Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] libfdt: Add overlay application function

[Phil Elwell <philip.j.elwell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 11/07/2016 20:56, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> The device tree overlays are a good way to deal with user-modifyable
> boards or boards with some kind of an expansion mechanism where we can
> easily plug new board in (like the BBB, the Raspberry Pi or the CHIP).
>
> Add a new function to merge overlays with a base device tree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>   libfdt/Makefile.libfdt    |   2 +-
>   libfdt/fdt_overlay.c      | 618 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   libfdt/libfdt.h           |  30 +++
>   libfdt/libfdt_env.h       |   1 +
>   tests/.gitignore          |   1 +
>   tests/Makefile.tests      |   3 +-
>   tests/overlay.c           | 228 +++++++++++++++++
>   tests/overlay_base.dts    |  21 ++
>   tests/overlay_overlay.dts |  96 +++++++
>   tests/run_tests.sh        |   8 +
>   10 files changed, 1006 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/overlay.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/overlay_base.dts
>   create mode 100644 tests/overlay_overlay.dts
>
> diff --git a/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt b/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
> index 09c322ed82ba..098b3f36e668 100644
> --- a/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
> +++ b/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
> @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ LIBFDT_soname = libfdt.$(SHAREDLIB_EXT).1
>   LIBFDT_INCLUDES = fdt.h libfdt.h libfdt_env.h
>   LIBFDT_VERSION = version.lds
>   LIBFDT_SRCS = fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c fdt_empty_tree.c \
> -	fdt_addresses.c
> +	fdt_addresses.c fdt_overlay.c
>   LIBFDT_OBJS = $(LIBFDT_SRCS:%.c=%.o)
> diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c b/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..40ad3b86c13e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,618 @@
> +#include "libfdt_env.h"
> +
> +#include <fdt.h>
> +#include <libfdt.h>
> +
> +#include "libfdt_internal.h"
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_get_target_phandle - retrieves the target phandle of a fragment
> + * @fdto: pointer to the device tree overlay blob
> + * @fragment: node offset of the fragment in the overlay
> + *
> + * overlay_get_target_phandle() retrieves the target phandle of an
> + * overlay fragment when that fragment uses a phandle (target
> + * property) instead of a path (target-path property).
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      the phandle pointed by the target property
> + *      0, if the phandle was not found
> + *	-1, if the phandle was malformed
> + */
> +static uint32_t overlay_get_target_phandle(const void *fdto, int fragment)
> +{
> +	const uint32_t *val;
> +	int len;
> +
> +	val = fdt_getprop(fdto, fragment, "target", &len);
> +	if (!val)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if ((*val == (uint32_t)-1) || (len != sizeof(*val)))
> +		return (uint32_t)-1;
> +
> +	return fdt32_to_cpu(*val);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_get_target - retrieves the target phandle of a fragment
> + * @fdt: Base device tree blob
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @fragment: node offset of the fragment in the overlay
> + *
> + * overlay_get_target() retrieves the target phandle in the base
> + * device tree of a fragment, no matter how the actual targetting is
> + * done (through a phandle or a path)
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      the targetted node offset in the base device tree
> + *      Negative error code on error
> + */
> +static int overlay_get_target(const void *fdt, const void *fdto,
> +			      int fragment)
> +{
> +	uint32_t phandle;
> +	const char *path;
> +
> +	/* Try first to do a phandle based lookup */
> +	phandle = overlay_get_target_phandle(fdto, fragment);
> +	if (phandle == (uint32_t)-1)
> +		return -FDT_ERR_BADPHANDLE;
> +
> +	if (phandle)
> +		return fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, phandle);
> +
> +	/* And then a path based lookup */
> +	path = fdt_getprop(fdto, fragment, "target-path", NULL);
> +	if (!path)
> +		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> +
> +	return fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_phandle_add_offset - Increases a phandle by an offset
> + * @fdt: Base device tree blob
> + * @node: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @name: Name of the property to modify (phandle or linux,phandle)
> + * @delta: offset to apply
> + *
> + * overlay_phandle_add_offset() increments a node phandle by a given
> + * offset.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success.
