Index: linux-3.0.3/drivers/net/lantiq_etop.c
===================================================================
--- linux-3.0.3.orig/drivers/net/lantiq_etop.c	2011-10-07 11:03:00.140000754 +0200
+++ linux-3.0.3/drivers/net/lantiq_etop.c	2011-10-07 11:03:06.088001008 +0200
@@ -397,7 +397,10 @@
 {
 	struct ltq_etop_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	return phy_ethtool_gset(priv->phydev, cmd);
+	if (priv->phydev)
+		return phy_ethtool_gset(priv->phydev, cmd);
+	else
+		return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -405,7 +408,10 @@
 {
 	struct ltq_etop_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	return phy_ethtool_sset(priv->phydev, cmd);
+	if (priv->phydev)
+		return phy_ethtool_sset(priv->phydev, cmd);
+	else
+		return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -413,7 +419,10 @@
 {
 	struct ltq_etop_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	return phy_start_aneg(priv->phydev);
+	if (priv->phydev)
+		return phy_start_aneg(priv->phydev);
+	else
+		return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops ltq_etop_ethtool_ops = {
@@ -615,7 +624,8 @@
 		ltq_dma_open(&ch->dma);
 		napi_enable(&ch->napi);
 	}
-	phy_start(priv->phydev);
+	if (priv->phydev)
+		phy_start(priv->phydev);
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -627,7 +637,8 @@
 	int i;
 
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(dev);
-	phy_stop(priv->phydev);
+	if (priv->phydev)
+		phy_stop(priv->phydev);
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DMA_CHAN; i++) {
 		struct ltq_etop_chan *ch = &priv->ch[i];
 
@@ -775,7 +786,7 @@
 	ltq_etop_set_multicast_list(dev);
 	err = ltq_etop_mdio_init(dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_netdev;
+		pr_warn("etop: mdio probe failed\n");;
 	return 0;
 
 err_netdev: