diff --git a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
index 4e464bd15a..1d53035cbe 100644
--- a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
+++ b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void spapr_vty_realize(VIOsPAPRDevice *sdev, Error **errp)
 }
 
 /* Forward declaration */
-static target_ulong h_put_term_char(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_put_term_char(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static target_ulong h_put_term_char(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_get_term_char(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_get_term_char(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ VIOsPAPRDevice *spapr_vty_get_default(VIOsPAPRBus *bus)
     return selected;
 }
 
-VIOsPAPRDevice *vty_lookup(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, target_ulong reg)
+VIOsPAPRDevice *vty_lookup(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, target_ulong reg)
 {
     VIOsPAPRDevice *sdev;
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index 0fd2a84c7b..924b1ae3c9 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ void xics_free(XICSState *icp, int irq, int num)
  * Guest interfaces
  */
 
-static target_ulong h_cppr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_cppr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static target_ulong h_cppr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_ipi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_ipi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong server = get_cpu_index_by_dt_id(args[0]);
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static target_ulong h_ipi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_xirr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_xirr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static target_ulong h_xirr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_xirr_x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_xirr_x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static target_ulong h_xirr_x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_eoi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_eoi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static target_ulong h_eoi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_ipoll(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_ipoll(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                             target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static target_ulong h_ipoll(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           uint32_t token,
                           uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void rtas_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           uint32_t token,
                           uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void rtas_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 2, ics->irqs[nr - ics->offset].priority);
 }
 
-static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                          uint32_t token,
                          uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                          uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ static void rtas_int_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                         uint32_t token,
                         uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                         uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index c15453f26f..ea886dac7b 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void xics_kvm_set_nr_servers(XICSState *icp, uint32_t nr_servers,
     }
 }
 
-static void rtas_dummy(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_dummy(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                        uint32_t token,
                        uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                        uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
diff --git a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
index 2dd5ec1117..1ca5e9ce6a 100644
--- a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
+++ b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int check_bd(VIOsPAPRVLANDevice *dev, vlan_bd_t bd,
 }
 
 static target_ulong h_register_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                           sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                           sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                            target_ulong opcode,
                                            target_ulong *args)
 {
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ static target_ulong h_register_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 }
 
 
-static target_ulong h_free_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_free_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                       sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                        target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ static target_ulong h_free_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 }
 
 static target_ulong h_add_logical_lan_buffer(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                             sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                             sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                              target_ulong opcode,
                                              target_ulong *args)
 {
@@ -421,7 +422,8 @@ static target_ulong h_add_logical_lan_buffer(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_send_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_send_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                       sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                        target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ static target_ulong h_send_logical_lan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_multicast_ctrl(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_multicast_ctrl(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                      target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
index 11332d14ea..fcaa77dd9a 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef struct sPAPRNVRAM {
 #define DEFAULT_NVRAM_SIZE 65536
 #define MAX_NVRAM_SIZE 1048576
 
-static void rtas_nvram_fetch(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_nvram_fetch(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                              target_ulong args,
                              uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void rtas_nvram_fetch(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 1, len);
 }
 
-static void rtas_nvram_store(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_nvram_store(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                              target_ulong args,
                              uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 10ca866ec1..f820534eab 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -90,25 +90,6 @@
 
 #define HTAB_SIZE(spapr)        (1ULL << ((spapr)->htab_shift))
 
