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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+# Expect an error while loading BL2 image.
+expect_string+=('Loading of FW_CONFIG failed;;BL1: Booting BL2')