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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#include <armnn/BackendHelper.hpp>
+#include "backendsCommon/BackendRegistry.hpp"
+#include "backendsCommon/IBackendInternal.hpp"
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+
+std::shared_ptr<ILayerSupport> GetILayerSupportByBackendId(const armnn::BackendId& backend)
+{
+    BackendRegistry& backendRegistry = armnn::BackendRegistryInstance();
+
+    if (!backendRegistry.IsBackendRegistered(backend))
+    {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    auto factoryFunc = backendRegistry.GetFactory(backend);
+    auto backendObject = factoryFunc();
+    return backendObject->GetLayerSupport();
+}
+
+}