diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/aarch32/css_helpers.S b/plat/arm/css/common/aarch32/css_helpers.S
index f131e67..80aa24c 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/aarch32/css_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/aarch32/css_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -68,9 +68,27 @@
 	 * cpu (applicable ony after a cold boot)
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
+#if CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER
 func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
 	mov	r10, lr
 	bl	plat_my_core_pos
+	mov	r4, r0
+	bl	sds_get_primary_cpu_id
+	/* Check for error */
+	mov	r1, #0xffffffff
+	cmp	r0, r1
+	beq	1f
+	cmp	r0, r4
+	moveq	r0, #1
+	movne	r0, #0
+	bx	r10
+1:
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
+endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+#else
+func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	mov	r10, lr
+	bl	plat_my_core_pos
 	ldr	r1, =SCP_BOOT_CFG_ADDR
 	ldr	r1, [r1]
 	ubfx	r1, r1, #PLAT_CSS_PRIMARY_CPU_SHIFT, \
@@ -80,3 +98,4 @@
 	movne	r0, #0
 	bx	r10
 endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+#endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64/css_helpers.S b/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64/css_helpers.S
index 0cf8f86..59d9206 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64/css_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64/css_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -88,9 +88,26 @@
 	 * cpu (applicable ony after a cold boot)
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
+#if CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER
 func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
 	mov	x9, x30
 	bl	plat_my_core_pos
+	mov	x4, x0
+	bl	sds_get_primary_cpu_id
+	/* Check for error */
+	mov	x1, #0xffffffff
+	cmp	x0, x1
+	b.eq	1f
+	cmp	x0, x4
+	cset	w0, eq
+	ret	x9
+1:
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
+endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+#else
+func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	mov	x9, x30
+	bl	plat_my_core_pos
 	ldr	x1, =SCP_BOOT_CFG_ADDR
 	ldr	x1, [x1]
 	ubfx	x1, x1, #PLAT_CSS_PRIMARY_CPU_SHIFT, \
@@ -99,3 +116,4 @@
 	cset	w0, eq
 	ret	x9
 endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+#endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c b/plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c
index c98b2ff..9b4800e 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE
+#if !CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER
+# ifdef EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE
+
 /*
  * We need to override some of the platform functions when booting an EL3
- * payload.
+ * payload. These needs to be done only for SCPI/BOM SCP systems as
+ * in case of SDS, the structures remain in memory and doesn't need to be
+ * overwritten.
  */
 
 static unsigned int scp_boot_config;
@@ -82,4 +86,7 @@
 	zeromem((void *) ARM_SHARED_RAM_BASE, 128);
 	mmio_write_32(SCP_BOOT_CFG_ADDR, scp_boot_config);
 }
-#endif /* EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE */
+
+# endif /* EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE */
+
+#endif /* CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER */
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
index 9381e4c..63e3059 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES	?=	1
 
 # By default, SCMI driver is disabled for CSS platforms
-CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER	?=	0
+CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER	?=	0
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES		+=	-Iinclude/plat/arm/css/common			\
 				-Iinclude/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64
@@ -19,18 +19,14 @@
 
 BL1_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl1_setup.c
 
-BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c		\
-				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
-				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c
+BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c
 
-BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2u_setup.c		\
-				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
-				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c
+BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2u_setup.c
 
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c			\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_topology.c
 
-ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER},0)
+ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER},0)
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_pm_scpi.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c
@@ -56,19 +52,34 @@
     $(eval $(call FWU_FIP_ADD_IMG,SCP_BL2U,--scp-fwu-cfg))
   endif
 
-  BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_bom_bootloader.c
-  BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_bom_bootloader.c
-endif
+  ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER},1)
+    BL2U_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_sds.c	\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/sds/sds.c
 
-# Enable option to detect whether the SCP ROM firmware in use predates version
-# 1.7.0 and therefore, is incompatible.
-CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP	:=	1
+    BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_sds.c	\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/sds/sds.c
+  else
+    BL2U_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_bom_bootloader.c	\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c
 
-# Process CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP flag
-$(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP))
-$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP))
+    BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_bom_bootloader.c	\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
+				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c
+    # Enable option to detect whether the SCP ROM firmware in use predates version
+    # 1.7.0 and therefore, is incompatible.
+    CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP	:=	1
+
+    # Process CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP flag
+    $(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP))
+    $(eval $(call add_define,CSS_DETECT_PRE_1_7_0_SCP))
+  endif
+endif
 
-# Process CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER flag
-$(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER))
-$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER))
+ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER},1)
+  PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/sds/${ARCH}/sds_helpers.S
+endif
 
+# Process CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER flag
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER))
+$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER))
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/sp_min/css_sp_min.mk b/plat/arm/css/common/sp_min/css_sp_min.mk
index 7423d78..28eb2db 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/sp_min/css_sp_min.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/sp_min/css_sp_min.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 BL32_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c			\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_topology.c
 
-ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_DRIVER},0)
+ifeq (${CSS_USE_SCMI_SDS_DRIVER},0)
 BL32_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/drivers/scp/css_pm_scpi.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_mhu.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/drivers/scpi/css_scpi.c