diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_common.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_common.c
index 4812bc4..70cc98d 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_common.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_common.c
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@
  */
 const spd_pm_ops_t *psci_spd_pm;
 
+/*
+ * PSCI requested local power state map. This array is used to store the local
+ * power states requested by a CPU for power levels from level 1 to
+ * PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL. It does not store the requested local power state for power
+ * level 0 (PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL) as the requested and the target power state for a
+ * CPU are the same.
+ *
+ * During state coordination, the platform is passed an array containing the
+ * local states requested for a particular non cpu power domain by each cpu
+ * within the domain.
+ *
+ * TODO: Dense packing of the requested states will cause cache thrashing
+ * when multiple power domains write to it. If we allocate the requested
+ * states at each power level in a cache-line aligned per-domain memory,
+ * the cache thrashing can be avoided.
+ */
+static plat_local_state_t
+	psci_req_local_pwr_states[PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL][PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT];
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Arrays that hold the platform's power domain tree information for state
  * management of power domains.
@@ -63,39 +83,82 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Pointer to functions exported by the platform to complete power mgmt. ops
  ******************************************************************************/
-const plat_pm_ops_t *psci_plat_pm_ops;
+const plat_psci_ops_t *psci_plat_pm_ops;
 
-/*******************************************************************************
+/******************************************************************************
  * Check that the maximum power level supported by the platform makes sense
- * ****************************************************************************/
+ *****************************************************************************/
 CASSERT(PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL <= PSCI_MAX_PWR_LVL && \
 		PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL >= PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL, \
 		assert_platform_max_pwrlvl_check);
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * This function is passed a cpu_index and the highest level in the topology
- * tree. It iterates through the nodes to find the highest power level at which
- * a domain is physically powered off.
- ******************************************************************************/
-uint32_t psci_find_max_phys_off_pwrlvl(uint32_t end_pwrlvl,
-				       unsigned int cpu_idx)
+/*
+ * The plat_local_state used by the platform is one of these types: RUN,
+ * RETENTION and OFF. The platform can define further sub-states for each type
+ * apart from RUN. This categorization is done to verify the sanity of the
+ * psci_power_state passed by the platform and to print debug information. The
+ * categorization is done on the basis of the following conditions:
+ *
+ * 1. If (plat_local_state == 0) then the category is STATE_TYPE_RUN.
+ *
+ * 2. If (0 < plat_local_state <= PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE), then the category is
+ *    STATE_TYPE_RETN.
+ *
+ * 3. If (plat_local_state > PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE), then the category is
+ *    STATE_TYPE_OFF.
+ */
+typedef enum plat_local_state_type {
+	STATE_TYPE_RUN = 0,
+	STATE_TYPE_RETN,
+	STATE_TYPE_OFF
+} plat_local_state_type_t;
+
+/* The macro used to categorize plat_local_state. */
+#define find_local_state_type(plat_local_state)					\
+		((plat_local_state) ? ((plat_local_state > PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE)	\
+		? STATE_TYPE_OFF : STATE_TYPE_RETN)				\
+		: STATE_TYPE_RUN)
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Check that the maximum retention level supported by the platform is less
+ * than the maximum off level.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+CASSERT(PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE < PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE, \
+		assert_platform_max_off_and_retn_state_check);
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function ensures that the power state parameter in a CPU_SUSPEND request
+ * is valid. If so, it returns the requested states for each power level.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+int psci_validate_power_state(unsigned int power_state,
+			      psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
-	int max_pwrlvl, level;
-	unsigned int parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[cpu_idx].parent_node;
+	/* Check SBZ bits in power state are zero */
+	if (psci_check_power_state(power_state))
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	if (psci_get_phys_state(cpu_idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL) != PSCI_STATE_OFF)
-		return PSCI_INVALID_DATA;
+	assert(psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_power_state);
 
-	max_pwrlvl = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL;
+	/* Validate the power_state using platform pm_ops */
+	return psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_power_state(power_state, state_info);
+}
 
-	for (level = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL + 1; level <= end_pwrlvl; level++) {
-		if (psci_get_phys_state(parent_idx, level) == PSCI_STATE_OFF)
-			max_pwrlvl = level;
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function retrieves the `psci_power_state_t` for system suspend from
+ * the platform.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void psci_query_sys_suspend_pwrstate(psci_power_state_t *state_info)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Assert that the required pm_ops hook is implemented to ensure that
+	 * the capability detected during psci_setup() is valid.
+	 */
+	assert(psci_plat_pm_ops->get_sys_suspend_power_state);
 
-		parent_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].parent_node;
-	}
-
-	return max_pwrlvl;
+	/*
+	 * Query the platform for the power_state required for system suspend
+	 */
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->get_sys_suspend_power_state(state_info);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -106,17 +169,15 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 unsigned int psci_is_last_on_cpu(void)
 {
-	unsigned long mpidr = read_mpidr_el1() & MPIDR_AFFINITY_MASK;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int cpu_idx, my_idx = plat_my_core_pos();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT; i++) {
-		if (psci_cpu_pd_nodes[i].mpidr == mpidr) {
-			assert(psci_get_state(i, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL)
-					== PSCI_STATE_ON);
+	for (cpu_idx = 0; cpu_idx < PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT; cpu_idx++) {
+		if (cpu_idx == my_idx) {
+			assert(psci_get_aff_info_state() == AFF_STATE_ON);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (psci_get_state(i, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL) != PSCI_STATE_OFF)
+		if (psci_get_aff_info_state_by_idx(cpu_idx) != AFF_STATE_OFF)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -132,17 +193,6 @@
 {
 	int pwrlvl;
 
