diff --git a/cortex-a-rt/src/lib.rs b/cortex-a-rt/src/lib.rs
index 4a6cc09..a425435 100644
--- a/cortex-a-rt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cortex-a-rt/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 //! Usually, most Cortex-A based systems will require chip specific start-up code, so the
 //! start-up method can over overriden.
 //!
+//! The default startup routine provided by this crate does not include any special handling
+//! for multi-core support because this is oftentimes implementation defined and the exact
+//! handling depends on the specific chip in use. Many implementations only
+//! run the startup routine with one core and will keep other cores in reset until they are woken
+//! up by an implementation specific mechanism. For other implementations where multi-core
+//! specific startup adaptions are necessary, the startup routine can be overwritten by the user.
+//!
 //! ## Features
 //!
 //! - `vfp-dp`: Enables support for the double-precision VFP floating point support. If your target
@@ -44,14 +51,13 @@
 //!
 //! ### Functions
 //!
-//! * `boot_core` - the `extern "C"` entry point to your application. The CPU ID
-//!   will be passed as the first argument to this function.
+//! * `kmain` - the `extern "C"` entry point to your application.
 //!
 //!   Expected prototype:
 //!
 //!   ```rust
 //!   #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
-//!   extern "C" fn boot_core(cpu_id: u32) -> !;
+//!   extern "C" fn kmain() -> !;
 //!   ```
 //!
 //! * `_svc_handler` - an `extern "C"` function to call when an SVC Exception
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@
 //!
 //! * `_vector_table` - the start of the interrupt vector table
 //! * `_default_start` - the default Reset handler, that sets up some stacks and
-//!   calls an `extern "C"` function called `boot_core`.
+//!   calls an `extern "C"` function called `kmain`.
 //! * `_asm_default_fiq_handler` - an FIQ handler that just spins
 //! * `_asm_default_handler` - an exception handler that just spins
 //! * `_asm_svc_handler` - assembly language trampoline for SVC Exceptions that
@@ -543,7 +549,7 @@ macro_rules! fpu_enable {
 
 // Default start-up code for Armv7-A
 //
-// We set up our stacks and `boot_core` in system mode.
+// We set up our stacks and `kmain` in system mode.
 core::arch::global_asm!(
     r#"
     .section .text.startup
@@ -552,25 +558,6 @@ core::arch::global_asm!(
     .global _default_start
     .type _default_start, %function
     _default_start:
-
-        // only allow cpu0 through for initialization
-        // Read MPIDR
-	      mrc	p15,0,r1,c0,c0,5
-        // Extract CPU ID bits. For single-core systems, this should always be 0
-	      and	r1, r1, #0x3
-        cmp	r1, #0
-	      beq initialize
-    wait_loop:
-        wfe
-        // When Core 0 emits a SEV, the other cores will wake up.
-        // Load CPU ID, we are CPU0
-	      mrc	p15,0,r0,c0,c0,5
-        // Extract CPU ID bits.
-	      and	r0, r0, #0x3
-        bl      boot_core
-        // Should never returns, loop permanently here.
-        b .
-    initialize:
         // Set up stacks.
         ldr     r0, =_stack_top
         // Set stack pointer (right after) and mask interrupts for for UND mode (Mode 0x1B)
@@ -631,9 +618,7 @@ core::arch::global_asm!(
         b       0b
     1:
         // Jump to application
-        // Load CPU ID, we are CPU0
-        ldr    r0, =0x0
-        bl      boot_core
+        bl      kmain
         // In case the application returns, loop forever
         b       .
     .size _default_start, . - _default_start
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7a-none-eabi.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7a-none-eabi.out
index 04a1a27..fdb05bb 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7a-none-eabi.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7a-none-eabi.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/hello.rs",
-        line: 19,
+        line: 25,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabi.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabi.out
index 04a1a27..fdb05bb 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabi.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabi.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/hello.rs",
-        line: 19,
+        line: 25,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabihf.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
index 04a1a27..fdb05bb 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/hello-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/hello.rs",
-        line: 19,
+        line: 25,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7a-none-eabi.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7a-none-eabi.out
index b6eabfe..79353f6 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7a-none-eabi.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7a-none-eabi.out
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/svc.rs",
-        line: 22,
+        line: 28,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabi.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabi.out
index b6eabfe..79353f6 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabi.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabi.out
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/svc.rs",
-        line: 22,
+        line: 28,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabihf.out b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
index b6eabfe..79353f6 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
+++ b/examples/versatileab/reference/svc-armv7r-none-eabihf.out
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PANIC: PanicInfo {
     message: I am an example panic,
     location: Location {
         file: "src/bin/svc.rs",
-        line: 22,
+        line: 28,
         col: 5,
     },
     can_unwind: true,
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/abt-exception.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/abt-exception.rs
index 864bcd5..d8427bc 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/abt-exception.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/abt-exception.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
-
 static COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
+
 /// The main function of our Rust application.
 #[export_name = "main"]
 #[allow(unreachable_code)]
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/hello.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/hello.rs
index aade0db..074cdc0 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/hello.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/hello.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
 
 /// The main function of our Rust application.
 #[export_name = "main"]
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/prefetch-exception.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/prefetch-exception.rs
index 9b1866f..091a75f 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/prefetch-exception.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/prefetch-exception.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
 
 static COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/registers.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/registers.rs
index 0e0db57..f897bb4 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/registers.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/registers.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
 
 /// The entry-point to the Rust application.
 ///
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/svc.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/svc.rs
index 54c9dc1..83b33da 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/svc.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/svc.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
 
 /// The main function of our Rust application.
 #[export_name = "main"]
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/undef-exception.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/undef-exception.rs
index b98eca8..a87b73f 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/bin/undef-exception.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/bin/undef-exception.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ use versatileab as _;
 
 use semihosting::println;
 
-versatileab::entry_point!();
+/// The entry-point to the Rust application.
+///
+/// It is called by the start-up.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn kmain() -> ! {
+    main();
+}
 
 static COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 
diff --git a/examples/versatileab/src/lib.rs b/examples/versatileab/src/lib.rs
index 0ecabf0..d931296 100644
--- a/examples/versatileab/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/versatileab/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,34 +11,6 @@ use cortex_r_rt as _;
 #[cfg(arm_architecture = "v8-r")]
 compile_error!("This example/board is not compatible with the ARMv8-R architecture");
 
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! entry_point {
-    () => {
-        /// The entry-point to the Rust application.
-        ///
-        /// It is called by the start-up code in `cortex-m-rt`.
-        #[no_mangle]
-        #[cfg(arm_profile = "r")]
-        pub extern "C" fn kmain() {
-            main();
-        }
-
-        /// The entry-point to the Rust application.
-        ///
-        /// It is called by the start-up code in `cortex-a-rt`.
-        #[no_mangle]
-        #[cfg(arm_profile = "a")]
-        pub extern "C" fn boot_core(cpu_id: u32) {
-            match cpu_id {
-                0 => {
-                    main();
-                }
-                _ => panic!("unexpected CPU ID {}", cpu_id),
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 /// Called when the application raises an unrecoverable `panic!`.
 ///
 /// Prints the panic to the console and then exits QEMU using a semihosting