+static const char *unknown_msg(enum ih_category category)
+{
+ static char msg[30];
+
+ strcpy(msg, "Unknown ");
+ strcat(msg, table_info[category].desc);
+
+ return msg;
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_cat_table_entry_name - translate entry id to long name
+ * @category: category to look up (enum ih_category)
+ * @id: entry id to be translated
+ *
+ * This will scan the translation table trying to find the entry that matches
+ * the given id.
+ *
+ * @retur long entry name if translation succeeds; error string on failure
+ */
+const char *genimg_get_cat_name(enum ih_category category, uint id)
+{
+ const table_entry_t *entry;
+
+ entry = get_table_entry(table_info[category].table, id);
+ if (!entry)
+ return unknown_msg(category);
+#if defined(USE_HOSTCC) || !defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC)
+ return entry->lname;
+#else
+ return entry->lname + gd->reloc_off;
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_cat_table_entry_short_name - translate entry id to short name
+ * @category: category to look up (enum ih_category)
+ * @id: entry id to be translated
+ *
+ * This will scan the translation table trying to find the entry that matches
+ * the given id.
+ *
+ * @retur short entry name if translation succeeds; error string on failure
+ */
+const char *genimg_get_cat_short_name(enum ih_category category, uint id)
+{
+ const table_entry_t *entry;
+
+ entry = get_table_entry(table_info[category].table, id);
+ if (!entry)
+ return unknown_msg(category);
+#if defined(USE_HOSTCC) || !defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC)
+ return entry->sname;
+#else
+ return entry->sname + gd->reloc_off;
+#endif
+}
+
+int genimg_get_cat_count(enum ih_category category)
+{
+ return table_info[category].count;
+}
+
+const char *genimg_get_cat_desc(enum ih_category category)
+{
+ return table_info[category].desc;
+}
+