diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index 1cfa24f..aad37b7 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -164,4 +164,13 @@
 	  it is signed with a trusted key. To do that, you need to install,
 	  at least, PK, KEK and db.
 
+config EFI_MM_COMM_TEE
+	bool "UEFI variables storage service via OP-TEE"
+	depends on OPTEE
+	default n
+	help
+	  If OP-TEE is present and running StandAloneMM, dispatch all UEFI variable
+	  related operations to that. The application will verify, authenticate and
+	  store the variables on an RPMB.
+
 endif
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
index 84d61df..57c7e66 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@
 obj-y += efi_runtime.o
 obj-y += efi_setup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL2) += efi_unicode_collation.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_MM_COMM_TEE),y)
+obj-y += efi_variable_tee.o
+else
 obj-y += efi_variable.o
+endif
 obj-y += efi_watchdog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LCD) += efi_gop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_VIDEO) += efi_gop.o
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cacc76e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c
@@ -0,0 +1,662 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ *  EFI variable service via OP-TEE
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Linaro Ltd. <sughosh.ganu@linaro.org>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 Linaro Ltd. <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org>
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <efi.h>
+#include <efi_api.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <tee.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <mm_communication.h>
+
+static efi_uintn_t max_buffer_size;	/* comm + var + func + data */
+static efi_uintn_t max_payload_size;	/* func + data */
+
+struct mm_connection {
+	struct udevice *tee;
+	u32 session;
+};
+
+/**
+ * get_connection() - Retrieve OP-TEE session for a specific UUID.
+ *
+ * @conn:   session buffer to fill
+ * Return:  status code
+ */
+static int get_connection(struct mm_connection *conn)
+{
+	static const struct tee_optee_ta_uuid uuid = PTA_STMM_UUID;
+	struct udevice *tee = NULL;
+	struct tee_open_session_arg arg;
+	int rc;
+
+	tee = tee_find_device(tee, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!tee)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
+	tee_optee_ta_uuid_to_octets(arg.uuid, &uuid);
+	rc = tee_open_session(tee, &arg, 0, NULL);
+	if (!rc) {
+		conn->tee = tee;
+		conn->session = arg.session;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * optee_mm_communicate() - Pass a buffer to StandaloneMM running in OP-TEE
+ *
+ * @comm_buf:		locally allocted communcation buffer
+ * @dsize:		buffer size
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t optee_mm_communicate(void *comm_buf, ulong dsize)
+{
+	ulong buf_size;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	struct efi_mm_communicate_header *mm_hdr;
+	struct mm_connection conn = { NULL, 0 };
+	struct tee_invoke_arg arg;
+	struct tee_param param[2];
+	struct tee_shm *shm = NULL;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+	mm_hdr = (struct efi_mm_communicate_header *)comm_buf;
+	buf_size = mm_hdr->message_len + sizeof(efi_guid_t) + sizeof(size_t);
+
+	if (dsize != buf_size)
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+	rc = get_connection(&conn);
+	if (rc) {
+		log_err("Unable to open OP-TEE session (err=%d)\n", rc);
+		return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
+
+	if (tee_shm_register(conn.tee, comm_buf, buf_size, 0, &shm)) {
+		log_err("Unable to register shared memory\n");
+		return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
+
+	memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
+	arg.func = PTA_STMM_CMDID_COMMUNICATE;
+	arg.session = conn.session;
+
+	memset(param, 0, sizeof(param));
+	param[0].attr = TEE_PARAM_ATTR_TYPE_MEMREF_INOUT;
+	param[0].u.memref.size = buf_size;
+	param[0].u.memref.shm = shm;
+	param[1].attr = TEE_PARAM_ATTR_TYPE_VALUE_OUTPUT;
+
+	rc = tee_invoke_func(conn.tee, &arg, 2, param);
+	if (rc)
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	tee_shm_free(shm);
+	tee_close_session(conn.tee, conn.session);
+
+	switch (param[1].u.value.a) {
+	case ARM_SMC_MM_RET_SUCCESS:
+		ret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+		break;
+
+	case ARM_SMC_MM_RET_INVALID_PARAMS:
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		break;
+
+	case ARM_SMC_MM_RET_DENIED:
+		ret = EFI_ACCESS_DENIED;
+		break;
+
+	case ARM_SMC_MM_RET_NO_MEMORY:
+		ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		ret = EFI_ACCESS_DENIED;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mm_communicate() - Adjust the cmonnucation buffer to StandAlonneMM and send
+ * it to OP-TEE
+ *
+ * @comm_buf:		locally allocted communcation buffer
+ * @dsize:		buffer size
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t mm_communicate(u8 *comm_buf, efi_uintn_t dsize)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	struct efi_mm_communicate_header *mm_hdr;
+	struct smm_variable_communicate_header *var_hdr;
+
+	dsize += MM_COMMUNICATE_HEADER_SIZE + MM_VARIABLE_COMMUNICATE_SIZE;
+	mm_hdr = (struct efi_mm_communicate_header *)comm_buf;
+	var_hdr = (struct smm_variable_communicate_header *)mm_hdr->data;
+
+	ret = optee_mm_communicate(comm_buf, dsize);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		log_err("%s failed!\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return var_hdr->ret_status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * setup_mm_hdr() -	Allocate a buffer for StandAloneMM and initialize the
+ *			header data.
