diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index ecdbe44..030cb2d 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ common-obj-y += bt.o bt-l2cap.o bt-sdp.o bt-hci.o bt-hid.o
 common-obj-y += bt-hci-csr.o
 common-obj-y += msmouse.o ps2.o
 common-obj-y += qdev.o qdev-properties.o qdev-monitor.o
+common-obj-y += qdev-system.o qdev-properties-system.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_BRLAPI) += baum.o
 
 # xen backend driver support
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/qdev-properties-system.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c42e656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+#include "net.h"
+#include "qdev.h"
+#include "qerror.h"
+#include "blockdev.h"
+#include "hw/block-common.h"
+#include "net/hub.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-core.h"
+
+static void get_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
+                        const char *(*print)(void *ptr),
+                        const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    char *p;
+
+    p = (char *) (*ptr ? print(*ptr) : "");
+    visit_type_str(v, &p, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
+                        int (*parse)(DeviceState *dev, const char *str,
+                                     void **ptr),
+                        const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    char *str;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    visit_type_str(v, &str, name, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!*str) {
+        g_free(str);
+        *ptr = NULL;
+        return;
+    }
+    ret = parse(dev, str, ptr);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, ret, dev, prop, str);
+    g_free(str);
+}
+
+
+/* --- drive --- */
+
+static int parse_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+
+    bs = bdrv_find(str);
+    if (bs == NULL)
+        return -ENOENT;
+    if (bdrv_attach_dev(bs, dev) < 0)
+        return -EEXIST;
+    *ptr = bs;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void release_drive(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    BlockDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+
+    if (*ptr) {
+        bdrv_detach_dev(*ptr, dev);
+        blockdev_auto_del(*ptr);
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *print_drive(void *ptr)
+{
+    return bdrv_get_device_name(ptr);
+}
+
+static void get_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                      const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_drive, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                      const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_drive, name, errp);
+}
+
+PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive = {
+    .name  = "drive",
+    .get   = get_drive,
+    .set   = set_drive,
+    .release = release_drive,
+};
+
+/* --- character device --- */
+
+static int parse_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
+{
+    CharDriverState *chr = qemu_chr_find(str);
+    if (chr == NULL) {
+        return -ENOENT;
+    }
+    if (chr->avail_connections < 1) {
+        return -EEXIST;
+    }
+    *ptr = chr;
+    --chr->avail_connections;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void release_chr(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    CharDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+
+    if (*ptr) {
+        qemu_chr_add_handlers(*ptr, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+
+static const char *print_chr(void *ptr)
+{
+    CharDriverState *chr = ptr;
+
+    return chr->label ? chr->label : "";
+}
+
+static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_chr, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_chr, name, errp);
+}
+
+PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr = {
+    .name  = "chr",
+    .get   = get_chr,
+    .set   = set_chr,
+    .release = release_chr,
+};
+
+/* --- netdev device --- */
+
+static int parse_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
+{
+    NetClientState *netdev = qemu_find_netdev(str);
+
+    if (netdev == NULL) {
+        return -ENOENT;
+    }
+    if (netdev->peer) {
+        return -EEXIST;
+    }
+    *ptr = netdev;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const char *print_netdev(void *ptr)
+{
+    NetClientState *netdev = ptr;
+
+    return netdev->name ? netdev->name : "";
+}
+
+static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                       const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_netdev, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                       const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_netdev, name, errp);
+}
+
+PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
+    .name  = "netdev",
+    .get   = get_netdev,
+    .set   = set_netdev,
+};
+
+/* --- vlan --- */
+
+static int print_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
+{
+    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+
+    if (*ptr) {
+        int id;
+        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &id)) {
+            return snprintf(dest, len, "%d", id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
+}
+
+static void get_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                     const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    int32_t id = -1;
+
+    if (*ptr) {
+        int hub_id;
+        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &hub_id)) {
+            id = hub_id;
+        }
+    }
+
+    visit_type_int32(v, &id, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                     const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int32_t id;
+    NetClientState *hubport;
+
+    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    visit_type_int32(v, &id, name, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (id == -1) {
+        *ptr = NULL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    hubport = net_hub_port_find(id);
+    if (!hubport) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                  name, prop->info->name);
+        return;
+    }
+    *ptr = hubport;
+}
+
+PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
+    .name  = "vlan",
+    .print = print_vlan,
+    .get   = get_vlan,
+    .set   = set_vlan,
+};
+
+
+int qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value)
+{
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    const char *bdrv_name = value ? bdrv_get_device_name(value) : "";
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), bdrv_name,
+                            name, &errp);
+    if (errp) {
+        qerror_report_err(errp);
+        error_free(errp);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value)
+{
+    if (qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, name, value) < 0) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, CharDriverState *value)
+{
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    assert(!value || value->label);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev),
+                            value ? value->label : "", name, &errp);
+    assert_no_error(errp);
+}
+
+void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, NetClientState *value)
+{
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    assert(!value || value->name);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev),
+                            value ? value->name : "", name, &errp);
+    assert_no_error(errp);
+}
+
+static int qdev_add_one_global(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
+{
+    GlobalProperty *g;
+
+    g = g_malloc0(sizeof(*g));
+    g->driver   = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
+    g->property = qemu_opt_get(opts, "property");
+    g->value    = qemu_opt_get(opts, "value");
+    qdev_prop_register_global(g);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void qemu_add_globals(void)
+{
+    qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("global"), qdev_add_one_global, NULL, 0);
+}
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 81d901c..917d986 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -13,49 +13,6 @@ void *qdev_get_prop_ptr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
     return ptr;
 }
 
