> Thanks for reviewing the patch. Since mdiobb_{read,write}() are exported, I > can invoke these in my mdio read/write implementation. I will rework and > send the v2 patch What you should do is fill a struct mdiobb_ops and pass it to alloc_mdio_bitbang(). It looks like you can provide: struct mdiobb_ops { struct module *owner; /* Set the Management Data Clock high if level is one, * low if level is zero. */ void (*set_mdc)(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int level); /* Configure the Management Data I/O pin as an input if * "output" is zero, or an output if "output" is one. */ void (*set_mdio_dir)(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int output); /* Set the Management Data I/O pin high if value is one, * low if "value" is zero. This may only be called * when the MDIO pin is configured as an output. */ void (*set_mdio_data)(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int value); /* Retrieve the state Management Data I/O pin. */ int (*get_mdio_data)(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl); }; Look at ravb_mdio_init() for an example, and there are a few others. Andrew