diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 0655495470ad499acc022d622914746929d47ea1..8a188bc1786a2c5cb181f21e10e5ba254b368199 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ config ARC
 	select BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT
 	select COMMON_CLK
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
-	# ARC Busybox based initramfs absolutely relies on DEVTMPFS for /dev
-	select DEVTMPFS if !INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
@@ -275,14 +273,6 @@ config ARC_DCCM_BASE
 	default "0xA0000000"
 	depends on ARC_HAS_DCCM
 
-config ARC_HAS_HW_MPY
-	bool "Use Hardware Multiplier (Normal or Faster XMAC)"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Influences how gcc generates code for MPY operations.
-	  If enabled, MPYxx insns are generated, provided by Standard/XMAC
-	  Multipler. Otherwise software multipy lib is used
-
 choice
 	prompt "MMU Version"
 	default ARC_MMU_V3 if ARC_CPU_770
@@ -542,14 +532,6 @@ config ARC_DBG_TLB_MISS_COUNT
 	  Counts number of I and D TLB Misses and exports them via Debugfs
 	  The counters can be cleared via Debugfs as well
 
-if SMP
-
-config ARC_IPI_DBG
-	bool "Debug Inter Core interrupts"
-	default n
-
-endif
-
 endif
 
 config ARC_UBOOT_SUPPORT
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index aeb19021099e315967ba95524e9528c48da0d159..c8230f3395f281f9c11ee6de130137d84e1bb543 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ ldflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN)	+= -EB
 # --build-id w/o "-marclinux". Default arc-elf32-ld is OK
 ldflags-$(upto_gcc44)			+= -marclinux
 
-ifndef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_HW_MPY
-	cflags-y	+= -mno-mpy
-endif
-
 LIBGCC	:= $(shell $(CC) $(cflags-y) --print-libgcc-file-name)
 
