* To get a device_node of the `node2' node you may call this:
  * of_parse_phandle_with_args(node3, "list", "#list-cells", 1, &args);
  */
-int of_parse_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np, const char *list_name,
-                               const char *cells_name, int index,
-                               struct of_phandle_args *out_args)
+static int __of_parse_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np,
+                                       const char *list_name,
+                                       const char *cells_name, int index,
+                                       struct of_phandle_args *out_args)
 {
        const __be32 *list, *list_end;
        int rc = 0, size, cur_index = 0;
         * Unlock node before returning result; will be one of:
         * -ENOENT : index is for empty phandle
         * -EINVAL : parsing error on data
+        * [1..n]  : Number of phandle (count mode; when index = -1)
         */
-       rc = -ENOENT;
+       rc = index < 0 ? cur_index : -ENOENT;
  err:
        if (node)
                of_node_put(node);
        return rc;
 }
+
+int of_parse_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np, const char *list_name,
+                               const char *cells_name, int index,
+                               struct of_phandle_args *out_args)
+{
+       if (index < 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+       return __of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, list_name, cells_name, index, out_args);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_parse_phandle_with_args);
 
+/**
+ * of_count_phandle_with_args() - Find the number of phandles references in a property
+ * @np:                pointer to a device tree node containing a list
+ * @list_name: property name that contains a list
+ * @cells_name:        property name that specifies phandles' arguments count
+ *
+ * Returns the number of phandle + argument tuples within a property. It
+ * is a typical pattern to encode a list of phandle and variable
+ * arguments into a single property. The number of arguments is encoded
+ * by a property in the phandle-target node. For example, a gpios
+ * property would contain a list of GPIO specifies consisting of a
+ * phandle and 1 or more arguments. The number of arguments are
+ * determined by the #gpio-cells property in the node pointed to by the
+ * phandle.
+ */
+int of_count_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np, const char *list_name,
+                               const char *cells_name)
+{
+       return __of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, list_name, cells_name, -1, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_count_phandle_with_args);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
 static int of_property_notify(int action, struct device_node *np,
                              struct property *prop)
 
                return;
        }
 
+       rc = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list", "#phandle-cells");
+       selftest(rc == 7, "of_count_phandle_with_args() returned %i, expected 7\n", rc);
+
        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                bool passed = true;
                rc = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list",
        rc = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-missing",
                                        "#phandle-cells", 0, &args);
        selftest(rc == -ENOENT, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -ENOENT, rc);
+       rc = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-missing",
+                                       "#phandle-cells");
+       selftest(rc == -ENOENT, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -ENOENT, rc);
 
        /* Check for missing cells property */
        rc = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list",
                                        "#phandle-cells-missing", 0, &args);
        selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
+       rc = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list",
+                                       "#phandle-cells-missing");
+       selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
 
        /* Check for bad phandle in list */
        rc = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-bad-phandle",
                                        "#phandle-cells", 0, &args);
        selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
+       rc = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-bad-phandle",
+                                       "#phandle-cells");
+       selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
 
        /* Check for incorrectly formed argument list */
        rc = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-bad-args",
                                        "#phandle-cells", 1, &args);
        selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
+       rc = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "phandle-list-bad-args",
+                                       "#phandle-cells");
+       selftest(rc == -EINVAL, "expected:%i got:%i\n", -EINVAL, rc);
 }
 
 static void __init of_selftest_property_match_string(void)
 
 extern int of_parse_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np,
        const char *list_name, const char *cells_name, int index,
        struct of_phandle_args *out_args);
+extern int of_count_phandle_with_args(const struct device_node *np,
+       const char *list_name, const char *cells_name);
 
 extern void of_alias_scan(void * (*dt_alloc)(u64 size, u64 align));
 extern int of_alias_get_id(struct device_node *np, const char *stem);
        return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+static inline int of_count_phandle_with_args(struct device_node *np,
+                                            const char *list_name,
+                                            const char *cells_name)
+{
+       return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 static inline int of_alias_get_id(struct device_node *np, const char *stem)
 {
        return -ENOSYS;