struct cpuinfo_arc cpuinfo_arc700[NR_CPUS];
 
+static const struct cpuinfo_data arc_cpu_tbl[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT
+       { {0x20, "ARC 600"      }, 0x2F},
+       { {0x30, "ARC 700"      }, 0x33},
+       { {0x34, "ARC 700 R4.10"}, 0x34},
+       { {0x35, "ARC 700 R4.11"}, 0x35},
+#else
+       { {0x50, "ARC HS38 R2.0"}, 0x51},
+       { {0x52, "ARC HS38 R2.1"}, 0x52},
+       { {0x53, "ARC HS38 R3.0"}, 0x53},
+#endif
+       { {0x00, NULL           } }
+};
+
 static void read_decode_ccm_bcr(struct cpuinfo_arc *cpu)
 {
        if (is_isa_arcompact()) {
        struct bcr_timer timer;
        struct bcr_generic bcr;
        struct cpuinfo_arc *cpu = &cpuinfo_arc700[smp_processor_id()];
+       const struct cpuinfo_data *tbl;
+
        FIX_PTR(cpu);
 
        READ_BCR(AUX_IDENTITY, cpu->core);
        READ_BCR(ARC_REG_ISA_CFG_BCR, cpu->isa);
 
+       for (tbl = &arc_cpu_tbl[0]; tbl->info.id != 0; tbl++) {
+               if ((cpu->core.family >= tbl->info.id) &&
+                   (cpu->core.family <= tbl->up_range)) {
+                       cpu->details = tbl->info.str;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (tbl->info.id == 0)
+               cpu->details = "UNKNOWN";
+
        READ_BCR(ARC_REG_TIMERS_BCR, timer);
        cpu->extn.timer0 = timer.t0;
        cpu->extn.timer1 = timer.t1;
        cpu->extn.rtt = bcr.ver ? 1 : 0;
 
        cpu->extn.debug = cpu->extn.ap | cpu->extn.smart | cpu->extn.rtt;
-}
 
-static const struct cpuinfo_data arc_cpu_tbl[] = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT
-       { {0x20, "ARC 600"      }, 0x2F},
-       { {0x30, "ARC 700"      }, 0x33},
-       { {0x34, "ARC 700 R4.10"}, 0x34},
-       { {0x35, "ARC 700 R4.11"}, 0x35},
-#else
-       { {0x50, "ARC HS38 R2.0"}, 0x51},
-       { {0x52, "ARC HS38 R2.1"}, 0x52},
-       { {0x53, "ARC HS38 R3.0"}, 0x53},
-#endif
-       { {0x00, NULL           } }
-};
+       /* some hacks for lack of feature BCR info in old ARC700 cores */
+       if (is_isa_arcompact()) {
+               if (!cpu->isa.ver)      /* ISA BCR absent, use Kconfig info */
+                       cpu->isa.atomic = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC);
+               else
+                       cpu->isa.atomic = cpu->isa.atomic1;
 
+               cpu->isa.be = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN);
+       }
+}
 
 static char *arc_cpu_mumbojumbo(int cpu_id, char *buf, int len)
 {
        struct cpuinfo_arc *cpu = &cpuinfo_arc700[cpu_id];
        struct bcr_identity *core = &cpu->core;
-       const struct cpuinfo_data *tbl;
-       char *isa_nm;
-       int i, be, atomic;
-       int n = 0;
+       int i, n = 0;
 
        FIX_PTR(cpu);
 
-       if (is_isa_arcompact()) {
-               isa_nm = "ARCompact";
-               be = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN);
-
-               atomic = cpu->isa.atomic1;
-               if (!cpu->isa.ver)      /* ISA BCR absent, use Kconfig info */
-                       atomic = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC);
-       } else {
-               isa_nm = "ARCv2";
-               be = cpu->isa.be;
-               atomic = cpu->isa.atomic;
-       }
-
        n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n,
                       "\nIDENTITY\t: ARCVER [%#02x] ARCNUM [%#02x] CHIPID [%#4x]\n",
                       core->family, core->cpu_id, core->chip_id);
 
-       for (tbl = &arc_cpu_tbl[0]; tbl->info.id != 0; tbl++) {
-               if ((core->family >= tbl->info.id) &&
-                   (core->family <= tbl->up_range)) {
-                       n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n,
-                                      "processor [%d]\t: %s (%s ISA) %s\n",
-                                      cpu_id, tbl->info.str, isa_nm,
-                                      IS_AVAIL1(be, "[Big-Endian]"));
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (tbl->info.id == 0)
-               n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "UNKNOWN ARC Processor\n");
+       n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "processor [%d]\t: %s (%s ISA) %s\n",
+                      cpu_id, cpu->details,
+                      is_isa_arcompact() ? "ARCompact" : "ARCv2",
+                      IS_AVAIL1(cpu->isa.be, "[Big-Endian]"));
 
        n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "Timers\t\t: %s%s%s%s\nISA Extn\t: ",
                       IS_AVAIL1(cpu->extn.timer0, "Timer0 "),
                                 CONFIG_ARC_HAS_RTC));
 
        n += i = scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "%s%s%s%s%s",
-                          IS_AVAIL2(atomic, "atomic ", CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC),
+                          IS_AVAIL2(cpu->isa.atomic, "atomic ", CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC),
                           IS_AVAIL2(cpu->isa.ldd, "ll64 ", CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LL64),
                           IS_AVAIL1(cpu->isa.unalign, "unalign (not used)"));