11046 changed files with 103164 additions and 359428 deletions
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ForEachMacros:
  - 'SYS_DLIST_FOR_EACH_CONTAINER_SAFE'
  - 'SYS_DLIST_FOR_EACH_NODE'
  - 'SYS_DLIST_FOR_EACH_NODE_SAFE'
-  - 'SYS_SEM_LOCK'
  - 'SYS_SFLIST_FOR_EACH_CONTAINER'
  - 'SYS_SFLIST_FOR_EACH_CONTAINER_SAFE'
  - 'SYS_SFLIST_FOR_EACH_NODE'
@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ ForEachMacros:
  - 'HTTP_SERVER_CONTENT_TYPE_FOREACH'
  - 'HTTP_SERVICE_FOREACH'
  - 'HTTP_SERVICE_FOREACH_RESOURCE'
-  - 'I3C_BUS_FOR_EACH_I3CDEV'
-  - 'I3C_BUS_FOR_EACH_I2CDEV'
 IfMacros:
  - 'CHECKIF'
 # Disabled for now, see bug https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/issues/48520
@ -96,18 +93,11 @@ IncludeCategories:
  - Regex: '.*'
    Priority: 3
 IndentCaseLabels: false
-IndentGotoLabels: false
 IndentWidth: 8
 InsertBraces: true
-SpaceBeforeInheritanceColon: False
 SpaceBeforeParens: ControlStatementsExceptControlMacros
 SortIncludes: Never
 UseTab: ForContinuationAndIndentation
 WhitespaceSensitiveMacros:
-  - COND_CODE_0
-  - COND_CODE_1
-  - IF_DISABLED
-  - IF_ENABLED
-  - LISTIFY
  - STRINGIFY
  - Z_STRINGIFY
--- a/.codechecker.yml
+++ b/.codechecker.yml
@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Basalte bv
-
-analyzer:
-  # Start by disabling all
-  - --disable-all
-
-  # Enable the sensitive profile
-  - --enable=sensitive
-
-  # Disable unused cases
-  - --disable=boost
-  - --disable=mpi
-
-  # Many identifiers in zephyr start with _
-  - --disable=clang-diagnostic-reserved-identifier
-  - --disable=clang-diagnostic-reserved-macro-identifier
-
-  # Cleanup
-  - --clean
--- a/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
@ -2,20 +2,12 @@ name: Backport Issue Check

 on:
  pull_request_target:
-    types:
-      - edited
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-      - synchronize
    branches:
      - v*-branch

 jobs:
  backport:
    name: Backport Issue Check
-    concurrency:
-      group: backport-issue-check-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: true
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'

--- a/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v3
        with:
          run_id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}

--- a/.github/workflows/bsim-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsim-tests.yaml
@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ on:
      - "west.yml"
      - "subsys/bluetooth/**"
      - "tests/bsim/**"
-      - "boards/nordic/nrf5*/*dt*"
-      - "dts/*/nordic/**"
      - "tests/bluetooth/common/testlib/**"
      - "samples/bluetooth/**"
      - "boards/posix/**"
@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ on:
      - "include/zephyr/arch/posix/**"
      - "scripts/native_simulator/**"
      - "samples/net/sockets/echo_*/**"
-      - "modules/mbedtls/**"
      - "modules/openthread/**"
      - "subsys/net/l2/openthread/**"
      - "include/zephyr/net/openthread.h"
@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on:
      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    env:
      ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT: zephyr
@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Zephyr Bot"
          rm -fr ".git/rebase-apply"
          git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-          git clean -f -d
          git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
          west init -l . || true
          west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci
@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
          echo "ZEPHYR_SDK_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/toolchains/zephyr-sdk-$( cat SDK_VERSION )" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Check common triggering files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        id: check-common-files
        with:
          files: |
@ -102,12 +98,9 @@ jobs:
            include/zephyr/arch/posix/
            scripts/native_simulator/
            tests/bsim/*
-            boards/nordic/nrf5*/*dt*
-            dts/*/nordic/
-            modules/mbedtls/**

      - name: Check if Bluethooth files changed
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        id: check-bluetooth-files
        with:
          files: |
@ -116,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
            subsys/bluetooth/

      - name: Check if Networking files changed
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        id: check-networking-files
        with:
          files: |
@ -129,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
            include/zephyr/net/ieee802154*

      - name: Check if UART files changed
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
        id: check-uart-files
        with:
          files: |
@ -139,10 +132,10 @@ jobs:

      - name: Update BabbleSim to manifest revision
        if: >
-          steps.check-bluetooth-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
-          || steps.check-networking-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
-          || steps.check-uart-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
-          || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
+          steps.check-bluetooth-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+          || steps.check-networking-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+          || steps.check-uart-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+          || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        run: |
          export BSIM_VERSION=$( west list bsim -f {revision} )
          echo "Manifest points to bsim sha $BSIM_VERSION"
@ -153,17 +146,17 @@ jobs:
          make everything -s -j 8

      - name: Run Bluetooth Tests with BSIM
-        if: steps.check-bluetooth-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
+        if: steps.check-bluetooth-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        run: |
          tests/bsim/ci.bt.sh

      - name: Run Networking Tests with BSIM
-        if: steps.check-networking-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
+        if: steps.check-networking-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        run: |
          tests/bsim/ci.net.sh

      - name: Run UART Tests with BSIM
-        if: steps.check-uart-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_modified == 'true'
+        if: steps.check-uart-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' || steps.check-common-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        run: |
          tests/bsim/ci.uart.sh

--- a/.github/workflows/clang.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang.yaml
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on:
      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Zephyr Bot"
          rm -fr ".git/rebase-apply"
          git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-          git clean -f -d
          git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
          west init -l . || true
          west config --global update.narrow true
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on:
      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
--- a/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml
@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
        git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
        git remote -v
        git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-        git clean -f -d
        source zephyr-env.sh
        # debug
        ls -la
--- a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
      run: |
        pip3 install setuptools
        pip3 install wheel
-        pip3 install python-magic lxml junitparser gitlint pylint pykwalify yamllint clang-format unidiff sphinx-lint
+        pip3 install python-magic lxml junitparser gitlint pylint pykwalify yamllint
        pip3 install west

    - name: west setup
@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
        [[ "$(git rev-list --merges --count origin/${BASE_REF}..)" == "0" ]] || \
        (echo "::error ::Merge commits not allowed, rebase instead";false)
        git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-        git clean -f -d
        # debug
        git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
        west init -l . || true
@ -95,23 +94,16 @@ jobs:
          exit 1;
        fi

-        warns=("ClangFormat")
        files=($(./scripts/ci/check_compliance.py -l))
-
        for file in "${files[@]}"; do
          f="${file}.txt"
          if [[ -s $f ]]; then
-            results=$(cat $f)
-            results="${results//'%'/'%25'}"
-            results="${results//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-            results="${results//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-
-            if [[ "${warns[@]}" =~ "${file}" ]]; then
-              echo "::warning file=${f}::$results"
-            else
-              echo "::error file=${f}::$results"
-              exit=1
-            fi
+            errors=$(cat $f)
+            errors="${errors//'%'/'%25'}"
+            errors="${errors//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+            errors="${errors//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+            echo "::error file=${f}::$errors"
+            exit=1
          fi
        done

--- a/.github/workflows/devicetree_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devicetree_checks.yml
@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-14, windows-2022]
+        exclude:
+        - os: macos-14
+          python-version: 3.6
+        - os: windows-2022
+          python-version: 3.6
    steps:
    - name: checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
  # The latest CMake available directly with apt is 3.18, but we need >=3.20
  # so we fetch that through pip.
  CMAKE_VERSION: 3.20.5
-  DOXYGEN_VERSION: 1.12.0
+  DOXYGEN_VERSION: 1.9.6
  # Job count is set to 2 less than the vCPU count of 16 because the total available RAM is 32GiB
  # and each sphinx-build process may use more than 2GiB of RAM.
  JOB_COUNT: 14
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
    if: >
      github.repository_owner == 'zephyrproject-rtos'
    outputs:
-      file_check: ${{ steps.check-doc-files.outputs.any_modified }}
+      file_check: ${{ steps.check-doc-files.outputs.any_changed }}
    steps:
    - name: checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
        fetch-depth: 0
    - name: Check if Documentation related files changed
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v44
      id: check-doc-files
      with:
        files: |
@ -62,13 +62,20 @@ jobs:
    if: >
      github.repository_owner == 'zephyrproject-rtos' &&
        ( needs.doc-file-check.outputs.file_check == 'true' || github.event_name != 'pull_request' )
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on:
+      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    timeout-minutes: 90
    concurrency:
      group: doc-build-html-${{ github.ref }}
      cancel-in-progress: true

    steps:
+    - name: Print cloud service information
+      run: |
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_PROVIDER = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_PROVIDER}"
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_NODE = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_NODE}"
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_POD = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_POD}"
+
    - name: install-pkgs
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update
@ -94,7 +101,6 @@ jobs:
        git config --global user.email "actions@zephyrproject.org"
        git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
        git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-        git clean -f -d
        git log --graph --oneline HEAD...${PR_HEAD}

    - name: cache-pip
@ -186,7 +192,8 @@ jobs:
    if: |
      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
      github.repository_owner == 'zephyrproject-rtos'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on:
+      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    container: texlive/texlive:latest
    timeout-minutes: 120
    concurrency:
@ -198,6 +205,12 @@ jobs:
      run: |
        git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}

+    - name: Print cloud service information
+      run: |
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_PROVIDER = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_PROVIDER}"
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_NODE = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_NODE}"
+        echo "ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_POD = ${ZEPHYR_RUNNER_CLOUD_POD}"
+
    - name: checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v4

--- a/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml
@ -21,20 +21,16 @@ jobs:

    steps:
    - name: Download artifacts
-      id: download-artifacts
-      uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+      uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v3
      with:
        workflow: doc-build.yml
        run_id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
-        if_no_artifact_found: ignore

    - name: Load PR number
-      if: steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true'
      run: |
        echo "PR_NUM=$(<pr_num/pr_num)" >> $GITHUB_ENV

    - name: Check PR number
-      if: steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true'
      id: check-pr
      uses: carpentries/actions/check-valid-pr@v0.14.0
      with:
@ -42,15 +38,12 @@ jobs:
        sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}

    - name: Validate PR number
-      if: |
-        steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true' &&
-        steps.check-pr.outputs.VALID != 'true'
+      if: steps.check-pr.outputs.VALID != 'true'
      run: |
        echo "ABORT: PR number validation failed!"
        exit 1

    - name: Uncompress HTML docs
-      if: steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true'
      run: |
        tar xf html-output/html-output.tar.xz -C html-output
        if [ -f api-coverage/api-coverage.tar.xz ]; then
@ -58,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
        fi

    - name: Configure AWS Credentials
-      if: steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true'
      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
      with:
        aws-access-key-id: ${{ vars.AWS_BUILDS_ZEPHYR_PR_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
@ -66,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
        aws-region: us-east-1

    - name: Upload to AWS S3
-      if: steps.download-artifacts.outputs.found_artifact == 'true'
      env:
        HEAD_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
      run: |
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
    - name: Download artifacts
-      uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+      uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v3
      with:
        workflow: doc-build.yml
        run_id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
--- a/.github/workflows/footprint-tracking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/footprint-tracking.yml
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    if: github.repository_owner == 'zephyrproject-rtos'
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@ -93,32 +93,3 @@ jobs:
          . .venv/bin/activate
          pip3 install awscli
          aws s3 sync  --quiet footprint_data/ s3://testing.zephyrproject.org/footprint_data/
-
-      - name: Transform Footprint data to Twister JSON reports
-        run: |
-          shopt -s globstar
-          export ZEPHYR_BASE=${PWD}
-          python3 ./scripts/footprint/pack_as_twister.py -vvv \
-            --plan ./scripts/footprint/plan.txt \
-            --test-name='name.feature' \
-            ./footprint_data/*/footprints/*/*/
-
-      - name: Upload to ElasticSearch
-        env:
-          ELASTICSEARCH_KEY: ${{ secrets.ELASTICSEARCH_KEY }}
-          ELASTICSEARCH_SERVER: "https://elasticsearch.zephyrproject.io:443"
-          ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX: ${{ vars.FOOTPRINT_TRACKING_INDEX }}
-        run: |
-          pip3 install -U elasticsearch
-          run_date=`date --iso-8601=minutes`
-          python3 ./scripts/ci/upload_test_results_es.py -r ${run_date} \
-            --flatten footprint \
-            --flatten-list-names "{'children':'name'}" \
-            --transform "{ 'footprint_name': '^(?P<footprint_area>([^\/]+\/){0,2})(?P<footprint_path>([^\/]*\/)*)(?P<footprint_symbol>[^\/]*)$' }" \
-            --run-id "${{ github.run_id }}" \
-            --run-attempt "${{ github.run_attempt }}" \
-            --run-workflow "footprint-tracking:${{ github.event_name }}" \
-            --run-branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
-            -i ${ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX} \
-            ./footprint_data/**/twister_footprint.json
-        #
--- a/.github/workflows/hello_world_multiplatform.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hello_world_multiplatform.yaml
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, macos-13, macos-14, windows-2022]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-13, macos-14, windows-2022]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.email "actions@zephyrproject.org"
          git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
          git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-          git clean -f -d
          git log --graph --oneline HEAD...${PR_HEAD}

      - name: Set up Python
--- a/.github/workflows/manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manifest.yml
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          west init -l . || true

      - name: Manifest
-        uses: zephyrproject-rtos/action-manifest@v1.3.1
+        uses: zephyrproject-rtos/action-manifest@v1.3.0
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.ZB_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          manifest-path: 'west.yml'
--- a/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
    steps:
    - name: checkout
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
          echo "TRIMMED_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v1
        with:
          args: spdx -o zephyr-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}.spdx

--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
-# by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy
-# policy, and support documentation.
-
-name: Scorecards supply-chain security
-on:
-  # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
-  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
-  branch_protection_rule:
-  # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
-  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '43 7 * * 6'
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-permissions: read-all
-
-jobs:
-  analysis:
-    name: Scorecard analysis
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      # Needed for Code scanning upload
-      security-events: write
-      # Needed for GitHub OIDC token if publish_results is true
-      id-token: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46 # v2.4.0
-        with:
-          results_file: results.sarif
-          results_format: sarif
-          # Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers.
-          # - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
-          # - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
-          publish_results: true
-
-      # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable
-      # uploads of run results in SARIF format to the repository Actions tab.
-      # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/advanced-guides/storing-workflow-data-as-artifacts
-      - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@89ef406dd8d7e03cfd12d9e0a4a378f454709029 # v4.3.5
-        with:
-          name: SARIF file
-          path: results.sarif
-          retention-days: 5
-
-      # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard (optional).
-      # Commenting out will disable upload of results to your repo's Code Scanning dashboard
-      - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@afb54ba388a7dca6ecae48f608c4ff05ff4cc77a # v3.25.15
-        with:
-          sarif_file: results.sarif
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts_tests.yml
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
    steps:
      - name: checkout
@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.email "actions@zephyrproject.org"
          git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
          git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-          git clean -f -d
          git log --graph --oneline HEAD...${PR_HEAD}

      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v9
+    - uses: actions/stale@v8
      with:
        stale-pr-message: 'This pull request has been marked as stale because it has been open (more
          than) 60 days with no activity. Remove the stale label or add a comment saying that you
--- a/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on:
      group: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-x64-4xlarge
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    outputs:
      subset: ${{ steps.output-services.outputs.subset }}
@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Zephyr Bot"
          rm -fr ".git/rebase-apply"
          git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-          git clean -f -d
          git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
          west init -l . || true
          west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci,+optional
@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
    needs: twister-build-prep
    if: needs.twister-build-prep.outputs.size != 0
    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.14.20240823
+      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci-repo-cache:v0.26.13.20240601
      options: '--entrypoint /bin/bash'
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@ -186,11 +185,9 @@ jobs:
            git config --global user.name "Zephyr Builder"
            rm -fr ".git/rebase-apply"
            git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
-            git clean -f -d
            git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
          fi
          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

          west init -l . || true
          west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci,+optional
@ -204,8 +201,6 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          cmake --version
          gcc --version
-          cargo --version
-          rustup target list --installed
          ls -la
          echo "github.ref: ${{ github.ref }}"
          echo "github.base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}"
@ -315,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
    if: success() || failure()

    steps:
-      # Needed for elasticearch and upload script
+      # Needed for opensearch and upload script
      - if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
        name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
@ -329,7 +324,7 @@ jobs:
          path: artifacts

      - if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
-        name: Upload to elasticsearch
+        name: Upload to opensearch
        run: |
          pip3 install elasticsearch
          # set run date on upload to get consistent and unified data across the matrix.
--- a/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
    steps:
    - name: checkout
--- a/.github/workflows/twister_tests_blackbox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister_tests_blackbox.yml
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
    container:
      image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci:v0.26.13
@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ jobs:
        echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

        west init -l . || true
-        # we do not depend on any hals, tools or bootloader, save some time and space...
-        west config manifest.group-filter -- -hal,-tools,-bootloader
        west config --global update.narrow true
        west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || ( rm -rf ../modules ../bootloader ../tools && west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject)
        west forall -c 'git reset --hard HEAD'
--- a/.github/workflows/west_cmds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/west_cmds.yml
@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-14, windows-2022]
+        exclude:
+        - os: macos-14
+          python-version: 3.6
+        - os: windows-2022
+          python-version: 3.6
    steps:
    - name: checkout
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ venv
 .clangd
 new.info

