Replace the hlt loop in handle_vc_boot_ghcb() with an sev_es_terminate(). The hlt gives the system no indication the guest is unhappy. The termination request will signal there was an error during VC handling during boot. Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx> Cc: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@xxxxxxx> Cc: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx> Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Peter Gonda <pgonda@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/sev.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c index e6d316a01fdd..ae87fbf27724 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c @@ -1425,6 +1425,5 @@ bool __init handle_vc_boot_ghcb(struct pt_regs *regs) fail: show_regs(regs); - while (true) - halt(); + sev_es_terminate(GHCB_SEV_ES_GEN_REQ); } -- 2.35.1.894.gb6a874cedc-goog