diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 1a8d51c..0bacd04 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1119,11 +1119,17 @@
 /***********************************************************/
 /* character device */
 
+static void qemu_chr_event(CharDriverState *s, int event)
+{
+    if (!s->chr_event)
+        return;
+    s->chr_event(s->handler_opaque, event);
+}
+
 static void qemu_chr_reset_bh(void *opaque)
 {
     CharDriverState *s = opaque;
-    if (s->chr_event)
-	s->chr_event(s, CHR_EVENT_RESET);
+    qemu_chr_event(s, CHR_EVENT_RESET);
     qemu_bh_delete(s->bh);
     s->bh = NULL;
 }
@@ -1148,6 +1154,19 @@
     return s->chr_ioctl(s, cmd, arg);
 }
 
+int qemu_chr_can_read(CharDriverState *s)
+{
+    if (!s->chr_can_read)
+        return 0;
+    return s->chr_can_read(s->handler_opaque);
+}
+
+void qemu_chr_read(CharDriverState *s, uint8_t *buf, int len)
+{
+    s->chr_read(s->handler_opaque, buf, len);
+}
+
+
 void qemu_chr_printf(CharDriverState *s, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     char buf[4096];
@@ -1164,29 +1183,25 @@
         s->chr_send_event(s, event);
 }
 
-void qemu_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *s, 
-                               IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read, 
-                               IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
+void qemu_chr_add_handlers(CharDriverState *s, 
+                           IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read, 
+                           IOReadHandler *fd_read,
+                           IOEventHandler *fd_event,
+                           void *opaque)
 {
-    s->chr_add_read_handler(s, fd_can_read, fd_read, opaque);
+    s->chr_can_read = fd_can_read;
+    s->chr_read = fd_read;
+    s->chr_event = fd_event;
+    s->handler_opaque = opaque;
+    if (s->chr_update_read_handler)
+        s->chr_update_read_handler(s);
 }
              
-void qemu_chr_add_event_handler(CharDriverState *s, IOEventHandler *chr_event)
-{
-    s->chr_event = chr_event;
-}
-
 static int null_chr_write(CharDriverState *chr, const uint8_t *buf, int len)
 {
     return len;
 }
 
-static void null_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr, 
-                                    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read, 
-                                    IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
-{
-}
-
 static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_null(void)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
@@ -1195,7 +1210,6 @@
     if (!chr)
         return NULL;
     chr->chr_write = null_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = null_chr_add_read_handler;
     return chr;
 }
 
@@ -1287,9 +1301,6 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     int fd_in, fd_out;
-    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read; 
-    IOReadHandler *fd_read;
-    void *fd_opaque;
     int max_size;
 } FDCharDriver;
 
@@ -1309,7 +1320,7 @@
     CharDriverState *chr = opaque;
     FDCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
 
-    s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque);
+    s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(chr);
     return s->max_size;
 }
 
@@ -1332,20 +1343,15 @@
         return;
     }
     if (size > 0) {
-        s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, buf, size);
+        qemu_chr_read(chr, buf, size);
     }
 }
 
-static void fd_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr, 
-                                    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read, 
-                                    IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
+static void fd_chr_update_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr)
 {
     FDCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
 
     if (s->fd_in >= 0) {
-        s->fd_can_read = fd_can_read;
-        s->fd_read = fd_read;
-        s->fd_opaque = opaque;
         if (nographic && s->fd_in == 0) {
         } else {
             qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd_in, fd_chr_read_poll, 
@@ -1372,7 +1378,7 @@
     s->fd_out = fd_out;
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = fd_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = fd_chr_add_read_handler;
+    chr->chr_update_read_handler = fd_chr_update_read_handler;
 
     qemu_chr_reset(chr);
 
@@ -1465,7 +1471,7 @@
 
                 chr = stdio_clients[client_index];
                 s = chr->opaque;
-                chr->chr_event(s->fd_opaque, CHR_EVENT_BREAK);
+                qemu_chr_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_BREAK);
             }
             break;
         case 'c':
@@ -1492,13 +1498,11 @@
         if (client_index < stdio_nb_clients) {
             uint8_t buf[1];
             CharDriverState *chr;
-            FDCharDriver *s;
             
             chr = stdio_clients[client_index];
-            s = chr->opaque;
-            if (s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque) > 0) {
+            if (qemu_chr_can_read(chr) > 0) {
                 buf[0] = ch;
-                s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, buf, 1);
+                qemu_chr_read(chr, buf, 1);
             } else if (term_fifo_size == 0) {
                 term_fifo[term_fifo_size++] = ch;
             }
@@ -1509,14 +1513,12 @@
 static int stdio_read_poll(void *opaque)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
-    FDCharDriver *s;
 
     if (client_index < stdio_nb_clients) {
         chr = stdio_clients[client_index];
-        s = chr->opaque;
         /* try to flush the queue if needed */
-        if (term_fifo_size != 0 && s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque) > 0) {
-            s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, term_fifo, 1);
+        if (term_fifo_size != 0 && qemu_chr_can_read(chr) > 0) {
+            qemu_chr_read(chr, term_fifo, 1);
             term_fifo_size = 0;
         }
         /* see if we can absorb more chars */
@@ -1855,7 +1857,6 @@
     }
     chr->opaque = (void *)fd;
     chr->chr_write = null_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = null_chr_add_read_handler;
     chr->chr_ioctl = pp_ioctl;
 
