diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a69bfbb3b..f4fa59643 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -641,6 +641,22 @@ endif
 
 include ${PLAT_MAKEFILE_FULL}
 
+# This internal flag is common option which is set to 1 for scenarios
+# when the BL2 is running in EL3 level. This occurs in two scenarios -
+# 4 world system running BL2 at EL3 and two world system without BL1 running
+# BL2 in EL3
+
+ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2},1)
+	BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3	:=	1
+    ifeq (${ENABLE_RME},1)
+        $(error RESET_TO_BL2=1 and ENABLE_RME=1 configuration is not supported at the moment.)
+    endif
+else ifeq (${ENABLE_RME},1)
+	BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3	:=	1
+else
+	BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3	:=	0
+endif
+
 $(eval $(call MAKE_PREREQ_DIR,${BUILD_PLAT}))
 
 ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MAJOR},7)
@@ -662,7 +678,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_PIE),1)
-ifeq ($(BL2_AT_EL3),1)
+ifeq ($(RESET_TO_BL2),1)
 ifneq ($(BL2_IN_XIP_MEM),1)
 	BL2_CPPFLAGS	+=	-fpie
 	BL2_CFLAGS	+=	-fpie
@@ -680,7 +696,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq (${ARCH},aarch64)
 BL1_CPPFLAGS += -DIMAGE_AT_EL3
-ifeq ($(BL2_AT_EL3),1)
+ifeq ($(RESET_TO_BL2),1)
 BL2_CPPFLAGS += -DIMAGE_AT_EL3
 else
 BL2_CPPFLAGS += -DIMAGE_AT_EL1
@@ -757,9 +773,9 @@ ifeq ($(HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY)-$(USE_COHERENT_MEM),1-1)
 $(error USE_COHERENT_MEM cannot be enabled with HW_ASSISTED_COHERENCY)
 endif
 
-#For now, BL2_IN_XIP_MEM is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3 is 1.
-ifeq ($(BL2_AT_EL3)-$(BL2_IN_XIP_MEM),0-1)
-$(error "BL2_IN_XIP_MEM is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3 is enabled")
+#For now, BL2_IN_XIP_MEM is only supported when RESET_TO_BL2 is 1.
+ifeq ($(RESET_TO_BL2)-$(BL2_IN_XIP_MEM),0-1)
+$(error "BL2_IN_XIP_MEM is only supported when RESET_TO_BL2 is enabled")
 endif
 
 # For RAS_EXTENSION, require that EAs are handled in EL3 first
@@ -1112,7 +1128,7 @@ $(eval $(call assert_booleans,\
         USE_ROMLIB \
         USE_TBBR_DEFS \
         WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY \
-        BL2_AT_EL3 \
+        RESET_TO_BL2 \
         BL2_IN_XIP_MEM \
         BL2_INV_DCACHE \
         USE_SPINLOCK_CAS \
@@ -1257,7 +1273,8 @@ $(eval $(call add_defines,\
         USE_ROMLIB \
         USE_TBBR_DEFS \
         WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY \
-        BL2_AT_EL3 \
+        RESET_TO_BL2 \
+        BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3	\
         BL2_IN_XIP_MEM \
         BL2_INV_DCACHE \
         USE_SPINLOCK_CAS \
@@ -1364,7 +1381,7 @@ $(eval $(call MAKE_BL,bl1))
 endif
 
 ifeq (${NEED_BL2},yes)
-ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3}, 0)
+ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2}, 0)
 FIP_BL2_ARGS := tb-fw
 endif
 
diff --git a/bl2/bl2.mk b/bl2/bl2.mk
index a18abab13..778e2c3b6 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.mk
+++ b/bl2/bl2.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BL2_SOURCES		+=      bl2/${ARCH}/bl2_rme_entrypoint.S	\
 				${GPT_LIB_SRCS}
 BL2_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2/bl2.ld.S
 
-else ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3},0)
+else ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2},0)
 # Normal operation, no RME, no BL2 at EL3
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	bl2/${ARCH}/bl2_entrypoint.S
 BL2_DEFAULT_LINKER_SCRIPT_SOURCE := bl2/bl2.ld.S
diff --git a/bl2/bl2_main.c b/bl2/bl2_main.c
index 5da803795..ce83692e0 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_main.c
+++ b/bl2/bl2_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #define NEXT_IMAGE	"BL32"
 #endif
 
-#if BL2_AT_EL3
+#if RESET_TO_BL2
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Setup function for BL2 when BL2_AT_EL3=1
+ * Setup function for BL2 when RESET_TO_BL2=1
  ******************************************************************************/
 void bl2_el3_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 		   u_register_t arg3)
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ void bl2_el3_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 	assert(is_armv8_3_pauth_present());
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS */
 }
-#else /* BL2_AT_EL3 */
+#else /* RESET_TO_BL2 */
+
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Setup function for BL2 when BL2_AT_EL3=0
+ * Setup function for BL2 when RESET_TO_BL2=0
  ******************************************************************************/
 void bl2_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 	       u_register_t arg3)
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ void bl2_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 	assert(is_armv8_3_pauth_present());
 #endif /* CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS */
 }
-#endif /* BL2_AT_EL3 */
+#endif /* RESET_TO_BL2 */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * The only thing to do in BL2 is to load further images and pass control to
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ void bl2_main(void)
 	/* Teardown the Measured Boot backend */
 	bl2_plat_mboot_finish();
 
-#if !BL2_AT_EL3 && !ENABLE_RME
+#if !BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3
 #ifndef __aarch64__
 	/*
 	 * For AArch32 state BL1 and BL2 share the MMU setup.
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ void bl2_main(void)
 	 * be passed to next BL image as an argument.
 	 */
 	smc(BL1_SMC_RUN_IMAGE, (unsigned long)next_bl_ep_info, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-#else /* if BL2_AT_EL3 || ENABLE_RME */
+#else /* if BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3 */
+
 	NOTICE("BL2: Booting " NEXT_IMAGE "\n");
 	print_entry_point_info(next_bl_ep_info);
 	console_flush();
@@ -145,5 +147,5 @@ void bl2_main(void)
 #endif /* ENABLE_PAUTH */
 
 	bl2_run_next_image(next_bl_ep_info);
-#endif /* BL2_AT_EL3 && ENABLE_RME */
+#endif /* BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3 */
 }
diff --git a/docs/design/firmware-design.rst b/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
index f08608c63..97f355045 100644
--- a/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
+++ b/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ tables. The details of this library can be found in
 :ref:`Translation (XLAT) Tables Library`.
 
 TF-A can be built to support either AArch64 or AArch32 execution state.
-
 .. note::
 
  The descriptions in this chapter are for the Arm TrustZone architecture.
@@ -484,8 +483,8 @@ to execute at EL3. On these platforms, TF-A BL1 is a waste of memory
 as its only purpose is to ensure TF-A BL2 is entered at S-EL1. To avoid
 this waste, a special mode enables BL2 to execute at EL3, which allows
 a non-TF-A Boot ROM to load and jump directly to BL2. This mode is selected
-when the build flag BL2_AT_EL3 is enabled. The main differences in this
-mode are:
+when the build flag RESET_TO_BL2 is enabled.
+The main differences in this mode are:
 
 #. BL2 includes the reset code and the mailbox mechanism to differentiate
    cold boot and warm boot. It runs at EL3 doing the arch
@@ -2752,7 +2751,7 @@ kernel at boot time. These can be found in the ``fdts`` directory.
 
 --------------
 
-*Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
 
 .. _Power State Coordination Interface PDD: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0022d/Power_State_Coordination_Interface_PDD_v1_1_DEN0022D.pdf
 .. _SMCCC: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0028/latest
diff --git a/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst b/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
index a285d31c3..0dc8b715d 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ Common build options
 -  ``BL2U``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
    BL2U image. In this case, the BL2U in TF-A will not be built.
 
--  ``BL2_AT_EL3``: This is an optional build option that enables the use of
-   BL2 at EL3 execution level.
+-  ``RESET_TO_BL2``: Boolean option to enable BL2 entrypoint as the CPU reset
+   vector instead of the BL1 entrypoint. It can take the value 0 (CPU reset to BL1
+   entrypoint) or 1 (CPU reset to BL2 entrypoint).
+   The default value is 0.
+
+-  ``BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3``: This is an implicit flag to denote that BL2 runs at EL3.
+   While it is explicitly set to 1 when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to 1 it can also be
+   true in a 4-world system where RESET_TO_BL2 is 0.
 
 -  ``BL2_ENABLE_SP_LOAD``: Boolean option to enable loading SP packages from the
    FIP. Automatically enabled if ``SP_LAYOUT_FILE`` is provided.
@@ -61,8 +67,8 @@ Common build options
 -  ``BL2_IN_XIP_MEM``: In some use-cases BL2 will be stored in eXecute In Place
    (XIP) memory, like BL1. In these use-cases, it is necessary to initialize
    the RW sections in RAM, while leaving the RO sections in place. This option
-   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported when BL2_AT_EL3
-   is set to '1'.
+   enable this use-case. For now, this option is only supported
+   when RESET_TO_BL2 is set to '1'.
 