+ *
+ * @dptr:		pointer address of the corresponding StandAloneMM
+ *			function
+ * @payload_size:	buffer size
+ * @func:		standAloneMM function number
+ * @ret:		EFI return code
+ * Return:		buffer or NULL
+ */
+static u8 *setup_mm_hdr(void **dptr, efi_uintn_t payload_size,
+			efi_uintn_t func, efi_status_t *ret)
+{
+	const efi_guid_t mm_var_guid = EFI_MM_VARIABLE_GUID;
+	struct efi_mm_communicate_header *mm_hdr;
+	struct smm_variable_communicate_header *var_hdr;
+	u8 *comm_buf;
+
+	/* In the init function we initialize max_buffer_size with
+	 * get_max_payload(). So skip the test if max_buffer_size is initialized
+	 * StandAloneMM will perform similar checks and drop the buffer if it's
+	 * too long
+	 */
+	if (max_buffer_size && max_buffer_size <
+			(MM_COMMUNICATE_HEADER_SIZE +
+			 MM_VARIABLE_COMMUNICATE_SIZE +
+			 payload_size)) {
+		*ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	comm_buf = calloc(1, MM_COMMUNICATE_HEADER_SIZE +
+			  MM_VARIABLE_COMMUNICATE_SIZE +
+			  payload_size);
+	if (!comm_buf) {
+		*ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	mm_hdr = (struct efi_mm_communicate_header *)comm_buf;
+	guidcpy(&mm_hdr->header_guid, &mm_var_guid);
+	mm_hdr->message_len = MM_VARIABLE_COMMUNICATE_SIZE + payload_size;
+
+	var_hdr = (struct smm_variable_communicate_header *)mm_hdr->data;
+	var_hdr->function = func;
+	if (dptr)
+		*dptr = var_hdr->data;
+	*ret = EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+	return comm_buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_max_payload() - Get variable payload size from StandAloneMM.
+ *
+ * @size:    size of the variable in storage
+ * Return:   status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI get_max_payload(efi_uintn_t *size)
+{
+	struct smm_variable_payload_size *var_payload = NULL;
+	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
+	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	if (!size) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	payload_size = sizeof(*var_payload);
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr((void **)&var_payload, payload_size,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_GET_PAYLOAD_SIZE, &ret);
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
+	*size = var_payload->size;
+
+out:
+	free(comm_buf);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * This function implements the GetVariable runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @name:		name of the variable
+ * @guid:		vendor GUID
+ * @attr:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
+				     u32 *attr, efi_uintn_t *data_size,
+				     void *data)
+{
+	struct smm_variable_access *var_acc;
+	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
+	efi_uintn_t name_size;
+	efi_uintn_t tmp_dsize;
+	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %p %p %p", name, guid, attr, data_size, data);
+
+	if (!name || !guid || !data_size) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Check payload size */
+	name_size = u16_strsize(name);
+	if (name_size > max_payload_size - MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Trim output buffer size */
+	tmp_dsize = *data_size;
+	if (name_size + tmp_dsize >
+			max_payload_size - MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE) {
+		tmp_dsize = max_payload_size -
+				MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE -
+				name_size;
+	}
+
+	/* Get communication buffer and initialize header */
+	payload_size = MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE + name_size + tmp_dsize;
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr((void **)&var_acc, payload_size,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_GET_VARIABLE, &ret);
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Fill in contents */
+	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, guid);
+	var_acc->data_size = tmp_dsize;
+	var_acc->name_size = name_size;
+	var_acc->attr = attr ? *attr : 0;
+	memcpy(var_acc->name, name, name_size);
+
+	/* Communicate */
+	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
+	if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS || ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		/* Update with reported data size for trimmed case */
+		*data_size = var_acc->data_size;
+	}
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (attr)
+		*attr = var_acc->attr;
+	if (data)
+		memcpy(data, (u8 *)var_acc->name + var_acc->name_size,
+		       var_acc->data_size);
+	else
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+out:
+	free(comm_buf);
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_get_next_variable_name() - enumerate the current variable names
+ *
+ * @variable_name_size:	size of variable_name buffer in bytes
+ * @variable_name:	name of uefi variable's name in u16
+ * @guid:		vendor's guid
