define PHY_INTERRUPT_DISABLED	0x0
+#define PHY_INTERRUPT_ENABLED	0x80000000
 
 /* PHY state machine states:
  *
@@ -230,6 +241,8 @@ struct phy_device {
 
 	u32 dev_flags;
 
+	phy_interface_t interface;
+
 	/* Bus address of the PHY (0-32) */
 	int addr;
 
@@ -345,9 +358,10 @@ struct phy_device* get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr);
 int phy_clear_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_config_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 interrupts);
 struct phy_device * phy_attach(struct net_device *dev,
-		const char *phy_id, u32 flags);
+		const char *phy_id, u32 flags, phy_interface_t interface);
 struct phy_device * phy_connect(struct net_device *dev, const char *phy_id,
-		void (*handler)(struct net_device *), u32 flags);
+		void (*handler)(struct net_device *), u32 flags,
+		phy_interface_t interface);
 void phy_disconnect(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_start(struct phy_device *phydev);