+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf32_sanity_check() - Verify if an image is a valid ELF32 one
+ *
+ * Check if a valid ELF32 image exists at the given memory location. Verify
+ * basic ELF32 format requirements like magic number and sections size.
+ *
+ * @addr: address of the image to verify
+ * @size: size of the image
+ * @return 0 if the image looks good, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf32_sanity_check(ulong addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf64_sanity_check() - Verify if an image is a valid ELF32 one
+ *
+ * Check if a valid ELF64 image exists at the given memory location. Verify
+ * basic ELF64 format requirements like magic number and sections size.
+ *
+ * @addr: address of the image to verify
+ * @size: size of the image
+ * @return 0 if the image looks good, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf64_sanity_check(ulong addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf_sanity_check() - Verify if an image is a valid ELF one
+ *
+ * Check if a valid ELF image exists at the given memory location. Auto
+ * detects ELF32/ELF64 and verifies basic ELF64/ELF32 format requirements
+ * like magic number and sections size.
+ *
+ * @addr: address of the image to verify
+ * @size: size of the image
+ * @return 0 if the image looks good, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf_sanity_check(ulong addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf32_load_image() - load an ELF32 image
+ * @dev: device loading the ELF32 image
+ * @addr: valid ELF32 image address
+ * @size: size of the image
+ * @return 0 if the image is successfully loaded, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf32_load_image(struct udevice *dev, unsigned long addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf64_load_image() - load an ELF64 image
+ * @dev: device loading the ELF64 image
+ * @addr: valid ELF64 image address
+ * @size: size of the image
+ * @return 0 if the image is successfully loaded, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf64_load_image(struct udevice *dev, ulong addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf_load_image() - load an ELF image
+ * @dev: device loading the ELF image
+ * @addr: valid ELF image address
+ * @size: size of the image
+ *
+ * Auto detects if the image is ELF32 or ELF64 image and load accordingly.
+ * @return 0 if the image is successfully loaded, else appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rproc_elf_load_image(struct udevice *dev, unsigned long addr, ulong size);
+
+/**
+ * rproc_elf_get_boot_addr() - Get rproc's boot address.
+ * @dev: device loading the ELF image
+ * @addr: valid ELF image address
+ *
+ * This function returns the entry point address of the ELF
+ * image.
+ */
+ulong rproc_elf_get_boot_addr(struct udevice *dev, ulong addr);