2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index a589d72406..530e674045 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -502,13 +502,12 @@ static BusState *qbus_find(const char *path)
     }
 }
 
-BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
+                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
-    BusState *bus;
     char *buf;
     int i,len;
 
-    bus = qemu_mallocz(info->size);
     bus->info = info;
     bus->parent = parent;
 
@@ -537,6 +536,16 @@ BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
         QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&parent->child_bus, bus, sibling);
         parent->num_child_bus++;
     }
+
+}
+
+BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+{
+    BusState *bus;
+
+    bus = qemu_mallocz(info->size);
+    bus->qdev_allocated = 1;
+    qbus_create_inplace(bus, info, parent, name);
     return bus;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index 0a4d07a29c..51d835f616 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct BusState {
     DeviceState *parent;
     BusInfo *info;
     const char *name;
+    int qdev_allocated;
     QLIST_HEAD(, DeviceState) children;
     QLIST_ENTRY(BusState) sibling;
 };
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ BusState *qdev_get_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev);
 
 /*** BUS API. ***/
 
+void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, BusInfo *info,
+                         DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 BusState *qbus_create(BusInfo *info, DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 
 #define FROM_QBUS(type, dev) DO_UPCAST(type, qbus, dev)