Some users want to use the struct device pointer to see if the device is compatible in terms of Open Firmware specifications, i.e. if it has a 'compatible' property and it matches to the given value. Provide inline helper for the users. Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/property.h | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h index 3df7e10156d8..0251138c7c88 100644 --- a/include/linux/property.h +++ b/include/linux/property.h @@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ bool fwnode_device_is_compatible(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char return fwnode_property_match_string(fwnode, "compatible", compat) >= 0; } +/** + * device_is_compatible - match 'compatible' property of the device with a given string + * @dev: Pointer to the struct device + * @compat: The string to match 'compatible' property with + * + * Returns: true if matches, otherwise false. + */ +static inline bool device_is_compatible(const struct device *dev, const char *compat) +{ + return fwnode_device_is_compatible(dev_fwnode(dev), compat); +} + int fwnode_property_get_reference_args(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *prop, const char *nargs_prop, unsigned int nargs, unsigned int index, -- 2.40.0.1.gaa8946217a0b