> + *      Negative error code on error
> + */
> +static int overlay_phandle_add_offset(void *fdt, int node,
> +				      const char *name, uint32_t delta)
> +{
> +	const uint32_t *val;
> +	uint32_t adj_val;
> +	int len;
> +
> +	val = fdt_getprop(fdt, node, name, &len);
> +	if (!val)
> +		return len;
> +
> +	if (len != sizeof(*val))
> +		return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
> +
> +	adj_val = fdt32_to_cpu(*val);
> +	if ((adj_val + delta) < adj_val)
> +		return -FDT_ERR_BADPHANDLE;
> +
> +	adj_val += delta;
> +	return fdt_setprop_inplace_u32(fdt, node, name, adj_val);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_adjust_node_phandles - Offsets the phandles of a node
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @node: Offset of the node we want to adjust
> + * @delta: Offset to shift the phandles of
> + *
> + * overlay_adjust_node_phandles() adds a constant to all the phandles
> + * of a given node. This is mainly use as part of the overlay
> + * application process, when we want to update all the overlay
> + * phandles to not conflict with the overlays of the base device tree.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_adjust_node_phandles(void *fdto, int node,
> +					uint32_t delta)
> +{
> +	unsigned char found = 0;
> +	int child;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = overlay_phandle_add_offset(fdto, node, "phandle", delta);
> +	if (ret && ret != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	if (!ret)
> +		found = 1;
> +
> +	ret = overlay_phandle_add_offset(fdto, node, "linux,phandle", delta);
> +	if (ret && ret != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If neither phandle nor linux,phandle have been found return
> +	 * an error.
> +	 */
> +	if (!found && !ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_subnode(child, fdto, node)
> +		overlay_adjust_node_phandles(fdto, child, delta);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_adjust_local_phandles - Adjust the phandles of a whole overlay
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @delta: Offset to shift the phandles of
> + *
> + * overlay_adjust_local_phandles() adds a constant to all the
> + * phandles of an overlay. This is mainly use as part of the overlay
> + * application process, when we want to update all the overlay
> + * phandles to not conflict with the overlays of the base device tree.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_adjust_local_phandles(void *fdto, uint32_t delta)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Start adjusting the phandles from the overlay root
> +	 */
> +	return overlay_adjust_node_phandles(fdto, 0, delta);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_update_local_node_references - Adjust the overlay references
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @tree_node: Node offset of the node to operate on
> + * @fixup_node: Node offset of the matching local fixups node
> + * @delta: Offset to shift the phandles of
> + *
> + * overlay_update_local_nodes_references() update the phandles
> + * pointing to a node within the device tree overlay by adding a
> + * constant delta.
> + *
> + * This is mainly used as part of a device tree application process,
> + * where you want the device tree overlays phandles to not conflict
> + * with the ones from the base device tree before merging them.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_update_local_node_references(void *fdto,
> +						int tree_node,
> +						int fixup_node,
> +						uint32_t delta)
> +{
> +	int fixup_prop;
> +	int fixup_child;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_property_offset(fixup_prop, fdto, fixup_node) {
> +		const unsigned char *fixup_val, *tree_val;
> +		const char *name;
> +		int fixup_len;
> +		int tree_len;
> +		int i;
> +
> +		fixup_val = fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdto, fixup_prop,
> +						  &name, &fixup_len);
> +		if (!fixup_val)
> +			return fixup_len;
> +
> +		tree_val = fdt_getprop(fdto, tree_node, name, &tree_len);
> +		if (!tree_val)
> +			return tree_len;
> +
> +		for (i = 0; i < fixup_len; i += sizeof(uint32_t)) {
> +			uint32_t adj_val, index;
> +
> +			index = *(const uint32_t *)(fixup_val + i);
> +			index = fdt32_to_cpu(index);
> +
> +			/*
> +			 * phandles to fixup can be unaligned.
> +			 *
> +			 * Use a memcpy for the architectures that do
> +			 * not support unaligned accesses.
