diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 50ae89039f..d8eef0a747 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ user-obj-y += cutils.o cache-utils.o
 # libhw
 
 hw-obj-y =
-hw-obj-y += loader.o
+hw-obj-y += vl.o loader.o
 hw-obj-y += virtio.o virtio-console.o
 hw-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI) += virtio-pci.o
 hw-obj-y += fw_cfg.o pci.o pci_host.o pcie_host.o
@@ -216,3 +216,13 @@ libdis-$(CONFIG_PPC_DIS) += ppc-dis.o
 libdis-$(CONFIG_S390_DIS) += s390-dis.o
 libdis-$(CONFIG_SH4_DIS) += sh4-dis.o
 libdis-$(CONFIG_SPARC_DIS) += sparc-dis.o
+
+vl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GPROF_CFLAGS)
+
+vl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(SDL_CFLAGS)
+
+vl.o: qemu-options.h
+
+qemu-options.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-options.hx
+	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
+
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index a89158ae60..36b3408ea5 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ endif #CONFIG_BSD_USER
 # System emulator target
 ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
 
-obj-y = vl.o cpus.o monitor.o machine.o gdbstub.o
+obj-y = arch_init.o cpus.o monitor.o machine.o gdbstub.o
 obj-y += qemu-timer.o
 # virtio has to be here due to weird dependency between PCI and virtio-net.
 # need to fix this properly
@@ -285,11 +285,7 @@ obj-s390x-y = s390-virtio-bus.o s390-virtio.o
 
 obj-alpha-y = alpha_palcode.o
 
-main.o vl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GPROF_CFLAGS)
-
-vl.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(SDL_CFLAGS)
-
-vl.o: qemu-options.h
+main.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GPROF_CFLAGS)
 
 monitor.o: qemu-monitor.h
 
@@ -311,16 +307,13 @@ $(QEMU_PROG): $(obj-y) $(obj-$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)-y)
 gdbstub-xml.c: $(TARGET_XML_FILES) $(SRC_PATH)/feature_to_c.sh
 	$(call quiet-command,rm -f $@ && $(SHELL) $(SRC_PATH)/feature_to_c.sh $@ $(TARGET_XML_FILES),"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
-qemu-options.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-options.hx
-	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
-
 qemu-monitor.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-monitor.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.a *~ $(PROGS) nwfpe/*.o fpu/*.o
 	rm -f *.d */*.d tcg/*.o ide/*.o
-	rm -f qemu-options.h qemu-monitor.h gdbstub-xml.c
+	rm -f qemu-monitor.h gdbstub-xml.c
 
