diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/Makefile b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/Makefile
index 3704ebe..6d17ab2 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-y += start.o
+obj-y += ivt.o
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/ivt.S b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/ivt.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df47a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/ivt.S
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+.section .ivt, "ax",@progbits
+.align 4
+_ivt:
+	/* Critical system events */
+	j	_start			/* 0 - 0x000 */
+	j	memory_error		/* 1 - 0x008 */
+	j	instruction_error	/* 2 - 0x010 */
+
+	/* Device interrupts */
+.rept	29
+	j	interrupt_handler	/* 3:31 - 0x018:0xF8 */
+.endr
+	/* Exceptions */
+	j	EV_MachineCheck		/* 0x100, Fatal Machine check  (0x20) */
+	j	EV_TLBMissI		/* 0x108, Intruction TLB miss  (0x21) */
+	j	EV_TLBMissD		/* 0x110, Data TLB miss        (0x22) */
+	j	EV_TLBProtV		/* 0x118, Protection Violation (0x23)
+							or Misaligned Access  */
+	j	EV_PrivilegeV		/* 0x120, Privilege Violation  (0x24) */
+	j	EV_Trap			/* 0x128, Trap exception       (0x25) */
+	j	EV_Extension		/* 0x130, Extn Intruction Excp (0x26) */
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/Makefile b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/Makefile
index cc69e5a..e338a0a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-y += start.o
+obj-y += ivt.o
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/ivt.S b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/ivt.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d110b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/ivt.S
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+.section .ivt, "a",@progbits
+.align 4
+	/* Critical system events */
+.word	_start			/* 0 - 0x000 */
+.word	memory_error		/* 1 - 0x008 */
+.word	instruction_error	/* 2 - 0x010 */
+
+	/* Exceptions */
+.word	EV_MachineCheck		/* 0x100, Fatal Machine check  (0x20) */
+.word	EV_TLBMissI		/* 0x108, Intruction TLB miss  (0x21) */
+.word	EV_TLBMissD		/* 0x110, Data TLB miss        (0x22) */
+.word	EV_TLBProtV		/* 0x118, Protection Violation (0x23)
+							or Misaligned Access  */
+.word	EV_PrivilegeV		/* 0x120, Privilege Violation  (0x24) */
+.word	EV_Trap			/* 0x128, Trap exception       (0x25) */
+.word	EV_Extension		/* 0x130, Extn Intruction Excp (0x26) */
+
+	/* Device interrupts */
+.rept	29
+	j	interrupt_handler	/* 3:31 - 0x018:0xF8 */
+.endr
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/start.S b/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/start.S
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ce6896..0000000
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv2/start.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
- */
-
-#include <asm-offsets.h>
-#include <config.h>
-#include <asm/arcregs.h>
-
-/*
- * Note on the LD/ST addressing modes with address register write-back
- *
- * LD.a same as LD.aw
- *
- * LD.a    reg1, [reg2, x]  => Pre Incr
- *      Eff Addr for load = [reg2 + x]
- *
- * LD.ab   reg1, [reg2, x]  => Post Incr
- *      Eff Addr for load = [reg2]
- */
-
-.macro PUSH reg
-	st.a	\reg, [%sp, -4]
-.endm
-
-.macro PUSHAX aux
-	lr	%r9, [\aux]
-	PUSH	%r9
-.endm
-
-.macro  SAVE_R1_TO_R24
-	PUSH	%r1
-	PUSH	%r2
-	PUSH	%r3
-	PUSH	%r4
-	PUSH	%r5
-	PUSH	%r6
-	PUSH	%r7
-	PUSH	%r8
-	PUSH	%r9
-	PUSH	%r10
-	PUSH	%r11
-	PUSH	%r12
-	PUSH	%r13
-	PUSH	%r14
-	PUSH	%r15
-	PUSH	%r16
-	PUSH	%r17
-	PUSH	%r18
-	PUSH	%r19
-	PUSH	%r20
-	PUSH	%r21
-	PUSH	%r22
-	PUSH	%r23
-	PUSH	%r24
-.endm
-
-.macro SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	/* saving %r0 to reg->r0 in advance since weread %ecr into it */
-	st	%r0, [%sp, -8]
-	lr	%r0, [%ecr]	/* all stack addressing is manual so far */
-	st	%r0, [%sp]
-	st	%sp, [%sp, -4]
-	/* now move %sp to reg->r0 position so we can do "push" automatically */
-	sub	%sp, %sp, 8
-
-	SAVE_R1_TO_R24
-	PUSH	%r25
-	PUSH	%gp
-	PUSH	%fp
-	PUSH	%blink
-	PUSHAX	%eret
-	PUSHAX	%erstatus
-	PUSH	%lp_count
-	PUSHAX	%lp_end
-	PUSHAX	%lp_start
-	PUSHAX	%erbta
-.endm
-
-.macro SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	/* If MMU exists exception faulting address is loaded in EFA reg */
-	lr	%r0, [%efa]
-#else
-	/* Otherwise in ERET (exception return) reg */
-	lr	%r0, [%eret]
-#endif
-.endm
-
-.section .ivt, "a",@progbits
-.align 4
-	/* Critical system events */
-.word	_start			/* 0 - 0x000 */
-.word	memory_error		/* 1 - 0x008 */
-.word	instruction_error	/* 2 - 0x010 */
-
-	/* Exceptions */
-.word	EV_MachineCheck		/* 0x100, Fatal Machine check  (0x20) */
-.word	EV_TLBMissI		/* 0x108, Intruction TLB miss  (0x21) */
