diff --git a/include/linux/psp-sev.h b/include/linux/psp-sev.h
index 970a9de0ed20..466b1a6e7d7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/psp-sev.h
+++ b/include/linux/psp-sev.h
@@ -848,6 +848,36 @@ int sev_platform_status(struct sev_user_data_status *status, int *error);
 int sev_issue_cmd_external_user(struct file *filep, unsigned int id,
 				void *data, int *error);
 
+/**
+ * sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert - issue SEV command by other driver with a file
+ * handle and return certificates set onto SEV device via SNP_SET_EXT_CONFIG;
+ * intended for use by the SNP extended guest request command defined
+ * in the GHCB specification.
+ *
+ * @filep - SEV device file pointer
+ * @cmd - command to issue
+ * @data - command buffer
+ * @vaddr: address where the certificate blob need to be copied.
+ * @npages: number of pages for the certificate blob.
+ *    If the specified page count is less than the certificate blob size, then the
+ *    required page count is returned with ENOSPC error code.
+ *    If the specified page count is more than the certificate blob size, then
+ *    page count is updated to reflect the amount of valid data copied in the
+ *    vaddr.
+ *
+ * @error: SEV command return code
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 if the sev successfully processed the command
+ * -%ENODEV    if the sev device is not available
+ * -%ENOTSUPP  if the sev does not support SEV
+ * -%ETIMEDOUT if the sev command timed out
+ * -%EIO       if the sev returned a non-zero return code
+ * -%ENOSPC    if the specified page count is too small
+ */
+int sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, void *data,
+				     unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *npages, int *error);
+
 /**
  * sev_guest_deactivate - perform SEV DEACTIVATE command
  *
@@ -945,32 +975,6 @@ void snp_free_firmware_page(void *addr);
  */
 void snp_mark_pages_offline(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int npages);
 
-/**
- * snp_guest_ext_guest_request - perform the SNP extended guest request command
- *  defined in the GHCB specification.
- *
- * @data: the input guest request structure
- * @vaddr: address where the certificate blob need to be copied.
- * @npages: number of pages for the certificate blob.
- *    If the specified page count is less than the certificate blob size, then the
- *    required page count is returned with error code defined in the GHCB spec.
- *    If the specified page count is more than the certificate blob size, then
- *    page count is updated to reflect the amount of valid data copied in the
- *    vaddr.
- *
- * @sev_ret: sev command return code
- *
- * Returns:
- * 0 if the sev successfully processed the command
- * -%ENODEV    if the sev device is not available
- * -%ENOTSUPP  if the sev does not support SEV
- * -%ETIMEDOUT if the sev command timed out
- * -%EIO       if the sev returned a non-zero return code
- */
-int snp_guest_ext_guest_request(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data,
-				unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *npages,
-				unsigned long *error);
-
 #else	/* !CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_SP_PSP */
 
 static inline int
@@ -1013,9 +1017,9 @@ static inline void *snp_alloc_firmware_page(gfp_t mask)
 
 static inline void snp_free_firmware_page(void *addr) { }
 
-static inline int snp_guest_ext_guest_request(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data,
-					      unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *n,
-					      unsigned long *error)
+static inline int sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
+						   void *data, unsigned long vaddr,
+						   unsigned long *npages, int *error)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index d0e58cffd1ed..b268c35efab4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -394,6 +394,23 @@ static int sev_issue_cmd(struct kvm *kvm, int id, void *data, int *error)
 	return __sev_issue_cmd(sev->fd, id, data, error);
 }
 
+static int sev_issue_cmd_cert(struct kvm *kvm, int id, void *data,
+			      unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *npages, int *error)
+{
+	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
+	struct fd f;
+	int ret;
+
+	f = fdget(sev->fd);
+	if (!f.file)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	ret = sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert(f.file, id, data, vaddr, npages, error);
+
+	fdput(f);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int sev_launch_start(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
 {
 	struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
@@ -3587,11 +3604,11 @@ static void snp_cleanup_guest_buf(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data, unsig
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = snp_page_reclaim(pfn);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret && (*rc == SEV_RET_SUCCESS))
 		*rc = SEV_RET_INVALID_ADDRESS;
 
 	ret = rmp_make_shared(pfn, PG_LEVEL_4K);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret && (*rc == SEV_RET_SUCCESS))
 		*rc = SEV_RET_INVALID_ADDRESS;
 }
 
