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+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   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.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   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 _RTE_CPUFLAGS_H_
+#define _RTE_CPUFLAGS_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Architecture specific API to determine available CPU features at runtime.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of all CPU features supported
+ */
+enum rte_cpu_flag_t;
+
+/**
+ * Get name of CPU flag
+ *
+ * @param feature
+ *     CPU flag ID
+ * @return
+ *     flag name
+ *     NULL if flag ID is invalid
+ */
+const char *
+rte_cpu_get_flag_name(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature);
+
+/**
+ * Function for checking a CPU flag availability
+ *
+ * @param feature
+ *     CPU flag to query CPU for
+ * @return
+ *     1 if flag is available
+ *     0 if flag is not available
+ *     -ENOENT if flag is invalid
+ */
+int
+rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature);
+
+/**
+ * This function checks that the currently used CPU supports the CPU features
+ * that were specified at compile time. It is called automatically within the
+ * EAL, so does not need to be used by applications.
+ */
+void
+rte_cpu_check_supported(void);
+
+#endif /* _RTE_CPUFLAGS_H_ */