diff --git a/cpu-defs.h b/cpu-defs.h
index 5b80b1b..b6c8b95 100644
--- a/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/cpu-defs.h
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ typedef struct CPUWatchpoint {
     int cpu_index; /* CPU index (informative) */                        \
     uint32_t host_tid; /* host thread ID */                             \
     int numa_node; /* NUMA node this cpu is belonging to  */            \
+    int nr_cores;  /* number of cores within this CPU package */        \
+    int nr_threads;/* number of threads within this CPU */              \
     int running; /* Nonzero if cpu is currently running(usermode).  */  \
     /* user data */                                                     \
     void *opaque;                                                       \
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8b2b289..0cce808 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ int usb_enabled = 0;
 int singlestep = 0;
 int smp_cpus = 1;
 int max_cpus = 0;
+int smp_cores = 1;
+int smp_threads = 1;
 const char *vnc_display;
 int acpi_enabled = 1;
 int no_hpet = 0;
@@ -2363,6 +2365,56 @@ static void numa_add(const char *optarg)
     return;
 }
 
+static void smp_parse(const char *optarg)
+{
+    int smp, sockets = 0, threads = 0, cores = 0;
+    char *endptr;
+    char option[128];
+
+    smp = strtoul(optarg, &endptr, 10);
+    if (endptr != optarg) {
+        if (*endptr == ',') {
+            endptr++;
+        }
+    }
+    if (get_param_value(option, 128, "sockets", endptr) != 0)
+        sockets = strtoull(option, NULL, 10);
+    if (get_param_value(option, 128, "cores", endptr) != 0)
+        cores = strtoull(option, NULL, 10);
+    if (get_param_value(option, 128, "threads", endptr) != 0)
+        threads = strtoull(option, NULL, 10);
+    if (get_param_value(option, 128, "maxcpus", endptr) != 0)
+        max_cpus = strtoull(option, NULL, 10);
+
+    /* compute missing values, prefer sockets over cores over threads */
+    if (smp == 0 || sockets == 0) {
+        sockets = sockets > 0 ? sockets : 1;
+        cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+        threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+        if (smp == 0) {
+            smp = cores * threads * sockets;
+        } else {
+            sockets = smp / (cores * threads);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (cores == 0) {
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+            cores = smp / (sockets * threads);
+        } else {
+            if (sockets == 0) {
+                sockets = smp / (cores * threads);
+            } else {
+                threads = smp / (cores * sockets);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    smp_cpus = smp;
+    smp_cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+    smp_threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+    if (max_cpus == 0)
+        max_cpus = smp_cpus;
+}
+
 /***********************************************************/
 /* USB devices */
 
@@ -3572,6 +3624,8 @@ void qemu_init_vcpu(void *_env)
 
     if (kvm_enabled())
         kvm_init_vcpu(env);
+    env->nr_cores = smp_cores;
+    env->nr_threads = smp_threads;
     return;
 }
 
@@ -3899,6 +3953,8 @@ void qemu_init_vcpu(void *_env)
         kvm_start_vcpu(env);
     else
         tcg_init_vcpu(env);
+    env->nr_cores = smp_cores;
+    env->nr_threads = smp_threads;
 }
 
 void qemu_notify_event(void)
@@ -5403,18 +5459,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_smp:
-            {
-                char *p;
-                char option[128];
-                smp_cpus = strtol(optarg, &p, 10);
+                smp_parse(optarg);
                 if (smp_cpus < 1) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Invalid number of CPUs\n");
                     exit(1);
                 }
-                if (*p++ != ',')
-                    break;
-                if (get_param_value(option, 128, "maxcpus", p))
-                    max_cpus = strtol(option, NULL, 0);
                 if (max_cpus < smp_cpus) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "maxcpus must be equal to or greater than "
                             "smp\n");
@@ -5425,7 +5474,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
-            }
 	    case QEMU_OPTION_vnc:
                 display_type = DT_VNC;
 		vnc_display = optarg;
