#include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "hw/intc/intc.h"
 
-void xics_cpu_destroy(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
-{
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = ICP(cpu->intc);
-
-    assert(icp);
-    assert(cs == icp->cs);
-
-    icp->output = NULL;
-    icp->cs = NULL;
-}
-
-void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu, ICPState *icp)
-{
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
-    ICPStateClass *icpc;
-
-    assert(icp);
-
-    cpu->intc = OBJECT(icp);
-    icp->cs = cs;
-
-    icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(icp);
-    if (icpc->cpu_setup) {
-        icpc->cpu_setup(icp, cpu);
-    }
-
-    switch (PPC_INPUT(env)) {
-    case PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_POWER7:
-        icp->output = env->irq_inputs[POWER7_INPUT_INT];
-        break;
-
-    case PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_970:
-        icp->output = env->irq_inputs[PPC970_INPUT_INT];
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        error_report("XICS interrupt controller does not support this CPU "
-                     "bus model");
-        abort();
-    }
-}
-
 void icp_pic_print_info(ICPState *icp, Monitor *mon)
 {
     int cpu_index = icp->cs ? icp->cs->cpu_index : -1;
 {
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
     ICPStateClass *icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(dev);
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu;
+    CPUPPCState *env;
     Object *obj;
     Error *err = NULL;
 
 
     icp->xics = XICS_FABRIC(obj);
 
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_CPU, &err);
+    if (!obj) {
+        error_setg(errp, "%s: required link '" ICP_PROP_CPU "' not found: %s",
+                   __func__, error_get_pretty(err));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(obj);
+    cpu->intc = OBJECT(icp);
+    icp->cs = CPU(obj);
+
+    if (icpc->cpu_setup) {
+        icpc->cpu_setup(icp, cpu);
+    }
+
+    env = &cpu->env;
+    switch (PPC_INPUT(env)) {
+    case PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_POWER7:
+        icp->output = env->irq_inputs[POWER7_INPUT_INT];
+        break;
+
+    case PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_970:
+        icp->output = env->irq_inputs[PPC970_INPUT_INT];
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        error_setg(errp, "XICS interrupt controller does not support this CPU bus model");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (icpc->realize) {
         icpc->realize(icp, errp);
     }
 
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
     Object *obj;
 
-    obj = object_new(TYPE_PNV_ICP);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(cpu), "icp", obj, &error_abort);
-    object_unref(obj);
-    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(xi),
-                                   &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(child, true, "realized", &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(child, true, "realized", &local_err);
+    obj = object_new(TYPE_PNV_ICP);
+    object_property_add_child(child, "icp", obj, NULL);
+    object_unref(obj);
+    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(xi),
+                                   &error_abort);
+    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_CPU, child, &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
-        object_unparent(obj);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-
-    xics_cpu_setup(xi, cpu, ICP(obj));
 }
 
 static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 
 static void spapr_cpu_destroy(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
-    sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-
-    xics_cpu_destroy(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cpu);
     qemu_unregister_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
 }
 
     sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     CPUState *cs = CPU(child);
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
-    Object *obj;
+    Object *obj = NULL;
 
-    obj = object_new(spapr->icp_type);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(cpu), "icp", obj, &error_abort);
-    object_unref(obj);
-    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(spapr),
-                                   &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(child, true, "realized", &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto error;
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(child, true, "realized", &local_err);
+    spapr_cpu_init(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto error;
     }
 
-    spapr_cpu_init(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
+    obj = object_new(spapr->icp_type);
+    object_property_add_child(child, "icp", obj, &error_abort);
+    object_unref(obj);
+    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(spapr),
+                                   &error_abort);
+    object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_CPU, child, &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto error;
     }
 
-    xics_cpu_setup(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cpu, ICP(obj));
     return;
 
 error:
 
 };
 
 #define ICP_PROP_XICS "xics"
+#define ICP_PROP_CPU "cpu"
 
 struct PnvICPState {
     ICPState parent_obj;
 
 qemu_irq xics_get_qirq(XICSFabric *xi, int irq);
 ICPState *xics_icp_get(XICSFabric *xi, int server);
-void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu, ICPState *icp);
-void xics_cpu_destroy(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 
 /* Internal XICS interfaces */
 void icp_set_cppr(ICPState *icp, uint8_t cppr);