diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_io_storage.c b/plat/imx/common/imx_io_storage.c
similarity index 93%
rename from plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_io_storage.c
rename to plat/imx/common/imx_io_storage.c
index ff6687e..bb35662 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_io_storage.c
+++ b/plat/imx/common/imx_io_storage.c
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include <common/debug.h>
 #include <drivers/io/io_block.h>
 #include <drivers/io/io_driver.h>
 #include <drivers/io/io_fip.h>
-#include <drivers/io/io_driver.h>
 #include <drivers/io/io_memmap.h>
 #include <drivers/mmc.h>
 #include <lib/utils_def.h>
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@
 static const io_dev_connector_t *fip_dev_con;
 static uintptr_t fip_dev_handle;
 
-#ifndef IMX8MM_FIP_MMAP
+#ifndef IMX_FIP_MMAP
 static const io_dev_connector_t *mmc_dev_con;
 static uintptr_t mmc_dev_handle;
 
 static const io_block_spec_t mmc_fip_spec = {
-	.offset = IMX8MM_FIP_MMC_BASE,
-	.length = IMX8MM_FIP_SIZE
+	.offset = IMX_FIP_MMC_BASE,
+	.length = IMX_FIP_SIZE
 };
 
 static const io_block_dev_spec_t mmc_dev_spec = {
 	/* It's used as temp buffer in block driver. */
 	.buffer		= {
-		.offset	= IMX8MM_FIP_BASE,
+		.offset	= IMX_FIP_BASE,
 		/* do we need a new value? */
-		.length = IMX8MM_FIP_SIZE
+		.length = IMX_FIP_SIZE
 	},
 	.ops		= {
 		.read	= mmc_read_blocks,
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 static uintptr_t memmap_dev_handle;
 
 static const io_block_spec_t fip_block_spec = {
-	.offset = IMX8MM_FIP_BASE,
-	.length = IMX8MM_FIP_SIZE
+	.offset = IMX_FIP_BASE,
+	.length = IMX_FIP_SIZE
 };
 static int open_memmap(const uintptr_t spec);
 #endif
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 };
 #endif /* TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT */
 
+/* TODO: this structure is replicated multiple times. rationalize it ! */
 struct plat_io_policy {
 	uintptr_t *dev_handle;
 	uintptr_t image_spec;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 static const struct plat_io_policy policies[] = {
-#ifndef IMX8MM_FIP_MMAP
+#ifndef IMX_FIP_MMAP
 	[FIP_IMAGE_ID] = {
 		&mmc_dev_handle,
 		(uintptr_t)&mmc_fip_spec,
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-#ifndef IMX8MM_FIP_MMAP
+#ifndef IMX_FIP_MMAP
 static int open_mmc(const uintptr_t spec)
 {
 	int result;
@@ -270,11 +271,11 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-void plat_imx8mm_io_setup(void)
+void plat_imx_io_setup(void)
 {
 	int result __unused;
 
-#ifndef IMX8MM_FIP_MMAP
+#ifndef IMX_FIP_MMAP
 	result = register_io_dev_block(&mmc_dev_con);
 	assert(result == 0);
 
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7.mk b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7.mk
index 3a95772..fdde9a9 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 				-Iplat/imx/imx7/include			\
 				-Idrivers/imx/timer			\
 				-Idrivers/imx/usdhc			\
+				-Iinclude/common/tbbr
 
 # Translation tables library
 include lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 				plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c	\
 				plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_helpers.S		\
 				plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_image_load.c		\
-				plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_io_storage.c		\
+				plat/imx/common/imx_io_storage.c		\
 				plat/imx/common/aarch32/imx_uart_console.S	\
 				${XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS}
 
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
index 7f156e3..4e5028c 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 	console_set_scope(&console, console_scope);
 
 	/* Open handles to persistent storage */
-	plat_imx7_io_setup();
+	plat_imx_io_setup();
 