-static void get_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
-                        const char *(*print)(void *ptr),
-                        const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    char *p;
-
-    p = (char *) (*ptr ? print(*ptr) : "");
-    visit_type_str(v, &p, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
-                        int (*parse)(DeviceState *dev, const char *str,
-                                     void **ptr),
-                        const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    char *str;
-    int ret;
-
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    visit_type_str(v, &str, name, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!*str) {
-        g_free(str);
-        *ptr = NULL;
-        return;
-    }
-    ret = parse(dev, str, ptr);
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, ret, dev, prop, str);
-    g_free(str);
-}
-
 static void get_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
                      const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -476,227 +433,6 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_string = {
     .set   = set_string,
 };
 
-/* --- drive --- */
-
-static int parse_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
-{
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
-
-    bs = bdrv_find(str);
-    if (bs == NULL)
-        return -ENOENT;
-    if (bdrv_attach_dev(bs, dev) < 0)
-        return -EEXIST;
-    *ptr = bs;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void release_drive(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    BlockDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        bdrv_detach_dev(*ptr, dev);
-        blockdev_auto_del(*ptr);
-    }
-}
-
-static const char *print_drive(void *ptr)
-{
-    return bdrv_get_device_name(ptr);
-}
-
-static void get_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                      const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_drive, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                      const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_drive, name, errp);
-}
-
-PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive = {
-    .name  = "drive",
-    .get   = get_drive,
-    .set   = set_drive,
-    .release = release_drive,
-};
-
-/* --- character device --- */
-
-static int parse_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
-{
-    CharDriverState *chr = qemu_chr_find(str);
-    if (chr == NULL) {
-        return -ENOENT;
-    }
-    if (chr->avail_connections < 1) {
-        return -EEXIST;
-    }
-    *ptr = chr;
-    --chr->avail_connections;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void release_chr(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    CharDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(*ptr, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    }
-}
-
-
-static const char *print_chr(void *ptr)
-{
-    CharDriverState *chr = ptr;
-
-    return chr->label ? chr->label : "";
-}
-
-static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                    const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_chr, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                    const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_chr, name, errp);
-}
-
-PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr = {
-    .name  = "chr",
-    .get   = get_chr,
-    .set   = set_chr,
-    .release = release_chr,
-};
-
-/* --- netdev device --- */
-
-static int parse_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
-{
-    NetClientState *netdev = qemu_find_netdev(str);
-
-    if (netdev == NULL) {
-        return -ENOENT;
-    }
-    if (netdev->peer) {
-        return -EEXIST;
-    }
-    *ptr = netdev;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static const char *print_netdev(void *ptr)
-{
-    NetClientState *netdev = ptr;
-
-    return netdev->name ? netdev->name : "";
-}
-
-static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                       const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_netdev, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                       const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_netdev, name, errp);
-}
-
-PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
-    .name  = "netdev",
-    .get   = get_netdev,
-    .set   = set_netdev,
-};
-
-/* --- vlan --- */
-
-static int print_vlan(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
-{
-    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        int id;
-        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &id)) {
-            return snprintf(dest, len, "%d", id);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
-}
-
-static void get_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                     const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    int32_t id = -1;
-
-    if (*ptr) {
-        int hub_id;
-        if (!net_hub_id_for_client(*ptr, &hub_id)) {
-            id = hub_id;
-        }
-    }
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, &id, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                     const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    NetClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    int32_t id;
-    NetClientState *hubport;
-
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, &id, name, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (id == -1) {
-        *ptr = NULL;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    hubport = net_hub_port_find(id);
-    if (!hubport) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  name, prop->info->name);
-        return;
-    }
-    *ptr = hubport;
-}
-
-PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
-    .name  = "vlan",
-    .print = print_vlan,
-    .get   = get_vlan,
-    .set   = set_vlan,
-};
-
 /* --- pointer --- */
 
