diff --git a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
index 55b65f607a640f4acf3f0edc52b489917a73a3ea..b069d34d7f5cf1436c909ad31b4f22468f932074 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/sfp-phylink.rst
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ this documentation.
    when the in-band link state changes - otherwise the link will never
    come up.
 
+   The :c:func:`mac_get_caps` method is optional, and if provided should
+   return the phylink MAC capabilities that are supported for the passed
+   ``interface`` mode. In general, there is no need to implement this method.
+   Phylink will use these capabilities in combination with permissible
+   capabilities for ``interface`` to determine the allowable ethtool link
+   modes.
+
    The :c:func:`validate` method should mask the supplied supported mask,
    and ``state->advertising`` with the supported ethtool link modes.
    These are the new ethtool link modes, so bitmask operations must be
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index 4ead0ddf43a7a83ba929aee50dad154898f53d0d..4ec596502ce5904d3ac5079a35d2c56ff4c5e923 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void dwmac4_core_init(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 		init_waitqueue_head(&priv->tstamp_busy_wait);
 }
 
-static void dwmac4_phylink_get_caps(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
+static void dwmac4_update_caps(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use > 1)
 		priv->hw->link.caps &= ~(MAC_10HD | MAC_100HD | MAC_1000HD);
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ static int dwmac4_config_l4_filter(struct mac_device_info *hw, u32 filter_no,
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac4_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac4_ops = {
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac410_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ const struct stmmac_ops dwmac410_ops = {
 
 const struct stmmac_ops dwmac510_ops = {
 	.core_init = dwmac4_core_init,
-	.phylink_get_caps = dwmac4_phylink_get_caps,
+	.update_caps = dwmac4_update_caps,
 	.set_mac = stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac,
 	.rx_ipc = dwmac4_rx_ipc_enable,
 	.rx_queue_enable = dwmac4_rx_queue_enable,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
index 68aa2d5ca6e56774b03701098abf41c30eb4ac50..78cdcd8d5e33e0b10e9e9fd97350a11cb611e31f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/hwif.h
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ struct stmmac_est;
 struct stmmac_ops {
 	/* MAC core initialization */
 	void (*core_init)(struct mac_device_info *hw, struct net_device *dev);
-	/* Get phylink capabilities */
-	void (*phylink_get_caps)(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
+	/* Update MAC capabilities */
+	void (*update_caps)(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 	/* Enable the MAC RX/TX */
 	void (*set_mac)(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable);
 	/* Enable and verify that the IPC module is supported */
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ struct stmmac_ops {
 
 #define stmmac_core_init(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, core_init, __args)
-#define stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(__priv) \
-	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, phylink_get_caps, __priv)
+#define stmmac_mac_update_caps(__priv) \
+	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, update_caps, __priv)
 #define stmmac_mac_set(__priv, __args...) \
 	stmmac_do_void_callback(__priv, mac, set_mac, __args)
 #define stmmac_rx_ipc(__priv, __args...) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 2840ee7123e2212234e0cf2793720591ffebedcc..99c39d14ad5b3cb4d632c424187aa78abffaecc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -936,6 +936,22 @@ static void stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(struct stmmac_priv *priv, u32 duplex)
 			priv->pause, tx_cnt);
 }
 
+static unsigned long stmmac_mac_get_caps(struct phylink_config *config,
+					 phy_interface_t interface)
+{
+	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(config->dev));
+
+	/* Refresh the MAC-specific capabilities */
+	stmmac_mac_update_caps(priv);
+
+	config->mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
+
+	if (priv->plat->max_speed)
+		phylink_limit_mac_speed(config, priv->plat->max_speed);
+
+	return config->mac_capabilities;
+}
+
 static struct phylink_pcs *stmmac_mac_select_pcs(struct phylink_config *config,
 						 phy_interface_t interface)
 {
@@ -1105,6 +1121,7 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 }
 
 static const struct phylink_mac_ops stmmac_phylink_mac_ops = {
+	.mac_get_caps = stmmac_mac_get_caps,
 	.mac_select_pcs = stmmac_mac_select_pcs,
 	.mac_config = stmmac_mac_config,
 	.mac_link_down = stmmac_mac_link_down,
@@ -1204,7 +1221,6 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	int mode = priv->plat->phy_interface;
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
 	struct phylink *phylink;
-	int max_speed;
 
 	priv->phylink_config.dev = &priv->dev->dev;
 	priv->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
@@ -1225,15 +1241,6 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		xpcs_get_interfaces(priv->hw->xpcs,
 				    priv->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
 