 # Modules with short calls might break for calls into builtin-kernel
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
index f1ac9818b751e1fab854f2c1a4440b9ca8af3e85..5d4e2a07ad3eb8d11c605f385b881769d44b16ae 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs101_defconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
@@ -91,12 +91,10 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_MMC_DW=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
-CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
 CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
 CONFIG_NTFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
-CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
index 323486d6ee83419a9e50d5c53fa042f53e08ebed..87ee46b237ef7baa6dc5008f968e5c914d03aee4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_defconfig
@@ -39,14 +39,10 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
-CONFIG_MTD=y
-CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
-CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
-CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
-CONFIG_MTD_NAND_AXS=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
@@ -78,14 +74,12 @@ CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224 is not set
-CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
@@ -97,12 +91,10 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_MMC_DW=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
-CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
 CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
 CONFIG_NTFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
-CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
index 66191cd0447eaabc524a36ec497e7047043dc9a4..d80daf4f7e735aa3787df6f75957c2b9a273b361 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/axs103_smp_defconfig
@@ -40,14 +40,10 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
-CONFIG_MTD=y
-CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
-CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
-CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
-CONFIG_MTD_NAND_AXS=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
@@ -79,14 +75,12 @@ CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set
 # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224 is not set
-CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
@@ -98,12 +92,10 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_MMC_DW=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
-CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
 CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
 CONFIG_NTFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
-CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
index 138f9d8879570a8b329415d9238c710fa6e5b032..f41095340b6a7a8662fc4e51e16e39524f359ae7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="ARCLinux"
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
+# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_700"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
-# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_NET_KEY=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
@@ -63,4 +63,3 @@ CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED is not set
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is not set
-CONFIG_XZ_DEC=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
index f68838e8068af53eb2ebb29c83d88cb10dc0bfac..cfaa33cb59217c6261667ec4d51b2762fea985ab 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_NET_KEY=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED is not set
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is not set
-CONFIG_XZ_DEC=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
index 96bd1c20fb0badeb5d3ebf41f2671f6558939c22..bb2a8dc778b5be48943f25f4415abbe73c476969 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="arc-linux-"
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="ARCLinux"
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
+# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
@@ -21,13 +22,11 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
-CONFIG_ARC_BOARD_ML509=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_hs_idu"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
-# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_NET_KEY=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
@@ -60,4 +59,3 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED is not set
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set
-CONFIG_XZ_DEC=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
index 31e1d95764ff91dc10fe80d936a5613e6f713cc4..646182e93753af74110471f7739fab2454246b1b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_NET_KEY=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
index fcae66683ca0bd5865924a88816a388e763604cd..ceca2541950d1bbe7f950bad17ab2c598c79c65a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ CONFIG_UNIX_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_NET_KEY=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV is not set
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
-CONFIG_NET_OSCI_LAN=y
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
 # CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ALPS is not set
 # CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LOGIPS2PP is not set
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
index b01b659168ea4a1c36ac85e0ee41c545aa697ec8..4b6da90f6f261e3d9783719a5bbc2060bf2e8408 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="arc-linux-"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="ARCLinux"
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
@@ -18,15 +19,11 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
-CONFIG_ARC_BOARD_ML509=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LL64=y
-# CONFIG_ARC_HAS_RTSC is not set
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsimosci_hs_idu"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
-# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET_DIAG=y
@@ -40,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_INET=y
 # CONFIG_INET_LRO is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
 # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
@@ -56,14 +54,11 @@ CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_STMICRO is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_VIA is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_WIZNET is not set
-CONFIG_NET_OSCI_LAN=y
 # CONFIG_WLAN is not set
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
 CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TOUCHKIT=y
 # CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set
-CONFIG_SERIO_LIBPS2=y
 CONFIG_SERIO_ARC_PS2=y
-CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING=y
 # CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
 # CONFIG_DEVKMEM is not set
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
@@ -75,9 +70,6 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_FB=y
-CONFIG_ARCPGU_RGB888=y
-CONFIG_ARCPGU_DISPTYPE=0
-# CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
index 3b4dc9cebcf15234f3d42a4efd2e40b9c5bd4150..9b342eaf95aec97830e155a00250d3d419e6d24d 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/tb10x_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE="arc-linux-"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="tb10x"
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
+# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3=y
@@ -26,12 +27,10 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_BLOCK is not set
 CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_TB10X=y
 CONFIG_ARC_CACHE_LINE_SHIFT=5
-CONFIG_ARC_STACK_NONEXEC=y
 CONFIG_HZ=250
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="abilis_tb100_dvk"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
-# CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
 # CONFIG_INET_DIAG is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
 # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL is not set
-CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 # CONFIG_NET_CADENCE is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM is not set
@@ -55,9 +54,6 @@ CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SEEQ is not set
 CONFIG_STMMAC_ETH=y
-CONFIG_STMMAC_DEBUG_FS=y
-CONFIG_STMMAC_DA=y
-CONFIG_STMMAC_CHAINED=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_WIZNET is not set
 # CONFIG_WLAN is not set
 # CONFIG_INPUT is not set
@@ -91,7 +87,6 @@ CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TRANSIENT=y
 CONFIG_DMADEVICES=y
 CONFIG_DW_DMAC=y
-CONFIG_NET_DMA=y
 CONFIG_ASYNC_TX_DMA=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_DNOTIFY is not set
@@ -100,17 +95,16 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS=y
 # CONFIG_MISC_FILESYSTEMS is not set
 # CONFIG_NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS is not set
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 # CONFIG_ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED is not set
-CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
 CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y
+CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
 CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y
 CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
 CONFIG_TIMER_STATS=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW=y
-# CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
index fdc5be5b10295d612e0b1b70765c74641d55814c..f9f4c6f59fdbb3f450ec13420e94f2ee1cb4428c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #define _ASM_ARC_ARCREGS_H
 
