Index: sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
===================================================================
--- sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
+++ sys/arm64/arm64/gic_v3.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
 
 #include <machine/bus.h>
+#include <machine/cpu.h>
 #include <machine/intr.h>
 
 #include "pic_if.h"
@@ -230,7 +231,18 @@
 	uint64_t active_irq;
 
 	while (1) {
+		if (CPU_MATCH_ERRATA_CAVIUM_THUNDER_1_1) {
+			/*
+			 * Hardware:		Cavium ThunderX
+			 * Chip revision:	Pass 1.0, Pass 1.1
+			 * ERRATUM:		22978, 23154
+			 */
+			__asm __volatile("nop;nop;nop;nop;nop;nop;nop;nop;\n"
+			    "mrs	%0, ICC_IAR1_EL1\n"
+			    "nop;nop;nop;nop;dsb sy;" : "=&r" (active_irq));
+		} else {
 			active_irq = gic_icc_read(IAR1);
+		}
 
 		if (__predict_false(active_irq == ICC_IAR1_EL1_SPUR))
 			break;
Index: sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC
===================================================================
--- sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC
+++ sys/arm64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
 # Note that 'bpf' is required for DHCP.
 device		bpf		# Berkeley packet filter
 
+# Chip-specific errata
+options 	THUNDERX_PASS_1_1_ERRATA
+
 options 	FDT
 device		acpi
 
Index: sys/arm64/include/cpu.h
===================================================================
--- sys/arm64/include/cpu.h
+++ sys/arm64/include/cpu.h
@@ -105,6 +105,26 @@
 #define	CPU_MATCH_RAW(mask, devid)			\
     (((mask) & PCPU_GET(midr)) == ((mask) & (devid)))
 
+/*
+ * Chip-specific errata. This defines are intended to be
+ * booleans used within if statements. When an appropriate
+ * kernel option is disabled, these defines must be defined
+ * as 0 to allow the compiler to remove a dead code thus
+ * produce better optimized kernel image.
+ */
+/*
+ * Vendor:	Cavium
+ * Chip:	ThunderX
+ * Revision(s):	Pass 1.0, Pass 1.1
+ */
+#ifdef THUNDERX_PASS_1_1_ERRATA
+#define	CPU_MATCH_ERRATA_CAVIUM_THUNDER_1_1	\
+    CPU_MATCH(CPU_IMPL_MASK | CPU_PART_MASK, CPU_IMPL_CAVIUM, CPU_PART_THUNDER, 0, 0)
+#else
+#define	CPU_MATCH_ERRATA_CAVIUM_THUNDER_1_1	0
+#endif
+
+
 extern char btext[];
 extern char etext[];
 
Index: sys/conf/options.arm64
===================================================================
--- sys/conf/options.arm64
+++ sys/conf/options.arm64
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 ARM64		opt_global.h
+THUNDERX_PASS_1_1_ERRATA	opt_global.h
 SOCDEV_PA	opt_global.h
 SOCDEV_VA	opt_global.h
 VFP		opt_global.h