diff --git a/plat/imx/common/imx8_helpers.S b/plat/imx/common/imx8_helpers.S
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <asm_macros.S>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+#include <cortex_a35.h>
+
+	.globl	plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	.globl	plat_my_core_pos
+	.globl	plat_calc_core_pos
+	.globl	plat_reset_handler
+	.globl	plat_get_my_entrypoint
+	.globl	plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+	.globl	plat_crash_console_init
+	.globl	plat_crash_console_putc
+	.globl	platform_mem_init
+	.globl  imx_mailbox_init
+
+	/* --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * Helper macro that reads the part number of the current CPU and jumps
+	 * to the given label if it matches the CPU MIDR provided.
+	 *
+	 * Clobbers x0.
+	 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+	.macro  jump_if_cpu_midr _cpu_midr, _label
+
+	mrs	x0, midr_el1
+	ubfx	x0, x0, MIDR_PN_SHIFT, #12
+	cmp     w0, #((\_cpu_midr >> MIDR_PN_SHIFT) & MIDR_PN_MASK)
+	b.eq	\_label
+
+	.endm
+
+	/* ----------------------------------------------
+	 * The mailbox_base is used to distinguish warm/cold
+	 * reset. The mailbox_base is in the data section, not
+	 * in .bss, this allows function to start using this
+	 * variable before the runtime memory is initialized.
+	 * ----------------------------------------------
+	 */
+	.section .data.mailbox_base
+	.align 3
+	mailbox_base: .quad 0x0
+
+	/* ----------------------------------------------
+	 * unsigned int plat_is_my_cpu_primary(void);
+	 * This function checks if this is the primary CPU
+	 * ----------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	mrs	x0, mpidr_el1
+	and	x0, x0, #(MPIDR_CPU_MASK)
+	cmp	x0, #PLAT_PRIMARY_CPU
+	cset	x0, eq
+	ret
+endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+
+	/* ----------------------------------------------
+	 * unsigned int plat_my_core_pos(void)
+	 * This Function uses the plat_calc_core_pos()
+	 * to get the index of the calling CPU.
+	 * ----------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_my_core_pos
+	mrs	x0, mpidr_el1
+	and	x1, x0, #MPIDR_CPU_MASK
+	and 	x0, x0, #MPIDR_CLUSTER_MASK
+	add	x0, x1, x0, LSR #6
+	ret
+endfunc plat_my_core_pos
+
+	/*
+	 * unsigned int plat_calc_core_pos(uint64_t mpidr)
+	 * helper function to calculate the core position.
+	 * With this function.
+	 */
+func plat_calc_core_pos
+	and	x1, x0, #MPIDR_CPU_MASK
+	and 	x0, x0, #MPIDR_CLUSTER_MASK
+	add	x0, x1, x0, LSR #6
+	ret
+endfunc plat_calc_core_pos
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------
+	 * function to get the entrypoint.
+	 * ---------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_get_my_entrypoint
+	adrp	x1, mailbox_base
+	ldr	x0, [x1, :lo12:mailbox_base]
+	ret
+endfunc	plat_get_my_entrypoint
+
+func imx_mailbox_init
+	adrp	x1, mailbox_base
+	str	x0, [x1, :lo12:mailbox_base]
+	ret
+endfunc imx_mailbox_init
+
+func plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+	b	.