-#if DEBUG
-	unsigned int state;
-
-	/*
-	 * Sanity check the state of the cpu. It should be either suspend or "on
-	 * pending"
-	 */
-	state = psci_get_state(plat_my_core_pos(), PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
-	assert(state == PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND || state == PSCI_STATE_ON_PENDING);
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * Assume that this cpu was suspended and retrieve its target power
 	 * level. If it is invalid then it could only have been turned off
@@ -155,6 +205,119 @@
 	return pwrlvl;
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper function to update the requested local power state array. This array
+ * does not store the requested state for the CPU power level. Hence an
+ * assertion is added to prevent us from accessing the wrong index.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void psci_set_req_local_pwr_state(unsigned int pwrlvl,
+					 unsigned int cpu_idx,
+					 plat_local_state_t req_pwr_state)
+{
+	assert(pwrlvl > PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
+	psci_req_local_pwr_states[pwrlvl - 1][cpu_idx] = req_pwr_state;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function initializes the psci_req_local_pwr_states.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void psci_init_req_local_pwr_states(void)
+{
+	/* Initialize the requested state of all non CPU power domains as OFF */
+	memset(&psci_req_local_pwr_states, PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE,
+			sizeof(psci_req_local_pwr_states));
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper function to return a reference to an array containing the local power
+ * states requested by each cpu for a power domain at 'pwrlvl'. The size of the
+ * array will be the number of cpu power domains of which this power domain is
+ * an ancestor. These requested states will be used to determine a suitable
+ * target state for this power domain during psci state coordination. An
+ * assertion is added to prevent us from accessing the CPU power level.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static plat_local_state_t *psci_get_req_local_pwr_states(int pwrlvl,
+							 int cpu_idx)
+{
+	assert(pwrlvl > PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
+
+	return &psci_req_local_pwr_states[pwrlvl - 1][cpu_idx];
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper function to return the current local power state of each power domain
+ * from the current cpu power domain to its ancestor at the 'end_pwrlvl'. This
+ * function will be called after a cpu is powered on to find the local state
+ * each power domain has emerged from.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void psci_get_target_local_pwr_states(uint32_t end_pwrlvl,
+					     psci_power_state_t *target_state)
+{
+	int lvl;
+	unsigned int parent_idx;
+	plat_local_state_t *pd_state = target_state->pwr_domain_state;
+
+	pd_state[PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL] = psci_get_cpu_local_state();
+	parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[plat_my_core_pos()].parent_node;
+
+	/* Copy the local power state from node to state_info */
+	for (lvl = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL + 1; lvl <= end_pwrlvl; lvl++) {
+#if !USE_COHERENT_MEM
+		/*
+		 * If using normal memory for psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes, we need
+		 * to flush before reading the local power state as another
+		 * cpu in the same power domain could have updated it and this
+		 * code runs before caches are enabled.
+		 */
+		flush_dcache_range(
+			(uint64_t)&psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx],
+				sizeof(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx]));
+#endif
+		pd_state[lvl] =	psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].local_state;
+		parent_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].parent_node;
+	}
+
+	/* Set the the higher levels to RUN */
+	for (; lvl <= PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL; lvl++)
+		target_state->pwr_domain_state[lvl] = PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper function to set the target local power state that each power domain
+ * from the current cpu power domain to its ancestor at the 'end_pwrlvl' will
+ * enter. This function will be called after coordination of requested power
+ * states has been done for each power level.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void psci_set_target_local_pwr_states(uint32_t end_pwrlvl,
+					const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
+{
+	int lvl;
+	unsigned int parent_idx;
+	const plat_local_state_t *pd_state = target_state->pwr_domain_state;
+
+	psci_set_cpu_local_state(pd_state[PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL]);
+
+	/*
+	 * Need to flush as local_state will be accessed with Data Cache
+	 * disabled during power on
+	 */
+	flush_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.local_state);
+
+	parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[plat_my_core_pos()].parent_node;
+
+	/* Copy the local_state from state_info */
+	for (lvl = 1; lvl <= end_pwrlvl; lvl++) {
+		psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].local_state =	pd_state[lvl];
+#if !USE_COHERENT_MEM
+		flush_dcache_range(
+			(uint64_t)&psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx],
+			sizeof(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx]));
+#endif
+		parent_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].parent_node;
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * PSCI helper function to get the parent nodes corresponding to a cpu_index.
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -171,23 +334,207 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * This function is passed a cpu_index and the highest level in the topology
- * tree and the state which each node should transition to. It updates the
- * state of each node between the specified power levels.
- ******************************************************************************/
-void psci_do_state_coordination(int end_pwrlvl,
-				unsigned int cpu_idx,
-				uint32_t state)
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function is invoked post CPU power up and initialization. It sets the
+ * affinity info state, target power state and requested power state for the
+ * current CPU and all its ancestor power domains to RUN.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void psci_set_pwr_domains_to_run(uint32_t end_pwrlvl)
 {
-	int level;
-	unsigned int parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[cpu_idx].parent_node;
-	psci_set_state(cpu_idx, state, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
+	int lvl;
+	unsigned int parent_idx, cpu_idx = plat_my_core_pos();
+	parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[cpu_idx].parent_node;
 