 -  ``BL31``: This is an optional build option which specifies the path to
    BL31 image for the ``fip`` target. In this case, the BL31 in TF-A will not
@@ -377,8 +383,8 @@ Common build options
 
 -  ``ENABLE_PIE``: Boolean option to enable Position Independent Executable(PIE)
    support within generic code in TF-A. This option is currently only supported
-   in BL2_AT_EL3, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and in BL32
-   (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
+   in BL2, BL31, and BL32 (TSP) for AARCH64 binaries, and
+   in BL32 (SP_min) for AARCH32. Default is 0.
 
 -  ``ENABLE_PMF``: Boolean option to enable support for optional Performance
    Measurement Framework(PMF). Default is 0.
@@ -1199,7 +1205,7 @@ Firmware update options
 
 --------------
 
-*Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2019-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
 
 .. _DEN0115: https://developer.arm.com/docs/den0115/latest
 .. _PSA FW update specification: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0118/a/
diff --git a/docs/plat/arm/corstone1000/index.rst b/docs/plat/arm/corstone1000/index.rst
index b889b7f2e..dc626e16a 100644
--- a/docs/plat/arm/corstone1000/index.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/arm/corstone1000/index.rst
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Build Procedure (TF-A only)
       ARCH=aarch64 \
       TARGET_PLATFORM=<fpga or fvp> \
       ENABLE_PIE=1 \
-      BL2_AT_EL3=1 \
+      RESET_TO_BL2=1 \
       CREATE_KEYS=1 \
       GENERATE_COT=1 \
       TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT=1 \
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ Build Procedure (TF-A only)
       BL33=<path to u-boot binary> \
       bl2
 
-*Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
diff --git a/docs/plat/stm32mp1.rst b/docs/plat/stm32mp1.rst
index 23ea25aec..a9836062d 100644
--- a/docs/plat/stm32mp1.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/stm32mp1.rst
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ Memory mapping
 Boot sequence
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-ROM code -> BL2 (compiled with BL2_AT_EL3) -> BL32 (SP_min) -> BL33 (U-Boot)
+ROM code -> BL2(compiled with RESET_TO_BL2) -> BL32(SP_min)-> BL33(U-Boot)
 
 or if Op-TEE is used:
 
-ROM code -> BL2 (compiled with BL2_AT_EL3) -> OP-TEE -> BL33 (U-Boot)
+ROM code -> BL2 (compiled with RESET_TO_BL2) -> OP-TEE -> BL33 (U-Boot)
 