 install: all
 ifneq ($(PROGS),)
diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..171e21c7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,509 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU System Emulator
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif
+#include "config.h"
+#include "monitor.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
+#include "arch_init.h"
+#include "audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/pc.h"
+#include "hw/pci.h"
+#include "hw/audiodev.h"
+#include "kvm.h"
+#include "migration.h"
+#include "net.h"
+#include "gdbstub.h"
+#include "hw/smbios.h"
+
+#ifdef TARGET_SPARC
+int graphic_width = 1024;
+int graphic_height = 768;
+int graphic_depth = 8;
+#else
+int graphic_width = 800;
+int graphic_height = 600;
+int graphic_depth = 15;
+#endif
+
+const char arch_config_name[] = CONFIG_QEMU_CONFDIR "/target-" TARGET_ARCH ".conf";
+
+#if defined(TARGET_ALPHA)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_ALPHA
+#elif defined(TARGET_ARM)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_ARM
+#elif defined(TARGET_CRIS)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_CRIS
+#elif defined(TARGET_I386)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_I386
+#elif defined(TARGET_M68K)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_M68K
+#elif defined(TARGET_MICROBLAZE)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_MICROBLAZE
+#elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_MIPS
+#elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_PPC
+#elif defined(TARGET_S390X)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_S390X
+#elif defined(TARGET_SH4)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_SH4
+#elif defined(TARGET_SPARC)
+#define QEMU_ARCH QEMU_ARCH_SPARC
+#endif
+
+const uint32_t arch_type = QEMU_ARCH;
+
+/***********************************************************/
+/* ram save/restore */
+
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_FULL	0x01 /* Obsolete, not used anymore */
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS	0x02
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE	0x04
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE	0x08
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS	0x10
+
+static int is_dup_page(uint8_t *page, uint8_t ch)
+{
+    uint32_t val = ch << 24 | ch << 16 | ch << 8 | ch;
+    uint32_t *array = (uint32_t *)page;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE / 4); i++) {
+        if (array[i] != val) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f)
+{
+    static ram_addr_t current_addr = 0;
+    ram_addr_t saved_addr = current_addr;
+    ram_addr_t addr = 0;
+    int found = 0;
+
+    while (addr < last_ram_offset) {
+        if (cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(current_addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG)) {
+            uint8_t *p;
+
+            cpu_physical_memory_reset_dirty(current_addr,
+                                            current_addr + TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                                            MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG);
+
+            p = qemu_get_ram_ptr(current_addr);
+
+            if (is_dup_page(p, *p)) {
+                qemu_put_be64(f, current_addr | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS);
+                qemu_put_byte(f, *p);
+            } else {
+                qemu_put_be64(f, current_addr | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE);
+                qemu_put_buffer(f, p, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+            }
+
+            found = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+        addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
+        current_addr = (saved_addr + addr) % last_ram_offset;
+    }
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+static uint64_t bytes_transferred;
+
+static ram_addr_t ram_save_remaining(void)
+{
+    ram_addr_t addr;
+    ram_addr_t count = 0;
+
+    for (addr = 0; addr < last_ram_offset; addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+        if (cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG)) {
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+uint64_t ram_bytes_remaining(void)
+{
+    return ram_save_remaining() * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
+}
+
+uint64_t ram_bytes_transferred(void)
+{
+    return bytes_transferred;
+}
+
+uint64_t ram_bytes_total(void)
+{
+    return last_ram_offset;
+}
+
+int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
+{
+    ram_addr_t addr;
+    uint64_t bytes_transferred_last;
+    double bwidth = 0;
+    uint64_t expected_time = 0;
+
+    if (stage < 0) {
+        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (cpu_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(0, TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_MAX) != 0) {
+        qemu_file_set_error(f);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (stage == 1) {
+        bytes_transferred = 0;
+
+        /* Make sure all dirty bits are set */
+        for (addr = 0; addr < last_ram_offset; addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+            if (!cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG)) {
+                cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty(addr);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Enable dirty memory tracking */
+        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(1);
+
+        qemu_put_be64(f, last_ram_offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE);
+    }
+
+    bytes_transferred_last = bytes_transferred;
+    bwidth = qemu_get_clock_ns(rt_clock);
+
+    while (!qemu_file_rate_limit(f)) {
+        int ret;
+
+        ret = ram_save_block(f);
+        bytes_transferred += ret * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
+        if (ret == 0) { /* no more blocks */
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bwidth = qemu_get_clock_ns(rt_clock) - bwidth;
+    bwidth = (bytes_transferred - bytes_transferred_last) / bwidth;
+
+    /* if we haven't transferred anything this round, force expected_time to a
+     * a very high value, but without crashing */
+    if (bwidth == 0) {
+        bwidth = 0.000001;
+    }
+
+    /* try transferring iterative blocks of memory */
+    if (stage == 3) {
+        /* flush all remaining blocks regardless of rate limiting */
+        while (ram_save_block(f) != 0) {
+            bytes_transferred += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
+        }
+        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
+    }
+
+    qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
+
+    expected_time = ram_save_remaining() * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE / bwidth;
+
+    return (stage == 2) && (expected_time <= migrate_max_downtime());
+}
+
+int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    ram_addr_t addr;
+    int flags;
+
+    if (version_id != 3) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    do {
+        addr = qemu_get_be64(f);
+
+        flags = addr & ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
+        addr &= TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
+
+        if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE) {
+            if (addr != last_ram_offset) {
+                return -EINVAL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS) {
+            uint8_t ch = qemu_get_byte(f);
+            memset(qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+#ifndef _WIN32
+            if (ch == 0 &&
+                (!kvm_enabled() || kvm_has_sync_mmu())) {
+                madvise(qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                        MADV_DONTNEED);
+            }
+#endif
+        } else if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE) {
+            qemu_get_buffer(f, qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+        }
+        if (qemu_file_has_error(f)) {
+            return -EIO;
+        }
+    } while (!(flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS));
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void qemu_service_io(void)
+{
+    qemu_notify_event();
+}
+
+#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
+struct soundhw soundhw[] = {
+#ifdef HAS_AUDIO_CHOICE
+#if defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)
+    {
+        "pcspk",
+        "PC speaker",
+        0,
+        1,
+        { .init_isa = pcspk_audio_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SB16
+    {
+        "sb16",
+        "Creative Sound Blaster 16",
+        0,
+        1,
+        { .init_isa = SB16_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CS4231A
+    {
+        "cs4231a",
+        "CS4231A",
+        0,
+        1,
+        { .init_isa = cs4231a_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ADLIB
+    {
+        "adlib",
+#ifdef HAS_YMF262
+        "Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3)",
+#else
+        "Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2)",
+#endif
+        0,
+        1,
+        { .init_isa = Adlib_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GUS
+    {
+        "gus",
+        "Gravis Ultrasound GF1",
+        0,
+        1,
+        { .init_isa = GUS_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_AC97
+    {
+        "ac97",
+        "Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio",
+        0,
+        0,
+        { .init_pci = ac97_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ES1370
+    {
+        "es1370",
+        "ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370",
+        0,
+        0,
+        { .init_pci = es1370_init }
+    },
+#endif
+
+#endif /* HAS_AUDIO_CHOICE */
+
+    { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, { NULL } }
+};
+
+void select_soundhw(const char *optarg)
+{
+    struct soundhw *c;
+
+    if (*optarg == '?') {
+    show_valid_cards:
+
+        printf("Valid sound card names (comma separated):\n");
+        for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
+            printf ("%-11s %s\n", c->name, c->descr);
+        }
+        printf("\n-soundhw all will enable all of the above\n");
+        exit(*optarg != '?');
+    }
+    else {
+        size_t l;
+        const char *p;
+        char *e;
+        int bad_card = 0;
+
+        if (!strcmp(optarg, "all")) {
+            for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
+                c->enabled = 1;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        p = optarg;
+        while (*p) {
+            e = strchr(p, ',');
+            l = !e ? strlen(p) : (size_t) (e - p);
+
+            for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
+                if (!strncmp(c->name, p, l) && !c->name[l]) {
+                    c->enabled = 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!c->name) {
+                if (l > 80) {
+                    fprintf(stderr,
+                            "Unknown sound card name (too big to show)\n");
+                }
+                else {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Unknown sound card name `%.*s'\n",
+                            (int) l, p);
+                }
+                bad_card = 1;
+            }
+            p += l + (e != NULL);
+        }
+
+        if (bad_card) {
+            goto show_valid_cards;
+        }
+    }
+}
+#else
+void select_soundhw(const char *optarg)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+int qemu_uuid_parse(const char *str, uint8_t *uuid)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (strlen(str) != 36) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = sscanf(str, UUID_FMT, &uuid[0], &uuid[1], &uuid[2], &uuid[3],
+                 &uuid[4], &uuid[5], &uuid[6], &uuid[7], &uuid[8], &uuid[9],
+                 &uuid[10], &uuid[11], &uuid[12], &uuid[13], &uuid[14],
+                 &uuid[15]);
+
+    if (ret != 16) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+#ifdef TARGET_I386
+    smbios_add_field(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, uuid), 16, uuid);
+#endif
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void do_acpitable_option(const char *optarg)
+{
+#ifdef TARGET_I386
+    if (acpi_table_add(optarg) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong acpi table provided\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+void do_smbios_option(const char *optarg)
+{
+#ifdef TARGET_I386
+    if (smbios_entry_add(optarg) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong smbios provided\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+void cpudef_init(void)
+{
+#if defined(cpudef_setup)
+    cpudef_setup(); /* parse cpu definitions in target config file */
+#endif
+}
+
+int audio_available(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
+    return 1;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+int kvm_available(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
+    return 1;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+int xen_available(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
+    return 1;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/arch_init.h b/arch_init.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..682890c0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch_init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef QEMU_ARCH_INIT_H
+#define QEMU_ARCH_INIT_H
+
+extern const char arch_config_name[];
+
+enum {
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL = -1,
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALPHA = 1,
+    QEMU_ARCH_ARM = 2,
+    QEMU_ARCH_CRIS = 4,
+    QEMU_ARCH_I386 = 8,
+    QEMU_ARCH_M68K = 16,
+    QEMU_ARCH_MICROBLAZE = 32,
+    QEMU_ARCH_MIPS = 64,
+    QEMU_ARCH_PPC = 128,
+    QEMU_ARCH_S390X = 256,
+    QEMU_ARCH_SH4 = 512,
+    QEMU_ARCH_SPARC = 1024,
+};
+
+extern const uint32_t arch_type;
+
+void select_soundhw(const char *optarg);
+int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque);
+int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
+void do_acpitable_option(const char *optarg);
+void do_smbios_option(const char *optarg);
+void cpudef_init(void);
+int audio_available(void);
+int kvm_available(void);
+int xen_available(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index e2a5ca6e5a..719cbda83c 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
 HXCOMM discarded from C version
-HXCOMM DEF(option, HAS_ARG/0, opt_enum, opt_help) is used to construct
-HXCOMM option structures, enums and help message.
+HXCOMM DEF(option, HAS_ARG/0, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask) is used to
+HXCOMM construct option structures, enums and help message for specified
+HXCOMM architectures.
 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
 
 DEFHEADING(Standard options:)
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h,
-    "-h or -help     display this help and exit\n")
+    "-h or -help     display this help and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -h
 @findex -h
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ Display help and exit
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("version", 0, QEMU_OPTION_version,
-    "-version        display version information and exit\n")
+    "-version        display version information and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -version
 @findex -version
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ Display version information and exit
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M,
-    "-M machine      select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n")
+    "-M machine      select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -M @var{machine}
 @findex -M
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
-    "-cpu cpu        select CPU (-cpu ? for list)\n")
+    "-cpu cpu        select CPU (-cpu ? for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -cpu @var{model}
 @findex -cpu
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
     "                offline CPUs for hotplug, etc\n"
     "                cores= number of CPU cores on one socket\n"
     "                threads= number of threads on one CPU core\n"
-    "                sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n")
+    "                sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n",
+        QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -smp @var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
 @findex -smp
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
-    "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n")
+    "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -numa @var{opts}
 @findex -numa
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ are split equally.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda,
-    "-fda/-fdb file  use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n")
-DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "")
+    "-fda/-fdb file  use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -fda @var{file}
 @item -fdb @var{file}
@@ -85,11 +87,11 @@ use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
-    "-hda/-hdb file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n")
-DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "")
+    "-hda/-hdb file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
-    "-hdc/-hdd file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n")
-DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "")
+    "-hdc/-hdd file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -hda @var{file}
 @item -hdb @var{file}
@@ -103,7 +105,8 @@ Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
-    "-cdrom file     use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n")
+    "-cdrom file     use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -cdrom @var{file}
 @findex -cdrom
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
     "       [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
     "       [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none][,format=f][,serial=s]\n"
     "       [,addr=A][,id=name][,aio=threads|native][,readonly=on|off]\n"
-    "                use 'file' as a drive image\n")
+    "                use 'file' as a drive image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
 @findex -drive
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("set", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_set,
     "-set group.id.arg=value\n"
     "                set <arg> parameter for item <id> of type <group>\n"
-    "                i.e. -set drive.$id.file=/path/to/image\n")
+    "                i.e. -set drive.$id.file=/path/to/image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -set
 @findex -set
@@ -235,7 +238,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global,
     "-global driver.property=value\n"
-    "                set a global default for a driver property\n")
+    "                set a global default for a driver property\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -global
 @findex -global
@@ -243,7 +247,8 @@ TODO
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
-    "-mtdblock file  use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n")
+    "-mtdblock file  use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -mtdblock @var{file}
 @findex -mtdblock
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ Use @var{file} as on-board Flash memory image.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
-    "-sd file        use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n")
+    "-sd file        use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -sd @var{file}
 @findex -sd
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ Use @var{file} as SecureDigital card image.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
-    "-pflash file    use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n")
+    "-pflash file    use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -pflash @var{file}
 @findex -pflash
@@ -268,7 +273,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
     "-boot [order=drives][,once=drives][,menu=on|off]\n"
-    "                'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n")
+    "                'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off]
 @findex -boot
@@ -294,7 +300,8 @@ use is discouraged as it may be removed from future versions.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
-    "-snapshot       write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n")
+    "-snapshot       write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -snapshot
 @findex -snapshot
@@ -305,7 +312,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
     "-m megs         set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default="
-    stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "]\n")
+    stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -m @var{megs}
 @findex -m
@@ -315,7 +322,7 @@ gigabytes respectively.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("mem-path", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mempath,
-    "-mem-path FILE  provide backing storage for guest RAM\n")
+    "-mem-path FILE  provide backing storage for guest RAM\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -mem-path @var{path}
 Allocate guest RAM from a temporarily created file in @var{path}.
@@ -323,7 +330,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef MAP_POPULATE
 DEF("mem-prealloc", 0, QEMU_OPTION_mem_prealloc,
-    "-mem-prealloc   preallocate guest memory (use with -mem-path)\n")
+    "-mem-prealloc   preallocate guest memory (use with -mem-path)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -mem-prealloc
 Preallocate memory when using -mem-path.
@@ -331,7 +339,8 @@ ETEXI
 #endif
 
 DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
-    "-k language     use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n")
+    "-k language     use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -k @var{language}
 @findex -k
@@ -352,10 +361,9 @@ The default is @code{en-us}.
 ETEXI
 