> +			 */
> +			memcpy(&adj_val, tree_val + index, sizeof(uint32_t));
> +
> +			adj_val = fdt32_to_cpu(adj_val);
> +			adj_val += delta;
> +			adj_val = cpu_to_fdt32(adj_val);
> +
> +			ret = fdt_setprop_inplace_namelen_partial(fdto,
> +								  tree_node,
> +								  name,
> +								  strlen(name),
> +								  index,
> +								  &adj_val,
> +								  sizeof(adj_val));
> +			if (ret)
> +				return ret;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_subnode(fixup_child, fdto, fixup_node) {
> +		const char *fixup_child_name = fdt_get_name(fdto, fixup_child,
> +							    NULL);
> +		int tree_child;
> +
> +		tree_child = fdt_subnode_offset(fdto, tree_node,
> +						fixup_child_name);
> +		if (tree_child < 0)
> +			return tree_child;
> +
> +		ret = overlay_update_local_node_references(fdto,
> +							   tree_child,
> +							   fixup_child,
> +							   delta);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_update_local_references - Adjust the overlay references
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @delta: Offset to shift the phandles of
> + *
> + * overlay_update_local_references() update all the phandles pointing
> + * to a node within the device tree overlay by adding a constant
> + * delta to not conflict with the base overlay.
> + *
> + * This is mainly used as part of a device tree application process,
> + * where you want the device tree overlays phandles to not conflict
> + * with the ones from the base device tree before merging them.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_update_local_references(void *fdto, uint32_t delta)
> +{
> +	int fixups;
> +
> +	fixups = fdt_path_offset(fdto, "/__local_fixups__");
> +	if (fixups < 0) {
> +		/* There's no local phandles to adjust, bail out */
> +		if (fixups == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
> +			return 0;
> +
> +		return fixups;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Update our local references from the root of the tree
> +	 */
> +	return overlay_update_local_node_references(fdto, 0, fixups,
> +						    delta);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_fixup_one_phandle - Set an overlay phandle to the base one
> + * @fdt: Base Device Tree blob
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @symbols_off: Node offset of the symbols node in the base device tree
> + * @path: Path to a node holding a phandle in the overlay
> + * @path_len: number of path characters to consider
> + * @name: Name of the property holding the phandle reference in the overlay
> + * @name_len: number of name characters to consider
> + * @index: Index in the overlay property where the phandle is stored
> + * @label: Label of the node referenced by the phandle
> + *
> + * overlay_fixup_one_phandle() resolves an overlay phandle pointing to
> + * a node in the base device tree.
> + *
> + * This is part of the device tree overlay application process, when
> + * you want all the phandles in the overlay to point to the actual
> + * base dt nodes.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_fixup_one_phandle(void *fdt, void *fdto,
> +				     int symbols_off,
> +				     const char *path, uint32_t path_len,
> +				     const char *name, uint32_t name_len,
> +				     int index, const char *label)
> +{
> +	const char *symbol_path;
> +	uint32_t phandle;
> +	int symbol_off, fixup_off;
> +	int prop_len;
> +
> +	symbol_path = fdt_getprop(fdt, symbols_off, label,
> +				  &prop_len);
> +	if (!symbol_path)
> +		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> +
> +	symbol_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, symbol_path);
> +	if (symbol_off < 0)
> +		return symbol_off;
> +
> +	phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, symbol_off);
> +	if (!phandle)
> +		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> +
> +	fixup_off = fdt_path_offset_namelen(fdto, path, path_len);
> +	if (fixup_off < 0)
> +		return fixup_off;
> +
> +	phandle = cpu_to_fdt32(phandle);
> +	return fdt_setprop_inplace_namelen_partial(fdto, fixup_off,
> +						   name, name_len, index,
> +						   &phandle, sizeof(phandle));
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_fixup_phandle - Set an overlay phandle to the base one
> + * @fdt: Base Device Tree blob
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @symbols_off: Node offset of the symbols node in the base device tree
> + * @property: Property offset in the overlay holding the list of fixups
> + *
> + * overlay_fixup_phandle() resolves all the overlay phandles pointed
> + * to in a __local_fixup__ property, and updates them to match the
> + * phandles in use in the base device tree.
