diff --git a/README b/README
index 2dde0661c8d4692192a0eac9e4e01c58dd46dc5a..d618957eae2b938e6adb05e69f2da16ea09f1acb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -816,6 +816,17 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 
 		XXX - this list needs to get updated!
 
+- Device tree:
+		CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
+		If this variable is defined, U-Boot will use a device tree
+		to configure its devices, instead of relying on statically
+		compiled #defines in the board file. This option is
+		experimental and only available on a few boards. The device
+		tree is available in the global data as gd->fdt_blob.
+
+		U-Boot needs to get its device tree from somewhere. This will
+		be enabled in a future patch.
+
 - Watchdog:
 		CONFIG_WATCHDOG
 		If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index fac98d559a4b40758439fe4ab7235f3831b1d1ec..c3ff789999a1b129e8ad42237e1031f052ace67d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #if !(defined(CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF))
 	unsigned long	tlb_addr;
 #endif
+	const void	*fdt_blob;	/* Our device tree, NULL if none */
 	void		**jt;		/* jump table */
 	char		env_buf[32];	/* buffer for getenv() before reloc. */
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)