diff --git a/hw/alpha_dp264.c b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
index 5ea04c75ac350ec2e582bd4742abfbf30d0fd0b5..8f082a6656ccd5a13ad3ce8c8b662ce465aed25d 100644
--- a/hw/alpha_dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ static int clipper_pci_map_irq(PCIDevice *d, int irq_num)
     return (slot + 1) * 4 + irq_num;
 }
 
-static void clipper_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                         const char *boot_device,
-                         const char *kernel_filename,
-                         const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                         const char *initrd_filename,
-                         const char *cpu_model)
+static void clipper_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     CPUAlphaState *cpus[4];
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
     ISABus *isa_bus;
diff --git a/hw/an5206.c b/hw/an5206.c
index 25407c0f506428ebedcecb6c199c04403bc18f47..042c5fcd14ad1cab125af48b3f9408f095ef1b49 100644
--- a/hw/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/an5206.c
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 /* Board init.  */
 
-static void an5206_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void an5206_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     CPUM68KState *env;
     int kernel_size;
     uint64_t elf_entry;
diff --git a/hw/axis_dev88.c b/hw/axis_dev88.c
index eab6327bedb5c9ee98ba2e0c4109741d48ef43b9..2fd7356fceb20a5b9b6f53185a9b84e36a22b850 100644
--- a/hw/axis_dev88.c
+++ b/hw/axis_dev88.c
@@ -242,11 +242,12 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps gpio_ops = {
 static struct cris_load_info li;
 
 static
-void axisdev88_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+void axisdev88_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
     CRISCPU *cpu;
     CPUCRISState *env;
     DeviceState *dev;
diff --git a/hw/boards.h b/hw/boards.h
index a2e0a544973fc79e7d6f0926a3a08f648094d3bf..813d0e5109010d781629b13f080f633f867a1a2a 100644
--- a/hw/boards.h
+++ b/hw/boards.h
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 
 #include "qdev.h"
 
-typedef void QEMUMachineInitFunc(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                                 const char *boot_device,
-                                 const char *kernel_filename,
-                                 const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                                 const char *initrd_filename,
-                                 const char *cpu_model);
+typedef struct QEMUMachineInitArgs {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size;
+    const char *boot_device;
+    const char *kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename;
+    const char *cpu_model;
+} QEMUMachineInitArgs;
+
+typedef void QEMUMachineInitFunc(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args);
 
 typedef void QEMUMachineResetFunc(void);
 
diff --git a/hw/collie.c b/hw/collie.c
index 56f89a9f2e86b5bdc80c013da6e322dfcf940524..695982a99fef93befc0f28af373d9db05c75e243 100644
--- a/hw/collie.c
+++ b/hw/collie.c
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ static struct arm_boot_info collie_binfo = {
     .ram_size = 0x20000000,
 };
 
-static void collie_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void collie_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     StrongARMState *s;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
diff --git a/hw/dummy_m68k.c b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
index 7cc7a99bfb09b52fbe6e139f3caab36b233b45b8..f436a0cbc630423e95138335266747bec54beab9 100644
--- a/hw/dummy_m68k.c
+++ b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 /* Board init.  */
 
-static void dummy_m68k_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void dummy_m68k_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     CPUM68KState *env;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem =  get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/exynos4_boards.c b/hw/exynos4_boards.c
index 4bb0a60cb12c8c11d47447b4b4b87ac6daacd8eb..4951064c3f1c17bba2133c07606afebdc5927d30 100644
--- a/hw/exynos4_boards.c
+++ b/hw/exynos4_boards.c
@@ -130,22 +130,22 @@ static Exynos4210State *exynos4_boards_init_common(
             exynos4_board_ram_size[board_type]);
 }
 
-static void nuri_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-        const char *boot_device,
-        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void nuri_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     exynos4_boards_init_common(kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline,
                 initrd_filename, EXYNOS4_BOARD_NURI);
 
     arm_load_kernel(arm_env_get_cpu(first_cpu), &exynos4_board_binfo);
 }
 
-static void smdkc210_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-        const char *boot_device,
-        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void smdkc210_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     Exynos4210State *s = exynos4_boards_init_common(kernel_filename,
             kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, EXYNOS4_BOARD_SMDKC210);
 
diff --git a/hw/gumstix.c b/hw/gumstix.c
index 13a36ea5c5296b2608045a81a9ef259b4ba3df67..4103a88b804472a7af8b069f328b800f9715e266 100644
--- a/hw/gumstix.c
+++ b/hw/gumstix.c
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@
 
 static const int sector_len = 128 * 1024;
 
-static void connex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void connex_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     PXA2xxState *cpu;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
@@ -84,11 +81,9 @@ static void connex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                     qdev_get_gpio_in(cpu->gpio, 36));
 }
 
