diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 684142e12e..ce122eeced 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1360,6 +1360,18 @@ F: hw/pci-host/mv64361.c
 F: hw/pci-host/mv643xx.h
 F: include/hw/pci-host/mv64361.h
 
+Virtual Open Firmware (VOF)
+M: Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@ozlabs.ru>
+M: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
+M: Greg Kurz <groug@kaod.org>
+L: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org
+S: Maintained
+F: hw/ppc/spapr_vof*
+F: hw/ppc/vof*
+F: include/hw/ppc/vof*
+F: pc-bios/vof/*
+F: pc-bios/vof*
+
 RISC-V Machines
 ---------------
 OpenTitan
diff --git a/hw/ppc/Kconfig b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
index 66e0b15d9e..67630f80e1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config PSERIES
     select MSI_NONBROKEN
     select FDT_PPC
     select CHRP_NVRAM
+    select VOF
 
 config SPAPR_RNG
     bool
@@ -144,3 +145,6 @@ config FW_CFG_PPC
 
 config FDT_PPC
     bool
+
+config VOF
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/ppc/meson.build b/hw/ppc/meson.build
index 597d974dd4..aa4c8e6a2e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/meson.build
+++ b/hw/ppc/meson.build
@@ -84,4 +84,7 @@ ppc_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTEX', if_true: files('virtex_ml507.c'))
 # Pegasos2
 ppc_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PEGASOS2', if_true: files('pegasos2.c'))
 
+ppc_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VOF', if_true: files('vof.c'))
+ppc_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_VOF', 'CONFIG_PSERIES'], if_true: files('spapr_vof.c'))
+
 hw_arch += {'ppc': ppc_ss}
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 9e19c57032..e9b6d0f587 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 #define FDT_MAX_ADDR            0x80000000 /* FDT must stay below that */
 #define FW_MAX_SIZE             0x400000
 #define FW_FILE_NAME            "slof.bin"
+#define FW_FILE_NAME_VOF        "vof.bin"
 #define FW_OVERHEAD             0x2800000
 #define KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR        FW_MAX_SIZE
 
@@ -1643,22 +1644,37 @@ static void spapr_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
     fdt_addr = MIN(spapr->rma_size, FDT_MAX_ADDR) - FDT_MAX_SIZE;
 
     fdt = spapr_build_fdt(spapr, true, FDT_MAX_SIZE);
+    if (spapr->vof) {
+        target_ulong stack_ptr = 0;
 
-    rc = fdt_pack(fdt);
+        spapr_vof_reset(spapr, fdt, &stack_ptr, &error_fatal);
 
-    /* Should only fail if we've built a corrupted tree */
-    assert(rc == 0);
+        spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(first_ppc_cpu, SPAPR_ENTRY_POINT,
+                                  stack_ptr, spapr->initrd_base,
+                                  spapr->initrd_size);
+        /* VOF is 32bit BE so enforce MSR here */
+        first_ppc_cpu->env.msr &= ~((1ULL << MSR_SF) | (1ULL << MSR_LE));
+        /*
+         * Do not pack the FDT as the client may change properties.
+         * VOF client does not expect the FDT so we do not load it to the VM.
+         */
+    } else {
+        rc = fdt_pack(fdt);
+        /* Should only fail if we've built a corrupted tree */
+        assert(rc == 0);
 
-    /* Load the fdt */
+        spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(first_ppc_cpu, SPAPR_ENTRY_POINT,
+                                  0, fdt_addr, 0);
+        cpu_physical_memory_write(fdt_addr, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+    }
     qemu_fdt_dumpdtb(fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
-    cpu_physical_memory_write(fdt_addr, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+
     g_free(spapr->fdt_blob);
     spapr->fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
     spapr->fdt_initial_size = spapr->fdt_size;
     spapr->fdt_blob = fdt;
 
     /* Set up the entry state */
-    spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(first_ppc_cpu, SPAPR_ENTRY_POINT, 0, fdt_addr, 0);
     first_ppc_cpu->env.gpr[5] = 0;
 
     spapr->fwnmi_system_reset_addr = -1;
@@ -2661,7 +2677,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(machine);
     SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
-    const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: FW_FILE_NAME;
+    const char *bios_default = spapr->vof ? FW_FILE_NAME_VOF : FW_FILE_NAME;
+    const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: bios_default;
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     const char *initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
     PCIHostState *phb;
@@ -3018,6 +3035,10 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     qemu_cond_init(&spapr->fwnmi_machine_check_interlock_cond);
+    if (spapr->vof) {
+        spapr->vof->fw_size = fw_size; /* for claim() on itself */
+        spapr_register_hypercall(KVMPPC_H_VOF_CLIENT, spapr_h_vof_client);
+    }
 }
 
 #define DEFAULT_KVM_TYPE "auto"
@@ -3208,6 +3229,28 @@ static void spapr_set_resize_hpt(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+static bool spapr_get_vof(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    return spapr->vof != NULL;
+}
+
+static void spapr_set_vof(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    if (spapr->vof) {
+        vof_cleanup(spapr->vof);
+        g_free(spapr->vof);
+        spapr->vof = NULL;
+    }
+    if (!value) {
+        return;
+    }
+    spapr->vof = g_malloc0(sizeof(*spapr->vof));
+}
+
 static char *spapr_get_ic_mode(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
@@ -3333,6 +3376,11 @@ static void spapr_instance_init(Object *obj)
                                     stringify(KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR)
                                     " for -kernel is the default");
     spapr->kernel_addr = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
+
+    object_property_add_bool(obj, "x-vof", spapr_get_vof, spapr_set_vof);
+    object_property_set_description(obj, "x-vof",
+                                    "Enable Virtual Open Firmware (experimental)");
+
     /* The machine class defines the default interrupt controller mode */
     spapr->irq = smc->irq;
     object_property_add_str(obj, "ic-mode", spapr_get_ic_mode,
@@ -4496,6 +4544,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     XICSFabricClass *xic = XICS_FABRIC_CLASS(oc);
     InterruptStatsProviderClass *ispc = INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER_CLASS(oc);
     XiveFabricClass *xfc = XIVE_FABRIC_CLASS(oc);
+    VofMachineIfClass *vmc = VOF_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
 
     mc->desc = "pSeries Logical Partition (PAPR compliant)";
     mc->ignore_boot_device_suffixes = true;
@@ -4584,6 +4633,9 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     smc->smp_threads_vsmt = true;
     smc->nr_xirqs = SPAPR_NR_XIRQS;
     xfc->match_nvt = spapr_match_nvt;
+    vmc->client_architecture_support = spapr_vof_client_architecture_support;
+    vmc->quiesce = spapr_vof_quiesce;
+    vmc->setprop = spapr_vof_setprop;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_machine_info = {
@@ -4603,6 +4655,7 @@ static const TypeInfo spapr_machine_info = {
         { TYPE_XICS_FABRIC },
         { TYPE_INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER },
         { TYPE_XIVE_FABRIC },
+        { TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF },
         { }
     },
 };
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index f25014afda..03fc191599 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ target_ulong do_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     SpaprOptionVector *ov1_guest, *ov5_guest;
     bool guest_radix;
     bool raw_mode_supported = false;
-    bool guest_xive;
+    bool guest_xive, reset_fdt = false;
     CPUState *cs;
     void *fdt;
     uint32_t max_compat = spapr->max_compat_pvr;
@@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@ target_ulong do_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
         spapr_setup_hpt(spapr);
     }
 
