#define COREPOR_RST            BIT(5)
 #define CORE_RST               BIT(4)
 #define L2DT_SLP               BIT(3)
+#define CORE_MEM_CLAMP         BIT(1)
 #define CLAMP                  BIT(0)
 
 #define APC_PWR_GATE_CTL       0x14
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int cortex_a7_release_secondary(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       void __iomem *reg;
+       struct device_node *cpu_node, *acc_node;
+       u32 reg_val;
+
+       cpu_node = of_get_cpu_node(cpu, NULL);
+       if (!cpu_node)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       acc_node = of_parse_phandle(cpu_node, "qcom,acc", 0);
+       if (!acc_node) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               goto out_acc;
+       }
+
+       reg = of_iomap(acc_node, 0);
+       if (!reg) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out_acc_map;
+       }
+
+       /* Put the CPU into reset. */
+       reg_val = CORE_RST | COREPOR_RST | CLAMP | CORE_MEM_CLAMP;
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+
+       /* Turn on the BHS and set the BHS_CNT to 16 XO clock cycles */
+       writel(BHS_EN | (0x10 << BHS_CNT_SHIFT), reg + APC_PWR_GATE_CTL);
+       /* Wait for the BHS to settle */
+       udelay(2);
+
+       reg_val &= ~CORE_MEM_CLAMP;
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+       reg_val |= L2DT_SLP;
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+       udelay(2);
+
+       reg_val = (reg_val | BIT(17)) & ~CLAMP;
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+       udelay(2);
+
+       /* Release CPU out of reset and bring it to life. */
+       reg_val &= ~(CORE_RST | COREPOR_RST);
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+       reg_val |= CORE_PWRD_UP;
+       writel(reg_val, reg + APCS_CPU_PWR_CTL);
+
+       iounmap(reg);
+out_acc_map:
+       of_node_put(acc_node);
+out_acc:
+       of_node_put(cpu_node);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int kpssv1_release_secondary(unsigned int cpu)
 {
        int ret = 0;
        return qcom_boot_secondary(cpu, scss_release_secondary);
 }
 
+static int cortex_a7_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+{
+       return qcom_boot_secondary(cpu, cortex_a7_release_secondary);
+}
+
 static int kpssv1_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
        return qcom_boot_secondary(cpu, kpssv1_release_secondary);
 };
 CPU_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(qcom_smp, "qcom,gcc-msm8660", &smp_msm8660_ops);
 
+static const struct smp_operations qcom_smp_cortex_a7_ops __initconst = {
+       .smp_prepare_cpus       = qcom_smp_prepare_cpus,
+       .smp_boot_secondary     = cortex_a7_boot_secondary,
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+       .cpu_die                = qcom_cpu_die,
+#endif
+};
+CPU_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(qcom_smp_msm8226, "qcom,msm8226-smp", &qcom_smp_cortex_a7_ops);
+
 static const struct smp_operations qcom_smp_kpssv1_ops __initconst = {
        .smp_prepare_cpus       = qcom_smp_prepare_cpus,
        .smp_boot_secondary     = kpssv1_boot_secondary,