2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/elf.py b/tools/binman/elf.py
index fe50bf542c..73f318b81d 100644
--- a/tools/binman/elf.py
+++ b/tools/binman/elf.py
@@ -518,3 +518,18 @@ def read_loadable_segments(data):
             rend = start + segment['p_filesz']
             segments.append((i, segment['p_paddr'], data[start:rend]))
     return segments, entry
+
+def is_valid(data):
+    """Check if some binary data is a valid ELF file
+
+    Args:
+        data (bytes): Bytes to check
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if a valid Elf file, False if not
+    """
+    try:
+        DecodeElf(data, 0)
+        return True
+    except ELFError:
+        return False
diff --git a/tools/binman/elf_test.py b/tools/binman/elf_test.py
index 75b867c2be..082a3e1d28 100644
--- a/tools/binman/elf_test.py
+++ b/tools/binman/elf_test.py
@@ -348,6 +348,16 @@ class TestElf(unittest.TestCase):
         finally:
             elf.ELF_TOOLS = old_val
 
+    def test_is_valid(self):
+        """Test is_valid()"""
+        self.assertEqual(False, elf.is_valid(b''))
+        self.assertEqual(False, elf.is_valid(b'1234'))
+
+        fname = self.ElfTestFile('elf_sections')
+        data = tools.read_file(fname)
+        self.assertEqual(True, elf.is_valid(data))
+        self.assertEqual(False, elf.is_valid(data[4:]))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()