diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 58862d2ae88a..7fd989aee13d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ supported_kvm_target() {
         i386:i386 | i386:x86_64 | i386:x32 | \
         x86_64:i386 | x86_64:x86_64 | x86_64:x32 | \
         mips:mips | mipsel:mips | \
-        ppc:ppc | ppcemb:ppc | ppc64:ppc | \
-        ppc:ppc64 | ppcemb:ppc64 | ppc64:ppc64 | \
+        ppc:ppc | ppc64:ppc | ppc:ppc64 | ppc64:ppc64 | \
         s390x:s390x)
             return 0
         ;;
@@ -6951,7 +6950,7 @@ if test "$linux" = "yes" ; then
   i386|x86_64|x32)
     linux_arch=x86
     ;;
-  ppcemb|ppc|ppc64)
+  ppc|ppc64)
     linux_arch=powerpc
     ;;
   s390x)
@@ -6981,7 +6980,7 @@ target_name=$(echo $target | cut -d '-' -f 1)
 target_bigendian="no"
 
 case "$target_name" in
-  armeb|aarch64_be|hppa|lm32|m68k|microblaze|mips|mipsn32|mips64|moxie|or1k|ppc|ppcemb|ppc64|ppc64abi32|s390x|sh4eb|sparc|sparc64|sparc32plus|xtensaeb)
+  armeb|aarch64_be|hppa|lm32|m68k|microblaze|mips|mipsn32|mips64|moxie|or1k|ppc|ppc64|ppc64abi32|s390x|sh4eb|sparc|sparc64|sparc32plus|xtensaeb)
   target_bigendian=yes
   ;;
 esac
@@ -7109,12 +7108,6 @@ case "$target_name" in
     gdb_xml_files="power-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
     target_compiler=$cross_cc_powerpc
   ;;
-  ppcemb)
-    TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
-    TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
-    gdb_xml_files="power-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
-    target_compiler=$cross_cc_ppcemb
-  ;;
   ppc64)
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 412aebc8b03e..719788320f94 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -2251,7 +2251,6 @@ static CpuInfoArch sysemu_target_to_cpuinfo_arch(SysEmuTarget target)
         return CPU_INFO_ARCH_X86;
 
     case SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC:
-    case SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPCEMB:
     case SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC64:
         return CPU_INFO_ARCH_PPC;
 
diff --git a/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak
deleted file mode 100644
index ac44f150c672..000000000000
--- a/default-configs/ppcemb-softmmu.mak
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Default configuration for ppcemb-softmmu
-
-include pci.mak
-include sound.mak
-include usb.mak
-CONFIG_PPC4XX=y
-CONFIG_M48T59=y
-CONFIG_SERIAL=y
-CONFIG_SERIAL_ISA=y
-CONFIG_I8257=y
-CONFIG_OPENPIC=y
-CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
-CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02=y
-CONFIG_PTIMER=y
-CONFIG_I8259=y
-CONFIG_XILINX=y
-CONFIG_XILINX_ETHLITE=y
-CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SYSBUS=y
-CONFIG_SM501=y
-CONFIG_DDC=y
-CONFIG_IDE_SII3112=y
-CONFIG_I2C=y
-CONFIG_BITBANG_I2C=y
diff --git a/hw/ide/macio.c b/hw/ide/macio.c
index d3a85cba3b36..bab8c45a4338 100644
--- a/hw/ide/macio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/macio.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/mac.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h"
+#include "hw/misc/macio/macio.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
 
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ static void macio_ide_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static Property macio_ide_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("channel", MACIOIDEState, channel, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("addr", MACIOIDEState, addr, -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
index 52aa3775f45a..94da85c8d7d7 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ static void macio_bar_setup(MacIOState *s)
     macio_escc_legacy_setup(s);
 }
 
