1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 723d80d..d6dc5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -63,3 +63,27 @@ const void *of_get_property(const struct device_node *np, const char *name,
 	return pp ? pp->value : NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_property);
+
+/** Checks if the given "compat" string matches one of the strings in
+ * the device's "compatible" property
+ */
+int of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
+		const char *compat)
+{
+	const char* cp;
+	int cplen, l;
+
+	cp = of_get_property(device, "compatible", &cplen);
+	if (cp == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	while (cplen > 0) {
+		if (of_compat_cmp(cp, compat, strlen(compat)) == 0)
+			return 1;
+		l = strlen(cp) + 1;
+		cp += l;
+		cplen -= l;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_compatible);