mutex_init(&dev->lock);
	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->state_queue, phy_state_machine);

-	/* Request the appropriate module unconditionally; don't
-	 * bother trying to do so only if it isn't already loaded,
-	 * because that gets complicated. A hotplug event would have
-	 * done an unconditional modprobe anyway.
-	 * We don't do normal hotplug because it won't work for MDIO
+	/* We don't do normal hotplug because it won't work for MDIO
	 * -- because it relies on the device staying around for long
	 * enough for the driver to get loaded. With MDIO, the NIC
	 * driver will get bored and give up as soon as it finds that @@ -
724,7 +745,8 @@ struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus
*bus, int addr, u32 phy_id,
		int i;

		for (i = 1; i < num_ids; i++) {
-			if (c45_ids->device_ids[i] == 0xffffffff)
+			if (c45_ids->device_ids[i] == 0xffffffff ||
+			    phy_driver_exists(c45_ids->device_ids[i]))
				continue;

			ret = phy_request_driver_module(dev, @@ -732,7 +754,7 @@
struct phy_device *phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32
phy_id,
			if (ret)
				break;
		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (!phy_driver_exists(phy_id)) {

[Suman] Can we add this phy_driver_exists() API call before the if/else check?

		ret = phy_request_driver_module(dev, phy_id);
	}