diff --git a/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs b/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
index e31f30e..c5c76fe 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/vfio/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LINUX), y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += platform.o
 endif
diff --git a/hw/vfio/platform.c b/hw/vfio/platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f8693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/vfio/platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,629 @@
+/*
+ * vfio based device assignment support - platform devices
+ *
+ * Copyright Linaro Limited, 2014
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ * Based on vfio based PCI device assignment support:
+ *  Copyright Red Hat, Inc. 2012
+ */
+
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include "hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/range.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+#include "hw/platform-bus.h"
+
+static void vfio_intp_interrupt(VFIOINTp *intp);
+typedef void (*eventfd_user_side_handler_t)(VFIOINTp *intp);
+static int vfio_set_trigger_eventfd(VFIOINTp *intp,
+                                    eventfd_user_side_handler_t handler);
+
+/*
+ * Functions only used when eventfd are handled on user-side
+ * ie. without irqfd
+ */
+
+/**
+ * vfio_platform_eoi - IRQ completion routine
+ * @vbasedev: the VFIO device
+ *
+ * de-asserts the active virtual IRQ and unmask the physical IRQ
+ * (masked by the  VFIO driver). Handle pending IRQs if any.
+ * eoi function is called on the first access to any MMIO region
+ * after an IRQ was triggered. It is assumed this access corresponds
+ * to the IRQ status register reset. With such a mechanism, a single
+ * IRQ can be handled at a time since there is no way to know which
+ * IRQ was completed by the guest (we would need additional details
+ * about the IRQ status register mask)
+ */
+static void vfio_platform_eoi(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    VFIOINTp *intp;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev =
+        container_of(vbasedev, VFIOPlatformDevice, vbasedev);
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(intp, &vdev->intp_list, next) {
+        if (intp->state == VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE) {
+            trace_vfio_platform_eoi(intp->pin,
+                                event_notifier_get_fd(&intp->interrupt));
+            intp->state = VFIO_IRQ_INACTIVE;
+
+            /* deassert the virtual IRQ and unmask physical one */
+            qemu_set_irq(intp->qemuirq, 0);
+            vfio_unmask_single_irqindex(vbasedev, intp->pin);
+
+            /* a single IRQ can be active at a time */
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    /* in case there are pending IRQs, handle them one at a time */
+    if (!QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&vdev->pending_intp_queue)) {
+        intp = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(&vdev->pending_intp_queue);
+        trace_vfio_platform_eoi_handle_pending(intp->pin);
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+        vfio_intp_interrupt(intp);
+        qemu_mutex_lock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+        QSIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&vdev->pending_intp_queue, pqnext);
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+    } else {
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_mmap_set_enabled - enable/disable the fast path mode
+ * @vdev: the VFIO platform device
+ * @enabled: the target mmap state
+ *
+ * true ~ fast path = MMIO region is mmaped (no KVM TRAP)
+ * false ~ slow path = MMIO region is trapped and region callbacks
+ * are called slow path enables to trap the IRQ status register
+ * guest reset
+*/
+
+static void vfio_mmap_set_enabled(VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev, bool enabled)
+{
+    VFIORegion *region;
+    int i;
+
+    trace_vfio_platform_mmap_set_enabled(enabled);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vdev->vbasedev.num_regions; i++) {
+        region = vdev->regions[i];
+
+        /* register space is unmapped to trap EOI */
+        memory_region_set_enabled(&region->mmap_mem, enabled);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_intp_mmap_enable - timer function, restores the fast path
+ * if there is no more active IRQ
+ * @opaque: actually points to the VFIO platform device
+ *
+ * Called on mmap timer timout, this function checks whether the
+ * IRQ is still active and in the negative restores the fast path.
+ * by construction a single eventfd is handled at a time.
+ * if the IRQ is still active, the timer is restarted.
