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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Google, Inc
+#
+# Base class for all entries
+#
+
+# importlib was introduced in Python 2.7 but there was a report of it not
+# working in 2.7.12, so we work around this:
+# http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2016-October/269729.html
+try:
+    import importlib
+    have_importlib = True
+except:
+    have_importlib = False
+
+import fdt_util
+import os
+import sys
+import tools
+
+modules = {}
+
+our_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+class Entry(object):
+    """An Entry in the section
+
+    An entry corresponds to a single node in the device-tree description
+    of the section. Each entry ends up being a part of the final section.
+    Entries can be placed either right next to each other, or with padding
+    between them. The type of the entry determines the data that is in it.
+
+    This class is not used by itself. All entry objects are subclasses of
+    Entry.
+
+    Attributes:
+        section: The section containing this entry
+        node: The node that created this entry
+        pos: Absolute position of entry within the section, None if not known
+        size: Entry size in bytes, None if not known
+        contents_size: Size of contents in bytes, 0 by default
+        align: Entry start position alignment, or None
+        align_size: Entry size alignment, or None
+        align_end: Entry end position alignment, or None
+        pad_before: Number of pad bytes before the contents, 0 if none
+        pad_after: Number of pad bytes after the contents, 0 if none
+        data: Contents of entry (string of bytes)
+    """
+    def __init__(self, section, etype, node, read_node=True):
+        self.section = section
+        self.etype = etype
+        self._node = node
+        self.pos = None
+        self.size = None
+        self.contents_size = 0
+        self.align = None
+        self.align_size = None
+        self.align_end = None
+        self.pad_before = 0
+        self.pad_after = 0
+        self.pos_unset = False
+        if read_node:
+            self.ReadNode()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def Create(section, node, etype=None):
+        """Create a new entry for a node.
+
+        Args:
+            section:  Image object containing this node
+            node:   Node object containing information about the entry to create
+            etype:  Entry type to use, or None to work it out (used for tests)
+
+        Returns:
+            A new Entry object of the correct type (a subclass of Entry)
+        """
+        if not etype:
+            etype = fdt_util.GetString(node, 'type', node.name)
+
+        # Convert something like 'u-boot@0' to 'u_boot' since we are only
+        # interested in the type.
+        module_name = etype.replace('-', '_')
+        if '@' in module_name:
+            module_name = module_name.split('@')[0]
+        module = modules.get(module_name)
+
+        # Also allow entry-type modules to be brought in from the etype directory.
+
+        # Import the module if we have not already done so.
+        if not module:
+            old_path = sys.path
+            sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(our_path, 'etype'))
+            try:
+                if have_importlib:
+                    module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+                else:
+                    module = __import__(module_name)
+            except ImportError:
+                raise ValueError("Unknown entry type '%s' in node '%s'" %
+                        (etype, node.path))
+            finally:
+                sys.path = old_path
+            modules[module_name] = module
+
+        # Call its constructor to get the object we want.
+        obj = getattr(module, 'Entry_%s' % module_name)
+        return obj(section, etype, node)
+
+    def ReadNode(self):
+        """Read entry information from the node
+
+        This reads all the fields we recognise from the node, ready for use.
+        """
+        self.pos = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'pos')
+        self.size = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'size')
+        self.align = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'align')
+        if tools.NotPowerOfTwo(self.align):
+            raise ValueError("Node '%s': Alignment %s must be a power of two" %
+                             (self._node.path, self.align))
+        self.pad_before = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'pad-before', 0)
+        self.pad_after = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'pad-after', 0)
+        self.align_size = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'align-size')
+        if tools.NotPowerOfTwo(self.align_size):
+            raise ValueError("Node '%s': Alignment size %s must be a power "
+                             "of two" % (self._node.path, self.align_size))
+        self.align_end = fdt_util.GetInt(self._node, 'align-end')
+        self.pos_unset = fdt_util.GetBool(self._node, 'pos-unset')
+
+    def ObtainContents(self):
+        """Figure out the contents of an entry.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the contents were found, False if another call is needed
+            after the other entries are processed.
+        """
+        # No contents by default: subclasses can implement this
+        return True
+
+    def Pack(self, pos):
+        """Figure out how to pack the entry into the section
+
+        Most of the time the entries are not fully specified. There may be
+        an alignment but no size. In that case we take the size from the
+        contents of the entry.
+
+        If an entry has no hard-coded position, it will be placed at @pos.
+
+        Once this function is complete, both the position and size of the
+        entry will be know.
+
+        Args:
+            Current section position pointer
+
+        Returns:
+            New section position pointer (after this entry)
+        """
+        if self.pos is None:
+            if self.pos_unset:
+                self.Raise('No position set with pos-unset: should another '
+                           'entry provide this correct position?')
+            self.pos = tools.Align(pos, self.align)
+        needed = self.pad_before + self.contents_size + self.pad_after
+        needed = tools.Align(needed, self.align_size)
+        size = self.size
+        if not size:
+            size = needed
+        new_pos = self.pos + size
+        aligned_pos = tools.Align(new_pos, self.align_end)
+        if aligned_pos != new_pos:
+            size = aligned_pos - self.pos
+            new_pos = aligned_pos
+
+        if not self.size:
+            self.size = size
+
+        if self.size < needed:
+            self.Raise("Entry contents size is %#x (%d) but entry size is "
+                       "%#x (%d)" % (needed, needed, self.size, self.size))
+        # Check that the alignment is correct. It could be wrong if the
+        # and pos or size values were provided (i.e. not calculated), but
+        # conflict with the provided alignment values
+        if self.size != tools.Align(self.size, self.align_size):
+            self.Raise("Size %#x (%d) does not match align-size %#x (%d)" %
+                  (self.size, self.size, self.align_size, self.align_size))
+        if self.pos != tools.Align(self.pos, self.align):
+            self.Raise("Position %#x (%d) does not match align %#x (%d)" %
+                  (self.pos, self.pos, self.align, self.align))
+
+        return new_pos
+
+    def Raise(self, msg):
+        """Convenience function to raise an error referencing a node"""
+        raise ValueError("Node '%s': %s" % (self._node.path, msg))
+
+    def GetPath(self):
+        """Get the path of a node
+
+        Returns:
+            Full path of the node for this entry
+        """
+        return self._node.path
+
+    def GetData(self):
+        return self.data
+
+    def GetPositions(self):
+        return {}
+
+    def SetPositionSize(self, pos, size):
+        self.pos = pos
+        self.size = size
+
+    def ProcessContents(self):
+        pass
+
+    def WriteSymbols(self, section):
+        """Write symbol values into binary files for access at run time
+
+        Args:
+          section: Section containing the entry
+        """
+        pass