-	for (level = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL + 1; level <= end_pwrlvl; level++) {
-		psci_set_state(parent_idx, state, level);
+	/* Reset the local_state to RUN for the non cpu power domains. */
+	for (lvl = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL + 1; lvl <= end_pwrlvl; lvl++) {
+		psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].local_state =
+				PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN;
+#if !USE_COHERENT_MEM
+		flush_dcache_range(
+				(uint64_t)&psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx],
+				sizeof(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx]));
+#endif
+		psci_set_req_local_pwr_state(lvl,
+					     cpu_idx,
+					     PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN);
 		parent_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].parent_node;
 	}
+
+	/* Set the affinity info state to ON */
+	psci_set_aff_info_state(AFF_STATE_ON);
+
+	psci_set_cpu_local_state(PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN);
+	flush_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data);
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function is passed the local power states requested for each power
+ * domain (state_info) between the current CPU domain and its ancestors until
+ * the target power level (end_pwrlvl). It updates the array of requested power
+ * states with this information.
+ *
+ * Then, for each level (apart from the CPU level) until the 'end_pwrlvl', it
+ * retrieves the states requested by all the cpus of which the power domain at
+ * that level is an ancestor. It passes this information to the platform to
+ * coordinate and return the target power state. If the target state for a level
+ * is RUN then subsequent levels are not considered. At the CPU level, state
+ * coordination is not required. Hence, the requested and the target states are
+ * the same.
+ *
+ * The 'state_info' is updated with the target state for each level between the
+ * CPU and the 'end_pwrlvl' and returned to the caller.
+ *
+ * This function will only be invoked with data cache enabled and while
+ * powering down a core.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void psci_do_state_coordination(int end_pwrlvl, psci_power_state_t *state_info)
+{
+	unsigned int lvl, parent_idx, cpu_idx = plat_my_core_pos();
+	unsigned int start_idx, ncpus;
+	plat_local_state_t target_state, *req_states;
+
+	parent_idx = psci_cpu_pd_nodes[cpu_idx].parent_node;
+
+	/* For level 0, the requested state will be equivalent
+	   to target state */
+	for (lvl = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL + 1; lvl <= end_pwrlvl; lvl++) {
+
+		/* First update the requested power state */
+		psci_set_req_local_pwr_state(lvl, cpu_idx,
+					     state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl]);
+
+		/* Get the requested power states for this power level */
+		start_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].cpu_start_idx;
+		req_states = psci_get_req_local_pwr_states(lvl, start_idx);
+
+		/*
+		 * Let the platform coordinate amongst the requested states at
+		 * this power level and return the target local power state.
+		 */
+		ncpus = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].ncpus;
+		target_state = plat_get_target_pwr_state(lvl,
+							 req_states,
+							 ncpus);
+
+		state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl] = target_state;
+
+		/* Break early if the negotiated target power state is RUN */
+		if (is_local_state_run(state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl]))
+			break;
+
+		parent_idx = psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[parent_idx].parent_node;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This is for cases when we break out of the above loop early because
+	 * the target power state is RUN at a power level < end_pwlvl.
+	 * We update the requested power state from state_info and then
+	 * set the target state as RUN.
+	 */
+	for (lvl = lvl + 1; lvl <= end_pwrlvl; lvl++) {
+		psci_set_req_local_pwr_state(lvl, cpu_idx,
+					     state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl]);
+		state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl] = PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN;
+
+	}
+
+	/* Update the target state in the power domain nodes */
+	psci_set_target_local_pwr_states(end_pwrlvl, state_info);
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function validates a suspend request by making sure that if a standby
+ * state is requested then no power level is turned off and the highest power
+ * level is placed in a standby/retention state.
+ *
+ * It also ensures that the state level X will enter is not shallower than the
+ * state level X + 1 will enter.
+ *
+ * This validation will be enabled only for DEBUG builds as the platform is
+ * expected to perform these validations as well.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+int psci_validate_suspend_req(const psci_power_state_t *state_info,
+			      unsigned int is_power_down_state)
+{
+	unsigned int max_off_lvl, target_lvl, max_retn_lvl;
+	plat_local_state_t state;
+	plat_local_state_type_t req_state_type, deepest_state_type;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Find the target suspend power level */
+	target_lvl = psci_find_target_suspend_lvl(state_info);
+	if (target_lvl == PSCI_INVALID_DATA)
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
+	/* All power domain levels are in a RUN state to begin with */
+	deepest_state_type = STATE_TYPE_RUN;
+
+	for (i = target_lvl; i >= PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL; i--) {
+		state = state_info->pwr_domain_state[i];
+		req_state_type = find_local_state_type(state);
+
+		/*
+		 * While traversing from the highest power level to the lowest,
+		 * the state requested for lower levels has to be the same or
+		 * deeper i.e. equal to or greater than the state at the higher
+		 * levels. If this condition is true, then the requested state
+		 * becomes the deepest state encountered so far.
+		 */
+		if (req_state_type < deepest_state_type)
+			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+		deepest_state_type = req_state_type;
+	}
+
+	/* Find the highest off power level */
+	max_off_lvl = psci_find_max_off_lvl(state_info);
+
+	/* The target_lvl is either equal to the max_off_lvl or max_retn_lvl */
+	max_retn_lvl = PSCI_INVALID_DATA;
+	if (target_lvl != max_off_lvl)
+		max_retn_lvl = target_lvl;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this is not a request for a power down state then max off level
+	 * has to be invalid and max retention level has to be a valid power
+	 * level.
+	 */
+	if (!is_power_down_state && (max_off_lvl != PSCI_INVALID_DATA ||
+				    max_retn_lvl == PSCI_INVALID_DATA))
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
+	return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This function finds the highest power level which will be powered down
+ * amongst all the power levels specified in the 'state_info' structure
+ *****************************************************************************/
+unsigned int psci_find_max_off_lvl(const psci_power_state_t *state_info)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL; i >= PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL; i--) {
+		if (is_local_state_off(state_info->pwr_domain_state[i]))
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return PSCI_INVALID_DATA;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * This functions finds the level of the highest power domain which will be
+ * placed in a low power state during a suspend operation.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+unsigned int psci_find_target_suspend_lvl(const psci_power_state_t *state_info)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL; i >= PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL; i--) {
+		if (!is_local_state_run(state_info->pwr_domain_state[i]))
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return PSCI_INVALID_DATA;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -296,97 +643,6 @@
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * This function takes an index and level of a power domain node in the topology
- * tree and returns its state. State of a non-leaf node needs to be calculated.
- ******************************************************************************/
-unsigned short psci_get_state(unsigned int idx,
-			      int level)
-{
-	/* A cpu node just contains the state which can be directly returned */
-	if (level == PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL) {
-		flush_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.psci_state);
-		return get_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.psci_state);
-	}
-
-#if !USE_COHERENT_MEM
-	flush_dcache_range((uint64_t) &psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx],
-					sizeof(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx]));
-#endif
-	/*
-	 * For a power level higher than a cpu, the state has to be
-	 * calculated. It depends upon the value of the reference count
-	 * which is managed by each node at the next lower power level
-	 * e.g. for a cluster, each cpu increments/decrements the reference
-	 * count. If the reference count is 0 then the power level is
-	 * OFF else ON.
-	 */
-	if (psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].ref_count)
-		return PSCI_STATE_ON;
-	else
-		return PSCI_STATE_OFF;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- * This function takes an index and level of a power domain node in the topology
- * tree and a target state. State of a non-leaf node needs to be converted to
- * a reference count. State of a leaf node can be set directly.
- ******************************************************************************/
-void psci_set_state(unsigned int idx,
-		    unsigned short state,
-		    int level)
-{
-	/*
-	 * For a power level higher than a cpu, the state is used
-	 * to decide whether the reference count is incremented or
-	 * decremented. Entry into the ON_PENDING state does not have
-	 * effect.
-	 */
-	if (level > PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL) {
-		switch (state) {
-		case PSCI_STATE_ON:
-			psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].ref_count++;
-			break;
-		case PSCI_STATE_OFF:
-		case PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND:
-			psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].ref_count--;
-			break;
-		case PSCI_STATE_ON_PENDING:
-			/*
-			 * A power level higher than a cpu will not undergo
-			 * a state change when it is about to be turned on
-			 */
-			return;
-		default:
-			assert(0);
-
-#if !USE_COHERENT_MEM
-		flush_dcache_range((uint64_t) &psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx],
-				sizeof(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx]));
-#endif
-		}
-	} else {
-		set_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.psci_state, state);
-		flush_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.psci_state);
-	}
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- * A power domain could be on, on_pending, suspended or off. These are the
- * logical states it can be in. Physically either it is off or on. When it is in
- * the state on_pending then it is about to be turned on. It is not possible to
- * tell whether that's actually happened or not. So we err on the side of
- * caution & treat the power domain as being turned off.
- ******************************************************************************/
-unsigned short psci_get_phys_state(unsigned int idx,
-				int level)
-{
-	unsigned int state;
-
-	state = psci_get_state(idx, level);
-	return get_phys_state(state);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
  * Generic handler which is called when a cpu is physically powered on. It
  * traverses the node information and finds the highest power level powered
  * off and performs generic, architectural, platform setup and state management
@@ -396,34 +652,31 @@
  * coherency at the interconnect level in addition to gic cpu interface.
  ******************************************************************************/
 void psci_power_up_finish(int end_pwrlvl,
-			  pwrlvl_power_on_finisher_t pon_handler)
+			  pwrlvl_power_on_finisher_t power_on_handler)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu_idx = plat_my_core_pos();
-	unsigned int max_phys_off_pwrlvl;
+	psci_power_state_t state_info = { {PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN} };
 
 	/*
-	 * This function acquires the lock corresponding to each power
-	 * level so that by the time all locks are taken, the system topology
-	 * is snapshot and state management can be done safely.
+	 * This function acquires the lock corresponding to each power level so
+	 * that by the time all locks are taken, the system topology is snapshot
+	 * and state management can be done safely.
 	 */
 	psci_acquire_pwr_domain_locks(end_pwrlvl,
 				      cpu_idx);
 
-	max_phys_off_pwrlvl = psci_find_max_phys_off_pwrlvl(end_pwrlvl,
-							    cpu_idx);
-	assert(max_phys_off_pwrlvl != PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
-
-	/* Perform generic, architecture and platform specific handling */
-	pon_handler(cpu_idx, max_phys_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_get_target_local_pwr_states(end_pwrlvl, &state_info);
 
 	/*
-	 * This function updates the state of each power instance
-	 * corresponding to the cpu index in the range of power levels
-	 * specified.
+	 * Perform generic, architecture and platform specific handling.
 	 */
-	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl,
-				   cpu_idx,
-				   PSCI_STATE_ON);
+	power_on_handler(cpu_idx, &state_info);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the requested and target state of this CPU and all the higher
+	 * power domains which are ancestors of this CPU to run.
+	 */
+	psci_set_pwr_domains_to_run(end_pwrlvl);
 
