18 files changed, 153 insertions, 174 deletions

diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 2a0b66a152..51bf95b303 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -743,13 +743,13 @@ static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_qemu(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
     unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
     const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc = PPCE500_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(pms);
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_OPENPIC);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_OPENPIC);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "pic", OBJECT(dev));
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "model", pmc->mpic_version);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "nb_cpus", smp_cpus);
 
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
 
     k = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
@@ -768,10 +768,10 @@ static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc,
     DeviceState *dev;
     CPUState *cs;
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_KVM_OPENPIC);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_KVM_OPENPIC);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "model", pmc->mpic_version);
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
@@ -913,10 +913,10 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Register Memory */
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, machine->ram);
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "e500-ccsr");
+    dev = qdev_new("e500-ccsr");
     object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "e500-ccsr",
                               OBJECT(dev));
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     ccsr = CCSR(dev);
     ccsr_addr_space = &ccsr->ccsr_space;
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, pmc->ccsrbar_base,
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
                        serial_hd(1), DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
     }
         /* I2C */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "mpc-i2c");
+    dev = qdev_new("mpc-i2c");
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_connect_irq(s, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(mpicdev, MPC8544_I2C_IRQ));
     memory_region_add_subregion(ccsr_addr_space, MPC8544_I2C_REGS_OFFSET,
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
@@ -948,19 +948,19 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 
     /* General Utility device */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "mpc8544-guts");
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    dev = qdev_new("mpc8544-guts");
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(ccsr_addr_space, MPC8544_UTIL_OFFSET,
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
 
     /* PCI */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "e500-pcihost");
+    dev = qdev_new("e500-pcihost");
     object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "pci-host", OBJECT(dev));
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "first_slot", pmc->pci_first_slot);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "first_pin_irq", pci_irq_nrs[0]);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     for (i = 0; i < PCI_NUM_PINS; i++) {
         sysbus_connect_irq(s, i, qdev_get_gpio_in(mpicdev, pci_irq_nrs[i]));
     }
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (pmc->has_mpc8xxx_gpio) {
         qemu_irq poweroff_irq;
 
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, "mpc8xxx_gpio");
+        dev = qdev_new("mpc8xxx_gpio");
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
         sysbus_connect_irq(s, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(mpicdev, MPC8XXX_GPIO_IRQ));
         memory_region_add_subregion(ccsr_addr_space, MPC8XXX_GPIO_OFFSET,
                                     sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
@@ -999,11 +999,11 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Platform Bus Device */
     if (pmc->has_platform_bus) {
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE);
         dev->id = TYPE_PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE;
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "num_irqs", pmc->platform_bus_num_irqs);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "mmio_size", pmc->platform_bus_size);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
         pms->pbus_dev = PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
 
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(pms->pbus_dev);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 3507f26f6e..5f3a028e6a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     long kernel_size, initrd_size;
     UNINHostState *uninorth_pci;
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
-    NewWorldMacIOState *macio;
+    PCIDevice *macio;
     bool has_pmu, has_adb;
     MACIOIDEState *macio_ide;
     BusState *adb_bus;
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* UniN init */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_UNI_NORTH);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_UNI_NORTH);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0xf8000000,
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
 
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         }
     }
 
-    pic_dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_OPENPIC);
+    pic_dev = qdev_new(TYPE_OPENPIC);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(pic_dev, "model", OPENPIC_MODEL_KEYLARGO);
-    qdev_init_nofail(pic_dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(pic_dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     k = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
         for (j = 0; j < OPENPIC_OUTPUT_NB; j++) {
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (PPC_INPUT(env) == PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_970) {
         /* 970 gets a U3 bus */
         /* Uninorth AGP bus */
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_U3_AGP_HOST_BRIDGE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_U3_AGP_HOST_BRIDGE);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                                  &error_abort);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
         uninorth_pci = U3_AGP_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
         /* PCI hole */
@@ -322,29 +322,29 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     } else {
         /* Use values found on a real PowerMac */
         /* Uninorth AGP bus */
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_UNI_NORTH_AGP_HOST_BRIDGE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_UNI_NORTH_AGP_HOST_BRIDGE);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                                  &error_abort);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
         sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, 0xf0800000);
         sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, 0xf0c00000);
 
