diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 9011f28..5607c6d 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvmclock.o
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += qxl.o qxl-logger.o qxl-render.o
 obj-i386-y += testdev.o
 obj-i386-y += acpi.o acpi_piix4.o
+obj-i386-y += icc_bus.o
 
 obj-i386-y += pcspk.o i8254.o
 obj-i386-$(CONFIG_KVM_PIT) += i8254-kvm.o
diff --git a/hw/apic.c b/hw/apic.c
index 69d6ac5..34fa1dd 100644
--- a/hw/apic.c
+++ b/hw/apic.c
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 #include "ioapic.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "host-utils.h"
-#include "sysbus.h"
+#include "icc_bus.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "kvm.h"
+#include "exec-memory.h"
 
 /* APIC Local Vector Table */
 #define APIC_LVT_TIMER   0
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
 typedef struct APICState APICState;
 
 struct APICState {
-    SysBusDevice busdev;
+    ICCBusDevice busdev;
     MemoryRegion io_memory;
     void *cpu_env;
     uint32_t apicbase;
@@ -1104,9 +1105,19 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps apic_io_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-static int apic_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
+int apic_mmio_map(DeviceState *dev, target_phys_addr_t base)
 {
-    APICState *s = FROM_SYSBUS(APICState, dev);
+    APICState *s = DO_UPCAST(APICState, busdev.qdev, dev);
+
+    memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
+                                base,
+                                &s->io_memory);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int apic_init1(ICCBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    APICState *s = DO_UPCAST(APICState, busdev, dev);
     static int last_apic_idx;
 
     if (last_apic_idx >= MAX_APICS) {
@@ -1114,7 +1125,6 @@ static int apic_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     }
     memory_region_init_io(&s->io_memory, &apic_io_ops, s, "apic",
                           MSI_ADDR_SIZE);
-    sysbus_init_mmio_region(dev, &s->io_memory);
 
     s->timer = qemu_new_timer_ns(vm_clock, apic_timer, s);
     s->idx = last_apic_idx++;
@@ -1122,7 +1132,7 @@ static int apic_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static SysBusDeviceInfo apic_info = {
+static ICCBusDeviceInfo apic_info = {
     .init = apic_init1,
     .qdev.name = "apic",
     .qdev.size = sizeof(APICState),
@@ -1138,7 +1148,7 @@ static SysBusDeviceInfo apic_info = {
 
 static void apic_register_devices(void)
 {
-    sysbus_register_withprop(&apic_info);
+    iccbus_register_devinfo(&apic_info);
 }
 
 device_init(apic_register_devices)
diff --git a/hw/apic.h b/hw/apic.h
index c857d52..e2c0af5 100644
--- a/hw/apic.h
+++ b/hw/apic.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void cpu_set_apic_tpr(DeviceState *s, uint8_t val);
 uint8_t cpu_get_apic_tpr(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_init_reset(DeviceState *s);
 void apic_sipi(DeviceState *s);
+int apic_mmio_map(DeviceState *dev, target_phys_addr_t base);
 
