diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
index ac9fc51e2b18..de2533337611 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
@@ -8,25 +8,34 @@
 
 /*
  * The hypercall definitions differ in the low word of the %edx argument
- * in the following way: the old port base interface uses the port
- * number to distinguish between high- and low bandwidth versions.
+ * in the following way: the old I/O port based interface uses the port
+ * number to distinguish between high- and low bandwidth versions, and
+ * uses IN/OUT instructions to define transfer direction.
  *
  * The new vmcall interface instead uses a set of flags to select
  * bandwidth mode and transfer direction. The flags should be loaded
  * into %dx by any user and are automatically replaced by the port
- * number if the VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT method is used.
- *
- * In short, new driver code should strictly use the new definition of
- * %dx content.
+ * number if the I/O port method is used.
  */
 
-/* Old port-based version */
-#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT    0x5658
-#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT_HB 0x5659
+#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_HB		BIT(0)
+#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_OUT		BIT(1)
+
+#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT		0x5658
+#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT_HB	(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT | \
+					 VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_HB)
+
+#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC		0x564d5868U
+
+#define VMWARE_CMD_GETVERSION		10
+#define VMWARE_CMD_GETHZ		45
+#define VMWARE_CMD_GETVCPU_INFO		68
+#define VMWARE_CMD_STEALCLOCK		91
+
+#define CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL	BIT(0)
+#define CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL	BIT(1)
 
-/* Current vmcall / vmmcall version */
-#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_HB   BIT(0)
-#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_OUT  BIT(1)
+extern u8 vmware_hypercall_mode;
 
 /* The low bandwidth call. The low word of edx is presumed clear. */
 #define VMWARE_HYPERCALL						\
@@ -54,4 +63,43 @@
 		      "rep insb",					\
 		      "vmcall", X86_FEATURE_VMCALL,			\
 		      "vmmcall", X86_FEATURE_VMW_VMMCALL)
+
+#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
+	__asm__("inl (%%dx), %%eax" :					\
+		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
+		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
+		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
+		"d"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "b"(UINT_MAX) :		\
+		"memory")
+
+#define VMWARE_VMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
+	__asm__("vmcall" :						\
+		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
+		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
+		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
+		"d"(0), "b"(UINT_MAX) :					\
+		"memory")
+
+#define VMWARE_VMMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
+	__asm__("vmmcall" :						\
+		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
+		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
+		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
+		"d"(0), "b"(UINT_MAX) :					\
+		"memory")
+
+#define VMWARE_CMD(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx) do {		\
+	switch (vmware_hypercall_mode) {			\
+	case CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL:			\
+		VMWARE_VMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);		\
+		break;						\
+	case CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL:			\
+		VMWARE_VMMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);	\
+		break;						\
+	default:						\
+		VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);		\
+		break;						\
+	}							\
+	} while (0)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 11f83d07925e..68d812e12e52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -41,60 +41,14 @@
 
 #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF               0x40000000
 #define CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_LEAF           0x40000010
-#define CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL    BIT(0)
-#define CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL     BIT(1)
 
-#define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC	0x564D5868
-
-#define VMWARE_CMD_GETVERSION    10
-#define VMWARE_CMD_GETHZ         45
-#define VMWARE_CMD_GETVCPU_INFO  68
 #define VMWARE_CMD_LEGACY_X2APIC  3
 #define VMWARE_CMD_VCPU_RESERVED 31
-#define VMWARE_CMD_STEALCLOCK    91
 
 #define STEALCLOCK_NOT_AVAILABLE (-1)
 #define STEALCLOCK_DISABLED        0
 #define STEALCLOCK_ENABLED         1
 
-#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
-	__asm__("inl (%%dx), %%eax" :					\
-		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
-		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
-		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
-		"d"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "b"(UINT_MAX) :		\
-		"memory")
-
-#define VMWARE_VMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
-	__asm__("vmcall" :						\
-		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
-		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
-		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
-		"d"(0), "b"(UINT_MAX) :					\
-		"memory")
-
-#define VMWARE_VMMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)                         \
-	__asm__("vmmcall" :						\
-		"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :		\
-		"a"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),				\
-		"c"(VMWARE_CMD_##cmd),					\
-		"d"(0), "b"(UINT_MAX) :					\
-		"memory")
-
-#define VMWARE_CMD(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx) do {		\
-	switch (vmware_hypercall_mode) {			\
-	case CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL:			\
-		VMWARE_VMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);		\
-		break;						\
-	case CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL:			\
-		VMWARE_VMMCALL(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);	\
-		break;						\
-	default:						\
-		VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);		\
-		break;						\
-	}							\
-	} while (0)
-
 struct vmware_steal_time {
 	union {
 		uint64_t clock;	/* stolen time counter in units of vtsc */
@@ -108,7 +62,8 @@ struct vmware_steal_time {
 };
 
 static unsigned long vmware_tsc_khz __ro_after_init;
-static u8 vmware_hypercall_mode     __ro_after_init;
+u8 vmware_hypercall_mode __ro_after_init;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmware_hypercall_mode);
 
 static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
 {
