diff --git a/arch/mips/qemu/q-irq.c b/arch/mips/qemu/q-irq.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/arch/mips/qemu/q-irq.c
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+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+
+#include <asm/i8259.h>
+#include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+#include <asm/qemu.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
+
+extern asmlinkage void qemu_handle_int(void);
+
+asmlinkage void do_qemu_int(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+
+	if (pending & 0x8000) {
+		ll_timer_interrupt(Q_COUNT_COMPARE_IRQ, regs);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (pending & 0x0400) {
+		int irq = i8259_irq();
+
+		if (likely(irq >= 0))
+			do_IRQ(irq, regs);
+
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+void __init arch_init_irq(void)
+{
+	set_except_vector(0, qemu_handle_int);
+	mips_hpt_frequency = QEMU_C0_COUNTER_CLOCK;		/* 100MHz */
+
+	init_i8259_irqs();
+	set_c0_status(0x8400);
+}