+ */
+static void vfio_intp_mmap_enable(void *opaque)
+{
+    VFIOINTp *tmp;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev = (VFIOPlatformDevice *)opaque;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+    QLIST_FOREACH(tmp, &vdev->intp_list, next) {
+        if (tmp->state == VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE) {
+            trace_vfio_platform_intp_mmap_enable(tmp->pin);
+            /* re-program the timer to check active status later */
+            timer_mod(vdev->mmap_timer,
+                      qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
+                          vdev->mmap_timeout);
+            qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    vfio_mmap_set_enabled(vdev, true);
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_intp_interrupt - The user-side eventfd handler
+ * @opaque: opaque pointer which in practice is the VFIOINTp*
+ *
+ * the function can be entered
+ * - in event handler context: this IRQ is inactive
+ *   in that case, the vIRQ is injected into the guest if there
+ *   is no other active or pending IRQ.
+ * - in IOhandler context: this IRQ is pending.
+ *   there is no ACTIVE IRQ
+ */
+static void vfio_intp_interrupt(VFIOINTp *intp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    VFIOINTp *tmp;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev = intp->vdev;
+    bool delay_handling = false;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+    if (intp->state == VFIO_IRQ_INACTIVE) {
+        QLIST_FOREACH(tmp, &vdev->intp_list, next) {
+            if (tmp->state == VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE ||
+                tmp->state == VFIO_IRQ_PENDING) {
+                delay_handling = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (delay_handling) {
+        /*
+         * the new IRQ gets a pending status and is pushed in
+         * the pending queue
+         */
+        intp->state = VFIO_IRQ_PENDING;
+        trace_vfio_intp_interrupt_set_pending(intp->pin);
+        QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&vdev->pending_intp_queue,
+                             intp, pqnext);
+        ret = event_notifier_test_and_clear(&intp->interrupt);
+        qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* no active IRQ, the new IRQ can be forwarded to the guest */
+    trace_vfio_platform_intp_interrupt(intp->pin,
+                              event_notifier_get_fd(&intp->interrupt));
+
+    if (intp->state == VFIO_IRQ_INACTIVE) {
+        ret = event_notifier_test_and_clear(&intp->interrupt);
+        if (!ret) {
+            error_report("Error when clearing fd=%d (ret = %d)\n",
+                         event_notifier_get_fd(&intp->interrupt), ret);
+        }
+    } /* else this is a pending IRQ that moves to ACTIVE state */
+
+    intp->state = VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE;
+
+    /* sets slow path */
+    vfio_mmap_set_enabled(vdev, false);
+
+    /* trigger the virtual IRQ */
+    qemu_set_irq(intp->qemuirq, 1);
+
+    /* schedule the mmap timer which will restore mmap path after EOI*/
+    if (vdev->mmap_timeout) {
+        timer_mod(vdev->mmap_timer,
+                  qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
+                      vdev->mmap_timeout);
+    }
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&vdev->intp_mutex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_start_eventfd_injection - starts the virtual IRQ injection using
+ * user-side handled eventfds
+ * @intp: the IRQ struct pointer
+ */
+
+static int vfio_start_eventfd_injection(VFIOINTp *intp)
+{
+    int ret;
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = &intp->vdev->vbasedev;
+
+    vfio_mask_single_irqindex(vbasedev, intp->pin);
+
+    ret = vfio_set_trigger_eventfd(intp, vfio_intp_interrupt);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("vfio: Error: Failed to pass IRQ fd to the driver: %m");
+        vfio_unmask_single_irqindex(vbasedev, intp->pin);
+        return ret;
+    }
+    vfio_unmask_single_irqindex(vbasedev, intp->pin);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Functions used whatever the injection method
+ */
+
+/**
+ * vfio_set_trigger_eventfd - set VFIO eventfd handling
+ * ie. program the VFIO driver to associates a given IRQ index
+ * with a fd handler
+ *
+ * @intp: IRQ struct pointer
+ * @handler: handler to be called on eventfd trigger
+ */
+static int vfio_set_trigger_eventfd(VFIOINTp *intp,
+                                    eventfd_user_side_handler_t handler)
+{
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = &intp->vdev->vbasedev;
+    struct vfio_irq_set *irq_set;
+    int argsz, ret;
+    int32_t *pfd;
+
+    argsz = sizeof(*irq_set) + sizeof(*pfd);
+    irq_set = g_malloc0(argsz);
+    irq_set->argsz = argsz;
+    irq_set->flags = VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_EVENTFD | VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TRIGGER;
+    irq_set->index = intp->pin;
