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* Re: [PATCH v6 01/12] nvdimm: preserve flush callback errors
From: Li Chen @ 2026-06-27  8:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Pankaj Gupta
  Cc: Dan Williams, Vishal Verma, Dave Jiang, Ira Weiny,
	Alison Schofield, virtualization, nvdimm, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <CAM9Jb+hf6KEWRKtWr6PQByRQ869jL6Ws7J_ShFjKY_YicTbS_g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Pankaj,

 ---- On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:46:20 +0800  Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com> wrote --- 
 > > nvdimm_flush() currently converts any non-zero provider flush error to
 > > -EIO. That loses useful errno values from provider callbacks.
 > >
 > > A local virtio-pmem mkfs sanity test showed the masking clearly:
 > >
 > >   wipefs: /dev/pmem0: cannot flush modified buffers: Input/output error
 > >   mkfs.ext4: Input/output error while writing out and closing file system
 > >   nd_region region0: dbg: nvdimm_flush rc=-5
 > >
 > > The virtio-pmem callback can return -ENOMEM when async_pmem_flush() fails
 > > to allocate a child flush bio, but nvdimm_flush() hides that as -EIO before
 > > pmem_submit_bio() converts it to a block status.
 > >
 > > Return the provider callback error directly. The generic flush path still
 > > returns 0, and pmem_submit_bio() already handles errno-to-blk_status
 > > conversion for bio completion.
 > >
 > > Signed-off-by: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
 > > ---
 > > v3->v4:
 > > - New patch.
 > >
 > >  drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c | 6 ++----
 > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 > >
 > > diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
 > > index e35c2e18518f0..0cd96503c0596 100644
 > > --- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
 > > +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
 > > @@ -1114,10 +1114,8 @@ int nvdimm_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region, struct bio *bio)
 > >
 > >         if (!nd_region->flush)
 > >                 rc = generic_nvdimm_flush(nd_region);
 > > -       else {
 > > -               if (nd_region->flush(nd_region, bio))
 > > -                       rc = -EIO;
 > > -       }
 > > +       else
 > > +               rc = nd_region->flush(nd_region, bio);
 > 
 > IIRC this was introduced as a generic populate error type since a
 > failed flush can also propagate host-side errors, which may not be
 > relevant to the guest.
 > That said, we could still consider handling specific cases like
 > -ENOMEM, unless there is a better approach to address this.

Ah, yes, you are absolutely right. I went too far here.

Regards,
Li​



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* [PATCH v2] drm/qxl: fix use-after-free in qxl_irq_handler on PCI
From: Óscar Megía López @ 2026-06-27 10:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dave Airlie
  Cc: Gerd Hoffmann, virtualization, spice-devel, linux-kernel-mentees,
	Óscar Megía López

while :; do
    echo [pci qxl id] > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/qxl/unbind
    echo [pci qxl id] > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/qxl/bind
done

After a few seconds, it reports:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in qxl_irq_handler+0x269/0x2b0
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888001c6cd48 by task swapper/0/0

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted
     7.1.0-10963-g1a3746ccbb0a #31 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009),
               BIOS Arch Linux 1.17.0-2-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x4d/0x70
 print_report+0x14b/0x4b0
 ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
 ? profile_tick+0x56/0x90
 ? tick_nohz_handler+0x23c/0x5c0
 kasan_report+0x117/0x140
 ? qxl_irq_handler+0x269/0x2b0
 ? qxl_irq_handler+0x269/0x2b0
 ? __pfx_qxl_irq_handler+0x10/0x10
 qxl_irq_handler+0x269/0x2b0
 ? __pfx_qxl_irq_handler+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_qxl_irq_handler+0x10/0x10
 __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x116/0x450
 ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
 handle_irq_event+0xa6/0x1c0
 handle_fasteoi_irq+0x271/0xb10
 ? __pfx_handle_fasteoi_irq+0x10/0x10
 __common_interrupt+0x60/0x130
 common_interrupt+0x7a/0x90
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
  asm_common_interrupt+0x26/0x40
 RIP: 0010:pv_native_safe_halt+0xf/0x20
 Code: 42 de 00 c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
       90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa eb 07 0f 00 2d a3 cf 20 00
       fb f4 <c3> cc cc cc cc 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90
       90 90 90 90 90
 RSP: 0018:ffffffffb8207e48 EFLAGS: 00000206
 RAX: ffff8880b296f000 RBX: ffffffffb82146c0 RCX: 0000000000000001
 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000067a04
 RBP: fffffbfff70428d8 R08: ffffffffb7247e1d R09: 1ffff1100d846202
 R10: ffffed100d846203 R11: ffffed100d846203 R12: 0000000000000000
 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 1ffffffff7040fcd R15: dffffc0000000000
  ? ct_kernel_exit.constprop.0+0x9d/0xc0
  default_idle+0x9/0x10
o  default_idle_call+0x37/0x60
  do_idle+0x3a8/0x5d0
  ? __pfx___schedule+0x10/0x10
  ? __pfx_do_idle+0x10/0x10
  cpu_startup_entry+0x4e/0x60
  rest_init+0x11a/0x120
  start_kernel+0x382/0x390
  x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30
  x86_64_start_kernel+0xd6/0xe0
  common_startup_64+0x13e/0x158
  </TASK>

The qxl_pci_remove() function does not call free_irq(), allowing the IRQ
handler to fire after the device has been torn down, accessing freed
memory (qdev->ram_header, qdev->io_base).

I followed these steps to unload driver at link.

Added Disable the device from generating IRQs, Release the IRQ (free_irq())
at the start of qxl_pci_remove() to ensure no IRQs fire
after teardown begins.

Added at end Disable the device.

Fix: Added goto fini in ttm_device_fini() on error.
Bug: qxl_ttm_init never calls ttm_device_fini on failure
If qxl_ttm_init_mem_type() fails after ttm_device_init() succeeded,
ttm_glob_use_count stays incremented. All subsequent bind/unbind cycles
see refcount > 0 and skip ttm_pool_mgr_{init,fini}() entirely.
The global pool types are never finalized, and the list_lru_destroy fix
in ttm_pool_mgr_fini never runs.

Assisted-by: OpenCode:1.17.8-Big Pickle
Fixes: 48bd85808443 ("drm/qxl: Convert to Linux IRQ interfaces")
Signed-off-by: Óscar Megía López <megia.oscar@gmail.com>
Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/PCI/pci.html
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c | 7 +++++++
 drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c | 8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index 1e6a2392d7c6..1613547c1856 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -154,12 +154,19 @@ static void
 qxl_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct qxl_device *qdev = to_qxl(dev);
+
+	qdev->ram_header->int_mask = 0;
+	outb(0, qdev->io_base + QXL_IO_UPDATE_IRQ);
+	free_irq(pdev->irq, dev);
+	cancel_work_sync(&qdev->client_monitors_config_work);
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(dev);
 	drm_dev_unregister(dev);
 	drm_atomic_helper_shutdown(dev);
 	if (pci_is_vga(pdev) && pdev->revision < 5)
 		vga_put(pdev, VGA_RSRC_LEGACY_IO);
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
index 5d495c4798a3..bdcc7560f3f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ int qxl_ttm_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	r = qxl_ttm_init_mem_type(qdev, TTM_PL_VRAM, num_io_pages);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed initializing VRAM heap.\n");
-		return r;
+		goto fini;
 	}
 	r = qxl_ttm_init_mem_type(qdev, TTM_PL_PRIV,
 				  qdev->surfaceram_size / PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed initializing Surfaces heap.\n");
-		return r;
+		goto fini;
 	}
 	DRM_INFO("qxl: %uM of VRAM memory size\n",
 		 (unsigned int)qdev->vram_size / (1024 * 1024));
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ int qxl_ttm_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	DRM_INFO("qxl: %uM of Surface memory size\n",
 		 (unsigned int)qdev->surfaceram_size / (1024 * 1024));
 	return 0;
+
+fini:
+	ttm_device_fini(&qdev->mman.bdev);
+	return r;
 }
 
 void qxl_ttm_fini(struct qxl_device *qdev)
-- 
2.54.0


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* Re: [PATCH v6 04/12] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: stop allocating child flush bio
From: Li Chen @ 2026-06-27 12:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Pankaj Gupta
  Cc: Dan Williams, Vishal Verma, Alison Schofield, virtualization,
	nvdimm, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <CAM9Jb+gzSrobPgH_nMPs+RsbhVP8jovpAQsC5syQKoLrtqnX=A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Pankaj

 ---- On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:22:14 +0800  Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com> wrote --- 
 > > pmem_submit_bio() passes the parent bio to nvdimm_flush() for
 > > REQ_FUA. For virtio-pmem this makes async_pmem_flush() allocate
 > > and submit a child PREFLUSH bio chained to the parent.
 > >
 > > That child allocation is in the block submit path. Making it
 > > blocking with GFP_NOIO can consume the same global bio mempool that
 > > submit_bio() uses, while making it GFP_ATOMIC can fail under
 > > pressure. A forced failure of the child allocation produced:
 > >
 > > virtio_pmem: forcing child bio allocation failure for test
 > > Buffer I/O error on dev pmem0, logical block 0, lost sync page write
 > > EXT4-fs (pmem0): I/O error while writing superblock
 > > EXT4-fs (pmem0): mount failed
 > >
 > > Avoid the child bio completely. Flush FUA synchronously, like
 > > REQ_PREFLUSH, then complete the parent after the flush. Since no
 > > child bio can be created, async_pmem_flush() now only issues the
 > > virtio flush and preserves negative errno values.
 > 
 > Child flush is asynchronous (performs async flush to host side and returns).
 > Till child bio completes guest userspace waits in pending IO state.
 > It seems the current change will affect the behavior?
 > 
 > Prior RFC [1] attempted to coalesce the async FLUSH request between guest &host.
 > If there is interest, that approach could be revisited or integrated here?
 > 
 > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220111161937.56272-1-pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com/#t


Yes, agreed. This does change the FUA path.

I will rework it to avoid the child bio allocation while keeping the
parent bio completion asynchronous, using your RFC as reference.

Regards,
Li​



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* [PATCH net-next v4] vsock/virtio: rewrite MSG_ZEROCOPY flag handling
From: Arseniy Krasnov @ 2026-06-28 18:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Hajnoczi, Stefano Garzarella, David S. Miller,
	Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Michael S. Tsirkin,
	Jason Wang, Bobby Eshleman, Xuan Zhuo, Eugenio Pérez,
	Simon Horman
  Cc: kvm, virtualization, netdev, linux-kernel, oxffffaa, rulkc,
	Arseniy Krasnov

Logically it was based on TCP implementation, so to make further support
easier, rewrite it in the TCP way (like in 'tcp_sendmsg_locked()'). By
this way, patch also adds handling case when 'msg_ubuf' is already set.

Signed-off-by: Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@rulkc.org>
---
 Changelog v1->v2:
 * Rebase on last 'net-next'. Don't need 'skb_zcopy_set()' now - it was
   already added.
 Changelog v2->v3:
 * Update commit message.
 * Remove one empty line.
 Changelog v3->v4:
 * Update commit message.

 net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 47 ++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 09475007165b..41c2a0b82a8e 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -328,38 +328,35 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 	if (pkt_len == 0 && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW)
 		return pkt_len;
 
-	if (info->msg) {
-		/* If zerocopy is not enabled by 'setsockopt()', we behave as
-		 * there is no MSG_ZEROCOPY flag set.
+	if (info->msg && (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY)) {
+		/* If 'info->msg' is not NULL, this is only VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW.
+		 * 'MSG_ZEROCOPY' flag handling here is based on the same flag
+		 * handling from 'tcp_sendmsg_locked()'.
 		 */
-		if (!sock_flag(sk_vsock(vsk), SOCK_ZEROCOPY))
-			info->msg->msg_flags &= ~MSG_ZEROCOPY;
+		if (info->msg->msg_ubuf) {
+			uarg = info->msg->msg_ubuf;
+			can_zcopy = virtio_transport_can_zcopy(t_ops, info, pkt_len);
+		} else if (sock_flag(sk_vsock(vsk), SOCK_ZEROCOPY)) {
+			uarg = msg_zerocopy_realloc(sk_vsock(vsk), pkt_len,
+						    NULL, false);
+			if (!uarg) {
+				virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
 
-		if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY)
 			can_zcopy = virtio_transport_can_zcopy(t_ops, info, pkt_len);
+			if (!can_zcopy)
+				uarg_to_msgzc(uarg)->zerocopy = 0;
 
+			have_uref = true;
+		}
+
+		/* 'can_zcopy' means that this transmission will be
+		 * in zerocopy way (e.g. using 'frags' array).
+		 */
 		if (can_zcopy)
 			max_skb_len = min_t(u32, VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE,
 					    (MAX_SKB_FRAGS * PAGE_SIZE));
-
-		if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY &&
-		    info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW) {
-			uarg = info->msg->msg_ubuf;
-
-			if (!uarg) {
-				uarg = msg_zerocopy_realloc(sk_vsock(vsk),
-							    pkt_len, NULL, false);
-				if (!uarg) {
-					virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
-					return -ENOMEM;
-				}
-
-				if (!can_zcopy)
-					uarg_to_msgzc(uarg)->zerocopy = 0;
-
-				have_uref = true;
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	rest_len = pkt_len;
-- 
2.25.1


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* Re: [PATCH net-next v4] vsock/virtio: rewrite MSG_ZEROCOPY flag handling
From: Michael S. Tsirkin @ 2026-06-28 18:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Arseniy Krasnov
  Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi, Stefano Garzarella, David S. Miller,
	Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Jason Wang,
	Bobby Eshleman, Xuan Zhuo, Eugenio Pérez, Simon Horman, kvm,
	virtualization, netdev, linux-kernel, oxffffaa, rulkc
In-Reply-To: <20260628182052.951760-1-avkrasnov@rulkc.org>

On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 09:20:52PM +0300, Arseniy Krasnov wrote:
> Logically it was based on TCP implementation, so to make further support
> easier, rewrite it in the TCP way (like in 'tcp_sendmsg_locked()'). By
> this way, patch also adds handling case when 'msg_ubuf' is already set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arseniy Krasnov <avkrasnov@rulkc.org>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>

> ---
>  Changelog v1->v2:
>  * Rebase on last 'net-next'. Don't need 'skb_zcopy_set()' now - it was
>    already added.
>  Changelog v2->v3:
>  * Update commit message.
>  * Remove one empty line.
>  Changelog v3->v4:
>  * Update commit message.
> 
>  net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 47 ++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> index 09475007165b..41c2a0b82a8e 100644
> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
> @@ -328,38 +328,35 @@ static int virtio_transport_send_pkt_info(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
>  	if (pkt_len == 0 && info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW)
>  		return pkt_len;
>  
> -	if (info->msg) {
> -		/* If zerocopy is not enabled by 'setsockopt()', we behave as
> -		 * there is no MSG_ZEROCOPY flag set.
> +	if (info->msg && (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY)) {
> +		/* If 'info->msg' is not NULL, this is only VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW.
> +		 * 'MSG_ZEROCOPY' flag handling here is based on the same flag
> +		 * handling from 'tcp_sendmsg_locked()'.
>  		 */
> -		if (!sock_flag(sk_vsock(vsk), SOCK_ZEROCOPY))
> -			info->msg->msg_flags &= ~MSG_ZEROCOPY;
> +		if (info->msg->msg_ubuf) {
> +			uarg = info->msg->msg_ubuf;
> +			can_zcopy = virtio_transport_can_zcopy(t_ops, info, pkt_len);
> +		} else if (sock_flag(sk_vsock(vsk), SOCK_ZEROCOPY)) {
> +			uarg = msg_zerocopy_realloc(sk_vsock(vsk), pkt_len,
> +						    NULL, false);
> +			if (!uarg) {
> +				virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
> +				return -ENOMEM;
> +			}
>  
> -		if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY)
>  			can_zcopy = virtio_transport_can_zcopy(t_ops, info, pkt_len);
> +			if (!can_zcopy)
> +				uarg_to_msgzc(uarg)->zerocopy = 0;
>  
> +			have_uref = true;
> +		}
> +
> +		/* 'can_zcopy' means that this transmission will be
> +		 * in zerocopy way (e.g. using 'frags' array).
> +		 */
>  		if (can_zcopy)
>  			max_skb_len = min_t(u32, VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE,
>  					    (MAX_SKB_FRAGS * PAGE_SIZE));
> -
> -		if (info->msg->msg_flags & MSG_ZEROCOPY &&
> -		    info->op == VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW) {
> -			uarg = info->msg->msg_ubuf;
> -
> -			if (!uarg) {
> -				uarg = msg_zerocopy_realloc(sk_vsock(vsk),
> -							    pkt_len, NULL, false);
> -				if (!uarg) {
> -					virtio_transport_put_credit(vvs, pkt_len);
> -					return -ENOMEM;
> -				}
> -
> -				if (!can_zcopy)
> -					uarg_to_msgzc(uarg)->zerocopy = 0;
> -
> -				have_uref = true;
> -			}
> -		}
>  	}
>  
>  	rest_len = pkt_len;
> -- 
> 2.25.1


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* Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Update Jason Wang's email address
From: Jason Wang @ 2026-06-29  1:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jakub Kicinski; +Cc: mst, virtualization, netdev, eperezma, kvm, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260626180433.3e302324@kernel.org>

On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:20:38 +0800 Jason Wang wrote:
> > I will use jasowangio@gmail.com for future review and discussion
>
> Do you want to add a mailmap entry, too?

Exactly.

> Otherwise I think you'll get CCed twice (once for MAINTAINERS and once
> because you given tags to previous changes)
>

Yes, V2 will be sent soon.

Thanks


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* [PATCH V2] MAINTAINERS: Update Jason Wang's email address
From: Jason Wang @ 2026-06-29  1:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst, virtualization, netdev; +Cc: eperezma, kvm, linux-kernel, Jason Wang

I will use jasowangio@gmail.com for future review and discussion.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
---
Changes since V1:
- Add mailmap entry
---
 .mailmap    |  1 +
 MAINTAINERS | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 23eb9a4b04f4..e7e639aeb23c 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org> <jarkko.sakkinen@opinsys.com>
 Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca> <jgg@mellanox.com>
 Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca> <jgg@nvidia.com>
 Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca> <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com>
+Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com> <jasowang@redhat.com>
 Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@gmail.com>  <kernelxing@tencent.com>
 <javier@osg.samsung.com> <javier.martinez@collabora.co.uk>
 Javi Merino <javi.merino@kernel.org> <javi.merino@arm.com>
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 15011f5752a9..40d9641cbc7a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -27520,7 +27520,7 @@ F:	drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/
 
 TUN/TAP DRIVER
 M:	Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 S:	Maintained
 W:	http://vtun.sourceforge.net/tun
 F:	Documentation/networking/tuntap.rst
@@ -28512,7 +28512,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h
 
 VIRTIO BLOCK AND SCSI DRIVERS
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 R:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
 R:	Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
 R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
@@ -28541,7 +28541,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
 
 VIRTIO CORE
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
 R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
@@ -28619,7 +28619,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_gpu.h
 
 VIRTIO HOST (VHOST)
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
 L:	kvm@vger.kernel.org
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
@@ -28634,7 +28634,7 @@ F:	kernel/vhost_task.c
 
 VIRTIO HOST (VHOST-SCSI)
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 M:	Mike Christie <michael.christie@oracle.com>
 R:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
 R:	Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
@@ -28674,7 +28674,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
 
 VIRTIO NET DRIVER
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
-M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowangio@gmail.com>
 R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
 R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
-- 
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* [PATCH v2 1/2] tools/virtio: Add missing compat definitions for vhost_net_test
From: Yichong Chen @ 2026-06-29  2:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst, jasowang, xuanzhuo, eperezma
  Cc: akpm, rppt, ljs, pabeni, chenyichong, linux-kernel,
	virtualization
In-Reply-To: <20260629022124.131894-1-chenyichong@uniontech.com>

vhost_net_test builds virtio_ring.c in userspace.

Recent virtio headers pull in helper headers that are not provided by
the tools/virtio compatibility layer, including asm/percpu_types.h,
linux/completion.h, linux/mod_devicetable.h and
linux/virtio_features.h.

Add the missing compat definitions and the DMA attribute used by the
current virtio ring code.

Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@uniontech.com>
---
 tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h      |  7 +++
 tools/virtio/linux/completion.h      |  9 ++++
 tools/virtio/linux/device.h          |  1 +
 tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h     |  1 +
 tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h | 14 +++++
 tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 111 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/completion.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h

diff --git a/tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h b/tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4eb53d93c099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_PERCPU_TYPES_H
+#define _ASM_PERCPU_TYPES_H
+
+#define __percpu_qual
+
+#endif /* _ASM_PERCPU_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/completion.h b/tools/virtio/linux/completion.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e54b679721b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/completion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_COMPLETION_H
+#define _LINUX_COMPLETION_H
+
+struct completion {
+	unsigned int done;
+};
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_COMPLETION_H */
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/device.h b/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
index 075c2140d975..abf100cb0023 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/device.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_DEVICE_H
+#define LINUX_DEVICE_H
 
 struct device {
 	void *parent;
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h b/tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h
index 8d1a16cb20db..b9fc5e8338e3 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ enum dma_data_direction {
 #define DMA_MAPPING_ERROR		(~(dma_addr_t)0)
 
 #define DMA_ATTR_CPU_CACHE_CLEAN	(1UL << 11)
+#define DMA_ATTR_DEBUGGING_IGNORE_CACHELINES	0
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ba594b8229d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_MOD_DEVICETABLE_H
+#define _LINUX_MOD_DEVICETABLE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct virtio_device_id {
+	__u32 device;
+	__u32 vendor;
+};
+
+#define VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID	0xffffffff
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_MOD_DEVICETABLE_H */
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04cbb9622ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_FEATURES_H
+#define _LINUX_VIRTIO_FEATURES_H
+
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S	2
+#define VIRTIO_FEATURES_BITS	(VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S * 64)
+
+#define VIRTIO_BIT(b)		(1ULL << ((b) & 0x3f))
+#define VIRTIO_U64(b)		((b) >> 6)
+
+#define VIRTIO_DECLARE_FEATURES(name)			\
+	union {						\
+		u64 name;					\
+		u64 name##_array[VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S];\
+	}
+
+static inline bool virtio_features_chk_bit(unsigned int bit)
+{
+	return bit < VIRTIO_FEATURES_BITS;
+}
+
+static inline bool virtio_features_test_bit(const u64 *features,
+					    unsigned int bit)
+{
+	return virtio_features_chk_bit(bit) &&
+	       !!(features[VIRTIO_U64(bit)] & VIRTIO_BIT(bit));
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_set_bit(u64 *features, unsigned int bit)
+{
+	if (virtio_features_chk_bit(bit))
+		features[VIRTIO_U64(bit)] |= VIRTIO_BIT(bit);
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_clear_bit(u64 *features, unsigned int bit)
+{
+	if (virtio_features_chk_bit(bit))
+		features[VIRTIO_U64(bit)] &= ~VIRTIO_BIT(bit);
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_zero(u64 *features)
+{
+	memset(features, 0, sizeof(features[0]) * VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S);
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_from_u64(u64 *features, u64 from)
+{
+	virtio_features_zero(features);
+	features[0] = from;
+}
+
+static inline bool virtio_features_equal(const u64 *f1, const u64 *f2)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S; ++i)
+		if (f1[i] != f2[i])
+			return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_copy(u64 *to, const u64 *from)
+{
+	memcpy(to, from, sizeof(to[0]) * VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S);
+}
+
+static inline void virtio_features_andnot(u64 *to, const u64 *f1, const u64 *f2)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_FEATURES_U64S; i++)
+		to[i] = f1[i] & ~f2[i];
+}
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_FEATURES_H */
-- 
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* [PATCH v2 0/2] tools: Fix tools/virtio test build
From: Yichong Chen @ 2026-06-29  2:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst, jasowang, xuanzhuo, eperezma
  Cc: akpm, rppt, ljs, pabeni, chenyichong, linux-kernel,
	virtualization

Hi,

This series fixes build failures hit by:

  make -C tools/virtio test

It is based on linux-next commit:

  commit 3d5670d672ae ("Add linux-next specific files for 20260626")

Patch 1 adds tools/virtio compatibility definitions needed by current
virtio headers when building the tools/virtio tests. Patch 2 makes
tools/include/linux/overflow.h include stdint.h for SIZE_MAX, which is
used by its size helper functions.

With the series applied, make -C tools/virtio test builds virtio_test,
vringh_test and vhost_net_test successfully.

Tested on x86_64 and arm64 with:

  make -C tools/virtio clean
  make -C tools/virtio test

Changes in v2:
- Rebase and retest on linux-next.
- Add the missing asm/percpu_types.h compat header reported by Eugenio.
- Keep the tools/virtio compat definitions aligned with current
  virtio_features.h helpers.
- Drop the slab.h kmalloc_obj/kmalloc_objs change because linux-next
  already defines them in tools/virtio/linux/kernel.h.

Yichong Chen (2):
  tools/virtio: Add missing compat definitions for vhost_net_test
  tools/include: Include stdint.h for SIZE_MAX in overflow.h

 tools/include/linux/overflow.h       |  1 +
 tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h      |  7 +++
 tools/virtio/linux/completion.h      |  9 ++++
 tools/virtio/linux/device.h          |  1 +
 tools/virtio/linux/dma-mapping.h     |  1 +
 tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h | 14 +++++
 tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 112 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/asm/percpu_types.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/completion.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/mod_devicetable.h
 create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/virtio_features.h

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* [PATCH v2 2/2] tools/include: Include stdint.h for SIZE_MAX in overflow.h
From: Yichong Chen @ 2026-06-29  2:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mst, jasowang, xuanzhuo, eperezma
  Cc: akpm, rppt, ljs, pabeni, chenyichong, linux-kernel,
	virtualization
In-Reply-To: <20260629022124.131894-1-chenyichong@uniontech.com>

tools/include/linux/overflow.h uses SIZE_MAX in its size helper
functions.

