Merge tag 'for-upstream' of https://gitlab.com/bonzini/qemu into staging

* pc: Add a description for the i8042 property
* kvm: support for nested FRED
* tests/unit: fix warning when compiling test-nested-aio-poll with LTO
* kvm: refactoring of VM creation
* target/i386: expose IBPB-BRTYPE and SBPB CPUID bits to the guest
* hw/char: clean up serial
* remove virtfs-proxy-helper
* target/i386/kvm: Report which action failed in kvm_arch_put/get_registers
* qom: improvements to object_resolve_path*()

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* tag 'for-upstream' of https://gitlab.com/bonzini/qemu: (23 commits)
  qom: update object_resolve_path*() documentation
  qom: set *ambiguous on all paths
  qom: rename object_resolve_path_type() "ambiguousp"
  target/i386/kvm: Report which action failed in kvm_arch_put/get_registers
  kvm: Allow kvm_arch_get/put_registers to accept Error**
  accel/kvm: refactor dirty ring setup
  minikconf: print error entirely on stderr
  9p: remove 'proxy' filesystem backend driver
  hw/char: Extract serial-mm
  hw/char/serial.h: Extract serial-isa.h
  hw: Remove unused inclusion of hw/char/serial.h
  target/i386: Expose IBPB-BRTYPE and SBPB CPUID bits to the guest
  kvm: refactor core virtual machine creation into its own function
  kvm/i386: replace identity_base variable with a constant
  kvm/i386: refactor kvm_arch_init and split it into smaller functions
  kvm: replace fprintf with error_report()/printf() in kvm_init()
  kvm/i386: fix return values of is_host_cpu_intel()
  kvm/i386: make kvm_filter_msr() and related definitions private to kvm module
  hw/i386/pc: Add a description for the i8042 property
  tests/unit: remove block layer code from test-nested-aio-poll
  ...

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

# Conflicts:
#	hw/arm/Kconfig
#	hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 34fffcb..7235906 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2207,20 +2207,12 @@
 W: https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p
 F: hw/9pfs/
 X: hw/9pfs/xen-9p*
-X: hw/9pfs/9p-proxy*
 F: fsdev/
-X: fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
 F: tests/qtest/virtio-9p-test.c
 F: tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p*
 T: git https://gitlab.com/gkurz/qemu.git 9p-next
 T: git https://github.com/cschoenebeck/qemu.git 9p.next
 
-virtio-9p-proxy
-F: hw/9pfs/9p-proxy*
-F: fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
-F: docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst
-S: Obsolete
-
 virtio-blk
 M: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
 L: qemu-block@nongnu.org
diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index fe4cd72..905fb84 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -2381,171 +2381,64 @@
     return kvm_state->kvm_dirty_ring_size;
 }
 
-static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
+static int do_kvm_create_vm(MachineState *ms, int type)
 {
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
-    static const char upgrade_note[] =
-        "Please upgrade to at least kernel 2.6.29 or recent kvm-kmod\n"
-        "(see http://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm).\n";
-    const struct {
-        const char *name;
-        int num;
-    } num_cpus[] = {
-        { "SMP",          ms->smp.cpus },
-        { "hotpluggable", ms->smp.max_cpus },
-        { /* end of list */ }
-    }, *nc = num_cpus;
-    int soft_vcpus_limit, hard_vcpus_limit;
     KVMState *s;
-    const KVMCapabilityInfo *missing_cap;
     int ret;
-    int type;
-    uint64_t dirty_log_manual_caps;
-
-    qemu_mutex_init(&kml_slots_lock);
 
     s = KVM_STATE(ms->accelerator);
 
-    /*
-     * On systems where the kernel can support different base page
-     * sizes, host page size may be different from TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-     * even with KVM.  TARGET_PAGE_SIZE is assumed to be the minimum
-     * page size for the system though.
-     */
-    assert(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE <= qemu_real_host_page_size());
-
-    s->sigmask_len = 8;
-    accel_blocker_init();
-
-#ifdef TARGET_KVM_HAVE_GUEST_DEBUG
-    QTAILQ_INIT(&s->kvm_sw_breakpoints);
-#endif
-    QLIST_INIT(&s->kvm_parked_vcpus);
-    s->fd = qemu_open_old(s->device ?: "/dev/kvm", O_RDWR);
-    if (s->fd == -1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not access KVM kernel module: %m\n");
-        ret = -errno;
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_API_VERSION, 0);
-    if (ret < KVM_API_VERSION) {
-        if (ret >= 0) {
-            ret = -EINVAL;
-        }
-        fprintf(stderr, "kvm version too old\n");
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    if (ret > KVM_API_VERSION) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        fprintf(stderr, "kvm version not supported\n");
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    kvm_supported_memory_attributes = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
-    kvm_guest_memfd_supported =
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD) &&
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY2) &&
-        (kvm_supported_memory_attributes & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE);
-
-    kvm_immediate_exit = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT);
-    s->nr_slots = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_NR_MEMSLOTS);
-
-    /* If unspecified, use the default value */
-    if (!s->nr_slots) {
-        s->nr_slots = 32;
-    }
-
-    s->nr_as = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE);
-    if (s->nr_as <= 1) {
-        s->nr_as = 1;
-    }
-    s->as = g_new0(struct KVMAs, s->nr_as);
-
-    if (object_property_find(OBJECT(current_machine), "kvm-type")) {
-        g_autofree char *kvm_type = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(current_machine),
-                                                            "kvm-type",
-                                                            &error_abort);
-        type = mc->kvm_type(ms, kvm_type);
-    } else if (mc->kvm_type) {
-        type = mc->kvm_type(ms, NULL);
-    } else {
-        type = kvm_arch_get_default_type(ms);
-    }
-
-    if (type < 0) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto err;
-    }
-
     do {
         ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_VM, type);
     } while (ret == -EINTR);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ioctl(KVM_CREATE_VM) failed: %d %s\n", -ret,
-                strerror(-ret));
+        error_report("ioctl(KVM_CREATE_VM) failed: %s", strerror(-ret));
 
 #ifdef TARGET_S390X
         if (ret == -EINVAL) {
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "Host kernel setup problem detected. Please verify:\n");
-            fprintf(stderr, "- for kernels supporting the switch_amode or"
-                    " user_mode parameters, whether\n");
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "  user space is running in primary address space\n");
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "- for kernels supporting the vm.allocate_pgste sysctl, "
-                    "whether it is enabled\n");
+            error_printf("Host kernel setup problem detected."
+                         " Please verify:\n");
+            error_printf("- for kernels supporting the"
+                        " switch_amode or user_mode parameters, whether");
+            error_printf(" user space is running in primary address space\n");
+            error_printf("- for kernels supporting the vm.allocate_pgste"
+                         " sysctl, whether it is enabled\n");
         }
 #elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
         if (ret == -EINVAL) {
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "PPC KVM module is not loaded. Try modprobe kvm_%s.\n",
-                    (type == 2) ? "pr" : "hv");
+            error_printf("PPC KVM module is not loaded. Try modprobe kvm_%s.\n",
+                         (type == 2) ? "pr" : "hv");
         }
 #endif
-        goto err;
     }
 
-    s->vmfd = ret;
+    return ret;
+}
 
-    /* check the vcpu limits */
-    soft_vcpus_limit = kvm_recommended_vcpus(s);
-    hard_vcpus_limit = kvm_max_vcpus(s);
+static int find_kvm_machine_type(MachineState *ms)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
+    int type;
 
-    while (nc->name) {
-        if (nc->num > soft_vcpus_limit) {
-            warn_report("Number of %s cpus requested (%d) exceeds "
-                        "the recommended cpus supported by KVM (%d)",
-                        nc->name, nc->num, soft_vcpus_limit);
-
-            if (nc->num > hard_vcpus_limit) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Number of %s cpus requested (%d) exceeds "
-                        "the maximum cpus supported by KVM (%d)\n",
-                        nc->name, nc->num, hard_vcpus_limit);
-                exit(1);
-            }
-        }
-        nc++;
+    if (object_property_find(OBJECT(current_machine), "kvm-type")) {
+        g_autofree char *kvm_type;
+        kvm_type = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(current_machine),
+                                           "kvm-type",
+                                           &error_abort);
+        type = mc->kvm_type(ms, kvm_type);
+    } else if (mc->kvm_type) {
+        type = mc->kvm_type(ms, NULL);
+    } else {
+        type = kvm_arch_get_default_type(ms);
     }
+    return type;
+}
 
-    missing_cap = kvm_check_extension_list(s, kvm_required_capabilites);
-    if (!missing_cap) {
-        missing_cap =
-            kvm_check_extension_list(s, kvm_arch_required_capabilities);
-    }
-    if (missing_cap) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        fprintf(stderr, "kvm does not support %s\n%s",
-                missing_cap->name, upgrade_note);
-        goto err;
-    }
-
-    s->coalesced_mmio = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO);
-    s->coalesced_pio = s->coalesced_mmio &&
-                       kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_COALESCED_PIO);
+static int kvm_setup_dirty_ring(KVMState *s)
+{
+    uint64_t dirty_log_manual_caps;
+    int ret;
 
     /*
      * Enable KVM dirty ring if supported, otherwise fall back to
@@ -2553,7 +2446,7 @@
      */
     ret = kvm_dirty_ring_init(s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        goto err;
+        return ret;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -2588,6 +2481,144 @@
         }
     }
 
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
+    static const char upgrade_note[] =
+        "Please upgrade to at least kernel 2.6.29 or recent kvm-kmod\n"
+        "(see http://sourceforge.net/projects/kvm).\n";
+    const struct {
+        const char *name;
+        int num;
+    } num_cpus[] = {
+        { "SMP",          ms->smp.cpus },
+        { "hotpluggable", ms->smp.max_cpus },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    }, *nc = num_cpus;
+    int soft_vcpus_limit, hard_vcpus_limit;
+    KVMState *s;
+    const KVMCapabilityInfo *missing_cap;
+    int ret;
+    int type;
+
+    qemu_mutex_init(&kml_slots_lock);
+
+    s = KVM_STATE(ms->accelerator);
+
+    /*
+     * On systems where the kernel can support different base page
+     * sizes, host page size may be different from TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+     * even with KVM.  TARGET_PAGE_SIZE is assumed to be the minimum
+     * page size for the system though.
+     */
+    assert(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE <= qemu_real_host_page_size());
+
+    s->sigmask_len = 8;
+    accel_blocker_init();
+
+#ifdef TARGET_KVM_HAVE_GUEST_DEBUG
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&s->kvm_sw_breakpoints);
+#endif
+    QLIST_INIT(&s->kvm_parked_vcpus);
+    s->fd = qemu_open_old(s->device ?: "/dev/kvm", O_RDWR);
+    if (s->fd == -1) {
+        error_report("Could not access KVM kernel module: %m");
+        ret = -errno;
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_API_VERSION, 0);
+    if (ret < KVM_API_VERSION) {
+        if (ret >= 0) {
+            ret = -EINVAL;
+        }
+        error_report("kvm version too old");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    if (ret > KVM_API_VERSION) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_report("kvm version not supported");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    kvm_supported_memory_attributes = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
+    kvm_guest_memfd_supported =
+        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD) &&
+        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY2) &&
+        (kvm_supported_memory_attributes & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE);
+
+    kvm_immediate_exit = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT);
+    s->nr_slots = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_NR_MEMSLOTS);
+
+    /* If unspecified, use the default value */
+    if (!s->nr_slots) {
+        s->nr_slots = 32;
+    }
+
+    s->nr_as = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE);
+    if (s->nr_as <= 1) {
+        s->nr_as = 1;
+    }
+    s->as = g_new0(struct KVMAs, s->nr_as);
+
+    type = find_kvm_machine_type(ms);
+    if (type < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    ret = do_kvm_create_vm(ms, type);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    s->vmfd = ret;
+
+    /* check the vcpu limits */
+    soft_vcpus_limit = kvm_recommended_vcpus(s);
+    hard_vcpus_limit = kvm_max_vcpus(s);
+
+    while (nc->name) {
+        if (nc->num > soft_vcpus_limit) {
+            warn_report("Number of %s cpus requested (%d) exceeds "
+                        "the recommended cpus supported by KVM (%d)",
+                        nc->name, nc->num, soft_vcpus_limit);
+
+            if (nc->num > hard_vcpus_limit) {
+                error_report("Number of %s cpus requested (%d) exceeds "
+                             "the maximum cpus supported by KVM (%d)",
+                             nc->name, nc->num, hard_vcpus_limit);
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        nc++;
+    }
+
+    missing_cap = kvm_check_extension_list(s, kvm_required_capabilites);
+    if (!missing_cap) {
+        missing_cap =
+            kvm_check_extension_list(s, kvm_arch_required_capabilities);
+    }
+    if (missing_cap) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_report("kvm does not support %s", missing_cap->name);
+        error_printf("%s", upgrade_note);
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    s->coalesced_mmio = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO);
+    s->coalesced_pio = s->coalesced_mmio &&
+                       kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_COALESCED_PIO);
+
+    ret = kvm_setup_dirty_ring(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS
     s->vcpu_events = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS);
 #endif
@@ -2762,9 +2793,15 @@
 static void do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
 {
     if (!cpu->vcpu_dirty && !kvm_state->guest_state_protected) {
-        int ret = kvm_arch_get_registers(cpu);
+        Error *err = NULL;
+        int ret = kvm_arch_get_registers(cpu, &err);
         if (ret) {
-            error_report("Failed to get registers: %s", strerror(-ret));
+            if (err) {
+                error_reportf_err(err, "Failed to synchronize CPU state: ");
+            } else {
+                error_report("Failed to get registers: %s", strerror(-ret));
+            }
+
             cpu_dump_state(cpu, stderr, CPU_DUMP_CODE);
             vm_stop(RUN_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR);
         }
@@ -2782,9 +2819,15 @@
 
 static void do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
 {
-    int ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE);
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    int ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE, &err);
     if (ret) {
-        error_report("Failed to put registers after reset: %s", strerror(-ret));
+        if (err) {
+            error_reportf_err(err, "Restoring resisters after reset: ");
+        } else {
+            error_report("Failed to put registers after reset: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
         cpu_dump_state(cpu, stderr, CPU_DUMP_CODE);
         vm_stop(RUN_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR);
     }
@@ -2799,9 +2842,15 @@
 
 static void do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
 {
-    int ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE);
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    int ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE, &err);
     if (ret) {
-        error_report("Failed to put registers after init: %s", strerror(-ret));
+        if (err) {
+            error_reportf_err(err, "Putting registers after init: ");
+        } else {
+            error_report("Failed to put registers after init: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -2991,10 +3040,15 @@
         MemTxAttrs attrs;
 
         if (cpu->vcpu_dirty) {
-            ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_RUNTIME_STATE);
+            Error *err = NULL;
+            ret = kvm_arch_put_registers(cpu, KVM_PUT_RUNTIME_STATE, &err);
             if (ret) {
-                error_report("Failed to put registers after init: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
+                if (err) {
+                    error_reportf_err(err, "Putting registers after init: ");
+                } else {
+                    error_report("Failed to put registers after init: %s",
+                                 strerror(-ret));
+                }
                 ret = -1;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 1e21fbb..48b230b 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -314,28 +314,6 @@
 between persistent and volatile memory backends.  As such, memdev is deprecated
 in favor of persistent-memdev.
 
-``-fsdev proxy`` and ``-virtfs proxy`` (since 8.1)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The 9p ``proxy`` filesystem backend driver has been deprecated and will be
-removed (along with its proxy helper daemon) in a future version of QEMU. Please
-use ``-fsdev local`` or ``-virtfs local`` for using the 9p ``local`` filesystem
-backend, or alternatively consider deploying virtiofsd instead.
-
-The 9p ``proxy`` backend was originally developed as an alternative to the 9p
-``local`` backend. The idea was to enhance security by dispatching actual low
-level filesystem operations from 9p server (QEMU process) over to a separate
-process (the virtfs-proxy-helper binary). However this alternative never gained
-momentum. The proxy backend is much slower than the local backend, hasn't seen
-any development in years, and showed to be less secure, especially due to the
-fact that its helper daemon must be run as root, whereas with the local backend
-QEMU is typically run as unprivileged user and allows to tighten behaviour by
-mapping permissions et al by using its 'mapped' security model option.
-
-Nowadays it would make sense to reimplement the ``proxy`` backend by using
-QEMU's ``vhost`` feature, which would eliminate the high latency costs under
-which the 9p ``proxy`` backend currently suffers. However as of to date nobody
-has indicated plans for such kind of reimplementation unfortunately.
 