-    fdt = spapr_build_fdt(spapr, false, fdt_bufsize);
-
+    reset_fdt = spapr->vof != NULL;
+    fdt = spapr_build_fdt(spapr, reset_fdt, fdt_bufsize);
     g_free(spapr->fdt_blob);
     spapr->fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(fdt);
     spapr->fdt_initial_size = spapr->fdt_size;
@@ -1277,6 +1277,25 @@ static target_ulong h_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     return ret;
 }
 
+target_ulong spapr_vof_client_architecture_support(MachineState *ms,
+                                                   CPUState *cs,
+                                                   target_ulong ovec_addr)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(ms);
+
+    target_ulong ret = do_client_architecture_support(POWERPC_CPU(cs), spapr,
+                                                      ovec_addr, FDT_MAX_SIZE);
+
+    /*
+     * This adds stdout and generates phandles for boottime and CAS FDTs.
+     * It is alright to update the FDT here as do_client_architecture_support()
+     * does not pack it.
+     */
+    spapr_vof_client_dt_finalize(spapr, spapr->fdt_blob);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static target_ulong h_get_cpu_characteristics(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                               SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                               target_ulong opcode,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..131a03fec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vof.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * SPAPR machine hooks to Virtual Open Firmware,
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/fdt.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/vof.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+
+target_ulong spapr_h_vof_client(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *_args)
+{
+    int ret = vof_client_call(MACHINE(spapr), spapr->vof, spapr->fdt_blob,
+                              ppc64_phys_to_real(_args[0]));
+
+    if (ret) {
+        return H_PARAMETER;
+    }
+    return H_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void spapr_vof_client_dt_finalize(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt)
+{
+    char *stdout_path = spapr_vio_stdout_path(spapr->vio_bus);
+    int chosen;
+
+    vof_build_dt(fdt, spapr->vof);
+
+    _FDT(chosen = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen"));
+    _FDT(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, chosen, "bootargs",
+                            spapr->vof->bootargs ? : ""));
+
+    /*
+     * SLOF-less setup requires an open instance of stdout for early
+     * kernel printk. By now all phandles are settled so we can open
+     * the default serial console.
+     */
+    if (stdout_path) {
+        _FDT(vof_client_open_store(fdt, spapr->vof, "/chosen", "stdout",
+                                   stdout_path));
+    }
+}
+
+void spapr_vof_reset(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt,
+                     target_ulong *stack_ptr, Error **errp)
+{
+    Vof *vof = spapr->vof;
+
+    vof_init(vof, spapr->rma_size, errp);
+
+    *stack_ptr = vof_claim(vof, 0, VOF_STACK_SIZE, VOF_STACK_SIZE);
+    if (*stack_ptr == -1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Memory allocation for stack failed");
+        return;
+    }
+    /* Stack grows downwards plus reserve space for the minimum stack frame */
+    *stack_ptr += VOF_STACK_SIZE - 0x20;
+
+    if (spapr->kernel_size &&
+        vof_claim(vof, spapr->kernel_addr, spapr->kernel_size, 0) == -1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Memory for kernel is in use");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (spapr->initrd_size &&
+        vof_claim(vof, spapr->initrd_base, spapr->initrd_size, 0) == -1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Memory for initramdisk is in use");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    spapr_vof_client_dt_finalize(spapr, fdt);
+
+    /*
+     * At this point the expected allocation map is:
+     *
+     * 0..c38 - the initial firmware
+     * 8000..10000 - stack
+     * 400000.. - kernel
+     * 3ea0000.. - initramdisk
+     *
+     * We skip writing FDT as nothing expects it; OF client interface is
+     * going to be used for reading the device tree.
+     */
+}
+
+void spapr_vof_quiesce(MachineState *ms)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(ms);
+
+    spapr->fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(spapr->fdt_blob);
+    spapr->fdt_initial_size = spapr->fdt_size;
+}
+
+bool spapr_vof_setprop(MachineState *ms, const char *path, const char *propname,
+                       void *val, int vallen)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(ms);
+
+    /*
+     * We only allow changing properties which we know how to update in QEMU
+     * OR
+     * the ones which we know that they need to survive during "quiesce".
+     */
+
+    if (strcmp(path, "/rtas") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(propname, "linux,rtas-base") == 0 ||
+            strcmp(propname, "linux,rtas-entry") == 0) {
+            /* These need to survive quiesce so let them store in the FDT */
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(path, "/chosen") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(propname, "bootargs") == 0) {
+            Vof *vof = spapr->vof;
+
+            g_free(vof->bootargs);
+            vof->bootargs = g_strndup(val, vallen);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(propname, "linux,initrd-start") == 0) {
+            if (vallen == sizeof(uint32_t)) {
+                spapr->initrd_base = ldl_be_p(val);
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (vallen == sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+                spapr->initrd_base = ldq_be_p(val);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (strcmp(propname, "linux,initrd-end") == 0) {
+            if (vallen == sizeof(uint32_t)) {
+                spapr->initrd_size = ldl_be_p(val) - spapr->initrd_base;
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (vallen == sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+                spapr->initrd_size = ldq_be_p(val) - spapr->initrd_base;
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/hw/ppc/trace-events b/hw/ppc/trace-events
index 0ba3e40353..6e90a01072 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/trace-events
+++ b/hw/ppc/trace-events
@@ -71,6 +71,30 @@ spapr_rtas_ibm_configure_connector_invalid(uint32_t index) "DRC index: 0x%"PRIx3
 spapr_vio_h_reg_crq(uint64_t reg, uint64_t queue_addr, uint64_t queue_len) "CRQ for dev 0x%" PRIx64 " registered at 0x%" PRIx64 "/0x%" PRIx64
 spapr_vio_free_crq(uint32_t reg) "CRQ for dev 0x%" PRIx32 " freed"
 
