build: move qobject files to qobject/ and libqemuutil.a

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

12 files changed, 2622 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/qobject/Makefile.objs b/qobject/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9ff59c6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+util-obj-y = qint.o qstring.o qdict.o qlist.o qfloat.o qbool.o
+util-obj-y += qjson.o json-lexer.o json-streamer.o json-parser.o
+util-obj-y += qerror.o
diff --git a/qobject/json-lexer.c b/qobject/json-lexer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..440df60392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/json-lexer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+/*
+ * JSON lexer
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-lexer.h"
+
+#define MAX_TOKEN_SIZE (64ULL << 20)
+
+/*
+ * \"([^\\\"]|(\\\"\\'\\\\\\/\\b\\f\\n\\r\\t\\u[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))*\"
+ * '([^\\']|(\\\"\\'\\\\\\/\\b\\f\\n\\r\\t\\u[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))*'
+ * 0|([1-9][0-9]*(.[0-9]+)?([eE]([-+])?[0-9]+))
+ * [{}\[\],:]
+ * [a-z]+
+ *
+ */
+
+enum json_lexer_state {
+    IN_ERROR = 0,
+    IN_DQ_UCODE3,
+    IN_DQ_UCODE2,
+    IN_DQ_UCODE1,
+    IN_DQ_UCODE0,
+    IN_DQ_STRING_ESCAPE,
+    IN_DQ_STRING,
+    IN_SQ_UCODE3,
+    IN_SQ_UCODE2,
+    IN_SQ_UCODE1,
+    IN_SQ_UCODE0,
+    IN_SQ_STRING_ESCAPE,
+    IN_SQ_STRING,
+    IN_ZERO,
+    IN_DIGITS,
+    IN_DIGIT,
+    IN_EXP_E,
+    IN_MANTISSA,
+    IN_MANTISSA_DIGITS,
+    IN_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+    IN_NEG_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+    IN_KEYWORD,
+    IN_ESCAPE,
+    IN_ESCAPE_L,
+    IN_ESCAPE_LL,
+    IN_ESCAPE_I,
+    IN_ESCAPE_I6,
+    IN_ESCAPE_I64,
+    IN_WHITESPACE,
+    IN_START,
+};
+
+#define TERMINAL(state) [0 ... 0x7F] = (state)
+
+/* Return whether TERMINAL is a terminal state and the transition to it
+   from OLD_STATE required lookahead.  This happens whenever the table
+   below uses the TERMINAL macro.  */
+#define TERMINAL_NEEDED_LOOKAHEAD(old_state, terminal) \
+            (json_lexer[(old_state)][0] == (terminal))
+
+static const uint8_t json_lexer[][256] =  {
+    /* double quote string */
+    [IN_DQ_UCODE3] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+    },
+    [IN_DQ_UCODE2] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DQ_UCODE3,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_DQ_UCODE3,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_DQ_UCODE3,
+    },
+    [IN_DQ_UCODE1] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DQ_UCODE2,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_DQ_UCODE2,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_DQ_UCODE2,
+    },
+    [IN_DQ_UCODE0] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DQ_UCODE1,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_DQ_UCODE1,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_DQ_UCODE1,
+    },
+    [IN_DQ_STRING_ESCAPE] = {
+        ['b'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['f'] =  IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['n'] =  IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['r'] =  IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['t'] =  IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['/'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\\'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\''] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\"'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['u'] = IN_DQ_UCODE0,
+    },
+    [IN_DQ_STRING] = {
+        [1 ... 0xBF] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        [0xC2 ... 0xF4] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\\'] = IN_DQ_STRING_ESCAPE,
+        ['"'] = JSON_STRING,
+    },
+
+    /* single quote string */
+    [IN_SQ_UCODE3] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+    },
+    [IN_SQ_UCODE2] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_SQ_UCODE3,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_SQ_UCODE3,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_SQ_UCODE3,
+    },
+    [IN_SQ_UCODE1] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_SQ_UCODE2,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_SQ_UCODE2,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_SQ_UCODE2,
+    },
+    [IN_SQ_UCODE0] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_SQ_UCODE1,
+        ['a' ... 'f'] = IN_SQ_UCODE1,
+        ['A' ... 'F'] = IN_SQ_UCODE1,
+    },
+    [IN_SQ_STRING_ESCAPE] = {
+        ['b'] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['f'] =  IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['n'] =  IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['r'] =  IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['t'] =  IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['/'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\\'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\''] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['\"'] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['u'] = IN_SQ_UCODE0,
+    },
+    [IN_SQ_STRING] = {
+        [1 ... 0xBF] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        [0xC2 ... 0xF4] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['\\'] = IN_SQ_STRING_ESCAPE,
+        ['\''] = JSON_STRING,
+    },
+
+    /* Zero */
+    [IN_ZERO] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_INTEGER),
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_ERROR,
+        ['.'] = IN_MANTISSA,
+    },
+
+    /* Float */
+    [IN_DIGITS] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_FLOAT),
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DIGITS,
+    },
+
+    [IN_DIGIT] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DIGITS,
+    },
+
+    [IN_EXP_E] = {
+        ['-'] = IN_DIGIT,
+        ['+'] = IN_DIGIT,
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_DIGITS,
+    },
+
+    [IN_MANTISSA_DIGITS] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_FLOAT),
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_MANTISSA_DIGITS,
+        ['e'] = IN_EXP_E,
+        ['E'] = IN_EXP_E,
+    },
+
+    [IN_MANTISSA] = {
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_MANTISSA_DIGITS,
+    },
+
+    /* Number */
+    [IN_NONZERO_NUMBER] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_INTEGER),
+        ['0' ... '9'] = IN_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+        ['e'] = IN_EXP_E,
+        ['E'] = IN_EXP_E,
+        ['.'] = IN_MANTISSA,
+    },
+
+    [IN_NEG_NONZERO_NUMBER] = {
+        ['0'] = IN_ZERO,
+        ['1' ... '9'] = IN_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+    },
+
+    /* keywords */
+    [IN_KEYWORD] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_KEYWORD),
+        ['a' ... 'z'] = IN_KEYWORD,
+    },
+
+    /* whitespace */
+    [IN_WHITESPACE] = {
+        TERMINAL(JSON_SKIP),
+        [' '] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\t'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\r'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\n'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+    },        
+
+    /* escape */
+    [IN_ESCAPE_LL] = {
+        ['d'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+    },
+
+    [IN_ESCAPE_L] = {
+        ['d'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['l'] = IN_ESCAPE_LL,
+    },
+
+    [IN_ESCAPE_I64] = {
