diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-i2c.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-i2c.c
index 09200a70b315..1f5d653a4e22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-i2c.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * MDIO I2C bridge
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Russell King
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Marek Behun
  *
  * Network PHYs can appear on I2C buses when they are part of SFP module.
  * This driver exposes these PHYs to the networking PHY code, allowing
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ static unsigned int i2c_mii_phy_addr(int phy_id)
 	return phy_id + 0x40;
 }
 
-static int i2c_mii_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)
+static int i2c_mii_read_default(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *i2c = bus->priv;
 	struct i2c_msg msgs[2];
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ static int i2c_mii_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)
 	return data[0] << 8 | data[1];
 }
 
-static int i2c_mii_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg, u16 val)
+static int i2c_mii_write_default(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg, u16 val)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *i2c = bus->priv;
 	struct i2c_msg msg;
@@ -91,7 +92,167 @@ static int i2c_mii_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg, u16 val)
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
-struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
+/* RollBall SFPs do not access internal PHY via I2C address 0x56, but
+ * instead via address 0x51, when SFP page is set to 0x03 and password to
+ * 0xffffffff:
+ *
+ * address  size  contents  description
+ * -------  ----  --------  -----------
+ * 0x80     1     CMD       0x01/0x02/0x04 for write/read/done
+ * 0x81     1     DEV       Clause 45 device
+ * 0x82     2     REG       Clause 45 register
+ * 0x84     2     VAL       Register value
+ */
+#define ROLLBALL_PHY_I2C_ADDR		0x51
+
+#define ROLLBALL_CMD_ADDR		0x80
+#define ROLLBALL_DATA_ADDR		0x81
+
+#define ROLLBALL_CMD_WRITE		0x01
+#define ROLLBALL_CMD_READ		0x02
+#define ROLLBALL_CMD_DONE		0x04
+
+static int i2c_rollball_mii_poll(struct mii_bus *bus, int bus_addr, u8 *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct i2c_adapter *i2c = bus->priv;
+	struct i2c_msg msgs[2];
+	u8 buf0[2], *res;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	buf0[0] = ROLLBALL_CMD_ADDR;
+
+	msgs[0].addr = bus_addr;
+	msgs[0].flags = 0;
+	msgs[0].len = 1;
+	msgs[0].buf = &buf0[0];
+
+	res = buf ? buf : &buf0[1];
+
+	msgs[1].addr = bus_addr;
+	msgs[1].flags = I2C_M_RD;
+	msgs[1].len = buf ? len : 1;
+	msgs[1].buf = res;
+
+	/* By experiment it takes up to 70 ms to access a register for these SFPs. Sleep 20ms
+	 * between iteratios and try 10 times.
+	 */
+	i = 10;
+	do {
+		msleep(20);
+
+		ret = i2c_transfer(i2c, msgs, ARRAY_SIZE(msgs));
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		else if (ret != ARRAY_SIZE(msgs))
+			return -EIO;
+
+		if (*res == ROLLBALL_CMD_DONE)
+			return 0;
+	} while (i-- > 0);
+
+	dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "poll timed out\n");
+
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
+}
+
+static int i2c_rollball_mii_cmd(struct mii_bus *bus, int bus_addr, u8 cmd, u8 *data, size_t len)
+{
+	struct i2c_adapter *i2c = bus->priv;
+	struct i2c_msg msgs[2];
+	u8 cmdbuf[2];
+	int ret;
+
+	msgs[0].addr = bus_addr;
+	msgs[0].flags = 0;
+	msgs[0].len = len;
+	msgs[0].buf = data;
+
+	cmdbuf[0] = ROLLBALL_CMD_ADDR;
+	cmdbuf[1] = cmd;
+
+	msgs[1].addr = bus_addr;
+	msgs[1].flags = 0;
+	msgs[1].len = sizeof(cmdbuf);
+	msgs[1].buf = cmdbuf;
+
+	ret = i2c_transfer(i2c, msgs, 2);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return ret == ARRAY_SIZE(msgs) ? 0 : -EIO;
+}
+
+static int i2c_mii_read_rollball(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)
+{
+	u8 buf[4], res[6];
+	int bus_addr, ret;
+	u16 val;
+
+	if (!(reg & MII_ADDR_C45))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	bus_addr = i2c_mii_phy_addr(phy_id);
+	if (bus_addr != ROLLBALL_PHY_I2C_ADDR)
+		return 0xffff;
+
+	buf[0] = ROLLBALL_DATA_ADDR;
+	buf[1] = (reg >> 16) & 0x1f;
+	buf[2] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
+	buf[3] = reg & 0xff;
+
+	ret = i2c_rollball_mii_cmd(bus, bus_addr, ROLLBALL_CMD_READ, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_rollball_mii_poll(bus, bus_addr, res, sizeof(res));
+	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+		return 0xffff;
+	else if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	val = res[4];
+	val <<= 8;
+	val |= res[5];
+
+	dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "read reg %02x:%04x = %04x\n", (reg >> 16) & 0x1f, reg & 0xffff, val);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
+static int i2c_mii_write_rollball(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg, u16 val)
+{
+	int bus_addr, ret;
+	u8 buf[6];
+
+	if (!(reg & MII_ADDR_C45))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	bus_addr = i2c_mii_phy_addr(phy_id);
+	if (bus_addr != ROLLBALL_PHY_I2C_ADDR)
+		return 0;
+
+	buf[0] = ROLLBALL_DATA_ADDR;
+	buf[1] = (reg >> 16) & 0x1f;
+	buf[2] = (reg >> 8) & 0xff;
+	buf[3] = reg & 0xff;
+	buf[4] = val >> 8;
+	buf[5] = val & 0xff;
+
+	ret = i2c_rollball_mii_cmd(bus, bus_addr, ROLLBALL_CMD_WRITE, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_rollball_mii_poll(bus, bus_addr, NULL, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	dev_dbg(&bus->dev, "write reg %02x:%04x = %04x\n", (reg >> 16) & 0x1f, reg & 0xffff, val);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
+			       enum mdio_i2c_type type)
 {
 	struct mii_bus *mii;
 
@@ -104,10 +265,19 @@ struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 
 	snprintf(mii->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "i2c:%s", dev_name(parent));
 	mii->parent = parent;
-	mii->read = i2c_mii_read;
-	mii->write = i2c_mii_write;
 	mii->priv = i2c;
 
+	switch (type) {
+	case MDIO_I2C_ROLLBALL:
+		mii->read = i2c_mii_read_rollball;
+		mii->write = i2c_mii_write_rollball;
+		break;
+	default:
+		mii->read = i2c_mii_read_default;
+		mii->write = i2c_mii_write_default;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	return mii;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mdio_i2c_alloc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 1d18c10e8f82..b1f9fc3a5584 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int sfp_i2c_configure(struct sfp *sfp, struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 	sfp->read = sfp_i2c_read;
 	sfp->write = sfp_i2c_write;
 
-	i2c_mii = mdio_i2c_alloc(sfp->dev, i2c);
+	i2c_mii = mdio_i2c_alloc(sfp->dev, i2c, MDIO_I2C_DEFAULT);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_mii))
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_mii);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h b/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
index b1d27f7cd23f..b65a80938806 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio/mdio-i2c.h
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ struct device;
 struct i2c_adapter;
 struct mii_bus;
 
-struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c);
+enum mdio_i2c_type {
+	MDIO_I2C_DEFAULT,
+	MDIO_I2C_ROLLBALL,
+};
+
+struct mii_bus *mdio_i2c_alloc(struct device *parent, struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
+			       enum mdio_i2c_type type);
 
 #endif
