diff --git a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
index 1bda8424b9..c8f1cf5a87 100644
--- a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
+++ b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
@@ -518,10 +518,6 @@ static void pflash_write(PFlashCFI01 *pfl, hwaddr offset,
             break;
         case 0xe8: /* Write to buffer */
             trace_pflash_write(pfl->name, "write to buffer");
-            /* FIXME should save @offset, @width for case 1+ */
-            qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP,
-                          "%s: Write to buffer emulation is flawed\n",
-                          __func__);
             pfl->status |= 0x80; /* Ready! */
             break;
         case 0xf0: /* Probe for AMD flash */
@@ -574,7 +570,6 @@ static void pflash_write(PFlashCFI01 *pfl, hwaddr offset,
             }
             pfl->counter = value;
             pfl->wcycle++;
-            pflash_blk_write_start(pfl, offset);
             break;
         case 0x60:
             if (cmd == 0xd0) {
@@ -605,6 +600,9 @@ static void pflash_write(PFlashCFI01 *pfl, hwaddr offset,
         switch (pfl->cmd) {
         case 0xe8: /* Block write */
             /* FIXME check @offset, @width */
+            if (pfl->blk_offset == -1 && pfl->counter) {
+                pflash_blk_write_start(pfl, offset);
+            }
             if (!pfl->ro && (pfl->blk_offset != -1)) {
                 pflash_data_write(pfl, offset, value, width, be);
             } else {
diff --git a/hw/core/machine-smp.c b/hw/core/machine-smp.c
index 2b93fa99c9..5d8d7edcbd 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine-smp.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine-smp.c
@@ -118,76 +118,46 @@ void machine_parse_smp_config(MachineState *ms,
     }
 
     /*
-     * If not supported by the machine, a topology parameter must be
-     * omitted.
+     * If not supported by the machine, a topology parameter must
+     * not be set to a value greater than 1.
      */
-    if (!mc->smp_props.modules_supported && config->has_modules) {
-        if (config->modules > 1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "modules not supported by this "
-                       "machine's CPU topology");
-            return;
-        } else {
-            /* Here modules only equals 1 since we've checked zero case. */
-            warn_report("Deprecated CPU topology (considered invalid): "
-                        "Unsupported modules parameter mustn't be "
-                        "specified as 1");
-        }
+    if (!mc->smp_props.modules_supported &&
+        config->has_modules && config->modules > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "modules > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology");
+        return;
     }
     modules = modules > 0 ? modules : 1;
 
-    if (!mc->smp_props.clusters_supported && config->has_clusters) {
-        if (config->clusters > 1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "clusters not supported by this "
-                       "machine's CPU topology");
-            return;
-        } else {
-            /* Here clusters only equals 1 since we've checked zero case. */
-            warn_report("Deprecated CPU topology (considered invalid): "
-                        "Unsupported clusters parameter mustn't be "
-                        "specified as 1");
-        }
+    if (!mc->smp_props.clusters_supported &&
+        config->has_clusters && config->clusters > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "clusters > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology");
+        return;
     }
     clusters = clusters > 0 ? clusters : 1;
 
-    if (!mc->smp_props.dies_supported && config->has_dies) {
-        if (config->dies > 1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "dies not supported by this "
-                       "machine's CPU topology");
-            return;
-        } else {
-            /* Here dies only equals 1 since we've checked zero case. */
-            warn_report("Deprecated CPU topology (considered invalid): "
-                        "Unsupported dies parameter mustn't be "
-                        "specified as 1");
-        }
+    if (!mc->smp_props.dies_supported &&
+        config->has_dies && config->dies > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "dies > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology");
+        return;
     }
     dies = dies > 0 ? dies : 1;
 
-    if (!mc->smp_props.books_supported && config->has_books) {
-        if (config->books > 1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "books not supported by this "
-                       "machine's CPU topology");
-            return;
-        } else {
-            /* Here books only equals 1 since we've checked zero case. */
-            warn_report("Deprecated CPU topology (considered invalid): "
-                        "Unsupported books parameter mustn't be "
-                        "specified as 1");
-        }
+    if (!mc->smp_props.books_supported &&
+        config->has_books && config->books > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "books > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology");
+        return;
     }
     books = books > 0 ? books : 1;
 
