diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index e489c1475be9..813ed103f45e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ notrace static inline int native_write_msr_safe(unsigned int msr,
 
 extern unsigned long long native_read_tsc(void);
 
-extern int native_rdmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
-extern int native_wrmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
+extern int rdmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
+extern int wrmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8]);
 
 static __always_inline unsigned long long __native_read_tsc(void)
 {
@@ -187,43 +187,6 @@ static inline int rdmsrl_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static inline int rdmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
-{
-	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
-	int err;
-
-	gprs[1] = msr;
-	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
-
-	err = native_rdmsr_safe_regs(gprs);
-
-	*p = gprs[0] | ((u64)gprs[2] << 32);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static inline int wrmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long val)
-{
-	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
-
-	gprs[0] = (u32)val;
-	gprs[1] = msr;
-	gprs[2] = val >> 32;
-	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
-
-	return native_wrmsr_safe_regs(gprs);
-}
-
-static inline int rdmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8])
-{
-	return native_rdmsr_safe_regs(regs);
-}
-
-static inline int wrmsr_safe_regs(u32 regs[8])
-{
-	return native_wrmsr_safe_regs(regs);
-}
-
 #define rdtscl(low)						\
 	((low) = (u32)__native_read_tsc())
 
@@ -250,8 +213,7 @@ do {                                                            \
 
 #endif	/* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT */
 
-
-#define checking_wrmsrl(msr, val) wrmsr_safe((msr), (u32)(val),		\
+#define wrmsrl_safe(msr, val) wrmsr_safe((msr), (u32)(val),		\
 					     (u32)((val) >> 32))
 
 #define write_tsc(val1, val2) wrmsr(MSR_IA32_TSC, (val1), (val2))
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 14ce05dfe04e..0b47ddb6f00b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -128,21 +128,11 @@ static inline u64 paravirt_read_msr(unsigned msr, int *err)
 	return PVOP_CALL2(u64, pv_cpu_ops.read_msr, msr, err);
 }
 
-static inline int paravirt_rdmsr_regs(u32 *regs)
-{
-	return PVOP_CALL1(int, pv_cpu_ops.rdmsr_regs, regs);
-}
-
 static inline int paravirt_write_msr(unsigned msr, unsigned low, unsigned high)
 {
 	return PVOP_CALL3(int, pv_cpu_ops.write_msr, msr, low, high);
 }
 
-static inline int paravirt_wrmsr_regs(u32 *regs)
-{
-	return PVOP_CALL1(int, pv_cpu_ops.wrmsr_regs, regs);
-}
-
 /* These should all do BUG_ON(_err), but our headers are too tangled. */
 #define rdmsr(msr, val1, val2)			\
 do {						\
@@ -176,9 +166,6 @@ do {						\
 	_err;					\
 })
 
-#define rdmsr_safe_regs(regs)	paravirt_rdmsr_regs(regs)
-#define wrmsr_safe_regs(regs)	paravirt_wrmsr_regs(regs)
-
 static inline int rdmsrl_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -186,32 +173,6 @@ static inline int rdmsrl_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
 	*p = paravirt_read_msr(msr, &err);
 	return err;
 }
-static inline int rdmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
-{
-	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
-	int err;
-
-	gprs[1] = msr;
-	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
-
-	err = paravirt_rdmsr_regs(gprs);
-
-	*p = gprs[0] | ((u64)gprs[2] << 32);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static inline int wrmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long val)
-{
-	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
-
-	gprs[0] = (u32)val;
-	gprs[1] = msr;
-	gprs[2] = val >> 32;
-	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
-
-	return paravirt_wrmsr_regs(gprs);
-}
 
 static inline u64 paravirt_read_tsc(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 8e8b9a4987ee..8613cbb7ba41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops {
 	/* MSR, PMC and TSR operations.
 	   err = 0/-EFAULT.  wrmsr returns 0/-EFAULT. */
 	u64 (*read_msr)(unsigned int msr, int *err);
-	int (*rdmsr_regs)(u32 *regs);
 	int (*write_msr)(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high);
-	int (*wrmsr_regs)(u32 *regs);
 
