diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pc-conf-reg.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pc-conf-reg.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56bceceacf5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pc-conf-reg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Support for the configuration register space at port I/O locations
+ * 0x22 and 0x23 variously used by PC architectures, e.g. the MP Spec,
+ * Cyrix CPUs, numerous chipsets.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_PC_CONF_REG_H
+#define _ASM_X86_PC_CONF_REG_H
+
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define PC_CONF_INDEX		0x22
+#define PC_CONF_DATA		0x23
+
+#define PC_CONF_MPS_IMCR	0x70
+
+extern raw_spinlock_t pc_conf_lock;
+
+static inline u8 pc_conf_get(u8 reg)
+{
+	outb(reg, PC_CONF_INDEX);
+	return inb(PC_CONF_DATA);
+}
+
+static inline void pc_conf_set(u8 reg, u8 data)
+{
+	outb(reg, PC_CONF_INDEX);
+	outb(data, PC_CONF_DATA);
+}
+
+#endif /* _ASM_X86_PC_CONF_REG_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-cyrix.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-cyrix.h
index df700a6cc869..efe3e46e454b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-cyrix.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-cyrix.h
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  * Access order is always 0x22 (=offset), 0x23 (=value)
  */
 
+#include <asm/pc-conf-reg.h>
+
 static inline u8 getCx86(u8 reg)
 {
-	outb(reg, 0x22);
-	return inb(0x23);
+	return pc_conf_get(reg);
 }
 
 static inline void setCx86(u8 reg, u8 data)
 {
-	outb(reg, 0x22);
-	outb(data, 0x23);
+	pc_conf_set(reg, data);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index d262811ce14b..b70344bf6600 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
 #include <asm/irq_remapping.h>
+#include <asm/pc-conf-reg.h>
 #include <asm/perf_event.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
@@ -132,18 +133,14 @@ static int enabled_via_apicbase __ro_after_init;
  */
 static inline void imcr_pic_to_apic(void)
 {
-	/* select IMCR register */
-	outb(0x70, 0x22);
 	/* NMI and 8259 INTR go through APIC */
-	outb(0x01, 0x23);
+	pc_conf_set(PC_CONF_MPS_IMCR, 0x01);
 }
 
 static inline void imcr_apic_to_pic(void)
 {
-	/* select IMCR register */
-	outb(0x70, 0x22);
 	/* NMI and 8259 INTR go directly to BSP */
-	outb(0x00, 0x23);
+	pc_conf_set(PC_CONF_MPS_IMCR, 0x00);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index bad4dee4f0e4..c6506c6a7092 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += msr-smp.o cache-smp.o
 lib-y := delay.o misc.o cmdline.o cpu.o
 lib-y += usercopy_$(BITS).o usercopy.o getuser.o putuser.o
 lib-y += memcpy_$(BITS).o
+lib-y += pc-conf-reg.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_COPY_MC) += copy_mc.o copy_mc_64.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_INSTRUCTION_DECODER) += insn.o inat.o insn-eval.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE) += kaslr.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/pc-conf-reg.c b/arch/x86/lib/pc-conf-reg.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..febb52749e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/pc-conf-reg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Support for the configuration register space at port I/O locations
+ * 0x22 and 0x23 variously used by PC architectures, e.g. the MP Spec,
+ * Cyrix CPUs, numerous chipsets.  As the space is indirectly addressed
+ * it may have to be protected with a spinlock, depending on the context.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+#include <asm/pc-conf-reg.h>
+
+DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(pc_conf_lock);