+ *
+ * This function implements the GetNextVariableName service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * Return: status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_next_variable_name(efi_uintn_t *variable_name_size,
+					       u16 *variable_name,
+					       efi_guid_t *guid)
+{
+	struct smm_variable_getnext *var_getnext;
+	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
+	efi_uintn_t out_name_size;
+	efi_uintn_t in_name_size;
+	efi_uintn_t tmp_dsize;
+	efi_uintn_t name_size;
+	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("%p \"%ls\" %pUl", variable_name_size, variable_name, guid);
+
+	if (!variable_name_size || !variable_name || !guid) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	out_name_size = *variable_name_size;
+	in_name_size = u16_strsize(variable_name);
+
+	if (out_name_size < in_name_size) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	name_size = u16_strsize(variable_name);
+	if (name_size > max_payload_size - MM_VARIABLE_GET_NEXT_HEADER_SIZE) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Trim output buffer size */
+	tmp_dsize = *variable_name_size;
+	if (name_size + tmp_dsize >
+			max_payload_size - MM_VARIABLE_GET_NEXT_HEADER_SIZE) {
+		tmp_dsize = max_payload_size -
+				MM_VARIABLE_GET_NEXT_HEADER_SIZE -
+				name_size;
+	}
+
+	payload_size = MM_VARIABLE_GET_NEXT_HEADER_SIZE + out_name_size;
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr((void **)&var_getnext, payload_size,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_GET_NEXT_VARIABLE_NAME,
+				&ret);
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Fill in contents */
+	guidcpy(&var_getnext->guid, guid);
+	var_getnext->name_size = out_name_size;
+	memcpy(var_getnext->name, variable_name, in_name_size);
+	memset((u8 *)var_getnext->name + in_name_size, 0x0,
+	       out_name_size - in_name_size);
+
+	/* Communicate */
+	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
+	if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS || ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		/* Update with reported data size for trimmed case */
+		*variable_name_size = var_getnext->name_size;
+	}
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
+	guidcpy(guid, &var_getnext->guid);
+	memcpy(variable_name, (u8 *)var_getnext->name,
+	       var_getnext->name_size);
+
+out:
+	free(comm_buf);
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_set_variable() - set value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * This function implements the SetVariable runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @name:		name of the variable
+ * @guid:		vendor GUID
+ * @attr:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
+ * @data:		buffer with the variable value
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
+				     u32 attr, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+				     const void *data)
+{
+	struct smm_variable_access *var_acc;
+	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
+	efi_uintn_t name_size;
+	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %x %zu %p", name, guid, attr, data_size, data);
+
+	if (!name || name[0] == 0 || !guid) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (data_size > 0 && !data) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Check payload size */
+	name_size = u16_strsize(name);
+	payload_size = MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE + name_size + data_size;
+	if (payload_size > max_payload_size) {
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Get communication buffer and initialize header */
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr((void **)&var_acc, payload_size,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_SET_VARIABLE, &ret);
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Fill in contents */
+	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, guid);
+	var_acc->data_size = data_size;
+	var_acc->name_size = name_size;
+	var_acc->attr = attr;
+	memcpy(var_acc->name, name, name_size);
+	memcpy((u8 *)var_acc->name + name_size, data, data_size);
+
+	/* Communicate */
+	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
+
+out:
+	free(comm_buf);
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_query_variable_info() - get information about EFI variables
+ *
+ * This function implements the QueryVariableInfo() runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @attributes:				bitmask to select variables to be
+ *					queried
+ * @maximum_variable_storage_size:	maximum size of storage area for the
+ *					selected variable types
+ * @remaining_variable_storage_size:	remaining size of storage are for the
+ *					selected variable types
+ * @maximum_variable_size:		maximum size of a variable of the
+ *					selected type
