/* Device is bound */
#define DM_FLAG_BOUND (1 << 6)
+/* Device name is allocated and should be freed on unbind() */
+#define DM_NAME_ALLOCED (1 << 7)
+
/**
* struct udevice - An instance of a driver
*
*/
fdt_addr_t dev_get_addr(struct udevice *dev);
+/**
+ * dev_get_addr_ptr() - Return pointer to the address of the reg property
+ * of a device
+ *
+ * @dev: Pointer to a device
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to addr, or NULL if there is no such property
+ */
+void *dev_get_addr_ptr(struct udevice *dev);
+
/**
* dev_get_addr_index() - Get the indexed reg property of a device
*
*/
fdt_addr_t dev_get_addr_index(struct udevice *dev, int index);
+/**
+ * dev_get_addr_name() - Get the reg property of a device, indexed by name
+ *
+ * @dev: Pointer to a device
+ * @name: the 'reg' property can hold a list of <addr, size> pairs, with the
+ * 'reg-names' property providing named-based identification. @index
+ * indicates the value to search for in 'reg-names'.
+ *
+ * @return addr
+ */
+fdt_addr_t dev_get_addr_name(struct udevice *dev, const char *name);
+
/**
* device_has_children() - check if a device has any children
*
* this is unnecessary but for probed devices which don't get a useful name
* this function can be helpful.
*
+ * The name is allocated and will be freed automatically when the device is
+ * unbound.
+ *
* @dev: Device to update
* @name: New name (this string is allocated new memory and attached to
* the device)
*/
int device_set_name(struct udevice *dev, const char *name);
+/**
+ * device_set_name_alloced() - note that a device name is allocated
+ *
+ * This sets the DM_NAME_ALLOCED flag for the device, so that when it is
+ * unbound the name will be freed. This avoids memory leaks.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device to update
+ */
+void device_set_name_alloced(struct udevice *dev);
+
+/**
+ * of_device_is_compatible() - check if the device is compatible with the compat
+ *
+ * This allows to check whether the device is comaptible with the compat.
+ *
+ * @dev: udevice pointer for which compatible needs to be verified.
+ * @compat: Compatible string which needs to verified in the given
+ * device
+ * @return true if OK, false if the compatible is not found
+ */
+bool of_device_is_compatible(struct udevice *dev, const char *compat);
+
+/**
+ * of_machine_is_compatible() - check if the machine is compatible with
+ * the compat
+ *
+ * This allows to check whether the machine is comaptible with the compat.
+ *
+ * @compat: Compatible string which needs to verified
+ * @return true if OK, false if the compatible is not found
+ */
+bool of_machine_is_compatible(const char *compat);
+
/**
* device_is_on_pci_bus - Test if a device is on a PCI bus
*