dtc: import latest upstream dtc

This updates scripts/dtc to commit 317a5d9 "dtc: zero out new label
objects" from git://git.jdl.com/software/dtc.git.

This adds features such as:
* /bits/ syntax for cell data.
* Math expressions within cell data.
* The ability to delete properties or nodes.
* Support for #line directives in the input file, which allows the use of
  cpp on *.dts.
* -i command-line option (/include/ path)
* -W/-E command-line options for error/warning control.
* Removal of spew to STDOUT containing the filename being compiled.
* Many additions to the libfdt API.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com>
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <rob.herring@calxeda.com>

1 files changed, 421 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
index ff6246f000ce..73f49759a5e7 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #define FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND        1
         /* FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND: The requested node or property does not exist */
 #define FDT_ERR_EXISTS          2
-        /* FDT_ERR_EXISTS: Attempted to create a node or property which
+        /* FDT_ERR_EXISTS: Attemped to create a node or property which
          * already exists */
 #define FDT_ERR_NOSPACE         3
         /* FDT_ERR_NOSPACE: Operation needed to expand the device
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 /* Low-level functions (you probably don't need these)                */
 /**********************************************************************/
 
-const void *fdt_offset_ptr(const void *fdt, int offset, int checklen);
+const void *fdt_offset_ptr(const void *fdt, int offset, unsigned int checklen);
 static inline void *fdt_offset_ptr_w(void *fdt, int offset, int checklen)
 {
         return (void *)(uintptr_t)fdt_offset_ptr(fdt, offset, checklen);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int fdt_next_node(const void *fdt, int offset, int *depth);
 #define __fdt_set_hdr(name) \
         static inline void fdt_set_##name(void *fdt, uint32_t val) \
         { \
-                struct fdt_header *fdth = fdt; \
+                struct fdt_header *fdth = (struct fdt_header*)fdt; \
                 fdth->name = cpu_to_fdt32(val); \
         }
 __fdt_set_hdr(magic);
@@ -343,6 +343,91 @@ int fdt_path_offset(const void *fdt, const char *path);
 const char *fdt_get_name(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset, int *lenp);
 
 /**
+ * fdt_first_property_offset - find the offset of a node's first property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: structure block offset of a node
+ *
+ * fdt_first_property_offset() finds the first property of the node at
+ * the given structure block offset.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      structure block offset of the property (>=0), on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, if the requested node has no properties
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, if nodeoffset did not point to an FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings.
+ */
+int fdt_first_property_offset(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_next_property_offset - step through a node's properties
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @offset: structure block offset of a property
+ *
+ * fdt_next_property_offset() finds the property immediately after the
+ * one at the given structure block offset.  This will be a property
+ * of the same node as the given property.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      structure block offset of the next property (>=0), on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, if the given property is the last in its node
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, if nodeoffset did not point to an FDT_PROP tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings.
+ */
+int fdt_next_property_offset(const void *fdt, int offset);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_get_property_by_offset - retrieve the property at a given offset
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @offset: offset of the property to retrieve
+ * @lenp: pointer to an integer variable (will be overwritten) or NULL
+ *
+ * fdt_get_property_by_offset() retrieves a pointer to the
+ * fdt_property structure within the device tree blob at the given
+ * offset.  If lenp is non-NULL, the length of the property value is
+ * also returned, in the integer pointed to by lenp.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      pointer to the structure representing the property
+ *              if lenp is non-NULL, *lenp contains the length of the property
+ *              value (>=0)
+ *      NULL, on error
+ *              if lenp is non-NULL, *lenp contains an error code (<0):
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_PROP tag
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_by_offset(const void *fdt,
+                                                      int offset,
+                                                      int *lenp);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_get_property_namelen - find a property based on substring
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to find
+ * @name: name of the property to find
+ * @namelen: number of characters of name to consider
+ * @lenp: pointer to an integer variable (will be overwritten) or NULL
+ *
+ * Identical to fdt_get_property_namelen(), but only examine the first
+ * namelen characters of name for matching the property name.
+ */
+const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_namelen(const void *fdt,
+                                                    int nodeoffset,
+                                                    const char *name,
+                                                    int namelen, int *lenp);
+
+/**
  * fdt_get_property - find a given property in a given node
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to find
@@ -380,6 +465,54 @@ static inline struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_w(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 }
 