 	/*
 	 * This loop releases the lock corresponding to each power level
@@ -481,31 +734,39 @@
 void psci_print_power_domain_map(void)
 {
 #if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
-	unsigned int idx, state;
+	unsigned int idx;
+	plat_local_state_t state;
+	plat_local_state_type_t state_type;
 
 	/* This array maps to the PSCI_STATE_X definitions in psci.h */
-	static const char *psci_state_str[] = {
+	static const char *psci_state_type_str[] = {
 		"ON",
+		"RETENTION",
 		"OFF",
-		"ON_PENDING",
-		"SUSPEND"
 	};
 
 	INFO("PSCI Power Domain Map:\n");
-	for (idx = 0; idx < (PSCI_NUM_PWR_DOMAINS - PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT); idx++) {
-		state = psci_get_state(idx, psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].level);
-		INFO("  Domain Node : Level %u, parent_node %d, State %s\n",
+	for (idx = 0; idx < (PSCI_NUM_PWR_DOMAINS - PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT);
+							idx++) {
+		state_type = find_local_state_type(
+				psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].local_state);
+		INFO("  Domain Node : Level %u, parent_node %d,"
+				" State %s (0x%x)\n",
 				psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].level,
 				psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].parent_node,
-				psci_state_str[state]);
+				psci_state_type_str[state_type],
+				psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].local_state);
 	}
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT; idx++) {
-		state = psci_get_state(idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
-		INFO("  CPU Node : MPID 0x%lx, parent_node %d, State %s\n",
+		state = psci_get_cpu_local_state_by_idx(idx);
+		state_type = find_local_state_type(state);
+		INFO("  CPU Node : MPID 0x%lx, parent_node %d,"
+				" State %s (0x%x)\n",
 				psci_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].mpidr,
 				psci_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].parent_node,
-				psci_state_str[state]);
+				psci_state_type_str[state_type],
+				psci_get_cpu_local_state_by_idx(idx));
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_main.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_main.c
index 5732da2..f024291 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_main.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <runtime_svc.h>
 #include <std_svc.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "psci_private.h"
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -93,72 +94,82 @@
 		     unsigned long context_id)
 {
 	int rc;
-	unsigned int target_pwrlvl, pstate_type;
+	unsigned int target_pwrlvl, is_power_down_state;
 	entry_point_info_t ep;
+	psci_power_state_t state_info = { {PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN} };
+	plat_local_state_t cpu_pd_state;
 
-	/* Check SBZ bits in power state are zero */
-	if (psci_validate_power_state(power_state))
-		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
-
-	/* Sanity check the requested state */
-	target_pwrlvl = psci_get_pstate_pwrlvl(power_state);
-	if (target_pwrlvl > PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL)
-		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
-
-	/* Validate the power_state using platform pm_ops */
-	if (psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_power_state) {
-		rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_power_state(power_state);
-		if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS) {
-			assert(rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
-			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
-		}
+	/* Validate the power_state parameter */
+	rc = psci_validate_power_state(power_state, &state_info);
+	if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS) {
+		assert(rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
-	/* Validate the entrypoint using platform pm_ops */
-	if (psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_ns_entrypoint) {
-		rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_ns_entrypoint(entrypoint);
-		if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS) {
-			assert(rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
-			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Determine the 'state type' in the 'power_state' parameter */
-	pstate_type = psci_get_pstate_type(power_state);
-
 	/*
-	 * Ensure that we have a platform specific handler for entering
-	 * a standby state.
+	 * Get the value of the state type bit from the power state parameter.
 	 */
-	if (pstate_type == PSTATE_TYPE_STANDBY) {
-		if  (!psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_standby)
+	is_power_down_state = psci_get_pstate_type(power_state);
+
+	/* Sanity check the requested suspend levels */
+	assert (psci_validate_suspend_req(&state_info, is_power_down_state)
+			== PSCI_E_SUCCESS);
+
+	target_pwrlvl = psci_find_target_suspend_lvl(&state_info);
+
+	/* Fast path for CPU standby.*/
+	if (is_cpu_standby_req(is_power_down_state, target_pwrlvl)) {
+		if  (!psci_plat_pm_ops->cpu_standby)
 			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-		psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_standby(power_state);
+		/*
+		 * Set the state of the CPU power domain to the platform
+		 * specific retention state and enter the standby state.
+		 */
+		cpu_pd_state = state_info.pwr_domain_state[PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL];
+		psci_set_cpu_local_state(cpu_pd_state);
+		psci_plat_pm_ops->cpu_standby(cpu_pd_state);
+
+		/* Upon exit from standby, set the state back to RUN. */
+		psci_set_cpu_local_state(PSCI_LOCAL_STATE_RUN);
+
 		return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Verify and derive the re-entry information for
-	 * the non-secure world from the non-secure state from
-	 * where this call originated.
+	 * If a power down state has been requested, we need to verify entry
+	 * point and program entry information.
 	 */
-	rc = psci_get_ns_ep_info(&ep, entrypoint, context_id);
-	if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
-		return rc;
+	if (is_power_down_state) {
+		if (psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_ns_entrypoint) {
+			rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_ns_entrypoint(entrypoint);
+			if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS) {
+				assert(rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
+				return rc;
+			}
+		}
 
-	/* Save PSCI power state parameter for the core in suspend context */
-	psci_set_suspend_power_state(power_state);
+		/*
+		 * Verify and derive the re-entry information for
+		 * the non-secure world from the non-secure state from
+		 * where this call originated.
+		 */
+		rc = psci_get_ns_ep_info(&ep, entrypoint, context_id);
+		if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Do what is needed to enter the power down state. Upon success,
-	 * enter the final wfi which will power down this CPU.
+	 * enter the final wfi which will power down this CPU. This function
+	 * might return if the power down was abandoned for any reason, e.g.
+	 * arrival of an interrupt
 	 */
 	psci_cpu_suspend_start(&ep,
-			    target_pwrlvl);
+			    target_pwrlvl,
+			    &state_info,
+			    is_power_down_state);
 
-	/* Reset PSCI power state parameter for the core. */
-	psci_set_suspend_power_state(PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
 	return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@
 			unsigned long context_id)
 {
 	int rc;
-	unsigned int power_state;
+	psci_power_state_t state_info;
 	entry_point_info_t ep;
 
 	/* Validate the entrypoint using platform pm_ops */
@@ -174,7 +185,7 @@
 		rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->validate_ns_entrypoint(entrypoint);
 		if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS) {
 			assert(rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
-			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+			return rc;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -191,28 +202,25 @@
 	if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
 		return rc;
 
-	/*
-	 * Assert that the required pm_ops hook is implemented to ensure that
-	 * the capability detected during psci_setup() is valid.
-	 */
-	assert(psci_plat_pm_ops->get_sys_suspend_power_state);
+	/* Query the psci_power_state for system suspend */
+	psci_query_sys_suspend_pwrstate(&state_info);
+
+	/* Ensure that the psci_power_state makes sense */
+	assert(psci_find_target_suspend_lvl(&state_info) == PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL);
+	assert(psci_validate_suspend_req(&state_info, PSTATE_TYPE_POWERDOWN)
+						== PSCI_E_SUCCESS);
+	assert(is_local_state_off(state_info.pwr_domain_state[PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL]));
 
