2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/fdt.py b/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
index f01c7b18ea9..403eb1fe6d0 100644
--- a/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
@@ -240,3 +240,19 @@ class Fdt:
                 return None
         return node
 
+    def Flush(self):
+        """Flush device tree changes back to the file
+
+        If the device tree has changed in memory, write it back to the file.
+        Subclasses can implement this if needed.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def Pack(self):
+        """Pack the device tree down to its minimum size
+
+        When nodes and properties shrink or are deleted, wasted space can
+        build up in the device tree binary. Subclasses can implement this
+        to remove that spare space.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/fdt_normal.py b/tools/dtoc/fdt_normal.py
index 52d80555ab9..f2cf608b1e8 100644
--- a/tools/dtoc/fdt_normal.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/fdt_normal.py
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ class FdtNormal(Fdt):
         """
         return self._fdt
 
+    def Flush(self):
+        """Flush device tree changes back to the file"""
+        with open(self._fname, 'wb') as fd:
+            fd.write(self._fdt)
+
+    def Pack(self):
+        """Pack the device tree down to its minimum size"""
+        CheckErr(libfdt.fdt_pack(self._fdt), 'pack')
+        fdt_len = libfdt.fdt_totalsize(self._fdt)
+        del self._fdt[fdt_len:]
+
     def GetProps(self, node, path):
         """Get all properties from a node.