diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
index 6e8293aac9..3ac2045a95 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, MachineState *machine,
     Aml *one = aml_int(1);
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     const CPUArchIdList *apic_ids = mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids(machine);
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
 
     /*
      * _MAT method - creates an madt apic buffer
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ void build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, MachineState *machine,
     /* The current AML generator can cover the APIC ID range [0..255],
      * inclusive, for VCPU hotplug. */
     QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT > 256);
-    if (pcms->apic_id_limit > ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT) {
+    if (x86ms->apic_id_limit > ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT) {
         error_report("max_cpus is too large. APIC ID of last CPU is %u",
-                     pcms->apic_id_limit - 1);
+                     x86ms->apic_id_limit - 1);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ void build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, MachineState *machine,
      * ith up to 255 elements. Windows guests up to win2k8 fail when
      * VarPackageOp is used.
      */
-    pkg = pcms->apic_id_limit <= 255 ? aml_package(pcms->apic_id_limit) :
-                                       aml_varpackage(pcms->apic_id_limit);
+    pkg = x86ms->apic_id_limit <= 255 ? aml_package(x86ms->apic_id_limit) :
+                                        aml_varpackage(x86ms->apic_id_limit);
 
     for (i = 0, apic_idx = 0; i < apic_ids->len; i++) {
         int apic_id = apic_ids->cpus[i].arch_id;
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 4e0f9f425a..fc7de46533 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ static void
 build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, PCMachineState *pcms)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     const CPUArchIdList *apic_ids = mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids(MACHINE(pcms));
     int madt_start = table_data->len;
     AcpiDeviceIfClass *adevc = ACPI_DEVICE_IF_GET_CLASS(pcms->acpi_dev);
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, PCMachineState *pcms)
     io_apic->address = cpu_to_le32(IO_APIC_DEFAULT_ADDRESS);
     io_apic->interrupt = cpu_to_le32(0);
 
-    if (pcms->apic_xrupt_override) {
+    if (x86ms->apic_xrupt_override) {
         intsrcovr = acpi_data_push(table_data, sizeof *intsrcovr);
         intsrcovr->type   = ACPI_APIC_XRUPT_OVERRIDE;
         intsrcovr->length = sizeof(*intsrcovr);
@@ -1831,6 +1832,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
     CrsRangeSet crs_range_set;
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
     AcpiMcfgInfo mcfg;
     uint32_t nr_mem = machine->ram_slots;
     int root_bus_limit = 0xFF;
@@ -2098,7 +2100,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
          * with half of the 16-bit control register. Hence, the total size
          * of the i/o region used is FW_CFG_CTL_SIZE; when using DMA, the
          * DMA control register is located at FW_CFG_DMA_IO_BASE + 4 */
-        uint8_t io_size = object_property_get_bool(OBJECT(pcms->fw_cfg),
+        uint8_t io_size = object_property_get_bool(OBJECT(x86ms->fw_cfg),
                                                    "dma_enabled", NULL) ?
                           ROUND_UP(FW_CFG_CTL_SIZE, 4) + sizeof(dma_addr_t) :
                           FW_CFG_CTL_SIZE;
@@ -2331,6 +2333,7 @@ build_srat(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, MachineState *machine)
     int srat_start, numa_start, slots;
     uint64_t mem_len, mem_base, next_base;
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
     const CPUArchIdList *apic_ids = mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids(machine);
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
     ram_addr_t hotplugabble_address_space_size =
@@ -2401,16 +2404,16 @@ build_srat(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, MachineState *machine)
         }
 
         /* Cut out the ACPI_PCI hole */
-        if (mem_base <= pcms->below_4g_mem_size &&
-            next_base > pcms->below_4g_mem_size) {
-            mem_len -= next_base - pcms->below_4g_mem_size;
+        if (mem_base <= x86ms->below_4g_mem_size &&
+            next_base > x86ms->below_4g_mem_size) {
+            mem_len -= next_base - x86ms->below_4g_mem_size;
             if (mem_len > 0) {
                 numamem = acpi_data_push(table_data, sizeof *numamem);
                 build_srat_memory(numamem, mem_base, mem_len, i - 1,
                                   MEM_AFFINITY_ENABLED);
             }
             mem_base = 1ULL << 32;
-            mem_len = next_base - pcms->below_4g_mem_size;
+            mem_len = next_base - x86ms->below_4g_mem_size;
             next_base = mem_base + mem_len;
         }
 
@@ -2629,6 +2632,7 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState *machine)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
     GArray *table_offsets;
     unsigned facs, dsdt, rsdt, fadt;
     AcpiPmInfo pm;
@@ -2790,7 +2794,7 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState *machine)
          */
         int legacy_aml_len =
             pcmc->legacy_acpi_table_size +
-            ACPI_BUILD_LEGACY_CPU_AML_SIZE * pcms->apic_id_limit;
+            ACPI_BUILD_LEGACY_CPU_AML_SIZE * x86ms->apic_id_limit;
         int legacy_table_size =
             ROUND_UP(tables_blob->len - aml_len + legacy_aml_len,
                      ACPI_BUILD_ALIGN_SIZE);
@@ -2880,13 +2884,14 @@ void acpi_setup(void)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     AcpiBuildTables tables;
     AcpiBuildState *build_state;
     Object *vmgenid_dev;
     TPMIf *tpm;
     static FwCfgTPMConfig tpm_config;
 
-    if (!pcms->fw_cfg) {
+    if (!x86ms->fw_cfg) {
         ACPI_BUILD_DPRINTF("No fw cfg. Bailing out.\n");
         return;
     }
@@ -2917,7 +2922,7 @@ void acpi_setup(void)
         acpi_add_rom_blob(acpi_build_update, build_state,
                           tables.linker->cmd_blob, "etc/table-loader", 0);
 
-    fw_cfg_add_file(pcms->fw_cfg, ACPI_BUILD_TPMLOG_FILE,
+    fw_cfg_add_file(x86ms->fw_cfg, ACPI_BUILD_TPMLOG_FILE,
                     tables.tcpalog->data, acpi_data_len(tables.tcpalog));
 
     tpm = tpm_find();
@@ -2927,13 +2932,13 @@ void acpi_setup(void)
             .tpm_version = tpm_get_version(tpm),
             .tpmppi_version = TPM_PPI_VERSION_1_30
         };
-        fw_cfg_add_file(pcms->fw_cfg, "etc/tpm/config",
+        fw_cfg_add_file(x86ms->fw_cfg, "etc/tpm/config",
                         &tpm_config, sizeof tpm_config);
     }
 
     vmgenid_dev = find_vmgenid_dev();
     if (vmgenid_dev) {
-        vmgenid_add_fw_cfg(VMGENID(vmgenid_dev), pcms->fw_cfg,
+        vmgenid_add_fw_cfg(VMGENID(vmgenid_dev), x86ms->fw_cfg,
                            tables.vmgenid);
     }
 
@@ -2946,7 +2951,7 @@ void acpi_setup(void)
         uint32_t rsdp_size = acpi_data_len(tables.rsdp);
 
         build_state->rsdp = g_memdup(tables.rsdp->data, rsdp_size);
-        fw_cfg_add_file_callback(pcms->fw_cfg, ACPI_BUILD_RSDP_FILE,
+        fw_cfg_add_file_callback(x86ms->fw_cfg, ACPI_BUILD_RSDP_FILE,
                                  acpi_build_update, NULL, build_state,
                                  build_state->rsdp, rsdp_size, true);
         build_state->rsdp_mr = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/i386/amd_iommu.c b/hw/i386/amd_iommu.c
index 08884523e2..7b7e4a0bf7 100644
--- a/hw/i386/amd_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/i386/amd_iommu.c
@@ -1537,6 +1537,7 @@ static void amdvi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **err)
     X86IOMMUState *x86_iommu = X86_IOMMU_DEVICE(dev);
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
     PCIBus *bus = pcms->bus;
 
     s->iotlb = g_hash_table_new_full(amdvi_uint64_hash,
@@ -1565,7 +1566,7 @@ static void amdvi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **err)
     }
 
     /* Pseudo address space under root PCI bus. */
-    pcms->ioapic_as = amdvi_host_dma_iommu(bus, s, AMDVI_IOAPIC_SB_DEVID);
+    x86ms->ioapic_as = amdvi_host_dma_iommu(bus, s, AMDVI_IOAPIC_SB_DEVID);
 
     /* set up MMIO */
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mmio, OBJECT(s), &mmio_mem_ops, s, "amdvi-mmio",
diff --git a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
index f1de8fdb75..9dc20c160e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
@@ -3731,6 +3731,7 @@ static void vtd_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
     PCIBus *bus = pcms->bus;
     IntelIOMMUState *s = INTEL_IOMMU_DEVICE(dev);
     X86IOMMUState *x86_iommu = X86_IOMMU_DEVICE(dev);
@@ -3771,7 +3772,7 @@ static void vtd_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), 0, Q35_HOST_BRIDGE_IOMMU_ADDR);
     pci_setup_iommu(bus, vtd_host_dma_iommu, dev);
     /* Pseudo address space under root PCI bus. */
-    pcms->ioapic_as = vtd_host_dma_iommu(bus, s, Q35_PSEUDO_DEVFN_IOAPIC);
+    x86ms->ioapic_as = vtd_host_dma_iommu(bus, s, Q35_PSEUDO_DEVFN_IOAPIC);
     qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(&vtd_machine_done_notify);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index b9ca831164..d579a2f1c2 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-common.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "hw/core/cpu.h"
-#include "hw/nmi.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/i386/intel_iommu.h"
 #include "hw/net/ne2000-isa.h"
@@ -679,17 +678,18 @@ void pc_cmos_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
 {
     int val;
     static pc_cmos_init_late_arg arg;
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     /* various important CMOS locations needed by PC/Bochs bios */
 
     /* memory size */
     /* base memory (first MiB) */
-    val = MIN(pcms->below_4g_mem_size / KiB, 640);
+    val = MIN(x86ms->below_4g_mem_size / KiB, 640);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x15, val);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x16, val >> 8);
     /* extended memory (next 64MiB) */
-    if (pcms->below_4g_mem_size > 1 * MiB) {
-        val = (pcms->below_4g_mem_size - 1 * MiB) / KiB;
+    if (x86ms->below_4g_mem_size > 1 * MiB) {
+        val = (x86ms->below_4g_mem_size - 1 * MiB) / KiB;
     } else {
         val = 0;
     }
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ void pc_cmos_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x30, val);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x31, val >> 8);
     /* memory between 16MiB and 4GiB */
-    if (pcms->below_4g_mem_size > 16 * MiB) {
-        val = (pcms->below_4g_mem_size - 16 * MiB) / (64 * KiB);
+    if (x86ms->below_4g_mem_size > 16 * MiB) {
+        val = (x86ms->below_4g_mem_size - 16 * MiB) / (64 * KiB);
     } else {
         val = 0;
     }
@@ -710,14 +710,14 @@ void pc_cmos_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x34, val);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x35, val >> 8);
     /* memory above 4GiB */
-    val = pcms->above_4g_mem_size / 65536;
+    val = x86ms->above_4g_mem_size / 65536;
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x5b, val);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x5c, val >> 8);
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x5d, val >> 16);
 
     object_property_add_link(OBJECT(pcms), "rtc_state",
                              TYPE_ISA_DEVICE,
-                             (Object **)&pcms->rtc,
+                             (Object **)&x86ms->rtc,
                              object_property_allow_set_link,
                              OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG, &error_abort);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(pcms), OBJECT(s),
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void pc_acpi_smi_interrupt(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
  */
 void pc_smp_parse(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts)
 {
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
 
     if (opts) {
         unsigned cpus    = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cpus", 0);
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void pc_smp_parse(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts)
         ms->smp.cpus = cpus;
         ms->smp.cores = cores;
         ms->smp.threads = threads;
-        pcms->smp_dies = dies;
+        x86ms->smp_dies = dies;
     }
 
     if (ms->smp.cpus > 1) {
@@ -1023,10 +1023,11 @@ void pc_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = container_of(notifier,
                                         PCMachineState, machine_done);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     PCIBus *bus = pcms->bus;
 
