diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
index 1bec478..ec6ec35 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 static const int uart_irqs[] = { 9, 32, 33, 34, 10 };
 static const int timer_irqs[] = { 16, 17, 18, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, };
 
+#define AST2400_SDRAM_BASE       0x40000000
+
+static const AspeedSoCInfo aspeed_socs[] = {
+    { "ast2400-a0", "arm926", AST2400_A0_SILICON_REV, AST2400_SDRAM_BASE },
+    { "ast2400",    "arm926", AST2400_A0_SILICON_REV, AST2400_SDRAM_BASE },
+};
+
 /*
  * IO handlers: simply catch any reads/writes to IO addresses that aren't
  * handled by a device mapping.
@@ -65,8 +72,9 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps aspeed_soc_io_ops = {
 static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
 {
     AspeedSoCState *s = ASPEED_SOC(obj);
+    AspeedSoCClass *sc = ASPEED_SOC_GET_CLASS(s);
 
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init("arm926");
+    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init(sc->info->cpu_model);
 
     object_initialize(&s->vic, sizeof(s->vic), TYPE_ASPEED_VIC);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "vic", OBJECT(&s->vic), NULL);
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
     object_property_add_child(obj, "scu", OBJECT(&s->scu), NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->scu), sysbus_get_default());
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->scu), "silicon-rev",
-                         AST2400_A0_SILICON_REV);
+                         sc->info->silicon_rev);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "hw-strap1", OBJECT(&s->scu),
                               "hw-strap1", &error_abort);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "hw-strap2", OBJECT(&s->scu),
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
     object_property_add_child(obj, "sdmc", OBJECT(&s->sdmc), NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->sdmc), sysbus_get_default());
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->sdmc), "silicon-rev",
-                         AST2400_A0_SILICON_REV);
+                         sc->info->silicon_rev);
 }
 
 static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -202,7 +210,9 @@ static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 static void aspeed_soc_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    AspeedSoCClass *sc = ASPEED_SOC_CLASS(oc);
 
+    sc->info = (AspeedSoCInfo *) data;
     dc->realize = aspeed_soc_realize;
 
     /*
@@ -222,7 +232,18 @@ static const TypeInfo aspeed_soc_type_info = {
 
 static void aspeed_soc_register_types(void)
 {
+    int i;
+
     type_register_static(&aspeed_soc_type_info);
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(aspeed_socs); ++i) {
+        TypeInfo ti = {
+            .name       = aspeed_socs[i].name,
+            .parent     = TYPE_ASPEED_SOC,
+            .class_init = aspeed_soc_class_init,
+            .class_data = (void *) &aspeed_socs[i],
+        };
+        type_register(&ti);
+    }
 }
 
 type_init(aspeed_soc_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c b/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
index 4d11905..4319121 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 
 static struct arm_boot_info palmetto_bmc_binfo = {
-    .loader_start = AST2400_SDRAM_BASE,
-    .board_id = 0,
+    .board_id = -1, /* device-tree-only board */
     .nb_cpus = 1,
 };
 
@@ -61,14 +60,17 @@ static void palmetto_bmc_init_flashes(AspeedSMCState *s, const char *flashtype,
 static void palmetto_bmc_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     PalmettoBMCState *bmc;
+    AspeedSoCClass *sc;
 
     bmc = g_new0(PalmettoBMCState, 1);
-    object_initialize(&bmc->soc, (sizeof(bmc->soc)), TYPE_ASPEED_SOC);
+    object_initialize(&bmc->soc, (sizeof(bmc->soc)), "ast2400-a0");
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(&bmc->soc),
                               &error_abort);
 
+    sc = ASPEED_SOC_GET_CLASS(&bmc->soc);
+
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&bmc->ram, NULL, "ram", ram_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), AST2400_SDRAM_BASE,
+    memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), sc->info->sdram_base,
                                 &bmc->ram);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(&bmc->soc), "ram", OBJECT(&bmc->ram),
                                    &error_abort);
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ static void palmetto_bmc_init(MachineState *machine)
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.ram_size = ram_size;
+    palmetto_bmc_binfo.loader_start = sc->info->sdram_base;
+
     arm_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu), &palmetto_bmc_binfo);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
index bf63ae9..0146a2a 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.h
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ typedef struct AspeedSoCState {
 #define TYPE_ASPEED_SOC "aspeed-soc"
 #define ASPEED_SOC(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(AspeedSoCState, (obj), TYPE_ASPEED_SOC)
 
-#define AST2400_SDRAM_BASE       0x40000000
+typedef struct AspeedSoCInfo {
+    const char *name;
+    const char *cpu_model;
+    uint32_t silicon_rev;
+    hwaddr sdram_base;
+} AspeedSoCInfo;
+
+typedef struct AspeedSoCClass {
+    DeviceState parent_class;
+    AspeedSoCInfo *info;
+} AspeedSoCClass;
+
+#define ASPEED_SOC_CLASS(klass)                                         \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(AspeedSoCClass, (klass), TYPE_ASPEED_SOC)
+#define ASPEED_SOC_GET_CLASS(obj)                               \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(AspeedSoCClass, (obj), TYPE_ASPEED_SOC)
 
 #endif /* ASPEED_SOC_H */