 /**
+ * fdt_getprop_by_offset - retrieve the value of a property at a given offset
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @ffset: offset of the property to read
+ * @namep: pointer to a string variable (will be overwritten) or NULL
+ * @lenp: pointer to an integer variable (will be overwritten) or NULL
+ *
+ * fdt_getprop_by_offset() retrieves a pointer to the value of the
+ * property at structure block offset 'offset' (this will be a pointer
+ * to within the device blob itself, not a copy of the value).  If
+ * lenp is non-NULL, the length of the property value is also
+ * returned, in the integer pointed to by lenp.  If namep is non-NULL,
+ * the property's namne will also be returned in the char * pointed to
+ * by namep (this will be a pointer to within the device tree's string
+ * block, not a new copy of the name).
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      pointer to the property's value
+ *              if lenp is non-NULL, *lenp contains the length of the property
+ *              value (>=0)
+ *              if namep is non-NULL *namep contiains a pointer to the property
+ *              name.
+ *      NULL, on error
+ *              if lenp is non-NULL, *lenp contains an error code (<0):
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_PROP tag
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *              -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+const void *fdt_getprop_by_offset(const void *fdt, int offset,
+                                  const char **namep, int *lenp);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_getprop_namelen - get property value based on substring
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to find
+ * @name: name of the property to find
+ * @namelen: number of characters of name to consider
+ * @lenp: pointer to an integer variable (will be overwritten) or NULL
+ *
+ * Identical to fdt_getprop(), but only examine the first namelen
+ * characters of name for matching the property name.
+ */
+const void *fdt_getprop_namelen(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                const char *name, int namelen, int *lenp);
+
+/**
  * fdt_getprop - retrieve the value of a given property
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to find
@@ -429,6 +562,32 @@ static inline void *fdt_getprop_w(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 uint32_t fdt_get_phandle(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset);
 
 /**
+ * fdt_get_alias_namelen - get alias based on substring
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @name: name of the alias th look up
+ * @namelen: number of characters of name to consider
+ *
+ * Identical to fdt_get_alias(), but only examine the first namelen
+ * characters of name for matching the alias name.
+ */
+const char *fdt_get_alias_namelen(const void *fdt,
+                                  const char *name, int namelen);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_get_alias - retreive the path referenced by a given alias
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @name: name of the alias th look up
+ *
+ * fdt_get_alias() retrieves the value of a given alias.  That is, the
+ * value of the property named 'name' in the node /aliases.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      a pointer to the expansion of the alias named 'name', of it exists
+ *      NULL, if the given alias or the /aliases node does not exist
+ */
+const char *fdt_get_alias(const void *fdt, const char *name);
+
+/**
  * fdt_get_path - determine the full path of a node
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose path to find
@@ -693,17 +852,17 @@ int fdt_setprop_inplace(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
                         const void *val, int len);
 
 /**
- * fdt_setprop_inplace_cell - change the value of a single-cell property
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace_u32 - change the value of a 32-bit integer property
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
  * @name: name of the property to change
- * @val: cell (32-bit integer) value to replace the property with
+ * @val: 32-bit integer value to replace the property with
  *
- * fdt_setprop_inplace_cell() replaces the value of a given property
- * with the 32-bit integer cell value in val, converting val to
- * big-endian if necessary.  This function cannot change the size of a
- * property, and so will only work if the property already exists and
- * has length 4.
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace_u32() replaces the value of a given property
+ * with the 32-bit integer value in val, converting val to big-endian
+ * if necessary.  This function cannot change the size of a property,
+ * and so will only work if the property already exists and has length
+ * 4.
  *
  * 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
@@ -712,7 +871,7 @@ int fdt_setprop_inplace(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
  * returns:
  *      0, on success
  *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, if the property's length is not equal to 4
-  *     -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, node does not have the named property
+ *      -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,
@@ -720,14 +879,60 @@ int fdt_setprop_inplace(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
  *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
  *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
  */
-static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
-                                           const char *name, uint32_t val)
+static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                          const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
         val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
         return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
 }
 