+        ['d'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+    },
+
+    [IN_ESCAPE_I6] = {
+        ['4'] = IN_ESCAPE_I64,
+    },
+
+    [IN_ESCAPE_I] = {
+        ['6'] = IN_ESCAPE_I6,
+    },
+
+    [IN_ESCAPE] = {
+        ['d'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['i'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['p'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['s'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['f'] = JSON_ESCAPE,
+        ['l'] = IN_ESCAPE_L,
+        ['I'] = IN_ESCAPE_I,
+    },
+
+    /* top level rule */
+    [IN_START] = {
+        ['"'] = IN_DQ_STRING,
+        ['\''] = IN_SQ_STRING,
+        ['0'] = IN_ZERO,
+        ['1' ... '9'] = IN_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+        ['-'] = IN_NEG_NONZERO_NUMBER,
+        ['{'] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        ['}'] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        ['['] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        [']'] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        [','] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        [':'] = JSON_OPERATOR,
+        ['a' ... 'z'] = IN_KEYWORD,
+        ['%'] = IN_ESCAPE,
+        [' '] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\t'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\r'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+        ['\n'] = IN_WHITESPACE,
+    },
+};
+
+void json_lexer_init(JSONLexer *lexer, JSONLexerEmitter func)
+{
+    lexer->emit = func;
+    lexer->state = IN_START;
+    lexer->token = qstring_new();
+    lexer->x = lexer->y = 0;
+}
+
+static int json_lexer_feed_char(JSONLexer *lexer, char ch, bool flush)
+{
+    int char_consumed, new_state;
+
+    lexer->x++;
+    if (ch == '\n') {
+        lexer->x = 0;
+        lexer->y++;
+    }
+
+    do {
+        new_state = json_lexer[lexer->state][(uint8_t)ch];
+        char_consumed = !TERMINAL_NEEDED_LOOKAHEAD(lexer->state, new_state);
+        if (char_consumed) {
+            qstring_append_chr(lexer->token, ch);
+        }
+
+        switch (new_state) {
+        case JSON_OPERATOR:
+        case JSON_ESCAPE:
+        case JSON_INTEGER:
+        case JSON_FLOAT:
+        case JSON_KEYWORD:
+        case JSON_STRING:
+            lexer->emit(lexer, lexer->token, new_state, lexer->x, lexer->y);
+            /* fall through */
+        case JSON_SKIP:
+            QDECREF(lexer->token);
+            lexer->token = qstring_new();
+            new_state = IN_START;
+            break;
+        case IN_ERROR:
+            /* XXX: To avoid having previous bad input leaving the parser in an
+             * unresponsive state where we consume unpredictable amounts of
+             * subsequent "good" input, percolate this error state up to the
+             * tokenizer/parser by forcing a NULL object to be emitted, then
+             * reset state.
+             *
+             * Also note that this handling is required for reliable channel
+             * negotiation between QMP and the guest agent, since chr(0xFF)
+             * is placed at the beginning of certain events to ensure proper
+             * delivery when the channel is in an unknown state. chr(0xFF) is
+             * never a valid ASCII/UTF-8 sequence, so this should reliably
+             * induce an error/flush state.
+             */
+            lexer->emit(lexer, lexer->token, JSON_ERROR, lexer->x, lexer->y);
+            QDECREF(lexer->token);
+            lexer->token = qstring_new();
+            new_state = IN_START;
+            lexer->state = new_state;
+            return 0;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        lexer->state = new_state;
+    } while (!char_consumed && !flush);
+
+    /* Do not let a single token grow to an arbitrarily large size,
+     * this is a security consideration.
+     */
+    if (lexer->token->length > MAX_TOKEN_SIZE) {
+        lexer->emit(lexer, lexer->token, lexer->state, lexer->x, lexer->y);
+        QDECREF(lexer->token);
+        lexer->token = qstring_new();
+        lexer->state = IN_START;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int json_lexer_feed(JSONLexer *lexer, const char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        int err;
+
+        err = json_lexer_feed_char(lexer, buffer[i], false);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            return err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int json_lexer_flush(JSONLexer *lexer)
+{
+    return lexer->state == IN_START ? 0 : json_lexer_feed_char(lexer, 0, true);
+}
+
+void json_lexer_destroy(JSONLexer *lexer)
+{
+    QDECREF(lexer->token);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/json-parser.c b/qobject/json-parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05279c11eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/json-parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,704 @@
+/*
+ * JSON Parser 
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qfloat.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-parser.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-lexer.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+
+typedef struct JSONParserContext
+{
+    Error *err;
+    struct {
+        QObject **buf;
+        size_t pos;
+        size_t count;
+    } tokens;
+} JSONParserContext;
+
+#define BUG_ON(cond) assert(!(cond))
+
+/**
+ * TODO
+ *
+ * 0) make errors meaningful again
+ * 1) add geometry information to tokens
+ * 3) should we return a parsed size?
+ * 4) deal with premature EOI
+ */
+
+static QObject *parse_value(JSONParserContext *ctxt, va_list *ap);
+
+/**
+ * Token manipulators
+ *
+ * tokens are dictionaries that contain a type, a string value, and geometry information
+ * about a token identified by the lexer.  These are routines that make working with
+ * these objects a bit easier.
+ */
+static const char *token_get_value(QObject *obj)
+{
+    return qdict_get_str(qobject_to_qdict(obj), "token");
+}
+
+static JSONTokenType token_get_type(QObject *obj)
+{
+    return qdict_get_int(qobject_to_qdict(obj), "type");
+}
+
+static int token_is_operator(QObject *obj, char op)
+{
+    const char *val;
+
+    if (token_get_type(obj) != JSON_OPERATOR) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    val = token_get_value(obj);
+
+    return (val[0] == op) && (val[1] == 0);
+}
+
+static int token_is_keyword(QObject *obj, const char *value)
+{
+    if (token_get_type(obj) != JSON_KEYWORD) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return strcmp(token_get_value(obj), value) == 0;
+}
+
+static int token_is_escape(QObject *obj, const char *value)
+{
+    if (token_get_type(obj) != JSON_ESCAPE) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return (strcmp(token_get_value(obj), value) == 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error handler
+ */
+static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(3, 4) parse_error(JSONParserContext *ctxt,
+                                           QObject *token, const char *msg, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    char message[1024];
+    va_start(ap, msg);
+    vsnprintf(message, sizeof(message), msg, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    if (ctxt->err) {
+        error_free(ctxt->err);
+        ctxt->err = NULL;
+    }
+    error_set(&ctxt->err, QERR_JSON_PARSE_ERROR, message);
+}
+
+/**
+ * String helpers
+ *
+ * These helpers are used to unescape strings.
