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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Ramon Fried <ramon.fried@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <dm.h>
+#include <smem.h>
+
+int smem_alloc(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host,
+ unsigned int item, size_t size)
+{
+ struct smem_ops *ops = smem_get_ops(dev);
+
+ if (!ops->alloc)
+ return -ENOSYS;
+
+ return ops->alloc(host, item, size);
+}
+
+void *smem_get(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host,
+ unsigned int item, size_t *size)
+{
+ struct smem_ops *ops = smem_get_ops(dev);
+
+ if (!ops->get)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return ops->get(host, item, size);
+}
+
+int smem_get_free_space(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host)
+{
+ struct smem_ops *ops = smem_get_ops(dev);
+
+ if (!ops->get_free_space)
+ return -ENOSYS;
+
+ return ops->get_free_space(host);
+}
+
+UCLASS_DRIVER(smem) = {
+ .id = UCLASS_SMEM,
+ .name = "smem",
+};
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * The shared memory system is an allocate-only heap structure that
+ * consists of one of more memory areas that can be accessed by the processors
+ * in the SoC.
+ *
+ * Allocation can be done globally for all processors or to an individual processor.
+ * This is controlled by the @host parameter.
+ *
+ * Allocation and management of heap can be implemented in various ways,
+ * The @item parameter should be used as an index/hash to the memory region.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Ramon Fried <ramon.fried@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _smemh_
+#define _smemh_
+
+/* struct smem_ops: Operations for the SMEM uclass */
+struct smem_ops {
+ /**
+ * alloc() - allocate space for a smem item
+ *
+ * @host: remote processor id, or -1 for all processors.
+ * @item: smem item handle
+ * @size: number of bytes to be allocated
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+ int (*alloc)(unsigned int host,
+ unsigned int item, size_t size);
+
+ /**
+ * get() - Resolve ptr of size of a smem item
+ *
+ * @host: the remote processor, of -1 for all processors.
+ * @item: smem item handle
+ * @size: pointer to be filled out with the size of the item
+ * @return pointer on success, NULL on error
+ */
+ void *(*get)(unsigned int host,
+ unsigned int item, size_t *size);
+
+ /**
+ * get_free_space() - Get free space in smem in bytes
+ *
+ * @host: the remote processor identifying a partition, or -1
+ * for all processors.
+ * @return free space, -ve on error
+ */
+ int (*get_free_space)(unsigned int host);
+};
+
+#define smem_get_ops(dev) ((struct smem_ops *)(dev)->driver->ops)
+
+/**
+ * smem_alloc() - allocate space for a smem item
+ * @host: remote processor id, or -1
+ * @item: smem item handle
+ * @size: number of bytes to be allocated
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ *
+ * Allocate space for a given smem item of size @size, given that the item is
+ * not yet allocated.
+ */
+int smem_alloc(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host, unsigned int item, size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * smem_get() - resolve ptr of size of a smem item
+ * @host: the remote processor, or -1 for all processors.
+ * @item: smem item handle
+ * @size: pointer to be filled out with size of the item
+ * @return pointer on success, NULL on error
+ *
+ * Looks up smem item and returns pointer to it. Size of smem
+ * item is returned in @size.
+ */
+void *smem_get(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host, unsigned int item, size_t *size);
+
+/**
+ * smem_get_free_space() - retrieve amount of free space in a partition
+ * @host: the remote processor identifying a partition, or -1
+ * for all processors.
+ * @return size in bytes, -ve on error
+ *
+ * To be used by smem clients as a quick way to determine if any new
+ * allocations has been made.
+ */
+int smem_get_free_space(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int host);
+
+#endif /* _smem_h_ */
+