-static void verdex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void verdex_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     PXA2xxState *cpu;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     int be;
diff --git a/hw/highbank.c b/hw/highbank.c
index 11aa1312c0a9dfe5ffbe56d9af41d3e12832d3ca..15036b6390b51cf051a860cf97e9a5e29eae21d4 100644
--- a/hw/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/highbank.c
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@ static struct arm_boot_info highbank_binfo;
  * 32-bit host, set the reg value of memory to 0xf7ff00000 in the
  * device tree and pass -m 2047 to QEMU.
  */
-static void highbank_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void highbank_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
     qemu_irq *irqp;
diff --git a/hw/integratorcp.c b/hw/integratorcp.c
index d0e2e9068e8da295001d05ed88667aed498d0618..ac0ea83492e5397aa9002878067bdde88e1a4632 100644
--- a/hw/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/integratorcp.c
@@ -438,11 +438,13 @@ static struct arm_boot_info integrator_binfo = {
     .board_id = 0x113,
 };
 
-static void integratorcp_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void integratorcp_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     ARMCPU *cpu;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/kzm.c b/hw/kzm.c
index 68cd1b48b909632c67b793fd13b06047c826a52f..d1266d9305d1a9362cedd52c5e51bcd7c93a96a1 100644
--- a/hw/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/kzm.c
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ static struct arm_boot_info kzm_binfo = {
     .board_id = 1722,
 };
 
-static void kzm_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void kzm_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     ARMCPU *cpu;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/leon3.c b/hw/leon3.c
index 7a9729dc28b5580796d5a48822902a5c60a29010..774273828fe3de6c93b3e0bb9c8bdfb4cf0ece4d 100644
--- a/hw/leon3.c
+++ b/hw/leon3.c
@@ -94,13 +94,11 @@ static void leon3_set_pil_in(void *opaque, uint32_t pil_in)
     }
 }
 
-static void leon3_generic_hw_init(ram_addr_t  ram_size,
-                                  const char *boot_device,
-                                  const char *kernel_filename,
-                                  const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                                  const char *initrd_filename,
-                                  const char *cpu_model)
+static void leon3_generic_hw_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     SPARCCPU *cpu;
     CPUSPARCState   *env;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
diff --git a/hw/lm32_boards.c b/hw/lm32_boards.c
index b76d8008be32a64fd50f7bb98638cffc2a28c7fc..c5a62c826497242639eae8740996656a23d5c2ce 100644
--- a/hw/lm32_boards.c
+++ b/hw/lm32_boards.c
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     env->deba = reset_info->flash_base;
 }
 
-static void lm32_evr_init(ram_addr_t ram_size_not_used,
-                          const char *boot_device,
-                          const char *kernel_filename,
-                          const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                          const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void lm32_evr_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     LM32CPU *cpu;
     CPULM32State *env;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
@@ -159,12 +157,12 @@ static void lm32_evr_init(ram_addr_t ram_size_not_used,
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, reset_info);
 }
 
-static void lm32_uclinux_init(ram_addr_t ram_size_not_used,
-                          const char *boot_device,
-                          const char *kernel_filename,
-                          const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                          const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void lm32_uclinux_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     LM32CPU *cpu;
     CPULM32State *env;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
diff --git a/hw/mainstone.c b/hw/mainstone.c
index 97687b6eebd9e770139ae9828e3e33235e90bef9..c0d60341475f7a0fbf27aa9d9ec77ef9327ae6c6 100644
--- a/hw/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/mainstone.c
@@ -171,11 +171,13 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     arm_load_kernel(mpu->cpu, &mainstone_binfo);
 }
 
-static void mainstone_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void mainstone_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     mainstone_common_init(get_system_memory(), ram_size, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, mainstone, 0x196);
 }
diff --git a/hw/mcf5208.c b/hw/mcf5208.c
index ee25b1b38765237e54265d87186c96e5a0ec3970..688bc3c1a6e599fb7b33ef7bfdf901c4d93a3cde 100644
--- a/hw/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/mcf5208.c
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ static void mcf5208_sys_init(MemoryRegion *address_space, qemu_irq *pic)
     }
 }
 
-static void mcf5208evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void mcf5208evb_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     CPUM68KState *env;
     int kernel_size;
     uint64_t elf_entry;
diff --git a/hw/milkymist.c b/hw/milkymist.c
index 2e7235b4b350eb78d28b9f84298af33b44f5405c..ca9ed43d996acc73a462fd610ede586b4ff59839 100644
--- a/hw/milkymist.c
+++ b/hw/milkymist.c
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 }
 
 static void
-milkymist_init(ram_addr_t ram_size_not_used,
-                          const char *boot_device,
-                          const char *kernel_filename,
-                          const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                          const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+milkymist_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     LM32CPU *cpu;
     CPULM32State *env;
     int kernel_size;
diff --git a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
index d4a8672f237bcec3522a4fa56db8a938728ac799..fb50a1f67b7fbb010a3195c5dd54d7a6849b57d8 100644
--- a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -256,10 +256,13 @@ static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
     }
 }
 
-static void mips_fulong2e_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void mips_fulong2e_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips_jazz.c
index db927f14d02ebcd0766419e642d050308edc2917..14df4d7745deb78585a9b3cab476e01aa2147bb5 100644
--- a/hw/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips_jazz.c
@@ -302,21 +302,19 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
 }
 
 static
-void mips_magnum_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                       const char *boot_device,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+void mips_magnum_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
         mips_jazz_init(get_system_memory(), get_system_io(),
                        ram_size, cpu_model, JAZZ_MAGNUM);
 }
 
 static
-void mips_pica61_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                       const char *boot_device,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+void mips_pica61_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     mips_jazz_init(get_system_memory(), get_system_io(),
                    ram_size, cpu_model, JAZZ_PICA61);
 }
diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index 632b466e32454e8ede1597ebe0e67d6f8427e445..ad4910ff66852e9352f0e00b8459d6bd00e7cb09 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -775,11 +775,13 @@ static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 }
 
 static
-void mips_malta_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+void mips_malta_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     pflash_t *fl;
     MemoryRegion *system_memory = get_system_memory();
diff --git a/hw/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
index 830f635597b50632bf9af5a7cc7443a25664febd..a1d3945cbb9493f42ece5e751d30d16a4cb85c33 100644
--- a/hw/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@ static void mipsnet_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, NICInfo *nd)
 }
 
 static void
-mips_mipssim_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                   const char *boot_device,
-                   const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                   const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+mips_mipssim_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 967a76e533017c4dff346f1f925671a64fee3e1e..b73cdc38ec20e4df364b96e2d8688e32b112873e 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -151,11 +151,13 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 
 static const int sector_len = 32 * 1024;
 static
-void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                    const char *boot_device,
-                    const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                    const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+void mips_r4k_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/musicpal.c b/hw/musicpal.c
index f305e21038fde4e216fe00e0fcf70da5a729a359..f06814c83bcd98be6e09f542c1d6f28d3eda2cd5 100644
--- a/hw/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/musicpal.c
@@ -1508,11 +1508,12 @@ static struct arm_boot_info musicpal_binfo = {
     .board_id = 0x20e,
 };
 
-static void musicpal_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-               const char *boot_device,
-               const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-               const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void musicpal_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     ARMCPU *cpu;
     qemu_irq *cpu_pic;
     qemu_irq pic[32];
diff --git a/hw/nseries.c b/hw/nseries.c
index 6df71ebb48aa531ea82f62f8591b8be767b2818c..7ada90d28067170f070a1d72515cd29eeaec44c2 100644
--- a/hw/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/nseries.c
@@ -1397,21 +1397,27 @@ static struct arm_boot_info n810_binfo = {
     .atag_board = n810_atag_setup,
 };
 
-static void n800_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void n800_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     return n8x0_init(ram_size, boot_device,
                     kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename,
                     cpu_model, &n800_binfo, 800);
 }
 
-static void n810_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void n810_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     return n8x0_init(ram_size, boot_device,
                     kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename,
                     cpu_model, &n810_binfo, 810);
diff --git a/hw/null-machine.c b/hw/null-machine.c
index 69910d399ce550a1f3b6d0ef43d16e1db2b3340d..d813c089e7c59ae1a0ed376c47160963c0003996 100644
--- a/hw/null-machine.c
+++ b/hw/null-machine.c
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 
-static void machine_none_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                              const char *boot_device,
-                              const char *kernel_filename,
-                              const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                              const char *initrd_filename,
-                              const char *cpu_model)
+static void machine_none_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/omap_sx1.c b/hw/omap_sx1.c
index abca3419261c4b7d9825e2b1bfa237acbfff64c8..ad17487fd25c09b414f1ea6dfe2c72fc66b2ec7b 100644
--- a/hw/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/omap_sx1.c
@@ -209,20 +209,26 @@ static void sx1_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     //~ qemu_console_resize(ds, 640, 480);
 }
 
-static void sx1_init_v1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void sx1_init_v1(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sx1_init(ram_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, 1);
 }
 
-static void sx1_init_v2(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void sx1_init_v2(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sx1_init(ram_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, 2);
 }
diff --git a/hw/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc_sim.c
index 55e97f0959da7073bf9477b78ddc28adaf11db2a..e96a94492bc9f1aead8f5ecb3cf678cd0e8d9aaf 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ static void cpu_openrisc_load_kernel(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     cpu->env.pc = entry;
 }
 
