diff --git a/scripts/dtc/checks.c b/scripts/dtc/checks.c
index 9548579..a662a00 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/checks.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/checks.c
@@ -278,32 +278,112 @@
 }
 PROP_CHECK(property_name_chars, PROPNODECHARS, ERROR);
 
-static void check_explicit_phandles(struct check *c, struct node *root,
-					  struct node *node)
+#define DESCLABEL_FMT	"%s%s%s%s%s"
+#define DESCLABEL_ARGS(node,prop,mark)		\
+	((mark) ? "value of " : ""),		\
+	((prop) ? "'" : ""), \
+	((prop) ? (prop)->name : ""), \
+	((prop) ? "' in " : ""), (node)->fullpath
+
+static void check_duplicate_label(struct check *c, struct node *dt,
+				  const char *label, struct node *node,
+				  struct property *prop, struct marker *mark)
 {
-	struct property *prop;
+	struct node *othernode = NULL;
+	struct property *otherprop = NULL;
+	struct marker *othermark = NULL;
+
+	othernode = get_node_by_label(dt, label);
+
+	if (!othernode)
+		otherprop = get_property_by_label(dt, label, &othernode);
+	if (!othernode)
+		othermark = get_marker_label(dt, label, &othernode,
+					       &otherprop);
+
+	if (!othernode)
+		return;
+
+	if ((othernode != node) || (otherprop != prop) || (othermark != mark))
+		FAIL(c, "Duplicate label '%s' on " DESCLABEL_FMT
+		     " and " DESCLABEL_FMT,
+		     label, DESCLABEL_ARGS(node, prop, mark),
+		     DESCLABEL_ARGS(othernode, otherprop, othermark));
+}
+
+static void check_duplicate_label_node(struct check *c, struct node *dt,
+				       struct node *node)
+{
+	struct label *l;
+
+	for_each_label(node->labels, l)
+		check_duplicate_label(c, dt, l->label, node, NULL, NULL);
+}
+static void check_duplicate_label_prop(struct check *c, struct node *dt,
+				       struct node *node, struct property *prop)
+{
+	struct marker *m = prop->val.markers;
+	struct label *l;
+
+	for_each_label(prop->labels, l)
+		check_duplicate_label(c, dt, l->label, node, prop, NULL);
+
+	for_each_marker_of_type(m, LABEL)
+		check_duplicate_label(c, dt, m->ref, node, prop, m);
+}
+CHECK(duplicate_label, NULL, check_duplicate_label_node,
+      check_duplicate_label_prop, NULL, ERROR);
+
+static void check_explicit_phandles(struct check *c, struct node *root,
+				    struct node *node, struct property *prop)
+{
+	struct marker *m;
 	struct node *other;
 	cell_t phandle;
 
-	prop = get_property(node, "linux,phandle");
-	if (! prop)
-		return; /* No phandle, that's fine */
+	if (!streq(prop->name, "phandle")
+	    && !streq(prop->name, "linux,phandle"))
+		return;
 
 	if (prop->val.len != sizeof(cell_t)) {
-		FAIL(c, "%s has bad length (%d) linux,phandle property",
-		     node->fullpath, prop->val.len);
+		FAIL(c, "%s has bad length (%d) %s property",
+		     node->fullpath, prop->val.len, prop->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	m = prop->val.markers;
+	for_each_marker_of_type(m, REF_PHANDLE) {
+		assert(m->offset == 0);
+		if (node != get_node_by_ref(root, m->ref))
+			/* "Set this node's phandle equal to some
+			 * other node's phandle".  That's nonsensical
+			 * by construction. */ {
+			FAIL(c, "%s in %s is a reference to another node",
+			     prop->name, node->fullpath);
+			return;
+		}
+		/* But setting this node's phandle equal to its own
+		 * phandle is allowed - that means allocate a unique
+		 * phandle for this node, even if it's not otherwise
+		 * referenced.  The value will be filled in later, so
+		 * no further checking for now. */
 		return;
 	}
 
 	phandle = propval_cell(prop);
+
 	if ((phandle == 0) || (phandle == -1)) {
-		FAIL(c, "%s has invalid linux,phandle value 0x%x",
-		     node->fullpath, phandle);
+		FAIL(c, "%s has bad value (0x%x) in %s property",
+		     node->fullpath, phandle, prop->name);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (node->phandle && (node->phandle != phandle))
+		FAIL(c, "%s has %s property which replaces existing phandle information",
+		     node->fullpath, prop->name);
+
 	other = get_node_by_phandle(root, phandle);
-	if (other) {
+	if (other && (other != node)) {
 		FAIL(c, "%s has duplicated phandle 0x%x (seen before at %s)",
 		     node->fullpath, phandle, other->fullpath);
 		return;
@@ -311,7 +391,7 @@
 
 	node->phandle = phandle;
 }
-NODE_CHECK(explicit_phandles, NULL, ERROR);
+PROP_CHECK(explicit_phandles, NULL, ERROR);
 
 static void check_name_properties(struct check *c, struct node *root,
 				  struct node *node)
@@ -549,6 +629,9 @@
 	&duplicate_node_names, &duplicate_property_names,
 	&node_name_chars, &node_name_format, &property_name_chars,
 	&name_is_string, &name_properties,
+
+	&duplicate_label,
+
 	&explicit_phandles,
 	&phandle_references, &path_references,