-typedef struct sPAPRMachineState sPAPRMachineState;
-
-#define TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE      "spapr-machine"
-#define SPAPR_MACHINE(obj) \
-    OBJECT_CHECK(sPAPRMachineState, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE)
-
-/**
- * sPAPRMachineState:
- */
-struct sPAPRMachineState {
-    /*< private >*/
-    MachineState parent_obj;
-
-    /*< public >*/
-    char *kvm_type;
-};
-
-sPAPREnvironment *spapr;
-
 static XICSState *try_create_xics(const char *type, int nr_servers,
                                   int nr_irqs, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -184,7 +165,7 @@ static int spapr_fixup_cpu_smt_dt(void *fdt, int offset, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int spapr_fixup_cpu_dt(void *fdt, sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+static int spapr_fixup_cpu_dt(void *fdt, sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     int ret = 0, offset, cpus_offset;
     CPUState *cs;
@@ -604,7 +585,8 @@ static void *spapr_create_fdt_skel(hwaddr initrd_base,
     return fdt;
 }
 
-int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(target_ulong addr, target_ulong size)
+int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
+                                 target_ulong addr, target_ulong size)
 {
     void *fdt, *fdt_skel;
     sPAPRDeviceTreeUpdateHeader hdr = { .version_id = 1 };
@@ -665,7 +647,7 @@ static void spapr_populate_memory_node(void *fdt, int nodeid, hwaddr start,
                       sizeof(associativity))));
 }
 
-static int spapr_populate_memory(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, void *fdt)
+static int spapr_populate_memory(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, void *fdt)
 {
     hwaddr mem_start, node_size;
     int i, nb_nodes = nb_numa_nodes;
@@ -714,7 +696,7 @@ static int spapr_populate_memory(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, void *fdt)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void spapr_finalize_fdt(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void spapr_finalize_fdt(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                hwaddr fdt_addr,
                                hwaddr rtas_addr,
                                hwaddr rtas_size)
@@ -830,7 +812,7 @@ static void emulate_spapr_hypercall(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 #define CLEAN_HPTE(_hpte)  ((*(uint64_t *)(_hpte)) &= tswap64(~HPTE64_V_HPTE_DIRTY))
 #define DIRTY_HPTE(_hpte)  ((*(uint64_t *)(_hpte)) |= tswap64(HPTE64_V_HPTE_DIRTY))
 
-static void spapr_reset_htab(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+static void spapr_reset_htab(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     long shift;
     int index;
@@ -892,7 +874,7 @@ static int find_unknown_sysbus_device(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void *opaque)
  * A guest reset will cause spapr->htab_fd to become stale if being used.
  * Reopen the file descriptor to make sure the whole HTAB is properly read.
  */
-static int spapr_check_htab_fd(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+static int spapr_check_htab_fd(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     int rc = 0;
 
@@ -912,6 +894,7 @@ static int spapr_check_htab_fd(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
 
 static void ppc_spapr_reset(void)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PowerPCCPU *first_ppc_cpu;
     uint32_t rtas_limit;
 
@@ -951,6 +934,7 @@ static void ppc_spapr_reset(void)
 
 static void spapr_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = opaque;
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -979,12 +963,12 @@ static void spapr_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
      * We have 8 hpte per group, and each hpte is 16 bytes.
      * ie have 128 bytes per hpte entry.
      */
-    env->htab_mask = (1ULL << ((spapr)->htab_shift - 7)) - 1;
+    env->htab_mask = (1ULL << (spapr->htab_shift - 7)) - 1;
     env->spr[SPR_SDR1] = (target_ulong)(uintptr_t)spapr->htab |
         (spapr->htab_shift - 18);
 }
 
-static void spapr_create_nvram(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+static void spapr_create_nvram(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = qdev_create(&spapr->vio_bus->bus, "spapr-nvram");
     DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
@@ -998,7 +982,7 @@ static void spapr_create_nvram(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
     spapr->nvram = (struct sPAPRNVRAM *)dev;
 }
 
-static void spapr_rtc_create(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+static void spapr_rtc_create(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_SPAPR_RTC);
 
@@ -1028,7 +1012,7 @@ static int spapr_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
 
 static int spapr_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = (sPAPREnvironment *)opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = (sPAPRMachineState *)opaque;
     int err = 0;
 
