diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b060bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+Device Tree Overlay Notes
+-------------------------
+
+This document describes the implementation of the in-kernel
+device tree overlay functionality residing in drivers/of/overlay.c and is a
+companion document to Documentation/devicetree/dt-object-internal.txt[1] &
+Documentation/devicetree/dynamic-resolution-notes.txt[2]
+
+How overlays work
+-----------------
+
+A Device Tree's overlay purpose is to modify the kernel's live tree, and
+have the modification affecting the state of the the kernel in a way that
+is reflecting the changes.
+Since the kernel mainly deals with devices, any new device node that result
+in an active device should have it created while if the device node is either
+disabled or removed all together, the affected device should be deregistered.
+
+Lets take an example where we have a foo board with the following base tree
+which is taken from [1].
+
+---- foo.dts -----------------------------------------------------------------
+	/* FOO platform */
+	/ {
+		compatible = "corp,foo";
+
+		/* shared resources */
+		res: res {
+		};
+
+		/* On chip peripherals */
+		ocp: ocp {
+			/* peripherals that are always instantiated */
+			peripheral1 { ... };
+		}
+	};
+---- foo.dts -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The overlay bar.dts, when loaded (and resolved as described in [2]) should
+
+---- bar.dts -----------------------------------------------------------------
+/plugin/;	/* allow undefined label references and record them */
+/ {
+	....	/* various properties for loader use; i.e. part id etc. */
+	fragment@0 {
+		target = <&ocp>;
+		__overlay__ {
+			/* bar peripheral */
+			bar {
+				compatible = "corp,bar";
+				... /* various properties and child nodes */
+			}
+		};
+	};
+};
+---- bar.dts -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+result in foo+bar.dts
+
+---- foo+bar.dts -------------------------------------------------------------
+	/* FOO platform + bar peripheral */
+	/ {
+		compatible = "corp,foo";
+
+		/* shared resources */
+		res: res {
+		};
+
+		/* On chip peripherals */
+		ocp: ocp {
+			/* peripherals that are always instantiated */
+			peripheral1 { ... };
+
+			/* bar peripheral */
+			bar {
+				compatible = "corp,bar";
+				... /* various properties and child nodes */
+			}
+		}
+	};
+---- foo+bar.dts -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+As a result of the the overlay, a new device node (bar) has been created
+so a bar platform device will be registered and if a matching device driver
+is loaded the device will be created as expected.
+
+Overlay in-kernel API
+--------------------------------
+
+The API is quite easy to use.
+
+1. Call of_overlay_create() to create and apply an overlay. The return value
+is a cookie identifying this overlay.
+
+2. Call of_overlay_destroy() to remove and cleanup the overlay previously
+created via the call to of_overlay_create(). Removal of an overlay that
+is stacked by another will not be permitted.
+
+Finally, if you need to remove all overlays in one-go, just call
+of_overlay_destroy_all() which will remove every single one in the correct
+order.
+
+Overlay DTS Format
+------------------
+
+The DTS of an overlay should have the following format:
+
+{
+	/* ignored properties by the overlay */
+
+	fragment@0 {	/* first child node */
+
+		target=<phandle>;	/* phandle target of the overlay */
+	or
+		target-path="/path";	/* target path of the overlay */
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			property-a;	/* add property-a to the target */
+			-property-b;	/* remove property-b from target */
+			node-a {	/* add to an existing, or create a node-a */
+				...
+			};
+			-node-b {	/* remove an existing node-b */
+				...
+			};
+		};
+	}
+	fragment@1 {	/* second child node */
+		...
+	};
+	/* more fragments follow */
+}
+
+Using the non-phandle based target method allows one to use a base DT which does
+not contain a __symbols__ node, i.e. it was not compiled with the -@ option.
