2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hw/core/clock.c b/hw/core/clock.c
index 7066282f7b..f866717a83 100644
--- a/hw/core/clock.c
+++ b/hw/core/clock.c
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ void clock_setup_canonical_path(Clock *clk)
     clk->canonical_path = object_get_canonical_path(OBJECT(clk));
 }
 
+Clock *clock_new(Object *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    Object *obj;
+    Clock *clk;
+
+    obj = object_new(TYPE_CLOCK);
+    object_property_add_child(parent, name, obj);
+    object_unref(obj);
+
+    clk = CLOCK(obj);
+    clock_setup_canonical_path(clk);
+
+    return clk;
+}
+
 void clock_set_callback(Clock *clk, ClockCallback *cb, void *opaque)
 {
     clk->callback = cb;
diff --git a/include/hw/clock.h b/include/hw/clock.h
index d357594df9..cbc5e6ced1 100644
--- a/include/hw/clock.h
+++ b/include/hw/clock.h
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_clock;
 void clock_setup_canonical_path(Clock *clk);
 
 /**
+ * clock_new:
+ * @parent: the clock parent
+ * @name: the clock object name
+ *
+ * Helper function to create a new clock and parent it to @parent. There is no
+ * need to call clock_setup_canonical_path on the returned clock as it is done
+ * by this function.
+ *
+ * @return the newly created clock
+ */
+Clock *clock_new(Object *parent, const char *name);
+
+/**
  * clock_set_callback:
  * @clk: the clock to register the callback into
  * @cb: the callback function