int fdtdec_get_alias_seq(const void *blob, const char *base, int node,
int *seqp);
+/**
+ * Get the offset of the given alias node
+ *
+ * This looks up an alias in /aliases then finds the offset of that node.
+ *
+ * @param blob Device tree blob (if NULL, then error is returned)
+ * @param name Alias name, e.g. "console"
+ * @return Node offset referred to by that alias, or -ve FDT_ERR_...
+ */
+int fdtdec_get_alias_node(const void *blob, const char *name);
+
/*
* Get the name for a compatible ID
*