+ */
+static void wchar_to_utf8(uint16_t wchar, char *buffer, size_t buffer_length)
+{
+    if (wchar <= 0x007F) {
+        BUG_ON(buffer_length < 2);
+
+        buffer[0] = wchar & 0x7F;
+        buffer[1] = 0;
+    } else if (wchar <= 0x07FF) {
+        BUG_ON(buffer_length < 3);
+
+        buffer[0] = 0xC0 | ((wchar >> 6) & 0x1F);
+        buffer[1] = 0x80 | (wchar & 0x3F);
+        buffer[2] = 0;
+    } else {
+        BUG_ON(buffer_length < 4);
+
+        buffer[0] = 0xE0 | ((wchar >> 12) & 0x0F);
+        buffer[1] = 0x80 | ((wchar >> 6) & 0x3F);
+        buffer[2] = 0x80 | (wchar & 0x3F);
+        buffer[3] = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static int hex2decimal(char ch)
+{
+    if (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
+        return (ch - '0');
+    } else if (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') {
+        return 10 + (ch - 'a');
+    } else if (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F') {
+        return 10 + (ch - 'A');
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * parse_string(): Parse a json string and return a QObject
+ *
+ *  string
+ *      ""
+ *      " chars "
+ *  chars
+ *      char
+ *      char chars
+ *  char
+ *      any-Unicode-character-
+ *          except-"-or-\-or-
+ *          control-character
+ *      \"
+ *      \\
+ *      \/
+ *      \b
+ *      \f
+ *      \n
+ *      \r
+ *      \t
+ *      \u four-hex-digits 
+ */
+static QString *qstring_from_escaped_str(JSONParserContext *ctxt, QObject *token)
+{
+    const char *ptr = token_get_value(token);
+    QString *str;
+    int double_quote = 1;
+
+    if (*ptr == '"') {
+        double_quote = 1;
+    } else {
+        double_quote = 0;
+    }
+    ptr++;
+
+    str = qstring_new();
+    while (*ptr && 
+           ((double_quote && *ptr != '"') || (!double_quote && *ptr != '\''))) {
+        if (*ptr == '\\') {
+            ptr++;
+
+            switch (*ptr) {
+            case '"':
+                qstring_append(str, "\"");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case '\'':
+                qstring_append(str, "'");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case '\\':
+                qstring_append(str, "\\");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case '/':
+                qstring_append(str, "/");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 'b':
+                qstring_append(str, "\b");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 'f':
+                qstring_append(str, "\f");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 'n':
+                qstring_append(str, "\n");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 'r':
+                qstring_append(str, "\r");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 't':
+                qstring_append(str, "\t");
+                ptr++;
+                break;
+            case 'u': {
+                uint16_t unicode_char = 0;
+                char utf8_char[4];
+                int i = 0;
+
+                ptr++;
+
+                for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                    if (qemu_isxdigit(*ptr)) {
+                        unicode_char |= hex2decimal(*ptr) << ((3 - i) * 4);
+                    } else {
+                        parse_error(ctxt, token,
+                                    "invalid hex escape sequence in string");
+                        goto out;
+                    }
+                    ptr++;
+                }
+
+                wchar_to_utf8(unicode_char, utf8_char, sizeof(utf8_char));
+                qstring_append(str, utf8_char);
+            }   break;
+            default:
+                parse_error(ctxt, token, "invalid escape sequence in string");
+                goto out;
+            }
+        } else {
+            char dummy[2];
+
+            dummy[0] = *ptr++;
+            dummy[1] = 0;
+
+            qstring_append(str, dummy);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return str;
+
+out:
+    QDECREF(str);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parser_context_pop_token(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    QObject *token;
+    g_assert(ctxt->tokens.pos < ctxt->tokens.count);
+    token = ctxt->tokens.buf[ctxt->tokens.pos];
+    ctxt->tokens.pos++;
+    return token;
+}
+
+/* Note: parser_context_{peek|pop}_token do not increment the
+ * token object's refcount. In both cases the references will continue
+ * to be tracked and cleaned up in parser_context_free(), so do not
+ * attempt to free the token object.
+ */
+static QObject *parser_context_peek_token(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    QObject *token;
+    g_assert(ctxt->tokens.pos < ctxt->tokens.count);
+    token = ctxt->tokens.buf[ctxt->tokens.pos];
+    return token;
+}
+
+static JSONParserContext parser_context_save(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = {0};
+    saved_ctxt.tokens.pos = ctxt->tokens.pos;
+    saved_ctxt.tokens.count = ctxt->tokens.count;
+    saved_ctxt.tokens.buf = ctxt->tokens.buf;
+    return saved_ctxt;
+}
+
+static void parser_context_restore(JSONParserContext *ctxt,
+                                   JSONParserContext saved_ctxt)
+{
+    ctxt->tokens.pos = saved_ctxt.tokens.pos;
+    ctxt->tokens.count = saved_ctxt.tokens.count;
+    ctxt->tokens.buf = saved_ctxt.tokens.buf;
+}
+
+static void tokens_append_from_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    JSONParserContext *ctxt = opaque;
+    g_assert(ctxt->tokens.pos < ctxt->tokens.count);
+    ctxt->tokens.buf[ctxt->tokens.pos++] = obj;
+    qobject_incref(obj);
+}
+
+static JSONParserContext *parser_context_new(QList *tokens)
+{
+    JSONParserContext *ctxt;
+    size_t count;
+
+    if (!tokens) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    count = qlist_size(tokens);
+    if (count == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ctxt = g_malloc0(sizeof(JSONParserContext));
+    ctxt->tokens.pos = 0;
+    ctxt->tokens.count = count;
+    ctxt->tokens.buf = g_malloc(count * sizeof(QObject *));
+    qlist_iter(tokens, tokens_append_from_iter, ctxt);
+    ctxt->tokens.pos = 0;
+
+    return ctxt;
+}
+
+/* to support error propagation, ctxt->err must be freed separately */
+static void parser_context_free(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    int i;
+    if (ctxt) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ctxt->tokens.count; i++) {
+            qobject_decref(ctxt->tokens.buf[i]);
+        }
+        g_free(ctxt->tokens.buf);
+        g_free(ctxt);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parsing rules
+ */
+static int parse_pair(JSONParserContext *ctxt, QDict *dict, va_list *ap)
+{
+    QObject *key = NULL, *token = NULL, *value, *peek;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    peek = parser_context_peek_token(ctxt);
+    if (peek == NULL) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    key = parse_value(ctxt, ap);
+    if (!key || qobject_type(key) != QTYPE_QSTRING) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, peek, "key is not a string in object");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!token_is_operator(token, ':')) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, token, "missing : in object pair");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    value = parse_value(ctxt, ap);
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, token, "Missing value in dict");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    qdict_put_obj(dict, qstring_get_str(qobject_to_qstring(key)), value);
+
+    qobject_decref(key);
+
+    return 0;
+
+out:
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+    qobject_decref(key);
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_object(JSONParserContext *ctxt, va_list *ap)
+{
+    QDict *dict = NULL;
+    QObject *token, *peek;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!token_is_operator(token, '{')) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+    token = NULL;
+
+    dict = qdict_new();
+
+    peek = parser_context_peek_token(ctxt);
+    if (peek == NULL) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!token_is_operator(peek, '}')) {
+        if (parse_pair(ctxt, dict, ap) == -1) {
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+        if (token == NULL) {
+            parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        while (!token_is_operator(token, '}')) {
