diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
index f4b3bd85dfe3..53b50c24d9c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if NET_VENDOR_CADENCE
 config MACB
 	tristate "Cadence MACB/GEM support"
 	depends on HAS_DMA && COMMON_CLK
-	select PHYLIB
+	select PHYLINK
 	---help---
 	  The Cadence MACB ethernet interface is found on many Atmel AT32 and
 	  AT91 parts.  This driver also supports the Cadence GEM (Gigabit
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index 03983bd46eef..19fe4f4867c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _MACB_H
 #define _MACB_H
 
-#include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/phylink.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -1185,15 +1185,14 @@ struct macb {
 	struct macb_or_gem_ops	macbgem_ops;
 
 	struct mii_bus		*mii_bus;
-	struct device_node	*phy_node;
-	int 			link;
-	int 			speed;
-	int 			duplex;
+	struct phylink		*phylink;
+	struct phylink_config	phylink_config;
 
 	u32			caps;
 	unsigned int		dma_burst_length;
 
 	phy_interface_t		phy_interface;
+	int			speed;
 
 	/* AT91RM9200 transmit */
 	struct sk_buff *skb;			/* holds skb until xmit interrupt completes */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 1b3c8d678116..8fc2e21f0bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/macb.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/phylink.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
@@ -453,114 +453,178 @@ static void macb_set_tx_clk(struct clk *clk, int speed, struct net_device *dev)
 		netdev_err(dev, "adjusting tx_clk failed.\n");
 }
 
-static void macb_handle_link_change(struct net_device *dev)
+static void macb_validate(struct phylink_config *config,
+			  unsigned long *supported,
+			  struct phylink_link_state *state)
 {
-	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	__ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(mask) = { 0, };
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+	/* We only support MII, RMII, GMII, RGMII & SGMII. */
+	if (state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA &&
+	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII &&
+	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_RMII &&
+	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII &&
+	    state->interface != PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII &&
+	    !phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(state->interface)) {
+		bitmap_zero(supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!macb_is_gem(bp) &&
+	    (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII ||
+	     phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(state->interface))) {
+		bitmap_zero(supported, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	phylink_set_port_modes(mask);
+	phylink_set(mask, Autoneg);
+	phylink_set(mask, Asym_Pause);
+
+	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Half);
+	phylink_set(mask, 10baseT_Full);
+	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Half);
+	phylink_set(mask, 100baseT_Full);
+
+	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE &&
+	    (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_NA ||
+	     state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII ||
+	     state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII ||
+	     phy_interface_mode_is_rgmii(state->interface))) {
+		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Full);
+		phylink_set(mask, 1000baseX_Full);
+
+		if (!(bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_NO_GIGABIT_HALF))
+			phylink_set(mask, 1000baseT_Half);
+	}
+
+	bitmap_and(supported, supported, mask, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+	bitmap_and(state->advertising, state->advertising, mask,
+		   __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+}
+
+static int macb_mac_link_state(struct phylink_config *config,
+			       struct phylink_link_state *state)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static void macb_mac_an_restart(struct phylink_config *config)
+{
+	/* Not supported */
+}
+
+static void macb_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+			    const struct phylink_link_state *state)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int status_change = 0;
+	u32 old_ctrl, ctrl;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 
-	if (phydev->link) {
-		if ((bp->speed != phydev->speed) ||
-		    (bp->duplex != phydev->duplex)) {
-			u32 reg;
+	old_ctrl = ctrl = macb_or_gem_readl(bp, NCFGR);
 
-			reg = macb_readl(bp, NCFGR);
-			reg &= ~(MACB_BIT(SPD) | MACB_BIT(FD));
-			if (macb_is_gem(bp))
-				reg &= ~GEM_BIT(GBE);
+	/* Clear all the bits we might set later */
+	ctrl &= ~(GEM_BIT(GBE) | MACB_BIT(SPD) | MACB_BIT(FD) | MACB_BIT(PAE) |
+		  GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL));
 
-			if (phydev->duplex)
-				reg |= MACB_BIT(FD);
-			if (phydev->speed == SPEED_100)
-				reg |= MACB_BIT(SPD);
-			if (phydev->speed == SPEED_1000 &&
-			    bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE)
-				reg |= GEM_BIT(GBE);
+	if (state->speed == SPEED_1000)
+		ctrl |= GEM_BIT(GBE);
+	else if (state->speed == SPEED_100)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(SPD);
 
-			macb_or_gem_writel(bp, NCFGR, reg);
+	if (state->duplex)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(FD);
 
