diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
index 2a5f47d51388..53ffa43c90db 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 #include "../kvm_util.h"
 
+extern bool host_cpu_is_intel;
+extern bool host_cpu_is_amd;
+
 #define NMI_VECTOR		0x02
 
 #define X86_EFLAGS_FIXED	 (1u << 1)
@@ -555,6 +558,28 @@ static inline uint32_t this_cpu_model(void)
 	return x86_model(this_cpu_fms());
 }
 
+static inline bool this_cpu_vendor_string_is(const char *vendor)
+{
+	const uint32_t *chunk = (const uint32_t *)vendor;
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+
+	cpuid(0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	return (ebx == chunk[0] && edx == chunk[1] && ecx == chunk[2]);
+}
+
+static inline bool this_cpu_is_intel(void)
+{
+	return this_cpu_vendor_string_is("GenuineIntel");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Exclude early K5 samples with a vendor string of "AMDisbetter!"
+ */
+static inline bool this_cpu_is_amd(void)
+{
+	return this_cpu_vendor_string_is("AuthenticAMD");
+}
+
 static inline uint32_t __this_cpu_has(uint32_t function, uint32_t index,
 				      uint8_t reg, uint8_t lo, uint8_t hi)
 {
@@ -691,9 +716,6 @@ static inline void cpu_relax(void)
 		"hlt\n"	\
 		)
 
-bool is_intel_cpu(void);
-bool is_amd_cpu(void);
-
 struct kvm_x86_state *vcpu_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vcpu_load_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_x86_state *state);
 void kvm_x86_state_cleanup(struct kvm_x86_state *state);
@@ -717,7 +739,7 @@ static inline void vcpu_msrs_set(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_msrs *msrs)
 	int r = __vcpu_ioctl(vcpu, KVM_SET_MSRS, msrs);
 
 	TEST_ASSERT(r == msrs->nmsrs,
-		    "KVM_GET_MSRS failed, r: %i (failed on MSR %x)",
+		    "KVM_SET_MSRS failed, r: %i (failed on MSR %x)",
 		    r, r < 0 || r >= msrs->nmsrs ? -1 : msrs->entries[r].index);
 }
 static inline void vcpu_debugregs_get(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c
index 894417c96f70..a7001e29dc06 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_binary_stats_test.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void stats_test(int stats_fd)
 				    "Bucket size of stats (%s) is not zero",
 				    pdesc->name);
 		}
-		size_data += pdesc->size * sizeof(*stats_data);
+		size_data = max(size_data, pdesc->offset + pdesc->size * sizeof(*stats_data));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -149,14 +149,6 @@ static void stats_test(int stats_fd)
 	TEST_ASSERT(size_data >= header.num_desc * sizeof(*stats_data),
 		    "Data size is not correct");
 
-	/* Check stats offset */
-	for (i = 0; i < header.num_desc; ++i) {
-		pdesc = get_stats_descriptor(stats_desc, i, &header);
-		TEST_ASSERT(pdesc->offset < size_data,
-			    "Invalid offset (%u) for stats: %s",
-			    pdesc->offset, pdesc->name);
-	}
-
 	/* Allocate memory for stats data */
 	stats_data = malloc(size_data);
 	TEST_ASSERT(stats_data, "Allocate memory for stats data");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
index 820ac2d08c98..266f3876e10a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ static void elfhdr_get(const char *filename, Elf64_Ehdr *hdrp)
 		"  hdrp->e_shentsize: %x\n"
 		"  expected: %zx",
 		hdrp->e_shentsize, sizeof(Elf64_Shdr));
+	close(fd);
 }
 
 /* VM ELF Load
@@ -190,4 +191,5 @@ void kvm_vm_elf_load(struct kvm_vm *vm, const char *filename)
 				phdr.p_filesz);
 		}
 	}
+	close(fd);
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/guest_modes.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/guest_modes.c
index 99a575bbbc52..1df3ce4b16fd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/guest_modes.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/guest_modes.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void guest_modes_cmdline(const char *arg)
 		mode_selected = true;
 	}
 
-	mode = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
+	mode = atoi_non_negative("Guest mode ID", arg);
 	TEST_ASSERT(mode < NUM_VM_MODES, "Guest mode ID %d too big", mode);
 	guest_modes[mode].enabled = true;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index f25b3e9b5a07..3ea24a5f4c43 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -1942,9 +1942,6 @@ vm_paddr_t vm_phy_page_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_paddr_t paddr_min,
 	return vm_phy_pages_alloc(vm, 1, paddr_min, memslot);
 }
 
-/* Arbitrary minimum physical address used for virtual translation tables. */
-#define KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR 0x180000
-
 vm_paddr_t vm_alloc_page_table(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
 	return vm_phy_page_alloc(vm, KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index acfa1d01e7df..ae1e573d94ce 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #define MAX_NR_CPUID_ENTRIES 100
 
 vm_vaddr_t exception_handlers;
+bool host_cpu_is_amd;
+bool host_cpu_is_intel;
 
 static void regs_dump(FILE *stream, struct kvm_regs *regs, uint8_t indent)
 {
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ static void sregs_dump(FILE *stream, struct kvm_sregs *sregs, uint8_t indent)
 
 bool kvm_is_tdp_enabled(void)
 {
-	if (is_intel_cpu())
+	if (host_cpu_is_intel)
 		return get_kvm_intel_param_bool("ept");
 	else
 		return get_kvm_amd_param_bool("npt");
@@ -555,6 +557,8 @@ static void vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_arch_vm_post_create(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
 	vm_create_irqchip(vm);
+	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_intel);
+	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_amd);
 }
 
 struct kvm_vcpu *vm_arch_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
@@ -1006,28 +1010,6 @@ void kvm_x86_state_cleanup(struct kvm_x86_state *state)
 	free(state);
 }
 
-static bool cpu_vendor_string_is(const char *vendor)
-{
-	const uint32_t *chunk = (const uint32_t *)vendor;
-	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
-
-	cpuid(0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	return (ebx == chunk[0] && edx == chunk[1] && ecx == chunk[2]);
-}
-
-bool is_intel_cpu(void)
-{
-	return cpu_vendor_string_is("GenuineIntel");
-}
-
-/*
- * Exclude early K5 samples with a vendor string of "AMDisbetter!"
- */
-bool is_amd_cpu(void)
-{
-	return cpu_vendor_string_is("AuthenticAMD");
-}
-
 void kvm_get_cpu_address_width(unsigned int *pa_bits, unsigned int *va_bits)
 {
 	if (!kvm_cpu_has_p(X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR)) {
@@ -1162,9 +1144,15 @@ uint64_t kvm_hypercall(uint64_t nr, uint64_t a0, uint64_t a1, uint64_t a2,
 {
 	uint64_t r;
 
-	asm volatile("vmcall"
+	asm volatile("test %[use_vmmcall], %[use_vmmcall]\n\t"
+		     "jnz 1f\n\t"
+		     "vmcall\n\t"
+		     "jmp 2f\n\t"
+		     "1: vmmcall\n\t"
+		     "2:"
 		     : "=a"(r)
-		     : "a"(nr), "b"(a0), "c"(a1), "d"(a2), "S"(a3));
+		     : "a"(nr), "b"(a0), "c"(a1), "d"(a2), "S"(a3),
+		       [use_vmmcall] "r" (host_cpu_is_amd));
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -1236,7 +1224,7 @@ unsigned long vm_compute_max_gfn(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 	max_gfn = (1ULL << (vm->pa_bits - vm->page_shift)) - 1;
 
 	/* Avoid reserved HyperTransport region on AMD processors.  */
-	if (!is_amd_cpu())
+	if (!host_cpu_is_amd)
 		return max_gfn;
 
 	/* On parts with <40 physical address bits, the area is fully hidden */
@@ -1276,3 +1264,9 @@ bool vm_is_unrestricted_guest(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 
 	return get_kvm_intel_param_bool("unrestricted_guest");
 }
+
+void kvm_selftest_arch_init(void)
+{
+	host_cpu_is_intel = this_cpu_is_intel();
+	host_cpu_is_amd = this_cpu_is_amd();
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_perf_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_perf_test.c
index e6587e193490..4210cd21d159 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_perf_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_perf_test.c
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ static bool prepare_vm(struct vm_data *data, int nslots, uint64_t *maxslots,
 	data->hva_slots = malloc(sizeof(*data->hva_slots) * data->nslots);
 	TEST_ASSERT(data->hva_slots, "malloc() fail");
 
-	data->vm = __vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&data->vcpu, mempages, guest_code);
-
 	pr_info_v("Adding slots 1..%i, each slot with %"PRIu64" pages + %"PRIu64" extra pages last\n",
 		data->nslots, data->pages_per_slot, rempages);
 
