+/**
+ * fdt_parent_offset - find the parent of a given node
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose parent to find
+ *
+ * fdt_parent_offset() locates the parent node of a given node (that
+ * is, it finds the offset of the node which contains the node at
+ * nodeoffset as a subnode).
+ *
+ * NOTE: This function is expensive, as it must scan the device tree
+ * structure from the start to nodeoffset, *twice*.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * stucture block offset of the parent of the node at nodeoffset
+ * (>=0), on success
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset does not refer to a BEGIN_NODE tag
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_parent_offset(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value - find nodes with a given property value
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @startoffset: only find nodes after this offset
+ * @propname: property name to check
+ * @propval: property value to search for
+ * @proplen: length of the value in propval
+ *
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value() returns the offset of the first
+ * node after startoffset, which has a property named propname whose
+ * value is of length proplen and has value equal to propval; or if
+ * startoffset is -1, the very first such node in the tree.
+ *
+ * To iterate through all nodes matching the criterion, the following
+ * idiom can be used:
+ * offset = fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value(fdt, -1, propname,
+ * propval, proplen);
+ * while (offset != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) {
+ * ... other code here ...
+ * offset = fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value(fdt, offset, propname,
+ * propval, proplen);
+ * }
+ *
+ * Note the -1 in the first call to the function, if 0 is used here
+ * instead, the function will never locate the root node, even if it
+ * matches the criterion.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * structure block offset of the located node (>= 0, >startoffset),
+ * on success
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, no node matching the criterion exists in the
+ * tree after startoffset
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset does not refer to a BEGIN_NODE tag
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value(const void *fdt, int startoffset,
+ const char *propname,
+ const void *propval, int proplen);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_phandle - find the node with a given phandle
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @phandle: phandle value
+ *
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value() returns the offset of the node
+ * which has the given phandle value. If there is more than one node
+ * in the tree with the given phandle (an invalid tree), results are
+ * undefined.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * structure block offset of the located node (>= 0), on success
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, no node with that phandle exists
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADPHANDLE, given phandle value was invalid (0 or -1)
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_node_check_compatible: check a node's compatible property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of a tree node
+ * @compatible: string to match against
+ *
+ *
+ * fdt_node_check_compatible() returns 0 if the given node contains a
+ * 'compatible' property with the given string as one of its elements,
+ * it returns non-zero otherwise, or on error.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * 0, if the node has a 'compatible' property listing the given string
+ * 1, if the node has a 'compatible' property, but it does not list
+ * the given string
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, if the given node has no 'compatible' property
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, if nodeoffset does not refer to a BEGIN_NODE tag
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_node_check_compatible(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+ const char *compatible);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_compatible - find nodes with a given 'compatible' value
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @startoffset: only find nodes after this offset
+ * @compatible: 'compatible' string to match against
+ *
+ * fdt_node_offset_by_compatible() returns the offset of the first
+ * node after startoffset, which has a 'compatible' property which
+ * lists the given compatible string; or if startoffset is -1, the
+ * very first such node in the tree.
+ *
+ * To iterate through all nodes matching the criterion, the following
+ * idiom can be used:
+ * offset = fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(fdt, -1, compatible);
+ * while (offset != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) {
+ * ... other code here ...
+ * offset = fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(fdt, offset, compatible);
+ * }
+ *
+ * Note the -1 in the first call to the function, if 0 is used here
+ * instead, the function will never locate the root node, even if it
+ * matches the criterion.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * structure block offset of the located node (>= 0, >startoffset),
+ * on success
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, no node matching the criterion exists in the
+ * tree after startoffset
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset does not refer to a BEGIN_NODE tag
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(const void *fdt, int startoffset,
+ const char *compatible);
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/* Write-in-place functions */
+/**********************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace - change a property's value, but not its size
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @val: pointer to data to replace the property value with
+ * @len: length of the property value
+ *
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace() replaces the value of a given property with
+ * the data in val, of length len. This function cannot change the
+ * size of a property, and so will only work if len is equal to the
+ * current length of the property.
+ *
+ * This function will alter only the bytes in the blob which contain
+ * the given property value, and will not alter or move any other part
+ * of the tree.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ * 0, on success
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, if len is not equal to the property's current length
+ * -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, node does not have the named property
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ * -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */