diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
index b8357d6ecd47ef6766a0fe9fe5161f6447228c16..b63be696b776a7d764359cb990533871d910197d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ struct snp_psc_desc {
 	struct psc_entry entries[VMGEXIT_PSC_MAX_ENTRY];
 } __packed;
 
-/* Guest message request error code */
+/* Guest message request error codes */
 #define SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN	BIT_ULL(32)
+#define SNP_GUEST_REQ_ERR_BUSY		BIT_ULL(33)
 
 #define GHCB_MSR_TERM_REQ		0x100
 #define GHCB_MSR_TERM_REASON_SET_POS	12
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index eb07d4435391bedc4db1a2d6483bda477c093bea..b44c487727d456e445a4ad53ddaff76d84e449b1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ ssize_t rdtgroup_schemata_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 {
 	struct resctrl_schema *s;
 	struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp;
-	struct rdt_domain *dom;
 	struct rdt_resource *r;
 	char *tok, *resname;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -397,10 +396,7 @@ ssize_t rdtgroup_schemata_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(s, &resctrl_schema_all, list) {
-		list_for_each_entry(dom, &s->res->domains, list)
-			memset(dom->staged_config, 0, sizeof(dom->staged_config));
-	}
+	rdt_staged_configs_clear();
 
 	while ((tok = strsep(&buf, "\n")) != NULL) {
 		resname = strim(strsep(&tok, ":"));
@@ -445,6 +441,7 @@ ssize_t rdtgroup_schemata_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	}
 
 out:
+	rdt_staged_configs_clear();
 	rdtgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 	return ret ?: nbytes;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 8edecc5763d8e31313294145b7e0af8a6e477611..85ceaf9a31ac20099c86647b4958e4ca0f28fa6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -555,5 +555,6 @@ void __check_limbo(struct rdt_domain *d, bool force_free);
 void rdt_domain_reconfigure_cdp(struct rdt_resource *r);
 void __init thread_throttle_mode_init(void);
 void __init mbm_config_rftype_init(const char *config);
+void rdt_staged_configs_clear(void);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_RESCTRL_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 884b6e9a7e31c36281afe21b2f507f9b223781b2..6ad33f355861feab9a1f013ff82e026e9638044b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ void rdt_last_cmd_printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
+void rdt_staged_configs_clear(void)
+{
+	struct rdt_resource *r;
+	struct rdt_domain *dom;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rdtgroup_mutex);
+
+	for_each_alloc_capable_rdt_resource(r) {
+		list_for_each_entry(dom, &r->domains, list)
+			memset(dom->staged_config, 0, sizeof(dom->staged_config));
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Trivial allocator for CLOSIDs. Since h/w only supports a small number,
  * we can keep a bitmap of free CLOSIDs in a single integer.
@@ -3107,7 +3120,9 @@ static int rdtgroup_init_alloc(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
 {
 	struct resctrl_schema *s;
 	struct rdt_resource *r;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	rdt_staged_configs_clear();
 
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &resctrl_schema_all, list) {
 		r = s->res;
@@ -3119,20 +3134,22 @@ static int rdtgroup_init_alloc(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
 		} else {
 			ret = rdtgroup_init_cat(s, rdtgrp->closid);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+				goto out;
 		}
 
 		ret = resctrl_arch_update_domains(r, rdtgrp->closid);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			rdt_last_cmd_puts("Failed to initialize allocations\n");
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		}
 
 	}
 
 	rdtgrp->mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	rdt_staged_configs_clear();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mkdir_rdt_prepare(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index 679026a640efd8e2e87a03d3b5e57cf18de1a6dd..3f664ab277c4987ac57f41959a300f3a8f5c6439 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -2183,9 +2183,6 @@ int snp_issue_guest_request(u64 exit_code, struct snp_req_data *input, unsigned
 	struct ghcb *ghcb;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_SEV_SNP))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (!fw_err)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2212,15 +2209,26 @@ int snp_issue_guest_request(u64 exit_code, struct snp_req_data *input, unsigned
 	if (ret)
 		goto e_put;
 
-	if (ghcb->save.sw_exit_info_2) {
-		/* Number of expected pages are returned in RBX */
-		if (exit_code == SVM_VMGEXIT_EXT_GUEST_REQUEST &&
-		    ghcb->save.sw_exit_info_2 == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN)
-			input->data_npages = ghcb_get_rbx(ghcb);
+	*fw_err = ghcb->save.sw_exit_info_2;
+	switch (*fw_err) {
+	case 0:
+		break;
 
-		*fw_err = ghcb->save.sw_exit_info_2;
+	case SNP_GUEST_REQ_ERR_BUSY:
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		break;
 
+	case SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN:
+		/* Number of expected pages are returned in RBX */
+		if (exit_code == SVM_VMGEXIT_EXT_GUEST_REQUEST) {
+			input->data_npages = ghcb_get_rbx(ghcb);
+			ret = -ENOSPC;
+			break;
+		}
+		fallthrough;
+	default:
 		ret = -EIO;
+		break;
 	}
 
 e_put:
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
index 88cccd65029dba414912656310c3e72313a4aa4b..c6efcf559d8821261cb1724bf45275101a351238 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ void __init sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 	cmdline_ptr = (const char *)((u64)bp->hdr.cmd_line_ptr |
 				     ((u64)bp->ext_cmd_line_ptr << 32));
 
-	cmdline_find_option(cmdline_ptr, cmdline_arg, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	if (cmdline_find_option(cmdline_ptr, cmdline_arg, buffer, sizeof(buffer)) < 0)
+		return;
 
 	if (!strncmp(buffer, cmdline_on, sizeof(buffer)))
 		sme_me_mask = me_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/virt/coco/sev-guest/sev-guest.c b/drivers/virt/coco/sev-guest/sev-guest.c
index 7b4e9009f33559fe04a11c17af5433715b625893..46f1a8d558b0b28321b1f9312dd415df25f4f504 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/coco/sev-guest/sev-guest.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/coco/sev-guest/sev-guest.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #define AAD_LEN		48
 #define MSG_HDR_VER	1
 
+#define SNP_REQ_MAX_RETRY_DURATION	(60*HZ)
+#define SNP_REQ_RETRY_DELAY		(2*HZ)
+
 struct snp_guest_crypto {
 	struct crypto_aead *tfm;
 	u8 *iv, *authtag;
@@ -318,26 +321,14 @@ static int enc_payload(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 seqno, int version, u8
 	return __enc_payload(snp_dev, req, payload, sz);
 }
 
-static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, int msg_ver,
-				u8 type, void *req_buf, size_t req_sz, void *resp_buf,
-				u32 resp_sz, __u64 *fw_err)
+static int __handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, __u64 *fw_err)
 {
-	unsigned long err;
-	u64 seqno;
+	unsigned long err = 0xff, override_err = 0;
+	unsigned long req_start = jiffies;
+	unsigned int override_npages = 0;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* Get message sequence and verify that its a non-zero */
-	seqno = snp_get_msg_seqno(snp_dev);
-	if (!seqno)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	memset(snp_dev->response, 0, sizeof(struct snp_guest_msg));
-
-	/* Encrypt the userspace provided payload */
-	rc = enc_payload(snp_dev, seqno, msg_ver, type, req_buf, req_sz);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
+retry_request:
 	/*
 	 * Call firmware to process the request. In this function the encrypted
 	 * message enters shared memory with the host. So after this call the
@@ -345,18 +336,24 @@ static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, in
 	 * prevent reuse of the IV.
 	 */
 	rc = snp_issue_guest_request(exit_code, &snp_dev->input, &err);
+	switch (rc) {
+	case -ENOSPC:
+		/*
+		 * If the extended guest request fails due to having too
+		 * small of a certificate data buffer, retry the same
+		 * guest request without the extended data request in
+		 * order to increment the sequence number and thus avoid
+		 * IV reuse.
+		 */
+		override_npages = snp_dev->input.data_npages;
+		exit_code	= SVM_VMGEXIT_GUEST_REQUEST;
 
-	/*
-	 * If the extended guest request fails due to having too small of a
-	 * certificate data buffer, retry the same guest request without the
-	 * extended data request in order to increment the sequence number
-	 * and thus avoid IV reuse.
-	 */
-	if (exit_code == SVM_VMGEXIT_EXT_GUEST_REQUEST &&
-	    err == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN) {
-		const unsigned int certs_npages = snp_dev->input.data_npages;
-
-		exit_code = SVM_VMGEXIT_GUEST_REQUEST;
+		/*
+		 * Override the error to inform callers the given extended
+		 * request buffer size was too small and give the caller the
+		 * required buffer size.
+		 */
+		override_err	= SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN;
 
 		/*
 		 * If this call to the firmware succeeds, the sequence number can
@@ -366,15 +363,20 @@ static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, in
 		 * of the VMPCK and the error code being propagated back to the
 		 * user as an ioctl() return code.
 		 */
-		rc = snp_issue_guest_request(exit_code, &snp_dev->input, &err);
+		goto retry_request;
 
-		/*
-		 * Override the error to inform callers the given extended
-		 * request buffer size was too small and give the caller the
-		 * required buffer size.
-		 */
-		err = SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN;
-		snp_dev->input.data_npages = certs_npages;
+	/*
+	 * The host may return SNP_GUEST_REQ_ERR_EBUSY if the request has been
+	 * throttled. Retry in the driver to avoid returning and reusing the
+	 * message sequence number on a different message.
+	 */
+	case -EAGAIN:
+		if (jiffies - req_start > SNP_REQ_MAX_RETRY_DURATION) {
+			rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
+			break;
+		}
+		schedule_timeout_killable(SNP_REQ_RETRY_DELAY);
+		goto retry_request;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -386,7 +388,10 @@ static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, in
 	snp_inc_msg_seqno(snp_dev);
 
 	if (fw_err)
-		*fw_err = err;
+		*fw_err = override_err ?: err;
+
+	if (override_npages)
+		snp_dev->input.data_npages = override_npages;
 
 	/*
 	 * If an extended guest request was issued and the supplied certificate
@@ -394,29 +399,49 @@ static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, in
 	 * prevent IV reuse. If the standard request was successful, return -EIO
 	 * back to the caller as would have originally been returned.
 	 */
-	if (!rc && err == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN)
+	if (!rc && override_err == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int handle_guest_request(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, u64 exit_code, int msg_ver,
+				u8 type, void *req_buf, size_t req_sz, void *resp_buf,
+				u32 resp_sz, __u64 *fw_err)
+{
+	u64 seqno;
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Get message sequence and verify that its a non-zero */
+	seqno = snp_get_msg_seqno(snp_dev);
+	if (!seqno)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	memset(snp_dev->response, 0, sizeof(struct snp_guest_msg));
+
+	/* Encrypt the userspace provided payload */
+	rc = enc_payload(snp_dev, seqno, msg_ver, type, req_buf, req_sz);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	rc = __handle_guest_request(snp_dev, exit_code, fw_err);
 	if (rc) {
-		dev_alert(snp_dev->dev,
-			  "Detected error from ASP request. rc: %d, fw_err: %llu\n",
-			  rc, *fw_err);
-		goto disable_vmpck;
+		if (rc == -EIO && *fw_err == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN)
+			return rc;
+
+		dev_alert(snp_dev->dev, "Detected error from ASP request. rc: %d, fw_err: %llu\n", rc, *fw_err);
+		snp_disable_vmpck(snp_dev);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = verify_and_dec_payload(snp_dev, resp_buf, resp_sz);
 	if (rc) {
-		dev_alert(snp_dev->dev,
-			  "Detected unexpected decode failure from ASP. rc: %d\n",
-			  rc);
-		goto disable_vmpck;
+		dev_alert(snp_dev->dev, "Detected unexpected decode failure from ASP. rc: %d\n", rc);
+		snp_disable_vmpck(snp_dev);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-disable_vmpck:
-	snp_disable_vmpck(snp_dev);
-	return rc;
 }
 
 static int get_report(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, struct snp_guest_request_ioctl *arg)
@@ -703,6 +728,9 @@ static int __init sev_guest_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	void __iomem *mapping;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_SEV_SNP))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!dev->platform_data)
 		return -ENODEV;