     /* In earlier versions, there was no separate qdev for the PAPR
@@ -1057,16 +1041,16 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr = {
         VMSTATE_UNUSED_BUFFER(version_before_3, 0, 4),
 
         /* RTC offset */
-        VMSTATE_UINT64_TEST(rtc_offset, sPAPREnvironment, version_before_3),
+        VMSTATE_UINT64_TEST(rtc_offset, sPAPRMachineState, version_before_3),
 
-        VMSTATE_PPC_TIMEBASE_V(tb, sPAPREnvironment, 2),
+        VMSTATE_PPC_TIMEBASE_V(tb, sPAPRMachineState, 2),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
 };
 
 static int htab_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = opaque;
 
     /* "Iteration" header */
     qemu_put_be32(f, spapr->htab_shift);
@@ -1090,7 +1074,7 @@ static int htab_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void htab_save_first_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void htab_save_first_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  int64_t max_ns)
 {
     int htabslots = HTAB_SIZE(spapr) / HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
@@ -1140,7 +1124,7 @@ static void htab_save_first_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     spapr->htab_save_index = index;
 }
 
-static int htab_save_later_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static int htab_save_later_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                 int64_t max_ns)
 {
     bool final = max_ns < 0;
@@ -1222,7 +1206,7 @@ static int htab_save_later_pass(QEMUFile *f, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 
 static int htab_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = opaque;
     int rc = 0;
 
     /* Iteration header */
@@ -1257,7 +1241,7 @@ static int htab_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
 static int htab_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = opaque;
 
     /* Iteration header */
     qemu_put_be32(f, 0);
@@ -1292,7 +1276,7 @@ static int htab_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
 static int htab_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = opaque;
     uint32_t section_hdr;
     int fd = -1;
 
@@ -1389,6 +1373,7 @@ static void spapr_boot_set(void *opaque, const char *boot_device,
 /* pSeries LPAR / sPAPR hardware init */
 static void ppc_spapr_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(machine);
     ram_addr_t ram_size = machine->ram_size;
     const char *cpu_model = machine->cpu_model;
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
@@ -1412,7 +1397,6 @@ static void ppc_spapr_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     msi_supported = true;
 
-    spapr = g_malloc0(sizeof(*spapr));
     QLIST_INIT(&spapr->phbs);
 
     cpu_ppc_hypercall = emulate_spapr_hypercall;
@@ -1661,6 +1645,9 @@ static void ppc_spapr_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     spapr->entry_point = 0x100;
 
+    /* FIXME: Should register things through the MachineState's qdev
+     * interface, this is a legacy from the sPAPREnvironment structure
+     * which predated MachineState but had a similar function */
     vmstate_register(NULL, 0, &vmstate_spapr, spapr);
     register_savevm_live(NULL, "spapr/htab", -1, 1,
                          &savevm_htab_handlers, spapr);
@@ -1756,17 +1743,17 @@ static char *spapr_get_fw_dev_path(FWPathProvider *p, BusState *bus,
 
 static char *spapr_get_kvm_type(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
-    sPAPRMachineState *sm = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
 
-    return g_strdup(sm->kvm_type);
+    return g_strdup(spapr->kvm_type);
 }
 
 static void spapr_set_kvm_type(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
-    sPAPRMachineState *sm = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
 
-    g_free(sm->kvm_type);
-    sm->kvm_type = g_strdup(value);
+    g_free(spapr->kvm_type);
+    spapr->kvm_type = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
 static void spapr_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
index fda9e3590a..f626eb7b34 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ void spapr_events_fdt_skel(void *fdt, uint32_t check_exception_irq)
 
 static void rtas_event_log_queue(int log_type, void *data, bool exception)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     sPAPREventLogEntry *entry = g_new(sPAPREventLogEntry, 1);
 
     g_assert(data);
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ static void rtas_event_log_queue(int log_type, void *data, bool exception)
 static sPAPREventLogEntry *rtas_event_log_dequeue(uint32_t event_mask,
                                                   bool exception)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     sPAPREventLogEntry *entry = NULL;
 
