diff --git a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
index 37dc711e08..1a8df10429 100644
--- a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, const char *boot_device,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    register_savevm(NULL, "cpu", 0, 3, cpu_save, cpu_load, env);
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, env);
 
     /* fulong 2e has 256M ram. */
diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
index 6a75718fbb..a7aad4b022 100644
--- a/hw/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
@@ -522,6 +522,10 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_12 = {
             .driver   = "virtio-blk-pci",\
             .property = "vectors",\
             .value    = stringify(0),\
+        },{\
+            .driver   = "PCI",\
+            .property = "rombar",\
+            .value    = stringify(0),\
         }
 
 static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v0_11 = {
diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index 41b9e2c82f..eed781d2f0 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static void qdev_print_props(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, Property *props,
         if (object_property_get_type(OBJECT(dev), legacy_name, NULL)) {
             value = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(dev), legacy_name, &err);
         } else {
-            value = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(dev), props->name, &err);
+            value = object_property_print(OBJECT(dev), props->name, &err);
         }
         g_free(legacy_name);
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 0bcde20c92..6a8f6bda2b 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -576,9 +576,12 @@ void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
 {
     gchar *name, *type;
 
-    if (!prop->info->print && !prop->info->parse) {
+    /* Register pointer properties as legacy properties */
+    if (!prop->info->print && !prop->info->parse &&
+        (prop->info->set || prop->info->get)) {
         return;
     }
+
     name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", prop->name);
     type = g_strdup_printf("legacy<%s>",
                            prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
diff --git a/include/qemu/object.h b/include/qemu/object.h
index ca1649c918..d93b77293f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/object.h
+++ b/include/qemu/object.h
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ ObjectClass *object_class_dynamic_cast(ObjectClass *klass,
  */
 const char *object_class_get_name(ObjectClass *klass);
 
+/**
+ * object_class_by_name:
+ * @typename: The QOM typename to obtain the class for.
+ *
+ * Returns: The class for @typename or %NULL if not found.
+ */
 ObjectClass *object_class_by_name(const char *typename);
 
 void object_class_foreach(void (*fn)(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque),
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index e721fc28fb..6f839ad8c9 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ char *object_property_print(Object *obj, const char *name,
     char *string;
 
     mo = string_output_visitor_new();
-    object_property_get(obj, string_output_get_visitor(mo), name, NULL);
+    object_property_get(obj, string_output_get_visitor(mo), name, errp);
     string = string_output_get_string(mo);
     string_output_visitor_cleanup(mo);
     return string;
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
index 40635c4b1c..5901140480 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/cpu.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "error.h"
 
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
 #define TYPE_X86_CPU "x86_64-cpu"
@@ -71,5 +72,8 @@ static inline X86CPU *x86_env_get_cpu(CPUX86State *env)
 
 #define ENV_GET_CPU(e) CPU(x86_env_get_cpu(e))
 
+/* TODO Drop once ObjectClass::realize is available */
+void x86_cpu_realize(Object *obj, Error **errp);
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 65d9af6ac7..89b4ac7ec5 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,14 @@ static void mce_init(X86CPU *cpu)
     }
 }
 
+void x86_cpu_realize(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(obj);
+
+    mce_init(cpu);
+    qemu_init_vcpu(&cpu->env);
+}
+
 static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(obj);
@@ -1755,7 +1763,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
                         x86_cpuid_set_tsc_freq, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     env->cpuid_apic_id = env->cpu_index;
-    mce_init(cpu);
 }
 
 static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/target-i386/helper.c b/target-i386/helper.c
index 0b22582ed6..3421be2276 100644
--- a/target-i386/helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/helper.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ CPUX86State *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(env);
+    x86_cpu_realize(OBJECT(cpu), NULL);
 
     return env;
 }
diff --git a/target-mips/cpu.h b/target-mips/cpu.h
index c0f882659c..44c1152a3a 100644
--- a/target-mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target-mips/cpu.h
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ enum {
 
 int cpu_mips_exec(CPUMIPSState *s);
 CPUMIPSState *cpu_mips_init(const char *cpu_model);
-//~ uint32_t cpu_mips_get_clock (void);
 int cpu_mips_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 
 /* mips_timer.c */