diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index cf623657cf3c..032f1a4dbea2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ static void __copy_hyp_vect_bpi(int slot, const char *hyp_vecs_start,
 	__flush_icache_range((uintptr_t)dst, (uintptr_t)dst + SZ_2K);
 }
 
-static void __install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
-				      const char *hyp_vecs_start,
-				      const char *hyp_vecs_end)
+static void install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
+				    const char *hyp_vecs_start,
+				    const char *hyp_vecs_end)
 {
 	static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(bp_lock);
 	int cpu, slot = -1;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void __install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
 #define __smccc_workaround_1_smc_start		NULL
 #define __smccc_workaround_1_smc_end		NULL
 
-static void __install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
+static void install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
 				      const char *hyp_vecs_start,
 				      const char *hyp_vecs_end)
 {
@@ -177,23 +177,6 @@ static void __install_bp_hardening_cb(bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KVM_INDIRECT_VECTORS */
 
-static void  install_bp_hardening_cb(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
-				     bp_hardening_cb_t fn,
-				     const char *hyp_vecs_start,
-				     const char *hyp_vecs_end)
-{
-	u64 pfr0;
-
-	if (!entry->matches(entry, SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU))
-		return;
-
-	pfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1);
-	if (cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(pfr0, ID_AA64PFR0_CSV2_SHIFT))
-		return;
-
-	__install_bp_hardening_cb(fn, hyp_vecs_start, hyp_vecs_end);
-}
-
 #include <uapi/linux/psci.h>
 #include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
 #include <linux/psci.h>
@@ -228,31 +211,27 @@ static int __init parse_nospectre_v2(char *str)
 }
 early_param("nospectre_v2", parse_nospectre_v2);
 
-static void
-enable_smccc_arch_workaround_1(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
+/*
+ * -1: No workaround
+ *  0: No workaround required
+ *  1: Workaround installed
+ */
+static int detect_harden_bp_fw(void)
 {
 	bp_hardening_cb_t cb;
 	void *smccc_start, *smccc_end;
 	struct arm_smccc_res res;
 	u32 midr = read_cpuid_id();
 
-	if (!entry->matches(entry, SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU))
-		return;
-
-	if (__nospectre_v2) {
-		pr_info_once("spectrev2 mitigation disabled by command line option\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (psci_ops.smccc_version == SMCCC_VERSION_1_0)
-		return;
+		return -1;
 
 	switch (psci_ops.conduit) {
 	case PSCI_CONDUIT_HVC:
 		arm_smccc_1_1_hvc(ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_FEATURES_FUNC_ID,
 				  ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1, &res);
 		if ((int)res.a0 < 0)
-			return;
+			return -1;
 		cb = call_hvc_arch_workaround_1;
 		/* This is a guest, no need to patch KVM vectors */
 		smccc_start = NULL;
@@ -263,23 +242,23 @@ enable_smccc_arch_workaround_1(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
 		arm_smccc_1_1_smc(ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_FEATURES_FUNC_ID,
 				  ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1, &res);
 		if ((int)res.a0 < 0)
-			return;
+			return -1;
 		cb = call_smc_arch_workaround_1;
 		smccc_start = __smccc_workaround_1_smc_start;
 		smccc_end = __smccc_workaround_1_smc_end;
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		return;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (((midr & MIDR_CPU_MODEL_MASK) == MIDR_QCOM_FALKOR) ||
 	    ((midr & MIDR_CPU_MODEL_MASK) == MIDR_QCOM_FALKOR_V1))
 		cb = qcom_link_stack_sanitization;
 
-	install_bp_hardening_cb(entry, cb, smccc_start, smccc_end);
+	install_bp_hardening_cb(cb, smccc_start, smccc_end);
 
-	return;
+	return 1;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR */
 
@@ -521,24 +500,48 @@ cpu_enable_cache_maint_trap(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
 	CAP_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(midr_list)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR
-
 /*
- * List of CPUs where we need to issue a psci call to
- * harden the branch predictor.
+ * List of CPUs that do not need any Spectre-v2 mitigation at all.
  */
-static const struct midr_range arm64_bp_harden_smccc_cpus[] = {
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A57),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A72),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A73),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A75),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_BRCM_VULCAN),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CAVIUM_THUNDERX2),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_QCOM_FALKOR_V1),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_QCOM_FALKOR),
-	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NVIDIA_DENVER),
-	{},
+static const struct midr_range spectre_v2_safe_list[] = {
+	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A35),
+	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A53),
+	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_CORTEX_A55),
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 
+static bool __maybe_unused
+check_branch_predictor(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
+{
+	int need_wa;
+
+	WARN_ON(scope != SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU || preemptible());
+
+	/* If the CPU has CSV2 set, we're safe */
+	if (cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(read_cpuid(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1),
+						 ID_AA64PFR0_CSV2_SHIFT))
+		return false;
+
+	/* Alternatively, we have a list of unaffected CPUs */
+	if (is_midr_in_range_list(read_cpuid_id(), spectre_v2_safe_list))
+		return false;
+
+	/* Fallback to firmware detection */
+	need_wa = detect_harden_bp_fw();
+	if (!need_wa)
+		return false;
+
+	/* forced off */
+	if (__nospectre_v2) {
+		pr_info_once("spectrev2 mitigation disabled by command line option\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (need_wa < 0)
+		pr_warn_once("ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 missing from firmware\n");
+
+	return (need_wa > 0);
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDEN_EL2_VECTORS
@@ -717,8 +720,8 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR
 	{
 		.capability = ARM64_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR,
-		.cpu_enable = enable_smccc_arch_workaround_1,
-		ERRATA_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(arm64_bp_harden_smccc_cpus),
+		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_LOCAL_CPU_ERRATUM,
+		.matches = check_branch_predictor,
 	},
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDEN_EL2_VECTORS