diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
index 0babf2775d8e..721f81cb2f65 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
 #include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
 #include <asm/war.h>
 
+/*
+ * Using a branch-likely instruction to check the result of an sc instruction
+ * works around a bug present in R10000 CPUs prior to revision 3.0 that could
+ * cause ll-sc sequences to execute non-atomically.
+ */
+#if R10000_LLSC_WAR
+# define __scbeqz "beqzl"
+#else
+# define __scbeqz "beqz"
+#endif
+
 #define ATOMIC_INIT(i)	  { (i) }
 
 /*
@@ -44,31 +55,18 @@
 #define ATOMIC_OP(op, c_op, asm_op)					      \
 static __inline__ void atomic_##op(int i, atomic_t * v)			      \
 {									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {						      \
 		int temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	ll	%0, %1		# atomic_" #op "	\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %2				\n"   \
 		"	sc	%0, %1					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (temp), "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)	      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		int temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	ll	%0, %1		# atomic_" #op "\n"   \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %2			\n"   \
-			"	sc	%0, %1				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (temp), "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)  \
-			: "Ir" (i));					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!temp));				      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -83,36 +81,20 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_##op##_return_relaxed(int i, atomic_t * v)	      \
 {									      \
 	int result;							      \
 									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {						      \
 		int temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	ll	%1, %2		# atomic_" #op "_return	\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	sc	%0, %2					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),				      \
 		  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)			      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		int temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	ll	%1, %2	# atomic_" #op "_return	\n"   \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3			\n"   \
-			"	sc	%0, %2				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),			      \
-			  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)		      \
-			: "Ir" (i));					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!result));				      \
-									      \
-		result = temp; result c_op i;				      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -131,36 +113,20 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_fetch_##op##_relaxed(int i, atomic_t * v)	      \
 {									      \
 	int result;							      \
 									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {						      \
 		int temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	ll	%1, %2		# atomic_fetch_" #op "	\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	sc	%0, %2					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	move	%0, %1					\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),				      \
 		  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)			      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		int temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	ll	%1, %2	# atomic_fetch_" #op "	\n"   \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3			\n"   \
-			"	sc	%0, %2				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),			      \
-			  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)		      \
-			: "Ir" (i));					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!result));				      \
-									      \
-		result = temp;						      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -218,24 +184,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_if_positive(int i, atomic_t * v)
 
 	smp_mb__before_llsc();
 
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {
-		int temp;
-
-		__asm__ __volatile__(
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"
-		"1:	ll	%1, %2		# atomic_sub_if_positive\n"
-		"	subu	%0, %1, %3				\n"
-		"	move	%1, %0					\n"
-		"	bltz	%0, 1f					\n"
-		"	sc	%1, %2					\n"
-		"	beqzl	%1, 1b					\n"
-		"1:							\n"
-		"	.set	mips0					\n"
-		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),
-		  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)
-		: "Ir" (i), GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)
-		: "memory");
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {
 		int temp;
 
 		__asm__ __volatile__(
@@ -245,7 +194,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_if_positive(int i, atomic_t * v)
 		"	move	%1, %0					\n"
 		"	bltz	%0, 1f					\n"
 		"	sc	%1, %2					\n"
-		"	beqz	%1, 1b					\n"
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%1, 1b					\n"
 		"1:							\n"
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),
@@ -382,31 +331,18 @@ static __inline__ int __atomic_add_unless(atomic_t *v, int a, int u)
 #define ATOMIC64_OP(op, c_op, asm_op)					      \
 static __inline__ void atomic64_##op(long i, atomic64_t * v)		      \
 {									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {			   			      \
 		long temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	lld	%0, %1		# atomic64_" #op "	\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %2				\n"   \
 		"	scd	%0, %1					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (temp), "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)	      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		long temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	lld	%0, %1		# atomic64_" #op "\n" \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %2			\n"   \
-			"	scd	%0, %1				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (temp), "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)      \
-			: "Ir" (i));					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!temp));				      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -421,37 +357,20 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_##op##_return_relaxed(long i, atomic64_t * v) \
 {									      \
 	long result;							      \
 									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {						      \
 		long temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	lld	%1, %2		# atomic64_" #op "_return\n"  \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	scd	%0, %2					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),				      \
 		  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)			      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		long temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	lld	%1, %2	# atomic64_" #op "_return\n"  \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3			\n"   \
-			"	scd	%0, %2				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),			      \
-			  "=" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)		      \
-			: "Ir" (i), GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)	      \
-			: "memory");					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!result));				      \
-									      \
-		result = temp; result c_op i;				      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -470,37 +389,20 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_fetch_##op##_relaxed(long i, atomic64_t * v)  \
 {									      \
 	long result;							      \
 									      \
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {			      \
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {						      \
 		long temp;						      \
 									      \
 		__asm__ __volatile__(					      \
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"   \
+		"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"			\n"   \
 		"1:	lld	%1, %2		# atomic64_fetch_" #op "\n"   \
 		"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3				\n"   \
 		"	scd	%0, %2					\n"   \
-		"	beqzl	%0, 1b					\n"   \
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%0, 1b					\n"   \
 		"	move	%0, %1					\n"   \
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"   \
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),				      \
 		  "+" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)			      \
 		: "Ir" (i));						      \
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {					      \
-		long temp;						      \
-									      \
-		do {							      \
-			__asm__ __volatile__(				      \
-			"	.set	"MIPS_ISA_LEVEL"		\n"   \
-			"	lld	%1, %2	# atomic64_fetch_" #op "\n"   \
-			"	" #asm_op " %0, %1, %3			\n"   \
-			"	scd	%0, %2				\n"   \
-			"	.set	mips0				\n"   \
-			: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),			      \
-			  "=" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)		      \
-			: "Ir" (i), GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)	      \
-			: "memory");					      \
-		} while (unlikely(!result));				      \
-									      \
-		result = temp;						      \
 	} else {							      \
 		unsigned long flags;					      \
 									      \
@@ -559,24 +461,7 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_sub_if_positive(long i, atomic64_t * v)
 
 	smp_mb__before_llsc();
 
-	if (kernel_uses_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {
-		long temp;
-
-		__asm__ __volatile__(
-		"	.set	arch=r4000				\n"
-		"1:	lld	%1, %2		# atomic64_sub_if_positive\n"
-		"	dsubu	%0, %1, %3				\n"
-		"	move	%1, %0					\n"
-		"	bltz	%0, 1f					\n"
-		"	scd	%1, %2					\n"
-		"	beqzl	%1, 1b					\n"
-		"1:							\n"
-		"	.set	mips0					\n"
-		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),
-		  "=" GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)
-		: "Ir" (i), GCC_OFF_SMALL_ASM() (v->counter)
-		: "memory");
-	} else if (kernel_uses_llsc) {
+	if (kernel_uses_llsc) {
 		long temp;
 
 		__asm__ __volatile__(
@@ -586,7 +471,7 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_sub_if_positive(long i, atomic64_t * v)
 		"	move	%1, %0					\n"
 		"	bltz	%0, 1f					\n"
 		"	scd	%1, %2					\n"
-		"	beqz	%1, 1b					\n"
+		"\t" __scbeqz "	%1, 1b					\n"
 		"1:							\n"
 		"	.set	mips0					\n"
 		: "=&r" (result), "=&r" (temp),