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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+class IMemoryManager
+{
+protected:
+    IMemoryManager() {}
+
+public:
+    virtual void Acquire() = 0;
+    virtual void Release() = 0;
+
+    virtual ~IMemoryManager() {}
+};
+
+using IMemoryManagerUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<IMemoryManager>;
+
+} // namespace armnn
+\ No newline at end of file