         /* Uninorth internal bus */
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_UNI_NORTH_INTERNAL_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_UNI_NORTH_INTERNAL_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                                  &error_abort);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
         sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, 0xf4800000);
         sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, 0xf4c00000);
 
         /* Uninorth main bus */
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ofw-addr", 0xf2000000);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                                  &error_abort);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
         uninorth_pci = UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
         s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
         /* PCI hole */
@@ -375,14 +375,14 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     pci_bus = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(uninorth_pci)->bus;
 
     /* MacIO */
-    macio = NEWWORLD_MACIO(pci_create(pci_bus, -1, TYPE_NEWWORLD_MACIO));
+    macio = pci_new(-1, TYPE_NEWWORLD_MACIO);
     dev = DEVICE(macio);
     qdev_prop_set_uint64(dev, "frequency", tbfreq);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "has-pmu", has_pmu);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "has-adb", has_adb);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(macio), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                              &error_abort);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    pci_realize_and_unref(macio, pci_bus, &error_fatal);
 
     /* We only emulate 2 out of 3 IDE controllers for now */
     ide_drive_get(hd, ARRAY_SIZE(hd));
@@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         }
 
         adb_bus = qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "adb.0");
-        dev = qdev_create(adb_bus, TYPE_ADB_KEYBOARD);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ADB_KEYBOARD);
         qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "disable-direct-reg3-writes", true);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, adb_bus, &error_fatal);
 
-        dev = qdev_create(adb_bus, TYPE_ADB_MOUSE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ADB_MOUSE);
         qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "disable-direct-reg3-writes", true);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, adb_bus, &error_fatal);
     }
 
     if (machine->usb) {
@@ -441,23 +441,23 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
            move the NVRAM out of ROM again for KVM */
         nvram_addr = 0xFFE00000;
     }
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_MACIO_NVRAM);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_MACIO_NVRAM);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "size", 0x2000);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "it_shift", 1);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, nvram_addr);
     nvr = MACIO_NVRAM(dev);
     pmac_format_nvram_partition(nvr, 0x2000);
     /* No PCI init: the BIOS will do it */
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
     fw_cfg = FW_CFG(dev);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "data_width", 1);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "dma_enabled", false);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(qdev_get_machine()), TYPE_FW_CFG,
                               OBJECT(fw_cfg));
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, CFG_ADDR);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, CFG_ADDR + 2);
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 0b4c1c6373..f8c204ead7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     uint32_t kernel_base, initrd_base, cmdline_base = 0;
     int32_t kernel_size, initrd_size;
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
-    OldWorldMacIOState *macio;
+    PCIDevice *macio;
     MACIOIDEState *macio_ide;
     SysBusDevice *s;
     DeviceState *dev, *pic_dev;
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* XXX: we register only 1 output pin for heathrow PIC */
-    pic_dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_HEATHROW);
-    qdev_init_nofail(pic_dev);
+    pic_dev = qdev_new(TYPE_HEATHROW);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(pic_dev), &error_fatal);
 
     /* Connect the heathrow PIC outputs to the 6xx bus */
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Grackle PCI host bridge */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_GRACKLE_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_GRACKLE_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ofw-addr", 0x80000000);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                              &error_abort);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, GRACKLE_BASE);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, GRACKLE_BASE + 0x200000);
     /* PCI hole */
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     ide_drive_get(hd, ARRAY_SIZE(hd));
 
     /* MacIO */
-    macio = OLDWORLD_MACIO(pci_create(pci_bus, -1, TYPE_OLDWORLD_MACIO));
+    macio = pci_new(-1, TYPE_OLDWORLD_MACIO);
     dev = DEVICE(macio);
     qdev_prop_set_uint64(dev, "frequency", tbfreq);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(macio), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                              &error_abort);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    pci_realize_and_unref(macio, pci_bus, &error_fatal);
 
     macio_ide = MACIO_IDE(object_resolve_path_component(OBJECT(macio),
                                                         "ide[0]"));
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     dev = DEVICE(object_resolve_path_component(OBJECT(macio), "cuda"));
     adb_bus = qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "adb.0");
-    dev = qdev_create(adb_bus, TYPE_ADB_KEYBOARD);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
-    dev = qdev_create(adb_bus, TYPE_ADB_MOUSE);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ADB_KEYBOARD);
+    qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, adb_bus, &error_fatal);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ADB_MOUSE);
+    qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, adb_bus, &error_fatal);
 