 	u64 (*read_tsc)(void);
 	u64 (*read_pmc)(int counter);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 146bb6218eec..9d92e19039f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -19,6 +19,39 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
+static inline int rdmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long *p)
+{
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(smp_processor_id());
+	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
+	int err;
+
+	WARN_ONCE((c->x86 != 0xf), "%s should only be used on K8!\n", __func__);
+
+	gprs[1] = msr;
+	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
+
+	err = rdmsr_safe_regs(gprs);
+
+	*p = gprs[0] | ((u64)gprs[2] << 32);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static inline int wrmsrl_amd_safe(unsigned msr, unsigned long long val)
+{
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(smp_processor_id());
+	u32 gprs[8] = { 0 };
+
+	WARN_ONCE((c->x86 != 0xf), "%s should only be used on K8!\n", __func__);
+
+	gprs[0] = (u32)val;
+	gprs[1] = msr;
+	gprs[2] = val >> 32;
+	gprs[7] = 0x9c5a203a;
+
+	return wrmsr_safe_regs(gprs);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 /*
  *	B step AMD K6 before B 9730xxxx have hardware bugs that can cause
@@ -586,9 +619,9 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	    !cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_TOPOEXT)) {
 		u64 val;
 
-		if (!rdmsrl_amd_safe(0xc0011005, &val)) {
+		if (!rdmsrl_safe(0xc0011005, &val)) {
 			val |= 1ULL << 54;
-			wrmsrl_amd_safe(0xc0011005, val);
+			wrmsrl_safe(0xc0011005, val);
 			rdmsrl(0xc0011005, val);
 			if (val & (1ULL << 54)) {
 				set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TOPOEXT);
@@ -679,7 +712,7 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		err = rdmsrl_safe(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), &mask);
 		if (err == 0) {
 			mask |= (1 << 10);
-			checking_wrmsrl(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), mask);
+			wrmsrl_safe(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), mask);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 6b9333b429ba..5bbc082c47ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static void __cpuinit __print_cpu_msr(void)
 		index_max = msr_range_array[i].max;
 
 		for (index = index_min; index < index_max; index++) {
-			if (rdmsrl_amd_safe(index, &val))
+			if (rdmsrl_safe(index, &val))
 				continue;
 			printk(KERN_INFO " MSR%08x: %016llx\n", index, val);
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 69d5feadab27..e677d9923f4f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static bool check_hw_exists(void)
 	 * that don't trap on the MSR access and always return 0s.
 	 */
 	val = 0xabcdUL;
-	ret = checking_wrmsrl(x86_pmu_event_addr(0), val);
+	ret = wrmsrl_safe(x86_pmu_event_addr(0), val);
 	ret |= rdmsrl_safe(x86_pmu_event_addr(0), &val_new);
 	if (ret || val != val_new)
 		goto msr_fail;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index e23e71f25264..8408e37f5fa4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1003,11 +1003,11 @@ static void intel_pmu_reset(void)
 	printk("clearing PMU state on CPU#%d\n", smp_processor_id());
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < x86_pmu.num_counters; idx++) {
-		checking_wrmsrl(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx), 0ull);
-		checking_wrmsrl(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx),  0ull);
+		wrmsrl_safe(x86_pmu_config_addr(idx), 0ull);
+		wrmsrl_safe(x86_pmu_event_addr(idx),  0ull);
 	}
 	for (idx = 0; idx < x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed; idx++)
-		checking_wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0 + idx, 0ull);
+		wrmsrl_safe(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0 + idx, 0ull);
 
 	if (ds)
 		ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 47124a73dd73..6c82e4037989 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ static void p4_pmu_disable_pebs(void)
 	 * So at moment let leave metrics turned on forever -- it's
 	 * ok for now but need to be revisited!
 	 *
-	 * (void)checking_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, (u64)0);
-	 * (void)checking_wrmsrl(MSR_P4_PEBS_MATRIX_VERT, (u64)0);
+	 * (void)wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, (u64)0);
+	 * (void)wrmsrl_safe(MSR_P4_PEBS_MATRIX_VERT, (u64)0);
 	 */
 }
 
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static inline void p4_pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * state we need to clear P4_CCCR_OVF, otherwise interrupt get
 	 * asserted again and again
 	 */
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(hwc->config_base,
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(hwc->config_base,
 		(u64)(p4_config_unpack_cccr(hwc->config)) &
 			~P4_CCCR_ENABLE & ~P4_CCCR_OVF & ~P4_CCCR_RESERVED);
 }
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ static void p4_pmu_enable_pebs(u64 config)
 
 	bind = &p4_pebs_bind_map[idx];
 
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE,	(u64)bind->metric_pebs);
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(MSR_P4_PEBS_MATRIX_VERT,	(u64)bind->metric_vert);
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE,	(u64)bind->metric_pebs);
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(MSR_P4_PEBS_MATRIX_VERT,	(u64)bind->metric_vert);
 }
 
 static void p4_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ static void p4_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 */
 	p4_pmu_enable_pebs(hwc->config);
 
