diff --git a/scripts/dtc/util.h b/scripts/dtc/util.h
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+#ifndef _UTIL_H
+#define _UTIL_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Jon Loeliger, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program 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 program 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 program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
+ *                                                                   USA
+ */
+
+static inline void __attribute__((noreturn)) die(char * str, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, str);
+	fprintf(stderr, "FATAL ERROR: ");
+	vfprintf(stderr, str, ap);
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+static inline void *xmalloc(size_t len)
+{
+	void *new = malloc(len);
+
+	if (!new)
+		die("malloc() failed\n");
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+static inline void *xrealloc(void *p, size_t len)
+{
+	void *new = realloc(p, len);
+
+	if (!new)
+		die("realloc() failed (len=%d)\n", len);
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+extern char *xstrdup(const char *s);
+extern char *join_path(const char *path, const char *name);
+
+#endif /* _UTIL_H */