     /* set the number of CPUs */
-    rtc_set_cpus_count(pcms->rtc, pcms->boot_cpus);
+    rtc_set_cpus_count(x86ms->rtc, x86ms->boot_cpus);
 
     if (bus) {
         int extra_hosts = 0;
@@ -1037,23 +1038,23 @@ void pc_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
                 extra_hosts++;
             }
         }
-        if (extra_hosts && pcms->fw_cfg) {
+        if (extra_hosts && x86ms->fw_cfg) {
             uint64_t *val = g_malloc(sizeof(*val));
             *val = cpu_to_le64(extra_hosts);
-            fw_cfg_add_file(pcms->fw_cfg,
+            fw_cfg_add_file(x86ms->fw_cfg,
                     "etc/extra-pci-roots", val, sizeof(*val));
         }
     }
 
     acpi_setup();
-    if (pcms->fw_cfg) {
-        fw_cfg_build_smbios(MACHINE(pcms), pcms->fw_cfg);
-        fw_cfg_build_feature_control(MACHINE(pcms), pcms->fw_cfg);
+    if (x86ms->fw_cfg) {
+        fw_cfg_build_smbios(MACHINE(pcms), x86ms->fw_cfg);
+        fw_cfg_build_feature_control(MACHINE(pcms), x86ms->fw_cfg);
         /* update FW_CFG_NB_CPUS to account for -device added CPUs */
-        fw_cfg_modify_i16(pcms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, pcms->boot_cpus);
+        fw_cfg_modify_i16(x86ms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
     }
 
-    if (pcms->apic_id_limit > 255 && !xen_enabled()) {
+    if (x86ms->apic_id_limit > 255 && !xen_enabled()) {
         IntelIOMMUState *iommu = INTEL_IOMMU_DEVICE(x86_iommu_get_default());
 
         if (!iommu || !x86_iommu_ir_supported(X86_IOMMU_DEVICE(iommu)) ||
@@ -1071,8 +1072,9 @@ void pc_guest_info_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
 {
     int i;
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
-    pcms->apic_xrupt_override = kvm_allows_irq0_override();
+    x86ms->apic_xrupt_override = kvm_allows_irq0_override();
     pcms->numa_nodes = ms->numa_state->num_nodes;
     pcms->node_mem = g_malloc0(pcms->numa_nodes *
                                     sizeof *pcms->node_mem);
@@ -1097,11 +1099,12 @@ void xen_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms)
 {
     int i;
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     assert(MACHINE(pcms)->kernel_filename != NULL);
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init_io(FW_CFG_IO_BASE);
-    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, pcms->boot_cpus);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
     rom_set_fw(fw_cfg);
 
     x86_load_linux(pcms, fw_cfg);
@@ -1112,7 +1115,7 @@ void xen_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms)
                !strcmp(option_rom[i].name, "multiboot.bin"));
         rom_add_option(option_rom[i].name, option_rom[i].bootindex);
     }
-    pcms->fw_cfg = fw_cfg;
+    x86ms->fw_cfg = fw_cfg;
 }
 
 void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
@@ -1127,9 +1130,10 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(pcms);
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
-    assert(machine->ram_size == pcms->below_4g_mem_size +
-                                pcms->above_4g_mem_size);
+    assert(machine->ram_size == x86ms->below_4g_mem_size +
+                                x86ms->above_4g_mem_size);
 
     linux_boot = (machine->kernel_filename != NULL);
 
@@ -1143,17 +1147,17 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     *ram_memory = ram;
     ram_below_4g = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram_below_4g));
     memory_region_init_alias(ram_below_4g, NULL, "ram-below-4g", ram,
-                             0, pcms->below_4g_mem_size);
+                             0, x86ms->below_4g_mem_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0, ram_below_4g);
-    e820_add_entry(0, pcms->below_4g_mem_size, E820_RAM);
-    if (pcms->above_4g_mem_size > 0) {
+    e820_add_entry(0, x86ms->below_4g_mem_size, E820_RAM);
+    if (x86ms->above_4g_mem_size > 0) {
         ram_above_4g = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram_above_4g));
         memory_region_init_alias(ram_above_4g, NULL, "ram-above-4g", ram,
-                                 pcms->below_4g_mem_size,
-                                 pcms->above_4g_mem_size);
+                                 x86ms->below_4g_mem_size,
+                                 x86ms->above_4g_mem_size);
         memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0x100000000ULL,
                                     ram_above_4g);
-        e820_add_entry(0x100000000ULL, pcms->above_4g_mem_size, E820_RAM);
+        e820_add_entry(0x100000000ULL, x86ms->above_4g_mem_size, E820_RAM);
     }
 
     if (!pcmc->has_reserved_memory &&
@@ -1187,7 +1191,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
         }
 
         machine->device_memory->base =
-            ROUND_UP(0x100000000ULL + pcms->above_4g_mem_size, 1 * GiB);
+            ROUND_UP(0x100000000ULL + x86ms->above_4g_mem_size, 1 * GiB);
 
         if (pcmc->enforce_aligned_dimm) {
             /* size device region assuming 1G page max alignment per slot */
@@ -1222,7 +1226,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
                                         1);
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_arch_create(machine,
-                                pcms->boot_cpus, pcms->apic_id_limit);
+                                x86ms->boot_cpus, x86ms->apic_id_limit);
 
     rom_set_fw(fw_cfg);
 
@@ -1245,10 +1249,10 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     for (i = 0; i < nb_option_roms; i++) {
         rom_add_option(option_rom[i].name, option_rom[i].bootindex);
     }
-    pcms->fw_cfg = fw_cfg;
+    x86ms->fw_cfg = fw_cfg;
 
     /* Init default IOAPIC address space */
-    pcms->ioapic_as = &address_space_memory;
+    x86ms->ioapic_as = &address_space_memory;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1260,6 +1264,7 @@ uint64_t pc_pci_hole64_start(void)
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     uint64_t hole64_start = 0;
 
     if (pcmc->has_reserved_memory && ms->device_memory->base) {
@@ -1268,7 +1273,7 @@ uint64_t pc_pci_hole64_start(void)
             hole64_start += memory_region_size(&ms->device_memory->mr);
         }
     } else {
-        hole64_start = 0x100000000ULL + pcms->above_4g_mem_size;
+        hole64_start = 0x100000000ULL + x86ms->above_4g_mem_size;
     }
 
     return ROUND_UP(hole64_start, 1 * GiB);
@@ -1607,6 +1612,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(dev);
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     if (pcms->acpi_dev) {
         hotplug_handler_plug(HOTPLUG_HANDLER(pcms->acpi_dev), dev, &local_err);
@@ -1616,12 +1622,12 @@ static void pc_cpu_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     }
 
     /* increment the number of CPUs */
-    pcms->boot_cpus++;
-    if (pcms->rtc) {
-        rtc_set_cpus_count(pcms->rtc, pcms->boot_cpus);
+    x86ms->boot_cpus++;
+    if (x86ms->rtc) {
+        rtc_set_cpus_count(x86ms->rtc, x86ms->boot_cpus);
     }
-    if (pcms->fw_cfg) {
-        fw_cfg_modify_i16(pcms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, pcms->boot_cpus);
+    if (x86ms->fw_cfg) {
+        fw_cfg_modify_i16(x86ms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
     }
 
     found_cpu = pc_find_cpu_slot(MACHINE(pcms), cpu->apic_id, NULL);
@@ -1667,6 +1673,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(dev);
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     hotplug_handler_unplug(HOTPLUG_HANDLER(pcms->acpi_dev), dev, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
@@ -1678,10 +1685,10 @@ static void pc_cpu_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", NULL);
 
     /* decrement the number of CPUs */
-    pcms->boot_cpus--;
+    x86ms->boot_cpus--;
     /* Update the number of CPUs in CMOS */
-    rtc_set_cpus_count(pcms->rtc, pcms->boot_cpus);
-    fw_cfg_modify_i16(pcms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, pcms->boot_cpus);
+    rtc_set_cpus_count(x86ms->rtc, x86ms->boot_cpus);
+    fw_cfg_modify_i16(x86ms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
  out:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
@@ -1697,6 +1704,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     unsigned int smp_cores = ms->smp.cores;
     unsigned int smp_threads = ms->smp.threads;
 
@@ -1706,7 +1714,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         return;
     }
 
-    env->nr_dies = pcms->smp_dies;
+    env->nr_dies = x86ms->smp_dies;
 
     /*
      * If APIC ID is not set,
@@ -1714,13 +1722,13 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
      */
     if (cpu->apic_id == UNASSIGNED_APIC_ID) {
         int max_socket = (ms->smp.max_cpus - 1) /
-                                smp_threads / smp_cores / pcms->smp_dies;
+                                smp_threads / smp_cores / x86ms->smp_dies;
 
         /*
          * die-id was optional in QEMU 4.0 and older, so keep it optional
          * if there's only one die per socket.
          */
-        if (cpu->die_id < 0 && pcms->smp_dies == 1) {
+        if (cpu->die_id < 0 && x86ms->smp_dies == 1) {
             cpu->die_id = 0;
         }
 
@@ -1735,9 +1743,9 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         if (cpu->die_id < 0) {
             error_setg(errp, "CPU die-id is not set");
             return;
-        } else if (cpu->die_id > pcms->smp_dies - 1) {
+        } else if (cpu->die_id > x86ms->smp_dies - 1) {
             error_setg(errp, "Invalid CPU die-id: %u must be in range 0:%u",
-                       cpu->die_id, pcms->smp_dies - 1);
+                       cpu->die_id, x86ms->smp_dies - 1);
             return;
         }
         if (cpu->core_id < 0) {
@@ -1761,7 +1769,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         topo.die_id = cpu->die_id;
         topo.core_id = cpu->core_id;
         topo.smt_id = cpu->thread_id;
-        cpu->apic_id = apicid_from_topo_ids(pcms->smp_dies, smp_cores,
+        cpu->apic_id = apicid_from_topo_ids(x86ms->smp_dies, smp_cores,
                                             smp_threads, &topo);
     }
 
@@ -1769,7 +1777,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     if (!cpu_slot) {
         MachineState *ms = MACHINE(pcms);
 
-        x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(cpu->apic_id, pcms->smp_dies,
+        x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(cpu->apic_id, x86ms->smp_dies,
                                  smp_cores, smp_threads, &topo);
         error_setg(errp,
             "Invalid CPU [socket: %u, die: %u, core: %u, thread: %u] with"
@@ -1791,7 +1799,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     /* TODO: move socket_id/core_id/thread_id checks into x86_cpu_realizefn()
      * once -smp refactoring is complete and there will be CPU private
      * CPUState::nr_cores and CPUState::nr_threads fields instead of globals */
-    x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(cpu->apic_id, pcms->smp_dies,
+    x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(cpu->apic_id, x86ms->smp_dies,
                              smp_cores, smp_threads, &topo);
     if (cpu->socket_id != -1 && cpu->socket_id != topo.pkg_id) {
         error_setg(errp, "property socket-id: %u doesn't match set apic-id:"
@@ -1973,45 +1981,6 @@ pc_machine_get_device_memory_region_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     visit_type_int(v, name, &value, errp);
 }
 
-static void pc_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
-                                            const char *name, void *opaque,
-                                            Error **errp)
-{
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
-    uint64_t value = pcms->max_ram_below_4g;
-
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
-                                            const char *name, void *opaque,
-                                            Error **errp)
-{
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
-    uint64_t value;
-
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
-        return;
-    }
-    if (value > 4 * GiB) {
-        error_setg(&error,
-                   "Machine option 'max-ram-below-4g=%"PRIu64
-                   "' expects size less than or equal to 4G", value);
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (value < 1 * MiB) {
-        warn_report("Only %" PRIu64 " bytes of RAM below the 4GiB boundary,"
-                    "BIOS may not work with less than 1MiB", value);
-    }
-
-    pcms->max_ram_below_4g = value;
-}
-
 static void pc_machine_get_vmport(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -2117,7 +2086,6 @@ static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(obj);
 
-    pcms->max_ram_below_4g = 0; /* use default */
     pcms->smm = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VMPORT
     pcms->vmport = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
@@ -2129,7 +2097,6 @@ static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
     pcms->smbus_enabled = true;
     pcms->sata_enabled = true;
     pcms->pit_enabled = true;
-    pcms->smp_dies = 1;
 
     pc_system_flash_create(pcms);
 }
@@ -2160,23 +2127,6 @@ static void pc_machine_wakeup(MachineState *machine)
     cpu_synchronize_all_post_reset();
 }
 
-static void x86_nmi(NMIState *n, int cpu_index, Error **errp)
-{
-    /* cpu index isn't used */
-    CPUState *cs;
-
-    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
-        X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
-
-        if (!cpu->apic_state) {
-            cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI);
-        } else {
-            apic_deliver_nmi(cpu->apic_state);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 static bool pc_hotplug_allowed(MachineState *ms, DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     X86IOMMUState *iommu = x86_iommu_get_default();
@@ -2201,7 +2151,6 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     HotplugHandlerClass *hc = HOTPLUG_HANDLER_CLASS(oc);
-    NMIClass *nc = NMI_CLASS(oc);
 
     pcmc->pci_enabled = true;
     pcmc->has_acpi_build = true;
@@ -2237,7 +2186,6 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     hc->plug = pc_machine_device_plug_cb;
     hc->unplug_request = pc_machine_device_unplug_request_cb;
     hc->unplug = pc_machine_device_unplug_cb;
-    nc->nmi_monitor_handler = x86_nmi;
     mc->default_cpu_type = TARGET_DEFAULT_CPU_TYPE;
     mc->nvdimm_supported = true;
     mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
@@ -2246,13 +2194,6 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
         pc_machine_get_device_memory_region_size, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
 
-    object_class_property_add(oc, PC_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G, "size",
-        pc_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g, pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g,
-        NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
-
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, PC_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G,
-        "Maximum ram below the 4G boundary (32bit boundary)", &error_abort);
-
     object_class_property_add(oc, PC_MACHINE_SMM, "OnOffAuto",
         pc_machine_get_smm, pc_machine_set_smm,
         NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
@@ -2277,7 +2218,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
 static const TypeInfo pc_machine_info = {
     .name = TYPE_PC_MACHINE,
-    .parent = TYPE_MACHINE,
+    .parent = TYPE_X86_MACHINE,
     .abstract = true,
     .instance_size = sizeof(PCMachineState),
     .instance_init = pc_machine_initfn,
@@ -2285,7 +2226,6 @@ static const TypeInfo pc_machine_info = {
     .class_init = pc_machine_class_init,
     .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
          { TYPE_HOTPLUG_HANDLER },
-         { TYPE_NMI },
          { }
     },
 };
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index c8afe46e37..0290b4c127 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
     MemoryRegion *system_memory = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *system_io = get_system_io();
     int i;
@@ -126,11 +127,11 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     if (xen_enabled()) {
         xen_hvm_init(pcms, &ram_memory);
     } else {
-        if (!pcms->max_ram_below_4g) {
-            pcms->max_ram_below_4g = 0xe0000000; /* default: 3.5G */
+        if (!x86ms->max_ram_below_4g) {
+            x86ms->max_ram_below_4g = 0xe0000000; /* default: 3.5G */
         }
-        lowmem = pcms->max_ram_below_4g;
-        if (machine->ram_size >= pcms->max_ram_below_4g) {
+        lowmem = x86ms->max_ram_below_4g;
+        if (machine->ram_size >= x86ms->max_ram_below_4g) {
             if (pcmc->gigabyte_align) {
                 if (lowmem > 0xc0000000) {
                     lowmem = 0xc0000000;
@@ -139,17 +140,17 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
                     warn_report("Large machine and max_ram_below_4g "
                                 "(%" PRIu64 ") not a multiple of 1G; "
                                 "possible bad performance.",
-                                pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
+                                x86ms->max_ram_below_4g);
                 }
             }
         }
 
         if (machine->ram_size >= lowmem) {
-            pcms->above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
-            pcms->below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
+            x86ms->above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
+            x86ms->below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
         } else {
-            pcms->above_4g_mem_size = 0;
-            pcms->below_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size;
+            x86ms->above_4g_mem_size = 0;
+            x86ms->below_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size;
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,19 +192,19 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     gsi_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*gsi_state));
     if (kvm_ioapic_in_kernel()) {
         kvm_pc_setup_irq_routing(pcmc->pci_enabled);
-        pcms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_pc_gsi_handler, gsi_state,
+        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_pc_gsi_handler, gsi_state,
                                        GSI_NUM_PINS);
     } else {
-        pcms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
+        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
     }
 
     if (pcmc->pci_enabled) {
         pci_bus = i440fx_init(host_type,
                               pci_type,
-                              &i440fx_state, &piix3_devfn, &isa_bus, pcms->gsi,
+                              &i440fx_state, &piix3_devfn, &isa_bus, x86ms->gsi,
                               system_memory, system_io, machine->ram_size,
-                              pcms->below_4g_mem_size,
-                              pcms->above_4g_mem_size,
+                              x86ms->below_4g_mem_size,
+                              x86ms->above_4g_mem_size,
                               pci_memory, ram_memory);
         pcms->bus = pci_bus;
     } else {
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
                               &error_abort);
         no_hpet = 1;
     }
-    isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, pcms->gsi);
+    isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, x86ms->gsi);
 
     if (kvm_pic_in_kernel()) {
         i8259 = kvm_i8259_init(isa_bus);
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
         ioapic_init_gsi(gsi_state, "i440fx");
     }
 
-    pc_register_ferr_irq(pcms->gsi[13]);
+    pc_register_ferr_irq(x86ms->gsi[13]);
 
     pc_vga_init(isa_bus, pcmc->pci_enabled ? pci_bus : NULL);
 
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     }
 
     /* init basic PC hardware */
-    pc_basic_device_init(isa_bus, pcms->gsi, &rtc_state, true,
+    pc_basic_device_init(isa_bus, x86ms->gsi, &rtc_state, true,
                          (pcms->vmport != ON_OFF_AUTO_ON), pcms->pit_enabled,
                          0x4);
 
