diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index 854faa9..16e7a1e 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ESCC) += escc.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_EMPTY_SLOT) += empty_slot.o
 
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL) += serial.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL) += serial.o serial-isa.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PARALLEL) += parallel.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_I8254) += i8254_common.o i8254.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCSPK) += pcspk.o
diff --git a/hw/alpha_dp264.c b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
index 5ea04c7..8ce04e5 100644
--- a/hw/alpha_dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "ide.h"
 #include "i8254.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 
 #define MAX_IDE_BUS 2
 
diff --git a/hw/kzm.c b/hw/kzm.c
index 68cd1b4..1f3082b 100644
--- a/hw/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/kzm.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "boards.h"
-#include "pc.h" /* for the FPGA UART that emulates a 16550 */
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "imx.h"
 
     /* Memory map for Kzm Emulation Baseboard:
diff --git a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
index d4a8672..a3cb3ab 100644
--- a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "boards.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips_jazz.c
index db927f1..d35cd54 100644
--- a/hw/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips_jazz.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "mips.h"
 #include "mips_cpudevs.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "isa.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index 632b466..8f73b1b 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "boards.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
index 830f635..0ee6756 100644
--- a/hw/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "mips.h"
 #include "mips_cpudevs.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "isa.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 967a76e..b3be80b 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "mips.h"
 #include "mips_cpudevs.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "isa.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/musicpal.c b/hw/musicpal.c
index f305e21..346fe41 100644
--- a/hw/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/musicpal.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "boards.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "ptimer.h"
 #include "block.h"
diff --git a/hw/omap_uart.c b/hw/omap_uart.c
index 167d5c4..1c16a54 100644
--- a/hw/omap_uart.c
+++ b/hw/omap_uart.c
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu-char.h"
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "omap.h"
-/* We use pc-style serial ports.  */
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "exec-memory.h"
 
 /* UARTs */
diff --git a/hw/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc_sim.c
index 55e97f0..e484613 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "boards.h"
 #include "elf.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
+#include "net.h"
 #include "loader.h"
 #include "exec-memory.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 6c0722d..805e8ca 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "apic.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "ide.h"
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 9923d96..6cba7ce 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -12,33 +12,6 @@
 
