#define FDT_ERR_MAX 17
+/* constants */
+#define FDT_MAX_PHANDLE 0xfffffffe
+ /* Valid values for phandles range from 1 to 2^32-2. */
+
/**********************************************************************/
/* Low-level functions (you probably don't need these) */
/**********************************************************************/
*/
uint32_t fdt_get_max_phandle(const void *fdt);
+/**
+ * fdt_generate_phandle - return a new, unused phandle for a device tree blob
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @phandle: return location for the new phandle
+ *
+ * Walks the device tree blob and looks for the highest phandle value. On
+ * success, the new, unused phandle value (one higher than the previously
+ * highest phandle value in the device tree blob) will be returned in the
+ * @phandle parameter.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success or a negative error-code on failure
+ */
+int fdt_generate_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle);
+
/**
* fdt_num_mem_rsv - retrieve the number of memory reserve map entries
* @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob