diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-2430sdp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-2430sdp.c
index 5de6eac..45cabc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-2430sdp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-2430sdp.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap_2430sdp_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_2430sdp_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_2430sdp_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3430sdp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3430sdp.c
index 5dac974..85b207f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3430sdp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3430sdp.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_3430sdp_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_3430sdp_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3630sdp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3630sdp.c
index a5933cc..2ec2d76 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3630sdp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-3630sdp.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_sdp_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_sdp_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517crane.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517crane.c
index 5e438a7..0bed0a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517crane.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517crane.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= am3517_crane_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= am3517_crane_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
index 63af417..0db0fb8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= am3517_evm_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= am3517_evm_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-apollon.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-apollon.c
index b124bdf..93576c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-apollon.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-apollon.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap_apollon_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_apollon_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_apollon_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t35.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t35.c
index 77456de..2940d64 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t35.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t35.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= cm_t35_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= cm_t35_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
index c3a9fd3..8f15222 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	.reserve        = omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= cm_t3517_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= cm_t3517_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
index 34956ec..00f6cb6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 
 static void __init devkit8000_init_irq(void)
 {
-	omap_init_irq();
+	omap3_init_irq();
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_set_gptimer(12);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
index 73e3c31..ccd503a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-generic.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap_generic_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_generic_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_generic_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-h4.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-h4.c
index bac7933..2e16d6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-h4.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-h4.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 
 static void __init omap_h4_init_irq(void)
 {
-	omap_init_irq();
+	omap2_init_irq();
 }
 
 static struct at24_platform_data m24c01 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
index 0c1bfca..359b765 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= igep_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= igep_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= igep_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= igep_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ldp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ldp.c
index f7d6038..a054f54 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ldp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ldp.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_ldp_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_ldp_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
index 8d74318..9c791a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= n8x0_map_io,
 	.init_early	= n8x0_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= n8x0_init_machine,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= n8x0_map_io,
 	.init_early	= n8x0_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= n8x0_init_machine,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= n8x0_map_io,
 	.init_early	= n8x0_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap2_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= n8x0_init_machine,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3beagle.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3beagle.c
index 7f21d24..4560055 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3beagle.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3beagle.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 
 static void __init omap3_beagle_init_irq(void)
 {
-	omap_init_irq();
+	omap3_init_irq();
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_set_gptimer(12);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
index b4d4346..79d5362 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap3_evm_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap3_evm_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3logic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3logic.c
index 60d9be4..739fdfc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3logic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3logic.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 	.boot_params	= 0x80000100,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap3logic_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap3logic_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	.boot_params	= 0x80000100,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap3logic_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap3logic_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3pandora.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3pandora.c
index 2a0bb48..7b4e139 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3pandora.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3pandora.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap3pandora_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap3pandora_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3stalker.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3stalker.c
index 0c108a2..0161626 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3stalker.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3stalker.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
 static void __init omap3_stalker_init_irq(void)
 {
-	omap_init_irq();
+	omap3_init_irq();
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_set_gptimer(12);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3touchbook.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3touchbook.c
index 5f649fa..3cc5531 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3touchbook.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3touchbook.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 
 static void __init omap3_touchbook_init_irq(void)
 {
-	omap_init_irq();
+	omap3_init_irq();
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER
 	omap2_gp_clockevent_set_gptimer(12);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-overo.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-overo.c
index 175e1ab..9c9f20c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-overo.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-overo.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= overo_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= overo_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rm680.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rm680.c
index 42d10b1..9c3d115 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rm680.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rm680.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= rm680_map_io,
 	.init_early	= rm680_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= rm680_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51.c
index fec4cac..ee35e4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 	.reserve	= rx51_reserve,
 	.map_io		= rx51_map_io,
 	.init_early	= rx51_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= rx51_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ti8168evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ti8168evm.c
index 09fa7bf..713c20f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ti8168evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-ti8168evm.c
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 	omap2_init_common_devices(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static void __init ti8168_evm_init_irq(void)
-{
-	omap_init_irq();
-}
-
 static void __init ti8168_evm_init(void)
 {
 	omap_serial_init();
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@
 	.boot_params	= 0x80000100,
 	.map_io		= ti8168_evm_map_io,
 	.init_early	= ti8168_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= ti8168_evm_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= ti816x_init_irq,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 	.init_machine	= ti8168_evm_init,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-zoom.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-zoom.c
index 4b133d7..97a3f0b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-zoom.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-zoom.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_zoom_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_zoom_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	.reserve	= omap_reserve,
 	.map_io		= omap3_map_io,
 	.init_early	= omap_zoom_init_early,
-	.init_irq	= omap_init_irq,
+	.init_irq	= omap3_init_irq,
 	.init_machine	= omap_zoom_init,
 	.timer		= &omap_timer,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
index 441e79d..2ce1ce6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
@@ -333,23 +333,9 @@
 	return omap_hwmod_set_postsetup_state(oh, *(u8 *)data);
 }
 