 	/* Setup higher-level functionality CAAM, RTC etc */
 	imx_caam_init();
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 	VERBOSE("\tOPTEE       0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX7_OPTEE_BASE, IMX7_OPTEE_LIMIT);
 	VERBOSE("\tATF/BL2     0x%08x-0x%08x\n", BL2_RAM_BASE, BL2_RAM_LIMIT);
 	VERBOSE("\tSHRAM       0x%08x-0x%08x\n", SHARED_RAM_BASE, SHARED_RAM_LIMIT);
-	VERBOSE("\tFIP         0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX7_FIP_BASE, IMX7_FIP_LIMIT);
+	VERBOSE("\tFIP         0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX_FIP_BASE, IMX_FIP_LIMIT);
 	VERBOSE("\tDTB-OVERLAY 0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX7_DTB_OVERLAY_BASE, IMX7_DTB_OVERLAY_LIMIT);
 	VERBOSE("\tDTB         0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX7_DTB_BASE, IMX7_DTB_LIMIT);
 	VERBOSE("\tUBOOT/BL33  0x%08x-0x%08x\n", IMX7_UBOOT_BASE, IMX7_UBOOT_LIMIT);
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_io_storage.c b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_io_storage.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 977181d..0000000
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_io_storage.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,270 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- */
-
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include <platform_def.h>
-
-#include <common/debug.h>
-#include <drivers/io/io_block.h>
-#include <drivers/io/io_driver.h>
-#include <drivers/io/io_fip.h>
-#include <drivers/io/io_memmap.h>
-#include <drivers/mmc.h>
-#include <tools_share/firmware_image_package.h>
-
-static const io_dev_connector_t *fip_dev_con;
-static uintptr_t fip_dev_handle;
-
-#ifndef IMX7_FIP_MMAP
-static const io_dev_connector_t *mmc_dev_con;
-static uintptr_t mmc_dev_handle;
-
-static const io_block_spec_t mmc_fip_spec = {
-	.offset = IMX7_FIP_MMC_BASE,
-	.length = IMX7_FIP_SIZE
-};
-
-static const io_block_dev_spec_t mmc_dev_spec = {
-	/* It's used as temp buffer in block driver. */
-	.buffer		= {
-		.offset	= IMX7_FIP_BASE,
-		/* do we need a new value? */
-		.length = IMX7_FIP_SIZE
-	},
-	.ops		= {
-		.read	= mmc_read_blocks,
-		.write	= mmc_write_blocks,
-	},
-	.block_size	= MMC_BLOCK_SIZE,
-};
-
-static int open_mmc(const uintptr_t spec);
-
-#else
-static const io_dev_connector_t *memmap_dev_con;
-static uintptr_t memmap_dev_handle;
-
-static const io_block_spec_t fip_block_spec = {
-	.offset = IMX7_FIP_BASE,
-	.length = IMX7_FIP_SIZE
-};
-static int open_memmap(const uintptr_t spec);
-#endif
-static int open_fip(const uintptr_t spec);
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t bl32_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_SECURE_PAYLOAD_BL32,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t bl32_extra1_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_SECURE_PAYLOAD_BL32_EXTRA1,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t bl32_extra2_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_SECURE_PAYLOAD_BL32_EXTRA2,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t bl33_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_NON_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL33,
-};
-
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT
-static const io_uuid_spec_t tb_fw_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_TRUSTED_BOOT_FW_CERT,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t trusted_key_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_TRUSTED_KEY_CERT,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t tos_fw_key_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_TRUSTED_OS_FW_KEY_CERT,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t tos_fw_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_TRUSTED_OS_FW_CONTENT_CERT,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t nt_fw_key_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_NON_TRUSTED_FW_KEY_CERT,
-};
-
-static const io_uuid_spec_t nt_fw_cert_uuid_spec = {
-	.uuid = UUID_NON_TRUSTED_FW_CONTENT_CERT,
-};
-#endif /* TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT */
-
-/* TODO: this structure is replicated multiple times. rationalize it ! */
-struct plat_io_policy {
-	uintptr_t *dev_handle;
-	uintptr_t image_spec;
-	int (*check)(const uintptr_t spec);
-};
-
-static const struct plat_io_policy policies[] = {
-#ifndef IMX7_FIP_MMAP
-	[FIP_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&mmc_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&mmc_fip_spec,
-		open_mmc
-	},
-#else
