diff --git a/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.c b/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.c
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU RISC-V Host Target Interface (HTIF) Emulation
+ *
+ * Author: Sagar Karandikar, sagark@eecs.berkeley.edu
+ *
+ * This provides HTIF device emulation for QEMU. At the moment this allows
+ * for identical copies of bbl/linux to run on both spike and QEMU.
+ *
+ * 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 "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "hw/char/serial.h"
+#include "chardev/char.h"
+#include "chardev/char-fe.h"
+#include "hw/riscv/riscv_htif.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+
+#define RISCV_DEBUG_HTIF 0
+#define HTIF_DEBUG(fmt, ...)                                                   \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        if (RISCV_DEBUG_HTIF) {                                                \
+            qemu_log_mask(LOG_TRACE, "%s: " fmt "\n", __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__);\
+        }                                                                      \
+    } while (0)
+
+static uint64_t fromhost_addr, tohost_addr;
+
+void htif_symbol_callback(const char *st_name, int st_info, uint64_t st_value,
+    uint64_t st_size)
+{
+    if (strcmp("fromhost", st_name) == 0) {
+        fromhost_addr = st_value;
+        if (st_size != 8) {
+            error_report("HTIF fromhost must be 8 bytes");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp("tohost", st_name) == 0) {
+        tohost_addr = st_value;
+        if (st_size != 8) {
+            error_report("HTIF tohost must be 8 bytes");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called by the char dev to see if HTIF is ready to accept input.
+ */
+static int htif_can_recv(void *opaque)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called by the char dev to supply input to HTIF console.
+ * We assume that we will receive one character at a time.
+ */
+static void htif_recv(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
+{
+    HTIFState *htifstate = opaque;
+
+    if (size != 1) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* TODO - we need to check whether mfromhost is zero which indicates
+              the device is ready to receive. The current implementation
+              will drop characters */
+
+    uint64_t val_written = htifstate->pending_read;
+    uint64_t resp = 0x100 | *buf;
+
+    htifstate->env->mfromhost = (val_written >> 48 << 48) | (resp << 16 >> 16);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called by the char dev to supply special events to the HTIF console.
+ * Not used for HTIF.
+ */
+static void htif_event(void *opaque, int event)
+{
+
+}
+
+static int htif_be_change(void *opaque)
+{
+    HTIFState *s = opaque;
+
+    qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chr, htif_can_recv, htif_recv, htif_event,
+        htif_be_change, s, NULL, true);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void htif_handle_tohost_write(HTIFState *htifstate, uint64_t val_written)
+{
+    uint8_t device = val_written >> 56;
+    uint8_t cmd = val_written >> 48;
+    uint64_t payload = val_written & 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFULL;
+    int resp = 0;
+
+    HTIF_DEBUG("mtohost write: device: %d cmd: %d what: %02" PRIx64
+        " -payload: %016" PRIx64 "\n", device, cmd, payload & 0xFF, payload);
+
+    /*
+     * Currently, there is a fixed mapping of devices:
+     * 0: riscv-tests Pass/Fail Reporting Only (no syscall proxy)
+     * 1: Console
+     */
+    if (unlikely(device == 0x0)) {
+        /* frontend syscall handler, shutdown and exit code support */
+        if (cmd == 0x0) {
+            if (payload & 0x1) {
+                /* exit code */
+                int exit_code = payload >> 1;
+                exit(exit_code);
+            } else {
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "pk syscall proxy not supported\n");
+            }
+        } else {
+            qemu_log("HTIF device %d: unknown command\n", device);
+        }
+    } else if (likely(device == 0x1)) {
+        /* HTIF Console */
+        if (cmd == 0x0) {
+            /* this should be a queue, but not yet implemented as such */
+            htifstate->pending_read = val_written;
+            htifstate->env->mtohost = 0; /* clear to indicate we read */
+            return;
+        } else if (cmd == 0x1) {
+            qemu_chr_fe_write(&htifstate->chr, (uint8_t *)&payload, 1);
+            resp = 0x100 | (uint8_t)payload;
+        } else {
+            qemu_log("HTIF device %d: unknown command\n", device);
+        }
+    } else {
+        qemu_log("HTIF unknown device or command\n");
+        HTIF_DEBUG("device: %d cmd: %d what: %02" PRIx64
+            " payload: %016" PRIx64, device, cmd, payload & 0xFF, payload);
+    }
+    /*
+     * - latest bbl does not set fromhost to 0 if there is a value in tohost
+     * - with this code enabled, qemu hangs waiting for fromhost to go to 0
+     * - with this code disabled, qemu works with bbl priv v1.9.1 and v1.10
+     * - HTIF needs protocol documentation and a more complete state machine
+
+        while (!htifstate->fromhost_inprogress &&
+            htifstate->env->mfromhost != 0x0) {
+        }
+    */
+    htifstate->env->mfromhost = (val_written >> 48 << 48) | (resp << 16 >> 16);
+    htifstate->env->mtohost = 0; /* clear to indicate we read */
+}
+
+#define TOHOST_OFFSET1 (htifstate->tohost_offset)
+#define TOHOST_OFFSET2 (htifstate->tohost_offset + 4)
+#define FROMHOST_OFFSET1 (htifstate->fromhost_offset)
+#define FROMHOST_OFFSET2 (htifstate->fromhost_offset + 4)
+
+/* CPU wants to read an HTIF register */
+static uint64_t htif_mm_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    HTIFState *htifstate = opaque;
+    if (addr == TOHOST_OFFSET1) {
+        return htifstate->env->mtohost & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    } else if (addr == TOHOST_OFFSET2) {
+        return (htifstate->env->mtohost >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    } else if (addr == FROMHOST_OFFSET1) {
+        return htifstate->env->mfromhost & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    } else if (addr == FROMHOST_OFFSET2) {
+        return (htifstate->env->mfromhost >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    } else {
+        qemu_log("Invalid htif read: address %016" PRIx64 "\n",
+            (uint64_t)addr);
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/* CPU wrote to an HTIF register */
+static void htif_mm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
+                            uint64_t value, unsigned size)
+{
+    HTIFState *htifstate = opaque;
+    if (addr == TOHOST_OFFSET1) {
+        if (htifstate->env->mtohost == 0x0) {
+            htifstate->allow_tohost = 1;
+            htifstate->env->mtohost = value & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+        } else {
+            htifstate->allow_tohost = 0;
+        }
+    } else if (addr == TOHOST_OFFSET2) {
+        if (htifstate->allow_tohost) {
+            htifstate->env->mtohost |= value << 32;
+            htif_handle_tohost_write(htifstate, htifstate->env->mtohost);
+        }
+    } else if (addr == FROMHOST_OFFSET1) {
+        htifstate->fromhost_inprogress = 1;
+        htifstate->env->mfromhost = value & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    } else if (addr == FROMHOST_OFFSET2) {
+        htifstate->env->mfromhost |= value << 32;
+        htifstate->fromhost_inprogress = 0;
+    } else {
+        qemu_log("Invalid htif write: address %016" PRIx64 "\n",
+            (uint64_t)addr);
+    }
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps htif_mm_ops = {
+    .read = htif_mm_read,
+    .write = htif_mm_write,
+};
+
+HTIFState *htif_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space, MemoryRegion *main_mem,
+    CPURISCVState *env, Chardev *chr)
+{
+    uint64_t base = MIN(tohost_addr, fromhost_addr);
+    uint64_t size = MAX(tohost_addr + 8, fromhost_addr + 8) - base;
+    uint64_t tohost_offset = tohost_addr - base;
+    uint64_t fromhost_offset = fromhost_addr - base;
+
+    HTIFState *s = g_malloc0(sizeof(HTIFState));
+    s->address_space = address_space;
+    s->main_mem = main_mem;
+    s->main_mem_ram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(main_mem);
+    s->env = env;
+    s->tohost_offset = tohost_offset;
+    s->fromhost_offset = fromhost_offset;
+    s->pending_read = 0;
+    s->allow_tohost = 0;
+    s->fromhost_inprogress = 0;
+    qemu_chr_fe_init(&s->chr, chr, &error_abort);
+    qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chr, htif_can_recv, htif_recv, htif_event,
+        htif_be_change, s, NULL, true);
+    if (base) {
+        memory_region_init_io(&s->mmio, NULL, &htif_mm_ops, s,
+                            TYPE_HTIF_UART, size);
+        memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, base, &s->mmio);
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.h b/include/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5131fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/riscv_htif.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU RISCV Host Target Interface (HTIF) Emulation
+ *
+ *
+ * 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_RISCV_HTIF_H
+#define HW_RISCV_HTIF_H
+
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "chardev/char.h"
+#include "chardev/char-fe.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
+
+#define TYPE_HTIF_UART "riscv.htif.uart"
+
+typedef struct HTIFState {
+    int allow_tohost;
+    int fromhost_inprogress;
+
+    hwaddr tohost_offset;
+    hwaddr fromhost_offset;
+    uint64_t tohost_size;
+    uint64_t fromhost_size;
+    MemoryRegion mmio;
+    MemoryRegion *address_space;
+    MemoryRegion *main_mem;
+    void *main_mem_ram_ptr;
+
+    CPURISCVState *env;
+    CharBackend chr;
+    uint64_t pending_read;
+} HTIFState;
+
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_htif;
+extern const MemoryRegionOps htif_io_ops;
+
+/* HTIF symbol callback */
+void htif_symbol_callback(const char *st_name, int st_info, uint64_t st_value,
+    uint64_t st_size);
+
+/* legacy pre qom */
+HTIFState *htif_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space, MemoryRegion *main_mem,
+    CPURISCVState *env, Chardev *chr);
+
+#endif