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ else {
         smi_irq = qemu_allocate_irq(pc_acpi_smi_interrupt, first_cpu, 0);
         /* TODO: Populate SPD eeprom data.  */
         pcms->smbus = piix4_pm_init(pci_bus, piix3_devfn + 3, 0xb100,
-                                    pcms->gsi[9], smi_irq,
+                                    x86ms->gsi[9], smi_irq,
                                     pc_machine_is_smm_enabled(pcms),
                                     &piix4_pm);
         smbus_eeprom_init(pcms->smbus, 8, NULL, 0);
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ else {
 
     if (machine->nvdimms_state->is_enabled) {
         nvdimm_init_acpi_state(machine->nvdimms_state, system_io,
-                               pcms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
+                               x86ms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
     }
 }
 
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v1_4, "pc-i440fx-1.4", pc_compat_1_4_fn,
 
 static void pc_i440fx_1_3_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
+    X86MachineClass *x86mc = X86_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
     static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
         PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("1.3.0")
         { "usb-tablet", "usb_version", "1" },
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ static void pc_i440fx_1_3_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 
     pc_i440fx_1_4_machine_options(m);
     m->hw_version = "1.3.0";
-    pcmc->compat_apic_id_mode = true;
+    x86mc->compat_apic_id_mode = true;
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index c87653eb6a..cc0ab0c4e4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
     Q35PCIHost *q35_host;
     PCIHostState *phb;
     PCIBus *host_bus;
@@ -153,27 +154,27 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Handle the machine opt max-ram-below-4g.  It is basically doing
      * min(qemu limit, user limit).
      */
-    if (!pcms->max_ram_below_4g) {
-        pcms->max_ram_below_4g = 1ULL << 32; /* default: 4G */;
+    if (!x86ms->max_ram_below_4g) {
+        x86ms->max_ram_below_4g = 1ULL << 32; /* default: 4G */;
     }
-    if (lowmem > pcms->max_ram_below_4g) {
-        lowmem = pcms->max_ram_below_4g;
+    if (lowmem > x86ms->max_ram_below_4g) {
+        lowmem = x86ms->max_ram_below_4g;
         if (machine->ram_size - lowmem > lowmem &&
             lowmem & (1 * GiB - 1)) {
             warn_report("There is possibly poor performance as the ram size "
                         " (0x%" PRIx64 ") is more then twice the size of"
                         " max-ram-below-4g (%"PRIu64") and"
                         " max-ram-below-4g is not a multiple of 1G.",
-                        (uint64_t)machine->ram_size, pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
+                        (uint64_t)machine->ram_size, x86ms->max_ram_below_4g);
         }
     }
 
     if (machine->ram_size >= lowmem) {
-        pcms->above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
-        pcms->below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
+        x86ms->above_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size - lowmem;
+        x86ms->below_4g_mem_size = lowmem;
     } else {
-        pcms->above_4g_mem_size = 0;
-        pcms->below_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size;
+        x86ms->above_4g_mem_size = 0;
+        x86ms->below_4g_mem_size = machine->ram_size;
     }
 
     if (xen_enabled()) {
@@ -214,10 +215,10 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     gsi_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*gsi_state));
     if (kvm_ioapic_in_kernel()) {
         kvm_pc_setup_irq_routing(pcmc->pci_enabled);
-        pcms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_pc_gsi_handler, gsi_state,
+        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(kvm_pc_gsi_handler, gsi_state,
                                        GSI_NUM_PINS);
     } else {
-        pcms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
+        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
     }
 
     /* create pci host bus */
@@ -232,9 +233,9 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
                              MCH_HOST_PROP_SYSTEM_MEM, NULL);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(q35_host), OBJECT(system_io),
                              MCH_HOST_PROP_IO_MEM, NULL);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(q35_host), pcms->below_4g_mem_size,
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(q35_host), x86ms->below_4g_mem_size,
                             PCI_HOST_BELOW_4G_MEM_SIZE, NULL);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(q35_host), pcms->above_4g_mem_size,
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(q35_host), x86ms->above_4g_mem_size,
                             PCI_HOST_ABOVE_4G_MEM_SIZE, NULL);
     /* pci */
     qdev_init_nofail(DEVICE(q35_host));
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     ich9_lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(lpc);
     lpc_dev = DEVICE(lpc);
     for (i = 0; i < GSI_NUM_PINS; i++) {
-        qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(lpc_dev, ICH9_GPIO_GSI, i, pcms->gsi[i]);
+        qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(lpc_dev, ICH9_GPIO_GSI, i, x86ms->gsi[i]);
     }
     pci_bus_irqs(host_bus, ich9_lpc_set_irq, ich9_lpc_map_irq, ich9_lpc,
                  ICH9_LPC_NB_PIRQS);
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
         ioapic_init_gsi(gsi_state, "q35");
     }
 
-    pc_register_ferr_irq(pcms->gsi[13]);
+    pc_register_ferr_irq(x86ms->gsi[13]);
 
     assert(pcms->vmport != ON_OFF_AUTO__MAX);
     if (pcms->vmport == ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO) {
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* init basic PC hardware */
-    pc_basic_device_init(isa_bus, pcms->gsi, &rtc_state, !mc->no_floppy,
+    pc_basic_device_init(isa_bus, x86ms->gsi, &rtc_state, !mc->no_floppy,
                          (pcms->vmport != ON_OFF_AUTO_ON), pcms->pit_enabled,
                          0xff0104);
 
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     if (machine->nvdimms_state->is_enabled) {
         nvdimm_init_acpi_state(machine->nvdimms_state, system_io,
-                               pcms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
+                               x86ms->fw_cfg, OBJECT(pcms));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/x86.c b/hw/i386/x86.c
index a9dee67890..35b8239303 100644
--- a/hw/i386/x86.c
+++ b/hw/i386/x86.c
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ uint32_t x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(PCMachineState *pcms,
                                     unsigned int cpu_index)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(pcms);
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
+    X86MachineClass *x86mc = X86_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(x86ms);
     uint32_t correct_id;
     static bool warned;
 
