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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * 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 OWNER 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 __LINKER_BA_H
+#define __LINKER_BA_H
+
+struct ba_bits {
+    unsigned allocated:1;           /* 1 if allocated, 0 if free */
+    unsigned order:7;               /* size of the region in ba space */
+};
+
+struct ba {
+    /* start address of the ba space */
+    unsigned long base;
+    /* total size of the ba space */
+    unsigned long size;
+    /* the smaller allocation that can be made */
+    unsigned long min_alloc;
+    /* the order of the largest allocation that can be made */
+    unsigned long max_order;
+    /* number of entries in the ba space */
+    int num_entries;
+    /* the bitmap for the region indicating which entries are allocated
+     * and which are free */
+    struct ba_bits *bitmap;
+};
+
+extern void ba_init(struct ba *ba);
+extern int ba_allocate(struct ba *ba, unsigned long len);
+extern int ba_free(struct ba *ba, int index);
+extern unsigned long ba_start_addr(struct ba *ba, int index);
+extern unsigned long ba_len(struct ba *ba, int index);
+
+#endif