+# vof.c
+vof_error_str_truncated(const char *s, int len) "%s truncated to %d"
+vof_error_param(const char *method, int nargscheck, int nretcheck, int nargs, int nret) "%s takes/returns %d/%d, not %d/%d"
+vof_error_unknown_service(const char *service, int nargs, int nret) "\"%s\" args=%d rets=%d"
+vof_error_unknown_method(const char *method) "\"%s\""
+vof_error_unknown_ihandle_close(uint32_t ih) "ih=0x%x"
+vof_error_unknown_path(const char *path) "\"%s\""
+vof_error_write(uint32_t ih) "ih=0x%x"
+vof_finddevice(const char *path, uint32_t ph) "\"%s\" => ph=0x%x"
+vof_claim(uint32_t virt, uint32_t size, uint32_t align, uint32_t ret) "virt=0x%x size=0x%x align=0x%x => 0x%x"
+vof_release(uint32_t virt, uint32_t size, uint32_t ret) "virt=0x%x size=0x%x => 0x%x"
+vof_method(uint32_t ihandle, const char *method, uint32_t param, uint32_t ret, uint32_t ret2) "ih=0x%x \"%s\"(0x%x) => 0x%x 0x%x"
+vof_getprop(uint32_t ph, const char *prop, uint32_t ret, const char *val) "ph=0x%x \"%s\" => len=%d [%s]"
+vof_getproplen(uint32_t ph, const char *prop, uint32_t ret) "ph=0x%x \"%s\" => len=%d"
+vof_setprop(uint32_t ph, const char *prop, const char *val, uint32_t vallen, uint32_t ret) "ph=0x%x \"%s\" [%s] len=%d => ret=%d"
+vof_open(const char *path, uint32_t ph, uint32_t ih) "%s ph=0x%x => ih=0x%x"
+vof_interpret(const char *cmd, uint32_t param1, uint32_t param2, uint32_t ret, uint32_t ret2) "[%s] 0x%x 0x%x => 0x%x 0x%x"
+vof_package_to_path(uint32_t ph, const char *tmp, uint32_t ret) "ph=0x%x => %s len=%d"
+vof_instance_to_path(uint32_t ih, uint32_t ph, const char *tmp, uint32_t ret) "ih=0x%x ph=0x%x => %s len=%d"
+vof_instance_to_package(uint32_t ih, uint32_t ph) "ih=0x%x => ph=0x%x"
+vof_write(uint32_t ih, unsigned cb, const char *msg) "ih=0x%x [%u] \"%s\""
+vof_avail(uint64_t start, uint64_t end, uint64_t size) "0x%"PRIx64"..0x%"PRIx64" size=0x%"PRIx64
+vof_claimed(uint64_t start, uint64_t end, uint64_t size) "0x%"PRIx64"..0x%"PRIx64" size=0x%"PRIx64
+
 # ppc.c
 ppc_tb_adjust(uint64_t offs1, uint64_t offs2, int64_t diff, int64_t seconds) "adjusted from 0x%"PRIx64" to 0x%"PRIx64", diff %"PRId64" (%"PRId64"s)"
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/vof.c b/hw/ppc/vof.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47c86e394e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/ppc/vof.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1049 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU PowerPC Virtual Open Firmware.
+ *
+ * This implements client interface from OpenFirmware IEEE1275 on the QEMU
+ * side to leave only a very basic firmware in the VM.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qemu/range.h"
+#include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "exec/ram_addr.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/vof.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/fdt.h"
+#include "sysemu/runstate.h"
+#include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+/*
+ * OF 1275 "nextprop" description suggests is it 32 bytes max but
+ * LoPAPR defines "ibm,query-interrupt-source-number" which is 33 chars long.
+ */
+#define OF_PROPNAME_LEN_MAX 64
+
+#define VOF_MAX_PATH        256
+#define VOF_MAX_SETPROPLEN  2048
+#define VOF_MAX_METHODLEN   256
+#define VOF_MAX_FORTHCODE   256
+#define VOF_VTY_BUF_SIZE    256
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint64_t start;
+    uint64_t size;
+} OfClaimed;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *path; /* the path used to open the instance */
+    uint32_t phandle;
+} OfInstance;
+
+static int readstr(hwaddr pa, char *buf, int size)
+{
+    if (VOF_MEM_READ(pa, buf, size) != MEMTX_OK) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (strnlen(buf, size) == size) {
+        buf[size - 1] = '\0';
+        trace_vof_error_str_truncated(buf, size);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static bool cmpservice(const char *s, unsigned nargs, unsigned nret,
+                       const char *s1, unsigned nargscheck, unsigned nretcheck)
+{
+    if (strcmp(s, s1)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if ((nargscheck && (nargs != nargscheck)) ||
+        (nretcheck && (nret != nretcheck))) {
+        trace_vof_error_param(s, nargscheck, nretcheck, nargs, nret);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void prop_format(char *tval, int tlen, const void *prop, int len)
+{
+    int i;
+    const unsigned char *c;
+    char *t;
+    const char bin[] = "...";
+
+    for (i = 0, c = prop; i < len; ++i, ++c) {
+        if (*c == '\0' && i == len - 1) {
+            strncpy(tval, prop, tlen - 1);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (*c < 0x20 || *c >= 0x80) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0, c = prop, t = tval; i < len; ++i, ++c) {
+        if (t >= tval + tlen - sizeof(bin) - 1 - 2 - 1) {
+            strcpy(t, bin);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (i && i % 4 == 0 && i != len - 1) {
+            strcat(t, " ");
+            ++t;
+        }
+        t += sprintf(t, "%02X", *c & 0xFF);
+    }
+}
+
+static int get_path(const void *fdt, int offset, char *buf, int len)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = fdt_get_path(fdt, offset, buf, len - 1);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    buf[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+    return strlen(buf) + 1;
+}
+
+static int phandle_to_path(const void *fdt, uint32_t ph, char *buf, int len)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, ph);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return get_path(fdt, ret, buf, len);
+}
+
+static int path_offset(const void *fdt, const char *path)
+{
+    g_autofree char *p = NULL;
+    char *at;
+
+    /*
+     * https://www.devicetree.org/open-firmware/bindings/ppc/release/ppc-2_1.html#HDR16
+     *
+     * "Conversion from numeric representation to text representation shall use
+     * the lower case forms of the hexadecimal digits in the range a..f,
+     * suppressing leading zeros".
+     */
+    at = strchr(path, '@');
+    if (!at) {
+        return fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
+    }
+
+    p = g_strdup(path);
+    for (at = at - path + p + 1; *at; ++at) {
+        *at = tolower(*at);
+    }
+    return fdt_path_offset(fdt, p);
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_finddevice(const void *fdt, uint32_t nodeaddr)
+{
+    char fullnode[VOF_MAX_PATH];
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    int offset;
+
+    if (readstr(nodeaddr, fullnode, sizeof(fullnode))) {
+        return (uint32_t) ret;
+    }
+
+    offset = path_offset(fdt, fullnode);
+    if (offset >= 0) {
+        ret = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
+    }
+    trace_vof_finddevice(fullnode, ret);
+    return (uint32_t) ret;
+}
+
+static const void *getprop(const void *fdt, int nodeoff, const char *propname,
+                           int *proplen, bool *write0)
+{
+    const char *unit, *prop;
+    const void *ret = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoff, propname, proplen);
+
+    if (ret) {
+        if (write0) {
+            *write0 = false;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(propname, "name")) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    /*
+     * We return a value for "name" from path if queried but property does not
+     * exist. @proplen does not include the unit part in this case.
+     */
+    prop = fdt_get_name(fdt, nodeoff, proplen);
+    if (!prop) {
+        *proplen = 0;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    unit = memchr(prop, '@', *proplen);
+    if (unit) {
+        *proplen = unit - prop;
+    }
+    *proplen += 1;
+
+    /*
+     * Since it might be cut at "@" and there will be no trailing zero
+     * in the prop buffer, tell the caller to write zero at the end.
+     */
+    if (write0) {
+        *write0 = true;
+    }
+    return prop;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_getprop(const void *fdt, uint32_t nodeph, uint32_t pname,
+                            uint32_t valaddr, uint32_t vallen)
+{
+    char propname[OF_PROPNAME_LEN_MAX + 1];
+    uint32_t ret = 0;
+    int proplen = 0;
+    const void *prop;
+    char trval[64] = "";
+    int nodeoff = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, nodeph);
+    bool write0;
+
+    if (nodeoff < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (readstr(pname, propname, sizeof(propname))) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    prop = getprop(fdt, nodeoff, propname, &proplen, &write0);
+    if (prop) {
+        const char zero = 0;
+        int cb = MIN(proplen, vallen);
+
+        if (VOF_MEM_WRITE(valaddr, prop, cb) != MEMTX_OK ||
+            /* if that was "name" with a unit address, overwrite '@' with '0' */