+    irq_set->start = 0;
+    irq_set->count = 1;
+    pfd = (int32_t *)&irq_set->data;
+    *pfd = event_notifier_get_fd(&intp->interrupt);
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(*pfd, (IOHandler *)handler, NULL, intp);
+    ret = ioctl(vbasedev->fd, VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS, irq_set);
+    g_free(irq_set);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("vfio: Failed to set trigger eventfd: %m");
+        qemu_set_fd_handler(*pfd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* not implemented yet */
+static void vfio_platform_compute_needs_reset(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    vbasedev->needs_reset = false;
+}
+
+/* not implemented yet */
+static int vfio_platform_hot_reset_multi(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_init_intp - allocate, initialize the IRQ struct pointer
+ * and add it into the list of IRQ
+ * @vbasedev: the VFIO device
+ * @index: VFIO device IRQ index
+ */
+static VFIOINTp *vfio_init_intp(VFIODevice *vbasedev, unsigned int index)
+{
+    int ret;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev =
+        container_of(vbasedev, VFIOPlatformDevice, vbasedev);
+    SysBusDevice *sbdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(vdev);
+    VFIOINTp *intp;
+
+    /* allocate and populate a new VFIOINTp structure put in a queue list */
+    intp = g_malloc0(sizeof(*intp));
+    intp->vdev = vdev;
+    intp->pin = index;
+    intp->state = VFIO_IRQ_INACTIVE;
+    sysbus_init_irq(sbdev, &intp->qemuirq);
+
+    /* Get an eventfd for trigger */
+    ret = event_notifier_init(&intp->interrupt, 0);
+    if (ret) {
+        g_free(intp);
+        error_report("vfio: Error: trigger event_notifier_init failed ");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* store the new intp in qlist */
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vdev->intp_list, intp, next);
+    return intp;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_populate_device - initialize MMIO region and IRQ
+ * @vbasedev: the VFIO device
+ *
+ * query the VFIO device for exposed MMIO regions and IRQ and
+ * populate the associated fields in the device struct
+ */
+static int vfio_populate_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    struct vfio_irq_info irq = { .argsz = sizeof(irq) };
+    struct vfio_region_info reg_info = { .argsz = sizeof(reg_info) };
+    VFIOINTp *intp;
+    int i, ret = 0;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev =
+        container_of(vbasedev, VFIOPlatformDevice, vbasedev);
+
+    vdev->regions = g_malloc0(sizeof(VFIORegion *) * vbasedev->num_regions);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+        vdev->regions[i] = g_malloc0(sizeof(VFIORegion));
+        reg_info.index = i;
+        ret = ioctl(vbasedev->fd, VFIO_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO, &reg_info);
+        if (ret) {
+            error_report("vfio: Error getting region %d info: %m", i);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        vdev->regions[i]->flags = reg_info.flags;
+        vdev->regions[i]->size = reg_info.size;
+        vdev->regions[i]->fd_offset = reg_info.offset;
+        vdev->regions[i]->nr = i;
+        vdev->regions[i]->vbasedev = vbasedev;
+
+        trace_vfio_platform_populate_regions(vdev->regions[i]->nr,
+                            (unsigned long)vdev->regions[i]->flags,
+                            (unsigned long)vdev->regions[i]->size,
+                            vdev->regions[i]->vbasedev->fd,
+                            (unsigned long)vdev->regions[i]->fd_offset);
+    }
+
+    vdev->mmap_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                    vfio_intp_mmap_enable, vdev);
+
+    QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&vdev->pending_intp_queue);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_irqs; i++) {
+        irq.index = i;
+
+        ret = ioctl(vbasedev->fd, VFIO_DEVICE_GET_IRQ_INFO, &irq);
+        if (ret) {
+            error_printf("vfio: error getting device %s irq info",
+                         vbasedev->name);
+            return ret;
+        } else {
+            trace_vfio_platform_populate_interrupts(irq.index,
+                                                    irq.count,
+                                                    irq.flags);
+            intp = vfio_init_intp(vbasedev, irq.index);
+            if (!intp) {
+                error_report("vfio: Error installing IRQ %d up", i);
+                return ret;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+error:
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* specialized functions ofr VFIO Platform devices */
+static VFIODeviceOps vfio_platform_ops = {
+    .vfio_compute_needs_reset = vfio_platform_compute_needs_reset,
+    .vfio_hot_reset_multi = vfio_platform_hot_reset_multi,
+    .vfio_eoi = vfio_platform_eoi,
+    .vfio_populate_device = vfio_populate_device,
+};
+
+/**
+ * vfio_base_device_init - implements some of the VFIO mechanics