Include stdint.h so tools users that include overflow.h without another
SIZE_MAX provider can build.

Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@uniontech.com>
---
 tools/include/linux/overflow.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/include/linux/overflow.h b/tools/include/linux/overflow.h
index 3427d7880326..98963688143f 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
+#include <stdint.h>
 #ifndef __LINUX_OVERFLOW_H
 #define __LINUX_OVERFLOW_H
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v5] virtio_net: disable cb when NAPI is busy-polled
From: Longjun Tang @ 2026-06-29  2:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kuba, horms
  Cc: mst, jasowang, edumazet, virtualization, netdev, tanglongjun,
	lange_tang

From: Longjun Tang <tanglongjun@kylinos.cn>

When busy-poll is active, napi_schedule_prep() returns false in
virtqueue_napi_schedule(), so virtqueue_disable_cb() is skipped.
The device may keep firing irqs until reaches virtqueue_napi_complete().
Under load (received == budget), it will lead to a large number
of spurious interrupts.

Fix it by disabling the callback at the virtnet_poll() entry.
This keeps the callback off while we poll and it is re-enabled by
virtqueue_napi_complete() when going idle.

Fixes: ceef438d613f ("virtio_net: remove custom busy_poll")
Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Longjun Tang <tanglongjun@kylinos.cn>

---
V4 -> V5: Guard disable_cb with budget to avoid netpoll stall
V3 -> V4: Update commit message and remove some comments
V2 -> V3: Add fixes tag
V1 -> V2: Remain agnostic to busy polling
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 7d2eeb9b1226..0b3f1bb227d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3008,6 +3008,9 @@ static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	unsigned int xdp_xmit = 0;
 	bool napi_complete;
 
+	if (budget)
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(rq->vq);
+
 	virtnet_poll_cleantx(rq, budget);
 
 	received = virtnet_receive(rq, budget, &xdp_xmit);
-- 
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* [PATCH] virtio_dma_buf: fix typo in kdoc comment: get_uid -> get_uuid
From: lirongqing @ 2026-06-29  3:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Xuan Zhuo, Eugenio Pérez,
	Gerd Hoffmann, David Stevens, virtualization, linux-kernel
  Cc: Li RongQing

From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>

The @get_uid tag in the virtio_dma_buf_ops kdoc comment is a typo;
the actual field name is get_uuid.

Fixes: a0308938ec81 ("virtio: add dma-buf support for exported objects")
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
---
 include/linux/virtio_dma_buf.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_dma_buf.h b/include/linux/virtio_dma_buf.h
index a2fdf21..545ac5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_dma_buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_dma_buf.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * @ops: the base dma_buf_ops. ops.attach MUST be virtio_dma_buf_attach.
  * @device_attach: [optional] callback invoked by virtio_dma_buf_attach during
  *		   all attach operations.
- * @get_uid: [required] callback to get the uuid of the exported object.
+ * @get_uuid: [required] callback to get the uuid of the exported object.
  */
 struct virtio_dma_buf_ops {
 	struct dma_buf_ops ops;
-- 
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* [PATCH] virtio_mem: fix hardcoded 'vm' variable in bbm iteration macros
From: lirongqing @ 2026-06-29  3:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Hildenbrand, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Xuan Zhuo,
	Eugenio Pérez, virtualization, linux-kernel
  Cc: Li RongQing

From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>

virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb() and virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb_rev()
accept a '_vm' parameter to allow callers to pass any variable name
referring to the virtio_mem instance. However, the 'for' loop
initializer and part of the loop condition use the bare name 'vm'
instead of the macro parameter '_vm':

All current call sites happen to pass a variable named 'vm', so the
bug is latent and does not cause a regression today. Nevertheless,
the macros are formally broken: any future caller using a different
variable name would silently capture the outer 'vm' from the
enclosing scope, leading to incorrect iteration bounds.

Fix by replacing all bare 'vm->' references inside the macros with
the '_vm' parameter, and wrap in parentheses following kernel macro
hygiene conventions.

Fixes: 4ba50cd3355d ("virtio-mem: Big Block Mode (BBM) memory hotplug")
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
index 11c4415..82a285c 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
@@ -423,14 +423,14 @@ static int virtio_mem_bbm_bb_states_prepare_next_bb(struct virtio_mem *vm)
 }
 
 #define virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb(_vm, _bb_id, _state) \
-	for (_bb_id = vm->bbm.first_bb_id; \
-	     _bb_id < vm->bbm.next_bb_id && _vm->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
+	for (_bb_id = (_vm)->bbm.first_bb_id; \
+	     _bb_id < (_vm)->bbm.next_bb_id && (_vm)->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
 	     _bb_id++) \
 		if (virtio_mem_bbm_get_bb_state(_vm, _bb_id) == _state)
 
 #define virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb_rev(_vm, _bb_id, _state) \
-	for (_bb_id = vm->bbm.next_bb_id - 1; \
-	     _bb_id >= vm->bbm.first_bb_id && _vm->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
+	for (_bb_id = (_vm)->bbm.next_bb_id - 1; \
+	     _bb_id >= (_vm)->bbm.first_bb_id && (_vm)->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
 	     _bb_id--) \
 		if (virtio_mem_bbm_get_bb_state(_vm, _bb_id) == _state)
 
-- 
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* [PATCH] virtio_pci: fix wrong queue index for admin vq in intx path
From: lirongqing @ 2026-06-29  3:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Xuan Zhuo, Eugenio Pérez,
	Jiri Pirko, virtualization, linux-kernel
  Cc: Li RongQing

From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>

In vp_find_vqs_intx(), the admin vq was set up using the local
queue_idx counter instead of avq->vq_index (the actual queue index
obtained from the device). This differs from vp_find_vqs_msix() which
correctly uses avq->vq_index. Using the wrong index causes the admin
virtqueue to be mapped to an incorrect hardware queue.

Fix it by using avq->vq_index consistent with the msix path.

Fixes: af22bbe1f4a5 ("virtio: create admin queues alongside other virtqueues")
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
index 164f480..10371ec 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_intx(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned int nvqs,
 	if (!avq_num)
 		return 0;
 	sprintf(avq->name, "avq.%u", avq->vq_index);
-	vq = vp_setup_vq(vdev, queue_idx++, vp_modern_avq_done, avq->name,
+	vq = vp_setup_vq(vdev, avq->vq_index, vp_modern_avq_done, avq->name,
 			 false, VIRTIO_MSI_NO_VECTOR,
 			 &vp_dev->admin_vq.info);
 	if (IS_ERR(vq)) {
-- 
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* Re: [patch 09/24] timekeeping: Add CLOCK_AUX support for ktime_get_snapshot_id()
From: Thomas Weißschuh @ 2026-06-29  3:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thomas Gleixner
  Cc: LKML, David Woodhouse, Miroslav Lichvar, John Stultz,
	Stephen Boyd, Anna-Maria Behnsen, Frederic Weisbecker,
	Arthur Kiyanovski, Rodolfo Giometti, Vincent Donnefort,
	Marc Zyngier, Oliver Upton, kvmarm, Oliver Upton, Richard Cochran,
	netdev, Takashi Iwai, Miri Korenblit, Johannes Berg, Jacob Keller,
	Tony Nguyen, Saeed Mahameed, Peter Hilber, Michael S. Tsirkin,
	virtualization, linux-wireless, linux-sound
In-Reply-To: <87fr29ib4v.ffs@fw13>

On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 05:17:52PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 26 2026 at 13:03, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 12:49:41PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >> On Fri, Jun 26 2026 at 10:48, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> >> > On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 07:14:13PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >> > (...)
> >> >
> >> >>  static inline void tk_update_aux_offs(struct timekeeper *tk, ktime_t offs)
> >> >> @@ -1218,6 +1223,12 @@ bool ktime_get_snapshot_id(struct system
> >> >>  		tkd = &tk_core;
> >> >>  		offs = &tk_core.timekeeper.offs_boot;
> >> >>  		break;
> >> >> +	case CLOCK_AUX ... CLOCK_AUX_LAST:
> >> >> +		tkd = aux_get_tk_data(clock_id);
> >> >> +		if (!tkd)
> >> >> +			return false;
> >> >> +		offs = &tkd->timekeeper.offs_aux;
> >> >> +		break;
> >> >
> >> > 'tkd' is also used to compute 'monoraw'. However 'tkr_raw' and 'tkr_mono'
> >> > are the same for auxilary clocks, so this will compute a wrong 'monoraw'.
> >> 
> >> AUX clocks are independent in the first place and the MONORAW part is
> >> the "MONORAW" related to the AUX clock itself. 
> >> 
> >> > Instead 'monoraw' should be computed based on 'tk_core'.
> >> > Which then also requires the sequence locking of 'tk_core'.
> >> 
> >> No. From a PTP and steering point of view you want the "raw" value which
> >> is related to the AUX clock itself and not the global one.
> >
> > Ack.
> >
> > However the kdocs call it 'CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW'. Can we clean this up?
> 
> Yes. Something like the below?

Looks good, thanks.
The corresponding structure definitions are a also affected, though.

> Thanks,
> 
>         tglx
> ---
> --- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
> +++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
> @@ -1202,10 +1202,21 @@ static inline u64 tk_clock_read_snapshot
>  
>  /**
>   * ktime_get_snapshot_id -  Simultaneously snapshot a given clock ID with
> - *			    CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW and the underlying
> + *			    the corresponding monotonic raw the underlying
>   *			    clocksource counter value.
>   * @clock_id:		The clock ID to snapshot
>   * @systime_snapshot:	Pointer to struct receiving the system time snapshot
> + *
> + * For the system time keeping clocks (REALTIME, MONOTONIC and BOOTTIME) the
> + * monotonic raw clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW. For AUX clocks this is the
> + * monotonic raw clock related to the AUX clock. These AUX clock related
> + * monotonic raw clocks have a strict linear offset to the system time
> + * CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW:
> + *
> + *	MONOTONIC_RAW(AUX$N) = CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW(system) + offset(AUX$N)
> + *
> + * The offset is established when a AUX clock is initialized, but it is
> + * currently not accessible.
>   */
>  void ktime_get_snapshot_id(clockid_t clock_id, struct system_time_snapshot *systime_snapshot)
>  {
> @@ -1512,6 +1523,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ktime_real_to_base_clo
>   * @xtstamp:		Receives simultaneously captured system and device time
>   *
>   * Reads a timestamp from a device and correlates it to system time
> + *
> + * See documentation for ktime_get_snapshot_id() for information about the raw
> + * monotonic time stamp which is used here.
>   */
>  int get_device_system_crosststamp(int (*get_time_fn)
>  				  (ktime_t *device_time,
> 

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* [PATCH 00/32] x86/msr: Drop 32-bit MSR interfaces
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, linux-pm, linux-edac, x86, linux-acpi, kvm,
	linux-coco, linux-pci, virtualization, linux-ide, dri-devel,
	linux-fbdev, linux-crypto, linux-gpio, linux-hyperv, linux-hwmon,
	linux-perf-users, linux-mtd, platform-driver-x86
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Rafael J. Wysocki, Daniel Lezcano, Zhang Rui,
	Lukasz Luba, Jason Baron, Borislav Petkov, Tony Luck,
	Yazen Ghannam, Len Brown, Pavel Machek, Thomas Gleixner,
	Ingo Molnar, Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Sean Christopherson,
	Paolo Bonzini, Kiryl Shutsemau, Rick Edgecombe, Pu Wen,
	Bjorn Helgaas, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list, Viresh Kumar,
	Reinette Chatre, Dave Martin, James Morse, Babu Moger,
	Tony W Wang-oc, Damien Le Moal, Niklas Cassel, David Airlie,
	Helge Deller, linux-geode, Olivia Mackall, Herbert Xu,
	Linus Walleij, Bartosz Golaszewski, Arnd Bergmann,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman, K. Y. Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu,
	Dexuan Cui, Long Li, Guenter Roeck, Peter Zijlstra,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo, Namhyung Kim, Mark Rutland,
	Alexander Shishkin, Jiri Olsa, Ian Rogers, Adrian Hunter,
	James Clark, Josh Poimboeuf, Pawan Gupta, Vitaly Kuznetsov,
	Andy Lutomirski, Boris Ostrovsky, Huang Rui, Mario Limonciello,
	Perry Yuan, K Prateek Nayak, Srinivas Pandruvada,
	Artem Bityutskiy, Artem Bityutskiy, Miquel Raynal,
	Richard Weinberger, Vignesh Raghavendra, Ashok Raj, Hans de Goede,
	Ilpo Järvinen, Rajneesh Bhardwaj, David E Box, xen-devel

For accessing the MSR registers on the local CPU, there are 2 types of
interfaces: the "modern" 64-bit ones (rdmsrq() etc.) and the 32-bit
ones (rdmsr() etc.) which are using the upper and lower 32-bit halves
of the 64-bit wide MSR register values.

The 32-bit interfaces are not optimal for 3 reasons:

- They are based on primitives using 64-bit sized values anyway.

- Modern x86 CPUs have added support for MSR access instructions using
  an immediate value instead of a register for addressing the MSR,
  while the value is in a 64-bit register.

- rdmsr() is a macro storing the upper and lower 32-bit halves in
  variables specified as macro parameters. This is obscuring variable
  assignment through a macro. Additionally rdmsrq() is mimicking this
  pattern by being a macro, too, with the target variable specified as
  a parameter as well.

For those reasons drop the 32-bit interfaces for accessing the x86 MSR
registers completely and only use the 64-bit variants.

This allows to switch all "high-level" MSR access macros to inline
functions in the end.

This series will be used as the base for further reorganisation of the
MSR access functions, especially for completely inlining the MSR
access instructions even with paravirtualization being active.

Note that most patches of this series are independent from each other.
Only the patches removing a specific interface (patches 7, 15, 26 and
30) and the last two patches of the series depend on all previous
patches.

Based on kernel 7.2-rc1, tested with and without parvirtualization
active, compile tested for x86 with 64- and 32-bit allyes and allno
configs.

Juergen Gross (32):
  thermal/intel: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  powercap: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  edac: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  acpi: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/mtrr: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/msr: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces in lib/msr-smp.c
  x86/msr: Remove wrmsr_safe()
  x86/mce: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  KVM/x86: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/hygon: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/pci: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/amd: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/featctl: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/tsc: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/msr: Remove rdmsr_safe()
  cpufreq: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/resctrl: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/apic: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/cpu: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  drivers/ata: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  agp/nvidia: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  fbdev/geode: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  hw_random/via-rng: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  drivers/gpio: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  drivers/misc: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/msr: Remove wrmsr()
  x86/hyperv: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/olpc: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  hwmon: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces
  x86/msr: Remove rdmsr()
  treewide: convert rdmsrq() from a macro to an inline function
  x86/msr: Simplify some rdmsrq() use cases

 arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c                      |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c                     |  4 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/core.c                    |  8 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c                     | 18 ++--
 arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c                     | 16 +--
 arch/x86/events/amd/power.c                   |  8 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c                  |  4 +-
 arch/x86/events/core.c                        | 20 ++--
 arch/x86/events/intel/core.c                  | 14 +--
 arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c                |  5 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c                    |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c                   | 10 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c                   | 25 ++---
 arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c                    |  6 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c                    |  4 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c                    | 12 +--
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c                |  6 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c          |  4 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c            |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c          |  6 +-
 arch/x86/events/msr.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/perf_event.h                  |  6 +-
 arch/x86/events/rapl.c                        |  6 +-
 arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c                | 10 +-
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c                     | 17 ++--
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c                     | 26 ++---
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c                 |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h                   |  7 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h               |  6 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |  5 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h                    | 39 +-------
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h               | 26 +----
 arch/x86/include/asm/resctrl.h                |  5 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c                  | 20 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c                   | 45 ++++-----
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c          |  6 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cet.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c                     | 42 ++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c              |  8 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c                    | 12 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c                |  8 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c                 | 35 +++----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c                  | 22 +++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c                | 27 +++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c                   |  9 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c                   | 12 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c               |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c                 | 89 ++++++++---------
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c                | 10 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c              |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c               | 18 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c                  | 16 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c             | 10 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c                |  6 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c                | 36 ++++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/centaur.c            | 18 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c            | 18 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c            | 97 ++++++++++---------
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c               |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c            |  9 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c         | 27 +++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c     | 12 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c        |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c            |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c               |  9 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c                     | 10 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c                  |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c                 | 12 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c                    |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c                        |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c            |  6 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c                     |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c                  | 14 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c                       |  8 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c                       |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c                         |  8 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c                     | 15 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c                    |  6 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c                        |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c                        |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c                     |  4 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c                  |  8 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c                        |  6 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                        | 54 ++++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                            | 12 +--
 arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c                      |  6 +-
 arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c                        |  8 +-
 arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c                     |  2 +-
 arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c                        |  8 +-
 arch/x86/pci/mmconfig-shared.c                |  8 +-
 arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c         |  6 +-
 arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c         | 11 ++-
 arch/x86/power/cpu.c                          | 10 +-
 arch/x86/realmode/init.c                      |  2 +-
 arch/x86/virt/hw.c                            |  8 +-
 arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c                       | 18 ++--
 arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c                   |  8 +-
 arch/x86/xen/suspend.c                        |  2 +-
 drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c              | 11 ++-
 drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c           | 14 +--
 drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c                     | 20 ++--
 drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c                     | 17 ++--
 drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c                 | 32 +++---
 drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c              | 29 +++---
 drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c                | 24 ++---
 drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c                  |  4 +-
 drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c                | 52 +++++-----
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c                | 30 +++---
 drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c                    | 23 ++---
 drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c                     | 78 ++++++++-------
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c                 | 12 +--
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c                 | 10 +-
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c                 | 67 ++++++-------
 drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c          | 16 +--
 drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c               | 63 ++++++------
 drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c                     |  6 +-
 drivers/edac/ie31200_edac.c                   | 10 +-
 drivers/edac/mce_amd.c                        |  8 +-
 drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c                    | 10 +-
 drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c                     | 11 ++-
 drivers/idle/intel_idle.c                     | 26 ++---
 drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c                   | 33 +++----
 drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c            |  6 +-
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c         | 10 +-
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c      |  8 +-
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c          |  2 +-
 .../intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c  |  6 +-
 .../intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c    |  2 +-
 drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c              | 20 ++--
 drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c          | 20 ++--
 drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c             |  2 +-
 drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c             |  8 +-
 drivers/thermal/intel/intel_tcc.c             | 10 +-
 drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c           | 74 +++++++-------
 drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c  | 32 +++---
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c        |  8 +-
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c         |  2 +-
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c          | 50 +++++-----
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c        | 24 ++---
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c          |  8 +-
 include/linux/cs5535.h                        | 10 +-
 146 files changed, 1044 insertions(+), 1128 deletions(-)

-- 
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* [PATCH 15/32] x86/msr: Remove rdmsr_safe()
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, virtualization
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list
In-Reply-To: <20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com>

rdmsr_safe() has no users left. Delete it.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h      | 10 ----------
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 10 ----------
 2 files changed, 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 6fb7125608c7..776a2daa2ba2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -205,16 +205,6 @@ static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return native_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);	\
-	(*low) = (u32)__val;					\
-	(*high) = (u32)(__val >> 32);				\
-	__err;							\
-})
-
 static inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 {
 	return native_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 0591aa38fd85..97b082095572 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -177,16 +177,6 @@ static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return paravirt_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
 }
 
-/* rdmsr with exception handling */
-#define rdmsr_safe(msr, a, b)				\
-({							\
-	u64 _l;						\
-	int _err = paravirt_read_msr_safe((msr), &_l);	\
-	(*a) = (u32)_l;					\
-	(*b) = (u32)(_l >> 32);				\
-	_err;						\
-})
-
 static __always_inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 {
 	return paravirt_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH 26/32] x86/msr: Remove wrmsr()
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, virtualization
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list
In-Reply-To: <20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com>

wrmsr() has no users left. Delete it.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h      | 5 -----
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 5 -----
 2 files changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 776a2daa2ba2..badab5762f3a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ do {								\
 	(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);
-}
-
 #define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
 	((val) = native_read_msr((msr)))
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 97b082095572..47d4e36d14cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ do {						\
 	val2 = _l >> 32;			\
 } while (0)
 
-static __always_inline void wrmsr(u32 msr, u32 low, u32 high)
-{
-	paravirt_write_msr(msr, (u64)high << 32 | low);
-}
-
 #define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
 do {						\
 	val = paravirt_read_msr(msr);		\
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH 30/32] x86/msr: Remove rdmsr()
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, virtualization
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list
In-Reply-To: <20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com>

rdmsr() has no users left. Delete it.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h      | 7 -------
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 7 -------
 2 files changed, 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index badab5762f3a..6d7bab33af71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -179,13 +179,6 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int counter)
  * pointer indirection), this allows gcc to optimize better
  */
 
-#define rdmsr(msr, low, high)					\
-do {								\
-	u64 __val = native_read_msr((msr));			\
-	(void)((low) = (u32)__val);				\
-	(void)((high) = (u32)(__val >> 32));			\
-} while (0)
-
 #define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
 	((val) = native_read_msr((msr)))
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 47d4e36d14cb..93754aa60d5e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -150,13 +150,6 @@ static inline int paravirt_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return PVOP_CALL2(int, pv_ops, cpu.write_msr_safe, msr, val);
 }
 
-#define rdmsr(msr, val1, val2)			\
-do {						\
-	u64 _l = paravirt_read_msr(msr);	\
-	val1 = (u32)_l;				\
-	val2 = _l >> 32;			\
-} while (0)
-
 #define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
 do {						\
 	val = paravirt_read_msr(msr);		\
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH 31/32] treewide: convert rdmsrq() from a macro to an inline function
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, linux-perf-users, linux-hyperv, kvm,
	virtualization, linux-edac, linux-pci, linux-pm, linux-coco,
	linux-acpi, linux-ide, dri-devel, linux-crypto, linux-gpio,
	linux-hwmon, linux-mtd, platform-driver-x86, linux-fbdev
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Peter Zijlstra,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo, Namhyung Kim, Mark Rutland,
	Alexander Shishkin, Jiri Olsa, Ian Rogers, Adrian Hunter,
	James Clark, K. Y. Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui,
	Long Li, Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Ajay Kaher,
	Alexey Makhalov, Broadcom internal kernel review list,
	Josh Poimboeuf, Pawan Gupta, Pu Wen, Tony Luck, Reinette Chatre,
	Dave Martin, James Morse, Babu Moger, Tony W Wang-oc,
	Vitaly Kuznetsov, Andy Lutomirski, Bjorn Helgaas,
	Rafael J. Wysocki, Pavel Machek, Kiryl Shutsemau, Rick Edgecombe,
	Boris Ostrovsky, Len Brown, Damien Le Moal, Niklas Cassel,
	David Airlie, Olivia Mackall, Herbert Xu, Viresh Kumar, Huang Rui,
	Mario Limonciello, Perry Yuan, K Prateek Nayak,
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In-Reply-To: <20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com>

Today rdmsrq() is a macro using its second parameter as the target for
storing the read MSR value.

Convert rdmsrq() to an inline function returning the MSR value.