-			bp->speed = phydev->speed;
-			bp->duplex = phydev->duplex;
-			status_change = 1;
-		}
-	}
+	/* We do not support MLO_PAUSE_RX yet */
+	if (state->pause & MLO_PAUSE_TX)
+		ctrl |= MACB_BIT(PAE);
 
-	if (phydev->link != bp->link) {
-		if (!phydev->link) {
-			bp->speed = 0;
-			bp->duplex = -1;
-		}
-		bp->link = phydev->link;
+	if (state->interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
+		ctrl |= GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
 
-		status_change = 1;
-	}
+	/* Apply the new configuration, if any */
+	if (old_ctrl ^ ctrl)
+		macb_or_gem_writel(bp, NCFGR, ctrl);
+
+	bp->speed = state->speed;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
+}
 
-	if (status_change) {
-		if (phydev->link) {
-			/* Update the TX clock rate if and only if the link is
-			 * up and there has been a link change.
-			 */
-			macb_set_tx_clk(bp->tx_clk, phydev->speed, dev);
+static void macb_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+			       phy_interface_t interface)
+{
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct macb_queue *queue;
+	unsigned int q;
+	u32 ctrl;
 
-			netif_carrier_on(dev);
-			netdev_info(dev, "link up (%d/%s)\n",
-				    phydev->speed,
-				    phydev->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL ?
-				    "Full" : "Half");
-		} else {
-			netif_carrier_off(dev);
-			netdev_info(dev, "link down\n");
-		}
-	}
+	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
+		queue_writel(queue, IDR,
+			     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
+
+	/* Disable Rx and Tx */
+	ctrl = macb_readl(bp, NCR) & ~(MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, ctrl);
+
+	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(ndev);
 }
 
-/* based on au1000_eth. c*/
-static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
+static void macb_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+			     phy_interface_t interface, struct phy_device *phy)
 {
-	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct phy_device *phydev;
-	struct device_node *np;
-	int ret, i;
+	struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(config->dev);
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	struct macb_queue *queue;
+	unsigned int q;
 
-	np = bp->pdev->dev.of_node;
-	ret = 0;
+	macb_set_tx_clk(bp->tx_clk, bp->speed, ndev);
 
-	if (np) {
-		if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np)) {
-			bp->phy_node = of_node_get(np);
-		} else {
-			bp->phy_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
-			/* fallback to standard phy registration if no
-			 * phy-handle was found nor any phy found during
-			 * dt phy registration
-			 */
-			if (!bp->phy_node && !phy_find_first(bp->mii_bus)) {
-				for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++) {
-					phydev = mdiobus_scan(bp->mii_bus, i);
-					if (IS_ERR(phydev) &&
-					    PTR_ERR(phydev) != -ENODEV) {
-						ret = PTR_ERR(phydev);
-						break;
-					}
-				}
+	/* Initialize rings & buffers as clearing MACB_BIT(TE) in link down
+	 * cleared the pipeline and control registers.
+	 */
+	bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
+	macb_init_buffers(bp);
 
-				if (ret)
-					return -ENODEV;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
+		queue_writel(queue, IER,
+			     bp->rx_intr_mask | MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS | MACB_BIT(HRESP));
 
-	if (bp->phy_node) {
-		phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, bp->phy_node,
-					&macb_handle_link_change, 0,
-					bp->phy_interface);
-		if (!phydev)
-			return -ENODEV;
+	/* Enable Rx and Tx */
+	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
+
+	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(ndev);
+}
+
+static const struct phylink_mac_ops macb_phylink_ops = {
+	.validate = macb_validate,
+	.mac_link_state = macb_mac_link_state,
+	.mac_an_restart = macb_mac_an_restart,
+	.mac_config = macb_mac_config,
+	.mac_link_down = macb_mac_link_down,
+	.mac_link_up = macb_mac_link_up,
+};
+
+static int macb_phylink_connect(struct macb *bp)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = bp->dev;
+	struct phy_device *phydev;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (bp->pdev->dev.of_node &&
+	    of_parse_phandle(bp->pdev->dev.of_node, "phy-handle", 0)) {
+		ret = phylink_of_phy_connect(bp->phylink, bp->pdev->dev.of_node,
+					     0);
+		if (ret) {
+			netdev_err(dev, "Could not attach PHY (%d)\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	} else {
 		phydev = phy_find_first(bp->mii_bus);
 		if (!phydev) {
@@ -569,27 +633,33 @@ static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 
 		/* attach the mac to the phy */
-		ret = phy_connect_direct(dev, phydev, &macb_handle_link_change,
-					 bp->phy_interface);
+		ret = phylink_connect_phy(bp->phylink, phydev);
 		if (ret) {
-			netdev_err(dev, "Could not attach to PHY\n");
+			netdev_err(dev, "Could not attach to PHY (%d)\n", ret);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* mask with MAC supported features */
-	if (macb_is_gem(bp) && bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_GIGABIT_MODE_AVAILABLE)
-		phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_1000);
-	else
-		phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
+	phylink_start(bp->phylink);
 