     if (machine_usb(machine)) {
         pci_create_simple(pci_bus, -1, "pci-ohci");
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* No PCI init: the BIOS will do it */
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
     fw_cfg = FW_CFG(dev);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "data_width", 1);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "dma_enabled", false);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(qdev_get_machine()), TYPE_FW_CFG,
                               OBJECT(fw_cfg));
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, CFG_ADDR);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, CFG_ADDR + 2);
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 806a5d9a8d..80b4afd211 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -694,12 +694,11 @@ static bool pnv_match_cpu(const char *default_type, const char *cpu_type)
 
 static void pnv_ipmi_bt_init(ISABus *bus, IPMIBmc *bmc, uint32_t irq)
 {
-    Object *obj;
+    ISADevice *dev = isa_new("isa-ipmi-bt");
 
-    obj = OBJECT(isa_create(bus, "isa-ipmi-bt"));
-    object_property_set_link(obj, OBJECT(bmc), "bmc", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_int(obj, irq, "irq", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(bmc), "bmc", &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), irq, "irq", &error_fatal);
+    isa_realize_and_unref(dev, bus, &error_fatal);
 }
 
 static void pnv_chip_power10_pic_print_info(PnvChip *chip, Monitor *mon)
@@ -729,12 +728,12 @@ static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
     /*
      * Create our simple PNOR device
      */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_PNV_PNOR);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PNV_PNOR);
     if (pnor) {
         qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(pnor),
                             &error_abort);
     }
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     pnv->pnor = PNV_PNOR(dev);
 
     /* load skiboot firmware  */
@@ -818,7 +817,7 @@ static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
     pnv->chips = g_new0(PnvChip *, pnv->num_chips);
     for (i = 0; i < pnv->num_chips; i++) {
         char chip_name[32];
-        Object *chip = object_new(chip_typename);
+        Object *chip = OBJECT(qdev_new(chip_typename));
 
         pnv->chips[i] = PNV_CHIP(chip);
 
@@ -850,7 +849,7 @@ static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
             object_property_set_link(chip, OBJECT(pnv), "xive-fabric",
                                      &error_abort);
         }
-        object_property_set_bool(chip, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(chip), &error_fatal);
     }
     g_free(chip_typename);
 
@@ -1062,22 +1061,16 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_instance_init(Object *obj)
                              object_property_allow_set_link,
                              OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi",  &chip8->psi, sizeof(chip8->psi),
-                            TYPE_PNV8_PSI, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi", &chip8->psi, TYPE_PNV8_PSI);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc",  &chip8->lpc, sizeof(chip8->lpc),
-                            TYPE_PNV8_LPC, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc", &chip8->lpc, TYPE_PNV8_LPC);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "occ",  &chip8->occ, sizeof(chip8->occ),
-                            TYPE_PNV8_OCC, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "occ", &chip8->occ, TYPE_PNV8_OCC);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "homer",  &chip8->homer, sizeof(chip8->homer),
-                            TYPE_PNV8_HOMER, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "homer", &chip8->homer, TYPE_PNV8_HOMER);
 
     for (i = 0; i < pcc->num_phbs; i++) {
-        object_initialize_child(obj, "phb[*]", &chip8->phbs[i],
-                                sizeof(chip8->phbs[i]), TYPE_PNV_PHB3,
-                                &error_abort, NULL);
+        object_initialize_child(obj, "phb[*]", &chip8->phbs[i], TYPE_PNV_PHB3);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1145,7 +1138,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                             "bar", &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), OBJECT(chip8->xics),
                              ICS_PROP_XICS, &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip8->psi), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1156,8 +1149,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Create LPC controller */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip8->lpc), OBJECT(&chip8->psi), "psi",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->lpc), true, "realized",
-                             &error_fatal);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip8->lpc), NULL, &error_fatal);
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV_XSCOM_LPC_BASE, &chip8->lpc.xscom_regs);
 
     chip->dt_isa_nodename = g_strdup_printf("/xscom@%" PRIx64 "/isa@%x",
@@ -1177,7 +1169,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Create the simplified OCC model */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), OBJECT(&chip8->psi), "psi",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip8->occ), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1191,8 +1183,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* HOMER */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip8->homer), OBJECT(chip), "chip",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->homer), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip8->homer), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1212,12 +1203,11 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(phb), i, "index", &error_fatal);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(phb), chip->chip_id, "chip-id",
                                 &error_fatal);
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(phb), true, "realized", &local_err);
+        sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(phb), &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
-        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(phb), sysbus_get_default());
 
