2 files changed, 57 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index e6dbde42c4..c537969f4e 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ struct BusState {
 struct Property {
     const char   *name;
     PropertyInfo *info;
-    int          offset;
+    ptrdiff_t    offset;
     uint8_t      bitnr;
     qtype_code   qtype;
     int64_t      defval;
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 0bb89d481e..f172fea0b6 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ typedef struct ObjectProperty
     ObjectPropertyResolve *resolve;
     ObjectPropertyRelease *release;
     void *opaque;
-
-    QTAILQ_ENTRY(ObjectProperty) node;
 } ObjectProperty;
 
 /**
@@ -405,7 +403,7 @@ struct Object
     /*< private >*/
     ObjectClass *class;
     ObjectFree *free;
-    QTAILQ_HEAD(, ObjectProperty) properties;
+    GHashTable *properties;
     uint32_t ref;
     Object *parent;
 };
@@ -960,6 +958,55 @@ void object_property_del(Object *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
 ObjectProperty *object_property_find(Object *obj, const char *name,
                                      Error **errp);
 
+typedef struct ObjectPropertyIterator ObjectPropertyIterator;
+
+/**
+ * object_property_iter_init:
+ * @obj: the object
+ *
+ * Initializes an iterator for traversing all properties
+ * registered against an object instance.
+ *
+ * It is forbidden to modify the property list while iterating,
+ * whether removing or adding properties.
+ *
+ * Typical usage pattern would be
+ *
+ * <example>
+ *   <title>Using object property iterators</title>
+ *   <programlisting>
+ *   ObjectProperty *prop;
+ *   ObjectPropertyIterator *iter;
+ *
+ *   iter = object_property_iter_init(obj);
+ *   while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(iter))) {
+ *     ... do something with prop ...
+ *   }
+ *   object_property_iter_free(iter);
+ *   </programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ *
+ * Returns: the new iterator
+ */
+ObjectPropertyIterator *object_property_iter_init(Object *obj);
+
+/**
+ * object_property_iter_free:
+ * @iter: the iterator instance
+ *
+ * Releases any resources associated with the iterator.
+ */
+void object_property_iter_free(ObjectPropertyIterator *iter);
+
+/**
+ * object_property_iter_next:
+ * @iter: the iterator instance
+ *
+ * Returns: the next property, or %NULL when all properties
+ * have been traversed.
+ */
+ObjectProperty *object_property_iter_next(ObjectPropertyIterator *iter);
+
 void object_unparent(Object *obj);
 
 /**
@@ -1488,6 +1535,9 @@ void object_property_set_description(Object *obj, const char *name,
  * Call @fn passing each child of @obj and @opaque to it, until @fn returns
  * non-zero.
  *
+ * It is forbidden to add or remove children from @obj from the @fn
+ * callback.
+ *
  * Returns: The last value returned by @fn, or 0 if there is no child.
  */
 int object_child_foreach(Object *obj, int (*fn)(Object *child, void *opaque),
@@ -1503,6 +1553,9 @@ int object_child_foreach(Object *obj, int (*fn)(Object *child, void *opaque),
  * non-zero. Calls recursively, all child nodes of @obj will also be passed
  * all the way down to the leaf nodes of the tree. Depth first ordering.
  *
+ * It is forbidden to add or remove children from @obj (or its
+ * child nodes) from the @fn callback.
+ *
  * Returns: The last value returned by @fn, or 0 if there is no child.
  */
 int object_child_foreach_recursive(Object *obj,