diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
index 7855a17..c28fcc1 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -55,22 +10,125 @@
 
 #include "libfdt_internal.h"
 
-int fdt_check_header(const void *fdt)
+/*
+ * Minimal sanity check for a read-only tree. fdt_ro_probe_() checks
+ * that the given buffer contains what appears to be a flattened
+ * device tree with sane information in its header.
+ */
+int32_t fdt_ro_probe_(const void *fdt)
 {
+	uint32_t totalsize = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
+
+	if (can_assume(VALID_DTB))
+		return totalsize;
+
 	if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_MAGIC) {
 		/* Complete tree */
-		if (fdt_version(fdt) < FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
-			return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
-		if (fdt_last_comp_version(fdt) > FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
-			return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
+		if (!can_assume(LATEST)) {
+			if (fdt_version(fdt) < FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
+				return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
+			if (fdt_last_comp_version(fdt) >
+					FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
+				return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
+		}
 	} else if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_SW_MAGIC) {
 		/* Unfinished sequential-write blob */
-		if (fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt) == 0)
+		if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT) && fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt) == 0)
 			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE;
 	} else {
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC;
 	}
 
+	if (totalsize < INT32_MAX)
+		return totalsize;
+	else
+		return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+}
+
+static int check_off_(uint32_t hdrsize, uint32_t totalsize, uint32_t off)
+{
+	return (off >= hdrsize) && (off <= totalsize);
+}
+
+static int check_block_(uint32_t hdrsize, uint32_t totalsize,
+			uint32_t base, uint32_t size)
+{
+	if (!check_off_(hdrsize, totalsize, base))
+		return 0; /* block start out of bounds */
+	if ((base + size) < base)
+		return 0; /* overflow */
+	if (!check_off_(hdrsize, totalsize, base + size))
+		return 0; /* block end out of bounds */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+size_t fdt_header_size_(uint32_t version)
+{
+	if (version <= 1)
+		return FDT_V1_SIZE;
+	else if (version <= 2)
+		return FDT_V2_SIZE;
+	else if (version <= 3)
+		return FDT_V3_SIZE;
+	else if (version <= 16)
+		return FDT_V16_SIZE;
+	else
+		return FDT_V17_SIZE;
+}
+
+size_t fdt_header_size(const void *fdt)
+{
+	return can_assume(LATEST) ? FDT_V17_SIZE :
+		fdt_header_size_(fdt_version(fdt));
+}
+
+int fdt_check_header(const void *fdt)
+{
+	size_t hdrsize;
+
+	if (fdt_magic(fdt) != FDT_MAGIC)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC;
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST)) {
+		if ((fdt_version(fdt) < FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION)
+		    || (fdt_last_comp_version(fdt) >
+			FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION))
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
+		if (fdt_version(fdt) < fdt_last_comp_version(fdt))
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
+	}
+	hdrsize = fdt_header_size(fdt);
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB)) {
+
+		if ((fdt_totalsize(fdt) < hdrsize)
+		    || (fdt_totalsize(fdt) > INT_MAX))
+			return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+
+		/* Bounds check memrsv block */
+		if (!check_off_(hdrsize, fdt_totalsize(fdt),
+				fdt_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt)))
+			return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+	}
+
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB)) {
+		/* Bounds check structure block */
+		if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 17) {
+			if (!check_off_(hdrsize, fdt_totalsize(fdt),
+					fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt)))
+				return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+		} else {
+			if (!check_block_(hdrsize, fdt_totalsize(fdt),
+					  fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt),
+					  fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt)))
+				return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+		}
+
+		/* Bounds check strings block */
+		if (!check_block_(hdrsize, fdt_totalsize(fdt),
+				  fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt),
+				  fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt)))
+			return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -78,12 +136,13 @@
 {
 	unsigned absoffset = offset + fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt);
 
-	if ((absoffset < offset)
-	    || ((absoffset + len) < absoffset)
-	    || (absoffset + len) > fdt_totalsize(fdt))
-		return NULL;
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT))
+		if ((absoffset < offset)
+		    || ((absoffset + len) < absoffset)
+		    || (absoffset + len) > fdt_totalsize(fdt))
+			return NULL;
 
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) >= 0x11)
+	if (can_assume(LATEST) || fdt_version(fdt) >= 0x11)
 		if (((offset + len) < offset)
 		    || ((offset + len) > fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt)))
 			return NULL;
@@ -100,7 +159,7 @@
 
 	*nextoffset = -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
 	tagp = fdt_offset_ptr(fdt, offset, FDT_TAGSIZE);
-	if (!tagp)
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB) && !tagp)
 		return FDT_END; /* premature end */
 	tag = fdt32_to_cpu(*tagp);
 	offset += FDT_TAGSIZE;
@@ -112,18 +171,19 @@
 		do {
 			p = fdt_offset_ptr(fdt, offset++, 1);
 		} while (p && (*p != '\0'));
-		if (!p)
+		if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB) && !p)
 			return FDT_END; /* premature end */
 		break;
 
 	case FDT_PROP:
 		lenp = fdt_offset_ptr(fdt, offset, sizeof(*lenp));
-		if (!lenp)
+		if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB) && !lenp)
 			return FDT_END; /* premature end */
 		/* skip-name offset, length and value */
 		offset += sizeof(struct fdt_property) - FDT_TAGSIZE
 			+ fdt32_to_cpu(*lenp);
-		if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 && fdt32_to_cpu(*lenp) >= 8 &&
+		if (!can_assume(LATEST) &&
+		    fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 && fdt32_to_cpu(*lenp) >= 8 &&
 		    ((offset - fdt32_to_cpu(*lenp)) % 8) != 0)
 			offset += 4;
 		break;
@@ -146,6 +206,8 @@
 
 int fdt_check_node_offset_(const void *fdt, int offset)
 {
+	if (can_assume(VALID_INPUT))
+		return offset;
 	if ((offset < 0) || (offset % FDT_TAGSIZE)
 	    || (fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &offset) != FDT_BEGIN_NODE))
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
@@ -244,7 +306,7 @@
 
 int fdt_move(const void *fdt, void *buf, int bufsize)
 {
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	if (fdt_totalsize(fdt) > bufsize)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c
index eff4dbc..9a82cd0 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c
@@ -1,52 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2014 David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 embedded brains GmbH
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -55,42 +11,91 @@
 
