/* mask with MAC supported features */
                phy_support_sym_pause(phydev);
                phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
-
-               if (priv->pause_auto && priv->pause_rx && priv->pause_tx)
-                       phydev->advertising |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
-               else
-                       phydev->advertising &= ~SUPPORTED_Pause;
+               phy_set_sym_pause(phydev, priv->pause_rx, priv->pause_rx,
+                                 priv->pause_auto);
 
                phy_attached_info(phydev);
 
 
        fep->pause_flag |= pause->rx_pause ? FEC_PAUSE_FLAG_ENABLE : 0;
        fep->pause_flag |= pause->autoneg ? FEC_PAUSE_FLAG_AUTONEG : 0;
 
-       if (pause->rx_pause || pause->autoneg) {
-               ndev->phydev->supported |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
-               ndev->phydev->advertising |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
-       } else {
-               ndev->phydev->supported &= ~ADVERTISED_Pause;
-               ndev->phydev->advertising &= ~ADVERTISED_Pause;
-       }
+       phy_set_sym_pause(ndev->phydev, pause->rx_pause, pause->tx_pause,
+                         pause->autoneg);
 
        if (pause->autoneg) {
                if (netif_running(ndev))
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_support_asym_pause);
 
+/**
+ * phy_set_sym_pause - Configure symmetric Pause
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ * @rx: Receiver Pause is supported
+ * @tx: Transmit Pause is supported
+ * @autoneg: Auto neg should be used
+ *
+ * Description: Configure advertised Pause support depending on if
+ * receiver pause and pause auto neg is supported. Generally called
+ * from the set_pauseparam .ndo.
+ */
+void phy_set_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev, bool rx, bool tx,
+                      bool autoneg)
+{
+       phydev->supported &= ~SUPPORTED_Pause;
+
+       if (rx && tx && autoneg)
+               phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
+
+       phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_set_sym_pause);
+
 /**
  * phy_set_asym_pause - Configure Pause and Asym Pause
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
 
 void phy_remove_link_mode(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 link_mode);
 void phy_support_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_support_asym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
+void phy_set_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev, bool rx, bool tx,
+                      bool autoneg);
 void phy_set_asym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev, bool rx, bool tx);
 
 int phy_register_fixup(const char *bus_id, u32 phy_uid, u32 phy_uid_mask,