-	[FIP_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&memmap_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&fip_block_spec,
-		open_memmap
-	},
-#endif
-	[BL32_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&bl32_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[BL32_EXTRA1_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&bl32_extra1_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[BL32_EXTRA2_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&bl32_extra2_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[BL33_IMAGE_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&bl33_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT
-	[TRUSTED_BOOT_FW_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&tb_fw_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[TRUSTED_KEY_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&trusted_key_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[TRUSTED_OS_FW_KEY_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&tos_fw_key_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[NON_TRUSTED_FW_KEY_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&nt_fw_key_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[TRUSTED_OS_FW_CONTENT_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&tos_fw_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-	[NON_TRUSTED_FW_CONTENT_CERT_ID] = {
-		&fip_dev_handle,
-		(uintptr_t)&nt_fw_cert_uuid_spec,
-		open_fip
-	},
-#endif /* TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT */
-};
-
-static int open_fip(const uintptr_t spec)
-{
-	int result;
-	uintptr_t local_image_handle;
-
-	/* See if a Firmware Image Package is available */
-	result = io_dev_init(fip_dev_handle, (uintptr_t)FIP_IMAGE_ID);
-	if (result == 0) {
-		result = io_open(fip_dev_handle, spec, &local_image_handle);
-		if (result == 0) {
-			VERBOSE("Using FIP\n");
-			io_close(local_image_handle);
-		}
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-#ifndef IMX7_FIP_MMAP
-static int open_mmc(const uintptr_t spec)
-{
-	int result;
-	uintptr_t local_handle;
-
-	result = io_dev_init(mmc_dev_handle, (uintptr_t)NULL);
-	if (result == 0) {
-		result = io_open(mmc_dev_handle, spec, &local_handle);
-		if (result == 0)
-			io_close(local_handle);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-#else
-static int open_memmap(const uintptr_t spec)
-{
-	int result;
-	uintptr_t local_image_handle;
-
-	result = io_dev_init(memmap_dev_handle, (uintptr_t)NULL);
-	if (result == 0) {
-		result = io_open(memmap_dev_handle, spec, &local_image_handle);
-		if (result == 0) {
-			VERBOSE("Using Memmap\n");
-			io_close(local_image_handle);
-		}
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-#endif
-
-int plat_get_image_source(unsigned int image_id, uintptr_t *dev_handle,
-			  uintptr_t *image_spec)
-{
-	int result;
-	const struct plat_io_policy *policy;
-
-	assert(image_id < ARRAY_SIZE(policies));
-
-	policy = &policies[image_id];
-	result = policy->check(policy->image_spec);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-	*image_spec = policy->image_spec;
-	*dev_handle = *policy->dev_handle;
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-void plat_imx7_io_setup(void)
-{
-	int result __unused;
-
-#ifndef IMX7_FIP_MMAP
-	result = register_io_dev_block(&mmc_dev_con);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-	result = io_dev_open(mmc_dev_con, (uintptr_t)&mmc_dev_spec,
-			     &mmc_dev_handle);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-#else
-	result = register_io_dev_memmap(&memmap_dev_con);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-	result = io_dev_open(memmap_dev_con, (uintptr_t)NULL,
-			     &memmap_dev_handle);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-#endif
-	result = register_io_dev_fip(&fip_dev_con);
-	assert(result == 0);
-
-	result = io_dev_open(fip_dev_con, (uintptr_t)NULL,
-			     &fip_dev_handle);
-	assert(result == 0);
-}
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/include/imx7_def.h b/plat/imx/imx7/include/imx7_def.h
index 77a8ca3..d92a2d1 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/include/imx7_def.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/include/imx7_def.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function and variable prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
-void plat_imx7_io_setup(void);
+void plat_imx_io_setup(void);
 void imx7_platform_setup(u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 			 u_register_t arg3, u_register_t arg4);
 
