diff --git a/drivers/net/greth.c b/drivers/net/greth.c
index 457da1c..d203233 100644
--- a/drivers/net/greth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/greth.c
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@
 	struct greth_private *greth;
 	struct greth_regs *regs;
 
-	greth = (struct greth_private *) netdev_priv(dev);
+	greth = netdev_priv(dev);
 	regs = (struct greth_regs *) greth->regs;
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
@@ -988,20 +988,14 @@
 static void greth_set_hash_filter(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_mc_list *curr;
-	struct greth_private *greth = (struct greth_private *) netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct greth_private *greth = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct greth_regs *regs = (struct greth_regs *) greth->regs;
 	u32 mc_filter[2];
-	unsigned int i, bitnr;
+	unsigned int bitnr;
 
 	mc_filter[0] = mc_filter[1] = 0;
 
-	curr = dev->mc_list;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->mc_count; i++, curr = curr->next) {
-
-		if (!curr)
-			break;	/* unexpected end of list */
-
+	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(curr, dev) {
 		bitnr = greth_hash_get_index(curr->dmi_addr);
 		mc_filter[bitnr >> 5] |= 1 << (bitnr & 31);
 	}
@@ -1031,7 +1025,7 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (dev->mc_count == 0) {
+		if (netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
 			cfg &= ~GRETH_CTRL_MCEN;
 			GRETH_REGSAVE(regs->control, cfg);
 			return;
@@ -1160,6 +1154,7 @@
 	.ndo_stop = greth_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = greth_start_xmit,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = greth_set_mac_add,
+	.ndo_validate_addr 	= eth_validate_addr,
 };
 
 static inline int wait_for_mdio(struct greth_private *greth)
@@ -1275,28 +1270,26 @@
 {
 	struct greth_private *greth = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct phy_device *phy = NULL;
-	u32 interface;
-	int i;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Find the first PHY */
-	for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; i++) {
-		if (greth->mdio->phy_map[i]) {
-			phy = greth->mdio->phy_map[i];
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	phy = phy_find_first(greth->mdio);
+
 	if (!phy) {
 		if (netif_msg_probe(greth))
 			dev_err(&dev->dev, "no PHY found\n");
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	if (greth->gbit_mac)
-		interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII;
-	else
-		interface = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII;
-
-	phy = phy_connect(dev, dev_name(&phy->dev), &greth_link_change, 0, interface);
+	ret = phy_connect_direct(dev, phy, &greth_link_change,
+			0, greth->gbit_mac ?
+			PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII :
+			PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_MII);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (netif_msg_ifup(greth))
+			dev_err(&dev->dev, "could not attach to PHY\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (greth->gbit_mac)
 		phy->supported &= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES;
@@ -1305,12 +1298,6 @@
 
 	phy->advertising = phy->supported;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-		if (netif_msg_ifup(greth))
-			dev_err(&dev->dev, "could not attach to PHY\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(phy);
-	}
-
 	greth->link = 0;
 	greth->speed = 0;
 	greth->duplex = -1;