diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch32.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch32.mk
index 3475c91..ff00a53 100644
--- a/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch32.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch32.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,36 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+aarch32-name := AArch32
+
+aarch32-cc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin CC)),$(CC))
 aarch32-cc-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+aarch32-cc-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch32-cpp := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin CPP)),$(CPP))
 aarch32-cpp-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+aarch32-cpp-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch32-as := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin AS)),$(AS))
 aarch32-as-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+aarch32-as-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch32-ld := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin LD)),$(LD))
 aarch32-ld-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+aarch32-ld-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch32-oc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin OC)),$(OC))
 aarch32-oc-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)objcopy
+aarch32-oc-id-default := gnu-objcopy
+
+aarch32-od := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin OD)),$(OD))
 aarch32-od-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)objdump
+aarch32-od-id-default := gnu-objdump
+
+aarch32-ar := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin AR)),$(AR))
 aarch32-ar-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc-ar
+aarch32-ar-id-default := gnu-ar
+
+aarch32-dtc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin DTC)),$(DTC))
 aarch32-dtc-default := dtc
+aarch32-dtc-id-default := generic-dtc
diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch64.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch64.mk
index d83d918..407f068 100644
--- a/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch64.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/aarch64.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,36 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+aarch64-name := AArch64
+
+aarch64-cc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin CC)),$(CC))
 aarch64-cc-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)gcc
+aarch64-cc-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch64-cpp := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin CPP)),$(CPP))
 aarch64-cpp-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)gcc
+aarch64-cpp-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch64-as := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin AS)),$(AS))
 aarch64-as-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)gcc
+aarch64-as-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch64-ld := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin LD)),$(LD))
 aarch64-ld-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)gcc
+aarch64-ld-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+aarch64-oc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin OC)),$(OC))
 aarch64-oc-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)objcopy
+aarch64-oc-id-default := gnu-objcopy
+
+aarch64-od := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin OD)),$(OD))
 aarch64-od-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)objdump
+aarch64-od-id-default := gnu-objdump
+
+aarch64-ar := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin AR)),$(AR))
 aarch64-ar-default := $(or $(CROSS_COMPILE),aarch64-none-elf-)gcc-ar
+aarch64-ar-id-default := gnu-ar
+
+aarch64-dtc := $(if $(filter-out default,$(origin DTC)),$(DTC))
 aarch64-dtc-default := dtc
+aarch64-dtc-id-default := generic-dtc
diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
index fe3fc1c..733c289 100644
--- a/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/host.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+host-name := host
+
+host-cc := $(HOSTCC)
 host-cc-default := gcc
+host-cc-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-cpp := $(HOSTCPP)
 host-cpp-default := gcc
+host-cpp-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-as := $(HOSTAS)
 host-as-default := gcc
+host-as-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-ld := $(HOSTLD)
 host-ld-default := gcc
+host-ld-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
+host-oc := $(HOSTOC)
 host-oc-default := objcopy
+host-oc-id-default := gnu-objcopy
+
+host-od := $(HOSTOD)
 host-od-default := objdump
+host-od-id-default := gnu-objdump
+
+host-ar := $(HOSTAR)
 host-ar-default := gcc-ar
+host-ar-id-default := gnu-ar
+
+host-dtc := $(HOSTDTC)
 host-dtc-default := dtc
+host-dtc-id-default := generic-dtc
diff --git a/make_helpers/toolchains/rk3399-m0.mk b/make_helpers/toolchains/rk3399-m0.mk
index f57d658..92309f1 100644
--- a/make_helpers/toolchains/rk3399-m0.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/toolchains/rk3399-m0.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,28 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+rk3399-m0-name := RK3399 M0
+
 rk3399-m0-cc-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+rk3399-m0-cc-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
 rk3399-m0-cpp-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+rk3399-m0-cpp-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
 rk3399-m0-as-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+rk3399-m0-as-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
 rk3399-m0-ld-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc
+rk3399-m0-ld-id-default := gnu-gcc
+
 rk3399-m0-oc-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)objcopy
+rk3399-m0-oc-id-default := gnu-objcopy
+
 rk3399-m0-od-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)objdump
+rk3399-m0-od-id-default := gnu-objdump
+
 rk3399-m0-ar-default := $(or $(M0_CROSS_COMPILE),arm-none-eabi-)gcc-ar
+rk3399-m0-ar-id-default := gnu-ar
+
 rk3399-m0-dtc-default := dtc
+rk3399-m0-dtc-id-default := generic-dtc