+/*
+ * Types of directory entry that we support. See also os_dirent_typename in
+ * the C file.
+ */
+enum os_dirent_t {
+ OS_FILET_REG, /* Regular file */
+ OS_FILET_LNK, /* Symbolic link */
+ OS_FILET_DIR, /* Directory */
+ OS_FILET_UNKNOWN, /* Something else */
+
+ OS_FILET_COUNT,
+};
+
+/** A directory entry node, containing information about a single dirent */
+struct os_dirent_node {
+ struct os_dirent_node *next; /* Pointer to next node, or NULL */
+ ulong size; /* Size of file in bytes */
+ enum os_dirent_t type; /* Type of entry */
+ char name[0]; /* Name of entry */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get a directionry listing
+ *
+ * This allocates and returns a linked list containing the directory listing.
+ *
+ * @param dirname Directory to examine
+ * @param headp Returns pointer to head of linked list, or NULL if none
+ * @return 0 if ok, -ve on error
+ */
+int os_dirent_ls(const char *dirname, struct os_dirent_node **headp);
+
+/**
+ * Get the name of a directory entry type
+ *
+ * @param type Type to cehck
+ * @return string containing the name of that type, or "???" if none/invalid
+ */
+const char *os_dirent_get_typename(enum os_dirent_t type);
+
+/**
+ * Get the size of a file
+ *
+ * @param fname Filename to check
+ * @return size of file, or -1 if an error ocurred
+ */
+ssize_t os_get_filesize(const char *fname);
+
+/**
+ * Write a character to the controlling OS terminal
+ *
+ * This bypasses the U-Boot console support and writes directly to the OS
+ * stdout file descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param ch Character to write
+ */
+void os_putc(int ch);
+
+/**
+ * Write a string to the controlling OS terminal
+ *
+ * This bypasses the U-Boot console support and writes directly to the OS
+ * stdout file descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param str String to write (note that \n is not appended)
+ */
+void os_puts(const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Write the sandbox RAM buffer to a existing file
+ *
+ * @param fname Filename to write memory to (simple binary format)
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int os_write_ram_buf(const char *fname);
+
+/**
+ * Read the sandbox RAM buffer from an existing file
+ *
+ * @param fname Filename containing memory (simple binary format)
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int os_read_ram_buf(const char *fname);
+