diff --git a/arch/arc/defconfig b/arch/arc/defconfig
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+#
+# Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
+# Zephyr Kernel/arc Configuration
+#
+# CONFIG_NANOKERNEL is not set
+CONFIG_MICROKERNEL=y
+
+#
+# General Kernel Options
+#
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=100
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_EXISTS=y
+# CONFIG_INIT_STACKS is not set
+CONFIG_XIP=y
+# CONFIG_ENHANCED_SECURITY is not set
+
+#
+# Nanokernel Options
+#
+# CONFIG_BOOT_BANNER is not set
+CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=1024
+CONFIG_ISR_STACK_SIZE=2048
+# CONFIG_CONTEXT_CUSTOM_DATA is not set
+# CONFIG_NANO_TIMEOUTS is not set
+# CONFIG_NANO_TIMERS is not set
+
+#
+# Microkernel Options
+#
+CONFIG_MICROKERNEL_SERVER_STACK_SIZE=1024
+CONFIG_MICROKERNEL_SERVER_PRIORITY=0
+CONFIG_PRIORITY_CEILING=0
+CONFIG_COMMAND_STACK_SIZE=64
+CONFIG_NUM_COMMAND_PACKETS=16
+CONFIG_NUM_TIMER_PACKETS=10
+CONFIG_NUM_TASK_PRIORITIES=16
+CONFIG_MAX_NUM_TASK_IRQS=0
+
+#
+# Timer API Options
+#
+CONFIG_TIMESLICING=y
+CONFIG_TIMESLICE_SIZE=0
+CONFIG_TIMESLICE_PRIORITY=0
+# CONFIG_TASK_MONITOR is not set
+# CONFIG_ADVANCED_POWER_MANAGEMENT is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK=y
+
+#
+# General Setup
+#
+# CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
+CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE=""
+
+#
+# Compile and Link Features
+#
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT=""
+CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBC=y
+
+#
+# Debugging Options
+#
+# CONFIG_STDOUT_CONSOLE is not set
+# CONFIG_ASSERT is not set
+
+#
+# System Monitoring Options
+#
+
+#
+# ARC family options
+#
+CONFIG_ARC=y
+
+#
+# ARC EM4 processor options
+#
+CONFIG_CPU_ARCEM4=y
+
+#
+# ARCv2 Family Options
+#
+CONFIG_CPU_ARCV2=y
+CONFIG_DATA_ENDIANNESS_LITTLE=y
+CONFIG_NUM_IRQ_PRIO_LEVELS=1
+CONFIG_NUM_REGULAR_IRQ_PRIO_LEVELS=1
+CONFIG_NUM_IRQS=17
+CONFIG_FIRQ_STACK_SIZE=1024
+CONFIG_FAULT_DUMP=2
+CONFIG_SW_ISR_TABLE=y
+CONFIG_SW_ISR_TABLE_DYNAMIC=y
+CONFIG_SW_ISR_TABLE_BSP=y
+CONFIG_IRQ_VECTOR_TABLE_BSP=y
+# CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_TASK_ABORT is not set
+# CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NANO_FIBER_ABORT is not set
+
+#
+# Device Drivers
+#
+# CONFIG_UART_SIMPLE is not set
+# CONFIG_CONSOLE_HANDLER is not set
+
+#
+# Serial Drivers
+#
+# CONFIG_NS16550 is not set
+# CONFIG_K20_UART is not set
+# CONFIG_STELLARIS_UART is not set
+# CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN is not set
+
+#
+# Interrupt Controllers
+#
+CONFIG_ARCV2_INTERRUPT_UNIT=y
+
+#
+# Timer Drivers
+#
+CONFIG_ARCV2_TIMER=y
+
+#
+# Random Generation Configuration
+#
+# CONFIG_RANDOM_GENERATOR is not set
+# CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR is not set
+# CONFIG_BLUETOOTH is not set
+# CONFIG_NETWORKING is not set
+CONFIG_DEFCONFIG_LIST="$ARCH_DEFCONFIG"