 /* pc.c */
 int cpu_is_bsp(CPUState *env);
diff --git a/hw/icc_bus.c b/hw/icc_bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac88f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/icc_bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/* icc_bus.c
+ * emulate x86 ICC(INTERRUPT CONTROLLER COMMUNICATIONS) bus
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+#include "icc_bus.h"
+
+static CPUSockets *cpu_sockets;
+
+static ICCBusInfo icc_bus_info = {
+    .qinfo.name = "icc",
+    .qinfo.size = sizeof(ICCBus),
+    .qinfo.props = (Property[]) {
+        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+    }
+};
+
+static int iccbus_device_init(DeviceState *dev, DeviceInfo *base)
+{
+    ICCBusDeviceInfo *info = container_of(base, ICCBusDeviceInfo, qdev);
+    ICCBusDevice *idev = DO_UPCAST(ICCBusDevice, qdev, dev);
+
+    return info->init(idev);
+}
+
+void iccbus_register_devinfo(ICCBusDeviceInfo *info)
+{
+    info->qdev.init = iccbus_device_init;
+    info->qdev.bus_info = &icc_bus_info.qinfo;
+    assert(info->qdev.size >= sizeof(ICCBusDevice));
+    qdev_register(&info->qdev);
+}
+
+BusState *get_icc_bus(void)
+{
+    return &cpu_sockets->icc_bus->qbus;
+}
+
+/*Must be called before vcpu's creation*/
+static int cpusockets_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    CPUSockets *cpus = DO_UPCAST(CPUSockets, sysdev, dev);
+    BusState *b = qbus_create(&icc_bus_info.qinfo,
+                              &cpu_sockets->sysdev.qdev,
+                              "icc");
+    if (b == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    b->allow_hotplug = 1; /* Yes, we can */
+    cpus->icc_bus = DO_UPCAST(ICCBus, qbus, b);
+    cpu_sockets = cpus;
+    return 0;
+
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpusockets = {
+    .name = "cpusockets",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 0,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static SysBusDeviceInfo cpusockets_info = {
+    .init = cpusockets_init,
+    .qdev.name = "cpusockets",
+    .qdev.size = sizeof(CPUSockets),
+    .qdev.vmsd = &vmstate_cpusockets,
+    .qdev.reset = NULL,
+    .qdev.no_user = 1,
+};
+
+static void cpusockets_register_devices(void)
+{
+    sysbus_register_withprop(&cpusockets_info);
+}
+
+device_init(cpusockets_register_devices)
diff --git a/hw/icc_bus.h b/hw/icc_bus.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f10e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/icc_bus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* ICCBus.h
+ * emulate x86 ICC(INTERRUPT CONTROLLER COMMUNICATIONS) bus
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+#ifndef QEMU_ICC_H
+#define QEMU_ICC_H
+
+#include "qdev.h"
+#include "sysbus.h"
+
+typedef struct CPUSockets CPUSockets;
+typedef struct ICCBus ICCBus;
+typedef struct ICCBusInfo ICCBusInfo;
+typedef struct ICCBusDevice ICCBusDevice;
+typedef struct ICCBusDeviceInfo ICCBusDeviceInfo;
+
+struct CPUSockets {
+    SysBusDevice sysdev;
+    ICCBus *icc_bus;
+};
+
+struct CPUSInfo {
+    DeviceInfo info;
+};
+
+struct ICCBus {
+    BusState qbus;
+};
+
+struct ICCBusInfo {
+    BusInfo qinfo;
+};
+struct ICCBusDevice {
+    DeviceState qdev;
+};
+
+typedef int (*iccbus_initfn)(ICCBusDevice *dev);
+
+struct ICCBusDeviceInfo {
+    DeviceInfo qdev;
+    iccbus_initfn init;
+};
+
+void iccbus_register_devinfo(ICCBusDeviceInfo *info);
+BusState *get_icc_bus(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 6b3662e..a417272 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "pc.h"
 #include "apic.h"
+#include "icc_bus.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "ide.h"
 #include "pci.h"
@@ -875,21 +876,21 @@ DeviceState *cpu_get_current_apic(void)
 static DeviceState *apic_init(void *env, uint8_t apic_id)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
-    SysBusDevice *d;
+    BusState *b;
     static int apic_mapped;
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "apic");
+    b = get_icc_bus();
+    dev = qdev_create(b, "apic");
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "id", apic_id);
     qdev_prop_set_ptr(dev, "cpu_env", env);
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
-    d = sysbus_from_qdev(dev);
 
     /* XXX: mapping more APICs at the same memory location */
     if (apic_mapped == 0) {
         /* NOTE: the APIC is directly connected to the CPU - it is not
            on the global memory bus. */
         /* XXX: what if the base changes? */
-        sysbus_mmio_map(d, 0, MSI_ADDR_BASE);
+        apic_mmio_map(dev, MSI_ADDR_BASE);
         apic_mapped = 1;
     }
 
@@ -956,6 +957,18 @@ void pc_cpus_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     int i;
 
+    if (cpu_model == NULL) {
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
+        cpu_model = "qemu64";
+#else
+        cpu_model = "qemu32";
+#endif
+    }
+
+    if (cpu_has_apic_feature(cpu_model) || smp_cpus > 1) {
+        DeviceState *d = qdev_create(NULL, "cpusockets");
+        qdev_init_nofail(d);
+    }
     /* init CPUs */
     for(i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
         pc_new_cpu(cpu_model);
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
index 2a071f2..abdeb40 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
                    uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx,
                    uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx);
 int cpu_x86_register (CPUX86State *env, const char *cpu_model);
+int cpu_has_apic_feature(const char *cpu_model);
 void cpu_clear_apic_feature(CPUX86State *env);
 void host_cpuid(uint32_t function, uint32_t count,
                 uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx, uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx);
diff --git a/target-i386/cpuid.c b/target-i386/cpuid.c
index f179999..beaef5b 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpuid.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpuid.c
@@ -850,6 +850,22 @@ void x86_cpu_list(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf, const char *optarg)
     }
 }
 
+int cpu_has_apic_feature(const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    x86_def_t def1, *def = &def1;
+
+    memset(def, 0, sizeof(*def));
+
+    if (cpu_x86_find_by_name(def, cpu_model) < 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (def->features & CPUID_APIC) {
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 int cpu_x86_register (CPUX86State *env, const char *cpu_model)
 {
     x86_def_t def1, *def = &def1;