     /* we only queue EPOW events atm. */
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ static sPAPREventLogEntry *rtas_event_log_dequeue(uint32_t event_mask,
 
 static bool rtas_event_log_contains(uint32_t event_mask, bool exception)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     sPAPREventLogEntry *entry = NULL;
 
     /* we only queue EPOW events atm. */
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ static void spapr_init_v6hdr(struct rtas_event_log_v6 *v6hdr)
 static void spapr_init_maina(struct rtas_event_log_v6_maina *maina,
                              int section_count)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     struct tm tm;
     int year;
 
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ static void spapr_init_maina(struct rtas_event_log_v6_maina *maina,
 
 static void spapr_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = container_of(n, sPAPREnvironment, epow_notifier);
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     struct rtas_error_log *hdr;
     struct rtas_event_log_v6 *v6hdr;
     struct rtas_event_log_v6_maina *maina;
@@ -384,6 +388,7 @@ static void spapr_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
 
 static void spapr_hotplug_req_event(sPAPRDRConnector *drc, uint8_t hp_action)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     struct hp_log_full *new_hp;
     struct rtas_error_log *hdr;
     struct rtas_event_log_v6 *v6hdr;
@@ -453,7 +458,7 @@ void spapr_hotplug_req_remove_event(sPAPRDRConnector *drc)
     spapr_hotplug_req_event(drc, RTAS_LOG_V6_HP_ACTION_REMOVE);
 }
 
-static void check_exception(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void check_exception(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                             uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                             target_ulong args,
                             uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -508,7 +513,7 @@ out_no_events:
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_NO_ERRORS_FOUND);
 }
 
-static void event_scan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void event_scan(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                        uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                        target_ulong args,
                        uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -548,7 +553,7 @@ out_no_events:
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_NO_ERRORS_FOUND);
 }
 
-void spapr_events_init(sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
+void spapr_events_init(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 {
     QTAILQ_INIT(&spapr->pending_events);
     spapr->check_exception_irq = xics_alloc(spapr->icp, 0, 0, false);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index 4f76f1cbfe..1a20884706 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static inline bool valid_pte_index(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong pte_index)
     return true;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_enter(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_enter(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                             target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static RemoveResult remove_hpte(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong ptex,
     return REMOVE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static target_ulong h_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 
 #define H_BULK_REMOVE_MAX_BATCH        4
 
-static target_ulong h_bulk_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_bulk_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                   target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static target_ulong h_bulk_remove(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_protect(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_protect(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                               target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static target_ulong h_protect(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_read(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_read(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static target_ulong h_read(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_set_dabr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_set_dabr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     /* FIXME: actually implement this */
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static target_ulong deregister_dtl(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr)
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_register_vpa(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_register_vpa(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                    target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong flags = args[0];
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static target_ulong h_register_vpa(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_cede(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_cede(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static target_ulong h_cede(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_rtas(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_rtas(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong rtas_r3 = args[0];
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static target_ulong h_rtas(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
                            nret, rtas_r3 + 12 + 4*nargs);
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_logical_load(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_logical_load(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                    target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static target_ulong h_logical_load(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_PARAMETER;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_logical_store(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_logical_store(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static target_ulong h_logical_store(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_PARAMETER;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_logical_memop(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_logical_memop(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -698,14 +698,14 @@ static target_ulong h_logical_memop(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_logical_icbi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_logical_icbi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                    target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     /* Nothing to do on emulation, KVM will trap this in the kernel */
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_logical_dcbf(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_logical_dcbf(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                    target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     /* Nothing to do on emulation, KVM will trap this in the kernel */
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static target_ulong h_set_mode_resource_addr_trans_mode(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_set_mode(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_set_mode(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong resource = args[1];
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void do_set_compat(void *arg)
     ((cpuver) == CPU_POWERPC_LOGICAL_2_07) ? 2070 : 0)
 
 static target_ulong h_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
-                                                  sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                                  sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                                   target_ulong opcode,
                                                   target_ulong *args)
 {
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static target_ulong h_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
         return H_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    if (spapr_h_cas_compose_response(args[1], args[2])) {
+    if (spapr_h_cas_compose_response(spapr, args[1], args[2])) {
         qemu_system_reset_request();
     }
 