-# Cargo drops lock files in projects to capture resolved dependencies.
-# We don't want to record these.
-Cargo.lock
-
-# Cargo encourages a .cargo/config.toml file to symlink to a generated file.  Don't save these.
-.cargo/
-
-# Normal west builds will place the Rust target directory under the build directory.  However,
-# sometimes IDEs and such will litter these target directories as well.
-target/
-
 # CI output
 compliance.xml
 _error.types
@ -87,7 +76,6 @@ tags
 BinaryFiles.txt
 BoardYml.txt
 Checkpatch.txt
-ClangFormat.txt
 DevicetreeBindings.txt
 GitDiffCheck.txt
 Gitlint.txt
@ -102,6 +90,4 @@ MaintainersFormat.txt
 ModulesMaintainers.txt
 Nits.txt
 Pylint.txt
-SphinxLint.txt
-TextEncoding.txt
 YAMLLint.txt
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Lixin Guo <lixinx.guo@intel.com>
 Łukasz Mazur <lukasz.mazur@hidglobal.com>
 Manuel Argüelles <manuel.arguelles@nxp.com>
 Manuel Argüelles <manuel.arguelles@nxp.com> <manuel.arguelles@coredumplabs.com>
-Manuel Argüelles <manuel.arguelles@nxp.com> <marguelles.dev@gmail.com>
 Marc Herbert <marc.herbert@intel.com> <46978960+marc-hb@users.noreply.github.com>
 Marin Jurjević <marin.jurjevic@hotmail.com>
 Mariusz Ryndzionek <mariusz.ryndzionek@firmwave.com>
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ zephyr_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:compiler-cpp,
 # Extra warnings options for twister run
 if (CONFIG_COMPILER_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
  zephyr_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:compiler,warnings_as_errors>>)
-  zephyr_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:compiler,warnings_as_errors>>)
  zephyr_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:asm,warnings_as_errors>>)
  zephyr_link_libraries($<TARGET_PROPERTY:linker,warnings_as_errors>)
 endif()
@ -361,21 +360,8 @@ zephyr_compile_options(
  $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:-D_ASMLANGUAGE>
 )

-find_package(Deprecated COMPONENTS toolchain_ld_base)
-
-if(DEFINED TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS)
-  zephyr_ld_options(${TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS})
-endif()
-
-zephyr_link_libraries(PROPERTY base)
-
-zephyr_link_libraries_ifndef(CONFIG_LINKER_USE_RELAX PROPERTY no_relax)
-
-zephyr_link_libraries_ifdef(CONFIG_LINKER_USE_RELAX PROPERTY relax)
-
-# Sort the common symbols and each input section by alignment
-# in descending order to minimize padding between these symbols.
-zephyr_link_libraries_ifdef(CONFIG_LINKER_SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT PROPERTY sort_alignment)
+# @Intent: Set fundamental linker specific flags
+toolchain_ld_base()

 toolchain_ld_force_undefined_symbols(
  _OffsetAbsSyms
@ -383,37 +369,13 @@ toolchain_ld_force_undefined_symbols(
 )

 if(NOT CONFIG_NATIVE_BUILD)
-  find_package(Deprecated COMPONENTS toolchain_ld_baremetal)
-
-  zephyr_link_libraries(PROPERTY baremetal)
-
-  # Note that some architectures will skip this flag if set to error, even
-  # though the compiler flag check passes (e.g. ARC and Xtensa). So warning
-  # should be the default for now.
-  #
-  # Skip this for native application as Zephyr only provides
-  # additions to the host toolchain linker script. The relocation
-  # sections (.rel*) requires us to override those provided
-  # by host toolchain. As we can't account for all possible
-  # combination of compiler and linker on all machines used
-  # for development, it is better to turn this off.
-  #
-  # CONFIG_LINKER_ORPHAN_SECTION_PLACE is to place the orphan sections
-  # without any warnings or errors, which is the default behavior.
-  # So there is no need to explicitly set a linker flag.
-  if(CONFIG_LINKER_ORPHAN_SECTION_WARN)
-    zephyr_link_libraries(PROPERTY orphan_warning)
-  elseif(CONFIG_LINKER_ORPHAN_SECTION_ERROR)
-    zephyr_link_libraries(PROPERTY orphan_error)
-  endif()
+  # @Intent: Set linker specific flags for bare metal target
+  toolchain_ld_baremetal()
 endif()

-if(CONFIG_CPP)
-  if(NOT CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBCPP AND NOT CONFIG_NATIVE_LIBRARY)
-    find_package(Deprecated COMPONENTS toolchain_ld_cpp)
-  endif()
-
-  zephyr_link_libraries(PROPERTY cpp_base)
+if(CONFIG_CPP AND NOT CONFIG_MINIMAL_LIBCPP AND NOT CONFIG_NATIVE_LIBRARY)
+  # @Intent: Set linker specific flags for C++
+  toolchain_ld_cpp()
 endif()

 # @Intent: Add the basic toolchain warning flags
@ -1651,14 +1613,11 @@ endif()

 if(CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA)
  math(EXPR adjustment "${CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA}" OUTPUT_FORMAT DECIMAL)
-  set(args_adjustment ${CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA_SECTIONS})
-  list(TRANSFORM args_adjustment PREPEND $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_flag_lma_adjust>)
-  list(TRANSFORM args_adjustment APPEND +${adjustment})
  list(APPEND
    post_build_commands
    COMMAND $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_command>
            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_flag_final>
-            ${args_adjustment}
+            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_flag_lma_adjust>${adjustment}
            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_flag_infile>${KERNEL_ELF_NAME}
            $<TARGET_PROPERTY:bintools,elfconvert_flag_outfile>${KERNEL_ELF_NAME}
    )
@ -2174,15 +2133,12 @@ endif()
 set(llext_edk_file ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${CONFIG_LLEXT_EDK_NAME}.tar.xz)

 # TODO maybe generate flags for C CXX ASM
-zephyr_get_compile_definitions_for_lang(C zephyr_defs)
 zephyr_get_compile_options_for_lang(C zephyr_flags)

 # Filter out non LLEXT and LLEXT_EDK flags - and add required ones
-llext_filter_zephyr_flags(LLEXT_REMOVE_FLAGS ${zephyr_flags} llext_filt_flags)
-llext_filter_zephyr_flags(LLEXT_EDK_REMOVE_FLAGS ${llext_filt_flags} llext_filt_flags)
+llext_filter_zephyr_flags(LLEXT_REMOVE_FLAGS ${zephyr_flags} llext_edk_cflags)
+llext_filter_zephyr_flags(LLEXT_EDK_REMOVE_FLAGS ${llext_edk_cflags} llext_edk_cflags)

-set(llext_edk_cflags ${zephyr_defs} -DLL_EXTENSION_BUILD)
-list(APPEND llext_edk_cflags ${llext_filt_flags})
 list(APPEND llext_edk_cflags ${LLEXT_APPEND_FLAGS})
 list(APPEND llext_edk_cflags ${LLEXT_EDK_APPEND_FLAGS})

@ -2206,7 +2162,7 @@ add_custom_command(
        -DAPPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR=${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}
        -DINTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES="$<TARGET_PROPERTY:zephyr_interface,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
        -Dllext_edk_file=${llext_edk_file}
-        -Dllext_edk_cflags="${llext_edk_cflags}"
+        -Dllext_cflags="${llext_edk_cflags}"
        -Dllext_edk_name=${CONFIG_LLEXT_EDK_NAME}
        -DWEST_TOPDIR=${WEST_TOPDIR}
        -DZEPHYR_BASE=${ZEPHYR_BASE}
@ -2233,12 +2189,3 @@ add_subdirectory_ifdef(
  CONFIG_MAKEFILE_EXPORTS
  cmake/makefile_exports
  )
-
-toolchain_linker_finalize()
-
-yaml_context(EXISTS NAME build_info result)
-if(result)
-  build_info(zephyr version VALUE ${PROJECT_VERSION_STR})
-  build_info(zephyr zephyr-base VALUE ${ZEPHYR_BASE})
-  yaml_save(NAME build_info)
-endif()
--- a/5
+++ b/5
@ -188,7 +188,6 @@
 /drivers/dai/intel/ssp/                   @kv2019i @marcinszkudlinski @abonislawski
 /drivers/dai/intel/dmic/                  @marcinszkudlinski @abonislawski
 /drivers/dai/intel/alh/                   @abonislawski
-/drivers/dma/dma_dw_axi.c                 @pbalsundar
 /drivers/dma/*dw*                         @tbursztyka
 /drivers/dma/*dw_common*                  @abonislawski
 /drivers/dma/*sam0*                       @Sizurka
@ -210,8 +209,6 @@
 /drivers/ethernet/*adin2111*              @GeorgeCGV
 /drivers/ethernet/*oa_tc6*                @lmajewski
 /drivers/ethernet/*lan865x*               @lmajewski
-/drivers/ethernet/dwc_xgmac               @Smale-12048867
-/drivers/ethernet/dwc_xgmac/dwc_xgmac     @Smale-12048867
 /drivers/ethernet/phy/                    @rlubos @tbursztyka @arvinf @jukkar
 /drivers/ethernet/phy/*adin2111*          @GeorgeCGV
 /drivers/mdio/*adin2111*                  @GeorgeCGV
@ -370,6 +367,7 @@
 /drivers/timer/*rcar_cmt*                 @aaillet
 /drivers/timer/*esp32_sys*                @uLipe
 /drivers/timer/*sam0_rtc*                 @bendiscz
+/drivers/timer/*arcv2*                    @ruuddw
 /drivers/timer/*xtensa*                   @dcpleung
 /drivers/timer/*rv32m1_lptmr*             @mbolivar
 /drivers/timer/*nrf_rtc*                  @anangl
@ -397,6 +395,7 @@
 /drivers/wifi/eswifi/                     @loicpoulain @nandojve
 /drivers/wifi/winc1500/                   @kludentwo
 /drivers/virtualization/		  @tbursztyka
+/dts/arc/                                 @abrodkin @ruuddw @iriszzw @evgeniy-paltsev
 /dts/arm/acsip/                           @NorthernDean
 /dts/arm/aspeed/                          @aspeeddylan
 /dts/arm/atmel/                           @galak @nandojve
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@ -260,20 +260,6 @@ config LINKER_USE_PINNED_SECTION
 	  Requires that pinned sections exist in the architecture, SoC,
 	  board or custom linker script.

-config LINKER_USE_ONDEMAND_SECTION
-	bool "Use Evictable Linker Section"
-	depends on DEMAND_MAPPING
-	depends on !LINKER_USE_PINNED_SECTION
-	depends on !ARCH_MAPS_ALL_RAM
-	help
-	  If enabled, the symbols which may be evicted from memory
-	  will be put into a linker section reserved for on-demand symbols.
-	  During boot, the corresponding memory will be mapped as paged out.
-	  This is conceptually the opposite of CONFIG_LINKER_USE_PINNED_SECTION.
-
-	  Requires that on-demand sections exist in the architecture, SoC,
-	  board or custom linker script.
-
 config LINKER_GENERIC_SECTIONS_PRESENT_AT_BOOT
 	bool "Generic sections are present at boot" if DEMAND_PAGING && LINKER_USE_PINNED_SECTION
 	default y
@ -289,7 +275,7 @@ config LINKER_GENERIC_SECTIONS_PRESENT_AT_BOOT

 config LINKER_LAST_SECTION_ID
 	bool "Last section identifier"
-	default y if !ARM64
+	default y
 	depends on ARM || ARM64 || RISCV
 	help
 	  If enabled, the last section will contain an identifier.
@ -836,23 +822,6 @@ config BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA
 	    default "$(dt_chosen_reg_addr_hex,$(DT_CHOSEN_IMAGE_M4))-\
 	             $(dt_chosen_reg_addr_hex,$(DT_CHOSEN_Z_FLASH))"

-config BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA_SECTIONS
-	def_string "*"
-	depends on BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA!=""
-	help
-	  This determines the output sections to which the above LMA adjustment
-	  will be applied.
-	  The value can be the name of a section in the final ELF, like "text".
-	  It can also be a pattern with wildcards, such as "*bss", which could
-	  match more than one section name. Multiple such patterns can be given
-	  as a ";"-separated list. It's possible to supply a 'negative' pattern
-	  starting with "!", to exclude sections matched by a preceding pattern.
-
-	  By default, all sections will have their LMA adjusted. The following
-	  example excludes one section produced by the code relocation feature:
-	  config BUILD_OUTPUT_ADJUST_LMA_SECTIONS
-	    default "*;!.extflash_text_reloc"
-
 config BUILD_OUTPUT_INFO_HEADER
 	bool "Create a image information header"
 	help
@ -963,8 +932,6 @@ config DEPRECATED
 	help
 	  Symbol that must be selected by a feature or module if it is
 	  considered to be deprecated.
-	  When adding this to an option, remember to follow the instructions in
-	  https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/develop/api/api_lifecycle.html#deprecated

 config WARN_DEPRECATED
 	bool
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
     </p>
   </a>

-   <a href="https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/74"><img src="https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/74/badge"></a>
-   <a href="https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr"><img src="https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/badge"></a>
-   <a href="https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/actions/workflows/twister.yaml?query=branch%3Amain"><img src="https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/actions/workflows/twister.yaml/badge.svg?event=push"></a>
+   <a href="https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/74"><img
+   src="https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/74/badge"></a>
+   <a
+   href="https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/actions/workflows/twister.yaml?query=branch%3Amain">
+   <img
+   src="https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/actions/workflows/twister.yaml/badge.svg?event=push"></a>


 The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ config ARM64
 	select IRQ_OFFLOAD_NESTED if IRQ_OFFLOAD
 	select BARRIER_OPERATIONS_ARCH
 	select ARCH_HAS_DIRECTED_IPIS
-	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_PAGING
-	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_MAPPING
 	help
 	  ARM64 (AArch64) architecture

@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ config X86
 	select ARCH_IS_SET
 	select ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP
-	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP_PRIV_STACKS
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ROM_START if !X86_64
 	select CPU_HAS_MMU
 	select ARCH_MEM_DOMAIN_DATA if USERSPACE && !X86_COMMON_PAGE_TABLE
@ -92,14 +89,12 @@ config X86
 	select ARCH_HAS_TIMING_FUNCTIONS
 	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_PAGING if !X86_64
-	select ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_MAPPING if ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_PAGING
 	select IRQ_OFFLOAD_NESTED if IRQ_OFFLOAD
 	select NEED_LIBC_MEM_PARTITION if USERSPACE && TIMING_FUNCTIONS \
 					  && !BOARD_HAS_TIMING_FUNCTIONS \
 					  && !SOC_HAS_TIMING_FUNCTIONS
 	select ARCH_HAS_STACK_CANARIES_TLS
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEM_MAPPED_STACKS if X86_MMU && !DEMAND_PAGING
-	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_PRIV_STACK_SPACE_GET if USERSPACE
 	help
 	  x86 architecture

@ -116,18 +111,17 @@ config RISCV
 	bool
 	select ARCH_IS_SET
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP
-	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP_PRIV_STACKS
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ROM_START if !SOC_FAMILY_ESPRESSIF_ESP32
-	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_EMPTY_IRQ_SPURIOUS
 	select ARCH_HAS_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
 	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
+	select ARCH_HAS_STACKWALK
 	select IRQ_OFFLOAD_NESTED if IRQ_OFFLOAD
 	select USE_SWITCH_SUPPORTED
 	select USE_SWITCH
 	select SCHED_IPI_SUPPORTED if SMP
 	select ARCH_HAS_DIRECTED_IPIS
 	select BARRIER_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN
-	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_PRIV_STACK_SPACE_GET if USERSPACE
+	imply XIP
 	help
 	  RISCV architecture

@ -142,7 +136,6 @@ config XTENSA
 	select ARCH_MEM_DOMAIN_DATA if USERSPACE
 	select ARCH_HAS_DIRECTED_IPIS
 	select THREAD_STACK_INFO
-	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_PRIV_STACK_SPACE_GET if USERSPACE
 	help
 	  Xtensa architecture

@ -153,7 +146,6 @@ config ARCH_POSIX
 	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_SWAP_TO_MAIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_BUSY_WAIT
 	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_ABORT
-	select ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK
 	select NATIVE_BUILD
 	select HAS_COVERAGE_SUPPORT
 	select BARRIER_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN
@ -189,9 +181,8 @@ config BIG_ENDIAN
 	  Little-endian architecture is the default and should leave this option
 	  unselected.  This option is selected by arch/$ARCH/Kconfig,
 	  soc/**/Kconfig, or boards/**/Kconfig and the user should generally avoid
-	  modifying it.  The option is used to select linker script OUTPUT_FORMAT,
-	  the toolchain flags (TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS, TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS), and command
-	  line option for gen_isr_tables.py.
+	  modifying it.  The option is used to select linker script OUTPUT_FORMAT
+	  and command line option for gen_isr_tables.py.

 config LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	# Hidden Kconfig option representing the default little-endian architecture
@ -423,17 +414,10 @@ config FRAME_POINTER
 	  Select Y here to gain precise stack traces at the expense of slightly
 	  increased size and decreased speed.

-config ARCH_STACKWALK
-	bool "Compile the stack walking function"
-	default y
-	depends on ARCH_HAS_STACKWALK
-	help
-	  Select Y here to compile the `arch_stack_walk()` function
-
 config ARCH_STACKWALK_MAX_FRAMES
 	int "Max depth for stack walk function"
 	default 8
-	depends on ARCH_STACKWALK
+	depends on ARCH_HAS_STACKWALK
 	help
 	  Depending on implementation, this can place a hard limit on the depths of the stack
 	  for the stack walk function to examine.
@ -615,14 +599,6 @@ config SIMPLIFIED_EXCEPTION_CODES
 	  down to the generic K_ERR_CPU_EXCEPTION, which makes testing code
 	  much more portable.