+            if (!token_is_operator(token, ',')) {
+                parse_error(ctxt, token, "expected separator in dict");
+                goto out;
+            }
+            token = NULL;
+
+            if (parse_pair(ctxt, dict, ap) == -1) {
+                goto out;
+            }
+
+            token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+            if (token == NULL) {
+                parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+                goto out;
+            }
+        }
+        token = NULL;
+    } else {
+        token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+        token = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return QOBJECT(dict);
+
+out:
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+    QDECREF(dict);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_array(JSONParserContext *ctxt, va_list *ap)
+{
+    QList *list = NULL;
+    QObject *token, *peek;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!token_is_operator(token, '[')) {
+        token = NULL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    token = NULL;
+
+    list = qlist_new();
+
+    peek = parser_context_peek_token(ctxt);
+    if (peek == NULL) {
+        parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!token_is_operator(peek, ']')) {
+        QObject *obj;
+
+        obj = parse_value(ctxt, ap);
+        if (obj == NULL) {
+            parse_error(ctxt, token, "expecting value");
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        qlist_append_obj(list, obj);
+
+        token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+        if (token == NULL) {
+            parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        while (!token_is_operator(token, ']')) {
+            if (!token_is_operator(token, ',')) {
+                parse_error(ctxt, token, "expected separator in list");
+                goto out;
+            }
+
+            token = NULL;
+
+            obj = parse_value(ctxt, ap);
+            if (obj == NULL) {
+                parse_error(ctxt, token, "expecting value");
+                goto out;
+            }
+
+            qlist_append_obj(list, obj);
+
+            token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+            if (token == NULL) {
+                parse_error(ctxt, NULL, "premature EOI");
+                goto out;
+            }
+        }
+
+        token = NULL;
+    } else {
+        token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+        token = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return QOBJECT(list);
+
+out:
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+    QDECREF(list);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_keyword(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    QObject *token, *ret;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (token_get_type(token) != JSON_KEYWORD) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (token_is_keyword(token, "true")) {
+        ret = QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(true));
+    } else if (token_is_keyword(token, "false")) {
+        ret = QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(false));
+    } else {
+        parse_error(ctxt, token, "invalid keyword `%s'", token_get_value(token));
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+
+out: 
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_escape(JSONParserContext *ctxt, va_list *ap)
+{
+    QObject *token = NULL, *obj;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    if (ap == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (token_is_escape(token, "%p")) {
+        obj = va_arg(*ap, QObject *);
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%i")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(va_arg(*ap, int)));
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%d")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qint_from_int(va_arg(*ap, int)));
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%ld")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qint_from_int(va_arg(*ap, long)));
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%lld") ||
+               token_is_escape(token, "%I64d")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qint_from_int(va_arg(*ap, long long)));
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%s")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qstring_from_str(va_arg(*ap, const char *)));
+    } else if (token_is_escape(token, "%f")) {
+        obj = QOBJECT(qfloat_from_double(va_arg(*ap, double)));
+    } else {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    return obj;
+
+out:
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_literal(JSONParserContext *ctxt)
+{
+    QObject *token, *obj;
+    JSONParserContext saved_ctxt = parser_context_save(ctxt);
+
+    token = parser_context_pop_token(ctxt);
+    if (token == NULL) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    switch (token_get_type(token)) {
+    case JSON_STRING:
+        obj = QOBJECT(qstring_from_escaped_str(ctxt, token));
+        break;
+    case JSON_INTEGER:
+        obj = QOBJECT(qint_from_int(strtoll(token_get_value(token), NULL, 10)));
+        break;
+    case JSON_FLOAT:
+        /* FIXME dependent on locale */
+        obj = QOBJECT(qfloat_from_double(strtod(token_get_value(token), NULL)));
+        break;
+    default:
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    return obj;
+
+out:
+    parser_context_restore(ctxt, saved_ctxt);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static QObject *parse_value(JSONParserContext *ctxt, va_list *ap)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = parse_object(ctxt, ap);
+    if (obj == NULL) {
+        obj = parse_array(ctxt, ap);
+    }
+    if (obj == NULL) {
+        obj = parse_escape(ctxt, ap);
+    }
+    if (obj == NULL) {
+        obj = parse_keyword(ctxt);
+    } 
+    if (obj == NULL) {
+        obj = parse_literal(ctxt);
+    }
+
+    return obj;
+}
+
+QObject *json_parser_parse(QList *tokens, va_list *ap)
+{
+    return json_parser_parse_err(tokens, ap, NULL);
+}
+
+QObject *json_parser_parse_err(QList *tokens, va_list *ap, Error **errp)
+{
+    JSONParserContext *ctxt = parser_context_new(tokens);
+    QObject *result;
+
+    if (!ctxt) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    result = parse_value(ctxt, ap);
+
+    error_propagate(errp, ctxt->err);
+
+    parser_context_free(ctxt);
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/qobject/json-streamer.c b/qobject/json-streamer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b2f9b1d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/json-streamer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * JSON streaming support
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-lexer.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-streamer.h"
+
+#define MAX_TOKEN_SIZE (64ULL << 20)
+#define MAX_NESTING (1ULL << 10)
+
+static void json_message_process_token(JSONLexer *lexer, QString *token, JSONTokenType type, int x, int y)
+{
+    JSONMessageParser *parser = container_of(lexer, JSONMessageParser, lexer);
+    QDict *dict;
+
+    if (type == JSON_OPERATOR) {
+        switch (qstring_get_str(token)[0]) {
+        case '{':
+            parser->brace_count++;
+            break;
+        case '}':
+            parser->brace_count--;
+            break;
+        case '[':
+            parser->bracket_count++;
+            break;
+        case ']':
+            parser->bracket_count--;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    dict = qdict_new();
+    qdict_put(dict, "type", qint_from_int(type));
+    QINCREF(token);
+    qdict_put(dict, "token", token);
+    qdict_put(dict, "x", qint_from_int(x));
+    qdict_put(dict, "y", qint_from_int(y));
+
+    parser->token_size += token->length;
+
+    qlist_append(parser->tokens, dict);
+
+    if (type == JSON_ERROR) {
+        goto out_emit_bad;
+    } else if (parser->brace_count < 0 ||
+        parser->bracket_count < 0 ||
+        (parser->brace_count == 0 &&
+         parser->bracket_count == 0)) {
+        goto out_emit;
+    } else if (parser->token_size > MAX_TOKEN_SIZE ||
+               parser->bracket_count > MAX_NESTING ||
+               parser->brace_count > MAX_NESTING) {
+        /* Security consideration, we limit total memory allocated per object
+         * and the maximum recursion depth that a message can force.
