diff --git a/hw/i2c.c b/hw/i2c.c
index 6d9a7be..1cf1c17 100644
--- a/hw/i2c.c
+++ b/hw/i2c.c
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ struct i2c_bus
     uint8_t saved_address;
 };
 
-static struct BusInfo i2c_bus_info = {
-    .name = "I2C",
-    .size = sizeof(i2c_bus),
+#define TYPE_I2C_BUS "i2c-bus"
+
+static TypeInfo i2c_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_I2C_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(i2c_bus),
 };
 
 static void i2c_bus_pre_save(void *opaque)
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ i2c_bus *i2c_init_bus(DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     i2c_bus *bus;
 
-    bus = FROM_QBUS(i2c_bus, qbus_create(&i2c_bus_info, parent, name));
+    bus = FROM_QBUS(i2c_bus, qbus_create(TYPE_I2C_BUS, parent, name));
     vmstate_register(NULL, -1, &vmstate_i2c_bus, bus);
     return bus;
 }
@@ -214,7 +217,7 @@ static void i2c_slave_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = i2c_slave_qdev_init;
-    k->bus_info = &i2c_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_I2C_BUS;
 }
 
 static Property i2c_bus_properties[] = {
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ static TypeInfo i2c_slave_type_info = {
 
 static void i2c_slave_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&i2c_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&i2c_slave_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 020207a..4a468f8 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -27,15 +27,25 @@
 
 static char *idebus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
-static struct BusInfo ide_bus_info = {
-    .name  = "IDE",
-    .size  = sizeof(IDEBus),
-    .get_fw_dev_path = idebus_get_fw_dev_path,
+#define TYPE_IDE_BUS "IDE"
+
+static void ide_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = idebus_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo ide_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_IDE_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(IDEBus),
+    .class_init = ide_bus_class_init,
 };
 
 void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev, int bus_id)
 {
-    qbus_create_inplace(&idebus->qbus, &ide_bus_info, dev, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&idebus->qbus, TYPE_IDE_BUS, dev, NULL);
     idebus->bus_id = bus_id;
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +254,7 @@ static void ide_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = ide_qdev_init;
-    k->bus_info = &ide_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_IDE_BUS;
 }
 
 static Property ide_bus_properties[] = {
@@ -269,6 +279,7 @@ static TypeInfo ide_device_type_info = {
 
 static void ide_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&ide_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_hd_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_cd_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_drive_info);
diff --git a/hw/intel-hda.c b/hw/intel-hda.c
index 9405f54..58497e5 100644
--- a/hw/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/intel-hda.c
@@ -29,16 +29,19 @@
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* hda bus                                                               */
 
-static struct BusInfo hda_codec_bus_info = {
-    .name      = "HDA",
-    .size      = sizeof(HDACodecBus),
+#define TYPE_HDA_BUS "HDA"
+
+static TypeInfo hda_codec_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_HDA_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(HDACodecBus),
 };
 
 void hda_codec_bus_init(DeviceState *dev, HDACodecBus *bus,
                         hda_codec_response_func response,
                         hda_codec_xfer_func xfer)
 {
-    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, &hda_codec_bus_info, dev, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, TYPE_HDA_BUS, dev, NULL);
     bus->response = response;
     bus->xfer = xfer;
 }
@@ -1271,7 +1274,7 @@ static void hda_codec_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = hda_codec_dev_init;
     k->exit = hda_codec_dev_exit;
-    k->bus_info = &hda_codec_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_HDA_BUS;
 }
 
 static Property hda_codec_bus_properties[] = {
@@ -1296,6 +1299,7 @@ static TypeInfo hda_codec_device_type_info = {
 
 static void intel_hda_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&hda_codec_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&intel_hda_info);
     type_register_static(&hda_codec_device_type_info);
 }
diff --git a/hw/isa-bus.c b/hw/isa-bus.c
index 5a43f03..2616f22 100644
--- a/hw/isa-bus.c
+++ b/hw/isa-bus.c
@@ -28,11 +28,21 @@ target_phys_addr_t isa_mem_base = 0;
 static void isabus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent);
 static char *isabus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
-static struct BusInfo isa_bus_info = {
-    .name      = "ISA",
-    .size      = sizeof(ISABus),
-    .print_dev = isabus_dev_print,
-    .get_fw_dev_path = isabus_get_fw_dev_path,
+#define TYPE_ISA_BUS "ISA"
+
+static void isa_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->print_dev = isabus_dev_print;
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = isabus_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo isa_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_ISA_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(ISABus),
+    .class_init = isa_bus_class_init,
 };
 
