diff --git a/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in b/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
index 6e89cfb03..3f87deae2 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgloss/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ IQ80310_INSTALL	= install-iq80310
 # Host specific makefile fragment comes in here.
 @host_makefile_frag@
 
+INCLUDES += `if [ -d ${objroot}/newlib ]; then echo -I$(srcroot)/newlib/libc/machine/arm; fi`
+
 #
 # build a test program for each target board. Just trying to get
 # it to link is a good test, so we ignore all the errors for now.
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/arm.h b/libgloss/arm/arm.h
index 26a1ff110..0489f2d92 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/arm.h
+++ b/libgloss/arm/arm.h
@@ -29,25 +29,27 @@
 #ifndef _LIBGLOSS_ARM_H
 #define _LIBGLOSS_ARM_H
 
-/* __thumb2__ stands for thumb on armva7(A/R/M/EM) architectures,
-   __ARM_ARCH_6M__ stands for armv6-M(thumb only) architecture,
-   __ARM_ARCH_7M__ stands for armv7-M(thumb only) architecture.
-   __ARM_ARCH_7EM__ stands for armv7e-M(thumb only) architecture.
-   There are some macro combinations used many times in libgloss/arm,
-   like (__thumb2__ || (__thumb__ && __ARM_ARCH_6M__)), so factor
-   it out and use THUMB_V7_V6M instead, which stands for thumb on
-   v6-m/v7 arch as the combination does.  */
-#if defined(__thumb2__) || (defined(__thumb__) && defined(__ARM_ARCH_6M__))
-# define THUMB_V7_V6M
+#include "acle-compat.h"
+
+/* Checking for targets supporting only Thumb instructions (eg. ARMv6-M) or
+   supporting Thumb-2 instructions, whether ARM instructions are available or
+   not, is done many times in libgloss/arm.  So factor it out and use
+   PREFER_THUMB instead.  */
+#if __thumb2__ || (__thumb__ && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM)
+# define PREFER_THUMB
 #endif
 
-/* The (__ARM_ARCH_7EM__ || __ARM_ARCH_7M__ || __ARM_ARCH_6M__) combination
-   stands for cortex-M profile architectures, which don't support ARM state.
-   Factor it out and use THUMB_V7M_V6M instead.  */
-#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__)     \
-    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7EM__) \
-    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6M__)
-# define THUMB_V7M_V6M
+/* Processor only capable of executing Thumb-1 instructions.  */
+#if __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 1 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
+# define THUMB1_ONLY
+#endif
+
+/* M profile architectures.  This is a different set of architectures than
+   those not having ARM ISA because it does not contain ARMv7.  This macro is
+   necessary to test which architectures use bkpt as semihosting interface from
+   architectures using svc.  */
+#if !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM && !__ARM_ARCH_7__
+# define THUMB_VXM
 #endif
 
 /* Defined if this target supports the BLX Rm instruction.  */
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/crt0.S b/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
index cb9021df3..7c662f915 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
+++ b/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 /* .text is used instead of .section .text so it works with arm-aout too.  */
 	.text
 	.syntax unified
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 	.thumb
 .macro FUNC_START name
 	.global \name
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	/*  stack limit is at end of data */
 	/*  allow slop for stack overflow handling and small frames */
-#ifdef __ARM_ARCH_6M__
+#ifdef THUMB1_ONLY
 	ldr	r0, .LC2
 	adds	r0, #128
 	adds	r0, #128
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	/*  Issue Angel SWI to read stack info */
 	movs	r0, #AngelSWI_Reason_HeapInfo
 	adr	r1, .LC0	/*  point at ptr to 4 words to receive data */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#ifdef THUMB_VXM
 	bkpt	AngelSWI
 #elif defined(__thumb2__)
 	/*  We are in thumb mode for startup on armv7 architectures. */
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	cmp	r2, #0
 	beq	.LC27
 	/*  allow slop for stack overflow handling and small frames */
-#ifdef __ARM_ARCH_6M__
+#ifdef THUMB1_ONLY
 	adds	r2, #128
 	adds	r2, #128
 	mov	sl, r2
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 #ifdef __thumb2__
 	it	eq
 #endif	
-#ifdef __ARM_ARCH_6M__
+#ifdef THUMB1_ONLY
 	bne	.LC28
 	ldr	r3, .LC0
 .LC28:
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 		 have somehow missed it below (in which case it gets the same
 		 value as FIQ - not ideal, but better than nothing.) */
 	mov	sp, r3
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 	/* XXX Fill in stack assignments for interrupt modes.  */
 #else
 	mrs	r2, CPSR
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 	   this default 64k is enough for the program being executed.
 	   However, it ensures that this simple crt0 world will not
 	   immediately cause an overflow event:  */
-#ifdef __ARM_ARCH_6M__
+#ifdef THUMB1_ONLY
 	movs	r2, #64
 	lsls	r2, r2, #10
 	subs	r2, r3, r2
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 	subs	a3, a3, a1		/* Third arg: length of block */
 	
