The patch for changing TCC offset can only be in for 5.4 kernel. Then there 
will be no MSR access.
So the option is to take out of mainline kernel patch to avoid this or avoid 
workaround option.
I don't know if there are any other options.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840454

Title:
  kernel 5.2 disallows thermald's direct MSR writes

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in thermald package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  thermald/kernel are spamming dmesg now because MSR write is
  disallowed.

  
  jak@jak-t480s:~:master$ journalctl -b --since=today | grep msr | wc -l
  8688
  jak@jak-t480s:~:master$ journalctl -b --since=today | grep msr | tail
  Aug 16 14:48:57 jak-t480s thermald[11327]: [WARN]sysfs write failed 
/dev/cpu/0/msr
  Aug 16 14:48:57 jak-t480s kernel: msr: Direct access to MSR 1a2
  Aug 16 14:49:05 jak-t480s thermald[11327]: [WARN]sysfs write failed 
/dev/cpu/0/msr
  Aug 16 14:49:05 jak-t480s kernel: msr: Direct access to MSR 1a2
  Aug 16 14:49:13 jak-t480s thermald[11327]: [WARN]sysfs write failed 
/dev/cpu/0/msr
  Aug 16 14:49:13 jak-t480s kernel: msr: Direct access to MSR 1a2
  Aug 16 14:49:21 jak-t480s thermald[11327]: [WARN]sysfs write failed 
/dev/cpu/0/msr
  Aug 16 14:49:21 jak-t480s kernel: msr: Direct access to MSR 1a2
  Aug 16 14:50:03 jak-t480s kernel: msr: Direct access to MSR 1a2
  Aug 16 14:50:03 jak-t480s thermald[11327]: [WARN]sysfs write failed 
/dev/cpu/0/msr

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