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ void spapr_register_hypercall(target_ulong opcode, spapr_hcall_fn fn)
 target_ulong spapr_hypercall(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong opcode,
                              target_ulong *args)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+
     if ((opcode <= MAX_HCALL_OPCODE)
         && ((opcode & 0x3) == 0)) {
         spapr_hcall_fn fn = papr_hypercall_table[opcode / 4];
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index 8cd9dba9ac..d58d9ba6c7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static target_ulong put_tce_emu(sPAPRTCETable *tcet, target_ulong ioba,
 }
 
 static target_ulong h_put_tce_indirect(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                       sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                       sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                        target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     int i;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static target_ulong h_put_tce_indirect(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_stuff_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_stuff_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                               target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     int i;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static target_ulong h_stuff_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_put_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_put_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                               target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong liobn = args[0];
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static target_ulong get_tce_emu(sPAPRTCETable *tcet, target_ulong ioba,
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_get_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_get_tce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                               target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong liobn = args[0];
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index d4a6150527..eab4cfb7aa 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         }                                                          \
     } while (0)
 
-sPAPRPHBState *spapr_pci_find_phb(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid)
+sPAPRPHBState *spapr_pci_find_phb(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid)
 {
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb;
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sPAPRPHBState *spapr_pci_find_phb(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-PCIDevice *spapr_pci_find_dev(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
+PCIDevice *spapr_pci_find_dev(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid,
                               uint32_t config_addr)
 {
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb = spapr_pci_find_phb(spapr, buid);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static uint32_t rtas_pci_cfgaddr(uint32_t arg)
     return ((arg >> 20) & 0xf00) | (arg & 0xff);
 }
 
-static void finish_read_pci_config(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
+static void finish_read_pci_config(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid,
                                    uint32_t addr, uint32_t size,
                                    target_ulong rets)
 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void finish_read_pci_config(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
     rtas_st(rets, 1, val);
 }
 
-static void rtas_ibm_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_ibm_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                      uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                      target_ulong args,
                                      uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     finish_read_pci_config(spapr, buid, addr, size, rets);
 }
 
-static void rtas_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                  target_ulong args,
                                  uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void rtas_read_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     finish_read_pci_config(spapr, 0, addr, size, rets);
 }
 
-static void finish_write_pci_config(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
+static void finish_write_pci_config(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid,
                                     uint32_t addr, uint32_t size,
                                     uint32_t val, target_ulong rets)
 {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void finish_write_pci_config(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void rtas_ibm_write_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_ibm_write_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                       uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                       target_ulong args,
                                       uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_write_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     finish_write_pci_config(spapr, buid, addr, size, val, rets);
 }
 
-static void rtas_write_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_write_pci_config(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                   uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                   target_ulong args,
                                   uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void spapr_msi_setmsg(PCIDevice *pdev, hwaddr addr, bool msix,
     }
 }
 
-static void rtas_ibm_change_msi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_ibm_change_msi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                 uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                 target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                 target_ulong rets)
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_query_interrupt_source_number(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                                   sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                                   sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                                    uint32_t token,
                                                    uint32_t nargs,
                                                    target_ulong args,
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_query_interrupt_source_number(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_set_eeh_option(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                    sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                    sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                     target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                     target_ulong rets)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ param_error_exit:
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_get_config_addr_info2(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                           sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                           sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                            uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                            target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                            target_ulong rets)
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ param_error_exit:
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_read_slot_reset_state2(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                            sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                            sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                             uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                             target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                             target_ulong rets)
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ param_error_exit:
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_set_slot_reset(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                    sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                    sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                     uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                     target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                     target_ulong rets)
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ param_error_exit:
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_configure_pe(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                  sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                  sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                   uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                   target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                   target_ulong rets)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ param_error_exit:
 