         /* Populate the XSCOM address space. */
         pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip,
@@ -1317,27 +1307,21 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_instance_init(Object *obj)
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(obj);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "xive", &chip9->xive, sizeof(chip9->xive),
-                            TYPE_PNV_XIVE, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "xive", &chip9->xive, TYPE_PNV_XIVE);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "xive-fabric", OBJECT(&chip9->xive),
                               "xive-fabric");
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi",  &chip9->psi, sizeof(chip9->psi),
-                            TYPE_PNV9_PSI, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi", &chip9->psi, TYPE_PNV9_PSI);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc",  &chip9->lpc, sizeof(chip9->lpc),
-                            TYPE_PNV9_LPC, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc", &chip9->lpc, TYPE_PNV9_LPC);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "occ",  &chip9->occ, sizeof(chip9->occ),
-                            TYPE_PNV9_OCC, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "occ", &chip9->occ, TYPE_PNV9_OCC);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "homer",  &chip9->homer, sizeof(chip9->homer),
-                            TYPE_PNV9_HOMER, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "homer", &chip9->homer, TYPE_PNV9_HOMER);
 
     for (i = 0; i < PNV9_CHIP_MAX_PEC; i++) {
         object_initialize_child(obj, "pec[*]", &chip9->pecs[i],
-                                sizeof(chip9->pecs[i]), TYPE_PNV_PHB4_PEC,
-                                &error_abort, NULL);
+                                TYPE_PNV_PHB4_PEC);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1361,11 +1345,12 @@ static void pnv_chip_quad_realize(Pnv9Chip *chip9, Error **errp)
         int core_id = CPU_CORE(pnv_core)->core_id;
 
         snprintf(eq_name, sizeof(eq_name), "eq[%d]", core_id);
-        object_initialize_child(OBJECT(chip), eq_name, eq, sizeof(*eq),
-                                TYPE_PNV_QUAD, &error_fatal, NULL);
+        object_initialize_child_with_props(OBJECT(chip), eq_name, eq,
+                                           sizeof(*eq), TYPE_PNV_QUAD,
+                                           &error_fatal, NULL);
 
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(eq), core_id, "id", &error_fatal);
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(eq), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(eq), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
         pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_EQ_BASE(eq->id),
                                 &eq->xscom_regs);
@@ -1397,7 +1382,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_phb_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
                                  &error_fatal);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(pec), OBJECT(get_system_memory()),
                                  "system-memory", &error_abort);
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(pec), true, "realized", &local_err);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(pec), NULL, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
@@ -1422,12 +1407,11 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_phb_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
             object_property_set_int(obj, PNV_PHB4_DEVICE_ID, "device-id",
                                     &error_fatal);
             object_property_set_link(obj, OBJECT(stack), "stack", &error_abort);
-            object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
+            sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj), &local_err);
             if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 return;
             }
-            qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(obj), sysbus_get_default());
 
             /* Populate the XSCOM address space. */
             pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip,
@@ -1483,8 +1467,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                             "tm-bar", &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), OBJECT(chip), "chip",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
+    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&chip9->xive), &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1495,7 +1478,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), PNV9_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
                             "bar", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip9->psi), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1506,7 +1489,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* LPC */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), OBJECT(&chip9->psi), "psi",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip9->lpc), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1520,7 +1503,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Create the simplified OCC model */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), OBJECT(&chip9->psi), "psi",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip9->occ), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1534,8 +1517,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* HOMER */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip9->homer), OBJECT(chip), "chip",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->homer), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip9->homer), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1589,10 +1571,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power10_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     Pnv10Chip *chip10 = PNV10_CHIP(obj);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi",  &chip10->psi, sizeof(chip10->psi),
-                            TYPE_PNV10_PSI, &error_abort, NULL);
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc",  &chip10->lpc, sizeof(chip10->lpc),
-                            TYPE_PNV10_LPC, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "psi", &chip10->psi, TYPE_PNV10_PSI);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "lpc", &chip10->lpc, TYPE_PNV10_LPC);
 }
 
