diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
index 9316324d070d..207d098f707f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
@@ -1000,6 +1000,26 @@ do {									\
 #define read_c0_ebase()		__read_32bit_c0_register($15, 1)
 #define write_c0_ebase(val)	__write_32bit_c0_register($15, 1, val)
 
+
+/* Cavium OCTEON (cnMIPS) */
+#define read_c0_cvmcount()	__read_ulong_c0_register($9, 6)
+#define write_c0_cvmcount(val)	__write_ulong_c0_register($9, 6, val)
+
+#define read_c0_cvmctl()	__read_64bit_c0_register($9, 7)
+#define write_c0_cvmctl(val)	__write_64bit_c0_register($9, 7, val)
+
+#define read_c0_cvmmemctl()	__read_64bit_c0_register($11, 7)
+#define write_c0_cvmmemctl(val)	__write_64bit_c0_register($11, 7, val)
+/*
+ * The cacheerr registers are not standardized.  On OCTEON, they are
+ * 64 bits wide.
+ */
+#define read_octeon_c0_icacheerr()	__read_64bit_c0_register($27, 0)
+#define write_octeon_c0_icacheerr(val)	__write_64bit_c0_register($27, 0, val)
+
+#define read_octeon_c0_dcacheerr()	__read_64bit_c0_register($27, 1)
+#define write_octeon_c0_dcacheerr(val)	__write_64bit_c0_register($27, 1, val)
+
 /*
  * Macros to access the floating point coprocessor control registers
  */