 	/*
-	 * Query the platform for the power_state required for system suspend
+	 * Do what is needed to enter the system suspend state. This function
+	 * might return if the power down was abandoned for any reason, e.g.
+	 * arrival of an interrupt
 	 */
-	power_state = psci_plat_pm_ops->get_sys_suspend_power_state();
+	psci_cpu_suspend_start(&ep,
+			    PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL,
+			    &state_info,
+			    PSTATE_TYPE_POWERDOWN);
 
-	/* Save PSCI power state parameter for the core in suspend context */
-	psci_set_suspend_power_state(power_state);
-
-	/*
-	 * Do what is needed to enter the power down state. Upon success,
-	 * enter the final wfi which will power down this cpu.
-	 */
-	psci_cpu_suspend_start(&ep, PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL);
-
-	/* Reset PSCI power state parameter for the core. */
-	psci_set_suspend_power_state(PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
 	return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -240,26 +248,18 @@
 int psci_affinity_info(unsigned long target_affinity,
 		       unsigned int lowest_affinity_level)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu_idx;
-	unsigned char cpu_pwr_domain_state;
+	unsigned int target_idx;
 
 	/* We dont support level higher than PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL */
 	if (lowest_affinity_level > PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL)
 		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
 	/* Calculate the cpu index of the target */
-	cpu_idx = plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(target_affinity);
-	if (cpu_idx == -1)
+	target_idx = plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(target_affinity);
+	if (target_idx == -1)
 		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	cpu_pwr_domain_state = psci_get_state(cpu_idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL);
-
-	/* A suspended cpu is available & on for the OS */
-	if (cpu_pwr_domain_state == PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND) {
-		cpu_pwr_domain_state = PSCI_STATE_ON;
-	}
-
-	return cpu_pwr_domain_state;
+	return psci_get_aff_info_state_by_idx(target_idx);
 }
 
 int psci_migrate(unsigned long target_cpu)
@@ -337,10 +337,9 @@
 	if (psci_fid == PSCI_CPU_SUSPEND_AARCH32 ||
 			psci_fid == PSCI_CPU_SUSPEND_AARCH64) {
 		/*
-		 * The trusted firmware uses the original power state format
-		 * and does not support OS Initiated Mode.
+		 * The trusted firmware does not support OS Initiated Mode.
 		 */
-		return (FF_PSTATE_ORIG << FF_PSTATE_SHIFT) |
+		return (FF_PSTATE << FF_PSTATE_SHIFT) |
 			((!FF_SUPPORTS_OS_INIT_MODE) << FF_MODE_SUPPORT_SHIFT);
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_off.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_off.c
index 78410f1..28fa52c 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_off.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_off.c
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
 #include "psci_private.h"
 
 /******************************************************************************
+ * Construct the psci_power_state to request power OFF at all power levels.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void psci_set_power_off_state(psci_power_state_t *state_info)
+{
+	int lvl;
+
+	for (lvl = PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL; lvl <= PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL; lvl++)
+		state_info->pwr_domain_state[lvl] = PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
  * Top level handler which is called when a cpu wants to power itself down.
  * It's assumed that along with turning the cpu power domain off, power
  * domains at higher levels will be turned off as far as possible. It finds
@@ -52,7 +63,7 @@
 int psci_do_cpu_off(int end_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int rc, idx = plat_my_core_pos();
-	unsigned int max_phys_off_pwrlvl;
+	psci_power_state_t state_info;
 
 	/*
 	 * This function must only be called on platforms where the
@@ -79,29 +90,27 @@
 			goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * This function updates the state of each power domain instance
-	 * corresponding to the cpu index in the range of power levels
-	 * specified.
-	 */
-	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl,
-				   idx,
-				   PSCI_STATE_OFF);
+	/* Construct the psci_power_state for CPU_OFF */
+	psci_set_power_off_state(&state_info);
 
-	max_phys_off_pwrlvl = psci_find_max_phys_off_pwrlvl(end_pwrlvl, idx);
-	assert(max_phys_off_pwrlvl != PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
+	/*
+	 * This function is passed the requested state info and
+	 * it returns the negotiated state info for each power level upto
+	 * the end level specified.
+	 */
+	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl, &state_info);
 
 	/*
 	 * Arch. management. Perform the necessary steps to flush all
 	 * cpu caches.
 	 */
-	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(max_phys_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(psci_find_max_off_lvl(&state_info));
 
 	/*
 	 * Plat. management: Perform platform specific actions to turn this
 	 * cpu off e.g. exit cpu coherency, program the power controller etc.
 	 */
-	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_off(max_phys_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_off(&state_info);
 
 exit:
 	/*
@@ -112,6 +121,16 @@
 				      idx);
 
 	/*
+	 * Set the affinity info state to OFF. This writes directly to main
+	 * memory as caches are disabled, so cache maintenance is required
+	 * to ensure that later cached reads of aff_info_state return
+	 * AFF_STATE_OFF.
+	 */
+	flush_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state);
+	psci_set_aff_info_state(AFF_STATE_OFF);
+	inv_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state);
+
+	/*
 	 * Check if all actions needed to safely power down this cpu have
 	 * successfully completed. Enter a wfi loop which will allow the
 	 * power controller to physically power down this cpu.
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_on.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_on.c
index c85e349..542cc23 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_on.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_on.c
@@ -44,19 +44,37 @@
  * This function checks whether a cpu which has been requested to be turned on
  * is OFF to begin with.
  ******************************************************************************/
-static int cpu_on_validate_state(unsigned int psci_state)
+static int cpu_on_validate_state(aff_info_state_t aff_state)
 {
-	if (psci_state == PSCI_STATE_ON || psci_state == PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND)
+	if (aff_state == AFF_STATE_ON)
 		return PSCI_E_ALREADY_ON;
 
-	if (psci_state == PSCI_STATE_ON_PENDING)
+	if (aff_state == AFF_STATE_ON_PENDING)
 		return PSCI_E_ON_PENDING;
 
-	assert(psci_state == PSCI_STATE_OFF);
+	assert(aff_state == AFF_STATE_OFF);
 	return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
+ * This function sets the aff_info_state in the per-cpu data of the CPU
+ * specified by cpu_idx
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void psci_set_aff_info_state_by_idx(unsigned int cpu_idx,
+					   aff_info_state_t aff_state)
+{
+
+	set_cpu_data_by_index(cpu_idx,
+			      psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state,
+			      aff_state);
+
+	/*
+	 * Flush aff_info_state as it will be accessed with caches turned OFF.
+	 */
+	flush_cpu_data_by_index(cpu_idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
  * Generic handler which is called to physically power on a cpu identified by
  * its mpidr. It performs the generic, architectural, platform setup and state
  * management to power on the target cpu e.g. it will ensure that
@@ -67,8 +85,8 @@
  * platform handler as it can return error.
  ******************************************************************************/
 int psci_cpu_on_start(unsigned long target_cpu,
-		   entry_point_info_t *ep,
-		   int end_pwrlvl)
+		      entry_point_info_t *ep,
+		      int end_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int rc;
 	unsigned long psci_entrypoint;
@@ -88,7 +106,7 @@
 	 * Generic management: Ensure that the cpu is off to be
 	 * turned on.
 	 */
-	rc = cpu_on_validate_state(psci_get_state(target_idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL));
+	rc = cpu_on_validate_state(psci_get_aff_info_state_by_idx(target_idx));
 	if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
 		goto exit;
 
