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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 __SMCC_HELPERS_H__
+#define __SMCC_HELPERS_H__
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Bit definitions inside the function id as per the SMC calling convention
+ ******************************************************************************/
+#define FUNCID_TYPE_SHIFT		31
+#define FUNCID_CC_SHIFT			30
+#define FUNCID_OEN_SHIFT		24
+#define FUNCID_NUM_SHIFT		0
+
+#define FUNCID_TYPE_MASK		0x1
+#define FUNCID_CC_MASK			0x1
+#define FUNCID_OEN_MASK			0x3f
+#define FUNCID_NUM_MASK			0xffff
+
+#define FUNCID_TYPE_WIDTH		1
+#define FUNCID_CC_WIDTH			1
+#define FUNCID_OEN_WIDTH		6
+#define FUNCID_NUM_WIDTH		16
+
+#define GET_SMC_CC(id)			((id >> FUNCID_CC_SHIFT) & \
+					 FUNCID_CC_MASK)
+#define GET_SMC_TYPE(id)		((id >> FUNCID_TYPE_SHIFT) & \
+					 FUNCID_TYPE_MASK)
+
+#define SMC_64				1
+#define SMC_32				0
+#define SMC_UNK				0xffffffff
+#define SMC_TYPE_FAST			1
+#define SMC_TYPE_STD			0
+#define SMC_PREEMPTED		0xfffffffe
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Owning entity number definitions inside the function id as per the SMC
+ * calling convention
+ ******************************************************************************/
+#define OEN_ARM_START			0
+#define OEN_ARM_END			0
+#define OEN_CPU_START			1
+#define OEN_CPU_END			1
+#define OEN_SIP_START			2
+#define OEN_SIP_END			2
+#define OEN_OEM_START			3
+#define OEN_OEM_END			3
+#define OEN_STD_START			4	/* Standard Calls */
+#define OEN_STD_END			4
+#define OEN_TAP_START			48	/* Trusted Applications */
+#define OEN_TAP_END			49
+#define OEN_TOS_START			50	/* Trusted OS */
+#define OEN_TOS_END			63
+#define OEN_LIMIT			64
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#include <cassert.h>
+#include <context.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* Various flags passed to SMC handlers */
+#define SMC_FROM_SECURE		(0 << 0)
+#define SMC_FROM_NON_SECURE	(1 << 0)
+
+#define is_caller_non_secure(_f)	(!!(_f & SMC_FROM_NON_SECURE))
+#define is_caller_secure(_f)		(!(is_caller_non_secure(_f)))
+
+/* Convenience macros to return from SMC handler */
+#define SMC_RET0(_h)	{ \
+	return (uint64_t) (_h);		\
+}
+#define SMC_RET1(_h, _x0)	{ \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), CTX_GPREG_X0, (_x0)); \
+	SMC_RET0(_h);						\
+}
+#define SMC_RET2(_h, _x0, _x1)	{ \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), CTX_GPREG_X1, (_x1)); \
+	SMC_RET1(_h, (_x0)); \
+}
+#define SMC_RET3(_h, _x0, _x1, _x2)	{ \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), CTX_GPREG_X2, (_x2)); \
+	SMC_RET2(_h, (_x0), (_x1)); \
+}
+#define SMC_RET4(_h, _x0, _x1, _x2, _x3)	{ \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), CTX_GPREG_X3, (_x3)); \
+	SMC_RET3(_h, (_x0), (_x1), (_x2)); \
+}
+
+/*
+ * Convenience macros to access general purpose registers using handle provided
+ * to SMC handler. These takes the offset values defined in context.h
+ */
+#define SMC_GET_GP(_h, _g) \
+	read_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), (_g));
+#define SMC_SET_GP(_h, _g, _v) \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(_h), (_g), (_v));
+
+/*
+ * Convenience macros to access EL3 context registers using handle provided to
+ * SMC handler. These takes the offset values defined in context.h
+ */
+#define SMC_GET_EL3(_h, _e) \
+	read_ctx_reg(get_el3state_ctx(_h), (_e));
+#define SMC_SET_EL3(_h, _e, _v) \
+	write_ctx_reg(get_el3state_ctx(_h), (_e), (_v));
+
+/* The macro below is used to identify a Standard Service SMC call */
+#define is_std_svc_call(_fid)		((((_fid) >> FUNCID_OEN_SHIFT) & \
+					   FUNCID_OEN_MASK) == OEN_STD_START)
+
+/* The macro below is used to identify a valid Fast SMC call */
+#define is_valid_fast_smc(_fid)		((!(((_fid) >> 16) & 0xff)) && \
+					   (GET_SMC_TYPE(_fid) == SMC_TYPE_FAST))
+
+/*
+ * Macro to define UUID for services. Apart from defining and initializing a
+ * uuid_t structure, this macro verifies that the first word of the defined UUID
+ * does not equal SMC_UNK. This is to ensure that the caller won't mistake the
+ * returned UUID in x0 for an invalid SMC error return
+ */
+#define DEFINE_SVC_UUID(_name, _tl, _tm, _th, _cl, _ch, \
+		_n0, _n1, _n2, _n3, _n4, _n5) \
+	CASSERT(_tl != SMC_UNK, invalid_svc_uuid);\
+	static const uuid_t _name = { \
+		_tl, _tm, _th, _cl, _ch, \
+		{ _n0, _n1, _n2, _n3, _n4, _n5 } \
+	}
+
+/* Return a UUID in the SMC return registers */
+#define SMC_UUID_RET(_h, _uuid) \
+	SMC_RET4(handle, ((const uint32_t *) &(_uuid))[0], \
+			 ((const uint32_t *) &(_uuid))[1], \
+			 ((const uint32_t *) &(_uuid))[2], \
+			 ((const uint32_t *) &(_uuid))[3])
+
+#endif /*__ASSEMBLY__*/
+#endif /* __SMCC_HELPERS_H__ */