 static void pnv_chip_power10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -1619,8 +1599,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip10->psi), PNV10_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
                             "bar", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip10->psi), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip10->psi), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1631,8 +1610,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* LPC */
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&chip10->lpc), OBJECT(&chip10->psi), "psi",
                              &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip10->lpc), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&chip10->lpc), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -1751,8 +1729,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
                                 "hrmor", &error_fatal);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(pnv_core), OBJECT(chip), "chip",
                                  &error_abort);
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(pnv_core), true, "realized",
-                                 &error_fatal);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(pnv_core), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
         /* Each core has an XSCOM MMIO region */
         xscom_core_base = pcc->xscom_core_base(chip, core_hwid);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c
index 5f86453b6a..2e1a03daa4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_bmc.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ IPMIBmc *pnv_bmc_create(PnvPnor *pnor)
     obj = object_new(TYPE_IPMI_BMC_SIMULATOR);
     object_ref(OBJECT(pnor));
     object_property_add_const_link(obj, "pnor", OBJECT(pnor));
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(obj), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     /* Install the HIOMAP protocol handlers to access the PNOR */
     ipmi_sim_register_netfn(IPMI_BMC_SIMULATOR(obj), IPMI_NETFN_OEM,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
index 96a446f001..c986c16db1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static void pnv_core_cpu_realize(PnvCore *pc, PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(pc->chip);
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
index cfd5b7bc25..75b8ae9703 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
@@ -483,8 +483,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_power8_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     Pnv8Psi *psi8 = PNV8_PSI(obj);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "ics-psi",  &psi8->ics, sizeof(psi8->ics),
-                            TYPE_ICS, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "ics-psi", &psi8->ics, TYPE_ICS);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, ICS_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(&psi8->ics),
                               ICS_PROP_XICS);
 }
@@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         return;
     }
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(ics), true, "realized",  &err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(ics), NULL, &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         return;
@@ -836,8 +835,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     Pnv9Psi *psi = PNV9_PSI(obj);
 
-    object_initialize_child(obj, "source", &psi->source, sizeof(psi->source),
-                            TYPE_XIVE_SOURCE, &error_abort, NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "source", &psi->source, TYPE_XIVE_SOURCE);
 }
 
 static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -853,7 +851,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(xsrc), PSIHB9_NUM_IRQS, "nr-irqs",
                             &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(xsrc), OBJECT(psi), "xive", &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(xsrc), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -943,7 +941,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
 static const TypeInfo pnv_psi_info = {
     .name          = TYPE_PNV_PSI,
-    .parent        = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .parent        = TYPE_DEVICE,
     .instance_size = sizeof(PnvPsi),
     .class_init    = pnv_psi_class_init,
     .class_size    = sizeof(PnvPsiClass),
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_uc.c
index b30e093cbb..38fc392438 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_uc.c
@@ -1367,15 +1367,13 @@ void ppc460ex_pcie_init(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST);
     qdev_prop_set_int32(dev, "dcrn-base", DCRN_PCIE0_BASE);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", NULL);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     ppc460ex_pcie_register_dcrs(PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST(dev), env);
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST);
     qdev_prop_set_int32(dev, "dcrn-base", DCRN_PCIE1_BASE);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", NULL);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     ppc460ex_pcie_register_dcrs(PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST(dev), env);
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 9266453dd9..4a0cb434a6 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     SysBusDevice *pcihost, *s;
     Nvram *m48t59 = NULL;
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
+    ISADevice *isa_dev;
     ISABus *isa_bus;
     void *fw_cfg;
     int i;
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_register_reset(ppc_prep_reset, cpu);
 
     /* PCI host */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "raven-pcihost");
+    dev = qdev_new("raven-pcihost");
     if (!bios_name) {
         bios_name = "openbios-ppc";
     }
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "elf-machine", PPC_ELF_MACHINE);
     pcihost = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "raven", OBJECT(dev));
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(pcihost, &error_fatal);
     pci_bus = PCI_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "pci.0"));
     if (!pci_bus) {
         error_report("could not create PCI host controller");
@@ -291,14 +293,16 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     isa_bus = ISA_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(i82378_dev, "isa.0"));
 
