--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
+struct ucode_patch {
+	struct list_head plist;
+	void *data;
+	unsigned int size;
+	u32 patch_id;
+	u16 equiv_cpu;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(microcode_cache);
+
 #define UCODE_MAGIC			0x00414d44
 #define UCODE_EQUIV_CPU_TABLE_TYPE	0x00000000
 #define UCODE_UCODE_TYPE		0x00000001
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ static bool dis_ucode_ldr = true;
 
 bool initrd_gone;
 
-LIST_HEAD(microcode_cache);
-
 /*
  * Synchronization.
  *
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 static const char ucode_path[] = "kernel/x86/microcode/GenuineIntel.bin";
 
 /* Current microcode patch used in early patching on the APs. */
-static struct microcode_intel *intel_ucode_patch;
+static struct microcode_intel *intel_ucode_patch __read_mostly;
 
 /* last level cache size per core */
-static int llc_size_per_core;
+static int llc_size_per_core __ro_after_init;
 
 /* microcode format is extended from prescott processors */
 struct extended_signature {
@@ -253,81 +253,26 @@ static int has_newer_microcode(void *mc,
 	return intel_find_matching_signature(mc, csig, cpf);
 }
 
-static struct ucode_patch *memdup_patch(void *data, unsigned int size)
+static void save_microcode_patch(void *data, unsigned int size)
 {
-	struct ucode_patch *p;
+	struct microcode_header_intel *p;
 
-	p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ucode_patch), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!p)
-		return NULL;
-
-	p->data = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!p->data) {
-		kfree(p);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return p;
-}
-
-static void save_microcode_patch(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci, void *data, unsigned int size)
-{
-	struct microcode_header_intel *mc_hdr, *mc_saved_hdr;
-	struct ucode_patch *iter, *tmp, *p = NULL;
-	bool prev_found = false;
-	unsigned int sig, pf;
-
-	mc_hdr = (struct microcode_header_intel *)data;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, &microcode_cache, plist) {
-		mc_saved_hdr = (struct microcode_header_intel *)iter->data;
-		sig	     = mc_saved_hdr->sig;
-		pf	     = mc_saved_hdr->pf;
-
-		if (intel_find_matching_signature(data, sig, pf)) {
-			prev_found = true;
-
-			if (mc_hdr->rev <= mc_saved_hdr->rev)
-				continue;
-
-			p = memdup_patch(data, size);
-			if (!p)
-				pr_err("Error allocating buffer %p\n", data);
-			else {
-				list_replace(&iter->plist, &p->plist);
-				kfree(iter->data);
-				kfree(iter);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * There weren't any previous patches found in the list cache; save the
-	 * newly found.
-	 */
-	if (!prev_found) {
-		p = memdup_patch(data, size);
-		if (!p)
-			pr_err("Error allocating buffer for %p\n", data);
-		else
-			list_add_tail(&p->plist, &microcode_cache);
-	}
+	kfree(intel_ucode_patch);
+	intel_ucode_patch = NULL;
 
+	p = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p)
 		return;
 
-	if (!intel_find_matching_signature(p->data, uci->cpu_sig.sig, uci->cpu_sig.pf))
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * Save for early loading. On 32-bit, that needs to be a physical
 	 * address as the APs are running from physical addresses, before
 	 * paging has been enabled.
 	 */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
-		intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)__pa_nodebug(p->data);
+		intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)__pa_nodebug(p);
 	else
-		intel_ucode_patch = p->data;
+		intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)p;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -339,6 +284,7 @@ scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size,
 {
 	struct microcode_header_intel *mc_header;
 	struct microcode_intel *patch = NULL;
+	u32 cur_rev = uci->cpu_sig.rev;
 	unsigned int mc_size;
 
 	while (size) {
@@ -348,8 +294,7 @@ scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size,
 		mc_header = (struct microcode_header_intel *)data;
 
 		mc_size = get_totalsize(mc_header);
-		if (!mc_size ||
-		    mc_size > size ||
+		if (!mc_size || mc_size > size ||
 		    intel_microcode_sanity_check(data, false, MC_HEADER_TYPE_MICROCODE) < 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -361,31 +306,16 @@ scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (save) {
-			save_microcode_patch(uci, data, mc_size);
+		/* BSP scan: Check whether there is newer microcode */
+		if (!save && cur_rev >= mc_header->rev)
 			goto next;
-		}
-
 
-		if (!patch) {
-			if (!has_newer_microcode(data,
-						 uci->cpu_sig.sig,
-						 uci->cpu_sig.pf,
-						 uci->cpu_sig.rev))
-				goto next;
-
-		} else {
-			struct microcode_header_intel *phdr = &patch->hdr;
-
-			if (!has_newer_microcode(data,
-						 phdr->sig,
-						 phdr->pf,
-						 phdr->rev))
-				goto next;
-		}
+		/* Save scan: Check whether there is newer or matching microcode */
+		if (save && cur_rev != mc_header->rev)
+			goto next;
 
-		/* We have a newer patch, save it. */
 		patch = data;
+		cur_rev = mc_header->rev;
 
 next:
 		data += mc_size;
@@ -394,6 +324,9 @@ scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size,
 	if (size)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (save && patch)
+		save_microcode_patch(patch, mc_size);
+
 	return patch;
 }
 
@@ -612,26 +545,10 @@ void load_ucode_intel_ap(void)
 	apply_microcode_early(&uci, true);
 }
 
-static struct microcode_intel *find_patch(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
+/* Accessor for microcode pointer */
+static struct microcode_intel *ucode_get_patch(void)
 {
-	struct microcode_header_intel *phdr;
-	struct ucode_patch *iter, *tmp;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, &microcode_cache, plist) {
-
-		phdr = (struct microcode_header_intel *)iter->data;
-
-		if (phdr->rev <= uci->cpu_sig.rev)
-			continue;
-
-		if (!intel_find_matching_signature(phdr,
-						   uci->cpu_sig.sig,
-						   uci->cpu_sig.pf))
-			continue;
-
-		return iter->data;
-	}
-	return NULL;
+	return intel_ucode_patch;
 }
 
 void reload_ucode_intel(void)
@@ -641,7 +558,7 @@ void reload_ucode_intel(void)
 
 	intel_cpu_collect_info(&uci);
 
-	p = find_patch(&uci);
+	p = ucode_get_patch();
 	if (!p)
 		return;
 
@@ -685,7 +602,7 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_
 		return UCODE_ERROR;
 
 	/* Look for a newer patch in our cache: */
-	mc = find_patch(uci);
+	mc = ucode_get_patch();
 	if (!mc) {
 		mc = uci->mc;
 		if (!mc)
@@ -814,7 +731,7 @@ static enum ucode_state generic_load_mic
 	uci->mc = (struct microcode_intel *)new_mc;
 
 	/* Save for CPU hotplug */
-	save_microcode_patch(uci, new_mc, new_mc_size);
+	save_microcode_patch(new_mc, new_mc_size);
 
 	pr_debug("CPU%d found a matching microcode update with version 0x%x (current=0x%x)\n",
 		 cpu, new_rev, uci->cpu_sig.rev);
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/microcode.h>
 
-struct ucode_patch {
-	struct list_head plist;
-	void *data;		/* Intel uses only this one */
-	unsigned int size;
-	u32 patch_id;
-	u16 equiv_cpu;
-};
-
-extern struct list_head microcode_cache;
-
 struct device;
 
 enum ucode_state {
