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+/*
+ * Library to support early TI EVM EEPROM handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Texas Instruments Incorporated - http://www.ti.com
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BOARD_DETECT_H
+#define __BOARD_DETECT_H
+
+/* TI EEPROM MAGIC Header identifier */
+#define TI_EEPROM_HEADER_MAGIC	0xEE3355AA
+#define TI_DEAD_EEPROM_MAGIC	0xADEAD12C
+
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_NAME_LEN		8
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_REV_LEN		4
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_SERIAL_LEN	12
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_CONFIG_LEN	32
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_NO_OF_MAC_ADDR	3
+#define TI_EEPROM_HDR_ETH_ALEN		6
+
+/**
+ * struct ti_am_eeprom - This structure holds data read in from the
+ *                     AM335x, AM437x, AM57xx TI EVM EEPROMs.
+ * @header: This holds the magic number
+ * @name: The name of the board
+ * @version: Board revision
+ * @serial: Board serial number
+ * @config: Reserved
+ * @mac_addr: Any MAC addresses written in the EEPROM
+ *
+ * The data is this structure is read from the EEPROM on the board.
+ * It is used for board detection which is based on name. It is used
+ * to configure specific TI boards. This allows booting of multiple
+ * TI boards with a single MLO and u-boot.
+ */
+struct ti_am_eeprom {
+	unsigned int header;
+	char name[TI_EEPROM_HDR_NAME_LEN];
+	char version[TI_EEPROM_HDR_REV_LEN];
+	char serial[TI_EEPROM_HDR_SERIAL_LEN];
+	char config[TI_EEPROM_HDR_CONFIG_LEN];
+	char mac_addr[TI_EEPROM_HDR_NO_OF_MAC_ADDR][TI_EEPROM_HDR_ETH_ALEN];
+} __attribute__ ((__packed__));
+
+/**
+ * struct ti_common_eeprom - Null terminated, usable EEPROM contents.
+ * header:	Magic number
+ * @name:	NULL terminated name
+ * @version:	NULL terminated version
+ * @serial:	NULL terminated serial number
+ * @config:	NULL terminated Board specific config options
+ * @mac_addr:	MAC addresses
+ */
+struct ti_common_eeprom {
+	u32 header;
+	char name[TI_EEPROM_HDR_NAME_LEN + 1];
+	char version[TI_EEPROM_HDR_REV_LEN + 1];
+	char serial[TI_EEPROM_HDR_SERIAL_LEN + 1];
+	char config[TI_EEPROM_HDR_CONFIG_LEN + 1];
+	char mac_addr[TI_EEPROM_HDR_NO_OF_MAC_ADDR][TI_EEPROM_HDR_ETH_ALEN];
+};
+
+#define TI_EEPROM_DATA ((struct ti_common_eeprom *)\
+				OMAP_SRAM_SCRATCH_BOARD_EEPROM_START)
+
+/**
+ * ti_i2c_eeprom_am_get() - Consolidated eeprom data collection for AM* TI EVMs
+ * @bus_addr:	I2C bus address
+ * @dev_addr:	I2C slave address
+ *
+ * ep in SRAM is populated by the this AM generic function that consolidates
+ * the basic initialization logic common across all AM* platforms.
+ */
+int ti_i2c_eeprom_am_get(int bus_addr, int dev_addr);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_is() - Board detection logic for TI EVMs
+ * @name_tag:	Tag used in eeprom for the board
+ *
+ * Return: false if board information does not match OR eeprom wasn't read.
+ *	   true otherwise
+ */
+bool board_ti_is(char *name_tag);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_rev_is() - Compare board revision for TI EVMs
+ * @rev_tag:	Revision tag to check in eeprom
+ * @cmp_len:	How many chars to compare?
+ *
+ * NOTE: revision information is often messed up (hence the str len match) :(
+ *
+ * Return: false if board information does not match OR eeprom was'nt read.
+ *	   true otherwise
+ */
+bool board_ti_rev_is(char *rev_tag, int cmp_len);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_get_rev() - Get board revision for TI EVMs
+ *
+ * Return: NULL if eeprom was'nt read.
+ *	   Board revision otherwise
+ */
+char *board_ti_get_rev(void);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_get_config() - Get board config for TI EVMs
+ *
+ * Return: NULL if eeprom was'nt read.
+ *	   Board config otherwise
+ */
+char *board_ti_get_config(void);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_get_name() - Get board name for TI EVMs
+ *
+ * Return: NULL if eeprom was'nt read.
+ *	   Board name otherwise
+ */
+char *board_ti_get_name(void);
+
+/**
+ * board_ti_get_eth_mac_addr() - Get Ethernet MAC address from EEPROM MAC list
+ * @index:	0 based index within the list of MAC addresses
+ * @mac_addr:	MAC address contained at the index is returned here
+ *
+ * Does not sanity check the mac_addr. Whatever is stored in EEPROM is returned.
+ */
+void board_ti_get_eth_mac_addr(int index, u8 mac_addr[TI_EEPROM_HDR_ETH_ALEN]);
+
+/**
+ * set_board_info_env() - Setup commonly used board information environment vars
+ * @name:	Name of the board
+ *
+ * If name is NULL, default_name is used.
+ */
+void set_board_info_env(char *name);
+
+#endif	/* __BOARD_DETECT_H */