 /* Build Configuration Registers */
-#define ARC_REG_DCCMBASE_BCR	0x61	/* DCCM Base Addr */
+#define ARC_REG_AUX_DCCM	0x18	/* DCCM Base Addr ARCv2 */
+#define ARC_REG_DCCM_BASE_BUILD	0x61	/* DCCM Base Addr ARCompact */
 #define ARC_REG_CRC_BCR		0x62
 #define ARC_REG_VECBASE_BCR	0x68
 #define ARC_REG_PERIBASE_BCR	0x69
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@
 #define ARC_REG_DPFP_BCR	0x6C	/* ARCompact: Dbl Precision FPU */
 #define ARC_REG_FP_V2_BCR	0xc8	/* ARCv2 FPU */
 #define ARC_REG_SLC_BCR		0xce
-#define ARC_REG_DCCM_BCR	0x74	/* DCCM Present + SZ */
+#define ARC_REG_DCCM_BUILD	0x74	/* DCCM size (common) */
 #define ARC_REG_TIMERS_BCR	0x75
 #define ARC_REG_AP_BCR		0x76
-#define ARC_REG_ICCM_BCR	0x78
+#define ARC_REG_ICCM_BUILD	0x78	/* ICCM size (common) */
 #define ARC_REG_XY_MEM_BCR	0x79
 #define ARC_REG_MAC_BCR		0x7a
 #define ARC_REG_MUL_BCR		0x7b
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 #define ARC_REG_IRQ_BCR		0xF3
 #define ARC_REG_SMART_BCR	0xFF
 #define ARC_REG_CLUSTER_BCR	0xcf
+#define ARC_REG_AUX_ICCM	0x208	/* ICCM Base Addr (ARCv2) */
 
 /* status32 Bits Positions */
 #define STATUS_AE_BIT		5	/* Exception active */
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ struct bcr_perip {
 #endif
 };
 
-struct bcr_iccm {
+struct bcr_iccm_arcompact {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	unsigned int base:16, pad:5, sz:3, ver:8;
 #else
@@ -254,17 +256,15 @@ struct bcr_iccm {
 #endif
 };
 
-/* DCCM Base Address Register: ARC_REG_DCCMBASE_BCR */
-struct bcr_dccm_base {
+struct bcr_iccm_arcv2 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
-	unsigned int addr:24, ver:8;
+	unsigned int pad:8, sz11:4, sz01:4, sz10:4, sz00:4, ver:8;
 #else
-	unsigned int ver:8, addr:24;
+	unsigned int ver:8, sz00:4, sz10:4, sz01:4, sz11:4, pad:8;
 #endif
 };
 
-/* DCCM RAM Configuration Register: ARC_REG_DCCM_BCR */
-struct bcr_dccm {
+struct bcr_dccm_arcompact {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	unsigned int res:21, sz:3, ver:8;
 #else
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ struct bcr_dccm {
 #endif
 };
 
+struct bcr_dccm_arcv2 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
+	unsigned int pad2:12, cyc:3, pad1:1, sz1:4, sz0:4, ver:8;
+#else
+	unsigned int ver:8, sz0:4, sz1:4, pad1:1, cyc:3, pad2:12;
+#endif
+};
+
 /* ARCompact: Both SP and DP FPU BCRs have same format */
 struct bcr_fp_arcompact {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -315,9 +323,9 @@ struct bcr_bpu_arcv2 {
 