 RISC-V CPU properties which start with capital 'Z' (since 8.2)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 6e96cd0..c76b91a 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -517,6 +517,20 @@
 and later do not support it because the virtio-scsi device was introduced for
 full SCSI support.  Use virtio-scsi instead when SCSI passthrough is required.
 
+``-fsdev proxy`` and ``-virtfs proxy`` (since 9.2)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The 9p ``proxy`` filesystem backend driver was originally developed to
+enhance security by dispatching low level filesystem operations from 9p
+server (QEMU process) over to a separate process (the virtfs-proxy-helper
+binary). However the proxy backend was much slower than the local backend,
+didn't see any development in years, and showed to be less secure,
+especially due to the fact that its helper daemon must be run as root.
+
+Use ``local``, possibly mapping permissions et al by using its 'mapped'
+security model option, or switch to ``virtiofs``.   The virtiofs daemon
+``virtiofsd`` uses vhost to eliminate the high latency costs of the 9p
+``proxy`` backend.
 
 User-mode emulator command line arguments
 -----------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 876f676..c11a6ea 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@
     ('tools/qemu-trace-stap', 'qemu-trace-stap',
      'QEMU SystemTap trace tool',
      [], 1),
-    ('tools/virtfs-proxy-helper', 'virtfs-proxy-helper',
-     'QEMU 9p virtfs proxy filesystem helper',
-     ['M. Mohan Kumar'], 1),
 ]
 man_make_section_directory = False
 
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 322452c..3676f81 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
         'qemu-pr-helper.8': (have_tools ? 'man8' : ''),
         'qemu-storage-daemon.1': (have_tools ? 'man1' : ''),
         'qemu-trace-stap.1': (stap.found() ? 'man1' : ''),
-        'virtfs-proxy-helper.1': (have_virtfs_proxy_helper ? 'man1' : ''),
         'qemu.1': 'man1',
         'qemu-block-drivers.7': 'man7',
         'qemu-cpu-models.7': 'man7'
diff --git a/docs/tools/index.rst b/docs/tools/index.rst
index 33ad438..1e88ae4 100644
--- a/docs/tools/index.rst
+++ b/docs/tools/index.rst
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@
    qemu-nbd
    qemu-pr-helper
    qemu-trace-stap
-   virtfs-proxy-helper
    qemu-vmsr-helper
diff --git a/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst b/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index bd310eb..0000000
--- a/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-QEMU 9p virtfs proxy filesystem helper
-======================================
-
-Synopsis
---------
-
-**virtfs-proxy-helper** [*OPTIONS*]
-
-Description
------------
-
-NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be
-removed, along with this daemon, in a future version of QEMU!
-
-Pass-through security model in QEMU 9p server needs root privilege to do
-few file operations (like chown, chmod to any mode/uid:gid).  There are two
-issues in pass-through security model:
-
-- TOCTTOU vulnerability: Following symbolic links in the server could
-  provide access to files beyond 9p export path.
-
-- Running QEMU with root privilege could be a security issue.
-
-To overcome above issues, following approach is used: A new filesystem
-type 'proxy' is introduced. Proxy FS uses chroot + socket combination
-for securing the vulnerability known with following symbolic links.
-Intention of adding a new filesystem type is to allow qemu to run
-in non-root mode, but doing privileged operations using socket IO.
-
-Proxy helper (a stand alone binary part of qemu) is invoked with
-root privileges. Proxy helper chroots into 9p export path and creates
-a socket pair or a named socket based on the command line parameter.
-QEMU and proxy helper communicate using this socket. QEMU proxy fs
-driver sends filesystem request to proxy helper and receives the
-response from it.
-
-The proxy helper is designed so that it can drop root privileges except
-for the capabilities needed for doing filesystem operations.
-
-Options
--------
-
-The following options are supported:
-
-.. program:: virtfs-proxy-helper
-
-.. option:: -h
-
-  Display help and exit
-
-.. option:: -p, --path PATH
-
-  Path to export for proxy filesystem driver
-
-.. option:: -f, --fd SOCKET_ID
-
-  Use given file descriptor as socket descriptor for communicating with
-  qemu proxy fs drier. Usually a helper like libvirt will create
-  socketpair and pass one of the fds as parameter to this option.
-
-.. option:: -s, --socket SOCKET_FILE
-
-  Creates named socket file for communicating with qemu proxy fs driver
-
-.. option:: -u, --uid UID
-
-  uid to give access to named socket file; used in combination with -g.
-
-.. option:: -g, --gid GID
-
-  gid to give access to named socket file; used in combination with -u.
-
-.. option:: -n, --nodaemon
-
-  Run as a normal program. By default program will run in daemon mode
diff --git a/fsdev/meson.build b/fsdev/meson.build
index e20d725..c751d8c 100644
--- a/fsdev/meson.build
+++ b/fsdev/meson.build
@@ -8,11 +8,3 @@
 if host_os in ['linux', 'darwin']
   system_ss.add_all(fsdev_ss)
 endif
-
-if have_virtfs_proxy_helper
-  executable('virtfs-proxy-helper',
-             files('virtfs-proxy-helper.c', '9p-marshal.c', '9p-iov-marshal.c'),
-             dependencies: [qemuutil, libattr, libcap_ng],
-             install: true,
-             install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'))
-endif
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
index f5c953a..57877da 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
@@ -89,17 +89,6 @@
             NULL
         },
     },
-    {
-        .name = "proxy",
-        .ops = &proxy_ops,
-        .opts = (const char * []) {
-            COMMON_FS_DRIVER_OPTIONS,
-            "socket",
-            "sock_fd",
-            "writeout",
-            NULL
-        },
-    },
 };
 
 static int validate_opt(void *opaque, const char *name, const char *value,
@@ -133,14 +122,6 @@
     }
 
