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[RFC,v1,06/15] hw/xen: Add xenstore operations to allow redirection to internal emulation

Message ID 20230110123754.1564465-7-dwmw2@infradead.org
State New
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Series Xen PV backend support for KVM/Xen guests | expand

Commit Message

David Woodhouse Jan. 10, 2023, 12:37 p.m. UTC
From: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@amazon.com>

Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@amazon.com>
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
---
 accel/xen/xen-all.c                 |  11 +-
 hw/char/xen_console.c               |   2 +-
 hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.c             |  61 +++----
 hw/xen/xen-bus.c                    | 258 ++++------------------------
 hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.c         | 121 +++++++------
 hw/xen/xen-operations.c             | 189 ++++++++++++++++++++
 hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c              |   4 +-
 hw/xen/xen_pt_graphics.c            |   1 -
 hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c                  |  49 +-----
 include/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h     |  25 ++-
 include/hw/xen/xen-bus.h            |  17 +-
 include/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h |   6 +-
 include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h    | 155 +++++++++++++++++
 include/hw/xen/xen_common.h         |   1 -
 include/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h          |   2 +-
 softmmu/globals.c                   |   1 +
 16 files changed, 502 insertions(+), 401 deletions(-)
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Patch

diff --git a/accel/xen/xen-all.c b/accel/xen/xen-all.c
index 2329556595..6df7b4ff34 100644
--- a/accel/xen/xen-all.c
+++ b/accel/xen/xen-all.c
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@  void xenstore_store_pv_console_info(int i, Chardev *chr)
 }
 
 
-static void xenstore_record_dm_state(struct xs_handle *xs, const char *state)
+static void xenstore_record_dm_state(const char *state)
 {
+    struct xs_handle *xs;
     char path[50];
 
+    /* We now have everything we need to set the xenstore entry. */
+    xs = xs_open(0);
     if (xs == NULL) {
-        error_report("xenstore connection not initialized");
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not contact XenStore\n");
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@  static void xenstore_record_dm_state(struct xs_handle *xs, const char *state)
         error_report("error recording dm state");
         exit(1);
     }
+
+    xs_close(xs);
 }
 
 
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@  static void xen_change_state_handler(void *opaque, bool running,
 {
     if (running) {
         /* record state running */
-        xenstore_record_dm_state(xenstore, "running");
+        xenstore_record_dm_state("running");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/char/xen_console.c b/hw/char/xen_console.c
index e9cef3e1ef..ad8638a86d 100644
--- a/hw/char/xen_console.c
+++ b/hw/char/xen_console.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@  static int con_init(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
     const char *output;
 
     /* setup */
-    dom = xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, con->xendev.dom);
+    dom = qemu_xen_xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, con->xendev.dom);
     if (!xendev->dev) {
         snprintf(con->console, sizeof(con->console), "%s/console", dom);
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.c b/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.c
index 5a1e12b374..db1e64e0fb 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ 
 #include "hw/xen/xen-bus.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 #include <glib/gprintf.h>
 
@@ -46,34 +47,28 @@  const char *xs_strstate(enum xenbus_state state)
     return "INVALID";
 }
 
-void xs_node_create(struct xs_handle *xsh, xs_transaction_t tid,
-                    const char *node, struct xs_permissions perms[],
-                    unsigned int nr_perms, Error **errp)
+void xs_node_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t tid,
+                    const char *node, unsigned int owner, unsigned int domid,
+                    unsigned int perms, Error **errp)
 {
     trace_xs_node_create(node);
 
-    if (!xs_write(xsh, tid, node, "", 0)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_create(h, tid, owner, domid, perms, node)) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to create node '%s'", node);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!xs_set_permissions(xsh, tid, node, perms, nr_perms)) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to set node '%s' permissions",
-                         node);
     }
 }
 
-void xs_node_destroy(struct xs_handle *xsh, xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_destroy(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t tid,
                      const char *node, Error **errp)
 {
     trace_xs_node_destroy(node);
 
-    if (!xs_rm(xsh, tid, node)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_destroy(h, tid, node)) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to destroy node '%s'", node);
     }
 }
 
-void xs_node_vprintf(struct xs_handle *xsh, xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_vprintf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t tid,
                      const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                      const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
@@ -86,7 +81,7 @@  void xs_node_vprintf(struct xs_handle *xsh, xs_transaction_t tid,
 
     trace_xs_node_vprintf(path, value);
 
-    if (!xs_write(xsh, tid, path, value, len)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_write(h, tid, path, value, len)) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to write '%s' to '%s'",
                          value, path);
     }
@@ -95,18 +90,18 @@  void xs_node_vprintf(struct xs_handle *xsh, xs_transaction_t tid,
     g_free(path);
 }
 
-void xs_node_printf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_printf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                     const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                     const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
-    xs_node_vprintf(xsh, tid, node, key, errp, fmt, ap);
+    xs_node_vprintf(h, tid, node, key, errp, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-int xs_node_vscanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+int xs_node_vscanf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                    const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                    const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@  int xs_node_vscanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
 
     path = (strlen(node) != 0) ? g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", node, key) :
         g_strdup(key);
-    value = xs_read(xsh, tid, path, NULL);
+    value = qemu_xen_xs_read(h, tid, path, NULL);
 
     trace_xs_node_vscanf(path, value);
 
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@  int xs_node_vscanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
     return rc;
 }
 
-int xs_node_scanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+int xs_node_scanf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                   const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                   const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -141,42 +136,34 @@  int xs_node_scanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
     int rc;
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
-    rc = xs_node_vscanf(xsh, tid, node, key, errp, fmt, ap);
+    rc = xs_node_vscanf(h, tid, node, key, errp, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 
     return rc;
 }
 
-void xs_node_watch(struct xs_handle *xsh, const char *node, const char *key,
-                   char *token, Error **errp)
+struct qemu_xs_watch *xs_node_watch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, const char *node, const char *key,
+                                    xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     char *path;
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *w;
 
     path = (strlen(node) != 0) ? g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", node, key) :
         g_strdup(key);
 
     trace_xs_node_watch(path);
 