> + *
> + * This is part of the device tree overlay application process, when
> + * you want all the phandles in the overlay to point to the actual
> + * base dt nodes.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_fixup_phandle(void *fdt, void *fdto, int symbols_off,
> +				 int property)
> +{
> +	const char *value;
> +	const char *label;
> +	int len;
> +
> +	value = fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdto, property,
> +				      &label, &len);
> +	if (!value)
> +		return len;
> +
> +	do {
> +		const char *prop_string = value;
> +		const char *path, *name;
> +		uint32_t prop_len = strlen(value);
> +		uint32_t path_len, name_len;
> +		char *sep, *endptr;
> +		int index;
> +		int ret;
> +
> +		path = prop_string;
> +		sep = memchr(prop_string, ':', prop_len);
> +		if (*sep != ':')
> +			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
> +		path_len = sep - path;
> +
> +		name = sep + 1;
> +		sep = memchr(name, ':', prop_len);
> +		if (*sep != ':')
> +			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
> +		name_len = sep - name;
> +
> +		index = strtoul(sep + 1, &endptr, 10);
> +		if ((*endptr != '\0') || (endptr <= (sep + 1)))
> +			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
> +
> +		len -= prop_len + 1;
> +		value += prop_len + 1;
> +
> +		ret = overlay_fixup_one_phandle(fdt, fdto, symbols_off,
> +						path, path_len, name, name_len,
> +						index, label);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	} while (len > 0);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_fixup_phandles - Resolve the overlay phandles to the base
> + *                          device tree
> + * @fdt: Base Device Tree blob
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + *
> + * overlay_fixup_phandles() resolves all the overlay phandles pointing
> + * to nodes in the base device tree.
> + *
> + * This is one of the steps of the device tree overlay application
> + * process, when you want all the phandles in the overlay to point to
> + * the actual base dt nodes.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_fixup_phandles(void *fdt, void *fdto)
> +{
> +	int fixups_off, symbols_off;
> +	int property;
> +
> +	symbols_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/__symbols__");
> +	fixups_off = fdt_path_offset(fdto, "/__fixups__");
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_property_offset(property, fdto, fixups_off) {
> +		int ret;
> +
> +		ret = overlay_fixup_phandle(fdt, fdto, symbols_off, property);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_apply_node - Merge an overlay fragment into the base device tree
> + * @fdt: Base Device Tree blob
> + * @target: Node offset in the base device tree to apply the fragment to
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + * @fragment: Node offset in the overlay holding the changes to merge
> + *
> + * overlay_apply_node() merges an overlay fragment into a target base
> + * device tree node pointed.
> + *
> + * This is part of the final step in the device tree overlay
> + * application process, when all the phandles have been adjusted and
> + * resolved and you just have to merge overlay into the base device
> + * tree.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_apply_node(void *fdt, int target,
> +			      void *fdto, int fragment)
> +{
> +	int property;
> +	int node;
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_property_offset(property, fdto, fragment) {
> +		const char *name;
> +		const void *prop;
> +		int prop_len;
> +		int ret;
> +
> +		prop = fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdto, property, &name,
> +					     &prop_len);
> +		if (prop_len == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
> +			return -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
> +		if (prop_len < 0)
> +			return prop_len;
> +
> +		ret = fdt_setprop(fdt, target, name, prop, prop_len);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_subnode(node, fdto, fragment) {
> +		const char *name = fdt_get_name(fdto, node, NULL);
> +		int nnode;
> +		int ret;
> +
> +		nnode = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, target, name);
> +		if (nnode == -FDT_ERR_EXISTS)
> +			nnode = fdt_subnode_offset(fdt, target, name);
> +
> +		if (nnode < 0)
> +			return nnode;
> +
> +		ret = overlay_apply_node(fdt, nnode, fdto, node);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * overlay_merge - Merge an overlay into its base device tree
> + * @fdt: Base Device Tree blob
> + * @fdto: Device tree overlay blob
> + *
> + * overlay_merge() merges an overlay into its base device tree.
> + *
> + * This is the final step in the device tree overlay application
> + * process, when all the phandles have been adjusted and resolved and
> + * you just have to merge overlay into the base device tree.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *      0 on success
> + *      Negative error code on failure
> + */
> +static int overlay_merge(void *fdt, void *fdto)
> +{
> +	int fragment;
> +
> +	fdt_for_each_subnode(fragment, fdto, 0) {
> +		int overlay;
> +		int target;
> +		int ret;
> +
> +		target = overlay_get_target(fdt, fdto, fragment);
> +		if (target < 0)
> +			continue;
> +
> +		overlay = fdt_subnode_offset(fdto, fragment, "__overlay__");
> +		if (overlay < 0)
> +			return overlay;
Why does the absence of a target cause a fragment to be ignored but the absence of an "__overlay__" property cause the merging to be abandoned with an error? Can't we just ignore fragments that aren't recognised?
