dev->msg_enable = level;
 }
 
+static int lan78xx_get_mdix_status(struct net_device *net)
+{
+       struct phy_device *phydev = net->phydev;
+       int buf;
+
+       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+       buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+
+       return buf;
+}
+
+static void lan78xx_set_mdix_status(struct net_device *net, __u8 mdix_ctrl)
+{
+       struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+       struct phy_device *phydev = net->phydev;
+       int buf;
+
+       if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI) {
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+               buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+               buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+                         buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_);
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+       } else if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_X) {
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+               buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+               buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+                         buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_X_);
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+       } else if (mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO) {
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
+               buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
+               buf &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
+                         buf | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
+               phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
+                         LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+       }
+       dev->mdix_ctrl = mdix_ctrl;
+}
+
 static int lan78xx_get_settings(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct lan78xx_net *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 
        ret = phy_ethtool_gset(phydev, cmd);
 
-       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-       buf = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
+       buf = lan78xx_get_mdix_status(net);
 
        buf &= LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
        if (buf == LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_) {
                return ret;
 
        if (dev->mdix_ctrl != cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl) {
-               if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI) {
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-                       temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-                       temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-                                 temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_);
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-               } else if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_X) {
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-                       temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-                       temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-                                 temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDI_X_);
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-               } else if (cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO) {
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-                       temp = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-                       temp &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-                                 temp | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
-                       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS,
-                                 LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-               }
+               lan78xx_set_mdix_status(net, cmd->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl);
        }
 
        /* change speed & duplex */
        }
 
        /* set to AUTOMDIX */
-       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_1);
-       ret = phy_read(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL);
-       ret &= ~LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_MDIX_MASK_;
-       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL,
-                 ret | LAN88XX_EXT_MODE_CTRL_AUTO_MDIX_);
-       phy_write(phydev, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, LAN88XX_EXT_PAGE_SPACE_0);
-       dev->mdix_ctrl = ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO;
+       lan78xx_set_mdix_status(dev->net, ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO);
 
        /* MAC doesn't support 1000T Half */
        phydev->supported &= ~SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Half;