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(escr_addr, escr_conf);
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(hwc->config_base,
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(escr_addr, escr_conf);
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(hwc->config_base,
 				(cccr & ~P4_CCCR_RESERVED) | P4_CCCR_ENABLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
index 32bcfc7dd230..e4dd0f7a0453 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p6.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ p6_pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (cpuc->enabled)
 		val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
 
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(hwc->config_base, val);
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(hwc->config_base, val);
 }
 
 static void p6_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void p6_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (cpuc->enabled)
 		val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE;
 
-	(void)checking_wrmsrl(hwc->config_base, val);
+	(void)wrmsrl_safe(hwc->config_base, val);
 }
 
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event,	"config:0-7"	);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index 9ce885996fd7..17fff18a1031 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -352,9 +352,7 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops pv_cpu_ops = {
 #endif
 	.wbinvd = native_wbinvd,
 	.read_msr = native_read_msr_safe,
-	.rdmsr_regs = native_rdmsr_safe_regs,
 	.write_msr = native_write_msr_safe,
-	.wrmsr_regs = native_wrmsr_safe_regs,
 	.read_tsc = native_read_tsc,
 	.read_pmc = native_read_pmc,
 	.read_tscp = native_read_tscp,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 61cdf7fdf099..3e215ba68766 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ long do_arch_prctl(struct task_struct *task, int code, unsigned long addr)
 			task->thread.gs = addr;
 			if (doit) {
 				load_gs_index(0);
-				ret = checking_wrmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, addr);
+				ret = wrmsrl_safe(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, addr);
 			}
 		}
 		put_cpu();
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ long do_arch_prctl(struct task_struct *task, int code, unsigned long addr)
 				/* set the selector to 0 to not confuse
 				   __switch_to */
 				loadsegment(fs, 0);
-				ret = checking_wrmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, addr);
+				ret = wrmsrl_safe(MSR_FS_BASE, addr);
 			}
 		}
 		put_cpu();
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg-export.c b/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg-export.c
index a311cc59b65d..8d6ef78b5d01 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg-export.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg-export.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(native_rdmsr_safe_regs);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(native_wrmsr_safe_regs);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdmsr_safe_regs);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(wrmsr_safe_regs);
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg.S b/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg.S
index 69fa10623f21..f6d13eefad10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/msr-reg.S
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 /*
- * int native_{rdmsr,wrmsr}_safe_regs(u32 gprs[8]);
+ * int {rdmsr,wrmsr}_safe_regs(u32 gprs[8]);
  *
  * reg layout: u32 gprs[eax, ecx, edx, ebx, esp, ebp, esi, edi]
  *
  */
 .macro op_safe_regs op
-ENTRY(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
+ENTRY(\op\()_safe_regs)
 	CFI_STARTPROC
 	pushq_cfi %rbx
 	pushq_cfi %rbp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ ENTRY(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
 
 	_ASM_EXTABLE(1b, 3b)
 	CFI_ENDPROC
-ENDPROC(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
+ENDPROC(\op\()_safe_regs)
 .endm
 
 #else /* X86_32 */
 
 .macro op_safe_regs op
-ENTRY(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
+ENTRY(\op\()_safe_regs)
 	CFI_STARTPROC
 	pushl_cfi %ebx
 	pushl_cfi %ebp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ENTRY(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
 
 	_ASM_EXTABLE(1b, 3b)
 	CFI_ENDPROC
-ENDPROC(native_\op\()_safe_regs)
+ENDPROC(\op\()_safe_regs)
 .endm
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index 66e6d9359826..0faad646f5fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ void syscall32_cpu_init(void)
 {
 	/* Load these always in case some future AMD CPU supports
 	   SYSENTER from compat mode too. */
-	checking_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, (u64)__KERNEL_CS);
-	checking_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, 0ULL);
-	checking_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, (u64)ia32_sysenter_target);
+	wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, (u64)__KERNEL_CS);
+	wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, 0ULL);
+	wrmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, (u64)ia32_sysenter_target);
 
 	wrmsrl(MSR_CSTAR, ia32_cstar_target);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index ff962d4b821e..ed7d54985d0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1124,9 +1124,7 @@ static const struct pv_cpu_ops xen_cpu_ops __initconst = {
 	.wbinvd = native_wbinvd,
 
 	.read_msr = native_read_msr_safe,
-	.rdmsr_regs = native_rdmsr_safe_regs,
 	.write_msr = xen_write_msr_safe,
-	.wrmsr_regs = native_wrmsr_safe_regs,
 
 	.read_tsc = native_read_tsc,
 	.read_pmc = native_read_pmc,