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+SMSC LAN87xx Ethernet PHY
+
+Some boards require special tuning values. Configure them
+through an Ethernet OF device node.
+
+Optional properties:
+
+- smsc,disable-energy-detect:
+  If set, do not enable energy detect mode for the SMSC phy.
+  default: enable energy detect mode
+
+Examples:
+smsc phy with disabled energy detect mode on an am335x based board.
+&davinci_mdio {
+       pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
+       pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
+       pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
+       status = "okay";
+
+       ethernetphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+               reg = <0>;
+               smsc,disable-energy-detect;
+       };
+};
 
 
 static int smsc_phy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
+       int __maybe_unused len;
+       struct device *dev __maybe_unused = &phydev->dev;
+       struct device_node *of_node __maybe_unused = dev->of_node;
        int rc = phy_read(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS);
+       int enable_energy = 1;
 
        if (rc < 0)
                return rc;
 
-       /* Enable energy detect mode for this SMSC Transceivers */
-       rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS,
-                      rc | MII_LAN83C185_EDPWRDOWN);
-       if (rc < 0)
-               return rc;
+       if (of_find_property(of_node, "smsc,disable-energy-detect", &len))
+               enable_energy = 0;
+
+       if (enable_energy) {
+               /* Enable energy detect mode for this SMSC Transceivers */
+               rc = phy_write(phydev, MII_LAN83C185_CTRL_STATUS,
+                              rc | MII_LAN83C185_EDPWRDOWN);
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       return rc;
+       }
 
        return smsc_phy_ack_interrupt(phydev);
 }