 /**
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace_u64 - change the value of a 64-bit integer property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @val: 64-bit integer value to replace the property with
+ *
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace_u64() replaces the value of a given property
+ * with the 64-bit integer value in val, converting val to big-endian
+ * if necessary.  This function cannot change the size of a property,
+ * and so will only work if the property already exists and has length
+ * 8.
+ *
+ * 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 the property's length is not equal to 8
+ *      -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
+ */
+static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                          const char *name, uint64_t val)
+{
+        val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+        return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+}
+
+/**
+ * fdt_setprop_inplace_cell - change the value of a single-cell property
+ *
+ * This is an alternative name for fdt_setprop_inplace_u32()
+ */
+static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                           const char *name, uint32_t val)
+{
+        return fdt_setprop_inplace_u32(fdt, nodeoffset, name, val);
+}
+
+/**
  * fdt_nop_property - replace a property with nop tags
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to nop
@@ -786,11 +991,20 @@ int fdt_add_reservemap_entry(void *fdt, uint64_t addr, uint64_t size);
 int fdt_finish_reservemap(void *fdt);
 int fdt_begin_node(void *fdt, const char *name);
 int fdt_property(void *fdt, const char *name, const void *val, int len);
-static inline int fdt_property_cell(void *fdt, const char *name, uint32_t val)
+static inline int fdt_property_u32(void *fdt, const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
         val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
         return fdt_property(fdt, name, &val, sizeof(val));
 }
+static inline int fdt_property_u64(void *fdt, const char *name, uint64_t val)
+{
+        val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+        return fdt_property(fdt, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+}
+static inline int fdt_property_cell(void *fdt, const char *name, uint32_t val)
+{
+        return fdt_property_u32(fdt, name, val);
+}
 #define fdt_property_string(fdt, name, str) \
         fdt_property(fdt, name, str, strlen(str)+1)
 int fdt_end_node(void *fdt);
@@ -800,6 +1014,7 @@ int fdt_finish(void *fdt);
 /* Read-write functions                                               */
 /**********************************************************************/
 
+int fdt_create_empty_tree(void *buf, int bufsize);
 int fdt_open_into(const void *fdt, void *buf, int bufsize);
 int fdt_pack(void *fdt);
 
@@ -909,14 +1124,14 @@ int fdt_setprop(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
                 const void *val, int len);
 
 /**
- * fdt_setprop_cell - set a property to a single cell value
+ * fdt_setprop_u32 - set a property to a 32-bit integer
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
  * @name: name of the property to change
  * @val: 32-bit integer value for the property (native endian)
  *
- * fdt_setprop_cell() sets the value of the named property in the
- * given node to the given cell value (converting to big-endian if
+ * fdt_setprop_u32() sets the value of the named property in the given
+ * node to the given 32-bit integer value (converting to big-endian if
  * necessary), or creates a new property with that value if it does
  * not already exist.
  *
@@ -936,14 +1151,60 @@ int fdt_setprop(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
  *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
  *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
  */
-static inline int fdt_setprop_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
-                                   uint32_t val)
+static inline int fdt_setprop_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
+                                  uint32_t val)
 {
         val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
         return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
 }
 