+static void macio_init_child_obj(MacIOState *s, const char *childname,
+                                 void *child, size_t childsize,
+                                 const char *childtype)
+{
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), childname, child, childsize, childtype,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
+    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(child), BUS(&s->macio_bus));
+}
+
 static void macio_common_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
     MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
@@ -210,10 +219,11 @@ static void macio_init_ide(MacIOState *s, MACIOIDEState *ide, size_t ide_size,
                            int index)
 {
     gchar *name = g_strdup_printf("ide[%i]", index);
+    uint32_t addr = 0x1f000 + ((index + 1) * 0x1000);
 
-    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(s), name, ide, ide_size, TYPE_MACIO_IDE);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(&s->bar, 0x1f000 + ((index + 1) * 0x1000),
-                                &ide->mem);
+    macio_init_child_obj(s, name, ide, ide_size, TYPE_MACIO_IDE);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(ide), "addr", addr);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&s->bar, addr, &ide->mem);
     g_free(name);
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +239,7 @@ static void macio_oldworld_init(Object *obj)
                              qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize,
                              0, NULL);
 
-    sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "cuda", &s->cuda, sizeof(s->cuda), TYPE_CUDA);
+    macio_init_child_obj(s, "cuda", &s->cuda, sizeof(s->cuda), TYPE_CUDA);
 
     object_initialize(&os->nvram, sizeof(os->nvram), TYPE_MACIO_NVRAM);
     dev = DEVICE(&os->nvram);
@@ -340,7 +350,7 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->pmu), OBJECT(sysbus_dev), "gpio",
                                  &error_abort);
         qdev_prop_set_bit(DEVICE(&s->pmu), "has-adb", ns->has_adb);
-        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->pmu), sysbus_get_default());
+        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->pmu), BUS(&s->macio_bus));
         object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "pmu", OBJECT(&s->pmu), NULL);
 
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->pmu), true, "realized", &err);
@@ -356,7 +366,7 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
     } else {
         /* CUDA */
         object_initialize(&s->cuda, sizeof(s->cuda), TYPE_CUDA);
-        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->cuda), sysbus_get_default());
+        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->cuda), BUS(&s->macio_bus));
         object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "cuda", OBJECT(&s->cuda), NULL);
         qdev_prop_set_uint64(DEVICE(&s->cuda), "timebase-frequency",
                              s->frequency);
@@ -385,8 +395,8 @@ static void macio_newworld_init(Object *obj)
                              qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize,
                              0, NULL);
 
-    sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "gpio", &ns->gpio, sizeof(ns->gpio),
-                          TYPE_MACIO_GPIO);
+    macio_init_child_obj(s, "gpio", &ns->gpio, sizeof(ns->gpio),
+                         TYPE_MACIO_GPIO);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
         macio_init_ide(s, &ns->ide[i], sizeof(ns->ide[i]), i);
@@ -399,10 +409,13 @@ static void macio_instance_init(Object *obj)
 
     memory_region_init(&s->bar, obj, "macio", 0x80000);
 
-    sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "dbdma", &s->dbdma, sizeof(s->dbdma),
-                          TYPE_MAC_DBDMA);
+    qbus_create_inplace(&s->macio_bus, sizeof(s->macio_bus), TYPE_MACIO_BUS,
+                        DEVICE(obj), "macio.0");
 
-    sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "escc", &s->escc, sizeof(s->escc), TYPE_ESCC);
+    macio_init_child_obj(s, "dbdma", &s->dbdma, sizeof(s->dbdma),
+                         TYPE_MAC_DBDMA);
+
+    macio_init_child_obj(s, "escc", &s->escc, sizeof(s->escc), TYPE_ESCC);
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_macio_oldworld = {
@@ -470,6 +483,12 @@ static void macio_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->user_creatable = false;
 }
 
+static const TypeInfo macio_bus_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_MACIO_BUS,
+    .parent = TYPE_BUS,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(MacIOBusState),
+};
+
 static const TypeInfo macio_oldworld_type_info = {
     .name          = TYPE_OLDWORLD_MACIO,
     .parent        = TYPE_MACIO,
@@ -501,6 +520,7 @@ static const TypeInfo macio_type_info = {
 
 static void macio_register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&macio_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&macio_type_info);
     type_register_static(&macio_oldworld_type_info);
     type_register_static(&macio_newworld_type_info);
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/grackle.c b/hw/pci-host/grackle.c
index 4810a4de7909..5a151e93e953 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/grackle.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/grackle.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 typedef struct GrackleState {
     PCIHostState parent_obj;
 