+         */
+        goto out_emit;
+    }
+
+    return;
+
+out_emit_bad:
+    /* clear out token list and tell the parser to emit and error
+     * indication by passing it a NULL list
+     */
+    QDECREF(parser->tokens);
+    parser->tokens = NULL;
+out_emit:
+    /* send current list of tokens to parser and reset tokenizer */
+    parser->brace_count = 0;
+    parser->bracket_count = 0;
+    parser->emit(parser, parser->tokens);
+    if (parser->tokens) {
+        QDECREF(parser->tokens);
+    }
+    parser->tokens = qlist_new();
+    parser->token_size = 0;
+}
+
+void json_message_parser_init(JSONMessageParser *parser,
+                              void (*func)(JSONMessageParser *, QList *))
+{
+    parser->emit = func;
+    parser->brace_count = 0;
+    parser->bracket_count = 0;
+    parser->tokens = qlist_new();
+    parser->token_size = 0;
+
+    json_lexer_init(&parser->lexer, json_message_process_token);
+}
+
+int json_message_parser_feed(JSONMessageParser *parser,
+                             const char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+    return json_lexer_feed(&parser->lexer, buffer, size);
+}
+
+int json_message_parser_flush(JSONMessageParser *parser)
+{
+    return json_lexer_flush(&parser->lexer);
+}
+
+void json_message_parser_destroy(JSONMessageParser *parser)
+{
+    json_lexer_destroy(&parser->lexer);
+    QDECREF(parser->tokens);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qbool.c b/qobject/qbool.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3d2afa827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qbool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * QBool Module
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qbool_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qbool_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QBOOL,
+    .destroy = qbool_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qbool_from_int(): Create a new QBool from an int
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QBool *qbool_from_int(int value)
+{
+    QBool *qb;
+
+    qb = g_malloc(sizeof(*qb));
+    qb->value = value;
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qb, &qbool_type);
+
+    return qb;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qbool_get_int(): Get the stored int
+ */
+int qbool_get_int(const QBool *qb)
+{
+    return qb->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qbool(): Convert a QObject into a QBool
+ */
+QBool *qobject_to_qbool(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QBOOL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return container_of(obj, QBool, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qbool_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a
+ * QBool object
+ */
+static void qbool_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_free(qobject_to_qbool(obj));
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qdict.c b/qobject/qdict.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7543ccc10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qdict.c
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+/*
+ * QDict Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qfloat.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qdict_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qdict_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QDICT,
+    .destroy = qdict_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qdict_new(): Create a new QDict
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QDict *qdict_new(void)
+{
+    QDict *qdict;
+
+    qdict = g_malloc0(sizeof(*qdict));
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qdict, &qdict_type);
+
+    return qdict;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qdict(): Convert a QObject into a QDict
+ */
+QDict *qobject_to_qdict(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QDICT)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return container_of(obj, QDict, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tdb_hash(): based on the hash agorithm from gdbm, via tdb
+ * (from module-init-tools)
+ */
+static unsigned int tdb_hash(const char *name)
+{
+    unsigned value;	/* Used to compute the hash value.  */
+    unsigned   i;	/* Used to cycle through random values. */
+
+    /* Set the initial value from the key size. */
+    for (value = 0x238F13AF * strlen(name), i=0; name[i]; i++)
+        value = (value + (((const unsigned char *)name)[i] << (i*5 % 24)));
+
+    return (1103515243 * value + 12345);
+}
+
+/**
+ * alloc_entry(): allocate a new QDictEntry
+ */
+static QDictEntry *alloc_entry(const char *key, QObject *value)
+{
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
+    entry->key = g_strdup(key);
+    entry->value = value;
+
+    return entry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_entry_value(): Return qdict entry value
+ *
+ * Return weak reference.
+ */
+QObject *qdict_entry_value(const QDictEntry *entry)
+{
+    return entry->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_entry_key(): Return qdict entry key
+ *
+ * Return a *pointer* to the string, it has to be duplicated before being
+ * stored.
+ */
+const char *qdict_entry_key(const QDictEntry *entry)
+{
+    return entry->key;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_find(): List lookup function
+ */
+static QDictEntry *qdict_find(const QDict *qdict,
+                              const char *key, unsigned int bucket)
+{
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(entry, &qdict->table[bucket], next)
+        if (!strcmp(entry->key, key))
+            return entry;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_put_obj(): Put a new QObject into the dictionary
+ *
+ * Insert the pair 'key:value' into 'qdict', if 'key' already exists
+ * its 'value' will be replaced.
+ *
+ * This is done by freeing the reference to the stored QObject and
+ * storing the new one in the same entry.
+ *
+ * NOTE: ownership of 'value' is transferred to the QDict
+ */
+void qdict_put_obj(QDict *qdict, const char *key, QObject *value)
+{
+    unsigned int bucket;
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    bucket = tdb_hash(key) % QDICT_BUCKET_MAX;
+    entry = qdict_find(qdict, key, bucket);
+    if (entry) {
+        /* replace key's value */
+        qobject_decref(entry->value);
+        entry->value = value;
+    } else {
+        /* allocate a new entry */
+        entry = alloc_entry(key, value);
+        QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&qdict->table[bucket], entry, next);
+        qdict->size++;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get(): Lookup for a given 'key'
+ *
+ * Return a weak reference to the QObject associated with 'key' if
+ * 'key' is present in the dictionary, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+QObject *qdict_get(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    entry = qdict_find(qdict, key, tdb_hash(key) % QDICT_BUCKET_MAX);
+    return (entry == NULL ? NULL : entry->value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_haskey(): Check if 'key' exists
+ *
+ * Return 1 if 'key' exists in the dict, 0 otherwise
+ */
+int qdict_haskey(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    unsigned int bucket = tdb_hash(key) % QDICT_BUCKET_MAX;
+    return (qdict_find(qdict, key, bucket) == NULL ? 0 : 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_size(): Return the size of the dictionary
+ */
+size_t qdict_size(const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    return qdict->size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_obj(): Get a QObject of a specific type
+ */
+static QObject *qdict_get_obj(const QDict *qdict, const char *key,
+                              qtype_code type)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = qdict_get(qdict, key);
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    assert(qobject_type(obj) == type);
+
+    return obj;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_double(): Get an number mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QFloat or QInt object.
+ *
+ * Return number mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+double qdict_get_double(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj = qdict_get(qdict, key);
+
+    assert(obj);
+    switch (qobject_type(obj)) {
+    case QTYPE_QFLOAT:
+        return qfloat_get_double(qobject_to_qfloat(obj));
+    case QTYPE_QINT:
+        return qint_get_int(qobject_to_qint(obj));
+    default:
+        abort();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_int(): Get an integer mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QInt object.
+ *
+ * Return integer mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+int64_t qdict_get_int(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj = qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QINT);
+    return qint_get_int(qobject_to_qint(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_bool(): Get a bool mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QBool object.
+ *
+ * Return bool mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+int qdict_get_bool(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj = qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    return qbool_get_int(qobject_to_qbool(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_qlist(): Get the QList mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QList object.
+ *
+ * Return QList mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+QList *qdict_get_qlist(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    return qobject_to_qlist(qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QLIST));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_qdict(): Get the QDict mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QDict object.
+ *
+ * Return QDict mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+QDict *qdict_get_qdict(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    return qobject_to_qdict(qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QDICT));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_str(): Get a pointer to the stored string mapped
+ * by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QString object.
+ *
+ * Return pointer to the string mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+const char *qdict_get_str(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj = qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QSTRING);
+    return qstring_get_str(qobject_to_qstring(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_try_int(): Try to get integer mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * Return integer mapped by 'key', if it is not present in
+ * the dictionary or if the stored object is not of QInt type
+ * 'def_value' will be returned.
+ */
+int64_t qdict_get_try_int(const QDict *qdict, const char *key,
+                          int64_t def_value)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = qdict_get(qdict, key);
+    if (!obj || qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QINT)
+        return def_value;
+
+    return qint_get_int(qobject_to_qint(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_try_bool(): Try to get a bool mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * Return bool mapped by 'key', if it is not present in the
+ * dictionary or if the stored object is not of QBool type
+ * 'def_value' will be returned.