The users have been converted using the following semantic patch:

  // Options: --include-headers

  virtual patch
  virtual report

  @@
  expression msr, val;
  @@
  (
  - rdmsrq(msr,val)
  + val = rdmsrq(msr)
  )

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
 arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c                      |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c                     |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/amd/core.c                    |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c                     | 18 +++++-----
 arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c                     |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/events/amd/power.c                   |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c                  |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/core.c                        | 20 +++++------
 arch/x86/events/intel/core.c                  | 10 +++---
 arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c                    |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c                   |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c                   | 14 ++++----
 arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c                    |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c                    |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c                    | 12 +++----
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c          |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c            |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c          |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/events/msr.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/events/perf_event.h                  |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/events/rapl.c                        |  4 +--
 arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c                |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c                     |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c                     | 26 +++++++-------
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c                 |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h                   |  4 +--
 arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h                    | 15 ++++----
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h               |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c                   | 14 ++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c          |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cet.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c                     | 14 ++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c              |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c                    | 12 +++----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c                |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c                 |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c                  | 12 +++----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c                |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c                   |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c                   |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c               |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c                 |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c                |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c              |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c               | 18 +++++-----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c                  |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c             |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c                |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c                |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c            |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c            | 32 ++++++++---------
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c            |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c         |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c     |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c        |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c            |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c               |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c                     | 10 +++---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c                  |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c                 |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c                    |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c                        |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c            |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c                     |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c                  | 14 ++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c                       |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c                       |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c                         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c                     |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c                    |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c                        |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c                        |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c                     |  4 +--
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c                  |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c                        |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                        | 36 +++++++++----------
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                            |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c                      |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c                        |  2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c                     |  2 +-
 arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c                        |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c         |  6 ++--
 arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/power/cpu.c                          | 10 +++---
 arch/x86/realmode/init.c                      |  2 +-
 arch/x86/virt/hw.c                            |  8 ++---
 arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c                       | 18 +++++-----
 arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c                   |  2 +-
 arch/x86/xen/suspend.c                        |  2 +-
 drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c              |  2 +-
 drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c                     |  4 +--
 drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c                     |  2 +-
 drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c                 |  6 ++--
 drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c              |  4 +--
 drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c                |  8 ++---
 drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c                  |  4 +--
 drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c                | 20 +++++------
 drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c                | 30 ++++++++--------
 drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c                    | 12 +++----
 drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c                     | 16 ++++-----
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c                 | 10 +++---
 drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c                 |  8 ++---
 drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c          |  4 +--
 drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c               | 14 ++++----
 drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c                     |  6 ++--
 drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c                     |  4 +--
 drivers/idle/intel_idle.c                     | 26 +++++++-------
 drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c                   |  6 ++--
 drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c            |  6 ++--
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c         | 10 +++---
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c      |  8 ++---
 drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c          |  2 +-
 .../intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c  |  6 ++--
 .../intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c    |  2 +-
 drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c              | 20 +++++------
 drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c             |  2 +-
 drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c             |  8 ++---
 drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c           | 18 +++++-----
 drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c  |  6 ++--
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c        |  2 +-
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c         |  2 +-
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c          | 18 +++++-----
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c        |  8 ++---
 drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c          |  8 ++---
 include/linux/cs5535.h                        |  2 +-
 136 files changed, 482 insertions(+), 483 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
index ecd77d3217f3..0a67c71a6ba0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ void __init snp_secure_tsc_init(void)
 	secrets = (__force struct snp_secrets_page *)mem;
 
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_GUEST_TSC_FREQ, tsc_freq_mhz);
+	tsc_freq_mhz = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_GUEST_TSC_FREQ);
 
 	/* Extract the GUEST TSC MHZ from BIT[17:0], rest is reserved space */
 	tsc_freq_mhz &= GENMASK_ULL(17, 0);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
index 06f35a6b58a5..35c56bcffd92 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/brs.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void amd_brs_drain(void)
 		u32 brs_idx = tos - i;
 		u64 from, to;
 
-		rdmsrq(brs_to(brs_idx), to);
+		to = rdmsrq(brs_to(brs_idx));
 
 		/* Entry does not belong to us (as marked by kernel) */
 		if (to == BRS_POISON)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void amd_brs_drain(void)
 		if (!amd_brs_match_plm(event, to))
 			continue;
 
-		rdmsrq(brs_from(brs_idx), from);
+		from = rdmsrq(brs_from(brs_idx));
 
 		perf_clear_branch_entry_bitfields(br+nr);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index 6569048a8c1c..ee08ed4f41ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static inline u64 amd_pmu_get_global_status(void)
 	u64 status;
 
 	/* PerfCntrGlobalStatus is read-only */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS, status);
+	status = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static bool amd_pmu_test_overflow_topbit(int idx)
 {
 	u64 counter;
 
-	rdmsrq(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx), counter);
+	counter = rdmsrq(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx));
 
 	return !(counter & BIT_ULL(x86_pmu.cntval_bits - 1));
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
index 3531f9c23b8c..17eab32164df 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ perf_ibs_event_update(struct perf_ibs *perf_ibs, struct perf_event *event,
 	 * prev count manually on overflow.
 	 */
 	while (!perf_event_try_update(event, count, 64)) {
-		rdmsrq(event->hw.config_base, *config);
+		*config = rdmsrq(event->hw.config_base);
 		count = perf_ibs->get_count(*config);
 	}
 }
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static void perf_ibs_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 	if (!stopping && (hwc->state & PERF_HES_UPTODATE))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(hwc->config_base, config);
+	config = rdmsrq(hwc->config_base);
 
 	if (stopping) {
 		/*
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static int perf_ibs_handle_irq(struct perf_ibs *perf_ibs, struct pt_regs *iregs)
 	hwc = &event->hw;
 	msr = hwc->config_base;
 	buf = ibs_data.regs;
-	rdmsrq(msr, *buf);
+	*buf = rdmsrq(msr);
 	if (!(*buf++ & perf_ibs->valid_mask))
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ static int perf_ibs_handle_irq(struct perf_ibs *perf_ibs, struct pt_regs *iregs)
 	offset_max = perf_ibs_get_offset_max(perf_ibs, event, check_rip);
 
 	do {
-		rdmsrq(msr + offset, *buf++);
+		*buf++ = rdmsrq(msr + offset);
 		size++;
 		offset = find_next_bit(perf_ibs->offset_mask,
 				       perf_ibs->offset_max,
@@ -1497,17 +1497,17 @@ static int perf_ibs_handle_irq(struct perf_ibs *perf_ibs, struct pt_regs *iregs)
 	if (event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
 		if (perf_ibs == &perf_ibs_op) {
 			if (ibs_caps & IBS_CAPS_BRNTRGT) {
-				rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSBRTARGET, *buf++);
+				*buf++ = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSBRTARGET);
 				br_target_idx = size;
 				size++;
 			}
 			if (ibs_caps & IBS_CAPS_OPDATA4) {
-				rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSOPDATA4, *buf++);
+				*buf++ = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSOPDATA4);
 				size++;
 			}
 		}
 		if (perf_ibs == &perf_ibs_fetch && (ibs_caps & IBS_CAPS_FETCHCTLEXTD)) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_ICIBSEXTDCTL, *buf++);
+			*buf++ = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_ICIBSEXTDCTL);
 			size++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ static inline int ibs_eilvt_valid(void)
 
 	preempt_disable();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSCTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSCTL);
 	offset = val & IBSCTL_LVT_OFFSET_MASK;
 
 	if (!(val & IBSCTL_LVT_OFFSET_VALID)) {
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ static inline int get_ibs_lvt_offset(void)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSCTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_IBSCTL);
 	if (!(val & IBSCTL_LVT_OFFSET_VALID))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
index 5b437dc8e4ce..0b6aec1e5bf1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 amd_pmu_lbr_get_from(unsigned int idx)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_SAMP_BR_FROM + idx * 2, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_SAMP_BR_FROM + idx * 2);
 
 	return val;
 }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 amd_pmu_lbr_get_to(unsigned int idx)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_SAMP_BR_FROM + idx * 2 + 1, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_SAMP_BR_FROM + idx * 2 + 1);
 
 	return val;
 }
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@ void amd_pmu_lbr_enable_all(void)
 	}
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_AMD_LBR_PMC_FREEZE)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, dbg_ctl);
+		dbg_ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, dbg_ctl | DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI);
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG, dbg_extn_cfg);
+	dbg_extn_cfg = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG, dbg_extn_cfg | DBG_EXTN_CFG_LBRV2EN);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
index 744dffa42dee..553a6d0c8a14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/power.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static void event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	prev_pwr_acc = hwc->pwr_acc;
 	prev_ptsc = hwc->ptsc;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_CU_PWR_ACCUMULATOR, new_pwr_acc);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_PTSC, new_ptsc);
+	new_pwr_acc = rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_CU_PWR_ACCUMULATOR);
+	new_ptsc = rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_PTSC);
 
 	/*
 	 * Calculate the CU power consumption over a time period, the unit of
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static void __pmu_event_start(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	event->hw.state = 0;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_PTSC, event->hw.ptsc);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_CU_PWR_ACCUMULATOR, event->hw.pwr_acc);
+	event->hw.ptsc = rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_PTSC);
+	event->hw.pwr_acc = rdmsrq(MSR_F15H_CU_PWR_ACCUMULATOR);
 }
 
 static void pmu_event_start(struct perf_event *event, int mode)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
index dbc00b6dd69e..eca29ba9a795 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/uncore.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void amd_uncore_read(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * read counts directly from the corresponding PERF_CTR.
 	 */
 	if (hwc->event_base_rdpmc < 0)
-		rdmsrq(hwc->event_base, new);
+		new = rdmsrq(hwc->event_base);
 	else
 		new = rdpmc(hwc->event_base_rdpmc);
 
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void amd_uncore_umc_read(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * UMC counters do not have RDPMC assignments. Read counts directly
 	 * from the corresponding PERF_CTR.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(hwc->event_base, new);
+	new = rdmsrq(hwc->event_base);
 
 	/*
 	 * Unlike the other uncore counters, UMC counters saturate and set the
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index d1af33d96d0a..b97f4cb1ca5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ void x86_pmu_disable_all(void)
 
 		if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
 			continue;
-		rdmsrq(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx), val);
+		val = rdmsrq(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx));
 		if (!(val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE))
 			continue;
 		val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
@@ -1578,10 +1578,10 @@ void perf_event_print_debug(void)
 		return;
 
 	if (x86_pmu.version >= 2) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, ctrl);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, status);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL, overflow);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, fixed);
+		ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
+		status = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
+		overflow = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL);
+		fixed = rdmsrq(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR_CTRL);
 
 		pr_info("\n");
 		pr_info("CPU#%d: ctrl:       %016llx\n", cpu, ctrl);
@@ -1589,19 +1589,19 @@ void perf_event_print_debug(void)
 		pr_info("CPU#%d: overflow:   %016llx\n", cpu, overflow);
 		pr_info("CPU#%d: fixed:      %016llx\n", cpu, fixed);
 		if (pebs_constraints) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, pebs);
+			pebs = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE);
 			pr_info("CPU#%d: pebs:       %016llx\n", cpu, pebs);
 		}
 		if (x86_pmu.lbr_nr) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+			debugctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 			pr_info("CPU#%d: debugctl:   %016llx\n", cpu, debugctl);
 		}
 	}
 	pr_info("CPU#%d: active:     %016llx\n", cpu, *(u64 *)cpuc->active_mask);
 
 	for_each_set_bit(idx, cntr_mask, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
-		rdmsrq(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx), pmc_ctrl);
-		rdmsrq(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx), pmc_count);
+		pmc_ctrl = rdmsrq(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx));
+		pmc_count = rdmsrq(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx));
 
 		prev_left = per_cpu(pmc_prev_left[idx], cpu);
 
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ void perf_event_print_debug(void)
 	for_each_set_bit(idx, fixed_cntr_mask, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
 		if (fixed_counter_disabled(idx, cpuc->pmu))
 			continue;
-		rdmsrq(x86_pmu_fixed_ctr_addr(idx), pmc_count);
+		pmc_count = rdmsrq(x86_pmu_fixed_ctr_addr(idx));
 
 		pr_info("CPU#%d: fixed-PMC%d count: %016llx\n",
 			cpu, idx, pmc_count);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 2b35483e2b70..c6fc2d9079d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ static inline u64 intel_pmu_get_status(void)
 {
 	u64 status;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, status);
+	status = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_enable_event_ext(struct perf_event *event)
 		else
 			new.thresh = ARCH_PEBS_THRESH_SINGLE;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_INDEX, old.whole);
+		old.whole = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_INDEX);
 		if (new.thresh != old.thresh || !old.en) {
 			if (old.thresh == ARCH_PEBS_THRESH_MULTI && old.wr > 0) {
 				/*
@@ -6239,7 +6239,7 @@ static void update_pmu_cap(struct pmu *pmu)
 
 	if (!intel_pmu_broken_perf_cap()) {
 		/* Perf Metric (Bit 15) and PEBS via PT (Bit 16) are hybrid enumeration */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, hybrid(pmu, intel_cap).capabilities);
+		hybrid(pmu, intel_cap).capabilities = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -6387,7 +6387,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_cpu_starting(int cpu)
 	if (!is_hybrid() && x86_pmu.intel_cap.perf_metrics) {
 		union perf_capabilities perf_cap;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, perf_cap.capabilities);
+		perf_cap.capabilities = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
 		if (!perf_cap.perf_metrics) {
 			x86_pmu.intel_cap.perf_metrics = 0;
 			x86_pmu.intel_ctrl &= ~GLOBAL_CTRL_EN_PERF_METRICS;
@@ -7931,7 +7931,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM)) {
 		u64 capabilities;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, capabilities);
+		capabilities = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
 		x86_pmu.intel_cap.capabilities = capabilities;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
index f3d5ee07f8f2..69eb6cf51d3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/cstate.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static inline u64 cstate_pmu_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base);
 	return val;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 91a093d8cf2e..0b3f2bf101f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -3244,7 +3244,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_arch_pebs(struct pt_regs *iregs,
 	void *base, *at, *top;
 	u64 mask;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_INDEX, index.whole);
+	index.whole = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PEBS_INDEX);
 
 	if (unlikely(!index.wr)) {
 		intel_pmu_pebs_event_update_no_drain(cpuc, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c
index e887adc108ac..c4f81215f758 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/knc.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void knc_pmu_disable_all(void)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
 	val &= ~(KNC_ENABLE_COUNTER0|KNC_ENABLE_COUNTER1);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, val);
 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void knc_pmu_enable_all(int added)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
 	val |= (KNC_ENABLE_COUNTER0|KNC_ENABLE_COUNTER1);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, val);
 }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline u64 knc_pmu_get_status(void)
 {
 	u64 status;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, status);
+	status = rdmsrq(MSR_KNC_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
index cae2e02fe6cc..e65a4ed121d7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/lbr.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void __intel_pmu_lbr_enable(bool pmi)
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR) && !pmi && cpuc->lbr_sel)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_LBR_SELECT, lbr_select);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+	debugctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 	orig_debugctl = debugctl;
 
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR))
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static inline u64 intel_pmu_lbr_tos(void)
 {
 	u64 tos;
 
-	rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_tos, tos);
+	tos = rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_tos);
 	return tos;
 }
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 rdlbr_from(unsigned int idx, struct lbr_entry *lbr)
 	if (lbr)
 		return lbr->from;
 
-	rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_from + idx, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_from + idx);
 
 	return lbr_from_signext_quirk_rd(val);
 }
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 rdlbr_to(unsigned int idx, struct lbr_entry *lbr)
 	if (lbr)
 		return lbr->to;
 
-	rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_to + idx, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_to + idx);
 
 	return val;
 }
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static __always_inline u64 rdlbr_info(unsigned int idx, struct lbr_entry *lbr)
 	if (lbr)
 		return lbr->info;
 
-	rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_info + idx, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_info + idx);
 
 	return val;
 }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_save(void *ctx)
 	task_ctx->tos = tos;
 
 	if (cpuc->lbr_select)
-		rdmsrq(MSR_LBR_SELECT, task_ctx->lbr_sel);
+		task_ctx->lbr_sel = rdmsrq(MSR_LBR_SELECT);
 }
 
 static void intel_pmu_arch_lbr_save(void *ctx)
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_read_32(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc)
 			u64     lbr;
 		} msr_lastbranch;
 
-		rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_from + lbr_idx, msr_lastbranch.lbr);
+		msr_lastbranch.lbr = rdmsrq(x86_pmu.lbr_from + lbr_idx);
 
 		perf_clear_branch_entry_bitfields(br);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
index 5368dc31787c..e675e85682f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static inline int p4_pmu_clear_cccr_ovf(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 	u64 v;
 
 	/* an official way for overflow indication */
-	rdmsrq(hwc->config_base, v);
+	v = rdmsrq(hwc->config_base);
 	if (v & P4_CCCR_OVF) {
 		wrmsrq(hwc->config_base, v & ~P4_CCCR_OVF);
 		return 1;
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static inline int p4_pmu_clear_cccr_ovf(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 	 * the counter has reached zero value and continued counting before
 	 * real NMI signal was received:
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(hwc->event_base, v);
+	v = rdmsrq(hwc->event_base);
 	if (!(v & ARCH_P4_UNFLAGGED_BIT))
 		return 1;
 
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ __init int p4_pmu_init(void)
 	/* If we get stripped -- indexing fails */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARCH_P4_MAX_CCCR > INTEL_PMC_MAX_GENERIC);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc);
+	misc = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 	if (!(misc & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_EMON)) {
 		pr_cont("unsupported Netburst CPU model %d ",
 			boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
index fb991e0ac614..4268b576b5d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void p6_pmu_disable_all(void)
 	u64 val;
 
 	/* p6 only has one enable register */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0);
 	val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0, val);
 }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void p6_pmu_enable_all(int added)
 	unsigned long val;
 
 	/* p6 only has one enable register */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0);
 	val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0, val);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
index b5726b50e77d..c8f23e68a4bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int __init pt_pmu_hw_init(void)
 	int ret;
 	long i;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO, reg);
+	reg = rdmsrq(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO);
 	pt_pmu.max_nonturbo_ratio = (reg & 0xff00) >> 8;
 
 	/*
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int __init pt_pmu_hw_init(void)
 		 * "IA32_VMX_MISC[bit 14]" being 1 means PT can trace
 		 * post-VMXON.
 		 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC, reg);
+		reg = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC);
 		if (reg & BIT(14))
 			pt_pmu.vmx = true;
 	}
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static void pt_handle_status(struct pt *pt)
 	int advance = 0;
 	u64 status;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS, status);
+	status = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS);
 
 	if (status & RTIT_STATUS_ERROR) {
 		pr_err_ratelimited("ToPA ERROR encountered, trying to recover\n");
@@ -987,12 +987,12 @@ static void pt_read_offset(struct pt_buffer *buf)
 	struct topa_page *tp;
 
 	if (!buf->single) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_BASE, pt->output_base);
+		pt->output_base = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_BASE);
 		tp = phys_to_virt(pt->output_base);
 		buf->cur = &tp->topa;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_MASK, pt->output_mask);
+	pt->output_mask = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_MASK);
 	/* offset within current output region */
 	buf->output_off = pt->output_mask >> 32;
 	/* index of current output region within this table */
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ static void pt_event_start(struct perf_event *event, int mode)
 			 * PMI might have just cleared these, so resume_allowed
 			 * must be checked again also.
 			 */
-			rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS, status);
+			status = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS);
 			if (!(status & (RTIT_STATUS_TRIGGEREN |
 					RTIT_STATUS_ERROR |
 					RTIT_STATUS_STOPPED)) &&
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
index 7857959c6e82..0067bd35aa7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ u64 uncore_msr_read_counter(struct intel_uncore_box *box, struct perf_event *eve
 {
 	u64 count;
 
-	rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base, count);
+	count = rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base);
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
index 8962e7cb21e3..c06ffcdce6e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_nhmex.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void nhmex_uncore_msr_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 	u64 config;
 
 	if (msr) {
-		rdmsrq(msr, config);
+		config = rdmsrq(msr);
 		config &= ~((1ULL << uncore_num_counters(box)) - 1);
 		/* WBox has a fixed counter */
 		if (uncore_msr_fixed_ctl(box))
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void nhmex_uncore_msr_enable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 	u64 config;
 
 	if (msr) {
-		rdmsrq(msr, config);
+		config = rdmsrq(msr);
 		config |= (1ULL << uncore_num_counters(box)) - 1;
 		/* WBox has a fixed counter */
 		if (uncore_msr_fixed_ctl(box))
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
index edddd4f9ab5f..b095b0fdeb3a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snb.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int icl_get_cbox_num(void)
 {
 	u64 num_boxes;
 
-	rdmsrq(ICL_UNC_CBO_CONFIG, num_boxes);
+	num_boxes = rdmsrq(ICL_UNC_CBO_CONFIG);
 
 	return num_boxes & ICL_UNC_NUM_CBO_MASK;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
index 334dc384b5b9..5c2c4199eb74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_snbep.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static void snbep_uncore_msr_disable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 
 	msr = uncore_msr_box_ctl(box);
 	if (msr) {
-		rdmsrq(msr, config);
+		config = rdmsrq(msr);
 		config |= SNBEP_PMON_BOX_CTL_FRZ;
 		wrmsrq(msr, config);
 	}
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void snbep_uncore_msr_enable_box(struct intel_uncore_box *box)
 
 	msr = uncore_msr_box_ctl(box);
 	if (msr) {
-		rdmsrq(msr, config);
+		config = rdmsrq(msr);
 		config &= ~SNBEP_PMON_BOX_CTL_FRZ;
 		wrmsrq(msr, config);
 	}
@@ -6357,7 +6357,7 @@ void spr_uncore_cpu_init(void)
 		 * of UNCORE_SPR_CHA) is incorrect on some SPR variants because of a
 		 * firmware bug. Using the value from SPR_MSR_UNC_CBO_CONFIG to replace it.
 		 */
-		rdmsrq(SPR_MSR_UNC_CBO_CONFIG, num_cbo);
+		num_cbo = rdmsrq(SPR_MSR_UNC_CBO_CONFIG);
 		/*
 		 * The MSR doesn't work on the EMR XCC, but the firmware bug doesn't impact
 		 * the EMR XCC. Don't let the value from the MSR replace the existing value.
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/msr.c b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
index 76d6418c5055..0e59781549ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static inline u64 msr_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 	u64 now;
 
 	if (event->hw.event_base)
-		rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base, now);
+		now = rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base);
 	else
 		now = rdtsc_ordered();
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index eae24bb35dc1..a4b1cfccedd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -1481,11 +1481,11 @@ static __always_inline void __amd_pmu_lbr_disable(void)
 {
 	u64 dbg_ctl, dbg_extn_cfg;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG, dbg_extn_cfg);
+	dbg_extn_cfg = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_AMD_DBG_EXTN_CFG, dbg_extn_cfg & ~DBG_EXTN_CFG_LBRV2EN);
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_AMD_LBR_PMC_FREEZE)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, dbg_ctl);
+		dbg_ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, dbg_ctl & ~DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI);
 	}
 }
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ static __always_inline void __intel_pmu_lbr_disable(void)
 {
 	u64 debugctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+	debugctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 	debugctl &= ~(DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR | DEBUGCTLMSR_FREEZE_LBRS_ON_PMI);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
index 8ed03c32f560..180cc18282ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static inline unsigned int get_rapl_pmu_idx(int cpu, int scope)
 static inline u64 rapl_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	u64 raw;
-	rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base, raw);
+	raw = rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base);
 	return raw;
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static u64 rapl_event_update(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	prev_raw_count = local64_read(&hwc->prev_count);
 	do {
-		rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base, new_raw_count);
+		new_raw_count = rdmsrq(event->hw.event_base);
 	} while (!local64_try_cmpxchg(&hwc->prev_count,
 				      &prev_raw_count, new_raw_count));
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c b/arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c
index e506f677db57..1980e5995e27 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/core.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static inline u64 zhaoxin_pmu_get_status(void)
 {
 	u64 status;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, status);
+	status = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	return status;
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void zhaoxin_pmu_disable_fixed(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 
 	mask = 0xfULL << (idx * 4);
 
-	rdmsrq(hwc->config_base, ctrl_val);
+	ctrl_val = rdmsrq(hwc->config_base);
 	ctrl_val &= ~mask;
 	wrmsrq(hwc->config_base, ctrl_val);
 }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static void zhaoxin_pmu_enable_fixed(struct hw_perf_event *hwc)
 	bits <<= (idx * 4);
 	mask = 0xfULL << (idx * 4);
 
-	rdmsrq(hwc->config_base, ctrl_val);
+	ctrl_val = rdmsrq(hwc->config_base);
 	ctrl_val &= ~mask;
 	ctrl_val |= bits;
 	wrmsrq(hwc->config_base, ctrl_val);
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
index 95f1782d1e17..4e30f9a11bc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static u64 hv_apic_icr_read(void)
 {
 	u64 reg_val;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_ICR, reg_val);
+	reg_val = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_ICR);
 	return reg_val;
 }
 
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ static u32 hv_apic_read(u32 reg)
 
 	switch (reg) {
 	case APIC_EOI:
-		rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_EOI, reg_val.q);
+		reg_val.q = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_EOI);
 		return reg_val.l;
 	case APIC_TASKPRI:
-		rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TPR, reg_val.q);
+		reg_val.q = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TPR);
 		return reg_val.l;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c
index 55a8b6de2865..bc8f91114868 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int hyperv_init_ghcb(void)
 	 * returned by MSR_AMD64_SEV_ES_GHCB is above shared
 	 * memory boundary and map it here.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SEV_ES_GHCB, ghcb_gpa);
+	ghcb_gpa = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SEV_ES_GHCB);
 
 	/* Mask out vTOM bit and map as decrypted */
 	ghcb_gpa &= ~ms_hyperv.shared_gpa_boundary;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int hv_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu)
 		 * For root partition we get the hypervisor provided VP assist
 		 * page, instead of allocating a new page.
 		 */
-		rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE, msr.as_uint64);
+		msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE);
 		*hvp = memremap(msr.pfn << HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE_ADDRESS_SHIFT,
 				PAGE_SIZE, MEMREMAP_WB);
 	} else {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void hv_reenlightenment_notify(struct work_struct *dummy)
 {
 	struct hv_tsc_emulation_status emu_status;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_EMULATION_STATUS, *(u64 *)&emu_status);
+	*(u64 *)&emu_status = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_EMULATION_STATUS);
 
 	/* Don't issue the callback if TSC accesses are not emulated */
 	if (hv_reenlightenment_cb && emu_status.inprogress)
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ void hyperv_stop_tsc_emulation(void)
 	u64 freq;
 	struct hv_tsc_emulation_status emu_status;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_EMULATION_STATUS, *(u64 *)&emu_status);
+	*(u64 *)&emu_status = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_EMULATION_STATUS);
 	emu_status.inprogress = 0;
 	wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_EMULATION_STATUS, *(u64 *)&emu_status);
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY, freq);
+	freq = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY);
 	tsc_khz = div64_u64(freq, 1000);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hyperv_stop_tsc_emulation);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void clear_hv_tscchange_cb(void)
 	if (!hv_reenlightenment_available())
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_REENLIGHTENMENT_CONTROL, *(u64 *)&re_ctrl);
+	*(u64 *)&re_ctrl = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_REENLIGHTENMENT_CONTROL);
 	re_ctrl.enabled = 0;
 	wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_REENLIGHTENMENT_CONTROL, *(u64 *)&re_ctrl);
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int hv_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 			 */
 			memunmap(hv_vp_assist_page[cpu]);
 			hv_vp_assist_page[cpu] = NULL;
-			rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE, msr.as_uint64);
+			msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE);
 			msr.enable = 0;
 		}
 		wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE, msr.as_uint64);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int hv_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (hv_reenlightenment_cb == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_REENLIGHTENMENT_CONTROL, *((u64 *)&re_ctrl));
+	*((u64 *)&re_ctrl) = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_REENLIGHTENMENT_CONTROL);
 	if (re_ctrl.target_vp == hv_vp_index[cpu]) {
 		/*
 		 * Reassign reenlightenment notifications to some other online
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int hv_suspend(void *data)
 	hv_set_hypercall_pg(NULL);
 