-    if (!xs_watch(xsh, path, token)) {
+    w = qemu_xen_xs_watch(h, path, fn, opaque);
+    if (!w) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to watch node '%s'", path);
     }
 
     g_free(path);
+
+    return w;
 }
 
-void xs_node_unwatch(struct xs_handle *xsh, const char *node,
-                     const char *key, const char *token, Error **errp)
+void xs_node_unwatch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, struct qemu_xs_watch *w)
 {
-    char *path;
-
-    path = (strlen(node) != 0) ? g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", node, key) :
-        g_strdup(key);
-
-    trace_xs_node_unwatch(path);
-
-    if (!xs_unwatch(xsh, path, token)) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed to unwatch node '%s'", path);
-    }
-
-    g_free(path);
+    qemu_xen_xs_unwatch(h, w);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-bus.c b/hw/xen/xen-bus.c
index 492364f3df..abe688600c 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-bus.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-bus.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@  static void xen_device_unplug(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
 
     /* Mimic the way the Xen toolstack does an unplug */
 again:
-    tid = xs_transaction_start(xenbus->xsh);
+    tid = qemu_xen_xs_transaction_start(xenbus->xsh);
     if (tid == XBT_NULL) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed xs_transaction_start");
         return;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@  again:
         goto abort;
     }
 
-    if (!xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, false)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, false)) {
         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
             goto again;
         }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@  abort:
      * We only abort if there is already a failure so ignore any error
      * from ending the transaction.
      */
-    xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, true);
+    qemu_xen_xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, true);
 }
 
 static void xen_bus_print_dev(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, int indent)
@@ -111,143 +111,6 @@  static char *xen_bus_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
     return xen_device_get_backend_path(XEN_DEVICE(dev));
 }
 
-struct XenWatch {
-    char *node, *key;
-    char *token;
-    XenWatchHandler handler;
-    void *opaque;
-    Notifier notifier;
-};
-
-static void watch_notify(Notifier *n, void *data)
-{
-    XenWatch *watch = container_of(n, XenWatch, notifier);
-    const char *token = data;
-
-    if (!strcmp(watch->token, token)) {
-        watch->handler(watch->opaque);
-    }
-}
-
-static XenWatch *new_watch(const char *node, const char *key,
-                           XenWatchHandler handler, void *opaque)
-{
-    XenWatch *watch = g_new0(XenWatch, 1);
-    QemuUUID uuid;
-
-    qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
-
-    watch->token = qemu_uuid_unparse_strdup(&uuid);
-    watch->node = g_strdup(node);
-    watch->key = g_strdup(key);
-    watch->handler = handler;
-    watch->opaque = opaque;
-    watch->notifier.notify = watch_notify;
-
-    return watch;
-}
-
-static void free_watch(XenWatch *watch)
-{
-    g_free(watch->token);
-    g_free(watch->key);
-    g_free(watch->node);
-
-    g_free(watch);
-}
-
-struct XenWatchList {
-    struct xs_handle *xsh;
-    NotifierList notifiers;
-};
-
-static void watch_list_event(void *opaque)
-{
-    XenWatchList *watch_list = opaque;
-    char **v;
-    const char *token;
-
-    v = xs_check_watch(watch_list->xsh);
-    if (!v) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    token = v[XS_WATCH_TOKEN];
-
-    notifier_list_notify(&watch_list->notifiers, (void *)token);
-
-    free(v);
-}
-
-static XenWatchList *watch_list_create(struct xs_handle *xsh)
-{
-    XenWatchList *watch_list = g_new0(XenWatchList, 1);
-
-    g_assert(xsh);
-
-    watch_list->xsh = xsh;
-    notifier_list_init(&watch_list->notifiers);
-    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(watch_list->xsh), watch_list_event, NULL,
-                        watch_list);
-
-    return watch_list;
-}
-
-static void watch_list_destroy(XenWatchList *watch_list)
-{
-    g_assert(notifier_list_empty(&watch_list->notifiers));
-    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(watch_list->xsh), NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    g_free(watch_list);
-}
-
-static XenWatch *watch_list_add(XenWatchList *watch_list, const char *node,
-                                const char *key, XenWatchHandler handler,
-                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ERRP_GUARD();
-    XenWatch *watch = new_watch(node, key, handler, opaque);
-
-    notifier_list_add(&watch_list->notifiers, &watch->notifier);
-
-    xs_node_watch(watch_list->xsh, node, key, watch->token, errp);
-    if (*errp) {
-        notifier_remove(&watch->notifier);
-        free_watch(watch);
-
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return watch;
-}
-
-static void watch_list_remove(XenWatchList *watch_list, XenWatch *watch,
-                              Error **errp)
-{
-    xs_node_unwatch(watch_list->xsh, watch->node, watch->key, watch->token,
-                    errp);
-
-    notifier_remove(&watch->notifier);
-    free_watch(watch);
-}
-
-static XenWatch *xen_bus_add_watch(XenBus *xenbus, const char *node,
-                                   const char *key, XenWatchHandler handler,
-                                   Error **errp)
-{
-    trace_xen_bus_add_watch(node, key);
-
-    return watch_list_add(xenbus->watch_list, node, key, handler, xenbus,
-                          errp);
-}
-
-static void xen_bus_remove_watch(XenBus *xenbus, XenWatch *watch,
-                                 Error **errp)
-{
-    trace_xen_bus_remove_watch(watch->node, watch->key);
-
-    watch_list_remove(xenbus->watch_list, watch, errp);
-}
-
 static void xen_bus_backend_create(XenBus *xenbus, const char *type,
                                    const char *name, char *path,
                                    Error **errp)
@@ -261,15 +124,15 @@  static void xen_bus_backend_create(XenBus *xenbus, const char *type,
     trace_xen_bus_backend_create(type, path);
 
 again:
-    tid = xs_transaction_start(xenbus->xsh);
+    tid = qemu_xen_xs_transaction_start(xenbus->xsh);
     if (tid == XBT_NULL) {
         error_setg(errp, "failed xs_transaction_start");
         return;
     }
 
-    key = xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, tid, path, &n);
+    key = qemu_xen_xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, tid, path, &n);
     if (!key) {
-        if (!xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, true)) {
+        if (!qemu_xen_xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, true)) {
             error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed xs_transaction_end");
         }
         return;
@@ -300,7 +163,7 @@  again:
 
     free(key);
 
-    if (!xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, false)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_transaction_end(xenbus->xsh, tid, false)) {
         qobject_unref(opts);
 
         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
@@ -327,7 +190,7 @@  static void xen_bus_type_enumerate(XenBus *xenbus, const char *type)
 
     trace_xen_bus_type_enumerate(type);
 
-    backend = xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, domain_path, &n);
+    backend = qemu_xen_xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, domain_path, &n);
     if (!backend) {
         goto out;
     }
@@ -372,7 +235,7 @@  static void xen_bus_enumerate(XenBus *xenbus)
 
     trace_xen_bus_enumerate();
 
-    type = xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, "backend", &n);
+    type = qemu_xen_xs_directory(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, "backend", &n);
     if (!type) {
         return;
     }
@@ -415,7 +278,7 @@  static void xen_bus_cleanup(XenBus *xenbus)
     }
 }
 
-static void xen_bus_backend_changed(void *opaque)
+static void xen_bus_backend_changed(void *opaque, const char *path)
 {
     XenBus *xenbus = opaque;
 
@@ -434,7 +297,7 @@  static void xen_bus_unrealize(BusState *bus)
 
         for (i = 0; i < xenbus->backend_types; i++) {
             if (xenbus->backend_watch[i]) {
-                xen_bus_remove_watch(xenbus, xenbus->backend_watch[i], NULL);
+                xs_node_unwatch(xenbus->xsh, xenbus->backend_watch[i]);
             }
         }
 
@@ -442,13 +305,8 @@  static void xen_bus_unrealize(BusState *bus)
         xenbus->backend_watch = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (xenbus->watch_list) {
-        watch_list_destroy(xenbus->watch_list);
-        xenbus->watch_list = NULL;
-    }
-
     if (xenbus->xsh) {
-        xs_close(xenbus->xsh);
+        qemu_xen_xs_close(xenbus->xsh);
     }
 }
 
@@ -463,7 +321,7 @@  static void xen_bus_realize(BusState *bus, Error **errp)
 
     trace_xen_bus_realize();
 
-    xenbus->xsh = xs_open(0);
+    xenbus->xsh = qemu_xen_xs_open();
     if (!xenbus->xsh) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed xs_open");
         goto fail;
@@ -476,19 +334,16 @@  static void xen_bus_realize(BusState *bus, Error **errp)
         xenbus->backend_id = 0; /* Assume lack of node means dom0 */
     }
 
-    xenbus->watch_list = watch_list_create(xenbus->xsh);
-
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_XEN_BACKEND);
 
     type = xen_backend_get_types(&xenbus->backend_types);
-    xenbus->backend_watch = g_new(XenWatch *, xenbus->backend_types);
+    xenbus->backend_watch = g_new(struct qemu_xs_watch *, xenbus->backend_types);
 
     for (i = 0; i < xenbus->backend_types; i++) {
         char *node = g_strdup_printf("backend/%s", type[i]);
 
         xenbus->backend_watch[i] =
-            xen_bus_add_watch(xenbus, node, key, xen_bus_backend_changed,
-                              &local_err);
+            xs_node_watch(xenbus->xsh, node, key, xen_bus_backend_changed, xenbus, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             /* This need not be treated as a hard error so don't propagate */
             error_reportf_err(local_err,
@@ -630,7 +485,7 @@  static bool xen_device_frontend_is_active(XenDevice *xendev)
     }
 }
 
-static void xen_device_backend_changed(void *opaque)
+static void xen_device_backend_changed(void *opaque, const char *path)
 {
     XenDevice *xendev = opaque;
     const char *type = object_get_typename(OBJECT(xendev));
@@ -684,66 +539,35 @@  static void xen_device_backend_changed(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static XenWatch *xen_device_add_watch(XenDevice *xendev, const char *node,
-                                      const char *key,
-                                      XenWatchHandler handler,
-                                      Error **errp)
-{
-    const char *type = object_get_typename(OBJECT(xendev));
-
-    trace_xen_device_add_watch(type, xendev->name, node, key);
-
-    return watch_list_add(xendev->watch_list, node, key, handler, xendev,
-                          errp);
-}
-
-static void xen_device_remove_watch(XenDevice *xendev, XenWatch *watch,
-                                    Error **errp)
-{
-    const char *type = object_get_typename(OBJECT(xendev));
-
-    trace_xen_device_remove_watch(type, xendev->name, watch->node,
-                                  watch->key);
-
-    watch_list_remove(xendev->watch_list, watch, errp);
-}
-
-
 static void xen_device_backend_create(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
     XenBus *xenbus = XEN_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(xendev)));
-    struct xs_permissions perms[2];
 
     xendev->backend_path = xen_device_get_backend_path(xendev);
 
-    perms[0].id = xenbus->backend_id;
-    perms[0].perms = XS_PERM_NONE;
-    perms[1].id = xendev->frontend_id;
-    perms[1].perms = XS_PERM_READ;
-
     g_assert(xenbus->xsh);
 
-    xs_node_create(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, xendev->backend_path, perms,
-                   ARRAY_SIZE(perms), errp);
+    xs_node_create(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, xendev->backend_path, xenbus->backend_id,
+                   xendev->frontend_id, XS_PERM_READ, errp);
     if (*errp) {
         error_prepend(errp, "failed to create backend: ");
         return;
     }
 
     xendev->backend_state_watch =
-        xen_device_add_watch(xendev, xendev->backend_path,
-                             "state", xen_device_backend_changed,
-                             errp);
+        xs_node_watch(xendev->xsh, xendev->backend_path,
+                      "state", xen_device_backend_changed, xendev,
+                      errp);
     if (*errp) {
         error_prepend(errp, "failed to watch backend state: ");
         return;
     }
 
     xendev->backend_online_watch =
-        xen_device_add_watch(xendev, xendev->backend_path,
-                             "online", xen_device_backend_changed,
-                             errp);
+        xs_node_watch(xendev->xsh, xendev->backend_path,
+                      "online", xen_device_backend_changed, xendev,
+                      errp);
     if (*errp) {
         error_prepend(errp, "failed to watch backend online: ");
         return;
@@ -756,12 +580,12 @@  static void xen_device_backend_destroy(XenDevice *xendev)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (xendev->backend_online_watch) {
-        xen_device_remove_watch(xendev, xendev->backend_online_watch, NULL);
+        xs_node_unwatch(xendev->xsh, xendev->backend_online_watch);
         xendev->backend_online_watch = NULL;
     }
 
     if (xendev->backend_state_watch) {
-        xen_device_remove_watch(xendev, xendev->backend_state_watch, NULL);
+        xs_node_unwatch(xendev->xsh, xendev->backend_state_watch);
         xendev->backend_state_watch = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -836,7 +660,7 @@  static void xen_device_frontend_set_state(XenDevice *xendev,
     }
 }
 
