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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef FEAT_DETECT_H
+#define FEAT_DETECT_H
+
+#include <arch_features.h>
+#include <common/debug.h>
+
+/* Function Prototypes */
+void detect_arch_features(void);
+
+/* Macro Definitions */
+#define FEAT_STATE_1	1
+#define FEAT_STATE_2	2
+#define feat_detect_panic(a, b)		((a) ? (void)0 : feature_panic(b))
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Function : feature_panic
+ * Customised panic module with error logging mechanism to list the feature
+ * not supported by the PE.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static inline void feature_panic(char *feat_name)
+{
+	ERROR("FEAT_%s not supported by the PE\n", feat_name);
+	panic();
+}
+
+#endif /* FEAT_DETECT_H */