+            (write0 &&
+             cb == proplen &&
+             VOF_MEM_WRITE(valaddr + cb - 1, &zero, 1) != MEMTX_OK)) {
+            ret = -1;
+        } else {
+            /*
+             * OF1275 says:
+             * "Size is either the actual size of the property, or -1 if name
+             * does not exist", hence returning proplen instead of cb.
+             */
+            ret = proplen;
+            /* Do not format a value if tracepoint is silent, for performance */
+            if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_VOF_GETPROP) &&
+                qemu_loglevel_mask(LOG_TRACE)) {
+                prop_format(trval, sizeof(trval), prop, ret);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        ret = -1;
+    }
+    trace_vof_getprop(nodeph, propname, ret, trval);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_getproplen(const void *fdt, uint32_t nodeph, uint32_t pname)
+{
+    char propname[OF_PROPNAME_LEN_MAX + 1];
+    uint32_t ret = 0;
+    int proplen = 0;
+    const void *prop;
+    int nodeoff = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, nodeph);
+
+    if (nodeoff < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (readstr(pname, propname, sizeof(propname))) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    prop = getprop(fdt, nodeoff, propname, &proplen, NULL);
+    if (prop) {
+        ret = proplen;
+    } else {
+        ret = -1;
+    }
+    trace_vof_getproplen(nodeph, propname, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_setprop(MachineState *ms, void *fdt, Vof *vof,
+                            uint32_t nodeph, uint32_t pname,
+                            uint32_t valaddr, uint32_t vallen)
+{
+    char propname[OF_PROPNAME_LEN_MAX + 1];
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    int offset;
+    char trval[64] = "";
+    char nodepath[VOF_MAX_PATH] = "";
+    Object *vmo = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ms), TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF);
+    g_autofree char *val = NULL;
+
+    if (vallen > VOF_MAX_SETPROPLEN) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+    if (readstr(pname, propname, sizeof(propname))) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+    offset = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, nodeph);
+    if (offset < 0) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+    ret = get_path(fdt, offset, nodepath, sizeof(nodepath));
+    if (ret <= 0) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    val = g_malloc0(vallen);
+    if (VOF_MEM_READ(valaddr, val, vallen) != MEMTX_OK) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    if (vmo) {
+        VofMachineIfClass *vmc = VOF_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(vmo);
+
+        if (vmc->setprop &&
+            !vmc->setprop(ms, nodepath, propname, val, vallen)) {
+            goto trace_exit;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = fdt_setprop(fdt, offset, propname, val, vallen);
+    if (ret) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_VOF_SETPROP) &&
+        qemu_loglevel_mask(LOG_TRACE)) {
+        prop_format(trval, sizeof(trval), val, vallen);
+    }
+    ret = vallen;
+
+trace_exit:
+    trace_vof_setprop(nodeph, propname, trval, vallen, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_nextprop(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle,
+                             uint32_t prevaddr, uint32_t nameaddr)
+{
+    int offset, nodeoff = fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, phandle);
+    char prev[OF_PROPNAME_LEN_MAX + 1];
+    const char *tmp;
+
+    if (readstr(prevaddr, prev, sizeof(prev))) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    fdt_for_each_property_offset(offset, fdt, nodeoff) {
+        if (!fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdt, offset, &tmp, NULL)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (prev[0] == '\0' || strcmp(prev, tmp) == 0) {
+            if (prev[0] != '\0') {
+                offset = fdt_next_property_offset(fdt, offset);
+                if (offset < 0) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdt, offset, &tmp, NULL)) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            if (VOF_MEM_WRITE(nameaddr, tmp, strlen(tmp) + 1) != MEMTX_OK) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_peer(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (phandle == 0) {
+        ret = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/");
+    } else {
+        ret = fdt_next_subnode(fdt, fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, phandle));
+    }
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        ret = 0;
+    } else {
+        ret = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, ret);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_child(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle)
+{
+    int ret = fdt_first_subnode(fdt, fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, phandle));
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        ret = 0;
+    } else {
+        ret = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, ret);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_parent(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle)
+{
+    int ret = fdt_parent_offset(fdt, fdt_node_offset_by_phandle(fdt, phandle));
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        ret = 0;
+    } else {
+        ret = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, ret);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_do_open(void *fdt, Vof *vof, int offset, const char *path)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    OfInstance *inst = NULL;
+
+    if (vof->of_instance_last == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+        /* We do not recycle ihandles yet */
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    inst = g_new0(OfInstance, 1);
+    inst->phandle = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
+    g_assert(inst->phandle);
+    ++vof->of_instance_last;
+
+    inst->path = g_strdup(path);
+    g_hash_table_insert(vof->of_instances,
+                        GINT_TO_POINTER(vof->of_instance_last),
+                        inst);
+    ret = vof->of_instance_last;
+
+trace_exit:
+    trace_vof_open(path, inst ? inst->phandle : 0, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+uint32_t vof_client_open_store(void *fdt, Vof *vof, const char *nodename,
+                               const char *prop, const char *path)
+{
+    int node = fdt_path_offset(fdt, nodename);
+    int inst, offset;
+
+    offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, path);
+    if (offset < 0) {
+        trace_vof_error_unknown_path(path);
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    inst = vof_do_open(fdt, vof, offset, path);
+
+    return fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, node, prop, inst);
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_open(void *fdt, Vof *vof, uint32_t pathaddr)
+{
+    char path[VOF_MAX_PATH];
+    int offset;
+
+    if (readstr(pathaddr, path, sizeof(path))) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    offset = path_offset(fdt, path);
+    if (offset < 0) {
+        trace_vof_error_unknown_path(path);
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    return vof_do_open(fdt, vof, offset, path);
+}
+
+static void vof_close(Vof *vof, uint32_t ihandle)
+{
+    if (!g_hash_table_remove(vof->of_instances, GINT_TO_POINTER(ihandle))) {
+        trace_vof_error_unknown_ihandle_close(ihandle);
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_instance_to_package(Vof *vof, uint32_t ihandle)
+{
+    gpointer instp = g_hash_table_lookup(vof->of_instances,
+                                         GINT_TO_POINTER(ihandle));
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+
+    if (instp) {
+        ret = ((OfInstance *)instp)->phandle;
+    }
+    trace_vof_instance_to_package(ihandle, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_package_to_path(const void *fdt, uint32_t phandle,
+                                    uint32_t buf, uint32_t len)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    char tmp[VOF_MAX_PATH] = "";
+
+    ret = phandle_to_path(fdt, phandle, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+    if (ret > 0) {
+        if (VOF_MEM_WRITE(buf, tmp, ret) != MEMTX_OK) {
+            ret = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    trace_vof_package_to_path(phandle, tmp, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_instance_to_path(void *fdt, Vof *vof, uint32_t ihandle,
+                                     uint32_t buf, uint32_t len)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    uint32_t phandle = vof_instance_to_package(vof, ihandle);
+    char tmp[VOF_MAX_PATH] = "";
+
+    if (phandle != -1) {
+        ret = phandle_to_path(fdt, phandle, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+        if (ret > 0) {
+            if (VOF_MEM_WRITE(buf, tmp, ret) != MEMTX_OK) {
+                ret = -1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    trace_vof_instance_to_path(ihandle, phandle, tmp, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_write(Vof *vof, uint32_t ihandle, uint32_t buf,
+                          uint32_t len)
+{
+    char tmp[VOF_VTY_BUF_SIZE];
+    unsigned cb;
+    OfInstance *inst = (OfInstance *)
+        g_hash_table_lookup(vof->of_instances, GINT_TO_POINTER(ihandle));
+
+    if (!inst) {
+        trace_vof_error_write(ihandle);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    for ( ; len > 0; len -= cb) {
+        cb = MIN(len, sizeof(tmp) - 1);
+        if (VOF_MEM_READ(buf, tmp, cb) != MEMTX_OK) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        /* FIXME: there is no backend(s) yet so just call a trace */
+        if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_VOF_WRITE) &&
+            qemu_loglevel_mask(LOG_TRACE)) {
+            tmp[cb] = '\0';
+            trace_vof_write(ihandle, cb, tmp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return len;
+}
+
+static void vof_claimed_dump(GArray *claimed)
+{
+    int i;
+    OfClaimed c;
+
+    if (trace_event_get_state(TRACE_VOF_CLAIMED) &&
+        qemu_loglevel_mask(LOG_TRACE)) {
+
+        for (i = 0; i < claimed->len; ++i) {
+            c = g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, i);
+            trace_vof_claimed(c.start, c.start + c.size, c.size);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static bool vof_claim_avail(GArray *claimed, uint64_t virt, uint64_t size)
+{
+    int i;
+    OfClaimed c;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < claimed->len; ++i) {
+        c = g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, i);
+        if (ranges_overlap(c.start, c.size, virt, size)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void vof_claim_add(GArray *claimed, uint64_t virt, uint64_t size)
+{
+    OfClaimed newclaim;
+
+    newclaim.start = virt;
+    newclaim.size = size;
+    g_array_append_val(claimed, newclaim);
+}
+
+static gint of_claimed_compare_func(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+    return ((OfClaimed *)a)->start - ((OfClaimed *)b)->start;
+}
+
+static void vof_dt_memory_available(void *fdt, GArray *claimed, uint64_t base)
+{
+    int i, n, offset, proplen = 0, sc, ac;
+    target_ulong mem0_end;
+    const uint8_t *mem0_reg;
+    g_autofree uint8_t *avail = NULL;
+    uint8_t *availcur;
+
+    if (!fdt || !claimed) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/");
+    _FDT(offset);
+    ac = fdt_address_cells(fdt, offset);
+    g_assert(ac == 1 || ac == 2);
+    sc = fdt_size_cells(fdt, offset);
+    g_assert(sc == 1 || sc == 2);
+
+    offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/memory@0");
+    _FDT(offset);
+
+    mem0_reg = fdt_getprop(fdt, offset, "reg", &proplen);
+    g_assert(mem0_reg && proplen == sizeof(uint32_t) * (ac + sc));
+    if (sc == 2) {
+        mem0_end = be64_to_cpu(*(uint64_t *)(mem0_reg + sizeof(uint32_t) * ac));
+    } else {
+        mem0_end = be32_to_cpu(*(uint32_t *)(mem0_reg + sizeof(uint32_t) * ac));
+    }
+
+    g_array_sort(claimed, of_claimed_compare_func);
+    vof_claimed_dump(claimed);
+
+    /*
+     * VOF resides in the first page so we do not need to check if there is
+     * available memory before the first claimed block
+     */
+    g_assert(claimed->len && (g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, 0).start == 0));
+
+    avail = g_malloc0(sizeof(uint32_t) * (ac + sc) * claimed->len);
+    for (i = 0, n = 0, availcur = avail; i < claimed->len; ++i) {
+        OfClaimed c = g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, i);
+        uint64_t start, size;
+
+        start = c.start + c.size;
+        if (i < claimed->len - 1) {
+            OfClaimed cn = g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, i + 1);
+
+            size = cn.start - start;
+        } else {
+            size = mem0_end - start;
+        }
+
+        if (ac == 2) {
+            *(uint64_t *) availcur = cpu_to_be64(start);
+        } else {
+            *(uint32_t *) availcur = cpu_to_be32(start);
+        }
+        availcur += sizeof(uint32_t) * ac;
+        if (sc == 2) {
+            *(uint64_t *) availcur = cpu_to_be64(size);
+        } else {
+            *(uint32_t *) availcur = cpu_to_be32(size);
+        }
+        availcur += sizeof(uint32_t) * sc;
+
+        if (size) {
+            trace_vof_avail(c.start + c.size, c.start + c.size + size, size);
+            ++n;
+        }
+    }
+    _FDT((fdt_setprop(fdt, offset, "available", avail, availcur - avail)));
+}
+
+/*
+ * OF1275:
+ * "Allocates size bytes of memory. If align is zero, the allocated range
+ * begins at the virtual address virt. Otherwise, an aligned address is
+ * automatically chosen and the input argument virt is ignored".
+ *
+ * In other words, exactly one of @virt and @align is non-zero.
+ */
+uint64_t vof_claim(Vof *vof, uint64_t virt, uint64_t size,
+                   uint64_t align)
+{
+    uint64_t ret;
+
+    if (size == 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+    } else if (align == 0) {
+        if (!vof_claim_avail(vof->claimed, virt, size)) {
+            ret = -1;
+        } else {
+            ret = virt;
+        }
+    } else {
+        vof->claimed_base = QEMU_ALIGN_UP(vof->claimed_base, align);
+        while (1) {
+            if (vof->claimed_base >= vof->top_addr) {
+                error_report("Out of RMA memory for the OF client");
+                return -1;
+            }
+            if (vof_claim_avail(vof->claimed, vof->claimed_base, size)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            vof->claimed_base += size;
+        }
+        ret = vof->claimed_base;
+    }
+
+    if (ret != -1) {
+        vof->claimed_base = MAX(vof->claimed_base, ret + size);
+        vof_claim_add(vof->claimed, ret, size);
+    }
+    trace_vof_claim(virt, size, align, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_release(Vof *vof, uint64_t virt, uint64_t size)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    int i;
+    GArray *claimed = vof->claimed;
+    OfClaimed c;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < claimed->len; ++i) {
+        c = g_array_index(claimed, OfClaimed, i);
+        if (c.start == virt && c.size == size) {
+            g_array_remove_index(claimed, i);
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    trace_vof_release(virt, size, ret);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void vof_instantiate_rtas(Error **errp)
+{
+    error_setg(errp, "The firmware should have instantiated RTAS");
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_call_method(MachineState *ms, Vof *vof, uint32_t methodaddr,
+                                uint32_t ihandle, uint32_t param1,
+                                uint32_t param2, uint32_t param3,
+                                uint32_t param4, uint32_t *ret2)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    char method[VOF_MAX_METHODLEN] = "";
+    OfInstance *inst;
+
+    if (!ihandle) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    inst = (OfInstance *)g_hash_table_lookup(vof->of_instances,
+                                             GINT_TO_POINTER(ihandle));
+    if (!inst) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    if (readstr(methodaddr, method, sizeof(method))) {
+        goto trace_exit;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(inst->path, "/") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(method, "ibm,client-architecture-support") == 0) {
+            Object *vmo = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ms), TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF);
+
+            if (vmo) {
+                VofMachineIfClass *vmc = VOF_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(vmo);
+
+                g_assert(vmc->client_architecture_support);
+                ret = vmc->client_architecture_support(ms, first_cpu, param1);
+            }
+
+            *ret2 = 0;
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(inst->path, "/rtas") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(method, "instantiate-rtas") == 0) {
+            vof_instantiate_rtas(&error_fatal);
+            ret = 0;
+            *ret2 = param1; /* rtas-base */
+        }
+    } else {
+        trace_vof_error_unknown_method(method);
+    }
+
+trace_exit:
