diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
index e71ff4c317f2d0bdd8df430b0f439286abb4559f..5b3cb8553e9abafa3d3bb18b4628d1064b1bff12 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #define read_c0_vpeconf0()		__read_32bit_c0_register($1, 2)
 #define write_c0_vpeconf0(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($1, 2, val)
 
+#define read_c0_vpeconf1()		__read_32bit_c0_register($1, 3)
+#define write_c0_vpeconf1(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($1, 3, val)
+
 #define read_c0_tcstatus()		__read_32bit_c0_register($2, 1)
 #define write_c0_tcstatus(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($2, 1, val)
 
@@ -124,6 +127,14 @@
 #define VPECONF0_XTC_SHIFT	21
 #define VPECONF0_XTC		(_ULCAST_(0xff) << VPECONF0_XTC_SHIFT)
 
+/* VPEConf1 fields (per VPE) */
+#define VPECONF1_NCP1_SHIFT	0
+#define VPECONF1_NCP1		(_ULCAST_(0xff) << VPECONF1_NCP1_SHIFT)
+#define VPECONF1_NCP2_SHIFT	10
+#define VPECONF1_NCP2		(_ULCAST_(0xff) << VPECONF1_NCP2_SHIFT)
+#define VPECONF1_NCX_SHIFT	20
+#define VPECONF1_NCX		(_ULCAST_(0xff) << VPECONF1_NCX_SHIFT)
+
 /* TCStatus fields (per TC) */
 #define TCSTATUS_TASID		(_ULCAST_(0xff))
 #define TCSTATUS_IXMT_SHIFT	10
@@ -350,6 +361,8 @@ do {									\
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpecontrol(val)	mttc0(1, 1, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_vpeconf0()		mftc0(1, 2)
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf0(val)	mttc0(1, 2, val)
+#define read_vpe_c0_vpeconf1()		mftc0(1, 3)
+#define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf1(val)	mttc0(1, 3, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_count()		mftc0(9, 0)
 #define write_vpe_c0_count(val)		mttc0(9, 0, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_status()		mftc0(12, 0)
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/smtc.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/smtc.h
index c9736fc0632542d11920ab141ae69d2f7205579c..8935426a56ab69c4a0b444b6905819262b5a4f97 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/smtc.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/smtc.h
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ typedef long asiduse;
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * VPE Management information
+ */
+
+#define MAX_SMTC_VPES	MAX_SMTC_TLBS	/* FIXME: May not always be true. */
+
 extern asiduse smtc_live_asid[MAX_SMTC_TLBS][MAX_SMTC_ASIDS];
 
 struct mm_struct;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 1268392f1d2786bc3abb91fdb9a88ad84fa85ec9..31637d8c87381f04b02bcae714e8b2165952fc9c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ asmlinkage __cpuinit void start_secondary(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	/* Only do cpu_probe for first TC of CPU */
-	if ((read_c0_tcbind() & TCBIND_CURTC) == 0)
+	if ((read_c0_tcbind() & TCBIND_CURTC) != 0)
+		__cpu_name[smp_processor_id()] = __cpu_name[0];
+	else
 #endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
 	cpu_probe();
 	cpu_report();
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
index 15b5f3cfd20c48b9424dd5364d29cf1aeff77d4a..1d47843d3cc0211d3259930ef48596316afc2cfc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ struct smtc_ipi_q IPIQ[NR_CPUS];
 static struct smtc_ipi_q freeIPIq;
 
 
+/*
+ * Number of FPU contexts for each VPE
+ */
+
+static int smtc_nconf1[MAX_SMTC_VPES];
+
+
 /* Forward declarations */
 
 void ipi_decode(struct smtc_ipi *);
@@ -174,9 +181,9 @@ static int __init tintq(char *str)
 
