}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_next_parent);
 
+static struct device_node *__of_get_next_child(const struct device_node *node,
+                                               struct device_node *prev)
+{
+       struct device_node *next;
+
+       next = prev ? prev->sibling : node->child;
+       for (; next; next = next->sibling)
+               if (of_node_get(next))
+                       break;
+       of_node_put(prev);
+       return next;
+}
+#define __for_each_child_of_node(parent, child) \
+       for (child = __of_get_next_child(parent, NULL); child != NULL; \
+            child = __of_get_next_child(parent, child))
+
 /**
  *     of_get_next_child - Iterate a node childs
  *     @node:  parent node
        unsigned long flags;
 
        raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
-       next = prev ? prev->sibling : node->child;
-       for (; next; next = next->sibling)
-               if (of_node_get(next))
-                       break;
-       of_node_put(prev);
+       next = __of_get_next_child(node, prev);
        raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
        return next;
 }