+@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@
+ #include <asm/smtc_ipi.h>
+ #include <asm/time.h>
+
++/*
++ * Compare interrupt can be routed and latched outside the core,
++ * so a single execution hazard barrier may not be enough to give
++ * it time to clear as seen in the Cause register. 4 time the
++ * pipeline depth seems reasonably conservative, and empirically
++ * works better in configurations with high CPU/bus clock ratios.
++ */
++
++#define compare_change_hazard() \
++ do { \
++ irq_disable_hazard(); \
++ irq_disable_hazard(); \
++ irq_disable_hazard(); \
++ irq_disable_hazard(); \
++ } while (0)
++
+ static int mips_next_event(unsigned long delta,
+ struct clock_event_device *evt)
+ {
+@@ -28,6 +44,7 @@ static int mips_next_event(unsigned long
+ cnt = read_c0_count();
+ cnt += delta;
+ write_c0_compare(cnt);
++ compare_change_hazard();
+ res = ((int)(read_c0_count() - cnt) > 0) ? -ETIME : 0;
+ #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
+ evpe(vpflags);
+@@ -187,7 +204,7 @@ static int c0_compare_int_usable(void)