diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index db82ac97e554d036f2562807fb895a957a937279..bbf9d4d8f16892029e15c3f64a959ee9d9391dab 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -227,27 +227,30 @@ DriveInfo *drive_get(BlockInterfaceType type, int bus, int unit)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-bool drive_check_orphaned(void)
+void drive_check_orphaned(void)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
-    bool rs = false;
+    Location loc;
+    bool orphans = false;
 
     for (blk = blk_next(NULL); blk; blk = blk_next(blk)) {
         dinfo = blk_legacy_dinfo(blk);
-        /* If dinfo->bdrv->dev is NULL, it has no device attached. */
-        /* Unless this is a default drive, this may be an oversight. */
         if (!blk_get_attached_dev(blk) && !dinfo->is_default &&
             dinfo->type != IF_NONE) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Orphaned drive without device: "
-                    "id=%s,file=%s,if=%s,bus=%d,unit=%d\n",
-                    blk_name(blk), blk_bs(blk) ? blk_bs(blk)->filename : "",
-                    if_name[dinfo->type], dinfo->bus, dinfo->unit);
-            rs = true;
+            loc_push_none(&loc);
+            qemu_opts_loc_restore(dinfo->opts);
+            error_report("machine type does not support"
+                         " if=%s,bus=%d,unit=%d",
+                         if_name[dinfo->type], dinfo->bus, dinfo->unit);
+            loc_pop(&loc);
+            orphans = true;
         }
     }
 
-    return rs;
+    if (orphans) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 DriveInfo *drive_get_by_index(BlockInterfaceType type, int index)
diff --git a/hw/alpha/dp264.c b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
index d6431fd58625738419e1855d932cc06079e2fe32..85405da3dff792c20bf6eadbdbc11bd29cd5d2b8 100644
--- a/hw/alpha/dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ static void clipper_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Alpha DP264/CLIPPER";
     mc->init = clipper_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
     mc->is_default = 1;
 }
diff --git a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
index dd19ba3c994490418c0c3305ddefeb985599160e..b98e1c4a8c0bb3c27ec7944bda35ac2f5ea590b5 100644
--- a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
+++ b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static void cubieboard_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), AW_A10_SDRAM_BASE,
                                 &s->sdram);
 
+    /* TODO create and connect IDE devices for ide_drive_get() */
+
     cubieboard_binfo.ram_size = machine->ram_size;
     cubieboard_binfo.kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     cubieboard_binfo.kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ static void cubieboard_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "cubietech cubieboard";
     mc->init = cubieboard_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
+    mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("cubieboard", cubieboard_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/arm/highbank.c b/hw/arm/highbank.c
index 80e5fd458beefa088a1cb6f1f31184bfc5a3c599..0a4508cef3dc58a5541c3356ee8fce23bc6c5fe6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/arm/highbank.c
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
         sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 2, pic[82]);
     }
 
+    /* TODO create and connect IDE devices for ide_drive_get() */
+
     highbank_binfo.ram_size = ram_size;
     highbank_binfo.kernel_filename = kernel_filename;
     highbank_binfo.kernel_cmdline = kernel_cmdline;
@@ -405,7 +407,8 @@ static void highbank_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Calxeda Highbank (ECX-1000)";
     mc->init = highbank_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
+    mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
@@ -421,7 +424,8 @@ static void midway_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Calxeda Midway (ECX-2000)";
     mc->init = midway_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
+    mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/realview.c b/hw/arm/realview.c
index 8eafccaf1de81a13f5217af8cf3bbac0052a46a3..b7d475340056e1426f320ba64eed304da53157c6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/realview.c
+++ b/hw/arm/realview.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void realview_init(MachineState *machine,
         }
         n = drive_get_max_bus(IF_SCSI);
         while (n >= 0) {
-            pci_create_simple(pci_bus, -1, "lsi53c895a");
+            lsi53c895a_create(pci_bus);
             n--;
         }
     }
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ static void realview_pbx_a9_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "ARM RealView Platform Baseboard Explore for Cortex-A9";
     mc->init = realview_pbx_a9_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/spitz.c b/hw/arm/spitz.c
index 949a15ae6428f5bdac0779474298230957b23e05..fe2d5a764c295e38cb3c5453d196144d03e1ad6f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/spitz.c
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ static void spitzpda_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Sharp SL-C3000 (Spitz) PDA (PXA270)";
     mc->init = spitz_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spitzpda_type = {
@@ -1012,6 +1013,7 @@ static void borzoipda_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Sharp SL-C3100 (Borzoi) PDA (PXA270)";
     mc->init = borzoi_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo borzoipda_type = {
@@ -1026,6 +1028,7 @@ static void terrierpda_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Sharp SL-C3200 (Terrier) PDA (PXA270)";
     mc->init = terrier_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo terrierpda_type = {
diff --git a/hw/arm/tosa.c b/hw/arm/tosa.c
index c3db9969305e655a178a6be80db55a7be7d2d581..9f58a23fb556f9bec2d78f5476b9ec2a6cf49e4d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/arm/tosa.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static void tosapda_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Sharp SL-6000 (Tosa) PDA (PXA255)";
     mc->init = tosa_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("tosa", tosapda_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
index 7b5cb36d5ac13552027cc23f3fa330b44622851b..b0e9f5be65233e0b7ff1df7030285e84e8a6c758 100644
--- a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void versatile_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
     }
     n = drive_get_max_bus(IF_SCSI);
     while (n >= 0) {
-        pci_create_simple(pci_bus, -1, "lsi53c895a");
+        lsi53c895a_create(pci_bus);
         n--;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/vexpress.c b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
index e05756846e8941dda97616448caaf67d8f4a4373..c6b1e674b469a333c68f1ee339851b20455f5f6e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ static void vexpress_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "ARM Versatile Express";
     mc->init = vexpress_common_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index 7dac20d67dcef879461fba9b12be11e56a57c646..3985356fc211a34f5b8563a527f964a731cd847c 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static void zynq_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Xilinx Zynq Platform Baseboard for Cortex-A9";
     mc->init = zynq_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 1;
     mc->no_sdcard = 1;
 }
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
index 4ec590a25db57fde65c003aed809f2f813c0e2ef..860780ab8bd4e18744eb25fac2ebf526a6b0e559 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ static void xlnx_ep108_init(MachineState *machine)
         sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->soc.spi[i]), 1, cs_line);
     }
 
+    /* TODO create and connect IDE devices for ide_drive_get() */
+
     xlnx_ep108_binfo.ram_size = ram_size;
     xlnx_ep108_binfo.kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     xlnx_ep108_binfo.kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ static void xlnx_ep108_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Xilinx ZynqMP EP108 board";
     mc->init = xlnx_ep108_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
+    mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("xlnx-ep108", xlnx_ep108_machine_init)
@@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ static void xlnx_zcu102_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Xilinx ZynqMP ZCU102 board";
     mc->init = xlnx_ep108_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
+    mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("xlnx-zcu102", xlnx_zcu102_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index e3fcd514dd22c98248b0d3d3d9d7baef32227af7..60b0946be3e94f225b3ee9748a8220413757206f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1650,9 +1650,15 @@ void pc_pci_device_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
     int max_bus;
     int bus;
 
+    /* Note: if=scsi is deprecated with PC machine types */
     max_bus = drive_get_max_bus(IF_SCSI);
     for (bus = 0; bus <= max_bus; bus++) {
         pci_create_simple(pci_bus, -1, "lsi53c895a");
+        /*
+         * By not creating frontends here, we make
+         * scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline() create them, and warn that
+         * this usage is deprecated.
+         */
     }
 }
 
@@ -2339,6 +2345,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->query_hotpluggable_cpus = pc_query_hotpluggable_cpus;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cad";
     mc->hot_add_cpu = pc_hot_add_cpu;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 255;
     mc->reset = pc_machine_reset;
     hc->pre_plug = pc_machine_device_pre_plug_cb;
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 43709e545f0d0d18a9c973f2cfba8d8581bea3c9..cfa5de6ebf27e7169ffe457f0da8da22690179e5 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -2840,23 +2840,6 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ide_bus = {
 void ide_drive_get(DriveInfo **hd, int n)
 {
     int i;
-    int highest_bus = drive_get_max_bus(IF_IDE) + 1;
-    int max_devs = drive_get_max_devs(IF_IDE);
-    int n_buses = max_devs ? (n / max_devs) : n;
-
-    /*
-     * Note: The number of actual buses available is not known.
-     * We compute this based on the size of the DriveInfo* array, n.
-     * If it is less than max_devs * <num_real_buses>,
-     * We will stop looking for drives prematurely instead of overfilling
-     * the array.
-     */
-
-    if (highest_bus > n_buses) {
-        error_report("Too many IDE buses defined (%d > %d)",
-                     highest_bus, n_buses);
-        exit(1);
-    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
         hd[i] = drive_get_by_index(IF_IDE, i);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index 9a4dae42d9bf7ddde9e44367c66976d919845fc2..e636c3abaae846fa5d0253ab024362dc354ec9c5 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Fulong 2e mini pc";
     mc->init = mips_fulong2e_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("fulong2e", mips_fulong2e_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index 73f6c9facfdf5bb2ef75af1d1db3c6b0c34b0229..1cef5818789a21ea4199daa6c2333dd84574b8f6 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
              qdev_get_gpio_in(rc4030, 5), &esp_reset, &dma_enable);
 
     /* Floppy */
-    if (drive_get_max_bus(IF_FLOPPY) >= MAX_FD) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: too many floppy drives\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
     for (n = 0; n < MAX_FD; n++) {
         fds[n] = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, n);
     }
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 75877de11c0c31652cac31d7b6831ff250891602..5dd177e961aeecd1e71833fffbd64e41fbf01ee2 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ static void mips_malta_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "MIPS Malta Core LV";
     mc->init = mips_malta_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 16;
     mc->is_default = 1;
 }
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
index 27548c43b600f2b025d083e35fea660ebe3ed0cb..748586ed77e6127f07bf70fc9f0b9325943f61a0 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static void mips_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "mips r4k platform";
     mc->init = mips_r4k_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("mips", mips_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 2bfdb643dfa2dd8e9fc89a9c07178d6063bfa9f3..716aea685262d66de85e04bac455ff43df2c4f07 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ static void core99_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Mac99 based PowerMAC";
     mc->init = ppc_core99_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = MAX_CPUS;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cd";
     mc->kvm_type = core99_kvm_type;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 56282c5bc60b9592a2ebad552e60238d1eb901bb..5df94e239bf2e72cccff64c75376abd94b3ef2fa 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ static void heathrow_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Heathrow based PowerMAC";
     mc->init = ppc_heathrow_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = MAX_CPUS;
 #ifndef TARGET_PPC64
     mc->is_default = 1;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index ca7959c126971de032bfbe7fc8dc47252701b86b..961230c56939b35e58119cc131b9c996c0c83115 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ static void prep_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "PowerPC PREP platform";
     mc->init = ppc_prep_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = MAX_CPUS;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cad";
 }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c b/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
index 595f88b3528f07582a67268aced72333d46f11d3..e295d88939625102fd77ca47235a74c78cfe83b6 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/esp-pci.c
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ static void esp_pci_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     s->irq = pci_allocate_irq(dev);
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), d, &esp_pci_scsi_info, NULL);
-    if (!d->hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, errp);
-    }
 }
 
 static void esp_pci_scsi_uninit(PCIDevice *d)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/esp.c b/hw/scsi/esp.c
index 5a5a4e946ae581a639794bfcbdbe01140fdd4bd5..eee831efebc42ef0ef569cccba055e4ed528e04d 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/esp.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/esp.c
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ static void sysbus_esp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     SysBusESPState *sysbus = ESP(dev);
     ESPState *s = &sysbus->esp;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
     assert(sysbus->it_shift != -1);
@@ -703,11 +702,6 @@ static void sysbus_esp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, sysbus_esp_gpio_demux, 2);
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), dev, &esp_scsi_info, NULL);
-    scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
 }
 
 static void sysbus_esp_hard_reset(DeviceState *dev)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
index feb1191315699a8bfda75c006099da8f0a8b9121..595c26017ac14dcddc437a670826b67bbc82e2fb 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
@@ -2216,9 +2216,6 @@ static void lsi_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_INIT(&s->queue);
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), d, &lsi_scsi_info, NULL);
-    if (!d->hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, errp);
-    }
 }
 
 static void lsi_scsi_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -2271,3 +2268,10 @@ static void lsi53c895a_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(lsi53c895a_register_types)
+
+void lsi53c895a_create(PCIBus *bus)
+{
+    LSIState *s = LSI53C895A(pci_create_simple(bus, -1, "lsi53c895a"));
+
+    scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, false);
+}
diff --git a/hw/scsi/megasas.c b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
index 1a8b04c6d76cd6bedec181278960c2f664c30003..e3d59b7c83c7c6ba9a2c26b287a812e6a44e2896 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/megasas.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/megasas.c
@@ -2325,7 +2325,6 @@ static const struct SCSIBusInfo megasas_scsi_info = {
 
 static void megasas_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *d = DEVICE(dev);
     MegasasState *s = MEGASAS(dev);
     MegasasBaseClass *b = MEGASAS_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(s);
     uint8_t *pci_conf;
@@ -2426,9 +2425,6 @@ static void megasas_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), DEVICE(dev),
                  &megasas_scsi_info, NULL);
-    if (!d->hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, errp);
-    }
 }
 
 static Property megasas_properties_gen1[] = {
diff --git a/hw/scsi/mptsas.c b/hw/scsi/mptsas.c
index ad87e78fe262ad46881ccaee3d98b9cda957b638..2e091c01564a328d2712f2ae4f32c8f19666f525 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/mptsas.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/mptsas.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@ static const struct SCSIBusInfo mptsas_scsi_info = {
 
 static void mptsas_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *d = DEVICE(dev);
     MPTSASState *s = MPT_SAS(dev);
     Error *err = NULL;
     int ret;
@@ -1326,9 +1325,6 @@ static void mptsas_scsi_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_INIT(&s->pending);
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), &dev->qdev, &mptsas_scsi_info, NULL);
-    if (!d->hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, errp);
-    }
 }
 
 static void mptsas_scsi_uninit(PCIDevice *dev)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
index c9f0ac03d52909f1dada387c4e52bfdddc0d11aa..f5574469c842bba11b8dc0a28c842f24f880c2a8 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
@@ -263,12 +263,11 @@ SCSIDevice *scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(SCSIBus *bus, BlockBackend *blk,
     return SCSI_DEVICE(dev);
 }
 
-void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, Error **errp)
+void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, bool deprecated)
 {
     Location loc;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     int unit;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     loc_push_none(&loc);
     for (unit = 0; unit <= bus->info->max_target; unit++) {
@@ -277,16 +276,59 @@ void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, Error **errp)
             continue;
         }
         qemu_opts_loc_restore(dinfo->opts);
-        scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(bus, blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
-                                  unit, false, -1, NULL, &err);
-        if (err != NULL) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            break;
+        if (deprecated) {
+            /* Handling -drive not claimed by machine initialization */
+            if (blk_get_attached_dev(blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo))) {
+                continue;       /* claimed */
+            }
+            if (!dinfo->is_default) {
+                error_report("warning: bus=%d,unit=%d is deprecated with this"
+                             " machine type",
+                             bus->busnr, unit);
+            }
         }
+        scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(bus, blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                                  unit, false, -1, NULL, &error_fatal);
     }
     loc_pop(&loc);
 }
 
+static bool is_scsi_hba_with_legacy_magic(Object *obj)
+{
+    static const char *magic[] = {
+        "am53c974", "dc390", "esp", "lsi53c810", "lsi53c895a",
+        "megasas", "megasas-gen2", "mptsas1068", "spapr-vscsi",
+        "virtio-scsi-device",
+        NULL
+    };
+    const char *typename = object_get_typename(obj);
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; magic[i]; i++)
+        if (!strcmp(typename, magic[i])) {
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static int scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline_cb(Object *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    SCSIBus *bus = (SCSIBus *)object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_SCSI_BUS);
+
+    if (bus && is_scsi_hba_with_legacy_magic(OBJECT(bus->qbus.parent))) {
+        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(bus, true);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline(void)
+{
+    object_child_foreach_recursive(object_get_root(),
+                                   scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline_cb, NULL);
+}
+
 static int32_t scsi_invalid_field(SCSIRequest *req, uint8_t *buf)
 {
     scsi_req_build_sense(req, SENSE_CODE(INVALID_FIELD));
diff --git a/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c b/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
index 6090a204a03d7999b167ce1e56e0e2c656e3aa25..55ee48c4dad5a6ea0f350d0b9d25963988212c45 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
@@ -1206,9 +1206,6 @@ static void spapr_vscsi_realize(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 
     scsi_bus_new(&s->bus, sizeof(s->bus), DEVICE(dev),
                  &vscsi_scsi_info, NULL);
-    if (!dev->qdev.hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, errp);
-    }
 }
 
 void spapr_vscsi_create(VIOsPAPRBus *bus)
@@ -1218,6 +1215,8 @@ void spapr_vscsi_create(VIOsPAPRBus *bus)
     dev = qdev_create(&bus->bus, "spapr-vscsi");
 
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+    scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&VIO_SPAPR_VSCSI_DEVICE(dev)->bus,
+                                   false);
 }
 
 static int spapr_vscsi_devnode(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, void *fdt, int node_off)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index 9e6f0e8305f3a2a9383dfc97481a0d9d909d740e..1dbc4bced97328aebf5f6e5e733b41a90a174085 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -904,14 +904,6 @@ static void virtio_scsi_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* override default SCSI bus hotplug-handler, with virtio-scsi's one */
     qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BUS(&s->bus), dev, &error_abort);
 
-    if (!dev->hotplugged) {
-        scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&s->bus, &err);
-        if (err != NULL) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     virtio_scsi_dataplane_setup(s, errp);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/sh4/r2d.c b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
index db373c70c58984b849f532253f1020fe56e5fee5..6d06968f8bf153bbcf770c5dbfb911ca8fa176e2 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ static void r2d_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "r2d-plus board";
     mc->init = r2d_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
 }
 
 DEFINE_MACHINE("r2d", r2d_machine_init)
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index f5b6efddf81a287abded2630e326316641d6be83..61416a642696a639e94c96a479c7a7ec9336907d 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -989,11 +989,6 @@ static void sun4m_hw_init(const struct sun4m_hwdef *hwdef,
     slavio_misc_init(hwdef->slavio_base, hwdef->aux1_base, hwdef->aux2_base,
                      slavio_irq[30], fdc_tc);
 
-    if (drive_get_max_bus(IF_SCSI) > 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: too many SCSI bus\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
     esp_init(hwdef->esp_base, 2,
              espdma_memory_read, espdma_memory_write,
              espdma, espdma_irq, &esp_reset, &dma_enable);
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index d1a6bca873e1575a5cd0896fe723c87e81d978b6..d347b6616db87a5690d060aa0033edc76662d046 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ static void sun4u_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Sun4u platform";
     mc->init = sun4u_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 1; /* XXX for now */
     mc->is_default = 1;
     mc->default_boot_order = "c";
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ static void sun4v_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "Sun4v platform";
     mc->init = sun4v_init;
+    mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 1; /* XXX for now */
     mc->default_boot_order = "c";
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 05ef14b6f5ec9baeb05858f7212ce8139be10e30..6983f13745a54b83cf1de0d42b21c9625eb492d2 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -688,6 +688,8 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
 PCIDevice *pci_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 
+void lsi53c895a_create(PCIBus *bus);
+
 qemu_irq pci_allocate_irq(PCIDevice *pci_dev);
 void pci_set_irq(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int level);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/scsi/scsi.h b/include/hw/scsi/scsi.h
index 9bad49e9179cca1e6302a30180919257e226b699..6b85786dbf6fb9f04a86ea1c603181bf76892603 100644
--- a/include/hw/scsi/scsi.h
+++ b/include/hw/scsi/scsi.h
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ static inline SCSIBus *scsi_bus_from_device(SCSIDevice *d)
 SCSIDevice *scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(SCSIBus *bus, BlockBackend *blk,
                                       int unit, bool removable, int bootindex,
                                       const char *serial, Error **errp);
-void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, Error **errp);
+void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, bool deprecated);
+void scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline(void);
 
 /*
  * Predefined sense codes
diff --git a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
index 16432f350805e4f0a924107a1b122f6fcb62c990..ac22f2ae1f78e0be24d2f2668885c98bacba42c4 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ void blockdev_auto_del(BlockBackend *blk);
 typedef enum {
     IF_DEFAULT = -1,            /* for use with drive_add() only */
     /*
-     * IF_IDE must be zero, because we want MachineClass member
-     * block_default_type to default-initialize to IF_IDE
+     * IF_NONE must be zero, because we want MachineClass member
+     * block_default_type to default-initialize to IF_NONE
      */
-    IF_IDE = 0,
-    IF_NONE,
-    IF_SCSI, IF_FLOPPY, IF_PFLASH, IF_MTD, IF_SD, IF_VIRTIO, IF_XEN,
+    IF_NONE = 0,
+    IF_IDE, IF_SCSI, IF_FLOPPY, IF_PFLASH, IF_MTD, IF_SD, IF_VIRTIO, IF_XEN,
     IF_COUNT
 } BlockInterfaceType;
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ BlockBackend *blk_by_legacy_dinfo(DriveInfo *dinfo);
 void override_max_devs(BlockInterfaceType type, int max_devs);
 
 DriveInfo *drive_get(BlockInterfaceType type, int bus, int unit);
-bool drive_check_orphaned(void);
+void drive_check_orphaned(void);
 DriveInfo *drive_get_by_index(BlockInterfaceType type, int index);
 int drive_get_max_bus(BlockInterfaceType type);
 int drive_get_max_devs(BlockInterfaceType type);
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 809b2b0d8c2ad67d18a80a78c1f2e70ea2cc2c59..1e815ef52050c57cfa44f03117e2280cca801af9 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -654,11 +654,6 @@ If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
 qemu-system-i386 -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
 @end example
 
-You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
-@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
-@end example
-
 Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
 @example
 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
index 603bb768d6a05688fb3471f85bf7c7ddee42ddb3..f8047a2e4582cac4947142ae742e7c9e50fa732f 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 
 Testing: -drive if=scsi,media=cdrom
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
-(qemu) qququiquit
+(qemu) QEMU_PROG: -drive if=scsi,media=cdrom: warning: bus=0,unit=0 is deprecated with this machine type
+qququiquit
 
 Testing: -drive if=ide
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ QEMU_PROG: Initialization of device ide-hd failed: Device initialization failed.
 
 Testing: -drive if=scsi
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
-(qemu) QEMU_PROG: Initialization of device lsi53c895a failed: Device needs media, but drive is empty
+(qemu) QEMU_PROG: -drive if=scsi: warning: bus=0,unit=0 is deprecated with this machine type
+QEMU_PROG: -drive if=scsi: Device needs media, but drive is empty
 
 Testing: -drive if=virtio
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=scsi,media=cdrom,readonly=on
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
-(qemu) qququiquit
+(qemu) QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=scsi,media=cdrom,readonly=on: warning: bus=0,unit=0 is deprecated with this machine type
+qququiquit
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=ide,readonly=on
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
@@ -181,7 +184,8 @@ QEMU_PROG: Initialization of device ide-hd failed: Device initialization failed.
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=scsi,readonly=on
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
-(qemu) qququiquit
+(qemu) QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=scsi,readonly=on: warning: bus=0,unit=0 is deprecated with this machine type
+qququiquit
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,if=virtio,readonly=on
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 27d982981ab5e667d96c69b2f2e4b06a19c7daaf..b5d0a19811e0909e30df1c87548c5a6aa4551ab3 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
+#include "hw/scsi/scsi.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
 #include "sysemu/watchdog.h"
 #include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
@@ -4509,6 +4510,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     rom_reset_order_override();
 
+    /*
+     * Create frontends for -drive if=scsi leftovers.
+     * Normally, frontends for -drive get created by machine
+     * initialization for onboard SCSI HBAs.  However, we create a few
+     * more ever since SCSI qdevification, but this is pretty much an
+     * implementation accident, and deprecated.
+     */
+    scsi_legacy_handle_cmdline();
+
     /* Did we create any drives that we failed to create a device for? */
     drive_check_orphaned();