-    if (!mc->smp_props.drawers_supported && config->has_drawers) {
-        if (config->drawers > 1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "drawers not supported by this "
-                       "machine's CPU topology");
-            return;
-        } else {
-            /* Here drawers only equals 1 since we've checked zero case. */
-            warn_report("Deprecated CPU topology (considered invalid): "
-                        "Unsupported drawers parameter mustn't be "
-                        "specified as 1");
-        }
+    if (!mc->smp_props.drawers_supported &&
+        config->has_drawers && config->drawers > 1) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "drawers > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology");
+        return;
     }
     drawers = drawers > 0 ? drawers : 1;
 
diff --git a/tests/guest-debug/test_gdbstub.py b/tests/guest-debug/test_gdbstub.py
index 7f71d34da1..46fbf98f0c 100644
--- a/tests/guest-debug/test_gdbstub.py
+++ b/tests/guest-debug/test_gdbstub.py
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def main(test, expected_arch=None):
         pass
 
     print("All tests complete: {} failures".format(fail_count))
-    exit(fail_count)
+    gdb.execute(f"exit {fail_count}")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c b/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
index 8994337e12..9fdba24fce 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-smp-parse.c
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ static const struct SMPTestData data_generic_valid[] = {
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_GENERIC(T, 8, T, 2, T, 4, T, 2, T, 16),
         .expect_prefer_sockets = CPU_TOPOLOGY_GENERIC(8, 2, 4, 2, 16),
         .expect_prefer_cores   = CPU_TOPOLOGY_GENERIC(8, 2, 4, 2, 16),
+    }, {
+        /*
+         * Unsupported parameters are always allowed to be set to '1'
+         * config: -smp 8,books=1,drawers=1,sockets=2,modules=1,dies=1,cores=2,threads=2,maxcpus=8
+         * expect: cpus=8,sockets=2,cores=2,threads=2,maxcpus=8 */
+        .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_FULL_TOPO(8, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 8),
+        .expect_prefer_sockets = CPU_TOPOLOGY_GENERIC(8, 2, 2, 2, 8),
+        .expect_prefer_cores   = CPU_TOPOLOGY_GENERIC(8, 2, 2, 2, 8),
     },
 };
 
@@ -337,21 +345,21 @@ static const struct SMPTestData data_generic_invalid[] = {
     {
         /* config: -smp 2,dies=2 */
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_DIES(T, 2, F, 0, T, 2, F, 0, F, 0, F, 0),
-        .expect_error = "dies not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
+        .expect_error = "dies > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
     }, {
         /* config: -smp 2,clusters=2 */
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_CLUSTERS(T, 2, F, 0, T, 2, F, 0, F, 0, F, 0),
-        .expect_error = "clusters not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
+        .expect_error = "clusters > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
     }, {
         /* config: -smp 2,books=2 */
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_BOOKS_DRAWERS(T, 2, F, 0, T, 2, F,
                                                 0, F, 0, F, 0, F, 0),
-        .expect_error = "books not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
+        .expect_error = "books > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
     }, {
         /* config: -smp 2,drawers=2 */
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_WITH_BOOKS_DRAWERS(T, 2, T, 2, F, 0, F,
                                                 0, F, 0, F, 0, F, 0),
-        .expect_error = "drawers not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
+        .expect_error = "drawers > 1 not supported by this machine's CPU topology",
     }, {
         /* config: -smp 8,sockets=2,cores=4,threads=2,maxcpus=8 */
         .config = SMP_CONFIG_GENERIC(T, 8, T, 2, T, 4, T, 2, T, 8),
diff --git a/ui/gtk-egl.c b/ui/gtk-egl.c
index 0473f689c9..9831c10e1b 100644
--- a/ui/gtk-egl.c
+++ b/ui/gtk-egl.c
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ void gd_egl_draw(VirtualConsole *vc)
     GdkWindow *window;
 #ifdef CONFIG_GBM
     QemuDmaBuf *dmabuf = vc->gfx.guest_fb.dmabuf;
+    int fence_fd;
 #endif
     int ww, wh, ws;
-    int fence_fd;
 
     if (!vc->gfx.gls) {
         return;