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+/** @file
+  SMBIOS String Table Helper library.
+
+  Copyright (c) 2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.<BR>
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+**/
+
+#ifndef SMBIOS_STRING_TABLE_H_
+#define SMBIOS_STRING_TABLE_H_
+
+/** A structure representing a string in the string table.
+*/
+typedef struct StringElement {
+  /// Length of the string (does not include the NULL termination)
+  UINTN          StringLen;
+
+  /// Reference to the string
+  CONST CHAR8    *String;
+} STRING_ELEMENT;
+
+/** A structure representing a string table.
+*/
+typedef struct StringTable {
+  /// Count of strings in the table
+  UINT8             StrCount;
+
+  /// Total length of all strings in the table (does not include
+  // the NULL termination for each string)
+  UINTN             TotalStrLen;
+
+  /// Maximum string count
+  UINT8             MaxStringElements;
+
+  /// Pointer to the string table elements
+  STRING_ELEMENT    *Elements;
+} STRING_TABLE;
+
+/** Add a string to the string table
+
+  @param[in]   StrTable  Pointer to the string table
+  @param[in]   Str       Pointer to the string
+  @param[out]  StrRef    Optional pointer to retrieve the string field
+                         reference of the string in the string table
+
+  @return EFI_SUCCESS            Success
+  @return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER  Invalid string table pointer
+  @return EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL   Insufficient space to add string
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+StringTableAddString (
+  IN        STRING_TABLE *CONST  StrTable,
+  IN  CONST CHAR8                *Str,
+  OUT       UINT8                *StrRef      OPTIONAL
+  );
+
+/** Returns the total size required to publish the strings to the SMBIOS
+    string area.
+
+  @param[in] StrTable              Pointer to the string table
+
+  @return Total size required to publish the strings in the SMBIOS string area.
+**/
+UINTN
+EFIAPI
+StringTableGetStringSetSize (
+  IN  STRING_TABLE *CONST  StrTable
+  );
+
+/** Iterate through the string table and publish the strings in the SMBIOS
+    string area.
+
+  @param[in] StrTable              Pointer to the string table
+  @param[in] SmbiosStringAreaStart Start address of the SMBIOS string area.
+  @param[in] SmbiosStringAreaSize  Size of the SMBIOS string area.
+
+  @return EFI_SUCCESS            Success
+  @return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER  Invalid string table pointer
+  @return EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL   Insufficient space to publish strings
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+StringTablePublishStringSet (
+  IN        STRING_TABLE  *CONST  StrTable,
+  IN        CHAR8         *CONST  SmbiosStringAreaStart,
+  IN  CONST UINTN                 SmbiosStringAreaSize
+  );
+
+/** Initialise the string table and allocate memory for the string elements.
+
+  @param[in] StrTable           Pointer to the string table
+  @param[in] MaxStringElements  Maximum number of strings that the string
+                                 table can hold.
+
+  @return EFI_SUCCESS            Success
+  @return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER  Invalid string table pointer
+  @return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES   Failed to allocate memory for string elements
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+StringTableInitialize (
+  IN STRING_TABLE *CONST  StrTable,
+  IN UINTN                MaxStringElements
+  );
+
+/** Free memory allocated for the string elements in the string table.
+
+  @param[in] StrTable           Pointer to the string table
+
+  @return EFI_SUCCESS            Success
+  @return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER  Invalid string table pointer or string elements
+**/
+EFI_STATUS
+EFIAPI
+StringTableFree (
+  IN STRING_TABLE *CONST  StrTable
+  );
+
+#endif // SMBIOS_STRING_TABLE_H_