 
 Build Instructions
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S b/include/arch/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
index 8b6765a96..585a9ae1f 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
+++ b/include/arch/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 	.if \_init_c_runtime
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL32) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL32) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2)
 		/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
 		 * Invalidate the RW memory used by the image. This
 		 * includes the data and NOBITS sections. This is done to
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@
 		/* Restore r12 */
 		mov	r12, r7
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || \
+	(defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
 		/* -----------------------------------------------------
 		 * Copy data from ROM to RAM.
 		 * -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch64/el2_common_macros.S b/include/arch/aarch64/el2_common_macros.S
index b3b85e67e..dcaea3d55 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch64/el2_common_macros.S
+++ b/include/arch/aarch64/el2_common_macros.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@
 		sub	x1, x1, x0
 		bl	zeromem
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && \
+	RESET_TO_BL2 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
 		adrp	x0, __DATA_RAM_START__
 		add	x0, x0, :lo12:__DATA_RAM_START__
 		adrp	x1, __DATA_ROM_START__
diff --git a/include/arch/aarch64/el3_common_macros.S b/include/arch/aarch64/el3_common_macros.S
index 7bd927de3..45a86c10e 100644
--- a/include/arch/aarch64/el3_common_macros.S
+++ b/include/arch/aarch64/el3_common_macros.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2023 Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
 	 */
 	.if \_init_c_runtime
 #if defined(IMAGE_BL31) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && \
-	((BL2_AT_EL3 && BL2_INV_DCACHE) || ENABLE_RME))
+	((RESET_TO_BL2 && BL2_INV_DCACHE) || ENABLE_RME))
 		/* -------------------------------------------------------------
 		 * Invalidate the RW memory used by the BL31 image. This
 		 * includes the data and NOBITS sections. This is done to
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@
 		bl	zeromem
 #endif
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) ||	\
+	(defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2 && BL2_IN_XIP_MEM)
 		adrp	x0, __DATA_RAM_START__
 		add	x0, x0, :lo12:__DATA_RAM_START__
 		adrp	x1, __DATA_ROM_START__
diff --git a/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S b/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
index 1f03f0992..ab2f2c62a 100644
--- a/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
+++ b/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <lib/cpus/errata_report.h>
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL32)  || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL32)  \
+	|| (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2)
 #define IMAGE_AT_EL3
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
index 38793cd73..1bb7db78c 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * BL2 specific defines.
  ******************************************************************************/
-#if BL2_AT_EL3
+#if RESET_TO_BL2
 #if ENABLE_PIE
 /*
  * As the BL31 image size appears to be increased when built with the ENABLE_PIE
@@ -614,10 +614,11 @@
 						- PLAT_ARM_MAX_BL31_SIZE)
 #define BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT		BL2_BASE
 /*
- * For BL2_AT_EL3 make sure the BL31 can grow up until BL2_BASE. This is
- * because in the BL2_AT_EL3 configuration, BL2 is always resident.
+ * For RESET_TO_BL2 make sure the BL31 can grow up until BL2_BASE.
+ * This is because in the RESET_TO_BL2 configuration,
+ * BL2 is always resident.
  */
-#if BL2_AT_EL3
+#if RESET_TO_BL2
 #define BL31_LIMIT			BL2_BASE
 #else
 #define BL31_LIMIT			(ARM_BL_RAM_BASE + ARM_BL_RAM_SIZE)
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 8543ac713..a14d77504 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ static inline void bl2_plat_mboot_finish(void)
 #endif /* MEASURED_BOOT */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Mandatory BL2 at EL3 functions: Must be implemented if BL2_AT_EL3 image is
- * supported
+ * Mandatory BL2 at EL3 functions: Must be implemented
+ * if RESET_TO_BL2 image is supported
  ******************************************************************************/
 void bl2_el3_early_platform_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 				  u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3);
diff --git a/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S b/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
index e8110b041..f9c4bafd5 100644
--- a/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func zeromem_dczva
 	 * register value and panic if the MMU is disabled.
 	 */
 #if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL31) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && \
-	(BL2_AT_EL3 || ENABLE_RME))
+	BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3)
 	mrs	tmp1, sctlr_el3
 #else
 	mrs	tmp1, sctlr_el1
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
index 6ed800cbc..e25ce2a59 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #include <common/bl_common.h>
 #include <lib/el3_runtime/cpu_data.h>
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL32) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL32) || \
+	(defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2)
 	/*
 	 * The reset handler common to all platforms.  After a matching
 	 * cpu_ops structure entry is found, the correponding reset_handler
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
index 238562732..ee880f730 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #include <lib/el3_runtime/cpu_data.h>
 
  /* Reset fn is needed in BL at reset vector */
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL31) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL31) ||	\
+	(defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2)
 	/*
 	 * The reset handler common to all platforms.  After a matching
 	 * cpu_ops structure entry is found, the correponding reset_handler
diff --git a/lib/cpus/errata_report.c b/lib/cpus/errata_report.c
index 93b27444f..5f41aee62 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/errata_report.c
+++ b/lib/cpus/errata_report.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # define BL_STRING	"BL31"
 #elif !defined(__aarch64__) && defined(IMAGE_BL32)
 # define BL_STRING	"BL32"
-#elif defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3
+#elif defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2
 # define BL_STRING "BL2"
 #else
 # error This image should not be printing errata status
diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index a66123a7d..4f94cd0f4 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ ARM_ARCH_MINOR			:= 0
 BASE_COMMIT			:= origin/master
 
 # Execute BL2 at EL3
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 0
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 0
 
 # Only use SP packages if SP layout JSON is defined
 BL2_ENABLE_SP_LOAD		:= 0
 
 # BL2 image is stored in XIP memory, for now, this option is only supported
-# when BL2_AT_EL3 is 1.
+# when RESET_TO_BL2 is 1.
 BL2_IN_XIP_MEM			:= 0
 
 # Do dcache invalidate upon BL2 entry at EL3
diff --git a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
index 5ef2d852e..8605baef0 100644
--- a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ $(if ${NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${NON_TRUSTED_WORLD
 
 # Add the BL2 CoT (image cert)
 ifeq (${NEED_BL2},yes)
-ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3}, 0)
+ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2}, 0)
 ifneq (${COT},cca)
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/tb_fw.crt,--tb-fw-cert))
 endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
index 4c71d816f..b93922a61 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct bl_params *plat_get_next_bl_params(void)
 
 	arm_bl_params = arm_get_next_bl_params();
 
-#if !BL2_AT_EL3 && !EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE
+#if !RESET_TO_BL2 && !EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE
 	const struct dyn_cfg_dtb_info_t *fw_config_info;
 	uintptr_t fw_config_base = 0UL;
 	entry_point_info_t *ep_info;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct bl_params *plat_get_next_bl_params(void)
 