-static void xen_device_frontend_changed(void *opaque)
+static void xen_device_frontend_changed(void *opaque, const char *path)
 {
     XenDevice *xendev = opaque;
     XenDeviceClass *xendev_class = XEN_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(xendev);
@@ -884,7 +708,6 @@  static void xen_device_frontend_create(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
     XenBus *xenbus = XEN_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(xendev)));
-    struct xs_permissions perms[2];
 
     xendev->frontend_path = xen_device_get_frontend_path(xendev);
 
@@ -893,15 +716,10 @@  static void xen_device_frontend_create(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
      * toolstack.
      */
     if (!xen_device_frontend_exists(xendev)) {
-        perms[0].id = xendev->frontend_id;
-        perms[0].perms = XS_PERM_NONE;
-        perms[1].id = xenbus->backend_id;
-        perms[1].perms = XS_PERM_READ | XS_PERM_WRITE;
-
         g_assert(xenbus->xsh);
 
-        xs_node_create(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, xendev->frontend_path, perms,
-                       ARRAY_SIZE(perms), errp);
+        xs_node_create(xenbus->xsh, XBT_NULL, xendev->frontend_path, xendev->frontend_id,
+                       xenbus->backend_id, XS_PERM_READ | XS_PERM_WRITE, errp);
         if (*errp) {
             error_prepend(errp, "failed to create frontend: ");
             return;
@@ -909,8 +727,8 @@  static void xen_device_frontend_create(XenDevice *xendev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     xendev->frontend_state_watch =
-        xen_device_add_watch(xendev, xendev->frontend_path, "state",
-                             xen_device_frontend_changed, errp);
+        xs_node_watch(xendev->xsh, xendev->frontend_path, "state",
+                      xen_device_frontend_changed, xendev, errp);
     if (*errp) {
         error_prepend(errp, "failed to watch frontend state: ");
     }
@@ -922,8 +740,7 @@  static void xen_device_frontend_destroy(XenDevice *xendev)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (xendev->frontend_state_watch) {
-        xen_device_remove_watch(xendev, xendev->frontend_state_watch,
-                                NULL);
+        xs_node_unwatch(xendev->xsh, xendev->frontend_state_watch);
         xendev->frontend_state_watch = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1145,13 +962,8 @@  static void xen_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
         xendev->xgth = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (xendev->watch_list) {
-        watch_list_destroy(xendev->watch_list);
-        xendev->watch_list = NULL;
-    }
-
     if (xendev->xsh) {
-        xs_close(xendev->xsh);
+        qemu_xen_xs_close(xendev->xsh);
         xendev->xsh = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1196,14 +1008,12 @@  static void xen_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     trace_xen_device_realize(type, xendev->name);
 
-    xendev->xsh = xs_open(0);
+    xendev->xsh = qemu_xen_xs_open();
     if (!xendev->xsh) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed xs_open");
         goto unrealize;
     }
 
-    xendev->watch_list = watch_list_create(xendev->xsh);
-
     xendev->xgth = qemu_xen_gnttab_open();
     if (!xendev->xgth) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "failed xengnttab_open");
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.c b/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.c
index 047463d89c..96d0941a7c 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@  BusState *xen_sysbus;
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /* public */
-struct xs_handle *xenstore;
+struct qemu_xs_handle *xenstore;
 const char *xen_protocol;
 
 /* private */
@@ -274,6 +274,25 @@  static void xen_be_frontend_changed(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev,
     }
 }
 
+static void xenstore_update_fe(void *opaque, const char *watch)
+{
+    struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev = opaque;
+    const char *node;
+    unsigned int len;
+
+    len = strlen(xendev->fe);
+    if (strncmp(xendev->fe, watch, len) != 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (watch[len] != '/') {
+        return;
+    }
+    node = watch + len + 1;
+
+    xen_be_frontend_changed(xendev, node);
+    xen_be_check_state(xendev);
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Check for possible state transitions and perform them.        */
 
@@ -287,7 +306,6 @@  static void xen_be_frontend_changed(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev,
  */
 static int xen_be_try_setup(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
 {
-    char token[XEN_BUFSIZE];
     int be_state;
 
     if (xenstore_read_be_int(xendev, "state", &be_state) == -1) {
@@ -308,8 +326,8 @@  static int xen_be_try_setup(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
     }
 
     /* setup frontend watch */
-    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "fe:%p", xendev);
-    if (!xs_watch(xenstore, xendev->fe, token)) {
+    xendev->watch = qemu_xen_xs_watch(xenstore, xendev->fe, xenstore_update_fe, xendev);
+    if (!xendev->watch) {
         xen_pv_printf(xendev, 0, "watching frontend path (%s) failed\n",
                       xendev->fe);
         return -1;
@@ -498,46 +516,20 @@  void xen_be_check_state(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static int xenstore_scan(const char *type, int dom, struct XenDevOps *ops)
-{
-    struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev;
-    char path[XEN_BUFSIZE], token[XEN_BUFSIZE];
-    char **dev = NULL;
-    unsigned int cdev, j;
-
-    /* setup watch */
-    snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "be:%p:%d:%p", type, dom, ops);
-    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "backend/%s/%d", type, dom);
-    if (!xs_watch(xenstore, path, token)) {
-        xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "xen be: watching backend path (%s) failed\n",
-                      path);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* look for backends */
-    dev = xs_directory(xenstore, 0, path, &cdev);
-    if (!dev) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    for (j = 0; j < cdev; j++) {
-        xendev = xen_be_get_xendev(type, dom, atoi(dev[j]), ops);
-        if (xendev == NULL) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        xen_be_check_state(xendev);
-    }
-    free(dev);
-    return 0;
-}
+struct xenstore_be {
+    const char *type;
+    int dom;
+    struct XenDevOps *ops;
+};
 