 
-#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
 DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
-    "-audio-help     print list of audio drivers and their options\n")
-#endif
+    "-audio-help     print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -audio-help
 @findex -audio-help
@@ -363,13 +371,11 @@ Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
 parameters.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
 DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
     "-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
     "                and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
     "                use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards\n"
-    "                use -soundhw all to enable all of them\n")
-#endif
+    "                use -soundhw all to enable all of them\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
 @findex -soundhw
@@ -397,7 +403,8 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
-    "-usb            enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n")
+    "-usb            enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 USB options:
 @table @option
@@ -408,7 +415,8 @@ Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
-    "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n")
+    "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 
 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
@@ -457,7 +465,8 @@ DEF("device", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_device,
     "                prop=value,... sets driver properties\n"
     "                use -device ? to print all possible drivers\n"
     "                use -device driver,? to print all possible options\n"
-    "                use -device driver,option=? to print a help for value\n")
+    "                use -device driver,option=? to print a help for value\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -device @var{driver}[,@var{option}[=@var{value}][,...]]
 @findex -device
@@ -472,7 +481,8 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
     "-name string1[,process=string2]\n"
     "                set the name of the guest\n"
-    "                string1 sets the window title and string2 the process name (on Linux)\n")
+    "                string1 sets the window title and string2 the process name (on Linux)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -name @var{name}
 @findex -name
@@ -484,7 +494,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
     "-uuid %08x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%012x\n"
-    "                specify machine UUID\n")
+    "                specify machine UUID\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -uuid @var{uuid}
 @findex -uuid
@@ -504,7 +514,8 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
-    "-nographic      disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n")
+    "-nographic      disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -nographic
 @findex -nographic
@@ -517,7 +528,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
 DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
-    "-curses         use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n")
+    "-curses         use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -curses
@@ -529,7 +541,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
-    "-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n")
+    "-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -no-frame
@@ -541,7 +554,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
-    "-alt-grab       use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n")
+    "-alt-grab       use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -alt-grab
@@ -551,7 +565,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 DEF("ctrl-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_ctrl_grab,
-    "-ctrl-grab      use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n")
+    "-ctrl-grab      use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -ctrl-grab
@@ -561,7 +576,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
-    "-no-quit        disable SDL window close capability\n")
+    "-no-quit        disable SDL window close capability\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -no-quit
@@ -571,7 +586,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
-    "-sdl            enable SDL\n")
+    "-sdl            enable SDL\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -sdl
@@ -580,7 +595,8 @@ Enable SDL.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
-    "-portrait       rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n")
+    "-portrait       rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -portrait
 @findex -portrait
@@ -589,7 +605,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
     "-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|xenfb|none]\n"
-    "                select video card type\n")
+    "                select video card type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -vga @var{type}
 @findex -vga
@@ -615,17 +631,16 @@ Disable VGA card.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
-    "-full-screen    start in full screen\n")
+    "-full-screen    start in full screen\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -full-screen
 @findex -full-screen
 Start in full screen.
 ETEXI
 
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)
 DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
-    "-g WxH[xDEPTH]  Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n")
-#endif
+    "-g WxH[xDEPTH]  Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
 STEXI
 @item -g @var{width}x@var{height}[x@var{depth}]
 @findex -g
@@ -633,7 +648,7 @@ Set the initial graphical resolution and depth (PPC, SPARC only).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
-    "-vnc display    start a VNC server on display\n")
+    "-vnc display    start a VNC server on display\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
 @findex -vnc
@@ -749,17 +764,14 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEFHEADING()
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEFHEADING(i386 target only:)
-#endif
 STEXI
 @table @option
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
-    "-win2k-hack     use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n")
-#endif
+    "-win2k-hack     use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -win2k-hack
 @findex -win2k-hack
@@ -768,15 +780,12 @@ Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
 slows down the IDE transfers).
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 HXCOMM Deprecated by -rtc
-DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack, "")
-#endif
+DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
-    "-no-fd-bootchk  disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n")
-#endif
+    "-no-fd-bootchk  disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -no-fd-bootchk
 @findex -no-fd-bootchk
@@ -785,10 +794,8 @@ be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
 TODO: check reference to Bochs BIOS.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
-           "-no-acpi        disable ACPI\n")
-#endif
+           "-no-acpi        disable ACPI\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -no-acpi
 @findex -no-acpi
@@ -797,22 +804,18 @@ it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
 only).
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
-    "-no-hpet        disable HPET\n")
-#endif
+    "-no-hpet        disable HPET\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -no-hpet
 @findex -no-hpet
 Disable HPET support.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("balloon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_balloon,
     "-balloon none   disable balloon device\n"
     "-balloon virtio[,addr=str]\n"
-    "                enable virtio balloon device (default)\n")
-#endif
+    "                enable virtio balloon device (default)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -balloon none
 @findex -balloon
@@ -822,18 +825,15 @@ Enable virtio balloon device (default), optionally with PCI address
 @var{addr}.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
     "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,data=file1[:file2]...]\n"
-    "                ACPI table description\n")
-#endif
+    "                ACPI table description\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
 @findex -acpitable
 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
     "-smbios file=binary\n"
     "                load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
@@ -841,8 +841,7 @@ DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
     "                specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
     "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
     "              [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
-    "                specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n")
-#endif
+    "                specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
 STEXI
 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
 @findex -smbios
@@ -856,9 +855,7 @@ Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEFHEADING()
-#endif
 STEXI
 @end table
 ETEXI
@@ -870,11 +867,11 @@ ETEXI
 
 HXCOMM Legacy slirp options (now moved to -net user):
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
-DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, "")
-DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, "")
-DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, "")
+DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #ifndef _WIN32
-DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, "")
+DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -920,7 +917,7 @@ DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
     "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
     "                dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
     "-net none       use it alone to have zero network devices. If no -net option\n"
-    "                is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n")
+    "                is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
     "-netdev ["
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
@@ -930,7 +927,7 @@ DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
     "vde|"
 #endif
-    "socket],id=str[,option][,option][,...]\n")
+    "socket],id=str[,option][,option][,...]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
 @findex -net
@@ -1203,6 +1200,7 @@ DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
     "-chardev parport,id=id,path=path\n"
 #endif
+    , QEMU_ARCH_ALL
 )
 
 STEXI
@@ -1410,7 +1408,8 @@ DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
     "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
     "                add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
     "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
-    "                emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n")
+    "                emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @table @option
 
@@ -1481,7 +1480,7 @@ for easier testing of various kernels.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
-    "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n")
+    "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
 @findex -kernel
@@ -1490,7 +1489,7 @@ or in multiboot format.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
-    "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n")
+    "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -append @var{cmdline}
 @findex -append
@@ -1498,7 +1497,7 @@ Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
-           "-initrd file    use 'file' as initial ram disk\n")
+           "-initrd file    use 'file' as initial ram disk\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -initrd @var{file}
 @findex -initrd
@@ -1525,7 +1524,8 @@ STEXI
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
-    "-serial dev     redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n")
+    "-serial dev     redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -serial @var{dev}
 @findex -serial
@@ -1653,7 +1653,8 @@ Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
-    "-parallel dev   redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n")
+    "-parallel dev   redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -parallel @var{dev}
 @findex -parallel
@@ -1669,7 +1670,8 @@ Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
-    "-monitor dev    redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n")
+    "-monitor dev    redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -monitor @var{dev}
 @findex -monitor
@@ -1679,7 +1681,8 @@ The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
 non graphical mode.
 ETEXI
 DEF("qmp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp, \
-    "-qmp dev        like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n")
+    "-qmp dev        like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -qmp @var{dev}
 @findex -qmp
@@ -1687,7 +1690,7 @@ Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
-    "-mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]\n")
+    "-mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]
 @findex -mon
@@ -1695,7 +1698,8 @@ Setup monitor on chardev @var{name}.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("debugcon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_debugcon, \
-    "-debugcon dev   redirect the debug console to char device 'dev'\n")
+    "-debugcon dev   redirect the debug console to char device 'dev'\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -debugcon @var{dev}
 @findex -debugcon
@@ -1707,7 +1711,7 @@ non graphical mode.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
-    "-pidfile file   write PID to 'file'\n")
+    "-pidfile file   write PID to 'file'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -pidfile @var{file}
 @findex -pidfile
@@ -1716,7 +1720,7 @@ from a script.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
-    "-singlestep     always run in singlestep mode\n")
+    "-singlestep     always run in singlestep mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -singlestep
 @findex -singlestep
@@ -1724,7 +1728,8 @@ Run the emulation in single step mode.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
-    "-S              freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n")
+    "-S              freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -S
 @findex -S
@@ -1732,7 +1737,7 @@ Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
-    "-gdb dev        wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n")
+    "-gdb dev        wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -gdb @var{dev}
 @findex -gdb
@@ -1746,7 +1751,8 @@ within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
-    "-s              shorthand for -gdb tcp::" DEFAULT_GDBSTUB_PORT "\n")
+    "-s              shorthand for -gdb tcp::" DEFAULT_GDBSTUB_PORT "\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -s
 @findex -s
@@ -1755,7 +1761,8 @@ Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
-    "-d item1,...    output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n")
+    "-d item1,...    output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -d
 @findex -d
@@ -1765,7 +1772,8 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
     "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
     "                force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
-    "                translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n")
+    "                translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
 @findex -hdachs
@@ -1777,7 +1785,8 @@ images.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
-    "-L path         set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n")
+    "-L path         set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -L  @var{path}
 @findex -L
@@ -1785,17 +1794,15 @@ Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
-    "-bios file      set the filename for the BIOS\n")
+    "-bios file      set the filename for the BIOS\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -bios @var{file}
 @findex -bios
 Set the filename for the BIOS.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
 DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
-    "-enable-kvm     enable KVM full virtualization support\n")
-#endif
+    "-enable-kvm     enable KVM full virtualization support\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -enable-kvm
 @findex -enable-kvm
@@ -1803,16 +1810,16 @@ Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
 ETEXI
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
 DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
-    "-xen-domid id   specify xen guest domain id\n")
+    "-xen-domid id   specify xen guest domain id\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
     "-xen-create     create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
-    "                warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n")
+    "                warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
     "-xen-attach     attach to existing xen domain\n"
-    "                xend will use this when starting qemu\n")
-#endif
+    "                xend will use this when starting qemu\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -xen-domid @var{id}
 @findex -xen-domid
@@ -1828,7 +1835,7 @@ xend will use this when starting qemu (XEN only).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
-    "-no-reboot      exit instead of rebooting\n")
+    "-no-reboot      exit instead of rebooting\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -no-reboot
 @findex -no-reboot
@@ -1836,7 +1843,7 @@ Exit instead of rebooting.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
-    "-no-shutdown    stop before shutdown\n")
+    "-no-shutdown    stop before shutdown\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -no-shutdown
 @findex -no-shutdown
@@ -1847,7 +1854,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
     "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
-    "                start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n")
+    "                start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -loadvm @var{file}
 @findex -loadvm
@@ -1856,7 +1864,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
-    "-daemonize      daemonize QEMU after initializing\n")
+    "-daemonize      daemonize QEMU after initializing\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -daemonize
@@ -1868,7 +1876,8 @@ to cope with initialization race conditions.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
-    "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n")
+    "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -option-rom @var{file}
 @findex -option-rom
@@ -1878,7 +1887,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
     "-clock          force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
-    "                To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n")
+    "                To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -clock @var{method}
 @findex -clock
@@ -1887,18 +1897,13 @@ are available use -clock ?.
 ETEXI
 
 HXCOMM Options deprecated by -rtc
-DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "")
-DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, "")
+DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 DEF("rtc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rtc, \
     "-rtc [base=utc|localtime|date][,clock=host|vm][,driftfix=none|slew]\n" \
-    "                set the RTC base and clock, enable drift fix for clock ticks\n")
-#else
-DEF("rtc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rtc, \
-    "-rtc [base=utc|localtime|date][,clock=host|vm]\n" \
-    "                set the RTC base and clock\n")
-#endif
+    "                set the RTC base and clock, enable drift fix for clock ticks (x86 only)\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 
 STEXI
 
@@ -1924,7 +1929,7 @@ ETEXI
 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
     "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
     "                enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
-    "                instruction\n")
+    "                instruction\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -icount [@var{N}|auto]
 @findex -icount
@@ -1941,7 +1946,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
     "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
-    "                enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n")
+    "                enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -watchdog @var{model}
 @findex -watchdog
@@ -1961,7 +1967,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
     "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
-    "                action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n")
+    "                action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
 
@@ -1990,7 +1997,8 @@ Examples:
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
-    "-echr chr       set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n")
+    "-echr chr       set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 
 @item -echr @var{numeric_ascii_value}
@@ -2010,7 +2018,7 @@ ETEXI
 
 DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
     "-virtioconsole c\n" \
-    "                set virtio console\n")
+    "                set virtio console\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
 @findex -virtioconsole
@@ -2022,7 +2030,7 @@ Please use @code{-device virtconsole} for the new way of invocation.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
-    "-show-cursor    show cursor\n")
+    "-show-cursor    show cursor\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -show-cursor
 @findex -show-cursor
@@ -2030,7 +2038,7 @@ Show cursor.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
-    "-tb-size n      set TB size\n")
+    "-tb-size n      set TB size\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -tb-size @var{n}
 @findex -tb-size
@@ -2038,7 +2046,8 @@ Set TB size.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
-    "-incoming p     prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n")
+    "-incoming p     prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -incoming @var{port}
 @findex -incoming
@@ -2046,7 +2055,7 @@ Prepare for incoming migration, listen on @var{port}.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("nodefaults", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefaults, \
-    "-nodefaults     don't create default devices\n")
+    "-nodefaults     don't create default devices\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -nodefaults
 @findex -nodefaults
@@ -2055,7 +2064,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
-    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n")
+    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -chroot @var{dir}
@@ -2066,7 +2076,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
-    "-runas user     change to user id user just before starting the VM\n")
+    "-runas user     change to user id user just before starting the VM\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -runas @var{user}
@@ -2075,29 +2086,24 @@ Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
 to the specified user.
 ETEXI
 