 ISABus *isa_bus_new(DeviceState *dev, MemoryRegion *address_space_io)
@@ -46,7 +56,7 @@ ISABus *isa_bus_new(DeviceState *dev, MemoryRegion *address_space_io)
         qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     }
 
-    isabus = FROM_QBUS(ISABus, qbus_create(&isa_bus_info, dev, NULL));
+    isabus = FROM_QBUS(ISABus, qbus_create(TYPE_ISA_BUS, dev, NULL));
     isabus->address_space_io = address_space_io;
     return isabus;
 }
@@ -198,7 +208,7 @@ static void isa_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = isa_qdev_init;
-    k->bus_info = &isa_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_ISA_BUS;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo isa_device_type_info = {
@@ -212,6 +222,7 @@ static TypeInfo isa_device_type_info = {
 
 static void isabus_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&isa_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&isabus_bridge_info);
     type_register_static(&isa_device_type_info);
 }
diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index c55d8b9..e77fea0 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ static int scsi_hot_add(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *adapter,
     SCSIBus *scsibus;
     SCSIDevice *scsidev;
 
-    scsibus = DO_UPCAST(SCSIBus, qbus, QLIST_FIRST(&adapter->child_bus));
-    if (!scsibus || strcmp(scsibus->qbus.info->name, "SCSI") != 0) {
-        error_report("Device is not a SCSI adapter");
-        return -1;
-    }
+    scsibus = SCSI_BUS(QLIST_FIRST(&adapter->child_bus));
 
     /*
      * drive_init() tries to find a default for dinfo->unit.  Doesn't
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 0a77025..bff303b 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -44,13 +44,21 @@ static char *pcibus_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static char *pcibus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static int pcibus_reset(BusState *qbus);
 
-struct BusInfo pci_bus_info = {
-    .name       = "PCI",
-    .size       = sizeof(PCIBus),
-    .print_dev  = pcibus_dev_print,
-    .get_dev_path = pcibus_get_dev_path,
-    .get_fw_dev_path = pcibus_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .reset      = pcibus_reset,
+static void pci_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->print_dev = pcibus_dev_print;
+    k->get_dev_path = pcibus_get_dev_path;
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = pcibus_get_fw_dev_path;
+    k->reset = pcibus_reset;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo pci_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_PCI_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(PCIBus),
+    .class_init = pci_bus_class_init,
 };
 
 static PCIBus *pci_find_bus_nr(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num);
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ void pci_bus_new_inplace(PCIBus *bus, DeviceState *parent,
                          MemoryRegion *address_space_io,
                          uint8_t devfn_min)
 {
-    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, &pci_bus_info, parent, name);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, TYPE_PCI_BUS, parent, name);
     assert(PCI_FUNC(devfn_min) == 0);
     bus->devfn_min = devfn_min;
     bus->address_space_mem = address_space_mem;
@@ -1991,7 +1999,7 @@ static void pci_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->init = pci_qdev_init;
     k->unplug = pci_unplug_device;
     k->exit = pci_unregister_device;
-    k->bus_info = &pci_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_PCI_BUS;
 }
 
 static Property pci_bus_properties[] = {
@@ -2022,6 +2030,7 @@ static TypeInfo pci_device_type_info = {
 
 static void pci_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&pci_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&pci_device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/pci_bridge.c b/hw/pci_bridge.c
index 866f0b6..253e034 100644
--- a/hw/pci_bridge.c
+++ b/hw/pci_bridge.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int pci_bridge_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
 	    br->bus_name = dev->qdev.id;
     }
 