-static void openrisc_sim_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                              const char *boot_device,
-                              const char *kernel_filename,
-                              const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                              const char *initrd_filename,
-                              const char *cpu_model)
+static void openrisc_sim_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     MemoryRegion *ram;
     int n;
diff --git a/hw/palm.c b/hw/palm.c
index bacdc90d4a7bf2dff2c7f3e4215e301cc2e1eccb..032b8d65103db9d4a024e2ca3a646dff0ebb2c0e 100644
--- a/hw/palm.c
+++ b/hw/palm.c
@@ -190,11 +190,12 @@ static struct arm_boot_info palmte_binfo = {
     .board_id = 0x331,
 };
 
-static void palmte_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void palmte_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     struct omap_mpu_state_s *mpu;
     int flash_size = 0x00800000;
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index 5bd4572d470ca8a1da5854157a3408d7e760814f..bf04a42da5b55868687268361c7da48fb05cab6b 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -287,13 +287,14 @@ static void pc_init1(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
     }
 }
 
-static void pc_init_pci(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename,
-                        const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename,
-                        const char *cpu_model)
+static void pc_init_pci(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     pc_init1(get_system_memory(),
              get_system_io(),
              ram_size, boot_device,
@@ -301,13 +302,14 @@ static void pc_init_pci(ram_addr_t ram_size,
              initrd_filename, cpu_model, 1, 1);
 }
 
-static void pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                                    const char *boot_device,
-                                    const char *kernel_filename,
-                                    const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                                    const char *initrd_filename,
-                                    const char *cpu_model)
+static void pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     pc_init1(get_system_memory(),
              get_system_io(),
              ram_size, boot_device,
@@ -315,13 +317,14 @@ static void pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(ram_addr_t ram_size,
              initrd_filename, cpu_model, 1, 0);
 }
 
-static void pc_init_isa(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename,
-                        const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename,
-                        const char *cpu_model)
+static void pc_init_isa(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (cpu_model == NULL)
         cpu_model = "486";
     pc_init1(get_system_memory(),
@@ -332,19 +335,12 @@ static void pc_init_isa(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
-static void pc_xen_hvm_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                            const char *boot_device,
-                            const char *kernel_filename,
-                            const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                            const char *initrd_filename,
-                            const char *cpu_model)
+static void pc_xen_hvm_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     if (xen_hvm_init() != 0) {
         hw_error("xen hardware virtual machine initialisation failed");
     }
-    pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(ram_size, boot_device,
-                            kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline,
-                            initrd_filename, cpu_model);
+    pc_init_pci_no_kvmclock(args);
     xen_vcpu_init();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index b9bfbed4c44e4e99a3e7f124a5b6d93007783d6d..39df25175bc5bc9e2cb0d1bdf9d25c4afa29238a 100644
--- a/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -73,12 +73,10 @@ static void machine_cpu_reset(MicroBlazeCPU *cpu)
 }
 
 static void
-petalogix_ml605_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                          const char *boot_device,
-                          const char *kernel_filename,
-                          const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                          const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+petalogix_ml605_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     DeviceState *dev, *dma, *eth0;
     MicroBlazeCPU *cpu;
diff --git a/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c b/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
index 2cf68828ed9e3dddafbfe497e4abcb11cf59a341..71c32ce889e686a81674199c0861c5bba6288230 100644
--- a/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
@@ -57,12 +57,10 @@ static void machine_cpu_reset(MicroBlazeCPU *cpu)
 }
 
 static void
-petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                          const char *boot_device,
-                          const char *kernel_filename,
-                          const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                          const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     DeviceState *dev;
     MicroBlazeCPU *cpu;
     CPUMBState *env;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
index 60a5cb3bd09c493c38cfae7531f2d79f6088acfc..4cfb94061adb2f05e1a5ce5ac0230aa950c9093e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500plat.c
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ static void e500plat_fixup_devtree(PPCE500Params *params, void *fdt)
                          sizeof(compatible));
 }
 
-static void e500plat_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                           const char *boot_device,
-                           const char *kernel_filename,
-                           const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                           const char *initrd_filename,
-                           const char *cpu_model)
+static void e500plat_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     PPCE500Params params = {
         .ram_size = ram_size,
         .boot_device = boot_device,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
index 984d21cbf5f345d74284a1f35b587b6c2e321ae8..e6516619416687843ec82d4938b7e01d35f9c1c8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mpc8544ds.c
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ static void mpc8544ds_fixup_devtree(PPCE500Params *params, void *fdt)
                          sizeof(compatible));
 }
 