-config EMPTY_IRQ_SPURIOUS
-	bool "Create empty spurious interrupt handler"
-	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_EMPTY_IRQ_SPURIOUS
-	help
-	  This option changes body of spurious interrupt handler. When enabled,
-	  handler contains only an infinite while loop, when disabled, handler
-	  contains the whole Zephyr fault handling procedure.
-
 endmenu # Interrupt configuration

 config INIT_ARCH_HW_AT_BOOT
@ -682,24 +658,23 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP_THREADS
 	bool

-config ARCH_SUPPORTS_COREDUMP_PRIV_STACKS
-	bool
-
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_ARCH_HW_INIT
 	bool

 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_ROM_START
 	bool

-config ARCH_SUPPORTS_EMPTY_IRQ_SPURIOUS
-	bool
-
 config ARCH_HAS_EXTRA_EXCEPTION_INFO
 	bool

 config ARCH_HAS_GDBSTUB
 	bool

+config ARCH_HAS_STACKWALK
+	bool
+	help
+	  This is selected when the architecture implemented the arch_stack_walk() API.
+
 config ARCH_HAS_COHERENCE
 	bool
 	help
@ -723,11 +698,6 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEM_MAPPED_STACKS
 	help
 	  Select when the architecture supports memory mapped stacks.

-config ARCH_HAS_THREAD_PRIV_STACK_SPACE_GET
-	bool
-	help
-	  Select when the architecture implements arch_thread_priv_stack_space_get().
-
 #
 # Other architecture related options
 #
@ -793,13 +763,6 @@ config ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_PAGING
 	  This hidden configuration should be selected by the architecture if
 	  demand paging is supported.

-config ARCH_HAS_DEMAND_MAPPING
-	bool
-	help
-	  This hidden configuration should be selected by the architecture if
-	  demand paging is supported and arch_mem_map() supports
-	  K_MEM_MAP_UNPAGED.
-
 config ARCH_HAS_RESERVED_PAGE_FRAMES
 	bool
 	help
@ -825,7 +788,7 @@ config CPU_CACHE_INCOHERENT
 	help
 	  This hidden configuration should be selected when the CPU has
 	  incoherent cache. This applies to intra-CPU multiprocessing
-	  incoherence and makes only sense when MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1.
+	  incoherence and makes only sense when MP_NUM_CPUS > 1.

 config CPU_HAS_ICACHE
 	bool
@ -1031,7 +994,7 @@ config CACHE_DOUBLEMAP
 	  point to the same cached/uncached memory at different locations.

 	  This applies to intra-CPU multiprocessing incoherence and makes only
-	  sense when MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1.
+	  sense when MP_NUM_CPUS > 1.

 config CACHE_MANAGEMENT
 	bool "Cache management features"
@ -1115,28 +1078,9 @@ config TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BUILTIN_FFS
 	help
 	  Hidden option to signal that toolchain has __builtin_ffs*().

-config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
-	bool
+config ARCH_CPU_IDLE_CUSTOM
+	bool "Custom arch_cpu_idle implementation"
+	default n
 	help
 	  This options allows applications to override the default arch idle implementation with
 	  a custom one.
-
-config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
-	bool
-	help
-	  This options allows applications to override the default arch idle implementation with
-	  a custom one.
-
-config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_SWAP_TO_MAIN
-	bool
-	help
-	  It's possible that an architecture port cannot use _Swap() to swap to
-	  the _main() thread, but instead must do something custom. It must
-	  enable this option in that case.
-
-config ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_BUSY_WAIT
-	bool
-	help
-	  It's possible that an architecture port cannot or does not want to use
-	  the provided k_busy_wait(), but instead must do something custom. It must
-	  enable this option in that case.
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@ -343,15 +343,6 @@ config ARC_NORMAL_FIRMWARE
 	  resources of the ARC processors, and, therefore, it shall avoid
 	  accessing them.

-config ARC_VPX_COOPERATIVE_SHARING
-	bool "Cooperative sharing of ARC VPX vector registers"
-	select SCHED_CPU_MASK if MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1
-	help
-	  This option enables the cooperative sharing of the ARC VPX vector
-	  registers. Threads that want to use those registers must successfully
-	  call arc_vpx_lock() before using them, and call arc_vpx_unlock()
-	  when done using them.
-
 source "arch/arc/core/dsp/Kconfig"

 menu "ARC MPU Options"
@ -383,9 +374,7 @@ config ARC_EXCEPTION_STACK_SIZE
 endmenu

 config ARC_EARLY_SOC_INIT
-	bool "Make early stage SoC-specific initialization [DEPRECATED]"
-	select SOC_RESET_HOOK
-	select DEPRECATED
+	bool "Make early stage SoC-specific initialization"
 	help
 	  Call SoC per-core setup code on early stage initialization
 	  (before C runtime initialization). Setup code is called in form of
--- a/arch/arc/core/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/cache.c
@ -227,8 +227,4 @@ static int init_dcache(void)
 	return 0;
 }

-
-void arch_cache_init(void)
-{
-	init_dcache();
-}
+SYS_INIT(init_dcache, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
--- a/arch/arc/core/cpu_idle.S
+++ b/arch/arc/core/cpu_idle.S
@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ SECTION_VAR(BSS, z_arc_cpu_sleep_mode)
 	.align 4
 	.word 0

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
 /*
 * @brief Put the CPU in low-power mode
 *
@ -49,9 +48,7 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)
 	sleep r1
 	j_s [blink]
 	nop
-#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 /*
 * @brief Put the CPU in low-power mode, entered with IRQs locked
 *
@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)
 *
 * void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 */
-
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)

 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
@ -74,4 +70,3 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 	sleep r1
 	j_s.d [blink]
 	seti r0
-#endif
--- a/arch/arc/core/irq_offload.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/irq_offload.c
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)
 }

 /* need to be executed on every core in the system */
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
+int arc_irq_offload_init(void)
 {

 	IRQ_CONNECT(IRQ_OFFLOAD_LINE, IRQ_OFFLOAD_PRIO, arc_irq_offload_handler, NULL, 0);
@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
 	 * with generic irq_enable() but via z_arc_v2_irq_unit_int_enable().
 	 */
 	z_arc_v2_irq_unit_int_enable(IRQ_OFFLOAD_LINE);
+
+	return 0;
 }
+
+SYS_INIT(arc_irq_offload_init, POST_KERNEL, 0);
--- a/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu_common_internal.h
+++ b/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu_common_internal.h
@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int arc_core_mpu_buffer_validate(const void *addr, size_t size, int write)
 * This function provides the default configuration mechanism for the Memory
 * Protection Unit (MPU).
 */
-void arc_mpu_init(void)
+static int arc_mpu_init(void)
 {

 	uint32_t num_regions = get_num_regions();
@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ void arc_mpu_init(void)
 	if (mpu_config.num_regions > num_regions) {
 		__ASSERT(0, "Request to configure: %u regions (supported: %u)\n",
 			 mpu_config.num_regions, num_regions);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}

 	/* Disable MPU */
@ -277,7 +278,10 @@ void arc_mpu_init(void)

 	/* Enable MPU */
 	arc_core_mpu_enable();
+
+	return 0;
 }

+SYS_INIT(arc_mpu_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);

 #endif /* ZEPHYR_ARCH_ARC_CORE_MPU_ARC_MPU_COMMON_INTERNAL_H_ */
--- a/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu_v4_internal.h
+++ b/arch/arc/core/mpu/arc_mpu_v4_internal.h
@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ int arc_core_mpu_buffer_validate(const void *addr, size_t size, int write)
 * This function provides the default configuration mechanism for the Memory
 * Protection Unit (MPU).
 */
-void arc_mpu_init(void)
+static int arc_mpu_init(void)
 {
 	uint32_t num_regions;
 	uint32_t i;
@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void arc_mpu_init(void)
 		__ASSERT(0,
 		"Request to configure: %u regions (supported: %u)\n",
 		mpu_config.num_regions, num_regions);
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}

 	static_regions_num = 0U;
@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ void arc_mpu_init(void)
 			MPU_DYNAMIC_REGION_AREAS_NUM) {
 				LOG_ERR("not enough dynamic regions %d",
 				 dynamic_regions_num);
-				return;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			}

 			dyn_reg_info[dynamic_regions_num].index = i;
@ -886,8 +886,10 @@ void arc_mpu_init(void)
 	/* Enable MPU */
 	arc_core_mpu_enable();

-	return;
+	return 0;
 }

+SYS_INIT(arc_mpu_init, PRE_KERNEL_1,
+	 CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);

 #endif /* ZEPHYR_ARCH_ARC_CORE_MPU_ARC_MPU_V4_INTERNAL_H_ */
--- a/arch/arc/core/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/prep_c.c
@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/arch/arc/cluster.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel_structs.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 /* XXX - keep for future use in full-featured cache APIs */
 #if 0
@ -115,9 +113,6 @@ static void dev_state_zero(void)
 #endif

 extern FUNC_NORETURN void z_cstart(void);
-extern void arc_mpu_init(void);
-extern void arc_secureshield_init(void);
-
 /**
 * @brief Prepare to and run C code
 *
@ -126,10 +121,6 @@ extern void arc_secureshield_init(void);

 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV3
 	arc_cluster_scm_enable();
 #endif
@ -139,15 +130,6 @@ void z_prep_c(void)
 	dev_state_zero();
 #endif
 	z_data_copy();
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_MPU
-	arc_mpu_init();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_SECURE_FIRMWARE
-	arc_secureshield_init();
-#endif
 	z_cstart();
 	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
 }
--- a/arch/arc/core/reset.S
+++ b/arch/arc/core/reset.S
@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
 #include <swap_macros.h>
 #include <zephyr/arch/arc/asm-compat/assembler.h>
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK)
-GTEXT(soc_reset_hook)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_EARLY_SOC_INIT
+  #include <soc_ctrl.h>
 #endif

 GDATA(z_interrupt_stacks)
@ -113,8 +112,8 @@ done_icache_invalidate:

 done_dcache_invalidate:

-#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK
-	bl soc_reset_hook
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_EARLY_SOC_INIT
+	soc_early_asm_init_percpu
 #endif

 	_dsp_extension_probe
--- a/arch/arc/core/secureshield/arc_sjli.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/secureshield/arc_sjli.c
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void sjli_table_init(void)
 /*
 * @brief initialization of secureshield related functions.
 */
-void arc_secureshield_init(void)
+static int arc_secureshield_init(void)
 {
 	sjli_table_init();

@ -60,4 +60,9 @@ void arc_secureshield_init(void)
 	 *
 	 */
 	__asm__ volatile("sflag  0x20");
+
+	return 0;
 }
+
+SYS_INIT(arc_secureshield_init, PRE_KERNEL_1,
+		CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
--- a/arch/arc/core/thread.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/thread.c
@ -19,15 +19,10 @@
 #include <zephyr/arch/arc/v2/mpu/arc_core_mpu.h>
 #endif

-#if defined(CONFIG_ARC_VPX_COOPERATIVE_SHARING) || defined(CONFIG_DSP_SHARING)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARC_DSP) && defined(CONFIG_DSP_SHARING)
 #include <zephyr/arch/arc/v2/dsp/arc_dsp.h>
 static struct k_spinlock lock;
 #endif
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARC_VPX_COOPERATIVE_SHARING)
-static struct k_sem vpx_sem[CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS];
-#endif
-
 /*  initial stack frame */
 struct init_stack_frame {
 	uintptr_t pc;
@ -325,65 +320,3 @@ void arc_dsp_enable(struct k_thread *thread, unsigned int options)
 	k_spin_unlock(&lock, key);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARC_DSP && CONFIG_DSP_SHARING */
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARC_VPX_COOPERATIVE_SHARING)
-int arc_vpx_lock(k_timeout_t timeout)
-{
-	k_spinlock_key_t key;
-	unsigned int id;
-
-	key = k_spin_lock(&lock);
-
-	id = _current_cpu->id;
-#if (CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1) && defined(CONFIG_SCHED_CPU_MASK)
-	__ASSERT(!arch_is_in_isr() && (_current->base.cpu_mask == BIT(id)), "");
-#endif
-	k_spin_unlock(&lock, key);
-
-	/*
-	 * It is assumed that the thread is (still) pinned to
-	 * the same CPU identified by <id>.
-	 */
-
-	return k_sem_take(&vpx_sem[id], timeout);
-}
-
-void arc_vpx_unlock(void)
-{
-	k_spinlock_key_t key;
-	unsigned int id;
-
-	key = k_spin_lock(&lock);
-#if (CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1) && defined(CONFIG_SCHED_CPU_MASK)
-	__ASSERT(!arch_is_in_isr() && (_current->base.cpu_mask == BIT(id)), "");
-#endif
-	id = _current_cpu->id;
-	k_spin_unlock(&lock, key);
-
-	/*
-	 * It is assumed that this thread is (still) pinned to
-	 * the CPU identified by <id>, and that it is the same CPU
-	 * used by arc_vpx_lock().
-	 */
-
-	k_sem_give(&vpx_sem[id]);
-}
-
-void arc_vpx_unlock_force(unsigned int id)
-{
-	__ASSERT(id < CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS, "");
-
-	k_sem_give(&vpx_sem[id]);
-}
-
-static int arc_vpx_sem_init(void)
-{
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS; i++) {
-		k_sem_init(vpx_sem, 1, 1);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-SYS_INIT(arc_vpx_sem_init, PRE_KERNEL_2, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_OBJECTS);
-#endif
--- a/arch/arc/include/arc_irq_offload.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/arc_irq_offload.h
@ -9,9 +9,11 @@

 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD

+int arc_irq_offload_init(const struct device *unused);
+
 static inline void arc_irq_offload_init_smp(void)
 {
-	arch_irq_offload_init();
+	arc_irq_offload_init(NULL);
 }

 #else
--- a/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/core/Kconfig
@ -166,14 +166,11 @@ config RUNTIME_NMI
 	  needed, enable this option and attach it via z_arm_nmi_set_handler().

 config PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT
-	bool "Platform (SOC) specific startup hook [DEPRECATED]"
-	select DEPRECATED
+	bool "Platform (SOC) specific startup hook"
 	help
 	  The platform specific initialization code (z_arm_platform_init) is
 	  executed at the beginning of the startup code (__start).

-	  This option is deprecated, use SOC_RESET_HOOK instead.
-
 config FAULT_DUMP
 	int "Fault dump level"
 	default 2
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/Kconfig
@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ config CPU_CORTEX_R7
 	help
 	  This option signifies the use of a Cortex-R7 CPU

-config CPU_CORTEX_R8
-	bool
-	select CPU_AARCH32_CORTEX_R
-	select ARMV7_R
-	select ARMV7_R_FP if CPU_HAS_FPU
-	help
-	  This option signifies the use of a Cortex-R8 CPU
-
 config CPU_CORTEX_R52
 	bool
 	select CPU_AARCH32_CORTEX_R
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/boot.h
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/boot.h
@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ extern void __start(void);
 #define BOOT_PARAM_UDF_SP_OFFSET	16
 #define BOOT_PARAM_SVC_SP_OFFSET	20
 #define BOOT_PARAM_SYS_SP_OFFSET	24
-#define BOOT_PARAM_VOTING_OFFSET	28

 #endif /* _BOOT_H_ */
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/cache.c
@ -217,7 +217,3 @@ int arch_icache_flush_and_invd_range(void *start_addr, size_t size)
 }

 #endif
-
-void arch_cache_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/cpu_idle.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/cpu_idle.S
@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ _skip_\@:
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARM_ON_ENTER_CPU_IDLE_HOOK */
 .endm

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
 	push	{r0, lr}
@ -69,9 +68,6 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)

 	bx	lr

-#endif
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
 	push	{r0, lr}
@ -97,4 +93,3 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 _irq_disabled:

 	bx	lr
-#endif
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/fault.c
@ -147,9 +147,8 @@ bool z_arm_fault_undef_instruction_fp(void)
 	 * the FP was already enabled then this was an actual undefined
 	 * instruction.
 	 */
-	if (__get_FPEXC() & FPEXC_EN) {
+	if (__get_FPEXC() & FPEXC_EN)
 		return true;
-	}

 	__set_FPEXC(FPEXC_EN);

@ -163,9 +162,8 @@ bool z_arm_fault_undef_instruction_fp(void)
 		struct __fpu_sf *spill_esf =
 			(struct __fpu_sf *)_current_cpu->fp_ctx;

-		if (spill_esf == NULL) {
+		if (spill_esf == NULL)
 			return false;
-		}

 		_current_cpu->fp_ctx = NULL;

--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/isr_wrapper.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/isr_wrapper.S
@ -339,15 +339,6 @@ z_arm_cortex_ar_irq_done:
 	str r0, [r2, #___cpu_t_nested_OFFSET]
 	/* Do not context switch if exiting a nested interrupt */
 	cmp r0, #0
-	/* Note that this function is only called from `z_arm_svc`,
-	 *	while handling irq_offload, with below modes set:
-	 *	```
-	 *		if (cpu interrupts are nested)
-	 *			mode=MODE_SYS
-	 *		else
-	 *			mode=MODE_IRQ
-	 *	```
-	 */
 	bhi __EXIT_INT