+The __symbols__ node is only required for the target=<phandle> method, since it
+contains the information required to map from a phandle to a tree location.
diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
index 1a13f5b..aa315c4 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
@@ -83,4 +83,11 @@ config OF_RESERVED_MEM
 config OF_RESOLVE
 	bool
 
+config OF_OVERLAY
+	bool
+	depends on OF
+	select OF_DYNAMIC
+	select OF_DEVICE
+	select OF_RESOLVE
+
 endmenu # OF
diff --git a/drivers/of/Makefile b/drivers/of/Makefile
index ca9209c..1bfe462 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/of/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_OF_PCI_IRQ)  += of_pci_irq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_MTD)	+= of_mtd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_RESERVED_MEM) += of_reserved_mem.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_RESOLVE)  += resolver.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY) += overlay.o
 
 CFLAGS_fdt.o = -I$(src)/../../scripts/dtc/libfdt
 CFLAGS_fdt_address.o = -I$(src)/../../scripts/dtc/libfdt
diff --git a/drivers/of/overlay.c b/drivers/of/overlay.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec7675d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/of/overlay.c
@@ -0,0 +1,656 @@
+/*
+ * Functions for working with device tree overlays
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Pantelis Antoniou <panto@antoniou-consulting.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Texas Instruments Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#undef DEBUG
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+#include "of_private.h"
+
+/**
+ * struct of_overlay_info	- Holds a single overlay info
+ * @target:	target of the overlay operation
+ * @overlay:	pointer to the overlay contents node
+ *
+ * Holds a single overlay state, including all the overlay logs &
+ * records.
+ */
+struct of_overlay_info {
+	struct device_node *target;
+	struct device_node *overlay;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct of_overlay - Holds a complete overlay transaction
+ * @node:	List on which we are located
+ * @count:	Count of ovinfo structures
+ * @ovinfo:	Overlay info array (count size)
+ * @le_list:	List of the overlay logs
+ *
+ * Holds a complete overlay transaction
+ */
+struct of_overlay {
+	int id;
+	struct list_head node;
+	int count;
+	struct of_overlay_info *ovinfo_tab;
+	struct of_changeset cset;
+};
+
+static int of_overlay_apply_one(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *target, const struct device_node *overlay);
+
+static int of_overlay_apply_single_property(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *target, struct property *prop)
+{
+	struct property *propn, *tprop;
+
+	/* NOTE: Multiple changes of single properties not supported */
+	tprop = of_find_property(target, prop->name, NULL);
+
+	/* special properties are not meant to be updated (silent NOP) */
+	if (tprop &&
+		(!of_prop_cmp(prop->name, "name") ||
+		 !of_prop_cmp(prop->name, "phandle") ||
+		 !of_prop_cmp(prop->name, "linux,phandle")))
+		return 0;
+
+	propn = __of_prop_dup(prop, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (propn == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* not found? add */
+	if (tprop == NULL)
+		return of_changeset_add_property(&ov->cset, target, propn);
+
+	/* found? update */
+	return of_changeset_update_property(&ov->cset, target, propn, tprop);
+}
+
+static int of_overlay_apply_single_device_node(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *target, struct device_node *child)
+{
+	const char *cname;
+	struct device_node *tchild;
+	char *full_name;
+	const char *suffix;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* special case for nodes with a suffix */
+	suffix = strrchr(child->full_name, '@');
+	if (suffix != NULL) {
+		cname = kbasename(child->full_name);
+		if (cname == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	} else
+		cname = child->name;
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+	/* NOTE: Multiple mods of created nodes not supported */
+	tchild = of_get_child_by_name(target, cname);
+	if (tchild != NULL) {
+
+		/* apply overlay recursively */
+		ret = of_overlay_apply_one(ov, tchild,
+				child);
+
+		of_node_put(tchild);
+
+	} else {
+		full_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s",
+				target->full_name, cname);
+		if (full_name == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		/* create empty tree as a target */
+		tchild = __of_node_alloc(full_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+		/* free either way */
+		kfree(full_name);
+
+		if (tchild == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		/* point to parent */
+		tchild->parent = target;
+
+		/* apply the overlay */
+		ret = of_overlay_apply_one(ov, tchild,
+				child);
+
+		/* attach the node afterwards */
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = of_changeset_attach_node(&ov->cset, tchild);
+
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Apply a single overlay node recursively.
+ *
+ * Note that the in case of an error the target node is left
+ * in a inconsistent state. Error recovery should be performed
+ * by using the tree changes list.
+ */
+static int of_overlay_apply_one(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *target, const struct device_node *overlay)
+{
+	struct device_node *child;
+	struct property *prop;
+	int prev_avail, prop_avail, pass;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Special consideration for status properties
+	 *
+	 * In order to make status property changes work
+	 * we have the following cases:
+	 *
+	 * Enabled device with status change to 'disabled'
+	 *   -> Status property must be first on the record list
+	 *
+	 * Disabled device with status change to 'okay'
+	 *   -> Status property must be last in the record list
+	 *
+	 * That way we don't need a special notifier for
+	 * device status change, a simple notifier on the status
+	 * property is enough.
