virt-host-validate checks if AMD SEV is enabled by verifying /sys/module/kvm_amd/parameters/sev is set to '1'. On a system running kernel 5.13, the parameter is reported as 'Y'. To be extra paranoid, add a check for 'y' along with 'Y' to complement the existing check for '1'. Fixes: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1188715 Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig(a)suse.com&gt; --- tools/virt-host-validate-common.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/virt-host-validate-common.c b/tools/virt-host-validate-common.c index 556223242d..ba7f54b4ce 100644 --- a/tools/virt-host-validate-common.c +++ b/tools/virt-host-validate-common.c @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int virHostValidateSecureGuests(const char *hvname, return VIR_HOST_VALIDATE_FAILURE(level); } - if (mod_value[0] != '1') { + if (mod_value[0] != '1' && mod_value[0] != 'Y' && mod_value[0] != 'y') { virHostMsgFail(level, "AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization appears to be " "disabled in kernel. Add kvm_amd.sev=1 " -- 2.33.0