@@ -101,13 +119,9 @@
 		psci_spd_pm->svc_on(target_cpu);
 
 	/*
-	 * This function updates the state of each affinity instance
-	 * corresponding to the mpidr in the range of power domain levels
-	 * specified.
+	 * Set the Affinity info state of the target cpu to ON_PENDING.
 	 */
-	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl,
-				    target_idx,
-				    PSCI_STATE_ON_PENDING);
+	psci_set_aff_info_state_by_idx(target_idx, AFF_STATE_ON_PENDING);
 
 	/*
 	 * Perform generic, architecture and platform specific handling.
@@ -120,9 +134,8 @@
 	 * of the target cpu to allow it to perform the necessary
 	 * steps to power on.
 	 */
-	rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_on(target_cpu,
-				    psci_entrypoint,
-				    MPIDR_AFFLVL0);
+	rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_on((u_register_t)target_cpu,
+				    psci_entrypoint);
 	assert(rc == PSCI_E_SUCCESS || rc == PSCI_E_INTERN_FAIL);
 
 	if (rc == PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
@@ -130,9 +143,7 @@
 		cm_init_context_by_index(target_idx, ep);
 	else
 		/* Restore the state on error. */
-		psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl,
-				    target_idx,
-				    PSCI_STATE_OFF);
+		psci_set_aff_info_state_by_idx(target_idx, AFF_STATE_OFF);
 
 exit:
 	psci_spin_unlock_cpu(target_idx);
@@ -141,22 +152,19 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * The following function finish an earlier power on request. They
- * are called by the common finisher routine in psci_common.c.
+ * are called by the common finisher routine in psci_common.c. The `state_info`
+ * is the psci_power_state from which this CPU has woken up from.
  ******************************************************************************/
 void psci_cpu_on_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
-			int max_off_pwrlvl)
+			psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
-	/* Ensure we have been explicitly woken up by another cpu */
-	assert(psci_get_state(cpu_idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL)
-	       == PSCI_STATE_ON_PENDING);
-
 	/*
 	 * Plat. management: Perform the platform specific actions
 	 * for this cpu e.g. enabling the gic or zeroing the mailbox
 	 * register. The actual state of this cpu has already been
 	 * changed.
 	 */
-	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_on_finish(max_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_on_finish(state_info);
 
 	/*
 	 * Arch. management: Enable data cache and manage stack memory
@@ -179,6 +187,9 @@
 	psci_spin_lock_cpu(cpu_idx);
 	psci_spin_unlock_cpu(cpu_idx);
 
+	/* Ensure we have been explicitly woken up by another cpu */
+	assert(psci_get_aff_info_state() == AFF_STATE_ON_PENDING);
+
 	/*
 	 * Call the cpu on finish handler registered by the Secure Payload
 	 * Dispatcher to let it do any bookeeping. If the handler encounters an
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_private.h b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_private.h
index e7ad711..8d08df4 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_private.h
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_private.h
@@ -81,11 +81,35 @@
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH64))
 
 /*
+ * Helper macros to get/set the fields of PSCI per-cpu data.
+ */
+#define psci_set_aff_info_state(aff_state) \
+		set_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state, aff_state)
+#define psci_get_aff_info_state() \
+		get_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state)
+#define psci_get_aff_info_state_by_idx(idx) \
+		get_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.aff_info_state)
+#define psci_get_suspend_pwrlvl() \
+		get_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.target_pwrlvl)
+#define psci_set_suspend_pwrlvl(target_lvl) \
+		set_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.target_pwrlvl, target_lvl)
+#define psci_set_cpu_local_state(state) \
+		set_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.local_state, state)
+#define psci_get_cpu_local_state() \
+		get_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.local_state)
+#define psci_get_cpu_local_state_by_idx(idx) \
+		get_cpu_data_by_index(idx, psci_svc_cpu_data.local_state)
+
+/*
  * Helper macros for the CPU level spinlocks
  */
 #define psci_spin_lock_cpu(idx)	spin_lock(&psci_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].cpu_lock)
 #define psci_spin_unlock_cpu(idx) spin_unlock(&psci_cpu_pd_nodes[idx].cpu_lock)
 
+/* Helper macro to identify a CPU standby request in PSCI Suspend call */
+#define is_cpu_standby_req(is_power_down_state, retn_lvl) \
+		(((!(is_power_down_state)) && ((retn_lvl) == 0)) ? 1 : 0)
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * The following two data structures implement the power domain tree. The tree
  * is used to track the state of all the nodes i.e. power domain instances
@@ -113,7 +137,8 @@
 	 */
 	unsigned int parent_node;
 
-	unsigned char ref_count;
+	plat_local_state_t local_state;
+
 	unsigned char level;
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
 	bakery_lock_t lock;
@@ -142,12 +167,12 @@
 } cpu_pd_node_t;
 
 typedef void (*pwrlvl_power_on_finisher_t)(unsigned int cpu_idx,
-					   int max_off_pwrlvl);
+					   psci_power_state_t *state_info);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Data prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
-extern const plat_pm_ops_t *psci_plat_pm_ops;
+extern const plat_psci_ops_t *psci_plat_pm_ops;
 extern non_cpu_pd_node_t psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[PSCI_NUM_NON_CPU_PWR_DOMAINS];
 extern cpu_pd_node_t psci_cpu_pd_nodes[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT];
 extern uint32_t psci_caps;
@@ -161,28 +186,31 @@
  * Function prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
 /* Private exported functions from psci_common.c */
-unsigned short psci_get_state(unsigned int idx, int level);
-unsigned short psci_get_phys_state(unsigned int idx, int level);
-void psci_set_state(unsigned int idx, unsigned short state, int level);
+int psci_validate_power_state(unsigned int power_state,
+			      psci_power_state_t *state_info);
+void psci_query_sys_suspend_pwrstate(psci_power_state_t *state_info);
 int psci_validate_mpidr(unsigned long mpidr);
 int get_power_on_target_pwrlvl(void);
+void psci_init_req_local_pwr_states(void);
 void psci_power_up_finish(int end_pwrlvl,
-				 pwrlvl_power_on_finisher_t pon_handler);
+				 pwrlvl_power_on_finisher_t power_on_handler);
 int psci_get_ns_ep_info(entry_point_info_t *ep,
 		       uint64_t entrypoint, uint64_t context_id);
 void psci_get_parent_pwr_domain_nodes(unsigned int cpu_idx,
 				      int end_lvl,
 				      unsigned int node_index[]);
 void psci_do_state_coordination(int end_pwrlvl,
-				unsigned int cpu_idx,
-				uint32_t state);
+				psci_power_state_t *state_info);
 void psci_acquire_pwr_domain_locks(int end_pwrlvl,
 				   unsigned int cpu_idx);
 void psci_release_pwr_domain_locks(int end_pwrlvl,
 				   unsigned int cpu_idx);
+int psci_validate_suspend_req(const psci_power_state_t *state_info,
+			      unsigned int is_power_down_state_req);
+unsigned int psci_find_max_off_lvl(const psci_power_state_t *state_info);
+unsigned int psci_find_target_suspend_lvl(const psci_power_state_t *state_info);
+void psci_set_pwr_domains_to_run(uint32_t end_pwrlvl);
 void psci_print_power_domain_map(void);
-uint32_t psci_find_max_phys_off_pwrlvl(uint32_t end_pwrlvl,
-			       unsigned int cpu_idx);
 unsigned int psci_is_last_on_cpu(void);
 int psci_spd_migrate_info(uint64_t *mpidr);
 