 /* PC-style peripherals (also used by other machines).  */
 
-/* serial.c */
-
-SerialState *serial_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
-                         CharDriverState *chr);
-SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
-                            target_phys_addr_t base, int it_shift,
-                            qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
-                            CharDriverState *chr, enum device_endian);
-static inline bool serial_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int index,
-                                   CharDriverState *chr)
-{
-    ISADevice *dev;
-
-    dev = isa_try_create(bus, "isa-serial");
-    if (!dev) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(&dev->qdev, "index", index);
-    qdev_prop_set_chr(&dev->qdev, "chardev", chr);
-    if (qdev_init(&dev->qdev) < 0) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void serial_set_frequency(SerialState *s, uint32_t frequency);
-
 /* parallel.c */
 static inline bool parallel_init(ISABus *bus, int index, CharDriverState *chr)
 {
diff --git a/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index b9bfbed..1c12c5b 100644
--- a/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "boards.h"
 #include "xilinx.h"
 #include "blockdev.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "exec-memory.h"
 #include "ssi.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index d23f9b2..846f53a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "e500.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/pc.h"
+#include "hw/serial.h"
 #include "hw/pci.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
index b52ab2f..e81409d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "ppc.h"
 #include "ppc405.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-log.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
index c198071..7e6fa85 100644
--- a/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "exec-memory.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "ppc.h"
 #include "ppc405.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index 1544430..50fd567 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "nvram.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/pxa2xx.c b/hw/pxa2xx.c
index d5f1420..4ec904f 100644
--- a/hw/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/pxa2xx.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "sysbus.h"
 #include "pxa.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "i2c.h"
 #include "ssi.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
diff --git a/hw/serial-isa.c b/hw/serial-isa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c78f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/serial-isa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU 16550A UART emulation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Citrix Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "serial.h"
+#include "isa.h"
+
+typedef struct ISASerialState {
+    ISADevice dev;
+    uint32_t index;
+    uint32_t iobase;
+    uint32_t isairq;
+    SerialState state;
+} ISASerialState;
+
+static const int isa_serial_io[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = {
+    0x3f8, 0x2f8, 0x3e8, 0x2e8
+};
+static const int isa_serial_irq[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = {
+    4, 3, 4, 3
+};
+
+static int serial_isa_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
+{
+    static int index;
+    ISASerialState *isa = DO_UPCAST(ISASerialState, dev, dev);
+    SerialState *s = &isa->state;
+
+    if (isa->index == -1) {
+        isa->index = index;
+    }
+    if (isa->index >= MAX_SERIAL_PORTS) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (isa->iobase == -1) {
+        isa->iobase = isa_serial_io[isa->index];
+    }
+    if (isa->isairq == -1) {
+        isa->isairq = isa_serial_irq[isa->index];
+    }
+    index++;
+
+    s->baudbase = 115200;
+    isa_init_irq(dev, &s->irq, isa->isairq);
+    serial_init_core(s);
+    qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(&dev->qdev, isa->iobase, 3);
+
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->io, &serial_io_ops, s, "serial", 8);
+    isa_register_ioport(dev, &s->io, isa->iobase);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_isa_serial = {
+    .name = "serial",
+    .version_id = 3,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(state, ISASerialState, 0, vmstate_serial, SerialState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static Property serial_isa_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("index",  ISASerialState, index,   -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_HEX32("iobase",  ISASerialState, iobase,  -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq",    ISASerialState, isairq,  -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev",   ISASerialState, state.chr),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("wakeup", ISASerialState, state.wakeup, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void serial_isa_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    ISADeviceClass *ic = ISA_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    ic->init = serial_isa_initfn;
+    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_isa_serial;
+    dc->props = serial_isa_properties;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo serial_isa_info = {
+    .name          = "isa-serial",
+    .parent        = TYPE_ISA_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(ISASerialState),
+    .class_init    = serial_isa_class_initfn,
+};
+
+static void serial_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&serial_isa_info);
+}
+
+type_init(serial_register_types)
+
+bool serial_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int index, CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+    ISADevice *dev;
+
+    dev = isa_try_create(bus, "isa-serial");
+    if (!dev) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(&dev->qdev, "index", index);
+    qdev_prop_set_chr(&dev->qdev, "chardev", chr);
+    if (qdev_init(&dev->qdev) < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/hw/serial.c b/hw/serial.c
index a421d1e..78e219d 100644
--- a/hw/serial.c
+++ b/hw/serial.c
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
-#include "hw.h"
+
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
-#include "isa.h"
-#include "pc.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_SERIAL
 
@@ -93,8 +91,6 @@
 #define UART_FCR_RFR        0x02    /* RCVR Fifo Reset */
 #define UART_FCR_FE         0x01    /* FIFO Enable */
 
-#define UART_FIFO_LENGTH    16      /* 16550A Fifo Length */
-
 #define XMIT_FIFO           0
 #define RECV_FIFO           1
 #define MAX_XMIT_RETRY      4
@@ -107,64 +103,6 @@ do { fprintf(stderr, "serial: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 do {} while (0)
 #endif
 
