diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 2eb6db5..3833314 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ sound-obj-$(CONFIG_HDA) += intel-hda.o hda-audio.o
 adlib.o fmopl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS += -DBUILD_Y8950=0
 hw-obj-$(CONFIG_SOUND) += $(sound-obj-y)
 
-9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) = virtio-9p-debug.o
+9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) = virtio-9p.o virtio-9p-debug.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) +=  virtio-9p-local.o virtio-9p-xattr.o
 9pfs-nested-$(CONFIG_VIRTFS) +=   virtio-9p-xattr-user.o virtio-9p-posix-acl.o
 
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 46f5075..b869592 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-blk.o virtio-balloon.o virtio-net.o virtio-serial
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI) += virtio-pci.o
 obj-y += vhost_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET) += vhost.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_REALLY_VIRTFS) += 9pfs/virtio-9p.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_REALLY_VIRTFS) += 9pfs/virtio-9p-device.o
 obj-y += rwhandler.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o kvm-all.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ hmp-commands.h: $(SRC_PATH)/hmp-commands.hx
 qmp-commands.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qmp-commands.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
-9pfs/virtio-9p.o: CFLAGS +=  -I$(SRC_PATH)/hw/
+9pfs/virtio-9p-device.o: CFLAGS +=  -I$(SRC_PATH)/hw/
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.a *~ $(PROGS) nwfpe/*.o fpu/*.o
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df05288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/*
+ * Virtio 9p backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2010
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "virtio.h"
+#include "pc.h"
+#include "qemu_socket.h"
+#include "virtio-pci.h"
+#include "virtio-9p.h"
+#include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
+#include "virtio-9p-xattr.h"
+
+static uint32_t virtio_9p_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t features)
+{
+    features |= 1 << VIRTIO_9P_MOUNT_TAG;
+    return features;
+}
+
+static V9fsState *to_virtio_9p(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+    return (V9fsState *)vdev;
+}
+
+static void virtio_9p_get_config(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint8_t *config)
+{
+    struct virtio_9p_config *cfg;
+    V9fsState *s = to_virtio_9p(vdev);
+
+    cfg = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config) +
+                        s->tag_len);
+    stw_raw(&cfg->tag_len, s->tag_len);
+    memcpy(cfg->tag, s->tag, s->tag_len);
+    memcpy(config, cfg, s->config_size);
+    qemu_free(cfg);
+}
+
+VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
+ {
+    V9fsState *s;
+    int i, len;
+    struct stat stat;
+    FsTypeEntry *fse;
+
+
+    s = (V9fsState *)virtio_common_init("virtio-9p",
+                                    VIRTIO_ID_9P,
+                                    sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config)+
+                                    MAX_TAG_LEN,
+                                    sizeof(V9fsState));
+
+    /* initialize pdu allocator */
+    QLIST_INIT(&s->free_list);
+    for (i = 0; i < (MAX_REQ - 1); i++) {
+        QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&s->free_list, &s->pdus[i], next);
+    }
+
+    s->vq = virtio_add_queue(&s->vdev, MAX_REQ, handle_9p_output);
+
+    fse = get_fsdev_fsentry(conf->fsdev_id);
+
+    if (!fse) {
+        /* We don't have a fsdev identified by fsdev_id */
+        fprintf(stderr, "Virtio-9p device couldn't find fsdev with the "
+                "id = %s\n", conf->fsdev_id ? conf->fsdev_id : "NULL");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!fse->path || !conf->tag) {
+        /* we haven't specified a mount_tag or the path */
+        fprintf(stderr, "fsdev with id %s needs path "