-void xenstore_update_be(char *watch, char *type, int dom,
-                        struct XenDevOps *ops)
+static void xenstore_update_be(void *opaque, const char *watch)
 {
+    struct xenstore_be *be = opaque;
     struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev;
     char path[XEN_BUFSIZE], *bepath;
     unsigned int len, dev;
 
-    len = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "backend/%s/%d", type, dom);
+    len = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "backend/%s/%d", be->type, be->dom);
     if (strncmp(path, watch, len) != 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -551,9 +543,9 @@  void xenstore_update_be(char *watch, char *type, int dom,
         return;
     }
 
-    xendev = xen_be_get_xendev(type, dom, dev, ops);
+    xendev = xen_be_get_xendev(be->type, be->dom, dev, be->ops);
     if (xendev != NULL) {
-        bepath = xs_read(xenstore, 0, xendev->be, &len);
+        bepath = qemu_xen_xs_read(xenstore, 0, xendev->be, &len);
         if (bepath == NULL) {
             xen_pv_del_xendev(xendev);
         } else {
@@ -564,35 +556,51 @@  void xenstore_update_be(char *watch, char *type, int dom,
     }
 }
 
-void xenstore_update_fe(char *watch, struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
+static int xenstore_scan(const char *type, int dom, struct XenDevOps *ops)
 {
-    char *node;
-    unsigned int len;
+    struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev;
+    char path[XEN_BUFSIZE];
+    struct xenstore_be *be = g_new0(struct xenstore_be, 1);
+    char **dev = NULL;
+    unsigned int cdev, j;
 
-    len = strlen(xendev->fe);
-    if (strncmp(xendev->fe, watch, len) != 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-    if (watch[len] != '/') {
-        return;
+    /* setup watch */
+    be->type = type;
+    be->dom = dom;
+    be->ops = ops;
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "backend/%s/%d", type, dom);
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_watch(xenstore, path, xenstore_update_be, be)) {
+        xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "xen be: watching backend path (%s) failed\n",
+                      path);
+        return -1;
     }
-    node = watch + len + 1;
 
-    xen_be_frontend_changed(xendev, node);
-    xen_be_check_state(xendev);
+    /* look for backends */
+    dev = qemu_xen_xs_directory(xenstore, 0, path, &cdev);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    for (j = 0; j < cdev; j++) {
+        xendev = xen_be_get_xendev(type, dom, atoi(dev[j]), ops);
+        if (xendev == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        xen_be_check_state(xendev);
+    }
+    free(dev);
+    return 0;
 }
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 int xen_be_init(void)
 {
-    xenstore = xs_daemon_open();
+    xenstore = qemu_xen_xs_open();
     if (!xenstore) {
         xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "can't connect to xenstored\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(xenstore), xenstore_update, NULL, NULL);
-
     if (xen_evtchn_ops == NULL || xen_gnttab_ops == NULL) {
         /* Check if xen_init() have been called */
         goto err;
@@ -606,8 +614,7 @@  int xen_be_init(void)
     return 0;
 
 err:
-    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(xenstore), NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    xs_daemon_close(xenstore);
+    qemu_xen_xs_close(xenstore);
     xenstore = NULL;
 
     return -1;
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
index 4c6b305cc4..b2b76c63af 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ 
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/uuid.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 
 #include "hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h"
@@ -280,6 +281,193 @@  struct foreignmem_backend_ops libxenforeignmem_backend_ops = {
     .unmap = libxenforeignmem_backend_unmap,
 };
 