     if (fsdriver) {
-        if (strncmp(fsdriver, "proxy", 5) == 0) {
-            warn_report(
-                "'-fsdev proxy' and '-virtfs proxy' are deprecated, use "
-                "'local' instead of 'proxy, or consider deploying virtiofsd "
-                "as alternative to 9p"
-            );
-        }
-
         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(FsDrivers); i++) {
             if (strcmp(FsDrivers[i].name, fsdriver) == 0) {
                 break;
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
index 52a5397..731f140 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
 FsDriverEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id);
 extern FileOperations local_ops;
 extern FileOperations synth_ops;
-extern FileOperations proxy_ops;
 #endif
diff --git a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 144aaf5..0000000
--- a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1193 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Helper for QEMU Proxy FS Driver
- * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
- *
- * Authors:
- * M. Mohan Kumar <mohan@in.ibm.com>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
- * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- */
-
-/*
- * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be
- * removed in a future version of QEMU!
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include <glib/gstdio.h>
-#include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <getopt.h>
-#include <syslog.h>
-#include <sys/fsuid.h>
-#include <sys/vfs.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_MAGIC_H
-#include <linux/magic.h>
-#endif
-#include <cap-ng.h>
-#include "qemu/sockets.h"
-#include "qemu/xattr.h"
-#include "9p-iov-marshal.h"
-#include "hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h"
-#include "hw/9pfs/9p-util.h"
-#include "fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.h"
-
-#define PROGNAME "virtfs-proxy-helper"
-
-#ifndef XFS_SUPER_MAGIC
-#define XFS_SUPER_MAGIC  0x58465342
-#endif
-#ifndef EXT2_SUPER_MAGIC
-#define EXT2_SUPER_MAGIC 0xEF53
-#endif
-#ifndef REISERFS_SUPER_MAGIC
-#define REISERFS_SUPER_MAGIC 0x52654973
-#endif
-#ifndef BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC
-#define BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC 0x9123683E
-#endif
-
-static const struct option helper_opts[] = {
-    {"fd", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
-    {"path", required_argument, NULL, 'p'},
-    {"nodaemon", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
-    {"socket", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
-    {"uid", required_argument, NULL, 'u'},
-    {"gid", required_argument, NULL, 'g'},
-    {},
-};
-
-static bool is_daemon;
-static bool get_version; /* IOC getversion IOCTL supported */
-static char *prog_name;
-
-static void G_GNUC_PRINTF(2, 3) do_log(int loglevel, const char *format, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-
-    va_start(ap, format);
-    if (is_daemon) {
-        vsyslog(LOG_CRIT, format, ap);
-    } else {
-        vfprintf(stderr, format, ap);
-    }
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
-static void do_perror(const char *string)
-{
-    if (is_daemon) {
-        syslog(LOG_CRIT, "%s:%s", string, strerror(errno));
-    } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s\n", string, strerror(errno));
-    }
-}
-
-static int init_capabilities(void)
-{
-    /* helper needs following capabilities only */
-    int cap_list[] = {
-        CAP_CHOWN,
-        CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
-        CAP_FOWNER,
-        CAP_FSETID,
-        CAP_SETGID,
-        CAP_MKNOD,
-        CAP_SETUID,
-    };
-    int i;
-
-    capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cap_list); i++) {
-        if (capng_update(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE | CAPNG_PERMITTED,
-                         cap_list[i]) < 0) {
-            do_perror("capng_update");
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH) < 0) {
-        do_perror("capng_apply");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* Prepare effective set for setugid.  */
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cap_list); i++) {
-        if (cap_list[i] == CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (capng_update(CAPNG_DROP, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE,
-                         cap_list[i]) < 0) {
-            do_perror("capng_update");
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int socket_read(int sockfd, void *buff, ssize_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t retval, total = 0;
-
-    while (size) {
-        retval = read(sockfd, buff, size);
-        if (retval == 0) {
-            return -EIO;
-        }
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            if (errno == EINTR) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            return -errno;
-        }
-        size -= retval;
-        buff += retval;
-        total += retval;
-    }
-    return total;
-}
-
-static int socket_write(int sockfd, void *buff, ssize_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t retval, total = 0;
-
-    while (size) {
-        retval = write(sockfd, buff, size);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            if (errno == EINTR) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            return -errno;
-        }
-        size -= retval;
-        buff += retval;
-        total += retval;
-    }
-    return total;
-}
-
-static int read_request(int sockfd, struct iovec *iovec, ProxyHeader *header)
-{
-    int retval;
-
-    /*
-     * read the request header.
-     */
-    iovec->iov_len = 0;
-    retval = socket_read(sockfd, iovec->iov_base, PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    iovec->iov_len = PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, 0, "dd", &header->type, &header->size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    /*
-     * We can't process message.size > PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ.
-     * Treat it as fatal error
-     */
-    if (header->size > PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ) {
-        return -ENOBUFS;
-    }
-    retval = socket_read(sockfd, iovec->iov_base + PROXY_HDR_SZ, header->size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    iovec->iov_len += header->size;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int send_fd(int sockfd, int fd)
-{
-    struct msghdr msg;
-    struct iovec iov;
-    int retval, data;
-    struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
-    union MsgControl msg_control;
-
-    iov.iov_base = &data;
-    iov.iov_len = sizeof(data);
-
-    memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-    msg.msg_iov = &iov;
-    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-    /* No ancillary data on error */
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        /* fd is really negative errno if the request failed  */
-        data = fd;
-    } else {
-        data = V9FS_FD_VALID;
-        msg.msg_control = &msg_control;
-        msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(msg_control);
-
-        cmsg = &msg_control.cmsg;
-        cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(fd));
-        cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
-        cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
-        memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &fd, sizeof(fd));
-    }
-
-    do {
-        retval = sendmsg(sockfd, &msg, 0);
-    } while (retval < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-    if (fd >= 0) {
-        close(fd);
-    }
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int send_status(int sockfd, struct iovec *iovec, int status)
-{
-    ProxyHeader header;
-    int retval, msg_size;
-
-    if (status < 0) {
-        header.type = T_ERROR;
-    } else {
-        header.type = T_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    header.size = sizeof(status);
-    /*
-     * marshal the return status. We don't check error.
-     * because we are sure we have enough space for the status
-     */
-    msg_size = proxy_marshal(iovec, 0, "ddd", header.type,
-                             header.size, status);
-    if (msg_size < 0) {
-        return msg_size;
-    }
-    retval = socket_write(sockfd, iovec->iov_base, msg_size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * from man 7 capabilities, section
- * Effect of User ID Changes on Capabilities:
- * If the effective user ID is changed from nonzero to 0, then the permitted
- * set is copied to the effective set.  If the effective user ID is changed
- * from 0 to nonzero, then all capabilities are are cleared from the effective
- * set.
- *
- * The setfsuid/setfsgid man pages warn that changing the effective user ID may
- * expose the program to unwanted signals, but this is not true anymore: for an
- * unprivileged (without CAP_KILL) program to send a signal, the real or
- * effective user ID of the sending process must equal the real or saved user
- * ID of the target process.  Even when dropping privileges, it is enough to
- * keep the saved UID to a "privileged" value and virtfs-proxy-helper won't
- * be exposed to signals.  So just use setresuid/setresgid.
- */
-static int setugid(int uid, int gid, int *suid, int *sgid)
-{
-    int retval;
-
-    *suid = geteuid();
-    *sgid = getegid();
-
-    if (setresgid(-1, gid, *sgid) == -1) {
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    if (setresuid(-1, uid, *suid) == -1) {
-        retval = -errno;
-        goto err_sgid;
-    }
-
-    if (uid == 0 && gid == 0) {
-        /* Linux has already copied the permitted set to the effective set.  */
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * All capabilities have been cleared from the effective set.  However
-     * we still need DAC_OVERRIDE because we don't change supplementary
-     * group ids, and hence may be subject to DAC rules.  init_capabilities
-     * left the set of capabilities that we want in libcap-ng's state.
-     */
-    if (capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_CAPS) < 0) {
-        retval = -errno;
-        do_perror("capng_apply");
-        goto err_suid;
-    }
-    return 0;
-
-err_suid:
-    if (setresuid(-1, *suid, *suid) == -1) {
-        abort();
-    }
-err_sgid:
-    if (setresgid(-1, *sgid, *sgid) == -1) {
-        abort();
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-/*
- * This is used to reset the ugid back with the saved values
- * There is nothing much we can do checking error values here.
- */
-static void resetugid(int suid, int sgid)
-{
-    if (setresgid(-1, sgid, sgid) == -1) {
-        abort();
-    }
-    if (setresuid(-1, suid, suid) == -1) {
-        abort();
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * Open regular file or directory. Attempts to open any special file are
- * rejected.
- *
- * returns file descriptor or -1 on error
- */
-static int open_regular(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
-{
-    int fd;
-
-    fd = open(pathname, flags, mode);
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        return fd;
-    }
-
-    if (close_if_special_file(fd) < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    return fd;
-}
-
-/*
- * send response in two parts
- * 1) ProxyHeader
- * 2) Response or error status
- * This function should be called with marshaled response
- * send_response constructs header part and error part only.
- * send response sends {ProxyHeader,Response} if the request was success
- * otherwise sends {ProxyHeader,error status}
- */
-static int send_response(int sock, struct iovec *iovec, int size)
-{
-    int retval;
-    ProxyHeader header;
-
-    /*
-     * If response size exceeds available iovec->iov_len,
-     * we return ENOBUFS
-     */
-    if (size > PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ) {
-        size = -ENOBUFS;
-    }
-
-    if (size < 0) {
-        /*
-         * In case of error we would not have got the error encoded
-         * already so encode the error here.
-         */
-        header.type = T_ERROR;
-        header.size = sizeof(size);
-        proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "d", size);
-    } else {
-        header.type = T_SUCCESS;
-        header.size = size;
-    }
-    proxy_marshal(iovec, 0, "dd", header.type, header.size);
-    retval = socket_write(sock, iovec->iov_base, header.size + PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * gets generation number
- * returns -errno on failure and sizeof(generation number) on success
- */
-static int do_getversion(struct iovec *iovec, struct iovec *out_iovec)
-{
-    uint64_t version;
-    int retval = -ENOTTY;
-#ifdef FS_IOC_GETVERSION
-    int fd;
-    V9fsString path;
-#endif
-
-
-    /* no need to issue ioctl */
-    if (!get_version) {
-        version = 0;
-        retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "q", version);
-        return retval;
-    }
-#ifdef FS_IOC_GETVERSION
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-
-    fd = open(path.data, O_RDONLY);
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        retval = -errno;
-        goto err_out;
-    }
-    if (ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_GETVERSION, &version) < 0) {
-        retval = -errno;
-    } else {
-        retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "q", version);
-    }
-    close(fd);
-err_out:
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-#endif
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int do_getxattr(int type, struct iovec *iovec, struct iovec *out_iovec)
-{
-    int size = 0, offset, retval;
-    V9fsString path, name, xattr;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&xattr);
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ds", &size, &path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    offset = PROXY_HDR_SZ + retval;
-
-    if (size) {
-        xattr.data = g_malloc(size);
-        xattr.size = size;
-    }
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_LGETXATTR:
-        v9fs_string_init(&name);
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "s", &name);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            retval = lgetxattr(path.data, name.data, xattr.data, size);
-            if (retval < 0) {
-                retval = -errno;
-            } else {
-                xattr.size = retval;
-            }
-        }
-        v9fs_string_free(&name);
-        break;
-    case T_LLISTXATTR:
-        retval = llistxattr(path.data, xattr.data, size);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            retval = -errno;
-        } else {
-            xattr.size = retval;
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        goto err_out;
-    }
-
-    if (!size) {
-        proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "d", retval);
-        retval = sizeof(retval);
-    } else {
-        retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &xattr);
-    }
-err_out:
-    v9fs_string_free(&xattr);
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static void stat_to_prstat(ProxyStat *pr_stat, struct stat *stat)
-{
-    memset(pr_stat, 0, sizeof(*pr_stat));
-    pr_stat->st_dev = stat->st_dev;
-    pr_stat->st_ino = stat->st_ino;
-    pr_stat->st_nlink = stat->st_nlink;
-    pr_stat->st_mode = stat->st_mode;
-    pr_stat->st_uid = stat->st_uid;
-    pr_stat->st_gid = stat->st_gid;
-    pr_stat->st_rdev = stat->st_rdev;
-    pr_stat->st_size = stat->st_size;
-    pr_stat->st_blksize = stat->st_blksize;
-    pr_stat->st_blocks = stat->st_blocks;
-    pr_stat->st_atim_sec = stat->st_atim.tv_sec;
-    pr_stat->st_atim_nsec = stat->st_atim.tv_nsec;
-    pr_stat->st_mtim_sec = stat->st_mtim.tv_sec;
-    pr_stat->st_mtim_nsec = stat->st_mtim.tv_nsec;
-    pr_stat->st_ctim_sec = stat->st_ctim.tv_sec;
-    pr_stat->st_ctim_nsec = stat->st_ctim.tv_nsec;
-}
-
-static void statfs_to_prstatfs(ProxyStatFS *pr_stfs, struct statfs *stfs)
-{
-    memset(pr_stfs, 0, sizeof(*pr_stfs));
-    pr_stfs->f_type = stfs->f_type;
-    pr_stfs->f_bsize = stfs->f_bsize;
-    pr_stfs->f_blocks = stfs->f_blocks;
-    pr_stfs->f_bfree = stfs->f_bfree;
-    pr_stfs->f_bavail = stfs->f_bavail;
-    pr_stfs->f_files = stfs->f_files;
-    pr_stfs->f_ffree = stfs->f_ffree;
-    pr_stfs->f_fsid[0] = stfs->f_fsid.__val[0];
-    pr_stfs->f_fsid[1] = stfs->f_fsid.__val[1];
-    pr_stfs->f_namelen = stfs->f_namelen;
-    pr_stfs->f_frsize = stfs->f_frsize;
-}
-
-/*
- * Gets stat/statfs information and packs in out_iovec structure
- * on success returns number of bytes packed in out_iovec structure
- * otherwise returns -errno
- */
-static int do_stat(int type, struct iovec *iovec, struct iovec *out_iovec)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString path;
-    ProxyStat pr_stat;
-    ProxyStatFS pr_stfs;
-    struct stat st_buf;
-    struct statfs stfs_buf;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_LSTAT:
-        retval = lstat(path.data, &st_buf);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            retval = -errno;
-        } else {
-            stat_to_prstat(&pr_stat, &st_buf);
-            retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                   "qqqdddqqqqqqqqqq", pr_stat.st_dev,
-                                   pr_stat.st_ino, pr_stat.st_nlink,
-                                   pr_stat.st_mode, pr_stat.st_uid,
-                                   pr_stat.st_gid, pr_stat.st_rdev,
-                                   pr_stat.st_size, pr_stat.st_blksize,
-                                   pr_stat.st_blocks,
-                                   pr_stat.st_atim_sec, pr_stat.st_atim_nsec,
-                                   pr_stat.st_mtim_sec, pr_stat.st_mtim_nsec,
-                                   pr_stat.st_ctim_sec, pr_stat.st_ctim_nsec);
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_STATFS:
-        retval = statfs(path.data, &stfs_buf);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            retval = -errno;
-        } else {
-            statfs_to_prstatfs(&pr_stfs, &stfs_buf);
-            retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                   "qqqqqqqqqqq", pr_stfs.f_type,
-                                   pr_stfs.f_bsize, pr_stfs.f_blocks,
-                                   pr_stfs.f_bfree, pr_stfs.f_bavail,
-                                   pr_stfs.f_files, pr_stfs.f_ffree,
-                                   pr_stfs.f_fsid[0], pr_stfs.f_fsid[1],
-                                   pr_stfs.f_namelen, pr_stfs.f_frsize);
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int do_readlink(struct iovec *iovec, struct iovec *out_iovec)
-{
-    char *buffer;
-    int size, retval;
-    V9fsString target, path;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sd", &path, &size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        v9fs_string_free(&path);
-        return retval;
-    }
-    buffer = g_malloc(size);
-    v9fs_string_init(&target);
-    retval = readlink(path.data, buffer, size - 1);
-    if (retval > 0) {
-        buffer[retval] = '\0';
-        v9fs_string_sprintf(&target, "%s", buffer);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(out_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &target);
-    } else {
-        retval = -errno;
-    }
-    g_free(buffer);
-    v9fs_string_free(&target);
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    return retval;
-}
-
-/*
- * create other filesystem objects and send 0 on success
- * return -errno on error
- */
-static int do_create_others(int type, struct iovec *iovec)
-{
-    dev_t rdev;
-    int retval = 0;
-    int offset = PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    V9fsString oldpath, path;
-    int mode, uid, gid, cur_uid, cur_gid;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    v9fs_string_init(&oldpath);
-
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "dd", &uid, &gid);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    offset += retval;
-    retval = setugid(uid, gid, &cur_uid, &cur_gid);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        goto unmarshal_err_out;
-    }
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_MKNOD:
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "sdq", &path, &mode, &rdev);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            goto err_out;
-        }
-        retval = mknod(path.data, mode, rdev);
-        break;
-    case T_MKDIR:
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "sd", &path, &mode);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            goto err_out;
-        }
-        retval = g_mkdir(path.data, mode);
-        break;
-    case T_SYMLINK:
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, offset, "ss", &oldpath, &path);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            goto err_out;
-        }
-        retval = symlink(oldpath.data, path.data);
-        break;
-    }
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        retval = -errno;
-    }
-
-err_out:
-    resetugid(cur_uid, cur_gid);
-unmarshal_err_out:
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    v9fs_string_free(&oldpath);
-    return retval;
-}
-
-/*
- * create a file and send fd on success
- * return -errno on error
- */
-static int do_create(struct iovec *iovec)
-{
-    int ret;
-    V9fsString path;
-    int flags, mode, uid, gid, cur_uid, cur_gid;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    ret = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sdddd",
-                          &path, &flags, &mode, &uid, &gid);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto unmarshal_err_out;
-    }
-    ret = setugid(uid, gid, &cur_uid, &cur_gid);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto unmarshal_err_out;
-    }
-    ret = open_regular(path.data, flags, mode);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        ret = -errno;
-    }
-
-    resetugid(cur_uid, cur_gid);
-unmarshal_err_out:
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * open a file and send fd on success
- * return -errno on error
- */
-static int do_open(struct iovec *iovec)
-{
-    int flags, ret;
-    V9fsString path;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&path);
-    ret = proxy_unmarshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sd", &path, &flags);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto err_out;
-    }
-    ret = open_regular(path.data, flags, 0);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        ret = -errno;
-    }
-err_out:
-    v9fs_string_free(&path);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/* create unix domain socket and return the descriptor */
-static int proxy_socket(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
-{
-    int sock, client;
-    struct sockaddr_un proxy, qemu;
-    socklen_t size;
-
-    /* requested socket already exists, refuse to start */
-    if (!access(path, F_OK)) {
-        do_log(LOG_CRIT, "socket already exists\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (strlen(path) >= sizeof(proxy.sun_path)) {
-        do_log(LOG_CRIT, "UNIX domain socket path exceeds %zu characters\n",
-               sizeof(proxy.sun_path));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (sock < 0) {
-        do_perror("socket");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* mask other part of mode bits */
-    umask(7);
-
-    proxy.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    strcpy(proxy.sun_path, path);
-    if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&proxy,
-            sizeof(struct sockaddr_un)) < 0) {
-        do_perror("bind");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (chown(proxy.sun_path, uid, gid) < 0) {
-        do_perror("chown");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (listen(sock, 1) < 0) {
-        do_perror("listen");
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    size = sizeof(qemu);
-    client = accept(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&qemu, &size);
-    if (client < 0) {
-        do_perror("accept");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    close(sock);
-    return client;
-
-error:
-    close(sock);
-    return -1;
-}
-
-static void usage(void)
-{
-    fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s\n"
-            " -p|--path <path> 9p path to export\n"
-            " {-f|--fd <socket-descriptor>} socket file descriptor to be used\n"
-            " {-s|--socket <socketname> socket file used for communication\n"
-            " \t-u|--uid <uid> -g|--gid <gid>} - uid:gid combination to give "
-            " access to this socket\n"
-            " \tNote: -s & -f can not be used together\n"
-            " [-n|--nodaemon] Run as a normal program\n",
-            prog_name);
-}
-
-static int process_reply(int sock, int type,
-                         struct iovec *out_iovec, int retval)
-{
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_OPEN:
-    case T_CREATE:
-        if (send_fd(sock, retval) < 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_MKNOD:
-    case T_MKDIR:
-    case T_SYMLINK:
-    case T_LINK:
-    case T_CHMOD:
-    case T_CHOWN:
-    case T_TRUNCATE:
-    case T_UTIME:
-    case T_RENAME:
-    case T_REMOVE:
-    case T_LSETXATTR:
-    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
-        if (send_status(sock, out_iovec, retval) < 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LSTAT:
-    case T_STATFS:
-    case T_READLINK:
-    case T_LGETXATTR:
-    case T_LLISTXATTR:
-    case T_GETVERSION:
-        if (send_response(sock, out_iovec, retval) < 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        return -1;
-        break;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int process_requests(int sock)
-{
-    int flags;
-    int size = 0;
-    int retval = 0;
-    uint64_t offset;
-    ProxyHeader header;
-    int mode, uid, gid;
-    V9fsString name, value;
-    struct timespec spec[2];
-    V9fsString oldpath, path;
-    struct iovec in_iovec, out_iovec;
-
-    in_iovec.iov_base  = g_malloc(PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    in_iovec.iov_len   = PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    out_iovec.iov_base = g_malloc(PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    out_iovec.iov_len  = PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-
-    while (1) {
-        /*
-         * initialize the header type, so that we send
-         * response to proper request type.
-         */
-        header.type = 0;
-        retval = read_request(sock, &in_iovec, &header);
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            goto err_out;
-        }
-
-        switch (header.type) {
-        case T_OPEN:
-            retval = do_open(&in_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_CREATE:
-            retval = do_create(&in_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_MKNOD:
-        case T_MKDIR:
-        case T_SYMLINK:
-            retval = do_create_others(header.type, &in_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_LINK:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            v9fs_string_init(&oldpath);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                     "ss", &oldpath, &path);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = link(oldpath.data, path.data);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&oldpath);
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_LSTAT:
-        case T_STATFS:
-            retval = do_stat(header.type, &in_iovec, &out_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_READLINK:
-            retval = do_readlink(&in_iovec, &out_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_CHMOD:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                     "sd", &path, &mode);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = chmod(path.data, mode);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_CHOWN:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sdd", &path,
-                                     &uid, &gid);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = lchown(path.data, uid, gid);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_TRUNCATE:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sq",
-                                     &path, &offset);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = truncate(path.data, offset);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_UTIME:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sqqqq", &path,
-                                     &spec[0].tv_sec, &spec[0].tv_nsec,
-                                     &spec[1].tv_sec, &spec[1].tv_nsec);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, path.data, spec,
-                                   AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_RENAME:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            v9fs_string_init(&oldpath);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                     "ss", &oldpath, &path);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = rename(oldpath.data, path.data);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&oldpath);
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_REMOVE:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &path);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = remove(path.data);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            break;
-        case T_LGETXATTR:
-        case T_LLISTXATTR:
-            retval = do_getxattr(header.type, &in_iovec, &out_iovec);
-            break;
-        case T_LSETXATTR:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            v9fs_string_init(&name);
-            v9fs_string_init(&value);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sssdd", &path,
-                                     &name, &value, &size, &flags);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = lsetxattr(path.data,
-                                   name.data, value.data, size, flags);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            v9fs_string_free(&name);
-            v9fs_string_free(&value);
-            break;
-        case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
-            v9fs_string_init(&path);
-            v9fs_string_init(&name);
-            retval = proxy_unmarshal(&in_iovec,
-                                     PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss", &path, &name);
-            if (retval > 0) {
-                retval = lremovexattr(path.data, name.data);
-                if (retval < 0) {
-                    retval = -errno;
-                }
-            }
-            v9fs_string_free(&path);
-            v9fs_string_free(&name);
-            break;
-        case T_GETVERSION:
-            retval = do_getversion(&in_iovec, &out_iovec);
-            break;
-        default:
-            goto err_out;
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if (process_reply(sock, header.type, &out_iovec, retval) < 0) {
-            goto err_out;
-        }
-    }
-err_out:
-    g_free(in_iovec.iov_base);
-    g_free(out_iovec.iov_base);
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    int sock;
-    uid_t own_u;
-    gid_t own_g;
-    char *rpath = NULL;
-    char *sock_name = NULL;
-    struct stat stbuf;
-    int c, option_index;
-#ifdef FS_IOC_GETVERSION
-    int retval;
-    struct statfs st_fs;
-#endif
-
-    fprintf(stderr, "NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since "
-                    "QEMU 8.1) and will be removed in a future version of "
-                    "QEMU!\n");
-
-    prog_name = g_path_get_basename(argv[0]);
-
-    is_daemon = true;
-    sock = -1;
-    own_u = own_g = -1;
-    while (1) {
-        option_index = 0;
-        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "p:nh?f:s:u:g:", helper_opts,
-                        &option_index);
-        if (c == -1) {
-            break;
-        }
-        switch (c) {
-        case 'p':
-            rpath = g_strdup(optarg);
-            break;
-        case 'n':
-            is_daemon = false;
-            break;
-        case 'f':
-            sock = atoi(optarg);
-            break;
-        case 's':
-            sock_name = g_strdup(optarg);
-            break;
-        case 'u':
-            own_u = atoi(optarg);
-            break;
-        case 'g':
-            own_g = atoi(optarg);
-            break;
-        case '?':
-        case 'h':
-        default:
-            usage();
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Parameter validation */
-    if ((sock_name == NULL && sock == -1) || rpath == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "socket, socket descriptor or path not specified\n");
-        usage();
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (sock_name && sock != -1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "both named socket and socket descriptor specified\n");
-        usage();
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    if (sock_name && (own_u == -1 || own_g == -1)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "owner uid:gid not specified, ");
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "owner uid:gid specifies who can access the socket file\n");
-        usage();
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    if (lstat(rpath, &stbuf) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "invalid path \"%s\" specified, %s\n",
-                rpath, strerror(errno));
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    if (!S_ISDIR(stbuf.st_mode)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "specified path \"%s\" is not directory\n", rpath);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    if (is_daemon) {
-        if (daemon(0, 0) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "daemon call failed\n");
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-        openlog(PROGNAME, LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
-    }
-
-    do_log(LOG_INFO, "Started\n");
-    if (sock_name) {
-        sock = proxy_socket(sock_name, own_u, own_g);
-        if (sock < 0) {
-            goto error;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (chroot(rpath) < 0) {
-        do_perror("chroot");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (chdir("/") < 0) {
-        do_perror("chdir");
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    get_version = false;
-#ifdef FS_IOC_GETVERSION
-    /* check whether underlying FS support IOC_GETVERSION */
-    retval = statfs("/", &st_fs);
-    if (!retval) {
-        switch (st_fs.f_type) {
-        case EXT2_SUPER_MAGIC:
-        case BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC:
-        case REISERFS_SUPER_MAGIC:
-        case XFS_SUPER_MAGIC:
-            get_version = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
-    umask(0);
-    if (init_capabilities() < 0) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    process_requests(sock);
-error:
-    g_free(rpath);
-    g_free(sock_name);
-    do_log(LOG_INFO, "Done\n");
-    closelog();
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aac49a..0000000
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1279 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 9p Proxy callback
- *
- * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
- *
- * Authors:
- * M. Mohan Kumar <mohan@in.ibm.com>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
- * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- */
-
-/*
- * Not so fast! You might want to read the 9p developer docs first:
- * https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p
- */
-
-/*
- * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be
- * removed in a future version of QEMU!
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/un.h>
-#include "9p.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qemu/cutils.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qemu/option.h"
-#include "fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h"
-#include "9p-proxy.h"
-
-typedef struct V9fsProxy {
-    int sockfd;
-    QemuMutex mutex;
-    struct iovec in_iovec;
-    struct iovec out_iovec;
-} V9fsProxy;
-
-/*
- * Return received file descriptor on success in *status.
- * errno is also returned on *status (which will be < 0)
- * return < 0 on transport error.
- */
-static int v9fs_receivefd(int sockfd, int *status)
-{
-    struct iovec iov;
-    struct msghdr msg;
-    struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
-    int retval, data, fd;
-    union MsgControl msg_control;
-
-    iov.iov_base = &data;
-    iov.iov_len = sizeof(data);
-
-    memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-    msg.msg_iov = &iov;
-    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-    msg.msg_control = &msg_control;
-    msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(msg_control);
-
-    do {
-        retval = recvmsg(sockfd, &msg, 0);
-    } while (retval < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-    if (retval <= 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    /*
-     * data is set to V9FS_FD_VALID, if ancillary data is sent.  If this
-     * request doesn't need ancillary data (fd) or an error occurred,
-     * data is set to negative errno value.
-     */
-    if (data != V9FS_FD_VALID) {
-        *status = data;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    /*
-     * File descriptor (fd) is sent in the ancillary data. Check if we
-     * indeed received it. One of the reasons to fail to receive it is if
-     * we exceeded the maximum number of file descriptors!
-     */
-    for (cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg); cmsg; cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(&msg, cmsg)) {
-        if (cmsg->cmsg_len != CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) ||
-            cmsg->cmsg_level != SOL_SOCKET ||
-            cmsg->cmsg_type != SCM_RIGHTS) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        fd = *((int *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg));
-        *status = fd;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    *status = -ENFILE;  /* Ancillary data sent but not received */
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static ssize_t socket_read(int sockfd, void *buff, size_t size)
-{
-    ssize_t retval, total = 0;
-
-    while (size) {
-        retval = read(sockfd, buff, size);
-        if (retval == 0) {
-            return -EIO;
-        }
-        if (retval < 0) {
-            if (errno == EINTR) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            return -errno;
-        }
-        size -= retval;
-        buff += retval;
