diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index c0fdb04a0435..cc3ea8febc62 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3176,6 +3176,7 @@
 					       no_entry_flush [PPC]
 					       no_uaccess_flush [PPC]
 					       mmio_stale_data=off [X86]
+					       retbleed=off [X86]
 
 				Exceptions:
 					       This does not have any effect on
@@ -3198,6 +3199,7 @@
 					       mds=full,nosmt [X86]
 					       tsx_async_abort=full,nosmt [X86]
 					       mmio_stale_data=full,nosmt [X86]
+					       retbleed=auto,nosmt [X86]
 
 	mminit_loglevel=
 			[KNL] When CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT is set, this
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
index 19514524f0f8..4a23e52fe0ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static inline u64 lower_bits(u64 val, unsigned int bits)
 
 struct real_mode_header;
 enum stack_type;
-struct ghcb;
 
 /* Early IDT entry points for #VC handler */
 extern void vc_no_ghcb(void);
@@ -156,11 +155,7 @@ static __always_inline void sev_es_nmi_complete(void)
 		__sev_es_nmi_complete();
 }
 extern int __init sev_es_efi_map_ghcbs(pgd_t *pgd);
-extern enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb,
-					  bool set_ghcb_msr,
-					  struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
-					  u64 exit_code, u64 exit_info_1,
-					  u64 exit_info_2);
+
 static inline int rmpadjust(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, unsigned long attrs)
 {
 	int rc;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 6454bc767f0f..6761668100b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void)
 	 * enable IBRS around firmware calls.
 	 */
 	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_RETBLEED) &&
+	    boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBPB) &&
 	    (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
 	     boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON)) {
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
index b478edf43bec..3a5b0c9c4fcc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ static enum es_result verify_exception_info(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt
 	return ES_VMM_ERROR;
 }
 
-enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb, bool set_ghcb_msr,
-				   struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt, u64 exit_code,
-				   u64 exit_info_1, u64 exit_info_2)
+static enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb,
+					  struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
+					  u64 exit_code, u64 exit_info_1,
+					  u64 exit_info_2)
 {
 	/* Fill in protocol and format specifiers */
 	ghcb->protocol_version = ghcb_version;
@@ -231,14 +232,7 @@ enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb, bool set_ghcb_msr,
 	ghcb_set_sw_exit_info_1(ghcb, exit_info_1);
 	ghcb_set_sw_exit_info_2(ghcb, exit_info_2);
 
-	/*
-	 * Hyper-V unenlightened guests use a paravisor for communicating and
-	 * GHCB pages are being allocated and set up by that paravisor. Linux
-	 * should not change the GHCB page's physical address.
-	 */
-	if (set_ghcb_msr)
-		sev_es_wr_ghcb_msr(__pa(ghcb));
-
+	sev_es_wr_ghcb_msr(__pa(ghcb));
 	VMGEXIT();
 
 	return verify_exception_info(ghcb, ctxt);
@@ -795,7 +789,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_ioio(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 		 */
 		sw_scratch = __pa(ghcb) + offsetof(struct ghcb, shared_buffer);
 		ghcb_set_sw_scratch(ghcb, sw_scratch);
-		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_IOIO,
+		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_IOIO,
 					  exit_info_1, exit_info_2);
 		if (ret != ES_OK)
 			return ret;
@@ -837,8 +831,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_ioio(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 
 		ghcb_set_rax(ghcb, rax);
 
-		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt,
-					  SVM_EXIT_IOIO, exit_info_1, 0);
+		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_IOIO, exit_info_1, 0);
 		if (ret != ES_OK)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -894,7 +887,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_cpuid(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 		/* xgetbv will cause #GP - use reset value for xcr0 */
 		ghcb_set_xcr0(ghcb, 1);
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_CPUID, 0, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_CPUID, 0, 0);
 	if (ret != ES_OK)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -919,7 +912,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_rdtsc(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 	bool rdtscp = (exit_code == SVM_EXIT_RDTSCP);
 	enum es_result ret;
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, exit_code, 0, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, exit_code, 0, 0);
 	if (ret != ES_OK)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index c05f0124c410..63dc626627a0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int vmgexit_psc(struct snp_psc_desc *desc)
 		ghcb_set_sw_scratch(ghcb, (u64)__pa(data));
 
 		/* This will advance the shared buffer data points to. */
-		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, &ctxt, SVM_VMGEXIT_PSC, 0, 0);
+		ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, &ctxt, SVM_VMGEXIT_PSC, 0, 0);
 
 		/*
 		 * Page State Change VMGEXIT can pass error code through
@@ -1212,8 +1212,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_msr(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 		ghcb_set_rdx(ghcb, regs->dx);
 	}
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_MSR,
-				  exit_info_1, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_MSR, exit_info_1, 0);
 
 	if ((ret == ES_OK) && (!exit_info_1)) {
 		regs->ax = ghcb->save.rax;
@@ -1452,7 +1451,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_do_mmio(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt,
 
 	ghcb_set_sw_scratch(ghcb, ghcb_pa + offsetof(struct ghcb, shared_buffer));
 
-	return sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, exit_code, exit_info_1, exit_info_2);
+	return sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, exit_code, exit_info_1, exit_info_2);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1628,7 +1627,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_dr7_write(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 
 	/* Using a value of 0 for ExitInfo1 means RAX holds the value */
 	ghcb_set_rax(ghcb, val);
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR7, 0, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_WRITE_DR7, 0, 0);
 	if (ret != ES_OK)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1658,7 +1657,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_dr7_read(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 static enum es_result vc_handle_wbinvd(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 				       struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
-	return sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_WBINVD, 0, 0);
+	return sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_WBINVD, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static enum es_result vc_handle_rdpmc(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
@@ -1667,7 +1666,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_rdpmc(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt
 
 	ghcb_set_rcx(ghcb, ctxt->regs->cx);
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_RDPMC, 0, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_RDPMC, 0, 0);
 	if (ret != ES_OK)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1708,7 +1707,7 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_vmmcall(struct ghcb *ghcb,
 	if (x86_platform.hyper.sev_es_hcall_prepare)
 		x86_platform.hyper.sev_es_hcall_prepare(ghcb, ctxt->regs);
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_VMMCALL, 0, 0);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, ctxt, SVM_EXIT_VMMCALL, 0, 0);
 	if (ret != ES_OK)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -2197,7 +2196,7 @@ int snp_issue_guest_request(u64 exit_code, struct snp_req_data *input, unsigned
 		ghcb_set_rbx(ghcb, input->data_npages);
 	}
 
-	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, true, &ctxt, exit_code, input->req_gpa, input->resp_gpa);
+	ret = sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(ghcb, &ctxt, exit_code, input->req_gpa, input->resp_gpa);
 	if (ret)
 		goto e_put;
 
diff --git a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
index dcd86f32f4ed..6fac5b405334 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/x86_debug.config
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON=y
-CONFIG_KMEMCHECK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_ENABLE_DEFAULT=1
 CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y
 CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y
 CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
-CONFIG_VMLINUX_VALIDATION=y
+CONFIG_NOINSTR_VALIDATION=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF_TOOLCHAIN_DEFAULT=y