diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index 2e49684..94fd3ab 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -86,6 +86,21 @@
 	return ioread16(base + offs);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long sh_cmt_read_cmstr(struct sh_cmt_priv *p)
+{
+	return sh_cmt_read(p, CMSTR);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long sh_cmt_read_cmcsr(struct sh_cmt_priv *p)
+{
+	return sh_cmt_read(p, CMCSR);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(struct sh_cmt_priv *p)
+{
+	return sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT);
+}
+
 static inline void sh_cmt_write(struct sh_cmt_priv *p, int reg_nr,
 				unsigned long value)
 {
@@ -112,21 +127,45 @@
 	iowrite16(value, base + offs);
 }
 
+static inline void sh_cmt_write_cmstr(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
+				      unsigned long value)
+{
+	sh_cmt_write(p, CMSTR, value);
+}
+
+static inline void sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
+				      unsigned long value)
+{
+	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCSR, value);
+}
+
+static inline void sh_cmt_write_cmcnt(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
+				      unsigned long value)
+{
+	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCNT, value);
+}
+
+static inline void sh_cmt_write_cmcor(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
+				      unsigned long value)
+{
+	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCOR, value);
+}
+
 static unsigned long sh_cmt_get_counter(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
 					int *has_wrapped)
 {
 	unsigned long v1, v2, v3;
 	int o1, o2;
 
-	o1 = sh_cmt_read(p, CMCSR) & p->overflow_bit;
+	o1 = sh_cmt_read_cmcsr(p) & p->overflow_bit;
 
 	/* Make sure the timer value is stable. Stolen from acpi_pm.c */
 	do {
 		o2 = o1;
-		v1 = sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT);
-		v2 = sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT);
-		v3 = sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT);
-		o1 = sh_cmt_read(p, CMCSR) & p->overflow_bit;
+		v1 = sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(p);
+		v2 = sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(p);
+		v3 = sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(p);
+		o1 = sh_cmt_read_cmcsr(p) & p->overflow_bit;
 	} while (unlikely((o1 != o2) || (v1 > v2 && v1 < v3)
 			  || (v2 > v3 && v2 < v1) || (v3 > v1 && v3 < v2)));
 
@@ -142,14 +181,14 @@
 
 	/* start stop register shared by multiple timer channels */
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&sh_cmt_lock, flags);
-	value = sh_cmt_read(p, CMSTR);
+	value = sh_cmt_read_cmstr(p);
 
 	if (start)
 		value |= 1 << cfg->timer_bit;
 	else
 		value &= ~(1 << cfg->timer_bit);
 
-	sh_cmt_write(p, CMSTR, value);
+	sh_cmt_write_cmstr(p, value);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sh_cmt_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -173,14 +212,14 @@
 	/* configure channel, periodic mode and maximum timeout */
 	if (p->width == 16) {
 		*rate = clk_get_rate(p->clk) / 512;
-		sh_cmt_write(p, CMCSR, 0x43);
+		sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(p, 0x43);
 	} else {
 		*rate = clk_get_rate(p->clk) / 8;
-		sh_cmt_write(p, CMCSR, 0x01a4);
+		sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(p, 0x01a4);
 	}
 
-	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCOR, 0xffffffff);
-	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCNT, 0);
+	sh_cmt_write_cmcor(p, 0xffffffff);
+	sh_cmt_write_cmcnt(p, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * According to the sh73a0 user's manual, as CMCNT can be operated
@@ -194,12 +233,12 @@
 	 * take RCLKx2 at maximum.
 	 */
 	for (k = 0; k < 100; k++) {
-		if (!sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT))
+		if (!sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(p))
 			break;
 		udelay(1);
 	}
 
-	if (sh_cmt_read(p, CMCNT)) {
+	if (sh_cmt_read_cmcnt(p)) {
 		dev_err(&p->pdev->dev, "cannot clear CMCNT\n");
 		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		goto err1;
@@ -222,7 +261,7 @@
 	sh_cmt_start_stop_ch(p, 0);
 
 	/* disable interrupts in CMT block */
-	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCSR, 0);
+	sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(p, 0);
 
 	/* stop clock */
 	clk_disable(p->clk);
@@ -270,7 +309,7 @@
 		if (new_match > p->max_match_value)
 			new_match = p->max_match_value;
 
-		sh_cmt_write(p, CMCOR, new_match);
+		sh_cmt_write_cmcor(p, new_match);
 
 		now = sh_cmt_get_counter(p, &has_wrapped);
 		if (has_wrapped && (new_match > p->match_value)) {
@@ -346,7 +385,7 @@
 	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = dev_id;
 
 	/* clear flags */
-	sh_cmt_write(p, CMCSR, sh_cmt_read(p, CMCSR) & p->clear_bits);
+	sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(p, sh_cmt_read_cmcsr(p) & p->clear_bits);
 
 	/* update clock source counter to begin with if enabled
 	 * the wrap flag should be cleared by the timer specific