@@ -349,6 +347,7 @@ static bool prepare_vm(struct vm_data *data, int nslots, uint64_t *maxslots,
 	virt_map(data->vm, MEM_GPA, MEM_GPA, data->npages);
 
 	sync = (typeof(sync))vm_gpa2hva(data, MEM_SYNC_GPA, NULL);
+	sync->guest_page_size = data->vm->page_size;
 	atomic_init(&sync->start_flag, false);
 	atomic_init(&sync->exit_flag, false);
 	atomic_init(&sync->sync_flag, false);
@@ -810,8 +809,6 @@ static bool test_execute(int nslots, uint64_t *maxslots,
 	}
 
 	sync = (typeof(sync))vm_gpa2hva(data, MEM_SYNC_GPA, NULL);
-
-	sync->guest_page_size = data->vm->page_size;
 	if (tdata->prepare &&
 	    !tdata->prepare(data, sync, maxslots)) {
 		ret = false;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
index 32f7e09ef67c..0f728f05ea82 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ static void guest_main(void)
 	const uint8_t *other_hypercall_insn;
 	uint64_t ret;
 
-	if (is_intel_cpu()) {
+	if (host_cpu_is_intel) {
 		native_hypercall_insn = vmx_vmcall;
 		other_hypercall_insn  = svm_vmmcall;
-	} else if (is_amd_cpu()) {
+	} else if (host_cpu_is_amd) {
 		native_hypercall_insn = svm_vmmcall;
 		other_hypercall_insn  = vmx_vmcall;
 	} else {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
index fb02581953a3..ce1ccc4c1503 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	int warnings_before, warnings_after;
 
-	TEST_REQUIRE(is_intel_cpu());
+	TEST_REQUIRE(host_cpu_is_intel);
 
 	TEST_REQUIRE(!vm_is_unrestricted_guest(NULL));
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
index 253e4304bbe3..bad7ef8c5b92 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void test_pmu_config_disable(void (*guest_code)(void))
  */
 static bool use_intel_pmu(void)
 {
-	return is_intel_cpu() &&
+	return host_cpu_is_intel &&
 	       kvm_cpu_property(X86_PROPERTY_PMU_VERSION) &&
 	       kvm_cpu_property(X86_PROPERTY_PMU_NR_GP_COUNTERS) &&
 	       kvm_pmu_has(X86_PMU_FEATURE_BRANCH_INSNS_RETIRED);
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static bool use_amd_pmu(void)
 	uint32_t family = kvm_cpu_family();
 	uint32_t model = kvm_cpu_model();
 
-	return is_amd_cpu() &&
+	return host_cpu_is_amd &&
 		(is_zen1(family, model) ||
 		 is_zen2(family, model) ||
 		 is_zen3(family, model));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
index 2641b286b4ed..ccdfa5dc1a4d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 
-	TEST_REQUIRE(is_intel_cpu());
+	TEST_REQUIRE(host_cpu_is_intel);
 	TEST_REQUIRE(!vm_is_unrestricted_guest(NULL));
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
index dae510c263b4..fd39a15d6970 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 
-/* Defined in include/linux/kvm_types.h */
-#define GPA_INVALID		(~(ulong)0)
-
 #define SHINFO_REGION_GVA	0xc0000000ULL
 #define SHINFO_REGION_GPA	0xc0000000ULL
 #define SHINFO_REGION_SLOT	10
@@ -412,21 +409,21 @@ static void *juggle_shinfo_state(void *arg)
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm = (struct kvm_vm *)arg;
 
-	struct kvm_xen_hvm_attr cache_init = {
+	struct kvm_xen_hvm_attr cache_activate = {
 		.type = KVM_XEN_ATTR_TYPE_SHARED_INFO,
 		.u.shared_info.gfn = SHINFO_REGION_GPA / PAGE_SIZE
 	};
 
-	struct kvm_xen_hvm_attr cache_destroy = {
+	struct kvm_xen_hvm_attr cache_deactivate = {
 		.type = KVM_XEN_ATTR_TYPE_SHARED_INFO,
-		.u.shared_info.gfn = GPA_INVALID
+		.u.shared_info.gfn = KVM_XEN_INVALID_GFN
 	};
 
 	for (;;) {
-		__vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR, &cache_init);
-		__vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR, &cache_destroy);
+		__vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR, &cache_activate);
+		__vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR, &cache_deactivate);
 		pthread_testcancel();
-	};
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }