diff --git a/drivers/arm/ethosn/ethosn_big_fw.h b/drivers/arm/ethosn/ethosn_big_fw.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*
+ * Big FW binary structure.
+ * Must be kept in sync with the Arm(R) Ethos(TM)-N NPU firmware binary layout.
+ */
+struct ethosn_big_fw {
+	uint32_t fw_magic;
+	uint32_t fw_ver_major;
+	uint32_t fw_ver_minor;
+	uint32_t fw_ver_patch;
+	uint32_t arch_min;
+	uint32_t arch_max;
+	uint32_t offset;
+	uint32_t size;
+	uint32_t code_offset;
+	uint32_t code_size;
+	uint32_t ple_offset;
+	uint32_t ple_size;
+	uint32_t vector_table_offset;
+	uint32_t vector_table_size;
+	uint32_t unpriv_stack_offset;
+	uint32_t unpriv_stack_size;
+	uint32_t priv_stack_offset;
+	uint32_t priv_stack_size;
+} __packed;
+
+bool ethosn_big_fw_verify_header(const struct ethosn_big_fw *big_fw,
+				 uint32_t npu_arch_ver);