 #include "libfdt_internal.h"
 
-int fdt_address_cells(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset)
+static int fdt_cells(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name)
 {
-	const fdt32_t *ac;
-	int val;
+	const fdt32_t *c;
+	uint32_t val;
 	int len;
 
-	ac = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "#address-cells", &len);
-	if (!ac)
+	c = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &len);
+	if (!c)
+		return len;
+
+	if (len != sizeof(*c))
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
+
+	val = fdt32_to_cpu(*c);
+	if (val > FDT_MAX_NCELLS)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
+
+	return (int)val;
+}
+
+int fdt_address_cells(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset)
+{
+	int val;
+
+	val = fdt_cells(fdt, nodeoffset, "#address-cells");
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
+	if (val == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
 		return 2;
-
-	if (len != sizeof(*ac))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
-
-	val = fdt32_to_cpu(*ac);
-	if ((val <= 0) || (val > FDT_MAX_NCELLS))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
-
 	return val;
 }
 
 int fdt_size_cells(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset)
 {
-	const fdt32_t *sc;
 	int val;
-	int len;
 
-	sc = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "#size-cells", &len);
-	if (!sc)
-		return 2;
-
-	if (len != sizeof(*sc))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
-
-	val = fdt32_to_cpu(*sc);
-	if ((val < 0) || (val > FDT_MAX_NCELLS))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
-
+	val = fdt_cells(fdt, nodeoffset, "#size-cells");
+	if (val == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+		return 1;
 	return val;
 }
+
+/* This function assumes that [address|size]_cells is 1 or 2 */
+int fdt_appendprop_addrrange(void *fdt, int parent, int nodeoffset,
+			     const char *name, uint64_t addr, uint64_t size)
+{
+	int addr_cells, size_cells, ret;
+	uint8_t data[sizeof(fdt64_t) * 2], *prop;
+
+	ret = fdt_address_cells(fdt, parent);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	addr_cells = ret;
+
+	ret = fdt_size_cells(fdt, parent);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	size_cells = ret;
+
+	/* check validity of address */
+	prop = data;
+	if (addr_cells == 1) {
+		if ((addr > UINT32_MAX) || ((UINT32_MAX + 1 - addr) < size))
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADVALUE;
+
+		fdt32_st(prop, (uint32_t)addr);
+	} else if (addr_cells == 2) {
+		fdt64_st(prop, addr);
+	} else {
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
+	}
+
+	/* check validity of size */
+	prop += addr_cells * sizeof(fdt32_t);
+	if (size_cells == 1) {
+		if (size > UINT32_MAX)
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADVALUE;
+
+		fdt32_st(prop, (uint32_t)size);
+	} else if (size_cells == 2) {
+		fdt64_st(prop, size);
+	} else {
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADNCELLS;
+	}
+
+	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, data,
+			      (addr_cells + size_cells) * sizeof(fdt32_t));
+}
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c
index f2ae9b7..49d54d4 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2012 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
index bf75388..b310e49 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
@@ -1,53 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Free Electrons
  * Copyright (C) 2016 NextThing Co.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -93,11 +48,11 @@
  * @pathp: pointer which receives the path of the target (or NULL)
  *
  * overlay_get_target() retrieves the target offset in the base
- * device tree of a fragment, no matter how the actual targetting is
+ * device tree of a fragment, no matter how the actual targeting is
  * done (through a phandle or a path)
  *
  * returns:
- *      the targetted node offset in the base device tree
+ *      the targeted node offset in the base device tree
  *      Negative error code on error
  */
 static int overlay_get_target(const void *fdt, const void *fdto,
@@ -697,7 +652,7 @@
 	int len = 0, namelen;
 	const char *name;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		name = fdt_get_name(fdt, nodeoffset, &namelen);
@@ -778,26 +733,36 @@
 		/* keep end marker to avoid strlen() */
 		e = path + path_len;
 
-		/* format: /<fragment-name>/__overlay__/<relative-subnode-path> */
-
 		if (*path != '/')
 			return -FDT_ERR_BADVALUE;
 
 		/* get fragment name first */
 		s = strchr(path + 1, '/');
-		if (!s)
-			return -FDT_ERR_BADOVERLAY;
+		if (!s) {
+			/* Symbol refers to something that won't end
+			 * up in the target tree */
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		frag_name = path + 1;
 		frag_name_len = s - path - 1;
 
