diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 6dd13641a4188e2a977592a3a0ed5e964bca064b..1395654cfc8d833b62ded894af5639cc696367c5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -872,15 +872,13 @@ asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
 	if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SECCOMP))) {
 		int ret, i;
 		struct seccomp_data sd;
+		unsigned long args[6];
 
 		sd.nr = syscall;
 		sd.arch = syscall_get_arch();
-		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-			unsigned long v, r;
-
-			r = mips_get_syscall_arg(&v, current, regs, i);
-			sd.args[i] = r ? 0 : v;
-		}
+		syscall_get_arguments(current, regs, 0, 6, args);
+		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+			sd.args[i] = args[i];
 		sd.instruction_pointer = KSTK_EIP(current);
 
 		ret = __secure_computing(&sd);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 27c2f90eeb21f60e07e6cb4534fb33cdd0b68ef9..a9a7d78803cde30097a02c76aa49bef9f812be7e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ illegal_syscall:
 	sll	t1, t0, 2
 	beqz	v0, einval
 	lw	t2, sys_call_table(t1)		# syscall routine
-	sw	a0, PT_R2(sp)			# call routine directly on restart
-
-	/* Some syscalls like execve get their arguments from struct pt_regs
-	   and claim zero arguments in the syscall table. Thus we have to
-	   assume the worst case and shuffle around all potential arguments.
-	   If you want performance, don't use indirect syscalls. */
 
 	move	a0, a1				# shift argument registers
 	move	a1, a2
@@ -207,11 +201,6 @@ illegal_syscall:
 	sw	t4, 16(sp)
 	sw	t5, 20(sp)
 	sw	t6, 24(sp)
-	sw	a0, PT_R4(sp)			# .. and push back a0 - a3, some
-	sw	a1, PT_R5(sp)			# syscalls expect them there
-	sw	a2, PT_R6(sp)
-	sw	a3, PT_R7(sp)
-	sw	a3, PT_R26(sp)			# update a3 for syscall restarting
 	jr	t2
 	/* Unreached */
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index c30bc520885f985a921b066bfb45d5dea8aadab2..9ebe3e2403b1d7b84d66732cd261364208f6020d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ LEAF(sys32_syscall)
 	dsll	t1, t0, 3
 	beqz	v0, einval
 	ld	t2, sys32_call_table(t1)		# syscall routine
-	sd	a0, PT_R2(sp)		# call routine directly on restart
 
 	move	a0, a1			# shift argument registers
 	move	a1, a2
@@ -207,11 +206,6 @@ LEAF(sys32_syscall)
 	move	a4, a5
 	move	a5, a6
 	move	a6, a7
-	sd	a0, PT_R4(sp)		# ... and push back a0 - a3, some
-	sd	a1, PT_R5(sp)		# syscalls expect them there
-	sd	a2, PT_R6(sp)
-	sd	a3, PT_R7(sp)
-	sd	a3, PT_R26(sp)		# update a3 for syscall restarting
 	jr	t2
 	/* Unreached */
 
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index 6ab1d3afec02b39f4d8b26e9e30c280b316de156..48ee1bad473f005fca967d1908b1204fa90773ba 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -1020,8 +1020,11 @@ static int __init gic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 		gic_len = resource_size(&res);
 	}
 
-	if (mips_cm_present())
+	if (mips_cm_present()) {
 		write_gcr_gic_base(gic_base | CM_GCR_GIC_BASE_GICEN_MSK);
+		/* Ensure GIC region is enabled before trying to access it */
+		__sync();
+	}
 	gic_present = true;
 
 	__gic_init(gic_base, gic_len, cpu_vec, 0, node);