+ * @vbasedev: the VFIO device
+ *
+ * retrieves the group the device belongs to and get the device fd
+ * returns the VFIO device fd
+ * precondition: the device name must be initialized
+ */
+static int vfio_base_device_init(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    VFIOGroup *group;
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev_iter;
+    char path[PATH_MAX], iommu_group_path[PATH_MAX], *group_name;
+    ssize_t len;
+    struct stat st;
+    int groupid;
+    int ret;
+
+    /* name must be set prior to the call */
+    if (!vbasedev->name) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    /* Check that the host device exists */
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/sys/bus/platform/devices/%s/",
+             vbasedev->name);
+
+    if (stat(path, &st) < 0) {
+        error_report("vfio: error: no such host device: %s", path);
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    strncat(path, "iommu_group", sizeof(path) - strlen(path) - 1);
+    len = readlink(path, iommu_group_path, sizeof(path));
+    if (len <= 0 || len >= sizeof(path)) {
+        error_report("vfio: error no iommu_group for device");
+        return len < 0 ? -errno : ENAMETOOLONG;
+    }
+
+    iommu_group_path[len] = 0;
+    group_name = basename(iommu_group_path);
+
+    if (sscanf(group_name, "%d", &groupid) != 1) {
+        error_report("vfio: error reading %s: %m", path);
+        return -errno;
+    }
+
+    trace_vfio_platform_base_device_init(vbasedev->name, groupid);
+
+    group = vfio_get_group(groupid, &address_space_memory);
+    if (!group) {
+        error_report("vfio: failed to get group %d", groupid);
+        return -ENOENT;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s", vbasedev->name);
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(vbasedev_iter, &group->device_list, next) {
+        if (strcmp(vbasedev_iter->name, vbasedev->name) == 0) {
+            error_report("vfio: error: device %s is already attached", path);
+            vfio_put_group(group);
+            return -EBUSY;
+        }
+    }
+    ret = vfio_get_device(group, path, vbasedev);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("vfio: failed to get device %s", path);
+        vfio_put_group(group);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_map_region - initialize the 2 mr (mmapped on ops) for a
+ * given index
+ * @vdev: the VFIO platform device
+ * @nr: the index of the region
+ *
+ * init the top memory region and the mmapped memroy region beneath
+ * VFIOPlatformDevice is used since VFIODevice is not a QOM Object
+ * and could not be passed to memory region functions
+*/
+static void vfio_map_region(VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev, int nr)
+{
+    VFIORegion *region = vdev->regions[nr];
+    unsigned size = region->size;
+    char name[64];
+
+    if (!size) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "VFIO %s region %d",
+             vdev->vbasedev.name, nr);
+
+    /* A "slow" read/write mapping underlies all regions */
+    memory_region_init_io(&region->mem, OBJECT(vdev), &vfio_region_ops,
+                          region, name, size);
+
+    strncat(name, " mmap", sizeof(name) - strlen(name) - 1);
+
+    if (vfio_mmap_region(OBJECT(vdev), region, &region->mem,
+                         &region->mmap_mem, &region->mmap, size, 0, name)) {
+        error_report("%s unsupported. Performance may be slow", name);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * vfio_platform_realize  - the device realize function
+ * @dev: device state pointer
+ * @errp: error
+ *
+ * initialize the device, its memory regions and IRQ structures
+ * IRQ are started separately
+ */
+static void vfio_platform_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev = VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE(dev);
+    SysBusDevice *sbdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    VFIODevice *vbasedev = &vdev->vbasedev;
+    int i, ret;
+
+    vbasedev->type = VFIO_DEVICE_TYPE_PLATFORM;
+    vbasedev->ops = &vfio_platform_ops;
+    vdev->start_irq_fn = vfio_start_eventfd_injection;
+
+    trace_vfio_platform_realize(vbasedev->name, vdev->compat);
+
+    ret = vfio_base_device_init(vbasedev);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg(errp, "vfio: vfio_base_device_init failed for %s",
+                   vbasedev->name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+        vfio_map_region(vdev, i);
+        sysbus_init_mmio(sbdev, &vdev->regions[i]->mem);
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Mechanics to program/start irq injection on machine init done notifier:
+ * this is needed since at finalize time, the device IRQ are not yet
+ * bound to the platform bus IRQ. It is assumed here dynamic instantiation
+ * always is used. Binding to the platform bus IRQ happens on a machine
+ * init done notifier registered by the platform bus. Only at that time the
+ * absolute virtual IRQ = GSI is known and allows to setup IRQFD.