+    uint32_t ofw_addr;
     HeathrowState *pic;
     qemu_irq irqs[4];
     MemoryRegion pci_mmio;
@@ -146,12 +147,28 @@ static const TypeInfo grackle_pci_info = {
     },
 };
 
+static char *grackle_ofw_unit_address(const SysBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    GrackleState *s = GRACKLE_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+
+    return g_strdup_printf("%x", s->ofw_addr);
+}
+
+static Property grackle_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("ofw-addr", GrackleState, ofw_addr, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static void grackle_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    SysBusDeviceClass *sbc = SYS_BUS_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->realize = grackle_realize;
+    dc->props = grackle_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_BRIDGE, dc->categories);
+    dc->fw_name = "pci";
+    sbc->explicit_ofw_unit_address = grackle_ofw_unit_address;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo grackle_host_info = {
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/uninorth.c b/hw/pci-host/uninorth.c
index a843aa7b3624..1378c5c7fb40 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/uninorth.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/uninorth.c
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ static void pci_unin_init_irqs(UNINHostState *s)
     }
 }
 
+static char *pci_unin_main_ofw_unit_address(const SysBusDevice *dev)
+{
+    UNINHostState *s = UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+
+    return g_strdup_printf("%x", s->ofw_addr);
+}
+
 static void pci_unin_main_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     UNINHostState *s = UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
@@ -455,12 +462,21 @@ static const TypeInfo unin_internal_pci_host_info = {
     },
 };
 
+static Property pci_unin_main_pci_host_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("ofw-addr", UNINHostState, ofw_addr, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static void pci_unin_main_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    SysBusDeviceClass *sbc = SYS_BUS_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->realize = pci_unin_main_realize;
+    dc->props = pci_unin_main_pci_host_props;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_BRIDGE, dc->categories);
+    dc->fw_name = "pci";
+    sbc->explicit_ofw_unit_address = pci_unin_main_ofw_unit_address;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo pci_unin_main_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac.h b/hw/ppc/mac.h
index 41fd289e8182..a741300ac92b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac.h
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac.h
@@ -86,32 +86,6 @@ typedef struct Core99MachineState {
     uint8_t via_config;
 } Core99MachineState;
 
-/* MacIO */
-#define TYPE_MACIO_IDE "macio-ide"
-#define MACIO_IDE(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(MACIOIDEState, (obj), TYPE_MACIO_IDE)
-
-typedef struct MACIOIDEState {
-    /*< private >*/
-    SysBusDevice parent_obj;
-    /*< public >*/
-    uint32_t channel;
-    qemu_irq real_ide_irq;
-    qemu_irq real_dma_irq;
-    qemu_irq ide_irq;
-    qemu_irq dma_irq;
-
-    MemoryRegion mem;
-    IDEBus bus;
-    IDEDMA dma;
-    void *dbdma;
-    bool dma_active;
-    uint32_t timing_reg;
-    uint32_t irq_reg;
-} MACIOIDEState;
-
-void macio_ide_init_drives(MACIOIDEState *ide, DriveInfo **hd_table);
-void macio_ide_register_dma(MACIOIDEState *ide);
-
 /* Grackle PCI */
 #define TYPE_GRACKLE_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE "grackle-pcihost"
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index a6b95f024c5d..a630cb81cd84 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/openpic.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "hw/fw-path-provider.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
 