+struct qemu_xs_handle {
+    struct xs_handle *xsh;
+    NotifierList notifiers;
+};
+
+static void watch_event(void *opaque)
+{
+    struct qemu_xs_handle *h = opaque;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        char **v = xs_check_watch(h->xsh);
+
+        if (!v) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        notifier_list_notify(&h->notifiers, v);
+        free(v);
+    }
+}
+
+static struct qemu_xs_handle *libxenstore_open(void)
+{
+    struct xs_handle *xsh = xs_open(0);
+    struct qemu_xs_handle *h = g_new0(struct qemu_xs_handle, 1);
+
+    if (!xsh)
+        return NULL;
+
+    h = g_new0(struct qemu_xs_handle, 1);
+    h->xsh = xsh;
+
+    notifier_list_init(&h->notifiers);
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(h->xsh), watch_event, NULL, h);
+
+    return h;
+}
+
+static void libxenstore_close(struct qemu_xs_handle *h)
+{
+    g_assert(notifier_list_empty(&h->notifiers));
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(xs_fileno(h->xsh), NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    xs_close(h->xsh);
+    g_free(h);
+}
+
+static char *libxenstore_get_domain_path(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid)
+{
+    return xs_get_domain_path(h->xsh, domid);
+}
+
+static char **libxenstore_directory(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                             const char *path, unsigned int *num)
+{
+    return xs_directory(h->xsh, t, path, num);
+}
+
+static void *libxenstore_read(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                              const char *path, unsigned int *len)
+{
+    return xs_read(h->xsh, t, path, len);
+}
+
+static bool libxenstore_write(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                              const char *path, const void *data, unsigned int len)
+{
+    return xs_write(h->xsh, t, path, data, len);
+}
+
+static bool libxenstore_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                               unsigned int owner, unsigned int domid,
+                               unsigned int perms, const char *path)
+{
+    struct xs_permissions perms_list[] = {
+        {
+            .id    = owner,
+            .perms = XS_PERM_NONE,
+        },
+        {
+            .id    = domid,
+            .perms = perms,
+        },
+    };
+
+    if (!xs_mkdir(h->xsh, t, path))
+        return false;
+
+    return xs_set_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, perms_list, ARRAY_SIZE(perms_list));
+}
+
+static bool libxenstore_destroy(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                const char *path)
+{
+    return xs_rm(h->xsh, t, path);
+}
+
+struct qemu_xs_watch {
+    char *path;
+    char *token;
+    xs_watch_fn fn;
+    void *opaque;
+    Notifier notifier;
+};
+
+static void watch_notify(Notifier *n, void *data)
+{
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *w = container_of(n, struct qemu_xs_watch, notifier);
+    const char **v = data;
+
+    if (!strcmp(w->token, v[XS_WATCH_TOKEN])) {
+        w->fn(w->opaque, v[XS_WATCH_PATH]);
+    }
+}
+
+static struct qemu_xs_watch *new_watch(const char *path, xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque)
+{
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *w = g_new0(struct qemu_xs_watch, 1);
+    QemuUUID uuid;
+
+    qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
+
+    w->token = qemu_uuid_unparse_strdup(&uuid);
+    w->path = g_strdup(path);
+    w->fn = fn;
+    w->opaque = opaque;
+    w->notifier.notify = watch_notify;
+
+    return w;
+}
+
+static void free_watch(struct qemu_xs_watch *w)
+{
+    g_free(w->token);
+    g_free(w->path);
+
+    g_free(w);
+}
+
+static struct qemu_xs_watch *libxenstore_watch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, const char *path,
+                                               xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque)
+{
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *w = new_watch(path, fn, opaque);
+
+    notifier_list_add(&h->notifiers, &w->notifier);
+
+    if (!xs_watch(h->xsh, path, w->token)) {
+        notifier_remove(&w->notifier);
+        free_watch(w);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return w;
+}
+
+static void libxenstore_unwatch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, struct qemu_xs_watch *w)
+{
+    xs_unwatch(h->xsh, w->path, w->token);
+    notifier_remove(&w->notifier);
+    free_watch(w);
+}
+
+static xs_transaction_t libxenstore_transaction_start(struct qemu_xs_handle *h)
+{
+    return xs_transaction_start(h->xsh);
+}
+
+static bool libxenstore_transaction_end(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                        bool abort)
+{
+    return xs_transaction_end(h->xsh, t, abort);
+}
+
+struct xenstore_backend_ops libxenstore_backend_ops = {
+    .open = libxenstore_open,
+    .close = libxenstore_close,
+    .get_domain_path = libxenstore_get_domain_path,
+    .directory = libxenstore_directory,
+    .read = libxenstore_read,
+    .write = libxenstore_write,
+    .create = libxenstore_create,
+    .destroy = libxenstore_destroy,
+    .watch = libxenstore_watch,
+    .unwatch = libxenstore_unwatch,
+    .transaction_start = libxenstore_transaction_start,
+    .transaction_end = libxenstore_transaction_end,
+};
+
 void setup_xen_backend_ops(void)
 {
 #if CONFIG_XEN_CTRL_INTERFACE_VERSION >= 40800
@@ -295,4 +483,5 @@  void setup_xen_backend_ops(void)
     xen_evtchn_ops = &libxenevtchn_backend_ops;
     xen_gnttab_ops = &libxengnttab_backend_ops;
     xen_foreignmem_ops = &libxenforeignmem_backend_ops;
+    xen_xenstore_ops = &libxenstore_backend_ops;
 }
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c b/hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c
index 46ee4a7f02..9b7304e544 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_devconfig.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@  static int xen_config_dev_dirs(const char *ftype, const char *btype, int vdev,
 {
     char *dom;
 
-    dom = xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, xen_domid);
+    dom = qemu_xen_xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, xen_domid);
     snprintf(fe, len, "%s/device/%s/%d", dom, ftype, vdev);
     free(dom);
 
-    dom = xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, 0);
+    dom = qemu_xen_xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, 0);
     snprintf(be, len, "%s/backend/%s/%d/%d", dom, btype, xen_domid, vdev);
     free(dom);
 
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_pt_graphics.c b/hw/xen/xen_pt_graphics.c
index f303f67c9c..0aed3bb6fd 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_pt_graphics.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_pt_graphics.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ 
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "xen_pt.h"
 #include "xen-host-pci-device.h"
-#include "hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h"
 
 static unsigned long igd_guest_opregion;
 static unsigned long igd_host_opregion;
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c b/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
index db9538b115..b2b20eb2bd 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.c
@@ -54,31 +54,17 @@  void xen_config_cleanup(void)
     struct xs_dirs *d;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(d, &xs_cleanup, list) {
-        xs_rm(xenstore, 0, d->xs_dir);
+        qemu_xen_xs_destroy(xenstore, 0, d->xs_dir);
     }
 }
 
 int xenstore_mkdir(char *path, int p)
 {
-    struct xs_permissions perms[2] = {
-        {
-            .id    = 0, /* set owner: dom0 */
-        }, {
-            .id    = xen_domid,
-            .perms = p,
-        }
-    };
-
-    if (!xs_mkdir(xenstore, 0, path)) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_create(xenstore, 0, 0, xen_domid, p, path)) {
         xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "xs_mkdir %s: failed\n", path);
         return -1;
     }
     xenstore_cleanup_dir(g_strdup(path));
-
-    if (!xs_set_permissions(xenstore, 0, path, perms, 2)) {
-        xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "xs_set_permissions %s: failed\n", path);
-        return -1;
-    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +73,7 @@  int xenstore_write_str(const char *base, const char *node, const char *val)
     char abspath[XEN_BUFSIZE];
 
     snprintf(abspath, sizeof(abspath), "%s/%s", base, node);
-    if (!xs_write(xenstore, 0, abspath, val, strlen(val))) {
+    if (!qemu_xen_xs_write(xenstore, 0, abspath, val, strlen(val))) {
         return -1;
     }
     return 0;
@@ -100,7 +86,7 @@  char *xenstore_read_str(const char *base, const char *node)
     char *str, *ret = NULL;
 
     snprintf(abspath, sizeof(abspath), "%s/%s", base, node);
-    str = xs_read(xenstore, 0, abspath, &len);
+    str = qemu_xen_xs_read(xenstore, 0, abspath, &len);
     if (str != NULL) {
         /* move to qemu-allocated memory to make sure
          * callers can savely g_free() stuff. */
@@ -152,29 +138,6 @@  int xenstore_read_uint64(const char *base, const char *node, uint64_t *uval)
     return rc;
 }
 