-        total += retval;
-    }
-    return total;
-}
-
-/* Converts proxy_statfs to VFS statfs structure */
-static void prstatfs_to_statfs(struct statfs *stfs, ProxyStatFS *prstfs)
-{
-    memset(stfs, 0, sizeof(*stfs));
-    stfs->f_type = prstfs->f_type;
-    stfs->f_bsize = prstfs->f_bsize;
-    stfs->f_blocks = prstfs->f_blocks;
-    stfs->f_bfree = prstfs->f_bfree;
-    stfs->f_bavail = prstfs->f_bavail;
-    stfs->f_files = prstfs->f_files;
-    stfs->f_ffree = prstfs->f_ffree;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
-    /* f_namelen and f_frsize do not exist on Darwin */
-    stfs->f_fsid.val[0] = prstfs->f_fsid[0] & 0xFFFFFFFFU;
-    stfs->f_fsid.val[1] = prstfs->f_fsid[1] >> 32 & 0xFFFFFFFFU;
-#else
-    stfs->f_fsid.__val[0] = prstfs->f_fsid[0] & 0xFFFFFFFFU;
-    stfs->f_fsid.__val[1] = prstfs->f_fsid[1] >> 32 & 0xFFFFFFFFU;
-    stfs->f_namelen = prstfs->f_namelen;
-    stfs->f_frsize = prstfs->f_frsize;
-#endif
-}
-
-/* Converts proxy_stat structure to VFS stat structure */
-static void prstat_to_stat(struct stat *stbuf, ProxyStat *prstat)
-{
-   memset(stbuf, 0, sizeof(*stbuf));
-   stbuf->st_dev = prstat->st_dev;
-   stbuf->st_ino = prstat->st_ino;
-   stbuf->st_nlink = prstat->st_nlink;
-   stbuf->st_mode = prstat->st_mode;
-   stbuf->st_uid = prstat->st_uid;
-   stbuf->st_gid = prstat->st_gid;
-   stbuf->st_rdev = prstat->st_rdev;
-   stbuf->st_size = prstat->st_size;
-   stbuf->st_blksize = prstat->st_blksize;
-   stbuf->st_blocks = prstat->st_blocks;
-   stbuf->st_atime = prstat->st_atim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_mtime = prstat->st_mtim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_ctime = prstat->st_ctim_sec;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
-   stbuf->st_atimespec.tv_sec = prstat->st_atim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_mtimespec.tv_sec = prstat->st_mtim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_ctimespec.tv_sec = prstat->st_ctim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_atimespec.tv_nsec = prstat->st_atim_nsec;
-   stbuf->st_mtimespec.tv_nsec = prstat->st_mtim_nsec;
-   stbuf->st_ctimespec.tv_nsec = prstat->st_ctim_nsec;
-#else
-   stbuf->st_atim.tv_sec = prstat->st_atim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_mtim.tv_sec = prstat->st_mtim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_ctim.tv_sec = prstat->st_ctim_sec;
-   stbuf->st_atim.tv_nsec = prstat->st_atim_nsec;
-   stbuf->st_mtim.tv_nsec = prstat->st_mtim_nsec;
-   stbuf->st_ctim.tv_nsec = prstat->st_ctim_nsec;
-#endif
-}
-
-/*
- * Response contains two parts
- * {header, data}
- * header.type == T_ERROR, data -> -errno
- * header.type == T_SUCCESS, data -> response
- * size of errno/response is given by header.size
- * returns < 0, on transport error. response is
- * valid only if status >= 0.
- */
-static int v9fs_receive_response(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type,
-                                 int *status, void *response)
-{
-    int retval;
-    ProxyHeader header;
-    struct iovec *reply = &proxy->in_iovec;
-
-    *status = 0;
-    reply->iov_len = 0;
-    retval = socket_read(proxy->sockfd, reply->iov_base, PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    reply->iov_len = PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, 0, "dd", &header.type, &header.size);
-    assert(retval == 4 * 2);
-    /*
-     * if response size > PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ, read the response but ignore it and
-     * return -ENOBUFS
-     */
-    if (header.size > PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ) {
-        int count;
-        while (header.size > 0) {
-            count = MIN(PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ, header.size);
-            count = socket_read(proxy->sockfd, reply->iov_base, count);
-            if (count < 0) {
-                return count;
-            }
-            header.size -= count;
-        }
-        *status = -ENOBUFS;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    retval = socket_read(proxy->sockfd,
-                         reply->iov_base + PROXY_HDR_SZ, header.size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    reply->iov_len += header.size;
-    /* there was an error during processing request */
-    if (header.type == T_ERROR) {
-        int ret;
-        ret = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "d", status);
-        assert(ret == 4);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_LSTAT: {
-        ProxyStat prstat;
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                 "qqqdddqqqqqqqqqq", &prstat.st_dev,
-                                 &prstat.st_ino, &prstat.st_nlink,
-                                 &prstat.st_mode, &prstat.st_uid,
-                                 &prstat.st_gid, &prstat.st_rdev,
-                                 &prstat.st_size, &prstat.st_blksize,
-                                 &prstat.st_blocks,
-                                 &prstat.st_atim_sec, &prstat.st_atim_nsec,
-                                 &prstat.st_mtim_sec, &prstat.st_mtim_nsec,
-                                 &prstat.st_ctim_sec, &prstat.st_ctim_nsec);
-        assert(retval == 8 * 3 + 4 * 3 + 8 * 10);
-        prstat_to_stat(response, &prstat);
-        break;
-    }
-    case T_STATFS: {
-        ProxyStatFS prstfs;
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                 "qqqqqqqqqqq", &prstfs.f_type,
-                                 &prstfs.f_bsize, &prstfs.f_blocks,
-                                 &prstfs.f_bfree, &prstfs.f_bavail,
-                                 &prstfs.f_files, &prstfs.f_ffree,
-                                 &prstfs.f_fsid[0], &prstfs.f_fsid[1],
-                                 &prstfs.f_namelen, &prstfs.f_frsize);
-        assert(retval == 8 * 11);
-        prstatfs_to_statfs(response, &prstfs);
-        break;
-    }
-    case T_READLINK: {
-        V9fsString target;
-        v9fs_string_init(&target);
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &target);
-        strcpy(response, target.data);
-        v9fs_string_free(&target);
-        break;
-    }
-    case T_LGETXATTR:
-    case T_LLISTXATTR: {
-        V9fsString xattr;
-        v9fs_string_init(&xattr);
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", &xattr);
-        memcpy(response, xattr.data, xattr.size);
-        v9fs_string_free(&xattr);
-        break;
-    }
-    case T_GETVERSION:
-        retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "q", response);
-        assert(retval == 8);
-        break;
-    default:
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        *status  = retval;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * return < 0 on transport error.
- * *status is valid only if return >= 0
- */
-static int v9fs_receive_status(V9fsProxy *proxy,
-                               struct iovec *reply, int *status)
-{
-    int retval;
-    ProxyHeader header;
-
-    *status = 0;
-    reply->iov_len = 0;
-    retval = socket_read(proxy->sockfd, reply->iov_base, PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    reply->iov_len = PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, 0, "dd", &header.type, &header.size);
-    assert(retval == 4 * 2);
-    retval = socket_read(proxy->sockfd,
-                         reply->iov_base + PROXY_HDR_SZ, header.size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        return retval;
-    }
-    reply->iov_len += header.size;
-    retval = proxy_unmarshal(reply, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "d", status);
-    assert(retval == 4);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Proxy->header and proxy->request written to socket by QEMU process.
- * This request read by proxy helper process
- * returns 0 on success and -errno on error
- */
-static int v9fs_request(V9fsProxy *proxy, int type, void *response, ...)
-{
-    dev_t rdev;
-    va_list ap;
-    int size = 0;
-    int retval = 0;
-    uint64_t offset;
-    ProxyHeader header = { 0, 0};
-    struct timespec spec[2];
-    int flags, mode, uid, gid;
-    V9fsString *name, *value;
-    V9fsString *path, *oldpath;
-    struct iovec *iovec = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&proxy->mutex);
-
-    if (proxy->sockfd == -1) {
-        retval = -EIO;
-        goto err_out;
-    }
-    iovec = &proxy->out_iovec;
-    reply = &proxy->in_iovec;
-    va_start(ap, response);
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_OPEN:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        flags = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sd", path, flags);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_OPEN;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_CREATE:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        flags = va_arg(ap, int);
-        mode = va_arg(ap, int);
-        uid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        gid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sdddd", path,
-                                    flags, mode, uid, gid);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_CREATE;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_MKNOD:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        mode = va_arg(ap, int);
-        rdev = va_arg(ap, long int);
-        uid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        gid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ddsdq",
-                                    uid, gid, path, mode, rdev);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_MKNOD;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_MKDIR:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        mode = va_arg(ap, int);
-        uid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        gid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ddsd",
-                                    uid, gid, path, mode);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_MKDIR;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_SYMLINK:
-        oldpath = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        uid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        gid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ddss",
-                                    uid, gid, oldpath, path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_SYMLINK;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LINK:
-        oldpath = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss",
-                                    oldpath, path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LINK;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LSTAT:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LSTAT;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_READLINK:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        size = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sd", path, size);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_READLINK;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_STATFS:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_STATFS;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_CHMOD:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        mode = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sd", path, mode);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_CHMOD;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_CHOWN:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        uid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        gid = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sdd", path, uid, gid);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_CHOWN;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_TRUNCATE:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        offset = va_arg(ap, uint64_t);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sq", path, offset);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_TRUNCATE;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_UTIME:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        spec[0].tv_sec = va_arg(ap, long);
-        spec[0].tv_nsec = va_arg(ap, long);
-        spec[1].tv_sec = va_arg(ap, long);
-        spec[1].tv_nsec = va_arg(ap, long);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sqqqq", path,
-                                    spec[0].tv_sec, spec[1].tv_nsec,
-                                    spec[1].tv_sec, spec[1].tv_nsec);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_UTIME;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_RENAME:
-        oldpath = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss", oldpath, path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_RENAME;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_REMOVE:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_REMOVE;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LGETXATTR:
-        size = va_arg(ap, int);
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ,
-                                    "dss", size, path, name);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LGETXATTR;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LLISTXATTR:
-        size = va_arg(ap, int);
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ds", size, path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LLISTXATTR;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LSETXATTR:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        value = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        size = va_arg(ap, int);
-        flags = va_arg(ap, int);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "sssdd",
-                                    path, name, value, size, flags);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LSETXATTR;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        name = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "ss", path, name);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_LREMOVEXATTR;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_GETVERSION:
-        path = va_arg(ap, V9fsString *);
-        retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, PROXY_HDR_SZ, "s", path);
-        if (retval > 0) {
-            header.size = retval;
-            header.type = T_GETVERSION;
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        error_report("Invalid type %d", type);
-        retval = -EINVAL;
-        break;
-    }
-    va_end(ap);
-
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        goto err_out;
-    }
-
-    /* marshal the header details */
-    retval = proxy_marshal(iovec, 0, "dd", header.type, header.size);
-    assert(retval == 4 * 2);
-    header.size += PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-
-    retval = qemu_write_full(proxy->sockfd, iovec->iov_base, header.size);
-    if (retval != header.size) {
-        goto close_error;
-    }
-
-    switch (type) {
-    case T_OPEN:
-    case T_CREATE:
-        /*
-         * A file descriptor is returned as response for
-         * T_OPEN,T_CREATE on success
-         */
-        if (v9fs_receivefd(proxy->sockfd, &retval) < 0) {
-            goto close_error;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_MKNOD:
-    case T_MKDIR:
-    case T_SYMLINK:
-    case T_LINK:
-    case T_CHMOD:
-    case T_CHOWN:
-    case T_RENAME:
-    case T_TRUNCATE:
-    case T_UTIME:
-    case T_REMOVE:
-    case T_LSETXATTR:
-    case T_LREMOVEXATTR:
-        if (v9fs_receive_status(proxy, reply, &retval) < 0) {
-            goto close_error;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LSTAT:
-    case T_READLINK:
-    case T_STATFS:
-    case T_GETVERSION:
-        if (v9fs_receive_response(proxy, type, &retval, response) < 0) {
-            goto close_error;
-        }
-        break;
-    case T_LGETXATTR:
-    case T_LLISTXATTR:
-        if (!size) {
-            if (v9fs_receive_status(proxy, reply, &retval) < 0) {
-                goto close_error;
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (v9fs_receive_response(proxy, type, &retval, response) < 0) {
-                goto close_error;
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-
-err_out:
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&proxy->mutex);
-    return retval;
-
-close_error:
-    close(proxy->sockfd);
-    proxy->sockfd = -1;
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&proxy->mutex);
-    return -EIO;
-}
-
-static int proxy_lstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, struct stat *stbuf)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_LSTAT, stbuf, fs_path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static ssize_t proxy_readlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                              char *buf, size_t bufsz)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_READLINK, buf, fs_path, bufsz);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return strlen(buf);
-}
-
-static int proxy_close(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    return close(fs->fd);
-}
-
-static int proxy_closedir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    return closedir(fs->dir.stream);
-}
-
-static int proxy_open(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                      int flags, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    fs->fd = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_OPEN, NULL, fs_path, flags);
-    if (fs->fd < 0) {
-        errno = -fs->fd;
-        fs->fd = -1;
-    }
-    return fs->fd;
-}
-
-static int proxy_opendir(FsContext *ctx,
-                         V9fsPath *fs_path, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    int serrno, fd;
-
-    fs->dir.stream = NULL;
-    fd = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_OPEN, NULL, fs_path, O_DIRECTORY);
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        errno = -fd;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    fs->dir.stream = fdopendir(fd);
-    if (!fs->dir.stream) {
-        serrno = errno;
-        close(fd);
-        errno = serrno;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void proxy_rewinddir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    rewinddir(fs->dir.stream);
-}
-
-static off_t proxy_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    return telldir(fs->dir.stream);
-}
-
-static struct dirent *proxy_readdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    struct dirent *entry;
-    entry = readdir(fs->dir.stream);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DARWIN
-    if (!entry) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    int td;
-    td = telldir(fs->dir.stream);
-    /* If telldir fails, fail the entire readdir call */
-    if (td < 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    entry->d_seekoff = td;
-#endif
-    return entry;
-}
-
-static void proxy_seekdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, off_t off)
-{
-    seekdir(fs->dir.stream, off);
-}
-
-static ssize_t proxy_preadv(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
-                            const struct iovec *iov,
-                            int iovcnt, off_t offset)
-{
-    ssize_t ret;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREADV
-    ret = preadv(fs->fd, iov, iovcnt, offset);
-#else
-    ret = lseek(fs->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-    if (ret >= 0) {
-        ret = readv(fs->fd, iov, iovcnt);
-    }
-#endif
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t proxy_pwritev(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
-                             const struct iovec *iov,
-                             int iovcnt, off_t offset)
-{
-    ssize_t ret;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREADV
-    ret = pwritev(fs->fd, iov, iovcnt, offset);
-#else
-    ret = lseek(fs->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-    if (ret >= 0) {
-        ret = writev(fs->fd, iov, iovcnt);
-    }
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYNC_FILE_RANGE
-    if (ret > 0 && ctx->export_flags & V9FS_IMMEDIATE_WRITEOUT) {
-        /*
-         * Initiate a writeback. This is not a data integrity sync.
-         * We want to ensure that we don't leave dirty pages in the cache
-         * after write when writeout=immediate is specified.
-         */
-        sync_file_range(fs->fd, offset, ret,
-                        SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE | SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE);
-    }
-#endif
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int proxy_chmod(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, FsCred *credp)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_CHMOD, NULL, fs_path,
-                          credp->fc_mode);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
-                       const char *name, FsCred *credp)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString fullname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&fullname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&fullname, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_MKNOD, NULL, &fullname,
-                          credp->fc_mode, credp->fc_rdev,
-                          credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-    v9fs_string_free(&fullname);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        retval = -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
-                       const char *name, FsCred *credp)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString fullname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&fullname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&fullname, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_MKDIR, NULL, &fullname,
-                          credp->fc_mode, credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-    v9fs_string_free(&fullname);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        retval = -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, int fid_type,
-                       V9fsFidOpenState *fs, struct stat *stbuf)
-{
-    int fd;
-
-    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
-        fd = dirfd(fs->dir.stream);
-    } else {
-        fd = fs->fd;
-    }
-    return fstat(fd, stbuf);
-}
-
-static int proxy_open2(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path, const char *name,
-                       int flags, FsCred *credp, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
-{
-    V9fsString fullname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&fullname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&fullname, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
-
-    fs->fd = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_CREATE, NULL, &fullname, flags,
-                          credp->fc_mode, credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-    v9fs_string_free(&fullname);
-    if (fs->fd < 0) {
-        errno = -fs->fd;
-        fs->fd = -1;
-    }
-    return fs->fd;
-}
-
-static int proxy_symlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
-                         V9fsPath *dir_path, const char *name, FsCred *credp)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString fullname, target;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&fullname);
-    v9fs_string_init(&target);
-
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&fullname, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&target, "%s", oldpath);
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_SYMLINK, NULL, &target, &fullname,
-                          credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-    v9fs_string_free(&fullname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&target);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        retval = -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_link(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *oldpath,
-                      V9fsPath *dirpath, const char *name)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString newpath;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&newpath);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&newpath, "%s/%s", dirpath->data, name);
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LINK, NULL, oldpath, &newpath);
-    v9fs_string_free(&newpath);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        retval = -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_truncate(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, off_t size)
-{
-    int retval;
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_TRUNCATE, NULL, fs_path, size);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int proxy_rename(FsContext *ctx, const char *oldpath,
-                        const char *newpath)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString oldname, newname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&oldname);
-    v9fs_string_init(&newname);
-
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&oldname, "%s", oldpath);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&newname, "%s", newpath);
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_RENAME, NULL, &oldname, &newname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&oldname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&newname);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_chown(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, FsCred *credp)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_CHOWN, NULL, fs_path,
-                          credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_utimensat(FsContext *s, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                           const struct timespec *buf)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(s->private, T_UTIME, NULL, fs_path,
-                          buf[0].tv_sec, buf[0].tv_nsec,
-                          buf[1].tv_sec, buf[1].tv_nsec);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString name;
-    v9fs_string_init(&name);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&name, "%s", path);
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_REMOVE, NULL, &name);
-    v9fs_string_free(&name);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_fsync(FsContext *ctx, int fid_type,
-                       V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
-{
-    int fd;
-
-    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
-        fd = dirfd(fs->dir.stream);
-    } else {
-        fd = fs->fd;
-    }
-
-    if (datasync) {
-        return qemu_fdatasync(fd);
-    } else {
-        return fsync(fd);
-    }
-}
-
-static int proxy_statfs(FsContext *s, V9fsPath *fs_path, struct statfs *stbuf)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(s->private, T_STATFS, stbuf, fs_path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static ssize_t proxy_lgetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                               const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString xname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LGETXATTR, value, size, fs_path,
-                          &xname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static ssize_t proxy_llistxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                                void *value, size_t size)
-{
-    int retval;
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LLISTXATTR, value, size, fs_path);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_lsetxattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path, const char *name,
-                           void *value, size_t size, int flags)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString xname, xvalue;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&xvalue);
-    xvalue.size = size;
-    xvalue.data = g_malloc(size);
-    memcpy(xvalue.data, value, size);
-
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LSETXATTR, value, fs_path, &xname,
-                          &xvalue, size, flags);
-    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&xvalue);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_lremovexattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
-                              const char *name)
-{
-    int retval;
-    V9fsString xname;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&xname);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&xname, "%s", name);
-    retval = v9fs_request(ctx->private, T_LREMOVEXATTR, NULL, fs_path, &xname);
-    v9fs_string_free(&xname);
-    if (retval < 0) {
-        errno = -retval;
-    }
-    return retval;
-}
-
-static int proxy_name_to_path(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
-                              const char *name, V9fsPath *target)
-{
-    if (dir_path) {
-        v9fs_path_sprintf(target, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
-    } else {
-        v9fs_path_sprintf(target, "%s", name);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int proxy_renameat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *olddir,
-                          const char *old_name, V9fsPath *newdir,
-                          const char *new_name)
-{
-    int ret;
-    V9fsString old_full_name, new_full_name;
-
-    v9fs_string_init(&old_full_name);
-    v9fs_string_init(&new_full_name);
-
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&old_full_name, "%s/%s", olddir->data, old_name);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&new_full_name, "%s/%s", newdir->data, new_name);
-
-    ret = proxy_rename(ctx, old_full_name.data, new_full_name.data);
-    v9fs_string_free(&old_full_name);
-    v9fs_string_free(&new_full_name);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int proxy_unlinkat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir,
-                          const char *name, int flags)
-{
-    int ret;
-    V9fsString fullname;
-    v9fs_string_init(&fullname);
-
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(&fullname, "%s/%s", dir->data, name);
-    ret = proxy_remove(ctx, fullname.data);
-    v9fs_string_free(&fullname);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-static int proxy_ioc_getversion(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *path,
-                                mode_t st_mode, uint64_t *st_gen)
-{
-    int err;
-
-    /* Do not try to open special files like device nodes, fifos etc
-     * we can get fd for regular files and directories only
-     */
-    if (!S_ISREG(st_mode) && !S_ISDIR(st_mode)) {
-        errno = ENOTTY;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    err = v9fs_request(fs_ctx->private, T_GETVERSION, st_gen, path);
-    if (err < 0) {
-        errno = -err;
-        err = -1;
-    }
-    return err;
-}
-
-static int connect_namedsocket(const char *path, Error **errp)
-{
-    int sockfd;
-    struct sockaddr_un helper;
-
-    if (strlen(path) >= sizeof(helper.sun_path)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "socket name too long");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    sockfd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    if (sockfd < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to create client socket");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    strcpy(helper.sun_path, path);
-    helper.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-    if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&helper, sizeof(helper)) < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to connect to '%s'", path);
-        close(sockfd);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* remove the socket for security reasons */
-    unlink(path);
-    return sockfd;
-}
-
-static void error_append_socket_sockfd_hint(Error *const *errp)
-{
-    error_append_hint(errp, "Either specify socket=/some/path where /some/path"
-                      " points to a listening AF_UNIX socket or sock_fd=fd"
-                      " where fd is a file descriptor to a connected AF_UNIX"
-                      " socket\n");
-}
-
-static int proxy_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, FsDriverEntry *fs, Error **errp)
-{
-    const char *socket = qemu_opt_get(opts, "socket");
-    const char *sock_fd = qemu_opt_get(opts, "sock_fd");
-
-    if (!socket && !sock_fd) {
-        error_setg(errp, "both socket and sock_fd properties are missing");
-        error_append_socket_sockfd_hint(errp);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (socket && sock_fd) {
-        error_setg(errp, "both socket and sock_fd properties are set");
-        error_append_socket_sockfd_hint(errp);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (socket) {
-        fs->path = g_strdup(socket);
-        fs->export_flags |= V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_NAME;
-    } else {
-        fs->path = g_strdup(sock_fd);
-        fs->export_flags |= V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_FD;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int proxy_init(FsContext *ctx, Error **errp)
-{
-    V9fsProxy *proxy = g_new(V9fsProxy, 1);
-    int sock_id;
-
-    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_NAME) {
-        sock_id = connect_namedsocket(ctx->fs_root, errp);
-    } else {
-        sock_id = atoi(ctx->fs_root);
-        if (sock_id < 0) {
-            error_setg(errp, "socket descriptor not initialized");
-        }
-    }
-    if (sock_id < 0) {
-        g_free(proxy);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    g_free(ctx->fs_root);
-    ctx->fs_root = NULL;
-
-    proxy->in_iovec.iov_base  = g_malloc(PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    proxy->in_iovec.iov_len   = PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-    proxy->out_iovec.iov_base = g_malloc(PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ);
-    proxy->out_iovec.iov_len  = PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ + PROXY_HDR_SZ;
-
-    ctx->private = proxy;
-    proxy->sockfd = sock_id;
-    qemu_mutex_init(&proxy->mutex);
-
-    ctx->export_flags |= V9FS_PATHNAME_FSCONTEXT;
-    ctx->exops.get_st_gen = proxy_ioc_getversion;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void proxy_cleanup(FsContext *ctx)
-{
-    V9fsProxy *proxy = ctx->private;
-
-    if (!proxy) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    g_free(proxy->out_iovec.iov_base);
-    g_free(proxy->in_iovec.iov_base);
-    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_PROXY_SOCK_NAME) {
-        close(proxy->sockfd);
-    }
-    g_free(proxy);
-}
-
-FileOperations proxy_ops = {
-    .parse_opts   = proxy_parse_opts,
-    .init         = proxy_init,
-    .cleanup      = proxy_cleanup,
-    .lstat        = proxy_lstat,
-    .readlink     = proxy_readlink,
-    .close        = proxy_close,
-    .closedir     = proxy_closedir,
-    .open         = proxy_open,
-    .opendir      = proxy_opendir,
-    .rewinddir    = proxy_rewinddir,
-    .telldir      = proxy_telldir,
-    .readdir      = proxy_readdir,
-    .seekdir      = proxy_seekdir,
-    .preadv       = proxy_preadv,
-    .pwritev      = proxy_pwritev,
-    .chmod        = proxy_chmod,
-    .mknod        = proxy_mknod,
-    .mkdir        = proxy_mkdir,
-    .fstat        = proxy_fstat,
-    .open2        = proxy_open2,
-    .symlink      = proxy_symlink,
-    .link         = proxy_link,
-    .truncate     = proxy_truncate,
-    .rename       = proxy_rename,
-    .chown        = proxy_chown,
-    .utimensat    = proxy_utimensat,
-    .remove       = proxy_remove,
-    .fsync        = proxy_fsync,
-    .statfs       = proxy_statfs,
-    .lgetxattr    = proxy_lgetxattr,
-    .llistxattr   = proxy_llistxattr,
-    .lsetxattr    = proxy_lsetxattr,
-    .lremovexattr = proxy_lremovexattr,
-    .name_to_path = proxy_name_to_path,
-    .renameat     = proxy_renameat,
-    .unlinkat     = proxy_unlinkat,
-};
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be4718..0000000
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 9p Proxy callback
- *
- * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
- *
- * Authors:
- * M. Mohan Kumar <mohan@in.ibm.com>
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
- * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- */
-
-/*
- * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be
- * removed in a future version of QEMU!
- */
-
-#ifndef QEMU_9P_PROXY_H
-#define QEMU_9P_PROXY_H
-
-#define PROXY_MAX_IO_SZ (64 * 1024)
-#define V9FS_FD_VALID INT_MAX
-
-/*
- * proxy iovec only support one element and
- * marsha/unmarshal doesn't do little endian conversion.
- */
-#define proxy_unmarshal(in_sg, offset, fmt, args...) \
-    v9fs_iov_unmarshal(in_sg, 1, offset, 0, fmt, ##args)
-#define proxy_marshal(out_sg, offset, fmt, args...) \
-    v9fs_iov_marshal(out_sg, 1, offset, 0, fmt, ##args)
-
-union MsgControl {
-    struct cmsghdr cmsg;
-    char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
-};
-
-typedef struct {
-    uint32_t type;
-    uint32_t size;
-} ProxyHeader;
-
-#define PROXY_HDR_SZ (sizeof(ProxyHeader))
-
-enum {
-    T_SUCCESS = 0,
-    T_ERROR,
-    T_OPEN,
-    T_CREATE,
-    T_MKNOD,
-    T_MKDIR,
-    T_SYMLINK,
-    T_LINK,
-    T_LSTAT,
-    T_READLINK,
-    T_STATFS,
-    T_CHMOD,
-    T_CHOWN,
-    T_TRUNCATE,
-    T_UTIME,
-    T_RENAME,
-    T_REMOVE,
-    T_LGETXATTR,
-    T_LLISTXATTR,
-    T_LSETXATTR,
-    T_LREMOVEXATTR,
-    T_GETVERSION,
-};
-
-typedef struct {
-    uint64_t st_dev;
-    uint64_t st_ino;
-    uint64_t st_nlink;
-    uint32_t st_mode;
-    uint32_t st_uid;
-    uint32_t st_gid;
-    uint64_t st_rdev;
-    uint64_t st_size;
-    uint64_t st_blksize;
-    uint64_t st_blocks;
-    uint64_t st_atim_sec;
-    uint64_t st_atim_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_mtim_sec;
-    uint64_t st_mtim_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_ctim_sec;
-    uint64_t st_ctim_nsec;
-} ProxyStat;
-
-typedef struct {
-    uint64_t f_type;
-    uint64_t f_bsize;
-    uint64_t f_blocks;
-    uint64_t f_bfree;
-    uint64_t f_bavail;
-    uint64_t f_files;
-    uint64_t f_ffree;
-    uint64_t f_fsid[2];
-    uint64_t f_namelen;
-    uint64_t f_frsize;
-} ProxyStatFS;
-#endif
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/meson.build b/hw/9pfs/meson.build
index f1b62fa..eceffdb 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/meson.build
+++ b/hw/9pfs/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 fs_ss.add(files(
   '9p-local.c',
   '9p-posix-acl.c',
-  '9p-proxy.c',
   '9p-synth.c',
   '9p-xattr-user.c',
   '9p-xattr.c',
diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index a70ceff..eac5070 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     select MARVELL_88W8618
     select PTIMER
     select PFLASH_CFI02
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select WM8750
 
