#define CPUID_DB8500V2         0x412fc091
 #define ASICID_DB8500V11       0x008500A1
 
+#define CACHE_CONTR_BASE       0xA0412000
+/* Cache controller register offsets
+ * as found in ARM's technical reference manual
+ */
+#define CACHE_INVAL_BY_WAY     (CACHE_CONTR_BASE + 0x77C)
+#define CACHE_LOCKDOWN_BY_D    (CACHE_CONTR_BASE + 0X900)
+#define CACHE_LOCKDOWN_BY_I    (CACHE_CONTR_BASE + 0X904)
+
 static unsigned int read_asicid(void);
 
 static inline unsigned int read_cpuid(void)
        return readl(address);
 }
 
+void cpu_cache_initialization(void)
+{
+       unsigned int value;
+       /* invalidate all cache entries */
+       writel(0xFFFF, CACHE_INVAL_BY_WAY);
+
+       /* ways are set to '0' when they are totally
+        * cleaned and invalidated
+        */
+       do {
+               value = readl(CACHE_INVAL_BY_WAY);
+       } while (value & 0xFF);
+
+       /* Invalidate register 9 D and I lockdown */
+       writel(0xFF, CACHE_LOCKDOWN_BY_D);
+       writel(0xFF, CACHE_LOCKDOWN_BY_I);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 /*
  * SOC specific cpu init