diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 25f81a1..19cce22 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
 cflags-$(atleast_gcc44)			+= -fsection-anchors
 
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC)		+= -mlock
+cflags-$(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_SWAPE)		+= -mswape
+
 ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2
 
 ifndef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LL64
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axc001.dtsi b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axc001.dtsi
index 6ae2c47..53ce226 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axc001.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axc001.dtsi
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 			reg-io-width = <4>;
 		};
 
-		arcpmu0: pmu {
+		arcpct0: pct {
 			compatible = "snps,arc700-pct";
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
index ce0ccd20..5ee96b0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			};
 		};
 
-		arcpmu0: pmu {
+		arcpct0: pct {
 			compatible = "snps,arc700-pct";
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsimosci.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsimosci.dts
index bcf6031..3c391ba 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsimosci.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsimosci.dts
@@ -83,5 +83,9 @@
 			reg = <0xf0003000 0x44>;
 			interrupts = <7>;
 		};
+
+		arcpct0: pct {
+			compatible = "snps,arc700-pct";
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
index 7314f53..b0066a7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
index 65ab9fb..ebe9ebb 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../../arc_initramfs_hs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
index 3b3990c..4bde432 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs_hs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
index 98cf209..f6fb3d26 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
index ddf8b96..b9f0fe0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs_hs/"
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
index ceb9074..6da71ba 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # CONFIG_PID_NS is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../arc_initramfs_hs/"
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET is not set
-# CONFIG_INET_LRO is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
 # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_DRM=y
 CONFIG_DRM_ARCPGU=y
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 # CONFIG_HID is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
index 7f3f9f6..1bd24ec 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@
 #define STATUS_AE_BIT		5	/* Exception active */
 #define STATUS_DE_BIT		6	/* PC is in delay slot */
 #define STATUS_U_BIT		7	/* User/Kernel mode */
+#define STATUS_Z_BIT            11
 #define STATUS_L_BIT		12	/* Loop inhibit */
 
 /* These masks correspond to the status word(STATUS_32) bits */
 #define STATUS_AE_MASK		(1<<STATUS_AE_BIT)
 #define STATUS_DE_MASK		(1<<STATUS_DE_BIT)
 #define STATUS_U_MASK		(1<<STATUS_U_BIT)
+#define STATUS_Z_MASK		(1<<STATUS_Z_BIT)
 #define STATUS_L_MASK		(1<<STATUS_L_BIT)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/smp.h
index 89fdd1b..0861007 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ extern const char *arc_platform_smp_cpuinfo(void);
  * API expected BY platform smp code (FROM arch smp code)
  *
  * smp_ipi_irq_setup:
- *	Takes @cpu and @irq to which the arch-common ISR is hooked up
+ *	Takes @cpu and @hwirq to which the arch-common ISR is hooked up
  */
-extern int smp_ipi_irq_setup(int cpu, int irq);
+extern int smp_ipi_irq_setup(int cpu, irq_hw_number_t hwirq);
 
 /*
  * struct plat_smp_ops	- SMP callbacks provided by platform to ARC SMP
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/devtree.c b/arch/arc/kernel/devtree.c
index f1e07c2..3b67f53 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/devtree.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/devtree.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static void __init arc_set_early_base_baud(unsigned long dt_root)
 		arc_base_baud = 166666666;	/* Fixed 166.6MHz clk (TB10x) */
 	else if (of_flat_dt_is_compatible(dt_root, "snps,arc-sdp"))
 		arc_base_baud = 33333333;	/* Fixed 33MHz clk (AXS10x) */
+	else if (of_flat_dt_is_compatible(dt_root, "ezchip,arc-nps"))
+		arc_base_baud = 800000000;      /* Fixed 800MHz clk (NPS) */
 	else
 		arc_base_baud = 50000000;	/* Fixed default 50MHz */
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c b/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
index c424d5a..f39142a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/mcip.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ idu_irq_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *cpumask,
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	cpumask_t online;
+	unsigned int destination_bits;
+	unsigned int distribution_mode;
 
 	/* errout if no online cpu per @cpumask */
 	if (!cpumask_and(&online, cpumask, cpu_online_mask))
@@ -188,8 +190,15 @@ idu_irq_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *cpumask,
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&mcip_lock, flags);
 