 __setup("tintq=", tintq);
 
-static int imstuckcount[2][8];
+static int imstuckcount[MAX_SMTC_VPES][8];
 /* vpemask represents IM/IE bits of per-VPE Status registers, low-to-high */
-static int vpemask[2][8] = {
+static int vpemask[MAX_SMTC_VPES][8] = {
 	{0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1},
 	{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1}
 };
@@ -331,6 +338,22 @@ int __init smtc_build_cpu_map(int start_cpu_slot)
 
 static void smtc_tc_setup(int vpe, int tc, int cpu)
 {
+	static int cp1contexts[MAX_SMTC_VPES];
+
+	/*
+	 * Make a local copy of the available FPU contexts in order
+	 * to keep track of TCs that can have one.
+	 */
+	if (tc == 1)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: Multi-core SMTC hasn't been tested and the
+		 *        maximum number of VPEs may change.
+		 */
+		cp1contexts[0] = smtc_nconf1[0] - 1;
+		cp1contexts[1] = smtc_nconf1[1];
+	}
+
 	settc(tc);
 	write_tc_c0_tchalt(TCHALT_H);
 	mips_ihb();
@@ -343,22 +366,29 @@ static void smtc_tc_setup(int vpe, int tc, int cpu)
 	 * an active IPI queue.
 	 */
 	write_tc_c0_tccontext((sizeof(struct smtc_ipi_q) * cpu) << 16);
-	/* Bind tc to vpe */
+
+	/* Bind TC to VPE. */
 	write_tc_c0_tcbind(vpe);
+
 	/* In general, all TCs should have the same cpu_data indications. */
 	memcpy(&cpu_data[cpu], &cpu_data[0], sizeof(struct cpuinfo_mips));
-	/* For 34Kf, start with TC/CPU 0 as sole owner of single FPU context */
-	if (cpu_data[0].cputype == CPU_34K ||
-	    cpu_data[0].cputype == CPU_1004K)
+
+	/* Check to see if there is a FPU context available for this TC. */
+	if (!cp1contexts[vpe])
 		cpu_data[cpu].options &= ~MIPS_CPU_FPU;
+	else
+		cp1contexts[vpe]--;
+
+	/* Store the TC and VPE into the cpu_data structure. */
 	cpu_data[cpu].vpe_id = vpe;
 	cpu_data[cpu].tc_id = tc;
-	/* Multi-core SMTC hasn't been tested, but be prepared */
+
+	/* FIXME: Multi-core SMTC hasn't been tested, but be prepared. */
 	cpu_data[cpu].core = (read_vpe_c0_ebase() >> 1) & 0xff;
 }
 
 /*
- * Tweak to get Count registes in as close a sync as possible.  The
+ * Tweak to get Count registers synced as closely as possible. The
  * value seems good for 34K-class cores.
  */
 
@@ -466,6 +496,24 @@ void smtc_prepare_cpus(int cpus)
 	smtc_configure_tlb();
 
 	for (tc = 0, vpe = 0 ; (vpe < nvpe) && (tc < ntc) ; vpe++) {
+		/* Get number of CP1 contexts for each VPE. */
+		if (tc == 0)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Do not call settc() for TC0 or the FPU context
+			 * value will be incorrect. Besides, we know that
+			 * we are TC0 anyway.
+			 */
+			smtc_nconf1[0] = ((read_vpe_c0_vpeconf1() &
+				VPECONF1_NCP1) >> VPECONF1_NCP1_SHIFT);
+			if (nvpe == 2)
+			{
+				settc(1);
+				smtc_nconf1[1] = ((read_vpe_c0_vpeconf1() &
+					VPECONF1_NCP1) >> VPECONF1_NCP1_SHIFT);
+				settc(0);
+			}
+		}
 		if (tcpervpe[vpe] == 0)
 			continue;
 		if (vpe != 0)
@@ -479,6 +527,18 @@ void smtc_prepare_cpus(int cpus)
 			 */
 			if (tc != 0) {
 				smtc_tc_setup(vpe, tc, cpu);
+				if (vpe != 0) {
+					/*
+					 * Set MVP bit (possibly again).  Do it
+					 * here to catch CPUs that have no TCs
+					 * bound to the VPE at reset.  In that
+					 * case, a TC must be bound to the VPE
+					 * before we can set VPEControl[MVP]
+					 */
+					write_vpe_c0_vpeconf0(
+						read_vpe_c0_vpeconf0() |
+						VPECONF0_MVP);
+				}
 				cpu++;
 			}
 			printk(" %d", tc);