+ * as a consequence, we configure the IRQ routing in a reset notifier
+ * registered by the machine file through vfio_kick_irqs.
+ */
+
+/* Start injection of IRQ for a specific VFIO device */
+static int vfio_irq_starter(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void *opaque)
+{
+    DeviceState *intc = (DeviceState *)opaque;
+    VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev;
+    VFIOINTp *intp;
+    qemu_irq irq;
+    int gsi;
+
+    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(sbdev), TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM)) {
+        vdev = VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE(sbdev);
+
+        QLIST_FOREACH(intp, &vdev->intp_list, next) {
+            gsi = 0;
+            while (1) {
+                irq = qdev_get_gpio_in(intc, gsi);
+                if (irq == intp->qemuirq) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                gsi++;
+            }
+            intp->virtualID = gsi;
+            vdev->start_irq_fn(intp);
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* loop on all VFIO platform devices and start their IRQ injection */
+void vfio_kick_irqs(void *data)
+{
+    DeviceState *intc = (DeviceState *)data;
+    DeviceState *dev =
+        qdev_find_recursive(sysbus_get_default(), TYPE_PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE);
+    PlatformBusDevice *pbus = PLATFORM_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+
+    if (pbus->done_gathering) {
+        foreach_dynamic_sysbus_device(vfio_irq_starter, intc);
+    }
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vfio_platform_vmstate = {
+    .name = TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM,
+    .unmigratable = 1,
+};
+
+static Property vfio_platform_dev_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("host", VFIOPlatformDevice, vbasedev.name),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("mmap-timeout-ms", VFIOPlatformDevice,
+                       mmap_timeout, 1100),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void vfio_platform_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    dc->realize = vfio_platform_realize;
+    dc->props = vfio_platform_dev_properties;
+    dc->vmsd = &vfio_platform_vmstate;
+    dc->desc = "VFIO-based platform device assignment";
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo vfio_platform_dev_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM,
+    .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VFIOPlatformDevice),
+    .class_init = vfio_platform_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(VFIOPlatformDeviceClass),
+    .abstract   = true,
+};
+
+static void register_vfio_platform_dev_type(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&vfio_platform_dev_info);
+}
+
+type_init(register_vfio_platform_dev_type)
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index 1d5bfe8..b5af090 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 enum {
     VFIO_DEVICE_TYPE_PCI = 0,
+    VFIO_DEVICE_TYPE_PLATFORM = 1,
 };
 
 typedef struct VFIORegion {
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..449c049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * vfio based device assignment support - platform devices
+ *
+ * Copyright Linaro Limited, 2014
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ * Based on vfio based PCI device assignment support:
+ *  Copyright Red Hat, Inc. 2012
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_VFIO_VFIO_PLATFORM_H
+#define HW_VFIO_VFIO_PLATFORM_H
+
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "hw/vfio/vfio-common.h"
+#include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "hw/irq.h"
+
+#define TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM "vfio-platform"
+
+enum {
+    VFIO_IRQ_INACTIVE = 0,
+    VFIO_IRQ_PENDING = 1,
+    VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE = 2,