 	/* retrieve pointer to the current thread */
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/macro_priv.inc
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/macro_priv.inc
@ -18,27 +18,6 @@
 	ubfx	\rreg0, \rreg0, #0, #24
 .endm

-/*
- * Get CPU logic id by looking up cpu_node_list
- * returns
- *   reg0: MPID
- *   reg1: logic id (0 ~ CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS - 1)
- * clobbers: reg0, reg1, reg2, reg3
- */
-.macro get_cpu_logic_id reg0, reg1, reg2, reg3
-	get_cpu_id \reg0
-	ldr	\reg3, =cpu_node_list
-	mov	\reg1, #0
-1:	ldr	\reg2, [\reg3, \reg1, lsl #2]
-	cmp	\reg2, \reg0
-	beq	2f
-	add	\reg1, \reg1, #1
-	cmp	\reg1, #CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS
-	bne	1b
-	b	.
-2:
-.endm
-
 .macro get_cpu rreg0
 	/*
         * Get CPU pointer.
@ -54,7 +33,8 @@
 	 */
 	srsdb sp!, #MODE_SYS
 	cps #MODE_SYS
-	push {r0-r3, r12, lr}
+	stmdb sp, {r0-r3, r12, lr}^
+	sub sp, #24

 	/* TODO: EXTRA_EXCEPTION_INFO */
 	mov r0, sp
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/prep_c.c
@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Wind River Systems, Inc.
- * Copyright 2024 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
@ -22,13 +21,29 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/barrier.h>
 #include <zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_a_r/lib_helpers.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 #if defined(CONFIG_ARMV7_R) || defined(CONFIG_ARMV7_A)
 #include <cortex_a_r/stack.h>
 #endif

+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+/*
+ * GCC can detect if memcpy is passed a NULL argument, however one of
+ * the cases of relocate_vector_table() it is valid to pass NULL, so we
+ * suppress the warning for this case.  We need to do this before
+ * string.h is included to get the declaration of memcpy.
+ */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull"
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SW_VECTOR_RELAY) || defined(CONFIG_SW_VECTOR_RELAY_CLIENT)
+Z_GENERIC_SECTION(.vt_pointer_section) __attribute__((used))
+void *_vector_table_pointer;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MPU
 extern void z_arm_mpu_init(void);
 extern void z_arm_configure_static_mpu_regions(void);
@ -36,6 +51,38 @@ extern void z_arm_configure_static_mpu_regions(void);
 extern int z_arm_mmu_init(void);
 #endif

+#if defined(CONFIG_AARCH32_ARMV8_R)
+
+#define VECTOR_ADDRESS ((uintptr_t)_vector_start)
+
+static inline void relocate_vector_table(void)
+{
+	write_sctlr(read_sctlr() & ~HIVECS);
+	write_vbar(VECTOR_ADDRESS & VBAR_MASK);
+	barrier_isync_fence_full();
+}
+
+#else
+#define VECTOR_ADDRESS 0
+
+void __weak relocate_vector_table(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_XIP) && (CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS != 0) || \
+	!defined(CONFIG_XIP) && (CONFIG_SRAM_BASE_ADDRESS != 0)
+	write_sctlr(read_sctlr() & ~HIVECS);
+	size_t vector_size = (size_t)_vector_end - (size_t)_vector_start;
+	(void)memcpy(VECTOR_ADDRESS, _vector_start, vector_size);
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SW_VECTOR_RELAY) || defined(CONFIG_SW_VECTOR_RELAY_CLIENT)
+	_vector_table_pointer = _vector_start;
+#endif
+}
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_AARCH32_ARMV8_R */
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_FPU)

 static inline void z_arm_floating_point_init(void)
@ -100,12 +147,10 @@ extern FUNC_NORETURN void z_cstart(void);
 */
 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
 	/* Initialize tpidruro with our struct _cpu instance address */
 	write_tpidruro((uintptr_t)&_kernel.cpus[0]);

+	relocate_vector_table();
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_FPU)
 	z_arm_floating_point_init();
 #endif
@ -115,9 +160,6 @@ void z_prep_c(void)
 	z_arm_init_stacks();
 #endif
 	z_arm_interrupt_init();
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MPU
 	z_arm_mpu_init();
 	z_arm_configure_static_mpu_regions();
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/reboot.c
@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Wind River Systems, Inc.
- * Copyright 2024 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
@ -13,56 +12,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
-#include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_AARCH32_ARMV8_R)
-
-#define VECTOR_ADDRESS ((uintptr_t)_vector_start)
-
-static inline void relocate_vector_table(void)
-{
-	write_sctlr(read_sctlr() & ~HIVECS);
-	write_vbar(VECTOR_ADDRESS & VBAR_MASK);
-	barrier_isync_fence_full();
-}
-
-#else
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-/*
- * GCC can detect if memcpy is passed a NULL argument, however one of
- * the cases of relocate_vector_table() it is valid to pass NULL, so we
- * suppress the warning for this case.  We need to do this before
- * string.h is included to get the declaration of memcpy.
- */
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull"
-#endif /* __GNUC__ */
-
-#include <string.h>
-
-#define VECTOR_ADDRESS 0
-
-void __weak relocate_vector_table(void)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_XIP) && (CONFIG_FLASH_BASE_ADDRESS != 0) ||                                     \
-	!defined(CONFIG_XIP) && (CONFIG_SRAM_BASE_ADDRESS != 0)
-	write_sctlr(read_sctlr() & ~HIVECS);
-	size_t vector_size = (size_t)_vector_end - (size_t)_vector_start;
-	(void)memcpy(VECTOR_ADDRESS, _vector_start, vector_size);
-#endif
-}
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-
-#endif /* !CONFIG_AARCH32_ARMV8_R */
-
-void z_arm_relocate_vector_table(void)
-{
-	relocate_vector_table();
-}

 /**
 *
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/reset.S
@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /*
 * Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Wind River Systems, Inc.
 * Copyright (c) 2019 Stephanos Ioannidis <root@stephanos.io>
- * Copyright 2024 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ GDATA(z_arm_sys_stack)
 GDATA(z_arm_fiq_stack)
 GDATA(z_arm_abort_stack)
 GDATA(z_arm_undef_stack)
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK)
-GTEXT(soc_reset_hook)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT)
+GTEXT(z_arm_platform_init)
 #endif

 /**
@ -201,62 +200,23 @@ EL1_Reset_Handler:
 #endif /* CONFIG_DCLS */

    ldr r0, =arm_cpu_boot_params
-
 #if CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS > 1
-    /*
-     * This code uses voting locks, like arch/arm64/core/reset.S, to determine primary CPU.
-     */
+    get_cpu_id r1

-    /*
-     * Get the "logic" id defined by cpu_node_list statically for voting lock self-identify.
-     * It is worth noting that this is NOT the final logic id (arch_curr_cpu()->id)
-     */
-    get_cpu_logic_id r1, r2, r3, r4 // r1: MPID, r2: logic id
-
-    add r4, r0, #BOOT_PARAM_VOTING_OFFSET
-
-    /* signal our desire to vote */
-    mov r5, #1
-    strb r5, [r4, r2]
-    ldr r3, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
-    cmn r3, #1
-    beq 1f
-
-    /* some core already won, release */
-    mov r7, #0
-    strb r7, [r4, r2]
-    b _secondary_core
-
-    /* suggest current core then release */
-1:  str r1, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
-    strb r7, [r4, r2]
-    dmb
-
-    /* then wait until every core else is done voting */
-    mov r5, #0
-2:  ldrb r3, [r4, r5]
-    tst r3, #255
-    /* wait */
-    bne 2b
-    add r5, r5, #1
-    cmp r5, #CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS
-    bne 2b
-
-    /* check if current core won */
-    dmb
-    ldr r3, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
-    cmp r3, r1
+    ldrex r2, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
+    cmp r2, #-1
+    bne 1f
+    strex r3, r1, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
+    cmp r3, #0
    beq _primary_core
-    /* fallthrough secondary */

-    /* loop until our turn comes */
-_secondary_core:
-    dmb
+1:
+    dmb ld
    ldr r2, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_MPID_OFFSET]
    cmp r1, r2
-    bne _secondary_core
+    bne 1b

-    /* we can now load our stack pointer values and move on */
+    /* we can now move on */
    ldr r4, =arch_secondary_cpu_init
    ldr r5, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_FIQ_SP_OFFSET]
    ldr r6, [r0, #BOOT_PARAM_IRQ_SP_OFFSET]
@ -306,9 +266,9 @@ _primary_core:
    msr CPSR_c, #(MODE_SYS | I_BIT | F_BIT)
    mov sp, r10

-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT)
    /* Execute platform-specific initialisation if applicable */
-    bl soc_reset_hook
+    bl z_arm_platform_init
 #endif

 #if defined(CONFIG_WDOG_INIT)
@ -320,6 +280,4 @@ _primary_core:
    bl z_arm_tcm_disable_ecc
 #endif

-    bl z_arm_relocate_vector_table
-
    bx r4
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/smp.c
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023, 2024 Arm Limited (or its affiliates).
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Arm Limited (or its affiliates). All rights reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct boot_params {
 	char *udf_sp;
 	char *svc_sp;
 	char *sys_sp;
-	uint8_t voting[CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS];
 	arch_cpustart_t fn;
 	void *arg;
 	int cpu_num;
@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ BUILD_ASSERT(offsetof(struct boot_params, abt_sp) == BOOT_PARAM_ABT_SP_OFFSET);
 BUILD_ASSERT(offsetof(struct boot_params, udf_sp) == BOOT_PARAM_UDF_SP_OFFSET);
 BUILD_ASSERT(offsetof(struct boot_params, svc_sp) == BOOT_PARAM_SVC_SP_OFFSET);
 BUILD_ASSERT(offsetof(struct boot_params, sys_sp) == BOOT_PARAM_SYS_SP_OFFSET);
-BUILD_ASSERT(offsetof(struct boot_params, voting) == BOOT_PARAM_VOTING_OFFSET);

 volatile struct boot_params arm_cpu_boot_params = {
 	.mpid = -1,
@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ volatile struct boot_params arm_cpu_boot_params = {
 	.sys_sp = (char *)(z_arm_sys_stack + CONFIG_ARMV7_SYS_STACK_SIZE),
 };

-const uint32_t cpu_node_list[] = {
+static const uint32_t cpu_node_list[] = {
 	DT_FOREACH_CHILD_STATUS_OKAY_SEP(DT_PATH(cpus), DT_REG_ADDR, (,))};

 /* cpu_map saves the maping of core id and mpid */
@ -139,14 +137,10 @@ void arch_cpu_start(int cpu_num, k_thread_stack_t *stack, int sz, arch_cpustart_
 	arm_cpu_boot_params.arg = arg;
 	arm_cpu_boot_params.cpu_num = cpu_num;

-	/* we need the barrier here to make sure the above changes to
-	 * arm_cpu_boot_params are completed before we set the mpid
-	 */
-	barrier_dsync_fence_full();
-
 	/* store mpid last as this is our synchronization point */
 	arm_cpu_boot_params.mpid = cpu_mpid;

+	barrier_dsync_fence_full();
 	sys_cache_data_invd_range(
 			(void *)&arm_cpu_boot_params,
 			sizeof(arm_cpu_boot_params));
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/vector_table.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_a_r/vector_table.S
@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ SECTION_SUBSEC_FUNC(exc_vector_table,_vector_table_section,_vector_table)
 GTEXT(z_arm_cortex_ar_exit_exc)
 SECTION_SUBSEC_FUNC(TEXT, _HandlerModeExit, z_arm_cortex_ar_exit_exc)

-	/* Note:
-	 * This function is expected to be *always* called with
-	 * processor mode set to MODE_SYS.
-	 */
-
 	/* decrement exception depth */
 	get_cpu r2
 	ldrb r1, [r2, #_cpu_offset_to_exc_depth]
@ -56,6 +51,7 @@ SECTION_SUBSEC_FUNC(TEXT, _HandlerModeExit, z_arm_cortex_ar_exit_exc)
 	 * Restore r0-r3, r12, lr, lr_und and spsr_und from the exception stack
 	 * and return to the current thread.
 	 */
-	pop {r0-r3, r12, lr}
+	ldmia sp, {r0-r3, r12, lr}^
+	add sp, #24
 	rfeia sp!
 #endif
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/cache.c
@ -110,7 +110,3 @@ int arch_icache_flush_and_invd_range(void *start_addr, size_t size)
 {
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
-
-void arch_cache_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/cpu_idle.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/cpu_idle.c
@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ void z_arm_cpu_idle_init(void)
 } while (false)
 #endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_TRACING)
@ -97,9 +96,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 	__enable_irq();
 	__ISB();
 }
-#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_TRACING)
@ -138,4 +135,3 @@ void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 	__enable_irq();
 #endif
 }
-#endif
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/debug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/debug.c
@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ BUILD_ASSERT(!(CONFIG_CORTEX_M_NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION_PAGE_SIZE &
 	(CONFIG_CORTEX_M_NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION_PAGE_SIZE - 1)),
 	"the size of the partition must be power of 2");

-int z_arm_debug_enable_null_pointer_detection(void)
+static int z_arm_debug_enable_null_pointer_detection(void)
 {

 	z_arm_dwt_init();
@ -118,4 +118,7 @@ int z_arm_debug_enable_null_pointer_detection(void)
 	return 0;
 }

+SYS_INIT(z_arm_debug_enable_null_pointer_detection, PRE_KERNEL_1,
+	 CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION_DETECTION_DWT */
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/fault.c
@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static inline bool z_arm_is_pc_valid(uintptr_t pc)
 		return true;
 	}

-#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS_OKAY(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_itcm))
+#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_itcm), okay)
 	/* Is it in the ITCM */
 	if ((((uintptr_t)&__itcm_start) <= pc) && (pc < ((uintptr_t)&__itcm_end))) {
 		return true;
@ -1192,7 +1192,5 @@ void z_arm_fault_init(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BUILTIN_STACK_GUARD */
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRAP_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
 	SCB->CCR |= SCB_CCR_UNALIGN_TRP_Msk;
-#else
-	SCB->CCR &= ~SCB_CCR_UNALIGN_TRP_Msk;
 #endif /* CONFIG_TRAP_UNALIGNED_ACCESS */
 }
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S
@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_suspend)
 	 * r0: address of the system_off function
 	 */
 	push	{r4-r12, lr}
-
-	/* Move system_off to protected register. */
-	mov 	r4, r0
-
-	/* Store CPU context */
 	ldr	r1, =_cpu_context

 	mrs	r2, msp
@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_suspend)
 	 * Call the system_off function passed as parameter. This should never
 	 * return.
 	 */
-	blx	r4
+	blx	r0

 	/*
 	 * The system_off function returns here only when the powering off was
@ -86,10 +81,9 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_suspend)
 	/*
 	 * Reset the marking of suspend to RAM, return is ignored.
 	 */
+	push	{r0}
 	bl pm_s2ram_mark_check_and_clear
-
-	/* Move system_off back to r0 as return value */
-	mov	r0, r4
+	pop	{r0}

 	pop	{r4-r12, lr}
 	bx	lr
@ -99,14 +93,11 @@ GTEXT(arch_pm_s2ram_resume)
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_resume)
 	/*
 	 * Check if reset occurred after suspending to RAM.
-	 * Store LR to ensure we can continue boot when we are not suspended
-	 * to RAM. In addition to LR, R0 is pushed too, to ensure "SP mod 8 = 0",
-	 * as stated by ARM rule 6.2.1.2 for AAPCS32.
 	 */
-	push    {r0, lr}
+	push    {lr}
 	bl      pm_s2ram_mark_check_and_clear
 	cmp	r0, #0x1
-	pop     {r0, lr}
+	pop     {lr}
 	beq	resume
 	bx	lr

--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/prep_c.c
@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/barrier.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 /*
@ -183,10 +181,6 @@ extern FUNC_NORETURN void z_cstart(void);
 */
 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
-
 	relocate_vector_table();
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_FPU)
 	z_arm_floating_point_init();
@ -199,13 +193,6 @@ void z_prep_c(void)
 #else
 	z_arm_interrupt_init();
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARM_CUSTOM_INTERRUPT_CONTROLLER */
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NULL_POINTER_EXCEPTION_DETECTION_DWT
-	z_arm_debug_enable_null_pointer_detection();
-#endif
 	z_cstart();
 	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
 }
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/reset.S
@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ GDATA(z_interrupt_stacks)
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_THREAD_INFO)
 GDATA(z_sys_post_kernel)
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK)
-GTEXT(soc_reset_hook)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT)
+GTEXT(z_arm_platform_init)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_INIT_ARCH_HW_AT_BOOT)
 GTEXT(z_arm_init_arch_hw_at_boot)
@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ SECTION_SUBSEC_FUNC(TEXT,_reset_section,__start)
    bl arch_pm_s2ram_resume
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_S2RAM */

-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_RESET_HOOK)
-    bl soc_reset_hook
+#if defined(CONFIG_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_INIT)
+    bl z_arm_platform_init
 #endif

 #if defined(CONFIG_INIT_ARCH_HW_AT_BOOT)
--- a/arch/arm/core/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/elf.c
@ -12,34 +12,6 @@

 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(elf, CONFIG_LLEXT_LOG_LEVEL);

-#define R_ARM_NONE         0
-#define R_ARM_PC24         1
-#define R_ARM_ABS32        2
-#define R_ARM_REL32        3
-#define R_ARM_COPY         20
-#define R_ARM_GLOB_DAT     21
-#define R_ARM_JUMP_SLOT    22
-#define R_ARM_RELATIVE     23
-#define R_ARM_CALL         28
-#define R_ARM_JUMP24       29
-#define R_ARM_TARGET1      38
-#define R_ARM_V4BX         40
-#define R_ARM_PREL31       42
-#define R_ARM_MOVW_ABS_NC  43
-#define R_ARM_MOVT_ABS     44
-#define R_ARM_MOVW_PREL_NC 45
-#define R_ARM_MOVT_PREL    46
-#define R_ARM_ALU_PC_G0_NC 57
-#define R_ARM_ALU_PC_G1_NC 59
-#define R_ARM_LDR_PC_G2    63
-
-#define R_ARM_THM_CALL         10
-#define R_ARM_THM_JUMP24       30
-#define R_ARM_THM_MOVW_ABS_NC  47
-#define R_ARM_THM_MOVT_ABS     48
-#define R_ARM_THM_MOVW_PREL_NC 49
-#define R_ARM_THM_MOVT_PREL    50
-
 #define OPCODE2ARMMEM(x) ((uint32_t)(x))
 #define OPCODE2THM16MEM(x) ((uint16_t)(x))
 #define MEM2ARMOPCODE(x) OPCODE2ARMMEM(x)
--- a/arch/arm/core/irq_offload.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/irq_offload.c
@ -42,7 +42,3 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)
 	offload_routine = NULL;
 	k_sched_unlock();
 }
-
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/arm64/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/CMakeLists.txt
@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ zephyr_library_sources(
  irq_init.c
  irq_manage.c
  prep_c.c
-  reboot.c
  reset.S
  reset.c
  switch.S
@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ if(${SRAM_LENGTH} GREATER 11 OR ${KERNEL_VM_LENGTH} GREATER 11)
  zephyr_cc_option(-mcmodel=large)
 endif()

-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_LLEXT elf.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_FPU_SHARING fpu.c fpu.S)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM_MMU mmu.c mmu.S)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM_MPU cortex_r/arm_mpu.c)
--- a/arch/arm64/core/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/Kconfig
@ -161,14 +161,6 @@ config ARM64_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
 	help
 	  Internal config to enable runtime stack traces on fatal exceptions.

