diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/mkcpustr.c b/arch/x86/boot/mkcpustr.c
index 9caa10e82217..da0ccc5de538 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/mkcpustr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/mkcpustr.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "../include/asm/required-features.h"
 #include "../include/asm/disabled-features.h"
 #include "../include/asm/cpufeatures.h"
+#include "../include/asm/vmxfeatures.h"
 #include "../kernel/cpu/capflags.c"
 
 int main(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 84e35e762f76..fae9448678f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACRN_GUEST)		+= acrn.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_X86_FEATURE_NAMES
 quiet_cmd_mkcapflags = MKCAP   $@
-      cmd_mkcapflags = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/mkcapflags.sh $< $@
+      cmd_mkcapflags = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/mkcapflags.sh $@ $^
 
 cpufeature = $(src)/../../include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+vmxfeature = $(src)/../../include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
 
-$(obj)/capflags.c: $(cpufeature) $(src)/mkcapflags.sh FORCE
+$(obj)/capflags.c: $(cpufeature) $(vmxfeature) $(src)/mkcapflags.sh FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkcapflags)
 endif
 targets += capflags.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
index a6ca4c31c1b6..be11c796926b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/centaur.c
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@
 #define RNG_ENABLED	(1 << 3)
 #define RNG_ENABLE	(1 << 6)	/* MSR_VIA_RNG */
 
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW	0x00200000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI		0x00400000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS	0x80000000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC	0x00000001
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT		0x00000002
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID		0x00000020
-
 static void init_c3(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u32  lo, hi;
@@ -119,31 +112,6 @@ static void early_init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	}
 }
 
-static void centaur_detect_vmx_virtcap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
-{
-	u32 vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high, msr_ctl, msr_ctl2;
-
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS, vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-	msr_ctl = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TPR_SHADOW);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VNMI);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS) {
-		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS2,
-		      vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-		msr_ctl2 = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-		if ((msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC) &&
-		    (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW))
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FLEXPRIORITY);
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT)
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT);
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID)
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VPID);
-	}
-}
-
 static void init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
@@ -251,9 +219,6 @@ static void init_centaur(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 #endif
 
 	init_feature_control_msr(c);
-
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_VMX))
-		centaur_detect_vmx_virtcap(c);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index b7c6ed0b40b6..3d4b3fc6bd4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -494,52 +494,6 @@ static void srat_detect_node(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void detect_vmx_virtcap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
-{
-	/* Intel VMX MSR indicated features */
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW	0x00200000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI		0x00400000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS	0x80000000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC	0x00000001
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT		0x00000002
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID		0x00000020
-#define x86_VMX_FEATURE_EPT_CAP_AD		0x00200000
-
-	u32 vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high, msr_ctl, msr_ctl2;
-	u32 msr_vpid_cap, msr_ept_cap;
-
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TPR_SHADOW);
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VNMI);
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FLEXPRIORITY);
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT);
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VPID);
-	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT_AD);
-
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS, vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-	msr_ctl = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TPR_SHADOW);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VNMI);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS) {
-		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS2,
-		      vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-		msr_ctl2 = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-		if ((msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC) &&
-		    (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW))
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FLEXPRIORITY);
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT) {
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT);
-			rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_EPT_VPID_CAP,
-			      msr_ept_cap, msr_vpid_cap);
-			if (msr_ept_cap & x86_VMX_FEATURE_EPT_CAP_AD)
-				set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT_AD);
-		}
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID)
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VPID);
-	}
-}
-
 #define MSR_IA32_TME_ACTIVATE		0x982
 
 /* Helpers to access TME_ACTIVATE MSR */
@@ -757,9 +711,6 @@ static void init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	init_feature_control_msr(c);
 
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_VMX))
-		detect_vmx_virtcap(c);
-
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_TME))
 		detect_tme(c);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
index aed45b8895d5..1db560ed2ca3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mkcapflags.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-IN=$1
-OUT=$2
+OUT=$1
 
 dump_array()
 {
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ dump_array()
 	SIZE=$2
 	PFX=$3
 	POSTFIX=$4
+	IN=$5
 