 	/* Disable the hypercall page in the hypervisor */
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL, hypercall_msr.as_uint64);
+	hypercall_msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL);
 	hypercall_msr.enable = 0;
 	wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL, hypercall_msr.as_uint64);
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void hv_resume(void *data)
 	WARN_ON(ret);
 
 	/* Re-enable the hypercall page */
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL, hypercall_msr.as_uint64);
+	hypercall_msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL);
 	hypercall_msr.enable = 1;
 	hypercall_msr.guest_physical_address =
 		vmalloc_to_pfn(hv_hypercall_pg_saved);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void __init hyperv_init(void)
 	if (hv_hypercall_pg == NULL)
 		goto clean_guest_os_id;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL, hypercall_msr.as_uint64);
+	hypercall_msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL);
 	hypercall_msr.enable = 1;
 
 	if (hv_root_partition()) {
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ void hyperv_report_panic(struct pt_regs *regs, long err, bool in_die)
 		return;
 	panic_reported = true;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID, guest_id);
+	guest_id = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID);
 
 	wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_CRASH_P0, err);
 	wrmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_CRASH_P1, guest_id);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ bool hv_is_hyperv_initialized(void)
 	 * that the hypercall page is setup
 	 */
 	hypercall_msr.as_uint64 = 0;
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL, hypercall_msr.as_uint64);
+	hypercall_msr.as_uint64 = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL);
 
 	return hypercall_msr.enable;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
index 210b494e4de0..29dad837f459 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_spinlock.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void hv_qlock_wait(u8 *byte, u8 val)
 	if (READ_ONCE(*byte) == val) {
 		unsigned long msr_val;
 
-		rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_IDLE, msr_val);
+		msr_val = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_IDLE);
 
 		(void)msr_val;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 9cd493d467d4..e028140fac49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static inline u32 native_apic_msr_read(u32 reg)
 	if (reg == APIC_DFR)
 		return -1;
 
-	rdmsrq(APIC_BASE_MSR + (reg >> 4), msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(APIC_BASE_MSR + (reg >> 4));
 	return (u32)msr;
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static inline u64 native_x2apic_icr_read(void)
 {
 	unsigned long val;
 
-	rdmsrq(APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_ICR >> 4), val);
+	val = rdmsrq(APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_ICR >> 4));
 	return val;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
index a2c1f2d24b64..426d48beef81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static inline unsigned long get_debugctlmsr(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 6)
 		return 0;
 #endif
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctlmsr);
+	debugctlmsr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 
 	return debugctlmsr;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h
index 70ff4ef457b1..9de49d732e9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fsgsbase.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static inline unsigned long x86_fsbase_read_cpu(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE))
 		fsbase = rdfsbase();
 	else
-		rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, fsbase);
+		fsbase = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
 
 	return fsbase;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5f6c1ce9673b..e9b4ad535643 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ static inline unsigned long read_msr(unsigned long msr)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(msr);
 	return value;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 6d7bab33af71..95761803c2e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -173,14 +173,13 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int counter)
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-/*
- * Access to machine-specific registers (available on 586 and better only)
- * Note: the rd* operations modify the parameters directly (without using
- * pointer indirection), this allows gcc to optimize better
- */
 
-#define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
-	((val) = native_read_msr((msr)))
+/* Access to machine-specific registers (available on 586 and better only) */
+
+static __always_inline u64 rdmsrq(u32 msr)
+{
+	return native_read_msr(msr);
+}
 
 static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ int wrmsr_safe_regs_on_cpu(unsigned int cpu, u32 regs[8]);
 #else  /*  CONFIG_SMP  */
 static inline int rdmsrq_on_cpu(unsigned int cpu, u32 msr_no, u64 *q)
 {
-	rdmsrq(msr_no, *q);
+	*q = rdmsrq(msr_no);
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline int wrmsrq_on_cpu(unsigned int cpu, u32 msr_no, u64 q)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 93754aa60d5e..19442bc3af37 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ static inline int paravirt_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return PVOP_CALL2(int, pv_ops, cpu.write_msr_safe, msr, val);
 }
 
-#define rdmsrq(msr, val)			\
-do {						\
-	val = paravirt_read_msr(msr);		\
-} while (0)
+static __always_inline u64 rdmsrq(u32 msr)
+{
+	return paravirt_read_msr(msr);
+}
 
 static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 90025451ace2..7a6c77e6a44e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ void disable_local_APIC(void)
 	if (enabled_via_apicbase) {
 		struct msr val;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 		val.l &= ~MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
 	}
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ static bool x2apic_hw_locked(void)
 
 	x86_arch_cap_msr = x86_read_arch_cap_msr();
 	if (x86_arch_cap_msr & ARCH_CAP_XAPIC_DISABLE) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XAPIC_DISABLE_STATUS, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XAPIC_DISABLE_STATUS);
 		return (msr & LEGACY_XAPIC_DISABLED);
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ static void __x2apic_disable(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_APIC))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 	if (!(msr & X2APIC_ENABLE))
 		return;
 	/* Disable xapic and x2apic first and then reenable xapic mode */
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ static void __x2apic_enable(void)
 {
 	u64 msr;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 	if (msr & X2APIC_ENABLE)
 		return;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, msr | X2APIC_ENABLE);
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ static bool __init apic_verify(unsigned long addr)
 
 	/* The BIOS may have set up the APIC at some other address */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 6) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 		if (val.l & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE)
 			addr = val.l & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE;
 	}
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ bool __init apic_force_enable(unsigned long addr)
 	 * and AMD K7 (Model > 1) or later.
 	 */
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 6) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 		if (!(val.l & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE)) {
 			pr_info("Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- reenabling.\n");
 			val.l &= ~MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE;
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ static void lapic_resume(void *data)
 		 * SMP! We'll need to do this as part of the CPU restore!
 		 */
 		if (boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 6) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
+			val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 			val.l &= ~MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE;
 			val.l |= MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE | mp_lapic_addr;
 			wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, val.q);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
index 5c5be2d58242..e61bab997e61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static u32 numachip1_get_apic_id(u32 x)
 	unsigned int id = (x >> 24) & 0xff;
 
 	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NODEID_MSR)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID, value);
+		value = rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID);
 		id |= (value << 2) & 0xff00;
 	}
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static u32 numachip2_get_apic_id(u32 x)
 {
 	u64 mcfg;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE, mcfg);
+	mcfg = rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE);
 	return ((mcfg >> (28 - 8)) & 0xfff00) | (x >> 24);
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void fixup_cpu_id(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, int node)
 
 	/* Account for nodes per socket in multi-core-module processors */
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NODEID_MSR)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID);
 		nodes = ((val >> 3) & 7) + 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cet.c
index 99444409c026..3efceee443b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cet.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void do_user_cp_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 	 * will be whatever is live in userspace. So read the SSP before enabling
 	 * interrupts so locking the fpregs to do it later is not required.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, ssp);
+	ssp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP);
 
 	cond_local_irq_enable(regs);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 169e373418bb..47052e8c328b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void init_amd_k6(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		if (mbytes > 508)
 			mbytes = 508;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K6_WHCR, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_K6_WHCR);
 		if ((val.l & 0x0000FFFF) == 0) {
 			unsigned long flags;
 			val.l = (1 << 0) | ((mbytes / 4) << 1);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void init_amd_k6(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		if (mbytes > 4092)
 			mbytes = 4092;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K6_WHCR, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_K6_WHCR);
 		if ((val.l & 0xFFFF0000) == 0) {
 			unsigned long flags;
 			val.l = ((mbytes >> 2) << 22) | (1 << 16);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void init_amd_k7(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * As per AMD technical note 27212 0.2
 	 */
 	if ((c->x86_model == 8 && c->x86_stepping >= 1) || (c->x86_model > 8)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K7_CLK_CTL, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_CLK_CTL);
 		if ((val.l & 0xfff00000) != 0x20000000) {
 			pr_info("CPU: CLK_CTL MSR was %x. Reprogramming to %x\n",
 				val.l, ((val.l & 0x000fffff) | 0x20000000));
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void bsp_init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		    (c->x86 == 0x10 && c->x86_model >= 0x2)) {
 			u64 val;
 
-			rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR, val);
+			val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR);
 			if (!(val & BIT(24)))
 				pr_warn(FW_BUG "TSC doesn't count with P0 frequency!\n");
 		}
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static void early_detect_mem_encrypt(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 */
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_SME) || cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_SEV)) {
 		/* Check if memory encryption is enabled */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 		if (!(msr & MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_MEM_ENCRYPT))
 			goto clear_all;
 
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static void early_detect_mem_encrypt(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		if (!sme_me_mask)
 			setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SME);
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR);
 		if (!(msr & MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK))
 			goto clear_sev;
 
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ static void init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	init_amd_cacheinfo(c);
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_SVM)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_VM_CR, vm_cr);
+		vm_cr = rdmsrq(MSR_VM_CR);
 		if (vm_cr & SVM_VM_CR_SVM_DIS_MASK) {
 			pr_notice_once("SVM disabled (by BIOS) in MSR_VM_CR\n");
 			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SVM);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
index 7ffc78d5ebf2..492dc9a11d6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/aperfmperf.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static void init_counter_refs(void *data)
 {
 	u64 aperf, mperf;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	aperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF);
+	mperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF);
 
 	this_cpu_write(cpu_samples.aperf, aperf);
 	this_cpu_write(cpu_samples.mperf, mperf);
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ void arch_scale_freq_tick(void)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	aperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF);
+	mperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF);
 	acnt = aperf - s->aperf;
 	mcnt = mperf - s->mperf;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 83f51cab0b1e..bad99e491e13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ void update_srbds_msr(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SRBDS_CTRL))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl);
+	mcu_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 
 	switch (srbds_mitigation) {
 	case SRBDS_MITIGATION_OFF:
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ void update_gds_msr(void)
 
 	switch (gds_mitigation) {
 	case GDS_MITIGATION_OFF:
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl);
+		mcu_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 		mcu_ctrl |= GDS_MITG_DIS;
 		break;
 	case GDS_MITIGATION_FULL_LOCKED:
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void update_gds_msr(void)
 		 * CPUs.
 		 */
 	case GDS_MITIGATION_FULL:
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl);
+		mcu_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 		mcu_ctrl &= ~GDS_MITG_DIS;
 		break;
 	case GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE:
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ void update_gds_msr(void)
 	 * GDS_MITG_DIS will be ignored if this processor is locked but the boot
 	 * processor was not.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl_after);
+	mcu_ctrl_after = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(mcu_ctrl != mcu_ctrl_after);
 }
 
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void __init gds_select_mitigation(void)
 	if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_FORCE)
 		gds_mitigation = GDS_MITIGATION_FULL;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_ctrl);
+	mcu_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 	if (mcu_ctrl & GDS_MITG_LOCKED) {
 		if (gds_mitigation == GDS_MITIGATION_OFF)
 			pr_warn("Mitigation locked. Disable failed.\n");
@@ -3232,7 +3232,7 @@ void __init cpu_select_mitigations(void)
 	 * init code as it is not enumerated and depends on the family.
 	 */
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, x86_spec_ctrl_base);
+		x86_spec_ctrl_base = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
 		/*
 		 * Previously running kernel (kexec), may have some controls
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
index bba28607a59a..c9074c368146 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static bool split_lock_verify_msr(bool on)
 		ctrl &= ~MSR_TEST_CTRL_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT;
 	if (wrmsrq_safe(MSR_TEST_CTRL, ctrl))
 		return false;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TEST_CTRL, tmp);
+	tmp = rdmsrq(MSR_TEST_CTRL);
 	return ctrl == tmp;
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void __init __split_lock_setup(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TEST_CTRL, msr_test_ctrl_cache);
+	msr_test_ctrl_cache = rdmsrq(MSR_TEST_CTRL);
 
 	if (!split_lock_verify_msr(true)) {
 		pr_info("MSR access failed: Disabled\n");
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void bus_lock_init(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BUS_LOCK_DETECT))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 
 	if ((boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT) &&
 	    (sld_state == sld_warn || sld_state == sld_fatal)) ||
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static void __init split_lock_setup(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * MSR_IA32_CORE_CAPS_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT is.  All CPUs that set
 	 * it have split lock detection.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CORE_CAPS, ia32_core_caps);
+	ia32_core_caps = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CORE_CAPS);
 	if (ia32_core_caps & MSR_IA32_CORE_CAPS_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT)
 		goto supported;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
index 513fa1f640f9..6cd89b5ac9de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void init_c3(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 		/* enable ACE unit, if present and disabled */
 		if ((tmp & (ACE_PRESENT | ACE_ENABLED)) == ACE_PRESENT) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR, msr);
+			msr = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR);
 			/* enable ACE unit */
 			wrmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR, msr | ACE_FCR);
 			pr_info("CPU: Enabled ACE h/w crypto\n");
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void init_c3(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 		/* enable RNG unit, if present and disabled */
 		if ((tmp & (RNG_PRESENT | RNG_ENABLED)) == RNG_PRESENT) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG, msr);
+			msr = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG);
 			/* enable RNG unit */
 			wrmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG, msr | RNG_ENABLE);
 			pr_info("CPU: Enabled h/w RNG\n");
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void init_c3(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* Cyrix III family needs CX8 & PGE explicitly enabled. */
 	if (c->x86_model >= 6 && c->x86_model <= 13) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR);
 		wrmsrq(MSR_VIA_FCR, msr | (1 << 1 | 1 << 7));
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CX8);
 	}
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 			name = "??";
 		}
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IDT_FCR1, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IDT_FCR1);
 		newlo = (val.l | fcr_set) & (~fcr_clr);
 
 		if (newlo != val.l) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index cbef2c6c8478..5a36d96595b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static void squash_the_stupid_serial_number(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	/* Disable processor serial number: */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_BBL_CR_CTL, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_BBL_CR_CTL);
 	val.l |= 0x200000;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_BBL_CR_CTL, val.q);
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ __noendbr u64 ibt_save(bool disable)
 	u64 msr = 0;
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IBT)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET);
 		if (disable)
 			wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET, msr & ~CET_ENDBR_EN);
 	}
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ __noendbr void ibt_restore(u64 save)
 	u64 msr;
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_IBT)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET);
 		msr &= ~CET_ENDBR_EN;
 		msr |= (save & CET_ENDBR_EN);
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET, msr);
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ u64 x86_read_arch_cap_msr(void)
 	u64 x86_arch_cap_msr = 0;
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, x86_arch_cap_msr);
+		x86_arch_cap_msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES);
 
 	return x86_arch_cap_msr;
 }
@@ -1913,10 +1913,10 @@ static bool detect_null_seg_behavior(void)
 	 */
 
 	unsigned long old_base, tmp;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, old_base);
+	old_base = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, 1);
 	loadsegment(fs, 0);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, tmp);
+	tmp = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, old_base);
 	return tmp == 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c
index 1ce30a5c26ce..3adcab54c16f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/feat_ctl.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void init_vmx_capabilities(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * as they exist on any CPU that supports VMX, i.e. we want the WARN if
 	 * the RDMSR faults.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS);
 	c->vmx_capability[PRIMARY_CTLS] = val.h;
 
 	rdmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS2, &val.q);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void init_vmx_capabilities(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	c->vmx_capability[TERTIARY_CTLS_LOW] = val.l;
 	c->vmx_capability[TERTIARY_CTLS_HIGH] = val.h;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_PINBASED_CTLS, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_PINBASED_CTLS);
 	supported = val.h;
 	rdmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_VMX_VMFUNC, &val.q);
 	funcs = val.h;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c
index ec51c2b9a257..44b462799cf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hygon.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void bsp_init_hygon(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC)) {
 		u64 val;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR);
 		if (!(val & BIT(24)))
 			pr_warn(FW_BUG "TSC doesn't count with P0 frequency!\n");
 	}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void init_hygon(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	init_hygon_cacheinfo(c);
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_SVM)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_VM_CR, vm_cr);
+		vm_cr = rdmsrq(MSR_VM_CR);
 		if (vm_cr & SVM_VM_CR_SVM_DIS_MASK) {
 			pr_notice_once("SVM disabled (by BIOS) in MSR_VM_CR\n");
 			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SVM);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 076bdd0d3f85..20d48ffa27b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void detect_tme_early(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	u64 tme_activate;
 	int keyid_bits;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TME_ACTIVATE, tme_activate);
+	tme_activate = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TME_ACTIVATE);
 
 	if (!TME_ACTIVATE_LOCKED(tme_activate) || !TME_ACTIVATE_ENABLED(tme_activate)) {
 		pr_info_once("x86/tme: not enabled by BIOS\n");
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static void early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * string flag and enhanced fast string capabilities accordingly.
 	 */
 	if (c->x86_vfm >= INTEL_PENTIUM_M_DOTHAN) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_enable);
+		misc_enable = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 		if (misc_enable & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_FAST_STRING) {
 			/* X86_FEATURE_ERMS is set based on CPUID */
 			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD);
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_DS)) {
 		u64 l;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, l);
+		l = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 		if (!(l & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_BTS_UNAVAIL))
 			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_BTS);
 		if (!(l & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_PEBS_UNAVAIL))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c
index 2c56f8730f59..a02d562253d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_epb.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int intel_epb_save(void *data)
 {
 	u64 epb;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS, epb);
+	epb = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS);
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that saved_epb will always be nonzero after this write even if
 	 * the EPB value read from the MSR is 0.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void intel_epb_restore(void *data)
 	u64 val = this_cpu_read(saved_epb);
 	u64 epb;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS, epb);
+	epb = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS);
 	if (val) {
 		val &= EPB_MASK;
 	} else {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
index f916fb4c5d13..febdd4fe9b3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void threshold_restart_block(void *_tr)
 	if (!this_cpu_read(threshold_banks) && !tr->set_lvt_off)
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(tr->b->address, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(tr->b->address);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset error count and overflow bit.
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static void disable_err_thresholding(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, unsigned int bank)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR, hwcr);
+	hwcr = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_HWCR);
 
 	/* McStatusWrEn has to be set */
 	need_toggle = !(hwcr & BIT(18));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
index 017aaf57ba47..0d4f4c000405 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_cap_init(void)
 	u64 cap;
 	u8 b;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
+	cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP);
 
 	b = cap & MCG_BANKCNT_MASK;
 
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_generic(void)
 {
 	u64 cap;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
+	cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP);
 	if (cap & MCG_CTL_P)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CTL, ~0ULL);
 }
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks(void)
 		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL), b->ctl);
 		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_STATUS), 0);
 
-		rdmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL), msrval);
+		msrval = rdmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL));
 		b->init = !!msrval;
 	}
 }
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ void mca_bsp_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (mce_flags.smca)
 		smca_bsp_init();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
+	cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP);
 
 	/* Use accurate RIP reporting if available. */
 	if ((cap & MCG_EXT_P) && MCG_EXT_CNT(cap) >= 9)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c
index 6f8a49d8baeb..aa933864f32e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static void check_hw_inj_possible(void)
 		u64 status = MCI_STATUS_VAL, ipid;
 
 		/* Check whether bank is populated */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SMCA_MCx_IPID(bank), ipid);
+		ipid = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SMCA_MCx_IPID(bank));
 		if (!ipid)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
index 4655223ba560..2edb05d5e2d7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static bool cmci_supported(int *banks)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_APIC) || lapic_get_maxlvt() < 6)
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
+	cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP);
 	*banks = min_t(unsigned, MAX_NR_BANKS, cap & MCG_BANKCNT_MASK);
 	return !!(cap & MCG_CMCI_P);
 }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static bool lmce_supported(void)
 	if (mca_cfg.lmce_disabled)
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, tmp);
+	tmp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP);
 
 	/*
 	 * LMCE depends on recovery support in the processor. Hence both
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static bool lmce_supported(void)
 	 * WARN if the MSR isn't locked as init_ia32_feat_ctl() unconditionally
 	 * locks the MSR in the event that it wasn't already locked by BIOS.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL, tmp);
+	tmp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tmp & FEAT_CTL_LOCKED)))
 		return false;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void cmci_set_threshold(int bank, int thresh)
 	u64 val;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cmci_discover_lock, flags);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank));
 	val &= ~MCI_CTL2_CMCI_THRESHOLD_MASK;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val | thresh);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmci_discover_lock, flags);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static bool cmci_skip_bank(int bank, u64 *val)
 	if (test_bit(bank, mce_banks_ce_disabled))
 		return true;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), *val);
+	*val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank));
 
 	/* Already owned by someone else? */
 	if (*val & MCI_CTL2_CMCI_EN) {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void cmci_claim_bank(int bank, u64 val, int bios_zero_thresh, int *bios_w
 
 	val |= MCI_CTL2_CMCI_EN;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank));
 
 	/* If the enable bit did not stick, this bank should be polled. */
 	if (!(val & MCI_CTL2_CMCI_EN)) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static void __cmci_disable_bank(int bank)
 
 	if (!test_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_banks_owned)))
 		return;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank));
 	val &= ~MCI_CTL2_CMCI_EN;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCx_CTL2(bank), val);
 	__clear_bit(bank, this_cpu_ptr(mce_banks_owned));
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void intel_init_lmce(void)
 	if (!lmce_supported())
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL);
 
 	if (!(val & MCG_EXT_CTL_LMCE_EN))
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL, val | MCG_EXT_CTL_LMCE_EN);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void intel_clear_lmce(void)
 	if (!lmce_supported())
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL);
 	val &= ~MCG_EXT_CTL_LMCE_EN;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_EXT_CTL, val);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c
index eb99f384d747..7b363b604bad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/p5.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ noinstr void pentium_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	u64 addr, type;
 
 	instrumentation_begin();
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_ADDR, addr);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_TYPE, type);
+	addr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_ADDR);
+	type = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_TYPE);
 
 	pr_emerg("CPU#%d: Machine Check Exception:  0x%8X (type 0x%8X).\n",
 		 smp_processor_id(), (u32)addr, (u32)type);
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ void intel_p5_mcheck_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		return;
 
 	/* Read registers before enabling: */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_ADDR, q);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_TYPE, q);
+	q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_ADDR);
+	q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_P5_MC_TYPE);
 	pr_info("Intel old style machine check architecture supported.\n");
 
 	/* Enable MCE: */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c
index 7040243533d9..7b967f2abd8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/winchip.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void winchip_mcheck_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IDT_FCR1, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IDT_FCR1);
 	val.l |= (1<<2);	/* Enable EIERRINT (int 18 MCE) */
 	val.l &= ~(1<<4);	/* Enable MCE */
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IDT_FCR1, val.q);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index f4a444e6114d..4d860fea5cc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ static __init bool staging_available(void)
 	if (!(val & ARCH_CAP_MCU_ENUM))
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_ENUMERATION, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_ENUMERATION);
 	return !!(val & MCU_STAGING);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index 185d4f677ec0..65ad235ef5c6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ u64 hv_get_non_nested_msr(unsigned int reg)
 	if (hv_is_synic_msr(reg) && ms_hyperv.paravisor_present)
 		hv_ivm_msr_read(reg, &value);
 	else
-		rdmsrq(reg, value);
+		value = rdmsrq(reg);
 	return value;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hv_get_non_nested_msr);
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static unsigned long hv_get_tsc_khz(void)
 {
 	unsigned long freq;
 
-	rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY, freq);
+	freq = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY);
 
 	return freq / 1000;
 }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
 		 */
 		u64	hv_lapic_frequency;
 
