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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * Neither the name of ARM nor the names of its contributors may be used
+ * to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+ * prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __PARAM_HEADER_H__
+#define __PARAM_HEADER_H__
+
+/* Param header types */
+#define PARAM_EP		0x01
+#define PARAM_IMAGE_BINARY	0x02
+#define PARAM_BL31		0x03
+#define PARAM_BL_LOAD_INFO	0x04
+#define PARAM_BL_PARAMS		0x05
+#define PARAM_PSCI_LIB_ARGS	0x06
+
+/* Param header version */
+#define VERSION_1	0x01
+#define VERSION_2	0x02
+
+#define SET_PARAM_HEAD(_p, _type, _ver, _attr) do { \
+	(_p)->h.type = (uint8_t)(_type); \
+	(_p)->h.version = (uint8_t)(_ver); \
+	(_p)->h.size = (uint16_t)sizeof(*_p); \
+	(_p)->h.attr = (uint32_t)(_attr) ; \
+	} while (0)
+
+/* Following is used for populating structure members statically. */
+#define SET_STATIC_PARAM_HEAD(_p, _type, _ver, _p_type, _attr)	\
+	._p.h.type = (uint8_t)(_type), \
+	._p.h.version = (uint8_t)(_ver), \
+	._p.h.size = (uint16_t)sizeof(_p_type), \
+	._p.h.attr = (uint32_t)(_attr)
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#include <types.h>
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * This structure provides version information and the size of the
+ * structure, attributes for the structure it represents
+ ***************************************************************************/
+typedef struct param_header {
+	uint8_t type;		/* type of the structure */
+	uint8_t version;    /* version of this structure */
+	uint16_t size;      /* size of this structure in bytes */
+	uint32_t attr;      /* attributes: unused bits SBZ */
+} param_header_t;
+
+#endif /*__ASSEMBLY__*/
+
+#endif /* __PARAM_HEADER_H__ */
+