uint32_t address, uint32_t size,
        uint32_t count, uint8_t *buffer)
 {
-       int retval = ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       struct armv7a_common *armv7a = target_to_armv7a(target);
+       struct adiv5_dap *swjdp = armv7a->arm.dap;
+       uint8_t apsel = swjdp->apsel;
+       int retval;
+
+       if (!count || !buffer)
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 
        LOG_DEBUG("Reading memory at real address 0x%" PRIx32 "; size %" PRId32 "; count %" PRId32,
                address, size, count);
 
-       if (count && buffer) {
-               /* read memory through APB-AP */
-               cortex_a_prep_memaccess(target, 1);
-               retval = cortex_a_read_apb_ab_memory(target, address, size, count, buffer);
-               cortex_a_post_memaccess(target, 1);
-       }
+       if (armv7a->memory_ap_available && (apsel == armv7a->memory_ap->ap_num))
+               return mem_ap_read_buf(armv7a->memory_ap, buffer, size, count, address);
+
+       /* read memory through APB-AP */
+       cortex_a_prep_memaccess(target, 1);
+       retval = cortex_a_read_apb_ab_memory(target, address, size, count, buffer);
+       cortex_a_post_memaccess(target, 1);
+
        return retval;
 }
 
        uint32_t address, uint32_t size,
        uint32_t count, const uint8_t *buffer)
 {
-       int retval = ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       struct armv7a_common *armv7a = target_to_armv7a(target);
+       struct adiv5_dap *swjdp = armv7a->arm.dap;
+       uint8_t apsel = swjdp->apsel;
+       int retval;
+
+       if (!count || !buffer)
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 
        LOG_DEBUG("Writing memory to real address 0x%" PRIx32 "; size %" PRId32 "; count %" PRId32, address,
                size, count);
 
-       if (count && buffer) {
-               /* write memory through APB-AP */
-               cortex_a_prep_memaccess(target, 1);
-               retval = cortex_a_write_apb_ab_memory(target, address, size, count, buffer);
-               cortex_a_post_memaccess(target, 1);
-       }
+       if (armv7a->memory_ap_available && (apsel == armv7a->memory_ap->ap_num))
+               return mem_ap_write_buf(armv7a->memory_ap, buffer, size, count, address);
+
+       /* write memory through APB-AP */
+       cortex_a_prep_memaccess(target, 1);
+       retval = cortex_a_write_apb_ab_memory(target, address, size, count, buffer);
+       cortex_a_post_memaccess(target, 1);
 
        return retval;
 }