diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
index 9bdd8a00cd4a3a8b5dffb10a0911bdff37f13079..27b923c45b3d3dbceb19a3310575dd5bf46d8b1f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/cpu/mmu_context.h>
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 		seq_putc(p, '\n');
 	}
 
-	if (i < NR_IRQS) {
+	if (i < sh_mv.mv_nr_irqs) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);
 		action = irq_desc[i].action;
 		if (!action)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 		seq_putc(p, '\n');
 unlock:
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);
-	} else if (i == NR_IRQS)
+	} else if (i == sh_mv.mv_nr_irqs)
 		seq_printf(p, "Err: %10u\n", atomic_read(&irq_err_count));
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/irq.h b/include/asm-sh/irq.h
index afe188f0ad5f444ee60e7356ec650de87f6216fd..e81bf21c801e77f7ac03ef19f9058ce101cfd8e1 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/irq.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/irq.h
@@ -2,94 +2,13 @@
 #define __ASM_SH_IRQ_H
 
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
-#include <asm/ptrace.h>		/* for pt_regs */
 
-/* NR_IRQS is made from three components:
- *   1. ONCHIP_NR_IRQS - number of IRLS + on-chip peripherial modules
- *   2. PINT_NR_IRQS   - number of PINT interrupts
- *   3. OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS - numbe of IRQs from off-chip peripherial modules
+/*
+ * A sane default based on a reasonable vector table size, platforms are
+ * advised to cap this at the hard limit that they're interested in
+ * through the machvec.
  */
-
-/* 1. ONCHIP_NR_IRQS */
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7604)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 24	// Actually 21
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7707)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 64
-# define PINT_NR_IRQS   16
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7708)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 32
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7709) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7706) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7705)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 64	// Actually 61
-# define PINT_NR_IRQS   16
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7710)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 104
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7750)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 48	// Actually 44
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7751)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 72
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7760)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 112	/* XXX */
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH4_202)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 72
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_ST40STB1)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 144
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7300) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH73180) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7343) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7722)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 109
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7780)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 111
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7206)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 256
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7619)
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 128
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SH_UNKNOWN)	/* Most be last */
-# define ONCHIP_NR_IRQS 144
-#endif
-
-/* 2. PINT_NR_IRQS */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SH_UNKNOWN
-# define PINT_NR_IRQS 16
-#else
-# ifndef PINT_NR_IRQS
-#  define PINT_NR_IRQS 0
-# endif
-#endif
-
-#if PINT_NR_IRQS > 0
-# define PINT_IRQ_BASE  ONCHIP_NR_IRQS
-#endif
-
-/* 3. OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS */
-#if defined(CONFIG_HD64461)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 18
-#elif defined(CONFIG_HD64465)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 16
-#elif defined (CONFIG_SH_DREAMCAST)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 96
-#elif defined (CONFIG_SH_TITAN)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 4
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SH_R7780RP)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 16
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SH_7343_SOLUTION_ENGINE)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 12
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SH_7722_SOLUTION_ENGINE)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 14
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SH_UNKNOWN)
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 16	/* Must also be last */
-#else
-# define OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS 0
-#endif
-
-#if OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS > 0
-# define OFFCHIP_IRQ_BASE (ONCHIP_NR_IRQS + PINT_NR_IRQS)
-#endif
-
-/* NR_IRQS. 1+2+3 */
-#define NR_IRQS (ONCHIP_NR_IRQS + PINT_NR_IRQS + OFFCHIP_NR_IRQS)
+#define NR_IRQS 256
 
 /*
  * Convert back and forth between INTEVT and IRQ values.