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 	/* Enter Thumb mode.... */
 	add	a4, pc, #1	/* Get the address of the Thumb block */
 	bx	a4		/* Go there and start Thumb decoding  */
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ __change_mode:
 
 	bl	FUNCTION (exit)		/* Should not return.  */
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 	/* Come out of Thumb mode.  This code should be redundant.  */
 
 	mov	a4, pc
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c b/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
index c313d269f..878ece765 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
+++ b/libgloss/arm/linux-crt0.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 static int _main(int argc, char *argv[]) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 asm("\n"
 	".code 32\n"
 	".global _start\n"
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/redboot-crt0.S b/libgloss/arm/redboot-crt0.S
index 1d902286e..0e3a9b4e2 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/redboot-crt0.S
+++ b/libgloss/arm/redboot-crt0.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     .text
 	.syntax unified
      /* Setup the assembly entry point.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 .macro FUNC_START name
 	.global \name
 	.thumb_func
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 	FUNC_START SYM_NAME(_start)
     /* Unnecessary to set fp for v6-m/v7-m, which don't support
        ARM state.  */
-#ifndef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#if __ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
 	mov	fp, #0	/* Null frame pointer.  */
 #endif
 	movs	r7, #0	/* Null frame pointer for Thumb.  */
 
 	/* Enable interrupts for gdb debugging.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 	cpsie if
 #else
 	mrs    r0, cpsr
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	/* Nothing to left to clear.  */
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 	/* Enter Thumb mode. */
 	add	a4, pc, #1	/* Get the address of the Thumb block.  */
 	bx	a4		/* Go there and start Thumb decoding.   */
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/swi.h b/libgloss/arm/swi.h
index 0f9313447..b7fa243f8 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/swi.h
+++ b/libgloss/arm/swi.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define AngelSWI 			AngelSWI_ARM
 #endif
 /* For thumb only architectures use the BKPT instruction instead of SWI.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#ifdef THUMB_VXM
 #define AngelSWIInsn			"bkpt"
 #define AngelSWIAsm			bkpt
 #else
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/trap.S b/libgloss/arm/trap.S
index 9eb39069a..d854b57bb 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/trap.S
+++ b/libgloss/arm/trap.S
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "arm.h"
         /* Run-time exception support */
-#ifndef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifndef PREFER_THUMB
 #include "swi.h"
 
 /* .text is used instead of .section .text so it works with arm-aout too.  */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy-stub.c b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy-stub.c
index 52a0f91bd..6cd0e3b1d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy-stub.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy-stub.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #elif (__ARM_ARCH >= 7 && __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'A' \
        && defined (__ARM_FEATURE_UNALIGNED))
 /* Defined in memcpy.S.  */
-#elif __ARM_ARCH >= 7 && __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'M'
+#elif __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 2 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
 /* Defined in memcpy.S.  */
 #else
 # include "../../string/memcpy.c"
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy.S b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy.S
index d9d5810a7..77bd2a606 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/memcpy.S
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
        && defined (__ARM_FEATURE_UNALIGNED))
 #include "memcpy-armv7a.S"
 
-#elif __ARM_ARCH >= 7 && __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'M'
+#elif __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 2 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
 #include "memcpy-armv7m.S"
 
 #else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/setjmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/setjmp.S
index a65fbabb9..1ba711d5e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/setjmp.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/setjmp.S
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
    Nick Clifton, Cygnus Solutions, 13 June 1997.  */
 
+#include "acle-compat.h"
+
 /* ANSI concatenation macros.  */
 #define CONCAT(a, b)  CONCAT2(a, b)
 #define CONCAT2(a, b) a##b
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@
    
    For Thumb-2 do everything in Thumb mode.  */
 
-#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_6M__)
-/* ARMv6-M has to be implemented in Thumb mode.  */
+#if __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 1 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
+/* ARMv6-M-like has to be implemented in Thumb mode.  */
 
 .thumb
 .thumb_func
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/strcmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/strcmp.S
index 7b4d7fc90..3af9b6dbd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/strcmp.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/strcmp.S
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /* Wrapper for the various implementations of strcmp.  */
 
 #include "arm_asm.h"
+#include "acle-compat.h"
 
 #ifdef __ARM_BIG_ENDIAN
 #define S2LO lsl
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 	.endm
 
 #if defined (__OPTIMIZE_SIZE__) || defined (PREFER_SIZE_OVER_SPEED) \
-	|| (__ARM_ARCH == 6 && __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE == 'M')
+	|| (__ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 1 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM)
 
 # if defined (__thumb__) && !defined (__thumb2__)
 /* Thumb1 only variant.  If size is preferred, use strcmp-armv4t.S.
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
 #  include "strcmp-arm-tiny.S"
 # endif
 
-#elif __ARM_ARCH >= 7
+#elif __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 2
 