 /* Not a proper property, just for dirty hacks.  TODO Remove it!  */
@@ -1158,44 +894,6 @@ void qdev_prop_set_string(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, const char *value)
     assert_no_error(errp);
 }
 
-int qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value)
-{
-    Error *errp = NULL;
-    const char *bdrv_name = value ? bdrv_get_device_name(value) : "";
-    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), bdrv_name,
-                            name, &errp);
-    if (errp) {
-        qerror_report_err(errp);
-        error_free(errp);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value)
-{
-    if (qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, name, value) < 0) {
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, CharDriverState *value)
-{
-    Error *errp = NULL;
-    assert(!value || value->label);
-    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev),
-                            value ? value->label : "", name, &errp);
-    assert_no_error(errp);
-}
-
-void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, NetClientState *value)
-{
-    Error *errp = NULL;
-    assert(!value || value->name);
-    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev),
-                            value ? value->name : "", name, &errp);
-    assert_no_error(errp);
-}
-
 void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t *value)
 {
     Error *errp = NULL;
@@ -1231,7 +929,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_ptr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *value)
 
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, GlobalProperty) global_props = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(global_props);
 
-static void qdev_prop_register_global(GlobalProperty *prop)
+void qdev_prop_register_global(GlobalProperty *prop)
 {
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&global_props, prop, next);
 }
@@ -1263,19 +961,3 @@ void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev)
     } while (class);
 }
 
-static int qdev_add_one_global(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
-{
-    GlobalProperty *g;
-
-    g = g_malloc0(sizeof(*g));
-    g->driver   = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
-    g->property = qemu_opt_get(opts, "property");
-    g->value    = qemu_opt_get(opts, "value");
-    qdev_prop_register_global(g);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void qemu_add_globals(void)
-{
-    qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("global"), qdev_add_one_global, NULL, 0);
-}
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.h b/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 5b046ab..ddcf774 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_enum(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int value);
 /* FIXME: Remove opaque pointer properties.  */
 void qdev_prop_set_ptr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *value);
 
+void qdev_prop_register_global(GlobalProperty *prop);
 void qdev_prop_register_global_list(GlobalProperty *props);
 void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev);
 void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
diff --git a/hw/qdev-system.c b/hw/qdev-system.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4891d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/qdev-system.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include "net.h"
+#include "qdev.h"
+
+void qdev_init_gpio_in(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq_handler handler, int n)
+{
+    assert(dev->num_gpio_in == 0);
+    dev->num_gpio_in = n;
+    dev->gpio_in = qemu_allocate_irqs(handler, dev, n);
+}
+
+void qdev_init_gpio_out(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq *pins, int n)
+{
+    assert(dev->num_gpio_out == 0);
+    dev->num_gpio_out = n;
+    dev->gpio_out = pins;
+}
+
+qemu_irq qdev_get_gpio_in(DeviceState *dev, int n)
+{
+    assert(n >= 0 && n < dev->num_gpio_in);
+    return dev->gpio_in[n];
+}
+
+void qdev_connect_gpio_out(DeviceState * dev, int n, qemu_irq pin)
+{
+    assert(n >= 0 && n < dev->num_gpio_out);
+    dev->gpio_out[n] = pin;
+}
+
+void qdev_set_nic_properties(DeviceState *dev, NICInfo *nd)
+{
+    qdev_prop_set_macaddr(dev, "mac", nd->macaddr.a);
+    if (nd->netdev)
+        qdev_prop_set_netdev(dev, "netdev", nd->netdev);
+    if (nd->nvectors != DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED &&
+        object_property_find(OBJECT(dev), "vectors", NULL)) {
+        qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "vectors", nd->nvectors);
+    }
+    nd->instantiated = 1;
+}
+
+BusState *qdev_get_child_bus(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
+{
+    BusState *bus;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(bus, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
+        if (strcmp(name, bus->name) == 0) {
+            return bus;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Create a new device.  This only initializes the device state structure
+   and allows properties to be set.  qdev_init should be called to
+   initialize the actual device emulation.  */
+DeviceState *qdev_create(BusState *bus, const char *name)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+
+    dev = qdev_try_create(bus, name);
+    if (!dev) {
+        if (bus) {
+            hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for bus '%s'\n", name,
+                     object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
+        } else {
+            hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for default sysbus\n", name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return dev;
+}
+
+DeviceState *qdev_try_create(BusState *bus, const char *type)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+
+    if (object_class_by_name(type) == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    dev = DEVICE(object_new(type));
+    if (!dev) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!bus) {
+        bus = sysbus_get_default();
+    }
+
+    qdev_set_parent_bus(dev, bus);
+
+    return dev;
+}
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index d0775f6..9e73655 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
    inherit from a particular bus (e.g. PCI or I2C) rather than
    this API directly.  */
 
