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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Marvell International Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
+ * https://spdx.org/licenses
+ */
+
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <mmio.h>
+#include <psci.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <mss_pm_ipc.h>
+
+/*
+ * SISR is 32 bit interrupt register representing 32 interrupts
+ *
+ * +======+=============+=============+
+ * + Bits + 31          + 30 - 00     +
+ * +======+=============+=============+
+ * + Desc + MSS Msg Int + Reserved    +
+ * +======+=============+=============+
+ */
+#define MSS_SISR		(MVEBU_REGS_BASE + 0x5800D0)
+#define MSS_SISTR		(MVEBU_REGS_BASE + 0x5800D8)
+
+#define MSS_MSG_INT_MASK	(0x80000000)
+#define MSS_TIMER_BASE		(MVEBU_REGS_BASE_MASK + 0x580110)
+#define MSS_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT	(1000)
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * mss_pm_ipc_msg_send
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: create and transmit IPC message
+ *****************************************************************************
+ */
+int mss_pm_ipc_msg_send(unsigned int channel_id, unsigned int msg_id,
+			const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
+{
+	/* Transmit IPC message */
+#ifndef DISABLE_CLUSTER_LEVEL
+	mv_pm_ipc_msg_tx(channel_id, msg_id,
+			 (unsigned int)target_state->pwr_domain_state[
+					MPIDR_AFFLVL1]);
+#else
+	mv_pm_ipc_msg_tx(channel_id, msg_id, 0);
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * mss_pm_ipc_msg_trigger
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Trigger IPC message interrupt to MSS
+ *****************************************************************************
+ */
+int mss_pm_ipc_msg_trigger(void)
+{
+	unsigned int timeout;
+	unsigned int t_end;
+	unsigned int t_start = mmio_read_32(MSS_TIMER_BASE);
+
+	mmio_write_32(MSS_SISR, MSS_MSG_INT_MASK);
+
+	do {
+		/* wait while SCP process incoming interrupt */
+		if (mmio_read_32(MSS_SISTR) != MSS_MSG_INT_MASK)
+			break;
+
+		/* check timeout */
+		t_end = mmio_read_32(MSS_TIMER_BASE);
+
+		timeout = ((t_start > t_end) ?
+			   (t_start - t_end) : (t_end - t_start));
+		if (timeout > MSS_TRIGGER_TIMEOUT) {
+			ERROR("PM MSG Trigger Timeout\n");
+			break;
+		}
+
+	} while (1);
+
+	return 0;
+}