diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-nvram.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-nvram.c
index fd29fd407ae8..e19d60d5fcc1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-nvram.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-nvram.c
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@
  * national semiconductor nv ram chip the op code is 3 bits and
  * the address is 6/8 bits.
  */
-static inline void eeprom_cmd(volatile unsigned int *ctrl, unsigned cmd,
-			      unsigned reg)
+static inline void eeprom_cmd(unsigned int *ctrl, unsigned cmd, unsigned reg)
 {
 	unsigned short ser_cmd;
 	int i;
@@ -61,33 +60,34 @@ static inline void eeprom_cmd(volatile unsigned int *ctrl, unsigned cmd,
 	ser_cmd = cmd | (reg << (16 - BITS_IN_COMMAND));
 	for (i = 0; i < BITS_IN_COMMAND; i++) {
 		if (ser_cmd & (1<<15))	/* if high order bit set */
-			*ctrl |= EEPROM_DATO;
+			writel(readl(ctrl) | EEPROM_DATO, ctrl);
 		else
-			*ctrl &= ~EEPROM_DATO;
-		*ctrl &= ~EEPROM_ECLK;
-		*ctrl |= EEPROM_ECLK;
+			writel(readl(ctrl) & ~EEPROM_DATO, ctrl);
+		writel(readl(ctrl) & ~EEPROM_ECLK, ctrl);
+		writel(readl(ctrl) | EEPROM_ECLK, ctrl);
 		ser_cmd <<= 1;
 	}
-	*ctrl &= ~EEPROM_DATO;	/* see data sheet timing diagram */
+	/* see data sheet timing diagram */
+	writel(readl(ctrl) & ~EEPROM_DATO, ctrl);
 }
 
-unsigned short ip22_eeprom_read(volatile unsigned int *ctrl, int reg)
+unsigned short ip22_eeprom_read(unsigned int *ctrl, int reg)
 {
 	unsigned short res = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	*ctrl &= ~EEPROM_EPROT;
+	writel(readl(ctrl) & ~EEPROM_EPROT, ctrl);
 	eeprom_cs_on(ctrl);
 	eeprom_cmd(ctrl, EEPROM_READ, reg);
 
 	/* clock the data ouf of serial mem */
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-		*ctrl &= ~EEPROM_ECLK;
+		writel(readl(ctrl) & ~EEPROM_ECLK, ctrl);
 		delay();
-		*ctrl |= EEPROM_ECLK;
+		writel(readl(ctrl) | EEPROM_ECLK, ctrl);
 		delay();
 		res <<= 1;
-		if (*ctrl & EEPROM_DATI)
+		if (readl(ctrl) & EEPROM_DATI)
 			res |= 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
index 205554734099..8e88a442b22a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int indy_rtc_set_time(unsigned long tim)
 static unsigned long dosample(void)
 {
 	u32 ct0, ct1;
-	volatile u8 msb, lsb;
+	u8 msb, lsb;
 
 	/* Start the counter. */
 	sgint->tcword = (SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CALL |
@@ -107,21 +107,21 @@ static unsigned long dosample(void)
 
 	/* Latch and spin until top byte of counter2 is zero */
 	do {
-		sgint->tcword = SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CLAT;
-		lsb = sgint->tcnt2;
-		msb = sgint->tcnt2;
+		writeb(SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CLAT, &sgint->tcword);
+		lsb = readb(&sgint->tcnt2);
+		msb = readb(&sgint->tcnt2);
 		ct1 = read_c0_count();
 	} while (msb);
 
 	/* Stop the counter. */
-	sgint->tcword = (SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CALL |
-			 SGINT_TCWORD_MSWST);
+	writeb(sgint->tcword, (SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CALL |
+			       SGINT_TCWORD_MSWST));
 	/*
 	 * Return the difference, this is how far the r4k counter increments
 	 * for every 1/HZ seconds. We round off the nearest 1 MHz of master
 	 * clock (= 1000000 / HZ / 2).
 	 */
-	/*return (ct1 - ct0 + (500000/HZ/2)) / (500000/HZ) * (500000/HZ);*/
+
 	return (ct1 - ct0) / (500000/HZ) * (500000/HZ);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/sgi/hpc3.h b/include/asm-mips/sgi/hpc3.h
index fcec52bafb25..c4729f531919 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/sgi/hpc3.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/sgi/hpc3.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ struct hpc3_regs {
 #define HPC3_GIOMISC_ERTIME	0x1	/* Enable external timer real time. */
 #define HPC3_GIOMISC_DENDIAN	0x2	/* dma descriptor endian, 1=lit 0=big */
 
-	volatile u32 eeprom;		/* EEPROM data reg. */
+	u32 eeprom;			/* EEPROM data reg. */
 #define HPC3_EEPROM_EPROT	0x01	/* Protect register enable */
 #define HPC3_EEPROM_CSEL	0x02	/* Chip select */
 #define HPC3_EEPROM_ECLK	0x04	/* EEPROM clock */
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/sgi/ip22.h b/include/asm-mips/sgi/ip22.h
index 6592f3bd1999..f4981c4f16bb 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/sgi/ip22.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/sgi/ip22.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 #define ip22_is_fullhouse()	(sgioc->sysid & SGIOC_SYSID_FULLHOUSE)
 
-extern unsigned short ip22_eeprom_read(volatile unsigned int *ctrl, int reg);
+extern unsigned short ip22_eeprom_read(unsigned int *ctrl, int reg);
 extern unsigned short ip22_nvram_read(int reg);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/sgi/mc.h b/include/asm-mips/sgi/mc.h
index c52f7834c7c8..1576c2394de8 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/sgi/mc.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/sgi/mc.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct sgimc_regs {
 	volatile u32 divider;	/* Divider reg for RPSS */
 
 	u32 _unused5;
-	volatile u32 eeprom;	/* EEPROM byte reg for r4k */
+	u32 eeprom;		/* EEPROM byte reg for r4k */
 #define SGIMC_EEPROM_PRE	0x00000001 /* eeprom chip PRE pin assertion */
 #define SGIMC_EEPROM_CSEL	0x00000002 /* Active high, eeprom chip select */
 #define SGIMC_EEPROM_SECLOCK	0x00000004 /* EEPROM serial clock */