 struct bcr_generic {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
-	unsigned int pad:24, ver:8;
+	unsigned int info:24, ver:8;
 #else
-	unsigned int ver:8, pad:24;
+	unsigned int ver:8, info:24;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
index 4fd7d62a6e30aa513b9e04f6ee881c219b96da96..49014f0ef36d19458203b904f41513f776aeedff 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT
 #define TIMER0_IRQ      3
 #define TIMER1_IRQ      4
-#define IPI_IRQ		(NR_CPU_IRQS-1) /* dummy to enable SMP build for up hardware */
 #else
 #define TIMER0_IRQ      16
 #define TIMER1_IRQ      17
-#define IPI_IRQ         19
 #endif
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
index 1fc18ee06cf2df7f3dc971241f38f846a857133b..37c2f751eebf03d8f9f16d997bacdcb5b8f6323f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define AUX_IRQ_CTRL		0x00E
 #define AUX_IRQ_ACT		0x043	/* Active Intr across all levels */
 #define AUX_IRQ_LVL_PEND	0x200	/* Pending Intr across all levels */
+#define AUX_IRQ_HINT		0x201	/* For generating Soft Interrupts */
 #define AUX_IRQ_PRIORITY	0x206
 #define ICAUSE			0x40a
 #define AUX_IRQ_SELECT		0x40b
@@ -115,6 +116,16 @@ static inline int arch_irqs_disabled(void)
 	return arch_irqs_disabled_flags(arch_local_save_flags());
 }
 
+static inline void arc_softirq_trigger(int irq)
+{
+	write_aux_reg(AUX_IRQ_HINT, irq);
+}
+
+static inline void arc_softirq_clear(int irq)
+{
+	write_aux_reg(AUX_IRQ_HINT, 0);
+}
+
 #else
 
 .macro IRQ_DISABLE  scratch
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
index b178302947065660bc4765d86f66276045e29055..c1264607bbff3dca457fd47b8f078b62993b7af7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ VECTOR	reserved		; Reserved slots
 VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (16) Timer0
 VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; unused (Timer1)
 VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; unused (WDT)
-VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (19) ICI (inter core interrupt)
-VECTOR	handle_interrupt
-VECTOR	handle_interrupt
-VECTOR	handle_interrupt
-VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (23) End of fixed IRQs
+VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (19) Inter core Interrupt (IPI)
+VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (20) perf Interrupt
+VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (21) Software Triggered Intr (Self IPI)
+VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; unused
+VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (23) unused
+# End of fixed IRQs
 
 .rept CONFIG_ARC_NUMBER_OF_INTERRUPTS - 8
 	VECTOR	handle_interrupt
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
index 06bcedf19b622b4ef26503660349bc07a8a52d2e..224d1c3aa9c41dafdf52554450c2fa3b32ac8689 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/intc-compact.c
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ static int arc_intc_domain_map(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int irq,
 {
 	switch (irq) {
 	case TIMER0_IRQ:
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	case IPI_IRQ:
-#endif
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(irq, &onchip_intc, handle_percpu_irq);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c b/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
index bc771f58fefb4a9c67c90781bf520d4004f61fa2..c41c364b926cab9f50b6550e501f3ea1a8300017 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <asm/irqflags-arcv2.h>
 #include <asm/mcip.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
+#define IPI_IRQ		19
+#define SOFTIRQ_IRQ	21
+
 static char smp_cpuinfo_buf[128];
 static int idu_detected;
 
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(mcip_lock);
 static void mcip_setup_per_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	smp_ipi_irq_setup(cpu, IPI_IRQ);
+	smp_ipi_irq_setup(cpu, SOFTIRQ_IRQ);
 }
 
 static void mcip_ipi_send(int cpu)
@@ -29,46 +34,44 @@ static void mcip_ipi_send(int cpu)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ipi_was_pending;
 
+	/* ARConnect can only send IPI to others */
+	if (unlikely(cpu == raw_smp_processor_id())) {
+		arc_softirq_trigger(SOFTIRQ_IRQ);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&mcip_lock, flags);
+
 	/*
-	 * NOTE: We must spin here if the other cpu hasn't yet
-	 * serviced a previous message. This can burn lots
-	 * of time, but we MUST follows this protocol or
-	 * ipi messages can be lost!!!
-	 * Also, we must release the lock in this loop because
-	 * the other side may get to this same loop and not
-	 * be able to ack -- thus causing deadlock.
+	 * If receiver already has a pending interrupt, elide sending this one.
+	 * Linux cross core calling works well with concurrent IPIs
+	 * coalesced into one
+	 * see arch/arc/kernel/smp.c: ipi_send_msg_one()
 	 */
+	__mcip_cmd(CMD_INTRPT_READ_STATUS, cpu);
+	ipi_was_pending = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_MCIP_READBACK);
+	if (!ipi_was_pending)
+		__mcip_cmd(CMD_INTRPT_GENERATE_IRQ, cpu);
 