> +
> +		ret = overlay_apply_node(fdt, target, fdto, overlay);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int fdt_overlay_apply(void *fdt, void *fdto)
> +{
> +	uint32_t delta = fdt_get_max_phandle(fdt) + 1;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
> +	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdto);
> +
> +	ret = overlay_adjust_local_phandles(fdto, delta);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto err;
> +
> +	ret = overlay_update_local_references(fdto, delta);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto err;
> +
> +	ret = overlay_fixup_phandles(fdt, fdto);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto err;
> +
> +	ret = overlay_merge(fdt, fdto);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto err;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The overlay has been damaged, erase its magic.
> +	 */
> +	fdt_set_magic(fdto, ~0);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +
> +err:
> +	/*
> +	 * The overlay might have been damaged, erase its magic.
> +	 */
> +	fdt_set_magic(fdto, ~0);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The base device tree might have been damaged, erase its
> +	 * magic.
> +	 */
> +	fdt_set_magic(fdt, ~0);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> diff --git a/libfdt/libfdt.h b/libfdt/libfdt.h
> index a22a16b6878a..a70b8767cabc 100644
> --- a/libfdt/libfdt.h
> +++ b/libfdt/libfdt.h
> @@ -1745,6 +1745,36 @@ int fdt_add_subnode(void *fdt, int parentoffset, const char *name);
>    */
>   int fdt_del_node(void *fdt, int nodeoffset);
>   
> +/**
> + * fdt_overlay_apply - Applies a DT overlay on a base DT
> + * @fdt: pointer to the base device tree blob
> + * @fdto: pointer to the device tree overlay blob
> + *
> + * fdt_overlay_apply() will apply the given device tree overlay on the
> + * given base device tree.
> + *
> + * Expect the base device tree to be modified, even if the function
> + * returns an error.
> + *
> + * returns:
> + *	0, on success
> + *	-FDT_ERR_NOSPACE, there's not enough space in the base device tree
> + *	-FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND, the overlay points to some inexistant nodes or
> + *		properties in the base DT
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADPHANDLE, the phandles in the overlay do not have the right
> + *		magic
> + *	-FDT_ERR_INTERNAL,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADPATH,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADVERSION,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_BADSTATE,
> + *	-FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED, standard meanings
> + */
> +int fdt_overlay_apply(void *fdt, void *fdto);
> +
>   /**********************************************************************/
>   /* Debugging / informational functions                                */
>   /**********************************************************************/
> diff --git a/libfdt/libfdt_env.h b/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
> index 9dea97dfff81..99f936dacc60 100644
> --- a/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
> +++ b/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
>   
>   #include <stddef.h>
>   #include <stdint.h>
> +#include <stdlib.h>
>   #include <string.h>
>   
>   #ifdef __CHECKER__
> diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
> index fa4616ba28c2..6c97066c587e 100644
> --- a/tests/.gitignore
> +++ b/tests/.gitignore
> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ tmp.*
>   /nopulate
>   /notfound
>   /open_pack
> +/overlay
>   /parent_offset
>   /path-references
>   /path_offset
> diff --git a/tests/Makefile.tests b/tests/Makefile.tests
> index 196518c83eda..4aefbbd15253 100644
> --- a/tests/Makefile.tests
> +++ b/tests/Makefile.tests
> @@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ LIB_TESTS_L = get_mem_rsv \
>   	utilfdt_test \
>   	integer-expressions \
>   	property_iterate \
> -	subnode_iterate
> +	subnode_iterate \
> +	overlay
>   LIB_TESTS = $(LIB_TESTS_L:%=$(TESTS_PREFIX)%)
>   
>   LIBTREE_TESTS_L = truncated_property
> diff --git a/tests/overlay.c b/tests/overlay.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4637a777e50e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/overlay.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
> +/*
> + * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
> + *	Testcase for DT overlays()
> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Free Electrons
> + * Copyright (C) 2016 NextThing Co.