+                "and Virtio-9p device needs mount_tag arguments\n",
+                conf->fsdev_id);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "passthrough")) {
+        /* Files on the Fileserver set to client user credentials */
+        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_PASSTHROUGH;
+        s->ctx.xops = passthrough_xattr_ops;
+    } else if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "mapped")) {
+        /* Files on the fileserver are set to QEMU credentials.
+         * Client user credentials are saved in extended attributes.
+         */
+        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_MAPPED;
+        s->ctx.xops = mapped_xattr_ops;
+    } else if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "none")) {
+        /*
+         * Files on the fileserver are set to QEMU credentials.
+         */
+        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_NONE;
+        s->ctx.xops = none_xattr_ops;
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Default to security_model=none. You may want"
+                " enable advanced security model using "
+                "security option:\n\t security_model=passthrough\n\t "
+                "security_model=mapped\n");
+        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_NONE;
+        s->ctx.xops = none_xattr_ops;
+    }
+
+    if (lstat(fse->path, &stat)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "share path %s does not exist\n", fse->path);
+        exit(1);
+    } else if (!S_ISDIR(stat.st_mode)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "share path %s is not a directory\n", fse->path);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    s->ctx.fs_root = qemu_strdup(fse->path);
+    len = strlen(conf->tag);
+    if (len > MAX_TAG_LEN) {
+        len = MAX_TAG_LEN;
+    }
+    /* s->tag is non-NULL terminated string */
+    s->tag = qemu_malloc(len);
+    memcpy(s->tag, conf->tag, len);
+    s->tag_len = len;
+    s->ctx.uid = -1;
+
+    s->ops = fse->ops;
+    s->vdev.get_features = virtio_9p_get_features;
+    s->config_size = sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config) +
+                        s->tag_len;
+    s->vdev.get_config = virtio_9p_get_config;
+
+    return &s->vdev;
+}
+
+static int virtio_9p_init_pci(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
+{
+    VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOPCIProxy, pci_dev, pci_dev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev;
+
+    vdev = virtio_9p_init(&pci_dev->qdev, &proxy->fsconf);
+    vdev->nvectors = proxy->nvectors;
+    virtio_init_pci(proxy, vdev,
+                    PCI_VENDOR_ID_REDHAT_QUMRANET,
+                    0x1009,
+                    0x2,
+                    0x00);
+    /* make the actual value visible */
+    proxy->nvectors = vdev->nvectors;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static PCIDeviceInfo virtio_9p_info = {
+    .qdev.name = "virtio-9p-pci",
+    .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOPCIProxy),
+    .init      = virtio_9p_init_pci,
+    .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
+        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("vectors", VirtIOPCIProxy, nvectors, 2),
+        DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(VirtIOPCIProxy, host_features),
+        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("mount_tag", VirtIOPCIProxy, fsconf.tag),
+        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("fsdev", VirtIOPCIProxy, fsconf.fsdev_id),
+        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+    }
+};
+
+static void virtio_9p_register_devices(void)
+{
+    pci_qdev_register(&virtio_9p_info);
+}
+
+device_init(virtio_9p_register_devices)
+
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
index 64ab3c8..bd6819d 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
@@ -3603,7 +3603,7 @@ static void submit_pdu(V9fsState *s, V9fsPDU *pdu)
     handler(s, pdu);
 }
 