-	do {
-		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&mcip_lock, flags);
-		__mcip_cmd(CMD_INTRPT_READ_STATUS, cpu);
-		ipi_was_pending = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_MCIP_READBACK);
-		if (ipi_was_pending == 0)
-			break; /* break out but keep lock */
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mcip_lock, flags);
-	} while (1);
-
-	__mcip_cmd(CMD_INTRPT_GENERATE_IRQ, cpu);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mcip_lock, flags);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_IPI_DBG
-	if (ipi_was_pending)
-		pr_info("IPI ACK delayed from cpu %d\n", cpu);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void mcip_ipi_clear(int irq)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu, c;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned int __maybe_unused copy;
+
+	if (unlikely(irq == SOFTIRQ_IRQ)) {
+		arc_softirq_clear(irq);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&mcip_lock, flags);
 
 	/* Who sent the IPI */
 	__mcip_cmd(CMD_INTRPT_CHECK_SOURCE, 0);
 
-	copy = cpu = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_MCIP_READBACK);	/* 1,2,4,8... */
+	cpu = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_MCIP_READBACK);	/* 1,2,4,8... */
 
 	/*
 	 * In rare case, multiple concurrent IPIs sent to same target can
@@ -82,12 +85,6 @@ static void mcip_ipi_clear(int irq)
 	} while (cpu);
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mcip_lock, flags);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_IPI_DBG
-	if (c != __ffs(copy))
-		pr_info("IPIs from %x coalesced to %x\n",
-			copy, raw_smp_processor_id());
-#endif
 }
 
 static void mcip_probe_n_setup(void)
@@ -111,10 +108,11 @@ static void mcip_probe_n_setup(void)
 	READ_BCR(ARC_REG_MCIP_BCR, mp);
 
 	sprintf(smp_cpuinfo_buf,
-		"Extn [SMP]\t: ARConnect (v%d): %d cores with %s%s%s%s\n",
+		"Extn [SMP]\t: ARConnect (v%d): %d cores with %s%s%s%s%s\n",
 		mp.ver, mp.num_cores,
 		IS_AVAIL1(mp.ipi, "IPI "),
 		IS_AVAIL1(mp.idu, "IDU "),
+		IS_AVAIL1(mp.llm, "LLM "),
 		IS_AVAIL1(mp.dbg, "DEBUG "),
 		IS_AVAIL1(mp.gfrc, "GFRC"));
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
index a7edceba5f8447db5c2a2a28be9e87c78ef0a511..cdc821df1809209df9792bcf9ecada0bc991753f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -42,6 +42,53 @@ struct task_struct *_current_task[NR_CPUS];	/* For stack switching */
 
 struct cpuinfo_arc cpuinfo_arc700[NR_CPUS];
 