-	/* Get the MAC specific capabilities */
-	stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(priv);
-
-	priv->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
-
-	max_speed = priv->plat->max_speed;
-	if (max_speed)
-		phylink_limit_mac_speed(&priv->phylink_config, max_speed);
-
 	fwnode = priv->plat->port_node;
 	if (!fwnode)
 		fwnode = dev_fwnode(priv->device);
@@ -7180,7 +7187,6 @@ int stmmac_reinit_queues(struct net_device *dev, u32 rx_cnt, u32 tx_cnt)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret = 0, i;
-	int max_speed;
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		stmmac_release(dev);
@@ -7194,14 +7200,6 @@ int stmmac_reinit_queues(struct net_device *dev, u32 rx_cnt, u32 tx_cnt)
 			priv->rss.table[i] = ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(i,
 									rx_cnt);
 
-	stmmac_mac_phylink_get_caps(priv);
-
-	priv->phylink_config.mac_capabilities = priv->hw->link.caps;
-
-	max_speed = priv->plat->max_speed;
-	if (max_speed)
-		phylink_limit_mac_speed(&priv->phylink_config, max_speed);
-
 	stmmac_napi_add(dev);
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index b5f012619e42da6a05329d3af1a55a56ae01e49b..00e6a5723230a996498d075977e2b935c58bb964 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ static int phylink_validate_mac_and_pcs(struct phylink *pl,
 					unsigned long *supported,
 					struct phylink_link_state *state)
 {
+	unsigned long capabilities;
 	struct phylink_pcs *pcs;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -696,10 +697,17 @@ static int phylink_validate_mac_and_pcs(struct phylink *pl,
 	}
 
 	/* Then validate the link parameters with the MAC */
-	if (pl->mac_ops->validate)
+	if (pl->mac_ops->validate) {
 		pl->mac_ops->validate(pl->config, supported, state);
-	else
-		phylink_generic_validate(pl->config, supported, state);
+	} else {
+		if (pl->mac_ops->mac_get_caps)
+			capabilities = pl->mac_ops->mac_get_caps(pl->config,
+							state->interface);
+		else
+			capabilities = pl->config->mac_capabilities;
+
+		phylink_validate_mask_caps(supported, state, capabilities);
+	}
 
 	return phylink_is_empty_linkmode(supported) ? -EINVAL : 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/phylink.h b/include/linux/phylink.h
index 2b886ea654bb36ede4e06accf13a6f257fd19f42..0798198a09efe172b192843655ef825a0a79d285 100644
--- a/include/linux/phylink.h
+++ b/include/linux/phylink.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ void phylink_limit_mac_speed(struct phylink_config *config, u32 max_speed);
 /**
  * struct phylink_mac_ops - MAC operations structure.
  * @validate: Validate and update the link configuration.
+ * @mac_get_caps: Get MAC capabilities for interface mode.
  * @mac_select_pcs: Select a PCS for the interface mode.
  * @mac_prepare: prepare for a major reconfiguration of the interface.
  * @mac_config: configure the MAC for the selected mode and state.
@@ -241,6 +242,8 @@ struct phylink_mac_ops {
 	void (*validate)(struct phylink_config *config,
 			 unsigned long *supported,
 			 struct phylink_link_state *state);
+	unsigned long (*mac_get_caps)(struct phylink_config *config,
+				      phy_interface_t interface);
 	struct phylink_pcs *(*mac_select_pcs)(struct phylink_config *config,
 					      phy_interface_t interface);
 	int (*mac_prepare)(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
@@ -292,6 +295,18 @@ struct phylink_mac_ops {
  */
 void validate(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned long *supported,
 	      struct phylink_link_state *state);
+/**
+ * mac_get_caps: Get MAC capabilities for interface mode.
+ * @config: a pointer to a &struct phylink_config.
+ * @interface: PHY interface mode.
+ *
+ * Optional method. When not provided, config->mac_capabilities will be used.
+ * When implemented, this returns the MAC capabilities for the specified
+ * interface mode where there is some special handling required by the MAC
+ * driver (e.g. not supporting half-duplex in certain interface modes.)
+ */
+unsigned long mac_get_caps(struct phylink_config *config,
+			   phy_interface_t interface);
 /**
  * mac_select_pcs: Select a PCS for the interface mode.
  * @config: a pointer to a &struct phylink_config.