diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index 77c6f0529903..047e3972ecaf 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ typedef struct CPUWatchpoint CPUWatchpoint;
 
 struct TranslationBlock;
 
+typedef void (*CPUReset)(CPUState *cpu);
+
 /**
  * CPUClass:
  * @class_by_name: Callback to map -cpu command line model name to an
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ typedef struct CPUClass {
     ObjectClass *(*class_by_name)(const char *cpu_model);
     void (*parse_features)(const char *typename, char *str, Error **errp);
 
-    void (*reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset reset;
     int reset_dump_flags;
     bool (*has_work)(CPUState *cpu);
     void (*do_interrupt)(CPUState *cpu);
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu-qom.h b/target/alpha/cpu-qom.h
index 6f0a0adb9efa..0c974805481b 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu-qom.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct AlphaCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } AlphaCPUClass;
 
 typedef struct AlphaCPU AlphaCPU;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
index 7f5b244bde35..aeaa84afcc9a 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef struct ARMCPUClass {
 
     const ARMCPUInfo *info;
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } ARMCPUClass;
 
 typedef struct ARMCPU ARMCPU;
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu-qom.h b/target/cris/cpu-qom.h
index 308c1f95bdf6..079ffe6bda0a 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/cris/cpu-qom.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef struct CRISCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 
     uint32_t vr;
 } CRISCPUClass;
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu-qom.h b/target/hppa/cpu-qom.h
index 6367dc479391..5c129de148a8 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu-qom.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct HPPACPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } HPPACPUClass;
 
 typedef struct HPPACPU HPPACPU;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu-qom.h b/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
index 0efab2fc670f..1e962518e68e 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu-qom.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef struct X86CPUClass {
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
     DeviceUnrealize parent_unrealize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } X86CPUClass;
 
 typedef struct X86CPU X86CPU;
diff --git a/target/lm32/cpu-qom.h b/target/lm32/cpu-qom.h
index dc9ac9ac9f7b..e105a315aa3e 100644
--- a/target/lm32/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/lm32/cpu-qom.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct LM32CPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } LM32CPUClass;
 
 typedef struct LM32CPU LM32CPU;
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu-qom.h b/target/m68k/cpu-qom.h
index b56da8a21374..0a196775e5d1 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu-qom.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct M68kCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } M68kCPUClass;
 
 typedef struct M68kCPU M68kCPU;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu-qom.h b/target/microblaze/cpu-qom.h
index 49b07cc697b9..7a4ff4a11e33 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu-qom.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct MicroBlazeCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } MicroBlazeCPUClass;
 
 typedef struct MicroBlazeCPU MicroBlazeCPU;
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu-qom.h b/target/mips/cpu-qom.h
index a430c0fe4bbf..818401a501cb 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/mips/cpu-qom.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct MIPSCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
     const struct mips_def_t *cpu_def;
 } MIPSCPUClass;
 
diff --git a/target/moxie/cpu.h b/target/moxie/cpu.h
index 01dca548e5d5..20dafc80f6ac 100644
--- a/target/moxie/cpu.h
+++ b/target/moxie/cpu.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct MoxieCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } MoxieCPUClass;
 
 /**
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.h b/target/nios2/cpu.h
index 361b06ffeb61..59a07a5d0ee0 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.h
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef struct Nios2CPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } Nios2CPUClass;
 
 #define TARGET_HAS_ICE 1
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.h b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
index 0ad02eab7946..d77976ccce7f 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct OpenRISCCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } OpenRISCCPUClass;
 
 #define TARGET_INSN_START_EXTRA_WORDS 1
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
index e499575dc873..9a20e5a1bfea 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ typedef struct PowerPCCPUClass {
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
     DeviceUnrealize parent_unrealize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
     void (*parent_parse_features)(const char *type, char *str, Error **errp);
 
     uint32_t pvr;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index e59343e13c02..2246f95b3f33 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ typedef struct RISCVCPUClass {
     CPUClass parent_class;
     /*< public >*/
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } RISCVCPUClass;
 
 /**
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu-qom.h b/target/s390x/cpu-qom.h
index dbe5346ec901..daa955f08907 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu-qom.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct S390CPUClass {
     const char *desc;
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
     void (*load_normal)(CPUState *cpu);
     void (*reset)(CPUState *cpu, cpu_reset_type type);
 } S390CPUClass;
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu-qom.h b/target/sh4/cpu-qom.h
index 0c56d055bada..35732a367427 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu-qom.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef struct SuperHCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 
     uint32_t pvr;
     uint32_t prr;
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu-qom.h b/target/sparc/cpu-qom.h
index 7442e2768e88..93165bd24f1c 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct SPARCCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
     sparc_def_t *cpu_def;
 } SPARCCPUClass;
 
diff --git a/target/tilegx/cpu.h b/target/tilegx/cpu.h
index 9cbec247d238..68bd509898d4 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/cpu.h
+++ b/target/tilegx/cpu.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ typedef struct TileGXCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } TileGXCPUClass;
 
 /**
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu-qom.h b/target/tricore/cpu-qom.h
index 7c1e130b4ede..f613452b00e0 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu-qom.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct TriCoreCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 } TriCoreCPUClass;
 
 typedef struct TriCoreCPU TriCoreCPU;
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu-qom.h b/target/xtensa/cpu-qom.h
index 9ac54241bd69..685d7b8d823a 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu-qom.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef struct XtensaCPUClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
-    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+    CPUReset parent_reset;
 
     const XtensaConfig *config;
 } XtensaCPUClass;