+    /* VFIO_IRQ_ACTIVE_AND_PENDING cannot happen with VFIO */
+};
+
+typedef struct VFIOINTp {
+    QLIST_ENTRY(VFIOINTp) next; /* entry for IRQ list */
+    QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(VFIOINTp) pqnext; /* entry for pending IRQ queue */
+    EventNotifier interrupt; /* eventfd triggered on interrupt */
+    EventNotifier unmask; /* eventfd for unmask on QEMU bypass */
+    qemu_irq qemuirq;
+    struct VFIOPlatformDevice *vdev; /* back pointer to device */
+    int state; /* inactive, pending, active */
+    bool kvm_accel; /* set when QEMU bypass through KVM enabled */
+    uint8_t pin; /* index */
+    uint8_t virtualID; /* virtual IRQ */
+} VFIOINTp;
+
+typedef int (*start_irq_fn_t)(VFIOINTp *intp);
+
+typedef struct VFIOPlatformDevice {
+    SysBusDevice sbdev;
+    VFIODevice vbasedev; /* not a QOM object */
+    VFIORegion **regions;
+    QLIST_HEAD(, VFIOINTp) intp_list; /* list of IRQ */
+    /* queue of pending IRQ */
+    QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(pending_intp_queue, VFIOINTp) pending_intp_queue;
+    char *compat; /* compatibility string */
+    uint32_t mmap_timeout; /* delay to re-enable mmaps after interrupt */
+    QEMUTimer *mmap_timer; /* enable mmaps after periods w/o interrupts */
+    start_irq_fn_t start_irq_fn;
+    QemuMutex  intp_mutex;
+} VFIOPlatformDevice;
+
+
+typedef struct VFIOPlatformDeviceClass {
+    /*< private >*/
+    SysBusDeviceClass parent_class;
+    /*< public >*/
+} VFIOPlatformDeviceClass;
+
+#define VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE(obj) \
+     OBJECT_CHECK(VFIOPlatformDevice, (obj), TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM)
+#define VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE_CLASS(klass) \
+     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(VFIOPlatformDeviceClass, (klass), TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM)
+#define VFIO_PLATFORM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(VFIOPlatformDeviceClass, (obj), TYPE_VFIO_PLATFORM)
+
+/**
+ * vfio_kick_irqs - registers a reset notifier that starts IRQ injection
+ * for all VFIO dynamic sysbus devices attached to the platform bus.
+ *
+ * @opaque: handle to the interrupt controller DeviceState*
+ */
+void vfio_kick_irqs(void *opaque);
+
+#endif /*HW_VFIO_VFIO_PLATFORM_H*/
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 8acbcce..7a9e780 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -1430,6 +1430,18 @@ vfio_put_group(int fd) "close group->fd=%d"
 vfio_get_device(const char * name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int num_regions, unsigned int num_irqs) "Device %s flags: %u, regions: %u, irqs: %u"
 vfio_put_base_device(int fd) "close vdev->fd=%d"
 
+# hw/vfio/platform.c
+vfio_platform_eoi(int pin, int fd) "EOI IRQ pin %d (fd=%d)"
+vfio_platform_mmap_set_enabled(bool enabled) "fast path = %d"
+vfio_platform_intp_mmap_enable(int pin) "IRQ #%d still active, stay in slow path"
+vfio_platform_intp_interrupt(int pin, int fd) "Handle IRQ #%d (fd = %d)"
+vfio_platform_populate_interrupts(int pin, int count, int flags) "- IRQ index %d: count %d, flags=0x%x"
+vfio_platform_populate_regions(int region_index, unsigned long flag, unsigned long size, int fd, unsigned long offset) "- region %d flags = 0x%lx, size = 0x%lx, fd= %d, offset = 0x%lx"
+vfio_platform_base_device_init(char *name, int groupid) "%s belongs to group #%d"
+vfio_platform_realize(char *name, char *compat) "vfio device %s, compat = %s"
+vfio_intp_interrupt_set_pending(int index) "irq %d is set PENDING"
+vfio_platform_eoi_handle_pending(int index) "handle PENDING IRQ %d"
+
 #hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
 mhp_acpi_invalid_slot_selected(uint32_t slot) "0x%"PRIx32
 mhp_acpi_read_addr_lo(uint32_t slot, uint32_t addr) "slot[0x%"PRIx32"] addr lo: 0x%"PRIx32