 		/* verify format; safe since "s" lies in \0 terminated prop */
 		len = sizeof("/__overlay__/") - 1;
-		if ((e - s) < len || memcmp(s, "/__overlay__/", len))
-			return -FDT_ERR_BADOVERLAY;
-
-		rel_path = s + len;
-		rel_path_len = e - rel_path;
+		if ((e - s) > len && (memcmp(s, "/__overlay__/", len) == 0)) {
+			/* /<fragment-name>/__overlay__/<relative-subnode-path> */
+			rel_path = s + len;
+			rel_path_len = e - rel_path - 1;
+		} else if ((e - s) == len
+			   && (memcmp(s, "/__overlay__", len - 1) == 0)) {
+			/* /<fragment-name>/__overlay__ */
+			rel_path = "";
+			rel_path_len = 0;
+		} else {
+			/* Symbol refers to something that won't end
+			 * up in the target tree */
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		/* find the fragment index in which the symbol lies */
 		ret = fdt_subnode_offset_namelen(fdto, 0, frag_name,
@@ -863,11 +828,15 @@
 
 int fdt_overlay_apply(void *fdt, void *fdto)
 {
-	uint32_t delta = fdt_get_max_phandle(fdt);
+	uint32_t delta;
 	int ret;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdto);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdto);
+
+	ret = fdt_find_max_phandle(fdt, &delta);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
 
 	ret = overlay_adjust_local_phandles(fdto, delta);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index dfb3236..e03570a 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -76,60 +31,169 @@
 		return 0;
 }
 
+const char *fdt_get_string(const void *fdt, int stroffset, int *lenp)
+{
+	int32_t totalsize;
+	uint32_t absoffset;
+	size_t len;
+	int err;
+	const char *s, *n;
+
+	if (can_assume(VALID_INPUT)) {
+		s = (const char *)fdt + fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) + stroffset;
+
+		if (lenp)
+			*lenp = strlen(s);
+		return s;
+	}
+	totalsize = fdt_ro_probe_(fdt);
+	err = totalsize;
+	if (totalsize < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	err = -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
+	absoffset = stroffset + fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt);
+	if (absoffset >= totalsize)
+		goto fail;
+	len = totalsize - absoffset;
+
+	if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_MAGIC) {
+		if (stroffset < 0)
+			goto fail;
+		if (can_assume(LATEST) || fdt_version(fdt) >= 17) {
+			if (stroffset >= fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt))
+				goto fail;
+			if ((fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt) - stroffset) < len)
+				len = fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt) - stroffset;
+		}
+	} else if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_SW_MAGIC) {
+		if ((stroffset >= 0)
+		    || (stroffset < -fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt)))
+			goto fail;
+		if ((-stroffset) < len)
+			len = -stroffset;
+	} else {
+		err = -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	s = (const char *)fdt + absoffset;
+	n = memchr(s, '\0', len);
+	if (!n) {
+		/* missing terminating NULL */
+		err = -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (lenp)
+		*lenp = n - s;
+	return s;
+
+fail:
+	if (lenp)
+		*lenp = err;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 const char *fdt_string(const void *fdt, int stroffset)
 {
-	return (const char *)fdt + fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) + stroffset;
+	return fdt_get_string(fdt, stroffset, NULL);
 }
 
 static int fdt_string_eq_(const void *fdt, int stroffset,
 			  const char *s, int len)
 {
-	const char *p = fdt_string(fdt, stroffset);
+	int slen;
+	const char *p = fdt_get_string(fdt, stroffset, &slen);
 
-	return (strlen(p) == len) && (memcmp(p, s, len) == 0);
+	return p && (slen == len) && (memcmp(p, s, len) == 0);
 }
 
-uint32_t fdt_get_max_phandle(const void *fdt)
+int fdt_find_max_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle)
 {
-	uint32_t max_phandle = 0;
-	int offset;
+	uint32_t max = 0;
+	int offset = -1;
 
-	for (offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, -1, NULL);;
-	     offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, NULL)) {
-		uint32_t phandle;
+	while (true) {
+		uint32_t value;
 
-		if (offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
-			return max_phandle;
+		offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, NULL);
+		if (offset < 0) {
+			if (offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+				break;
 
-		if (offset < 0)
-			return (uint32_t)-1;
+			return offset;
+		}
 
-		phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
-		if (phandle == (uint32_t)-1)
-			continue;
+		value = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
 
-		if (phandle > max_phandle)
-			max_phandle = phandle;
+		if (value > max)
+			max = value;
 	}
 
+	if (phandle)
+		*phandle = max;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int fdt_generate_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle)
+{
+	uint32_t max;
+	int err;
+
+	err = fdt_find_max_phandle(fdt, &max);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	if (max == FDT_MAX_PHANDLE)
+		return -FDT_ERR_NOPHANDLES;
+
+	if (phandle)
+		*phandle = max + 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct fdt_reserve_entry *fdt_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n)
+{
+	int offset = n * sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry);
+	int absoffset = fdt_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt) + offset;
+
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT)) {
+		if (absoffset < fdt_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt))
+			return NULL;
+		if (absoffset > fdt_totalsize(fdt) -
+		    sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry))
+			return NULL;
+	}
+	return fdt_mem_rsv_(fdt, n);
+}
+
 int fdt_get_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n, uint64_t *address, uint64_t *size)
 {
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
-	*address = fdt64_to_cpu(fdt_mem_rsv_(fdt, n)->address);
-	*size = fdt64_to_cpu(fdt_mem_rsv_(fdt, n)->size);
+	const struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
+
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
+	re = fdt_mem_rsv(fdt, n);
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT) && !re)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
+
+	*address = fdt64_ld(&re->address);
+	*size = fdt64_ld(&re->size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int fdt_num_mem_rsv(const void *fdt)
 {
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
+	const struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
 
