diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 705cca95e03c..14351e1b27df 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -110,46 +110,6 @@ name:
 #define EXC_HV		1
 #define EXC_STD		0
 
-/*
- * PPR save/restore macros used in exceptions-64s.S
- * Used for P7 or later processors
- */
-#define SAVE_PPR(area, ra)						\
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(940)						\
-	ld	ra,area+EX_PPR(r13);	/* Read PPR from paca */	\
-	std	ra,_PPR(r1);						\
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,940)
-
-#define RESTORE_PPR_PACA(area, ra)					\
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(941)						\
-	ld	ra,area+EX_PPR(r13);					\
-	mtspr	SPRN_PPR,ra;						\
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,941)
-
-/*
- * Get an SPR into a register if the CPU has the given feature
- */
-#define OPT_GET_SPR(ra, spr, ftr)					\
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(943)						\
-	mfspr	ra,spr;							\
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
-
-/*
- * Set an SPR from a register if the CPU has the given feature
- */
-#define OPT_SET_SPR(ra, spr, ftr)					\
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(943)						\
-	mtspr	spr,ra;							\
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
-
-/*
- * Save a register to the PACA if the CPU has the given feature
- */
-#define OPT_SAVE_REG_TO_PACA(offset, ra, ftr)				\
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(943)						\
-	std	ra,offset(r13);						\
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
-
 /*
  * Branch to label using its 0xC000 address. This results in instruction
  * address suitable for MSR[IR]=0 or 1, which allows relocation to be turned
@@ -278,18 +238,18 @@ do_define_int n
 	cmpwi	r10,KVM_GUEST_MODE_SKIP
 	beq	89f
 	.else
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(947)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_CFAR(r13)
 	std	r10,HSTATE_CFAR(r13)
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_CFAR,CPU_FTR_CFAR,947)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	.endif
 
 	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_CTR(r13)
 	mtctr	r10
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(948)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_PPR(r13)
 	std	r10,HSTATE_PPR(r13)
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,948)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	ld	r11,IAREA+EX_R11(r13)
 	ld	r12,IAREA+EX_R12(r13)
 	std	r12,HSTATE_SCRATCH0(r13)
@@ -389,10 +349,14 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,948)
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13)			/* save r13 */
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	std	r9,IAREA+EX_R9(r13)		/* save r9 */
-	OPT_GET_SPR(r9, SPRN_PPR, CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	mfspr	r9,SPRN_PPR
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	HMT_MEDIUM
 	std	r10,IAREA+EX_R10(r13)		/* save r10 - r12 */
-	OPT_GET_SPR(r10, SPRN_CFAR, CPU_FTR_CFAR)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	mfspr	r10,SPRN_CFAR
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	.if \ool
 	.if !\virt
 	b	tramp_real_\name
@@ -405,8 +369,12 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,948)
 	.endif
 	.endif
 
-	OPT_SAVE_REG_TO_PACA(IAREA+EX_PPR, r9, CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
-	OPT_SAVE_REG_TO_PACA(IAREA+EX_CFAR, r10, CPU_FTR_CFAR)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	std	r9,IAREA+EX_PPR(r13)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	std	r10,IAREA+EX_CFAR(r13)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	INTERRUPT_TO_KERNEL
 	mfctr	r10
 	std	r10,IAREA+EX_CTR(r13)
@@ -553,7 +521,10 @@ DEFINE_FIXED_SYMBOL(\name\()_common_virt)
 	.endif
 	beq	101f			/* if from kernel mode		*/
 	ACCOUNT_CPU_USER_ENTRY(r13, r9, r10)
-	SAVE_PPR(IAREA, r9)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	ld	r9,IAREA+EX_PPR(r13)	/* Read PPR from paca		*/
+	std	r9,_PPR(r1)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 101:
 	.else
 	.if IKUAP
@@ -593,10 +564,10 @@ DEFINE_FIXED_SYMBOL(\name\()_common_virt)
 	std	r10,_DSISR(r1)
 	.endif
 
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(66)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_CFAR(r13)
 	std	r10,ORIG_GPR3(r1)
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_CFAR, CPU_FTR_CFAR, 66)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_CTR(r13)
 	std	r10,_CTR(r1)
 	std	r2,GPR2(r1)		/* save r2 in stackframe	*/
@@ -1716,10 +1687,10 @@ TRAMP_REAL_BEGIN(system_call_kvm)
 	  * HMT_MEDIUM. That allows the KVM code to save that value into the
 	  * guest state (it is the guest's PPR value).
 	  */
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(948)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	mfspr	r10,SPRN_PPR
 	std	r10,HSTATE_PPR(r13)
-END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,948)
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	HMT_MEDIUM
 	mfctr	r10
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r10)
@@ -2298,7 +2269,10 @@ denorm_done:
 	mtspr	SPRN_HSRR0,r11
 	mtcrf	0x80,r9
 	ld	r9,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R9(r13)
-	RESTORE_PPR_PACA(PACA_EXGEN, r10)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_PPR(r13)
+	mtspr	SPRN_PPR,r10
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_CFAR(r13)
 	mtspr	SPRN_CFAR,r10
