diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c
index cacdc9a5ee49bb8b51d785543734235f27dfdbd5..5511216b44341b817c4c9f6be2b0765e3a3c833c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.c
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ struct microcode_amd {
 
 static struct equiv_cpu_entry *equiv_cpu_table;
 
-/* page-sized ucode patch buffer */
-void *patch;
-
 struct ucode_patch {
 	struct list_head plist;
 	void *data;
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ static int collect_cpu_info_amd(int cpu, struct cpu_signature *csig)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int verify_ucode_size(int cpu, u32 patch_size,
+static unsigned int verify_patch_size(int cpu, u32 patch_size,
 				      unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
@@ -214,73 +211,25 @@ static unsigned int verify_ucode_size(int cpu, u32 patch_size,
 	return patch_size;
 }
 
-/*
- * we signal a good patch is found by returning its size > 0
- */
-static int get_matching_microcode(int cpu, const u8 *ucode_ptr,
-				  unsigned int leftover_size, int rev,
-				  unsigned int *current_size)
-{
-	struct microcode_header_amd *mc_hdr;
-	unsigned int actual_size, patch_size;
-	u16 equiv_cpu_id;
-
-	/* size of the current patch we're staring at */
-	patch_size = *(u32 *)(ucode_ptr + 4);
-	*current_size = patch_size + SECTION_HDR_SIZE;
-
-	equiv_cpu_id = find_equiv_id(cpu);
-	if (!equiv_cpu_id)
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * let's look at the patch header itself now
-	 */
-	mc_hdr = (struct microcode_header_amd *)(ucode_ptr + SECTION_HDR_SIZE);
-
-	if (mc_hdr->processor_rev_id != equiv_cpu_id)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* ucode might be chipset specific -- currently we don't support this */
-	if (mc_hdr->nb_dev_id || mc_hdr->sb_dev_id) {
-		pr_err("CPU%d: chipset specific code not yet supported\n",
-		       cpu);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (mc_hdr->patch_id <= rev)
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * now that the header looks sane, verify its size
-	 */
-	actual_size = verify_ucode_size(cpu, patch_size, leftover_size);
-	if (!actual_size)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* clear the patch buffer */
-	memset(patch, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	/* all looks ok, get the binary patch */
-	memcpy(patch, ucode_ptr + SECTION_HDR_SIZE, actual_size);
-
-	return actual_size;
-}
-
 static int apply_microcode_amd(int cpu)
 {
-	u32 rev, dummy;
-	int cpu_num = raw_smp_processor_id();
-	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu_num;
-	struct microcode_amd *mc_amd = uci->mc;
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+	struct microcode_amd *mc_amd;
+	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci;
+	struct ucode_patch *p;
+	u32 rev, dummy;
+
+	BUG_ON(raw_smp_processor_id() != cpu);
 
-	/* We should bind the task to the CPU */
-	BUG_ON(cpu_num != cpu);
+	uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 
-	if (mc_amd == NULL)
+	p = find_patch(cpu);
+	if (!p)
 		return 0;
 
+	mc_amd  = p->data;
+	uci->mc = p->data;
+
 	rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, rev, dummy);
 
 	/* need to apply patch? */
@@ -336,61 +285,113 @@ static void free_equiv_cpu_table(void)
 	equiv_cpu_table = NULL;
 }
 
-static enum ucode_state
-generic_load_microcode(int cpu, const u8 *data, size_t size)
+static void cleanup(void)
 {
-	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
-	struct microcode_header_amd *mc_hdr = NULL;
-	unsigned int mc_size, leftover, current_size = 0;
+	free_equiv_cpu_table();
+	free_cache();
+}
+
+/*
+ * We return the current size even if some of the checks failed so that
+ * we can skip over the next patch. If we return a negative value, we
+ * signal a grave error like a memory allocation has failed and the
+ * driver cannot continue functioning normally. In such cases, we tear
+ * down everything we've used up so far and exit.
+ */
+static int verify_and_add_patch(unsigned int cpu, u8 *fw, unsigned int leftover)
+{
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+	struct microcode_header_amd *mc_hdr;
+	struct ucode_patch *patch;
+	unsigned int patch_size, crnt_size, ret;
+	u32 proc_fam;
+	u16 proc_id;
+
+	patch_size  = *(u32 *)(fw + 4);
+	crnt_size   = patch_size + SECTION_HDR_SIZE;
+	mc_hdr	    = (struct microcode_header_amd *)(fw + SECTION_HDR_SIZE);
+	proc_id	    = mc_hdr->processor_rev_id;
+
+	proc_fam = find_cpu_family_by_equiv_cpu(proc_id);
+	if (!proc_fam) {
+		pr_err("No patch family for equiv ID: 0x%04x\n", proc_id);
+		return crnt_size;
+	}
+
+	/* check if patch is for the current family */
+	proc_fam = ((proc_fam >> 8) & 0xf) + ((proc_fam >> 20) & 0xff);
+	if (proc_fam != c->x86)
+		return crnt_size;
+
+	if (mc_hdr->nb_dev_id || mc_hdr->sb_dev_id) {
+		pr_err("Patch-ID 0x%08x: chipset-specific code unsupported.\n",
+			mc_hdr->patch_id);
+		return crnt_size;
+	}
+
+	ret = verify_patch_size(cpu, patch_size, leftover);
+	if (!ret) {
+		pr_err("Patch-ID 0x%08x: size mismatch.\n", mc_hdr->patch_id);
+		return crnt_size;
+	}
+
+	patch = kzalloc(sizeof(*patch), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!patch) {
+		pr_err("Patch allocation failure.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	patch->data = kzalloc(patch_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!patch->data) {
+		pr_err("Patch data allocation failure.\n");
+		kfree(patch);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* All looks ok, copy patch... */
+	memcpy(patch->data, fw + SECTION_HDR_SIZE, patch_size);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&patch->plist);
+	patch->patch_id  = mc_hdr->patch_id;
+	patch->equiv_cpu = proc_id;
+
+	/* ... and add to cache. */
+	update_cache(patch);
+
+	return crnt_size;
+}
+
+static enum ucode_state load_microcode_amd(int cpu, const u8 *data, size_t size)
+{
+	enum ucode_state ret = UCODE_ERROR;
+	unsigned int leftover;
+	u8 *fw = (u8 *)data;
+	int crnt_size = 0;
 	int offset;
-	const u8 *ucode_ptr = data;
-	void *new_mc = NULL;
-	unsigned int new_rev = uci->cpu_sig.rev;
-	enum ucode_state state = UCODE_ERROR;
 
