return n;
 }
 
-static struct property * __init build_one_prop(phandle node, char *prev)
+static unsigned int unique_id;
+
+static struct property * __init build_one_prop(phandle node, char *prev, char *special_name, void *special_val, int special_len)
 {
        static struct property *tmp = NULL;
        struct property *p;
                p = tmp;
                memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p) + 32);
                tmp = NULL;
-       } else
+       } else {
                p = prom_early_alloc(sizeof(struct property) + 32);
+               p->unique_id = unique_id++;
+       }
 
        p->name = (char *) (p + 1);
-       if (prev == NULL) {
-               prom_firstprop(node, p->name);
+       if (special_name) {
+               p->length = special_len;
+               p->value = prom_early_alloc(special_len);
+               memcpy(p->value, special_val, special_len);
        } else {
-               prom_nextprop(node, prev, p->name);
-       }
-       if (strlen(p->name) == 0) {
-               tmp = p;
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       p->length = prom_getproplen(node, p->name);
-       if (p->length <= 0) {
-               p->length = 0;
-       } else {
-               p->value = prom_early_alloc(p->length);
-               len = prom_getproperty(node, p->name, p->value, p->length);
+               if (prev == NULL) {
+                       prom_firstprop(node, p->name);
+               } else {
+                       prom_nextprop(node, prev, p->name);
+               }
+               if (strlen(p->name) == 0) {
+                       tmp = p;
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+               p->length = prom_getproplen(node, p->name);
+               if (p->length <= 0) {
+                       p->length = 0;
+               } else {
+                       p->value = prom_early_alloc(p->length + 1);
+                       prom_getproperty(node, p->name, p->value, p->length);
+                       ((unsigned char *)p->value)[p->length] = '\0';
+               }
        }
        return p;
 }
 {
        struct property *head, *tail;
 
-       head = tail = build_one_prop(node, NULL);
+       head = tail = build_one_prop(node, NULL,
+                                    ".node", &node, sizeof(node));
+
+       tail->next = build_one_prop(node, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
+       tail = tail->next;
        while(tail) {
-               tail->next = build_one_prop(node, tail->name);
+               tail->next = build_one_prop(node, tail->name,
+                                           NULL, NULL, 0);
                tail = tail->next;
        }
 
                return NULL;
 
        dp = prom_early_alloc(sizeof(*dp));
+       dp->unique_id = unique_id++;
 
        kref_init(&dp->kref);
 
 
        return n;
 }
 
-static struct property * __init build_one_prop(phandle node, char *prev)
+static unsigned int unique_id;
+
+static struct property * __init build_one_prop(phandle node, char *prev, char *special_name, void *special_val, int special_len)
 {
        static struct property *tmp = NULL;
        struct property *p;
                p = tmp;
                memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p) + 32);
                tmp = NULL;
-       } else
+       } else {
                p = prom_early_alloc(sizeof(struct property) + 32);
+               p->unique_id = unique_id++;
+       }
 
        p->name = (char *) (p + 1);
-       if (prev == NULL) {
-               prom_firstprop(node, p->name);
+       if (special_name) {
+               strcpy(p->name, special_name);
+               p->length = special_len;
+               p->value = prom_early_alloc(special_len);
+               memcpy(p->value, special_val, special_len);
        } else {
-               prom_nextprop(node, prev, p->name);
-       }
-       if (strlen(p->name) == 0) {
-               tmp = p;
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       p->length = prom_getproplen(node, p->name);
-       if (p->length <= 0) {
-               p->length = 0;
-       } else {
-               p->value = prom_early_alloc(p->length);
-               prom_getproperty(node, p->name, p->value, p->length);
+               if (prev == NULL) {
+                       prom_firstprop(node, p->name);
+               } else {
+                       prom_nextprop(node, prev, p->name);
+               }
+               if (strlen(p->name) == 0) {
+                       tmp = p;
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+               p->length = prom_getproplen(node, p->name);
+               if (p->length <= 0) {
+                       p->length = 0;
+               } else {
+                       p->value = prom_early_alloc(p->length + 1);
+                       prom_getproperty(node, p->name, p->value, p->length);
+                       ((unsigned char *)p->value)[p->length] = '\0';
+               }
        }
        return p;
 }
 {
        struct property *head, *tail;
 
-       head = tail = build_one_prop(node, NULL);
+       head = tail = build_one_prop(node, NULL,
+                                    ".node", &node, sizeof(node));
+
+       tail->next = build_one_prop(node, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
+       tail = tail->next;
        while(tail) {
-               tail->next = build_one_prop(node, tail->name);
+               tail->next = build_one_prop(node, tail->name,
+                                           NULL, NULL, 0);
                tail = tail->next;
        }
 
                return NULL;
 
        dp = prom_early_alloc(sizeof(*dp));
+       dp->unique_id = unique_id++;
 
        kref_init(&dp->kref);
 
 
        void    *value;
        struct property *next;
        unsigned long _flags;
+       unsigned int unique_id;
 };
 
 struct device_node {
        struct  kref kref;
        unsigned long _flags;
        void    *data;
+       unsigned int unique_id;
 };
 
 /* flag descriptions */
 
        void    *value;
        struct property *next;
        unsigned long _flags;
+       unsigned int unique_id;
 };
 
 struct device_node {
        struct  kref kref;
        unsigned long _flags;
        void    *data;
+       unsigned int unique_id;
 };
 
 /* flag descriptions */