diff --git a/arch/avr32/config.mk b/arch/avr32/config.mk
index 469185e..8252f59 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/config.mk
+++ b/arch/avr32/config.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 CROSS_COMPILE := avr32-linux-
 endif
 
+# avr32 has generic board support
+__HAVE_ARCH_GENERIC_BOARD := y
+
 CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x00000000
 
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS	+= -ffixed-r5 -fPIC -mno-init-got -mrelax
diff --git a/arch/avr32/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/avr32/cpu/u-boot.lds
index cb29a22..b0180e3 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/avr32/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
 	_edata = .;
 
 	.bss (NOLOAD) : {
+		__bss_start = .;
 		*(.bss)
 		*(.bss.*)
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 	__bss_end = .;
+	__init_end = .;
 }
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
index 63056a4..529fe22 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 #define _ASM_CONFIG_H_
 
 #define CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_GLOBAL_DATA
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
index 232350e..8b047ec 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_U_BOOT_H__
 #define __ASM_U_BOOT_H__ 1
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+/* Use the generic board which requires a unified bd_info */
+#include <asm-generic/u-boot.h>
+#else
+
 typedef struct bd_info {
 	unsigned char		bi_phy_id[4];
 	unsigned long		bi_board_number;
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@
 #define bi_memstart bi_dram[0].start
 #define bi_memsize bi_dram[0].size
 
+#endif
+
 /* For image.h:image_check_target_arch() */
 #define IH_ARCH_DEFAULT IH_ARCH_AVR32
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile b/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile
index 5f2d97b..6750913 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #
 
 obj-y	+= memset.o
+ifndef CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 obj-y	+= board.o
+endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM) += bootm.o
 obj-y	+= interrupts.o
 obj-y	+= dram_init.o
diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/interrupts.c b/arch/avr32/lib/interrupts.c
index bacb2d1..5f3a49e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/interrupts.c
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 #include <asm/sysreg.h>
 
+int interrupt_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void enable_interrupts(void)
 {
 	asm volatile("csrf	%0" : : "n"(SYSREG_GM_OFFSET));
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index ef3f036..4d8b8a6 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
 #endif
 	announce_dram_init,
 	/* TODO: unify all these dram functions? */
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM) || defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM) || defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE) || defined(CONFIG_AVR32)
 	dram_init,		/* configure available RAM banks */
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_PPC)
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index f0b4f9d..4fcd4f6 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 #include <dm/root.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_AVR32
+#include <asm/arch/mmu.h>
+#endif
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* enable exceptions */
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM) || defined(CONFIG_AVR32)
 static int initr_enable_interrupts(void)
 {
 	enable_interrupts();
@@ -825,10 +828,10 @@
 	initr_kgdb,
 #endif
 	interrupt_init,
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM) || defined(CONFIG_AVR32)
 	initr_enable_interrupts,
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE) || defined(CONFIG_AVR32)
 	timer_init,		/* initialize timer */
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_STATUS_LED) && defined(STATUS_LED_BOOT)
@@ -893,6 +896,10 @@
 	int i;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_AVR32
+	mmu_init_r(dest_addr);
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
 	gd = new_gd;
 #endif
diff --git a/common/cmd_bdinfo.c b/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
index e9eab23..aa81da2 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bdinfo.c
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@
 	bd_t *bd = gd->bd;
 
 	print_num("boot_params",	(ulong)bd->bi_boot_params);
-	print_num("memstart",		(ulong)bd->bi_memstart);
-	print_lnum("memsize",		(u64)bd->bi_memsize);
+	print_num("memstart",		(ulong)bd->bi_dram[0].start);
+	print_lnum("memsize",		(u64)bd->bi_dram[0].size);
 	print_num("flashstart",		(ulong)bd->bi_flashstart);
 	print_num("flashsize",		(ulong)bd->bi_flashsize);
 	print_num("flashoffset",	(ulong)bd->bi_flashoffset);
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
index aef39d7..a63a87a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 	unsigned long	bi_flashoffset; /* reserved area for startup monitor */
 	unsigned long	bi_sramstart;	/* start of SRAM memory */
 	unsigned long	bi_sramsize;	/* size	 of SRAM memory */
+#ifdef CONFIG_AVR32
+	unsigned char   bi_phy_id[4];   /* PHY address for ATAG_ETHERNET */
+	unsigned long   bi_board_number;/* ATAG_BOARDINFO */
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
 	unsigned long	bi_arm_freq; /* arm frequency */
 	unsigned long	bi_dsp_freq; /* dsp core frequency */