-	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_NO_GIGABIT_HALF)
-		phy_remove_link_mode(phydev,
-				     ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_1000baseT_Half_BIT);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	bp->link = 0;
-	bp->speed = 0;
-	bp->duplex = -1;
+/* based on au1000_eth. c*/
+static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	bp->phylink_config.dev = &dev->dev;
+	bp->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
+
+	bp->phylink = phylink_create(&bp->phylink_config, bp->pdev->dev.fwnode,
+				     bp->phy_interface, &macb_phylink_ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(bp->phylink)) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "Could not create a phylink instance (%ld)\n",
+			   PTR_ERR(bp->phylink));
+		return PTR_ERR(bp->phylink);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -619,20 +689,10 @@ static int macb_mii_init(struct macb *bp)
 	dev_set_drvdata(&bp->dev->dev, bp->mii_bus);
 
 	np = bp->pdev->dev.of_node;
-	if (np && of_phy_is_fixed_link(np)) {
-		if (of_phy_register_fixed_link(np) < 0) {
-			dev_err(&bp->pdev->dev,
-				"broken fixed-link specification %pOF\n", np);
-			goto err_out_free_mdiobus;
-		}
-
-		err = mdiobus_register(bp->mii_bus);
-	} else {
-		err = of_mdiobus_register(bp->mii_bus, np);
-	}
 
+	err = of_mdiobus_register(bp->mii_bus, np);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_out_free_fixed_link;
+		goto err_out_free_mdiobus;
 
 	err = macb_mii_probe(bp->dev);
 	if (err)
@@ -642,11 +702,7 @@ static int macb_mii_init(struct macb *bp)
 
 err_out_unregister_bus:
 	mdiobus_unregister(bp->mii_bus);
-err_out_free_fixed_link:
-	if (np && of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
-		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 err_out_free_mdiobus:
-	of_node_put(bp->phy_node);
 	mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
 err_out:
 	return err;
@@ -2230,19 +2286,13 @@ static void macb_configure_dma(struct macb *bp)
 
 static void macb_init_hw(struct macb *bp)
 {
-	struct macb_queue *queue;
-	unsigned int q;
-
 	u32 config;
 
 	macb_reset_hw(bp);
 	macb_set_hwaddr(bp);
 
 	config = macb_mdc_clk_div(bp);
-	if (bp->phy_interface == PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII)
-		config |= GEM_BIT(SGMIIEN) | GEM_BIT(PCSSEL);
 	config |= MACB_BF(RBOF, NET_IP_ALIGN);	/* Make eth data aligned */
-	config |= MACB_BIT(PAE);		/* PAuse Enable */
 	config |= MACB_BIT(DRFCS);		/* Discard Rx FCS */
 	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_JUMBO)
 		config |= MACB_BIT(JFRAME);	/* Enable jumbo frames */
@@ -2258,36 +2308,11 @@ static void macb_init_hw(struct macb *bp)
 	macb_writel(bp, NCFGR, config);
 	if ((bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_JUMBO) && bp->jumbo_max_len)
 		gem_writel(bp, JML, bp->jumbo_max_len);
-	bp->speed = SPEED_10;
-	bp->duplex = DUPLEX_HALF;
 	bp->rx_frm_len_mask = MACB_RX_FRMLEN_MASK;
 	if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_JUMBO)
 		bp->rx_frm_len_mask = MACB_RX_JFRMLEN_MASK;
 
 	macb_configure_dma(bp);
-
-	/* Initialize TX and RX buffers */
-	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue) {
-		queue_writel(queue, RBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
-			queue_writel(queue, RBQPH, upper_32_bits(queue->rx_ring_dma));
-#endif
-		queue_writel(queue, TBQP, lower_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
-		if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
-			queue_writel(queue, TBQPH, upper_32_bits(queue->tx_ring_dma));
-#endif
-
-		/* Enable interrupts */
-		queue_writel(queue, IER,
-			     bp->rx_intr_mask |
-			     MACB_TX_INT_FLAGS |
-			     MACB_BIT(HRESP));
-	}
-
-	/* Enable TX and RX */
-	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(RE) | MACB_BIT(TE));
 }
 