 	/* Update BL33's ep info with NS HW config address  */
 	param_node->ep_info.args.arg1 = hw_config_info->secondary_config_addr;
-#endif /* !BL2_AT_EL3 && !EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE */
+#endif /* !RESET_TO_BL2 && !EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE */
 
 	return arm_bl_params;
 }
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl31_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl31_setup.c
index 57865eb86..e46dbc91f 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl31_setup.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void __init bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0,
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
 	arm_console_boot_init();
 
-#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	const struct dyn_cfg_dtb_info_t *soc_fw_config_info;
 
 	INFO("BL31 FCONF: FW_CONFIG address = %lx\n", (uintptr_t)arg1);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void __init bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0,
 	assert(hw_config_info != NULL);
 	assert(hw_config_info->secondary_config_addr != 0UL);
 	arg2 = hw_config_info->secondary_config_addr;
-#endif /* !RESET_TO_BL31 && !BL2_AT_EL3 */
+#endif /* !RESET_TO_BL31 && !RESET_TO_BL2 */
 
 	arm_bl31_early_platform_setup((void *)arg0, arg1, arg2, (void *)arg3);
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void __init bl31_plat_arch_setup(void)
 	 * TODO: remove the ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 check when its support
 	 * gets deprecated.
 	 */
-#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !BL2_AT_EL3 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1
+#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !RESET_TO_BL2 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1
 	assert(hw_config_info != NULL);
 	assert(hw_config_info->config_addr != 0UL);
 
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ void __init bl31_plat_arch_setup(void)
 		      rc);
 		panic();
 	}
-#endif /* !RESET_TO_BL31 && !BL2_AT_EL3 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 */
+#endif /* !RESET_TO_BL31 && !RESET_TO_BL2 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 */
 }
 
 unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
 	unsigned int counter_base_frequency;
 
-#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if !RESET_TO_BL31 && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	/* Get the frequency through FCONF API for HW_CONFIG */
 	counter_base_frequency = FCONF_GET_PROPERTY(hw_config, cpu_timer, clock_freq);
 	if (counter_base_frequency > 0U) {
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
index c7bf93e60..fcbdff0c2 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 	MAP_DEVICE2,
 #endif /* TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT */
 
-#if CRYPTO_SUPPORT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if CRYPTO_SUPPORT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	/*
 	 * To access shared the Mbed TLS heap while booting the
 	 * system with Crypto support
 	 */
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
-#endif /* CRYPTO_SUPPORT && !BL2_AT_EL3 */
+#endif /* CRYPTO_SUPPORT && !RESET_TO_BL2 */
 #if SPM_MM || SPMC_AT_EL3
 	ARM_SP_IMAGE_MMAP,
 #endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_console.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_console.c
index 1a6cd4202..3aa454b6b 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_console.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_console.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ void arm_console_runtime_init(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * fconf APIs are not supported for RESET_TO_SP_MIN, RESET_TO_BL31 and
-	 * BL2_AT_EL3 systems.
+	 * RESET_TO_BL2 systems.
 	 */
-#if RESET_TO_SP_MIN || RESET_TO_BL31 || BL2_AT_EL3
+#if RESET_TO_SP_MIN || RESET_TO_BL31 || RESET_TO_BL2
 	uart_base = PLAT_ARM_RUN_UART_BASE;
 	uart_clk = PLAT_ARM_RUN_UART_CLK_IN_HZ;
 #else
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_topology.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_topology.c
index 80cfbd5ce..971e35b5b 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_topology.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_topology.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ const unsigned char *plat_get_power_domain_tree_desc(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * fconf APIs are not supported for RESET_TO_SP_MIN, RESET_TO_BL31 and
-	 * BL2_AT_EL3 systems.
+	 * RESET_TO_BL2 systems.
 	 */
-#if RESET_TO_SP_MIN || RESET_TO_BL31 || BL2_AT_EL3
+#if RESET_TO_SP_MIN || RESET_TO_BL31 || RESET_TO_BL2
 	cluster_count = FVP_CLUSTER_COUNT;
 	cpus_per_cluster = FVP_MAX_CPUS_PER_CLUSTER * FVP_MAX_PE_PER_CPU;
 #else
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index 9b09a6bb9..6e95fdce3 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ FVP_GIC_SOURCES		:=	${GICV3_SOURCES}			\
 				plat/common/plat_gicv3.c		\
 				plat/arm/common/arm_gicv3.c
 
-	ifeq ($(filter 1,${BL2_AT_EL3} ${RESET_TO_BL31} ${RESET_TO_SP_MIN}),)
+	ifeq ($(filter 1,${RESET_TO_BL2} \
+		${RESET_TO_BL31} ${RESET_TO_SP_MIN}),)
 		FVP_GIC_SOURCES += plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_gicv3.c
 	endif
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ ifeq (${ENABLE_FEAT_RNG_TRAP},1)
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_sync_traps.c
 endif
 
-ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3},1)
+ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2},1)
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/board/fvp/${ARCH}/fvp_helpers.S	\
 				plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_el3_setup.c		\
 				${FVP_CPU_LIBS}					\
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES		+=	drivers/arm/fvp/fvp_pwrc.c			\
 
 # Support for fconf in BL31
 # Added separately from the above list for better readability
-ifeq ($(filter 1,${BL2_AT_EL3} ${RESET_TO_BL31}),)
+ifeq ($(filter 1,${RESET_TO_BL2} ${RESET_TO_BL31}),)
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	lib/fconf/fconf.c				\
 				lib/fconf/fconf_dyn_cfg_getter.c		\
 				plat/arm/board/fvp/fconf/fconf_hw_config_getter.c
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
 endif
 
 # Enable the dynamic translation tables library.
-ifeq ($(filter 1,${BL2_AT_EL3} ${ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1}),)
+ifeq ($(filter 1,${RESET_TO_BL2} ${ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1}),)
     ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
         BL32_CPPFLAGS	+=	-DPLAT_XLAT_TABLES_DYNAMIC
     else # AArch64
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ endif
 # Add support for platform supplied linker script for BL31 build
 $(eval $(call add_define,PLAT_EXTRA_LD_SCRIPT))
 
-ifneq (${BL2_AT_EL3}, 0)
+ifneq (${RESET_TO_BL2}, 0)
     override BL1_SOURCES =
 endif
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/fvp_sp_min_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/fvp_sp_min_setup.c
index 9ab36a6c2..b961da939 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/fvp_sp_min_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/fvp_sp_min_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void plat_arm_sp_min_early_platform_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 	/* Initialize the console to provide early debug support */
 	arm_console_boot_init();
 
-#if !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !RESET_TO_BL2
 
 	INFO("SP_MIN FCONF: FW_CONFIG address = %lx\n", (uintptr_t)arg1);
 	/* Fill the properties struct with the info from the config dtb */
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void plat_arm_sp_min_early_platform_setup(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 	if (tos_fw_config_info != NULL) {
 		arg1 = tos_fw_config_info->config_addr;
 	}
-#endif /* !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !BL2_AT_EL3 */
+#endif /* !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !RESET_TO_BL2 */
 
 	arm_sp_min_early_platform_setup((void *)arg0, arg1, arg2, (void *)arg3);
 
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ void sp_min_plat_arch_setup(void)
 	 * For RESET_TO_SP_MIN systems, SP_MIN(BL32) is the first bootloader
 	 * to run. So there is no BL2 to load the HW_CONFIG dtb into memory
 	 * before control is passed to SP_MIN.
-	 * Also, BL2 skips loading HW_CONFIG dtb for BL2_AT_EL3 builds.
-	 * The code below relies on dynamic mapping capability, which is not
-	 * supported by xlat tables lib V1.
+	 * Also, BL2 skips loading HW_CONFIG dtb for
+	 * RESET_TO_BL2 builds.
+	 * The code below relies on dynamic mapping capability,
+	 * which is not supported by xlat tables lib V1.
 	 * TODO: remove the ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 check when its support
 	 * gets deprecated.
 	 */
-#if !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !BL2_AT_EL3 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1
+#if !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !RESET_TO_BL2 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1
 	hw_config_info = FCONF_GET_PROPERTY(dyn_cfg, dtb, HW_CONFIG_ID);
 	assert(hw_config_info != NULL);
 	assert(hw_config_info->config_addr != 0UL);
@@ -117,5 +118,5 @@ void sp_min_plat_arch_setup(void)
 		      rc);
 		panic();
 	}
-#endif /* !RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !BL2_AT_EL3 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 */
+#endif /*!RESET_TO_SP_MIN && !RESET_TO_BL2 && !ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1*/
 }
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/sp_min-fvp.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/sp_min-fvp.mk
index 183d8026a..4ddba6f4d 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/sp_min-fvp.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/sp_min/sp_min-fvp.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BL32_SOURCES		+=	drivers/arm/fvp/fvp_pwrc.c			\
 