+ */
+int qdict_get_try_bool(const QDict *qdict, const char *key, int def_value)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = qdict_get(qdict, key);
+    if (!obj || qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QBOOL)
+        return def_value;
+
+    return qbool_get_int(qobject_to_qbool(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_get_try_str(): Try to get a pointer to the stored string
+ * mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * Return a pointer to the string mapped by 'key', if it is not present
+ * in the dictionary or if the stored object is not of QString type
+ * NULL will be returned.
+ */
+const char *qdict_get_try_str(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+
+    obj = qdict_get(qdict, key);
+    if (!obj || qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QSTRING)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return qstring_get_str(qobject_to_qstring(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_iter(): Iterate over all the dictionary's stored values.
+ *
+ * This function allows the user to provide an iterator, which will be
+ * called for each stored value in the dictionary.
+ */
+void qdict_iter(const QDict *qdict,
+                void (*iter)(const char *key, QObject *obj, void *opaque),
+                void *opaque)
+{
+    int i;
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < QDICT_BUCKET_MAX; i++) {
+        QLIST_FOREACH(entry, &qdict->table[i], next)
+            iter(entry->key, entry->value, opaque);
+    }
+}
+
+static QDictEntry *qdict_next_entry(const QDict *qdict, int first_bucket)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = first_bucket; i < QDICT_BUCKET_MAX; i++) {
+        if (!QLIST_EMPTY(&qdict->table[i])) {
+            return QLIST_FIRST(&qdict->table[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_first(): Return first qdict entry for iteration.
+ */
+const QDictEntry *qdict_first(const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    return qdict_next_entry(qdict, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_next(): Return next qdict entry in an iteration.
+ */
+const QDictEntry *qdict_next(const QDict *qdict, const QDictEntry *entry)
+{
+    QDictEntry *ret;
+
+    ret = QLIST_NEXT(entry, next);
+    if (!ret) {
+        unsigned int bucket = tdb_hash(entry->key) % QDICT_BUCKET_MAX;
+        ret = qdict_next_entry(qdict, bucket + 1);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qentry_destroy(): Free all the memory allocated by a QDictEntry
+ */
+static void qentry_destroy(QDictEntry *e)
+{
+    assert(e != NULL);
+    assert(e->key != NULL);
+    assert(e->value != NULL);
+
+    qobject_decref(e->value);
+    g_free(e->key);
+    g_free(e);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_del(): Delete a 'key:value' pair from the dictionary
+ *
+ * This will destroy all data allocated by this entry.
+ */
+void qdict_del(QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QDictEntry *entry;
+
+    entry = qdict_find(qdict, key, tdb_hash(key) % QDICT_BUCKET_MAX);
+    if (entry) {
+        QLIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
+        qentry_destroy(entry);
+        qdict->size--;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_destroy_obj(): Free all the memory allocated by a QDict
+ */
+static void qdict_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    int i;
+    QDict *qdict;
+
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    qdict = qobject_to_qdict(obj);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < QDICT_BUCKET_MAX; i++) {
+        QDictEntry *entry = QLIST_FIRST(&qdict->table[i]);
+        while (entry) {
+            QDictEntry *tmp = QLIST_NEXT(entry, next);
+            QLIST_REMOVE(entry, next);
+            qentry_destroy(entry);
+            entry = tmp;
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_free(qdict);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qerror.c b/qobject/qerror.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aee1cf6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qerror.c
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ * QError Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qerror_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qerror_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QERROR,
+    .destroy = qerror_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qerror_new(): Create a new QError
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+static QError *qerror_new(void)
+{
+    QError *qerr;
+
+    qerr = g_malloc0(sizeof(*qerr));
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qerr, &qerror_type);
+
+    return qerr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qerror_from_info(): Create a new QError from error information
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+static QError *qerror_from_info(ErrorClass err_class, const char *fmt,
+                                va_list *va)
+{
+    QError *qerr;
+
+    qerr = qerror_new();
+    loc_save(&qerr->loc);
+
+    qerr->err_msg = g_strdup_vprintf(fmt, *va);
+    qerr->err_class = err_class;
+
+    return qerr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qerror_human(): Format QError data into human-readable string.
+ */
+QString *qerror_human(const QError *qerror)
+{
+    return qstring_from_str(qerror->err_msg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qerror_print(): Print QError data
+ *
+ * This function will print the member 'desc' of the specified QError object,
+ * it uses error_report() for this, so that the output is routed to the right
+ * place (ie. stderr or Monitor's device).
+ */
+static void qerror_print(QError *qerror)
+{
+    QString *qstring = qerror_human(qerror);
+    loc_push_restore(&qerror->loc);
+    error_report("%s", qstring_get_str(qstring));
+    loc_pop(&qerror->loc);
+    QDECREF(qstring);
+}
+
+void qerror_report(ErrorClass eclass, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list va;
+    QError *qerror;
+
+    va_start(va, fmt);
+    qerror = qerror_from_info(eclass, fmt, &va);
+    va_end(va);
+
+    if (monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
+        monitor_set_error(cur_mon, qerror);
+    } else {
+        qerror_print(qerror);
+        QDECREF(qerror);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Evil... */
+struct Error
+{
+    char *msg;
+    ErrorClass err_class;
+};
+
+void qerror_report_err(Error *err)
+{
+    QError *qerr;
+
+    qerr = qerror_new();
+    loc_save(&qerr->loc);
+    qerr->err_msg = g_strdup(err->msg);
+    qerr->err_class = err->err_class;
+
+    if (monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
+        monitor_set_error(cur_mon, qerr);
+    } else {
+        qerror_print(qerr);
+        QDECREF(qerr);
+    }
+}
+
+void assert_no_error(Error *err)
+{
+    if (err) {
+        qerror_report_err(err);
+        abort();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qerror(): Convert a QObject into a QError
+ */
+static QError *qobject_to_qerror(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QERROR) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return container_of(obj, QError, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qerror_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a QError
+ */
+static void qerror_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    QError *qerr;
+
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    qerr = qobject_to_qerror(obj);
+
+    g_free(qerr->err_msg);
+    g_free(qerr);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qfloat.c b/qobject/qfloat.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de0992dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qfloat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * QFloat Module
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qfloat.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qfloat_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qfloat_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QFLOAT,
+    .destroy = qfloat_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qfloat_from_int(): Create a new QFloat from a float
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QFloat *qfloat_from_double(double value)
+{
+    QFloat *qf;
+
+    qf = g_malloc(sizeof(*qf));
+    qf->value = value;
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qf, &qfloat_type);
+
+    return qf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qfloat_get_double(): Get the stored float
+ */
+double qfloat_get_double(const QFloat *qf)
+{
+    return qf->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qfloat(): Convert a QObject into a QFloat
+ */
+QFloat *qobject_to_qfloat(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QFLOAT)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return container_of(obj, QFloat, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qfloat_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a
+ * QFloat object
+ */
+static void qfloat_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_free(qobject_to_qfloat(obj));
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qint.c b/qobject/qint.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86b9b04f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * QInt Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qint_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qint_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QINT,
+    .destroy = qint_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qint_from_int(): Create a new QInt from an int64_t
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QInt *qint_from_int(int64_t value)
+{
+    QInt *qi;
+
+    qi = g_malloc(sizeof(*qi));
+    qi->value = value;
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qi, &qint_type);
+
+    return qi;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qint_get_int(): Get the stored integer
+ */
+int64_t qint_get_int(const QInt *qi)
+{
+    return qi->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qint(): Convert a QObject into a QInt
+ */
+QInt *qobject_to_qint(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QINT)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return container_of(obj, QInt, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qint_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a
+ * QInt object
+ */
+static void qint_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    g_free(qobject_to_qint(obj));
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qjson.c b/qobject/qjson.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83a6b4f7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qjson.c
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+/*
+ * QObject JSON integration
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2009
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-lexer.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-parser.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/json-streamer.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qfloat.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+
+typedef struct JSONParsingState
+{
+    JSONMessageParser parser;
+    va_list *ap;
+    QObject *result;
+} JSONParsingState;
+
+static void parse_json(JSONMessageParser *parser, QList *tokens)
+{
+    JSONParsingState *s = container_of(parser, JSONParsingState, parser);
+    s->result = json_parser_parse(tokens, s->ap);
+}
+
+QObject *qobject_from_jsonv(const char *string, va_list *ap)
+{
+    JSONParsingState state = {};
+
+    state.ap = ap;
+
+    json_message_parser_init(&state.parser, parse_json);
+    json_message_parser_feed(&state.parser, string, strlen(string));
+    json_message_parser_flush(&state.parser);
+    json_message_parser_destroy(&state.parser);
+
+    return state.result;
+}
+
+QObject *qobject_from_json(const char *string)
+{
+    return qobject_from_jsonv(string, NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * IMPORTANT: This function aborts on error, thus it must not
+ * be used with untrusted arguments.