-    qbus_create_inplace(&sec_bus->qbus, &pci_bus_info, &dev->qdev,
+    qbus_create_inplace(&sec_bus->qbus, TYPE_PCI_BUS, &dev->qdev,
                         br->bus_name);
     sec_bus->parent_dev = dev;
     sec_bus->map_irq = br->map_irq;
diff --git a/hw/pci_internals.h b/hw/pci_internals.h
index 96690b7..321e1fc 100644
--- a/hw/pci_internals.h
+++ b/hw/pci_internals.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Use accessor function in pci.h, pci_bridge.h
  */
 
-extern struct BusInfo pci_bus_info;
+#define TYPE_PCI_BUS "PCI"
 
 struct PCIBus {
     BusState qbus;
diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index 0345f6f..1f9528e 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ static void qdev_print_devinfo(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
     }
 
     error_printf("name \"%s\"", object_class_get_name(klass));
-    if (dc->bus_info) {
-        error_printf(", bus %s", dc->bus_info->name);
+    if (dc->bus_type) {
+        error_printf(", bus %s", dc->bus_type);
     }
     if (qdev_class_has_alias(dc)) {
         error_printf(", alias \"%s\"", qdev_class_get_alias(dc));
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static DeviceState *qbus_find_dev(BusState *bus, char *elem)
 }
 
 static BusState *qbus_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *name,
-                                     const BusInfo *info)
+                                     const char *bus_typename)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
     BusState *child, *ret;
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ static BusState *qbus_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *name,
     if (name && (strcmp(bus->name, name) != 0)) {
         match = 0;
     }
-    if (info && (bus->info != info)) {
+    if (bus_typename &&
+        (strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)), bus_typename) != 0)) {
         match = 0;
     }
     if (match) {
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ static BusState *qbus_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *name,
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(dev, &bus->children, sibling) {
         QLIST_FOREACH(child, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
-            ret = qbus_find_recursive(child, name, info);
+            ret = qbus_find_recursive(child, name, bus_typename);
             if (ret) {
                 return ret;
             }
@@ -432,16 +433,16 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts)
         if (!bus) {
             return NULL;
         }
-        if (bus->info != k->bus_info) {
+        if (strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)), k->bus_type) != 0){
             qerror_report(QERR_BAD_BUS_FOR_DEVICE,
-                           driver, bus->info->name);
+                          driver, object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
             return NULL;
         }
     } else {
-        bus = qbus_find_recursive(sysbus_get_default(), NULL, k->bus_info);
+        bus = qbus_find_recursive(sysbus_get_default(), NULL, k->bus_type);
         if (!bus) {
             qerror_report(QERR_NO_BUS_FOR_DEVICE,
-                          driver, k->bus_info->name);
+                          driver, k->bus_type);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -517,6 +518,15 @@ static void qdev_print_prop(Object *obj, const char *name,
     }
 }
 
+static void bus_print_dev(BusState *bus, Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
+{
+    BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+
+    if (bc->print_dev) {
+        bc->print_dev(mon, dev, indent);
+    }
+}
+
 static void qdev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
 {
     QTreePrinter printer = {
@@ -535,8 +545,7 @@ static void qdev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
         qdev_printf("gpio-out %d\n", dev->num_gpio_out);
     }
     object_property_foreach(OBJECT(dev), qdev_print_prop, &printer);
-    if (dev->parent_bus->info->print_dev)
-        dev->parent_bus->info->print_dev(mon, dev, indent + 2);
+    bus_print_dev(dev->parent_bus, mon, dev, indent + 2);
     QLIST_FOREACH(child, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
         qbus_print(mon, child, indent + 2);
     }
@@ -548,7 +557,7 @@ static void qbus_print(Monitor *mon, BusState *bus, int indent)
 