+    trace_vof_method(ihandle, method, param1, ret, *ret2);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_call_interpret(uint32_t cmdaddr, uint32_t param1,
+                                   uint32_t param2, uint32_t *ret2)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = -1;
+    char cmd[VOF_MAX_FORTHCODE] = "";
+
+    /* No interpret implemented so just call a trace */
+    readstr(cmdaddr, cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+    trace_vof_interpret(cmd, param1, param2, ret, *ret2);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void vof_quiesce(MachineState *ms, void *fdt, Vof *vof)
+{
+    Object *vmo = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ms), TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF);
+    /* After "quiesce", no change is expected to the FDT, pack FDT to ensure */
+    int rc = fdt_pack(fdt);
+
+    assert(rc == 0);
+
+    if (vmo) {
+        VofMachineIfClass *vmc = VOF_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(vmo);
+
+        if (vmc->quiesce) {
+            vmc->quiesce(ms);
+        }
+    }
+
+    vof_claimed_dump(vof->claimed);
+}
+
+static uint32_t vof_client_handle(MachineState *ms, void *fdt, Vof *vof,
+                                  const char *service,
+                                  uint32_t *args, unsigned nargs,
+                                  uint32_t *rets, unsigned nrets)
+{
+    uint32_t ret = 0;
+
+    /* @nrets includes the value which this function returns */
+#define cmpserv(s, a, r) \
+    cmpservice(service, nargs, nrets, (s), (a), (r))
+
+    if (cmpserv("finddevice", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_finddevice(fdt, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("getprop", 4, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_getprop(fdt, args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("getproplen", 2, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_getproplen(fdt, args[0], args[1]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("setprop", 4, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_setprop(ms, fdt, vof, args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("nextprop", 3, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_nextprop(fdt, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("peer", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_peer(fdt, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("child", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_child(fdt, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("parent", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_parent(fdt, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("open", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_open(fdt, vof, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("close", 1, 0)) {
+        vof_close(vof, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("instance-to-package", 1, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_instance_to_package(vof, args[0]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("package-to-path", 3, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_package_to_path(fdt, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("instance-to-path", 3, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_instance_to_path(fdt, vof, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("write", 3, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_write(vof, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+    } else if (cmpserv("claim", 3, 1)) {
+        ret = vof_claim(vof, args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+        if (ret != -1) {
+            vof_dt_memory_available(fdt, vof->claimed, vof->claimed_base);
+        }
+    } else if (cmpserv("release", 2, 0)) {
+        ret = vof_release(vof, args[0], args[1]);
+        if (ret != -1) {
+            vof_dt_memory_available(fdt, vof->claimed, vof->claimed_base);
+        }
+    } else if (cmpserv("call-method", 0, 0)) {
+        ret = vof_call_method(ms, vof, args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3],
+                              args[4], args[5], rets);
+    } else if (cmpserv("interpret", 0, 0)) {
+        ret = vof_call_interpret(args[0], args[1], args[2], rets);
+    } else if (cmpserv("milliseconds", 0, 1)) {
+        ret = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
+    } else if (cmpserv("quiesce", 0, 0)) {
+        vof_quiesce(ms, fdt, vof);
+    } else if (cmpserv("exit", 0, 0)) {
+        error_report("Stopped as the VM requested \"exit\"");
+        vm_stop(RUN_STATE_PAUSED);
+    } else {
+        trace_vof_error_unknown_service(service, nargs, nrets);
+        ret = -1;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* Defined as Big Endian */
+struct prom_args {
+    uint32_t service;
+    uint32_t nargs;
+    uint32_t nret;
+    uint32_t args[10];
+} QEMU_PACKED;
+
+int vof_client_call(MachineState *ms, Vof *vof, void *fdt,
+                    target_ulong args_real)
+{
+    struct prom_args args_be;
+    uint32_t args[ARRAY_SIZE(args_be.args)];
+    uint32_t rets[ARRAY_SIZE(args_be.args)] = { 0 }, ret;
+    char service[64];
+    unsigned nargs, nret, i;
+
+    if (VOF_MEM_READ(args_real, &args_be, sizeof(args_be)) != MEMTX_OK) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    nargs = be32_to_cpu(args_be.nargs);
+    if (nargs >= ARRAY_SIZE(args_be.args)) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (VOF_MEM_READ(be32_to_cpu(args_be.service), service, sizeof(service)) !=
+        MEMTX_OK) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    if (strnlen(service, sizeof(service)) == sizeof(service)) {
+        /* Too long service name */
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nargs; ++i) {
+        args[i] = be32_to_cpu(args_be.args[i]);
+    }
+
+    nret = be32_to_cpu(args_be.nret);
+    ret = vof_client_handle(ms, fdt, vof, service, args, nargs, rets, nret);
+    if (!nret) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    args_be.args[nargs] = cpu_to_be32(ret);
+    for (i = 1; i < nret; ++i) {
+        args_be.args[nargs + i] = cpu_to_be32(rets[i - 1]);
+    }
+
+    if (VOF_MEM_WRITE(args_real + offsetof(struct prom_args, args[nargs]),
+                      args_be.args + nargs, sizeof(args_be.args[0]) * nret) !=
+        MEMTX_OK) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void vof_instance_free(gpointer data)
+{
+    OfInstance *inst = (OfInstance *)data;
+
+    g_free(inst->path);
+    g_free(inst);
+}
+
+void vof_init(Vof *vof, uint64_t top_addr, Error **errp)
+{
+    vof_cleanup(vof);
+
+    vof->of_instances = g_hash_table_new_full(g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal,
+                                              NULL, vof_instance_free);
+    vof->claimed = g_array_new(false, false, sizeof(OfClaimed));
+
+    /* Keep allocations in 32bit as CLI ABI can only return cells==32bit */
+    vof->top_addr = MIN(top_addr, 4 * GiB);
+    if (vof_claim(vof, 0, vof->fw_size, 0) == -1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Memory for firmware is in use");
+    }
+}
+
+void vof_cleanup(Vof *vof)
+{
+    if (vof->claimed) {
+        g_array_unref(vof->claimed);
+    }
+    if (vof->of_instances) {
+        g_hash_table_unref(vof->of_instances);
+    }
+    vof->claimed = NULL;
+    vof->of_instances = NULL;
+}
+
+void vof_build_dt(void *fdt, Vof *vof)
+{
+    uint32_t phandle = fdt_get_max_phandle(fdt);
+    int offset, proplen = 0;
+    const void *prop;
+
+    /* Assign phandles to nodes without predefined phandles (like XICS/XIVE) */
+    for (offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, -1, NULL);
+         offset >= 0;
+         offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, NULL)) {
+        prop = fdt_getprop(fdt, offset, "phandle", &proplen);
+        if (prop) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        ++phandle;
+        _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "phandle", phandle));
+    }
+
+    vof_dt_memory_available(fdt, vof->claimed, vof->claimed_base);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo vof_machine_if_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF,
+    .parent = TYPE_INTERFACE,
+    .class_size = sizeof(VofMachineIfClass),
+};
+
+static void vof_machine_if_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&vof_machine_if_info);
+}
+type_init(vof_machine_if_register_types)
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 5697327e4c..1e63f33e9a 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_xive.h"  /* For SpaprXive */
 #include "hw/ppc/xics.h"        /* For ICSState */
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_tpm_proxy.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/vof.h"
 
