diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 163e1e7..b7f026b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Author: Andy Fleming
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, 2008-2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, 2008-2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
  * under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(gen10g_config_advert);
  *   to the values in phydev. Assumes that the values are valid.
  *   Please see phy_sanitize_settings().
  */
-static int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
+int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
 	int ctl = 0;
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_setup_forced);
 
 int gen10g_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c b/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
index d0f36a1..92a60a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Author: Kriston Carson
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2009 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2009, 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
  * under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 
 /* Vitesse Auxiliary Control/Status Register */
 #define MII_VSC8244_AUX_CONSTAT        	0x1c
+#define MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_16E	0x10
+#define MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_17E	0x11
+#define MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_18E	0x12
+#define MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS	0x1f
 #define MII_VSC8244_AUXCONSTAT_INIT    	0x0000
 #define MII_VSC8244_AUXCONSTAT_DUPLEX  	0x0020
 #define MII_VSC8244_AUXCONSTAT_SPEED   	0x0018
@@ -140,6 +144,65 @@ static int vsc82xx_config_intr(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* vsc82x4_config_autocross_enable - Enable auto MDI/MDI-X for forced links
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Enable auto MDI/MDI-X when in 10/100 forced link speeds by writing
+ * special values in the VSC8234/VSC8244 extended reserved registers
+ *
+ */
+static int vsc82x4_config_autocross_enable(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE || phydev->speed > SPEED_100)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* map extended registers set 0x10 - 0x1e */
+	ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, 0x52b5);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_18E, 0x0012);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_17E, 0x2803);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_16E, 0x87fa);
+	/* map standard registers set 0x10 - 0x1e */
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		ret = phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, 0x0000);
+	else
+		phy_write(phydev, MII_VSC82X4_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, 0x0000);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vsc82x4_config_aneg - restart auto-negotiation or write BMCR
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: If auto-negotiation is enabled, we configure the
+ *   advertising, and then restart auto-negotiation.  If it is not
+ *   enabled, then we write the BMCR and also start the auto
+ *   MDI/MDI-X feature
+ *
+ */
+static int vsc82x4_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Enable auto MDI/MDI-X when in 10/100 forced link speeds by
+	 * writing special values in the VSC8234 extended reserved registers */
+	if (phydev->autoneg != AUTONEG_ENABLE && phydev->speed <= SPEED_100) {
+		ret = genphy_setup_forced(phydev);
+
+		if (ret < 0) /* error */
+			return ret;
+
+		return vsc82x4_config_autocross_enable(phydev);
+	}
+
+	return genphy_config_aneg(phydev);
+}
+
 /* Vitesse 824x */
 static struct phy_driver vsc8244_driver = {
 	.phy_id		= PHY_ID_VSC8244,
@@ -148,7 +211,7 @@ static struct phy_driver vsc8244_driver = {
 	.features	= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES,
 	.flags		= PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
 	.config_init	= &vsc824x_config_init,
-	.config_aneg	= &genphy_config_aneg,
+	.config_aneg	= &vsc82x4_config_aneg,
 	.read_status	= &genphy_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt	= &vsc824x_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= &vsc82xx_config_intr,
@@ -163,7 +226,7 @@ static struct phy_driver vsc8234_driver = {
 	.features	= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES,
 	.flags		= PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
 	.config_init	= &vsc824x_config_init,
-	.config_aneg	= &genphy_config_aneg,
+	.config_aneg	= &vsc82x4_config_aneg,
 	.read_status	= &genphy_read_status,
 	.ack_interrupt	= &vsc824x_ack_interrupt,
 	.config_intr	= &vsc82xx_config_intr,
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index e44e8ec..8edd103 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Author: Andy Fleming
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
  * under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ static inline int phy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev) {
 	return phydev->drv->read_status(phydev);
 }
 
+int genphy_setup_forced(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_restart_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int genphy_update_link(struct phy_device *phydev);