-	offset = install_equiv_cpu_table(ucode_ptr);
+	offset = install_equiv_cpu_table(data);
 	if (offset < 0) {
 		pr_err("failed to create equivalent cpu table\n");
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 	}
-	ucode_ptr += offset;
+	fw += offset;
 	leftover = size - offset;
 
-	if (*(u32 *)ucode_ptr != UCODE_UCODE_TYPE) {
+	if (*(u32 *)fw != UCODE_UCODE_TYPE) {
 		pr_err("invalid type field in container file section header\n");
-		goto free_table;
+		free_equiv_cpu_table();
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	while (leftover) {
-		mc_size = get_matching_microcode(cpu, ucode_ptr, leftover,
-						 new_rev, &current_size);
-		if (mc_size) {
-			mc_hdr  = patch;
-			new_mc  = patch;
-			new_rev = mc_hdr->patch_id;
-			goto out_ok;
-		}
+		crnt_size = verify_and_add_patch(cpu, fw, leftover);
+		if (crnt_size < 0)
+			return ret;
 
-		ucode_ptr += current_size;
-		leftover  -= current_size;
+		fw	 += crnt_size;
+		leftover -= crnt_size;
 	}
 
-	if (!new_mc) {
-		state = UCODE_NFOUND;
-		goto free_table;
-	}
-
-out_ok:
-	uci->mc = new_mc;
-	state = UCODE_OK;
-	pr_debug("CPU%d update ucode (0x%08x -> 0x%08x)\n",
-		 cpu, uci->cpu_sig.rev, new_rev);
-
-free_table:
-	free_equiv_cpu_table();
-
-out:
-	return state;
+	return UCODE_OK;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ generic_load_microcode(int cpu, const u8 *data, size_t size)
  *
  * This legacy file is always smaller than 2K in size.
  *
- * Starting at family 15h they are in family specific firmware files:
+ * Beginning with family 15h, they are in family-specific firmware files:
  *
  *    amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
  *    amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam16h.bin
@@ -413,9 +414,13 @@ static enum ucode_state request_microcode_amd(int cpu, struct device *device,
 					      bool refresh_fw)
 {
 	char fw_name[36] = "amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin";
-	const struct firmware *fw;
-	enum ucode_state ret = UCODE_NFOUND;
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+	enum ucode_state ret = UCODE_NFOUND;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
+
+	/* reload ucode container only on the boot cpu */
+	if (!refresh_fw || c->cpu_index != boot_cpu_data.cpu_index)
+		return UCODE_OK;
 
 	if (c->x86 >= 0x15)
 		snprintf(fw_name, sizeof(fw_name), "amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam%.2xh.bin", c->x86);
@@ -431,12 +436,17 @@ static enum ucode_state request_microcode_amd(int cpu, struct device *device,
 		goto fw_release;
 	}
 
-	ret = generic_load_microcode(cpu, fw->data, fw->size);
+	/* free old equiv table */
+	free_equiv_cpu_table();
+
+	ret = load_microcode_amd(cpu, fw->data, fw->size);
+	if (ret != UCODE_OK)
+		cleanup();
 
-fw_release:
+ fw_release:
 	release_firmware(fw);
 
-out:
+ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -470,14 +480,10 @@ struct microcode_ops * __init init_amd_microcode(void)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	patch = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!patch)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return &microcode_amd_ops;
 }
 
 void __exit exit_amd_microcode(void)
 {
-	free_page((unsigned long)patch);
+	cleanup();
 }