diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
index 3d55f9a..7ae2232 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -43,11 +44,9 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mpc52xx-fec"
 
-#define FEC5200_PHYADDR_NONE	(-1)
-#define FEC5200_PHYADDR_7WIRE	(-2)
-
 /* Private driver data structure */
 struct mpc52xx_fec_priv {
+	struct net_device *ndev;
 	int duplex;
 	int speed;
 	int r_irq;
@@ -59,10 +58,11 @@ struct mpc52xx_fec_priv {
 	int msg_enable;
 
 	/* MDIO link details */
-	int phy_addr;
-	unsigned int phy_speed;
+	unsigned int mdio_speed;
+	struct device_node *phy_node;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	enum phy_state link;
+	int seven_wire_mode;
 };
 
 
@@ -210,66 +210,6 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
 		phy_print_status(phydev);
 }
 
-static int mpc52xx_fec_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct phy_device *phydev;
-	char phy_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
-
-	snprintf(phy_id, sizeof(phy_id), "%x:%02x",
-			(unsigned int)dev->base_addr, priv->phy_addr);
-
-	priv->link = PHY_DOWN;
-	priv->speed = 0;
-	priv->duplex = -1;
-
-	phydev = phy_connect(dev, phy_id, &mpc52xx_fec_adjust_link, 0, PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
-	if (IS_ERR(phydev)) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "phy_connect failed\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(phydev);
-	}
-	dev_info(&dev->dev, "attached phy %i to driver %s\n",
-			phydev->addr, phydev->drv->name);
-
-	priv->phydev = phydev;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int mpc52xx_fec_phy_start(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int err;
-
-	if (priv->phy_addr < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	err = mpc52xx_fec_init_phy(dev);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "mpc52xx_fec_init_phy failed\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	/* reset phy - this also wakes it from PDOWN */
-	phy_write(priv->phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
-	phy_start(priv->phydev);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void mpc52xx_fec_phy_stop(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	if (!priv->phydev)
-		return;
-
-	phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
-	/* power down phy */
-	phy_stop(priv->phydev);
-	phy_write(priv->phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_PDOWN);
-}
-
 static int mpc52xx_fec_phy_mii_ioctl(struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv,
 		struct mii_ioctl_data *mii_data, int cmd)
 {
@@ -279,25 +219,25 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_phy_mii_ioctl(struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv,
 	return phy_mii_ioctl(priv->phydev, mii_data, cmd);
 }
 
-static void mpc52xx_fec_phy_hw_init(struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct mpc52xx_fec __iomem *fec = priv->fec;
-
-	if (priv->phydev)
-		return;
-
-	out_be32(&fec->mii_speed, priv->phy_speed);
-}
-
 static int mpc52xx_fec_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err = -EBUSY;
 
+	if (priv->phy_node) {
+		priv->phydev = of_phy_connect(priv->ndev, priv->phy_node,
+					      mpc52xx_fec_adjust_link, 0, 0);
+		if (!priv->phydev) {
+			dev_err(&dev->dev, "of_phy_connect failed\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+		phy_start(priv->phydev);
+	}
+
 	if (request_irq(dev->irq, &mpc52xx_fec_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 	                DRIVER_NAME "_ctrl", dev)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "ctrl interrupt request failed\n");
-		goto out;
+		goto free_phy;
 	}
 	if (request_irq(priv->r_irq, &mpc52xx_fec_rx_interrupt, 0,
 	                DRIVER_NAME "_rx", dev)) {
@@ -319,10 +259,6 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto free_irqs;
 	}
 
-	err = mpc52xx_fec_phy_start(dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_skbs;
-
 	bcom_enable(priv->rx_dmatsk);
 	bcom_enable(priv->tx_dmatsk);
 
@@ -332,16 +268,18 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
- free_skbs:
-	mpc52xx_fec_free_rx_buffers(dev, priv->rx_dmatsk);
-
  free_irqs:
 	free_irq(priv->t_irq, dev);
  free_2irqs:
 	free_irq(priv->r_irq, dev);
  free_ctrl_irq:
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
- out:
+ free_phy:
+	if (priv->phydev) {
+		phy_stop(priv->phydev);
+		phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
+		priv->phydev = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -360,7 +298,12 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_irq(priv->r_irq, dev);
 	free_irq(priv->t_irq, dev);
 
