diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 5d7fb3e7cb97159012d49e6cee745ada293949a6..a5459698f0ee3762917c82c8cbf133e34643f021 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ config ARC_HAS_PAE40
 	bool "Support for the 40-bit Physical Address Extension"
 	default n
 	depends on ISA_ARCV2
+	select HIGHMEM
 	help
 	  Enable access to physical memory beyond 4G, only supported on
 	  ARC cores with 40 bit Physical Addressing support
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
index d6c1bbc98ac3b40caa94e60420996081bdafe44c..41cfb29b62c142ca48193359e8fedf20151cc9bf 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			pguclk: pguclk {
 				#clock-cells = <0>;
 				compatible = "fixed-clock";
-				clock-frequency = <74440000>;
+				clock-frequency = <74250000>;
 			};
 		};
 
@@ -149,12 +149,13 @@
 			interrupts = <14>;
 		};
 
-		i2c@0x1e000 {
-			compatible = "snps,designware-i2c";
+		i2s: i2s@1e000 {
+			compatible = "snps,designware-i2s";
 			reg = <0x1e000 0x100>;
-			clock-frequency = <400000>;
-			clocks = <&i2cclk>;
+			clocks = <&i2sclk 0>;
+			clock-names = "i2sclk";
 			interrupts = <15>;
+			#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 		};
 
 		i2c@0x1f000 {
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@
 				adi,input-colorspace = "rgb";
 				adi,input-clock = "1x";
 				adi,clock-delay = <0x03>;
+				#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 
 				ports {
 					#address-cells = <1>;
@@ -295,5 +297,17 @@
 				};
 			};
 		};
+
+		sound_playback {
+			compatible = "simple-audio-card";
+			simple-audio-card,name = "AXS10x HDMI Audio";
+			simple-audio-card,format = "i2s";
+			simple-audio-card,cpu {
+				sound-dai = <&i2s>;
+			};
+			simple-audio-card,codec {
+				sound-dai = <&adv7511>;
+			};
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
index 5008021fba9894c0ba44251ddfd41a716d6c6cca..19ebddffb279db05ca8e53e2c4753665376cc9ad 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ extern unsigned long perip_base, perip_end;
 #define ARC_REG_IC_BCR		0x77	/* Build Config reg */
 #define ARC_REG_IC_IVIC		0x10
 #define ARC_REG_IC_CTRL		0x11
+#define ARC_REG_IC_IVIR		0x16
+#define ARC_REG_IC_ENDR		0x17
 #define ARC_REG_IC_IVIL		0x19
 #define ARC_REG_IC_PTAG		0x1E
 #define ARC_REG_IC_PTAG_HI	0x1F
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ extern unsigned long perip_base, perip_end;
 #define ARC_REG_DC_IVDL		0x4A
 #define ARC_REG_DC_FLSH		0x4B
 #define ARC_REG_DC_FLDL		0x4C
+#define ARC_REG_DC_STARTR	0x4D
+#define ARC_REG_DC_ENDR		0x4E
 #define ARC_REG_DC_PTAG		0x5C
 #define ARC_REG_DC_PTAG_HI	0x5F
 
@@ -83,6 +87,8 @@ extern unsigned long perip_base, perip_end;
 #define DC_CTRL_DIS		0x001
 #define DC_CTRL_INV_MODE_FLUSH	0x040
 #define DC_CTRL_FLUSH_STATUS	0x100
+#define DC_CTRL_RGN_OP_INV	0x200
+#define DC_CTRL_RGN_OP_MSK	0x200
 
 /*System-level cache (L2 cache) related Auxiliary registers */
 #define ARC_REG_SLC_CFG		0x901
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/mmu.h
index b144d7ca7d2076d7f5a41b9bfa179f0f64d21d83..db7319e9b506e9ece826fde788aba60adada59cb 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_ARC_MMU_H
 #define _ASM_ARC_MMU_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <linux/threads.h>	/* NR_CPUS */
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARC_MMU_V1)
 #define CONFIG_ARC_MMU_VER 1
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARC_MMU_V2)
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
index ee22d40afef43b37dec7d93f0f1ee87060607f93..08fe33830d4b17337757d548399c897aa240de36 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_ARC_PGTABLE_H
 #define _ASM_ARC_PGTABLE_H
 