-#if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
 DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
     "-prom-env variable=value\n"
-    "                set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n")
-#endif
+    "                set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
 STEXI
 @item -prom-env @var{variable}=@var{value}
 @findex -prom-env
 Set OpenBIOS nvram @var{variable} to given @var{value} (PPC, SPARC only).
 ETEXI
-#if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
 DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
-    "-semihosting    semihosting mode\n")
-#endif
+    "-semihosting    semihosting mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K)
 STEXI
 @item -semihosting
 @findex -semihosting
 Semihosting mode (ARM, M68K only).
 ETEXI
-#if defined(TARGET_ARM)
 DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
-    "-old-param      old param mode\n")
-#endif
+    "-old-param      old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
 STEXI
 @item -old-param
 @findex -old-param (ARM)
@@ -2105,7 +2111,7 @@ Old param mode (ARM only).
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("readconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_readconfig,
-    "-readconfig <file>\n")
+    "-readconfig <file>\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -readconfig @var{file}
 @findex -readconfig
@@ -2113,7 +2119,7 @@ Read device configuration from @var{file}.
 ETEXI
 DEF("writeconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_writeconfig,
     "-writeconfig <file>\n"
-    "                read/write config file\n")
+    "                read/write config file\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -writeconfig @var{file}
 @findex -writeconfig
@@ -2121,7 +2127,8 @@ Write device configuration to @var{file}.
 ETEXI
 DEF("nodefconfig", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefconfig,
     "-nodefconfig\n"
-    "                do not load default config files at startup\n")
+    "                do not load default config files at startup\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -nodefconfig
 @findex -nodefconfig
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 5464d353e8..d0effa031c 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -142,13 +142,9 @@ extern uint64_t node_cpumask[MAX_NODES];
 extern const char *option_rom[MAX_OPTION_ROMS];
 extern int nb_option_roms;
 
-#ifdef NEED_CPU_H
-#if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
 #define MAX_PROM_ENVS 128
 extern const char *prom_envs[MAX_PROM_ENVS];
 extern unsigned int nb_prom_envs;
-#endif
-#endif
 
 typedef enum {
     IF_NONE,
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 15ab44c624..7c0a825a5f 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/pcmcia.h"
 #include "hw/pc.h"
-#include "hw/audiodev.h"
 #include "hw/isa.h"
 #include "hw/baum.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
@@ -153,14 +152,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #include "disas.h"
 
-#include "exec-all.h"
-
 #include "qemu_socket.h"
 
 #include "slirp/libslirp.h"
 
 #include "qemu-queue.h"
 #include "cpus.h"
+#include "arch_init.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_NET
 //#define DEBUG_SLIRP
@@ -191,15 +189,6 @@ static int rtc_utc = 1;
 static int rtc_date_offset = -1; /* -1 means no change */
 QEMUClock *rtc_clock;
 int vga_interface_type = VGA_NONE;
-#ifdef TARGET_SPARC
-int graphic_width = 1024;
-int graphic_height = 768;
-int graphic_depth = 8;
-#else
-int graphic_width = 800;
-int graphic_height = 600;
-int graphic_depth = 15;
-#endif
 static int full_screen = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
 static int no_frame = 0;
@@ -209,9 +198,7 @@ CharDriverState *serial_hds[MAX_SERIAL_PORTS];
 CharDriverState *parallel_hds[MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS];
 CharDriverState *virtcon_hds[MAX_VIRTIO_CONSOLES];
 int win2k_install_hack = 0;
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 int rtc_td_hack = 0;
-#endif
 int usb_enabled = 0;
 int singlestep = 0;
 int smp_cpus = 1;
@@ -234,16 +221,12 @@ const char *watchdog;
 const char *option_rom[MAX_OPTION_ROMS];
 int nb_option_roms;
 int semihosting_enabled = 0;
-#ifdef TARGET_ARM
 int old_param = 0;
-#endif
 const char *qemu_name;
 int alt_grab = 0;
 int ctrl_grab = 0;
-#if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
 unsigned int nb_prom_envs = 0;
 const char *prom_envs[MAX_PROM_ENVS];
-#endif
 int boot_menu;
 
 int nb_numa_nodes;
@@ -497,7 +480,6 @@ static void configure_rtc(QemuOpts *opts)
             exit(1);
         }
     }
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
     value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driftfix");
     if (value) {
         if (!strcmp(value, "slew")) {
@@ -509,7 +491,6 @@ static void configure_rtc(QemuOpts *opts)
             exit(1);
         }
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -1668,206 +1649,6 @@ void qemu_del_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque)
 }
 #endif
 