-	idu_set_dest(data->hwirq, cpumask_bits(&online)[0]);
-	idu_set_mode(data->hwirq, IDU_M_TRIG_LEVEL, IDU_M_DISTRI_RR);
+	destination_bits = cpumask_bits(&online)[0];
+	idu_set_dest(data->hwirq, destination_bits);
+
+	if (ffs(destination_bits) == fls(destination_bits))
+		distribution_mode = IDU_M_DISTRI_DEST;
+	else
+		distribution_mode = IDU_M_DISTRI_RR;
+
+	idu_set_mode(data->hwirq, IDU_M_TRIG_LEVEL, distribution_mode);
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mcip_lock, flags);
 
@@ -207,16 +216,15 @@ static struct irq_chip idu_irq_chip = {
 
 };
 
-static int idu_first_irq;
+static irq_hw_number_t idu_first_hwirq;
 
 static void idu_cascade_isr(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
-	struct irq_domain *domain = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
-	unsigned int core_irq = irq_desc_get_irq(desc);
-	unsigned int idu_irq;
+	struct irq_domain *idu_domain = irq_desc_get_handler_data(desc);
+	irq_hw_number_t core_hwirq = irqd_to_hwirq(irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc));
+	irq_hw_number_t idu_hwirq = core_hwirq - idu_first_hwirq;
 
-	idu_irq = core_irq - idu_first_irq;
-	generic_handle_irq(irq_find_mapping(domain, idu_irq));
+	generic_handle_irq(irq_find_mapping(idu_domain, idu_hwirq));
 }
 
 static int idu_irq_map(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int virq, irq_hw_number_t hwirq)
@@ -282,7 +290,7 @@ idu_of_init(struct device_node *intc, struct device_node *parent)
 	struct irq_domain *domain;
 	/* Read IDU BCR to confirm nr_irqs */
 	int nr_irqs = of_irq_count(intc);
-	int i, irq;
+	int i, virq;
 	struct mcip_bcr mp;
 
 	READ_BCR(ARC_REG_MCIP_BCR, mp);
@@ -303,11 +311,11 @@ idu_of_init(struct device_node *intc, struct device_node *parent)
 		 * however we need it to get the parent virq and set IDU handler
 		 * as first level isr
 		 */
-		irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(intc, i);
+		virq = irq_of_parse_and_map(intc, i);
 		if (!i)
-			idu_first_irq = irq;
+			idu_first_hwirq = irqd_to_hwirq(irq_get_irq_data(virq));
 
-		irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(irq, idu_cascade_isr, domain);
+		irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(virq, idu_cascade_isr, domain);
 	}
 
 	__mcip_cmd(CMD_IDU_ENABLE, 0);
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
index 59aa43c..a41a79a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(arc_gettls)
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(arc_usr_cmpxchg, int *, uaddr, int, expected, int, new)
 {
-	int uval;
-	int ret;
+	struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
+	int uval = -EFAULT;
 
 	/*
 	 * This is only for old cores lacking LLOCK/SCOND, which by defintion
@@ -54,24 +54,26 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(arc_usr_cmpxchg, int *, uaddr, int, expected, int, new)
 	 */
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP));
 
+	/* Z indicates to userspace if operation succeded */
+	regs->status32 &= ~STATUS_Z_MASK;
+
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, uaddr, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 
-	ret = __get_user(uval, uaddr);
-	if (ret)
+	if (__get_user(uval, uaddr))
 		goto done;
 
-	if (uval != expected)
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-	else
-		ret = __put_user(new, uaddr);
+	if (uval == expected) {
+		if (!__put_user(new, uaddr))
+			regs->status32 |= STATUS_Z_MASK;
+	}
 
 done:
 	preempt_enable();
 
-	return ret;
+	return uval;
 }
 
 void arch_cpu_idle(void)
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index f183cc6..88674d9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
+#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/mach_desc.h>
@@ -67,11 +68,13 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	int i;
 
 	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
+	 * if platform didn't set the present map already, do it now
+	 * boot cpu is set to present already by init/main.c
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
+	if (num_present_cpus() <= 1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
+			set_cpu_present(i, true);
+	}
 }
 
 void __init smp_cpus_done(unsigned int max_cpus)
@@ -351,20 +354,24 @@ irqreturn_t do_IPI(int irq, void *dev_id)
  */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, ipi_dev);
 