+endfunc plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+
+func plat_crash_console_init
+	ret
+endfunc plat_crash_console_init
+
+func plat_crash_console_putc
+	ret
+endfunc plat_crash_console_putc
+
+func platform_mem_init
+	ret
+endfunc platform_mem_init
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/imx8_topology.c b/plat/imx/common/imx8_topology.c
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+++ b/plat/imx/common/imx8_topology.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <arch.h>
+#include <arch_helpers.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+
+const unsigned char imx_power_domain_tree_desc[] = {
+	PWR_DOMAIN_AT_MAX_LVL,
+	PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT,
+	PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT,
+};
+
+const unsigned char *plat_get_power_domain_tree_desc(void)
+{
+	return imx_power_domain_tree_desc;
+}
+
+int plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(u_register_t mpidr)
+{
+	unsigned int cluster_id, cpu_id;
+
+	mpidr &= MPIDR_AFFINITY_MASK;
+
+	if (mpidr & ~(MPIDR_CLUSTER_MASK | MPIDR_CPU_MASK))
+		return -1;
+
+	cluster_id = MPIDR_AFFLVL1_VAL(mpidr);
+	cpu_id = MPIDR_AFFLVL0_VAL(mpidr);
+
+	if (cluster_id > PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT ||
+		cpu_id > PLATFORM_MAX_CPU_PER_CLUSTER)
+		return -1;
+
+	return (cpu_id + (cluster_id * 4));
+}
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/include/plat_imx8.h b/plat/imx/common/include/plat_imx8.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef __PLAT_IMX8_H__
+#define __PLAT_IMX8_H__
+
+#include <gicv3.h>
+
+unsigned int plat_calc_core_pos(uint64_t mpidr);
+void imx_mailbox_init(uintptr_t base_addr);
+void plat_gic_driver_init(void);
+void plat_gic_init(void);
+void plat_gic_cpuif_enable(void);
+void plat_gic_cpuif_disable(void);
+void plat_gic_pcpu_init(void);
+
+#endif /*__PLAT_IMX8_H__ */
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/include/plat_macros.S b/plat/imx/common/include/plat_macros.S
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/*
+ * the below macros print out relevant GIC
+ * registers whenever an unhandled exception is
+ * taken in BL3-1
+ */
+.macro plat_print_gic_regs
+	/* TODO */
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * the below macros print out relevant interconnect
+ * registers whenever an unhandled exception is
+ * taken in BL3-1
+ */
+.macro plat_print_interconnect_regs
+	/* TODO */
+.endm
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------
+ * The below required platform porting macro
+ * prints out relevant platform registers
+ * whenever an unhandled exception is taken in
+ * BL31.
+ * ---------------------------------------------
+ */
+.macro plat_crash_print_regs
+      /* TODO */
+.endm
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/plat_imx8_gic.c b/plat/imx/common/plat_imx8_gic.c
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index 0000000..242e31b
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+++ b/plat/imx/common/plat_imx8_gic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <bl_common.h>
+#include <gicv3.h>
+#include <plat_imx8.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+#include <utils.h>
+
+/* the GICv3 driver only needs to be initialized in EL3 */
+uintptr_t rdistif_base_addrs[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT];
+
+/* array of Group1 secure interrupts to be configured by the gic driver */
+const unsigned int g1s_interrupt_array[] = { 6 };
+
+/* array of Group0 interrupts to be configured by the gic driver */
+const unsigned int g0_interrupt_array[] = { 7 };
+
+static unsigned int plat_imx_mpidr_to_core_pos(unsigned long mpidr)
+{
+	return (unsigned int)plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(mpidr);
+}
+
+const gicv3_driver_data_t arm_gic_data = {
+	.gicd_base = PLAT_GICD_BASE,
+	.gicr_base = PLAT_GICR_BASE,
+	.g0_interrupt_num = ARRAY_SIZE(g0_interrupt_array),
+	.g1s_interrupt_num = ARRAY_SIZE(g1s_interrupt_array),
+	.g0_interrupt_array = g0_interrupt_array,
+	.g1s_interrupt_array = g1s_interrupt_array,
+	.rdistif_num = PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT,
+	.rdistif_base_addrs = rdistif_base_addrs,
+	.mpidr_to_core_pos = plat_imx_mpidr_to_core_pos,
+};
+
+void plat_gic_driver_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * the GICv3 driver is initialized in EL3 and does not need
+	 * to be initialized again in S-EL1. This is because the S-EL1
+	 * can use GIC system registers to manage interrupts and does
+	 * not need GIC interface base addresses to be configured.
+	 */
+#if IMAGE_BL31
+	gicv3_driver_init(&arm_gic_data);
+#endif
+}
+
+void plat_gic_init(void)
+{
+	gicv3_distif_init();
+	gicv3_rdistif_init(plat_my_core_pos());
+	gicv3_cpuif_enable(plat_my_core_pos());
+}
+
+void plat_gic_cpuif_enable(void)
+{
+	gicv3_cpuif_enable(plat_my_core_pos());
+}
+
+void plat_gic_cpuif_disable(void)
+{
+	gicv3_cpuif_disable(plat_my_core_pos());
+}
+
+void plat_gic_pcpu_init(void)
+{
+	gicv3_rdistif_init(plat_my_core_pos());
+}