-	while (fdt64_to_cpu(fdt_mem_rsv_(fdt, i)->size) != 0)
-		i++;
-	return i;
+	for (i = 0; (re = fdt_mem_rsv(fdt, i)) != NULL; i++) {
+		if (fdt64_ld(&re->size) == 0)
+			return i;
+	}
+	return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
 }
 
 static int nextprop_(const void *fdt, int offset)
@@ -161,7 +225,7 @@
 {
 	int depth;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	for (depth = 0;
 	     (offset >= 0) && (depth >= 0);
@@ -187,7 +251,7 @@
 	const char *p = path;
 	int offset = 0;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	/* see if we have an alias */
 	if (*path != '/') {
@@ -237,13 +301,13 @@
 	const char *nameptr;
 	int err;
 
-	if (((err = fdt_check_header(fdt)) != 0)
+	if (((err = fdt_ro_probe_(fdt)) < 0)
 	    || ((err = fdt_check_node_offset_(fdt, nodeoffset)) < 0))
 			goto fail;
 
 	nameptr = nh->name;
 
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
 		/*
 		 * For old FDT versions, match the naming conventions of V16:
 		 * give only the leaf name (after all /). The actual tree
@@ -294,7 +358,8 @@
 	int err;
 	const struct fdt_property *prop;
 
-	if ((err = fdt_check_prop_offset_(fdt, offset)) < 0) {
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT) &&
+	    (err = fdt_check_prop_offset_(fdt, offset)) < 0) {
 		if (lenp)
 			*lenp = err;
 		return NULL;
@@ -303,7 +368,7 @@
 	prop = fdt_offset_ptr_(fdt, offset);
 
 	if (lenp)
-		*lenp = fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len);
+		*lenp = fdt32_ld(&prop->len);
 
 	return prop;
 }
@@ -315,7 +380,7 @@
 	/* Prior to version 16, properties may need realignment
 	 * and this API does not work. fdt_getprop_*() will, however. */
 
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
 		if (lenp)
 			*lenp = -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
 		return NULL;
@@ -336,11 +401,12 @@
 	     (offset = fdt_next_property_offset(fdt, offset))) {
 		const struct fdt_property *prop;
 
-		if (!(prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset_(fdt, offset, lenp))) {
+		prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset_(fdt, offset, lenp);
+		if (!can_assume(LIBFDT_FLAWLESS) && !prop) {
 			offset = -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff),
+		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
 				   name, namelen)) {
 			if (poffset)
 				*poffset = offset;
@@ -361,7 +427,7 @@
 {
 	/* Prior to version 16, properties may need realignment
 	 * and this API does not work. fdt_getprop_*() will, however. */
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10) {
 		if (lenp)
 			*lenp = -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
 		return NULL;
@@ -392,8 +458,8 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 && (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 &&
-	    fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
+	    (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -406,12 +472,27 @@
 	prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset_(fdt, offset, lenp);
 	if (!prop)
 		return NULL;
-	if (namep)
-		*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
+	if (namep) {
+		const char *name;
+		int namelen;
+
+		if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT)) {
+			name = fdt_get_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
+					      &namelen);
+			if (!name) {
+				if (lenp)
+					*lenp = namelen;
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			*namep = name;
+		} else {
+			*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff));
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 && (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 &&
-	    fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
+	    (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -436,7 +517,7 @@
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	return fdt32_to_cpu(*php);
+	return fdt32_ld(php);
 }
 
 const char *fdt_get_alias_namelen(const void *fdt,
@@ -462,7 +543,7 @@
 	int offset, depth, namelen;
 	const char *name;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	if (buflen < 2)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
@@ -514,7 +595,7 @@
 	int offset, depth;
 	int supernodeoffset = -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	if (supernodedepth < 0)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
@@ -536,10 +617,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) || (offset >= 0))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
-	else if (offset == -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET)
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT)) {
+		if ((offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) || (offset >= 0))
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
+		else if (offset == -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET)
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
+	}
 
 	return offset; /* error from fdt_next_node() */
 }
@@ -551,7 +634,8 @@
 
 	err = fdt_supernode_atdepth_offset(fdt, nodeoffset, 0, &nodedepth);
 	if (err)
-		return (err < 0) ? err : -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
+		return (can_assume(LIBFDT_FLAWLESS) || err < 0) ? err :
+			-FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
 	return nodedepth;
 }
 
@@ -573,7 +657,7 @@
 	const void *val;
 	int len;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	/* FIXME: The algorithm here is pretty horrible: we scan each
 	 * property of a node in fdt_getprop(), then if that didn't
@@ -599,7 +683,7 @@
 	if ((phandle == 0) || (phandle == -1))
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADPHANDLE;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	/* FIXME: The algorithm here is pretty horrible: we
 	 * potentially scan each property of a node in
@@ -752,7 +836,7 @@
 {
 	int offset, err;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	/* FIXME: The algorithm here is pretty horrible: we scan each
 	 * property of a node in fdt_node_check_compatible(), then if
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_rw.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
index 9b82905..93e4a2b 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_rw.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -67,29 +22,31 @@
 		    (fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) + fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt)));
 }
 
-static int fdt_rw_check_header_(void *fdt)
+static int fdt_rw_probe_(void *fdt)
 {
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	if (can_assume(VALID_DTB))
+		return 0;
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) < 17)
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) < 17)
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION;
 	if (fdt_blocks_misordered_(fdt, sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry),
 				   fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt)))
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADLAYOUT;
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) > 17)
+	if (!can_assume(LATEST) && fdt_version(fdt) > 17)
 		fdt_set_version(fdt, 17);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt) \
+#define FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt) \
 	{ \
 		int err_; \
-		if ((err_ = fdt_rw_check_header_(fdt)) != 0) \
+		if ((err_ = fdt_rw_probe_(fdt)) != 0) \
 			return err_; \
 	}
 