-	mpc52xx_fec_phy_stop(dev);
+	if (priv->phydev) {
+		/* power down phy */
+		phy_stop(priv->phydev);
+		phy_disconnect(priv->phydev);
+		priv->phydev = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -700,7 +643,7 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_hw_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* set phy speed.
 	 * this can't be done in phy driver, since it needs to be called
 	 * before fec stuff (even on resume) */
-	mpc52xx_fec_phy_hw_init(priv);
+	out_be32(&fec->mii_speed, priv->mdio_speed);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -736,7 +679,7 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	rcntrl = FEC_RX_BUFFER_SIZE << 16;	/* max frame length */
 	rcntrl |= FEC_RCNTRL_FCE;
 
-	if (priv->phy_addr != FEC5200_PHYADDR_7WIRE)
+	if (!priv->seven_wire_mode)
 		rcntrl |= FEC_RCNTRL_MII_MODE;
 
 	if (priv->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
@@ -802,8 +745,6 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* Stop FEC */
 	out_be32(&fec->ecntrl, in_be32(&fec->ecntrl) & ~FEC_ECNTRL_ETHER_EN);
-
-	return;
 }
 
 /* reset fec and bestcomm tasks */
@@ -821,9 +762,11 @@ static void mpc52xx_fec_reset(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	mpc52xx_fec_hw_init(dev);
 
-	phy_stop(priv->phydev);
-	phy_write(priv->phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
-	phy_start(priv->phydev);
+	if (priv->phydev) {
+		phy_stop(priv->phydev);
+		phy_write(priv->phydev, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
+		phy_start(priv->phydev);
+	}
 
 	bcom_fec_rx_reset(priv->rx_dmatsk);
 	bcom_fec_tx_reset(priv->tx_dmatsk);
@@ -923,7 +866,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mpc52xx_fec_netdev_ops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-
 static int __devinit
 mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 {
@@ -931,8 +873,6 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct mpc52xx_fec_priv *priv = NULL;
 	struct resource mem;
-	struct device_node *phy_node;
-	const phandle *phy_handle;
 	const u32 *prop;
 	int prop_size;
 
@@ -945,6 +885,7 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	priv->ndev = ndev;
 
 	/* Reserve FEC control zone */
 	rv = of_address_to_resource(op->node, 0, &mem);
@@ -968,6 +909,7 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 	ndev->watchdog_timeo	= FEC_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 	ndev->base_addr		= mem.start;
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &mpc52xx_fec_netdev_ops;
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &op->dev);
 
 	priv->t_irq = priv->r_irq = ndev->irq = NO_IRQ; /* IRQ are free for now */
 
@@ -1017,14 +959,9 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 	 */
 
 	/* Start with safe defaults for link connection */
-	priv->phy_addr = FEC5200_PHYADDR_NONE;
-	priv->speed = 100;
+	priv->speed = 10;
 	priv->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
-	priv->phy_speed = ((mpc52xx_find_ipb_freq(op->node) >> 20) / 5) << 1;
-
-	/* the 7-wire property means don't use MII mode */
-	if (of_find_property(op->node, "fsl,7-wire-mode", NULL))
-		priv->phy_addr = FEC5200_PHYADDR_7WIRE;
+	priv->mdio_speed = ((mpc52xx_find_ipb_freq(op->node) >> 20) / 5) << 1;
 
 	/* The current speed preconfigures the speed of the MII link */
 	prop = of_get_property(op->node, "current-speed", &prop_size);
@@ -1033,43 +970,23 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 		priv->duplex = prop[1] ? DUPLEX_FULL : DUPLEX_HALF;
 	}
 
-	/* If there is a phy handle, setup link to that phy */
-	phy_handle = of_get_property(op->node, "phy-handle", &prop_size);
-	if (phy_handle && (prop_size >= sizeof(phandle))) {
-		phy_node = of_find_node_by_phandle(*phy_handle);
-		prop = of_get_property(phy_node, "reg", &prop_size);
-		if (prop && (prop_size >= sizeof(u32)))
-			if ((*prop >= 0) && (*prop < PHY_MAX_ADDR))
-				priv->phy_addr = *prop;
-		of_node_put(phy_node);
+	/* If there is a phy handle, then get the PHY node */
+	priv->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(op->node, "phy-handle", 0);
+
+	/* the 7-wire property means don't use MII mode */
+	if (of_find_property(op->node, "fsl,7-wire-mode", NULL)) {
+		priv->seven_wire_mode = 1;
+		dev_info(&ndev->dev, "using 7-wire PHY mode\n");
 	}
 