 /* To support it later */
 static void rtas_ibm_slot_error_detail(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                       sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                       sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                        uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                        target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                        target_ulong rets)
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ static PCIINTxRoute spapr_route_intx_pin_to_irq(void *opaque, int pin)
 static void spapr_msi_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                             uint64_t data, unsigned size)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     uint32_t irq = data;
 
     trace_spapr_pci_msi_write(addr, data, irq);
@@ -1110,6 +1111,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_hot_unplug_child(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
 
 static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SysBusDevice *s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
     PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
@@ -1464,7 +1466,7 @@ static const TypeInfo spapr_phb_info = {
     }
 };
 
-PCIHostState *spapr_create_phb(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, int index)
+PCIHostState *spapr_create_phb(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int index)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
 
@@ -1631,6 +1633,7 @@ static int spapr_switch_one_vga(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
 
 void spapr_pci_switch_vga(bool big_endian)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb;
 
     /*
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
index fa28d43f81..3b95dfc6de 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-static sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *spapr_ccs_find(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *spapr_ccs_find(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                                     uint32_t drc_index)
 {
     sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *ccs = NULL;
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ static sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *spapr_ccs_find(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return ccs;
 }
 
-static void spapr_ccs_add(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void spapr_ccs_add(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *ccs)
 {
     g_assert(!spapr_ccs_find(spapr, ccs->drc_index));
     QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&spapr->ccs_list, ccs, next);
 }
 
-static void spapr_ccs_remove(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void spapr_ccs_remove(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *ccs)
 {
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&spapr->ccs_list, ccs, next);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void spapr_ccs_remove(sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 
 void spapr_ccs_reset_hook(void *opaque)
 {
-    sPAPREnvironment *spapr = opaque;
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = opaque;
     sPAPRConfigureConnectorState *ccs, *ccs_tmp;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(ccs, &spapr->ccs_list, next, ccs_tmp) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void spapr_ccs_reset_hook(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static void rtas_display_character(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_display_character(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                    uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                    target_ulong args,
                                    uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void rtas_display_character(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     }
 }
 
-static void rtas_power_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_power_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                            uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void rtas_power_off(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void rtas_system_reboot(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_system_reboot(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                target_ulong args,
                                uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void rtas_system_reboot(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 }
 
 static void rtas_query_cpu_stopped_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
-                                         sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                         sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                          uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                          target_ulong args,
                                          uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void rtas_query_cpu_stopped_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
 }
 
-static void rtas_start_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu_, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_start_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu_, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                            target_ulong args,
                            uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void rtas_start_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu_, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
 }
 
-static void rtas_stop_self(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_stop_self(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                            target_ulong args,
                            uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void rtas_stop_self(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_get_system_parameter(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                          sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                          sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                           uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                           target_ulong args,
                                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_get_system_parameter(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_set_system_parameter(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                          sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                          sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                           uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                           target_ulong args,
                                           uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_set_system_parameter(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 }
 
 static void rtas_ibm_os_term(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                            sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                            sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                             uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                             target_ulong args,
                             uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void rtas_ibm_os_term(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, ret);
 }
 
-static void rtas_set_power_level(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_set_power_level(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                  target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                  target_ulong rets)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void rtas_set_power_level(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 1, 100);
 }
 
-static void rtas_get_power_level(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_get_power_level(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                   uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                   target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                   target_ulong rets)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static bool sensor_type_is_dr(uint32_t sensor_type)
     return false;
 }
 
-static void rtas_set_indicator(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_set_indicator(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                target_ulong rets)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ out_unimplemented:
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 }
 
