diff --git a/include/common/asm_macros.S b/include/common/asm_macros.S
index 2bccf58..238fa82 100644
--- a/include/common/asm_macros.S
+++ b/include/common/asm_macros.S
@@ -162,3 +162,36 @@
 	.macro get_up_stack _name, _size
 	ldr x0, =(\_name + \_size)
 	.endm
+
+	/*
+	 * Helper macro to generate the best mov/movk combinations according
+	 * the value to be moved. The 16 bits from '_shift' are tested and
+	 * if not zero, they are moved into '_reg' without affecting
+	 * other bits.
+	 */
+	.macro _mov_imm16 _reg, _val, _shift
+		.if (\_val >> \_shift) & 0xffff
+			.if (\_val & (1 << \_shift - 1))
+				movk	\_reg, (\_val >> \_shift) & 0xffff, LSL \_shift
+			.else
+				mov	\_reg, \_val & (0xffff << \_shift)
+			.endif
+		.endif
+	.endm
+
+	/*
+	 * Helper macro to load arbitrary values into 32 or 64-bit registers
+	 * which generates the best mov/movk combinations. Many base addresses
+	 * are 64KB aligned the macro will eliminate updating bits 15:0 in
+	 * that case
+	 */
+	.macro mov_imm _reg, _val
+		.if (\_val) == 0
+			mov	\_reg, #0
+		.else
+			_mov_imm16	\_reg, (\_val), 0
+			_mov_imm16	\_reg, (\_val), 16
+			_mov_imm16	\_reg, (\_val), 32
+			_mov_imm16	\_reg, (\_val), 48
+		.endif
+	.endm
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 1eeaac2..76cc3c5 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 unsigned int platform_get_core_pos(unsigned long mpidr);
 unsigned long platform_get_stack(unsigned long mpidr);
 void plat_report_exception(unsigned long);
+void plat_crash_console_init(unsigned long base_addr);
+int plat_crash_console_putc(int c);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory BL1 functions