1 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index a707b67781..dc73d59660 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -79,6 +79,28 @@ typedef struct InterfaceInfo InterfaceInfo;
  * #TypeInfo describes information about the type including what it inherits
  * from, the instance and class size, and constructor/destructor hooks.
  *
+ * Alternatively several static types could be registered using helper macro
+ * DEFINE_TYPES()
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ * static const TypeInfo device_types_info[] = {
+ *     {
+ *         .name = TYPE_MY_DEVICE_A,
+ *         .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+ *         .instance_size = sizeof(MyDeviceA),
+ *     },
+ *     {
+ *         .name = TYPE_MY_DEVICE_B,
+ *         .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+ *         .instance_size = sizeof(MyDeviceB),
+ *     },
+ * };
+ *
+ * DEFINE_TYPES(device_types_info)
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
  * Every type has an #ObjectClass associated with it.  #ObjectClass derivatives
  * are instantiated dynamically but there is only ever one instance for any
  * given type.  The #ObjectClass typically holds a table of function pointers
@@ -789,6 +811,30 @@ Type type_register_static(const TypeInfo *info);
 Type type_register(const TypeInfo *info);
 
 /**
+ * type_register_static_array:
+ * @infos: The array of the new type #TypeInfo structures.
+ * @nr_infos: number of entries in @infos
+ *
+ * @infos and all of the strings it points to should exist for the life time
+ * that the type is registered.
+ */
+void type_register_static_array(const TypeInfo *infos, int nr_infos);
+
+/**
+ * DEFINE_TYPES:
+ * @type_array: The array containing #TypeInfo structures to register
+ *
+ * @type_array should be static constant that exists for the life time
+ * that the type is registered.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_TYPES(type_array)                                            \
+static void do_qemu_init_ ## type_array(void)                               \
+{                                                                           \
+    type_register_static_array(type_array, ARRAY_SIZE(type_array));         \
+}                                                                           \
+type_init(do_qemu_init_ ## type_array)
+
+/**
  * object_class_dynamic_cast_assert:
  * @klass: The #ObjectClass to attempt to cast.
  * @typename: The QOM typename of the class to cast to.