[PATCH 1/8] x86/msr: Use "raw_" names for calls to native_* functions
From: Dave Hansen
Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 15:05:24 EST
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Currently, the paravirt and native code define a common set of MSR
functions. But, some of the code is duplicated between the two. For
instance, the packing and unpacking of the 64-bit MSR value into two
32-bit values is done in both.
Introduce a new abstraction layer: "raw" calls. For now, define and
use them only in the native case. This lays the foundation of
having the paravirt code also defined "raw" calls.
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff -puN arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h~raw_msr_names arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h~raw_msr_names 2026-03-20 11:24:18.217756517 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h 2026-03-20 11:24:18.220756650 -0700
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int co
#include <asm/paravirt.h>
#else
#include <linux/errno.h>
+
+#define raw_read_msr native_read_msr
+#define raw_read_msr_safe native_read_msr_safe
+#define raw_write_msr native_write_msr
+#define raw_write_msr_safe native_write_msr_safe
+
/*
* Access to machine-specific registers (available on 586 and better only)
* Note: the rd* operations modify the parameters directly (without using
@@ -181,35 +187,35 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int co
#define rdmsr(msr, low, high) \
do { \
- u64 __val = native_read_msr((msr)); \
+ u64 __val = raw_read_msr((msr)); \
(void)((low) = (u32)__val); \
(void)((high) = (u32)(__val >> 32)); \
} while (0)
static inline void wrmsr(u32 msr, u32 low, u32 high)
{
- native_write_msr(msr, (u64)high << 32 | low);
+ raw_write_msr(msr, (u64)high << 32 | low);
}
#define rdmsrq(msr, val) \
- ((val) = native_read_msr((msr)))
+ ((val) = raw_read_msr((msr)))
static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
{
- native_write_msr(msr, val);
+ raw_write_msr(msr, val);
}
/* wrmsr with exception handling */
static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
{
- return native_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
+ return raw_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
}
/* rdmsr with exception handling */
#define rdmsr_safe(msr, low, high) \
({ \
u64 __val; \
- int __err = native_read_msr_safe((msr), &__val); \
+ int __err = raw_read_msr_safe((msr), &__val); \
(*low) = (u32)__val; \
(*high) = (u32)(__val >> 32); \
__err; \
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u
static inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
{
- return native_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
+ return raw_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
}
static __always_inline u64 rdpmc(int counter)
_