[PATCH] x86/apic: Ensure ICR register write value is handled as 32 bits

From: Melody Wang

Date: Tue Jul 07 2026 - 21:21:51 EST


The low 32-bit ICR data is prepared by __prepare_ICR(), which returns
a 32-bit value. However, when this value is assigned to a new variable,
it's easy to mistakenly declare that variable with a different width.

To avoid this class of mistakes, use __prepare_ICR() directly as the
function argument instead of storing its result in an intermediate
variable. This also shaves off a bunch of lines in the code.

There should be no functionality change resulting from this patch.

Signed-off-by: Melody Wang <huibo.wang@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h | 4 +---
arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c | 4 +---
arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c | 5 +----
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
index 998efd442063..090dd71837aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ static inline unsigned int __prepare_ICR(unsigned int shortcut, int vector,
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
static inline void __x2apic_send_IPI_dest(unsigned int apicid, int vector, unsigned int dest)
{
- unsigned long cfg = __prepare_ICR(0, vector, dest);
-
- native_x2apic_icr_write(cfg, apicid);
+ native_x2apic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(0, vector, dest), apicid);
}
#endif

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index 10f79026e8e3..090647cc5a78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ static void

static void __x2apic_send_IPI_shorthand(int vector, u32 which)
{
- unsigned long cfg = __prepare_ICR(which, vector, 0);
-
/* x2apic MSRs are special and need a special fence: */
weak_wrmsr_fence();
- native_x2apic_icr_write(cfg, 0);
+ native_x2apic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(which, vector, 0), 0);
}

void x2apic_send_IPI_allbutself(int vector)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
index dbc5678bc3b6..4bc6d7e018a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
@@ -243,10 +243,7 @@ static void savic_write(u32 reg, u32 data)

static void send_ipi(u32 dest, unsigned int vector, unsigned int dsh)
{
- unsigned int icr_low;
-
- icr_low = __prepare_ICR(dsh, vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL);
- savic_icr_write(icr_low, dest);
+ savic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(dsh, vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL), dest);
}

static void savic_send_ipi(int cpu, int vector)
--
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