     qdev_printf("bus: %s\n", bus->name);
     indent += 2;
-    qdev_printf("type %s\n", bus->info->name);
+    qdev_printf("type %s\n", object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(dev, &bus->children, sibling) {
         qdev_print(mon, dev, indent);
     }
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 6afbbb6..26e6f09 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_create(BusState *bus, const char *name)
     if (!dev) {
         if (bus) {
             hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for bus '%s'\n", name,
-                     bus->info->name);
+                     object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
         } else {
             hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for default sysbus\n", name);
         }
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ BusState *sysbus_get_default(void)
 
 static int qbus_reset_one(BusState *bus, void *opaque)
 {
-    if (bus->info->reset) {
-        return bus->info->reset(bus);
+    BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+    if (bc->reset) {
+        return bc->reset(bus);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -393,13 +394,13 @@ DeviceState *qdev_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *id)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
-                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+/* FIXME move this logic into instance_init */
+static void do_qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, const char *typename,
+                                   DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     char *buf;
     int i,len;
 
-    bus->info = info;
     bus->parent = parent;
 
     if (name) {
@@ -413,9 +414,9 @@ void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
         bus->name = buf;
     } else {
         /* no id -> use lowercase bus type for bus name */
-        len = strlen(info->name) + 16;
+        len = strlen(typename) + 16;
         buf = g_malloc(len);
-        len = snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", info->name,
+        len = snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", typename,
                        parent ? parent->num_child_bus : 0);
         for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
             buf[i] = qemu_tolower(buf[i]);
@@ -433,13 +434,20 @@ void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
     }
 }
 
-BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, const char *typename,
+                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    object_initialize(bus, typename);
+    do_qbus_create_inplace(bus, typename, parent, name);
+}
+
+BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     BusState *bus;
 
-    bus = g_malloc0(info->size);
+    bus = BUS(object_new(typename));
     bus->qdev_allocated = 1;
-    qbus_create_inplace(bus, info, parent, name);
+    do_qbus_create_inplace(bus, typename, parent, name);
     return bus;
 }
 
@@ -447,10 +455,7 @@ static void main_system_bus_create(void)
 {
     /* assign main_system_bus before qbus_create_inplace()
      * in order to make "if (bus != main_system_bus)" work */
-    main_system_bus = g_malloc0(system_bus_info.size);
-    main_system_bus->qdev_allocated = 1;
-    qbus_create_inplace(main_system_bus, &system_bus_info, NULL,
-                        "main-system-bus");
+    main_system_bus = qbus_create(TYPE_SYSTEM_BUS, NULL, "main-system-bus");
 }
 
 void qbus_free(BusState *bus)
@@ -473,6 +478,17 @@ void qbus_free(BusState *bus)
     }
 }
 
+static char *bus_get_fw_dev_path(BusState *bus, DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+
+    if (bc->get_fw_dev_path) {
+        return bc->get_fw_dev_path(dev);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static int qdev_get_fw_dev_path_helper(DeviceState *dev, char *p, int size)
 {
     int l = 0;
@@ -480,8 +496,8 @@ static int qdev_get_fw_dev_path_helper(DeviceState *dev, char *p, int size)
     if (dev && dev->parent_bus) {
         char *d;
         l = qdev_get_fw_dev_path_helper(dev->parent_bus->parent, p, size);
-        if (dev->parent_bus->info->get_fw_dev_path) {
-            d = dev->parent_bus->info->get_fw_dev_path(dev);
+        d = bus_get_fw_dev_path(dev->parent_bus, dev);
+        if (d) {
             l += snprintf(p + l, size - l, "%s", d);
             g_free(d);
         } else {
@@ -701,8 +717,17 @@ static TypeInfo device_type_info = {
     .class_size = sizeof(DeviceClass),
 };
 
+static TypeInfo bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(BusState),
+    .abstract = true,
+    .class_size = sizeof(BusClass),
+};
+
 static void qdev_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&bus_info);
     type_register_static(&device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index 6d2261f..8ac703e 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ typedef struct CompatProperty CompatProperty;
 
 typedef struct BusState BusState;
 
