1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/hw/char/cadence_uart.h b/include/hw/char/cadence_uart.h
index 6310f52512..a12773c076 100644
--- a/include/hw/char/cadence_uart.h
+++ b/include/hw/char/cadence_uart.h
@@ -49,5 +49,22 @@ typedef struct {
     QEMUTimer *fifo_trigger_handle;
 } CadenceUARTState;
 
+static inline DeviceState *cadence_uart_create(hwaddr addr,
+                                        qemu_irq irq,
+                                        CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+    SysBusDevice *s;
+
+    dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_CADENCE_UART);
+    s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    qdev_prop_set_chr(dev, "chardev", chr);
+    qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    sysbus_mmio_map(s, 0, addr);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(s, 0, irq);
+
+    return dev;
+}
+
 #define CADENCE_UART_H
 #endif