diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cacheinfo.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cacheinfo.c
index 7fa6828bb488..587543c6c51c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cacheinfo.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void ci_leaf_init(struct cacheinfo *this_leaf,
 	this_leaf->type = type;
 }
 
-static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
+int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int ctype, level, leaves, fw_level;
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
+int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int level, idx;
 	enum cache_type type;
@@ -97,6 +97,3 @@ static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(init_cache_level)
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(populate_cache_leaves)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cacheinfo.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cacheinfo.c
index 47312c529410..529dab855aac 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cacheinfo.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ do {								\
 	leaf++;							\
 } while (0)
 
-static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
+int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &current_cpu_data;
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void fill_cpumask_cluster(int cpu, cpumask_t *cpu_map)
 			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu1, cpu_map);
 }
 
-static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
+int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &current_cpu_data;
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
@@ -98,6 +98,3 @@ static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(init_cache_level)
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(populate_cache_leaves)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c
index 4c90c07d8c39..d930bd073b7b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void ci_leaf_init(struct cacheinfo *this_leaf,
 	this_leaf->type = type;
 }
 
-static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
+int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
 	struct device_node *np = of_cpu_device_node_get(cpu);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
+int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
 	struct cacheinfo *this_leaf = this_cpu_ci->info_list;
@@ -95,6 +95,3 @@ static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(init_cache_level)
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(populate_cache_leaves)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
index 30f33b75209a..cae566567e15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static void ci_leaf_init(struct cacheinfo *this_leaf,
 	this_leaf->priv = base->nb;
 }
 
-static int __init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
+int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
 
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static void get_cache_id(int cpu, struct _cpuid4_info_regs *id4_regs)
 	id4_regs->id = c->apicid >> index_msb;
 }
 
-static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
+int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int idx, ret;
 	struct cpu_cacheinfo *this_cpu_ci = get_cpu_cacheinfo(cpu);
@@ -1033,6 +1033,3 @@ static int __populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(init_cache_level)
-DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(populate_cache_leaves)
diff --git a/include/linux/cacheinfo.h b/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
index 46b92cd61d0c..c8c71eea237d 100644
--- a/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
+++ b/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
@@ -78,24 +78,6 @@ struct cpu_cacheinfo {
 	bool cpu_map_populated;
 };
 
-/*
- * Helpers to make sure "func" is executed on the cpu whose cache
- * attributes are being detected
- */
-#define DEFINE_SMP_CALL_CACHE_FUNCTION(func)			\
-static inline void _##func(void *ret)				\
-{								\
-	int cpu = smp_processor_id();				\
-	*(int *)ret = __##func(cpu);				\
-}								\
-								\
-int func(unsigned int cpu)					\
-{								\
-	int ret;						\
-	smp_call_function_single(cpu, _##func, &ret, true);	\
-	return ret;						\
-}
-
 struct cpu_cacheinfo *get_cpu_cacheinfo(unsigned int cpu);
 int init_cache_level(unsigned int cpu);
 int populate_cache_leaves(unsigned int cpu);