> + *
> + * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
> + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
> + * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> + * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> + * Lesser General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> + * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
> + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
> + */
> +
> +#include <stdio.h>
> +
> +#include <libfdt.h>
> +
> +#include "tests.h"
> +
> +#define CHECK(code) \
> +	{ \
> +		if (code) \
> +			FAIL(#code ": %s", fdt_strerror(code)); \
> +	}
> +
> +/* 4k ought to be enough for anybody */
> +#define FDT_COPY_SIZE	(4 * 1024)
> +
> +static int fdt_getprop_u32_by_index(void *fdt, const char *path,
> +				    const char *name, int index,
> +				    unsigned long *out)
> +{
> +	const fdt32_t *val;
> +	int node_off;
> +	int len;
> +
> +	node_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
> +	if (node_off < 0)
> +		return node_off;
> +
> +	val = fdt_getprop(fdt, node_off, name, &len);
> +	if (!val || (len < (sizeof(uint32_t) * (index + 1))))
> +		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
> +
> +	*out = fdt32_to_cpu(*(val + index));
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int check_getprop_string_by_name(void *fdt, const char *path,
> +					const char *name, const char *val)
> +{
> +	int node_off;
> +
> +	node_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
> +	if (node_off < 0)
> +		return node_off;
> +
> +	check_getprop_string(fdt, node_off, name, val);
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static int check_getprop_u32_by_name(void *fdt, const char *path,
> +				     const char *name, uint32_t val)
> +{
> +	int node_off;
> +
> +	node_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
> +	if (node_off < 0)
> +		return node_off;
> +
> +	check_getprop_cell(fdt, node_off, name, val);
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static int check_getprop_null_by_name(void *fdt, const char *path,
> +				      const char *name)
> +{
> +	int node_off;
> +
> +	node_off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
> +	if (node_off < 0)
> +		return node_off;
> +
> +	check_property(fdt, node_off, name, 0, NULL);
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_change_int_property(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	return check_getprop_u32_by_name(fdt, "/test-node", "test-int-property",
> +					 43);
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_change_str_property(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	return check_getprop_string_by_name(fdt, "/test-node",
> +					    "test-str-property", "foobar");
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_add_str_property(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	return check_getprop_string_by_name(fdt, "/test-node",
> +					    "test-str-property-2", "foobar2");
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_add_node_by_phandle(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	return check_getprop_null_by_name(fdt, "/test-node/new-node",
> +					  "new-property");
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_add_node_by_path(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	return check_getprop_null_by_name(fdt, "/new-node", "new-property");
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_add_subnode_property(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	check_getprop_null_by_name(fdt, "/test-node/sub-test-node",
> +				   "sub-test-property");
> +	check_getprop_null_by_name(fdt, "/test-node/sub-test-node",
> +				   "new-sub-test-property");
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_local_phandle(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	uint32_t local_phandle;
> +	unsigned long val = 0;
> +	int off;
> +
> +	off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/new-local-node");
> +	CHECK(off < 0);
> +
> +	local_phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, off);
> +	CHECK(!local_phandle);
> +
> +	CHECK(fdt_getprop_u32_by_index(fdt, "/", "test-several-phandle",
> +				       0, &val));
> +	CHECK(val != local_phandle);
> +
> +	CHECK(fdt_getprop_u32_by_index(fdt, "/", "test-several-phandle",
> +				       1, &val));
> +	CHECK(val != local_phandle);
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static int fdt_overlay_local_phandles(void *fdt)
> +{
> +	uint32_t local_phandle, test_phandle;
> +	unsigned long val = 0;
> +	int off;
> +
> +	off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/new-local-node");
> +	CHECK(off < 0);
> +
> +	local_phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, off);
> +	CHECK(!local_phandle);
> +
> +	off = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/test-node");
> +	CHECK(off < 0);
> +
> +	test_phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, off);
> +	CHECK(!test_phandle);
> +
> +	CHECK(fdt_getprop_u32_by_index(fdt, "/", "test-phandle", 0, &val));
> +	CHECK(test_phandle != val);
> +
> +	CHECK(fdt_getprop_u32_by_index(fdt, "/", "test-phandle", 1, &val));
> +	CHECK(local_phandle != val);
> +