-static void mpc8544ds_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                           const char *boot_device,
-                           const char *kernel_filename,
-                           const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                           const char *initrd_filename,
-                           const char *cpu_model)
+static void mpc8544ds_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     PPCE500Params params = {
         .ram_size = ram_size,
         .boot_device = boot_device,
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
index 476775d05b377799880f464c9d7e7a57966015a9..e848cb0b5c2bb49f5adcbd1c02c9c0c9dd1014db 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void ref405ep_fpga_reset (void *opaque)
     fpga->reg1 = 0x0F;
 }
 
-static void ref405ep_fpga_init (MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
+static void ref405ep_fpga_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
 {
     ref405ep_fpga_t *fpga;
     MemoryRegion *fpga_memory = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ static void ref405ep_fpga_init (MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
     qemu_register_reset(&ref405ep_fpga_reset, fpga);
 }
 
-static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                           const char *boot_device,
-                           const char *kernel_filename,
-                           const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                           const char *initrd_filename,
-                           const char *cpu_model)
+static void ref405ep_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     ppc4xx_bd_info_t bd;
     CPUPPCState *env;
@@ -484,7 +483,7 @@ static void taihu_cpld_reset (void *opaque)
     cpld->reg1 = 0x80;
 }
 
-static void taihu_cpld_init (MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
+static void taihu_cpld_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
 {
     taihu_cpld_t *cpld;
     MemoryRegion *cpld_memory = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
@@ -495,13 +494,11 @@ static void taihu_cpld_init (MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
     qemu_register_reset(&taihu_cpld_reset, cpld);
 }
 
-static void taihu_405ep_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                             const char *boot_device,
-                             const char *kernel_filename,
-                             const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                             const char *initrd_filename,
-                             const char *cpu_model)
+static void taihu_405ep_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
     qemu_irq *pic;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
diff --git a/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
index c198071170a028cab8ed0902b916e9ec1ad0de1e..78e79853053ab7e5171de38c5dc58eb296d20db4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     mmubooke_create_initial_mapping(env, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void bamboo_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename,
-                        const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename,
-                        const char *cpu_model)
+static void bamboo_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     unsigned int pci_irq_nrs[4] = { 28, 27, 26, 25 };
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram_memories
diff --git a/hw/ppc_newworld.c b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
index b8d3c9c988140ec552d636fcd013b2a99a2cf7d2..a265445b70ef746b23d81c4ccb32537f8aa34666 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
@@ -128,13 +128,14 @@ static void ppc_core99_reset(void *opaque)
 }
 
 /* PowerPC Mac99 hardware initialisation */
-static void ppc_core99_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                             const char *boot_device,
-                             const char *kernel_filename,
-                             const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                             const char *initrd_filename,
-                             const char *cpu_model)
+static void ppc_core99_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     CPUPPCState *env = NULL;
     char *filename;
diff --git a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
index 2c4a47813fe9abbfb507e1e31c7d21877a827a9a..de334080ffc7a3090d8fc11c8e16fb9ab4e5d8c1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_reset(void *opaque)
     cpu_reset(CPU(cpu));
 }
 
-static void ppc_heathrow_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                               const char *boot_device,
-                               const char *kernel_filename,
-                               const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                               const char *initrd_filename,
-                               const char *cpu_model)
+static void ppc_heathrow_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     CPUPPCState *env = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index 15444303e4b32b8af956591756628b4cec7d595a..b426891e29f5975273ef94cd37557144c0cab17d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -447,13 +447,14 @@ static void ppc_prep_reset(void *opaque)
 }
 
 /* PowerPC PREP hardware initialisation */
-static void ppc_prep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                           const char *boot_device,
-                           const char *kernel_filename,
-                           const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                           const char *initrd_filename,
-                           const char *cpu_model)
+static void ppc_prep_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = NULL;
     CPUPPCState *env = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/puv3.c b/hw/puv3.c
index 43f7216e4e0dd0f0e6144266041a43d02aea5a3a..764799cff493f53f8734b2840594c6fcaa81bd7f 100644
--- a/hw/puv3.c
+++ b/hw/puv3.c
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ static void puv3_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
     graphic_console_init(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static void puv3_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void puv3_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     CPUUniCore32State *env;
 
     if (initrd_filename) {
diff --git a/hw/r2d.c b/hw/r2d.c
index 1bc191ff3e5c035c6b90d20c9a066b2c4f3d79d0..3cb69420564190ce3289448946b76e43a5ba7e5e 100644
--- a/hw/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/r2d.c
@@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ static struct QEMU_PACKED
     char kernel_cmdline[256];
 } boot_params;
 
