diff --git a/hw/core/Makefile.objs b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
index 70951d4..82a9ef8 100644
--- a/hw/core/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # core qdev-related obj files, also used by *-user:
 common-obj-y += qdev.o qdev-properties.o
+common-obj-y += bus.o
 common-obj-y += fw-path-provider.o
 # irq.o needed for qdev GPIO handling:
 common-obj-y += irq.o
diff --git a/hw/core/bus.c b/hw/core/bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3f8ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/core/bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/*
+ *  Dynamic device configuration and creation -- buses.
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2009 CodeSourcery
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "hw/qdev.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+
+static void qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(BusState *bus, Object *handler,
+                                              Error **errp)
+{
+
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(bus), OBJECT(handler),
+                             QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY, errp);
+}
+
+void qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, DeviceState *handler, Error **errp)
+{
+    qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(bus, OBJECT(handler), errp);
+}
+
+void qbus_set_bus_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, Error **errp)
+{
+    qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(bus, OBJECT(bus), errp);
+}
+
+int qbus_walk_children(BusState *bus,
+                       qdev_walkerfn *pre_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *pre_busfn,
+                       qdev_walkerfn *post_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *post_busfn,
+                       void *opaque)
+{
+    BusChild *kid;
+    int err;
+
+    if (pre_busfn) {
+        err = pre_busfn(bus, opaque);
+        if (err) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+        err = qdev_walk_children(kid->child,
+                                 pre_devfn, pre_busfn,
+                                 post_devfn, post_busfn, opaque);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (post_busfn) {
+        err = post_busfn(bus, opaque);
+        if (err) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void qbus_realize(BusState *bus, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    const char *typename = object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus));
+    BusClass *bc;
+    char *buf;
+    int i, len, bus_id;
+
+    bus->parent = parent;
+
+    if (name) {
+        bus->name = g_strdup(name);
+    } else if (bus->parent && bus->parent->id) {
+        /* parent device has id -> use it plus parent-bus-id for bus name */
+        bus_id = bus->parent->num_child_bus;
+
+        len = strlen(bus->parent->id) + 16;
+        buf = g_malloc(len);
+        snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", bus->parent->id, bus_id);
+        bus->name = buf;
+    } else {
+        /* no id -> use lowercase bus type plus global bus-id for bus name */
+        bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+        bus_id = bc->automatic_ids++;
+
+        len = strlen(typename) + 16;
+        buf = g_malloc(len);
+        len = snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", typename, bus_id);
+        for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            buf[i] = qemu_tolower(buf[i]);
+        }
+        bus->name = buf;
+    }
+
+    if (bus->parent) {
+        QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bus->parent->child_bus, bus, sibling);
+        bus->parent->num_child_bus++;
+        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(bus->parent), bus->name, OBJECT(bus), NULL);
+        object_unref(OBJECT(bus));
+    } else if (bus != sysbus_get_default()) {
+        /* TODO: once all bus devices are qdevified,
+           only reset handler for main_system_bus should be registered here. */
+        qemu_register_reset(qbus_reset_all_fn, bus);
+    }
+}
+
+static void bus_unparent(Object *obj)
+{
+    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
+    BusChild *kid;
+
+    while ((kid = QTAILQ_FIRST(&bus->children)) != NULL) {
+        DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
+        object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
+    }
+    if (bus->parent) {
+        QLIST_REMOVE(bus, sibling);
+        bus->parent->num_child_bus--;
+        bus->parent = NULL;
+    } else {
+        assert(bus != sysbus_get_default()); /* main_system_bus is never freed */
+        qemu_unregister_reset(qbus_reset_all_fn, bus);
+    }
+}
+
+void qbus_create_inplace(void *bus, size_t size, const char *typename,
+                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    object_initialize(bus, size, typename);
+    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
+}
+
+BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    BusState *bus;
+
+    bus = BUS(object_new(typename));
+    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
+
+    return bus;
+}
+
+static bool bus_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
+
+    return bus->realized;
+}
+
+static void bus_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