 /* The hash address register is 64 bits long and takes up two
@@ -2411,8 +2436,8 @@ static void macb_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int macb_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	size_t bufsz = dev->mtu + ETH_HLEN + ETH_FCS_LEN + NET_IP_ALIGN;
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct macb_queue *queue;
 	unsigned int q;
 	int err;
@@ -2423,15 +2448,6 @@ static int macb_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto pm_exit;
 
-	/* carrier starts down */
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-
-	/* if the phy is not yet register, retry later*/
-	if (!dev->phydev) {
-		err = -EAGAIN;
-		goto pm_exit;
-	}
-
 	/* RX buffers initialization */
 	macb_init_rx_buffer_size(bp, bufsz);
 
@@ -2445,11 +2461,11 @@ static int macb_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
 		napi_enable(&queue->napi);
 
-	bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
 	macb_init_hw(bp);
 
-	/* schedule a link state check */
-	phy_start(dev->phydev);
+	err = macb_phylink_connect(bp);
+	if (err)
+		goto pm_exit;
 
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
 
@@ -2476,8 +2492,8 @@ static int macb_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues; ++q, ++queue)
 		napi_disable(&queue->napi);
 
-	if (dev->phydev)
-		phy_stop(dev->phydev);
+	phylink_stop(bp->phylink);
+	phylink_disconnect_phy(bp->phylink);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 	macb_reset_hw(bp);
@@ -2711,17 +2727,18 @@ static void macb_get_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 	wol->supported = 0;
 	wol->wolopts = 0;
 
-	if (bp->wol & MACB_WOL_HAS_MAGIC_PACKET) {
-		wol->supported = WAKE_MAGIC;
-
-		if (bp->wol & MACB_WOL_ENABLED)
-			wol->wolopts |= WAKE_MAGIC;
-	}
+	if (bp->wol & MACB_WOL_HAS_MAGIC_PACKET)
+		phylink_ethtool_get_wol(bp->phylink, wol);
 }
 
 static int macb_set_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
 	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = phylink_ethtool_set_wol(bp->phylink, wol);
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (!(bp->wol & MACB_WOL_HAS_MAGIC_PACKET) ||
 	    (wol->wolopts & ~WAKE_MAGIC))
@@ -2737,6 +2754,22 @@ static int macb_set_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int macb_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
+				   struct ethtool_link_ksettings *kset)
+{
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_get(bp->phylink, kset);
+}
+
+static int macb_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
+				   const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *kset)
+{
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	return phylink_ethtool_ksettings_set(bp->phylink, kset);
+}
+
 static void macb_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 			       struct ethtool_ringparam *ring)
 {
@@ -3173,8 +3206,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops macb_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ts_info		= ethtool_op_get_ts_info,
 	.get_wol		= macb_get_wol,
 	.set_wol		= macb_set_wol,
-	.get_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
-	.set_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings     = macb_get_link_ksettings,
+	.set_link_ksettings     = macb_set_link_ksettings,
 	.get_ringparam		= macb_get_ringparam,
 	.set_ringparam		= macb_set_ringparam,
 };
@@ -3187,8 +3220,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops gem_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ethtool_stats	= gem_get_ethtool_stats,
 	.get_strings		= gem_get_ethtool_strings,
 	.get_sset_count		= gem_get_sset_count,
-	.get_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
-	.set_link_ksettings     = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
+	.get_link_ksettings     = macb_get_link_ksettings,
+	.set_link_ksettings     = macb_set_link_ksettings,
 	.get_ringparam		= macb_get_ringparam,
 	.set_ringparam		= macb_set_ringparam,
 	.get_rxnfc			= gem_get_rxnfc,
@@ -3197,26 +3230,21 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops gem_ethtool_ops = {
 
 static int macb_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
-	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
 	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (!bp->ptp_info)
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case SIOCSHWTSTAMP:
-		return bp->ptp_info->set_hwtst(dev, rq, cmd);
-	case SIOCGHWTSTAMP:
-		return bp->ptp_info->get_hwtst(dev, rq);
-	default:
-		return phy_mii_ioctl(phydev, rq, cmd);
+	if (bp->ptp_info) {
+		switch (cmd) {
+		case SIOCSHWTSTAMP:
+			return bp->ptp_info->set_hwtst(dev, rq, cmd);
+		case SIOCGHWTSTAMP:
+			return bp->ptp_info->get_hwtst(dev, rq);
+		}
 	}
+
+	return phylink_mii_ioctl(bp->phylink, rq, cmd);
 }
 