-typedef struct SerialFIFO {
-    uint8_t data[UART_FIFO_LENGTH];
-    uint8_t count;
-    uint8_t itl;                        /* Interrupt Trigger Level */
-    uint8_t tail;
-    uint8_t head;
-} SerialFIFO;
-
-struct SerialState {
-    uint16_t divider;
-    uint8_t rbr; /* receive register */
-    uint8_t thr; /* transmit holding register */
-    uint8_t tsr; /* transmit shift register */
-    uint8_t ier;
-    uint8_t iir; /* read only */
-    uint8_t lcr;
-    uint8_t mcr;
-    uint8_t lsr; /* read only */
-    uint8_t msr; /* read only */
-    uint8_t scr;
-    uint8_t fcr;
-    uint8_t fcr_vmstate; /* we can't write directly this value
-                            it has side effects */
-    /* NOTE: this hidden state is necessary for tx irq generation as
-       it can be reset while reading iir */
-    int thr_ipending;
-    qemu_irq irq;
-    CharDriverState *chr;
-    int last_break_enable;
-    int it_shift;
-    int baudbase;
-    int tsr_retry;
-    uint32_t wakeup;
-
-    uint64_t last_xmit_ts;              /* Time when the last byte was successfully sent out of the tsr */
-    SerialFIFO recv_fifo;
-    SerialFIFO xmit_fifo;
-
-    struct QEMUTimer *fifo_timeout_timer;
-    int timeout_ipending;                   /* timeout interrupt pending state */
-    struct QEMUTimer *transmit_timer;
-
-
-    uint64_t char_transmit_time;               /* time to transmit a char in ticks*/
-    int poll_msl;
-
-    struct QEMUTimer *modem_status_poll;
-    MemoryRegion io;
-};
-
-typedef struct ISASerialState {
-    ISADevice dev;
-    uint32_t index;
-    uint32_t iobase;
-    uint32_t isairq;
-    SerialState state;
-} ISASerialState;
-
 static void serial_receive1(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
 
 static void fifo_clear(SerialState *s, int fifo)
@@ -687,7 +625,7 @@ static int serial_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial = {
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial = {
     .name = "serial",
     .version_id = 3,
     .minimum_version_id = 2,
@@ -736,7 +674,7 @@ static void serial_reset(void *opaque)
     qemu_irq_lower(s->irq);
 }
 
-static void serial_init_core(SerialState *s)
+void serial_init_core(SerialState *s)
 {
     if (!s->chr) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Can't create serial device, empty char device\n");
@@ -761,54 +699,15 @@ void serial_set_frequency(SerialState *s, uint32_t frequency)
     serial_update_parameters(s);
 }
 
-static const int isa_serial_io[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = { 0x3f8, 0x2f8, 0x3e8, 0x2e8 };
-static const int isa_serial_irq[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS] = { 4, 3, 4, 3 };
-
 static const MemoryRegionPortio serial_portio[] = {
     { 0, 8, 1, .read = serial_ioport_read, .write = serial_ioport_write },
     PORTIO_END_OF_LIST()
 };
 
-static const MemoryRegionOps serial_io_ops = {
+const MemoryRegionOps serial_io_ops = {
     .old_portio = serial_portio
 };
 
