diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.h b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.h
index be27f633e40a..9b2a64ef55d0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ void proc_thermal_rfim_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 int proc_thermal_mbox_add(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv);
 void proc_thermal_mbox_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 
-int processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 cmd_id, u32 cmd_data, u64 *cmd_resp);
+int processor_thermal_send_mbox_read_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u64 *resp);
+int processor_thermal_send_mbox_write_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u32 data);
 int proc_thermal_add(struct device *dev, struct proc_thermal_device *priv);
 void proc_thermal_remove(struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv);
 int proc_thermal_suspend(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_mbox.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_mbox.c
index 01008ae00e7f..0b89a4340ff4 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_mbox.c
@@ -24,19 +24,15 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mbox_lock);
 
-static int send_mbox_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 cmd_id, u32 cmd_data, u64 *cmd_resp)
+static int wait_for_mbox_ready(struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv)
 {
-	struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv;
 	u32 retries, data;
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mbox_lock);
-	proc_priv = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
 	/* Poll for rb bit == 0 */
 	retries = MBOX_RETRY_COUNT;
 	do {
-		data = readl((void __iomem *) (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE));
+		data = readl(proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE);
 		if (data & BIT_ULL(MBOX_BUSY_BIT)) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			continue;
@@ -45,53 +41,78 @@ static int send_mbox_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 cmd_id, u32 cmd_data, u64 *cm
 		break;
 	} while (--retries);
 
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int send_mbox_write_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u32 data)
+{
+	struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv;
+	u32 reg_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	proc_priv = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&mbox_lock);
+
+	ret = wait_for_mbox_ready(proc_priv);
 	if (ret)
 		goto unlock_mbox;
 
-	if (cmd_id == MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_WRITE)
-		writel(cmd_data, (void __iomem *) ((proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA)));
-
+	writel(data, (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA));
 	/* Write command register */
-	data = BIT_ULL(MBOX_BUSY_BIT) | cmd_id;
-	writel(data, (void __iomem *) ((proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE)));
+	reg_data = BIT_ULL(MBOX_BUSY_BIT) | id;
+	writel(reg_data, (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE));
 
-	/* Poll for rb bit == 0 */
-	retries = MBOX_RETRY_COUNT;
-	do {
-		data = readl((void __iomem *) (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE));
-		if (data & BIT_ULL(MBOX_BUSY_BIT)) {
-			ret = -EBUSY;
-			continue;
-		}
+	ret = wait_for_mbox_ready(proc_priv);
 
-		if (data) {
-			ret = -ENXIO;
-			goto unlock_mbox;
-		}
+unlock_mbox:
+	mutex_unlock(&mbox_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
 
-		ret = 0;
+static int send_mbox_read_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u64 *resp)
+{
+	struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv;
+	u32 reg_data;
+	int ret;
 
-		if (!cmd_resp)
-			break;
+	proc_priv = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-		if (cmd_id == MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ)
-			*cmd_resp = readl((void __iomem *) (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA));
-		else
-			*cmd_resp = readq((void __iomem *) (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA));
+	mutex_lock(&mbox_lock);
 
-		break;
-	} while (--retries);
+	ret = wait_for_mbox_ready(proc_priv);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock_mbox;
+
+	/* Write command register */
+	reg_data = BIT_ULL(MBOX_BUSY_BIT) | id;
+	writel(reg_data, (proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_INTERFACE));
+
+	ret = wait_for_mbox_ready(proc_priv);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock_mbox;
+
+	if (id == MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ)
+		*resp = readl(proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA);
+	else
+		*resp = readq(proc_priv->mmio_base + MBOX_OFFSET_DATA);
 
 unlock_mbox:
 	mutex_unlock(&mbox_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 cmd_id, u32 cmd_data, u64 *cmd_resp)
+int processor_thermal_send_mbox_read_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u64 *resp)
 {
-	return send_mbox_cmd(pdev, cmd_id, cmd_data, cmd_resp);
+	return send_mbox_read_cmd(pdev, id, resp);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(processor_thermal_send_mbox_read_cmd, INT340X_THERMAL);
+
+int processor_thermal_send_mbox_write_cmd(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 id, u32 data)
+{
+	return send_mbox_write_cmd(pdev, id, data);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(processor_thermal_send_mbox_write_cmd, INT340X_THERMAL);
 
 /* List of workload types */
 static const char * const workload_types[] = {
@@ -104,7 +125,6 @@ static const char * const workload_types[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-
 static ssize_t workload_available_types_show(struct device *dev,
 					       struct device_attribute *attr,
 					       char *buf)
@@ -146,7 +166,7 @@ static ssize_t workload_type_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	data |= ret;
 
-	ret = send_mbox_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_WRITE, data, NULL);
+	ret = send_mbox_write_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_WRITE, data);
 	if (ret)
 		return false;
 
@@ -161,7 +181,7 @@ static ssize_t workload_type_show(struct device *dev,
 	u64 cmd_resp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = send_mbox_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ, 0, &cmd_resp);
+	ret = send_mbox_read_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ, &cmd_resp);
 	if (ret)
 		return false;
 
@@ -186,8 +206,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group workload_req_attribute_group = {
 	.name = "workload_request"
 };
 
-
-
 static bool workload_req_created;
 
 int proc_thermal_mbox_add(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv)
@@ -196,7 +214,7 @@ int proc_thermal_mbox_add(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct proc_thermal_device *proc
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Check if there is a mailbox support, if fails return success */
-	ret = send_mbox_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ, 0, &cmd_resp);
+	ret = send_mbox_read_cmd(pdev, MBOX_CMD_WORKLOAD_TYPE_READ, &cmd_resp);
 	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_rfim.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_rfim.c
index e693ec8234fb..8c42e7662033 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_rfim.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_rfim.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include "processor_thermal_device.h"
 
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(INT340X_THERMAL);
+
 struct mmio_reg {
 	int read_only;
 	u32 offset;
@@ -194,8 +196,7 @@ static ssize_t rfi_restriction_store(struct device *dev,
 				     struct device_attribute *attr,
 				     const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	u16 cmd_id = 0x0008;
-	u64 cmd_resp;
+	u16 id = 0x0008;
 	u32 input;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ static ssize_t rfi_restriction_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), cmd_id, input, &cmd_resp);
+	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_write_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), id, input);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -214,30 +215,30 @@ static ssize_t rfi_restriction_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr,
 				    char *buf)
 {
-	u16 cmd_id = 0x0007;
-	u64 cmd_resp;
+	u16 id = 0x0007;
+	u64 resp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), cmd_id, 0, &cmd_resp);
+	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_read_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), id, &resp);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", cmd_resp);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", resp);
 }
 
 static ssize_t ddr_data_rate_show(struct device *dev,
 				  struct device_attribute *attr,
 				  char *buf)
 {
-	u16 cmd_id = 0x0107;
-	u64 cmd_resp;
+	u16 id = 0x0107;
+	u64 resp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), cmd_id, 0, &cmd_resp);
+	ret = processor_thermal_send_mbox_read_cmd(to_pci_dev(dev), id, &resp);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", cmd_resp);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", resp);
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(rfi_restriction);