 /**
+ * fdt_setprop_u64 - set a property to a 64-bit integer
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @val: 64-bit integer value for the property (native endian)
+ *
+ * fdt_setprop_u64() sets the value of the named property in the given
+ * node to the given 64-bit integer value (converting to big-endian if
+ * necessary), or creates a new property with that value if it does
+ * not already exist.
+ *
+ * This function may insert or delete data from the blob, and will
+ * therefore change the offsets of some existing nodes.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      0, on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there is insufficient free space in the blob to
+ *              contain the new property value
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+static inline int fdt_setprop_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
+                                  uint64_t val)
+{
+        val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+        return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+}
+
+/**
+ * fdt_setprop_cell - set a property to a single cell value
+ *
+ * This is an alternative name for fdt_setprop_u32()
+ */
+static inline int fdt_setprop_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
+                                   uint32_t val)
+{
+        return fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, nodeoffset, name, val);
+}
+
+/**
  * fdt_setprop_string - set a property to a string value
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
@@ -975,6 +1236,147 @@ static inline int fdt_setprop_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
         fdt_setprop((fdt), (nodeoffset), (name), (str), strlen(str)+1)
 
 /**
+ * fdt_appendprop - append to or create a property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to append to
+ * @val: pointer to data to append to the property value
+ * @len: length of the data to append to the property value
+ *
+ * fdt_appendprop() appends the value to the named property in the
+ * given node, creating the property if it does not already exist.
+ *
+ * This function may insert data into the blob, and will therefore
+ * change the offsets of some existing nodes.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      0, on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there is insufficient free space in the blob to
+ *              contain the new property value
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+int fdt_appendprop(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
+                   const void *val, int len);
+
+/**
+ * fdt_appendprop_u32 - append a 32-bit integer value to a property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @val: 32-bit integer value to append to the property (native endian)
+ *
+ * fdt_appendprop_u32() appends the given 32-bit integer value
+ * (converting to big-endian if necessary) to the value of the named
+ * property in the given node, or creates a new property with that
+ * value if it does not already exist.
+ *
+ * This function may insert data into the blob, and will therefore
+ * change the offsets of some existing nodes.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      0, on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there is insufficient free space in the blob to
+ *              contain the new property value
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+static inline int fdt_appendprop_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                     const char *name, uint32_t val)
+{
+        val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+        return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+}
+
+/**
+ * fdt_appendprop_u64 - append a 64-bit integer value to a property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @val: 64-bit integer value to append to the property (native endian)
+ *
+ * fdt_appendprop_u64() appends the given 64-bit integer value
+ * (converting to big-endian if necessary) to the value of the named
+ * property in the given node, or creates a new property with that
+ * value if it does not already exist.
+ *
+ * This function may insert data into the blob, and will therefore
+ * change the offsets of some existing nodes.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      0, on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there is insufficient free space in the blob to
+ *              contain the new property value
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+static inline int fdt_appendprop_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                     const char *name, uint64_t val)
+{
+        val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+        return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+}
+
+/**
+ * fdt_appendprop_cell - append a single cell value to a property
+ *
+ * This is an alternative name for fdt_appendprop_u32()
+ */
+static inline int fdt_appendprop_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
+                                      const char *name, uint32_t val)
+{
+        return fdt_appendprop_u32(fdt, nodeoffset, name, val);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fdt_appendprop_string - append a string to a property
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to change
+ * @name: name of the property to change
+ * @str: string value to append to the property
+ *
+ * fdt_appendprop_string() appends the given string to the value of
+ * the named property in the given node, or creates a new property
+ * with that value if it does not already exist.
+ *
+ * This function may insert data into the blob, and will therefore
+ * change the offsets of some existing nodes.
+ *
+ * returns:
+ *      0, on success
+ *      -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there is insufficient free space in the blob to
+ *              contain the new property value
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET, nodeoffset did not point to FDT_BEGIN_NODE tag
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
+ *      -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
+ */
+#define fdt_appendprop_string(fdt, nodeoffset, name, str) \
+        fdt_appendprop((fdt), (nodeoffset), (name), (str), strlen(str)+1)
+
+/**
  * fdt_delprop - delete a property
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
  * @nodeoffset: offset of the node whose property to nop