-static int serial_isa_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
-{
-    static int index;
-    ISASerialState *isa = DO_UPCAST(ISASerialState, dev, dev);
-    SerialState *s = &isa->state;
-
-    if (isa->index == -1)
-        isa->index = index;
-    if (isa->index >= MAX_SERIAL_PORTS)
-        return -1;
-    if (isa->iobase == -1)
-        isa->iobase = isa_serial_io[isa->index];
-    if (isa->isairq == -1)
-        isa->isairq = isa_serial_irq[isa->index];
-    index++;
-
-    s->baudbase = 115200;
-    isa_init_irq(dev, &s->irq, isa->isairq);
-    serial_init_core(s);
-    qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(&dev->qdev, isa->iobase, 3);
-
-    memory_region_init_io(&s->io, &serial_io_ops, s, "serial", 8);
-    isa_register_ioport(dev, &s->io, isa->iobase);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_isa_serial = {
-    .name = "serial",
-    .version_id = 3,
-    .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields      = (VMStateField []) {
-        VMSTATE_STRUCT(state, ISASerialState, 0, vmstate_serial, SerialState),
-        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
-};
-
 SerialState *serial_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
                          CharDriverState *chr)
 {
@@ -886,35 +785,3 @@ SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     serial_update_msl(s);
     return s;
 }
-
-static Property serial_isa_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("index", ISASerialState, index,   -1),
-    DEFINE_PROP_HEX32("iobase", ISASerialState, iobase,  -1),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq",   ISASerialState, isairq,  -1),
-    DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev",  ISASerialState, state.chr),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("wakeup", ISASerialState, state.wakeup, 0),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
-static void serial_isa_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    ISADeviceClass *ic = ISA_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    ic->init = serial_isa_initfn;
-    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_isa_serial;
-    dc->props = serial_isa_properties;
-}
-
-static TypeInfo serial_isa_info = {
-    .name          = "isa-serial",
-    .parent        = TYPE_ISA_DEVICE,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(ISASerialState),
-    .class_init    = serial_isa_class_initfn,
-};
-
-static void serial_register_types(void)
-{
-    type_register_static(&serial_isa_info);
-}
-
-type_init(serial_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/serial.h b/hw/serial.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f5293b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/serial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU 16550A UART emulation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Citrix Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "hw.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
+#include "memory.h"
+
+#define UART_FIFO_LENGTH    16      /* 16550A Fifo Length */
+
+typedef struct SerialFIFO {
+    uint8_t data[UART_FIFO_LENGTH];
+    uint8_t count;
+    uint8_t itl;                        /* Interrupt Trigger Level */
+    uint8_t tail;
+    uint8_t head;
+} SerialFIFO;
+
+struct SerialState {
+    uint16_t divider;
+    uint8_t rbr; /* receive register */
+    uint8_t thr; /* transmit holding register */
+    uint8_t tsr; /* transmit shift register */
+    uint8_t ier;
+    uint8_t iir; /* read only */
+    uint8_t lcr;
+    uint8_t mcr;
+    uint8_t lsr; /* read only */
+    uint8_t msr; /* read only */
+    uint8_t scr;
+    uint8_t fcr;
+    uint8_t fcr_vmstate; /* we can't write directly this value
+                            it has side effects */
+    /* NOTE: this hidden state is necessary for tx irq generation as
+       it can be reset while reading iir */
+    int thr_ipending;
+    qemu_irq irq;
+    CharDriverState *chr;
+    int last_break_enable;
+    int it_shift;
+    int baudbase;
+    int tsr_retry;
+    uint32_t wakeup;
+
+    /* Time when the last byte was successfully sent out of the tsr */
+    uint64_t last_xmit_ts;
+    SerialFIFO recv_fifo;
+    SerialFIFO xmit_fifo;
+
+    struct QEMUTimer *fifo_timeout_timer;
+    int timeout_ipending;           /* timeout interrupt pending state */
+    struct QEMUTimer *transmit_timer;
+
+
+    uint64_t char_transmit_time;    /* time to transmit a char in ticks */
+    int poll_msl;
+
+    struct QEMUTimer *modem_status_poll;
+    MemoryRegion io;
+};
+
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial;
+extern const MemoryRegionOps serial_io_ops;
+
+void serial_init_core(SerialState *s);
+void serial_set_frequency(SerialState *s, uint32_t frequency);
+
+/* legacy pre qom */
+SerialState *serial_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
+                         CharDriverState *chr);
+SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
+                            target_phys_addr_t base, int it_shift,
+                            qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
+                            CharDriverState *chr, enum device_endian end);
+
+/* serial-isa.c */
+bool serial_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int index, CharDriverState *chr);
diff --git a/hw/sm501.c b/hw/sm501.c
index 786e076..050d096 100644
--- a/hw/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/sm501.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "hw.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "console.h"
 #include "devices.h"
 #include "sysbus.h"
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 940db33..2397906 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "apb_pci.h"
 #include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "nvram.h"
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "net.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/virtex_ml507.c
index 79bc0d1..6ae5f60 100644
--- a/hw/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "sysbus.h"
 #include "hw.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/xtensa_lx60.c b/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
index 3653f65..99d8b4f 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "exec-memory.h"
-#include "pc.h"
+#include "serial.h"
+#include "net.h"
 #include "sysbus.h"
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "blockdev.h"