-		rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY, hv_lapic_frequency);
+		hv_lapic_frequency = rdmsrq(HV_X64_MSR_APIC_FREQUENCY);
 		hv_lapic_frequency = div_u64(hv_lapic_frequency, HZ);
 		lapic_timer_period = hv_lapic_frequency;
 		pr_info("Hyper-V: LAPIC Timer Frequency: %#x\n",
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c
index fad93cbf6869..6622eaf9445e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/amd.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ amd_get_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long *base,
 	unsigned long val;
 	struct msr msr;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K6_UWCCR, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_K6_UWCCR);
 	/* Upper dword is region 1, lower is region 0 */
 	if (reg == 1)
 		val = msr.h;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ amd_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long base, unsigned long size, mtrr_type
 	/*
 	 * Low is MTRR0, High MTRR 1
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K6_UWCCR, msr.val);
+	msr.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K6_UWCCR);
 	/*
 	 * Blank to disable
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c
index cd1a6dec4064..2b72c784db9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ int __init mtrr_cleanup(void)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MTRR) || enable_mtrr_cleanup < 1)
 		return 0;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType, def);
+	def = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType);
 	def &= 0xff;
 	if (def != MTRR_TYPE_UNCACHABLE)
 		return 0;
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ int __init mtrr_trim_uncached_memory(unsigned long end_pfn)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MTRR) || disable_mtrr_trim)
 		return 0;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType, def);
+	def = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType);
 	def &= MTRR_DEF_TYPE_TYPE;
 	if (def != MTRR_TYPE_UNCACHABLE)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index 67cf69f24b00..4d8034a7fdc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static inline void k8_check_syscfg_dram_mod_en(void)
 	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (val.l & K8_MTRRFIXRANGE_DRAM_MODIFY) {
 		pr_err(FW_WARN "MTRR: CPU %u: SYSCFG[MtrrFixDramModEn]"
 		       " not cleared by BIOS, clearing this bit\n",
@@ -559,10 +559,10 @@ get_mtrr_var_range(unsigned int index, struct mtrr_var_range *vr)
 {
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(index), val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(index));
 	vr->base_lo = val.l;
 	vr->base_hi = val.h;
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(index), val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(index));
 	vr->mask_lo = val.l;
 	vr->mask_hi = val.h;
 }
@@ -588,12 +588,12 @@ static void get_fixed_ranges(mtrr_type *frs)
 
 	k8_check_syscfg_dram_mod_en();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix64K_00000, p[0]);
+	p[0] = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix64K_00000);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-		rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix16K_80000 + i, p[1 + i]);
+		p[1 + i] = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix16K_80000 + i);
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-		rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix4K_C0000 + i, p[3 + i]);
+		p[3 + i] = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRfix4K_C0000 + i);
 }
 
 void mtrr_save_fixed_ranges(void *info)
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ bool __init get_mtrr_state(void)
 
 	vrs = mtrr_state.var_ranges;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap, q);
+	q = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap);
 	mtrr_state.have_fixed = q & MTRR_CAP_FIX;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_var_ranges; i++)
@@ -708,13 +708,13 @@ bool __init get_mtrr_state(void)
 	if (mtrr_state.have_fixed)
 		get_fixed_ranges(mtrr_state.fixed_ranges);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType, q);
+	q = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType);
 	mtrr_state.def_type = q & MTRR_DEF_TYPE_TYPE;
 	mtrr_state.enabled = (q & MTRR_DEF_TYPE_ENABLE) >> MTRR_STATE_SHIFT;
 
 	if (amd_special_default_mtrr()) {
 		/* TOP_MEM2 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2, mtrr_tom2);
+		mtrr_tom2 = rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2);
 		mtrr_tom2 &= 0xffffff800000ULL;
 	}
 
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static void set_fixed_range(int msr, bool *changed, unsigned int *msrwords)
 {
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(msr);
 
 	if (val.l != msrwords[0] || val.h != msrwords[1]) {
 		mtrr_wrmsr(msr, msrwords[0], msrwords[1]);
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static void generic_get_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long *base,
 	 */
 	get_cpu();
 
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(reg), mask);
+	mask = rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(reg));
 
 	if (!(mask & MTRR_PHYSMASK_V)) {
 		/*  Invalid (i.e. free) range */
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void generic_get_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long *base,
 		goto out_put_cpu;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(reg), base_msr);
+	base_msr = rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(reg));
 
 	/* Work out the shifted address mask: */
 	tmp = mask & PAGE_MASK;
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static bool set_mtrr_var_ranges(unsigned int index, struct mtrr_var_range *vr)
 	bool changed = false;
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(index), val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MTRRphysBase_MSR(index));
 	if ((vr->base_lo & ~MTRR_PHYSBASE_RSVD) != (val.l & ~MTRR_PHYSBASE_RSVD)
 	    || (vr->base_hi & ~phys_hi_rsvd) != (val.h & ~phys_hi_rsvd)) {
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static bool set_mtrr_var_ranges(unsigned int index, struct mtrr_var_range *vr)
 		changed = true;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(index), val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MTRRphysMask_MSR(index));
 
 	if ((vr->mask_lo & ~MTRR_PHYSMASK_RSVD) != (val.l & ~MTRR_PHYSMASK_RSVD)
 	    || (vr->mask_hi & ~phys_hi_rsvd) != (val.h & ~phys_hi_rsvd)) {
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ void mtrr_disable(void)
 	struct msr val;
 
 	/* Save MTRR state */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRdefType);
 	deftype_lo = val.l;
 	deftype_hi = val.h;
 
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static int generic_have_wrcomb(void)
 {
 	u64 config;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap, config);
+	config = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap);
 	return config & MTRR_CAP_WC;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
index 468c53b20acf..9b7abd58b677 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
 	if (mtrr_enabled()) {
 		/* Get the number of variable MTRR ranges. */
 		if (mtrr_if == &generic_mtrr_ops)
-			rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap, config);
+			config = rdmsrq(MSR_MTRRcap);
 		else
 			config = mtrr_if->var_regs;
 		num_var_ranges = config & MTRR_CAP_VCNT;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index f452e8ce4cef..d4fc3964a4f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static inline void cache_alloc_hsw_probe(void)
 	if (wrmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE, max_cbm))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE, l3_cbm_0);
+	l3_cbm_0 = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE);
 
 	/* If all the bits were set in MSR, return success */
 	if (l3_cbm_0 != max_cbm)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
index 153dc5a268a4..591f4837ae1a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int __rmid_read_phys(u32 prmid, enum resctrl_event_id eventid, u64 *val)
 	 * are error bits.
 	 */
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_EVTSEL, msr_val.q);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR, msr_val.q);
+	msr_val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR);
 
 	if (msr_val.q & RMID_VAL_ERROR)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int __cntr_id_read(u32 cntr_id, u64 *val)
 	 * is set if the counter data is unavailable.
 	 */
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_EVTSEL, msr_val.q);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR, msr_val.q);
+	msr_val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_QM_CTR);
 
 	if (msr_val.q & RMID_VAL_ERROR)
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c
index d7caab0409b6..0408ac7f66fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int resctrl_arch_measure_cycles_lat_fn(void *_plr)
 	/*
 	 * Disable hardware prefetchers.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL, saved);
+	saved = rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL, prefetch_disable_bits);
 	mem_r = READ_ONCE(plr->kmem);
 	/*
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int measure_residency_fn(struct perf_event_attr *miss_attr,
 	/*
 	 * Disable hardware prefetchers.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL, saved);
+	saved = rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_CONTROL, prefetch_disable_bits);
 
 	/* Initialize rest of local variables */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 885026468440..6f7efe2a7c12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void resctrl_arch_mon_event_config_read(void *_config_info)
 		pr_warn_once("Invalid event id %d\n", config_info->evtid);
 		return;
 	}
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EVT_CFG_BASE + index, msrval);
+	msrval = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EVT_CFG_BASE + index);
 
 	/* Report only the valid event configuration bits */
 	config_info->mon_config = msrval & MAX_EVT_CONFIG_BITS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
index 4913b64ec592..68337da5aa09 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static __init bool check_for_real_bsp(u32 apic_id)
 	 * kernel must rely on the firmware enumeration order.
 	 */
 	if (has_apic_base) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE);
 		is_bsp = !!(msr & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BSP);
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c
index da080d732e10..2e05f21be2da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_amd.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void parse_fam10h_node_id(struct topo_scan *tscan)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NODEID_MSR))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID, nid.msr);
+	nid.msr = rdmsrq(MSR_FAM10H_NODE_ID);
 	store_node(tscan, nid.nodes_per_pkg + 1, nid.node_id);
 	tscan->c->topo.llc_id = nid.node_id;
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void topoext_fixup(struct topo_scan *tscan)
 			MSR_AMD64_CPUID_EXT_FEAT_TOPOEXT_BIT) <= 0)
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_CPUID_EXT_FEAT, msrval);
+	msrval = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_CPUID_EXT_FEAT);
 	if (msrval & MSR_AMD64_CPUID_EXT_FEAT_TOPOEXT) {
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TOPOEXT);
 		pr_info_once(FW_INFO "CPU: Re-enabling disabled Topology Extensions Support.\n");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
index c670fbb6ee50..6c2755acc7f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void init_transmeta(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	}
 
 	/* Unhide possibly hidden capability flags */
-	rdmsrq(0x80860004, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(0x80860004);
 	wrmsrq(0x80860004, msr | ~0U);
 	c->x86_capability[CPUID_1_EDX] = cpuid_edx(0x00000001);
 	wrmsrq(0x80860004, msr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
index 209b5a22d880..b500845d2049 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void tsx_disable(void)
 {
 	u64 tsx;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx);
+	tsx = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL);
 
 	/* Force all transactions to immediately abort */
 	tsx |= TSX_CTRL_RTM_DISABLE;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void tsx_enable(void)
 {
 	u64 tsx;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx);
+	tsx = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL);
 
 	/* Enable the RTM feature in the cpu */
 	tsx &= ~TSX_CTRL_RTM_DISABLE;
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ static void tsx_clear_cpuid(void)
 	 */
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM_ALWAYS_ABORT) &&
 	    boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSX_FORCE_ABORT)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT);
 		msr |= MSR_TFA_TSX_CPUID_CLEAR;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT, msr);
 	} else if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MSR_TSX_CTRL)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL);
 		msr |= TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, msr);
 	}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void tsx_dev_mode_disable(void)
 	    !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SRBDS_CTRL))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL, mcu_opt_ctrl);
+	mcu_opt_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCU_OPT_CTRL);
 
 	if (mcu_opt_ctrl & RTM_ALLOW) {
 		mcu_opt_ctrl &= ~RTM_ALLOW;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
index e4a31c536642..8c3cf0f95e9a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int __init umwait_init(void)
 	 * changed. This is the only place where orig_umwait_control_cached
 	 * is modified.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL, orig_umwait_control_cached);
+	orig_umwait_control_cached = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL);
 
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "umwait:online",
 				umwait_cpu_online, umwait_cpu_offline);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
index fe504fd43c77..f89aec38a349 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static void init_zhaoxin_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 		/* Enable ACE unit, if present and disabled */
 		if ((tmp & (ACE_PRESENT | ACE_ENABLED)) == ACE_PRESENT) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57, msr);
+			msr = rdmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57);
 			/* Enable ACE unit */
 			wrmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57, msr | ACE_FCR);
 			pr_info("CPU: Enabled ACE h/w crypto\n");
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void init_zhaoxin_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 		/* Enable RNG unit, if present and disabled */
 		if ((tmp & (RNG_PRESENT | RNG_ENABLED)) == RNG_PRESENT) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57, msr);
+			msr = rdmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57);
 			/* Enable RNG unit */
 			wrmsrq(MSR_ZHAOXIN_FCR57, msr | RNG_ENABLE);
 			pr_info("CPU: Enabled h/w RNG\n");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 584fb9913be4..322398aa83bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void fpu_sync_guest_vmexit_xfd_state(void)
 
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 	if (fpu_state_size_dynamic()) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD, fpstate->xfd);
+		fpstate->xfd = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD);
 		__this_cpu_write(xfd_state, fpstate->xfd);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 8dc7b710e125..8a27b9ae9fc7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ static bool __init hpet_is_pc10_damaged(void)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Check whether PC10 is enabled in PKG C-state limit */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, pcfg);
+	pcfg = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 	if ((pcfg & 0xF) < 8)
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index dcef84da304b..e773e94c14ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int kvm_suspend(void *data)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPUIDLE_HALTPOLL
 	if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_POLL_CONTROL))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL);
 	has_guest_poll = !(val & 1);
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c
index ef6104e7cc72..348ac8fce3ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mmconf-fam10h_64.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void get_fam10h_pci_mmconf_base(void)
 
 	/* SYS_CFG */
 	address = MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG;
-	rdmsrq(address, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(address);
 
 	/* TOP_MEM2 is not enabled? */
 	if (!(val & (1<<21))) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void get_fam10h_pci_mmconf_base(void)
 	} else {
 		/* TOP_MEM2 */
 		address = MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2;
-		rdmsrq(address, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(address);
 		tom2 = max(val & 0xffffff800000ULL, 1ULL << 32);
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void fam10h_check_enable_mmcfg(void)
 		return;
 
 	address = MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE;
-	rdmsrq(address, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(address);
 
 	/* try to make sure that AP's setting is identical to BSP setting */
 	if (val & FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_ENABLE) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 85435044e33c..2fcf872f9854 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ void __switch_to_xtra(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	    arch_has_block_step()) {
 		unsigned long debugctl, msk;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+		debugctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 		debugctl &= ~DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
 		msk = tifn & _TIF_BLOCKSTEP;
 		debugctl |= (msk >> TIF_BLOCKSTEP) << DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF_SHIFT;
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ void __init arch_post_acpi_subsys_init(void)
 	 * the machine is affected K8_INTP_C1E_ACTIVE_MASK bits are set in
 	 * MSR_K8_INT_PENDING_MSG.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K8_INT_PENDING_MSG, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_K8_INT_PENDING_MSG);
 	if (!(val & K8_INTP_C1E_ACTIVE_MASK))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index d44afbe005bb..cec5aba41776 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, enum show_regs_mode mode,
 		return;
 
 	if (mode == SHOW_REGS_USER) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, fs);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, shadowgs);
+		fs = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
+		shadowgs = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 		printk("%sFS:  %016lx GS:  %016lx\n",
 		       log_lvl, fs, shadowgs);
 		return;
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, enum show_regs_mode mode,
 	savesegment(fs, fsindex);
 	savesegment(gs, gsindex);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, fs);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE, gs);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, shadowgs);
+	fs = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
+	gs = rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE);
+	shadowgs = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 
 	cr0 = read_cr0();
 	cr2 = read_cr2();
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static noinstr unsigned long __rdgsbase_inactive(void)
 		native_swapgs();
 	} else {
 		instrumentation_begin();
-		rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, gsbase);
+		gsbase = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 		instrumentation_end();
 	}
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ unsigned long x86_gsbase_read_cpu_inactive(void)
 		gsbase = __rdgsbase_inactive();
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	} else {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, gsbase);
+		gsbase = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 	}
 
 	return gsbase;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c b/arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c
index 0ca64900192f..f3d1f385c626 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static unsigned long get_user_shstk_addr(void)
 
 	fpregs_lock_and_load();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, ssp);
+	ssp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP);
 
 	fpregs_unlock();
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int shstk_pop(u64 *val)
 
 	fpregs_lock_and_load();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, ssp);
+	ssp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP);
 	if (val && get_user(*val, (__user u64 *)ssp))
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 	else
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int shstk_push(u64 val)
 
 	fpregs_lock_and_load();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, ssp);
+	ssp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP);
 	ssp -= SS_FRAME_SIZE;
 	ret = write_user_shstk_64((__user void *)ssp, val);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static int wrss_control(bool enable)
 		return 0;
 
 	fpregs_lock_and_load();
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_U_CET, msrval);
+	msrval = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_U_CET);
 
 	if (enable) {
 		features_set(ARCH_SHSTK_WRSS);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 30aa8369957e..9cd11dc7bb17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static noinstr void exc_debug_kernel(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long dr6)
 		 */
 		unsigned long debugctl;
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
+		debugctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
 		debugctl |= DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, debugctl);
 	}
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static bool handle_xfd_event(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64) || !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XFD))
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD_ERR, xfd_err);
+	xfd_err = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD_ERR);
 	if (!xfd_err)
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 723347e2cf7f..39baee2307c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static void __init detect_art(void)
 	if (art_base_clk.denominator < ART_MIN_DENOMINATOR)
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, art_base_clk.offset);
+	art_base_clk.offset = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST);
 
 	/* Make this sticky over multiple CPU init calls */
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ART);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
index d74743c8d2a4..6a1d22e8b846 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_msr.c
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ unsigned long cpu_khz_from_msr(void)
 
 	freq_desc = (struct freq_desc *)id->driver_data;
 	if (freq_desc->use_msr_plat) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO);
 		ratio = (val.l >> 8) & 0xff;
 	} else {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 		ratio = (val.h >> 8) & 0x1f;
 	}
 
 	/* Get FSB FREQ ID */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ);
 	index = val.l & freq_desc->mask;
 	md = &freq_desc->muldiv[index];
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
index ec3aa340d351..a21ea3c85f6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void tsc_verify_tsc_adjust(bool resume)
 
 	adj->nextcheck = jiffies + HZ;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, curval);
+	curval = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST);
 	if (adj->adjusted == curval)
 		return;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ bool __init tsc_store_and_check_tsc_adjust(bool bootcpu)
 	if (check_tsc_unstable())
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, bootval);
+	bootval = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST);
 	cur->bootval = bootval;
 	cur->nextcheck = jiffies + HZ;
 	tsc_sanitize_first_cpu(cur, bootval, smp_processor_id(), bootcpu);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool tsc_store_and_check_tsc_adjust(bool bootcpu)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_ADJUST))
 		return false;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, bootval);
+	bootval = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST);
 	cur->bootval = bootval;
 	cur->nextcheck = jiffies + HZ;
 	cur->warned = false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index c18286545a7a..5ebee82dba84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void amd_mediated_pmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 	u64 global_status;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS, global_status);
+	global_status = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 	/* Clear host global_status MSR if non-zero. */
 	if (global_status)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS_CLR, global_status);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static void amd_mediated_pmu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 
 	wrmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL, 0);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS, pmu->global_status);
+	pmu->global_status = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	/* Clear global status bits if non-zero */
 	if (pmu->global_status)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 9658ce4e0294..977112d8713c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -4619,7 +4619,7 @@ static __no_kcsan fastpath_t svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 run_flags)
 	kvm_clear_available_registers(vcpu, SVM_REGS_LAZY_LOAD_SET);
 
 	if (!msr_write_intercepted(svm, MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL, vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->global_ctrl);
+		vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->global_ctrl = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL);
 
 	trace_kvm_exit(vcpu, KVM_ISA_SVM);
 
@@ -5482,7 +5482,7 @@ static __init void svm_adjust_mmio_mask(void)
 		return;
 
 	/* If memory encryption is not enabled, use existing mask */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (!(msr & MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_MEM_ENCRYPT))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 6957bb6f5cf7..920521796743 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -7352,8 +7352,8 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_cr_fixed(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs)
 	msrs->cr4_fixed0 = VMXON_CR4_ALWAYSON;
 
 	/* These MSRs specify bits which the guest must keep fixed off. */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR0_FIXED1, msrs->cr0_fixed1);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED1, msrs->cr4_fixed1);
+	msrs->cr0_fixed1 = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR0_FIXED1);
+	msrs->cr4_fixed1 = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED1);
 
 	if (vmx_umip_emulated())
 		msrs->cr4_fixed1 |= X86_CR4_UMIP;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 1944939c4139..5eb5636704bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static bool intel_pmu_handle_lbr_msrs_access(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		int err = 0;
 
 		if (read)
-			rdmsrq(index, msr_info->data);
+			msr_info->data = rdmsrq(index);
 		else
 			err = wrmsrq_safe(index, msr_info->data);
 		__set_bit(INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR, vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->pmc_in_use);
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static bool intel_pmu_is_mediated_pmu_supported(struct x86_pmu_capability *host_
 	u64 host_perf_cap = 0;
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, host_perf_cap);
+		host_perf_cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
 
 	/*
 	 * Require v4+ for MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET, and full-width
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 	u64 global_status, toggle;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, global_status);
+	global_status = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 	toggle = pmu->global_status ^ global_status;
 	if (global_status & toggle)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL, global_status & toggle);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 
 	/* MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is already saved at VM-exit. */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, pmu->global_status);
+	pmu->global_status = rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
 
 	/* Clear hardware MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS MSR, if non-zero. */
 	if (pmu->global_status)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c
index 771c75a58343..765cac151023 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/sgx.c
@@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ void setup_default_sgx_lepubkeyhash(void)
 		sgx_pubkey_hash[3] = 0xd4f8c05909f9bb3bULL;
 	} else {
 		/* MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH0 is read above */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH1, sgx_pubkey_hash[1]);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH2, sgx_pubkey_hash[2]);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH3, sgx_pubkey_hash[3]);
+		sgx_pubkey_hash[1] = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH1);
+		sgx_pubkey_hash[2] = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH2);
+		sgx_pubkey_hash[3] = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH3);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 49948bbaf2de..3d53b5bb6914 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -1246,13 +1246,13 @@ static inline void pt_save_msr(struct pt_ctx *ctx, u32 addr_range)
 {
 	u32 i;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS, ctx->status);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_BASE, ctx->output_base);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_MASK, ctx->output_mask);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_CR3_MATCH, ctx->cr3_match);
+	ctx->status = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_STATUS);
+	ctx->output_base = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_BASE);
+	ctx->output_mask = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_OUTPUT_MASK);
+	ctx->cr3_match = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_CR3_MATCH);
 	for (i = 0; i < addr_range; i++) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR0_A + i * 2, ctx->addr_a[i]);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR0_B + i * 2, ctx->addr_b[i]);
+		ctx->addr_a[i] = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR0_A + i * 2);
+		ctx->addr_b[i] = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR0_B + i * 2);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ static void pt_guest_enter(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	 * GUEST_IA32_RTIT_CTL is already set in the VMCS.
 	 * Save host state before VM entry.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_CTL, vmx->pt_desc.host.ctl);
+	vmx->pt_desc.host.ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_CTL);
 	if (vmx->pt_desc.guest.ctl & RTIT_CTL_TRACEEN) {
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_RTIT_CTL, 0);
 		pt_save_msr(&vmx->pt_desc.host, vmx->pt_desc.num_address_ranges);
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ static void vmx_prepare_switch_to_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	++vmx->vcpu.stat.host_state_reload;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, vmx->msr_guest_kernel_gs_base);
+	vmx->msr_guest_kernel_gs_base = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 #endif
 	if (host_state->ldt_sel || (host_state->gs_sel & 7)) {
 		kvm_load_ldt(host_state->ldt_sel);
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ static int adjust_vmx_controls(u32 ctl_min, u32 ctl_opt, u32 msr, u32 *result)
 	struct msr vmx_msr;
 	u32 ctl = ctl_min | ctl_opt;
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, vmx_msr.q);
+	vmx_msr.q = rdmsrq(msr);
 
 	ctl &= vmx_msr.h;  /* bit == 0 in high word ==> must be zero */
 	ctl |= vmx_msr.l;  /* bit == 1 in low word  ==> must be one  */
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ static u64 adjust_vmx_controls64(u64 ctl_opt, u32 msr)
 {
 	u64 allowed;
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, allowed);
+	allowed = rdmsrq(msr);
 
 	return  ctl_opt & allowed;
 }
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ static int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC, basic_msr);
+	basic_msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC);
 
 	/* IA-32 SDM Vol 3B: VMCS size is never greater than 4kB. */
 	if (vmx_basic_vmcs_size(basic_msr) > PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ static int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
 	if (vmx_basic_vmcs_mem_type(basic_msr) != X86_MEMTYPE_WB)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC, misc_msr);
+	misc_msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC);
 
 	vmcs_conf->basic = basic_msr;
 	vmcs_conf->pin_based_exec_ctrl = _pin_based_exec_control;
@@ -4478,7 +4478,7 @@ void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 
 	vmcs_writel(HOST_RIP, (unsigned long)vmx_vmexit); /* 22.2.5 */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS);
 	vmcs_write32(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, val.l);
 
 	/*
@@ -4490,11 +4490,11 @@ void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
 		vmcs_writel(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, 0);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, tmpl);
+	tmpl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP);
 	vmcs_writel(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, tmpl);   /* 22.2.3 */
 
 	if (vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl & VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PAT) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT);
 		vmcs_write64(HOST_IA32_PAT, val.q);
 	}
 
@@ -7152,7 +7152,7 @@ static void handle_nm_fault_irqoff(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * the #NM exception.
 	 */
 	if (is_xfd_nm_fault(vcpu))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD_ERR, vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.xfd_err);
+		vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.xfd_err = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XFD_ERR);
 }
 
 static void handle_exception_irqoff(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 intr_info)
@@ -8043,7 +8043,7 @@ static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, host_perf_cap);
+		host_perf_cap = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
 
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR) &&
 	    !enable_mediated_pmu) {
@@ -8600,7 +8600,7 @@ __init int vmx_hardware_setup(void)
 	vmx_setup_user_return_msrs();
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MPX)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_BNDCFGS, host_bndcfgs);
+		host_bndcfgs = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_BNDCFGS);
 		WARN_ONCE(host_bndcfgs, "BNDCFGS in host will be lost");
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 9b645563ece9..7abe482efe46 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ static __always_inline void kvm_access_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	kvm_fpu_get();
 	if (access == MSR_TYPE_R)
-		rdmsrq(msr_info->index, msr_info->data);
+		msr_info->data = rdmsrq(msr_info->index);
 	else
 		wrmsrq(msr_info->index, msr_info->data);
 	kvm_fpu_put();
@@ -10098,7 +10098,7 @@ int kvm_x86_vendor_init(struct kvm_x86_init_ops *ops)
 	}
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) || boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBT)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET, kvm_host.s_cet);
+		kvm_host.s_cet = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_S_CET);
 		/*
 		 * Linux doesn't yet support supervisor shadow stacks (SSS), so
 		 * KVM doesn't save/restore the associated MSRs, i.e. KVM may
@@ -10130,7 +10130,7 @@ int kvm_x86_vendor_init(struct kvm_x86_init_ops *ops)
 	}
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XSS, kvm_host.xss);
+		kvm_host.xss = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_XSS);
 		kvm_caps.supported_xss = kvm_host.xss & KVM_SUPPORTED_XSS;
 	}
 