-static void rtas_get_sensor_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_get_sensor_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                   uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                   target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                   target_ulong rets)
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static void rtas_get_sensor_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 #define CC_WA_LEN 4096
 
 static void rtas_ibm_configure_connector(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                                         sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+                                         sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                          uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                          target_ulong args, uint32_t nret,
                                          target_ulong rets)
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static struct rtas_call {
     spapr_rtas_fn fn;
 } rtas_table[RTAS_TOKEN_MAX - RTAS_TOKEN_BASE];
 
-target_ulong spapr_rtas_call(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+target_ulong spapr_rtas_call(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                              uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
index 9da3746e7c..d20b8f270c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int spapr_rtc_import_offset(DeviceState *dev, int64_t legacy_offset)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void rtas_get_time_of_day(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_get_time_of_day(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                  target_ulong args,
                                  uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void rtas_get_time_of_day(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 7, ns);
 }
 
-static void rtas_set_time_of_day(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_set_time_of_day(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs,
                                  target_ulong args,
                                  uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
index 8b59b64b7e..c51eb8e244 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int vio_make_devnode(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev,
 /*
  * CRQ handling
  */
-static target_ulong h_reg_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_reg_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                               target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static target_ulong free_crq(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev)
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_free_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_free_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static target_ulong h_free_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return free_crq(dev);
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_send_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_send_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static target_ulong h_send_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     return H_HARDWARE;
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_enable_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_enable_crq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
     target_ulong reg = args[0];
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void spapr_vio_set_bypass(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, bool bypass)
     dev->tcet->bypass = bypass;
 }
 
-static void rtas_set_tce_bypass(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_set_tce_bypass(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                 uint32_t token,
                                 uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                                 uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void rtas_set_tce_bypass(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static void rtas_quiesce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static void rtas_quiesce(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                          uint32_t token,
                          uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                          uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ static void spapr_vio_busdev_reset(DeviceState *qdev)
 
 static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     VIOsPAPRDevice *dev = (VIOsPAPRDevice *)qdev;
     VIOsPAPRDeviceClass *pc = VIO_SPAPR_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     char *id;
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
     pc->realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
-static target_ulong h_vio_signal(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+static target_ulong h_vio_signal(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                                  target_ulong opcode,
                                  target_ulong *args)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
index 9dca38837b..5322b560eb 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
@@ -119,21 +119,23 @@ struct sPAPRPHBVFIOState {
 
 static inline qemu_irq spapr_phb_lsi_qirq(struct sPAPRPHBState *phb, int pin)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+
     return xics_get_qirq(spapr->icp, phb->lsi_table[pin].irq);
 }
 
-PCIHostState *spapr_create_phb(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, int index);
+PCIHostState *spapr_create_phb(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int index);
 
 int spapr_populate_pci_dt(sPAPRPHBState *phb,
                           uint32_t xics_phandle,
                           void *fdt);
 
-void spapr_pci_msi_init(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, hwaddr addr);
+void spapr_pci_msi_init(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, hwaddr addr);
 
 void spapr_pci_rtas_init(void);
 
-sPAPRPHBState *spapr_pci_find_phb(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid);
-PCIDevice *spapr_pci_find_dev(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, uint64_t buid,
+sPAPRPHBState *spapr_pci_find_phb(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid);
+PCIDevice *spapr_pci_find_dev(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint64_t buid,
                               uint32_t config_addr);
 
 #endif /* __HW_SPAPR_PCI_H__ */
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 7b4b1bb3d7..c3652aa375 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __HW_SPAPR_H__
 
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
+#include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/xics.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_drc.h"
 
@@ -13,7 +14,19 @@ typedef struct sPAPREventLogEntry sPAPREventLogEntry;
 
