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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Xilinx, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/* Xilinx IPI management configuration data and macros */
+
+#ifndef IPI_H
+#define IPI_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*********************************************************************
+ * Struct definitions
+ ********************************************************************/
+
+/* structure to maintain IPI configuration information */
+struct ipi_config {
+	unsigned int ipi_bit_mask;
+	unsigned int ipi_reg_base;
+	unsigned char secure_only;
+};
+
+#endif /* IPI_H */