+/**
+ * spl_flash_get_sw_write_prot() - Check state of software write-protect feature
+ *
+ * SPI flash chips can lock a region of the flash defined by a
+ * 'protected area'. This function checks if this protected area is
+ * defined.
+ *
+ * @dev: SPI flash device
+ * @return 0 if no region is write-protected, 1 if a region is
+ * write-protected, -ENOSYS if the driver does not implement this,
+ * other -ve value on error
+ */
+int spl_flash_get_sw_write_prot(struct udevice *dev);
+