-void xenstore_update(void *unused)
-{
-    char **vec = NULL;
-    intptr_t type, ops, ptr;
-    unsigned int dom, count;
-
-    vec = xs_read_watch(xenstore, &count);
-    if (vec == NULL) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    if (sscanf(vec[XS_WATCH_TOKEN], "be:%" PRIxPTR ":%d:%" PRIxPTR,
-               &type, &dom, &ops) == 3) {
-        xenstore_update_be(vec[XS_WATCH_PATH], (void *)type, dom, (void*)ops);
-    }
-    if (sscanf(vec[XS_WATCH_TOKEN], "fe:%" PRIxPTR, &ptr) == 1) {
-        xenstore_update_fe(vec[XS_WATCH_PATH], (void *)ptr);
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    free(vec);
-}
-
 const char *xenbus_strstate(enum xenbus_state state)
 {
     static const char *const name[] = {
@@ -298,9 +261,7 @@  void xen_pv_del_xendev(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev)
     }
 
     if (xendev->fe) {
-        char token[XEN_BUFSIZE];
-        snprintf(token, sizeof(token), "fe:%p", xendev);
-        xs_unwatch(xenstore, xendev->fe, token);
+        qemu_xen_xs_unwatch(xenstore, xendev->watch);
         g_free(xendev->fe);
     }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h b/include/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h
index 629a904d1a..b7f67a3438 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen-bus-helper.h
@@ -8,38 +8,37 @@ 
 #ifndef HW_XEN_BUS_HELPER_H
 #define HW_XEN_BUS_HELPER_H
 
-#include "hw/xen/xen_common.h"
+#include "hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h"
 
 const char *xs_strstate(enum xenbus_state state);
 
-void xs_node_create(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
-                    const char *node, struct xs_permissions perms[],
-                    unsigned int nr_perms, Error **errp);
-void xs_node_destroy(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+                    const char *node, unsigned int owner, unsigned int domid,
+                    unsigned int perms, Error **errp);
+void xs_node_destroy(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                      const char *node, Error **errp);
 
 /* Write to node/key unless node is empty, in which case write to key */
-void xs_node_vprintf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_vprintf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                      const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                      const char *fmt, va_list ap)
     G_GNUC_PRINTF(6, 0);
-void xs_node_printf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+void xs_node_printf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                     const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                     const char *fmt, ...)
     G_GNUC_PRINTF(6, 7);
 
 /* Read from node/key unless node is empty, in which case read from key */
-int xs_node_vscanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+int xs_node_vscanf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                    const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                    const char *fmt, va_list ap);
-int xs_node_scanf(struct xs_handle *xsh,  xs_transaction_t tid,
+int xs_node_scanf(struct qemu_xs_handle *h,  xs_transaction_t tid,
                   const char *node, const char *key, Error **errp,
                   const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /* Watch node/key unless node is empty, in which case watch key */
-void xs_node_watch(struct xs_handle *xsh, const char *node, const char *key,
-                   char *token, Error **errp);
-void xs_node_unwatch(struct xs_handle *xsh, const char *node, const char *key,
-                     const char *token, Error **errp);
+struct qemu_xs_watch *xs_node_watch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, const char *node, const char *key,
+                                    xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque, Error **errp);
+void xs_node_unwatch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, struct qemu_xs_watch *w);
 
 #endif /* HW_XEN_BUS_HELPER_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen-bus.h b/include/hw/xen/xen-bus.h
index c9932b7f0a..e0b704faa4 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen-bus.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen-bus.h
@@ -9,29 +9,23 @@ 
 #define HW_XEN_BUS_H
 
 #include "hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h"
-#include "hw/xen/interface/io/xenbus.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
-typedef void (*XenWatchHandler)(void *opaque);
-
-typedef struct XenWatchList XenWatchList;
-typedef struct XenWatch XenWatch;
 typedef struct XenEventChannel XenEventChannel;
 
 struct XenDevice {
     DeviceState qdev;
     domid_t frontend_id;
     char *name;
-    struct xs_handle *xsh;
-    XenWatchList *watch_list;
+    struct qemu_xs_handle *xsh;
     char *backend_path, *frontend_path;
     enum xenbus_state backend_state, frontend_state;
     Notifier exit;
-    XenWatch *backend_state_watch, *frontend_state_watch;
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *backend_state_watch, *frontend_state_watch;
     bool backend_online;
-    XenWatch *backend_online_watch;
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *backend_online_watch;
     xengnttab_handle *xgth;
     bool inactive;
     QLIST_HEAD(, XenEventChannel) event_channels;
@@ -64,10 +58,9 @@  OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(XenDevice, XenDeviceClass, XEN_DEVICE)
 struct XenBus {
     BusState qbus;
     domid_t backend_id;
-    struct xs_handle *xsh;
-    XenWatchList *watch_list;
+    struct qemu_xs_handle *xsh;
     unsigned int backend_types;
-    XenWatch **backend_watch;
+    struct qemu_xs_watch **backend_watch;
     QLIST_HEAD(, XenDevice) inactive_devices;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h b/include/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h
index ea84a9246f..6c2ae709f5 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ 
 #define HW_XEN_LEGACY_BACKEND_H
 
 #include "hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h"
-#include "hw/xen/interface/io/xenbus.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@  DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(XenLegacyDevice, XENBACKEND,
                          TYPE_XENBACKEND)
 
 /* variables */
-extern struct xs_handle *xenstore;
+extern struct qemu_xs_handle *xenstore;
 extern const char *xen_protocol;
 extern DeviceState *xen_sysdev;
 extern BusState *xen_sysbus;
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@  int xenstore_write_be_int64(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev, const char *node,
 char *xenstore_read_be_str(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev, const char *node);
 int xenstore_read_be_int(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev, const char *node,
                          int *ival);
-void xenstore_update_fe(char *watch, struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev);
-void xenstore_update_be(char *watch, char *type, int dom,
-                        struct XenDevOps *ops);
 char *xenstore_read_fe_str(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev, const char *node);
 int xenstore_read_fe_int(struct XenLegacyDevice *xendev, const char *node,
                          int *ival);
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
index 5bbe7bbc01..ffb5e54e80 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ 
 #ifndef QEMU_XEN_BACKEND_OPS_H
 #define QEMU_XEN_BACKEND_OPS_H
 
