diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/config.h b/include/asm-ppc/config.h
index c9ba805..fd7961c 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/config.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/config.h
@@ -38,4 +38,11 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MPC8572) || defined(CONFIG_P2020) \
+	|| defined(CONFIG_MPC8641)
+#define CONFIG_MAX_CPUS        2
+#else
+#define CONFIG_MAX_CPUS        1
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_CONFIG_H_ */
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
index 244c161..a5747e1 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 	u32 lbc_clk;
+	void *cpu;
 #endif /* CONFIG_MPC85xx || CONFIG_MPC86xx */
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC83xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 	u32 i2c1_clk;
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/processor.h b/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
index 2841104..a079b2d 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
@@ -1065,13 +1065,14 @@
 struct cpu_type {
 	char name[15];
 	u32 soc_ver;
+	u32 num_cores;
 };
 
 struct cpu_type *identify_cpu(u32 ver);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
-#define CPU_TYPE_ENTRY(n, v) \
-	{ .name = #n, .soc_ver = SVR_##v, }
+#define CPU_TYPE_ENTRY(n, v, nc) \
+	{ .name = #n, .soc_ver = SVR_##v, .num_cores = (nc), }
 #else
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC83xx)
 #define CPU_TYPE_ENTRY(x) {#x, SPR_##x}