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+################################################################################
+#
+# palmetto_xml
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PALMETTO_XML_VERSION = 7667c42a1a6097030564dcf06879b7ae66656e9a
+PALMETTO_XML_SITE = $(call github,open-power,palmetto-xml,$(PALMETTO_XML_VERSION))
+
+PALMETTO_XML_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
+PALMETTO_XML_DEPENDENCIES = hostboot-install-images openpower-mrw-install-images common-p8-xml-install-images
+
+PALMETTO_XML_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
+PALMETTO_XML_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
+
+MRW_SCRATCH=$(STAGING_DIR)/openpower_mrw_scratch
+MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY=$(STAGING_DIR)/preprocessed_mrw
+MRW_HB_TOOLS=$(STAGING_DIR)/hostboot_build_images
+
+PALMETTO_XML_ENV_VARS= \
+    SCHEMA_FILE=$(MRW_SCRATCH)/schema/mrw.xsd \
+    PARSER_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin \
+    XSL_PATH=$(MRW_SCRATCH)/xslt \
+    OUTPUT_PATH=$(MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
+
+define PALMETTO_XML_BUILD_CMDS
+        # copy the palmetto xml where the common lives
+        bash -c 'mkdir -p $(MRW_SCRATCH) && cp -r $(@D)/* $(MRW_SCRATCH)'
+        mkdir -p $(MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)
+
+        # run the mrw parsers
+        $(PALMETTO_XML_ENV_VARS) bash -c 'cd $(MRW_SCRATCH) && $(MAKE) palmetto'
+
+        # generate the system mrm xml
+        $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/genHwsvMrwXml.pl \
+            --system=$(BR2_OPENPOWER_CONFIG_NAME) \
+            --mrwdir=$(MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY) \
+            --build=hb > $(MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(BR2_PALMETTO_MRW_XML_FILENAME)
+
+endef
+
+define PALMETTO_XML_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
+
+        # merge in any system specific attributes, hostboot attributes
+        $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/mergexml.sh $(@D)/$(BR2_PALMETTO_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME) \
+            $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/attribute_types.xml \
+            $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/attribute_types_hb.xml \
+            $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/target_types_merged.xml \
+            $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/target_types_hb.xml \
+            $(MRW_INSTALL_DIRECTORY)/$(BR2_PALMETTO_MRW_XML_FILENAME) > $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/temporary_hb.hb.xml;
+
+        # creating the targeting binary
+        $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/xmltohb.pl  \
+            --hb-xml-file=$(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/temporary_hb.hb.xml \
+            --fapi-attributes-xml-file=$(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/fapiattrs.xml \
+            --src-output-dir=none \
+            --img-output-dir=$(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/ \
+            --vmm-consts-file=$(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/vmmconst.h --noshort-enums
+
+        mv $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/targeting.bin $(MRW_HB_TOOLS)/$(BR2_OPENPOWER_TARGETING_BIN_FILENAME)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))