         /* Uninorth main bus */
         dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_UNI_NORTH_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+        qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ofw-addr", 0xf2000000);
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                                  &error_abort);
         qdev_init_nofail(dev);
@@ -520,6 +522,54 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_register_boot_set(fw_cfg_boot_set, fw_cfg);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Implementation of an interface to adjust firmware path
+ * for the bootindex property handling.
+ */
+static char *core99_fw_dev_path(FWPathProvider *p, BusState *bus,
+                                DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    PCIDevice *pci;
+    IDEBus *ide_bus;
+    IDEState *ide_s;
+    MACIOIDEState *macio_ide;
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "macio-newworld")) {
+        pci = PCI_DEVICE(dev);
+        return g_strdup_printf("mac-io@%x", PCI_SLOT(pci->devfn));
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "macio-ide")) {
+        macio_ide = MACIO_IDE(dev);
+        return g_strdup_printf("ata-3@%x", macio_ide->addr);
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-drive")) {
+        ide_bus = IDE_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(dev));
+        ide_s = idebus_active_if(ide_bus);
+
+        if (ide_s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
+            return g_strdup("cdrom");
+        }
+
+        return g_strdup("hd");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-hd")) {
+        return g_strdup("hd");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-cd")) {
+        return g_strdup("cdrom");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "virtio-blk-device")) {
+        return g_strdup("disk");
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static int core99_kvm_type(const char *arg)
 {
     /* Always force PR KVM */
@@ -529,6 +579,7 @@ static int core99_kvm_type(const char *arg)
 static void core99_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    FWPathProviderClass *fwc = FW_PATH_PROVIDER_CLASS(oc);
 
     mc->desc = "Mac99 based PowerMAC";
     mc->init = ppc_core99_init;
@@ -542,6 +593,8 @@ static void core99_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #else
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("7400_v2.9");
 #endif
+    mc->ignore_boot_device_suffixes = true;
+    fwc->get_dev_path = core99_fw_dev_path;
 }
 
 static char *core99_get_via_config(Object *obj, Error **errp)
@@ -598,7 +651,11 @@ static const TypeInfo core99_machine_info = {
     .parent        = TYPE_MACHINE,
     .class_init    = core99_machine_class_init,
     .instance_init = core99_instance_init,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(Core99MachineState)
+    .instance_size = sizeof(Core99MachineState),
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_FW_PATH_PROVIDER },
+        { }
+    },
 };
 
 static void mac_machine_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 80b552577589..9891c325a9bd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "hw/misc/macio/macio.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "hw/fw-path-provider.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Grackle PCI host bridge */
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_GRACKLE_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "ofw-addr", 0x80000000);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pic_dev), "pic",
                              &error_abort);
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
@@ -372,6 +374,54 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_register_boot_set(fw_cfg_boot_set, fw_cfg);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Implementation of an interface to adjust firmware path
+ * for the bootindex property handling.
+ */
+static char *heathrow_fw_dev_path(FWPathProvider *p, BusState *bus,
+                                  DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    PCIDevice *pci;
+    IDEBus *ide_bus;
+    IDEState *ide_s;
+    MACIOIDEState *macio_ide;
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "macio-oldworld")) {
+        pci = PCI_DEVICE(dev);
+        return g_strdup_printf("mac-io@%x", PCI_SLOT(pci->devfn));
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "macio-ide")) {
+        macio_ide = MACIO_IDE(dev);
+        return g_strdup_printf("ata-3@%x", macio_ide->addr);
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-drive")) {
+        ide_bus = IDE_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(dev));
+        ide_s = idebus_active_if(ide_bus);
+
+        if (ide_s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
+            return g_strdup("cdrom");
+        }
+
+        return g_strdup("hd");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-hd")) {
+        return g_strdup("hd");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "ide-cd")) {
+        return g_strdup("cdrom");
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), "virtio-blk-device")) {
+        return g_strdup("disk");
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static int heathrow_kvm_type(const char *arg)
 {
     /* Always force PR KVM */
@@ -381,6 +431,7 @@ static int heathrow_kvm_type(const char *arg)
 static void heathrow_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    FWPathProviderClass *fwc = FW_PATH_PROVIDER_CLASS(oc);
 
