diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat_macros.S b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat_macros.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc06aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat_macros.S
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef __PLAT_MACROS_S__
+#define __PLAT_MACROS_S__
+
+/*
+ * Print CCN registers
+ */
+	.macro plat_crash_print_regs
+	.endm
+#endif /* __PLAT_MACROS_S__ */
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
index 532cb65..e356bf5 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@
 #define BL31_SIZE			0x00080000
 #define BL31_LIMIT			(BL31_BASE + BL31_SIZE)
 
+#define SQ_BOOT_CFG_ADDR			0x45410000
+#define PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_SHIFT		8
+#define PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_BIT_WIDTH		6
+
 #endif /* __PLATFORM_DEF_H__ */
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d65e852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/sq_helpers.S
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <arch.h>
+#include <asm_macros.S>
+#include <assert_macros.S>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+	.global	sq_calc_core_pos
+	.global	plat_my_core_pos
+	.global	platform_mem_init
+	.global	plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	.global plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+
+/*
+ * unsigned int sq_calc_core_pos(u_register_t mpidr)
+ * core_pos = (cluster_id * max_cpus_per_cluster) + core_id
+ */
+func sq_calc_core_pos
+	and	x1, x0, #MPIDR_CPU_MASK
+	and	x0, x0, #MPIDR_CLUSTER_MASK
+	add	x0, x1, x0, lsr #7
+	ret
+endfunc sq_calc_core_pos
+
+func plat_my_core_pos
+	mrs	x0, mpidr_el1
+	b	sq_calc_core_pos
+endfunc plat_my_core_pos
+
+func platform_mem_init
+	ret
+endfunc platform_mem_init
+
+/*
+ * Secondary CPUs are placed in a holding pen, waiting for their mailbox
+ * to be populated. Note that all CPUs share the same mailbox ; therefore,
+ * populating it will release all CPUs from their holding pen. If
+ * finer-grained control is needed then this should be handled in the
+ * code that secondary CPUs jump to.
+ */
+func plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+	ldr	x0, sq_sec_entrypoint
+
+	/* Wait until the mailbox gets populated */
+poll_mailbox:
+	cbz	x0, 1f
+	br	x0
+1:
+	wfe
+	b	poll_mailbox
+endfunc plat_secondary_cold_boot_setup
+
+/*
+ * Find out whether the current cpu is the primary
+ * cpu (applicable only after a cold boot)
+ */
+func plat_is_my_cpu_primary
+	mov	x9, x30
+	bl	plat_my_core_pos
+	ldr	x1, =SQ_BOOT_CFG_ADDR
+	ldr	x1, [x1]
+	ubfx	x1, x1, #PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_SHIFT, \
+			#PLAT_SQ_PRIMARY_CPU_BIT_WIDTH
+	cmp	x0, x1
+	cset	w0, eq
+	ret	x9
+endfunc plat_is_my_cpu_primary