-#include <asm/page.h>
-#include <asm/mmu.h>
+#include <linux/const.h>
 #define __ARCH_USE_5LEVEL_HACK
 #include <asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h>
-#include <linux/const.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/mmu.h>	/* to propagate CONFIG_ARC_MMU_VER <n> */
 
 /**************************************************************************
  * Page Table Flags
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/elf.h b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/elf.h
index 0037a587320d51c4262e7c3b7b504a8dafb34ddc..06d95e611616a3f6ab884848f19cd065fb6a8680 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/elf.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef unsigned long elf_greg_t;
 typedef unsigned long elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define ELF_NGREG	(sizeof(struct user_regs_struct) / sizeof(elf_greg_t))
+#define ELF_ARCV2REG	(sizeof(struct user_regs_arcv2) / sizeof(elf_greg_t))
 
 typedef elf_greg_t elf_gregset_t[ELF_NGREG];
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
index 0b3ef63d4a03b3ef2ff119535ee3c020641e1888..dd206e6b482c11b2f605be711eb1ac8f9b2f9e47 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ struct user_regs_struct {
 	unsigned long efa;	/* break pt addr, for break points in delay slots */
 	unsigned long stop_pc;	/* give dbg stop_pc after ensuring brkpt trap */
 };
+
+struct user_regs_arcv2 {
+	unsigned long r30, r58, r59;
+};
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* _UAPI__ASM_ARC_PTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 31150060d38b41cf8191a3b8740c489a572d0fbc..5ee4676f135dee1d0bbc39d467e18281eb9cd1fe 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -184,19 +184,75 @@ static int genregs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2
+static int arcv2regs_get(struct task_struct *target,
+		       const struct user_regset *regset,
+		       unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
+		       void *kbuf, void __user *ubuf)
+{
+	const struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(target);
+	int ret, copy_sz;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS))
+		copy_sz = sizeof(struct user_regs_arcv2);
+	else
+		copy_sz = 4;	/* r30 only */
+
+	/*
+	 * itemized copy not needed like above as layout of regs (r30,r58,r59)
+	 * is exactly same in kernel (pt_regs) and userspace (user_regs_arcv2)
+	 */
+	ret = user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, &regs->r30,
+				  0, copy_sz);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int arcv2regs_set(struct task_struct *target,
+		       const struct user_regset *regset,
+		       unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
+		       const void *kbuf, const void __user *ubuf)
+{
+	const struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(target);
+	int ret, copy_sz;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ACCL_REGS))
+		copy_sz = sizeof(struct user_regs_arcv2);
+	else
+		copy_sz = 4;	/* r30 only */
+
+	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, (void *)&regs->r30,
+				  0, copy_sz);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 enum arc_getset {
-	REGSET_GENERAL,
+	REGSET_CMN,
+	REGSET_ARCV2,
 };
 
 static const struct user_regset arc_regsets[] = {
-	[REGSET_GENERAL] = {
+	[REGSET_CMN] = {
 	       .core_note_type = NT_PRSTATUS,
 	       .n = ELF_NGREG,
 	       .size = sizeof(unsigned long),
 	       .align = sizeof(unsigned long),
 	       .get = genregs_get,
 	       .set = genregs_set,
-	}
+	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2
+	[REGSET_ARCV2] = {
+	       .core_note_type = NT_ARC_V2,
+	       .n = ELF_ARCV2REG,
+	       .size = sizeof(unsigned long),
+	       .align = sizeof(unsigned long),
+	       .get = arcv2regs_get,
+	       .set = arcv2regs_set,
+	},
+#endif
 };
 
 static const struct user_regset_view user_arc_view = {
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/cache.c b/arch/arc/mm/cache.c
index 928562967f3cd02fee4a5de34e687d442d64a4e0..a867575a758b9845c09a84fb4515f17f08f1272b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/cache.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2
+#define USE_RGN_FLSH	1
+#endif
+
 static int l2_line_sz;
 static int ioc_exists;
 int slc_enable = 1, ioc_enable = 1;
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ unsigned long perip_base = ARC_UNCACHED_ADDR_SPACE; /* legacy value for boot */
 unsigned long perip_end = 0xFFFFFFFF; /* legacy value */
 