 # ifdef __ARM_FEATURE_SIMD32
 #  include "strcmp-armv7.S"
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/arm.h b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/arm.h
index 26a1ff110..0489f2d92 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/arm.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/arm.h
@@ -29,25 +29,27 @@
 #ifndef _LIBGLOSS_ARM_H
 #define _LIBGLOSS_ARM_H
 
-/* __thumb2__ stands for thumb on armva7(A/R/M/EM) architectures,
-   __ARM_ARCH_6M__ stands for armv6-M(thumb only) architecture,
-   __ARM_ARCH_7M__ stands for armv7-M(thumb only) architecture.
-   __ARM_ARCH_7EM__ stands for armv7e-M(thumb only) architecture.
-   There are some macro combinations used many times in libgloss/arm,
-   like (__thumb2__ || (__thumb__ && __ARM_ARCH_6M__)), so factor
-   it out and use THUMB_V7_V6M instead, which stands for thumb on
-   v6-m/v7 arch as the combination does.  */
-#if defined(__thumb2__) || (defined(__thumb__) && defined(__ARM_ARCH_6M__))
-# define THUMB_V7_V6M
+#include "acle-compat.h"
+
+/* Checking for targets supporting only Thumb instructions (eg. ARMv6-M) or
+   supporting Thumb-2 instructions, whether ARM instructions are available or
+   not, is done many times in libgloss/arm.  So factor it out and use
+   PREFER_THUMB instead.  */
+#if __thumb2__ || (__thumb__ && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM)
+# define PREFER_THUMB
 #endif
 
-/* The (__ARM_ARCH_7EM__ || __ARM_ARCH_7M__ || __ARM_ARCH_6M__) combination
-   stands for cortex-M profile architectures, which don't support ARM state.
-   Factor it out and use THUMB_V7M_V6M instead.  */
-#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__)     \
-    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7EM__) \
-    || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6M__)
-# define THUMB_V7M_V6M
+/* Processor only capable of executing Thumb-1 instructions.  */
+#if __ARM_ARCH_ISA_THUMB == 1 && !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM
+# define THUMB1_ONLY
+#endif
+
+/* M profile architectures.  This is a different set of architectures than
+   those not having ARM ISA because it does not contain ARMv7.  This macro is
+   necessary to test which architectures use bkpt as semihosting interface from
+   architectures using svc.  */
+#if !__ARM_ARCH_ISA_ARM && !__ARM_ARCH_7__
+# define THUMB_VXM
 #endif
 
 /* Defined if this target supports the BLX Rm instruction.  */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/crt0.S b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/crt0.S
index b56072fcb..64d425900 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/crt0.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/crt0.S
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 /* .text is used instead of .section .text so it works with arm-aout too.  */
 	.text
 	.syntax unified
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 	.thumb
 .macro FUNC_START name
 	.global \name
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	/*  Issue Angel SWI to read stack info.  */
 	movs	r0, #AngelSWI_Reason_HeapInfo
 	adr	r1, .LC0	/*  Point at ptr to 4 words to receive data.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#ifdef THUMB_VXM
 	bkpt	AngelSWI
 #elif defined(__thumb2__)
 	/*  We are in thumb mode for startup on armv7 architectures.  */
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		 have somehow missed it below (in which case it gets the same
 		 value as FIQ - not ideal, but better than nothing).  */
 	mov	sp, r3
-#ifdef THUMB_V7_V6M
+#ifdef PREFER_THUMB
 	/* XXX Fill in stack assignments for interrupt modes.  */
 #else
 	mrs	r2, CPSR
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 	subs	a3, a3, a1		/* Third arg: length of block.  */
 	
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 	/* Enter Thumb mode...  */
 	add	a4, pc, #1	/* Get the address of the Thumb block.  */
 	bx	a4		/* Go there and start Thumb decoding.  */
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ __change_mode:
 #else
 	movs	r0, #AngelSWI_Reason_GetCmdLine
 	adr	r1, .LC30	/* Space for command line.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#ifdef THUMB_VXM
 	bkpt	AngelSWI
 #else
  	AngelSWIAsm	AngelSWI
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ __change_mode:
 
 	bl	FUNCTION (exit)		/* Should not return.  */
 
-#if defined(__thumb__) && !defined(THUMB_V7_V6M)
+#if __thumb__ && !defined(PREFER_THUMB)
 	/* Come out of Thumb mode.  This code should be redundant.  */
 	mov	a4, pc
 	bx	a4
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/swi.h b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/swi.h
index 0f9313447..b7fa243f8 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/swi.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/swi.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define AngelSWI 			AngelSWI_ARM
 #endif
 /* For thumb only architectures use the BKPT instruction instead of SWI.  */
-#ifdef THUMB_V7M_V6M
+#ifdef THUMB_VXM
 #define AngelSWIInsn			"bkpt"
 #define AngelSWIAsm			bkpt
 #else