-    correct_id = x86_apicid_from_cpu_idx(pcms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
+    correct_id = x86_apicid_from_cpu_idx(x86ms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
                                          ms->smp.threads, cpu_index);
-    if (pcmc->compat_apic_id_mode) {
+    if (x86mc->compat_apic_id_mode) {
         if (cpu_index != correct_id && !warned && !qtest_enabled()) {
             error_report("APIC IDs set in compatibility mode, "
                          "CPU topology won't match the configuration");
@@ -87,11 +88,12 @@ void x86_new_cpu(PCMachineState *pcms, int64_t apic_id, Error **errp)
     Object *cpu = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     CPUX86State *env = NULL;
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     cpu = object_new(MACHINE(pcms)->cpu_type);
 
     env = &X86_CPU(cpu)->env;
-    env->nr_dies = pcms->smp_dies;
+    env->nr_dies = x86ms->smp_dies;
 
     object_property_set_uint(cpu, apic_id, "apic-id", &local_err);
     object_property_set_bool(cpu, true, "realized", &local_err);
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ void x86_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(pcms);
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
 
     x86_cpu_set_default_version(pcmc->default_cpu_version);
 
@@ -117,8 +120,8 @@ void x86_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
      *
      * This is used for FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS. See comments on fw_cfg_arch_create().
      */
-    pcms->apic_id_limit = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(pcms,
-                                                     ms->smp.max_cpus - 1) + 1;
+    x86ms->apic_id_limit = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(pcms,
+                                                      ms->smp.max_cpus - 1) + 1;
     possible_cpus = mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids(ms);
     for (i = 0; i < ms->smp.cpus; i++) {
         x86_new_cpu(pcms, possible_cpus->cpus[i].arch_id, &error_fatal);
@@ -138,11 +141,11 @@ x86_cpu_index_to_props(MachineState *ms, unsigned cpu_index)
 int64_t x86_get_default_cpu_node_id(const MachineState *ms, int idx)
 {
    X86CPUTopoInfo topo;
-   PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
+   X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
 
    assert(idx < ms->possible_cpus->len);
    x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(ms->possible_cpus->cpus[idx].arch_id,
-                            pcms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
+                            x86ms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
                             ms->smp.threads, &topo);
    return topo.pkg_id % ms->numa_state->num_nodes;
 }
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ int64_t x86_get_default_cpu_node_id(const MachineState *ms, int idx)
 const CPUArchIdList *x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
 {
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
     int i;
     unsigned int max_cpus = ms->smp.max_cpus;
 
@@ -172,11 +176,11 @@ const CPUArchIdList *x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].vcpus_count = 1;
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].arch_id = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(pcms, i);
         x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].arch_id,
-                                 pcms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
+                                 x86ms->smp_dies, ms->smp.cores,
                                  ms->smp.threads, &topo);
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.has_socket_id = true;
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.socket_id = topo.pkg_id;
-        if (pcms->smp_dies > 1) {
+        if (x86ms->smp_dies > 1) {
             ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.has_die_id = true;
             ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.die_id = topo.die_id;
         }
@@ -188,6 +192,22 @@ const CPUArchIdList *x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
     return ms->possible_cpus;
 }
 
+static void x86_nmi(NMIState *n, int cpu_index, Error **errp)
+{
+    /* cpu index isn't used */
+    CPUState *cs;
+
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
+
+        if (!cpu->apic_state) {
+            cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI);
+        } else {
+            apic_deliver_nmi(cpu->apic_state);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static long get_file_size(FILE *f)
 {
     long where, size;
@@ -324,6 +344,7 @@ void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms,
     char *vmode;
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(pcms);
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pcms);
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(pcms);
     struct setup_data *setup_data;
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     const char *initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
@@ -392,11 +413,11 @@ void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms,
                             initrd_filename, gerr->message);
                     exit(1);
                 }
-                pcms->initrd_mapped_file = mapped_file;
+                x86ms->initrd_mapped_file = mapped_file;
 
                 initrd_data = g_mapped_file_get_contents(mapped_file);
                 initrd_size = g_mapped_file_get_length(mapped_file);
-                initrd_max = pcms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size - 1;
+                initrd_max = x86ms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size - 1;
                 if (initrd_size >= initrd_max) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "qemu: initrd is too large, cannot support."
                             "(max: %"PRIu32", need %"PRId64")\n",
@@ -474,8 +495,8 @@ void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms,
         initrd_max = 0x37ffffff;
     }
 
-    if (initrd_max >= pcms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size) {
-        initrd_max = pcms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size - 1;
+    if (initrd_max >= x86ms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size) {
+        initrd_max = x86ms->below_4g_mem_size - pcmc->acpi_data_size - 1;
     }
 
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_CMDLINE_ADDR, cmdline_addr);
@@ -538,7 +559,7 @@ void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms,
                     initrd_filename, gerr->message);
             exit(1);
         }
-        pcms->initrd_mapped_file = mapped_file;
+        x86ms->initrd_mapped_file = mapped_file;
 
         initrd_data = g_mapped_file_get_contents(mapped_file);
         initrd_size = g_mapped_file_get_length(mapped_file);
@@ -682,3 +703,91 @@ void x86_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory, bool isapc_ram_fw)
                                 (uint32_t)(-bios_size),
                                 bios);
 }
+
+static void x86_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                             const char *name, void *opaque,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(obj);
+    uint64_t value = x86ms->max_ram_below_4g;
+
+    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp);
+}
+
+static void x86_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                             const char *name, void *opaque,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(obj);
+    Error *error = NULL;
+    uint64_t value;
+
+    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &error);
+    if (error) {
+        error_propagate(errp, error);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (value > 4 * GiB) {
+        error_setg(&error,
+                   "Machine option 'max-ram-below-4g=%"PRIu64
+                   "' expects size less than or equal to 4G", value);
+        error_propagate(errp, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (value < 1 * MiB) {
+        warn_report("Only %" PRIu64 " bytes of RAM below the 4GiB boundary,"
+                    "BIOS may not work with less than 1MiB", value);
+    }
+
+    x86ms->max_ram_below_4g = value;
+}
+
+static void x86_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    x86ms->max_ram_below_4g = 0; /* use default */
+    x86ms->smp_dies = 1;
+}
+
+static void x86_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    X86MachineClass *x86mc = X86_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    NMIClass *nc = NMI_CLASS(oc);
+
+    mc->cpu_index_to_instance_props = x86_cpu_index_to_props;
+    mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = x86_get_default_cpu_node_id;
+    mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids = x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids;
+    x86mc->compat_apic_id_mode = false;
+    nc->nmi_monitor_handler = x86_nmi;
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, X86_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G, "size",
+        x86_machine_get_max_ram_below_4g, x86_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g,
+        NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
+
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, X86_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G,
+        "Maximum ram below the 4G boundary (32bit boundary)", &error_abort);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo x86_machine_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_X86_MACHINE,
+    .parent = TYPE_MACHINE,
+    .abstract = true,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(X86MachineState),
+    .instance_init = x86_machine_initfn,
+    .class_size = sizeof(X86MachineClass),
+    .class_init = x86_machine_class_init,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+         { TYPE_NMI },
+         { }
+    },
+};
+
+static void x86_machine_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&x86_machine_info);
+}
+
+type_init(x86_machine_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/intc/ioapic.c b/hw/intc/ioapic.c
index 1ede055387..ead14e1888 100644
--- a/hw/intc/ioapic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/ioapic.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void ioapic_entry_parse(uint64_t entry, struct ioapic_entry_info *info)
 
