diff --git a/include/plat/common/common_def.h b/include/plat/common/common_def.h
index 43c69cc..4175b14 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/common_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/common_def.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #ifndef __COMMON_DEF_H__
 #define __COMMON_DEF_H__
 
+#include <bl_common.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * Required platform porting definitions that are expected to be common to
  * all platforms
@@ -74,5 +77,14 @@
  */
 #define __warn_deprecated	__attribute__ ((deprecated))
 
+#define BL2_IMAGE_DESC {				\
+	.image_id = BL2_IMAGE_ID,			\
+	.image_info.h.version = VERSION_1,		\
+	.image_info.h.attr = SET_EXEC_STATE(EXECUTABLE),\
+	.image_info.image_base = BL2_BASE,		\
+	.ep_info.h.attr = SET_SEC_STATE(SECURE),	\
+	.ep_info.pc = BL2_BASE				\
+}
+
 #endif /* __COMMON_DEF_H__ */
 
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index de9848b..6d75770 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 struct image_info;
 struct entry_point_info;
 struct bl31_params;
+struct image_desc;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * plat_get_rotpk_info() flags
@@ -91,18 +92,18 @@
 void bl1_platform_setup(void);
 struct meminfo *bl1_plat_sec_mem_layout(void);
 
-/*
- * This function allows the platform to change the entrypoint information for
- * BL2, after BL1 has loaded BL2 into memory but before BL2 is executed.
- */
-void bl1_plat_set_bl2_ep_info(struct image_info *image,
-			      struct entry_point_info *ep);
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Optional BL1 functions (may be overridden)
  ******************************************************************************/
 void bl1_init_bl2_mem_layout(const struct meminfo *bl1_mem_layout,
 			     struct meminfo *bl2_mem_layout);
+/*
+ * The following functions are used for image loading process in BL1.
+ */
+void bl1_plat_set_ep_info(unsigned int image_id,
+		struct entry_point_info *ep_info);
+unsigned int bl1_plat_get_next_image_id(void);
+struct image_desc *bl1_plat_get_image_desc(unsigned int image_id);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Mandatory BL2 functions