@@ -10142,7 +10142,7 @@ int kvm_x86_vendor_init(struct kvm_x86_init_ops *ops)
 	kvm_init_pmu_capability(ops->pmu_ops);
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, kvm_host.arch_capabilities);
+		kvm_host.arch_capabilities = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_nr_uret_msrs);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
index e03eeec55cfe..b9db2012a75e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
@@ -709,16 +709,16 @@ unsigned long insn_get_seg_base(struct pt_regs *regs, int seg_reg_idx)
 		unsigned long base;
 
 		if (seg_reg_idx == INAT_SEG_REG_FS) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, base);
+			base = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
 		} else if (seg_reg_idx == INAT_SEG_REG_GS) {
 			/*
 			 * swapgs was called at the kernel entry point. Thus,
 			 * MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE will have the user-space GS base.
 			 */
 			if (user_mode(regs))
-				rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, base);
+				base = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 			else
-				rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE, base);
+				base = rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE);
 		} else {
 			base = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c b/arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c
index 7b6cfc2c0970..ddff68050322 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/msr-smp.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static void __rdmsr_on_cpu(void *info)
 	else
 		reg = &rv->reg;
 
-	rdmsrq(rv->msr_no, reg->q);
+	reg->q = rdmsrq(rv->msr_no);
 }
 
 static void __wrmsr_on_cpu(void *info)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
index cf94fb561310..114853c212ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void __init pat_bp_init(void)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_PAT))
 		pat_disable("PAT not supported by the CPU.");
 	else
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, pat_msr_val);
+		pat_msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT);
 
 	if (!pat_msr_val) {
 		pat_disable("PAT support disabled by the firmware.");
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c b/arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c
index 99b1727136c1..342371081f60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/amd_bus.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int __init early_root_info_init(void)
 
 	/* need to take out [0, TOM) for RAM*/
 	address = MSR_K8_TOP_MEM1;
-	rdmsrq(address, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(address);
 	end = (val & 0xffffff800000ULL);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "TOM: %016llx aka %lldM\n", end, end>>20);
 	if (end < (1ULL<<32))
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ static int __init early_root_info_init(void)
 	/* need to take out [4G, TOM2) for RAM*/
 	/* SYS_CFG */
 	address = MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG;
-	rdmsrq(address, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(address);
 	/* TOP_MEM2 is enabled? */
 	if (val & (1<<21)) {
 		/* TOP_MEM2 */
 		address = MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2;
-		rdmsrq(address, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(address);
 		end = (val & 0xffffff800000ULL);
 		printk(KERN_INFO "TOM2: %016llx aka %lldM\n", end, end>>20);
 		subtract_range(range, RANGE_NUM, 1ULL<<32, end);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int amd_bus_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	u64 reg;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_NB_CFG, reg);
+	reg = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_NB_CFG);
 	if (!(reg & ENABLE_CF8_EXT_CFG)) {
 		reg |= ENABLE_CF8_EXT_CFG;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_AMD64_NB_CFG, reg);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c
index ee77d57bcab7..95dfd90b1f05 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-rtc.c
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ static int __init xo1_rtc_init(void)
 	of_node_put(node);
 
 	pr_info("olpc-xo1-rtc: Initializing OLPC XO-1 RTC\n");
-	rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_DOMA_OFFSET, rtc_info.rtc_day_alarm);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_MONA_OFFSET, rtc_info.rtc_mon_alarm);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_CEN_OFFSET, rtc_info.rtc_century);
+	rtc_info.rtc_day_alarm = rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_DOMA_OFFSET);
+	rtc_info.rtc_mon_alarm = rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_MONA_OFFSET);
+	rtc_info.rtc_century = rdmsrq(MSR_RTC_CEN_OFFSET);
 
 	r = platform_device_register(&xo1_rtc_device);
 	if (r)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c
index 97eb4738d602..b2e12d780e58 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo1-sci.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int setup_sci_interrupt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	u32 sts;
 	int r;
 
-	rdmsrq(0x51400020, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(0x51400020);
 	sci_irq = (msr >> 20) & 15;
 
 	if (sci_irq) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
index 702f30eaf9c4..f44ebe2fe099 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void msr_save_context(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 
 	while (msr < end) {
 		if (msr->valid)
-			rdmsrq(msr->info.msr_no, msr->info.reg.q);
+			msr->info.reg.q = rdmsrq(msr->info.msr_no);
 		msr++;
 	}
 }
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ static void __save_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 	savesegment(ds, ctxt->ds);
 	savesegment(es, ctxt->es);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE, ctxt->fs_base);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE, ctxt->kernelmode_gs_base);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, ctxt->usermode_gs_base);
+	ctxt->fs_base = rdmsrq(MSR_FS_BASE);
+	ctxt->kernelmode_gs_base = rdmsrq(MSR_GS_BASE);
+	ctxt->usermode_gs_base = rdmsrq(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE);
 	mtrr_save_fixed_ranges(NULL);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_EFER, ctxt->efer);
+	ctxt->efer = rdmsrq(MSR_EFER);
 #endif
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
index 694d80a5c68e..469f2aa8e105 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void __init setup_real_mode(void)
 	 * Some AMD processors will #GP(0) if EFER.LMA is set in WRMSR
 	 * so we need to mask it out.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	efer = rdmsrq(MSR_EFER);
 	trampoline_header->efer = efer & ~EFER_LMA;
 
 	trampoline_header->start = (u64) secondary_startup_64;
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/hw.c b/arch/x86/virt/hw.c
index 7e9091c640be..a2e4b99d7276 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/hw.c
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/hw.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static __init int __x86_vmx_init(void)
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_VMX))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC, basic_msr);
+	basic_msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC);
 
 	/* IA-32 SDM Vol 3B: VMCS size is never greater than 4kB. */
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vmx_basic_vmcs_size(basic_msr) > PAGE_SIZE))
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int x86_svm_enable_virtualization_cpu(void)
 {
 	u64 efer;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	efer = rdmsrq(MSR_EFER);
 	if (efer & EFER_SVME)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int x86_svm_disable_virtualization_cpu(void)
 	r = 0;
 
 fault:
-	rdmsrq(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	efer = rdmsrq(MSR_EFER);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_EFER, efer & ~EFER_SVME);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void x86_svm_emergency_disable_virtualization_cpu(void)
 
 	virt_rebooting = true;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	efer = rdmsrq(MSR_EFER);
 	if (!(efer & EFER_SVME))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
index 8bcdce98f6dc..124566c56e59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void snp_enable(void *arg)
 	if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 
 	val |= MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_SNP_EN;
 	val |= MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_SNP_VMPL_EN;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static void clear_rmp(void)
 		return;
 
 	/* Clearing the RMP while SNP is enabled will cause an exception */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(val & MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_SNP_EN))
 		return;
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int snp_prepare(void)
 	 * Check if SEV-SNP is already enabled, this can happen in case of
 	 * kexec boot.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (val & MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_SNP_EN)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ void snp_shutdown(void)
 {
 	u64 syscfg;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, syscfg);
+	syscfg = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (syscfg & MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG_SNP_EN)
 		return;
 
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ static bool probe_contiguous_rmptable_info(void)
 {
 	u64 rmp_sz, rmp_base, rmp_end;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_BASE, rmp_base);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_END, rmp_end);
+	rmp_base = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_BASE);
+	rmp_end = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_END);
 
 	if (!(rmp_base & RMP_ADDR_MASK) || !(rmp_end & RMP_ADDR_MASK)) {
 		pr_err("Memory for the RMP table has not been reserved by BIOS\n");
@@ -640,13 +640,13 @@ static bool probe_segmented_rmptable_info(void)
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, segment_shift, segment_shift_min, segment_shift_max;
 	u64 rmp_base, rmp_end;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_BASE, rmp_base);
+	rmp_base = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_BASE);
 	if (!(rmp_base & RMP_ADDR_MASK)) {
 		pr_err("Memory for the RMP table has not been reserved by BIOS\n");
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_END, rmp_end);
+	rmp_end = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_END);
 	WARN_ONCE(rmp_end & RMP_ADDR_MASK,
 		  "Segmented RMP enabled but RMP_END MSR is non-zero\n");
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static bool probe_segmented_rmptable_info(void)
 bool snp_probe_rmptable_info(void)
 {
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SEGMENTED_RMP))
-		rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_CFG, rmp_cfg);
+		rmp_cfg = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_RMP_CFG);
 
 	if (rmp_cfg & MSR_AMD64_SEG_RMP_ENABLED)
 		return probe_segmented_rmptable_info();
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
index 1b9ff749dd8e..9839f5b8dcc3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static void __init check_tdx_erratum(void)
 	 * Some TDX-capable CPUs have an erratum where the current VMCS is
 	 * cleared after calling into P-SEAMLDR.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC, basic_msr);
+	basic_msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC);
 	if (!(basic_msr & VMX_BASIC_NO_SEAMRET_INVD_VMCS))
 		setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SEAMRET_INVD_VMCS);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c b/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
index ba2f17e64321..b0e1152aa80e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/suspend.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void xen_vcpu_notify_suspend(void *data)
 	tick_suspend_local();
 
 	if (xen_pv_domain() && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, tmp);
+		tmp = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 		this_cpu_write(spec_ctrl, tmp);
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 9e25d6124efd..535a0f9dd2cf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void amd_fixup_frequency(struct acpi_processor_px *px, int i)
 
 	if ((boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x10 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model < 10) ||
 	    boot_cpu_data.x86 == 0x11) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_PSTATE_DEF_BASE + index, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_PSTATE_DEF_BASE + index);
 		/*
 		 * MSR C001_0064+:
 		 * Bit 63: PstateEn. Read-write. If set, the P-state is valid.
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
index da98390cc49e..e38eecaea1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void cs5535_set_piomode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev)
 		pio_cmd_timings[cmdmode] << 16 | pio_timings[mode]);
 
 	/* Set the PIO "format 1" bit in the DMA timing register */
-	rdmsrq(ATAC_CH0D0_DMA + 2 * adev->devno, reg);
+	reg = rdmsrq(ATAC_CH0D0_DMA + 2 * adev->devno);
 	wrmsrq(ATAC_CH0D0_DMA + 2 * adev->devno, reg | 0x80000000UL);
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void cs5535_set_dmamode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev)
 	u32 reg;
 	int mode = adev->dma_mode;
 
-	rdmsrq(ATAC_CH0D0_DMA + 2 * adev->devno, reg);
+	reg = rdmsrq(ATAC_CH0D0_DMA + 2 * adev->devno);
 	reg &= 0x80000000UL;
 	if (mode >= XFER_UDMA_0)
 		reg |= udma_timings[mode - XFER_UDMA_0];
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c
index 61d232a82b5e..eca97dce1e85 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5536.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int cs5536_read(struct pci_dev *pdev, int reg, u32 *val)
 {
 #ifdef MAYBE_USE_MSR
 	if (unlikely(use_msr)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IDE_CFG + reg, *val);
+		*val = rdmsrq(MSR_IDE_CFG + reg);
 		return 0;
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c
index 3e760bc00afa..f646f1854981 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static int nvidia_init_iorr(u32 base, u32 size)
 	/* If not found, determine the uppermost available iorr */
 	free_iorr_addr = AMD_K7_NUM_IORR;
 	for (iorr_addr = 0; iorr_addr < AMD_K7_NUM_IORR; iorr_addr++) {
-		rdmsrq(IORR_BASE0 + 2 * iorr_addr, base_msr.q);
-		rdmsrq(IORR_MASK0 + 2 * iorr_addr, mask_msr.q);
+		base_msr.q = rdmsrq(IORR_BASE0 + 2 * iorr_addr);
+		mask_msr.q = rdmsrq(IORR_MASK0 + 2 * iorr_addr);
 
 		if ((base_msr.l & 0xfffff000) == (base & 0xfffff000))
 			break;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int nvidia_init_iorr(u32 base, u32 size)
     wrmsrq(IORR_BASE0 + 2 * iorr_addr, base_msr.q);
     wrmsrq(IORR_MASK0 + 2 * iorr_addr, mask_msr.q);
 
-    rdmsrq(SYSCFG, sys_msr.q);
+    sys_msr.q = rdmsrq(SYSCFG);
     sys_msr.l |= 0x00100000;
     wrmsrq(SYSCFG, sys_msr.q);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
index b718e78d3c1c..a0a3488a6947 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/via-rng.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int via_rng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
 	 * does not say to write them as zero, so I make a guess that
 	 * we restore the values we find in the register.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG);
 
 	old_lo = val.l;
 	val.l &= ~(0x7f << VIA_STRFILT_CNT_SHIFT);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int via_rng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
 
 	/* perhaps-unnecessary sanity check; remove after testing if
 	   unneeded */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_RNG);
 	if ((val.l & VIA_RNG_ENABLE) == 0) {
 		pr_err(PFX "cannot enable VIA C3 RNG, aborting\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index b40fa99b5ab2..cb59ed6926f2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int boost_set_msr(bool enable)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(msr_addr, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(msr_addr);
 
 	if (enable)
 		val &= ~msr_mask;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static u32 cpu_freq_read_intel(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL);
 	return (u32)val;
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void cpu_freq_write_intel(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used, u32 val)
 {
 	struct msr msrval;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, msrval.q);
+	msrval.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL);
 	msrval.h = (msrval.h & ~INTEL_MSR_RANGE) | (val & INTEL_MSR_RANGE);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, msrval.q);
 }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static u32 cpu_freq_read_amd(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used)
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_PERF_CTL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD_PERF_CTL);
 	return (u32)val;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index a74a4cf99d22..acccceb5abf5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ static inline bool amd_pstate_sample(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	aperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF);
+	mperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF);
 	tsc = rdtsc();
 
 	if (cpudata->prev.mperf == mperf || cpudata->prev.tsc == tsc) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index 13709f9667ea..5cd68b51bc7a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static unsigned int eps_get(unsigned int cpu)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Return current frequency */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 	return centaur->fsb * ((val >> 8) & 0xff);
 }
 
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ static int eps_set_state(struct eps_cpu_data *centaur,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Wait while CPU is busy */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 	i = 0;
 	while (val & ((1 << 16) | (1 << 17))) {
 		udelay(16);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 		i++;
 		if (unlikely(i > 64)) {
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int eps_set_state(struct eps_cpu_data *centaur,
 	i = 0;
 	do {
 		udelay(16);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 		i++;
 		if (unlikely(i > 64)) {
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int eps_set_state(struct eps_cpu_data *centaur,
 	u8 current_multiplier, current_voltage;
 
 	/* Print voltage and multiplier */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 	current_voltage = val & 0xff;
 	pr_info("Current voltage = %dmV\n", current_voltage * 16 + 700);
 	current_multiplier = (val >> 8) & 0xff;
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	switch (c->x86_model) {
 	case 10:
-		rdmsrq(0x1153, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(0x1153);
 		brand = (((val >> 2) ^ val) >> 18) & 3;
 		pr_cont("Model A ");
 		break;
 	case 13:
-		rdmsrq(0x1154, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(0x1154);
 		brand = (((val >> 4) ^ (val >> 2))) & 0x000000ff;
 		pr_cont("Model D ");
 		break;
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	/* Enable Enhanced PowerSaver */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 	if (!(val & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP)) {
 		val |= MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val);
 		/* Can be locked at 0 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 		if (!(val & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP)) {
 			pr_info("Can't enable Enhanced PowerSaver\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	/* Print voltage and multiplier */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS, status.q);
+	status.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS);
 	current_voltage = status.l & 0xff;
 	pr_info("Current voltage = %dmV\n", current_voltage * 16 + 700);
 	current_multiplier = (status.l >> 8) & 0xff;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 5a0eeb84d382..7328ba57df50 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static bool turbo_is_disabled(void)
 {
 	u64 misc_en;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_en);
+	misc_en = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 
 	return !!(misc_en & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TURBO_DISABLE);
 }
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static void set_power_ctl_ee_state(bool input)
 
 	guard(mutex)(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, power_ctl);
+	power_ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL);
 	if (input) {
 		power_ctl &= ~BIT(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL_BIT_EE);
 		power_ctl_ee_state = POWER_CTL_EE_ENABLE;
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ static ssize_t show_energy_efficiency(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribut
 	u64 power_ctl;
 	int enable;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, power_ctl);
+	power_ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL);
 	enable = !!(power_ctl & BIT(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL_BIT_EE));
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", !enable);
 }
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ static int atom_get_min_pstate(int not_used)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_RATIOS, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_RATIOS);
 	return (value >> 8) & 0x7F;
 }
 
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ static int atom_get_max_pstate(int not_used)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_RATIOS, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_RATIOS);
 	return (value >> 16) & 0x7F;
 }
 
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ static int atom_get_turbo_pstate(int not_used)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_TURBO_RATIOS, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_TURBO_RATIOS);
 	return value & 0x7F;
 }
 
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ static int silvermont_get_scaling(void)
 	static int silvermont_freq_table[] = {
 		83300, 100000, 133300, 116700, 80000};
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ);
 	i = value & 0x7;
 	WARN_ON(i > 4);
 
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ static int airmont_get_scaling(void)
 		83300, 100000, 133300, 116700, 80000,
 		93300, 90000, 88900, 87500};
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ);
 	i = value & 0xF;
 	WARN_ON(i > 8);
 
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ static void atom_get_vid(struct cpudata *cpudata)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_VIDS, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_VIDS);
 	cpudata->vid.min = int_tofp((value >> 8) & 0x7f);
 	cpudata->vid.max = int_tofp((value >> 16) & 0x7f);
 	cpudata->vid.ratio = div_fp(
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ static void atom_get_vid(struct cpudata *cpudata)
 		int_tofp(cpudata->pstate.max_pstate -
 			cpudata->pstate.min_pstate));
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_TURBO_VIDS, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_ATOM_CORE_TURBO_VIDS);
 	cpudata->vid.turbo = value & 0x7f;
 }
 
@@ -2483,8 +2483,8 @@ static inline bool intel_pstate_sample(struct cpudata *cpu, u64 time)
 	u64 tsc;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	aperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APERF);
+	mperf = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MPERF);
 	tsc = rdtsc();
 	if (cpu->prev_mperf == mperf || cpu->prev_tsc == tsc) {
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ static bool __init intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void)
 
 	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_cpu_oob_ids);
 	if (id) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT, misc_pwr);
+		misc_pwr = rdmsrq(MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT);
 		if (misc_pwr & BITMASK_OOB) {
 			pr_debug("Bit 8 or 18 in the MISC_PWR_MGMT MSR set\n");
 			pr_debug("P states are controlled in Out of Band mode by the firmware/hardware\n");
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ static bool intel_pstate_hwp_is_enabled(void)
 {
 	u64 value;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PM_ENABLE, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_PM_ENABLE);
 	return !!(value & 0x1);
 }
 
@@ -3755,7 +3755,7 @@ static bool hwp_check_dec(void)
 {
 	u64 power_ctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, power_ctl);
+	power_ctl = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL);
 	return !!(power_ctl & BIT(POWER_CTL_DEC_ENABLE));
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index 4c2599264333..9bc0acc0ea69 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int longhaul_get_cpu_mult(void)
 	unsigned long invalue = 0;
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON);
 	invalue = (val & (1<<22|1<<23|1<<24|1<<25))>>22;
 	if (longhaul_version == TYPE_LONGHAUL_V2 ||
 	    longhaul_version == TYPE_POWERSAVER) {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void do_longhaul1(unsigned int mults_index)
 {
 	union msr_bcr2 bcr2;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_BCR2, bcr2.val);
+	bcr2.val = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_BCR2);
 	/* Enable software clock multiplier */
 	bcr2.bits.ESOFTBF = 1;
 	bcr2.bits.CLOCKMUL = mults_index & 0xff;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void do_longhaul1(unsigned int mults_index)
 
 	/* Disable software clock multiplier */
 	local_irq_disable();
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_BCR2, bcr2.val);
+	bcr2.val = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_BCR2);
 	bcr2.bits.ESOFTBF = 0;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_VIA_BCR2, bcr2.val);
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void do_powersaver(int cx_address, unsigned int mults_index,
 	union msr_longhaul longhaul;
 	u32 t;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL, longhaul.val);
+	longhaul.val = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL);
 	/* Setup new frequency */
 	if (!revid_errata)
 		longhaul.bits.RevisionKey = longhaul.bits.RevisionID;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void longhaul_setup_voltagescaling(void)
 	unsigned int j, speed, pos, kHz_step, numvscales;
 	int min_vid_speed;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL, longhaul.val);
+	longhaul.val = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL);
 	if (!(longhaul.bits.RevisionID & 1)) {
 		pr_info("Voltage scaling not supported by CPU\n");
 		return;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static int longhaul_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 	/* Check Longhaul ver. 2 */
 	if (longhaul_version == TYPE_LONGHAUL_V2) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_VIA_LONGHAUL);
 		if (val == 0)
 			/* Looks like MSR isn't present */
 			longhaul_version = TYPE_LONGHAUL_V1;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
index 99abef32e7e5..f63cbb679575 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ static void longrun_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct msr msr;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_FLAGS, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_FLAGS);
 	pr_debug("longrun flags are %x - %x\n", msr.l, msr.h);
 	if (msr.l & 0x01)
 		policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
 	else
 		policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL);
 	pr_debug("longrun ctrl is %x - %x\n", msr.l, msr.h);
 	msr.l &= 0x0000007F;
 	msr.h &= 0x0000007F;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int longrun_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		pctg_lo = pctg_hi;
 
 	/* performance or economy mode */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_FLAGS, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_FLAGS);
 	msr.l &= 0xFFFFFFFE;
 	switch (policy->policy) {
 	case CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int longrun_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	wrmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_FLAGS, msr.q);
 
 	/* lower and upper boundary */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL);
 	msr.l &= 0xFFFFFF80;
 	msr.h &= 0xFFFFFF80;
 	msr.l |= pctg_lo;
@@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ static int longrun_determine_freqs(unsigned int *low_freq,
 		 * For maximum frequency, read out level zero.
 		 */
 		/* minimum */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_READOUT, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_READOUT);
 		msr.l = msr.h;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_READOUT, msr.q);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_VOLT_MHZ, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_VOLT_MHZ);
 		*low_freq = msr.l * 1000; /* to kHz */
 
 		/* maximum */
 		msr.l = 0;
 		wrmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_READOUT, msr.q);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_VOLT_MHZ, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LRTI_VOLT_MHZ);
 		*high_freq = msr.l * 1000; /* to kHz */
 
 		pr_debug("longrun table interface told %u - %u kHz\n",
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int longrun_determine_freqs(unsigned int *low_freq,
 	pr_debug("high frequency is %u kHz\n", *high_freq);
 
 	/* get current borders */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_TMTA_LONGRUN_CTRL);
 	save_lo = msr.l & 0x0000007F;
 	save_hi = msr.h & 0x0000007F;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index 6a930d7e6a5c..1df2a8f365a3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void change_FID(int fid)
 {
 	union msr_fidvidctl fidvidctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_CTL, fidvidctl.val);
+	fidvidctl.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_CTL);
 	if (fidvidctl.bits.FID != fid) {
 		fidvidctl.bits.SGTC = latency;
 		fidvidctl.bits.FID = fid;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void change_VID(int vid)
 {
 	union msr_fidvidctl fidvidctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_CTL, fidvidctl.val);
+	fidvidctl.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_CTL);
 	if (fidvidctl.bits.VID != vid) {
 		fidvidctl.bits.SGTC = latency;
 		fidvidctl.bits.VID = vid;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int powernow_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	fid = powernow_table[index].driver_data & 0xFF;
 	vid = (powernow_table[index].driver_data & 0xFF00) >> 8;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS, fidvidstatus.val);
+	fidvidstatus.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS);
 	cfid = fidvidstatus.bits.CFID;
 	freqs.old = fsb * fid_codes[cfid] / 10;
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static unsigned int powernow_get(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (cpu)
 		return 0;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS, fidvidstatus.val);
+	fidvidstatus.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS);
 	cfid = fidvidstatus.bits.CFID;
 
 	return fsb * fid_codes[cfid] / 10;
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int powernow_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS, fidvidstatus.val);
+	fidvidstatus.val = rdmsrq(MSR_K7_FID_VID_STATUS);
 
 	recalibrate_cpu_khz();
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index fe1f499b4fc0..a5a986ce8f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int pending_bit_stuck(void)
 {
 	u64 msr;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS);
 	return msr & MSR_S_LO_CHANGE_PENDING ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int query_current_values_with_pending_wait(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 			pr_debug("detected change pending stuck\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
-		rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS);
 	} while (msr.l & MSR_S_LO_CHANGE_PENDING);
 
 	data->currvid = msr.h & MSR_S_HI_CURRENT_VID;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void fidvid_msr_init(void)
 	struct msr msr;
 	u8 fid, vid;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS);
 	vid = msr.h & MSR_S_HI_CURRENT_VID;
 	fid = msr.l & MSR_S_LO_CURRENT_FID;
 	msr.l = fid | (vid << MSR_C_LO_VID_SHIFT);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int core_voltage_pre_transition(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 	if ((savefid < LO_FID_TABLE_TOP) && (reqfid < LO_FID_TABLE_TOP))
 		rvomult = 2;
 	rvosteps *= rvomult;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_FIDVID_STATUS);
 	maxvid = 0x1f & (msr.h >> 16);
 	pr_debug("ph1 maxvid=0x%x\n", maxvid);
 	if (reqvid < maxvid) /* lower numbers are higher voltages */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
index de50fb367c6b..2e90b658bfc2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int centrino_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	/* Check to see if Enhanced SpeedStep is enabled, and try to
 	   enable it if not. */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, q);
+	q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 
 	if (!(q & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP)) {
 		q |= MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int centrino_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, q);
 
 		/* check to see if it stuck */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, q);
+		q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 		if (!(q & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_ENHANCED_SPEEDSTEP)) {
 			pr_info("couldn't enable Enhanced SpeedStep\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
index 2afc3f177a29..188d459c7e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static unsigned int pentium3_get_frequency(enum speedstep_processor processor)
 	int i = 0, j = 0;
 
