1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 075c2f770d3e..cd6f637cbbfb 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -825,6 +825,16 @@ static inline bool phy_interrupt_is_valid(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 
 /**
+ * phy_polling_mode - Convenience function for testing whether polling is
+ * used to detect PHY status changes
+ * @phydev: the phy_device struct
+ */
+static inline bool phy_polling_mode(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	return phydev->irq == PHY_POLL;
+}
+
+/**
  * phy_is_internal - Convenience function for testing if a PHY is internal
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
  */