diff --git a/src/core/common/Registrars.h b/src/core/common/Registrars.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Arm Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef SRC_CORE_COMMON_REGISTRARS_H
+#define SRC_CORE_COMMON_REGISTRARS_H
+
+#if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC) && defined(ENABLE_FP16_KERNELS)
+#define REGISTER_FP16_NEON(func_name) &(func_name)
+#else /* defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC) && defined(ENABLE_FP16_KERNELS) */
+#define REGISTER_FP16_NEON(func_name) nullptr
+#endif /* defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC) && defined(ENABLE_FP16_KERNELS) */
+
+#if defined(ENABLE_FP32_KERNELS)
+#define REGISTER_FP32_NEON(func_name) &(func_name)
+#else /* defined(ENABLE_FP32_KERNELS) */
+#define REGISTER_FP32_NEON(func_name) nullptr
+#endif /* defined(ENABLE_FP32_KERNELS) */
+
+#endif /* SRC_CORE_COMMON_REGISTRARS_H */
diff --git a/src/core/common/StdTypes.h b/src/core/common/StdTypes.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Arm Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef SRC_CORE_COMMON_STDTYPES_H
+#define SRC_CORE_COMMON_STDTYPES_H
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+using u8  = uint8_t;
+using s8  = int8_t;
+using u16 = uint16_t;
+using s16 = int16_t;
+using u32 = uint32_t;
+using s32 = int32_t;
+using f32 = float;
+#if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC)
+using f16 = __fp16;
+#endif /* defined(__ARM_FEATURE_FP16_VECTOR_ARITHMETIC) */
+} // namespace arm_compute
+
+#endif /* SRC_CORE_COMMON_STDTYPES_H */
diff --git a/src/core/common/Validate.h b/src/core/common/Validate.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Arm Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SRC_CORE_COMMON_VALIDATE_H
+#define SRC_CORE_COMMON_VALIDATE_H
+
+#if defined(ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERTS_ENABLED)
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERT(cond) assert(cond)
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERT_NOT_NULLPTR(ptr) assert((ptr) != nullptr)
+
+#else /* defined(ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERTS_ENABLED) */
+
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERT(cond)
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERT_NOT_NULLPTR(ptr)
+
+#endif /* defined(ARM_COMPUTE_ASSERTS_ENABLED) */
+#endif /* SRC_CORE_COMMON_VALIDATE_H */