 	/* read MSR 0x2a - we only need the low 32 bits */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON);
 	pr_debug("P3 - MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON: 0x%x 0x%x\n", msr.l, msr.h);
 	msr_tmp = msr_lo = msr.l;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static unsigned int pentiumM_get_frequency(void)
 	struct msr msr;
 	u32 msr_tmp;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON);
 	pr_debug("PM - MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON: 0x%x 0x%x\n", msr.l, msr.h);
 
 	/* see table B-2 of 24547212.pdf */
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static unsigned int pentium_core_get_frequency(void)
 	u32 msr_tmp;
 	int ret;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_FSB_FREQ);
 	/* see table B-2 of 25366920.pdf */
 	switch (msr.l & 0x07) {
 	case 5:
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static unsigned int pentium_core_get_frequency(void)
 		pr_err("PCORE - MSR_FSB_FREQ undefined value\n");
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON);
 	pr_debug("PCORE - MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON: 0x%x 0x%x\n",
 			msr.l, msr.h);
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static unsigned int pentium4_get_frequency(void)
 	if (c->x86_model < 2)
 		return cpu_khz;
 
-	rdmsrq(0x2c, msr.q);
+	msr.q = rdmsrq(0x2c);
 
 	pr_debug("P4 - MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID: 0x%x 0x%x\n", msr.l, msr.h);
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ enum speedstep_processor speedstep_detect_processor(void)
 
 		/* all mobile PIII Coppermines have FSB 100 MHz
 		 * ==> sort out a few desktop PIIIs. */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON);
 		pr_debug("Coppermine: MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON is 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
 				msr.l, msr.h);
 		msr.l &= 0x00c0000;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ enum speedstep_processor speedstep_detect_processor(void)
 		 * it has SpeedStep technology if either
 		 * bit 56 or 57 is set
 		 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID);
 		pr_debug("Coppermine: MSR_IA32_PLATFORM ID is 0x%x, 0x%x\n",
 				msr.l, msr.h);
 		if ((msr.h & (1<<18)) &&
diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
index c6aa69dbd9fb..ef2fc2be954a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
@@ -2956,13 +2956,13 @@ static void dct_read_mc_regs(struct amd64_pvt *pvt)
 	 * Retrieve TOP_MEM and TOP_MEM2; no masking off of reserved bits since
 	 * those are Read-As-Zero.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM1, pvt->top_mem);
+	pvt->top_mem = rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM1);
 	edac_dbg(0, "  TOP_MEM:  0x%016llx\n", pvt->top_mem);
 
 	/* Check first whether TOP_MEM2 is enabled: */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG);
 	if (msr_val & BIT(21)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2, pvt->top_mem2);
+		pvt->top_mem2 = rdmsrq(MSR_K8_TOP_MEM2);
 		edac_dbg(0, "  TOP_MEM2: 0x%016llx\n", pvt->top_mem2);
 	} else {
 		edac_dbg(0, "  TOP_MEM2 disabled\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c
index a97ec7561889..e9cc577e94b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-cs5535.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int cs5535_gpio_set_irq(unsigned group, unsigned irq)
 	if (group > 7 || irq > 15)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_HIGH, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_HIGH);
 
 	val.l &= ~(0xF << (group * 4));
 	val.l |= (irq & 0xF) << (group * 4);
diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
index 0d3d4161974f..e1e4bce49113 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static int mshv_vtl_get_set_reg(struct hv_register_assoc *regs, bool set)
 			if (set)
 				wrmsrq(reg_table[i].msr_addr, *reg64);
 			else
-				rdmsrq(reg_table[i].msr_addr, *reg64);
+				*reg64 = rdmsrq(reg_table[i].msr_addr);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c
index dee42c163d92..cfb3a2975de4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.c
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ static u8 get_via_model_d_vrm(void)
 		"C7-M", "C7", "Eden", "C7-D"
 	};
 
-	rdmsrq(0x198, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(0x198);
 	vid = (msr >> 32) & 0xff;
 
-	rdmsrq(0x1154, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(0x1154);
 	brand = ((msr >> 4) ^ (msr >> 2)) & 0x03;
 
 	if (vid > 0x3f) {
diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index d74b478db280..94668cad683b 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -1999,35 +1999,35 @@ static void __init bxt_idle_state_table_update(void)
 	unsigned long long msr;
 	unsigned int usec;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC6_IRTL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC6_IRTL);
 	usec = irtl_2_usec(msr);
 	if (usec) {
 		bxt_cstates[2].exit_latency = usec;
 		bxt_cstates[2].target_residency = usec;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC7_IRTL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC7_IRTL);
 	usec = irtl_2_usec(msr);
 	if (usec) {
 		bxt_cstates[3].exit_latency = usec;
 		bxt_cstates[3].target_residency = usec;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC8_IRTL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC8_IRTL);
 	usec = irtl_2_usec(msr);
 	if (usec) {
 		bxt_cstates[4].exit_latency = usec;
 		bxt_cstates[4].target_residency = usec;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC9_IRTL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC9_IRTL);
 	usec = irtl_2_usec(msr);
 	if (usec) {
 		bxt_cstates[5].exit_latency = usec;
 		bxt_cstates[5].target_residency = usec;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC10_IRTL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKGC10_IRTL);
 	usec = irtl_2_usec(msr);
 	if (usec) {
 		bxt_cstates[6].exit_latency = usec;
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ static void __init sklh_idle_state_table_update(void)
 	if ((mwait_substates & (0xF << 28)) == 0)
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 
 	/* PC10 is not enabled in PKG C-state limit */
 	if ((msr & 0xF) != 8)
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ static void __init sklh_idle_state_table_update(void)
 	/* if SGX is present */
 	if (ebx & (1 << 2)) {
 
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL, msr);
+		msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL);
 
 		/* if SGX is enabled */
 		if (msr & (1 << 18))
@@ -2087,7 +2087,7 @@ static bool __init skx_is_pc6_disabled(void)
 {
 	u64 msr;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 
 	/*
 	 * 000b: C0/C1 (no package C-state support)
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static void auto_demotion_disable(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long msr_bits;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr_bits);
+	msr_bits = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 	msr_bits &= ~auto_demotion_disable_flags;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr_bits);
 }
@@ -2350,7 +2350,7 @@ static void c1e_promotion_enable(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long msr_bits;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, msr_bits);
+	msr_bits = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL);
 	msr_bits |= 0x2;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, msr_bits);
 }
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ static void c1e_promotion_disable(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long msr_bits;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, msr_bits);
+	msr_bits = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL);
 	msr_bits &= ~0x2;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, msr_bits);
 }
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ static void intel_c1_demotion_toggle(void *enable)
 {
 	unsigned long long msr_val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 	/*
 	 * Enable/disable C1 undemotion along with C1 demotion, as this is the
 	 * most sensible configuration in general.
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ static ssize_t intel_c1_demotion_show(struct device *dev,
 	 * Read the MSR value for a CPU and assume it is the same for all CPUs. Any other
 	 * configuration would be a BIOS bug.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", !!(msr_val & NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE));
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(intel_c1_demotion);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c b/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
index 9abfc44f70f4..9006b59858ff 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(struct cs5535_mfgpt_timer *timer, int cmp,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(msr);
 
 	if (enable)
 		val.l |= mask;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int cs5535_mfgpt_set_irq(struct cs5535_mfgpt_timer *timer, int cmp, int *irq,
 	 * IRQ of the 1st. This can only happen if forcing an IRQ, calling this
 	 * with *irq==0 is safe. Currently there _are_ no 2 drivers.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_LOW, zsel.q);
+	zsel.q = rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_LOW);
 	shift = ((cmp == MFGPT_CMP1 ? 0 : 4) + timer->nr % 4) * 4;
 	if (((zsel.l >> shift) & 0xF) == 2)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int cs5535_mfgpt_set_irq(struct cs5535_mfgpt_timer *timer, int cmp, int *irq,
 	/* Can't use IRQ if it's 0 (=disabled), 2, or routed to LPC */
 	if (*irq < 1 || *irq == 2 || *irq > 15)
 		return -EIO;
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_IRQM_LPC, lpc.q);
+	lpc.q = rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_IRQM_LPC);
 	if (lpc.l & (1 << *irq))
 		return -EIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c
index 0b872b1e3b04..2ed13666b48f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cs553x_nand.c
@@ -351,20 +351,20 @@ static int __init cs553x_init(void)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/* If it doesn't have the CS553[56], abort */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_GLD_CAP, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_GLD_CAP);
 	val &= ~0xFFULL;
 	if (val != CAP_CS5535 && val != CAP_CS5536)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/* If it doesn't have the NAND controller enabled, abort */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_BALL_OPTS, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_BALL_OPTS);
 	if (val & PIN_OPT_IDE) {
 		pr_info("CS553x NAND controller: Flash I/O not enabled in MSR_DIVIL_BALL_OPTS.\n");
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_CS553X_CONTROLLERS; i++) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_LBAR_FLSH0 + i, val);
+		val = rdmsrq(MSR_DIVIL_LBAR_FLSH0 + i);
 
 		if ((val & (FLSH_LBAR_EN|FLSH_NOR_NAND)) == (FLSH_LBAR_EN|FLSH_NOR_NAND))
 			err = cs553x_init_one(i, !!(val & FLSH_MEM_IO), val & 0xFFFFFFFF);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
index 50f1fdf7dfed..6320a0e45d38 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/load.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks(struct work_struct *work)
 	msrs = ifs_get_test_msrs(dev);
 	/* run scan hash copy */
 	wrmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes, ifs_hash_ptr);
-	rdmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes_status, hashes_status.data);
+	hashes_status.data = rdmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes_status);
 
 	/* enumerate the scan image information */
 	num_chunks = hashes_status.num_chunks;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks(struct work_struct *work)
 		linear_addr |= i;
 
 		wrmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks, linear_addr);
-		rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status, chunk_status.data);
+		chunk_status.data = rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status);
 
 		ifsd->valid_chunks = chunk_status.valid_chunks;
 		err_code = chunk_status.error_code;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks_gen2(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (need_copy_scan_hashes(ifsd)) {
 		wrmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes, ifs_hash_ptr);
-		rdmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes_status, hashes_status.data);
+		hashes_status.data = rdmsrq(msrs->copy_hashes_status);
 
 		/* enumerate the scan image information */
 		chunk_size = hashes_status.chunk_size * SZ_1K;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks_gen2(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (ifsd->generation >= IFS_GEN_STRIDE_AWARE) {
 		wrmsrq(msrs->test_ctrl, INVALIDATE_STRIDE);
-		rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status, chunk_status.data);
+		chunk_status.data = rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status);
 		if (chunk_status.valid_chunks != 0) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Couldn't invalidate installed stride - %d\n",
 				chunk_status.valid_chunks);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static int copy_hashes_authenticate_chunks_gen2(struct device *dev)
 			local_irq_disable();
 			wrmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks, (u64)chunk_table);
 			local_irq_enable();
-			rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status, chunk_status.data);
+			chunk_status.data = rdmsrq(msrs->copy_chunks_status);
 			err_code = chunk_status.error_code;
 		} while (err_code == AUTH_INTERRUPTED_ERROR && --retry_count);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
index dfc119d7354d..46e1ea944ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs/runtest.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int doscan(void *data)
 	 * are processed in a single pass) before it retires.
 	 */
 	wrmsrq(MSR_ACTIVATE_SCAN, params->activate->data);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_SCAN_STATUS, status.data);
+	status.data = rdmsrq(MSR_SCAN_STATUS);
 
 	trace_ifs_status(ifsd->cur_batch, start, stop, status.data);
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int do_array_test(void *data)
 	if (cpu == first) {
 		wrmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_BIST, command->data);
 		/* Pass back the result of the test */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_BIST, command->data);
+		command->data = rdmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_BIST);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int do_array_test_gen1(void *status)
 
 	if (cpu == first) {
 		wrmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_TRIGGER, ARRAY_GEN1_TEST_ALL_ARRAYS);
-		rdmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_STATUS, *((u64 *)status));
+		*((u64 *)status) = rdmsrq(MSR_ARRAY_STATUS);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int dosbaf(void *data)
 	 * during the "execution" of the WRMSR.
 	 */
 	wrmsrq(MSR_ACTIVATE_SBAF, run_params->activate->data);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_SBAF_STATUS, status.data);
+	status.data = rdmsrq(MSR_SBAF_STATUS);
 	trace_ifs_sbaf(ifsd->cur_batch, *run_params->activate, status);
 
 	/* Pass back the result of the test */
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c
index efea4e1ba52b..44979e680361 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/cnp.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void disable_c1_auto_demote(void *unused)
 	int cpunum = smp_processor_id();
 	u64 val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL);
 	per_cpu(pkg_cst_config, cpunum) = val;
 	val &= ~NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, val);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c
index 22745b217c6f..909c9e25112d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_if_mbox_msr.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int isst_if_send_mbox_cmd(u8 command, u8 sub_command, u32 parameter,
 	/* Poll for rb bit == 0 */
 	retries = OS_MAILBOX_RETRY_COUNT;
 	do {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_INTERFACE, data);
+		data = rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_INTERFACE);
 		if (data & BIT_ULL(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_BUSY_BIT)) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			continue;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int isst_if_send_mbox_cmd(u8 command, u8 sub_command, u32 parameter,
 	/* Poll for rb bit == 0 */
 	retries = OS_MAILBOX_RETRY_COUNT;
 	do {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_INTERFACE, data);
+		data = rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_INTERFACE);
 		if (data & BIT_ULL(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_BUSY_BIT)) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			continue;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int isst_if_send_mbox_cmd(u8 command, u8 sub_command, u32 parameter,
 			return -ENXIO;
 
 		if (response_data) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_DATA, data);
+			data = rdmsrq(MSR_OS_MAILBOX_DATA);
 			*response_data = data;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c
index 24334ae70d82..6f8648cc0445 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static bool disable_dynamic_sst_features(void)
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP))
 		return true;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PM_ENABLE, value);
+	value = rdmsrq(MSR_PM_ENABLE);
 	return !(value & 0x1);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
index b1b2d9caba7b..79c07f23ba0b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void ips_cpu_raise(struct ips_driver *ips)
 	if (!ips->cpu_turbo_enabled)
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_override);
+	turbo_override = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 
 	cur_tdp_limit = turbo_override & TURBO_TDP_MASK;
 	new_tdp_limit = cur_tdp_limit + 8; /* 1W increase */
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static void ips_cpu_lower(struct ips_driver *ips)
 	u64 turbo_override;
 	u16 cur_limit, new_limit;
 
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_override);
+	turbo_override = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 
 	cur_limit = turbo_override & TURBO_TDP_MASK;
 	new_limit = cur_limit - 8; /* 1W decrease */
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void do_enable_cpu_turbo(void *data)
 {
 	u64 perf_ctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL, perf_ctl);
+	perf_ctl = rdmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL);
 	if (perf_ctl & IA32_PERF_TURBO_DIS) {
 		perf_ctl &= ~IA32_PERF_TURBO_DIS;
 		wrmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL, perf_ctl);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void do_disable_cpu_turbo(void *data)
 {
 	u64 perf_ctl;
 
-	rdmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL, perf_ctl);
+	perf_ctl = rdmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL);
 	if (!(perf_ctl & IA32_PERF_TURBO_DIS)) {
 		perf_ctl |= IA32_PERF_TURBO_DIS;
 		wrmsrq(IA32_PERF_CTL, perf_ctl);
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int cpu_clamp_show(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	u64 turbo_override;
 	int tdp, tdc;
 
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_override);
+	turbo_override = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 
 	tdp = (int)(turbo_override & TURBO_TDP_MASK);
 	tdc = (int)((turbo_override & TURBO_TDC_MASK) >> TURBO_TDC_SHIFT);
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ static struct ips_mcp_limits *ips_detect_cpu(struct ips_driver *ips)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(IA32_MISC_ENABLE, misc_en);
+	misc_en = rdmsrq(IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 	/*
 	 * If the turbo enable bit isn't set, we shouldn't try to enable/disable
 	 * turbo manually or we'll get an illegal MSR access, even though
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ static struct ips_mcp_limits *ips_detect_cpu(struct ips_driver *ips)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_power);
+	turbo_power = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 	tdp = turbo_power & TURBO_TDP_MASK;
 
 	/* Sanity check TDP against CPU */
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static int ips_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	 * Check PLATFORM_INFO MSR to make sure this chip is
 	 * turbo capable.
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(PLATFORM_INFO, platform_info);
+	platform_info = rdmsrq(PLATFORM_INFO);
 	if (!(platform_info & PLATFORM_TDP)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "platform indicates TDP override unavailable, aborting\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ static int ips_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	ips->mgta_val = thm_readw(THM_MGTA);
 
 	/* Save turbo limits & ratios */
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, ips->orig_turbo_limit);
+	ips->orig_turbo_limit = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 
 	ips_disable_cpu_turbo(ips);
 	ips->cpu_turbo_enabled = false;
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ static void ips_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	if (ips->gpu_turbo_disable)
 		symbol_put(i915_gpu_turbo_disable);
 
-	rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_override);
+	turbo_override = rdmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT);
 	turbo_override &= ~(TURBO_TDC_OVR_EN | TURBO_TDP_OVR_EN);
 	wrmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_override);
 	wrmsrq(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, ips->orig_turbo_limit);
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
index a34543e66446..5d840de67c2b 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int rapl_msr_read_raw(int cpu, struct reg_action *ra, bool pmu_ctx)
 	 * from any CPU in the package.
 	 */
 	if (pmu_ctx) {
-		rdmsrq(ra->reg.msr, ra->value);
+		ra->value = rdmsrq(ra->reg.msr);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c
index 3273b8fe3d4d..6b2801aaa745 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_hfi.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void intel_hfi_process_event(__u64 pkg_therm_status_msr_val)
 	if (!raw_spin_trylock(&hfi_instance->event_lock))
 		return;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS, msr);
+	msr = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS);
 	hfi = msr & PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS_HFI_UPDATED;
 	if (!hfi) {
 		raw_spin_unlock(&hfi_instance->event_lock);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void hfi_enable(void)
 {
 	u64 msr_val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG);
 	msr_val |= HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG_HFI_ENABLE_BIT;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG, msr_val);
 }
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void hfi_disable(void)
 	u64 msr_val;
 	int i;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG);
 	msr_val &= ~HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG_HFI_ENABLE_BIT;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_HW_FEEDBACK_CONFIG, msr_val);
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void hfi_disable(void)
 	 * memory.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS, msr_val);
+		msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS);
 		if (msr_val & PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS_HFI_UPDATED)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
index 0b46a727ca7a..d12f124ef8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void get_therm_status(int level, bool *proc_hot, u8 *temp)
 	else
 		msr = MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS;
 
-	rdmsrq(msr, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(msr);
 	if (msr_val & THERM_STATUS_PROCHOT_LOG)
 		*proc_hot = true;
 	else
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP))
 		notify_hwp_interrupt();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_THERM_STATUS, msr_val);
+	msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_THERM_STATUS);
 
 	/* Check for violation of core thermal thresholds*/
 	notify_thresholds(msr_val);
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 					CORE_LEVEL);
 
 	if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTS)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS, msr_val);
+		msr_val = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS);
 		/* check violations of package thermal thresholds */
 		notify_package_thresholds(msr_val);
 		therm_throt_process(msr_val & PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS_PROCHOT,
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * be some SMM goo which handles it, so we can't even put a handler
 	 * since it might be delivered via SMI already:
 	 */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 
 	val.h = lvtthmr_init;
 	/*
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	/* early Pentium M models use different method for enabling TM2 */
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_TM2)) {
 		if (c->x86 == 6 && (c->x86_model == 9 || c->x86_model == 13)) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_THERM2_CTL, val.q);
+			val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_THERM2_CTL);
 			if (val.l & MSR_THERM2_CTL_TM_SELECT)
 				tm2 = 1;
 		} else if (val.l & MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TM2)
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	thermal_intr_init_core_clear_mask();
 	thermal_intr_init_pkg_clear_mask();
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && !int_pln_enable)
 		val.l = (val.l | THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE | THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE) &
 			~THERM_INT_PLN_ENABLE;
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PTS)) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
+		val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PLN) && !int_pln_enable)
 			val.l = (val.l | PACKAGE_THERM_INT_LOW_ENABLE |
 				 PACKAGE_THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE) &
@@ -800,13 +800,13 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
 
 		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_HFI)) {
-			rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
+			val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 			wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT,
 			       val.q | PACKAGE_THERM_INT_HFI_ENABLE);
 		}
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, val.q | MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TM1);
 
 	pr_info_once("CPU0: Thermal monitoring enabled (%s)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
index 43fd5bdf1d8d..11ca647802dc 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static inline void enable_pkg_thres_interrupt(void)
 	u8 thres_0, thres_1;
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 	/* only enable/disable if it had valid threshold value */
 	thres_0 = (val.l & THERM_MASK_THRESHOLD0) >> THERM_SHIFT_THRESHOLD0;
 	thres_1 = (val.l & THERM_MASK_THRESHOLD1) >> THERM_SHIFT_THRESHOLD1;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static inline void disable_pkg_thres_interrupt(void)
 {
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 
 	val.l &= ~(THERM_INT_THRESHOLD0_ENABLE | THERM_INT_THRESHOLD1_ENABLE);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, val.q);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int pkg_temp_thermal_device_add(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto out_unregister_tz;
 
 	/* Store MSR value for package thermal interrupt, to restore at exit */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, zonedev->msr_pkg_therm);
+	zonedev->msr_pkg_therm = rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT);
 
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &zonedev->cpumask);
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&pkg_temp_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c
index b93aa21a1d2b..511cb7bf98e9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/display_gx.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ unsigned int gx_frame_buffer_size(void)
 		struct msr msr;
 
 		/* The number of pages is (PMAX - PMIN)+1 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_GLIU_P2D_RO0, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLIU_P2D_RO0);
 
 		/* PMAX */
 		val = ((msr.h & 0xff) << 12) | ((msr.l & 0xfff00000) >> 20);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c
index 8d69be7c9d31..e0a3447f2b1b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gxfb_core.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int gxfb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* Figure out if this is a TFT or CRT part */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_GX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG);
 
 	if ((val & MSR_GX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG_FP) == MSR_GX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG_FP)
 		par->enable_crt = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c
index f5f1134cae9a..980a782214a2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/lxfb_ops.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void lx_set_dotpll(u32 pllval)
 	struct msr dotpll;
 	int i;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll.q);
+	dotpll.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 
 	if ((dotpll.l & MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_LOCK) && (dotpll.h == pllval))
 		return;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void lx_set_dotpll(u32 pllval)
 	/* Now, loop for the lock bit */
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll.q);
+		dotpll.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 		if (dotpll.l & MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_LOCK)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ unsigned int lx_framebuffer_size(void)
 		struct msr msr;
 
 		/* The number of pages is (PMAX - PMIN)+1 */
-		rdmsrq(MSR_GLIU_P2D_RO0, msr.q);
+		msr.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLIU_P2D_RO0);
 
 		/* PMAX */
 		val = ((msr.h & 0xff) << 12) | ((msr.l & 0xfff00000) >> 20);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void lx_set_mode(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	/* Set output mode */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_LX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG, msrval);
+	msrval = rdmsrq(MSR_LX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG);
 	msrval &= ~MSR_LX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG_FMT;
 
 	if (par->output & OUTPUT_PANEL) {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void lx_set_mode(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	/* Set default watermark values */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR, msrval);
+	msrval = rdmsrq(MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR);
 
 	msrval &= ~(MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR_DIS_CFIFO_HGO
 			| MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR_VFIFO_ARB_SEL
@@ -592,10 +592,10 @@ static void lx_save_regs(struct lxfb_par *par)
 	} while ((i & GP_BLT_STATUS_PB) || !(i & GP_BLT_STATUS_CE));
 
 	/* save MSRs */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_LX_MSR_PADSEL, par->msr.padsel);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, par->msr.dotpll);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_LX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG, par->msr.dfglcfg);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR, par->msr.dcspare);
+	par->msr.padsel = rdmsrq(MSR_LX_MSR_PADSEL);
+	par->msr.dotpll = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
+	par->msr.dfglcfg = rdmsrq(MSR_LX_GLD_MSR_CONFIG);
+	par->msr.dcspare = rdmsrq(MSR_LX_SPARE_MSR);
 
 	write_dc(par, DC_UNLOCK, DC_UNLOCK_UNLOCK);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c
index 6c0a526ee8a2..2fa20acba62e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/suspend_gx.c
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ static void gx_save_regs(struct gxfb_par *par)
 	} while (i & (GP_BLT_STATUS_BLT_PENDING | GP_BLT_STATUS_BLT_BUSY));
 
 	/* save MSRs */
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL, par->msr.padsel);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, par->msr.dotpll);
+	par->msr.padsel = rdmsrq(MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL);
+	par->msr.dotpll = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 
 	write_dc(par, DC_UNLOCK, DC_UNLOCK_UNLOCK);
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void gx_set_dotpll(uint32_t dotpll_hi)
 	struct msr dotpll;
 	int i;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll.q);
+	dotpll.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 	dotpll.l |= MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_DOTRESET;
 	dotpll.l &= ~MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_BYPASS;
 	dotpll.h = dotpll_hi;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void gx_set_dotpll(uint32_t dotpll_hi)
 
 	/* wait for the PLL to lock */
 	for (i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll.q);
+		dotpll.q = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 		if (dotpll.l & MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_LOCK)
 			break;
 		udelay(1);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c
index 5717c3356949..b2cfadaf3ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/video_gx.c
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ void gx_set_dclk_frequency(struct fb_info *info)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_SYS_RSTPLL, sys_rstpll);
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll);
+	sys_rstpll = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_SYS_RSTPLL);
+	dotpll = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 
 	/* Program new M, N and P. */
 	dotpll &= 0x00000000ffffffffull;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void gx_set_dclk_frequency(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	/* Wait for LOCK bit. */
 	do {
-		rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL, dotpll);
+		dotpll = rdmsrq(MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL);
 	} while (timeout-- && !(dotpll & MSR_GLCP_DOTPLL_LOCK));
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ gx_configure_tft(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	/* Set up the DF pad select MSR */
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL, val);
+	val = rdmsrq(MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL);
 	val &= ~MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL_MASK;
 	val |= MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL_TFT;
 	wrmsrq(MSR_GX_MSR_PADSEL, val);
diff --git a/include/linux/cs5535.h b/include/linux/cs5535.h
index 5ec2aca537bb..fef236cab7d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/cs5535.h
+++ b/include/linux/cs5535.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline int cs5535_pic_unreqz_select_high(unsigned int group,
 {
 	struct msr val;
 
-	rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_HIGH, val.q);
+	val.q = rdmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_HIGH);
 	val.l &= ~(0xF << (group * 4));
 	val.l |= (irq & 0xF) << (group * 4);
 	wrmsrq(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_HIGH, val.q);
-- 
2.54.0


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* Re: [PATCH] virtio_mem: fix hardcoded 'vm' variable in bbm iteration macros
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm) @ 2026-06-29  6:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: lirongqing, Michael S . Tsirkin, Jason Wang, Xuan Zhuo,
	Eugenio Pérez, virtualization, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260629033738.2617-1-lirongqing@baidu.com>

On 6/29/26 05:37, lirongqing wrote:
> From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
> 
> virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb() and virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb_rev()
> accept a '_vm' parameter to allow callers to pass any variable name
> referring to the virtio_mem instance. However, the 'for' loop
> initializer and part of the loop condition use the bare name 'vm'
> instead of the macro parameter '_vm':

Right.

