diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index 02e2115323e49b5f6d43fcd782cea4843c76527c..70057b63de2132b3d3a2c287e863c22044e6fe38 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -1627,6 +1627,11 @@ static void of_node_release(struct kref *kref)
 		kfree(prop->value);
 		kfree(prop);
 		prop = next;
+
+		if (!prop) {
+			prop = node->deadprops;
+			node->deadprops = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	kfree(node->intrs);
 	kfree(node->full_name);
@@ -1783,13 +1788,16 @@ unsigned char *get_property(struct device_node *np, const char *name,
 {
 	struct property *pp;
 
+	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
 	for (pp = np->properties; pp != 0; pp = pp->next)
 		if (strcmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
 			if (lenp != 0)
 				*lenp = pp->length;
-			return pp->value;
+			break;
 		}
-	return NULL;
+	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+
+	return pp ? pp->value : NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_property);
 
@@ -1823,4 +1831,82 @@ int prom_add_property(struct device_node* np, struct property* prop)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Remove a property from a node.  Note that we don't actually
+ * remove it, since we have given out who-knows-how-many pointers
+ * to the data using get-property.  Instead we just move the property
+ * to the "dead properties" list, so it won't be found any more.
+ */
+int prom_remove_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
+{
+	struct property **next;
+	int found = 0;
+
+	write_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	next = &np->properties;
+	while (*next) {
+		if (*next == prop) {
+			/* found the node */
+			*next = prop->next;
+			prop->next = np->deadprops;
+			np->deadprops = prop;
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		next = &(*next)->next;
+	}
+	write_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+
+	if (!found)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE
+	/* try to remove the proc node as well */
+	if (np->pde)
+		proc_device_tree_remove_prop(np->pde, prop);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Update a property in a node.  Note that we don't actually
+ * remove it, since we have given out who-knows-how-many pointers
+ * to the data using get-property.  Instead we just move the property
+ * to the "dead properties" list, and add the new property to the
+ * property list
+ */
+int prom_update_property(struct device_node *np,
+			 struct property *newprop,
+			 struct property *oldprop)
+{
+	struct property **next;
+	int found = 0;
+
+	write_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	next = &np->properties;
+	while (*next) {
+		if (*next == oldprop) {
+			/* found the node */
+			newprop->next = oldprop->next;
+			*next = newprop;
+			oldprop->next = np->deadprops;
+			np->deadprops = oldprop;
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		next = &(*next)->next;
+	}
+	write_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+
+	if (!found)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE
+	/* try to add to proc as well if it was initialized */
+	if (np->pde)
+		proc_device_tree_update_prop(np->pde, newprop, oldprop);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE */
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h b/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
index 329e9bf62260cd69c074430224b547855c70bd12..25d8d5974d19d063acb2feb0d00e1e8556a1aeec 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct device_node {
 	char	*full_name;
 
 	struct	property *properties;
+	struct  property *deadprops; /* removed properties */
 	struct	device_node *parent;
 	struct	device_node *child;
 	struct	device_node *sibling;
@@ -164,6 +165,10 @@ extern int prom_n_size_cells(struct device_node* np);
 extern int prom_n_intr_cells(struct device_node* np);
 extern void prom_get_irq_senses(unsigned char *senses, int off, int max);
 extern int prom_add_property(struct device_node* np, struct property* prop);
+extern int prom_remove_property(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop);
+extern int prom_update_property(struct device_node *np,
+				struct property *newprop,
+				struct property *oldprop);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 /*