     /* Memory controller */
-    dev = DEVICE(isa_create(isa_bus, "rs6000-mc"));
+    isa_dev = isa_new("rs6000-mc");
+    dev = DEVICE(isa_dev);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ram-size", machine->ram_size);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    isa_realize_and_unref(isa_dev, isa_bus, &error_fatal);
 
     /* RTC */
-    dev = DEVICE(isa_create(isa_bus, TYPE_MC146818_RTC));
+    isa_dev = isa_new(TYPE_MC146818_RTC);
+    dev = DEVICE(isa_dev);
     qdev_prop_set_int32(dev, "base_year", 1900);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    isa_realize_and_unref(isa_dev, isa_bus, &error_fatal);
 
     /* initialize CMOS checksums */
     cmos_checksum = 0x6aa9;
@@ -309,19 +313,22 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (defaults_enabled()) {
         m48t59 = NVRAM(isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "isa-m48t59"));
 
-        dev = DEVICE(isa_create(isa_bus, "cs4231a"));
+        isa_dev = isa_new("cs4231a");
+        dev = DEVICE(isa_dev);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "iobase", 0x830);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "irq", 10);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        isa_realize_and_unref(isa_dev, isa_bus, &error_fatal);
 
-        dev = DEVICE(isa_create(isa_bus, "pc87312"));
+        isa_dev = isa_new("pc87312");
+        dev = DEVICE(isa_dev);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "config", 12);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        isa_realize_and_unref(isa_dev, isa_bus, &error_fatal);
 
-        dev = DEVICE(isa_create(isa_bus, "prep-systemio"));
+        isa_dev = isa_new("prep-systemio");
+        dev = DEVICE(isa_dev);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ibm-planar-id", 0xfc);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "equipment", 0xc0);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        isa_realize_and_unref(isa_dev, isa_bus, &error_fatal);
 
         dev = DEVICE(pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(1, 0),
                                        "lsi53c810"));
@@ -338,14 +345,14 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Prepare firmware configuration for OpenBIOS */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_FW_CFG_MEM);
     fw_cfg = FW_CFG(dev);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "data_width", 1);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "dma_enabled", false);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(qdev_get_machine()), TYPE_FW_CFG,
                               OBJECT(fw_cfg));
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, CFG_ADDR);
     sysbus_mmio_map(s, 1, CFG_ADDR + 2);
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
index 42a8c9fb7f..1a106a68de 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
@@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ static void sam460ex_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* USB */
     sysbus_create_simple(TYPE_PPC4xx_EHCI, 0x4bffd0400, uic[2][29]);
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "sysbus-ohci");
+    dev = qdev_new("sysbus-ohci");
     qdev_prop_set_string(dev, "masterbus", "usb-bus.0");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "num-ports", 6);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     sbdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(sbdev, &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(sbdev, 0, 0x4bffd0000);
     sysbus_connect_irq(sbdev, 0, uic[2][30]);
     usb_create_simple(usb_bus_find(-1), "usb-kbd");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 3b1a5ed865..8d630baa5d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void spapr_create_nvram(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = qdev_create(&spapr->vio_bus->bus, "spapr-nvram");
+    DeviceState *dev = qdev_new("spapr-nvram");
     DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
 
     if (dinfo) {
@@ -1720,18 +1720,17 @@ static void spapr_create_nvram(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
                             &error_fatal);
     }
 
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, &spapr->vio_bus->bus, &error_fatal);
 
     spapr->nvram = (struct SpaprNvram *)dev;
 }
 
 static void spapr_rtc_create(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
 {
-    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(spapr), "rtc",
-                            &spapr->rtc, sizeof(spapr->rtc), TYPE_SPAPR_RTC,
-                            &error_fatal, NULL);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&spapr->rtc), true, "realized",
-                              &error_fatal);
+    object_initialize_child_with_props(OBJECT(spapr), "rtc", &spapr->rtc,
+                                       sizeof(spapr->rtc), TYPE_SPAPR_RTC,
+                                       &error_fatal, NULL);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&spapr->rtc), NULL, &error_fatal);
     object_property_add_alias(OBJECT(spapr), "rtc-time", OBJECT(&spapr->rtc),
                               "date");
 }
@@ -2629,7 +2628,7 @@ static void spapr_init_cpus(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
                                     &error_fatal);
             object_property_set_int(core, core_id, CPU_CORE_PROP_CORE_ID,
                                     &error_fatal);
-            object_property_set_bool(core, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+            qdev_realize(DEVICE(core), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
             object_unref(core);
         }
@@ -2640,9 +2639,9 @@ static PCIHostState *spapr_create_default_phb(void)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
 
