[PATCH 2/4] selftests/kvm: check that SEV-ES VMs are allowed in SEV-SNP mode

From: Tycho Andersen

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 11:37:34 EST


From: "Tycho Andersen (AMD)" <tycho@xxxxxxxxxx>

As in the comment, check to make sure that SEV-ES VMs are allowed before
running the test. Otherwise, there is a generic:

==== Test Assertion Failure ====
lib/x86/sev.c:91: !ret
pid=3678 tid=3678 errno=5 - Input/output error
1 0x0000000000417000: sev_vm_launch at sev.c:91 (discriminator 4)
2 0x0000000000417d49: vm_sev_launch at sev.c:191
3 0x0000000000402a7d: test_sev at sev_smoke_test.c:132
4 0x000000000040328f: test_sev_smoke at sev_smoke_test.c:198
5 0x00000000004026c8: main at sev_smoke_test.c:223
6 0x00007fdde5c2a1c9: ?? ??:0
7 0x00007fdde5c2a28a: ?? ??:0
8 0x00000000004027f4: _start at ??:?
KVM_SEV_LAUNCH_START failed, rc: -1 errno: 5 (Input/output error)

Signed-off-by: Tycho Andersen (AMD) <tycho@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/kvm/x86/sev_smoke_test.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/sev_smoke_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/sev_smoke_test.c
index 86ad1c7d068f..c7fda9fc324b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/sev_smoke_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/sev_smoke_test.c
@@ -213,13 +213,48 @@ static void test_sev_smoke(void *guest, uint32_t type, uint64_t policy)
}
}

+static bool sev_es_allowed(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_sev_launch_start launch_start = {
+ .policy = SEV_POLICY_ES,
+ };
+ struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int firmware_error, ret;
+ bool supported = true;
+
+ if (!kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_ES))
+ return false;
+
+ if (!kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP))
+ return true;
+
+ /*
+ * In some cases when SEV-SNP is enabled, firmware disallows starting
+ * an SEV-ES VM. When SEV-SNP is enabled try to launch an SEV-ES, and
+ * check the underlying firmware error for this case.
+ */
+ vm = vm_sev_create_with_one_vcpu(KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM, guest_sev_es_code,
+ &vcpu);
+
+ ret = __vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_LAUNCH_START, &launch_start,
+ &firmware_error);
+ if (ret == -1 && firmware_error == SEV_RET_UNSUPPORTED) {
+ pr_info("SEV-ES not supported with SNP\n");
+ supported = false;
+ }
+
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+ return supported;
+}
+
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
TEST_REQUIRE(kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV));

test_sev_smoke(guest_sev_code, KVM_X86_SEV_VM, 0);

- if (kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_ES))
+ if (sev_es_allowed())
test_sev_smoke(guest_sev_es_code, KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM, SEV_POLICY_ES);

if (kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV_SNP))
--
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