 void (*_cache_line_loop_ic_fn)(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
-			       unsigned long sz, const int cacheop);
+			       unsigned long sz, const int op, const int full_page);
 
 void (*__dma_cache_wback_inv)(phys_addr_t start, unsigned long sz);
 void (*__dma_cache_inv)(phys_addr_t start, unsigned long sz);
@@ -233,11 +237,10 @@ void read_decode_cache_bcr(void)
 
 static inline
 void __cache_line_loop_v2(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
-			  unsigned long sz, const int op)
+			  unsigned long sz, const int op, const int full_page)
 {
 	unsigned int aux_cmd;
 	int num_lines;
-	const int full_page = __builtin_constant_p(sz) && sz == PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	if (op == OP_INV_IC) {
 		aux_cmd = ARC_REG_IC_IVIL;
@@ -279,11 +282,10 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v2(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
  */
 static inline
 void __cache_line_loop_v3(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
-			  unsigned long sz, const int op)
+			  unsigned long sz, const int op, const int full_page)
 {
 	unsigned int aux_cmd, aux_tag;
 	int num_lines;
-	const int full_page = __builtin_constant_p(sz) && sz == PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	if (op == OP_INV_IC) {
 		aux_cmd = ARC_REG_IC_IVIL;
@@ -334,6 +336,8 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v3(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 	}
 }
 
+#ifndef USE_RGN_FLSH
+
 /*
  * In HS38x (MMU v4), I-cache is VIPT (can alias), D-cache is PIPT
  * Here's how cache ops are implemented
@@ -349,17 +353,16 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v3(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
  */
 static inline
 void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
-			  unsigned long sz, const int cacheop)
+			  unsigned long sz, const int op, const int full_page)
 {
 	unsigned int aux_cmd;
 	int num_lines;
-	const int full_page_op = __builtin_constant_p(sz) && sz == PAGE_SIZE;
 
-	if (cacheop == OP_INV_IC) {
+	if (op == OP_INV_IC) {
 		aux_cmd = ARC_REG_IC_IVIL;
 	} else {
 		/* d$ cmd: INV (discard or wback-n-discard) OR FLUSH (wback) */
-		aux_cmd = cacheop & OP_INV ? ARC_REG_DC_IVDL : ARC_REG_DC_FLDL;
+		aux_cmd = op & OP_INV ? ARC_REG_DC_IVDL : ARC_REG_DC_FLDL;
 	}
 
 	/* Ensure we properly floor/ceil the non-line aligned/sized requests
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 	 *  -@paddr will be cache-line aligned already (being page aligned)
 	 *  -@sz will be integral multiple of line size (being page sized).
 	 */
-	if (!full_page_op) {
+	if (!full_page) {
 		sz += paddr & ~CACHE_LINE_MASK;
 		paddr &= CACHE_LINE_MASK;
 	}
@@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 	 *   - (and needs to be written before the lower 32 bits)
 	 */
 	if (is_pae40_enabled()) {
-		if (cacheop == OP_INV_IC)
+		if (op == OP_INV_IC)
 			/*
 			 * Non aliasing I-cache in HS38,
 			 * aliasing I-cache handled in __cache_line_loop_v3()
@@ -397,6 +400,55 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 	}
 }
 