@@ -192,18 +220,19 @@
 		      int end_pwrlvl);
 
 void psci_cpu_on_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
-			int max_off_pwrlvl);
+			psci_power_state_t *state_info);
 
 /* Private exported functions from psci_cpu_off.c */
 int psci_do_cpu_off(int end_pwrlvl);
 
-/* Private exported functions from psci_suspend.c */
+/* Private exported functions from psci_pwrlvl_suspend.c */
 void psci_cpu_suspend_start(entry_point_info_t *ep,
-			int end_pwrlvl);
-void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
-			     int max_off_pwrlvl);
+			int end_pwrlvl,
+			psci_power_state_t *state_info,
+			unsigned int is_power_down_state_req);
 
-void psci_set_suspend_power_state(unsigned int power_state);
+void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
+			psci_power_state_t *state_info);
 
 /* Private exported functions from psci_helpers.S */
 void psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(uint32_t pwr_level);
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_setup.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_setup.c
index 5f7376b..599c09b 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_setup.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_setup.c
@@ -61,26 +61,30 @@
 		psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[node_idx].level = level;
 		psci_lock_init(psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes, node_idx);
 		psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[node_idx].parent_node = parent_idx;
+		psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[node_idx].local_state =
+							 PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE;
 	} else {
+		psci_cpu_data_t *svc_cpu_data;
 
 		psci_cpu_pd_nodes[node_idx].parent_node = parent_idx;
 
 		/* Initialize with an invalid mpidr */
 		psci_cpu_pd_nodes[node_idx].mpidr = PSCI_INVALID_MPIDR;
 
-		/*
-		 * Mark the cpu as OFF.
-		 */
-		set_cpu_data_by_index(node_idx,
-				      psci_svc_cpu_data.psci_state,
-				      PSCI_STATE_OFF);
+		svc_cpu_data =
+			&(_cpu_data_by_index(node_idx)->psci_svc_cpu_data);
 
-		/* Invalidate the suspend context for the node */
-		set_cpu_data_by_index(node_idx,
-				      psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state,
-				      PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
+		/* Set the Affinity Info for the cores as OFF */
+		svc_cpu_data->aff_info_state = AFF_STATE_OFF;
 
-		flush_cpu_data_by_index(node_idx, psci_svc_cpu_data);
+		/* Invalidate the suspend level for the cpu */
+		svc_cpu_data->target_pwrlvl = PSCI_INVALID_DATA;
+
+		/* Set the power state to OFF state */
+		svc_cpu_data->local_state = PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE;
+
+		flush_dcache_range((uint64_t)svc_cpu_data,
+						 sizeof(*svc_cpu_data));
 
 		cm_set_context_by_index(node_idx,
 					(void *) &psci_ns_context[node_idx],
@@ -233,14 +237,15 @@
 	flush_dcache_range((uint64_t) &psci_cpu_pd_nodes,
 			   sizeof(psci_cpu_pd_nodes));
 
-	/*
-	 * Mark the current CPU and its parent power domains as ON. No need to lock
-	 * as the system is UP on the primary at this stage of boot.
-	 */
-	psci_do_state_coordination(PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL, plat_my_core_pos(),
-				   PSCI_STATE_ON);
+	psci_init_req_local_pwr_states();
 
-	platform_setup_pm(&psci_plat_pm_ops);
+	/*
+	 * Set the requested and target state of this CPU and all the higher
+	 * power domain levels for this CPU to run.
+	 */
+	psci_set_pwr_domains_to_run(PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL);
+
+	plat_setup_psci_ops(&psci_plat_pm_ops);
 	assert(psci_plat_pm_ops);
 
 	/* Initialize the psci capability */
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_suspend.c b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_suspend.c
index c402937..2e4270f 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_suspend.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci1.0/psci_suspend.c
@@ -42,82 +42,97 @@
 #include "psci_private.h"
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * This function saves the power state parameter passed in the current PSCI
- * cpu_suspend call in the per-cpu data array.
+ * This function does generic and platform specific operations after a wake-up
+ * from standby/retention states at multiple power levels.
  ******************************************************************************/
-void psci_set_suspend_power_state(unsigned int power_state)
+static void psci_suspend_to_standby_finisher(unsigned int cpu_idx,
+					     psci_power_state_t *state_info,
+					     unsigned int end_pwrlvl)
 {
-	set_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state, power_state);
-	flush_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state);
+	psci_acquire_pwr_domain_locks(end_pwrlvl,
+				cpu_idx);
+
+	/*
+	 * Plat. management: Allow the platform to do operations
+	 * on waking up from retention.
+	 */
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_suspend_finish(state_info);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the requested and target state of this CPU and all the higher
+	 * power domain levels for this CPU to run.
+	 */
+	psci_set_pwr_domains_to_run(end_pwrlvl);
+
+	psci_release_pwr_domain_locks(end_pwrlvl,
+				cpu_idx);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * This function gets the power level till which the current cpu could be
- * powered down during a cpu_suspend call. Returns PSCI_INVALID_DATA if the
- * power state is invalid.
+ * This function does generic and platform specific suspend to power down
+ * operations.
  ******************************************************************************/
-int psci_get_suspend_pwrlvl(void)
+static void psci_suspend_to_pwrdown_start(int end_pwrlvl,
+					  entry_point_info_t *ep,
+					  psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
-	unsigned int power_state;
+	/* Save PSCI target power level for the suspend finisher handler */
+	psci_set_suspend_pwrlvl(end_pwrlvl);
 
-	power_state = get_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state);
+	/*
+	 * Flush the target power level as it will be accessed on power up with
+	 * Data cache disabled.
+	 */
+	flush_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.target_pwrlvl);
 
-	return ((power_state == PSCI_INVALID_DATA) ?
-		power_state : psci_get_pstate_pwrlvl(power_state));
-}
+	/*
+	 * Call the cpu suspend handler registered by the Secure Payload
+	 * Dispatcher to let it do any book-keeping. If the handler encounters an
+	 * error, it's expected to assert within
+	 */
+	if (psci_spd_pm && psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend)
+		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend(0);
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- * This function gets the state id of the current cpu from the power state
- * parameter saved in the per-cpu data array. Returns PSCI_INVALID_DATA if the
- * power state saved is invalid.
- ******************************************************************************/
-int psci_get_suspend_stateid(void)
-{
-	unsigned int power_state;
+	/*
+	 * Store the re-entry information for the non-secure world.
+	 */
+	cm_init_my_context(ep);
 
