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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RECOVERY_FIRMWARE_H
+#define _RECOVERY_FIRMWARE_H
+
+/* Save a radio or bootloader update image for later installation.
+ * The type should be one of "hboot" or "radio".
+ * Takes ownership of type and data.  Returns nonzero on error.
+ */
+int remember_firmware_update(const char *type, const char *data, int length);
+
+/* Returns true if a firmware update has been saved. */
+int firmware_update_pending();
+
+/* If an update was saved, reboot into the bootloader now to install it.
+ * Returns 0 if no radio image was defined, nonzero on error,
+ * doesn't return at all on success...
+ */
+int maybe_install_firmware_update(const char *send_intent);
+
+#endif