+#else
+
+/*
+ * optimized flush operation which takes a region as opposed to iterating per line
+ */
+static inline
+void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
+			  unsigned long sz, const int op, const int full_page)
+{
+	unsigned int s, e;
+
+	/* Only for Non aliasing I-cache in HS38 */
+	if (op == OP_INV_IC) {
+		s = ARC_REG_IC_IVIR;
+		e = ARC_REG_IC_ENDR;
+	} else {
+		s = ARC_REG_DC_STARTR;
+		e = ARC_REG_DC_ENDR;
+	}
+
+	if (!full_page) {
+		/* for any leading gap between @paddr and start of cache line */
+		sz += paddr & ~CACHE_LINE_MASK;
+		paddr &= CACHE_LINE_MASK;
+
+		/*
+		 *  account for any trailing gap to end of cache line
+		 *  this is equivalent to DIV_ROUND_UP() in line ops above
+		 */
+		sz += L1_CACHE_BYTES - 1;
+	}
+
+	if (is_pae40_enabled()) {
+		/* TBD: check if crossing 4TB boundary */
+		if (op == OP_INV_IC)
+			write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_IC_PTAG_HI, (u64)paddr >> 32);
+		else
+			write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_DC_PTAG_HI, (u64)paddr >> 32);
+	}
+
+	/* ENDR needs to be set ahead of START */
+	write_aux_reg(e, paddr + sz);	/* ENDR is exclusive */
+	write_aux_reg(s, paddr);
+
+	/* caller waits on DC_CTRL.FS */
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #if (CONFIG_ARC_MMU_VER < 3)
 #define __cache_line_loop	__cache_line_loop_v2
 #elif (CONFIG_ARC_MMU_VER == 3)
@@ -411,6 +463,11 @@ void __cache_line_loop_v4(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
  * Machine specific helpers for Entire D-Cache or Per Line ops
  */
 
+#ifndef USE_RGN_FLSH
+/*
+ * this version avoids extra read/write of DC_CTRL for flush or invalid ops
+ * in the non region flush regime (such as for ARCompact)
+ */
 static inline void __before_dc_op(const int op)
 {
 	if (op == OP_FLUSH_N_INV) {
@@ -424,6 +481,32 @@ static inline void __before_dc_op(const int op)
 	}
 }
 
+#else
+
+static inline void __before_dc_op(const int op)
+{
+	const unsigned int ctl = ARC_REG_DC_CTRL;
+	unsigned int val = read_aux_reg(ctl);
+
+	if (op == OP_FLUSH_N_INV) {
+		val |= DC_CTRL_INV_MODE_FLUSH;
+	}
+
+	if (op != OP_INV_IC) {
+		/*
+		 * Flush / Invalidate is provided by DC_CTRL.RNG_OP 0 or 1
+		 * combined Flush-n-invalidate uses DC_CTRL.IM = 1 set above
+		 */
+		val &= ~DC_CTRL_RGN_OP_MSK;
+		if (op & OP_INV)
+			val |= DC_CTRL_RGN_OP_INV;
+	}
+	write_aux_reg(ctl, val);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 static inline void __after_dc_op(const int op)
 {
 	if (op & OP_FLUSH) {
@@ -486,13 +569,14 @@ static void __dc_enable(void)
 static inline void __dc_line_op(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 				unsigned long sz, const int op)
 {
+	const int full_page = __builtin_constant_p(sz) && sz == PAGE_SIZE;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	__before_dc_op(op);
 
-	__cache_line_loop(paddr, vaddr, sz, op);
+	__cache_line_loop(paddr, vaddr, sz, op, full_page);
 
 	__after_dc_op(op);
 
@@ -521,10 +605,11 @@ static inline void
 __ic_line_inv_vaddr_local(phys_addr_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
 			  unsigned long sz)
 {
+	const int full_page = __builtin_constant_p(sz) && sz == PAGE_SIZE;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	(*_cache_line_loop_ic_fn)(paddr, vaddr, sz, OP_INV_IC);
+	(*_cache_line_loop_ic_fn)(paddr, vaddr, sz, OP_INV_IC, full_page);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
index 176b6cb1008dcd53615defd63d3930963107c2d0..b5280db9ef6a8c27f92ee89ffd0432df525e5039 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
 #define NT_METAG_CBUF	0x500		/* Metag catch buffer registers */
 #define NT_METAG_RPIPE	0x501		/* Metag read pipeline state */
 #define NT_METAG_TLS	0x502		/* Metag TLS pointer */
-
+#define NT_ARC_V2	0x600		/* ARCv2 accumulator/extra registers */
 
 /* Note header in a PT_NOTE section */
 typedef struct elf32_note {