 config NETDUINO2
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     select NAND
     select PFLASH_CFI01
     select SD
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
 
 config REALVIEW
     bool
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
     select ALLWINNER_EMAC
     select ALLWINNER_I2C
     select AXP2XX_PMU
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select UNIMP
     select USB_OHCI_SYSBUS
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
     select ALLWINNER_SUN8I_EMAC
     select ALLWINNER_I2C
     select ALLWINNER_WDT
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select ARM_TIMER
     select ARM_GIC
     select UNIMP
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
     select ALLWINNER_A10_PIT
     select ALLWINNER_WDT
     select AXP2XX_PMU
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select ARM_TIMER
     select ARM_GIC
     select UNIMP
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
     select ISL_PMBUS_VR
     select PL310  # cache controller
     select PMBUS
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SSI
     select UNIMP
     select PCA954X
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
     default y
     depends on TCG && ARM
     imply I2C_DEVICES
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select IMX
     select IMX_I2C
     select WDT_IMX2
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
     select I2C
     select DPS310
     select PCA9552
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SMBUS_EEPROM
     select PCA954X
     select SSI
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
     bool
     select ARM_V7M
     select PTIMER
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SSI
     select UNIMP
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
index 57d5d80..08cdff6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/arm/allwinner-a10.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
index 6870c3f..9bc57cd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-h3.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/usb/hcd-ehci.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-r40.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-r40.c
index b8c7202..ced7300 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-r40.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-r40.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/usb/hcd-ehci.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2400.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2400.c
index d125886..ecc81ec 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2400.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2400.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/aspeed_i2c.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
index 0555146..a5ff33c 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc_common.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 
 