-config ARCH_HAS_STACKWALK
-	bool
-	default y
-	depends on FRAME_POINTER
-	help
-	  Internal config to indicate that the arch_stack_walk() API is implemented
-	  and it can be enabled.
-
 config ARM64_SAFE_EXCEPTION_STACK_SIZE
 	int "The stack size of the safe exception stack"
 	default 4096
--- a/arch/arm64/core/cpu_idle.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/cpu_idle.S
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/arch/cpu.h>

 _ASM_FILE_PROLOGUE
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
+
 GTEXT(arch_cpu_idle)
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_idle)
 	wfi
 	msr	daifclr, #(DAIFCLR_IRQ_BIT)
 	ret
-#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 GTEXT(arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
@ -43,5 +41,3 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_cpu_atomic_idle)
 	msr	daifclr, #(DAIFCLR_IRQ_BIT)
 _irq_disabled:
 	ret
-
-#endif
--- a/arch/arm64/core/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/elf.c
@ -1,515 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 BayLibre SAS
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include <zephyr/llext/elf.h>
-#include <zephyr/llext/llext.h>
-#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
-#include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
-#include <zephyr/sys/byteorder.h>
-
-LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(elf, CONFIG_LLEXT_LOG_LEVEL);
-
-#define R_ARM_NONE     0
-#define R_AARCH64_NONE 256
-
-/* Static data relocations */
-#define R_AARCH64_ABS64  257
-#define R_AARCH64_ABS32  258
-#define R_AARCH64_ABS16  259
-#define R_AARCH64_PREL64 260
-#define R_AARCH64_PREL32 261
-#define R_AARCH64_PREL16 262
-
-/* Static relocations */
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0    263
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0_NC 264
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1    265
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1_NC 266
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2    267
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2_NC 268
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G3    269
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G0    270
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G1    271
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G2    272
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0    287
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0_NC 288
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1    289
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1_NC 290
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2    291
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2_NC 292
-#define R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G3    293
-
-#define R_AARCH64_LD_PREL_LO19        273
-#define R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_LO21       274
-#define R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21    275
-#define R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21_NC 276
-#define R_AARCH64_ADD_ABS_LO12_NC     277
-#define R_AARCH64_LDST8_ABS_LO12_NC   278
-#define R_AARCH64_TSTBR14             279
-#define R_AARCH64_CONDBR19            280
-#define R_AARCH64_JUMP26              282
-#define R_AARCH64_CALL26              283
-#define R_AARCH64_LDST16_ABS_LO12_NC  284
-#define R_AARCH64_LDST32_ABS_LO12_NC  285
-#define R_AARCH64_LDST64_ABS_LO12_NC  286
-#define R_AARCH64_LDST128_ABS_LO12_NC 299
-
-/* Masks for immediate values */
-#define AARCH64_MASK_IMM12 BIT_MASK(12)
-#define AARCH64_MASK_IMM14 BIT_MASK(14)
-#define AARCH64_MASK_IMM16 BIT_MASK(16)
-#define AARCH64_MASK_IMM19 BIT_MASK(19)
-#define AARCH64_MASK_IMM26 BIT_MASK(26)
-
-/* MOV instruction helper symbols */
-#define AARCH64_MASK_MOV_OPCODE  BIT_MASK(8)
-#define AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_OPCODE (23)
-#define AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_IMM16  (5)
-#define AARCH64_OPCODE_MOVN      (0b00100101)
-#define AARCH64_OPCODE_MOVZ      (0b10100101)
-
-/* ADR instruction helper symbols */
-#define AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMLO  BIT_MASK(2)
-#define AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMHI  BIT_MASK(19)
-#define AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMLO (29)
-#define AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMHI (5)
-#define AARCH64_ADR_IMMLO_BITS  (2)
-
-#define AARCH64_PAGE(expr) ((expr) & ~0xFFF)
-
-enum aarch64_reloc_type {
-	AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_NONE,
-	AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS,
-	AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL,
-	AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PAGE,
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Function computing a relocation (X in AArch64 ELF).
- *
- * @param[in] reloc_type Type of relocation operation.
- * @param[in] loc Address of an opcode to rewrite (P in AArch64 ELF).
- * @param[in] sym_base_addr Address of the symbol referenced by relocation (S in AArch64 ELF).
- * @param[in] addend Addend from RELA relocation.
- *
- * @return Result of the relocation operation (X in AArch64 ELF)
- */
-static uint64_t reloc(enum aarch64_reloc_type reloc_type, uintptr_t loc, uintptr_t sym_base_addr,
-		      int64_t addend)
-{
-	switch (reloc_type) {
-	case AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS:
-		return sym_base_addr + addend;
-	case AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL:
-		return sym_base_addr + addend - loc;
-	case AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PAGE:
-		return AARCH64_PAGE(sym_base_addr + addend) - AARCH64_PAGE(loc);
-	case AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_NONE:
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handler for static data relocations.
- *
- * @param[in] rel Relocation data provided by ELF
- * @param[in] reloc_type Type of relocation operation.
- * @param[in] loc Address of an opcode to rewrite (P in AArch64 ELF).
- * @param[in] sym_base_addr Address of the symbol referenced by relocation (S in AArch64 ELF).
- *
- * @retval -ERANGE Relocation value overflow
- * @retval 0 Successful relocation
- */
-static int data_reloc_handler(elf_rela_t *rel, elf_word reloc_type, uintptr_t loc,
-			      uintptr_t sym_base_addr)
-{
-	int64_t x;
-
-	switch (reloc_type) {
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS64:
-		*(int64_t *)loc = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS32:
-		x = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		if (x < 0 || x > UINT32_MAX) {
-			return -ERANGE;
-		}
-		*(uint32_t *)loc = (uint32_t)x;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS16:
-		x = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		if (x < 0 || x > UINT16_MAX) {
-			return -ERANGE;
-		}
-		*(uint16_t *)loc = (uint16_t)x;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL64:
-		*(int64_t *)loc = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL32:
-		x = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		if (x < INT32_MIN || x > INT32_MAX) {
-			return -ERANGE;
-		}
-		*(int32_t *)loc = (int32_t)x;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL16:
-		x = reloc(AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-		if (x < INT16_MIN || x > INT16_MAX) {
-			return -ERANGE;
-		}
-		*(int16_t *)loc = (int16_t)x;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		CODE_UNREACHABLE;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handler for relocations using MOV* instructions.
- *
- * @param[in] rel Relocation data provided by ELF
- * @param[in] reloc_type Type of relocation operation.
- * @param[in] loc Address of an opcode to rewrite (P in AArch64 ELF).
- * @param[in] sym_base_addr Address of the symbol referenced by relocation (S in AArch64 ELF).
- *
- * @retval -ERANGE Relocation value overflow
- * @retval 0 Successful relocation
- */
-static int movw_reloc_handler(elf_rela_t *rel, elf_word reloc_type, uintptr_t loc,
-			      uintptr_t sym_base_addr)
-{
-	int64_t x;
-	uint32_t imm;
-	int lsb = 0; /* LSB of X to be used */
-	bool is_movnz = false;
-	enum aarch64_reloc_type type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS;
-	uint32_t opcode = sys_le32_to_cpu(*(uint32_t *)loc);
-
-	switch (reloc_type) {
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G0:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0:
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G1:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1:
-		lsb = 16;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G2:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2:
-		lsb = 32;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G3:
-		lsb = 48;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0_NC:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1_NC:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		lsb = 16;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2:
-		is_movnz = true;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2_NC:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		lsb = 32;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G3:
-		is_movnz = true;
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		lsb = 48;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		CODE_UNREACHABLE;
-	}
-
-	x = reloc(type, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-	imm = x >> lsb;
-
-	/* Manipulate opcode for signed relocations. Result depends on sign of immediate value. */
-	if (is_movnz) {
-		opcode &= ~(AARCH64_MASK_MOV_OPCODE << AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_OPCODE);
-
-		if (x >= 0) {
-			opcode |= (AARCH64_OPCODE_MOVN << AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_OPCODE);
-		} else {
-			opcode |= (AARCH64_OPCODE_MOVZ << AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_OPCODE);
-			/* Need to invert immediate value for MOVZ. */
-			imm = ~imm;
-		}
-	}
-
-	opcode &= ~(AARCH64_MASK_IMM16 << AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_IMM16);
-	opcode |= (imm & AARCH64_MASK_IMM16) << AARCH64_SHIFT_MOV_IMM16;
-
-	*(uint32_t *)loc = sys_cpu_to_le32(opcode);
-
-	if (imm > UINT16_MAX) {
-		return -ERANGE;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Handler for static relocations except these related to MOV* instructions.
- *
- * @param[in] rel Relocation data provided by ELF
- * @param[in] reloc_type Type of relocation operation.
- * @param[in] loc Address of an opcode to rewrite (P in AArch64 ELF).
- * @param[in] sym_base_addr Address of the symbol referenced by relocation (S in AArch64 ELF).
- *
- * @retval -ERANGE Relocation value overflow
- * @retval 0 Successful relocation
- */
-static int imm_reloc_handler(elf_rela_t *rel, elf_word reloc_type, uintptr_t loc,
-			     uintptr_t sym_base_addr)
-{
-	int lsb = 2;    /* LSB of X to be used */
-	int len;        /* bit length of immediate value */
-	int shift = 10; /* shift of the immediate in instruction encoding */
-	uint64_t imm;
-	uint32_t bitmask = AARCH64_MASK_IMM12;
-	int64_t x;
-	bool is_adr = false;
-	enum aarch64_reloc_type type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_ABS;
-	uint32_t opcode = sys_le32_to_cpu(*(uint32_t *)loc);
-
-	switch (reloc_type) {
-	case R_AARCH64_ADD_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST8_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		lsb = 0;
-		len = 12;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST16_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		lsb = 1;
-		len = 11;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST32_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		len = 10;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST64_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		lsb = 3;
-		len = 9;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST128_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		lsb = 4;
-		len = 8;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_LD_PREL_LO19:
-	case R_AARCH64_CONDBR19:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		bitmask = AARCH64_MASK_IMM19;
-		shift = 5;
-		len = 19;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_LO21:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		is_adr = true;
-		lsb = 0;
-		len = 21;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_TSTBR14:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		bitmask = AARCH64_MASK_IMM14;
-		shift = 5;
-		len = 14;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PAGE;
-		is_adr = true;
-		lsb = 12;
-		len = 21;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
-	case R_AARCH64_JUMP26:
-		type = AARCH64_RELOC_TYPE_PREL;
-		bitmask = AARCH64_MASK_IMM26;
-		shift = 0;
-		len = 26;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		CODE_UNREACHABLE;
-	}
-
-	x = reloc(type, loc, sym_base_addr, rel->r_addend);
-	x >>= lsb;
-
-	imm = x & BIT_MASK(len);
-
-	/* ADR instruction has immediate value split into two fields. */
-	if (is_adr) {
-		uint32_t immlo, immhi;
-
-		immlo = (imm & AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMLO) << AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMLO;
-		imm >>= AARCH64_ADR_IMMLO_BITS;
-		immhi = (imm & AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMHI) << AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMHI;
-		imm = immlo | immhi;
-
-		shift = 0;
-		bitmask = ((AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMLO << AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMLO) |
-			   (AARCH64_MASK_ADR_IMMHI << AARCH64_SHIFT_ADR_IMMHI));
-	}
-
-	opcode &= ~(bitmask << shift);
-	opcode |= (imm & bitmask) << shift;
-
-	*(uint32_t *)loc = sys_cpu_to_le32(opcode);
-
-	/* Mask X sign bit and upper bits. */
-	x = (int64_t)(x & ~BIT_MASK(len - 1)) >> (len - 1);
-
-	/* Incrementing X will either overflow and set it to 0 or
-	 * set it 1. Any other case indicates that there was an overflow in relocation.
-	 */
-	if ((int64_t)x++ > 1) {
-		return -ERANGE;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Architecture specific function for relocating partially linked (static) elf
- *
- * Elf files contain a series of relocations described in a section. These relocation
- * instructions are architecture specific and each architecture supporting extensions
- * must implement this.
- *
- * The relocation codes for arm64 are well documented
- * https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/blob/main/aaelf64/aaelf64.rst#relocation
- *
- * @param[in] rel Relocation data provided by ELF
- * @param[in] loc Address of an opcode to rewrite (P in AArch64 ELF)
- * @param[in] sym_base_addr Address of the symbol referenced by relocation (S in AArch64 ELF)
- * @param[in] sym_name Name of symbol referenced by relocation
- * @param[in] load_bias `.text` load address
- * @retval 0 Success
- * @retval -ENOTSUP Unsupported relocation
- * @retval -ENOEXEC Invalid relocation
- */
-int arch_elf_relocate(elf_rela_t *rel, uintptr_t loc, uintptr_t sym_base_addr, const char *sym_name,
-		      uintptr_t load_bias)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	bool overflow_check = true;
-	elf_word reloc_type = ELF_R_TYPE(rel->r_info);
-
-	switch (reloc_type) {
-	case R_ARM_NONE:
-	case R_AARCH64_NONE:
-		overflow_check = false;
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS64:
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL64:
-		overflow_check = false;
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS16:
-	case R_AARCH64_ABS32:
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL16:
-	case R_AARCH64_PREL32:
-		ret = data_reloc_handler(rel, reloc_type, loc, sym_base_addr);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G3:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G3:
-		overflow_check = false;
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G0:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G1:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G2:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1:
-	case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2:
-		ret = movw_reloc_handler(rel, reloc_type, loc, sym_base_addr);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ADD_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST8_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST16_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST32_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST64_ABS_LO12_NC:
-	case R_AARCH64_LDST128_ABS_LO12_NC:
-		overflow_check = false;
-	case R_AARCH64_LD_PREL_LO19:
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_LO21:
-	case R_AARCH64_TSTBR14:
-	case R_AARCH64_CONDBR19:
-		ret = imm_reloc_handler(rel, reloc_type, loc, sym_base_addr);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21_NC:
-		overflow_check = false;
-	case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21:
-		ret = imm_reloc_handler(rel, reloc_type, loc, sym_base_addr);
-		break;
-
-	case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
-	case R_AARCH64_JUMP26:
-		ret = imm_reloc_handler(rel, reloc_type, loc, sym_base_addr);
-		/* TODO Handle case when address exceeds +/- 128MB */
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		LOG_ERR("unknown relocation: %llu\n", reloc_type);
-		return -ENOEXEC;
-	}
-
-	if (overflow_check && ret == -ERANGE) {
-		LOG_ERR("sym '%s': relocation out of range (%#lx -> %#lx)\n", sym_name, loc,
-			sym_base_addr);
-		return -ENOEXEC;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
--- a/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/fatal.c
@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/sys/poweroff.h>
 #include <kernel_arch_func.h>

-#include "paging.h"
-
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(os, CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL);

 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SAFE_EXCEPTION_STACK
@ -196,13 +194,9 @@ static void esf_dump(const struct arch_esf *esf)
 	LOG_ERR("x16: 0x%016llx  x17: 0x%016llx", esf->x16, esf->x17);
 	LOG_ERR("x18: 0x%016llx  lr:  0x%016llx", esf->x18, esf->lr);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEBUG */

-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_STACKWALK
-typedef bool (*arm64_stacktrace_cb)(void *cookie, unsigned long addr, void *fp);
-
-static void walk_stackframe(arm64_stacktrace_cb cb, void *cookie, const struct arch_esf *esf,
-			    int max_frames)
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
+static void esf_unwind(const struct arch_esf *esf)
 {
 	/*
 	 * For GCC:
@ -224,61 +218,30 @@ static void walk_stackframe(arm64_stacktrace_cb cb, void *cookie, const struct a
 	 *  +  +-----------------+
 	 */

-	uint64_t *fp;
+	uint64_t *fp = (uint64_t *) esf->fp;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
 	uint64_t lr;

-	if (esf != NULL) {
-		fp = (uint64_t *) esf->fp;
-	} else {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (int i = 0; (fp != NULL) && (i < max_frames); i++) {
+	LOG_ERR("");
+	for (int i = 0; (fp != NULL) && (i < CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE_MAX_FRAMES); i++) {
 		lr = fp[1];
-		if (!cb(cookie, lr, fp)) {
-			break;
-		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYMTAB
+		uint32_t offset = 0;
+		const char *name = symtab_find_symbol_name(lr, &offset);
+
+		LOG_ERR("backtrace %2d: fp: 0x%016llx lr: 0x%016llx [%s+0x%x]",
+			 count++, (uint64_t) fp, lr, name, offset);
+#else
+		LOG_ERR("backtrace %2d: fp: 0x%016llx lr: 0x%016llx",
+			 count++, (uint64_t) fp, lr);
+#endif
 		fp = (uint64_t *) fp[0];
 	}
-}
-
-void arch_stack_walk(stack_trace_callback_fn callback_fn, void *cookie,
-		     const struct k_thread *thread, const struct arch_esf *esf)
-{
-	ARG_UNUSED(thread);
-
-	walk_stackframe((arm64_stacktrace_cb)callback_fn, cookie, esf,
-			CONFIG_ARCH_STACKWALK_MAX_FRAMES);
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_STACKWALK */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE
-static bool print_trace_address(void *arg, unsigned long lr, void *fp)
-{
-	int *i = arg;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMTAB
-	uint32_t offset = 0;
-	const char *name = symtab_find_symbol_name(lr, &offset);
-
-	LOG_ERR("     %d: fp: 0x%016llx lr: 0x%016lx [%s+0x%x]", (*i)++, (uint64_t)fp, lr, name,
-		offset);
-#else
-	LOG_ERR("     %d: fp: 0x%016llx lr: 0x%016lx", (*i)++, (uint64_t)fp, lr);
-#endif /* CONFIG_SYMTAB */
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-static void esf_unwind(const struct arch_esf *esf)
-{
-	int i = 0;
-
-	LOG_ERR("");
-	LOG_ERR("call trace:");
-	walk_stackframe(print_trace_address, &i, esf, CONFIG_ARCH_STACKWALK_MAX_FRAMES);
 	LOG_ERR("");
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_STACK_TRACE */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEBUG */

 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_STACK_PROTECTION
 static bool z_arm64_stack_corruption_check(struct arch_esf *esf, uint64_t esr, uint64_t far)
@ -324,9 +287,8 @@ static bool z_arm64_stack_corruption_check(struct arch_esf *esf, uint64_t esr, u
 static bool is_recoverable(struct arch_esf *esf, uint64_t esr, uint64_t far,
 			   uint64_t elr)
 {
-	if (!esf) {
+	if (!esf)
 		return false;
-	}

 #ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
 	for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(exceptions); i++) {
@ -375,12 +337,6 @@ void z_arm64_fatal_error(unsigned int reason, struct arch_esf *esf)
 		}
 #endif

-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) &&
-		    reason != K_ERR_STACK_CHK_FAIL &&
-		    z_arm64_do_demand_paging(esf, esr, far)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (GET_EL(el) != MODE_EL0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEBUG
 			bool dump_far = false;
@ -389,9 +345,8 @@ void z_arm64_fatal_error(unsigned int reason, struct arch_esf *esf)

 			dump_esr(esr, &dump_far);

-			if (dump_far) {
+			if (dump_far)
 				LOG_ERR("FAR_ELn: 0x%016llx", far);
-			}

 			LOG_ERR("TPIDRRO: 0x%016llx", read_tpidrro_el0());
 #endif /* CONFIG_EXCEPTION_DEBUG */
--- a/arch/arm64/core/irq_offload.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/irq_offload.c
@ -23,7 +23,3 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)
 			  : [svid] "i" (_SVC_CALL_IRQ_OFFLOAD),
 			    "r" (x0), "r" (x1));
 }
-
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/arm64/core/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/mmu.c
@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
-#include <zephyr/kernel/mm/demand_paging.h>
 #include <kernel_arch_func.h>
 #include <kernel_arch_interface.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
@ -22,10 +21,8 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <zephyr/spinlock.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/util.h>
-#include <mmu.h>

 #include "mmu.h"
-#include "paging.h"

 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(os, CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL);

@ -142,12 +139,6 @@ int arm64_mmu_tables_total_usage(void)

 static inline bool is_free_desc(uint64_t desc)
 {
-	return desc == 0;
-}
-
-static inline bool is_inval_desc(uint64_t desc)
-{
-	/* invalid descriptors aren't necessarily free */
 	return (desc & PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK) == PTE_INVALID_DESC;
 }

@ -212,10 +203,8 @@ static void debug_show_pte(uint64_t *pte, unsigned int level)

 	if (is_block_desc(*pte)) {
 		MMU_DEBUG("[Block] ");
-	} else if (!is_inval_desc(*pte)) {
-		MMU_DEBUG("[Page] ");
 	} else {
-		MMU_DEBUG("[paged-out] ");
+		MMU_DEBUG("[Page] ");
 	}

 	uint8_t mem_type = (*pte >> 2) & MT_TYPE_MASK;
@ -227,7 +216,6 @@ static void debug_show_pte(uint64_t *pte, unsigned int level)
 	MMU_DEBUG((*pte & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_ELx) ? "-ELx" : "-ELh");
 	MMU_DEBUG((*pte & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_PXN) ? "-PXN" : "-PX");
 	MMU_DEBUG((*pte & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_UXN) ? "-UXN" : "-UX");
-	MMU_DEBUG((*pte & PTE_SW_WRITABLE) ? "-WRITABLE" : "");
 	MMU_DEBUG("\n");
 }
 #else
@ -243,15 +231,8 @@ static void set_pte_table_desc(uint64_t *pte, uint64_t *table, unsigned int leve

 static void set_pte_block_desc(uint64_t *pte, uint64_t desc, unsigned int level)
 {
-	if (level != XLAT_LAST_LEVEL) {
-		desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC;
-	} else if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) || (desc & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF) != 0) {
-		desc |= PTE_PAGE_DESC;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Demand paging configured and AF unset: leave the descriptor
-		 * type to "invalid" as in arch_mem_page_out().
-		 */
+	if (desc) {
+		desc |= (level == XLAT_LAST_LEVEL) ? PTE_PAGE_DESC : PTE_BLOCK_DESC;
 	}
 	*pte = desc;
 	debug_show_pte(pte, level);
@ -392,11 +373,6 @@ static void del_mapping(uint64_t *table, uintptr_t virt, size_t size,
 			continue;
 		}

-		if (step != level_size && is_block_desc(*pte)) {
-			/* need to split this block mapping */
-			expand_to_table(pte, level);
-		}
-
 		if (is_table_desc(*pte, level)) {
 			subtable = pte_desc_table(*pte);
 			del_mapping(subtable, virt, step, level + 1);
@ -404,6 +380,12 @@ static void del_mapping(uint64_t *table, uintptr_t virt, size_t size,
 				continue;
 			}
 			dec_table_ref(subtable);
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * We assume that block mappings will be unmapped
+			 * as a whole and not partially.
+			 */
+			__ASSERT(step == level_size, "");
 		}

 		/* free this entry */
@ -675,8 +657,6 @@ static uint64_t get_region_desc(uint32_t attrs)

 	/* AP bits for Data access permission */
 	desc |= (attrs & MT_RW) ? PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RW : PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-	desc |= (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) && (attrs & MT_RW)) ?
-		PTE_SW_WRITABLE : 0;

 	/* Mirror permissions to EL0 */
 	desc |= (attrs & MT_RW_AP_ELx) ?
@ -684,11 +664,6 @@ static uint64_t get_region_desc(uint32_t attrs)

 	/* the access flag */
 	desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF;
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) && (attrs & MT_PAGED_OUT) != 0) {
-		/* set it up for demand paging like arch_mem_page_out() */
-		desc &= ~PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF;
-		desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-	}

 	/* memory attribute index field */
 	mem_type = MT_TYPE(attrs);
@ -711,20 +686,17 @@ static uint64_t get_region_desc(uint32_t attrs)
 	case MT_NORMAL_NC:
 	case MT_NORMAL:
 		/* Make Normal RW memory as execute never */
-		if ((attrs & MT_RW) || (attrs & MT_P_EXECUTE_NEVER)) {
+		if ((attrs & MT_RW) || (attrs & MT_P_EXECUTE_NEVER))
 			desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_PXN;
-		}

 		if (((attrs & MT_RW) && (attrs & MT_RW_AP_ELx)) ||
-		     (attrs & MT_U_EXECUTE_NEVER)) {
+		     (attrs & MT_U_EXECUTE_NEVER))
 			desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_UXN;
-		}

-		if (mem_type == MT_NORMAL) {
+		if (mem_type == MT_NORMAL)
 			desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_INNER_SHARE;
-		} else {
+		else
 			desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_OUTER_SHARE;
-		}
 	}

 	/* non-Global bit */
@ -783,12 +755,6 @@ static void invalidate_tlb_all(void)
 	: : : "memory");
 }

-static inline void invalidate_tlb_page(uintptr_t virt)
-{
-	/* to be refined */
-	invalidate_tlb_all();
-}
-
 /* zephyr execution regions with appropriate attributes */

 struct arm_mmu_flat_range {
@ -878,9 +844,8 @@ static void setup_page_tables(struct arm_mmu_ptables *ptables)
 	uintptr_t max_va = 0, max_pa = 0;

 	MMU_DEBUG("xlat tables:\n");
-	for (index = 0U; index < CONFIG_MAX_XLAT_TABLES; index++) {
+	for (index = 0U; index < CONFIG_MAX_XLAT_TABLES; index++)
 		MMU_DEBUG("%d: %p\n", index, xlat_tables + index * Ln_XLAT_NUM_ENTRIES);
-	}

 	for (index = 0U; index < mmu_config.num_regions; index++) {
 		region = &mmu_config.mmu_regions[index];
@ -1102,10 +1067,6 @@ static int __arch_mem_map(void *virt, uintptr_t phys, size_t size, uint32_t flag
 		entry_flags |= MT_RW_AP_ELx;
 	}

-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING) && (flags & K_MEM_MAP_UNPAGED) != 0) {
-		entry_flags |= MT_PAGED_OUT;
-	}
-
 	return add_map(ptables, "generic", phys, (uintptr_t)virt, size, entry_flags);
 }

@ -1368,9 +1329,8 @@ void z_arm64_thread_mem_domains_init(struct k_thread *incoming)
 {
 	struct arm_mmu_ptables *ptables;

-	if ((incoming->base.user_options & K_USER) == 0) {
+	if ((incoming->base.user_options & K_USER) == 0)
 		return;
-	}

 	ptables = incoming->arch.ptables;

@ -1386,311 +1346,3 @@ void z_arm64_swap_mem_domains(struct k_thread *incoming)
 }

 #endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING
-
-static uint64_t *get_pte_location(struct arm_mmu_ptables *ptables,
-				  uintptr_t virt)
-{
-	uint64_t *pte;
-	uint64_t *table = ptables->base_xlat_table;
-	unsigned int level = BASE_XLAT_LEVEL;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		pte = &table[XLAT_TABLE_VA_IDX(virt, level)];
-		if (level == XLAT_LAST_LEVEL) {
-			return pte;
-		}
-
-		if (is_table_desc(*pte, level)) {
-			level++;
-			table = pte_desc_table(*pte);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* anything else is unexpected */
-		return NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-void arch_mem_page_out(void *addr, uintptr_t location)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = (uintptr_t)addr;
-	uint64_t *pte = get_pte_location(&kernel_ptables, virt);
-	uint64_t desc;
-
-	__ASSERT(pte != NULL, "");
-	desc = *pte;
-
-	/* mark the entry invalid to the hardware */
-	desc &= ~PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK;
-	desc |= PTE_INVALID_DESC;
-
-	/* store the location token in place of the physical address */
-	__ASSERT((location & ~PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK) == 0, "");
-	desc &= ~PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-	desc |= location;
-
-	/*
-	 * The location token may be 0. Make sure the whole descriptor
-	 * doesn't end up being zero as this would be seen as a free entry.
-	 */
-	desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-
-	*pte = desc;
-	MMU_DEBUG("page_out: virt=%#lx location=%#lx\n", virt, location);
-	debug_show_pte(pte, XLAT_LAST_LEVEL);
-
-	sync_domains(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE, "page_out");
-	invalidate_tlb_page(virt);
-}
-
-void arch_mem_page_in(void *addr, uintptr_t phys)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = (uintptr_t)addr;
-	uint64_t *pte = get_pte_location(&kernel_ptables, virt);
-	uint64_t desc;
-
-	__ASSERT((phys & ~PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK) == 0, "");
-
-	__ASSERT(pte != NULL, "");
-	desc = *pte;
-	__ASSERT(!is_free_desc(desc), "");
-
-	/* mark the entry valid again to the hardware */
-	desc &= ~PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK;
-	desc |= PTE_PAGE_DESC;
-
-	/* store the physical address */
-	desc &= ~PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-	desc |= phys;
-
-	/* mark as clean */
-	desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-
-	/* and make it initially unaccessible to track unaccessed pages */
-	desc &= ~PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF;
-
-	*pte = desc;
-	MMU_DEBUG("page_in: virt=%#lx phys=%#lx\n", virt, phys);
-	debug_show_pte(pte, XLAT_LAST_LEVEL);
-
-	sync_domains(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE, "page_in");
-	invalidate_tlb_page(virt);
-}
-
-enum arch_page_location arch_page_location_get(void *addr, uintptr_t *location)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = (uintptr_t)addr;
-	uint64_t *pte = get_pte_location(&kernel_ptables, virt);
-	uint64_t desc;
-	enum arch_page_location status;
-
-	if (!pte) {
-		return ARCH_PAGE_LOCATION_BAD;
-	}
-	desc = *pte;
-	if (is_free_desc(desc)) {
-		return ARCH_PAGE_LOCATION_BAD;
-	}
-
-	switch (desc & PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK) {
-	case PTE_PAGE_DESC:
-		status = ARCH_PAGE_LOCATION_PAGED_IN;
-		break;
-	case PTE_INVALID_DESC:
-		status = ARCH_PAGE_LOCATION_PAGED_OUT;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return ARCH_PAGE_LOCATION_BAD;
-	}
-
-	*location = desc & PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-	return status;
-}
-
-uintptr_t arch_page_info_get(void *addr, uintptr_t *phys, bool clear_accessed)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = (uintptr_t)addr;
-	uint64_t *pte = get_pte_location(&kernel_ptables, virt);
-	uint64_t desc;
-	uintptr_t status = 0;
-
-	if (!pte) {
-		return ARCH_DATA_PAGE_NOT_MAPPED;
-	}
-	desc = *pte;
-	if (is_free_desc(desc)) {
-		return ARCH_DATA_PAGE_NOT_MAPPED;
-	}
-
-	switch (desc & PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK) {
-	case PTE_PAGE_DESC:
-		status |= ARCH_DATA_PAGE_LOADED;
-		break;
-	case PTE_INVALID_DESC:
-		/* page not loaded */
-		break;
-	default:
-		return ARCH_DATA_PAGE_NOT_MAPPED;
-	}
-
-	if (phys) {
-		*phys = desc & PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-	}
-
-	if ((status & ARCH_DATA_PAGE_LOADED) == 0) {
-		return status;
-	}
-
-	if ((desc & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF) != 0) {
-		status |= ARCH_DATA_PAGE_ACCESSED;
-	}
-
-	if ((desc & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO) == 0) {
-		status |= ARCH_DATA_PAGE_DIRTY;
-	}
-
-	if (clear_accessed) {
-		desc &= ~PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF;
-		*pte = desc;
-		MMU_DEBUG("page_info: virt=%#lx (clearing AF)\n", virt);
-		debug_show_pte(pte, XLAT_LAST_LEVEL);
-		sync_domains(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE, "unaccessible");
-		invalidate_tlb_page(virt);
-	}
-
-	return status;
-}
-
-#define MT_SCRATCH (MT_NORMAL | MT_P_RW_U_NA | MT_DEFAULT_SECURE_STATE)
-
-void arch_mem_scratch(uintptr_t phys)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = (uintptr_t)K_MEM_SCRATCH_PAGE;
-	size_t size = CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE;
-	int ret = add_map(&kernel_ptables, "scratch", phys, virt, size, MT_SCRATCH);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		LOG_ERR("add_map() returned %d", ret);
-	} else {
-		sync_domains(virt, size, "scratch");
-		invalidate_tlb_page(virt);
-	}
-}
-
-static bool do_mem_page_fault(struct arch_esf *esf, uintptr_t virt)
-{
-	/*
-	 * The k_mem_page_fault() code expects to be called with IRQs enabled
-	 * if the fault happened in a context where IRQs were enabled.
-	 */
-	if (arch_irq_unlocked(esf->spsr)) {
-		enable_irq();
-	}
-
-	bool ok = k_mem_page_fault((void *)virt);
-
-	disable_irq();
-	return ok;
-}
-
-/* Called from the fault handler. Returns true if the fault is resolved. */
-bool z_arm64_do_demand_paging(struct arch_esf *esf, uint64_t esr, uint64_t far)
-{
-	uintptr_t virt = far;
-	uint64_t *pte, desc;
-	uintptr_t phys;
-
-	/* filter relevant exceptions */
-	switch (GET_ESR_EC(esr)) {
-	case 0x21: /* insn abort from current EL */
-	case 0x25: /* data abort from current EL */
-		break;
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	/* make sure the fault happened in the expected range */
-	if (!IN_RANGE(virt,
-		      (uintptr_t)K_MEM_VIRT_RAM_START,
-		      ((uintptr_t)K_MEM_VIRT_RAM_END - 1))) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	virt = ROUND_DOWN(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	pte = get_pte_location(&kernel_ptables, virt);
-	if (!pte) {
-		/* page mapping doesn't exist, let the core code do its thing */
-		return do_mem_page_fault(esf, virt);
-	}
-	desc = *pte;
-	if ((desc & PTE_DESC_TYPE_MASK) != PTE_PAGE_DESC) {
-		/* page is not loaded/mapped */
-		return do_mem_page_fault(esf, virt);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * From this point, we expect only 2 cases:
-	 *
-	 * 1) the Access Flag was not set so we set it marking the page
-	 *    as accessed;
-	 *
-	 * 2) the page was read-only and a write occurred so we clear the
-	 *    RO flag marking the page dirty.
-	 *
-	 * We bail out on anything else.
-	 *
-	 * Fault status codes for Data aborts (DFSC):
-	 *  0b0010LL	Access flag fault
-	 *  0b0011LL	Permission fault
-	 */
-	uint32_t dfsc = GET_ESR_ISS(esr) & GENMASK(5, 0);
-	bool write = (GET_ESR_ISS(esr) & BIT(6)) != 0; /* WnR */
-
-	if (dfsc == (0b001000 | XLAT_LAST_LEVEL) &&
-	    (desc & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF) == 0) {
-		/* page is being accessed: set the access flag */
-		desc |= PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AF;
-		if (write) {
-			if ((desc & PTE_SW_WRITABLE) == 0) {
-				/* we don't actually have write permission */
-				return false;
-			}
-			/*
-			 * Let's avoid another fault immediately after
-			 * returning by making the page read-write right away
-			 * effectively marking it "dirty" as well.
-			 */
-			desc &= ~PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-		}
-		*pte = desc;
-		sync_domains(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE, "accessed");
-		/* no TLB inval needed after setting AF */
-
-		/* tell the eviction algorithm about it */
-		phys = desc & PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-		k_mem_paging_eviction_accessed(phys);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	if (dfsc == (0b001100 | XLAT_LAST_LEVEL) && write &&
-	    (desc & PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO) != 0 &&
-	    (desc & PTE_SW_WRITABLE) != 0) {
-		/* make it "dirty" i.e. read-write */
-		desc &= ~PTE_BLOCK_DESC_AP_RO;
-		*pte = desc;
-		sync_domains(virt, CONFIG_MMU_PAGE_SIZE, "dirtied");
-		invalidate_tlb_page(virt);
-
-		/* this also counts as an access refresh */
-		phys = desc & PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK;
-		k_mem_paging_eviction_accessed(phys);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING */
--- a/arch/arm64/core/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/mmu.h
@ -126,14 +126,6 @@
 */
 #define PTE_PHYSADDR_MASK		GENMASK64(47, PAGE_SIZE_SHIFT)