-.word	EV_TLBMissD		/* 0x110, Data TLB miss        (0x22) */
-.word	EV_TLBProtV		/* 0x118, Protection Violation (0x23)
-							or Misaligned Access  */
-.word	EV_PrivilegeV		/* 0x120, Privilege Violation  (0x24) */
-.word	EV_Trap			/* 0x128, Trap exception       (0x25) */
-.word	EV_Extension		/* 0x130, Extn Intruction Excp (0x26) */
-
-	/* Device interrupts */
-.rept	29
-	j	interrupt_handler	/* 3:31 - 0x018:0xF8 */
-.endr
-
-.text
-.globl _start
-_start:
-	/* Setup interrupt vector base that matches "__text_start" */
-	sr	__ivt_start, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]
-
-	/* Setup stack pointer */
-	mov	%sp, CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
-	mov	%fp, %sp
-
-	/* Clear bss */
-	mov	%r0, __bss_start
-	mov	%r1, __bss_end
-
-clear_bss:
-	st.ab	0, [%r0, 4]
-	brlt	%r0, %r1, clear_bss
-
-	/* Zero the one and only argument of "board_init_f" */
-	mov_s	%r0, 0
-	j	board_init_f
-
-memory_error:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
-	mov	%r1, %sp
-	j	do_memory_error
-
-instruction_error:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
-	mov	%r1, %sp
-	j	do_instruction_error
-
-interrupt_handler:
-	/* Todo - save and restore CPU context when interrupts will be in use */
-	bl	do_interrupt_handler
-	rtie
-
-EV_MachineCheck:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
-	mov	%r1, %sp
-	j	do_machine_check_fault
-
-EV_TLBMissI:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	mov	%r0, %sp
-	j	do_itlb_miss
-
-EV_TLBMissD:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	mov	%r0, %sp
-	j	do_dtlb_miss
-
-EV_TLBProtV:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
-	mov	%r1, %sp
-	j	do_tlb_prot_violation
-
-EV_PrivilegeV:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	mov	%r0, %sp
-	j	do_privilege_violation
-
-EV_Trap:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	mov	%r0, %sp
-	j	do_trap
-
-EV_Extension:
-	SAVE_ALL_SYS
-	mov	%r0, %sp
-	j	do_extension
-
-/*
- * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
- *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
- * r0 = start_addr_sp
- * r1 = new__gd
- * r2 = relocaddr
- */
-.align 4
-.globl	relocate_code
-relocate_code:
-	/*
-	 * r0-r12 might be clobbered by C functions
-	 * so we use r13-r16 for storage here
-	 */
-	mov	%r13, %r0		/* save addr_sp */
-	mov	%r14, %r1		/* save addr of gd */
-	mov	%r15, %r2		/* save addr of destination */
-
-	mov	%r16, %r2		/* %r9 - relocation offset */
-	sub	%r16, %r16, __image_copy_start
-
-/* Set up the stack */
-stack_setup:
-	mov	%sp, %r13
-	mov	%fp, %sp
-
-/* Check if monitor is loaded right in place for relocation */
-	mov	%r0, __image_copy_start
-	cmp	%r0, %r15		/* skip relocation if code loaded */
-	bz	do_board_init_r		/* in target location already */
-
-/* Copy data (__image_copy_start - __image_copy_end) to new location */
-	mov	%r1, %r15
-	mov	%r2, __image_copy_end
-	sub	%r2, %r2, %r0		/* r3 <- amount of bytes to copy */
-	asr	%r2, %r2, 2		/* r3 <- amount of words to copy */
-	mov	%lp_count, %r2
-	lp	copy_end
-	ld.ab	%r2,[%r0,4]
-	st.ab	%r2,[%r1,4]
-copy_end:
-
-/* Fix relocations related issues */
-	bl	do_elf_reloc_fixups
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF
-	bl	invalidate_icache_all
-#endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF
-	bl	flush_dcache_all
-#endif
-
-/* Update position of intterupt vector table */
-	lr	%r0, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]	/* Read current position */
-	add	%r0, %r0, %r16			/* Update address */
-	sr	%r0, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]	/* Write new position */
-
-do_board_init_r:
-/* Prepare for exection of "board_init_r" in relocated monitor */
-	mov	%r2, board_init_r	/* old address of "board_init_r()" */
-	add	%r2, %r2, %r16		/* new address of "board_init_r()" */
-	mov	%r0, %r14		/* 1-st parameter: gd_t */
-	mov	%r1, %r15		/* 2-nd parameter: dest_addr */
-	j	[%r2]
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/Makefile b/arch/arc/lib/Makefile
index b8028c9..ad66ac2 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 obj-y += memset.o
 obj-y += reset.o
 obj-y += timer.o
+obj-y += start.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM) += bootm.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/start.S b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
similarity index 82%
rename from arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/start.S
rename to arch/arc/lib/start.S
index 01cfba4..39eace3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/cpu/arcv1/start.S
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <asm-offsets.h>
 #include <config.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/arcregs.h>
 