     mc->desc = "Heathrow based PowerMAC";
     mc->init = ppc_heathrow_init;
@@ -394,12 +445,18 @@ static void heathrow_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->kvm_type = heathrow_kvm_type;
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("750_v3.1");
     mc->default_display = "std";
+    mc->ignore_boot_device_suffixes = true;
+    fwc->get_dev_path = heathrow_fw_dev_path;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo ppc_heathrow_machine_info = {
     .name          = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("g3beige"),
     .parent        = TYPE_MACHINE,
-    .class_init    = heathrow_class_init
+    .class_init    = heathrow_class_init,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_FW_PATH_PROVIDER },
+        { }
+    },
 };
 
 static void ppc_heathrow_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index f5a9c24b6ce7..3be3fe4432b4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        warn_report("qemu-system-ppcemb is deprecated, "
-                    "please use qemu-system-ppc instead.");
-    }
-#endif
-
     /* XXX: fix this */
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&ram_memories[0], NULL, "ef405ep.ram",
                                          0x08000000);
@@ -463,13 +456,6 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     int fl_idx, fl_sectors;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        warn_report("qemu-system-ppcemb is deprecated, "
-                    "please use qemu-system-ppc instead.");
-    }
-#endif
-
     /* RAM is soldered to the board so the size cannot be changed */
     ram_size = 0x08000000;
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "taihu_405ep.ram",
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
index 3d4c43b8cc25..f5720f979e42 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -195,13 +195,6 @@ static void bamboo_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        warn_report("qemu-system-ppcemb is deprecated, "
-                    "please use qemu-system-ppc instead.");
-    }
-#endif
-
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
     ppc_booke_timers_init(cpu, 400000000, 0);
     ppc_dcr_init(env, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
index 9c7718300660..250fb86795ea 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
@@ -419,13 +419,6 @@ static void sam460ex_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        warn_report("qemu-system-ppcemb is deprecated, "
-                    "please use qemu-system-ppc instead.");
-    }
-#endif
-
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
     boot_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*boot_info));
     env->load_info = boot_info;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 4edb6c7d1637..4a9dd4d9bc14 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ static void spapr_populate_cpus_dt_node(void *fdt, sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
         spapr_populate_cpu_dt(cs, fdt, offset, spapr);
     }
 
+    g_free(rev);
 }
 
 static uint32_t spapr_pc_dimm_node(MemoryDeviceInfoList *list, ram_addr_t addr)
@@ -2479,6 +2480,8 @@ static void spapr_init_cpus(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
             object_property_set_int(core, core_id, CPU_CORE_PROP_CORE_ID,
                                     &error_fatal);
             object_property_set_bool(core, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+
+            object_unref(core);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 876f0b3d9dec..2398ce62c0e7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ static void spapr_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 
     cpu_reset(cs);
 
-    /* Set compatibility mode to match the boot CPU, which was either set
-     * by the machine reset code or by CAS. This should never fail.
-     */
-    ppc_set_compat(cpu, POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr, &error_abort);
-
     /* All CPUs start halted.  CPU0 is unhalted from the machine level
      * reset code and the rest are explicitly started up by the guest
      * using an RTAS call */
     cs->halted = 1;
 
+    /* Set compatibility mode to match the boot CPU, which was either set
+     * by the machine reset code or by CAS. This should never fail.
+     */
+    ppc_set_compat(cpu, POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr, &error_abort);
+
     env->spr[SPR_HIOR] = 0;
 
     lpcr = env->spr[SPR_LPCR];
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong nip, target_ulong r
 
     env->nip = nip;
     env->gpr[3] = r3;
+    kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(cpu, 1);
     CPU(cpu)->halted = 0;
     /* Enable Power-saving mode Exit Cause exceptions */
     ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, env->spr[SPR_LPCR] | pcc->lpcr_pm);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 5cd676e4430d..6bcb4f419b6b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sPAPRMachineState *spapr =
         (sPAPRMachineState *) object_dynamic_cast(qdev_get_machine(),
                                                   TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE);
-    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
+    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = spapr ? SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr) : NULL;
     SysBusDevice *s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
     PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
index 4ac96bc94b74..d6a0952154ac 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/device_tree.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
+#include "kvm_ppc.h"
 