+static void read_decode_ccm_bcr(struct cpuinfo_arc *cpu)
+{
+	if (is_isa_arcompact()) {
+		struct bcr_iccm_arcompact iccm;
+		struct bcr_dccm_arcompact dccm;
+
+		READ_BCR(ARC_REG_ICCM_BUILD, iccm);
+		if (iccm.ver) {
+			cpu->iccm.sz = 4096 << iccm.sz;	/* 8K to 512K */
+			cpu->iccm.base_addr = iccm.base << 16;
+		}
+
+		READ_BCR(ARC_REG_DCCM_BUILD, dccm);
+		if (dccm.ver) {
+			unsigned long base;
+			cpu->dccm.sz = 2048 << dccm.sz;	/* 2K to 256K */
+
+			base = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_DCCM_BASE_BUILD);
+			cpu->dccm.base_addr = base & ~0xF;
+		}
+	} else {
+		struct bcr_iccm_arcv2 iccm;
+		struct bcr_dccm_arcv2 dccm;
+		unsigned long region;
+
+		READ_BCR(ARC_REG_ICCM_BUILD, iccm);
+		if (iccm.ver) {
+			cpu->iccm.sz = 256 << iccm.sz00;	/* 512B to 16M */
+			if (iccm.sz00 == 0xF && iccm.sz01 > 0)
+				cpu->iccm.sz <<= iccm.sz01;
+
+			region = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_AUX_ICCM);
+			cpu->iccm.base_addr = region & 0xF0000000;
+		}
+
+		READ_BCR(ARC_REG_DCCM_BUILD, dccm);
+		if (dccm.ver) {
+			cpu->dccm.sz = 256 << dccm.sz0;
+			if (dccm.sz0 == 0xF && dccm.sz1 > 0)
+				cpu->dccm.sz <<= dccm.sz1;
+
+			region = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_AUX_DCCM);
+			cpu->dccm.base_addr = region & 0xF0000000;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void read_arc_build_cfg_regs(void)
 {
 	struct bcr_perip uncached_space;
@@ -76,36 +123,11 @@ static void read_arc_build_cfg_regs(void)
 	cpu->extn.swap = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_SWAP_BCR) ? 1 : 0;        /* 1,3 */
 	cpu->extn.crc = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_CRC_BCR) ? 1 : 0;
 	cpu->extn.minmax = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_MIXMAX_BCR) > 1 ? 1 : 0; /* 2 */
-
-	/* Note that we read the CCM BCRs independent of kernel config
-	 * This is to catch the cases where user doesn't know that
-	 * CCMs are present in hardware build
-	 */
-	{
-		struct bcr_iccm iccm;
-		struct bcr_dccm dccm;
-		struct bcr_dccm_base dccm_base;
-		unsigned int bcr_32bit_val;
-
-		bcr_32bit_val = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_ICCM_BCR);
-		if (bcr_32bit_val) {
-			iccm = *((struct bcr_iccm *)&bcr_32bit_val);
-			cpu->iccm.base_addr = iccm.base << 16;
-			cpu->iccm.sz = 0x2000 << (iccm.sz - 1);
-		}
-
-		bcr_32bit_val = read_aux_reg(ARC_REG_DCCM_BCR);
-		if (bcr_32bit_val) {
-			dccm = *((struct bcr_dccm *)&bcr_32bit_val);
-			cpu->dccm.sz = 0x800 << (dccm.sz);
-
-			READ_BCR(ARC_REG_DCCMBASE_BCR, dccm_base);
-			cpu->dccm.base_addr = dccm_base.addr << 8;
-		}
-	}
-
 	READ_BCR(ARC_REG_XY_MEM_BCR, cpu->extn_xymem);
 
+	/* Read CCM BCRs for boot reporting even if not enabled in Kconfig */
+	read_decode_ccm_bcr(cpu);
+
 	read_decode_mmu_bcr();
 	read_decode_cache_bcr();
 
@@ -237,8 +259,6 @@ static char *arc_cpu_mumbojumbo(int cpu_id, char *buf, int len)
 
 			n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "mpy[opt %d] ", opt);
 		}
-		n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "%s",
-			       IS_USED_CFG(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_HW_MPY));
 	}
 
 	n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index ef6e9e15b82abf72d946ab45c3e20096854605c5..424e937da5c897d02cca7b1bd5781614f8d5d045 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -336,11 +336,8 @@ irqreturn_t do_IPI(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		int rc;
 
 		rc = __do_IPI(msg);
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_IPI_DBG
-		/* IPI received but no valid @msg */
 		if (rc)
 			pr_info("IPI with bogus msg %ld in %ld\n", msg, copy);
-#endif
 		pending &= ~(1U << msg);
 	} while (pending);