-static inline int fdt_data_size_(void *fdt)
+static inline unsigned int fdt_data_size_(void *fdt)
 {
 	return fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) + fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt);
 }
@@ -97,15 +54,16 @@
 static int fdt_splice_(void *fdt, void *splicepoint, int oldlen, int newlen)
 {
 	char *p = splicepoint;
-	char *end = (char *)fdt + fdt_data_size_(fdt);
+	unsigned int dsize = fdt_data_size_(fdt);
+	size_t soff = p - (char *)fdt;
 
-	if (((p + oldlen) < p) || ((p + oldlen) > end))
+	if ((oldlen < 0) || (soff + oldlen < soff) || (soff + oldlen > dsize))
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
-	if ((p < (char *)fdt) || ((end - oldlen + newlen) < (char *)fdt))
+	if ((p < (char *)fdt) || (dsize + newlen < oldlen))
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
-	if ((end - oldlen + newlen) > ((char *)fdt + fdt_totalsize(fdt)))
+	if (dsize - oldlen + newlen > fdt_totalsize(fdt))
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
-	memmove(p + newlen, p + oldlen, end - p - oldlen);
+	memmove(p + newlen, p + oldlen, ((char *)fdt + dsize) - (p + oldlen));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +94,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Must only be used to roll back in case of error */
+static void fdt_del_last_string_(void *fdt, const char *s)
+{
+	int newlen = strlen(s) + 1;
+
+	fdt_set_size_dt_strings(fdt, fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt) - newlen);
+}
+
 static int fdt_splice_string_(void *fdt, int newlen)
 {
 	void *p = (char *)fdt
@@ -149,7 +115,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fdt_find_add_string_(void *fdt, const char *s)
+/**
+ * fdt_find_add_string_() - Find or allocate a string
+ *
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree to check/adjust
+ * @s: string to find/add
+ * @allocated: Set to 0 if the string was found, 1 if not found and so
+ *	allocated. Ignored if can_assume(NO_ROLLBACK)
+ * @return offset of string in the string table (whether found or added)
+ */
+static int fdt_find_add_string_(void *fdt, const char *s, int *allocated)
 {
 	char *strtab = (char *)fdt + fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt);
 	const char *p;
@@ -157,6 +132,9 @@
 	int len = strlen(s) + 1;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!can_assume(NO_ROLLBACK))
+		*allocated = 0;
+
 	p = fdt_find_string_(strtab, fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt), s);
 	if (p)
 		/* found it */
@@ -167,6 +145,9 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (!can_assume(NO_ROLLBACK))
+		*allocated = 1;
+
 	memcpy(new, s, len);
 	return (new - strtab);
 }
@@ -176,7 +157,7 @@
 	struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
 	int err;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	re = fdt_mem_rsv_w_(fdt, fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt));
 	err = fdt_splice_mem_rsv_(fdt, re, 0, 1);
@@ -192,7 +173,7 @@
 {
 	struct fdt_reserve_entry *re = fdt_mem_rsv_w_(fdt, n);
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	if (n >= fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt))
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
@@ -225,11 +206,12 @@
 	int nextoffset;
 	int namestroff;
 	int err;
+	int allocated;
 
 	if ((nextoffset = fdt_check_node_offset_(fdt, nodeoffset)) < 0)
 		return nextoffset;
 
-	namestroff = fdt_find_add_string_(fdt, name);
+	namestroff = fdt_find_add_string_(fdt, name, &allocated);
 	if (namestroff < 0)
 		return namestroff;
 
@@ -237,8 +219,12 @@
 	proplen = sizeof(**prop) + FDT_TAGALIGN(len);
 
 	err = fdt_splice_struct_(fdt, *prop, 0, proplen);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		/* Delete the string if we failed to add it */
+		if (!can_assume(NO_ROLLBACK) && allocated)
+			fdt_del_last_string_(fdt, name);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	(*prop)->tag = cpu_to_fdt32(FDT_PROP);
 	(*prop)->nameoff = cpu_to_fdt32(namestroff);
@@ -252,7 +238,7 @@
 	int oldlen, newlen;
 	int err;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	namep = (char *)(uintptr_t)fdt_get_name(fdt, nodeoffset, &oldlen);
 	if (!namep)
@@ -275,7 +261,7 @@
 	struct fdt_property *prop;
 	int err;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	err = fdt_resize_property_(fdt, nodeoffset, name, len, &prop);
 	if (err == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
@@ -308,7 +294,7 @@
 	struct fdt_property *prop;
 	int err, oldlen, newlen;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	prop = fdt_get_property_w(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &oldlen);
 	if (prop) {
@@ -334,7 +320,7 @@
 	struct fdt_property *prop;
 	int len, proplen;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	prop = fdt_get_property_w(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &len);
 	if (!prop)
@@ -354,7 +340,7 @@
 	uint32_t tag;
 	fdt32_t *endtag;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	offset = fdt_subnode_offset_namelen(fdt, parentoffset, name, namelen);
 	if (offset >= 0)
@@ -394,7 +380,7 @@
 {
 	int endoffset;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	endoffset = fdt_node_end_offset_(fdt, nodeoffset);
 	if (endoffset < 0)
@@ -435,12 +421,12 @@
 	const char *fdtend = fdtstart + fdt_totalsize(fdt);
 	char *tmp;
 
-	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	mem_rsv_size = (fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt)+1)
 		* sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry);
 
-	if (fdt_version(fdt) >= 17) {
+	if (can_assume(LATEST) || fdt_version(fdt) >= 17) {
 		struct_size = fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt);
 	} else {
 		struct_size = 0;
@@ -450,7 +436,8 @@
 			return struct_size;
 	}
 