     qemu_chr_reset(chr);
@@ -1874,9 +1875,6 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 typedef struct {
-    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read; 
-    IOReadHandler *fd_read;
-    void *win_opaque;
     int max_size;
     HANDLE hcom, hrecv, hsend;
     OVERLAPPED orecv, osend;
@@ -2020,10 +2018,10 @@
 
 static int win_chr_read_poll(WinCharState *s)
 {
-    s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->win_opaque);
+    s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(s->chr);
     return s->max_size;
 }
-            
+
 static void win_chr_readfile(WinCharState *s)
 {
     int ret, err;
@@ -2041,7 +2039,7 @@
     }
 
     if (size > 0) {
-        s->fd_read(s->win_opaque, buf, size);
+        qemu_chr_read(s->chr, buf, size);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2071,17 +2069,6 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void win_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr, 
-                                    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read, 
-                                    IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
-{
-    WinCharState *s = chr->opaque;
-
-    s->fd_can_read = fd_can_read;
-    s->fd_read = fd_read;
-    s->win_opaque = opaque;
-}
-
 static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_win(const char *filename)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
@@ -2097,7 +2084,6 @@
     }
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = win_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = win_chr_add_read_handler;
     chr->chr_close = win_chr_close;
 
     if (win_chr_init(s, filename) < 0) {
@@ -2201,7 +2187,6 @@
     }
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = win_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = win_chr_add_read_handler;
     chr->chr_close = win_chr_close;
     
     if (win_chr_pipe_init(s, filename) < 0) {
@@ -2229,7 +2214,6 @@
     s->hcom = fd_out;
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = win_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = win_chr_add_read_handler;
     qemu_chr_reset(chr);
     return chr;
 }
@@ -2251,9 +2235,6 @@
 /* UDP Net console */
 
 typedef struct {
-    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read;
-    IOReadHandler *fd_read;
-    void *fd_opaque;
     int fd;
     struct sockaddr_in daddr;
     char buf[1024];
@@ -2275,15 +2256,15 @@
     CharDriverState *chr = opaque;
     NetCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
 
-    s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque);
+    s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(chr);
 
     /* If there were any stray characters in the queue process them
      * first
      */
     while (s->max_size > 0 && s->bufptr < s->bufcnt) {
-        s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, &s->buf[s->bufptr], 1);
+        qemu_chr_read(chr, &s->buf[s->bufptr], 1);
         s->bufptr++;
-        s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque);
+        s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(chr);
     }
     return s->max_size;
 }
@@ -2302,22 +2283,17 @@
 
     s->bufptr = 0;
     while (s->max_size > 0 && s->bufptr < s->bufcnt) {
-        s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, &s->buf[s->bufptr], 1);
+        qemu_chr_read(chr, &s->buf[s->bufptr], 1);
         s->bufptr++;
-        s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque);
+        s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(chr);
     }
 }
 
-static void udp_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr,
-                                    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read,
-                                    IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
+static void udp_chr_update_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr)
 {
     NetCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
 
     if (s->fd >= 0) {
-        s->fd_can_read = fd_can_read;
-        s->fd_read = fd_read;
-        s->fd_opaque = opaque;
         qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd, udp_chr_read_poll,
                              udp_chr_read, NULL, chr);
     }
@@ -2367,7 +2343,7 @@
     s->bufptr = 0;
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = udp_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = udp_chr_add_read_handler;
+    chr->chr_update_read_handler = udp_chr_update_read_handler;
     return chr;
 
 return_err:
@@ -2384,13 +2360,11 @@
 /* TCP Net console */
 
 typedef struct {
-    IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read;
-    IOReadHandler *fd_read;
-    void *fd_opaque;
     int fd, listen_fd;
     int connected;
     int max_size;
     int do_telnetopt;
+    int do_nodelay;
     int is_unix;
 } TCPCharDriver;
 
@@ -2413,9 +2387,7 @@
     TCPCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
     if (!s->connected)
         return 0;
-    if (!s->fd_can_read)
-	return 0;
-    s->max_size = s->fd_can_read(s->fd_opaque);
+    s->max_size = qemu_chr_can_read(chr);
     return s->max_size;
 }
 
@@ -2448,7 +2420,7 @@
             } else {
                 if ((unsigned char)buf[i] == IAC_BREAK && s->do_telnetopt == 2) {
                     /* Handle IAC break commands by sending a serial break */
-                    chr->chr_event(s->fd_opaque, CHR_EVENT_BREAK);
+                    qemu_chr_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_BREAK);
                     s->do_telnetopt++;
                 }
                 s->do_telnetopt++;
@@ -2495,21 +2467,10 @@
         if (s->do_telnetopt)
             tcp_chr_process_IAC_bytes(chr, s, buf, &size);
         if (size > 0)
-            s->fd_read(s->fd_opaque, buf, size);
+            qemu_chr_read(chr, buf, size);
     }
 }
 
-static void tcp_chr_add_read_handler(CharDriverState *chr,
-                                     IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read,
-                                    IOReadHandler *fd_read, void *opaque)
-{
-    TCPCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
-
-    s->fd_can_read = fd_can_read;
-    s->fd_read = fd_read;
-    s->fd_opaque = opaque;
-}
-
 static void tcp_chr_connect(void *opaque)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr = opaque;
@@ -2658,7 +2619,6 @@
 
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = tcp_chr_write;
-    chr->chr_add_read_handler = tcp_chr_add_read_handler;
     chr->chr_close = tcp_chr_close;
 
     if (is_listen) {