 struct SpaprVioBus;
 struct SpaprPhbState;
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
     uint64_t kernel_addr;
     uint32_t initrd_base;
     long initrd_size;
+    Vof *vof;
     uint64_t rtc_offset; /* Now used only during incoming migration */
     struct PPCTimebase tb;
     bool has_graphics;
@@ -558,7 +560,9 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
 /* Client Architecture support */
 #define KVMPPC_H_CAS            (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x2)
 #define KVMPPC_H_UPDATE_DT      (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x3)
-#define KVMPPC_HCALL_MAX        KVMPPC_H_UPDATE_DT
+/* 0x4 was used for KVMPPC_H_UPDATE_PHANDLE in SLOF */
+#define KVMPPC_H_VOF_CLIENT     (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x5)
+#define KVMPPC_HCALL_MAX        KVMPPC_H_VOF_CLIENT
 
 /*
  * The hcall range 0xEF00 to 0xEF80 is reserved for use in facilitating
@@ -956,4 +960,17 @@ bool spapr_check_pagesize(SpaprMachineState *spapr, hwaddr pagesize,
 void spapr_set_all_lpcrs(target_ulong value, target_ulong mask);
 hwaddr spapr_get_rtas_addr(void);
 bool spapr_memory_hot_unplug_supported(SpaprMachineState *spapr);
+
+void spapr_vof_reset(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt,
+                     target_ulong *stack_ptr, Error **errp);
+void spapr_vof_quiesce(MachineState *ms);
+bool spapr_vof_setprop(MachineState *ms, const char *path, const char *propname,
+                       void *val, int vallen);
+target_ulong spapr_h_vof_client(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                                target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args);
+target_ulong spapr_vof_client_architecture_support(MachineState *ms,
+                                                   CPUState *cs,
+                                                   target_ulong ovec_addr);
+void spapr_vof_client_dt_finalize(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt);
+
 #endif /* HW_SPAPR_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/vof.h b/include/hw/ppc/vof.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640be46163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/vof.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Virtual Open Firmware
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+#ifndef HW_VOF_H
+#define HW_VOF_H
+
+typedef struct Vof {
+    uint64_t top_addr; /* copied from rma_size */
+    GArray *claimed; /* array of SpaprOfClaimed */
+    uint64_t claimed_base;
+    GHashTable *of_instances; /* ihandle -> SpaprOfInstance */
+    uint32_t of_instance_last;
+    char *bootargs;
+    long fw_size;
+} Vof;
+
+int vof_client_call(MachineState *ms, Vof *vof, void *fdt,
+                    target_ulong args_real);
+uint64_t vof_claim(Vof *vof, uint64_t virt, uint64_t size, uint64_t align);
+void vof_init(Vof *vof, uint64_t top_addr, Error **errp);
+void vof_cleanup(Vof *vof);
+void vof_build_dt(void *fdt, Vof *vof);
+uint32_t vof_client_open_store(void *fdt, Vof *vof, const char *nodename,
+                               const char *prop, const char *path);
+
+#define TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF "vof-machine-if"
+
+typedef struct VofMachineIfClass VofMachineIfClass;
+DECLARE_CLASS_CHECKERS(VofMachineIfClass, VOF_MACHINE, TYPE_VOF_MACHINE_IF)
+
+struct VofMachineIfClass {
+    InterfaceClass parent;
+    target_ulong (*client_architecture_support)(MachineState *ms, CPUState *cs,
+                                                target_ulong vec);
+    void (*quiesce)(MachineState *ms);
+    bool (*setprop)(MachineState *ms, const char *path, const char *propname,
+                    void *val, int vallen);
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initial stack size is from
+ * https://www.devicetree.org/open-firmware/bindings/ppc/release/ppc-2_1.html#REF27292
+ *
+ * "Client programs shall be invoked with a valid stack pointer (r1) with
+ * at least 32K bytes of memory available for stack growth".
+ */
+#define VOF_STACK_SIZE       0x8000
+
+#define VOF_MEM_READ(pa, buf, size) \
+    address_space_read(&address_space_memory, \
+    (pa), MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED, (buf), (size))
+#define VOF_MEM_WRITE(pa, buf, size) \
+    address_space_write(&address_space_memory, \
+    (pa), MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED, (buf), (size))
+
+#endif /* HW_VOF_H */
diff --git a/pc-bios/README b/pc-bios/README
index c101c9a04f..d344e3bc1b 100644
--- a/pc-bios/README
+++ b/pc-bios/README
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
   https://github.com/aik/SLOF, and the image currently in qemu is
   built from git tag qemu-slof-20210217.
 
