diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index e1c73e9afa59..2d2c9843ce93 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn, -fstack-protector),y)
 BOOTCFLAGS	+= -fno-stack-protector
 endif
 
-BOOTCFLAGS	+= -I$(obj) -I$(srctree)/$(obj)
+BOOTCFLAGS	+= -I$(obj) -I$(srctree)/$(obj) -I$(srctree)/$(src)/libfdt
 
 $(obj)/4xx.o: BOOTCFLAGS += -mcpu=440
 $(obj)/ebony.o: BOOTCFLAGS += -mcpu=440
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ zliblinuxheader := zlib.h zconf.h zutil.h
 $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zlib) gunzip_util.o main.o): \
 	$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zliblinuxheader)) $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zlibheader))
 
+src-libfdt := fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c
 src-wlib := string.S crt0.S stdio.c main.c flatdevtree.c flatdevtree_misc.c \
+		$(addprefix libfdt/,$(src-libfdt)) libfdt-wrapper.c \
 		ns16550.c serial.c simple_alloc.c div64.S util.S \
 		gunzip_util.c elf_util.c $(zlib) devtree.c oflib.c ofconsole.c \
 		4xx.c ebony.c mv64x60.c mpsc.c mv64x60_i2c.c cuboot.c bamboo.c \
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@ quiet_cmd_bootar = BOOTAR  $@
       cmd_bootar = $(CROSS32AR) -cr $@.$$$$ $(filter-out FORCE,$^); mv $@.$$$$ $@
 
 $(patsubst %.c,%.o, $(filter %.c, $(src-boot))): %.o: %.c FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call if_changed_dep,bootcc)
 $(patsubst %.S,%.o, $(filter %.S, $(src-boot))): %.o: %.S FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call if_changed_dep,bootas)
 
 $(obj)/wrapper.a: $(obj-wlib) FORCE
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/bamboo.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/bamboo.c
index f61fcdab1c7c..e634359d98e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/bamboo.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/bamboo.c
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ void bamboo_init(void *mac0, void *mac1)
 	platform_ops.exit = ibm44x_dbcr_reset;
 	bamboo_mac0 = mac0;
 	bamboo_mac1 = mac1;
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, 0, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-52xx.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-52xx.c
index 9256a26d40e4..a8611546a656 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-52xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-52xx.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                    unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-83xx.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-83xx.c
index a0505509abcc..acd860ed7393 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-83xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-83xx.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                    unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-85xx.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-85xx.c
index 345dcbecef0f..943779ed19be 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-85xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-85xx.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                    unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-8xx.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-8xx.c
index 0e82015a5f95..c202c8868bd6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-8xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-8xx.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                    unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-hpc2.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-hpc2.c
index d333898bca30..1b8953259d75 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-hpc2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-hpc2.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 		unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-pq2.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-pq2.c
index 61574f3272dd..f56ac6cae9f3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-pq2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-pq2.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
                    unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7)
 {
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 	platform_ops.fixups = pq2_platform_fixups;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-sequoia.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-sequoia.c
index ec635e0bd4ec..cf78260fcf3f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-sequoia.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cuboot-sequoia.c
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 	CUBOOT_INIT();
 	platform_ops.fixups = sequoia_fixups;
 	platform_ops.exit = ibm44x_dbcr_reset;
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, 0, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ebony.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/ebony.c
index 86c0f5df0a86..ee31be5e633e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ebony.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ebony.c
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ void ebony_init(void *mac0, void *mac1)
 	platform_ops.exit = ibm44x_dbcr_reset;
 	ebony_mac0 = mac0;
 	ebony_mac1 = mac1;
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ep88xc.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/ep88xc.c
index 6b87cdce3fe7..a400f5407155 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ep88xc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ep88xc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 	mem_size *= 1024 * 1024;
 	simple_alloc_init(_end, mem_size - (unsigned long)_end, 32, 64);
 
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 
 	planetcore_set_stdout_path(table);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/holly.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/holly.c
index 199e783aea4d..58013b923178 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/holly.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/holly.c
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5)
 	u32 heapsize = 0x8000000 - (u32)_end; /* 128M */
 