+ */
+QObject *qobject_from_jsonf(const char *string, ...)
+{
+    QObject *obj;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, string);
+    obj = qobject_from_jsonv(string, &ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    return obj;
+}
+
+typedef struct ToJsonIterState
+{
+    int indent;
+    int pretty;
+    int count;
+    QString *str;
+} ToJsonIterState;
+
+static void to_json(const QObject *obj, QString *str, int pretty, int indent);
+
+static void to_json_dict_iter(const char *key, QObject *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    ToJsonIterState *s = opaque;
+    QString *qkey;
+    int j;
+
+    if (s->count)
+        qstring_append(s->str, ", ");
+
+    if (s->pretty) {
+        qstring_append(s->str, "\n");
+        for (j = 0 ; j < s->indent ; j++)
+            qstring_append(s->str, "    ");
+    }
+
+    qkey = qstring_from_str(key);
+    to_json(QOBJECT(qkey), s->str, s->pretty, s->indent);
+    QDECREF(qkey);
+
+    qstring_append(s->str, ": ");
+    to_json(obj, s->str, s->pretty, s->indent);
+    s->count++;
+}
+
+static void to_json_list_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    ToJsonIterState *s = opaque;
+    int j;
+
+    if (s->count)
+        qstring_append(s->str, ", ");
+
+    if (s->pretty) {
+        qstring_append(s->str, "\n");
+        for (j = 0 ; j < s->indent ; j++)
+            qstring_append(s->str, "    ");
+    }
+
+    to_json(obj, s->str, s->pretty, s->indent);
+    s->count++;
+}
+
+static void to_json(const QObject *obj, QString *str, int pretty, int indent)
+{
+    switch (qobject_type(obj)) {
+    case QTYPE_QINT: {
+        QInt *val = qobject_to_qint(obj);
+        char buffer[1024];
+
+        snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%" PRId64, qint_get_int(val));
+        qstring_append(str, buffer);
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QSTRING: {
+        QString *val = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
+        const char *ptr;
+
+        ptr = qstring_get_str(val);
+        qstring_append(str, "\"");
+        while (*ptr) {
+            if ((ptr[0] & 0xE0) == 0xE0 &&
+                (ptr[1] & 0x80) && (ptr[2] & 0x80)) {
+                uint16_t wchar;
+                char escape[7];
+
+                wchar  = (ptr[0] & 0x0F) << 12;
+                wchar |= (ptr[1] & 0x3F) << 6;
+                wchar |= (ptr[2] & 0x3F);
+                ptr += 2;
+
+                snprintf(escape, sizeof(escape), "\\u%04X", wchar);
+                qstring_append(str, escape);
+            } else if ((ptr[0] & 0xE0) == 0xC0 && (ptr[1] & 0x80)) {
+                uint16_t wchar;
+                char escape[7];
+
+                wchar  = (ptr[0] & 0x1F) << 6;
+                wchar |= (ptr[1] & 0x3F);
+                ptr++;
+
+                snprintf(escape, sizeof(escape), "\\u%04X", wchar);
+                qstring_append(str, escape);
+            } else switch (ptr[0]) {
+                case '\"':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\\"");
+                    break;
+                case '\\':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\\\");
+                    break;
+                case '\b':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\b");
+                    break;
+                case '\f':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\f");
+                    break;
+                case '\n':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\n");
+                    break;
+                case '\r':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\r");
+                    break;
+                case '\t':
+                    qstring_append(str, "\\t");
+                    break;
+                default: {
+                    if (ptr[0] <= 0x1F) {
+                        char escape[7];
+                        snprintf(escape, sizeof(escape), "\\u%04X", ptr[0]);
+                        qstring_append(str, escape);
+                    } else {
+                        char buf[2] = { ptr[0], 0 };
+                        qstring_append(str, buf);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                }
+            ptr++;
+        }
+        qstring_append(str, "\"");
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QDICT: {
+        ToJsonIterState s;
+        QDict *val = qobject_to_qdict(obj);
+
+        s.count = 0;
+        s.str = str;
+        s.indent = indent + 1;
+        s.pretty = pretty;
+        qstring_append(str, "{");
+        qdict_iter(val, to_json_dict_iter, &s);
+        if (pretty) {
+            int j;
+            qstring_append(str, "\n");
+            for (j = 0 ; j < indent ; j++)
+                qstring_append(str, "    ");
+        }
+        qstring_append(str, "}");
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QLIST: {
+        ToJsonIterState s;
+        QList *val = qobject_to_qlist(obj);
+
+        s.count = 0;
+        s.str = str;
+        s.indent = indent + 1;
+        s.pretty = pretty;
+        qstring_append(str, "[");
+        qlist_iter(val, (void *)to_json_list_iter, &s);
+        if (pretty) {
+            int j;
+            qstring_append(str, "\n");
+            for (j = 0 ; j < indent ; j++)
+                qstring_append(str, "    ");
+        }
+        qstring_append(str, "]");
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QFLOAT: {
+        QFloat *val = qobject_to_qfloat(obj);
+        char buffer[1024];
+        int len;
+
+        len = snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%f", qfloat_get_double(val));
+        while (len > 0 && buffer[len - 1] == '0') {
+            len--;
+        }
+
+        if (len && buffer[len - 1] == '.') {
+            buffer[len - 1] = 0;
+        } else {
+            buffer[len] = 0;
+        }
+        
+        qstring_append(str, buffer);
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QBOOL: {
+        QBool *val = qobject_to_qbool(obj);
+
+        if (qbool_get_int(val)) {
+            qstring_append(str, "true");
+        } else {
+            qstring_append(str, "false");
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    case QTYPE_QERROR:
+        /* XXX: should QError be emitted? */
+    case QTYPE_NONE:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+QString *qobject_to_json(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    QString *str = qstring_new();
+
+    to_json(obj, str, 0, 0);
+
+    return str;
+}
+
+QString *qobject_to_json_pretty(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    QString *str = qstring_new();
+
+    to_json(obj, str, 1, 0);
+
+    return str;
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qlist.c b/qobject/qlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ced0de58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+ * QList Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qlist_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qlist_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QLIST,
+    .destroy = qlist_destroy_obj,
+};
+ 
+/**
+ * qlist_new(): Create a new QList
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QList *qlist_new(void)
+{
+    QList *qlist;
+
+    qlist = g_malloc(sizeof(*qlist));
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&qlist->head);
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qlist, &qlist_type);
+
+    return qlist;
+}
+
+static void qlist_copy_elem(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    QList *dst = opaque;
+
+    qobject_incref(obj);
+    qlist_append_obj(dst, obj);
+}
+
+QList *qlist_copy(QList *src)
+{
+    QList *dst = qlist_new();
+
+    qlist_iter(src, qlist_copy_elem, dst);
+
+    return dst;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qlist_append_obj(): Append an QObject into QList
+ *
+ * NOTE: ownership of 'value' is transferred to the QList
+ */
+void qlist_append_obj(QList *qlist, QObject *value)
+{
+    QListEntry *entry;
+
+    entry = g_malloc(sizeof(*entry));
+    entry->value = value;
+
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&qlist->head, entry, next);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qlist_iter(): Iterate over all the list's stored values.