-	if (!fdt_blocks_misordered_(fdt, mem_rsv_size, struct_size)) {
+	if (can_assume(LIBFDT_ORDER) ||
+	    !fdt_blocks_misordered_(fdt, mem_rsv_size, struct_size)) {
 		/* no further work necessary */
 		err = fdt_move(fdt, buf, bufsize);
 		if (err)
@@ -494,7 +481,7 @@
 {
 	int mem_rsv_size;
 
-	FDT_RW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_RW_PROBE(fdt);
 
 	mem_rsv_size = (fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt)+1)
 		* sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry);
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c
index 9677a18..768db66 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c
@@ -1,51 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
  *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
@@ -82,6 +38,7 @@
 	FDT_ERRTABENT(FDT_ERR_BADVALUE),
 	FDT_ERRTABENT(FDT_ERR_BADOVERLAY),
 	FDT_ERRTABENT(FDT_ERR_NOPHANDLES),
+	FDT_ERRTABENT(FDT_ERR_BADFLAGS),
 };
 #define FDT_ERRTABSIZE	(sizeof(fdt_errtable) / sizeof(fdt_errtable[0]))
 
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
index 6d33cc2..26759d5 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
@@ -55,21 +10,87 @@
 
 #include "libfdt_internal.h"
 
-static int fdt_sw_check_header_(void *fdt)
+static int fdt_sw_probe_(void *fdt)
 {
-	if (fdt_magic(fdt) != FDT_SW_MAGIC)
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC;
-	/* FIXME: should check more details about the header state */
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT)) {
+		if (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_MAGIC)
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE;
+		else if (fdt_magic(fdt) != FDT_SW_MAGIC)
+			return -FDT_ERR_BADMAGIC;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt) \
+#define FDT_SW_PROBE(fdt) \
 	{ \
 		int err; \
-		if ((err = fdt_sw_check_header_(fdt)) != 0) \
+		if ((err = fdt_sw_probe_(fdt)) != 0) \
 			return err; \
 	}
 
+/* 'memrsv' state:	Initial state after fdt_create()
+ *
+ * Allowed functions:
+ *	fdt_add_reservmap_entry()
+ *	fdt_finish_reservemap()		[moves to 'struct' state]
+ */
+static int fdt_sw_probe_memrsv_(void *fdt)
+{
+	int err = fdt_sw_probe_(fdt);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT) && fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) != 0)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define FDT_SW_PROBE_MEMRSV(fdt) \
+	{ \
+		int err; \
+		if ((err = fdt_sw_probe_memrsv_(fdt)) != 0) \
+			return err; \
+	}
+
+/* 'struct' state:	Enter this state after fdt_finish_reservemap()
+ *
+ * Allowed functions:
+ *	fdt_begin_node()
+ *	fdt_end_node()
+ *	fdt_property*()
+ *	fdt_finish()			[moves to 'complete' state]
+ */
+static int fdt_sw_probe_struct_(void *fdt)
+{
+	int err = fdt_sw_probe_(fdt);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_INPUT) &&
+	    fdt_off_dt_strings(fdt) != fdt_totalsize(fdt))
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define FDT_SW_PROBE_STRUCT(fdt) \
+	{ \
+		int err; \
+		if ((err = fdt_sw_probe_struct_(fdt)) != 0) \
+			return err; \
+	}
+
+static inline uint32_t sw_flags(void *fdt)
+{
+	/* assert: (fdt_magic(fdt) == FDT_SW_MAGIC) */
+	return fdt_last_comp_version(fdt);
+}
+
+/* 'complete' state:	Enter this state after fdt_finish()
+ *
+ * Allowed functions: none
+ */
+
 static void *fdt_grab_space_(void *fdt, size_t len)
 {
 	int offset = fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt);
@@ -85,38 +106,59 @@
 	return fdt_offset_ptr_w_(fdt, offset);
 }
 
-int fdt_create(void *buf, int bufsize)
+int fdt_create_with_flags(void *buf, int bufsize, uint32_t flags)
 {
+	const size_t hdrsize = FDT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct fdt_header),
+					 sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry));
 	void *fdt = buf;
 
-	if (bufsize < sizeof(struct fdt_header))
+	if (bufsize < hdrsize)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
 
+	if (flags & ~FDT_CREATE_FLAGS_ALL)
+		return -FDT_ERR_BADFLAGS;
+
 	memset(buf, 0, bufsize);
 
+	/*
+	 * magic and last_comp_version keep intermediate state during the fdt
+	 * creation process, which is replaced with the proper FDT format by
+	 * fdt_finish().
+	 *
+	 * flags should be accessed with sw_flags().
+	 */
 	fdt_set_magic(fdt, FDT_SW_MAGIC);
 	fdt_set_version(fdt, FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
-	fdt_set_last_comp_version(fdt, FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
+	fdt_set_last_comp_version(fdt, flags);
+
 	fdt_set_totalsize(fdt,  bufsize);
 
-	fdt_set_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt, FDT_ALIGN(sizeof(struct fdt_header),
-					      sizeof(struct fdt_reserve_entry)));
+	fdt_set_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt, hdrsize);
 	fdt_set_off_dt_struct(fdt, fdt_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt));
-	fdt_set_off_dt_strings(fdt, bufsize);
+	fdt_set_off_dt_strings(fdt, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int fdt_create(void *buf, int bufsize)
+{
+	return fdt_create_with_flags(buf, bufsize, 0);
+}
+
 int fdt_resize(void *fdt, void *buf, int bufsize)
 {
 	size_t headsize, tailsize;
 	char *oldtail, *newtail;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_SW_PROBE(fdt);
 
-	headsize = fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt);
+	headsize = fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt) + fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt);
 	tailsize = fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt);
 