> +	return RC_PASS;
> +}
> +
> +static void *open_dt(char *path)
> +{
> +	void *dt, *copy;
> +
> +	dt = load_blob(path);
> +	copy = xmalloc(FDT_COPY_SIZE);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Resize our DTs to 4k so that we have room to operate on
> +	 */
> +	CHECK(fdt_open_into(dt, copy, FDT_COPY_SIZE));
> +
> +	return copy;
> +}
> +
> +int main(int argc, char *argv[])
> +{
> +	void *fdt_base, *fdt_overlay;
> +
> +	test_init(argc, argv);
> +	if (argc != 3)
> +		CONFIG("Usage: %s <base dtb> <overlay dtb>", argv[0]);
> +
> +	fdt_base = open_dt(argv[1]);
> +	fdt_overlay = open_dt(argv[2]);
> +
> +	/* Apply the overlay */
> +	CHECK(fdt_overlay_apply(fdt_base, fdt_overlay));
> +
> +	fdt_overlay_change_int_property(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_change_str_property(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_add_str_property(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_add_node_by_phandle(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_add_node_by_path(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_add_subnode_property(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_local_phandle(fdt_base);
> +	fdt_overlay_local_phandles(fdt_base);
> +
> +	PASS();
> +}
> diff --git a/tests/overlay_base.dts b/tests/overlay_base.dts
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..2603adb6821e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/overlay_base.dts
> @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) 2016 NextThing Co
> + * Copyright (c) 2016 Free Electrons
> + *
> + * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
> + */
> +
> +/dts-v1/;
> +
> +/ {
> +	test: test-node {
> +		test-int-property = <42>;
> +		test-str-property = "foo";
> +
> +		subtest: sub-test-node {
> +			sub-test-property;
> +		};
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +
> diff --git a/tests/overlay_overlay.dts b/tests/overlay_overlay.dts
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..d30ecdf3661c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/overlay_overlay.dts
> @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) 2016 NextThing Co
> + * Copyright (c) 2016 Free Electrons
> + *
> + * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
> + */
> +
> +/dts-v1/;
> +/plugin/;
> +
> +/ {
> +	/* Test that we can change an int by another */
> +	fragment@0 {
> +		target = <&test>;
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			test-int-property = <43>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	/* Test that we can replace a string by a longer one */
> +	fragment@1 {
> +		target = <&test>;
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			test-str-property = "foobar";
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	/* Test that we add a new property */
> +	fragment@2 {
> +		target = <&test>;
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			test-str-property-2 = "foobar2";
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	/* Test that we add a new node (by phandle) */
> +	fragment@3 {
> +		target = <&test>;
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			new-node {
> +				new-property;
> +			};
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	/* Test that we add a new node (by path) */
> +	fragment@4 {
> +		target-path = "/";
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			new-node {
> +				new-property;
> +			};
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	fragment@5 {
> +		target-path = "/";
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			local: new-local-node {
> +				new-property;
> +			};
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	fragment@6 {
> +		target-path = "/";
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			test-phandle = <&test>, <&local>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	fragment@7 {
> +		target-path = "/";
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			test-several-phandle = <&local>, <&local>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	fragment@8 {
> +		target = <&test>;
> +
> +		__overlay__ {
> +			sub-test-node {
> +				new-sub-test-property;
> +			};
> +		};
> +	};
> +};
> diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
> index 6a2662b2abaf..054758298de9 100755
> --- a/tests/run_tests.sh
> +++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
> @@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ libfdt_tests () {
>       run_test get_alias aliases.dtb
>       run_test path_offset_aliases aliases.dtb
>   
> +    # Overlay tests
> +    echo "/dts-v1/; / {};" | $DTC -@ > /dev/null 2>&1
> +    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
> +        run_dtc_test -@ -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_base.dtb overlay_base.dts
> +        run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_overlay.dtb overlay_overlay.dts
> +        run_test overlay overlay_base.dtb overlay_overlay.dtb
> +    fi
> +
>       # Specific bug tests
>       run_test add_subnode_with_nops
>       run_dtc_test -I dts -O dts -o sourceoutput.test.dts sourceoutput.dts

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