 static inline void macb_set_txcsum_feature(struct macb *bp,
@@ -3339,7 +3367,8 @@ static void macb_configure_caps(struct macb *bp,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MACB_USE_HWSTAMP
 		if (gem_has_ptp(bp)) {
 			if (!GEM_BFEXT(TSU, gem_readl(bp, DCFG5)))
-				pr_err("GEM doesn't support hardware ptp.\n");
+				dev_err(&bp->pdev->dev,
+					"GEM doesn't support hardware ptp.\n");
 			else {
 				bp->hw_dma_cap |= HW_DMA_CAP_PTP;
 				bp->ptp_info = &gem_ptp_info;
@@ -3716,8 +3745,9 @@ static int at91ether_open(struct net_device *dev)
 			     MACB_BIT(ISR_ROVR)	|
 			     MACB_BIT(HRESP));
 
-	/* schedule a link state check */
-	phy_start(dev->phydev);
+	ret = macb_phylink_connect(lp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 
@@ -3746,6 +3776,9 @@ static int at91ether_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
+	phylink_stop(lp->phylink);
+	phylink_disconnect_phy(lp->phylink);
+
 	dma_free_coherent(&lp->pdev->dev,
 			  AT91ETHER_MAX_RX_DESCR *
 			  macb_dma_desc_get_size(lp),
@@ -4190,7 +4223,6 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct clk *tsu_clk = NULL;
 	unsigned int queue_mask, num_queues;
 	bool native_io;
-	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	phy_interface_t interface;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct resource *regs;
@@ -4325,6 +4357,8 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	else
 		bp->phy_interface = interface;
 
+	bp->speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+
 	/* IP specific init */
 	err = init(pdev);
 	if (err)
@@ -4334,8 +4368,6 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 
-	phydev = dev->phydev;
-
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
@@ -4347,8 +4379,6 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tasklet_init(&bp->hresp_err_tasklet, macb_hresp_error_task,
 		     (unsigned long)bp);
 
-	phy_attached_info(phydev);
-
 	netdev_info(dev, "Cadence %s rev 0x%08x at 0x%08lx irq %d (%pM)\n",
 		    macb_is_gem(bp) ? "GEM" : "MACB", macb_readl(bp, MID),
 		    dev->base_addr, dev->irq, dev->dev_addr);
@@ -4359,11 +4389,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_unregister_mdio:
-	phy_disconnect(dev->phydev);
 	mdiobus_unregister(bp->mii_bus);
-	of_node_put(bp->phy_node);
-	if (np && of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
-		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 	mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
 
 err_out_free_netdev:
@@ -4387,18 +4413,12 @@ static int macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct macb *bp;
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
 	dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (dev) {
 		bp = netdev_priv(dev);
-		if (dev->phydev)
-			phy_disconnect(dev->phydev);
 		mdiobus_unregister(bp->mii_bus);
-		if (np && of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
-			of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
-		dev->phydev = NULL;
 		mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
 
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
@@ -4413,7 +4433,7 @@ static int macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			clk_disable_unprepare(bp->tsu_clk);
 			pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
 		}
-		of_node_put(bp->phy_node);
+		phylink_destroy(bp->phylink);
 		free_netdev(dev);
 	}
 
@@ -4431,7 +4451,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused macb_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (!netif_running(netdev))
 		return 0;
 
-
 	if (bp->wol & MACB_WOL_ENABLED) {
 		macb_writel(bp, IER, MACB_BIT(WOL));
 		macb_writel(bp, WOL, MACB_BIT(MAG));
@@ -4442,8 +4461,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused macb_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues;
 		     ++q, ++queue)
 			napi_disable(&queue->napi);
-		phy_stop(netdev->phydev);
-		phy_suspend(netdev->phydev);
+		rtnl_lock();
+		phylink_stop(bp->phylink);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 		macb_reset_hw(bp);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
@@ -4491,12 +4511,11 @@ static int __maybe_unused macb_resume(struct device *dev)
 		for (q = 0, queue = bp->queues; q < bp->num_queues;
 		     ++q, ++queue)
 			napi_enable(&queue->napi);
-		phy_resume(netdev->phydev);
-		phy_init_hw(netdev->phydev);
-		phy_start(netdev->phydev);
+		rtnl_lock();
+		phylink_start(bp->phylink);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
 
-	bp->macbgem_ops.mog_init_rings(bp);
 	macb_init_hw(bp);
 	macb_set_rx_mode(netdev);
 	macb_restore_features(bp);
