Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/cpu: Disable CR pinning during CPU bringup

From: Dave Hansen

Date: Thu Mar 12 2026 - 10:24:23 EST


On 3/12/26 07:08, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
> 1) Back-porting complexity: The current issue affects kernels (6.9+)
> where SEV-SNP guests fail to boot with FRED enabled. A simpler fix would
> be easier to backport and verify across stable branches.

The simplest fix is to disable FRED on those kernels, fwiw.