}
 }
 
+static int phylink_pcs_config(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int mode,
+                             const struct phylink_link_state *state,
+                             bool permit_pause_to_mac)
+{
+       if (!pcs)
+               return 0;
+
+       return pcs->ops->pcs_config(pcs, mode, state->interface,
+                                   state->advertising, permit_pause_to_mac);
+}
+
+static void phylink_pcs_link_up(struct phylink_pcs *pcs, unsigned int mode,
+                               phy_interface_t interface, int speed,
+                               int duplex)
+{
+       if (pcs && pcs->ops->pcs_link_up)
+               pcs->ops->pcs_link_up(pcs, mode, interface, speed, duplex);
+}
+
 static void phylink_pcs_poll_stop(struct phylink *pl)
 {
        if (pl->cfg_link_an_mode == MLO_AN_INBAND)
 
        phylink_mac_config(pl, state);
 
-       if (pl->pcs) {
-               err = pl->pcs->ops->pcs_config(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
-                                              state->interface,
-                                              state->advertising,
-                                              !!(pl->link_config.pause &
-                                                 MLO_PAUSE_AN));
-               if (err < 0)
-                       phylink_err(pl, "pcs_config failed: %pe\n",
-                                   ERR_PTR(err));
-               if (err > 0)
-                       restart = true;
-       }
+       err = phylink_pcs_config(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode, state,
+                                !!(pl->link_config.pause &
+                                   MLO_PAUSE_AN));
+       if (err < 0)
+               phylink_err(pl, "pcs_config failed: %pe\n",
+                           ERR_PTR(err));
+       else if (err > 0)
+               restart = true;
+
        if (restart)
                phylink_mac_pcs_an_restart(pl);
 
         * restart negotiation if the pcs_config() helper indicates that
         * the programmed advertisement has changed.
         */
-       ret = pl->pcs->ops->pcs_config(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
-                                      pl->link_config.interface,
-                                      pl->link_config.advertising,
-                                      !!(pl->link_config.pause &
-                                         MLO_PAUSE_AN));
+       ret = phylink_pcs_config(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
+                                &pl->link_config,
+                                !!(pl->link_config.pause & MLO_PAUSE_AN));
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
 
        pl->cur_interface = link_state.interface;
 
-       if (pl->pcs && pl->pcs->ops->pcs_link_up)
-               pl->pcs->ops->pcs_link_up(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
-                                         pl->cur_interface, speed, duplex);
+       phylink_pcs_link_up(pl->pcs, pl->cur_link_an_mode, pl->cur_interface,
+                           speed, duplex);
 
        pl->mac_ops->mac_link_up(pl->config, pl->phydev, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
                                 pl->cur_interface, speed, duplex,