+ *
+ * This function allows the user to provide an iterator, which will be
+ * called for each stored value in the list.
+ */
+void qlist_iter(const QList *qlist,
+                void (*iter)(QObject *obj, void *opaque), void *opaque)
+{
+    QListEntry *entry;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(entry, &qlist->head, next)
+        iter(entry->value, opaque);
+}
+
+QObject *qlist_pop(QList *qlist)
+{
+    QListEntry *entry;
+    QObject *ret;
+
+    if (qlist == NULL || QTAILQ_EMPTY(&qlist->head)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = QTAILQ_FIRST(&qlist->head);
+    QTAILQ_REMOVE(&qlist->head, entry, next);
+
+    ret = entry->value;
+    g_free(entry);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+QObject *qlist_peek(QList *qlist)
+{
+    QListEntry *entry;
+    QObject *ret;
+
+    if (qlist == NULL || QTAILQ_EMPTY(&qlist->head)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    entry = QTAILQ_FIRST(&qlist->head);
+
+    ret = entry->value;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int qlist_empty(const QList *qlist)
+{
+    return QTAILQ_EMPTY(&qlist->head);
+}
+
+static void qlist_size_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    size_t *count = opaque;
+    (*count)++;
+}
+
+size_t qlist_size(const QList *qlist)
+{
+    size_t count = 0;
+    qlist_iter(qlist, qlist_size_iter, &count);
+    return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qlist(): Convert a QObject into a QList
+ */
+QList *qobject_to_qlist(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QLIST) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return container_of(obj, QList, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qlist_destroy_obj(): Free all the memory allocated by a QList
+ */
+static void qlist_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    QList *qlist;
+    QListEntry *entry, *next_entry;
+
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    qlist = qobject_to_qlist(obj);
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(entry, &qlist->head, next, next_entry) {
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&qlist->head, entry, next);
+        qobject_decref(entry->value);
+        g_free(entry);
+    }
+
+    g_free(qlist);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qstring.c b/qobject/qstring.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f7376c336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qobject/qstring.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * QString Module
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qstring.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+static void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
+
+static const QType qstring_type = {
+    .code = QTYPE_QSTRING,
+    .destroy = qstring_destroy_obj,
+};
+
+/**
+ * qstring_new(): Create a new empty QString
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QString *qstring_new(void)
+{
+    return qstring_from_str("");
+}
+
+/**
+ * qstring_from_substr(): Create a new QString from a C string substring
+ *
+ * Return string reference
+ */
+QString *qstring_from_substr(const char *str, int start, int end)
+{
+    QString *qstring;
+
+    qstring = g_malloc(sizeof(*qstring));
+
+    qstring->length = end - start + 1;
+    qstring->capacity = qstring->length;
+
+    qstring->string = g_malloc(qstring->capacity + 1);
+    memcpy(qstring->string, str + start, qstring->length);
+    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
+
+    QOBJECT_INIT(qstring, &qstring_type);
+
+    return qstring;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qstring_from_str(): Create a new QString from a regular C string
+ *
+ * Return strong reference.
+ */
+QString *qstring_from_str(const char *str)
+{
+    return qstring_from_substr(str, 0, strlen(str) - 1);
+}
+
+static void capacity_increase(QString *qstring, size_t len)
+{
+    if (qstring->capacity < (qstring->length + len)) {
+        qstring->capacity += len;
+        qstring->capacity *= 2; /* use exponential growth */
+
+        qstring->string = g_realloc(qstring->string, qstring->capacity + 1);
+    }
+}
+
+/* qstring_append(): Append a C string to a QString
+ */
+void qstring_append(QString *qstring, const char *str)
+{
+    size_t len = strlen(str);
+
+    capacity_increase(qstring, len);
+    memcpy(qstring->string + qstring->length, str, len);
+    qstring->length += len;
+    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
+}
+
+void qstring_append_int(QString *qstring, int64_t value)
+{
+    char num[32];
+
+    snprintf(num, sizeof(num), "%" PRId64, value);
+    qstring_append(qstring, num);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qstring_append_chr(): Append a C char to a QString
+ */
+void qstring_append_chr(QString *qstring, int c)
+{
+    capacity_increase(qstring, 1);
+    qstring->string[qstring->length++] = c;
+    qstring->string[qstring->length] = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qobject_to_qstring(): Convert a QObject to a QString
+ */
+QString *qobject_to_qstring(const QObject *obj)
+{
+    if (qobject_type(obj) != QTYPE_QSTRING)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return container_of(obj, QString, base);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qstring_get_str(): Return a pointer to the stored string
+ *
+ * NOTE: Should be used with caution, if the object is deallocated
+ * this pointer becomes invalid.
+ */
+const char *qstring_get_str(const QString *qstring)
+{
+    return qstring->string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qstring_destroy_obj(): Free all memory allocated by a QString
+ * object
+ */
+static void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
+{
+    QString *qs;
+
+    assert(obj != NULL);
+    qs = qobject_to_qstring(obj);
+    g_free(qs->string);
+    g_free(qs);
+}