-static void r2d_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-              const char *boot_device,
-	      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-	      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void r2d_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     SuperHCPU *cpu;
     CPUSH4State *env;
     ResetData *reset_info;
diff --git a/hw/realview.c b/hw/realview.c
index 19db4d026be9ce8df67a13e0dd97d3a911ca47f7..8dc4be6ae0a1a9c113802c1b5d0e28b3f034db30 100644
--- a/hw/realview.c
+++ b/hw/realview.c
@@ -330,11 +330,14 @@ static void realview_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     arm_load_kernel(arm_env_get_cpu(first_cpu), &realview_binfo);
 }
 
-static void realview_eb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void realview_eb_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "arm926";
     }
@@ -342,11 +345,14 @@ static void realview_eb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                   initrd_filename, cpu_model, BOARD_EB);
 }
 
-static void realview_eb_mpcore_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void realview_eb_mpcore_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "arm11mpcore";
     }
@@ -354,11 +360,14 @@ static void realview_eb_mpcore_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                   initrd_filename, cpu_model, BOARD_EB_MPCORE);
 }
 
-static void realview_pb_a8_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void realview_pb_a8_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "cortex-a8";
     }
@@ -366,11 +375,14 @@ static void realview_pb_a8_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                   initrd_filename, cpu_model, BOARD_PB_A8);
 }
 
-static void realview_pbx_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void realview_pbx_a9_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "cortex-a9";
     }
diff --git a/hw/s390-virtio.c b/hw/s390-virtio.c
index 47eed35da398c7780ee4c42d496a3ed6e618a49c..39ff17828b048fd131a3a2ecdd6a5bad7898d762 100644
--- a/hw/s390-virtio.c
+++ b/hw/s390-virtio.c
@@ -151,13 +151,14 @@ unsigned s390_del_running_cpu(CPUS390XState *env)
 }
 
 /* PC hardware initialisation */
-static void s390_init(ram_addr_t my_ram_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename,
-                      const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename,
-                      const char *cpu_model)
+static void s390_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t my_ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     CPUS390XState *env = NULL;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/shix.c b/hw/shix.c
index dd9ce174f92819d054334b46343039d6edf91721..b56dd54f75b395483802fae792bd4e4c0f027cb4 100644
--- a/hw/shix.c
+++ b/hw/shix.c
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@
 #define BIOS_FILENAME "shix_bios.bin"
 #define BIOS_ADDRESS 0xA0000000
 
-static void shix_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-               const char *boot_device,
-	       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-	       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void shix_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
     int ret;
     CPUSH4State *env;
     struct SH7750State *s;
diff --git a/hw/spapr.c b/hw/spapr.c
index 09b8e9922117ed1d441313e1bce0d3075d058e26..637b3fb718d0c4ff46892b67e1c8399cc5b9fc5b 100644
--- a/hw/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/spapr.c
@@ -665,13 +665,14 @@ static int spapr_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
 }
 
 /* pSeries LPAR / sPAPR hardware init */
-static void ppc_spapr_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                           const char *boot_device,
-                           const char *kernel_filename,
-                           const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                           const char *initrd_filename,
-                           const char *cpu_model)
+static void ppc_spapr_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
     CPUPPCState *env;
     PCIHostState *phb;
diff --git a/hw/spitz.c b/hw/spitz.c
index 24346dcd5a66f2c480c2e62c1c92b985cbf47f3b..29426266b1a7045ad6aaf2ea2426ecb141675090 100644
--- a/hw/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/spitz.c
@@ -936,38 +936,46 @@ static void spitz_common_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     sl_bootparam_write(SL_PXA_PARAM_BASE);
 }
 
-static void spitz_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void spitz_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     spitz_common_init(ram_size, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, spitz, 0x2c9);
 }
 
-static void borzoi_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void borzoi_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     spitz_common_init(ram_size, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, borzoi, 0x33f);
 }
 
-static void akita_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void akita_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     spitz_common_init(ram_size, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, akita, 0x2e8);
 }
 
-static void terrier_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void terrier_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     spitz_common_init(ram_size, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, terrier, 0x33f);
 }
diff --git a/hw/stellaris.c b/hw/stellaris.c
index 353ca4c046a1f2463194b85d7a80534445fa30b4..bfb18b014e924834dbc13a71f6ba52dbd15cbdfc 100644
--- a/hw/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/stellaris.c
@@ -1313,19 +1313,17 @@ static void stellaris_init(const char *kernel_filename, const char *cpu_model,
 }
 
 /* FIXME: Figure out how to generate these from stellaris_boards.  */
-static void lm3s811evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void lm3s811evb_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     stellaris_init(kernel_filename, cpu_model, &stellaris_boards[0]);
 }
 
-static void lm3s6965evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void lm3s6965evb_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
     stellaris_init(kernel_filename, cpu_model, &stellaris_boards[1]);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/sun4m.c b/hw/sun4m.c
index a04b485edab205122008b7604466dc25b05a270e..dbe93f9eb9b7d9c658b2eac4ad5aaa756458473a 100644
--- a/hw/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sun4m.c
@@ -1306,92 +1306,118 @@ static const struct sun4m_hwdef sun4m_hwdefs[] = {
 };
 