-typedef struct BusInfo BusInfo;
+typedef struct BusClass BusClass;
 
 enum DevState {
     DEV_STATE_CREATED = 1,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef struct DeviceClass {
     qdev_initfn init;
     qdev_event unplug;
     qdev_event exit;
-    BusInfo *bus_info;
+    const char *bus_type;
 } DeviceClass;
 
 /* This structure should not be accessed directly.  We declare it here
@@ -79,28 +79,30 @@ struct DeviceState {
     int alias_required_for_version;
 };
 
-typedef void (*bus_dev_printfn)(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent);
-typedef char *(*bus_get_dev_path)(DeviceState *dev);
 /*
  * This callback is used to create Open Firmware device path in accordance with
  * OF spec http://forthworks.com/standards/of1275.pdf. Indicidual bus bindings
  * can be found here http://playground.sun.com/1275/bindings/.
  */
-typedef char *(*bus_get_fw_dev_path)(DeviceState *dev);
-typedef int (qbus_resetfn)(BusState *bus);
 
-struct BusInfo {
-    const char *name;
-    size_t size;
-    bus_dev_printfn print_dev;
-    bus_get_dev_path get_dev_path;
-    bus_get_fw_dev_path get_fw_dev_path;
-    qbus_resetfn *reset;
+#define TYPE_BUS "bus"
+#define BUS(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(BusState, (obj), TYPE_BUS)
+#define BUS_CLASS(klass) OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(BusClass, (klass), TYPE_BUS)
+#define BUS_GET_CLASS(obj) OBJECT_GET_CLASS(BusClass, (obj), TYPE_BUS)
+
+struct BusClass {
+    ObjectClass parent_class;
+
+    /* FIXME first arg should be BusState */
+    void (*print_dev)(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent);
+    char *(*get_dev_path)(DeviceState *dev);
+    char *(*get_fw_dev_path)(DeviceState *dev);
+    int (*reset)(BusState *bus);
 };
 
 struct BusState {
+    Object obj;
     DeviceState *parent;
-    BusInfo *info;
     const char *name;
     int allow_hotplug;
     int qdev_allocated;
@@ -176,9 +178,9 @@ DeviceState *qdev_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *id);
 typedef int (qbus_walkerfn)(BusState *bus, void *opaque);
 typedef int (qdev_walkerfn)(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque);
 
-void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
+void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, const char *typename,
                          DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
-BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
+BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 /* Returns > 0 if either devfn or busfn skip walk somewhere in cursion,
  *         < 0 if either devfn or busfn terminate walk somewhere in cursion,
  *           0 otherwise. */
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
 char *qdev_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
 /* This is a nasty hack to allow passing a NULL bus to qdev_create.  */
-extern struct BusInfo system_bus_info;
+#define TYPE_SYSTEM_BUS "System"
 
 /**
  * @qdev_property_add_static - add a @Property to a device referencing a
@@ -348,8 +350,6 @@ const VMStateDescription *qdev_get_vmsd(DeviceState *dev);
 
 const char *qdev_fw_name(DeviceState *dev);
 
-BusInfo *qdev_get_bus_info(DeviceState *dev);
-
 Property *qdev_get_props(DeviceState *dev);
 
 Object *qdev_get_machine(void);
diff --git a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
index be1f5f1..60871a2 100644
--- a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@
 
 #define VIRTIO_EXT_CODE   0x2603
 
-struct BusInfo s390_virtio_bus_info = {
-    .name       = "s390-virtio",
-    .size       = sizeof(VirtIOS390Bus),
+#define TYPE_S390_VIRTIO_BUS "s390-virtio-bus"
+
+static TypeInfo s390_virtio_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_S390_VIRTIO_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOS390Bus),
 };
 
 static const VirtIOBindings virtio_s390_bindings;
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ VirtIOS390Bus *s390_virtio_bus_init(ram_addr_t *ram_size)
 
