+# Define an externally linked resource. A linked resource is an arbitrary
+# file that is linked into the test binary. The application refers to this
+# resource by name. The linked generates identifiers beg_<name> and end_<name>
+# for referencing by the C code.
+#
+# Parameters: <unique name>, <file to be linked>
+define linked_resource
+SRCS-y += $(1).res.o
+$(1).res.o: $(2)
+ @ echo ' MKRES $$@'
+ $Q [ "$$(<D)" = . ] || ln -fs $$<
+ $Q $(OBJCOPY) -I binary -B $(RTE_OBJCOPY_ARCH) -O $(RTE_OBJCOPY_TARGET) \
+ --rename-section \
+ .data=.rodata,alloc,load,data,contents,readonly \
+ --redefine-sym _binary_$$(subst .,_,$$(<F))_start=beg_$(1) \
+ --redefine-sym _binary_$$(subst .,_,$$(<F))_end=end_$(1) \
+ --redefine-sym _binary_$$(subst .,_,$$(<F))_size=siz_$(1) \
+ $$(<F) $$@
+endef
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_APP_TEST_RESOURCE_TAR),y)
+define linked_tar_resource
+$(1).tar: $(2)
+ @ echo ' TAR $$@'
+ $Q tar -C $$(dir $$<) -cf $$@ $$(notdir $$<)
+$(call linked_resource,$(1),$(1).tar)
+endef
+else # ! CONFIG_RTE_APP_TEST_RESOURCE_TAR
+linked_tar_resource =
+endif # CONFIG_RTE_APP_TEST_RESOURCE_TAR
+