 # Support for fconf in SP_MIN(BL32)
 # Added separately from the above list for better readability
-ifeq ($(filter 1,${BL2_AT_EL3} ${RESET_TO_SP_MIN}),)
+ifeq ($(filter 1,${RESET_TO_BL2} ${RESET_TO_SP_MIN}),)
 BL32_SOURCES		+=	lib/fconf/fconf.c				\
 				lib/fconf/fconf_dyn_cfg_getter.c		\
 				plat/arm/board/fvp/fconf/fconf_hw_config_getter.c \
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_common.c b/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_common.c
index 038f604de..451c7df37 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_common.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/juno/juno_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 	ARM_MAP_OPTEE_CORE_MEM,
 	ARM_OPTEE_PAGEABLE_LOAD_MEM,
 #endif
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 	{0}
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/morello/morello_plat.c b/plat/arm/board/morello/morello_plat.c
index 1da0ff96a..2ca3d08c9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/morello/morello_plat.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/morello/morello_plat.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 	MORELLO_MAP_NS_SRAM,
 	ARM_MAP_DRAM1,
 	ARM_MAP_DRAM2,
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 	{0}
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/n1sdp/n1sdp_plat.c b/plat/arm/board/n1sdp/n1sdp_plat.c
index 502268cca..747ff068c 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/n1sdp/n1sdp_plat.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/n1sdp/n1sdp_plat.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 	N1SDP_MAP_NS_SRAM,
 	ARM_MAP_DRAM1,
 	ARM_MAP_DRAM2,
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 	{0}
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/tc/tc_plat.c b/plat/arm/board/tc/tc_plat.c
index 77db023fd..228f2fab3 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/tc/tc_plat.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/tc/tc_plat.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 #if SPM_MM
 	ARM_SP_IMAGE_MMAP,
 #endif
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 #ifdef SPD_opteed
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_el3_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_el3_setup.c
index 97b5a8880..b598c592a 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_el3_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_el3_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void arm_bl2_el3_early_platform_setup(void)
 	/*
 	 * Allow BL2 to see the whole Trusted RAM. This is determined
 	 * statically since we cannot rely on BL1 passing this information
-	 * in the BL2_AT_EL3 case.
+	 * in the RESET_TO_BL2 case.
 	 */
 	bl2_el3_tzram_layout.total_base = ARM_BL_RAM_BASE;
 	bl2_el3_tzram_layout.total_size = ARM_BL_RAM_SIZE;
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ void arm_bl2_el3_plat_arch_setup(void)
 {
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-	/* Ensure ARM platforms dont use coherent memory in BL2_AT_EL3 */
+	/* Ensure ARM platforms dont use coherent memory
+	 * in RESET_TO_BL2
+	 */
 	assert(BL_COHERENT_RAM_END - BL_COHERENT_RAM_BASE == 0U);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index 7162ce984..4d5a56a83 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ DYN_CFG_SOURCES		+=	${FDT_WRAPPERS_SOURCES}
 BL1_SOURCES		+=	${DYN_CFG_SOURCES}
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	${DYN_CFG_SOURCES}
 
-ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3},1)
+ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL2},1)
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_el3_setup.c
 endif
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
index 067109b9d..99e28098f 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_dyn_cfg.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ int arm_get_mbedtls_heap(void **heap_addr, size_t *heap_size)
 	assert(heap_addr != NULL);
 	assert(heap_size != NULL);
 
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || BL2_AT_EL3 || defined(IMAGE_BL31)
+#if defined(IMAGE_BL1) || RESET_TO_BL2 || defined(IMAGE_BL31)
 
-	/* If in BL1 or BL2_AT_EL3 define a heap */
+	/* If in BL1 or RESET_TO_BL2 define a heap */
 	static unsigned char heap[TF_MBEDTLS_HEAP_SIZE];
 
 	*heap_addr = heap;
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat.c b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat.c
index a0199c348..b8ba49f7e 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 #if SPM_MM
 	ARM_SP_IMAGE_MMAP,
 #endif
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 	{0}
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat_v2.c b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat_v2.c
index cef5345cd..8d3810873 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat_v2.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi_plat_v2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const mmap_region_t plat_arm_mmap[] = {
 #if SPM_MM
 	ARM_SP_IMAGE_MMAP,
 #endif
-#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !BL2_AT_EL3
+#if TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT && !RESET_TO_BL2
 	ARM_MAP_BL1_RW,
 #endif
 	{0}
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
index 2bfc58281..807a91596 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey/platform.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3	:=	1
+RESET_TO_BL2	:=	1
 
 # On Hikey, the TSP can execute from TZC secure area in DRAM (default)
 # or SRAM.
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/platform.mk b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/platform.mk
index 4c3c8178b..fd11a4dad 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/platform.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3	:=	1
+RESET_TO_BL2	:=	1
 
 # On Hikey960, the TSP can execute from TZC secure area in DRAM.
 HIKEY960_TSP_RAM_LOCATION	?=	dram
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/platform.mk
index 5901001eb..0267a8b25 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/picopi/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WORKAROUND_CVE_2017_5715	:= 0
 RESET_TO_BL31			:= 0
 
