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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later  */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH
+ * Author: Benjamin Hahn <b.hahn@phytec.de>
+ */
+
+/* Logic to load and apply overlays. Load overlays from bootenv.txt into
+ * environment and apply those overlays.
+ * The variables bootenv_addr and fdto_addr are board specific. */
+
+bootenv=bootenv.txt
+mmc_load_bootenv=load mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${bootenv_addr} ${bootenv}
+mmc_load_overlay=load mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${fdto_addr} ${overlay}
+mmc_apply_overlays=
+	fdt address ${fdt_addr};
+	if test ${no_overlays} = 0; then
+		for overlay in ${overlays};
+		do;
+			if run mmc_load_overlay; then
+				fdt resize ${filesize};
+				fdt apply ${fdto_addr};
+			fi;
+		done;
+	fi;
+net_load_bootenv=${get_cmd} ${bootenv_addr} ${bootenv}
+net_load_overlay=${get_cmd} ${fdto_addr} ${overlay}
+net_apply_overlays=
+	fdt address ${fdt_addr};
+	if test ${no_overlays} = 0; then
+		for overlay in ${overlays};
+		do;
+			if run net_load_overlay; then
+				fdt resize ${filesize};
+				fdt apply ${fdto_addr};
+			fi;
+		done;
+	fi;