Merge branch 'for-2.6.25' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc

* 'for-2.6.25' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulus/powerpc: (69 commits)
  [POWERPC] Add SPE registers to core dumps
  [POWERPC] Use regset code for compat PTRACE_*REGS* calls
  [POWERPC] Use generic compat_sys_ptrace
  [POWERPC] Use generic compat_ptrace_request
  [POWERPC] Use generic ptrace peekdata/pokedata
  [POWERPC] Use regset code for PTRACE_*REGS* requests
  [POWERPC] Switch to generic compat_binfmt_elf code
  [POWERPC] Switch to using user_regset-based core dumps
  [POWERPC] Add user_regset compat support
  [POWERPC] Add user_regset_view definitions
  [POWERPC] Use user_regset accessors for GPRs
  [POWERPC] ptrace accessors for special regs MSR and TRAP
  [POWERPC] Use user_regset accessors for SPE regs
  [POWERPC] Use user_regset accessors for altivec regs
  [POWERPC] Use user_regset accessors for FP regs
  [POWERPC] mpc52xx: fix compile error introduce when rebasing patch
  [POWERPC] 4xx: PCIe indirect DCR spinlock fix.
  [POWERPC] Add missing native dcr dcr_ind_lock spinlock
  [POWERPC] 4xx: Fix offset value on Warp board
  [POWERPC] 4xx: Add 440EPx Sequoia ehci dts entry
  ...

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diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index b306fef1ac4..80c9deca5f3 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -138,6 +138,31 @@ struct device_node *of_get_parent(const struct device_node *node)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_parent);
 
 /**
+ *	of_get_next_parent - Iterate to a node's parent
+ *	@node:	Node to get parent of
+ *
+ * 	This is like of_get_parent() except that it drops the
+ * 	refcount on the passed node, making it suitable for iterating
+ * 	through a node's parents.
+ *
+ *	Returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use
+ *	of_node_put() on it when done.
+ */
+struct device_node *of_get_next_parent(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	struct device_node *parent;
+
+	if (!node)
+		return NULL;
+
+	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	parent = of_node_get(node->parent);
+	of_node_put(node);
+	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+	return parent;
+}
+
+/**
  *	of_get_next_child - Iterate a node childs
  *	@node:	parent node
  *	@prev:	previous child of the parent node, or NULL to get first