 	PFX_SZ=$(echo $PFX | wc -c)
 	TABS="$(printf '\t\t\t\t\t')"
@@ -57,11 +57,18 @@ trap 'rm "$OUT"' EXIT
 	echo "#endif"
 	echo ""
 
-	dump_array "x86_cap_flags" "NCAPINTS*32" "X86_FEATURE_" ""
+	dump_array "x86_cap_flags" "NCAPINTS*32" "X86_FEATURE_" "" $2
 	echo ""
 
-	dump_array "x86_bug_flags" "NBUGINTS*32" "X86_BUG_" "NCAPINTS*32"
+	dump_array "x86_bug_flags" "NBUGINTS*32" "X86_BUG_" "NCAPINTS*32" $2
+	echo ""
 
+	echo "#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VMX_FEATURE_NAMES"
+	echo "#ifndef _ASM_X86_VMXFEATURES_H"
+	echo "#include <asm/vmxfeatures.h>"
+	echo "#endif"
+	dump_array "x86_vmx_flags" "NVMXINTS*32" "VMX_FEATURE_" "" $3
+	echo "#endif /* CONFIG_X86_VMX_FEATURE_NAMES */"
 ) > $OUT
 
 trap - EXIT
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
index cb2e49810d68..8f118111279a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/proc.c
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VMX_FEATURE_NAMES
+extern const char * const x86_vmx_flags[NVMXINTS*32];
+#endif
+
 /*
  *	Get CPU information for use by the procfs.
  */
@@ -102,6 +106,16 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		if (cpu_has(c, i) && x86_cap_flags[i] != NULL)
 			seq_printf(m, " %s", x86_cap_flags[i]);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VMX_FEATURE_NAMES
+	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_VMX) && c->vmx_capability[0]) {
+		for (i = 0; i < 32*NVMXINTS; i++) {
+			if (test_bit(i, (unsigned long *)c->vmx_capability) &&
+			    x86_vmx_flags[i] != NULL)
+				seq_printf(m, " %s", x86_vmx_flags[i]);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
 	seq_puts(m, "\nbugs\t\t:");
 	for (i = 0; i < 32*NBUGINTS; i++) {
 		unsigned int bug_bit = 32*NCAPINTS + i;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
index 01b05a4a5a85..edfc7cc4ec33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/zhaoxin.c
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@
 #define RNG_ENABLED	(1 << 3)
 #define RNG_ENABLE	(1 << 8)	/* MSR_ZHAOXIN_RNG */
 
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW	0x00200000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI		0x00400000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS	0x80000000
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC	0x00000001
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT		0x00000002
-#define X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID		0x00000020
-
 static void init_zhaoxin_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u32  lo, hi;
@@ -89,31 +82,6 @@ static void early_init_zhaoxin(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 }
 
-static void zhaoxin_detect_vmx_virtcap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
-{
-	u32 vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high, msr_ctl, msr_ctl2;
-
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS, vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-	msr_ctl = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_TPR_SHADOW);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_VNMI)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VNMI);
-	if (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_2ND_CTLS) {
-		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS2,
-		      vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
-		msr_ctl2 = vmx_msr_high | vmx_msr_low;
-		if ((msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VIRT_APIC) &&
-		    (msr_ctl & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS_TPR_SHADOW))
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FLEXPRIORITY);
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_EPT)
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_EPT);
-		if (msr_ctl2 & X86_VMX_FEATURE_PROC_CTLS2_VPID)
-			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_VPID);
-	}
-}
-
 static void init_zhaoxin(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	early_init_zhaoxin(c);
@@ -142,9 +110,6 @@ static void init_zhaoxin(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 #endif
 
 	init_feature_control_msr(c);
-
-	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_VMX))
-		zhaoxin_detect_vmx_virtcap(c);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
