diff --git a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_helpers.c b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_helpers.c
index 4a56504..07ae54c 100644
--- a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_helpers.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <gic_common.h>
+#include "../common/gic_common_private.h"
 #include "gicv3_private.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_main.c b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_main.c
index d5cd0ed..6c6c7af 100644
--- a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <gic_common.h>
 #include <gicv3.h>
+#include "../common/gic_common_private.h"
 #include "gicv3_private.h"
 
 static const gicv3_driver_data_t *driver_data;
diff --git a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_private.h b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_private.h
index c8b311a..5e2409f 100644
--- a/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_private.h
+++ b/drivers/arm/gic/v3/gicv3_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -84,16 +84,24 @@
 	 ((typer_val >> 32) & 0xffffff))
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Private function prototypes
+ * Private GICv3 function prototypes for accessing entire registers.
+ * Note: The raw register values correspond to multiple interrupt IDs and
+ * the number of interrupt IDs involved depends on the register accessed.
  ******************************************************************************/
 unsigned int gicd_read_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 unsigned int gicr_read_ipriorityr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
+void gicd_write_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id, unsigned int val);
+void gicr_write_ipriorityr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id, unsigned int val);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Private GICv3 function prototypes for accessing the GIC registers
+ * corresponding to a single interrupt ID. These functions use bitwise
+ * operations or appropriate register accesses to modify or return
+ * the bit-field corresponding the single interrupt ID.
+ ******************************************************************************/
 unsigned int gicd_get_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 unsigned int gicr_get_igrpmodr0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 unsigned int gicr_get_igroupr0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
-unsigned int gicv3_get_pending_grp1_interrupt_id(unsigned int pending_grp);
-void gicd_write_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id, unsigned int val);
-void gicr_write_ipriorityr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id, unsigned int val);
 void gicd_set_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 void gicr_set_igrpmodr0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 void gicr_set_isenabler0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
@@ -101,6 +109,11 @@
 void gicd_clr_igrpmodr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 void gicr_clr_igrpmodr0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
 void gicr_clr_igroupr0(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id);
+void gicr_set_ipriorityr(uintptr_t base, unsigned int id, unsigned int pri);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Private GICv3 helper function prototypes
+ ******************************************************************************/
 void gicv3_spis_configure_defaults(uintptr_t gicd_base);
 void gicv3_ppi_sgi_configure_defaults(uintptr_t gicr_base);
 void gicv3_secure_spis_configure(uintptr_t gicd_base,
@@ -179,6 +192,11 @@
 	mmio_write_32(base + GICR_WAKER, val);
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * GIC Re-distributor functions for accessing entire registers.
+ * Note: The raw register values correspond to multiple interrupt IDs and
+ * the number of interrupt IDs involved depends on the register accessed.
+ ******************************************************************************/
 static inline unsigned int gicr_read_icenabler0(uintptr_t base)
 {
 	return mmio_read_32(base + GICR_ICENABLER0);