+#include "hw/xen/xen.h"
+#include "standard-headers/xen/xen.h"
+#include "standard-headers/xen/io/xenbus.h"
+
 /*
  * For the time being, these operations map fairly closely to the API of
  * the actual Xen libraries, e.g. libxenevtchn. As we complete the migration
@@ -36,6 +40,16 @@  typedef uint32_t grant_ref_t;
 #define XEN_PAGE_SIZE        (1UL << XEN_PAGE_SHIFT)
 #define XEN_PAGE_MASK        (~(XEN_PAGE_SIZE-1))
 
+#ifndef xen_rmb
+#define xen_rmb() smp_rmb()
+#endif
+#ifndef xen_wmb
+#define xen_wmb() smp_wmb()
+#endif
+#ifndef xen_mb
+#define xen_mb() smp_mb()
+#endif
+
 struct evtchn_backend_ops {
     xenevtchn_handle *(*open)(void);
     int (*bind_interdomain)(xenevtchn_handle *xc, uint32_t domid,
@@ -233,6 +247,147 @@  static inline int qemu_xen_foreignmem_unmap(void *addr, size_t pages)
     return xen_foreignmem_ops->unmap(addr, pages);
 }
 
+typedef void (*xs_watch_fn)(void *opaque, const char *path);
+
+struct qemu_xs_handle;
+struct qemu_xs_watch;
+typedef uint32_t xs_transaction_t;
+
+#define XBT_NULL 0
+
+#define XS_PERM_NONE  0x00
+#define XS_PERM_READ  0x01
+#define XS_PERM_WRITE 0x02
+
+struct xenstore_backend_ops {
+    struct qemu_xs_handle *(*open)(void);
+    void (*close)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h);
+    char *(*get_domain_path)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid);
+    char **(*directory)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                        const char *path, unsigned int *num);
+    void *(*read)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                  const char *path, unsigned int *len);
+    bool (*write)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                  const char *path, const void *data, unsigned int len);
+    bool (*create)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                   unsigned int owner, unsigned int domid,
+                   unsigned int perms, const char *path);
+    bool (*destroy)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+               const char *path);
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *(*watch)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, const char *path,
+                                   xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque);
+    void (*unwatch)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, struct qemu_xs_watch *w);
+    xs_transaction_t (*transaction_start)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h);
+    bool (*transaction_end)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                            bool abort);
+};
+
+extern struct xenstore_backend_ops *xen_xenstore_ops;
+
+static inline struct qemu_xs_handle *qemu_xen_xs_open(void)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->open();
+}
+
+static inline void qemu_xen_xs_close(struct qemu_xs_handle *h)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return;
+    }
+    xen_xenstore_ops->close(h);
+}
+
+static inline char *qemu_xen_xs_get_domain_path(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->get_domain_path(h, domid);
+}
+
+static inline char **qemu_xen_xs_directory(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                           const char *path, unsigned int *num)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->directory(h, t, path, num);
+}
+
+static inline void *qemu_xen_xs_read(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                     const char *path, unsigned int *len)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->read(h, t, path, len);
+}
+
+static inline bool qemu_xen_xs_write(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                     const char *path, const void *data, unsigned int len)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->write(h, t, path, data, len);
+}
+
+static inline bool qemu_xen_xs_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                      unsigned int owner, unsigned int domid,
+                                      unsigned int perms, const char *path)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->create(h, t, owner, domid, perms, path);
+}
+
+static inline bool qemu_xen_xs_destroy(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                       const char *path)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->destroy(h, t, path);
+}
+
+static inline struct qemu_xs_watch *qemu_xen_xs_watch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, const char *path,
+                                                      xs_watch_fn fn, void *opaque)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->watch(h, path, fn, opaque);
+}
+
+static inline void qemu_xen_xs_unwatch(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, struct qemu_xs_watch *w)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return;
+    }
+    xen_xenstore_ops->unwatch(h, w);
+}
+
+static inline xs_transaction_t qemu_xen_xs_transaction_start(struct qemu_xs_handle *h)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return XBT_NULL;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->transaction_start(h);
+}
+
+static inline bool qemu_xen_xs_transaction_end(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
+                                               bool abort)
+{
+    if (!xen_xenstore_ops) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return xen_xenstore_ops->transaction_end(h, t, abort);
+}
+
 void setup_xen_backend_ops(void);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_XEN_BACKEND_OPS_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
index 4440c2b245..f116ef3f72 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ 
 
 #include <xenctrl.h>
 #include <xenstore.h>
-#include "hw/xen/interface/io/xenbus.h"
 
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h
index 9c27b14764..d8eea353b8 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_pvdev.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@  struct XenLegacyDevice {
     char               name[64];
     int                debug;
 
+    struct qemu_xs_watch *watch;
     enum xenbus_state  be_state;
     enum xenbus_state  fe_state;
     int                online;
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@  int xenstore_write_int64(const char *base, const char *node, int64_t ival);
 char *xenstore_read_str(const char *base, const char *node);
 int xenstore_read_int(const char *base, const char *node, int *ival);
 int xenstore_read_uint64(const char *base, const char *node, uint64_t *uval);
-void xenstore_update(void *unused);
 
 const char *xenbus_strstate(enum xenbus_state state);
 
diff --git a/softmmu/globals.c b/softmmu/globals.c
index dda32986f7..39678aa8c5 100644
--- a/softmmu/globals.c
+++ b/softmmu/globals.c
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@  bool xen_domid_restrict;
 struct evtchn_backend_ops *xen_evtchn_ops;
 struct gnttab_backend_ops *xen_gnttab_ops;
 struct foreignmem_backend_ops *xen_foreignmem_ops;
+struct xenstore_backend_ops *xen_xenstore_ops;