 	/* Hardware init */
 	mpc52xx_fec_hw_init(ndev);
-
 	mpc52xx_fec_reset_stats(ndev);
 
-	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &op->dev);
-
-	/* Register the new network device */
 	rv = register_netdev(ndev);
 	if (rv < 0)
 		goto probe_error;
 
-	/* Now report the link setup */
-	switch (priv->phy_addr) {
-	 case FEC5200_PHYADDR_NONE:
-		dev_info(&ndev->dev, "Fixed speed MII link: %i%cD\n",
-			 priv->speed, priv->duplex ? 'F' : 'H');
-		break;
-	 case FEC5200_PHYADDR_7WIRE:
-		dev_info(&ndev->dev, "using 7-wire PHY mode\n");
-		break;
-	 default:
-		dev_info(&ndev->dev, "Using PHY at MDIO address %i\n",
-			 priv->phy_addr);
-	}
-
 	/* We're done ! */
 	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, ndev);
 
@@ -1079,6 +996,10 @@ mpc52xx_fec_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 	/* Error handling - free everything that might be allocated */
 probe_error:
 
+	if (priv->phy_node)
+		of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+	priv->phy_node = NULL;
+
 	irq_dispose_mapping(ndev->irq);
 
 	if (priv->rx_dmatsk)
@@ -1107,6 +1028,10 @@ mpc52xx_fec_remove(struct of_device *op)
 
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 
+	if (priv->phy_node)
+		of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+	priv->phy_node = NULL;
+
 	irq_dispose_mapping(ndev->irq);
 
 	bcom_fec_rx_release(priv->rx_dmatsk);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
index dd9bfa4..fec9f24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
+#include <linux/of_mdio.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mpc52xx.h>
 #include "fec_mpc52xx.h"
 
 struct mpc52xx_fec_mdio_priv {
 	struct mpc52xx_fec __iomem *regs;
+	int mdio_irqs[PHY_MAX_ADDR];
 };
 
 static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_transfer(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_transfer(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
 {
 	struct mpc52xx_fec_mdio_priv *priv = bus->priv;
 	struct mpc52xx_fec __iomem *fec;
-	int tries = 100;
+	int tries = 3;
 
 	value |= (phy_id << FEC_MII_DATA_PA_SHIFT) & FEC_MII_DATA_PA_MSK;
 	value |= (reg << FEC_MII_DATA_RA_SHIFT) & FEC_MII_DATA_RA_MSK;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_transfer(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id,
 
 	/* wait for it to finish, this takes about 23 us on lite5200b */
 	while (!(in_be32(&fec->ievent) & FEC_IEVENT_MII) && --tries)
-		udelay(5);
+		msleep(1);
 
 	if (!tries)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -64,7 +66,6 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_probe(struct of_device *of,
 {
 	struct device *dev = &of->dev;
 	struct device_node *np = of->node;
-	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	struct mii_bus *bus;
 	struct mpc52xx_fec_mdio_priv *priv;
 	struct resource res = {};
@@ -85,22 +86,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_probe(struct of_device *of,
 	bus->write = mpc52xx_fec_mdio_write;
 
 	/* setup irqs */
-	bus->irq = kmalloc(sizeof(bus->irq[0]) * PHY_MAX_ADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (bus->irq == NULL) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-	for (i=0; i<PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++)
-		bus->irq[i] = PHY_POLL;
-
-	while ((child = of_get_next_child(np, child)) != NULL) {
-		int irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(child, 0);
-		if (irq != NO_IRQ) {
-			const u32 *id = of_get_property(child, "reg", NULL);
-			if (id)
-				bus->irq[*id] = irq;
-		}
-	}
+	bus->irq = priv->mdio_irqs;
 
 	/* setup registers */
 	err = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &res);
@@ -122,7 +108,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_probe(struct of_device *of,
 	out_be32(&priv->regs->mii_speed,
 		((mpc52xx_find_ipb_freq(of->node) >> 20) / 5) << 1);
 
-	err = mdiobus_register(bus);
+	err = of_mdiobus_register(bus, np);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unmap;
 