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ static void rtas_stop_self(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
      * guest */
     ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, env->spr[SPR_LPCR] & ~pcc->lpcr_pm);
     cs->halted = 1;
+    kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(cpu, 0);
     qemu_cpu_kick(cs);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index 7891464cd9a1..ee9b4b449086 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@ static void virtex_init(MachineState *machine)
     int kernel_size;
     int i;
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        warn_report("qemu-system-ppcemb is deprecated, "
-                    "please use qemu-system-ppc instead.");
-    }
-#endif
-
     /* init CPUs */
     cpu = ppc440_init_xilinx(&ram_size, 1, machine->cpu_type, 400000000);
     env = &cpu->env;
diff --git a/include/exec/poison.h b/include/exec/poison.h
index 41cd2eb1d8c8..97d3b56640c5 100644
--- a/include/exec/poison.h
+++ b/include/exec/poison.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_NIOS2
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_OPENRISC
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_PPC
-#pragma GCC poison TARGET_PPCEMB
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_PPC64
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_ABI32
 #pragma GCC poison TARGET_S390X
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/macio/macio.h b/include/hw/misc/macio/macio.h
index cfaa14550041..970058b6edfc 100644
--- a/include/hw/misc/macio/macio.h
+++ b/include/hw/misc/macio/macio.h
@@ -34,6 +34,42 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/openpic.h"
 
+/* MacIO virtual bus */
+#define TYPE_MACIO_BUS "macio-bus"
+#define MACIO_BUS(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(MacIOBusState, (obj), TYPE_MACIO_BUS)
+
+typedef struct MacIOBusState {
+    /*< private >*/
+    BusState parent_obj;
+} MacIOBusState;
+
+/* MacIO IDE */
+#define TYPE_MACIO_IDE "macio-ide"
+#define MACIO_IDE(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(MACIOIDEState, (obj), TYPE_MACIO_IDE)
+
+typedef struct MACIOIDEState {
+    /*< private >*/
+    SysBusDevice parent_obj;
+    /*< public >*/
+    uint32_t addr;
+    uint32_t channel;
+    qemu_irq real_ide_irq;
+    qemu_irq real_dma_irq;
+    qemu_irq ide_irq;
+    qemu_irq dma_irq;
+
+    MemoryRegion mem;
+    IDEBus bus;
+    IDEDMA dma;
+    void *dbdma;
+    bool dma_active;
+    uint32_t timing_reg;
+    uint32_t irq_reg;
+} MACIOIDEState;
+
+void macio_ide_init_drives(MACIOIDEState *ide, DriveInfo **hd_table);
+void macio_ide_register_dma(MACIOIDEState *ide);
+
 #define TYPE_MACIO "macio"
 #define MACIO(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(MacIOState, (obj), TYPE_MACIO)
 
@@ -42,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct MacIOState {
     PCIDevice parent;
     /*< public >*/
 
+    MacIOBusState macio_bus;
     MemoryRegion bar;
     CUDAState cuda;
     PMUState pmu;
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/uninorth.h b/include/hw/pci-host/uninorth.h
index 2a1cf9f284ca..060324536aee 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci-host/uninorth.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/uninorth.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 typedef struct UNINHostState {
     PCIHostState parent_obj;
 
+    uint32_t ofw_addr;
     OpenPICState *pic;
     qemu_irq irqs[4];
     MemoryRegion pci_mmio;
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 8638612aec5b..e97c4cde4934 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ enum {
     QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_EBB = 0x10000000, /* Event Base Branching */
     QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_ISEL = 0x08000000, /* Integer Select */
     QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_TAR = 0x04000000, /* Target Address Register */
+    QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_00 = 0x00800000, /* ISA 3.00 */
 };
 