 const char *aspeed_soc_cpu_type(AspeedSoCClass *sc)
diff --git a/hw/arm/kzm.c b/hw/arm/kzm.c
index 2ccd6f8..fbd140e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/kzm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/net/lan9118.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
index a94a10a..c4999eb 100644
--- a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/arm/msf2-soc.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index 3293f04..33ece06 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "hw/ptimer.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/npcm7xx.c b/hw/arm/npcm7xx.c
index cb77913..af04c4b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/npcm7xx.c
+++ b/hw/arm/npcm7xx.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/arm/boot.h"
 #include "hw/arm/npcm7xx.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/Kconfig b/hw/char/Kconfig
index 4fd74ea..4b73a80 100644
--- a/hw/char/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/char/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     depends on ISA_BUS
     select SERIAL
 
+config SERIAL_MM
+    bool
+    select SERIAL
+
 config SERIAL_PCI
     bool
     default y if PCI_DEVICES
diff --git a/hw/char/meson.build b/hw/char/meson.build
index a4c4c5f..1750834 100644
--- a/hw/char/meson.build
+++ b/hw/char/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SCLPCONSOLE', if_true: files('sclpconsole.c', 'sclpconsole-lm.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SERIAL', if_true: files('serial.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA', if_true: files('serial-isa.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SERIAL_MM', if_true: files('serial-mm.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SERIAL_PCI', if_true: files('serial-pci.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SERIAL_PCI_MULTI', if_true: files('serial-pci-multi.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SHAKTI_UART', if_true: files('shakti_uart.c'))
diff --git a/hw/char/omap_uart.c b/hw/char/omap_uart.c
index d789c25..07fb868 100644
--- a/hw/char/omap_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/omap_uart.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
 #include "hw/arm/omap.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 
 /* UARTs */
diff --git a/hw/char/riscv_htif.c b/hw/char/riscv_htif.c
index 9bef60d..54fd55c 100644
--- a/hw/char/riscv_htif.c
+++ b/hw/char/riscv_htif.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/char/riscv_htif.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-isa.c b/hw/char/serial-isa.c
index 329b352..b562ec9 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-isa.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-isa.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h"
 #include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-mm.c b/hw/char/serial-mm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f67776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/char/serial-mm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
+#include "exec/cpu-common.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+
+static uint64_t serial_mm_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    SerialMM *s = SERIAL_MM(opaque);
+    return serial_io_ops.read(&s->serial, addr >> s->regshift, 1);
+}
+
+static void serial_mm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
+                            uint64_t value, unsigned size)
+{
+    SerialMM *s = SERIAL_MM(opaque);
+    value &= 255;
+    serial_io_ops.write(&s->serial, addr >> s->regshift, value, 1);
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps serial_mm_ops[3] = {
+    [DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN] = {
+        .read = serial_mm_read,
+        .write = serial_mm_write,
+        .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
+        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
+        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
+    },
+    [DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN] = {
+        .read = serial_mm_read,
+        .write = serial_mm_write,
+        .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
+        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
+        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
+    },
+    [DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN] = {
+        .read = serial_mm_read,
+        .write = serial_mm_write,
+        .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
+        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
+        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
+    },
+};
+
+static void serial_mm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(dev);
+    SerialState *s = &smm->serial;
+
+    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->io, OBJECT(dev),
+                          &serial_mm_ops[smm->endianness], smm, "serial",
+                          8 << smm->regshift);
+    sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &s->io);
+    sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &smm->serial.irq);
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial_mm = {
+    .name = "serial",
+    .version_id = 3,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(serial, SerialMM, 0, vmstate_serial, SerialState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+SerialMM *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
+                         hwaddr base, int regshift,
+                         qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
+                         Chardev *chr, enum device_endian end)
+{
+    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(qdev_new(TYPE_SERIAL_MM));
+    MemoryRegion *mr;
+
+    qdev_prop_set_uint8(DEVICE(smm), "regshift", regshift);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(smm), "baudbase", baudbase);
+    qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(smm), "chardev", chr);
+    qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(DEVICE(smm), base, 2);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint8(DEVICE(smm), "endianness", end);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &error_fatal);
+
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), 0, irq);
+    mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), 0);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, base, mr);
+
+    return smm;
+}
+
+static void serial_mm_instance_init(Object *o)
+{
+    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(o);
+
+    object_initialize_child(o, "serial", &smm->serial, TYPE_SERIAL);
+
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&smm->serial), o);
+}
+
+static Property serial_mm_properties[] = {
+    /*
+     * Set the spacing between adjacent memory-mapped UART registers.
+     * Each register will be at (1 << regshift) bytes after the previous one.
+     */
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("regshift", SerialMM, regshift, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("endianness", SerialMM, endianness, DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void serial_mm_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    device_class_set_props(dc, serial_mm_properties);
+    dc->realize = serial_mm_realize;
+    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_serial_mm;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo types[] = {
+    {
+        .name = TYPE_SERIAL_MM,
+        .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+        .class_init = serial_mm_class_init,
+        .instance_init = serial_mm_instance_init,
+        .instance_size = sizeof(SerialMM),
+    },
+};
+
+DEFINE_TYPES(types)
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index 6c5c4a2..b50a8a1 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -989,135 +989,9 @@
     .class_init = serial_class_init,
 };
 
-/* Memory mapped interface */
-static uint64_t serial_mm_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
-                               unsigned size)
-{
-    SerialMM *s = SERIAL_MM(opaque);
-    return serial_ioport_read(&s->serial, addr >> s->regshift, 1);
-}
-
-static void serial_mm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
-                            uint64_t value, unsigned size)
-{
-    SerialMM *s = SERIAL_MM(opaque);
-    value &= 255;
-    serial_ioport_write(&s->serial, addr >> s->regshift, value, 1);
-}
-
-static const MemoryRegionOps serial_mm_ops[3] = {
-    [DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN] = {
-        .read = serial_mm_read,
-        .write = serial_mm_write,
-        .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
-        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
-        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
-    },
-    [DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN] = {
-        .read = serial_mm_read,
-        .write = serial_mm_write,
-        .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
-        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
-        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
-    },
-    [DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN] = {
-        .read = serial_mm_read,
-        .write = serial_mm_write,
-        .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
-        .valid.max_access_size = 8,
-        .impl.max_access_size = 8,
-    },
-};
-
-static void serial_mm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(dev);
-    SerialState *s = &smm->serial;
-
-    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    memory_region_init_io(&s->io, OBJECT(dev),
-                          &serial_mm_ops[smm->endianness], smm, "serial",
-                          8 << smm->regshift);
-    sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &s->io);
-    sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &smm->serial.irq);
-}
-
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial_mm = {
-    .name = "serial",
-    .version_id = 3,
-    .minimum_version_id = 2,
-    .fields = (const VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_STRUCT(serial, SerialMM, 0, vmstate_serial, SerialState),
-        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
-};
-
-SerialMM *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
-                         hwaddr base, int regshift,
-                         qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
-                         Chardev *chr, enum device_endian end)
-{
-    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(qdev_new(TYPE_SERIAL_MM));
-    MemoryRegion *mr;
-
-    qdev_prop_set_uint8(DEVICE(smm), "regshift", regshift);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(smm), "baudbase", baudbase);
-    qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(smm), "chardev", chr);
-    qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(DEVICE(smm), base, 2);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint8(DEVICE(smm), "endianness", end);
-    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), &error_fatal);
-
-    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), 0, irq);
-    mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(smm), 0);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, base, mr);
-
-    return smm;
-}
-
-static void serial_mm_instance_init(Object *o)
-{
-    SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(o);
-
-    object_initialize_child(o, "serial", &smm->serial, TYPE_SERIAL);
-
-    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&smm->serial), o);
-}
-
-static Property serial_mm_properties[] = {
-    /*
-     * Set the spacing between adjacent memory-mapped UART registers.
-     * Each register will be at (1 << regshift) bytes after the
-     * previous one.
-     */
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("regshift", SerialMM, regshift, 0),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("endianness", SerialMM, endianness, DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
-static void serial_mm_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-
-    device_class_set_props(dc, serial_mm_properties);
-    dc->realize = serial_mm_realize;
-    dc->vmsd = &vmstate_serial_mm;
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo serial_mm_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_SERIAL_MM,
-    .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
-    .class_init = serial_mm_class_init,
-    .instance_init = serial_mm_instance_init,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(SerialMM),
-};
-
 static void serial_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&serial_info);
-    type_register_static(&serial_mm_info);
 }
 
 type_init(serial_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/display/Kconfig b/hw/display/Kconfig
index 2c72a61..2250c74 100644
--- a/hw/display/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/display/Kconfig
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     bool
     select I2C
     select DDC
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select USB_OHCI_SYSBUS
 
 config TCX
diff --git a/hw/display/sm501.c b/hw/display/sm501.c
index 73e80d6..38d005c 100644
--- a/hw/display/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/display/sm501.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/usb/hcd-ohci.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/hppa/Kconfig b/hw/hppa/Kconfig
index d4d457f..9312c42 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/hppa/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     select ASTRO
     select DINO
     select LASI
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SERIAL_PCI
     select ISA_BUS
     select I8259
diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index 8259fe2..a31dc32 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "hw/timer/i8254.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel.h"
 #include "hw/intc/i8259.h"
 #include "hw/input/lasips2.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c
index b3049e4..fc5db6e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm-dt.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/i386/fw_cfg.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index 8ae4dff..693099f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "hw/intc/i8259.h"
 #include "hw/timer/i8254.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/display/ramfb.h"
 #include "hw/i386/topology.h"
 #include "hw/i386/e820_memory_layout.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 80a65d9..2047633 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel.h"
 #include "hw/hyperv/hv-balloon.h"
 #include "hw/i386/fw_cfg.h"
@@ -1823,6 +1823,8 @@
 
     object_class_property_add_bool(oc, PC_MACHINE_I8042,
         pc_machine_get_i8042, pc_machine_set_i8042);
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, PC_MACHINE_I8042,
+        "Enable/disable Intel 8042 PS/2 controller emulation");
 
     object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "default-bus-bypass-iommu",
         pc_machine_get_default_bus_bypass_iommu,
diff --git a/hw/isa/isa-superio.c b/hw/isa/isa-superio.c
index a8c8c58..cff756e 100644
--- a/hw/isa/isa-superio.c
+++ b/hw/isa/isa-superio.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/input/i8042.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel-isa.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 static void isa_superio_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
diff --git a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
index 4ad8e12..6f44b38 100644
--- a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
+++ b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "hw/isa/vt82c686.h"
 #include "hw/block/fdc.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel-isa.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/ide/pci.h"
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/Kconfig b/hw/loongarch/Kconfig
index 9c69170..fe1c6fe 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/loongarch/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     imply PCI_DEVICES
     imply NVDIMM
     imply TPM_TIS_SYSBUS
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select VIRTIO_PCI
     select PLATFORM_BUS
     select LOONGARCH_IPI
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/virt.c b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
index 75980b6..ddd886f 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/virt.c
+++ b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "qemu/datadir.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/microblaze/Kconfig b/hw/microblaze/Kconfig
index d78ba84..b0214b2 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     default y
     depends on MICROBLAZE
     select PFLASH_CFI01
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SSI_M25P80
     select XILINX
     select XILINX_AXI
diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index 0f5fabc..b4183c5 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/Kconfig b/hw/mips/Kconfig
index 692bede..b09c89a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/mips/Kconfig
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
     select MIPS_CPS
     select PIIX
     select PFLASH_CFI01
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SMBUS_EEPROM
 
 config MIPSSIM
     bool
     default y
     depends on MIPS
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select MIPSNET
 
 config JAZZ
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     select FDC_SYSBUS
     select MC146818RTC
     select PCKBD
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select PARALLEL
     select DS1225Y
     select JAZZ_LED
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     imply VIRTIO_VGA
     imply QXL if SPICE
     imply USB_OHCI_PCI
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select GOLDFISH_RTC
     select LOONGSON_IPI
     select LOONGSON_LIOINTC
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     select MIPS_CPS
     select PCI_EXPRESS_XILINX
     select AHCI_ICH9
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
 
 config FW_CFG_MIPS
     bool
diff --git a/hw/mips/boston.c b/hw/mips/boston.c
index 1b44fb3..1ced1e3 100644
--- a/hw/mips/boston.c
+++ b/hw/mips/boston.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/ide/pci.h"
 #include "hw/ide/ahci-pci.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/jazz.c b/hw/mips/jazz.c
index 0d44e19..33ce51f 100644
--- a/hw/mips/jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/jazz.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/mips/mips.h"
 #include "hw/intc/i8259.h"
 #include "hw/dma/i8257.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/block/fdc.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/loongson3_virt.c b/hw/mips/loongson3_virt.c
index 2067b4f..a2db986 100644
--- a/hw/mips/loongson3_virt.c
+++ b/hw/mips/loongson3_virt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu/datadir.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "elf.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/intc/loongson_liointc.h"
 #include "hw/mips/mips.h"
 #include "hw/mips/fw_cfg.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/malta.c b/hw/mips/malta.c
index 664a2ae..1df00c4 100644
--- a/hw/mips/malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/malta.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "hw/clock.h"
 #include "hw/southbridge/piix.h"
 #include "hw/isa/superio.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.h"
diff --git a/hw/mips/mipssim.c b/hw/mips/mipssim.c
index 9170d6c..a07732d 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mipssim.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/clock.h"
 #include "hw/mips/mips.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/Kconfig b/hw/openrisc/Kconfig
index 76b953c..0702f62 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     default y
     depends on OPENRISC
     select DEVICE_TREE
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select OPENCORES_ETH
     select OMPIC
     select SPLIT_IRQ
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     select PCI
     select PCI_EXPRESS_GENERIC_BRIDGE
     select GOLDFISH_RTC
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SIFIVE_TEST
     select VIRTIO_MMIO
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index bffd6f7..9fb6351 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/openrisc/boot.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/virt.c b/hw/openrisc/virt.c
index f8a68a6..47d2c9b 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/virt.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/virt.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/core/split-irq.h"
 #include "hw/openrisc/boot.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_test.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/Kconfig b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
index 5addad1..b44d91b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     select M48T59
     select PFLASH_CFI02
     select PPC4XX
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
 
 config PPC440
     bool
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     select PCI_EXPRESS
     select PPC440_PCIX
     select PPC4XX
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select FDT_PPC
 
 config PPC4XX
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     select IDE_SII3112
     select M41T80
     select PPC440
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select SM501
     select SMBUS_EEPROM
     select USB_EHCI_SYSBUS
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     select PLATFORM_BUS
     select PPCE500_PCI
     select SDHCI
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select MPC_I2C
     select FDT_PPC
     select DS1338
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     depends on PPC && FDT
     select PPC4XX
     select PFLASH_CFI01
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select XILINX
     select XILINX_ETHLITE
     select FDT_PPC
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 3bd12b5..b760c6d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend-io.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 988fd55..795acc2 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.h"
 