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	/* note that we require the existence of a status property */
+	prev_avail = of_device_is_available(target) &&
+		of_find_property(target,
+				"compatible", NULL) &&
+		of_find_property(target,
+				"status", NULL);
+
+	/* we make two passes */
+	for (pass = 1; pass <= 2; pass++) {
+
+		for_each_property_of_node(overlay, prop) {
+
+			prop_avail = -1;
+
+			if (of_prop_cmp(prop->name, "status") == 0)
+				prop_avail = strcmp(prop->value, "okay") == 0 ||
+						strcmp(prop->value, "ok") == 0;
+
+			/* skip activation property */
+			if (prev_avail == 0) {
+				/* 0 -> 1, pass #1, skip */
+				if (pass == 1) {
+					if (prop_avail == 1)
+						continue;
+				} else {
+					/* 0 -> 1, pass #2, process */
+					if (prop_avail != 1)
+						continue;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (pass == 1) {
+					/* 1 -> 0, pass #1, process */
+					if (prop_avail != 0)
+						continue;
+				} else {
+					/* 1 -> 0, pass #2, skip */
+					if (prop_avail == 0)
+						continue;
+				}
+			}
+
+			ret = of_overlay_apply_single_property(ov,
+					target, prop);
+			if (ret != 0) {
+				pr_err("%s: Failed to apply prop @%s/%s\n",
+						__func__, target->full_name,
+						prop->name);
+				return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(overlay, child) {
+		ret = of_overlay_apply_single_device_node(ov, target, child);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to apply single node @%s/%s\n",
+					__func__, target->full_name,
+					child->name);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_overlay_apply - Apply @count overlays pointed at by @ovinfo_tab
+ * @ov:		Overlay to apply
+ *
+ * Applies the overlays given, while handling all error conditions
+ * appropriately. Either the operation succeeds, or if it fails the
+ * live tree is reverted to the state before the attempt.
+ * Returns 0, or an error if the overlay attempt failed.
+ */
+static int of_overlay_apply(struct of_overlay *ov)
+{
+	struct of_overlay_info *ovinfo;
+	int i, err;
+
+	/* first we apply the overlays atomically */
+	for (i = 0; i < ov->count; i++) {
+
+		ovinfo = &ov->ovinfo_tab[i];
+
+		err = of_overlay_apply_one(ov, ovinfo->target,
+				ovinfo->overlay);
+		if (err != 0) {
+			pr_err("%s: overlay failed '%s'\n",
+				__func__, ovinfo->target->full_name);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find the target node using a number of different strategies
+ * in order of preference
+ *
+ * "target" property containing the phandle of the target
+ * "target-path" property containing the path of the target
+ *
+ */
+static struct device_node *find_target_node(struct device_node *info_node)
+{
+	const char *path;
+	u32 val;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* first try to go by using the target as a phandle */
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(info_node, "target", &val);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return of_find_node_by_phandle(val);
+
+	/* now try to locate by path */
+	ret = of_property_read_string(info_node, "target-path", &path);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return of_find_node_by_path(path);
+
+	pr_err("%s: Failed to find target for node %p (%s)\n", __func__,
+			info_node, info_node->name);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_fill_overlay_info	- Fill an overlay info structure
+ * @ov		Overlay to fill
+ * @info_node:	Device node containing the overlay
+ * @ovinfo:	Pointer to the overlay info structure to fill
+ *
+ * Fills an overlay info structure with the overlay information
+ * from a device node. This device node must have a target property
+ * which contains a phandle of the overlay target node, and an
+ * __overlay__ child node which has the overlay contents.
+ * Both ovinfo->target & ovinfo->overlay have their references taken.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error value.