> 
> All current call sites happen to pass a variable named 'vm', so the
> bug is latent and does not cause a regression today.

Unlikely to happen, because no code that iterates memory blocks deals with two
virtio-mem devices at the same time.

> Nevertheless,
> the macros are formally broken: any future caller using a different
> variable name would silently capture the outer 'vm' from the
> enclosing scope, leading to incorrect iteration bounds.

Again, unlikely, but we should clean this up.

> 
> Fix by replacing all bare 'vm->' references inside the macros with
> the '_vm' parameter, and wrap in parentheses following kernel macro
> hygiene conventions.
> 
> Fixes: 4ba50cd3355d ("virtio-mem: Big Block Mode (BBM) memory hotplug")

There is no user-visible bug, so drop the Fixes: tag.

> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
> ---
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
> index 11c4415..82a285c 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
> @@ -423,14 +423,14 @@ static int virtio_mem_bbm_bb_states_prepare_next_bb(struct virtio_mem *vm)
>  }
>  
>  #define virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb(_vm, _bb_id, _state) \
> -	for (_bb_id = vm->bbm.first_bb_id; \
> -	     _bb_id < vm->bbm.next_bb_id && _vm->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
> +	for (_bb_id = (_vm)->bbm.first_bb_id; \
> +	     _bb_id < (_vm)->bbm.next_bb_id && (_vm)->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
>  	     _bb_id++) \
>  		if (virtio_mem_bbm_get_bb_state(_vm, _bb_id) == _state)
>  
>  #define virtio_mem_bbm_for_each_bb_rev(_vm, _bb_id, _state) \
> -	for (_bb_id = vm->bbm.next_bb_id - 1; \
> -	     _bb_id >= vm->bbm.first_bb_id && _vm->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
> +	for (_bb_id = (_vm)->bbm.next_bb_id - 1; \
> +	     _bb_id >= (_vm)->bbm.first_bb_id && (_vm)->bbm.bb_count[_state]; \
>  	     _bb_id--) \
>  		if (virtio_mem_bbm_get_bb_state(_vm, _bb_id) == _state)
>  

Without the Fixes: tag

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>

Thanks!


-- 
Cheers,

David

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* Re: [PATCH 00/32] x86/msr: Drop 32-bit MSR interfaces
From: Arnd Bergmann @ 2026-06-29  6:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Juergen Gross, linux-kernel, linux-pm, linux-edac@vger.kernel.org,
	x86, linux-acpi, kvm, linux-coco, linux-pci, virtualization,
	linux-ide, dri-devel, linux-fbdev, linux-crypto,
	open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM, linux-hyperv, linux-hwmon,
	linux-perf-users, linux-mtd, platform-driver-x86
  Cc: Rafael J . Wysocki, Daniel Lezcano, Zhang Rui,
	lukasz.luba@arm.com, Jason Baron, Borislav Petkov, Tony Luck,
	Yazen Ghannam, Len Brown, Pavel Machek, Thomas Gleixner,
	Ingo Molnar, Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Sean Christopherson,
	Paolo Bonzini, Kirill A. Shutemov, Rick Edgecombe, Pu Wen,
	Bjorn Helgaas, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list, Viresh Kumar,
	Reinette Chatre, Dave Martin, James Morse, Babu Moger,
	Tony W Wang-oc, Damien Le Moal, Niklas Cassel, Dave Airlie,
	Helge Deller, linux-geode, Olivia Mackall, Herbert Xu,
	Linus Walleij, Bartosz Golaszewski, Greg Kroah-Hartman,
	K. Y. Srinivasan, Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li,
	Guenter Roeck, Peter Zijlstra, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo,
	Namhyung Kim, Mark Rutland, Alexander Shishkin, Jiri Olsa,
	Ian Rogers, Adrian Hunter, James Clark, Josh Poimboeuf,
	Pawan Gupta, Vitaly Kuznetsov, Andy Lutomirski, Boris Ostrovsky,
	Huang Rui, Mario Limonciello, Perry Yuan, K Prateek Nayak,
	srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com, Artem Bityutskiy,
	Artem Bityutskiy, Miquel Raynal, Richard Weinberger,
	Vignesh Raghavendra, Ashok Raj, Hans de Goede, Ilpo Järvinen,
	Rajneesh Bhardwaj, David E Box, xen-devel
In-Reply-To: <20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com>

On Mon, Jun 29, 2026, at 08:04, Juergen Gross wrote:
> For accessing the MSR registers on the local CPU, there are 2 types of
> interfaces: the "modern" 64-bit ones (rdmsrq() etc.) and the 32-bit
> ones (rdmsr() etc.) which are using the upper and lower 32-bit halves
> of the 64-bit wide MSR register values.
>
> The 32-bit interfaces are not optimal for 3 reasons:
>
> - They are based on primitives using 64-bit sized values anyway.
>
> - Modern x86 CPUs have added support for MSR access instructions using
>   an immediate value instead of a register for addressing the MSR,
>   while the value is in a 64-bit register.
>
> - rdmsr() is a macro storing the upper and lower 32-bit halves in
>   variables specified as macro parameters. This is obscuring variable
>   assignment through a macro. Additionally rdmsrq() is mimicking this
>   pattern by being a macro, too, with the target variable specified as
>   a parameter as well.
>
> For those reasons drop the 32-bit interfaces for accessing the x86 MSR
> registers completely and only use the 64-bit variants.

Hi Jürgen,

I assume this is fine, but since you don't mention it explicitly here,
please clarify what this means for 32-bit CPUs without the rdmsrq
instruction. Those will continue using the same instructions as before
and just change the calling conventions, right?

> Note that most patches of this series are independent from each other.
> Only the patches removing a specific interface (patches 7, 15, 26 and
> 30) and the last two patches of the series depend on all previous
> patches.

It looks like you are touching most files twice or more here, to
first convert from rdmsr to rdmsrq and then to change the
two-argument rdmsrq() macro to a single-argument inline. If you
introduce the inline version of rdmsrq() first, you should be
able to skip the second step (patch 31) as they could be able
to coexist.

     Arnd

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* [PATCH v4 00/18] x86/msr: Inline rdmsr/wrmsr instructions
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, linux-coco, kvm, linux-hyperv, virtualization,
	llvm
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Kiryl Shutsemau, Rick Edgecombe,
	Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, K. Y. Srinivasan,
	Haiyang Zhang, Wei Liu, Dexuan Cui, Long Li, Vitaly Kuznetsov,
	Boris Ostrovsky, xen-devel, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list, Andy Lutomirski,
	Peter Zijlstra, Xin Li, Nathan Chancellor, Nick Desaulniers,
	Bill Wendling, Justin Stitt, Josh Poimboeuf

When building a kernel with CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL the paravirt
infrastructure will always use functions for reading or writing MSRs,
even when running on bare metal.

Switch to inline RDMSR/WRMSR instructions in this case, reducing the
paravirt overhead.

The first patch is a prerequisite fix for alternative patching. Its
is needed due to the initial indirect call needs to be padded with
NOPs in some cases with the following patches.

In order to make this less intrusive, some further reorganization of
the MSR access helpers is done in the patches 2-6.

The next 5 patches are converting the non-paravirt case to use direct
inlining of the MSR access instructions, including the WRMSRNS
instruction and the immediate variants of RDMSR and WRMSR if possible.

Patches 12-14 are some further preparations for making the real switch
to directly patch in the native MSR instructions easier.

Patch 15 is switching the paravirt MSR function interface from normal
call ABI to one more similar to the native MSR instructions.

Patch 16 is a little cleanup patch.

Patch 17 is the final step for patching in the native MSR instructions
when not running as a Xen PV guest.

Patch 18 converts the rest of the MSR helpers to __always_inline.

This series has been tested to work with Xen PV and on bare metal.

Based on [1] and [2].

Changes since V3:
- Rebase
- wrmsrns() related changes (patches 9+10)

Changes since V2:
- switch back to the paravirt approach

Changes since V1:
- Use Xin Li's approach for inlining
- Several new patches

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260629060526.3638272-1-jgross@suse.com/T/#t
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260629063943.3641266-1-jgross@suse.com/T/#t

Juergen Gross (18):
  x86/alternative: Support alt_replace_call() with instructions after
    call
  coco/tdx: Rename MSR access helpers
  KVM: x86: Remove the KVM private read_msr() function
  x86/msr: Minimize usage of native_*() msr access functions
  x86/msr: Move MSR trace calls one function level up
  x86/hyperv: Switch from __rdmsr() to native_rdmsrq()
  x86/opcode: Add immediate form MSR instructions
  x86/extable: Add support for immediate form MSR instructions
  x86/msr: Make wrmsrns() a first class citizen
  x86/msr: Introduce sync_cpu_after_wrmsrns()
  x86/msr: Use the alternatives mechanism for RDMSR
  x86/alternatives: Add ALTERNATIVE_4()
  x86/paravirt: Split off MSR related hooks into new header
  x86/paravirt: Prepare support of MSR instruction interfaces
  x86/paravirt: Switch MSR access pv_ops functions to instruction
    interfaces
  x86/msr: Reduce number of low level MSR access helpers
  x86/paravirt: Use alternatives for MSR access with paravirt
  x86/msr: Make all MSR access functions __always_inline

 arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c                   |   8 +-
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_crash.c                |   6 +-
 arch/x86/hyperv/ivm.c                     |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h        |   6 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h               |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h           |   7 -
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h                | 340 +++++++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt-msr.h       | 180 ++++++++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h           |  45 ---
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h     |  57 ++--
 arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c             |   5 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c            |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c                |   2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c                |  42 ++-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c                    |  16 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c                    |   2 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                    |   6 +-
 arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt           |   5 +-
 arch/x86/mm/extable.c                     |  46 ++-
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c               |  52 +++-
 arch/x86/xen/pmu.c                        |   4 +-
 tools/arch/x86/lib/x86-opcode-map.txt     |   5 +-
 tools/objtool/check.c                     |   1 +
 24 files changed, 641 insertions(+), 206 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt-msr.h

-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH v4 05/18] x86/msr: Move MSR trace calls one function level up
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, virtualization
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Ajay Kaher, Alexey Makhalov,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list
In-Reply-To: <20260629065544.3643253-1-jgross@suse.com>

In order to prepare paravirt inlining of the MSR access instructions
move the calls of MSR trace functions one function level up.

Introduce {read|write}_msr[_safe]() helpers allowing to have common
definitions in msr.h doing the trace calls.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com>
---
V4:
- some modifications removed due to rebase
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h      | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h |  8 ++--
 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 3b33d432bc24..266298b3d201 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -95,14 +95,7 @@ static __always_inline void native_wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
 
 static inline u64 native_read_msr(u32 msr)
 {
-	u64 val;
-
-	val = __rdmsr(msr);
-
-	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
-		do_trace_read_msr(msr, val, 0);
-
-	return val;
+	return __rdmsr(msr);
 }
 
 static inline int native_read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
@@ -115,8 +108,6 @@ static inline int native_read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE_TYPE_REG(1b, 2b, EX_TYPE_RDMSR_SAFE, %[err])
 		     : [err] "=r" (err), EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high)
 		     : "c" (msr));
-	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
-		do_trace_read_msr(msr, EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high), err);
 
 	*p = EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high);
 
@@ -127,9 +118,6 @@ static inline int native_read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 static inline void notrace native_write_msr(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	native_wrmsrq(msr, val);
-
-	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
-		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, 0);
 }
 
 /* Can be uninlined because referenced by paravirt */
@@ -143,8 +131,6 @@ static inline int notrace native_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 		     : [err] "=a" (err)
 		     : "c" (msr), "0" ((u32)val), "d" ((u32)(val >> 32))
 		     : "memory");
-	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
-		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, err);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -165,36 +151,77 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int counter)
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-
-/* Access to machine-specific registers (available on 586 and better only) */
-
-static __always_inline u64 rdmsrq(u32 msr)
+static __always_inline u64 read_msr(u32 msr)
 {
 	return native_read_msr(msr);
 }
 
-static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
+static __always_inline int read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
+{
+	return native_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
+}
+
+static __always_inline void write_msr(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	native_write_msr(msr, val);
 }
 
-/* wrmsr with exception handling */
-static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+static __always_inline int write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	return native_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
 }
 
+static __always_inline u64 rdpmc(int counter)
+{
+	return native_read_pmc(counter);
+}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL */
+
+/* Access to machine-specific registers (available on 586 and better only) */
+
+static __always_inline u64 rdmsrq(u32 msr)
+{
+	u64 val = read_msr(msr);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
+		do_trace_read_msr(msr, val, 0);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
+/* rdmsr with exception handling */
 static inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 {
-	return native_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
+	int err;
+
+	err = read_msr_safe(msr, p);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
+		do_trace_read_msr(msr, *p, err);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
-static __always_inline u64 rdpmc(int counter)
+static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
-	return native_read_pmc(counter);
+	write_msr(msr, val);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
+		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, 0);
 }
 
-#endif	/* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL */
+/* wrmsr with exception handling */
+static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = write_msr_safe(msr, val);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
+		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, err);
+
+	return err;
+}
 
 /* Instruction opcode for WRMSRNS supported in binutils >= 2.40 */
 #define ASM_WRMSRNS _ASM_BYTES(0x0f,0x01,0xc6)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 19442bc3af37..a5a1fc4c88d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -150,22 +150,22 @@ static inline int paravirt_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return PVOP_CALL2(int, pv_ops, cpu.write_msr_safe, msr, val);
 }
 
-static __always_inline u64 rdmsrq(u32 msr)
+static __always_inline u64 read_msr(u32 msr)
 {
 	return paravirt_read_msr(msr);
 }
 
-static inline void wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
+static inline void write_msr(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	paravirt_write_msr(msr, val);
 }
 
-static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+static inline int write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	return paravirt_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
 }
 
-static __always_inline int rdmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
+static __always_inline int read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 {
 	return paravirt_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
 }
-- 
2.54.0


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* [PATCH v4 09/18] x86/msr: Make wrmsrns() a first class citizen
From: Juergen Gross @ 2026-06-29  6:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, x86, virtualization, llvm
  Cc: Juergen Gross, Xin Li, H. Peter Anvin, Thomas Gleixner,
	Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen, Ajay Kaher,
	Alexey Makhalov, Broadcom internal kernel review list,
	Nathan Chancellor, Nick Desaulniers, Bill Wendling, Justin Stitt
In-Reply-To: <20260629065544.3643253-1-jgross@suse.com>

Today wrmsrns() is - apart from the potential use of the wrmsrns
instruction - equivalent to __wrmsrq(). Change that by supporting
MSR write trace entries and a safe variant.

wrmsrns() and wrmsrns_safe() will be the "normal" interfaces like
wrmsrq() and wrmsrq_safe(). They will call write_msrns[_safe]() and
conditionally create trace entries via do_trace_write_msr().

write_msrns[_safe]() are different between paravirt and non-paravirt
cases. For the paravirt case they will (for now) only use the wrmsr
paravirt functions, while for non-paravirt they call native_wrmsrns()
and native_wrmsrns_safe().

native_wrmsrns() is like wrmsrns() today, native_wrmsrns_safe() is just
the safe variant of it. The both rely on __wrmsrns(), which will use
the ALTERNATIVE*() macros for selecting WRMSR or WRMSRNS (with or
without an immediate operand specifying the MSR register) depending on
availability.

Switch the wrmsrns() call in fred_update_rsp0() to native_wrmsrns() in
order to avoid a change of functionality. The wrmsrns() call in
vmx_write_guest_host_msr() can be kept, as it has replaced a wrmsrq()
call, so eventually creating a trace entry is obviously fine here.

Originally-by: Xin Li (Intel) <xin@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
V2:
- new patch, partially taken from "[RFC PATCH v2 21/34] x86/msr: Utilize
  the alternatives mechanism to write MSR" by Xin Li.
V4:
- don't modify __wrmsrq(), but create __wrmsrns().
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h     |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h      | 150 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h |  10 +++
 3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h
index 18a2f811c358..0a6773b76968 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static __always_inline void fred_update_rsp0(void)
 	unsigned long rsp0 = (unsigned long) task_stack_page(current) + THREAD_SIZE;
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED) && (__this_cpu_read(fred_rsp0) != rsp0)) {
-		wrmsrns(MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0, rsp0);
+		native_wrmsrns(MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0, rsp0);
 		__this_cpu_write(fred_rsp0, rsp0);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 266298b3d201..91d6f481732b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
 
 #include <asm/asm.h>
-#include <asm/errno.h>
 #include <asm/cpumask.h>
 #include <uapi/asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/shared/msr.h>
 
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 
@@ -56,6 +56,36 @@ static inline void do_trace_read_msr(u32 msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 static inline void do_trace_rdpmc(u32 msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 #endif
 
+/* The GNU Assembler (Gas) with Binutils 2.40 adds WRMSRNS support */
+#if defined(CONFIG_AS_IS_GNU) && CONFIG_AS_VERSION >= 24000
+#define ASM_WRMSRNS		"wrmsrns\n\t"
+#else
+#define ASM_WRMSRNS		_ASM_BYTES(0x0f,0x01,0xc6)
+#endif
+
+/* The GNU Assembler (Gas) with Binutils 2.41 adds the .insn directive support */
+#if defined(CONFIG_AS_IS_GNU) && CONFIG_AS_VERSION >= 24100
+#define ASM_WRMSRNS_IMM				\
+	" .insn VEX.128.F3.M7.W0 0xf6 /0, %[val], %[msr]%{:u32}\n\t"
+#else
+/*
+ * Note, clang also doesn't support the .insn directive.
+ *
+ * The register operand is encoded as %rax because all uses of the immediate
+ * form MSR access instructions reference %rax as the register operand.
+ */
+#define ASM_WRMSRNS_IMM				\
+	" .byte 0xc4,0xe7,0x7a,0xf6,0xc0; .long %c[msr]"
+#endif
+
+#define PREPARE_RDX_FOR_WRMSR			\
+	"mov %%rax, %%rdx\n\t"			\
+	"shr $0x20, %%rdx\n\t"
+
+#define PREPARE_RCX_RDX_FOR_WRMSR		\
+	"mov %[msr], %%ecx\n\t"			\
+	PREPARE_RDX_FOR_WRMSR
+
 /*
  * __rdmsr() and __wrmsr() are the two primitives which are the bare minimum MSR
  * accessors and should not have any tracing or other functionality piggybacking
@@ -83,6 +113,78 @@ static __always_inline void __wrmsrq(u32 msr, u64 val)
 		     : : "c" (msr), "a" ((u32)val), "d" ((u32)(val >> 32)) : "memory");
 }
 
+static __always_inline bool __wrmsrns_variable(u32 msr, u64 val, int type)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(msr));
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * WRMSR is 2 bytes.  WRMSRNS is 3 bytes.  Pad WRMSR with a redundant
+	 * DS prefix to avoid a trailing NOP.
+	 */
+	asm_inline volatile goto(
+		"1:\n"
+		ALTERNATIVE("ds wrmsr",
+			    ASM_WRMSRNS,
+			    X86_FEATURE_WRMSRNS)
+		_ASM_EXTABLE_TYPE(1b, %l[badmsr], %c[type])
+
+		:
+		: "c" (msr), "a" ((u32)val), "d" ((u32)(val >> 32)), [type] "i" (type)
+		: "memory"
+		: badmsr);
+
+	return false;
+
+badmsr:
+	return true;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+/*
+ * Non-serializing WRMSR or its immediate form, when available.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, it falls back to a serializing WRMSR.
+ */
+static __always_inline bool __wrmsrns_constant(u32 msr, u64 val, int type)
+{
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(!__builtin_constant_p(msr));
+
+	asm_inline volatile goto(
+		"1:\n"
+		ALTERNATIVE_2(PREPARE_RCX_RDX_FOR_WRMSR
+			      "2: ds wrmsr",
+			      PREPARE_RCX_RDX_FOR_WRMSR
+			      ASM_WRMSRNS,
+			      X86_FEATURE_WRMSRNS,
+			      ASM_WRMSRNS_IMM,
+			      X86_FEATURE_MSR_IMM)
+		_ASM_EXTABLE_TYPE(1b, %l[badmsr], %c[type])	/* For WRMSRNS immediate */
+		_ASM_EXTABLE_TYPE(2b, %l[badmsr], %c[type])	/* For WRMSR(NS) */
+
+		:
+		: [val] "a" (val), [msr] "i" (msr), [type] "i" (type)
+		: "memory", "ecx", "rdx"
+		: badmsr);
+
+	return false;
+
+badmsr:
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+static __always_inline bool __wrmsrns(u32 msr, u64 val, int type)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	if (__builtin_constant_p(msr))
+		return __wrmsrns_constant(msr, val, type);
+#endif
+
+	return __wrmsrns_variable(msr, val, type);
+}
+
 static __always_inline u64 native_rdmsrq(u32 msr)
 {
 	return __rdmsr(msr);
@@ -134,6 +236,16 @@ static inline int notrace native_write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static __always_inline void native_wrmsrns(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	 __wrmsrns(msr, val, EX_TYPE_WRMSR);
+}
+
+static __always_inline int native_wrmsrns_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	return __wrmsrns(msr, val, EX_TYPE_WRMSR_SAFE) ? -EIO : 0;
+}
+
 extern int rdmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
 extern int wrmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
 
@@ -150,7 +262,6 @@ static inline u64 native_read_pmc(int counter)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #else
-#include <linux/errno.h>
 static __always_inline u64 read_msr(u32 msr)
 {
 	return native_read_msr(msr);
@@ -171,6 +282,16 @@ static __always_inline int write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return native_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
 }
 
+static __always_inline void write_msrns(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	native_wrmsrns(msr, val);
+}
+
+static __always_inline int write_msrns_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	return native_wrmsrns_safe(msr, val);
+}
+
 static __always_inline u64 rdpmc(int counter)
 {
 	return native_read_pmc(counter);
@@ -223,19 +344,22 @@ static inline int wrmsrq_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Instruction opcode for WRMSRNS supported in binutils >= 2.40 */
-#define ASM_WRMSRNS _ASM_BYTES(0x0f,0x01,0xc6)
-
-/* Non-serializing WRMSR, when available.  Falls back to a serializing WRMSR. */
 static __always_inline void wrmsrns(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
-	/*
-	 * WRMSR is 2 bytes.  WRMSRNS is 3 bytes.  Pad WRMSR with a redundant
-	 * DS prefix to avoid a trailing NOP.
-	 */
-	asm volatile("1: " ALTERNATIVE("ds wrmsr", ASM_WRMSRNS, X86_FEATURE_WRMSRNS)
-		     "2: " _ASM_EXTABLE_TYPE(1b, 2b, EX_TYPE_WRMSR)
-		     : : "c" (msr), "a" ((u32)val), "d" ((u32)(val >> 32)));
+	write_msrns(msr, val);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
+		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, 0);
+}
+
+static __always_inline int wrmsrns_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	int err = write_msrns_safe(msr, val);
+
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
+		do_trace_write_msr(msr, val, err);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 struct msr __percpu *msrs_alloc(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index a5a1fc4c88d1..b0c740316cf7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -160,11 +160,21 @@ static inline void write_msr(u32 msr, u64 val)
 	paravirt_write_msr(msr, val);
 }
 
+static __always_inline void write_msrns(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	paravirt_write_msr(msr, val);
+}
+
 static inline int write_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
 {
 	return paravirt_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int write_msrns_safe(u32 msr, u64 val)
+{
+	return paravirt_write_msr_safe(msr, val);
+}
+
 static __always_inline int read_msr_safe(u32 msr, u64 *p)
 {
 	return paravirt_read_msr_safe(msr, p);
-- 
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