-static void handle_9p_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
+void handle_9p_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
 {
     V9fsState *s = (V9fsState *)vdev;
     V9fsPDU *pdu;
@@ -3627,156 +3627,3 @@ static void handle_9p_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq)
 
     free_pdu(s, pdu);
 }
-
-static uint32_t virtio_9p_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t features)
-{
-    features |= 1 << VIRTIO_9P_MOUNT_TAG;
-    return features;
-}
-
-static V9fsState *to_virtio_9p(VirtIODevice *vdev)
-{
-    return (V9fsState *)vdev;
-}
-
-static void virtio_9p_get_config(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint8_t *config)
-{
-    struct virtio_9p_config *cfg;
-    V9fsState *s = to_virtio_9p(vdev);
-
-    cfg = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config) +
-                        s->tag_len);
-    stw_raw(&cfg->tag_len, s->tag_len);
-    memcpy(cfg->tag, s->tag, s->tag_len);
-    memcpy(config, cfg, s->config_size);
-    qemu_free(cfg);
-}
-
-VirtIODevice *virtio_9p_init(DeviceState *dev, V9fsConf *conf)
- {
-    V9fsState *s;
-    int i, len;
-    struct stat stat;
-    FsTypeEntry *fse;
-
-
-    s = (V9fsState *)virtio_common_init("virtio-9p",
-                                    VIRTIO_ID_9P,
-                                    sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config)+
-                                    MAX_TAG_LEN,
-                                    sizeof(V9fsState));
-
-    /* initialize pdu allocator */
-    QLIST_INIT(&s->free_list);
-    for (i = 0; i < (MAX_REQ - 1); i++) {
-	QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&s->free_list, &s->pdus[i], next);
-    }
-
-    s->vq = virtio_add_queue(&s->vdev, MAX_REQ, handle_9p_output);
-
-    fse = get_fsdev_fsentry(conf->fsdev_id);
-
-    if (!fse) {
-        /* We don't have a fsdev identified by fsdev_id */
-        fprintf(stderr, "Virtio-9p device couldn't find fsdev with the "
-                "id = %s\n", conf->fsdev_id ? conf->fsdev_id : "NULL");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    if (!fse->path || !conf->tag) {
-        /* we haven't specified a mount_tag or the path */
-        fprintf(stderr, "fsdev with id %s needs path "
-                "and Virtio-9p device needs mount_tag arguments\n",
-                conf->fsdev_id);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "passthrough")) {
-        /* Files on the Fileserver set to client user credentials */
-        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_PASSTHROUGH;
-        s->ctx.xops = passthrough_xattr_ops;
-    } else if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "mapped")) {
-        /* Files on the fileserver are set to QEMU credentials.
-         * Client user credentials are saved in extended attributes.
-         */
-        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_MAPPED;
-        s->ctx.xops = mapped_xattr_ops;
-    } else if (!strcmp(fse->security_model, "none")) {
-        /*
-         * Files on the fileserver are set to QEMU credentials.
-         */
-        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_NONE;
-        s->ctx.xops = none_xattr_ops;
-    } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Default to security_model=none. You may want"
-                " enable advanced security model using "
-                "security option:\n\t security_model=passthrough \n\t "
-                "security_model=mapped\n");
-        s->ctx.fs_sm = SM_NONE;
-        s->ctx.xops = none_xattr_ops;
-    }
-
-    if (lstat(fse->path, &stat)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "share path %s does not exist\n", fse->path);
-        exit(1);
-    } else if (!S_ISDIR(stat.st_mode)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "share path %s is not a directory \n", fse->path);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    s->ctx.fs_root = qemu_strdup(fse->path);
-    len = strlen(conf->tag);
-    if (len > MAX_TAG_LEN) {
-        len = MAX_TAG_LEN;
-    }
-    /* s->tag is non-NULL terminated string */
-    s->tag = qemu_malloc(len);
-    memcpy(s->tag, conf->tag, len);
-    s->tag_len = len;
-    s->ctx.uid = -1;
-
-    s->ops = fse->ops;
-    s->vdev.get_features = virtio_9p_get_features;
-    s->config_size = sizeof(struct virtio_9p_config) +
-                        s->tag_len;
-    s->vdev.get_config = virtio_9p_get_config;
-
-    return &s->vdev;
-}
-
-static int virtio_9p_init_pci(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
-{
-    VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOPCIProxy, pci_dev, pci_dev);
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-
-    vdev = virtio_9p_init(&pci_dev->qdev, &proxy->fsconf);
-    vdev->nvectors = proxy->nvectors;
-    virtio_init_pci(proxy, vdev,
-                    PCI_VENDOR_ID_REDHAT_QUMRANET,
-                    0x1009,
-                    0x2,
-                    0x00);
-    /* make the actual value visible */
-    proxy->nvectors = vdev->nvectors;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static PCIDeviceInfo virtio_9p_info = {
-    .qdev.name = "virtio-9p-pci",
-    .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOPCIProxy),
-    .init      = virtio_9p_init_pci,
-    .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("vectors", VirtIOPCIProxy, nvectors, 2),
-        DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(VirtIOPCIProxy, host_features),
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("mount_tag", VirtIOPCIProxy, fsconf.tag),
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("fsdev", VirtIOPCIProxy, fsconf.fsdev_id),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    }
-};
-
-static void virtio_9p_register_devices(void)
-{
-    pci_qdev_register(&virtio_9p_info);
-}
-
-device_init(virtio_9p_register_devices)
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
index 95e4977..ef5b66b 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
@@ -504,4 +504,6 @@ static inline size_t do_pdu_unpack(void *dst, struct iovec *sg, int sg_count,
     return pdu_packunpack(dst, sg, sg_count, offset, size, 0);
 }
 
+extern void handle_9p_output(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq);
+
 #endif