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "index", 0);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
     return PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
 }
@@ -3671,7 +3670,7 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
     SpaprDimmState *ds = spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_find(spapr, PC_DIMM(dev));
 
     pc_dimm_unplug(PC_DIMM(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
     spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_remove(spapr, ds);
 }
 
@@ -3764,7 +3763,7 @@ static void spapr_core_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 
     assert(core_slot);
     core_slot->cpu = NULL;
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static
@@ -4037,7 +4036,7 @@ void spapr_phb_release(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static void spapr_phb_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static void spapr_phb_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
@@ -4073,7 +4072,7 @@ static void spapr_tpm_proxy_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev
 {
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
     object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
     spapr->tpm_proxy = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 9c8c1b14cf..26ad566f42 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu), NULL, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto error;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index b958f8acb5..2689104295 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ SpaprDrc *spapr_dr_connector_new(Object *owner, const char *type,
                                 spapr_drc_index(drc));
     object_property_add_child(owner, prop_name, OBJECT(drc));
     object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(drc), true, "realized", NULL);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(drc), NULL, NULL);
     g_free(prop_name);
 
     return drc;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index 7e1d6d59ac..0fecabc135 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ SpaprTceTable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t liobn)
     g_free(tmp);
     object_unref(OBJECT(tcet));
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(tcet), true, "realized", NULL);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(tcet), NULL, NULL);
 
     return tcet;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index 0c594aa72e..897bf98587 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         object_property_set_link(obj, OBJECT(spapr), ICS_PROP_XICS,
                                  &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(obj, smc->nr_xirqs, "nr-irqs", &error_abort);
-        object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
+        qdev_realize(DEVICE(obj), NULL, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         DeviceState *dev;
         int i;
 
-        dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE);
+        dev = qdev_new(TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE);
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "nr-irqs", smc->nr_xirqs + SPAPR_XIRQ_BASE);
         /*
          * 8 XIVE END structures per CPU. One for each available
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "nr-ends", nr_servers << 3);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(spapr), "xive-fabric",
                                  &error_abort);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
         spapr->xive = SPAPR_XIVE(dev);
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 83f1453096..329002ac04 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1587,8 +1587,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
         return;
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(plugged_dev), false, "realized",
-                             &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(plugged_dev);
 }
 
 static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
index 0b085eabe4..4318ed9638 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ SpaprVioBus *spapr_vio_bus_init(void)
     DeviceState *dev;
 
     /* Create bridge device */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BRIDGE);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BRIDGE);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
     /* Create bus on bridge device */
     qbus = qbus_create(TYPE_SPAPR_VIO_BUS, dev, "spapr-vio");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index 0dacfcd236..78c4901be1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
@@ -228,9 +229,9 @@ static void virtex_init(MachineState *machine)
                           64 * KiB, 1, 0x89, 0x18, 0x0000, 0x0, 1);
 
     cpu_irq = (qemu_irq *) &env->irq_inputs[PPC40x_INPUT_INT];
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "xlnx.xps-intc");
+    dev = qdev_new("xlnx.xps-intc");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "kind-of-intr", 0);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, INTC_BASEADDR);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, cpu_irq[0]);
     for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
@@ -241,10 +242,10 @@ static void virtex_init(MachineState *machine)
                    115200, serial_hd(0), DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN);
 
     /* 2 timers at irq 2 @ 62 Mhz.  */
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "xlnx.xps-timer");
+    dev = qdev_new("xlnx.xps-timer");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "one-timer-only", 0);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "clock-frequency", 62 * 1000000);
-    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, TIMER_BASEADDR);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, irq[TIMER_IRQ]);