-	power_state = get_cpu_data(psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state);
-
-	return ((power_state == PSCI_INVALID_DATA) ?
-		power_state : psci_get_pstate_id(power_state));
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- * This function gets the state id of the cpu specified by the cpu index
- * from the power state parameter saved in the per-cpu data array. Returns
- * PSCI_INVALID_DATA if the power state saved is invalid.
- ******************************************************************************/
-int psci_get_suspend_stateid_by_idx(unsigned long cpu_idx)
-{
-	unsigned int power_state;
-
-	power_state = get_cpu_data_by_index(cpu_idx,
-					    psci_svc_cpu_data.power_state);
-
-	return ((power_state == PSCI_INVALID_DATA) ?
-		power_state : psci_get_pstate_id(power_state));
+	/*
+	 * Arch. management. Perform the necessary steps to flush all
+	 * cpu caches. Currently we assume that the power level correspond
+	 * the cache level.
+	 * TODO : Introduce a mechanism to query the cache level to flush
+	 * and the cpu-ops power down to perform from the platform.
+	 */
+	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(psci_find_max_off_lvl(state_info));
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Top level handler which is called when a cpu wants to suspend its execution.
  * It is assumed that along with suspending the cpu power domain, power domains
- * at higher levels until the target power level will be suspended as well.
- * It finds the highest level where a domain has to be suspended by traversing
- * the node information and then performs generic, architectural, platform
- * setup and state management required to suspend that power domain and domains
- * below it. * e.g. For a cpu that's to be suspended, it could mean programming
- * the power controller whereas for a cluster that's to be suspended, it will
- * call the platform specific code which will disable coherency at the
- * interconnect level if the cpu is the last in the cluster and also the
- * program the power controller.
+ * at higher levels until the target power level will be suspended as well. It
+ * coordinates with the platform to negotiate the target state for each of
+ * the power domain level till the target power domain level. It then performs
+ * generic, architectural, platform setup and state management required to
+ * suspend that power domain level and power domain levels below it.
+ * e.g. For a cpu that's to be suspended, it could mean programming the
+ * power controller whereas for a cluster that's to be suspended, it will call
+ * the platform specific code which will disable coherency at the interconnect
+ * level if the cpu is the last in the cluster and also the program the power
+ * controller.
  *
  * All the required parameter checks are performed at the beginning and after
  * the state transition has been done, no further error is expected and it is
  * not possible to undo any of the actions taken beyond that point.
  ******************************************************************************/
-void psci_cpu_suspend_start(entry_point_info_t *ep, int end_pwrlvl)
+void psci_cpu_suspend_start(entry_point_info_t *ep,
+			    int end_pwrlvl,
+			    psci_power_state_t *state_info,
+			    unsigned int is_power_down_state)
 {
 	int skip_wfi = 0;
-	unsigned int max_phys_off_pwrlvl, idx = plat_my_core_pos();
+	unsigned int idx = plat_my_core_pos();
 	unsigned long psci_entrypoint;
 
 	/*
@@ -146,39 +161,20 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Call the cpu suspend handler registered by the Secure Payload
-	 * Dispatcher to let it do any bookeeping. If the handler encounters an
-	 * error, it's expected to assert within
+	 * This function is passed the requested state info and
+	 * it returns the negotiated state info for each power level upto
+	 * the end level specified.
 	 */
-	if (psci_spd_pm && psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend)
-		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend(0);
+	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl, state_info);
 
-	/*
-	 * This function updates the state of each power domain instance
-	 * corresponding to the cpu index in the range of power levels
-	 * specified.
-	 */
-	psci_do_state_coordination(end_pwrlvl,
-				   idx,
-				   PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND);
+	psci_entrypoint = 0;
+	if (is_power_down_state) {
+		psci_suspend_to_pwrdown_start(end_pwrlvl, ep, state_info);
 
-	max_phys_off_pwrlvl = psci_find_max_phys_off_pwrlvl(end_pwrlvl,
-							    idx);
-	assert(max_phys_off_pwrlvl != PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
-
-	/*
-	 * Store the re-entry information for the non-secure world.
-	 */
-	cm_init_my_context(ep);
-
-	/* Set the secure world (EL3) re-entry point after BL1 */
-	psci_entrypoint = (unsigned long) psci_cpu_suspend_finish_entry;
-
-	/*
-	 * Arch. management. Perform the necessary steps to flush all
-	 * cpu caches.
-	 */
-	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(max_phys_off_pwrlvl);
+		/* Set the secure world (EL3) re-entry point after BL1. */
+		psci_entrypoint =
+			(unsigned long) psci_cpu_suspend_finish_entry;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Plat. management: Allow the platform to perform the
@@ -186,8 +182,7 @@
 	 * platform defined mailbox with the psci entrypoint,
 	 * program the power controller etc.
 	 */
-	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_suspend(psci_entrypoint,
-					max_phys_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_suspend(psci_entrypoint, state_info);
 
 exit:
 	/*
@@ -195,23 +190,41 @@
 	 * reverse order to which they were acquired.
 	 */
 	psci_release_pwr_domain_locks(end_pwrlvl,
-				      idx);
-	if (!skip_wfi)
+				  idx);
+	if (skip_wfi)
+		return;
+
+	if (is_power_down_state)
 		psci_power_down_wfi();
+
+	/*
+	 * We will reach here if only retention/standby states have been
+	 * requested at multiple power levels. This means that the cpu
+	 * context will be preserved.
+	 */
+	wfi();
+
+	/*
+	 * After we wake up from context retaining suspend, call the
+	 * context retaining suspend finisher.
+	 */
+	psci_suspend_to_standby_finisher(idx, state_info, end_pwrlvl);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * The following functions finish an earlier suspend request. They
- * are called by the common finisher routine in psci_common.c.
+ * are called by the common finisher routine in psci_common.c. The `state_info`
+ * is the psci_power_state from which this CPU has woken up from.
  ******************************************************************************/
-void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx, int max_off_pwrlvl)
+void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
+			     psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
 	int32_t suspend_level;
 	uint64_t counter_freq;
 
 	/* Ensure we have been woken up from a suspended state */
-	assert(psci_get_state(cpu_idx, PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL)
-				== PSCI_STATE_SUSPEND);
+	assert(psci_get_aff_info_state() == AFF_STATE_ON && is_local_state_off(\
+			state_info->pwr_domain_state[PSCI_CPU_PWR_LVL]));
 
 	/*
 	 * Plat. management: Perform the platform specific actions
@@ -220,7 +233,7 @@
 	 * wrong then assert as there is no way to recover from this
 	 * situation.
 	 */
-	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_suspend_finish(max_off_pwrlvl);
+	psci_plat_pm_ops->pwr_domain_suspend_finish(state_info);
 
 	/*
 	 * Arch. management: Enable the data cache, manage stack memory and
@@ -244,8 +257,8 @@
 		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend_finish(suspend_level);
 	}
 
-	/* Invalidate the suspend context for the node */
-	psci_set_suspend_power_state(PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
+	/* Invalidate the suspend level for the cpu */
+	psci_set_suspend_pwrlvl(PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
 
 	/*
 	 * Generic management: Now we just need to retrieve the