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/include/platform_def.h b/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/include/platform_def.h
index 141571c..5f2975d 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/include/platform_def.h
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@
 #define IMX7_UBOOT_LIMIT		(IMX7_UBOOT_BASE + IMX7_UBOOT_SIZE)
 
 /* Define FIP image absolute location 0x80000000 - 0x80100000 */
-#define IMX7_FIP_SIZE			0x00100000
-#define IMX7_FIP_BASE			(DRAM_BASE)
-#define IMX7_FIP_LIMIT			(IMX7_FIP_BASE + IMX7_FIP_SIZE)
+#define IMX_FIP_SIZE			0x00100000
+#define IMX_FIP_BASE			(DRAM_BASE)
+#define IMX_FIP_LIMIT			(IMX_FIP_BASE + IMX_FIP_SIZE)
 
 /* Define FIP image location at 1MB offset */
-#define IMX7_FIP_MMC_BASE		(1024 * 1024)
+#define IMX_FIP_MMC_BASE		(1024 * 1024)
 
 /* Define the absolute location of DTB 0x83000000 - 0x83100000 */
 #define IMX7_DTB_SIZE			0x00100000
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/include/platform_def.h b/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/include/platform_def.h
index 4afcb54..683e50d 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/include/platform_def.h
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@
 #define IMX7_UBOOT_LIMIT		(IMX7_UBOOT_BASE + IMX7_UBOOT_SIZE)
 
 /* Define FIP image absolute location 0x80000000 - 0x80100000 */
-#define IMX7_FIP_SIZE			0x00100000
-#define IMX7_FIP_BASE			(DRAM_BASE)
-#define IMX7_FIP_LIMIT			(IMX7_FIP_BASE + IMX7_FIP_SIZE)
+#define IMX_FIP_SIZE			0x00100000
+#define IMX_FIP_BASE			(DRAM_BASE)
+#define IMX_FIP_LIMIT			(IMX_FIP_BASE + IMX_FIP_SIZE)
 
 /* Define FIP image location at 1MB offset */
-#define IMX7_FIP_MMC_BASE		(1024 * 1024)
+#define IMX_FIP_MMC_BASE		(1024 * 1024)
 
 /* Define the absolute location of DTB 0x83000000 - 0x83100000 */
 #define IMX7_DTB_SIZE			0x00100000
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl2_el3_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl2_el3_setup.c
index 937774c..c39dd93 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl2_el3_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl2_el3_setup.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	imx8mm_usdhc_setup();
 
 	/* Open handles to a FIP image */
-	plat_imx8mm_io_setup();
+	plat_imx_io_setup();
 }
 
 void bl2_el3_plat_arch_setup(void)
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/imx8mm_private.h b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/imx8mm_private.h
index 52d13f0..5e0ef97 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/imx8mm_private.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/imx8mm_private.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function and variable prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
-void plat_imx8mm_io_setup(void);
+void plat_imx_io_setup(void);
 
 #endif /* IMX8MM_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/platform_def.h b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/platform_def.h
index 940d22b..e86938b 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/include/platform_def.h
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 #define BL2_LIMIT			U(0x940000)
 #define BL31_BASE			U(0x900000)
 #define BL31_LIMIT			U(0x920000)
-#define IMX8MM_FIP_BASE			U(0x40310000)
-#define IMX8MM_FIP_SIZE			U(0x000300000)
-#define IMX8MM_FIP_LIMIT		U(FIP_BASE + FIP_SIZE)
+#define IMX_FIP_BASE			U(0x40310000)
+#define IMX_FIP_SIZE			U(0x000300000)
+#define IMX_FIP_LIMIT			U(FIP_BASE + FIP_SIZE)
 
 /* Define FIP image location on eMMC */
-#define IMX8MM_FIP_MMC_BASE		U(0x100000)
+#define IMX_FIP_MMC_BASE		U(0x100000)
 
 #define PLAT_IMX8MM_BOOT_MMC_BASE	U(0x30B50000) /* SD */
 #else
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
index 1863233..0d0a0f3 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 				drivers/io/io_storage.c				\
 				drivers/imx/usdhc/imx_usdhc.c			\
 				plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl2_mem_params_desc.c	\
-				plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_io_storage.c		\
+				plat/imx/common/imx_io_storage.c		\
 				plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_image_load.c		\
 				lib/optee/optee_utils.c
 endif