-int smp_ipi_irq_setup(int cpu, int irq)
+int smp_ipi_irq_setup(int cpu, irq_hw_number_t hwirq)
 {
 	int *dev = per_cpu_ptr(&ipi_dev, cpu);
+	unsigned int virq = irq_find_mapping(NULL, hwirq);
+
+	if (!virq)
+		panic("Cannot find virq for root domain and hwirq=%lu", hwirq);
 
 	/* Boot cpu calls request, all call enable */
 	if (!cpu) {
 		int rc;
 
-		rc = request_percpu_irq(irq, do_IPI, "IPI Interrupt", dev);
+		rc = request_percpu_irq(virq, do_IPI, "IPI Interrupt", dev);
 		if (rc)
-			panic("Percpu IRQ request failed for %d\n", irq);
+			panic("Percpu IRQ request failed for %u\n", virq);
 	}
 
-	enable_percpu_irq(irq, 0);
+	enable_percpu_irq(virq, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/time.c b/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
index f927b8d..c10390d 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/time.c
@@ -152,14 +152,17 @@ static cycle_t arc_read_rtc(struct clocksource *cs)
 		cycle_t  full;
 	} stamp;
 
-
-	__asm__ __volatile(
-	"1:						\n"
-	"	lr		%0, [AUX_RTC_LOW]	\n"
-	"	lr		%1, [AUX_RTC_HIGH]	\n"
-	"	lr		%2, [AUX_RTC_CTRL]	\n"
-	"	bbit0.nt	%2, 31, 1b		\n"
-	: "=r" (stamp.low), "=r" (stamp.high), "=r" (status));
+	/*
+	 * hardware has an internal state machine which tracks readout of
+	 * low/high and updates the CTRL.status if
+	 *  - interrupt/exception taken between the two reads
+	 *  - high increments after low has been read
+	 */
+	do {
+		stamp.low = read_aux_reg(AUX_RTC_LOW);
+		stamp.high = read_aux_reg(AUX_RTC_HIGH);
+		status = read_aux_reg(AUX_RTC_CTRL);
+	} while (!(status & _BITUL(31)));
 
 	return stamp.full;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/dma.c b/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
index 60aab5a..cd8aad8 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/dma.c
@@ -105,6 +105,31 @@ static void arc_dma_free(struct device *dev, size_t size, void *vaddr,
 	__free_pages(page, get_order(size));
 }
 
+static int arc_dma_mmap(struct device *dev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			void *cpu_addr, dma_addr_t dma_addr, size_t size,
+			unsigned long attrs)
+{
+	unsigned long user_count = vma_pages(vma);
+	unsigned long count = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long pfn = __phys_to_pfn(plat_dma_to_phys(dev, dma_addr));
+	unsigned long off = vma->vm_pgoff;
+	int ret = -ENXIO;
+
+	vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_noncached(vma->vm_page_prot);
+
+	if (dma_mmap_from_coherent(dev, vma, cpu_addr, size, &ret))
+		return ret;
+
+	if (off < count && user_count <= (count - off)) {
+		ret = remap_pfn_range(vma, vma->vm_start,
+				      pfn + off,
+				      user_count << PAGE_SHIFT,
+				      vma->vm_page_prot);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * streaming DMA Mapping API...
  * CPU accesses page via normal paddr, thus needs to explicitly made
@@ -193,6 +218,7 @@ static int arc_dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask)
 struct dma_map_ops arc_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc			= arc_dma_alloc,
 	.free			= arc_dma_free,
+	.mmap			= arc_dma_mmap,
 	.map_page		= arc_dma_map_page,
 	.map_sg			= arc_dma_map_sg,
 	.sync_single_for_device	= arc_dma_sync_single_for_device,
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-eznps/smp.c b/arch/arc/plat-eznps/smp.c
index 5e901f8..56a4c85 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-eznps/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-eznps/smp.c
@@ -140,16 +140,10 @@ static void eznps_init_per_cpu(int cpu)
 	mtm_enable_core(cpu);
 }
 
-static void eznps_ipi_clear(int irq)
-{
-	write_aux_reg(CTOP_AUX_IACK, 1 << irq);
-}
-
 struct plat_smp_ops plat_smp_ops = {
 	.info		= smp_cpuinfo_buf,
 	.init_early_smp	= eznps_init_cpumasks,
 	.cpu_kick	= eznps_smp_wakeup_cpu,
 	.ipi_send	= eznps_ipi_send,
 	.init_per_cpu	= eznps_init_per_cpu,
-	.ipi_clear	= eznps_ipi_clear,
 };