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 
 #include <libfdt.h>
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index 5f0e233..58cbd05 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "ppc405.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
index 73f80cf..96d9ce6 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "hw/pci-host/ppc4xx.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 4eb5477..fb58c31 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/m48t59.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "hw/block/fdc.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
index 8dc75fb..1fce093 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/ppc4xx_i2c.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.h"
 #include "hw/ide/pci.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index c49da1f..235281e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "exec/page-protection.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/Kconfig b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
index a2030e3..44695ff 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     select PCI
     select PCI_EXPRESS_GENERIC_BRIDGE
     select PFLASH_CFI01
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select RISCV_ACLINT
     select RISCV_APLIC
     select RISCV_IMSIC
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index 87d9602..5a1959f 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/riscv_hart.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 35a6893..9b3dcf3 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
 #include "hw/cpu/cluster.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sd.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 3c0dca8..ee3129f 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/core/sysbus-fdt.h"
 #include "target/riscv/pmu.h"
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/Kconfig b/hw/sparc64/Kconfig
index 3b948a2..f764c8a 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     select ISA_BUS
     select FDC_ISA
     select SERIAL_ISA
+    select SERIAL_MM
     select PCI_SABRE
     select IDE_CMD646
     select PCKBD
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
index ab3c4ec..67ec403 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/niagara.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/sparc/sparc64.h"
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 4ece1ac..541c7f7 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/pci-host/sabre.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-isa.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel-isa.h"
 #include "hw/rtc/m48t59.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/Kconfig b/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
index fc5c785..1f0492d 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
     select DEVICE_TREE
     select OPENCORES_ETH
     select PFLASH_CFI01
-    select SERIAL
+    select SERIAL_MM
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
index 955e886..45b29d3 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
index 624d489..689f52d 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "hw/misc/aspeed_peci.h"
 #include "hw/fsi/aspeed_apb2opb.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3.h"
 
 #define ASPEED_SPIS_NUM  2
diff --git a/include/hw/char/mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.h b/include/hw/char/mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.h
index b0e14ca..a7b8b1b 100644
--- a/include/hw/char/mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.h
+++ b/include/hw/char/mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define HW_MCHP_PFSOC_MMUART_H
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
-#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial-mm.h"
 
 #define MCHP_PFSOC_MMUART_REG_COUNT 13
 
diff --git a/include/hw/char/serial-isa.h b/include/hw/char/serial-isa.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8517afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/char/serial-isa.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU ISA 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_SERIAL_ISA_H
+#define HW_SERIAL_ISA_H
+
+#include "hw/isa/isa.h"
+
+#define MAX_ISA_SERIAL_PORTS 4
+
+#define TYPE_ISA_SERIAL "isa-serial"
+void serial_hds_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int from, int to);
+void isa_serial_set_iobase(ISADevice *serial, hwaddr iobase);
+void isa_serial_set_enabled(ISADevice *serial, bool enabled);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/hw/char/serial-mm.h b/include/hw/char/serial-mm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a8489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/char/serial-mm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_SERIAL_MM_H
+#define HW_SERIAL_MM_H
+
+#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "chardev/char.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
+
+#define TYPE_SERIAL_MM "serial-mm"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(SerialMM, SERIAL_MM)
+
+struct SerialMM {
+    SysBusDevice parent;
+
+    SerialState serial;
+
+    uint8_t regshift;
+    uint8_t endianness;
+};
+
+SerialMM *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
+                         hwaddr base, int regshift,
+                         qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
+                         Chardev *chr, enum device_endian end);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/hw/char/serial.h b/include/hw/char/serial.h
index 40aad21..942b372 100644
--- a/include/hw/char/serial.h
+++ b/include/hw/char/serial.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "qemu/fifo8.h"
-#include "chardev/char.h"
-#include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define UART_FIFO_LENGTH    16      /* 16550A Fifo Length */
@@ -81,36 +79,10 @@
 };
 typedef struct SerialState SerialState;
 
-struct SerialMM {
-    SysBusDevice parent;
-
-    SerialState serial;
-
-    uint8_t regshift;
-    uint8_t endianness;
-};
-
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_serial;
 extern const MemoryRegionOps serial_io_ops;
 
 #define TYPE_SERIAL "serial"
 OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(SerialState, SERIAL)
 
-#define TYPE_SERIAL_MM "serial-mm"
-OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(SerialMM, SERIAL_MM)
-
-SerialMM *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
-                         hwaddr base, int regshift,
-                         qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
-                         Chardev *chr, enum device_endian end);
-
-/* serial-isa.c */
-
-#define MAX_ISA_SERIAL_PORTS 4
-
-#define TYPE_ISA_SERIAL "isa-serial"
-void serial_hds_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int from, int to);
-void isa_serial_set_iobase(ISADevice *serial, hwaddr iobase);
-void isa_serial_set_enabled(ISADevice *serial, bool enabled);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 13d3a65..2af9854 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -1569,8 +1569,8 @@
 /**
  * object_resolve_path:
  * @path: the path to resolve
- * @ambiguous: returns true if the path resolution failed because of an
- *   ambiguous match
+ * @ambiguous: (out) (optional): location to store whether the lookup failed
+ *   because it was ambiguous, or %NULL. Set to %false on success.
  *
  * There are two types of supported paths--absolute paths and partial paths.
  * 
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@
  * only one match is found.  If more than one match is found, a flag is
  * returned to indicate that the match was ambiguous.
  *
- * Returns: The matched object or NULL on path lookup failure.
+ * Returns: The matched object or %NULL on path lookup failure.
  */
 Object *object_resolve_path(const char *path, bool *ambiguous);
 
@@ -1595,10 +1595,10 @@
  * object_resolve_path_type:
  * @path: the path to resolve
  * @typename: the type to look for.
- * @ambiguous: returns true if the path resolution failed because of an
- *   ambiguous match
+ * @ambiguous: (out) (optional): location to store whether the lookup failed
+ *   because it was ambiguous, or %NULL. Set to %false on success.
  *
- * This is similar to object_resolve_path.  However, when looking for a
+ * This is similar to object_resolve_path().  However, when looking for a
  * partial path only matches that implement the given type are considered.
  * This restricts the search and avoids spuriously flagging matches as
  * ambiguous.
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 613d3f7..c3a60b2 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
 
 int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *cpu);
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cpu);
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 
 /* state subset only touched by the VCPU itself during runtime */
 #define KVM_PUT_RUNTIME_STATE   1
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 /* full state set, modified during initialization or on vmload */
 #define KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE      3
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cpu, int level);
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cpu, int level, Error **errp);
 
 int kvm_arch_get_default_type(MachineState *ms);
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1046446..67d045e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2219,13 +2219,6 @@
     .disable_auto_if(not have_tools and not have_system) \
     .allowed()
 
-have_virtfs_proxy_helper = get_option('virtfs_proxy_helper') \
-    .require(host_os != 'darwin', error_message: 'the virtfs proxy helper is incompatible with macOS') \
-    .require(have_virtfs, error_message: 'the virtfs proxy helper requires that virtfs is enabled') \
-    .disable_auto_if(not have_tools) \
-    .require(libcap_ng.found(), error_message: 'the virtfs proxy helper requires libcap-ng') \
-    .allowed()
-
 qga_fsfreeze = false
 qga_fstrim = false
 if host_os == 'linux'
@@ -4420,7 +4413,6 @@
   summary_info += {'Block whitelist (ro)': get_option('block_drv_ro_whitelist')}
   summary_info += {'Use block whitelist in tools': get_option('block_drv_whitelist_in_tools')}
   summary_info += {'VirtFS (9P) support':    have_virtfs}
-  summary_info += {'VirtFS (9P) Proxy Helper support (deprecated)': have_virtfs_proxy_helper}
   summary_info += {'replication support': config_host_data.get('CONFIG_REPLICATION')}
   summary_info += {'bochs support':     get_option('bochs').allowed()}
   summary_info += {'cloop support':     get_option('cloop').allowed()}
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 783b56b..5ee1d95 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@
        description: 'build vhost-user-blk server')
 option('virtfs', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'virtio-9p support')
-option('virtfs_proxy_helper', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
-       description: 'virtio-9p proxy helper support')
 option('libvduse', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'build VDUSE Library')
 option('vduse_blk_export', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index d94e2cb..20a1ce0 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1766,29 +1766,18 @@
     " [[,throttling.bps-total-max=bm]|[[,throttling.bps-read-max=rm][,throttling.bps-write-max=wm]]]\n"
     " [[,throttling.iops-total-max=im]|[[,throttling.iops-read-max=irm][,throttling.iops-write-max=iwm]]]\n"
     " [[,throttling.iops-size=is]]\n"
-    "-fsdev proxy,id=id,socket=socket[,writeout=immediate][,readonly=on]\n"
-    "-fsdev proxy,id=id,sock_fd=sock_fd[,writeout=immediate][,readonly=on]\n"
     "-fsdev synth,id=id\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 
 SRST
 ``-fsdev local,id=id,path=path,security_model=security_model [,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on][,fmode=fmode][,dmode=dmode] [,throttling.option=value[,throttling.option=value[,...]]]``
   \ 
-``-fsdev proxy,id=id,socket=socket[,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on]``
-  \
-``-fsdev proxy,id=id,sock_fd=sock_fd[,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on]``
-  \
 ``-fsdev synth,id=id[,readonly=on]``
     Define a new file system device. Valid options are:
 
     ``local``
         Accesses to the filesystem are done by QEMU.
 
-    ``proxy``
-        Accesses to the filesystem are done by virtfs-proxy-helper(1). This
-        option is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be removed in a future
-        version of QEMU. Use ``local`` instead.
-
     ``synth``
         Synthetic filesystem, only used by QTests.
 
@@ -1813,8 +1802,6 @@
         security model is same as passthrough except the sever won't
         report failures if it fails to set file attributes like
         ownership. Security model is mandatory only for local fsdriver.
-        Other fsdrivers (like proxy) don't take security model as a
-        parameter.
 
     ``writeout=writeout``
         This is an optional argument. The only supported value is
@@ -1827,16 +1814,6 @@
         Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By
         default read-write access is given.
 
-    ``socket=socket``
-        Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for
-        communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper(1).
-
-    ``sock_fd=sock_fd``
-        Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket descriptor
-        for communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper(1). Usually a helper
-        like libvirt will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as
-        sock\_fd.
-
     ``fmode=fmode``
         Specifies the default mode for newly created files on the host.
         Works only with security models "mapped-xattr" and
@@ -1889,18 +1866,12 @@
 DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
     "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none\n"
     "        [,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly=on][,fmode=fmode][,dmode=dmode][,multidevs=remap|forbid|warn]\n"
-    "-virtfs proxy,mount_tag=tag,socket=socket[,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly=on]\n"
-    "-virtfs proxy,mount_tag=tag,sock_fd=sock_fd[,id=id][,writeout=immediate][,readonly=on]\n"
     "-virtfs synth,mount_tag=tag[,id=id][,readonly=on]\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 
 SRST
 ``-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=mount_tag ,security_model=security_model[,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on] [,fmode=fmode][,dmode=dmode][,multidevs=multidevs]``
   \ 
-``-virtfs proxy,socket=socket,mount_tag=mount_tag [,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on]``
-  \ 
-``-virtfs proxy,sock_fd=sock_fd,mount_tag=mount_tag [,writeout=writeout][,readonly=on]``
-  \
 ``-virtfs synth,mount_tag=mount_tag``
     Define a new virtual filesystem device and expose it to the guest using
     a virtio-9p-device (a.k.a. 9pfs), which essentially means that a certain
@@ -1917,11 +1888,6 @@
     ``local``
         Accesses to the filesystem are done by QEMU.
 
-    ``proxy``
-        Accesses to the filesystem are done by virtfs-proxy-helper(1).
-        This option is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be removed in a
-        future version of QEMU. Use ``local`` instead.
-
     ``synth``
         Synthetic filesystem, only used by QTests.
 
@@ -1946,8 +1912,6 @@
         security model is same as passthrough except the sever won't
         report failures if it fails to set file attributes like
         ownership. Security model is mandatory only for local fsdriver.
-        Other fsdrivers (like proxy) don't take security model as a
-        parameter.
 
     ``writeout=writeout``
         This is an optional argument. The only supported value is
@@ -1960,16 +1924,6 @@
         Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By
         default read-write access is given.
 
-    ``socket=socket``
-        Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for
-        communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper(1). Usually a helper like
-        libvirt will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as
-        sock\_fd.
-
-    ``sock_fd``
-        Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed 'sock\_fd' as the
-        socket descriptor for interfacing with virtfs-proxy-helper(1).
-
     ``fmode=fmode``
         Specifies the default mode for newly created files on the host.
         Works only with security models "mapped-xattr" and
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index d3d3003..11424cf 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@
 }
 
 Object *object_resolve_path_type(const char *path, const char *typename,
-                                 bool *ambiguousp)
+                                 bool *ambiguous)
 {
     Object *obj;
     char **parts;
@@ -2193,14 +2193,17 @@
     assert(parts);
 
     if (parts[0] == NULL || strcmp(parts[0], "") != 0) {
-        bool ambiguous = false;
+        bool ambig = false;
         obj = object_resolve_partial_path(object_get_root(), parts,
-                                          typename, &ambiguous);
-        if (ambiguousp) {
-            *ambiguousp = ambiguous;
+                                          typename, &ambig);
+        if (ambiguous) {
+            *ambiguous = ambig;
         }
     } else {
         obj = object_resolve_abs_path(object_get_root(), parts + 1, typename);
+        if (ambiguous) {
+            *ambiguous = false;
+        }
     }
 
     g_strfreev(parts);
diff --git a/scripts/meson-buildoptions. b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.
diff --git a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
index 107a8f6..3bee1c5 100644
--- a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
+++ b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@
   printf "%s\n" '  vhost-vdpa      vhost-vdpa kernel backend support'
   printf "%s\n" '  virglrenderer   virgl rendering support'
   printf "%s\n" '  virtfs          virtio-9p support'
-  printf "%s\n" '  virtfs-proxy-helper'
-  printf "%s\n" '                  virtio-9p proxy helper support'
   printf "%s\n" '  vmdk            vmdk image format support'
   printf "%s\n" '  vmnet           vmnet.framework network backend support'
   printf "%s\n" '  vnc             VNC server'
@@ -539,8 +537,6 @@
     --disable-virglrenderer) printf "%s" -Dvirglrenderer=disabled ;;
     --enable-virtfs) printf "%s" -Dvirtfs=enabled ;;
     --disable-virtfs) printf "%s" -Dvirtfs=disabled ;;
-    --enable-virtfs-proxy-helper) printf "%s" -Dvirtfs_proxy_helper=enabled ;;
-    --disable-virtfs-proxy-helper) printf "%s" -Dvirtfs_proxy_helper=disabled ;;
     --enable-vmdk) printf "%s" -Dvmdk=enabled ;;
     --disable-vmdk) printf "%s" -Dvmdk=disabled ;;
     --enable-vmnet) printf "%s" -Dvmnet=enabled ;;
diff --git a/scripts/minikconf.py b/scripts/minikconf.py
index bcd9101..6f7f43b 100644
--- a/scripts/minikconf.py
+++ b/scripts/minikconf.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def has_value(self):
         def set_value(self, val, clause):
             self.clauses_for_var.append(clause)
             if self.has_value() and self.value != val:
-                print("The following clauses were found for " + self.name)
+                print("The following clauses were found for " + self.name, file=sys.stderr)
                 for i in self.clauses_for_var:
                     print("    " + str(i), file=sys.stderr)
                 raise KconfigDataError('contradiction between clauses when setting %s' % self)
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index 849e2e2..f1f1b5b 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     uint64_t val;
     uint32_t fpr;
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     uint64_t val;
     unsigned int el;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 85ef745..ff227a8 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -1221,8 +1221,8 @@
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, "sbpb",
+            "ibpb-brtype", NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
         .cpuid = { .eax = 0x80000021, .reg = R_EAX, },
         .tcg_features = 0,
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@
             "vmx-exit-save-efer", "vmx-exit-load-efer",
                 "vmx-exit-save-preemption-timer", "vmx-exit-clear-bndcfgs",
             NULL, "vmx-exit-clear-rtit-ctl", NULL, NULL,
-            NULL, "vmx-exit-load-pkrs", NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, "vmx-exit-load-pkrs", NULL, "vmx-exit-secondary-ctls",
         },
         .msr = {
             .index = MSR_IA32_VMX_TRUE_EXIT_CTLS,
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
             NULL, "vmx-entry-ia32e-mode", NULL, NULL,
             NULL, "vmx-entry-load-perf-global-ctrl", "vmx-entry-load-pat", "vmx-entry-load-efer",
             "vmx-entry-load-bndcfgs", NULL, "vmx-entry-load-rtit-ctl", NULL,
-            NULL, NULL, "vmx-entry-load-pkrs", NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, "vmx-entry-load-pkrs", "vmx-entry-load-fred",
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 14edd57..9c39384 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -267,12 +267,6 @@
 #define CR4_FRED_MASK   0
 #endif
 