+	if (!can_assume(VALID_DTB) &&
+	    headsize + tailsize > fdt_totalsize(fdt))
+		return -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
+
 	if ((headsize + tailsize) > bufsize)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
 
@@ -133,8 +175,9 @@
 		memmove(buf, fdt, headsize);
 	}
 
-	fdt_set_off_dt_strings(buf, bufsize);
 	fdt_set_totalsize(buf, bufsize);
+	if (fdt_off_dt_strings(buf))
+		fdt_set_off_dt_strings(buf, bufsize);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -144,10 +187,7 @@
 	struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
 	int offset;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
-
-	if (fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt))
-		return -FDT_ERR_BADSTATE;
+	FDT_SW_PROBE_MEMRSV(fdt);
 
 	offset = fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt);
 	if ((offset + sizeof(*re)) > fdt_totalsize(fdt))
@@ -164,16 +204,23 @@
 
 int fdt_finish_reservemap(void *fdt)
 {
-	return fdt_add_reservemap_entry(fdt, 0, 0);
+	int err = fdt_add_reservemap_entry(fdt, 0, 0);
+
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	fdt_set_off_dt_strings(fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int fdt_begin_node(void *fdt, const char *name)
 {
 	struct fdt_node_header *nh;
-	int namelen = strlen(name) + 1;
+	int namelen;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_SW_PROBE_STRUCT(fdt);
 
+	namelen = strlen(name) + 1;
 	nh = fdt_grab_space_(fdt, sizeof(*nh) + FDT_TAGALIGN(namelen));
 	if (! nh)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
@@ -187,7 +234,7 @@
 {
 	fdt32_t *en;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_SW_PROBE_STRUCT(fdt);
 
 	en = fdt_grab_space_(fdt, FDT_TAGSIZE);
 	if (! en)
@@ -197,19 +244,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fdt_find_add_string_(void *fdt, const char *s)
+static int fdt_add_string_(void *fdt, const char *s)
 {
 	char *strtab = (char *)fdt + fdt_totalsize(fdt);
-	const char *p;
 	int strtabsize = fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt);
 	int len = strlen(s) + 1;
 	int struct_top, offset;
 
-	p = fdt_find_string_(strtab - strtabsize, strtabsize, s);
-	if (p)
-		return p - strtab;
-
-	/* Add it */
 	offset = -strtabsize - len;
 	struct_top = fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt) + fdt_size_dt_struct(fdt);
 	if (fdt_totalsize(fdt) + offset < struct_top)
@@ -220,20 +261,56 @@
 	return offset;
 }
 
+/* Must only be used to roll back in case of error */
+static void fdt_del_last_string_(void *fdt, const char *s)
+{
+	int strtabsize = fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt);
+	int len = strlen(s) + 1;
+
+	fdt_set_size_dt_strings(fdt, strtabsize - len);
+}
+
+static int fdt_find_add_string_(void *fdt, const char *s, int *allocated)
+{
+	char *strtab = (char *)fdt + fdt_totalsize(fdt);
+	int strtabsize = fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt);
+	const char *p;
+
+	*allocated = 0;
+
+	p = fdt_find_string_(strtab - strtabsize, strtabsize, s);
+	if (p)
+		return p - strtab;
+
+	*allocated = 1;
+
+	return fdt_add_string_(fdt, s);
+}
+
 int fdt_property_placeholder(void *fdt, const char *name, int len, void **valp)
 {
 	struct fdt_property *prop;
 	int nameoff;
+	int allocated;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_SW_PROBE_STRUCT(fdt);
 
-	nameoff = fdt_find_add_string_(fdt, name);
+	/* String de-duplication can be slow, _NO_NAME_DEDUP skips it */
+	if (sw_flags(fdt) & FDT_CREATE_FLAG_NO_NAME_DEDUP) {
+		allocated = 1;
+		nameoff = fdt_add_string_(fdt, name);
+	} else {
+		nameoff = fdt_find_add_string_(fdt, name, &allocated);
+	}
 	if (nameoff == 0)
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
 
 	prop = fdt_grab_space_(fdt, sizeof(*prop) + FDT_TAGALIGN(len));
-	if (! prop)
+	if (! prop) {
+		if (allocated)
+			fdt_del_last_string_(fdt, name);
 		return -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE;
+	}
 
 	prop->tag = cpu_to_fdt32(FDT_PROP);
 	prop->nameoff = cpu_to_fdt32(nameoff);
@@ -262,7 +339,7 @@
 	uint32_t tag;
 	int offset, nextoffset;
 
-	FDT_SW_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
+	FDT_SW_PROBE_STRUCT(fdt);
 
 	/* Add terminator */
 	end = fdt_grab_space_(fdt, sizeof(*end));
@@ -295,6 +372,10 @@
 
 	/* Finally, adjust the header */
 	fdt_set_totalsize(fdt, newstroffset + fdt_size_dt_strings(fdt));
+
+	/* And fix up fields that were keeping intermediate state. */
+	fdt_set_last_comp_version(fdt, FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
 	fdt_set_magic(fdt, FDT_MAGIC);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_wip.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_wip.c
index 534c1cb..f64139e 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_wip.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_wip.c
@@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "libfdt_env.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/libfdt/libfdt_internal.h b/lib/libfdt/libfdt_internal.h
index 7681e19..d4e0bd4 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/libfdt_internal.h
+++ b/lib/libfdt/libfdt_internal.h
@@ -1,65 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause) */
 #ifndef LIBFDT_INTERNAL_H
 #define LIBFDT_INTERNAL_H
 /*
  * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
  * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
- *
- * libfdt is dual licensed: you can use it either under the terms of
- * the GPL, or the BSD license, at your option.
- *
- *  a) This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *     You should have received a copy of the GNU 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
- *
- * Alternatively,
- *
- *  b) Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
- *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
- *     conditions are met:
- *
- *     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer.
- *     2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
- *        provided with the distribution.
- *
- *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
- *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
- *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
- *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include <fdt.h>
 
