diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
index 5335244e4577..3b027e4e701d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmmii.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ int bcmgenet_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	priv->old_pause = -1;
 
 	if (dn) {
+		netdev_warn(dev, "%s: dn is %s, phy_dn is %s", __func__, dn->full_name, priv->phy_dn->full_name);
 		phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, priv->phy_dn, bcmgenet_mii_setup,
 					phy_flags, priv->phy_interface);
 		if (!phydev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
index 094494a68ddf..1697d77bc613 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
@@ -353,9 +353,12 @@ struct mdio_device *of_mdio_find_device(struct device_node *np)
 		return NULL;
 
 	d = bus_find_device_by_of_node(&mdio_bus_type, np);
-	if (!d)
+	if (!d) {
+		pr_err("%s: does not find %s on mdio bus", __func__, np->full_name);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
+	pr_warn("%s: going to get %s's mdio device", __func__, np->full_name);
 	return to_mdio_device(d);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_mdio_find_device);
@@ -372,11 +375,15 @@ struct phy_device *of_phy_find_device(struct device_node *phy_np)
 	struct mdio_device *mdiodev;
 
 	mdiodev = of_mdio_find_device(phy_np);
-	if (!mdiodev)
+	if (!mdiodev) {
+		pr_err("%s: mdio does not find %s", __func__, phy_np->full_name);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
-	if (mdiodev->flags & MDIO_DEVICE_FLAG_PHY)
+	if (mdiodev->flags & MDIO_DEVICE_FLAG_PHY) {
+		pr_err("%s: going to get %s's phy_device", __func__, phy_np->full_name);
 		return to_phy_device(&mdiodev->dev);
+	}
 
 	put_device(&mdiodev->dev);
 
@@ -404,11 +411,13 @@ struct phy_device *of_phy_connect(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct phy_device *phy = of_phy_find_device(phy_np);
 	int ret;
 
+	netdev_warn(dev, "%s: dn full_name %s", __func__, phy_np->full_name);
 	if (!phy)
 		return NULL;
 
 	phy->dev_flags |= flags;
 
+	netdev_warn(dev, "%s: going to connect %s directly", __func__, phy_np->full_name);
 	ret = phy_connect_direct(dev, phy, hndlr, iface);
 
 	/* refcount is held by phy_connect_direct() on success */