 /*
@@ -88,31 +89,7 @@
 #endif
 .endm
 
-.section .ivt, "ax",@progbits
-.align 4
-_ivt:
-	/* Critical system events */
-	j	_start			/* 0 - 0x000 */
-	j	memory_error		/* 1 - 0x008 */
-	j	instruction_error	/* 2 - 0x010 */
-
-	/* Device interrupts */
-.rept	29
-	j	interrupt_handler	/* 3:31 - 0x018:0xF8 */
-.endr
-	/* Exceptions */
-	j	EV_MachineCheck		/* 0x100, Fatal Machine check  (0x20) */
-	j	EV_TLBMissI		/* 0x108, Intruction TLB miss  (0x21) */
-	j	EV_TLBMissD		/* 0x110, Data TLB miss        (0x22) */
-	j	EV_TLBProtV		/* 0x118, Protection Violation (0x23)
-							or Misaligned Access  */
-	j	EV_PrivilegeV		/* 0x120, Privilege Violation  (0x24) */
-	j	EV_Trap			/* 0x128, Trap exception       (0x25) */
-	j	EV_Extension		/* 0x130, Extn Intruction Excp (0x26) */
-
-.text
-.globl _start
-_start:
+ENTRY(_start)
 	/* Setup interrupt vector base that matches "__text_start" */
 	sr	__ivt_start, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]
 
@@ -131,60 +108,71 @@
 	/* Zero the one and only argument of "board_init_f" */
 	mov_s	%r0, 0
 	j	board_init_f
+ENDPROC(_start)
 
-memory_error:
+ENTRY(memory_error)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
 	mov	%r1, %sp
 	j	do_memory_error
+ENDPROC(memory_error)
 
-instruction_error:
+ENTRY(instruction_error)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
 	mov	%r1, %sp
 	j	do_instruction_error
+ENDPROC(instruction_error)
 
-interrupt_handler:
+ENTRY(interrupt_handler)
 	/* Todo - save and restore CPU context when interrupts will be in use */
 	bl	do_interrupt_handler
 	rtie
+ENDPROC(interrupt_handler)
 
-EV_MachineCheck:
+ENTRY(EV_MachineCheck)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
 	mov	%r1, %sp
 	j	do_machine_check_fault
+ENDPROC(EV_MachineCheck)
 
-EV_TLBMissI:
+ENTRY(EV_TLBMissI)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_itlb_miss
+ENDPROC(EV_TLBMissI)
 
-EV_TLBMissD:
+ENTRY(EV_TLBMissD)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_dtlb_miss
+ENDPROC(EV_TLBMissD)
 
-EV_TLBProtV:
+ENTRY(EV_TLBProtV)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	SAVE_EXCEPTION_SOURCE
 	mov	%r1, %sp
 	j	do_tlb_prot_violation
+ENDPROC(EV_TLBProtV)
 
-EV_PrivilegeV:
+ENTRY(EV_PrivilegeV)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_privilege_violation
+ENDPROC(EV_PrivilegeV)
 
-EV_Trap:
+ENTRY(EV_Trap)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_trap
+ENDPROC(EV_Trap)
 
-EV_Extension:
+ENTRY(EV_Extension)
 	SAVE_ALL_SYS
 	mov	%r0, %sp
 	j	do_extension
+ENDPROC(EV_Extension)
 
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
@@ -196,9 +184,7 @@
  * r1 = new__gd
  * r2 = relocaddr
  */
-.align 4
-.globl	relocate_code
-relocate_code:
+ENTRY(relocate_code)
 	/*
 	 * r0-r12 might be clobbered by C functions
 	 * so we use r13-r16 for storage here
@@ -252,3 +238,4 @@
 	mov	%r0, %r14		/* 1-st parameter: gd_t */
 	mov	%r1, %r15		/* 2-nd parameter: dest_addr */
 	j	[%r2]
+ENDPROC(relocate_code)