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2		:= 1
 
 # Indicate single-core
 COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/platform.mk
index ea0f001e8..bd3d8d361 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/warp7/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WORKAROUND_CVE_2017_5715	:= 0
 RESET_TO_BL31			:= 0
 
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2		:= 1
 
 # Indicate single-core
 COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
index 7a42554f5..24582f87e 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ifeq (${NEED_BL2},yes)
 $(eval $(call add_define,NEED_BL2))
 LOAD_IMAGE_V2		:=	1
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3		:=	1
+RESET_TO_BL2	:=	1
 endif
 
 ifneq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT},0)
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
index 5414c0a57..110231667 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/platform.mk
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ifeq (${NEED_BL2},yes)
 $(eval $(call add_define,NEED_BL2))
 LOAD_IMAGE_V2		:=	1
 # Non-TF Boot ROM
-BL2_AT_EL3		:=	1
+RESET_TO_BL2		:=	1
 endif
 
 ifneq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT},0)
diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/agilex/platform.mk b/plat/intel/soc/agilex/platform.mk
index a1e58fcca..e9fa666a5 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/agilex/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/agilex/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES	+=	\
 		plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_reset_manager.c
 
 PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS	:= 0
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 BL2_INV_DCACHE			:= 0
 MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:= 1
 USE_COHERENT_MEM		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/n5x/platform.mk b/plat/intel/soc/n5x/platform.mk
index be1ad8c6b..4f3da4edb 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/n5x/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/n5x/platform.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES	+=	\
 		plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_reset_manager.c
 
 PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS	:= 0
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 BL2_INV_DCACHE			:= 0
 MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:= 1
 USE_COHERENT_MEM		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/stratix10/platform.mk b/plat/intel/soc/stratix10/platform.mk
index b7eb4bd77..6bc96fb6c 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/stratix10/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/stratix10/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ BL31_SOURCES	+=	\
 		plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_reset_manager.c
 
 PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS	:= 0
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 USE_COHERENT_MEM		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/nxp/common/setup/common.mk b/plat/nxp/common/setup/common.mk
index 1fcf1d093..b7e16ae60 100644
--- a/plat/nxp/common/setup/common.mk
+++ b/plat/nxp/common/setup/common.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Flow begins in BL2 at EL3 mode
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 
 # Though one core is powered up by default, there are
 # platform specific ways to release more than one core
diff --git a/plat/nxp/soc-ls1046a/aarch64/ls1046a_helpers.S b/plat/nxp/soc-ls1046a/aarch64/ls1046a_helpers.S
index d2a48ead0..a21359498 100644
--- a/plat/nxp/soc-ls1046a/aarch64/ls1046a_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/nxp/soc-ls1046a/aarch64/ls1046a_helpers.S
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endfunc apply_platform_errata
 
 func plat_reset_handler
 	mov	x29, x30
-#if (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
+#if (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && RESET_TO_BL2)
 	bl	l2_mem_init
 #endif
 	bl	apply_platform_errata
diff --git a/plat/renesas/common/common.mk b/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
index ca61f0e8d..25fbb2f84 100644
--- a/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
+++ b/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARM_CCI_PRODUCT_ID		:= 500
 TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT		:= 1
 RESET_TO_BL31			:= 1
 GENERATE_COT			:= 1
-BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS		:= 0
 MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:= 1
 
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/platform.mk b/plat/socionext/synquacer/platform.mk
index b76ae8841..a6d9bef7e 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ override TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT     := 0
 SQ_USE_SCMI_DRIVER              ?= 0
 else
 override RESET_TO_BL31          := 0
-override BL2_AT_EL3             := 1
+override RESET_TO_BL2		:= 1
 SQ_USE_SCMI_DRIVER              := 1
 BL2_CPPFLAGS                    += -DPLAT_XLAT_TABLES_DYNAMIC
 endif
diff --git a/plat/socionext/uniphier/platform.mk b/plat/socionext/uniphier/platform.mk
index 378497aef..d466aa1ca 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/uniphier/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/socionext/uniphier/platform.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
-override BL2_AT_EL3			:= 1
+override RESET_TO_BL2			:= 1
 override COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU		:= 1
 override PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS	:= 1
 override USE_COHERENT_MEM		:= 1
diff --git a/plat/st/stm32mp1/platform.mk b/plat/st/stm32mp1/platform.mk
index 039ae63c3..cddc6958a 100644
--- a/plat/st/stm32mp1/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/st/stm32mp1/platform.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 ARM_CORTEX_A7		:=	yes
 ARM_WITH_NEON		:=	yes
-BL2_AT_EL3		:=	1
+RESET_TO_BL2		:=	1
 USE_COHERENT_MEM	:=	0
 
 STM32MP_EARLY_CONSOLE	?=	0