+- VOF (Virtual Open Firmware) is a minimalistic firmware to work with
+  -machine pseries,x-vof=on. When enabled, the firmware acts as a slim shim and
+  QEMU implements parts of the IEEE 1275 Open Firmware interface.
+
 - sgabios (the Serial Graphics Adapter option ROM) provides a means for
   legacy x86 software to communicate with an attached serial console as
   if a video card were attached.  The master sources reside in a subversion
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof-nvram.bin b/pc-bios/vof-nvram.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d183901cf9
Binary files /dev/null and b/pc-bios/vof-nvram.bin differ
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof.bin b/pc-bios/vof.bin
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1ec670be82
Binary files /dev/null and b/pc-bios/vof.bin differ
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/Makefile b/pc-bios/vof/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa1678c4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+all: build-all
+
+build-all: vof.bin
+
+CROSS ?=
+CC = $(CROSS)gcc
+LD = $(CROSS)ld
+OBJCOPY = $(CROSS)objcopy
+
+%.o: %.S
+	$(CC) -m32 -mbig-endian -mcpu=power4 -c -o $@ $<
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) -m32 -mbig-endian -mcpu=power4 -c -fno-stack-protector -o $@ $<
+
+vof.elf: entry.o main.o ci.o bootmem.o libc.o
+	$(LD) -nostdlib -e_start -Tvof.lds -EB -o $@ $^
+
+%.bin: %.elf
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -j .text -j .data -j .toc -j .got2 $^ $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o vof.bin vof.elf *~
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/bootmem.c b/pc-bios/vof/bootmem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..771b9e95f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/bootmem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "vof.h"
+
+void boot_from_memory(uint64_t initrd, uint64_t initrdsize)
+{
+    uint64_t kern[2];
+    phandle chosen = ci_finddevice("/chosen");
+
+    if (ci_getprop(chosen, "qemu,boot-kernel", kern, sizeof(kern)) !=
+        sizeof(kern)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    do_boot(kern[0], initrd, initrdsize);
+}
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/ci.c b/pc-bios/vof/ci.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b56050238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/ci.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "vof.h"
+
+struct prom_args {
+    uint32_t service;
+    uint32_t nargs;
+    uint32_t nret;
+    uint32_t args[10];
+};
+
+typedef unsigned long prom_arg_t;
+
+#define ADDR(x) (uint32_t)(x)
+
+static int prom_handle(struct prom_args *pargs)
+{
+    void *rtasbase;
+    uint32_t rtassize = 0;
+    phandle rtas;
+
+    if (strcmp("call-method", (void *)(unsigned long)pargs->service)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp("instantiate-rtas", (void *)(unsigned long)pargs->args[0])) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    rtas = ci_finddevice("/rtas");
+    /* rtas-size is set by QEMU depending of FWNMI support */
+    ci_getprop(rtas, "rtas-size", &rtassize, sizeof(rtassize));
+    if (rtassize < hv_rtas_size) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    rtasbase = (void *)(unsigned long) pargs->args[2];
+
+    memcpy(rtasbase, hv_rtas, hv_rtas_size);
+    pargs->args[pargs->nargs] = 0;
+    pargs->args[pargs->nargs + 1] = pargs->args[2];
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void prom_entry(uint32_t args)
+{
+    if (prom_handle((void *)(unsigned long) args)) {
+        ci_entry(args);
+    }
+}
+
+static int call_ci(const char *service, int nargs, int nret, ...)
+{
+    int i;
+    struct prom_args args;
+    va_list list;
+
+    args.service = ADDR(service);
+    args.nargs = nargs;
+    args.nret = nret;
+
+    va_start(list, nret);
+    for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
+        args.args[i] = va_arg(list, prom_arg_t);
+    }
+    va_end(list);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nret; i++) {
+        args.args[nargs + i] = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (ci_entry((uint32_t)(&args)) < 0) {
+        return PROM_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return (nret > 0) ? args.args[nargs] : 0;
+}
+
+void ci_panic(const char *str)
+{
+    call_ci("exit", 0, 0);
+}
+
+phandle ci_finddevice(const char *path)
+{
+    return call_ci("finddevice", 1, 1, path);
+}
+
+uint32_t ci_getprop(phandle ph, const char *propname, void *prop, int len)
+{
+    return call_ci("getprop", 4, 1, ph, propname, prop, len);
+}
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/entry.S b/pc-bios/vof/entry.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10a101fb6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/entry.S
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#define LOAD32(rn, name)    \
+	lis     rn,name##@h;    \
+	ori     rn,rn,name##@l
+
+#define ENTRY(func_name)    \
+	.text;                  \
+	.align  2;              \
+	.globl  .func_name;     \
+	.func_name:             \
+	.globl  func_name;      \
+	func_name:
+
+#define KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE       0xf000
+#define KVMPPC_H_RTAS           (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x0)
+#define KVMPPC_H_VOF_CLIENT     (KVMPPC_HCALL_BASE + 0x5)
+
+	. = 0x100 /* Do exactly as SLOF does */
+
+ENTRY(_start)
+	LOAD32(2, __toc_start)
+	b entry_c
+
+ENTRY(_prom_entry)
+	LOAD32(2, __toc_start)
+	stwu    %r1,-112(%r1)
+	stw     %r31,104(%r1)
+	mflr    %r31
+	bl prom_entry
+	nop
+	mtlr    %r31
+	lwz     %r31,104(%r1)
+	addi    %r1,%r1,112
+	blr
+
+ENTRY(ci_entry)
+	mr	4,3
+	LOAD32(3,KVMPPC_H_VOF_CLIENT)
+	sc	1
+	blr
+
+/* This is the actual RTAS blob copied to the OS at instantiate-rtas */
+ENTRY(hv_rtas)
+	mr      %r4,%r3
+	LOAD32(3,KVMPPC_H_RTAS)
+	sc	1
+	blr
+	.globl hv_rtas_size
+hv_rtas_size:
+	.long . - hv_rtas;
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/libc.c b/pc-bios/vof/libc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00c10e6e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/libc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#include "vof.h"
+
+int strlen(const char *s)
+{
+    int len = 0;
+
+    while (*s != 0) {
+        len += 1;
+        s += 1;
+    }
+
+    return len;
+}
+
+int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+    while (*s1 != 0 && *s2 != 0) {
+        if (*s1 != *s2) {
+            break;
+        }
+        s1 += 1;
+        s2 += 1;
+    }
+
+    return *s1 - *s2;
+}
+
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n)
+{
+    char *cdest;
+    const char *csrc = src;
+
+    cdest = dest;
+    while (n-- > 0) {
+        *cdest++ = *csrc++;
+    }
+
+    return dest;
+}
+
+int memcmp(const void *ptr1, const void *ptr2, size_t n)
+{
+    const unsigned char *p1 = ptr1;
+    const unsigned char *p2 = ptr2;
+
+    while (n-- > 0) {
+        if (*p1 != *p2) {
+            return *p1 - *p2;
+        }
+        p1 += 1;
+        p2 += 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n)
+{
+    char *cdest;
+    const char *csrc;
+    int i;
+
+    /* Do the buffers overlap in a bad way? */
+    if (src < dest && src + n >= dest) {
+        /* Copy from end to start */
+        cdest = dest + n - 1;
+        csrc = src + n - 1;
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            *cdest-- = *csrc--;
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* Normal copy is possible */
+        cdest = dest;
+        csrc = src;
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            *cdest++ = *csrc++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return dest;
+}
+
+void *memset(void *dest, int c, size_t size)
+{
+    unsigned char *d = (unsigned char *)dest;
+
+    while (size-- > 0) {
+        *d++ = (unsigned char)c;
+    }
+
+    return dest;
+}
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/main.c b/pc-bios/vof/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fc30d2d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "vof.h"
+
+void do_boot(unsigned long addr, unsigned long _r3, unsigned long _r4)
+{
+    register unsigned long r3 __asm__("r3") = _r3;
+    register unsigned long r4 __asm__("r4") = _r4;
+    register unsigned long r5 __asm__("r5") = (unsigned long) _prom_entry;
+
+    ((client *)(uint32_t)addr)();
+}
+
+void entry_c(void)
+{
+    register unsigned long r3 __asm__("r3");
+    register unsigned long r4 __asm__("r4");
+    register unsigned long r5 __asm__("r5");
+    uint64_t initrd = r3, initrdsize = r4;
+
+    boot_from_memory(initrd, initrdsize);
+    ci_panic("*** No boot target ***\n");
+}
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/vof.h b/pc-bios/vof/vof.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d89580769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/vof.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Virtual Open Firmware
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
+typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
+typedef unsigned long uint32_t;
+typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
+#define NULL (0)
+#define PROM_ERROR (-1u)
+typedef unsigned long ihandle;
+typedef unsigned long phandle;
+typedef int size_t;
+typedef void client(void);
+
+/* globals */
+extern void _prom_entry(void); /* OF CI entry point (i.e. this firmware) */
+
+void do_boot(unsigned long addr, unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4);
+
+/* libc */
+int strlen(const char *s);
+int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
+int memcmp(const void *ptr1, const void *ptr2, size_t n);
+void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
+void *memset(void *dest, int c, size_t size);
+
+/* CI wrappers */
+void ci_panic(const char *str);
+phandle ci_finddevice(const char *path);
+uint32_t ci_getprop(phandle ph, const char *propname, void *prop, int len);
+
+/* booting from -kernel */
+void boot_from_memory(uint64_t initrd, uint64_t initrdsize);
+
+/* Entry points for CI and RTAS */
+extern uint32_t ci_entry(uint32_t params);
+extern unsigned long hv_rtas(unsigned long params);
+extern unsigned int hv_rtas_size;
diff --git a/pc-bios/vof/vof.lds b/pc-bios/vof/vof.lds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1506ab4b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pc-bios/vof/vof.lds
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-powerpc")
+OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc:common)
+
+/* set the entry point */
+ENTRY ( __start )
+
+SECTIONS {
+	__executable_start = .;
+
+	.text : {
+		*(.text)
+	}
+
+	__etext = .;
+
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+
+	.data : {
+		*(.data)
+		*(.rodata .rodata.*)
+		*(.got1)
+		*(.sdata)
+		*(.opd)
+	}
+
+	/* FIXME bss at end ??? */
+
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__bss_start = .;
+	.bss : {
+		*(.sbss) *(.scommon)
+		*(.dynbss)
+		*(.bss)
+	}
+
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__bss_end = .;
+	__bss_size = (__bss_end - __bss_start);
+
+	. = ALIGN(256);
+	__toc_start = DEFINED (.TOC.) ? .TOC. : ADDR (.got) + 0x8000;
+	.got :
+	{
+		 *(.toc .got)
+	}
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__toc_end = .;
+}
diff --git a/tests/qtest/rtas-test.c b/tests/qtest/rtas-test.c
index 16751dbd2f..5f1194a6eb 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/rtas-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/rtas-test.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "libqos/libqos-spapr.h"
 #include "libqos/rtas.h"
 
-static void test_rtas_get_time_of_day(void)
+static void run_test_rtas_get_time_of_day(const char *machine)
 {
     QOSState *qs;
     struct tm tm;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static void test_rtas_get_time_of_day(void)
     uint64_t ret;
     time_t t1, t2;
 
-    qs = qtest_spapr_boot("-machine pseries");
+    qs = qtest_spapr_boot(machine);
 
     t1 = time(NULL);
     ret = qrtas_get_time_of_day(qs->qts, &qs->alloc, &tm, &ns);
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ static void test_rtas_get_time_of_day(void)
     qtest_shutdown(qs);
 }
 
+static void test_rtas_get_time_of_day(void)
+{
+    run_test_rtas_get_time_of_day("-machine pseries");
+}
+
+static void test_rtas_get_time_of_day_vof(void)
+{
+    run_test_rtas_get_time_of_day("-machine pseries,x-vof=on");
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     const char *arch = qtest_get_arch();
@@ -35,6 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     qtest_add_func("rtas/get-time-of-day", test_rtas_get_time_of_day);
+    qtest_add_func("rtas/get-time-of-day-vof", test_rtas_get_time_of_day_vof);
 
     return g_test_run();
 }