diff --git a/src/profiling/ProfilingUtils.hpp b/src/profiling/ProfilingUtils.hpp
index fa96eea..09b04f1 100644
--- a/src/profiling/ProfilingUtils.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/ProfilingUtils.hpp
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
 
 #include <armnn/Exceptions.hpp>
 
+#include "IPacketBuffer.hpp"
+
 #include <boost/numeric/conversion/cast.hpp>
 
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace armnn
 {
@@ -80,19 +83,33 @@
 
 std::vector<uint16_t> GetNextCounterUids(uint16_t cores);
 
+void WriteUint64(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset, uint64_t value);
+
+void WriteUint32(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset, uint32_t value);
+
+void WriteUint16(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset, uint16_t value);
+
 void WriteUint64(unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset, uint64_t value);
 
 void WriteUint32(unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset, uint32_t value);
 
 void WriteUint16(unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset, uint16_t value);
 
-uint64_t ReadUint64(const unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+uint64_t ReadUint64(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset);
 
-uint32_t ReadUint32(const unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+uint32_t ReadUint32(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset);
 
-uint16_t ReadUint16(const unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+uint16_t ReadUint16(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset);
 
-uint8_t ReadUint8(const unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+uint8_t ReadUint8(const std::unique_ptr<IPacketBuffer>& packetBuffer, unsigned int offset);
+
+uint64_t ReadUint64(unsigned const char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+
+uint32_t ReadUint32(unsigned const char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+
+uint16_t ReadUint16(unsigned const char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
+
+uint8_t ReadUint8(unsigned const char* buffer, unsigned int offset);
 
 std::string GetSoftwareInfo();