     /* Create bus on bridge device */
 
-    _bus = qbus_create(&s390_virtio_bus_info, dev, "s390-virtio");
+    _bus = qbus_create(TYPE_S390_VIRTIO_BUS, dev, "s390-virtio");
     bus = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOS390Bus, bus, _bus);
 
     bus->dev_page = *ram_size;
@@ -432,7 +435,7 @@ static void virtio_s390_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->init = s390_virtio_busdev_init;
-    dc->bus_info = &s390_virtio_bus_info;
+    dc->bus_type = TYPE_S390_VIRTIO_BUS;
     dc->unplug = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
 }
 
@@ -493,6 +496,7 @@ static TypeInfo s390_virtio_bridge_info = {
 
 static void s390_virtio_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&s390_virtio_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&virtio_s390_device_info);
     type_register_static(&s390_virtio_serial);
     type_register_static(&s390_virtio_blk);
diff --git a/hw/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi-bus.c
index 525a9bb..806a1b8 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-bus.c
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ static char *scsibus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static int scsi_req_parse(SCSICommand *cmd, SCSIDevice *dev, uint8_t *buf);
 static void scsi_req_dequeue(SCSIRequest *req);
 
-static struct BusInfo scsi_bus_info = {
-    .name  = "SCSI",
-    .size  = sizeof(SCSIBus),
-    .get_dev_path = scsibus_get_dev_path,
-    .get_fw_dev_path = scsibus_get_fw_dev_path,
+static void scsi_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->get_dev_path = scsibus_get_dev_path;
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = scsibus_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo scsi_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_SCSI_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SCSIBus),
+    .class_init = scsi_bus_class_init,
 };
 static int next_scsi_bus;
 
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ static void scsi_device_unit_attention_reported(SCSIDevice *s)
 /* Create a scsi bus, and attach devices to it.  */
 void scsi_bus_new(SCSIBus *bus, DeviceState *host, const SCSIBusInfo *info)
 {
-    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, &scsi_bus_info, host, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, TYPE_SCSI_BUS, host, NULL);
     bus->busnr = next_scsi_bus++;
     bus->info = info;
     bus->qbus.allow_hotplug = 1;
@@ -1563,7 +1571,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_scsi_device = {
 static void scsi_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    k->bus_info = &scsi_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_SCSI_BUS;
     k->init     = scsi_qdev_init;
     k->unplug   = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
     k->exit     = scsi_qdev_exit;
@@ -1593,6 +1601,7 @@ static TypeInfo scsi_device_type_info = {
 
 static void scsi_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&scsi_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&scsi_device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/scsi.h b/hw/scsi.h
index 2eb66f7..16d7b17 100644
--- a/hw/scsi.h
+++ b/hw/scsi.h
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ struct SCSIBusInfo {
     void *(*load_request)(QEMUFile *f, SCSIRequest *req);
 };
 
+#define TYPE_SCSI_BUS "SCSI"
+#define SCSI_BUS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(SCSIBus, (obj), TYPE_SCSI_BUS)
+
 struct SCSIBus {
     BusState qbus;
     int busnr;
diff --git a/hw/spapr_vio.c b/hw/spapr_vio.c
index 2529e09..c7c3935 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_vio.c
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-static struct BusInfo spapr_vio_bus_info = {
-    .name       = "spapr-vio",
-    .size       = sizeof(VIOsPAPRBus),
+#define TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BUS "spapr-vio-bus"
+
+static TypeInfo spapr_vio_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VIOsPAPRBus),
 };
 
 VIOsPAPRDevice *spapr_vio_find_by_reg(VIOsPAPRBus *bus, uint32_t reg)
@@ -725,7 +728,7 @@ VIOsPAPRBus *spapr_vio_bus_init(void)
 
     /* Create bus on bridge device */
 
-    qbus = qbus_create(&spapr_vio_bus_info, dev, "spapr-vio");
+    qbus = qbus_create(TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BUS, dev, "spapr-vio");
     bus = DO_UPCAST(VIOsPAPRBus, bus, qbus);
 