-/***********************************************************/
-/* ram save/restore */
-
-#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_FULL	0x01 /* Obsolete, not used anymore */
-#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS	0x02
-#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE	0x04
-#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE	0x08
-#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS	0x10
-
-static int is_dup_page(uint8_t *page, uint8_t ch)
-{
-    uint32_t val = ch << 24 | ch << 16 | ch << 8 | ch;
-    uint32_t *array = (uint32_t *)page;
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE / 4); i++) {
-        if (array[i] != val)
-            return 0;
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f)
-{
-    static ram_addr_t current_addr = 0;
-    ram_addr_t saved_addr = current_addr;
-    ram_addr_t addr = 0;
-    int found = 0;
-
-    while (addr < last_ram_offset) {
-        if (cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(current_addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG)) {
-            uint8_t *p;
-
-            cpu_physical_memory_reset_dirty(current_addr,
-                                            current_addr + TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                                            MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG);
-
-            p = qemu_get_ram_ptr(current_addr);
-
-            if (is_dup_page(p, *p)) {
-                qemu_put_be64(f, current_addr | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS);
-                qemu_put_byte(f, *p);
-            } else {
-                qemu_put_be64(f, current_addr | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE);
-                qemu_put_buffer(f, p, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
-            }
-
-            found = 1;
-            break;
-        }
-        addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
-        current_addr = (saved_addr + addr) % last_ram_offset;
-    }
-
-    return found;
-}
-
-static uint64_t bytes_transferred;
-
-static ram_addr_t ram_save_remaining(void)
-{
-    ram_addr_t addr;
-    ram_addr_t count = 0;
-
-    for (addr = 0; addr < last_ram_offset; addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
-        if (cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG))
-            count++;
-    }
-
-    return count;
-}
-
-uint64_t ram_bytes_remaining(void)
-{
-    return ram_save_remaining() * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
-}
-
-uint64_t ram_bytes_transferred(void)
-{
-    return bytes_transferred;
-}
-
-uint64_t ram_bytes_total(void)
-{
-    return last_ram_offset;
-}
-
-static int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
-{
-    ram_addr_t addr;
-    uint64_t bytes_transferred_last;
-    double bwidth = 0;
-    uint64_t expected_time = 0;
-
-    if (stage < 0) {
-        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (cpu_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(0, TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_MAX) != 0) {
-        qemu_file_set_error(f);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (stage == 1) {
-        bytes_transferred = 0;
-
-        /* Make sure all dirty bits are set */
-        for (addr = 0; addr < last_ram_offset; addr += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
-            if (!cpu_physical_memory_get_dirty(addr, MIGRATION_DIRTY_FLAG))
-                cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty(addr);
-        }
-
-        /* Enable dirty memory tracking */
-        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(1);
-
-        qemu_put_be64(f, last_ram_offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE);
-    }
-
-    bytes_transferred_last = bytes_transferred;
-    bwidth = qemu_get_clock_ns(rt_clock);
-
-    while (!qemu_file_rate_limit(f)) {
-        int ret;
-
-        ret = ram_save_block(f);
-        bytes_transferred += ret * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
-        if (ret == 0) /* no more blocks */
-            break;
-    }
-
-    bwidth = qemu_get_clock_ns(rt_clock) - bwidth;
-    bwidth = (bytes_transferred - bytes_transferred_last) / bwidth;
-
-    /* if we haven't transferred anything this round, force expected_time to a
-     * a very high value, but without crashing */
-    if (bwidth == 0)
-        bwidth = 0.000001;
-
-    /* try transferring iterative blocks of memory */
-    if (stage == 3) {
-        /* flush all remaining blocks regardless of rate limiting */
-        while (ram_save_block(f) != 0) {
-            bytes_transferred += TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
-        }
-        cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
-    }
-
-    qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
-
-    expected_time = ram_save_remaining() * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE / bwidth;
-
-    return (stage == 2) && (expected_time <= migrate_max_downtime());
-}
-
-static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
-{
-    ram_addr_t addr;
-    int flags;
-
-    if (version_id != 3)
-        return -EINVAL;
-
-    do {
-        addr = qemu_get_be64(f);
-
-        flags = addr & ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
-        addr &= TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
-
-        if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE) {
-            if (addr != last_ram_offset)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
-        if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS) {
-            uint8_t ch = qemu_get_byte(f);
-            memset(qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
-#ifndef _WIN32
-            if (ch == 0 &&
-                (!kvm_enabled() || kvm_has_sync_mmu())) {
-                madvise(qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, MADV_DONTNEED);
-            }
-#endif
-        } else if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE) {
-            qemu_get_buffer(f, qemu_get_ram_ptr(addr), TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
-        }
-        if (qemu_file_has_error(f)) {
-            return -EIO;
-        }
-    } while (!(flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS));
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void qemu_service_io(void)
-{
-    qemu_notify_event();
-}
-
 /***********************************************************/
 /* machine registration */
 
@@ -2295,8 +2076,8 @@ static void version(void)
 static void help(int exitcode)
 {
     const char *options_help =
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help)        \
-           opt_help
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+        opt_help
 #define DEFHEADING(text) stringify(text) "\n"
 #include "qemu-options.h"
 #undef DEF
@@ -2323,7 +2104,7 @@ static void help(int exitcode)
 #define HAS_ARG 0x0001
 
 enum {
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help)        \
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
     opt_enum,
 #define DEFHEADING(text)
 #include "qemu-options.h"
@@ -2336,12 +2117,13 @@ typedef struct QEMUOption {
     const char *name;
     int flags;
     int index;
+    uint32_t arch_mask;
 } QEMUOption;
 
 static const QEMUOption qemu_options[] = {
-    { "h", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h },
-#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help)        \
-    { option, opt_arg, opt_enum },
+    { "h", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h, QEMU_ARCH_ALL },
+#define DEF(option, opt_arg, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask)     \
+    { option, opt_arg, opt_enum, arch_mask },
 #define DEFHEADING(text)
 #include "qemu-options.h"
 #undef DEF
@@ -2349,148 +2131,6 @@ static const QEMUOption qemu_options[] = {
 #undef GEN_DOCS
     { NULL },
 };
-
-#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
-struct soundhw soundhw[] = {
-#ifdef HAS_AUDIO_CHOICE
-#if defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)
-    {
-        "pcspk",
-        "PC speaker",
-        0,
-        1,
-        { .init_isa = pcspk_audio_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SB16
-    {
-        "sb16",
-        "Creative Sound Blaster 16",
-        0,
-        1,
-        { .init_isa = SB16_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CS4231A
-    {
-        "cs4231a",
-        "CS4231A",
-        0,
-        1,
-        { .init_isa = cs4231a_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ADLIB
-    {
-        "adlib",
-#ifdef HAS_YMF262
-        "Yamaha YMF262 (OPL3)",
-#else
-        "Yamaha YM3812 (OPL2)",
-#endif
-        0,
-        1,
-        { .init_isa = Adlib_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_GUS
-    {
-        "gus",
-        "Gravis Ultrasound GF1",
-        0,
-        1,
-        { .init_isa = GUS_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_AC97
-    {
-        "ac97",
-        "Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio",
-        0,
-        0,
-        { .init_pci = ac97_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ES1370
-    {
-        "es1370",
-        "ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370",
-        0,
-        0,
-        { .init_pci = es1370_init }
-    },
-#endif
-
-#endif /* HAS_AUDIO_CHOICE */
-
-    { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, { NULL } }
-};
-
-static void select_soundhw (const char *optarg)
-{
-    struct soundhw *c;
-
-    if (*optarg == '?') {
-    show_valid_cards:
-
-        printf ("Valid sound card names (comma separated):\n");
-        for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
-            printf ("%-11s %s\n", c->name, c->descr);
-        }
-        printf ("\n-soundhw all will enable all of the above\n");
-        exit (*optarg != '?');
-    }
-    else {
-        size_t l;
-        const char *p;
-        char *e;
-        int bad_card = 0;
-
-        if (!strcmp (optarg, "all")) {
-            for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
-                c->enabled = 1;
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
-        p = optarg;
-        while (*p) {
-            e = strchr (p, ',');
-            l = !e ? strlen (p) : (size_t) (e - p);
-
-            for (c = soundhw; c->name; ++c) {
-                if (!strncmp (c->name, p, l) && !c->name[l]) {
-                    c->enabled = 1;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!c->name) {
-                if (l > 80) {
-                    fprintf (stderr,
-                             "Unknown sound card name (too big to show)\n");
-                }
-                else {
-                    fprintf (stderr, "Unknown sound card name `%.*s'\n",
-                             (int) l, p);
-                }
-                bad_card = 1;
-            }
-            p += l + (e != NULL);
-        }
-
-        if (bad_card)
-            goto show_valid_cards;
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
 static void select_vgahw (const char *p)
 {
     const char *opts;
@@ -2525,7 +2165,6 @@ static void select_vgahw (const char *p)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
 static int balloon_parse(const char *arg)
 {
     QemuOpts *opts;
@@ -2550,7 +2189,6 @@ static int balloon_parse(const char *arg)
 
