}
 
 
-static int __devinit chk_ucode_version(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __cpuinit chk_ucode_version(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-       struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(pdev->id);
+       struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
        int err;
        u32 edx;
 
         */
        if (c->x86_model == 0xe && c->x86_mask < 0xc) {
                /* check for microcode update */
-               err = smp_call_function_single(pdev->id, get_ucode_rev_on_cpu,
+               err = smp_call_function_single(cpu, get_ucode_rev_on_cpu,
                                               &edx, 1);
                if (err) {
-                       dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-                               "Cannot determine microcode revision of "
-                               "CPU#%u (%d)!\n", pdev->id, err);
+                       pr_err("Cannot determine microcode revision of "
+                              "CPU#%u (%d)!\n", cpu, err);
                        return -ENODEV;
                } else if (edx < 0x39) {
-                       dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-                               "Errata AE18 not fixed, update BIOS or "
-                               "microcode of the CPU!\n");
+                       pr_err("Errata AE18 not fixed, update BIOS or "
+                              "microcode of the CPU!\n");
                        return -ENODEV;
                }
        }
        struct platform_data *pdata;
        int err;
 
-       /* Check the microcode version of the CPU */
-       err = chk_ucode_version(pdev);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
        /* Initialize the per-package data structures */
        pdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct platform_data), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pdata)
        }
 
        pdev_entry->pdev = pdev;
-       pdev_entry->phys_proc_id = TO_PHYS_ID(cpu);
+       pdev_entry->phys_proc_id = pdev->id;
 
        list_add_tail(&pdev_entry->list, &pdev_list);
        mutex_unlock(&pdev_list_mutex);
                return;
 
        if (!pdev) {
+               /* Check the microcode version of the CPU */
+               if (chk_ucode_version(cpu))
+                       return;
+
                /*
                 * Alright, we have DTS support.
                 * We are bringing the _first_ core in this pkg