 /* SPARCstation 5 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss5_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss5_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[0], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation 10 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss10_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss10_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[1], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCserver 600MP hardware initialisation */
-static void ss600mp_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                         const char *boot_device,
-                         const char *kernel_filename,
-                         const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                         const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss600mp_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[2], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation 20 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss20_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss20_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[3], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation Voyager hardware initialisation */
-static void vger_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void vger_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[4], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation LX hardware initialisation */
-static void ss_lx_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                       const char *boot_device,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss_lx_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[5], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation 4 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss4_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss4_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[6], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCClassic hardware initialisation */
-static void scls_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                      const char *boot_device,
-                      const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                      const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void scls_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[7], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCbook hardware initialisation */
-static void sbook_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                       const char *boot_device,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void sbook_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4m_hw_init(&sun4m_hwdefs[8], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
@@ -1654,21 +1680,27 @@ static void sun4d_hw_init(const struct sun4d_hwdef *hwdef, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
 }
 
 /* SPARCserver 1000 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss1000_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss1000_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4d_hw_init(&sun4d_hwdefs[0], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
 /* SPARCcenter 2000 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss2000_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss2000_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4d_hw_init(&sun4d_hwdefs[1], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
@@ -1848,11 +1880,14 @@ static void sun4c_hw_init(const struct sun4c_hwdef *hwdef, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
 }
 
 /* SPARCstation 2 hardware initialisation */
-static void ss2_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void ss2_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     sun4c_hw_init(&sun4c_hwdefs[0], RAM_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                   kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 940db3348a03fe007ceaed223cb04e4f63551052..abf68cf50f64724b85f4e453315071ffbf7ae722 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -933,31 +933,40 @@ static const struct hwdef hwdefs[] = {
 };
 
 /* Sun4u hardware initialisation */
-static void sun4u_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                       const char *boot_devices,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
-{
+static void sun4u_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_devices = args->boot_device;
     sun4uv_init(get_system_memory(), RAM_size, boot_devices, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, &hwdefs[0]);
 }
 
 /* Sun4v hardware initialisation */
-static void sun4v_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                       const char *boot_devices,
-                       const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                       const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
-{
+static void sun4v_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_devices = args->boot_device;
     sun4uv_init(get_system_memory(), RAM_size, boot_devices, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, &hwdefs[1]);
 }
 
 /* Niagara hardware initialisation */
-static void niagara_init(ram_addr_t RAM_size,
-                         const char *boot_devices,
-                         const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                         const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
-{
+static void niagara_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
+{
+    ram_addr_t RAM_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_devices = args->boot_device;
     sun4uv_init(get_system_memory(), RAM_size, boot_devices, kernel_filename,
                 kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model, &hwdefs[2]);
 }
diff --git a/hw/tosa.c b/hw/tosa.c
index 297a8c2ed0e483796d60c42d81d2916868b23f2e..512278c241413556717caa64e14676fd3859b3e6 100644
--- a/hw/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/tosa.c
@@ -205,11 +205,12 @@ static struct arm_boot_info tosa_binfo = {
     .ram_size = 0x04000000,
 };
 
-static void tosa_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void tosa_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *rom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     PXA2xxState *mpu;
diff --git a/hw/versatilepb.c b/hw/versatilepb.c
index 7b1b0256aac43ae1b25e3ea1b1b4b3aa4b3e9cbc..756ec29da58ffddf87df4aa99534834b4d09f1a2 100644
--- a/hw/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/versatilepb.c
@@ -348,22 +348,28 @@ static void versatile_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     arm_load_kernel(cpu, &versatile_binfo);
 }
 
-static void vpb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void vpb_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     versatile_init(ram_size,
                    boot_device,
                    kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline,
                    initrd_filename, cpu_model, 0x183);
 }
 
-static void vab_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void vab_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     versatile_init(ram_size,
                    boot_device,
                    kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline,
diff --git a/hw/vexpress.c b/hw/vexpress.c
index 3596d1e33fbc5cc132ec78c7fa521afe8a26e569..36503d69fa9dd7d3b1a8bc7fca93066b14289f7f 100644
--- a/hw/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/vexpress.c
@@ -467,25 +467,27 @@ static void vexpress_common_init(const VEDBoardInfo *daughterboard,
     arm_load_kernel(arm_env_get_cpu(first_cpu), &vexpress_binfo);
 }
 