     /* hcall-vio */
@@ -776,7 +779,7 @@ static void vio_spapr_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = spapr_vio_busdev_init;
     k->reset = spapr_vio_busdev_reset;
-    k->bus_info = &spapr_vio_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BUS;
 }
 
 static Property spapr_vio_bus_properties[] = {
@@ -801,6 +804,7 @@ static TypeInfo spapr_vio_type_info = {
 
 static void spapr_vio_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&spapr_vio_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&spapr_vio_bridge_info);
     type_register_static(&spapr_vio_type_info);
 }
diff --git a/hw/ssi.c b/hw/ssi.c
index 8f2d9bc..543adff 100644
--- a/hw/ssi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi.c
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ struct SSIBus {
     BusState qbus;
 };
 
-static struct BusInfo ssi_bus_info = {
-    .name = "SSI",
-    .size = sizeof(SSIBus),
+#define TYPE_SSI_BUS "SSI"
+
+static TypeInfo ssi_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_SSI_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SSIBus),
 };
 
 static int ssi_slave_init(DeviceState *dev)
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ static void ssi_slave_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     dc->init = ssi_slave_init;
-    dc->bus_info = &ssi_bus_info;
+    dc->bus_type = TYPE_SSI_BUS;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo ssi_slave_info = {
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ DeviceState *ssi_create_slave(SSIBus *bus, const char *name)
 SSIBus *ssi_create_bus(DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     BusState *bus;
-    bus = qbus_create(&ssi_bus_info, parent, name);
+    bus = qbus_create(TYPE_SSI_BUS, parent, name);
     return FROM_QBUS(SSIBus, bus);
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ uint32_t ssi_transfer(SSIBus *bus, uint32_t val)
 
 static void ssi_slave_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&ssi_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&ssi_slave_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/sysbus.c b/hw/sysbus.c
index db4efcc..bad1bdc 100644
--- a/hw/sysbus.c
+++ b/hw/sysbus.c
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@
 static void sysbus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent);
 static char *sysbus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
-struct BusInfo system_bus_info = {
-    .name       = "System",
-    .size       = sizeof(BusState),
-    .print_dev  = sysbus_dev_print,
-    .get_fw_dev_path = sysbus_get_fw_dev_path,
+static void system_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->print_dev = sysbus_dev_print;
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = sysbus_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo system_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_SYSTEM_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(BusState),
+    .class_init = system_bus_class_init,
 };
 
 void sysbus_connect_irq(SysBusDevice *dev, int n, qemu_irq irq)
@@ -244,7 +252,7 @@ static void sysbus_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = sysbus_device_init;
-    k->bus_info = &system_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_SYSTEM_BUS;
 }
 
 static TypeInfo sysbus_device_type_info = {
@@ -258,6 +266,7 @@ static TypeInfo sysbus_device_type_info = {
 
 static void sysbus_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&system_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&sysbus_device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/bus.c b/hw/usb/bus.c
index 8f1eae0..e2a87ed 100644
--- a/hw/usb/bus.c
+++ b/hw/usb/bus.c
@@ -11,13 +11,24 @@ static char *usb_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static char *usb_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *qdev);
 static int usb_qdev_exit(DeviceState *qdev);
 
-static struct BusInfo usb_bus_info = {
-    .name      = "USB",
-    .size      = sizeof(USBBus),
-    .print_dev = usb_bus_dev_print,
-    .get_dev_path = usb_get_dev_path,
-    .get_fw_dev_path = usb_get_fw_dev_path,
+#define TYPE_USB_BUS "usb-bus"
+
+static void usb_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->print_dev = usb_bus_dev_print;
+    k->get_dev_path = usb_get_dev_path;
+    k->get_fw_dev_path = usb_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo usb_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_USB_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(USBBus),
+    .class_init = usb_bus_class_init,
 };
+
 static int next_usb_bus = 0;
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, USBBus) busses = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(busses);
 