 	simple_alloc_init(_end, heapsize, 32, 64);
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, 0, 4);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt-wrapper.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt-wrapper.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..002da16c97c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt-wrapper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/*
+ * This file does the necessary interface mapping between the bootwrapper
+ * device tree operations and the interface provided by shared source
+ * files flatdevicetree.[ch].
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <page.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+#include "ops.h"
+
+#define DEBUG	0
+#define BAD_ERROR(err)	(((err) < 0) \
+			 && ((err) != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND) \
+			 && ((err) != -FDT_ERR_EXISTS))
+
+#define check_err(err) \
+	({ \
+		if (BAD_ERROR(err) || ((err < 0) && DEBUG)) \
+			printf("%s():%d  %s\n\r", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, \
+			       fdt_strerror(err)); \
+		if (BAD_ERROR(err)) \
+			exit(); \
+		(err < 0) ? -1 : 0; \
+	})
+
+#define offset_devp(off)	\
+	({ \
+		int offset = (off); \
+		check_err(offset) ? NULL : (void *)(offset+1); \
+	})
+
+#define devp_offset(devp)	(((int)(devp))-1)
+
+static void *fdt;
+static void *buf; /* = NULL */
+
+#define EXPAND_GRANULARITY	1024
+
+static void expand_buf(int minexpand)
+{
+	int size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
+	int rc;
+
+	size = _ALIGN(size + minexpand, EXPAND_GRANULARITY);
+	buf = platform_ops.realloc(buf, size);
+	if (!buf)
+		fatal("Couldn't find %d bytes to expand device tree\n\r", size);
+	rc = fdt_open_into(fdt, buf, size);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		fatal("Couldn't expand fdt into new buffer: %s\n\r",
+		      fdt_strerror(rc));
+
+	fdt = buf;
+}
+
+static void *fdt_wrapper_finddevice(const char *path)
+{
+	return offset_devp(fdt_path_offset(fdt, path));
+}
+
+static int fdt_wrapper_getprop(const void *devp, const char *name,
+			       void *buf, const int buflen)
+{
+	const void *p;
+	int len;
+
+	p = fdt_getprop(fdt, devp_offset(devp), name, &len);
+	if (!p)
+		return check_err(len);
+	memcpy(buf, p, min(len, buflen));
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int fdt_wrapper_setprop(const void *devp, const char *name,
+			       const void *buf, const int len)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = fdt_setprop(fdt, devp_offset(devp), name, buf, len);
+	if (rc == -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE) {
+		expand_buf(len + 16);
+		rc = fdt_setprop(fdt, devp_offset(devp), name, buf, len);
+	}
+
+	return check_err(rc);
+}
+
+static void *fdt_wrapper_get_parent(const void *devp)
+{
+	return offset_devp(fdt_parent_offset(fdt, devp_offset(devp)));
+}
+
+static void *fdt_wrapper_create_node(const void *devp, const char *name)
+{
+	int offset;
+
+	offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, devp_offset(devp), name);
+	if (offset == -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE) {
+		expand_buf(strlen(name) + 16);
+		offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, devp_offset(devp), name);
+	}
+
+	return offset_devp(offset);
+}
+
+static void *fdt_wrapper_find_node_by_prop_value(const void *prev,
+						 const char *name,
+						 const char *val,
+						 int len)
+{
+	return offset_devp(fdt_node_offset_by_prop_value(fdt, devp_offset(prev),
+							 name, val, len));
+}
+
+static char *fdt_wrapper_get_path(const void *devp, char *buf, int len)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = fdt_get_path(fdt, devp_offset(devp), buf, len);
+	if (check_err(rc))
+		return NULL;
+	return buf;
+}
+
+static unsigned long fdt_wrapper_finalize(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = fdt_pack(fdt);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		fatal("Couldn't pack flat tree: %s\n\r",
+		      fdt_strerror(rc));
+	return (unsigned long)fdt;
+}
+
+void fdt_init(void *blob)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	dt_ops.finddevice = fdt_wrapper_finddevice;
+	dt_ops.getprop = fdt_wrapper_getprop;
+	dt_ops.setprop = fdt_wrapper_setprop;
+	dt_ops.get_parent = fdt_wrapper_get_parent;
+	dt_ops.create_node = fdt_wrapper_create_node;
+	dt_ops.find_node_by_prop_value = fdt_wrapper_find_node_by_prop_value;
+	dt_ops.get_path = fdt_wrapper_get_path;
+	dt_ops.finalize = fdt_wrapper_finalize;
+
+	/* Make sure the dt blob is the right version and so forth */
+	fdt = blob;
+	err = fdt_open_into(fdt, fdt, fdt_totalsize(blob));
+	if (err == -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE) {
+		int bufsize = fdt_totalsize(fdt) + 4;
+		buf = malloc(bufsize);
+		err = fdt_open_into(fdt, buf, bufsize);
+	}
+
+	if (err != 0)
+		fatal("fdt_init(): %s\n\r", fdt_strerror(err));
+
+	if (buf)
+		fdt = buf;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt_env.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt_env.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4b0fc959ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/libfdt_env.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef _ARCH_POWERPC_BOOT_LIBFDT_ENV_H
+#define _ARCH_POWERPC_BOOT_LIBFDT_ENV_H
+
+#include <types.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+typedef u32 uint32_t;
+typedef u64 uint64_t;
+
+#define fdt16_to_cpu(x)		(x)
+#define cpu_to_fdt16(x)		(x)
+#define fdt32_to_cpu(x)		(x)
+#define cpu_to_fdt32(x)		(x)
+#define fdt64_to_cpu(x)		(x)
+#define cpu_to_fdt64(x)		(x)
+
+#endif /* _ARCH_POWERPC_BOOT_LIBFDT_ENV_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
index a180b6505f47..28df2c5a9761 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ extern struct loader_info loader_info;
 
 void start(void);
 int ft_init(void *dt_blob, unsigned int max_size, unsigned int max_find_device);
+void fdt_init(void *blob);
 int serial_console_init(void);
 int ns16550_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
 int mpsc_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/prpmc2800.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/prpmc2800.c
index 9614e1db9dae..05c3245b30d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/prpmc2800.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/prpmc2800.c
@@ -547,8 +547,7 @@ void platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 	if (!dtb)
 		exit();
 	memmove(dtb, _dtb_start, dt_size);
-	if (ft_init(dtb, dt_size, 16))
-		exit();
+	fdt_init(dtb);
 
 	bridge_base = mv64x60_get_bridge_base();
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
index d6661151b494..3b0ac4d006ec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void platform_init(void)
 	printf("\n-- PS3 bootwrapper --\n");
 
 	simple_alloc_init(_end, heapsize, 32, 64);
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, 0, 4);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 
 	chosen = finddevice("/chosen");
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/treeboot-walnut.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/treeboot-walnut.c
index bb2c309d70fc..70ffce343c0a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/treeboot-walnut.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/treeboot-walnut.c
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ void platform_init(void)
 	simple_alloc_init(_end, avail_ram, 32, 32);
 	platform_ops.fixups = walnut_fixups;
 	platform_ops.exit = ibm40x_dbcr_reset;
-	ft_init(_dtb_start, _dtb_end - _dtb_start, 32);
+	fdt_init(_dtb_start);
 	serial_console_init();
 }