3 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/include/armnn/backends/IBackendInternal.hpp b/include/armnn/backends/IBackendInternal.hpp
index 6c919ee5d4..6ad9bba546 100644
--- a/include/armnn/backends/IBackendInternal.hpp
+++ b/include/armnn/backends/IBackendInternal.hpp
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public:
     using IWorkloadFactoryPtr = std::unique_ptr<IWorkloadFactory>;
     using IBackendContextPtr = std::unique_ptr<IBackendContext>;
     // This is the bridge between backend and backend profiling we'll keep it in the backend namespace.
-    using IBackendProfilingContextPtr = std::unique_ptr<armnn::profiling::IBackendProfilingContext>;
+    using IBackendProfilingContextPtr = std::shared_ptr<armnn::profiling::IBackendProfilingContext>;
+    using IBackendProfilingPtr = std::unique_ptr<armnn::profiling::IBackendProfiling>;
     using OptimizationPtr = std::unique_ptr<Optimization>;
     using Optimizations = std::vector<OptimizationPtr>;
     using ILayerSupportSharedPtr = std::shared_ptr<ILayerSupport>;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Create context specifically used for profiling interaction from backends.
     virtual IBackendProfilingContextPtr CreateBackendProfilingContext(const IRuntime::CreationOptions& creationOptions,
-        armnn::profiling::IBackendProfiling& backendProfiling) const;
+                                                                      IBackendProfilingPtr& backendProfiling);
 
     virtual ILayerSupportSharedPtr GetLayerSupport() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfiling.hpp b/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfiling.hpp
index 4c463a8128..d3c52996f4 100644
--- a/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfiling.hpp
+++ b/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfiling.hpp
@@ -68,27 +68,25 @@ public:
 
 class IBackendProfiling
 {
-protected:
-    IBackendProfiling(const IRuntime::CreationOptions&)
-    {}
-
 public:
     virtual ~IBackendProfiling()
     {}
 
-    IRegisterBackendCounters& GetCounterRegistrationInterface(uint16_t currentMaxGlobalCounterID);
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<IRegisterBackendCounters>
+        GetCounterRegistrationInterface(uint16_t currentMaxGlobalCounterID) = 0;
+
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<ISendTimelinePacket> GetSendTimelinePacket() = 0;
 
-    ISendTimelinePacket& GetSendTimelinePacket();
+    virtual IProfilingGuidGenerator& GetProfilingGuidGenerator() = 0;
 
-    IProfilingGuidGenerator& GetProfilingGuidGenerator();
+    virtual void ReportCounters(const std::vector<Timestamp>& counterValues) = 0;
 
-    void ReportCounters(const std::vector<Timestamp>& counterValues);
+    virtual CounterStatus GetCounterStatus(uint16_t backendCounterId) = 0;
 
-    CounterStatus GetCounterStatus(uint16_t backendCounterId);
+    virtual std::vector<CounterStatus> GetActiveCounters() = 0;
 
-    std::vector<CounterStatus> GetActiveCounters();
+    virtual bool IsProfilingEnabled() const = 0;
 
-    bool IsProfilingEnabled() const;
 };
 }    // namespace profiling
 }    // namespace armnn
 \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfilingContext.hpp b/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfilingContext.hpp
index d5d918322e..33c8bba91b 100644
--- a/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfilingContext.hpp
+++ b/include/armnn/backends/profiling/IBackendProfilingContext.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 #pragma once
 
+#include "IBackendProfiling.hpp"
 #include <armnn/IRuntime.hpp>
 #include <vector>