-/*
- * Descriptor bits 58 to 55 are defined as "Reserved for Software Use".
- *
- * When using demand paging, RW memory is marked RO to trap the first write
- * for dirty page tracking. Bit 55 indicates if memory is actually writable.
- */
-#define PTE_SW_WRITABLE			(1ULL << 55)
-
 /*
 * TCR definitions.
 */
--- a/arch/arm64/core/paging.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/paging.h
@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 BayLibre SAS
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#ifndef Z_ARM64_PAGING_H
-#define Z_ARM64_PAGING_H
-
-bool z_arm64_do_demand_paging(struct arch_esf *esf, uint64_t esr, uint64_t far);
-
-#endif /* Z_ARM64_PAGING_H */
--- a/arch/arm64/core/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/prep_c.c
@ -16,8 +16,6 @@

 #include <kernel_internal.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 extern void z_arm64_mm_init(bool is_primary_core);

@ -32,10 +30,6 @@ __weak void z_arm64_mm_init(bool is_primary_core) { }
 */
 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
-
 	/* Initialize tpidrro_el0 with our struct _cpu instance address */
 	write_tpidrro_el0((uintptr_t)&_kernel.cpus[0]);

@ -58,9 +52,6 @@ extern FUNC_NORETURN void arch_secondary_cpu_init(void);
 void z_arm64_secondary_prep_c(void)
 {
 	arch_secondary_cpu_init();
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
-#endif

 	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
 }
--- a/arch/arm64/core/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/reboot.c
@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2024 NXP
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
-#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
-#include <zephyr/sys/reboot.h>
-#include <zephyr/drivers/pm_cpu_ops.h>
-
-LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(os, CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_CPU_OPS_PSCI
-void __weak sys_arch_reboot(int type)
-{
-	unsigned char reset_type;
-
-	if (type == SYS_REBOOT_COLD) {
-		reset_type = SYS_COLD_RESET;
-	} else if (type == SYS_REBOOT_WARM) {
-		reset_type = SYS_WARM_RESET;
-	} else {
-		LOG_ERR("Invalid reboot type");
-		return;
-	}
-	pm_system_reset(reset_type);
-}
-#else
-void __weak sys_arch_reboot(int type)
-{
-	LOG_WRN("%s is not implemented", __func__);
-	ARG_UNUSED(type);
-}
-#endif
--- a/arch/arm64/core/xen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/xen/CMakeLists.txt
@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 # Needed to separate definitions in common Xen headers
 zephyr_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:-D__ASSEMBLY__>)

+# Xen interface version used in headers for correct definition
+zephyr_compile_options(-D__XEN_INTERFACE_VERSION__=0x00040e00)
+
 zephyr_library_sources(hypercall.S)
 zephyr_library_sources(enlighten.c)
--- a/arch/arm64/core/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/xen/Kconfig
@ -25,11 +25,3 @@ config XEN_DOM0LESS
 	help
 	  Configures Zephyr as DomU, that can be started on Dom0less
 	  setup.
-
-config XEN_INTERFACE_VERSION
-	hex "Xen interface version"
-	default 0x00040e00
-	depends on XEN
-	help
-	  Xen interface version to use. This is the version of the
-	  interface that Zephyr will use to communicate with the hypervisor.
--- a/arch/arm64/core/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/core/xen/enlighten.c
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int xen_map_shared_info(const shared_info_t *shared_page)
 	return HYPERVISOR_memory_op(XENMEM_add_to_physmap, &xatp);
 }

-int xen_enlighten_init(void)
+static int xen_enlighten_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	shared_info_t *info = (shared_info_t *) shared_info_buf;
@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ int xen_enlighten_init(void)

 	return 0;
 }
+
+SYS_INIT(xen_enlighten_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
--- a/arch/arm64/include/kernel_arch_func.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/kernel_arch_func.h
@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ extern "C" {

 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE

-extern void xen_enlighten_init(void);
-
 static ALWAYS_INLINE void arch_kernel_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
-	xen_enlighten_init();
-#endif
 }

 static inline void arch_switch(void *switch_to, void **switched_from)
--- a/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/common/CMakeLists.txt
@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ if(CONFIG_GEN_ISR_TABLES)
  )
 endif()

-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(
-  CONFIG_ISR_TABLE_SHELL
-  isr_tables_shell.c
-)
-
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(
  CONFIG_MULTI_LEVEL_INTERRUPTS
  multilevel_irq.c
--- a/arch/common/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/common/Kconfig
@ -30,10 +30,3 @@ config LEGACY_MULTI_LEVEL_TABLE_GENERATION
 	help
 	  A make-shift Kconfig to continue generating the multi-level interrupt LUT
 	  with the legacy way using DT macros.
-
-config ISR_TABLE_SHELL
-	bool "Shell command to dump the ISR tables"
-	depends on GEN_SW_ISR_TABLE
-	depends on SHELL
-	help
-	  This option enables a shell command to dump the ISR tables.
--- a/arch/common/isr_tables_shell.c
+++ b/arch/common/isr_tables_shell.c
@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Meta Platforms.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include <zephyr/debug/symtab.h>
-#include <zephyr/shell/shell.h>
-#include <zephyr/sw_isr_table.h>
-
-static void dump_isr_table_entry(const struct shell *sh, int idx, struct _isr_table_entry *entry)
-{
-
-	if ((entry->isr == z_irq_spurious) || (entry->isr == NULL)) {
-		return;
-	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMTAB
-	const char *name = symtab_find_symbol_name((uintptr_t)entry->isr, NULL);
-
-	shell_print(sh, "%4d: %s(%p)", idx, name, entry->arg);
-#else
-	shell_print(sh, "%4d: %p(%p)", idx, entry->isr, entry->arg);
-#endif /* CONFIG_SYMTAB */
-}
-
-static int cmd_sw_isr_table(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc, char **argv)
-{
-	shell_print(sh, "_sw_isr_table[%d]\n", IRQ_TABLE_SIZE);
-
-	for (int idx = 0; idx < IRQ_TABLE_SIZE; idx++) {
-		dump_isr_table_entry(sh, idx, &_sw_isr_table[idx]);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS
-static int cmd_shared_sw_isr_table(const struct shell *sh, size_t argc, char **argv)
-{
-	shell_print(sh, "z_shared_sw_isr_table[%d][%d]\n", IRQ_TABLE_SIZE,
-		    CONFIG_SHARED_IRQ_MAX_NUM_CLIENTS);
-
-	for (int idx = 0; idx < IRQ_TABLE_SIZE; idx++) {
-		for (int c = 0; c < z_shared_sw_isr_table[idx].client_num; c++) {
-			dump_isr_table_entry(sh, idx, &z_shared_sw_isr_table[idx].clients[c]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS */
-
-SHELL_STATIC_SUBCMD_SET_CREATE(isr_table_cmds,
-			       SHELL_CMD_ARG(sw_isr_table, NULL,
-					     "Dump _sw_isr_table.\n"
-					     "Usage: isr_table sw_isr_table",
-					     cmd_sw_isr_table, 1, 0),
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS
-			       SHELL_CMD_ARG(shared_sw_isr_table, NULL,
-					     "Dump z_shared_sw_isr_table.\n"
-					     "Usage: isr_table shared_sw_isr_table",
-					     cmd_shared_sw_isr_table, 1, 0),
-#endif /* CONFIG_SHARED_INTERRUPTS */
-			       SHELL_SUBCMD_SET_END);
-
-SHELL_CMD_ARG_REGISTER(isr_table, &isr_table_cmds, "ISR tables shell command",
-		       NULL, 0, 0);
--- a/arch/common/multilevel_irq.c
+++ b/arch/common/multilevel_irq.c
@ -11,12 +11,9 @@
 #include <zephyr/sys/__assert.h>
 #include <zephyr/sys/util.h>

-BUILD_ASSERT(CONFIG_MAX_IRQ_PER_AGGREGATOR < BIT(CONFIG_2ND_LEVEL_INTERRUPT_BITS),
+BUILD_ASSERT((CONFIG_NUM_2ND_LEVEL_AGGREGATORS * CONFIG_MAX_IRQ_PER_AGGREGATOR) <=
+		     BIT(CONFIG_2ND_LEVEL_INTERRUPT_BITS),
 	     "L2 bits not enough to cover the number of L2 IRQs");
-#ifdef CONFIG_3RD_LEVEL_INTERRUPTS
-BUILD_ASSERT(CONFIG_MAX_IRQ_PER_AGGREGATOR < BIT(CONFIG_3RD_LEVEL_INTERRUPT_BITS),
-	     "L3 bits not enough to cover the number of L3 IRQs");
-#endif /* CONFIG_3RD_LEVEL_INTERRUPTS */

 /**
 * @brief Get the aggregator that's responsible for the given irq
@ -88,8 +85,7 @@ unsigned int z_get_sw_isr_table_idx(unsigned int irq)

 	table_idx -= CONFIG_GEN_IRQ_START_VECTOR;

-	__ASSERT(table_idx < IRQ_TABLE_SIZE, "table_idx(%d) < IRQ_TABLE_SIZE(%d)", table_idx,
-		 IRQ_TABLE_SIZE);
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(table_idx < IRQ_TABLE_SIZE);

 	return table_idx;
 }
--- a/arch/common/shared_irq.c
+++ b/arch/common/shared_irq.c
@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ void z_isr_install(unsigned int irq, void (*routine)(const void *),
 	for (i = 0; i < shared_entry->client_num; i++) {
 		client = &shared_entry->clients[i];

-		__ASSERT((client->isr == routine && client->arg == param) == false,
-			 "ISR/arg combination is already registered");
+		__ASSERT(client->isr != routine && client->arg != param,
+			 "trying to register duplicate ISR/arg pair");
 	}

 	shared_entry->clients[shared_entry->client_num].isr = routine;
--- a/arch/mips/core/cpu_idle.c
+++ b/arch/mips/core/cpu_idle.c
@ -19,16 +19,12 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE void mips_idle(unsigned int key)
 	__asm__ volatile("wait");
 }

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
 	mips_idle(1);
 }
-#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 {
 	mips_idle(key);
 }
-#endif
--- a/arch/mips/core/irq_offload.c
+++ b/arch/mips/core/irq_offload.c
@ -48,7 +48,3 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)

 	irq_unlock(key);
 }
-
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/mips/core/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/mips/core/prep_c.c
@ -11,8 +11,6 @@

 #include <kernel_internal.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 static void interrupt_init(void)
 {
@ -46,15 +44,9 @@ static void interrupt_init(void)

 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
 	z_bss_zero();

 	interrupt_init();
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
-#endif

 	z_cstart();
 	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
--- a/arch/nios2/core/cpu_idle.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/cpu_idle.c
@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel_structs.h>

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
 	/* Do nothing but unconditionally unlock interrupts and return to the
@ -15,9 +14,7 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 	 */
 	irq_unlock(NIOS2_STATUS_PIE_MSK);
 }
-#endif

-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_CPU_ATOMIC_IDLE
 void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 {
 	/* Do nothing but restore IRQ state. This CPU does not have any
@ -25,4 +22,3 @@ void arch_cpu_atomic_idle(unsigned int key)
 	 */
 	irq_unlock(key);
 }
-#endif
--- a/arch/nios2/core/irq_offload.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/irq_offload.c
@ -41,7 +41,3 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)

 	irq_unlock(key);
 }
-
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
-{
-}
--- a/arch/nios2/core/prep_c.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/core/prep_c.c
@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel_structs.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
-#include <zephyr/platform/hooks.h>
-#include <zephyr/arch/cache.h>

 /**
 * @brief Prepare to and run C code
@ -32,10 +30,6 @@

 void z_prep_c(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_PREP_HOOK)
-	soc_prep_hook();
-#endif
-
 	z_bss_zero();
 	z_data_copy();
 	/* In most XIP scenarios we copy the exception code into RAM, so need
@ -50,9 +44,6 @@ void z_prep_c(void)
 	 */
 	z_nios2_dcache_flush_all();
 #endif
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE
-	arch_cache_init();
 #endif
 	z_cstart();
 	CODE_UNREACHABLE;
--- a/arch/posix/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/posix/core/CMakeLists.txt
@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ endif()
 if(CONFIG_NATIVE_APPLICATION)
 	zephyr_include_directories(
 		nsi_compat/
-		${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/native_simulator/common/src/include/
 	)
 	zephyr_library_sources(
-		posix_core_nsi.c
+		posix_core.c
 		nsi_compat/nsi_compat.c
-		${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/native_simulator/common/src/nct.c
 		${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/native_simulator/common/src/nce.c
 		${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/native_simulator/common/src/nsi_host_trampolines.c
 	)
--- a/arch/posix/core/irq.c
+++ b/arch/posix/core/irq.c
@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ void arch_irq_offload(irq_offload_routine_t routine, const void *parameter)
 {
 	posix_irq_offload(routine, parameter);
 }
-
-void arch_irq_offload_init(void)
-{
-}
 #endif

