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+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (c) 2022 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#####################################################################
+#  Interface library for platform performance monitoring unit       #
+#####################################################################
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15.6)
+
+project(platform_pmu
+    DESCRIPTION     "Header/interface for platform PMU"
+    LANGUAGES       C)
+
+# Interface library:
+set(PLATFORM_PMU_TARGET platform_pmu)
+add_library(${PLATFORM_PMU_TARGET} INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(${PLATFORM_PMU_TARGET} INTERFACE include)
diff --git a/source/hal/source/components/platform_pmu/include/platform_pmu.h b/source/hal/source/components/platform_pmu/include/platform_pmu.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef PLATFORM_PMU_INTERFACE_H
+#define PLATFORM_PMU_INTERFACE_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#define NUM_PMU_COUNTERS     (10)     /**< Maximum number of available counters. */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Container for a single unit for a PMU counter.
+ */
+typedef struct _pmu_counter_unit {
+    uint64_t value;     /**< Value of the counter expressed as 64 bits unsigned integer. */
+    const char* name;   /**< Name for the counter. */
+    const char* unit;   /**< Unit that the counter value represents (like cycles, beats, or milliseconds). */
+} pmu_counter_unit;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Container for a an array of counters
+ */
+typedef struct _pmu_counters {
+    pmu_counter_unit counters[NUM_PMU_COUNTERS]; /**< Counter array. */
+    uint32_t num_counters;                       /**< Number of valid counters. */
+    bool initialised;                            /**< Initialised or not. */
+} pmu_counters;
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Resets the counters.
+ */
+void platform_reset_counters(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Gets the current counter values.
+ * @returns A populated instance of pmu_counters struct.
+ **/
+pmu_counters platform_get_counters(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* PLATFORM_PMU_INTERFACE_H */