diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 25f169c6eb95..00050c034a13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ static inline unsigned long long native_read_msr_safe(unsigned int msr,
 	return EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high);
 }
 
-static inline void native_write_msr(unsigned int msr,
-				    unsigned low, unsigned high)
+/* Can be uninlined because referenced by paravirt */
+notrace static inline void native_write_msr(unsigned int msr,
+					    unsigned low, unsigned high)
 {
 	asm volatile("1: wrmsr\n"
 		     "2:\n"
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 81ef2d5c2a24..97839fa8b8aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ static inline void wbinvd(void)
 
 #define get_kernel_rpl()  (pv_info.kernel_rpl)
 
+static inline u64 paravirt_read_msr(unsigned msr)
+{
+	return PVOP_CALL1(u64, pv_cpu_ops.read_msr, msr);
+}
+
+static inline void paravirt_write_msr(unsigned msr,
+				      unsigned low, unsigned high)
+{
+	return PVOP_VCALL3(pv_cpu_ops.write_msr, msr, low, high);
+}
+
 static inline u64 paravirt_read_msr_safe(unsigned msr, int *err)
 {
 	return PVOP_CALL2(u64, pv_cpu_ops.read_msr_safe, msr, err);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 09c9e1dd81ce..b4a23eafa1b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -155,8 +155,14 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops {
 	void (*cpuid)(unsigned int *eax, unsigned int *ebx,
 		      unsigned int *ecx, unsigned int *edx);
 
-	/* MSR operations.
-	   err = 0/-EIO.  wrmsr returns 0/-EIO. */
+	/* Unsafe MSR operations.  These will warn or panic on failure. */
+	u64 (*read_msr)(unsigned int msr);
+	void (*write_msr)(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high);
+
+	/*
+	 * Safe MSR operations.
+	 * read sets err to 0 or -EIO.  write returns 0 or -EIO.
+	 */
 	u64 (*read_msr_safe)(unsigned int msr, int *err);
 	int (*write_msr_safe)(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index 8aad95478ae5..f9583917c7c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ __visible struct pv_cpu_ops pv_cpu_ops = {
 	.write_cr8 = native_write_cr8,
 #endif
 	.wbinvd = native_wbinvd,
+	.read_msr = native_read_msr,
+	.write_msr = native_write_msr,
 	.read_msr_safe = native_read_msr_safe,
 	.write_msr_safe = native_write_msr_safe,
 	.read_pmc = native_read_pmc,
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 13f756fdcb33..6ab672233ac9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,26 @@ static int xen_write_msr_safe(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static u64 xen_read_msr(unsigned int msr)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This will silently swallow a #GP from RDMSR.  It may be worth
+	 * changing that.
+	 */
+	int err;
+
+	return xen_read_msr_safe(msr, &err);
+}
+
+static void xen_write_msr(unsigned int msr, unsigned low, unsigned high)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This will silently swallow a #GP from WRMSR.  It may be worth
+	 * changing that.
+	 */
+	xen_write_msr_safe(msr, low, high);
+}
+
 void xen_setup_shared_info(void)
 {
 	if (!xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap)) {
@@ -1222,6 +1242,9 @@ static const struct pv_cpu_ops xen_cpu_ops __initconst = {
 
 	.wbinvd = native_wbinvd,
 
+	.read_msr = xen_read_msr,
+	.write_msr = xen_write_msr,
+
 	.read_msr_safe = xen_read_msr_safe,
 	.write_msr_safe = xen_write_msr_safe,