 void arch_irq_enable(unsigned int irq)
--- a/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nce_if.h
+++ b/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nce_if.h
@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#ifndef NSI_COMMON_SRC_INCL_NCE_IF_H
+#define NSI_COMMON_SRC_INCL_NCE_IF_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Native simulator CPU start/stop emulation module interface */
+
+void *nce_init(void);
+void nce_terminate(void *this);
+void nce_boot_cpu(void *this, void (*start_routine)(void));
+void nce_halt_cpu(void *this);
+void nce_wake_cpu(void *this);
+int nce_is_cpu_running(void *this);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NSI_COMMON_SRC_INCL_NCE_IF_H */
--- a/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_host_trampolines.h
+++ b/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_host_trampolines.h
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Note: This is a provisional header which exists to allow
+ * old POSIX arch based boards (i.e. native_posix) to provide access
+ * to the host C library as if the native simulator trampolines
+ * existed.
+ *
+ * Boards based on the native simulator do NOT use this file
+ */
+
+#ifndef ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_COMPAT_NSI_HOST_TRAMPOLINES_H
+#define ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_COMPAT_NSI_HOST_TRAMPOLINES_H
+
+#include "../scripts/native_simulator/common/src/include/nsi_host_trampolines.h"
+
+#endif /* ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_COMPAT_NSI_HOST_TRAMPOLINES_H */
--- a/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_safe_call.h
+++ b/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_safe_call.h
@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_SAFE_CALLL_H
+#define ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_SAFE_CALLL_H
+
+#include "nsi_tracing.h"
+#include "posix_arch_internal.h"
+
+#define NSI_SAFE_CALL PC_SAFE_CALL
+
+#endif /* ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_SAFE_CALLL_H */
--- a/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_tracing.h
+++ b/arch/posix/core/nsi_compat/nsi_tracing.h
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_TRACING_H
+#define ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_TRACING_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void nsi_print_error_and_exit(const char *format, ...);
+void nsi_print_warning(const char *format, ...);
+void nsi_print_trace(const char *format, ...);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ARCH_POSIX_CORE_NSI_TRACING_H */
--- a/arch/posix/core/posix_core.c
+++ b/arch/posix/core/posix_core.c
@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Oticon A/S
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Here is where things actually happen for the POSIX arch
+ *
+ * We isolate all functions here, to ensure they can be compiled as
+ * independently as possible to the remainder of Zephyr to avoid name clashes
+ * as Zephyr does provide functions with the same names as the POSIX threads
+ * functions
+ */
+/**
+ * Principle of operation:
+ *
+ * The Zephyr OS and its app run as a set of native pthreads.
+ * The Zephyr OS only sees one of this thread executing at a time.
+ * Which is running is controlled using {cond|mtx}_threads and
+ * currently_allowed_thread.
+ *
+ * The main part of the execution of each thread will occur in a fully
+ * synchronous and deterministic manner, and only when commanded by the Zephyr
+ * kernel.
+ * But the creation of a thread will spawn a new pthread whose start
+ * is asynchronous to the rest, until synchronized in posix_wait_until_allowed()
+ * below.
+ * Similarly aborting and canceling threads execute a tail in a quite
+ * asynchronous manner.
+ *
+ * This implementation is meant to be portable in between POSIX systems.
+ * A table (threads_table) is used to abstract the native pthreads.
+ * And index in this table is used to identify threads in the IF to the kernel.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "posix_core.h"
+#include "posix_arch_internal.h"
+
+#define PREFIX     "POSIX arch core: "
+#define ERPREFIX   PREFIX"error on "
+#define NO_MEM_ERR PREFIX"Can't allocate memory\n"
+
+#define PC_ENABLE_CANCEL 0 /* See Note.c1 */
+#define PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE 64
+#define PC_REUSE_ABORTED_ENTRIES 0
+/* tests/kernel/threads/scheduling/schedule_api fails when setting
+ * PC_REUSE_ABORTED_ENTRIES => don't set it by now
+ */
+
+static int threads_table_size;
+struct threads_table_el {
+	enum {NOTUSED = 0, USED, ABORTING, ABORTED, FAILED} state;
+	bool running;     /* Is this the currently running thread */
+	pthread_t thread; /* Actual pthread_t as returned by native kernel */
+	int thead_cnt; /* For debugging: Unique, consecutive, thread number */
+	/* Pointer to the status kept in the Zephyr thread stack */
+	posix_thread_status_t *t_status;
+};
+
+static struct threads_table_el *threads_table;
+
+static int thread_create_count; /* For debugging. Thread creation counter */
+
+/*
+ * Conditional variable to block/awake all threads during swaps()
+ * (we only need 1 mutex and 1 cond variable for all threads)
+ */
+static pthread_cond_t cond_threads = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
+/* Mutex for the conditional variable posix_core_cond_threads */
+static pthread_mutex_t mtx_threads = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+/* Token which tells which process is allowed to run now */
+static int currently_allowed_thread;
+
+static bool terminate; /* Are we terminating the program == cleaning up */
+
+static void posix_wait_until_allowed(int this_th_nbr);
+static void *posix_thread_starter(void *arg);
+static void posix_preexit_cleanup(void);
+extern void posix_arch_thread_entry(void *pa_thread_status);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function, run by a thread is being aborted
+ */
+static void abort_tail(int this_th_nbr)
+{
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s: Aborting (exiting) (rel mut)\n",
+		threads_table[this_th_nbr].thead_cnt,
+		this_th_nbr,
+		__func__);
+
+	threads_table[this_th_nbr].running = false;
+	threads_table[this_th_nbr].state = ABORTED;
+	posix_preexit_cleanup();
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Helper function to block this thread until it is allowed again
+ *  (somebody calls posix_let_run() with this thread number
+ *
+ * Note that we go out of this function (the while loop below)
+ * with the mutex locked by this particular thread.
+ * In normal circumstances, the mutex is only unlocked internally in
+ * pthread_cond_wait() while waiting for cond_threads to be signaled
+ */
+static void posix_wait_until_allowed(int this_th_nbr)
+{
+	threads_table[this_th_nbr].running = false;
+
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s: Waiting to be allowed to run (rel mut)\n",
+		threads_table[this_th_nbr].thead_cnt,
+		this_th_nbr,
+		__func__);
+
+	while (this_th_nbr != currently_allowed_thread) {
+		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_threads, &mtx_threads);
+
+		if (threads_table &&
+		    (threads_table[this_th_nbr].state == ABORTING)) {
+			abort_tail(this_th_nbr);
+		}
+	}
+
+	threads_table[this_th_nbr].running = true;
+
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s(): I'm allowed to run! (hav mut)\n",
+		threads_table[this_th_nbr].thead_cnt,
+		this_th_nbr,
+		__func__);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to let the thread <next_allowed_th> run
+ * Note: posix_let_run() can only be called with the mutex locked
+ */
+static void posix_let_run(int next_allowed_th)
+{
+	PC_DEBUG("%s: We let thread [%i] %i run\n",
+		__func__,
+		threads_table[next_allowed_th].thead_cnt,
+		next_allowed_th);
+
+
+	currently_allowed_thread = next_allowed_th;
+
+	/*
+	 * We let all threads know one is able to run now (it may even be us
+	 * again if fancied)
+	 * Note that as we hold the mutex, they are going to be blocked until
+	 * we reach our own posix_wait_until_allowed() while loop
+	 */
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_cond_broadcast(&cond_threads));
+}
+
+
+static void posix_preexit_cleanup(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Release the mutex so the next allowed thread can run
+	 */
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx_threads));
+
+	/* We detach ourselves so nobody needs to join to us */
+	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Let the ready thread run and block this thread until it is allowed again
+ *
+ * called from arch_swap() which does the picking from the kernel structures
+ */
+void posix_swap(int next_allowed_thread_nbr, int this_th_nbr)
+{
+	posix_let_run(next_allowed_thread_nbr);
+
+	if (threads_table[this_th_nbr].state == ABORTING) {
+		PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s: Aborting curr.\n",
+			threads_table[this_th_nbr].thead_cnt,
+			this_th_nbr,
+			__func__);
+		abort_tail(this_th_nbr);
+	} else {
+		posix_wait_until_allowed(this_th_nbr);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Let the ready thread (main) run, and exit this thread (init)
+ *
+ * Called from arch_switch_to_main_thread() which does the picking from the
+ * kernel structures
+ *
+ * Note that we could have just done a swap(), but that would have left the
+ * init thread lingering. Instead here we exit the init thread after enabling
+ * the new one
+ */
+void posix_main_thread_start(int next_allowed_thread_nbr)
+{
+	posix_let_run(next_allowed_thread_nbr);
+	PC_DEBUG("%s: Init thread dying now (rel mut)\n",
+		__func__);
+	posix_preexit_cleanup();
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handler called when any thread is cancelled or exits
+ */
+static void posix_cleanup_handler(void *arg)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If we are not terminating, this is just an aborted thread,
+	 * and the mutex was already released
+	 * Otherwise, release the mutex so other threads which may be
+	 * caught waiting for it could terminate
+	 */
+
+	if (!terminate) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+#if POSIX_ARCH_DEBUG_PRINTS
+	posix_thread_status_t *ptr = (posix_thread_status_t *) arg;
+
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread %i: %s: Canceling (rel mut)\n",
+		ptr->thread_idx,
+		__func__);
+#endif
+
+
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx_threads));
+
+	/* We detach ourselves so nobody needs to join to us */
+	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to start a Zephyr thread as a POSIX thread:
+ *  It will block the thread until a arch_swap() is called for it
+ *
+ * Spawned from posix_new_thread() below
+ */
+static void *posix_thread_starter(void *arg)
+{
+	int thread_idx = (intptr_t)arg;
+
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s: Starting\n",
+		threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt,
+		thread_idx,
+		__func__);
+
+	/*
+	 * We block until all other running threads reach the while loop
+	 * in posix_wait_until_allowed() and they release the mutex
+	 */
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx_threads));
+
+	/*
+	 * The program may have been finished before this thread ever got to run
+	 */
+	/* LCOV_EXCL_START */ /* See Note1 */
+	if (!threads_table) {
+		posix_cleanup_handler(arg);
+		pthread_exit(NULL);
+	}
+	/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
+
+	pthread_cleanup_push(posix_cleanup_handler, arg);
+
+	PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s: After start mutex (hav mut)\n",
+		threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt,
+		thread_idx,
+		__func__);
+
+	/*
+	 * The thread would try to execute immediately, so we block it
+	 * until allowed
+	 */
+	posix_wait_until_allowed(thread_idx);
+
+	posix_thread_status_t *ptr = threads_table[thread_idx].t_status;
+
+	posix_arch_thread_entry(ptr);
+
+	/*
+	 * We only reach this point if the thread actually returns which should
+	 * not happen. But we handle it gracefully just in case
+	 */
+	/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
+	posix_print_trace(PREFIX"Thread [%i] %i [%lu] ended!?!\n",
+			threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt,
+			thread_idx,
+			pthread_self());
+
+
+	threads_table[thread_idx].running = false;
+	threads_table[thread_idx].state = FAILED;
+
+	pthread_cleanup_pop(1);
+
+	return NULL;
+	/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the first free entry index in the threads table
+ */
+static int ttable_get_empty_slot(void)
+{
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < threads_table_size; i++) {
+		if ((threads_table[i].state == NOTUSED)
+			|| (PC_REUSE_ABORTED_ENTRIES
+			&& (threads_table[i].state == ABORTED))) {
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * else, we run out table without finding an index
+	 * => we expand the table
+	 */
+
+	threads_table = realloc(threads_table,
+				(threads_table_size + PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE)
+				* sizeof(struct threads_table_el));
+	if (threads_table == NULL) { /* LCOV_EXCL_BR_LINE */
+		posix_print_error_and_exit(NO_MEM_ERR); /* LCOV_EXCL_LINE */
+	}
+
+	/* Clear new piece of table */
+	(void)memset(&threads_table[threads_table_size], 0,
+		     PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE * sizeof(struct threads_table_el));
+
+	threads_table_size += PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE;
+
+	/* The first newly created entry is good: */
+	return threads_table_size - PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Called from arch_new_thread(),
+ * Create a new POSIX thread for the new Zephyr thread.
+ * arch_new_thread() picks from the kernel structures what it is that we need
+ * to call with what parameters
+ */
+int posix_new_thread(void *ptr)
+{
+	int t_slot;
+
+	t_slot = ttable_get_empty_slot();
+	threads_table[t_slot].state = USED;
+	threads_table[t_slot].running = false;
+	threads_table[t_slot].thead_cnt = thread_create_count++;
+	threads_table[t_slot].t_status = ptr;
+
+	/*
+	 * Note: If you are here due to a valgrind reported memory leak in
+	 * pthread_create() please use the provided valgrind.supp suppression file.
+	 */
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_create(&threads_table[t_slot].thread,
+				  NULL,
+				  posix_thread_starter,
+				  (void *)(intptr_t)t_slot));
+
+	PC_DEBUG("%s created thread [%i] %i [%lu]\n",
+		__func__,
+		threads_table[t_slot].thead_cnt,
+		t_slot,
+		threads_table[t_slot].thread);
+
+	return t_slot;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialize the posix architecture
+ *
+ * Prepare whatever needs to be prepared to be able to start threads
+ */
+void posix_arch_init(void)
+{
+	thread_create_count = 0;
+
+	currently_allowed_thread = -1;
+
+	threads_table = calloc(PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE,
+				sizeof(struct threads_table_el));
+	if (threads_table == NULL) { /* LCOV_EXCL_BR_LINE */
+		posix_print_error_and_exit(NO_MEM_ERR); /* LCOV_EXCL_LINE */
+	}
+
+	threads_table_size = PC_ALLOC_CHUNK_SIZE;
+
+
+	PC_SAFE_CALL(pthread_mutex_lock(&mtx_threads));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Free any allocated memory by the posix core and clean up.
+ * Note that this function cannot be called from a SW thread
+ * (the CPU is assumed halted. Otherwise we will cancel ourselves)
+ *
+ * This function cannot guarantee the threads will be cancelled before the HW
+ * thread exists. The only way to do that, would be  to wait for each of them in
+ * a join (without detaching them, but that could lead to locks in some
+ * convoluted cases. As a call to this function can come from an ASSERT or other
+ * error termination, we better do not assume things are working fine.
+ * => we prefer the supposed memory leak report from valgrind, and ensure we
+ * will not hang
+ */
+void posix_arch_clean_up(void)
+{
+
+	if (!threads_table) { /* LCOV_EXCL_BR_LINE */
+		return; /* LCOV_EXCL_LINE */
+	}
+
+	terminate = true;
+
+#if (PC_ENABLE_CANCEL)
+	for (int i = 0; i < threads_table_size; i++) {
+		if (threads_table[i].state != USED) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
+		if (pthread_cancel(threads_table[i].thread)) {
+			posix_print_warning(
+				PREFIX"cleanup: could not stop thread %i\n",
+				i);
+		}
+		/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
+	}
+#endif
+
+	free(threads_table);
+	threads_table = NULL;
+}
+
+void posix_abort_thread(int thread_idx)
+{
+	if (thread_idx == currently_allowed_thread) {
+		PC_DEBUG("Thread [%i] %i: %s Marked myself "
+			"as aborting\n",
+			threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt,
+			thread_idx,
+			__func__);
+	} else {
+		if (threads_table[thread_idx].state != USED) { /* LCOV_EXCL_BR_LINE */
+			/* The thread may have been already aborted before */
+			return; /* LCOV_EXCL_LINE */
+		}
+
+		PC_DEBUG("Aborting not scheduled thread [%i] %i\n",
+			threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt,
+			thread_idx);
+	}
+
+	threads_table[thread_idx].state = ABORTING;
+	/*
+	 * Note: the native thread will linger in RAM until it catches the
+	 * mutex or awakes on the condition.
+	 * Note that even if we would pthread_cancel() the thread here, that
+	 * would be the case, but with a pthread_cancel() the mutex state would
+	 * be uncontrolled
+	 */
+
+}
+
+int posix_arch_get_unique_thread_id(int thread_idx)
+{
+	return threads_table[thread_idx].thead_cnt;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Notes about coverage:
+ *
+ * Note1:
+ *
+ * This condition will only be triggered in very unlikely cases
+ * (once every few full regression runs).
+ * It is therefore excluded from the coverage report to avoid confusing
+ * developers.
+ *
+ * Background: This arch creates a pthread as soon as the Zephyr kernel creates
+ * a Zephyr thread. A pthread creation is an asynchronous process handled by the
+ * host kernel.
+ *
+ * This architecture normally keeps only 1 thread executing at a time.
+ * But part of the pre-initialization during creation of a new thread
+ * and some cleanup at the tail of the thread termination are executed
+ * in parallel to other threads.
+ * That is, the execution of those code paths is a bit indeterministic.
+ *
+ * Only when the Zephyr kernel attempts to swap to a new thread does this
+ * architecture need to wait until its pthread is ready and initialized
+ * (has reached posix_wait_until_allowed())
+ *
+ * In some cases (tests) threads are created which are never actually needed
+ * (typically the idle thread). That means the test may finish before this
+ * thread's underlying pthread has reached posix_wait_until_allowed().
+ *
+ * In this unlikely cases the initialization or cleanup of the thread follows
+ * non-typical code paths.
+ * This code paths are there to ensure things work always, no matter
+ * the load of the host. Without them, very rare & mysterious segfault crashes
+ * would occur.
+ * But as they are very atypical and only triggered with some host loads,
+ * they will be covered in the coverage reports only rarely.
+ *
+ * Note2:
+ *
+ * Some other code will never or only very rarely trigger and is therefore
+ * excluded with LCOV_EXCL_LINE
+ *
+ *
+ * Notes about (memory) cleanup:
+ *
+ * Note.c1:
+ *
+ * In some very rare cases in very loaded machines, a race in the glibc pthread_cancel()
+ * seems to be triggered.
+ * In this, the cancelled thread cleanup overtakes the pthread_cancel() code, and frees the
+ * pthread structure before pthread_cancel() has finished, resulting in a dereference into already
+ * free'd memory, and therefore a segfault.
+ * Calling pthread_cancel() during cleanup is not required beyond preventing a valgrind
+ * memory leak report (all threads will be canceled immediately on exit).
+ * Therefore we do not do this, to avoid this very rare crashes.
+ */
--- a/arch/posix/core/posix_core_nsi.c
+++ b/arch/posix/core/posix_core_nsi.c
@ -57,8 +57,3 @@ int posix_arch_get_unique_thread_id(int thread_idx)
 {
 	return nct_get_unique_thread_id(te_state, thread_idx);
 }
-
-int posix_arch_thread_name_set(int thread_idx, const char *str)
-{
-	return nct_thread_name_set(te_state, thread_idx, str);
-}
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