diff --git a/target-alpha/cpu.c b/target-alpha/cpu.c
index 11a19eb..11df753 100644
--- a/target-alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target-alpha/cpu.c
@@ -21,8 +21,175 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 
+static void alpha_cpu_realize(Object *obj, Error **err)
+{
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+
+    qemu_init_vcpu(&cpu->env);
+#endif
+}
+
+/* Models */
+
+#define TYPE(model) model "-" TYPE_ALPHA_CPU
+
+typedef struct AlphaCPUAlias {
+    const char *alias;
+    const char *typename;
+} AlphaCPUAlias;
+
+static const AlphaCPUAlias alpha_cpu_aliases[] = {
+    { "21064",   TYPE("ev4") },
+    { "21164",   TYPE("ev5") },
+    { "21164a",  TYPE("ev56") },
+    { "21164pc", TYPE("pca56") },
+    { "21264",   TYPE("ev6") },
+    { "21264a",  TYPE("ev67") },
+};
+
+static ObjectClass *alpha_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    ObjectClass *oc = NULL;
+    char *typename;
+    int i;
+
+    if (cpu_model == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    oc = object_class_by_name(cpu_model);
+    if (oc != NULL) {
+        return oc;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(alpha_cpu_aliases); i++) {
+        if (strcmp(cpu_model, alpha_cpu_aliases[i].alias) == 0) {
+            oc = object_class_by_name(alpha_cpu_aliases[i].typename);
+            assert(oc != NULL);
+            return oc;
+        }
+    }
+
+    typename = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_ALPHA_CPU, cpu_model);
+    oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
+    g_free(typename);
+    return oc;
+}
+
+AlphaCPU *cpu_alpha_init(const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu;
+    CPUAlphaState *env;
+    ObjectClass *cpu_class;
+
+    cpu_class = alpha_cpu_class_by_name(cpu_model);
+    if (cpu_class == NULL) {
+        /* Default to ev67; no reason not to emulate insns by default.  */
+        cpu_class = object_class_by_name(TYPE("ev67"));
+    }
+    cpu = ALPHA_CPU(object_new(object_class_get_name(cpu_class)));
+    env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
+
+    alpha_cpu_realize(OBJECT(cpu), NULL);
+    return cpu;
+}
+
+static void ev4_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->implver = IMPLVER_2106x;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ev4_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev4"),
+    .parent = TYPE_ALPHA_CPU,
+    .instance_init = ev4_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static void ev5_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->implver = IMPLVER_21164;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ev5_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev5"),
+    .parent = TYPE_ALPHA_CPU,
+    .instance_init = ev5_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static void ev56_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->amask |= AMASK_BWX;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ev56_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev56"),
+    .parent = TYPE("ev5"),
+    .instance_init = ev56_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static void pca56_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->amask |= AMASK_MVI;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo pca56_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("pca56"),
+    .parent = TYPE("ev56"),
+    .instance_init = pca56_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static void ev6_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->implver = IMPLVER_21264;
+    env->amask = AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ev6_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev6"),
+    .parent = TYPE_ALPHA_CPU,
+    .instance_init = ev6_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static void ev67_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    env->amask |= AMASK_CIX | AMASK_PREFETCH;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ev67_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev67"),
+    .parent = TYPE("ev6"),
+    .instance_init = ev67_cpu_initfn,
+};
+
+static const TypeInfo ev68_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE("ev68"),
+    .parent = TYPE("ev67"),
+};
+
 static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
@@ -31,6 +198,8 @@ static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     cpu_exec_init(env);
     tlb_flush(env, 1);
 
+    alpha_translate_init();
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->ps = PS_USER_MODE;
     cpu_alpha_store_fpcr(env, (FPCR_INVD | FPCR_DZED | FPCR_OVFD
@@ -46,13 +215,20 @@ static const TypeInfo alpha_cpu_type_info = {
     .parent = TYPE_CPU,
     .instance_size = sizeof(AlphaCPU),
     .instance_init = alpha_cpu_initfn,
-    .abstract = false,
+    .abstract = true,
     .class_size = sizeof(AlphaCPUClass),
 };
 
 static void alpha_cpu_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&alpha_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev4_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev5_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev56_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&pca56_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev6_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev67_cpu_type_info);
+    type_register_static(&ev68_cpu_type_info);
 }
 
 type_init(alpha_cpu_register_types)
diff --git a/target-alpha/cpu.h b/target-alpha/cpu.h
index ff48c1a..a5eb449 100644
--- a/target-alpha/cpu.h
+++ b/target-alpha/cpu.h
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ enum {
     IR_ZERO = 31,
 };
 
+void alpha_translate_init(void);
+
 AlphaCPU *cpu_alpha_init(const char *cpu_model);
 
 static inline CPUAlphaState *cpu_init(const char *cpu_model)
diff --git a/target-alpha/translate.c b/target-alpha/translate.c
index 638a4a2..9df8356 100644
--- a/target-alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target-alpha/translate.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static char cpu_reg_names[10*4+21*5 + 10*5+21*6];
 
 #include "gen-icount.h"
 
-static void alpha_translate_init(void)
+void alpha_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
     char *p;
@@ -3493,62 +3493,6 @@ void gen_intermediate_code_pc (CPUAlphaState *env, struct TranslationBlock *tb)
     gen_intermediate_code_internal(env, tb, 1);
 }
 
-struct cpu_def_t {
-    const char *name;
-    int implver, amask;
-};
-
-static const struct cpu_def_t cpu_defs[] = {
-    { "ev4",   IMPLVER_2106x, 0 },
-    { "ev5",   IMPLVER_21164, 0 },
-    { "ev56",  IMPLVER_21164, AMASK_BWX },
-    { "pca56", IMPLVER_21164, AMASK_BWX | AMASK_MVI },
-    { "ev6",   IMPLVER_21264, AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP },
-    { "ev67",  IMPLVER_21264, (AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_CIX
-			       | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP | AMASK_PREFETCH), },
-    { "ev68",  IMPLVER_21264, (AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_CIX
-			       | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP | AMASK_PREFETCH), },
-    { "21064", IMPLVER_2106x, 0 },
-    { "21164", IMPLVER_21164, 0 },
-    { "21164a", IMPLVER_21164, AMASK_BWX },
-    { "21164pc", IMPLVER_21164, AMASK_BWX | AMASK_MVI },
-    { "21264", IMPLVER_21264, AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP },
-    { "21264a", IMPLVER_21264, (AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_CIX
-				| AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP | AMASK_PREFETCH), }
-};
-
-AlphaCPU *cpu_alpha_init(const char *cpu_model)
-{
-    AlphaCPU *cpu;
-    CPUAlphaState *env;
-    int implver, amask, i, max;
-
-    cpu = ALPHA_CPU(object_new(TYPE_ALPHA_CPU));
-    env = &cpu->env;
-
-    alpha_translate_init();
-
-    /* Default to ev67; no reason not to emulate insns by default.  */
-    implver = IMPLVER_21264;
-    amask = (AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_CIX | AMASK_MVI
-	     | AMASK_TRAP | AMASK_PREFETCH);
-
-    max = ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_defs);
-    for (i = 0; i < max; i++) {
-        if (strcmp (cpu_model, cpu_defs[i].name) == 0) {
-            implver = cpu_defs[i].implver;
-            amask = cpu_defs[i].amask;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    env->implver = implver;
-    env->amask = amask;
-    env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
-
-    qemu_init_vcpu(env);
-    return cpu;
-}
-
 void restore_state_to_opc(CPUAlphaState *env, TranslationBlock *tb, int pc_pos)
 {
     env->pc = gen_opc_pc[pc_pos];