+    BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+    BusChild *kid;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    if (value && !bus->realized) {
+        if (bc->realize) {
+            bc->realize(bus, &local_err);
+        }
+
+        /* TODO: recursive realization */
+    } else if (!value && bus->realized) {
+        QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+            DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
+            object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized",
+                                     &local_err);
+            if (local_err != NULL) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (bc->unrealize && local_err == NULL) {
+            bc->unrealize(bus, &local_err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (local_err != NULL) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bus->realized = value;
+}
+
+static void qbus_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
+
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&bus->children);
+    object_property_add_link(obj, QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY,
+                             TYPE_HOTPLUG_HANDLER,
+                             (Object **)&bus->hotplug_handler,
+                             object_property_allow_set_link,
+                             OBJ_PROP_LINK_UNREF_ON_RELEASE,
+                             NULL);
+    object_property_add_bool(obj, "realized",
+                             bus_get_realized, bus_set_realized, NULL);
+}
+
+static char *default_bus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    return g_strdup(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+}
+
+static void bus_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
+{
+    BusClass *bc = BUS_CLASS(class);
+
+    class->unparent = bus_unparent;
+    bc->get_fw_dev_path = default_bus_get_fw_dev_path;
+}
+
+static void qbus_finalize(Object *obj)
+{
+    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
+
+    g_free((char *)bus->name);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(BusState),
+    .abstract = true,
+    .class_size = sizeof(BusClass),
+    .instance_init = qbus_initfn,
+    .instance_finalize = qbus_finalize,
+    .class_init = bus_class_init,
+};
+
+static void bus_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&bus_info);
+}
+
+type_init(bus_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index db41aa1..853162b 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -109,24 +109,6 @@ void qdev_set_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus)
     bus_add_child(bus, dev);
 }
 
-static void qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(BusState *bus, Object *handler,
-                                              Error **errp)
-{
-
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(bus), OBJECT(handler),
-                             QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY, errp);
-}
-
-void qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, DeviceState *handler, Error **errp)
-{
-    qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(bus, OBJECT(handler), errp);
-}
-
-void qbus_set_bus_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, Error **errp)
-{
-    qbus_set_hotplug_handler_internal(bus, OBJECT(bus), errp);
-}
-
 /* Create a new device.  This only initializes the device state
    structure and allows properties to be set.  The device still needs
    to be realized.  See qdev-core.h.  */
@@ -595,40 +577,6 @@ BusState *qdev_get_child_bus(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int qbus_walk_children(BusState *bus,
-                       qdev_walkerfn *pre_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *pre_busfn,
-                       qdev_walkerfn *post_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *post_busfn,
-                       void *opaque)
-{
-    BusChild *kid;
-    int err;
-
-    if (pre_busfn) {
-        err = pre_busfn(bus, opaque);
-        if (err) {
-            return err;
-        }
-    }
-
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
-        err = qdev_walk_children(kid->child,
-                                 pre_devfn, pre_busfn,
-                                 post_devfn, post_busfn, opaque);
-        if (err < 0) {
-            return err;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (post_busfn) {
-        err = post_busfn(bus, opaque);
-        if (err) {
-            return err;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 int qdev_walk_children(DeviceState *dev,
                        qdev_walkerfn *pre_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *pre_busfn,
                        qdev_walkerfn *post_devfn, qbus_walkerfn *post_busfn,
@@ -685,129 +633,6 @@ DeviceState *qdev_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *id)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static void qbus_realize(BusState *bus, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
-{
-    const char *typename = object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus));
-    BusClass *bc;
-    char *buf;
-    int i, len, bus_id;
-
-    bus->parent = parent;
-
-    if (name) {
-        bus->name = g_strdup(name);
-    } else if (bus->parent && bus->parent->id) {
