[PATCH v2 3/5] x86/msr: Switch users of native_rdmsr() to native_rdmsrq()

From: Juergen Gross

Date: Fri Sep 11 2026 - 04:08:28 EST


Switch all users of native_rdmsr() to native_rdmsrq() in order to
prepare removal of native_rdmsr().

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h | 6 +-----
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 6 +++---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
index 645e65ac1586..6eef329def4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
@@ -64,17 +64,13 @@ static inline int intel_microcode_get_datasize(struct microcode_header_intel *hd

static inline u32 intel_get_microcode_revision(void)
{
- u32 rev, dummy;
-
native_wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);

/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
native_cpuid_eax(1);

/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
- native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, dummy, rev);
-
- return rev;
+ return native_rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV) >> 32;
}
#endif /* !CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL */

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 2aabe9affa0c..99474f160b86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static u32 intel_cpuid_vfm(void)

u32 intel_get_platform_id(void)
{
- unsigned int val[2];
+ u64 val;

if (x86_hypervisor_present)
return 0;
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ u32 intel_get_platform_id(void)
return 0;

/* get processor flags from MSR 0x17 */
- native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID, val[0], val[1]);
+ val = native_rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID);

- return (val[1] >> 18) & 7;
+ return (val >> 50) & 7;
}

static void early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 6cdc410e7547..f6dc79dd18dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static union cpuid_1_eax ucode_rev_to_cpuid(unsigned int val)

static u32 get_patch_level(void)
{
- u32 rev, dummy __always_unused;
+ u32 rev;

if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROCODE_DBG) && x86_hypervisor_present) {
int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static u32 get_patch_level(void)
return microcode_rev[cpu];
}

- native_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, rev, dummy);
+ rev = native_rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL);
if (!rev) {
if (x86_family(bsp_cpuid_1_eax) < 0x17)
return rev;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 0dd0c7241c57..ea696a202c31 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ struct early_load_data early_data;
*/
static bool amd_check_current_patch_level(void)
{
- u32 lvl, dummy, i;
+ u32 lvl, i;
u32 *levels;

if (x86_cpuid_vendor() != X86_VENDOR_AMD)
return false;

- native_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, lvl, dummy);
+ lvl = native_rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL);

levels = final_levels;

--
2.55.0