+ */
+static int of_fill_overlay_info(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *info_node, struct of_overlay_info *ovinfo)
+{
+	ovinfo->overlay = of_get_child_by_name(info_node, "__overlay__");
+	if (ovinfo->overlay == NULL)
+		goto err_fail;
+
+	ovinfo->target = find_target_node(info_node);
+	if (ovinfo->target == NULL)
+		goto err_fail;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_fail:
+	of_node_put(ovinfo->target);
+	of_node_put(ovinfo->overlay);
+
+	memset(ovinfo, 0, sizeof(*ovinfo));
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_build_overlay_info	- Build an overlay info array
+ * @ov		Overlay to build
+ * @tree:	Device node containing all the overlays
+ *
+ * Helper function that given a tree containing overlay information,
+ * allocates and builds an overlay info array containing it, ready
+ * for use using of_overlay_apply.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success with the @cntp @ovinfop pointers valid,
+ * while on error a negative error value is returned.
+ */
+static int of_build_overlay_info(struct of_overlay *ov,
+		struct device_node *tree)
+{
+	struct device_node *node;
+	struct of_overlay_info *ovinfo;
+	int cnt, err;
+
+	/* worst case; every child is a node */
+	cnt = 0;
+	for_each_child_of_node(tree, node)
+		cnt++;
+
+	ovinfo = kcalloc(cnt, sizeof(*ovinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ovinfo == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cnt = 0;
+	for_each_child_of_node(tree, node) {
+
+		memset(&ovinfo[cnt], 0, sizeof(*ovinfo));
+		err = of_fill_overlay_info(ov, node, &ovinfo[cnt]);
+		if (err == 0)
+			cnt++;
+	}
+
+	/* if nothing filled, return error */
+	if (cnt == 0) {
+		kfree(ovinfo);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	ov->count = cnt;
+	ov->ovinfo_tab = ovinfo;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_free_overlay_info	- Free an overlay info array
+ * @ov		Overlay to free the overlay info from
+ * @ovinfo_tab:	Array of overlay_info's to free
+ *
+ * Releases the memory of a previously allocated ovinfo array
+ * by of_build_overlay_info.
+ * Returns 0, or an error if the arguments are bogus.
+ */
+static int of_free_overlay_info(struct of_overlay *ov)
+{
+	struct of_overlay_info *ovinfo;
+	int i;
+
+	/* do it in reverse */
+	for (i = ov->count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		ovinfo = &ov->ovinfo_tab[i];
+
+		of_node_put(ovinfo->target);
+		of_node_put(ovinfo->overlay);
+	}
+	kfree(ov->ovinfo_tab);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static LIST_HEAD(ov_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ov_lock);
+static DEFINE_IDR(ov_idr);
+
+/**
+ * of_overlay_create	- Create and apply an overlay
+ * @tree:	Device node containing all the overlays
+ *
+ * Creates and applies an overlay while also keeping track
+ * of the overlay in a list. This list can be used to prevent
+ * illegal overlay removals.
+ *
+ * Returns the id of the created overlay, or an negative error number
+ */
+int of_overlay_create(struct device_node *tree)
+{
+	struct of_overlay *ov;
+	int err, id;
+
+	/* allocate the overlay structure */
+	ov = kzalloc(sizeof(*ov), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ov == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	ov->id = -1;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ov->node);
+	mutex_lock(&ov_lock);
+
+	of_changeset_init(&ov->cset);
+
+	id = idr_alloc(&ov_idr, ov, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: idr_alloc() failed for tree@%s\n",
+				__func__, tree->full_name);
+		err = id;
+		goto err_destroy_trans;
+	}
+	ov->id = id;
+
+	/* build the overlay info structures */
+	err = of_build_overlay_info(ov, tree);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("%s: of_build_overlay_info() failed for tree@%s\n",
+				__func__, tree->full_name);
+		goto err_free_idr;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&of_mutex);
+
+	/* apply the overlay */
+	err = of_overlay_apply(ov);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("%s: of_overlay_apply() failed for tree@%s\n",
+				__func__, tree->full_name);
+		goto err_abort_trans;
+	}
+
+	/* apply the changeset */
+	err = of_changeset_apply(&ov->cset);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("%s: of_changeset_apply() failed for tree@%s\n",
+				__func__, tree->full_name);
+		goto err_revert_overlay;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&of_mutex);
+
+	/* add to the tail of the overlay list */
+	list_add_tail(&ov->node, &ov_list);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ov_lock);
+
+	return id;
+
+err_revert_overlay:
+err_abort_trans:
+	of_free_overlay_info(ov);
+	mutex_unlock(&of_mutex);
+err_free_idr:
+	idr_remove(&ov_idr, ov->id);
+err_destroy_trans:
+	of_changeset_destroy(&ov->cset);
+	mutex_unlock(&ov_lock);
+	kfree(ov);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_overlay_create);
+
+/* check whether the given node, lies under the given tree */
+static int overlay_subtree_check(struct device_node *tree,
+		struct device_node *dn)
+{
+	struct device_node *child;
+
+	/* match? */
+	if (tree == dn)
+		return 1;
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(tree, child) {
+		if (overlay_subtree_check(child, dn))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* check whether this overlay is the topmost */
+static int overlay_is_topmost(struct of_overlay *ov, struct device_node *dn)
+{
+	struct of_overlay *ovt;
+	struct of_changeset_entry *ce;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(ovt, &ov_list, node) {
+
+		/* if we hit ourselves, we're done */
+		if (ovt == ov)
+			break;
+
+		/* check against each subtree affected by this overlay */
+		list_for_each_entry(ce, &ovt->cset.entries, node) {
+			if (overlay_subtree_check(ce->np, dn)) {
+				pr_err("%s: #%d clashes #%d @%s\n",
+					__func__, ov->id, ovt->id,
+					dn->full_name);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* overlay is topmost */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * We can safely remove the overlay only if it's the top-most one.