-static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                             const char *boot_device,
-                             const char *kernel_filename,
-                             const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                             const char *initrd_filename,
-                             const char *cpu_model)
+static void vexpress_a9_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     vexpress_common_init(&a9_daughterboard,
                          ram_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                          kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
-static void vexpress_a15_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                              const char *boot_device,
-                              const char *kernel_filename,
-                              const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                              const char *initrd_filename,
-                              const char *cpu_model)
+static void vexpress_a15_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     vexpress_common_init(&a15_daughterboard,
                          ram_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
                          kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
diff --git a/hw/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/virtex_ml507.c
index 79bc0d10eeef4213178a76cf16bb7a8f27013e8e..a09b27a346cca6b4be676c788654d3de8c1ac600 100644
--- a/hw/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ static int xilinx_load_device_tree(target_phys_addr_t addr,
     return fdt_size;
 }
 
-static void virtex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                        const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename,
-                        const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void virtex_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     DeviceState *dev;
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
diff --git a/hw/xen_machine_pv.c b/hw/xen_machine_pv.c
index 4b72aa75576f1620477628235927be9a5ba1ba75..426470351ed25bb1c5e9634e79fc84e74b795144 100644
--- a/hw/xen_machine_pv.c
+++ b/hw/xen_machine_pv.c
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@
 #include "xen_domainbuild.h"
 #include "blockdev.h"
 
-static void xen_init_pv(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-			const char *boot_device,
-			const char *kernel_filename,
-			const char *kernel_cmdline,
-			const char *initrd_filename,
-			const char *cpu_model)
+static void xen_init_pv(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     X86CPU *cpu;
     CPUX86State *env;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
diff --git a/hw/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/xilinx_zynq.c
index fd46ba2527115fa1fc1f8ee6fef7ba6606efcf9a..c55dafba6b8345304f97fd29b589dc47c7a774dd 100644
--- a/hw/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ static inline void zynq_init_spi_flashes(uint32_t base_addr, qemu_irq irq)
 
 }
 
-static void zynq_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, const char *boot_device,
-                        const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                        const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void zynq_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     ARMCPU *cpu;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ext_ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/xtensa_lx60.c b/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
index 3653f65b1e5c14792c4d229530f0165668f3d502..1fd2c47ac53aef2e971a65a3d4315eb72cae5142 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa_lx60.c
@@ -268,11 +268,14 @@ static void lx_init(const LxBoardDesc *board,
     }
 }
 
-static void xtensa_lx60_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void xtensa_lx60_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     static const LxBoardDesc lx60_board = {
         .flash_size = 0x400000,
         .flash_sector_size = 0x10000,
@@ -283,11 +286,14 @@ static void xtensa_lx60_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
             initrd_filename, cpu_model);
 }
 
-static void xtensa_lx200_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void xtensa_lx200_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     static const LxBoardDesc lx200_board = {
         .flash_size = 0x1000000,
         .flash_sector_size = 0x20000,
diff --git a/hw/xtensa_sim.c b/hw/xtensa_sim.c
index 831460b7c4840355e9ad63a3b8a4e6abb4fbf15c..2e846d8aa6be60cad9a6048897df5e1c12e4580f 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa_sim.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa_sim.c
@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ static void sim_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 }
 
-static void xtensa_sim_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void xtensa_sim_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    ram_addr_t ram_size = args->ram_size;
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
+    const char *boot_device = args->boot_device;
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = XTENSA_DEFAULT_CPU_MODEL;
     }
diff --git a/hw/z2.c b/hw/z2.c
index 076fad20c672ff05026b087012305ee336ae7418..f62b8067bf7ccfaf6041acd1ad819484f009c2b6 100644
--- a/hw/z2.c
+++ b/hw/z2.c
@@ -295,11 +295,12 @@ static TypeInfo aer915_info = {
     .class_init    = aer915_class_init,
 };
 
-static void z2_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                const char *boot_device,
-                const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+static void z2_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
+    const char *cpu_model = args->cpu_model;
+    const char *kernel_filename = args->kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline = args->kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename = args->initrd_filename;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
     uint32_t sector_len = 0x10000;
     PXA2xxState *mpu;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5b357a3b06a4dd5c97988029591f48218305724c..ee3c43ae2f131db8dddef5e325cc7dfe4473ad60 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3638,8 +3638,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     qdev_machine_init();
 
-    machine->init(ram_size, boot_devices,
-                  kernel_filename, kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
+    QEMUMachineInitArgs args = { .ram_size = ram_size,
+                                 .boot_device = boot_devices,
+                                 .kernel_filename = kernel_filename,
+                                 .kernel_cmdline = kernel_cmdline,
+                                 .initrd_filename = initrd_filename,
+                                 .cpu_model = cpu_model };
+    machine->init(&args);
 
     cpu_synchronize_all_post_init();