 #define FDT_ALIGN(x, a)		(((x) + (a) - 1) & ~((a) - 1))
 #define FDT_TAGALIGN(x)		(FDT_ALIGN((x), FDT_TAGSIZE))
 
-#define FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt) \
-	{ \
-		int err_; \
-		if ((err_ = fdt_check_header(fdt)) != 0) \
-			return err_; \
+int32_t fdt_ro_probe_(const void *fdt);
+#define FDT_RO_PROBE(fdt)					\
+	{							\
+		int32_t totalsize_;				\
+		if ((totalsize_ = fdt_ro_probe_(fdt)) < 0)	\
+			return totalsize_;			\
 	}
 
 int fdt_check_node_offset_(const void *fdt, int offset);
@@ -92,4 +48,126 @@
 
 #define FDT_SW_MAGIC		(~FDT_MAGIC)
 
+/**********************************************************************/
+/* Checking controls                                                  */
+/**********************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef FDT_ASSUME_MASK
+#define FDT_ASSUME_MASK 0
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Defines assumptions which can be enabled. Each of these can be enabled
+ * individually. For maximum safety, don't enable any assumptions!
+ *
+ * For minimal code size and no safety, use ASSUME_PERFECT at your own risk.
+ * You should have another method of validating the device tree, such as a
+ * signature or hash check before using libfdt.
+ *
+ * For situations where security is not a concern it may be safe to enable
+ * ASSUME_SANE.
+ */
+enum {
+	/*
+	 * This does essentially no checks. Only the latest device-tree
+	 * version is correctly handled. Inconsistencies or errors in the device
+	 * tree may cause undefined behaviour or crashes. Invalid parameters
+	 * passed to libfdt may do the same.
+	 *
+	 * If an error occurs when modifying the tree it may leave the tree in
+	 * an intermediate (but valid) state. As an example, adding a property
+	 * where there is insufficient space may result in the property name
+	 * being added to the string table even though the property itself is
+	 * not added to the struct section.
+	 *
+	 * Only use this if you have a fully validated device tree with
+	 * the latest supported version and wish to minimise code size.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_PERFECT		= 0xff,
+
+	/*
+	 * This assumes that the device tree is sane. i.e. header metadata
+	 * and basic hierarchy are correct.
+	 *
+	 * With this assumption enabled, normal device trees produced by libfdt
+	 * and the compiler should be handled safely. Malicious device trees and
+	 * complete garbage may cause libfdt to behave badly or crash. Truncated
+	 * device trees (e.g. those only partially loaded) can also cause
+	 * problems.
+	 *
+	 * Note: Only checks that relate exclusively to the device tree itself
+	 * (not the parameters passed to libfdt) are disabled by this
+	 * assumption. This includes checking headers, tags and the like.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_VALID_DTB	= 1 << 0,
+
+	/*
+	 * This builds on ASSUME_VALID_DTB and further assumes that libfdt
+	 * functions are called with valid parameters, i.e. not trigger
+	 * FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET or offsets that are out of bounds. It disables any
+	 * extensive checking of parameters and the device tree, making various
+	 * assumptions about correctness.
+	 *
+	 * It doesn't make sense to enable this assumption unless
+	 * ASSUME_VALID_DTB is also enabled.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_VALID_INPUT	= 1 << 1,
+
+	/*
+	 * This disables checks for device-tree version and removes all code
+	 * which handles older versions.
+	 *
+	 * Only enable this if you know you have a device tree with the latest
+	 * version.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_LATEST		= 1 << 2,
+
+	/*
+	 * This assumes that it is OK for a failed addition to the device tree,
+	 * due to lack of space or some other problem, to skip any rollback
+	 * steps (such as dropping the property name from the string table).
+	 * This is safe to enable in most circumstances, even though it may
+	 * leave the tree in a sub-optimal state.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_NO_ROLLBACK	= 1 << 3,
+
+	/*
+	 * This assumes that the device tree components appear in a 'convenient'
+	 * order, i.e. the memory reservation block first, then the structure
+	 * block and finally the string block.
+	 *
+	 * This order is not specified by the device-tree specification,
+	 * but is expected by libfdt. The device-tree compiler always created
+	 * device trees with this order.
+	 *
+	 * This assumption disables a check in fdt_open_into() and removes the
+	 * ability to fix the problem there. This is safe if you know that the
+	 * device tree is correctly ordered. See fdt_blocks_misordered_().
+	 */
+	ASSUME_LIBFDT_ORDER	= 1 << 4,
+
+	/*
+	 * This assumes that libfdt itself does not have any internal bugs. It
+	 * drops certain checks that should never be needed unless libfdt has an
+	 * undiscovered bug.
+	 *
+	 * This can generally be considered safe to enable.
+	 */
+	ASSUME_LIBFDT_FLAWLESS	= 1 << 5,
+};
+
+/**
+ * can_assume_() - check if a particular assumption is enabled
+ *
+ * @mask: Mask to check (ASSUME_...)
+ * @return true if that assumption is enabled, else false
+ */
+static inline bool can_assume_(int mask)
+{
+	return FDT_ASSUME_MASK & mask;
+}
+
+/** helper macros for checking assumptions */
+#define can_assume(_assume)	can_assume_(ASSUME_ ## _assume)
+
 #endif /* LIBFDT_INTERNAL_H */