 static void ioapic_service(IOAPICCommonState *s)
 {
-    AddressSpace *ioapic_as = PC_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->ioapic_as;
+    AddressSpace *ioapic_as = X86_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->ioapic_as;
     struct ioapic_entry_info info;
     uint8_t i;
     uint32_t mask;
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 73e2847e87..d2a690d05e 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/i386/ioapic.h"
+#include "hw/i386/x86.h"
 
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 struct PCMachineState {
     /*< private >*/
-    MachineState parent_obj;
+    X86MachineState parent_obj;
 
     /* <public> */
 
@@ -36,16 +37,11 @@ struct PCMachineState {
 
     /* Pointers to devices and objects: */
     HotplugHandler *acpi_dev;
-    ISADevice *rtc;
     PCIBus *bus;
     I2CBus *smbus;
-    FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
-    qemu_irq *gsi;
     PFlashCFI01 *flash[2];
-    GMappedFile *initrd_mapped_file;
 
     /* Configuration options: */
-    uint64_t max_ram_below_4g;
     OnOffAuto vmport;
     OnOffAuto smm;
 
@@ -54,27 +50,13 @@ struct PCMachineState {
     bool sata_enabled;
     bool pit_enabled;
 
-    /* RAM information (sizes, addresses, configuration): */
-    ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size;
-
-    /* CPU and apic information: */
-    bool apic_xrupt_override;
-    unsigned apic_id_limit;
-    uint16_t boot_cpus;
-    unsigned smp_dies;
-
     /* NUMA information: */
     uint64_t numa_nodes;
     uint64_t *node_mem;
-
-    /* Address space used by IOAPIC device. All IOAPIC interrupts
-     * will be translated to MSI messages in the address space. */
-    AddressSpace *ioapic_as;
 };
 
 #define PC_MACHINE_ACPI_DEVICE_PROP "acpi-device"
 #define PC_MACHINE_DEVMEM_REGION_SIZE "device-memory-region-size"
-#define PC_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G "max-ram-below-4g"
 #define PC_MACHINE_VMPORT           "vmport"
 #define PC_MACHINE_SMM              "smm"
 #define PC_MACHINE_SMBUS            "smbus"
@@ -99,7 +81,7 @@ struct PCMachineState {
  */
 typedef struct PCMachineClass {
     /*< private >*/
-    MachineClass parent_class;
+    X86MachineClass parent_class;
 
     /*< public >*/
 
@@ -141,9 +123,6 @@ typedef struct PCMachineClass {
 
     /* use PVH to load kernels that support this feature */
     bool pvh_enabled;
-
-    /* Enables contiguous-apic-ID mode */
-    bool compat_apic_id_mode;
 } PCMachineClass;
 
 #define TYPE_PC_MACHINE "generic-pc-machine"
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/x86.h b/include/hw/i386/x86.h
index bc1b594a93..5de2f91845 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/x86.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/x86.h
@@ -17,7 +17,61 @@
 #ifndef HW_I386_X86_H
 #define HW_I386_X86_H
 
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "exec/hwaddr.h"
+#include "qemu/notify.h"
+
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "hw/nmi.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    /*< private >*/
+    MachineClass parent;
+
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    /* Enables contiguous-apic-ID mode */
+    bool compat_apic_id_mode;
+} X86MachineClass;
+
+typedef struct {
+    /*< private >*/
+    MachineState parent;
+
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    /* Pointers to devices and objects: */
+    ISADevice *rtc;
+    FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
+    qemu_irq *gsi;
+    GMappedFile *initrd_mapped_file;
+
+    /* Configuration options: */
+    uint64_t max_ram_below_4g;
+
+    /* RAM information (sizes, addresses, configuration): */
+    ram_addr_t below_4g_mem_size, above_4g_mem_size;
+
+    /* CPU and apic information: */
+    bool apic_xrupt_override;
+    unsigned apic_id_limit;
+    uint16_t boot_cpus;
+    unsigned smp_dies;
+
+    /* Address space used by IOAPIC device. All IOAPIC interrupts
+     * will be translated to MSI messages in the address space. */
+    AddressSpace *ioapic_as;
+} X86MachineState;
+
+#define X86_MACHINE_MAX_RAM_BELOW_4G "max-ram-below-4g"
+
+#define TYPE_X86_MACHINE   MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("x86")
+#define X86_MACHINE(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(X86MachineState, (obj), TYPE_X86_MACHINE)
+#define X86_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(X86MachineClass, obj, TYPE_X86_MACHINE)
+#define X86_MACHINE_CLASS(class) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(X86MachineClass, class, TYPE_X86_MACHINE)
 
 uint32_t x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(PCMachineState *pcms,
                                     unsigned int cpu_index);
@@ -30,6 +84,6 @@ const CPUArchIdList *x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms);
 
 void x86_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory, bool isapc_ram_fw);
 
-void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *x86ms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg);
+void x86_load_linux(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg);
 
 #endif