 #define HPTE64_V_HPTE_DIRTY     0x0000000000000040ULL
 
-typedef struct sPAPREnvironment {
+typedef struct sPAPRMachineState sPAPRMachineState;
+
+#define TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE      "spapr-machine"
+#define SPAPR_MACHINE(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(sPAPRMachineState, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE)
+
+/**
+ * sPAPRMachineState:
+ */
+struct sPAPRMachineState {
+    /*< private >*/
+    MachineState parent_obj;
+
     struct VIOsPAPRBus *vio_bus;
     QLIST_HEAD(, sPAPRPHBState) phbs;
     struct sPAPRNVRAM *nvram;
@@ -46,7 +59,10 @@ typedef struct sPAPREnvironment {
 
     /* RTAS state */
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, sPAPRConfigureConnectorState) ccs_list;
-} sPAPREnvironment;
+
+    /*< public >*/
+    char *kvm_type;
+};
 
 #define H_SUCCESS         0
 #define H_BUSY            1        /* Hardware busy -- retry later */
@@ -319,8 +335,6 @@ typedef struct sPAPREnvironment {
 #define KVMPPC_H_CAS            (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x2)
 #define KVMPPC_HCALL_MAX        KVMPPC_H_CAS
 
-extern sPAPREnvironment *spapr;
-
 typedef struct sPAPRDeviceTreeUpdateHeader {
     uint32_t version_id;
 } sPAPRDeviceTreeUpdateHeader;
@@ -335,7 +349,7 @@ typedef struct sPAPRDeviceTreeUpdateHeader {
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-typedef target_ulong (*spapr_hcall_fn)(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+typedef target_ulong (*spapr_hcall_fn)(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *sm,
                                        target_ulong opcode,
                                        target_ulong *args);
 
@@ -490,12 +504,12 @@ static inline void rtas_st_buffer(target_ulong phys, target_ulong phys_len,
     rtas_st_buffer_direct(phys + 2, phys_len - 2, buffer, buffer_len);
 }
 
-typedef void (*spapr_rtas_fn)(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+typedef void (*spapr_rtas_fn)(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *sm,
                               uint32_t token,
                               uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                               uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets);
 void spapr_rtas_register(int token, const char *name, spapr_rtas_fn fn);
-target_ulong spapr_rtas_call(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
+target_ulong spapr_rtas_call(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *sm,
                              uint32_t token, uint32_t nargs, target_ulong args,
                              uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets);
 int spapr_rtas_device_tree_setup(void *fdt, hwaddr rtas_addr,
@@ -546,9 +560,10 @@ struct sPAPREventLogEntry {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(sPAPREventLogEntry) next;
 };
 
-void spapr_events_init(sPAPREnvironment *spapr);
+void spapr_events_init(sPAPRMachineState *sm);
 void spapr_events_fdt_skel(void *fdt, uint32_t epow_irq);
-int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(target_ulong addr, target_ulong size);
+int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(sPAPRMachineState *sm,
+                                 target_ulong addr, target_ulong size);
 sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t liobn,
                                    uint64_t bus_offset,
                                    uint32_t page_shift,
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
index f95016a92e..2299a5405a 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ extern int spapr_vio_signal(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, target_ulong mode);
 
 static inline qemu_irq spapr_vio_qirq(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev)
 {
+    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+
     return xics_get_qirq(spapr->icp, dev->irq);
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ static inline int spapr_vio_dma_set(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, uint64_t taddr,
 
 int spapr_vio_send_crq(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, uint8_t *crq);
 
-VIOsPAPRDevice *vty_lookup(sPAPREnvironment *spapr, target_ulong reg);
+VIOsPAPRDevice *vty_lookup(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, target_ulong reg);
 void vty_putchars(VIOsPAPRDevice *sdev, uint8_t *buf, int len);
 void spapr_vty_create(VIOsPAPRBus *bus, CharDriverState *chardev);
 void spapr_vlan_create(VIOsPAPRBus *bus, NICInfo *nd);