1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pylibfdt/libfdt.i b/pylibfdt/libfdt.i
index 415820d..29695bb 100644
--- a/pylibfdt/libfdt.i
+++ b/pylibfdt/libfdt.i
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ class Fdt:
         self._fdt = bytearray(data)
         check_err(fdt_check_header(self._fdt));
 
+    def as_bytearray(self):
+        """Get the device tree contents as a bytearray
+
+        This can be passed directly to libfdt functions that access a
+        const void * for the device tree.
+
+        Returns:
+            bytearray containing the device tree
+        """
+        return bytearray(self._fdt)
+
     def subnode_offset(self, parentoffset, name, quiet=()):
         """Get the offset of a named subnode