+ * Returns:				status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI __efi_runtime
+efi_query_variable_info(u32 attributes, u64 *max_variable_storage_size,
+			u64 *remain_variable_storage_size,
+			u64 *max_variable_size)
+{
+	struct smm_variable_query_info *mm_query_info;
+	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	u8 *comm_buf;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("%x %p %p %p", attributes, max_variable_storage_size,
+		  remain_variable_storage_size, max_variable_size);
+
+	payload_size = sizeof(*mm_query_info);
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr((void **)&mm_query_info, payload_size,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_QUERY_VARIABLE_INFO,
+				&ret);
+	if (!comm_buf)
+		goto out;
+
+	mm_query_info->attr = attributes;
+	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+	*max_variable_storage_size = mm_query_info->max_variable_storage;
+	*remain_variable_storage_size =
+			mm_query_info->remaining_variable_storage;
+	*max_variable_size = mm_query_info->max_variable_size;
+
+out:
+	free(comm_buf);
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_get_variable_runtime() - runtime implementation of GetVariable()
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @guid:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t __efi_runtime EFIAPI
+efi_get_variable_runtime(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
+			 u32 *attributes, efi_uintn_t *data_size, void *data)
+{
+	return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_get_next_variable_name_runtime() - runtime implementation of
+ *					  GetNextVariable()
+ *
+ * @variable_name_size:	size of variable_name buffer in byte
+ * @variable_name:	name of uefi variable's name in u16
+ * @guid:		vendor's guid
+ * Return:              status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t __efi_runtime EFIAPI
+efi_get_next_variable_name_runtime(efi_uintn_t *variable_name_size,
+				   u16 *variable_name, efi_guid_t *guid)
+{
+	return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_query_variable_info() - get information about EFI variables
+ *
+ * This function implements the QueryVariableInfo() runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @attributes:				bitmask to select variables to be
+ *					queried
+ * @maximum_variable_storage_size:	maximum size of storage area for the
+ *					selected variable types
+ * @remaining_variable_storage_size:	remaining size of storage are for the
+ *					selected variable types
+ * @maximum_variable_size:		maximum size of a variable of the
+ *					selected type
+ * Return:				status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI __efi_runtime
+efi_query_variable_info_runtime(u32 attributes, u64 *max_variable_storage_size,
+				u64 *remain_variable_storage_size,
+				u64 *max_variable_size)
+{
+	return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_set_variable_runtime() - runtime implementation of SetVariable()
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @guid:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
+ * @data:		buffer with the variable value
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t __efi_runtime EFIAPI
+efi_set_variable_runtime(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
+			 u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+			 const void *data)
+{
+	return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_variables_boot_exit_notify() - notify ExitBootServices() is called
+ */
+void efi_variables_boot_exit_notify(void)
+{
+	u8 *comm_buf;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	comm_buf = setup_mm_hdr(NULL, 0,
+				SMM_VARIABLE_FUNCTION_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICE, &ret);
+	if (comm_buf)
+		ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, 0);
+	else
+		ret = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		log_err("Unable to notify StMM for ExitBootServices\n");
+	free(comm_buf);
+
+	/* Update runtime service table */
+	efi_runtime_services.query_variable_info =
+			efi_query_variable_info_runtime;
+	efi_runtime_services.get_variable = efi_get_variable_runtime;
+	efi_runtime_services.get_next_variable_name =
+			efi_get_next_variable_name_runtime;
+	efi_runtime_services.set_variable = efi_set_variable_runtime;
+	efi_update_table_header_crc32(&efi_runtime_services.hdr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_init_variables() - initialize variable services
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_init_variables(void)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	ret = get_max_payload(&max_payload_size);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	max_buffer_size = MM_COMMUNICATE_HEADER_SIZE +
+			  MM_VARIABLE_COMMUNICATE_SIZE +
+			  max_payload_size;
+
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}