 #define ELF_HWCAP get_elf_hwcap()
@@ -764,6 +765,7 @@ static uint32_t get_elf_hwcap2(void)
     GET_FEATURE2(PPC2_BCTAR_ISA207, QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_TAR);
     GET_FEATURE2((PPC2_BCTAR_ISA207 | PPC2_LSQ_ISA207 | PPC2_ALTIVEC_207 |
                   PPC2_ISA207S), QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07);
+    GET_FEATURE2(PPC2_ISA300, QEMU_PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_00);
 
 #undef GET_FEATURE
 #undef GET_FEATURE2
diff --git a/qapi/common.json b/qapi/common.json
index c367adc4b663..50ac121d2581 100644
--- a/qapi/common.json
+++ b/qapi/common.json
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@
   'data' : [ 'aarch64', 'alpha', 'arm', 'cris', 'hppa', 'i386', 'lm32',
              'm68k', 'microblaze', 'microblazeel', 'mips', 'mips64',
              'mips64el', 'mipsel', 'moxie', 'nios2', 'or1k', 'ppc',
-             'ppc64', 'ppcemb', 'riscv32', 'riscv64', 's390x', 'sh4',
+             'ppc64', 'riscv32', 'riscv64', 's390x', 'sh4',
              'sh4eb', 'sparc', 'sparc64', 'tricore', 'unicore32',
              'x86_64', 'xtensa', 'xtensaeb' ] }
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 8a2e399c5e5f..a43fcf4835d6 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ replaced by the ``target'' output member.
 The ``ivshmem'' device type is replaced by either the ``ivshmem-plain''
 or ``ivshmem-doorbell`` device types.
 
-@subsection Page size support < 4k for embedded PowerPC CPUs (since 2.12.0)
-
-qemu-system-ppcemb will be removed. qemu-system-ppc (or qemu-system-ppc64)
-should be used instead. That means that embedded 4xx PowerPC CPUs will not
-support page sizes < 4096 any longer.
-
 @section System emulator machines
 
 @subsection pc-0.10 and pc-0.11 (since 3.0)
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
index 433a71e48411..4ea67692e2a6 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #ifdef TARGET_PPC64
 #define TYPE_POWERPC_CPU "powerpc64-cpu"
-#elif defined(TARGET_PPCEMB)
-#define TYPE_POWERPC_CPU "embedded-powerpc-cpu"
 #else
 #define TYPE_POWERPC_CPU "powerpc-cpu"
 #endif
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index ec149349e262..b5b8f6f440e0 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -52,23 +52,7 @@
 #else /* defined (TARGET_PPC64) */
 /* PowerPC 32 definitions */
 #define TARGET_LONG_BITS 32
-
-#if defined(TARGET_PPCEMB)
-/* Specific definitions for PowerPC embedded */
-/* BookE have 36 bits physical address space */
-#if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-/* It looks like a lot of Linux programs assume page size
- * is 4kB long. This is evil, but we have to deal with it...
- */
-#define TARGET_PAGE_BITS 12
-#else /* defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) */
-/* Pages can be 1 kB small */
-#define TARGET_PAGE_BITS 10
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) */
-#else /* defined(TARGET_PPCEMB) */
-/* "standard" PowerPC 32 definitions */
 #define TARGET_PAGE_BITS 12
-#endif /* defined(TARGET_PPCEMB) */
 
 #define TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 36
 #define TARGET_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 32
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 9211ee2ee1a0..30aeafa7de16 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -1315,9 +1315,7 @@ int kvmppc_set_interrupt(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int irq, int level)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#if defined(TARGET_PPCEMB)
-#define PPC_INPUT_INT PPC40x_INPUT_INT
-#elif defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
 #define PPC_INPUT_INT PPC970_INPUT_INT
 #else
 #define PPC_INPUT_INT PPC6xx_INPUT_INT
@@ -2785,3 +2783,12 @@ bool kvmppc_pvr_workaround_required(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 
     return !kvmppc_is_pr(cs->kvm_state);
 }
+
+void kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(PowerPCCPU *cpu, unsigned int online)
+{
+    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
+
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        kvm_set_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_PPC_ONLINE, &online);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index 657582bb32af..f696c6e498b3 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ bool kvmppc_pvr_workaround_required(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 
 bool kvmppc_hpt_needs_host_contiguous_pages(void);
 void kvm_check_mmu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp);
+void kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(PowerPCCPU *cpu, unsigned int online);
 