-#include "net.h"
 #include "qdev.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "error.h"
@@ -105,47 +104,6 @@ void qdev_set_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus)
     bus_add_child(bus, dev);
 }
 
-/* Create a new device.  This only initializes the device state structure
-   and allows properties to be set.  qdev_init should be called to
-   initialize the actual device emulation.  */
-DeviceState *qdev_create(BusState *bus, const char *name)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_try_create(bus, name);
-    if (!dev) {
-        if (bus) {
-            hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for bus '%s'\n", name,
-                     object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
-        } else {
-            hw_error("Unknown device '%s' for default sysbus\n", name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return dev;
-}
-
-DeviceState *qdev_try_create(BusState *bus, const char *type)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    if (object_class_by_name(type) == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    dev = DEVICE(object_new(type));
-    if (!dev) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!bus) {
-        bus = sysbus_get_default();
-    }
-
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(dev, bus);
-
-    return dev;
-}
-
 /* Initialize a device.  Device properties should be set before calling
    this function.  IRQs and MMIO regions should be connected/mapped after
    calling this function.
@@ -290,56 +248,6 @@ BusState *qdev_get_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev)
     return dev->parent_bus;
 }
 
-void qdev_init_gpio_in(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq_handler handler, int n)
-{
-    assert(dev->num_gpio_in == 0);
-    dev->num_gpio_in = n;
-    dev->gpio_in = qemu_allocate_irqs(handler, dev, n);
-}
-
-void qdev_init_gpio_out(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq *pins, int n)
-{
-    assert(dev->num_gpio_out == 0);
-    dev->num_gpio_out = n;
-    dev->gpio_out = pins;
-}
-
-qemu_irq qdev_get_gpio_in(DeviceState *dev, int n)
-{
-    assert(n >= 0 && n < dev->num_gpio_in);
-    return dev->gpio_in[n];
-}
-
-void qdev_connect_gpio_out(DeviceState * dev, int n, qemu_irq pin)
-{
-    assert(n >= 0 && n < dev->num_gpio_out);
-    dev->gpio_out[n] = pin;
-}
-
-void qdev_set_nic_properties(DeviceState *dev, NICInfo *nd)
-{
-    qdev_prop_set_macaddr(dev, "mac", nd->macaddr.a);
-    if (nd->netdev)
-        qdev_prop_set_netdev(dev, "netdev", nd->netdev);
-    if (nd->nvectors != DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED &&
-        object_property_find(OBJECT(dev), "vectors", NULL)) {
-        qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "vectors", nd->nvectors);
-    }
-    nd->instantiated = 1;
-}
-
-BusState *qdev_get_child_bus(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
-{
-    BusState *bus;
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(bus, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
-        if (strcmp(name, bus->name) == 0) {
-            return bus;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 int qbus_walk_children(BusState *bus, qdev_walkerfn *devfn,
                        qbus_walkerfn *busfn, void *opaque)
 {
