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+#include "pnor_partition_table.hpp"
+#include "config.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+
+constexpr auto line = "partition01=HBB,00000000,00000400,ECC,PRESERVED";
+constexpr auto partitionName = "HBB";
+char tmplt[] = "/tmp/vpnor_partitions.XXXXXX";
+
+int main()
+{
+    namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+    char* tmpdir = mkdtemp(tmplt);
+    assert(tmpdir != nullptr);
+
+    fs::path tocFilePath{tmpdir};
+    tocFilePath /= PARTITION_TOC_FILE;
+    std::ofstream tocFile(tocFilePath.c_str());
+    tocFile.write(line, strlen(line));
+    tocFile.close();
+
+    fs::path partitionFilePath{tmpdir};
+    partitionFilePath /= partitionName;
+    std::ofstream partitionFile(partitionFilePath.c_str());
+    std::vector<char> empty(1, 0); // 1 byte file
+    partitionFile.write(empty.data(), empty.size());
+    partitionFile.close();
+
+    const openpower::virtual_pnor::partition::Table table(fs::path{tmpdir});
+
+    pnor_partition_table expectedTable{};
+    expectedTable.data.magic = PARTITION_HEADER_MAGIC;
+    expectedTable.data.version = PARTITION_VERSION_1;
+    expectedTable.data.size = 1; // 1 block
+    expectedTable.data.entry_size = sizeof(pnor_partition);
+    expectedTable.data.entry_count = 1; // 1 partition
+    expectedTable.data.block_size = 4096;
+    expectedTable.data.block_count = 2; // 1 table block and 1 partition block
+    expectedTable.checksum =
+        openpower::virtual_pnor::details::checksum(expectedTable.data);
+
+    pnor_partition expectedPartition{};
+    strcpy(expectedPartition.data.name, partitionName);
+    expectedPartition.data.base = 1; // starts after 1 block
+    expectedPartition.data.size = 1; // 1 block
+    expectedPartition.data.actual = 0x400; // 1024 bytes
+    expectedPartition.data.id = 1;
+    expectedPartition.data.pid = PARENT_PATITION_ID;
+    expectedPartition.data.type = PARTITION_TYPE_DATA;
+    expectedPartition.data.flags = 0;
+    expectedPartition.data.user.data[0] = PARTITION_ECC_PROTECTED;
+    expectedPartition.data.user.data[1] |= PARTITION_PRESERVED;
+    expectedPartition.checksum =
+        openpower::virtual_pnor::details::checksum(expectedPartition.data);
+
+    const pnor_partition_table& result = table.getNativeTable();
+
+    fs::remove_all(fs::path{tmpdir});
+
+    auto rc = memcmp(&expectedTable, &result, sizeof(pnor_partition_table));
+    assert(rc == 0);
+
+    rc = memcmp(&expectedPartition, &result.partitions[0],
+                sizeof(pnor_partition));
+    assert(rc == 0);
+
+    const pnor_partition& first = table.partition(4096);
+    rc = memcmp(&first, &result.partitions[0], sizeof(pnor_partition));
+    assert(rc == 0);
+
+    return 0;
+}