diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index fa7fb1d..ac58796 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -212,14 +212,12 @@
 extern int of_property_read_string(struct device_node *np,
 				   const char *propname,
 				   const char **out_string);
-extern int of_property_read_string_index(struct device_node *np,
-					 const char *propname,
-					 int index, const char **output);
 extern int of_property_match_string(struct device_node *np,
 				    const char *propname,
 				    const char *string);
-extern int of_property_count_strings(struct device_node *np,
-				     const char *propname);
+extern int of_property_read_string_helper(struct device_node *np,
+					      const char *propname,
+					      const char **out_strs, size_t sz, int index);
 extern int of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
 				   const char *);
 extern int of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device);
@@ -304,15 +302,9 @@
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-static inline int of_property_read_string_index(struct device_node *np,
-						const char *propname, int index,
-						const char **out_string)
-{
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
-static inline int of_property_count_strings(struct device_node *np,
-					    const char *propname)
+static inline int of_property_read_string_helper(struct device_node *np,
+						 const char *propname,
+						 const char **out_strs, size_t sz, int index)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
@@ -352,6 +344,70 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 /**
+ * of_property_read_string_array() - Read an array of strings from a multiple
+ * strings property.
+ * @np:		device node from which the property value is to be read.
+ * @propname:	name of the property to be searched.
+ * @out_strs:	output array of string pointers.
+ * @sz:		number of array elements to read.
+ *
+ * Search for a property in a device tree node and retrieve a list of
+ * terminated string values (pointer to data, not a copy) in that property.
+ *
+ * If @out_strs is NULL, the number of strings in the property is returned.
+ */
+static inline int of_property_read_string_array(struct device_node *np,
+						const char *propname, const char **out_strs,
+						size_t sz)
+{
+	return of_property_read_string_helper(np, propname, out_strs, sz, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_property_count_strings() - Find and return the number of strings from a
+ * multiple strings property.
+ * @np:		device node from which the property value is to be read.
+ * @propname:	name of the property to be searched.
+ *
+ * Search for a property in a device tree node and retrieve the number of null
+ * terminated string contain in it. Returns the number of strings on
+ * success, -EINVAL if the property does not exist, -ENODATA if property
+ * does not have a value, and -EILSEQ if the string is not null-terminated
+ * within the length of the property data.
+ */
+static inline int of_property_count_strings(struct device_node *np,
+					    const char *propname)
+{
+	return of_property_read_string_helper(np, propname, NULL, 0, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_property_read_string_index() - Find and read a string from a multiple
+ * strings property.
+ * @np:		device node from which the property value is to be read.
+ * @propname:	name of the property to be searched.
+ * @index:	index of the string in the list of strings
+ * @out_string:	pointer to null terminated return string, modified only if
+ *		return value is 0.
+ *
+ * Search for a property in a device tree node and retrieve a null
+ * terminated string value (pointer to data, not a copy) in the list of strings
+ * contained in that property.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -EINVAL if the property does not exist, -ENODATA if
+ * property does not have a value, and -EILSEQ if the string is not
+ * null-terminated within the length of the property data.
+ *
+ * The out_string pointer is modified only if a valid string can be decoded.
+ */
+static inline int of_property_read_string_index(struct device_node *np,
+						const char *propname,
+						int index, const char **output)
+{
+	int rc = of_property_read_string_helper(np, propname, output, 1, index);
+	return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * of_property_read_bool - Findfrom a property
  * @np:		device node from which the property value is to be read.
  * @propname:	name of the property to be searched.