     return -1;
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static BOOL WINAPI qemu_ctrl_handler(DWORD type)
@@ -2560,54 +2198,6 @@ static BOOL WINAPI qemu_ctrl_handler(DWORD type)
 }
 #endif
 
-int qemu_uuid_parse(const char *str, uint8_t *uuid)
-{
-    int ret;
-
-    if(strlen(str) != 36)
-        return -1;
-
-    ret = sscanf(str, UUID_FMT, &uuid[0], &uuid[1], &uuid[2], &uuid[3],
-            &uuid[4], &uuid[5], &uuid[6], &uuid[7], &uuid[8], &uuid[9],
-            &uuid[10], &uuid[11], &uuid[12], &uuid[13], &uuid[14], &uuid[15]);
-
-    if(ret != 16)
-        return -1;
-
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
-    smbios_add_field(1, offsetof(struct smbios_type_1, uuid), 16, uuid);
-#endif
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
-static void do_acpitable_option(const char *optarg)
-{
-    if (acpi_table_add(optarg) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong acpi table provided\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
-static void do_smbios_option(const char *optarg)
-{
-    if (smbios_entry_add(optarg) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong smbios provided\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
-static void cpudef_init(void)
-{
-#if defined(cpudef_setup)
-    cpudef_setup(); /* parse cpu definitions in target config file */
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifndef _WIN32
 
 static void termsig_handler(int signal)
@@ -3147,7 +2737,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             fclose(fp);
         }
 
-        fname = CONFIG_QEMU_CONFDIR "/target-" TARGET_ARCH ".conf";
+        fname = arch_config_name;
         fp = fopen(fname, "r");
         if (fp) {
             if (qemu_config_parse(fp, fname) != 0) {
@@ -3169,6 +2759,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             const QEMUOption *popt;
 
             popt = lookup_opt(argc, argv, &optarg, &optind);
+            if (!(popt->arch_mask & arch_type)) {
+                printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                exit(1);
+            }
             switch(popt->index) {
             case QEMU_OPTION_M:
                 machine = find_machine(optarg);
@@ -3372,11 +2966,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_fdb:
                 drive_add(optarg, FD_ALIAS, popt->index - QEMU_OPTION_fda);
                 break;
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk:
                 fd_bootchk = 0;
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_netdev:
                 if (net_client_parse(&qemu_netdev_opts, optarg) == -1) {
                     exit(1);
@@ -3408,15 +3000,21 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_bt:
                 add_device_config(DEV_BT, optarg);
                 break;
-#ifdef HAS_AUDIO
             case QEMU_OPTION_audio_help:
+                if (!(audio_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 AUD_help ();
                 exit (0);
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_soundhw:
+                if (!(audio_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 select_soundhw (optarg);
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_h:
                 help(0);
                 break;
@@ -3491,7 +3089,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_vga:
                 select_vgahw (optarg);
                 break;
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)
             case QEMU_OPTION_g:
                 {
                     const char *p;
@@ -3526,7 +3123,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     graphic_depth = depth;
                 }
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_echr:
                 {
                     char *r;
@@ -3622,7 +3218,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_pidfile:
                 pid_file = optarg;
                 break;
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
             case QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack:
                 win2k_install_hack = 1;
                 break;
@@ -3635,12 +3230,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_smbios:
                 do_smbios_option(optarg);
                 break;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM
             case QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm:
+                if (!(kvm_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 kvm_allowed = 1;
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_usb:
                 usb_enabled = 1;
                 break;
@@ -3673,7 +3269,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 display_type = DT_VNC;
 		vnc_display = optarg;
 		break;
-#ifdef TARGET_I386
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi:
                 acpi_enabled = 0;
                 break;
@@ -3686,7 +3281,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot:
                 no_reboot = 1;
                 break;
@@ -3716,11 +3310,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 		option_rom[nb_option_roms] = optarg;
 		nb_option_roms++;
 		break;
-#if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
             case QEMU_OPTION_semihosting:
                 semihosting_enabled = 1;
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_name:
                 qemu_name = qemu_strdup(optarg);
 		 {
@@ -3736,7 +3328,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 		     }	
 		 }	
                 break;
-#if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
             case QEMU_OPTION_prom_env:
                 if (nb_prom_envs >= MAX_PROM_ENVS) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Too many prom variables\n");
@@ -3745,12 +3336,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 prom_envs[nb_prom_envs] = optarg;
                 nb_prom_envs++;
                 break;
-#endif
-#ifdef TARGET_ARM
             case QEMU_OPTION_old_param:
                 old_param = 1;
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_clock:
                 configure_alarms(optarg);
                 break;
@@ -3795,17 +3383,27 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 run_as = optarg;
                 break;
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
             case QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid:
+                if (!(xen_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 xen_domid = atoi(optarg);
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_xen_create:
+                if (!(xen_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 xen_mode = XEN_CREATE;
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach:
+                if (!(xen_available())) {
+                    printf("Option %s not supported for this target\n", popt->name);
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 xen_mode = XEN_ATTACH;
                 break;
-#endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_readconfig:
                 {
                     FILE *fp;