diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index a0f34c385cada9a63cfdc036043ded5c42fed15d..e2419c792a446fdbf695beb6041e4d52a2f39b32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -514,6 +514,55 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdiobus_scan);
 
+/**
+ * __mdiobus_read - Unlocked version of the mdiobus_read function
+ * @bus: the mii_bus struct
+ * @addr: the phy address
+ * @regnum: register number to read
+ *
+ * Read a MDIO bus register. Caller must hold the mdio bus lock.
+ *
+ * NOTE: MUST NOT be called from interrupt context.
+ */
+int __mdiobus_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!mutex_is_locked(&bus->mdio_lock));
+
+	retval = bus->read(bus, addr, regnum);
+
+	trace_mdio_access(bus, 1, addr, regnum, retval, retval);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mdiobus_read);
+
+/**
+ * __mdiobus_write - Unlocked version of the mdiobus_write function
+ * @bus: the mii_bus struct
+ * @addr: the phy address
+ * @regnum: register number to write
+ * @val: value to write to @regnum
+ *
+ * Write a MDIO bus register. Caller must hold the mdio bus lock.
+ *
+ * NOTE: MUST NOT be called from interrupt context.
+ */
+int __mdiobus_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum, u16 val)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!mutex_is_locked(&bus->mdio_lock));
+
+	err = bus->write(bus, addr, regnum, val);
+
+	trace_mdio_access(bus, 0, addr, regnum, val, err);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mdiobus_write);
+
 /**
  * mdiobus_read_nested - Nested version of the mdiobus_read function
  * @bus: the mii_bus struct
@@ -534,11 +583,9 @@ int mdiobus_read_nested(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum)
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bus->mdio_lock, MDIO_MUTEX_NESTED);
-	retval = bus->read(bus, addr, regnum);
+	retval = __mdiobus_read(bus, addr, regnum);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
-	trace_mdio_access(bus, 1, addr, regnum, retval, retval);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdiobus_read_nested);
@@ -560,11 +607,9 @@ int mdiobus_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum)
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-	retval = bus->read(bus, addr, regnum);
+	retval = __mdiobus_read(bus, addr, regnum);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
-	trace_mdio_access(bus, 1, addr, regnum, retval, retval);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdiobus_read);
@@ -590,11 +635,9 @@ int mdiobus_write_nested(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum, u16 val)
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bus->mdio_lock, MDIO_MUTEX_NESTED);
-	err = bus->write(bus, addr, regnum, val);
+	err = __mdiobus_write(bus, addr, regnum, val);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
-	trace_mdio_access(bus, 0, addr, regnum, val, err);
-
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdiobus_write_nested);
@@ -617,11 +660,9 @@ int mdiobus_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum, u16 val)
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
-	err = bus->write(bus, addr, regnum, val);
+	err = __mdiobus_write(bus, addr, regnum, val);
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
-	trace_mdio_access(bus, 0, addr, regnum, val, err);
-
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdiobus_write);
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio.h b/include/linux/mdio.h
index 268aad47ecd36aca76b7803774e718304f7fff01..2cfffe586885c2ffffefaed8f1dbda76db2bd71f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ static inline u16 ethtool_adv_to_mmd_eee_adv_t(u32 adv)
 	return reg;
 }
 
+int __mdiobus_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum);
+int __mdiobus_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum, u16 val);
+
 int mdiobus_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum);
 int mdiobus_read_nested(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum);
 int mdiobus_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 regnum, u16 val);