diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 1b47e343b0b..7d75538efa1 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -269,8 +269,42 @@ config ARCH_HAS_NANO_FIBER_ABORT
 	# omit prompt to signify a "hidden" option
 	default n
 
-endmenu
+config CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT
+	bool
+	prompt "Detect d-cache line size at runtime"
+	default n
+	help
+	This option enables querying the d-cache build register for finding
+	the d-cache line size at the expense of taking more memory and code
+	and a slightly increased boot time.
 
+	If the CPU's d-cache line size is known in advance, disable this
+	option and manually enter the value for CACHE_LINE_SIZE.
+
+config CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+	int
+	prompt "Cache line size" if !CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT
+	default 32
+	help
+	Size in bytes of a CPU d-cache line.
+
+	Detect automatically at runtime by selecting CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT.
+
+config ARCH_CACHE_FLUSH_DETECT
+	bool
+	default n
+
+config CACHE_FLUSHING
+	bool
+	default n
+	prompt "Enable d-cache flushing mechanism"
+	help
+	This links in the sys_cache_flush() function, which provides a
+	way to flush multiple lines of the d-cache.
+	If the d-cache is present, set this to y.
+	If the d-cache is NOT present, set this to n.
+
+endmenu
 
 source "arch/arc/soc/*/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/core/Makefile b/arch/arc/core/Makefile
index ea2fdf4d5ab..0ca3634f4f0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/core/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/include
 
 obj-y += thread.o thread_entry_wrapper.o \
 	cpu_idle.o  fast_irq.o  fatal.o  fault.o  \
-	fault_s.o  irq_manage.o  \
+	fault_s.o  irq_manage.o cache.o  \
 	isr_wrapper.o  regular_irq.o  swap_macros.h  swap.o \
 	sys_fatal_error_handler.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/core/cache.c b/arch/arc/core/cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c289c060fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/core/cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* cache.c - d-cache support for ARC CPUs */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief d-cache manipulation
+ *
+ * This module contains functions for manipulation of the d-cache.
+ */
+
+#include <nanokernel.h>
+#include <arch/cpu.h>
+#include <misc/util.h>
+#include <toolchain.h>
+#include <cache.h>
+#include <linker-defs.h>
+#include <arch/arc/v2/aux_regs.h>
+#include <nano_internal.h>
+#include <misc/__assert.h>
+#include <init.h>
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CACHE_FLUSHING)
+
+#if (CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE == 0) && !defined(CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT)
+#error Cannot use this implementation with a cache line size of 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT)
+#define DCACHE_LINE_SIZE sys_cache_line_size
+#else
+#define DCACHE_LINE_SIZE CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+#endif
+
+#define DC_CTRL_DC_ENABLE            0x0  /* enable d-cache */
+#define DC_CTRL_DC_DISABLE           0x1  /* disable d-cache */
+#define DC_CTRL_INVALID_ONLY         0x0  /* invalid d-cache only */
+#define DC_CTRL_INVALID_FLUSH        0x40 /* invalid and flush d-cache */
+#define DC_CTRL_ENABLE_FLUSH_LOCKED  0x80 /* locked d-cache can be flushed */
+#define DC_CTRL_DISABLE_FLUSH_LOCKED 0x0  /* locked d-cache cannot be flushed */
+#define DC_CTRL_FLUSH_STATUS         0x100/* flush status */
+#define DC_CTRL_DIRECT_ACCESS        0x0  /* direct access mode  */
+#define DC_CTRL_INDIRECT_ACCESS      0x20 /* indirect access mode */
+#define DC_CTRL_OP_SUCCEEDED         0x4  /* d-cache operation succeeded */
+
+
+static int dcache_available(void)
+{
+	unsigned long val = _arc_v2_aux_reg_read(_ARC_V2_D_CACHE_BUILD);
+
+	val &= 0xff; /* extract version */
+	return (val == 0)?0:1;
+}
+
+static void dcache_dc_ctrl(uint32_t dcache_en_mask)
+{
+	if (!dcache_available())
+		return;
+	_arc_v2_aux_reg_write(_ARC_V2_DC_CTRL, dcache_en_mask);
+}
+
+static void dcache_enable(void)
+{
+	dcache_dc_ctrl(DC_CTRL_DC_ENABLE);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @brief Flush multiple d-cache lines to memory
+ *
+ * No alignment is required for either <start_addr> or <size>, but since
+ * dcache_flush_mlines() iterates on the d-cache lines, a cache line
+ * alignment for both is optimal.
+ *
+ * The d-cache line size is specified either via the CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+ * kconfig option or it is detected at runtime.
+ *
+ * @param start_addr the pointer to start the multi-line flush
+ * @param size the number of bytes that are to be flushed
+ *
+ * @return N/A
+ */
+static void dcache_flush_mlines(uint32_t start_addr, uint32_t size)
+{
+	uint32_t end_addr;
+	unsigned int key;
+
+	if (!dcache_available() || (size == 0)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	end_addr = start_addr + size - 1;
+	start_addr &= (uint32_t)(~(DCACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1));
+
+	key = irq_lock(); /* --enter critical section-- */
+
+	do {
+		_arc_v2_aux_reg_write(_ARC_V2_DC_FLDL, start_addr);
+		__asm__ volatile("nop_s");
+		__asm__ volatile("nop_s");
+		__asm__ volatile("nop_s");
+		/* wait for flush completion */
+		do {
+			if ((_arc_v2_aux_reg_read(_ARC_V2_DC_CTRL) &
+				DC_CTRL_FLUSH_STATUS) == 0)
+				break;
+		} while (1);
+		start_addr += DCACHE_LINE_SIZE;
+	} while (start_addr <= end_addr);
+
+	irq_unlock(key); /* --exit critical section-- */
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @brief Flush d-cache lines to main memory
+ *
+ * No alignment is required for either <virt> or <size>, but since
+ * sys_cache_flush() iterates on the d-cache lines, a d-cache line alignment for
+ * both is optimal.
+ *
+ * The d-cache line size is specified either via the CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
+ * kconfig option or it is detected at runtime.
+ *
+ * @param start_addr the pointer to start the multi-line flush
+ * @param size the number of bytes that are to be flushed
+ *
+ * @return N/A
+ */
+
+void sys_cache_flush(vaddr_t start_addr, size_t size)
+{
+	dcache_flush_mlines((uint32_t)start_addr, (uint32_t)size);
+}
+
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT)
+size_t sys_cache_line_size;
+static void init_dcache_line_size(void)
+{
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	val = _arc_v2_aux_reg_read(_ARC_V2_D_CACHE_BUILD);
+	__ASSERT((val&0xff) != 0, "d-cache is not present");
+	val = ((val>>16) & 0xf) + 1;
+	val *= 16;
+	sys_cache_line_size = (size_t) val;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int init_dcache(struct device *unused)
+{
+	ARG_UNUSED(unused);
+
+	dcache_enable();
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_DETECT)
+	init_dcache_line_size();
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SYS_INIT(init_dcache, PRIMARY, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_CACHE_FLUSHING */
+
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/v2/cache.h b/arch/arc/include/v2/cache.h
index cefdc22e02d..891d3298f86 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/v2/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/v2/cache.h
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * @brief Cache helper functions (ARC)
+ * @brief Cache helper functions and defines (ARC)
  *
- * This file contains private nanokernel structures definitions and various
- * other definitions for the ARCv2 processor architecture.
+ * This file contains cache related functions and definitions for the
+ * ARCv2 processor architecture.
  */
 