+/* See irq.c, omap4-common.c and entry-macro.S */
 void __iomem *omap_irq_base;
 
-/*
- * Initialize asm_irq_base for entry-macro.S
- */
-static inline void omap_irq_base_init(void)
-{
-	if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
-		omap_irq_base = OMAP2_L4_IO_ADDRESS(OMAP24XX_IC_BASE);
-	else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
-		omap_irq_base = OMAP2_L4_IO_ADDRESS(OMAP34XX_IC_BASE);
-	else if (cpu_is_omap44xx())
-		omap_irq_base = OMAP2_L4_IO_ADDRESS(OMAP44XX_GIC_CPU_BASE);
-	else
-		pr_err("Could not initialize omap_irq_base\n");
-}
-
 void __init omap2_init_common_infrastructure(void)
 {
 	u8 postsetup_state;
@@ -422,7 +408,6 @@
 		_omap2_init_reprogram_sdrc();
 	}
 
-	omap_irq_base_init();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
index 3af2b7a..3a12f75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
@@ -141,25 +141,20 @@
 				IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOPROBE, 0);
 }
 
-void __init omap_init_irq(void)
+static void __init omap_init_irq(u32 base, int nr_irqs)
 {
 	unsigned long nr_of_irqs = 0;
 	unsigned int nr_banks = 0;
 	int i, j;
 
+	omap_irq_base = ioremap(base, SZ_4K);
+	if (WARN_ON(!omap_irq_base))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(irq_banks); i++) {
-		unsigned long base = 0;
 		struct omap_irq_bank *bank = irq_banks + i;
 
-		if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
-			base = OMAP24XX_IC_BASE;
-		else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
-			base = OMAP34XX_IC_BASE;
-
-		BUG_ON(!base);
-
-		if (cpu_is_ti816x())
-			bank->nr_irqs = 128;
+		bank->nr_irqs = nr_irqs;
 
 		/* Static mapping, never released */
 		bank->base_reg = ioremap(base, SZ_4K);
@@ -181,6 +176,21 @@
 	       nr_of_irqs, nr_banks, nr_banks > 1 ? "s" : "");
 }
 
+void __init omap2_init_irq(void)
+{
+	omap_init_irq(OMAP24XX_IC_BASE, 96);
+}
+
+void __init omap3_init_irq(void)
+{
+	omap_init_irq(OMAP34XX_IC_BASE, 96);
+}
+
+void __init ti816x_init_irq(void)
+{
+	omap_init_irq(OMAP34XX_IC_BASE, 128);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3
 static struct omap3_intc_regs intc_context[ARRAY_SIZE(irq_banks)];
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap4-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap4-common.c
index 9ef8c29..35ac3e5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap4-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap4-common.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <asm/hardware/gic.h>
 #include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
 
+#include <plat/irqs.h>
+
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/omap4-common.h>
 
@@ -31,17 +33,15 @@
 
 void __init gic_init_irq(void)
 {
-	void __iomem *gic_cpu_base;
-
 	/* Static mapping, never released */
 	gic_dist_base_addr = ioremap(OMAP44XX_GIC_DIST_BASE, SZ_4K);
 	BUG_ON(!gic_dist_base_addr);
 
 	/* Static mapping, never released */
-	gic_cpu_base = ioremap(OMAP44XX_GIC_CPU_BASE, SZ_512);
-	BUG_ON(!gic_cpu_base);
+	omap_irq_base = ioremap(OMAP44XX_GIC_CPU_BASE, SZ_512);
+	BUG_ON(!omap_irq_base);
 
-	gic_init(0, 29, gic_dist_base_addr, gic_cpu_base);
+	gic_init(0, 29, gic_dist_base_addr, omap_irq_base);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0