+ * Newly applied overlays are inserted at the tail of the overlay list,
+ * so a top most overlay is the one that is closest to the tail.
+ *
+ * The topmost check is done by exploiting this property. For each
+ * affected device node in the log list we check if this overlay is
+ * the one closest to the tail. If another overlay has affected this
+ * device node and is closest to the tail, then removal is not permited.
+ */
+static int overlay_removal_is_ok(struct of_overlay *ov)
+{
+	struct of_changeset_entry *ce;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ce, &ov->cset.entries, node) {
+		if (!overlay_is_topmost(ov, ce->np)) {
+			pr_err("%s: overlay #%d is not topmost\n",
+					__func__, ov->id);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_overlay_destroy	- Removes an overlay
+ * @id:	Overlay id number returned by a previous call to of_overlay_create
+ *
+ * Removes an overlay if it is permissible.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or an negative error number
+ */
+int of_overlay_destroy(int id)
+{
+	struct of_overlay *ov;
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ov_lock);
+	ov = idr_find(&ov_idr, id);
+	if (ov == NULL) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		pr_err("%s: Could not find overlay #%d\n",
+				__func__, id);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* check whether the overlay is safe to remove */
+	if (!overlay_removal_is_ok(ov)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		pr_err("%s: removal check failed for overlay #%d\n",
+				__func__, id);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+
+	list_del(&ov->node);
+
+	mutex_lock(&of_mutex);
+	of_changeset_revert(&ov->cset);
+	mutex_unlock(&of_mutex);
+
+	of_free_overlay_info(ov);
+	idr_remove(&ov_idr, id);
+	of_changeset_destroy(&ov->cset);
+	kfree(ov);
+
+	err = 0;
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ov_lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_overlay_destroy);
+
+/**
+ * of_overlay_destroy_all	- Removes all overlays from the system
+ *
+ * Removes all overlays from the system in the correct order.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or an negative error number
+ */
+int of_overlay_destroy_all(void)
+{
+	struct of_overlay *ov, *ovn;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ov_lock);
+
+	/* the tail of list is guaranteed to be safe to remove */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(ov, ovn, &ov_list, node) {
+		list_del(&ov->node);
+
+		mutex_lock(&of_mutex);
+		of_changeset_revert(&ov->cset);
+		mutex_unlock(&of_mutex);
+
+		of_free_overlay_info(ov);
+		idr_remove(&ov_idr, ov->id);
+		kfree(ov);
+	}
+
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ov_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_overlay_destroy_all);
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 9ff1ec5..9e3e545 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/topology.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
@@ -873,4 +874,34 @@ static inline int of_changeset_update_property(struct of_changeset *ocs,
 /* CONFIG_OF_RESOLVE api */
 extern int of_resolve_phandles(struct device_node *tree);
 
+/**
+ * Overlay support
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY
+
+/* ID based overlays; the API for external users */
+int of_overlay_create(struct device_node *tree);
+int of_overlay_destroy(int id);
+int of_overlay_destroy_all(void);
+
+#else
+
+static inline int of_overlay_create(struct device_node *tree)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline int of_overlay_destroy(int id)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline int of_overlay_destroy_all(void)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_OF_H */