 #ifndef _ARCV2_CACHE__H_
@@ -33,28 +33,29 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
 
-#define CACHE_ENABLE 0x00
-#define CACHE_DISABLE 0x01
-#define CACHE_DIRECT 0x00
-#define CACHE_CACHE_CONTROLLED 0x20
+/* i-cache defines for IC_CTRL register */
+#define IC_CACHE_ENABLE   0x00
+#define IC_CACHE_DISABLE  0x01
+#define IC_CACHE_DIRECT   0x00
+#define IC_CACHE_INDIRECT 0x20
 
 /*
- * @brief Sets the I-cache
+ * @brief Initialize the I-cache
  *
- * Enables cache and sets the direct access.
+ * Enables the i-cache and sets it to direct access mode.
  */
 static ALWAYS_INLINE void _icache_setup(void)
 {
 	uint32_t icache_config = (
-		CACHE_DIRECT | /* direct mapping (one-way assoc.) */
-		CACHE_ENABLE   /* i-cache enabled */
+		IC_CACHE_DIRECT | /* direct mapping (one-way assoc.) */
+		IC_CACHE_ENABLE   /* i-cache enabled */
 	);
 	uint32_t val;
 
 	val = _arc_v2_aux_reg_read(_ARC_V2_I_CACHE_BUILD);
 	val &= 0xff;
-	if (val != 0) {
-		/* configure i-cache if present */
+	if (val != 0) { /* is i-cache present? */
+		/* configure i-cache */
 		_arc_v2_aux_reg_write(_ARC_V2_IC_CTRL, icache_config);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/soc/em11d/Kconfig.defconfig b/arch/arc/soc/em11d/Kconfig.defconfig
index ab77b745df4..9b964605d69 100644
--- a/arch/arc/soc/em11d/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/soc/em11d/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ config DCCM_BASE_ADDRESS
 config DCCM_SIZE
 	default 64
 
+config CACHE_FLUSHING
+	def_bool y
+
 if GPIO
 
 config GPIO_DW
diff --git a/arch/arc/soc/em7d/Kconfig.defconfig b/arch/arc/soc/em7d/Kconfig.defconfig
index 8cdb9cb4fcd..3f4a563dd3a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/soc/em7d/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/soc/em7d/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ config DCCM_BASE_ADDRESS
 config DCCM_SIZE
 	default 128
 
+config CACHE_FLUSHING
+	def_bool y
+
 if GPIO
 
 config GPIO_DW