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
-#define CR4_FRED_MASK   (1ULL << 32)
-#else
-#define CR4_FRED_MASK   0
-#endif
-
 #define CR4_RESERVED_MASK \
 (~(target_ulong)(CR4_VME_MASK | CR4_PVI_MASK | CR4_TSD_MASK \
                 | CR4_DE_MASK | CR4_PSE_MASK | CR4_PAE_MASK \
@@ -1192,6 +1186,7 @@
 #define VMX_VM_EXIT_PT_CONCEAL_PIP                  0x01000000
 #define VMX_VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL             0x02000000
 #define VMX_VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PKRS                  0x20000000
+#define VMX_VM_EXIT_ACTIVATE_SECONDARY_CONTROLS     0x80000000
 
 #define VMX_VM_ENTRY_LOAD_DEBUG_CONTROLS            0x00000004
 #define VMX_VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE                     0x00000200
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index c8056ef..e6f9490 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * On older Intel CPUs, KVM uses vm86 mode to emulate 16-bit code directly.
+ * In order to use vm86 mode, an EPT identity map and a TSS  are needed.
+ * Since these must be part of guest physical memory, we need to allocate
+ * them, both by setting their start addresses in the kernel and by
+ * creating a corresponding e820 entry. We need 4 pages before the BIOS,
+ * so this value allows up to 16M BIOSes.
+ */
+#define KVM_IDENTITY_BASE 0xfeffc000
+
 /* From arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h */
 #define KVM_APIC_BUS_CYCLE_NS       1
 #define KVM_APIC_BUS_FREQUENCY      (1000000000ULL / KVM_APIC_BUS_CYCLE_NS)
@@ -92,7 +102,17 @@
  * 255 kvm_msr_entry structs */
 #define MSR_BUF_SIZE 4096
 
+typedef bool QEMURDMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t *val);
+typedef bool QEMUWRMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t val);
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t msr;
+    QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr;
+    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr;
+} KVMMSRHandlers;
+
 static void kvm_init_msrs(X86CPU *cpu);
+static bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
+                           QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr);
 
 const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_arch_required_capabilities[] = {
     KVM_CAP_INFO(SET_TSS_ADDR),
@@ -2896,9 +2916,9 @@
      * 1. Host cpu must be Intel cpu
      * 2. RAPL must be enabled on the Host
      */
-    if (is_host_cpu_intel()) {
-        error_report("The RAPL feature can only be enabled on hosts\
-                      with Intel CPU models");
+    if (!is_host_cpu_intel()) {
+        error_report("The RAPL feature can only be enabled on hosts "
+                     "with Intel CPU models");
         ret = 1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -2995,10 +3015,174 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int kvm_vm_enable_exception_payload(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    has_exception_payload = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD);
+    if (has_exception_payload) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD, 0, true);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable exception payload cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_triple_fault_event(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    has_triple_fault_event = \
+        kvm_check_extension(s,
+                            KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT);
+    if (has_triple_fault_event) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT, 0, true);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable triple fault event cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_identity_map_addr(KVMState *s, uint64_t identity_base)
+{
+    return kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR, &identity_base);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_nr_mmu_pages(KVMState *s)
+{
+    uint64_t shadow_mem;
+    int ret = 0;
+    shadow_mem = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(s),
+                                         "kvm-shadow-mem",
+                                         &error_abort);
+    if (shadow_mem != -1) {
+        shadow_mem /= 4096;
+        ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES, shadow_mem);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_tss_addr(KVMState *s, uint64_t tss_base)
+{
+    return kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR, tss_base);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_disable_exits(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int disable_exits = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS);
+/* Work around for kernel header with a typo. TODO: fix header and drop. */
+#if defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL) && !defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT)
+#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL
+#endif
+    if (disable_exits) {
+        disable_exits &= (KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_PAUSE |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_CSTATE);
+    }
+
+    return kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS, 0,
+                             disable_exits);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_bus_lock_exit(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT);
+    if (!(ret & KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT)) {
+        error_report("kvm: bus lock detection unsupported");
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT, 0,
+                            KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("kvm: Failed to enable bus lock detection cap: %s",
+                     strerror(-ret));
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_notify_vmexit(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    if (s->notify_vmexit != NOTIFY_VMEXIT_OPTION_DISABLE) {
+        uint64_t notify_window_flags =
+            ((uint64_t)s->notify_window << 32) |
+            KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_ENABLED |
+            KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_USER;
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT, 0,
+                                notify_window_flags);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable notify vmexit cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_userspace_msr(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR, 0,
+                                KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_FILTER);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("Could not enable user space MSRs: %s",
+                     strerror(-ret));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT,
+                        kvm_rdmsr_core_thread_count, NULL)) {
+        error_report("Could not install MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT handler!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void kvm_vm_enable_energy_msrs(KVMState *s)
+{
+    bool r;
+    if (s->msr_energy.enable == true) {
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_rapl_power_unit, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_limit, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_info, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_energy_status, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
 {
-    uint64_t identity_base = 0xfffbc000;
-    uint64_t shadow_mem;
     int ret;
     struct utsname utsname;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -3028,24 +3212,14 @@
 
     hv_vpindex_settable = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_HYPERV_VP_INDEX);
 
-    has_exception_payload = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD);
-    if (has_exception_payload) {
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD, 0, true);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable exception payload cap: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_exception_payload(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
-    has_triple_fault_event = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT);
-    if (has_triple_fault_event) {
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT, 0, true);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable triple fault event cap: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_triple_fault_event(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
     if (s->xen_version) {
@@ -3076,36 +3250,23 @@
     uname(&utsname);
     lm_capable_kernel = strcmp(utsname.machine, "x86_64") == 0;
 
-    /*
-     * On older Intel CPUs, KVM uses vm86 mode to emulate 16-bit code directly.
-     * In order to use vm86 mode, an EPT identity map and a TSS  are needed.
-     * Since these must be part of guest physical memory, we need to allocate
-     * them, both by setting their start addresses in the kernel and by
-     * creating a corresponding e820 entry. We need 4 pages before the BIOS,
-     * so this value allows up to 16M BIOSes.
-     */
-    identity_base = 0xfeffc000;
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR, &identity_base);
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_identity_map_addr(s, KVM_IDENTITY_BASE);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
 
     /* Set TSS base one page after EPT identity map. */
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR, identity_base + 0x1000);
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_tss_addr(s, KVM_IDENTITY_BASE + 0x1000);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
 
     /* Tell fw_cfg to notify the BIOS to reserve the range. */
-    e820_add_entry(identity_base, 0x4000, E820_RESERVED);
+    e820_add_entry(KVM_IDENTITY_BASE, 0x4000, E820_RESERVED);
 
-    shadow_mem = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(s), "kvm-shadow-mem", &error_abort);
-    if (shadow_mem != -1) {
-        shadow_mem /= 4096;
-        ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES, shadow_mem);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_nr_mmu_pages(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
     if (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_SMM) &&
@@ -3116,20 +3277,7 @@
     }
 
     if (enable_cpu_pm) {
-        int disable_exits = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS);
-/* Work around for kernel header with a typo. TODO: fix header and drop. */
-#if defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL) && !defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT)
-#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL
-#endif
-        if (disable_exits) {
-            disable_exits &= (KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_PAUSE |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_CSTATE);
-        }
-
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS, 0,
-                                disable_exits);
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_disable_exits(s);
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_report("kvm: guest stopping CPU not supported: %s",
                          strerror(-ret));
@@ -3140,16 +3288,8 @@
         X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
 
         if (x86ms->bus_lock_ratelimit > 0) {
-            ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT);
-            if (!(ret & KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT)) {
-                error_report("kvm: bus lock detection unsupported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
-            ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT, 0,
-                                    KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT);
+            ret = kvm_vm_enable_bus_lock_exit(s);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("kvm: Failed to enable bus lock detection cap: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
                 return ret;
             }
             ratelimit_init(&bus_lock_ratelimit_ctrl);
@@ -3158,80 +3298,25 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (s->notify_vmexit != NOTIFY_VMEXIT_OPTION_DISABLE &&
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT)) {
-            uint64_t notify_window_flags =
-                ((uint64_t)s->notify_window << 32) |
-                KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_ENABLED |
-                KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_USER;
-            ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT, 0,
-                                    notify_window_flags);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("kvm: Failed to enable notify vmexit cap: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                return ret;
-            }
-    }
-    if (kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR)) {
-        bool r;
-
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR, 0,
-                                KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_FILTER);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Could not enable user space MSRs: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            exit(1);
+    if (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT)) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_notify_vmexit(s);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
         }
+    }
 
-        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT,
-                           kvm_rdmsr_core_thread_count, NULL);
-        if (!r) {
-            error_report("Could not install MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT handler: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            exit(1);
+    if (kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR)) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_userspace_msr(s);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
         }
 
         if (s->msr_energy.enable == true) {
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_rapl_power_unit, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
+            kvm_vm_enable_energy_msrs(s);
+            if (kvm_msr_energy_thread_init(s, ms)) {
+                error_report("kvm : error RAPL feature requirement not met");
                 exit(1);
             }
-
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_limit, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_info, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_energy_status, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            r = kvm_msr_energy_thread_init(s, ms);
-            if (r) {
-                error_report("kvm : error RAPL feature requirement not meet");
-                exit(1);
-            }
-
         }
     }
 
@@ -3694,7 +3779,14 @@
     kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED0,
                       CR4_VMXE_MASK);
 
-    if (f[FEAT_VMX_SECONDARY_CTLS] & VMX_SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING) {
+    if (f[FEAT_7_1_EAX] & CPUID_7_1_EAX_FRED) {
+        /* FRED injected-event data (0x2052).  */
+        kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_VMX_VMCS_ENUM, 0x52);
+    } else if (f[FEAT_VMX_EXIT_CTLS] &
+               VMX_VM_EXIT_ACTIVATE_SECONDARY_CONTROLS) {
+        /* Secondary VM-exit controls (0x2044).  */
+        kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_VMX_VMCS_ENUM, 0x44);
+    } else if (f[FEAT_VMX_SECONDARY_CTLS] & VMX_SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING) {
         /* TSC multiplier (0x2032).  */
         kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_VMX_VMCS_ENUM, 0x32);
     } else {
@@ -5118,7 +5210,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cpu, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cpu, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     X86CPU *x86_cpu = X86_CPU(cpu);
     int ret;
@@ -5133,6 +5225,7 @@
     if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
         ret = kvm_put_msr_feature_control(x86_cpu);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set feature control MSR");
             return ret;
         }
     }
@@ -5140,12 +5233,14 @@
     /* must be before kvm_put_nested_state so that EFER.SVME is set */
     ret = has_sregs2 ? kvm_put_sregs2(x86_cpu) : kvm_put_sregs(x86_cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set special registers");
         return ret;
     }
 
     if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
         ret = kvm_put_nested_state(x86_cpu);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set nested state");
             return ret;
         }
     }
@@ -5163,6 +5258,7 @@
     if (xen_mode == XEN_EMULATE && level == KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE) {
         ret = kvm_put_xen_state(cpu);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set Xen state");
             return ret;
         }
     }
@@ -5170,43 +5266,51 @@
 
     ret = kvm_getput_regs(x86_cpu, 1);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set general purpose registers");
         return ret;
     }
     ret = kvm_put_xsave(x86_cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set XSAVE");
         return ret;
     }
     ret = kvm_put_xcrs(x86_cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set XCRs");
         return ret;
     }
     ret = kvm_put_msrs(x86_cpu, level);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set MSRs");
         return ret;
     }
     ret = kvm_put_vcpu_events(x86_cpu, level);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set vCPU events");
         return ret;
     }
     if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
         ret = kvm_put_mp_state(x86_cpu);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set MP state");
             return ret;
         }
     }
 
     ret = kvm_put_tscdeadline_msr(x86_cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set TSC deadline MSR");
         return ret;
     }
     ret = kvm_put_debugregs(x86_cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to set debug registers");
         return ret;
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
     int ret;
@@ -5215,6 +5319,7 @@
 
     ret = kvm_get_vcpu_events(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get vCPU events");
         goto out;
     }
     /*
@@ -5223,44 +5328,54 @@
      */
     ret = kvm_get_mp_state(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get MP state");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_getput_regs(cpu, 0);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get general purpose registers");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_xsave(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get XSAVE");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_xcrs(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get XCRs");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = has_sregs2 ? kvm_get_sregs2(cpu) : kvm_get_sregs(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get special registers");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_msrs(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get MSRs");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_apic(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get APIC");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_debugregs(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get debug registers");
         goto out;
     }
     ret = kvm_get_nested_state(cpu);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get nested state");
         goto out;
     }
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_EMU
     if (xen_mode == XEN_EMULATE) {
         ret = kvm_get_xen_state(cs);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to get Xen state");
             goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -5729,7 +5844,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
+static bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
                     QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h b/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
index 34fc607..9de9c0d 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@
 void kvm_update_msi_routes_all(void *private, bool global,
                                uint32_t index, uint32_t mask);
 
-typedef bool QEMURDMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t *val);
-typedef bool QEMUWRMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t val);
-typedef struct kvm_msr_handlers {
-    uint32_t msr;
-    QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr;
-    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr;
-} KVMMSRHandlers;
-
-bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
-                    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr);
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM */
 
 void kvm_pc_setup_irq_routing(bool pci_enabled);
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c b/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
index 7e064c5..31508d4 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     host_cpu_vendor_fms(vendor, &family, &model, &stepping);
 
-    return strcmp(vendor, CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL);
+    return g_str_equal(vendor, CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL);
 }
 
 int is_rapl_enabled(void)
diff --git a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
index 4786cd5..30ec160 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
diff --git a/target/mips/kvm.c b/target/mips/kvm.c
index a631ab5..a98798c 100644
--- a/target/mips/kvm.c
+++ b/target/mips/kvm.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUMIPSState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     struct kvm_regs regs;
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUMIPSState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     int ret = 0;
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 907dba6..3efc28f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
     return kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_SET_SREGS, &sregs);
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
diff --git a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index 341af90..8233a32 100644
--- a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@
     KVM_CAP_LAST_INFO
 };
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm/kvm.c b/target/s390x/kvm/kvm.c
index 94181d9..8ffe015 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
 #define KVM_SYNC_REQUIRED_REGS (KVM_SYNC_GPRS | KVM_SYNC_ACRS | \
                                 KVM_SYNC_CRS | KVM_SYNC_PREFIX)
 
-int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
+int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUS390XState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     struct kvm_fpu fpu = {};
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
+int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUS390XState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     struct kvm_fpu fpu;
diff --git a/tests/unit/meson.build b/tests/unit/meson.build
index 21d1013..d5248ae 100644
--- a/tests/unit/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/meson.build
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   if host_os != 'windows'
     tests += {
       'test-image-locking': [testblock],
-      'test-nested-aio-poll': [testblock],
+      'test-nested-aio-poll': [],
     }
   endif
   if config_host_data.get('CONFIG_REPLICATION')