@@ -3638,8 +3655,9 @@ static void snp_handle_ext_guest_request(struct vcpu_svm *svm, gpa_t req_gpa, gp
 	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 	unsigned long data_npages;
 	struct kvm_sev_info *sev;
-	unsigned long rc, err;
+	unsigned long exitcode;
 	u64 data_gpa;
+	int err, rc;
 
 	if (!sev_snp_guest(vcpu->kvm)) {
 		rc = SEV_RET_INVALID_GUEST;
@@ -3669,17 +3687,16 @@ static void snp_handle_ext_guest_request(struct vcpu_svm *svm, gpa_t req_gpa, gp
 	 */
 	if (sev->snp_certs_len) {
 		if ((data_npages << PAGE_SHIFT) < sev->snp_certs_len) {
-			rc = -EINVAL;
-			err = SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN;
+			rc = -ENOSPC;
 			goto datalen;
 		}
-		rc = sev_issue_cmd(kvm, SEV_CMD_SNP_GUEST_REQUEST, &req,
-				   (int *)&err);
+		rc = sev_issue_cmd(kvm, SEV_CMD_SNP_GUEST_REQUEST, &req, &err);
 	} else {
-		rc = snp_guest_ext_guest_request(&req,
-						 (unsigned long)sev->snp_certs_data,
-						 &data_npages, &err);
+		rc = sev_issue_cmd_cert(kvm, SEV_CMD_SNP_GUEST_REQUEST, &req,
+					(unsigned long)sev->snp_certs_data,
+					&data_npages, &err);
 	}
+
 datalen:
 	if (sev->snp_certs_len)
 		data_npages = sev->snp_certs_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -3689,27 +3706,30 @@ static void snp_handle_ext_guest_request(struct vcpu_svm *svm, gpa_t req_gpa, gp
 		 * If buffer length is small then return the expected
 		 * length in rbx.
 		 */
-		if (err == SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN)
+		if (rc == -ENOSPC) {
 			vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RBX] = data_npages;
+			exitcode = SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN;
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
 
 		/* pass the firmware error code */
-		rc = err;
+		exitcode = err;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Copy the certificate blob in the guest memory */
 	if (data_npages &&
 	    kvm_write_guest(kvm, data_gpa, sev->snp_certs_data, data_npages << PAGE_SHIFT))
-		rc = SEV_RET_INVALID_ADDRESS;
+		exitcode = SEV_RET_INVALID_ADDRESS;
 
 cleanup:
-	snp_cleanup_guest_buf(&req, &rc);
+	snp_cleanup_guest_buf(&req, &exitcode);
 
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&sev->guest_req_lock);
 
 e_fail:
-	svm_set_ghcb_sw_exit_info_2(vcpu, rc);
+	svm_set_ghcb_sw_exit_info_2(vcpu, exitcode);
 }
 
 static kvm_pfn_t gfn_to_pfn_restricted(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 6c4fdcaed72b..73f56c20255c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -2070,8 +2070,8 @@ int snp_guest_dbg_decrypt_page(u64 gctx_pfn, u64 src_pfn, u64 dst_pfn, int *erro
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snp_guest_dbg_decrypt_page);
 
-int snp_guest_ext_guest_request(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data,
-				unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *npages, unsigned long *fw_err)
+int sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, void *data,
+				     unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long *npages, int *error)
 {
 	unsigned long expected_npages;
 	struct sev_device *sev;
@@ -2093,12 +2093,11 @@ int snp_guest_ext_guest_request(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data,
 	expected_npages = sev->snp_certs_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	if (*npages < expected_npages) {
 		*npages = expected_npages;
-		*fw_err = SNP_GUEST_REQ_INVALID_LEN;
 		mutex_unlock(&sev->snp_certs_lock);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	rc = sev_do_cmd(SEV_CMD_SNP_GUEST_REQUEST, data, (int *)fw_err);
+	rc = sev_issue_cmd_external_user(filep, cmd, data, error);
 	if (rc) {
 		mutex_unlock(&sev->snp_certs_lock);
 		return rc;
@@ -2115,7 +2114,7 @@ int snp_guest_ext_guest_request(struct sev_data_snp_guest_request *data,
 	mutex_unlock(&sev->snp_certs_lock);
 	return rc;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snp_guest_ext_guest_request);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sev_issue_cmd_external_user_cert);
 
 static void sev_exit(struct kref *ref)
 {