 #else
 
@@ -187,6 +188,12 @@ static inline target_ulong kvmppc_configure_v3_mmu(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void kvmppc_set_reg_ppc_online(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                             unsigned int online)
+{
+    return;
+}
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static inline bool kvmppc_spapr_use_multitce(void)
 {
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
index e6739e6c244e..04f8317ea132 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
@@ -2363,12 +2363,12 @@ void helper_4xx_tlbwe_hi(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong entry,
     tlb->size = booke_tlb_to_page_size((val >> PPC4XX_TLBHI_SIZE_SHIFT)
                                        & PPC4XX_TLBHI_SIZE_MASK);
     /* We cannot handle TLB size < TARGET_PAGE_SIZE.
-     * If this ever occurs, one should use the ppcemb target instead
-     * of the ppc or ppc64 one
+     * If this ever occurs, we should implement TARGET_PAGE_BITS_VARY
      */
     if ((val & PPC4XX_TLBHI_V) && tlb->size < TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
         cpu_abort(cs, "TLB size " TARGET_FMT_lu " < %u "
-                  "are not supported (%d)\n",
+                  "are not supported (%d)\n"
+                  "Please implement TARGET_PAGE_BITS_VARY\n",
                   tlb->size, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, (int)((val >> 7) & 0x7));
     }
     tlb->EPN = val & ~(tlb->size - 1);
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
index d920d3e53865..263e63cb0350 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c
@@ -9647,17 +9647,6 @@ static int ppc_fixup_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool ppc_cpu_is_valid(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc)
-{
-#ifdef TARGET_PPCEMB
-    return pcc->mmu_model == POWERPC_MMU_BOOKE ||
-           pcc->mmu_model == POWERPC_MMU_SOFT_4xx ||
-           pcc->mmu_model == POWERPC_MMU_SOFT_4xx_Z;
-#else
-    return true;
-#endif
-}
-
 static void ppc_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(dev);
@@ -9681,8 +9670,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-    assert(ppc_cpu_is_valid(pcc));
-
     create_ppc_opcodes(cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -9933,10 +9920,6 @@ static gint ppc_cpu_compare_class_pvr(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (!ppc_cpu_is_valid(pcc)) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     return pcc->pvr == pvr ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
@@ -9967,10 +9950,6 @@ static gint ppc_cpu_compare_class_pvr_mask(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (!ppc_cpu_is_valid(pcc)) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     if (pcc->pvr_match(pcc, pvr)) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -10036,11 +10015,7 @@ static ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name)
     g_free(typename);
     g_free(cpu_model);
 
-    if (oc && ppc_cpu_is_valid(POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc))) {
-        return oc;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
+    return oc;
 }
 
 static void ppc_cpu_parse_featurestr(const char *type, char *features,
@@ -10146,9 +10121,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_list_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
     char *name;
     int i;
 
-    if (!ppc_cpu_is_valid(pcc)) {
-        return;
-    }
     if (unlikely(strcmp(typename, TYPE_HOST_POWERPC_CPU) == 0)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -10206,11 +10178,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_defs_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
     const char *typename;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
-    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
-
-    if (!ppc_cpu_is_valid(pcc)) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     typename = object_class_get_name(oc);
     info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
diff --git a/tests/machine-none-test.c b/tests/machine-none-test.c
index 7e72466354a5..2b3b750500c8 100644
--- a/tests/machine-none-test.c
+++ b/tests/machine-none-test.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static struct arch2cpu cpus_map[] = {
     { "or1k", "or1200" },
     { "ppc", "604" },
     { "ppc64", "power8e_v2.1" },
-    { "ppcemb", "440epb" },
     { "s390x", "qemu" },
     { "sh4", "sh7750r" },
     { "sh4eb", "sh7751r" },