-        /* parent device has id -> use it plus parent-bus-id for bus name */
-        bus_id = bus->parent->num_child_bus;
-
-        len = strlen(bus->parent->id) + 16;
-        buf = g_malloc(len);
-        snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", bus->parent->id, bus_id);
-        bus->name = buf;
-    } else {
-        /* no id -> use lowercase bus type plus global bus-id for bus name */
-        bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
-        bus_id = bc->automatic_ids++;
-
-        len = strlen(typename) + 16;
-        buf = g_malloc(len);
-        len = snprintf(buf, len, "%s.%d", typename, bus_id);
-        for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-            buf[i] = qemu_tolower(buf[i]);
-        }
-        bus->name = buf;
-    }
-
-    if (bus->parent) {
-        QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bus->parent->child_bus, bus, sibling);
-        bus->parent->num_child_bus++;
-        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(bus->parent), bus->name, OBJECT(bus), NULL);
-        object_unref(OBJECT(bus));
-    } else if (bus != sysbus_get_default()) {
-        /* TODO: once all bus devices are qdevified,
-           only reset handler for main_system_bus should be registered here. */
-        qemu_register_reset(qbus_reset_all_fn, bus);
-    }
-}
-
-static void bus_unparent(Object *obj)
-{
-    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
-    BusChild *kid;
-
-    while ((kid = QTAILQ_FIRST(&bus->children)) != NULL) {
-        DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
-        object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
-    }
-    if (bus->parent) {
-        QLIST_REMOVE(bus, sibling);
-        bus->parent->num_child_bus--;
-        bus->parent = NULL;
-    } else {
-        assert(bus != sysbus_get_default()); /* main_system_bus is never freed */
-        qemu_unregister_reset(qbus_reset_all_fn, bus);
-    }
-}
-
-static bool bus_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
-{
-    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
-
-    return bus->realized;
-}
-
-static void bus_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
-{
-    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
-    BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
-    BusChild *kid;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    if (value && !bus->realized) {
-        if (bc->realize) {
-            bc->realize(bus, &local_err);
-        }
-
-        /* TODO: recursive realization */
-    } else if (!value && bus->realized) {
-        QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
-            DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
-            object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized",
-                                     &local_err);
-            if (local_err != NULL) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if (bc->unrealize && local_err == NULL) {
-            bc->unrealize(bus, &local_err);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    bus->realized = value;
-}
-
-void qbus_create_inplace(void *bus, size_t size, const char *typename,
-                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
-{
-    object_initialize(bus, size, typename);
-    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
-}
-
-BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
-{
-    BusState *bus;
-
-    bus = BUS(object_new(typename));
-    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
-
-    return bus;
-}
-
 static char *bus_get_fw_dev_path(BusState *bus, DeviceState *dev)
 {
     BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
@@ -1315,55 +1140,8 @@ static const TypeInfo device_type_info = {
     .class_size = sizeof(DeviceClass),
 };
 
-static void qbus_initfn(Object *obj)
-{
-    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
-
-    QTAILQ_INIT(&bus->children);
-    object_property_add_link(obj, QDEV_HOTPLUG_HANDLER_PROPERTY,
-                             TYPE_HOTPLUG_HANDLER,
-                             (Object **)&bus->hotplug_handler,
-                             object_property_allow_set_link,
-                             OBJ_PROP_LINK_UNREF_ON_RELEASE,
-                             NULL);
-    object_property_add_bool(obj, "realized",
-                             bus_get_realized, bus_set_realized, NULL);
-}
-
-static char *default_bus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
-{
-    return g_strdup(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
-}
-
-static void bus_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
-{
-    BusClass *bc = BUS_CLASS(class);
-
-    class->unparent = bus_unparent;
-    bc->get_fw_dev_path = default_bus_get_fw_dev_path;
-}
-
-static void qbus_finalize(Object *obj)
-{
-    BusState *bus = BUS(obj);
-
-    g_free((char *)bus->name);
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo bus_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_BUS,
-    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(BusState),
-    .abstract = true,
-    .class_size = sizeof(BusClass),
-    .instance_init = qbus_initfn,
-    .instance_finalize = qbus_finalize,
-    .class_init = bus_class_init,
-};
-
 static void qdev_register_types(void)
 {
-    type_register_static(&bus_info);
     type_register_static(&device_type_info);
 }
 