@@ -39,7 +50,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_usb_device = {
 
 void usb_bus_new(USBBus *bus, USBBusOps *ops, DeviceState *host)
 {
-    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, &usb_bus_info, host, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&bus->qbus, TYPE_USB_BUS, host, NULL);
     bus->ops = ops;
     bus->busnr = next_usb_bus++;
     bus->qbus.allow_hotplug = 1; /* Yes, we can */
@@ -570,7 +581,7 @@ USBDevice *usbdevice_create(const char *cmdline)
 static void usb_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    k->bus_info = &usb_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_USB_BUS;
     k->init     = usb_qdev_init;
     k->unplug   = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
     k->exit     = usb_qdev_exit;
@@ -600,6 +611,7 @@ static TypeInfo usb_device_type_info = {
 
 static void usb_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&usb_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&usb_device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
index 347e0df..e9420d1 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
@@ -1055,9 +1055,12 @@ static Answer *ccid_peek_next_answer(USBCCIDState *s)
         : &s->pending_answers[s->pending_answers_start % PENDING_ANSWERS_NUM];
 }
 
-static struct BusInfo ccid_bus_info = {
-    .name = "ccid-bus",
-    .size = sizeof(CCIDBus),
+#define TYPE_CCID_BUS "ccid-bus"
+
+static TypeInfo ccid_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_CCID_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(CCIDBus),
 };
 
 void ccid_card_send_apdu_to_guest(CCIDCardState *card,
@@ -1186,7 +1189,7 @@ static int ccid_initfn(USBDevice *dev)
     USBCCIDState *s = DO_UPCAST(USBCCIDState, dev, dev);
 
     usb_desc_init(dev);
-    qbus_create_inplace(&s->bus.qbus, &ccid_bus_info, &dev->qdev, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&s->bus.qbus, TYPE_CCID_BUS, &dev->qdev, NULL);
     s->intr = usb_ep_get(dev, USB_TOKEN_IN, CCID_INT_IN_EP);
     s->bus.qbus.allow_hotplug = 1;
     s->card = NULL;
@@ -1337,7 +1340,7 @@ static TypeInfo ccid_info = {
 static void ccid_card_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    k->bus_info = &ccid_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_CCID_BUS;
     k->init = ccid_card_init;
     k->exit = ccid_card_exit;
 }
@@ -1364,6 +1367,7 @@ static TypeInfo ccid_card_type_info = {
 
 static void ccid_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&ccid_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&ccid_card_type_info);
     type_register_static(&ccid_info);
     usb_legacy_register(CCID_DEV_NAME, "ccid", NULL);
diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
index 801bfde..ebb52f7 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -677,10 +677,19 @@ static int virtio_serial_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent);
 
-static struct BusInfo virtser_bus_info = {
-    .name      = "virtio-serial-bus",
-    .size      = sizeof(VirtIOSerialBus),
-    .print_dev = virtser_bus_dev_print,
+#define TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL_BUS "virtio-serial-bus"
+
+static void virtser_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *k = BUS_CLASS(klass);
+    k->print_dev = virtser_bus_dev_print;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo virtser_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOSerialBus),
+    .class_init = virtser_bus_class_init,
 };
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent)
@@ -856,7 +865,7 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_serial_init(DeviceState *dev, virtio_serial_conf *conf)
     vser = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOSerial, vdev, vdev);
 
     /* Spawn a new virtio-serial bus on which the ports will ride as devices */
-    qbus_create_inplace(&vser->bus.qbus, &virtser_bus_info, dev, NULL);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&vser->bus.qbus, TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL_BUS, dev, NULL);
     vser->bus.qbus.allow_hotplug = 1;
     vser->bus.vser = vser;
     QTAILQ_INIT(&vser->ports);
@@ -930,7 +939,7 @@ static void virtio_serial_port_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = virtser_port_qdev_init;
-    k->bus_info = &virtser_bus_info;
+    k->bus_type = TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL_BUS;
     k->exit = virtser_port_qdev_exit;
     k->unplug = qdev_simple_unplug_cb;
 }
@@ -958,6 +967,7 @@ static TypeInfo virtio_serial_port_type_info = {
 
 static void virtio_serial_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&virtser_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&virtio_serial_port_type_info);
 }
 
