diff --git a/hw/s390x/Makefile.objs b/hw/s390x/Makefile.objs
index dcdcac8..1c14b96 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/s390x/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 obj-y = s390-virtio-bus.o s390-virtio.o
 
 obj-y := $(addprefix ../,$(obj-y))
+obj-y += sclp.o
diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.c b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d902a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * SCLP Support
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2012
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
+ *  Heinz Graalfs <graalfs@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your
+ * option) any later version.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "kvm.h"
+#include "memory.h"
+
+#include "sclp.h"
+
+/* Provide information about the configuration, CPUs and storage */
+static void read_SCP_info(SCCB *sccb)
+{
+    ReadInfo *read_info = (ReadInfo *) sccb;
+    int shift = 0;
+
+    while ((ram_size >> (20 + shift)) > 65535) {
+        shift++;
+    }
+    read_info->rnmax = cpu_to_be16(ram_size >> (20 + shift));
+    read_info->rnsize = 1 << shift;
+    sccb->h.response_code = cpu_to_be16(SCLP_RC_NORMAL_READ_COMPLETION);
+}
+
+static void sclp_execute(SCCB *sccb, uint64_t code)
+{
+    switch (code) {
+    case SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO:
+    case SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED:
+        read_SCP_info(sccb);
+        break;
+    default:
+        sccb->h.response_code = cpu_to_be16(SCLP_RC_INVALID_SCLP_COMMAND);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+int sclp_service_call(uint32_t sccb, uint64_t code)
+{
+    int r = 0;
+    SCCB work_sccb;
+
+    hwaddr sccb_len = sizeof(SCCB);
+
+    /* first some basic checks on program checks */
+    if (cpu_physical_memory_is_io(sccb)) {
+        r = -PGM_ADDRESSING;
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if (sccb & ~0x7ffffff8ul) {
+        r = -PGM_SPECIFICATION;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * we want to work on a private copy of the sccb, to prevent guests
+     * from playing dirty tricks by modifying the memory content after
+     * the host has checked the values
+     */
+    cpu_physical_memory_read(sccb, &work_sccb, sccb_len);
+
+    /* Valid sccb sizes */
+    if (be16_to_cpu(work_sccb.h.length) < sizeof(SCCBHeader) ||
+        be16_to_cpu(work_sccb.h.length) > SCCB_SIZE) {
+        r = -PGM_SPECIFICATION;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    sclp_execute((SCCB *)&work_sccb, code);
+
+    cpu_physical_memory_write(sccb, &work_sccb,
+                              be16_to_cpu(work_sccb.h.length));
+
+    sclp_service_interrupt(sccb);
+
+out:
+    return r;
+}
+
+void sclp_service_interrupt(uint32_t sccb)
+{
+    s390_sclp_extint(sccb & ~3);
+}
+
+/* qemu object creation and initialization functions */
+
+static void s390_sclp_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    SysBusDeviceClass *dc = SYS_BUS_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    dc->init = s390_sclp_dev_init;
+}
+
+static TypeInfo s390_sclp_device_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_DEVICE_S390_SCLP,
+    .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(S390SCLPDevice),
+    .class_init = s390_sclp_device_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(S390SCLPDeviceClass),
+    .abstract = true,
+};
+
+static void s390_sclp_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&s390_sclp_device_info);
+}
+
+type_init(s390_sclp_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.h b/hw/s390x/sclp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9ad42b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * SCLP Support
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2012
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your
+ * option) any later version.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_S390_SCLP_H
+#define HW_S390_SCLP_H
+
+#include <hw/sysbus.h>
+#include <hw/qdev.h>
+
+/* SCLP command codes */
+#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO                 0x00020001
+#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED          0x00120001
+
+/* SCLP response codes */
+#define SCLP_RC_NORMAL_READ_COMPLETION          0x0010
+#define SCLP_RC_INVALID_SCLP_COMMAND            0x01f0
+
+/* Service Call Control Block (SCCB) and its elements */
+
+#define SCCB_SIZE 4096
+
+/*
+ * Normally packed structures are not the right thing to do, since all code
+ * must take care of endianess. We cant use ldl_phys and friends for two
+ * reasons, though:
+ * - some of the embedded structures below the SCCB can appear multiple times
+ *   at different locations, so there is no fixed offset
+ * - we work on a private copy of the SCCB, since there are several length
+ *   fields, that would cause a security nightmare if we allow the guest to
+ *   alter the structure while we parse it. We cannot use ldl_p and friends
+ *   either without doing pointer arithmetics
+ * So we have to double check that all users of sclp data structures use the
+ * right endianess wrappers.
+ */
+typedef struct SCCBHeader {
+    uint16_t length;
+    uint8_t function_code;
+    uint8_t control_mask[3];
+    uint16_t response_code;
+} QEMU_PACKED SCCBHeader;
+
+#define SCCB_DATA_LEN (SCCB_SIZE - sizeof(SCCBHeader))
+
+typedef struct ReadInfo {
+    SCCBHeader h;
+    uint16_t rnmax;
+    uint8_t rnsize;
+} QEMU_PACKED ReadInfo;
+
+typedef struct SCCB {
+    SCCBHeader h;
+    char data[SCCB_DATA_LEN];
+ } QEMU_PACKED SCCB;
+
+typedef struct S390SCLPDevice {
+    SysBusDevice busdev;
+} S390SCLPDevice;
+
+typedef struct S390SCLPDeviceClass {
+    DeviceClass qdev;
+    int (*init)(S390SCLPDevice *sdev);
+} S390SCLPDeviceClass;
+
+void sclp_service_interrupt(uint32_t sccb);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/target-s390x/cpu.h b/target-s390x/cpu.h
index 9997765..5be6e83 100644
--- a/target-s390x/cpu.h
+++ b/target-s390x/cpu.h
@@ -596,17 +596,6 @@ static inline const char *cc_name(int cc_op)
     return cc_names[cc_op];
 }
 
-/* SCLP PV interface defines */
-#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO         0x00020001
-#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED  0x00120001
-
-#define SCP_LENGTH                      0x00
-#define SCP_FUNCTION_CODE               0x02
-#define SCP_CONTROL_MASK                0x03
-#define SCP_RESPONSE_CODE               0x06
-#define SCP_MEM_CODE                    0x08
-#define SCP_INCREMENT                   0x0a
-
 typedef struct LowCore
 {
     /* prefix area: defined by architecture */
@@ -955,7 +944,7 @@ static inline void ebcdic_put(uint8_t *p, const char *ascii, int len)
 void load_psw(CPUS390XState *env, uint64_t mask, uint64_t addr);
 int mmu_translate(CPUS390XState *env, target_ulong vaddr, int rw, uint64_t asc,
                   target_ulong *raddr, int *flags);
-int sclp_service_call(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t sccb, uint64_t code);
+int sclp_service_call(uint32_t sccb, uint64_t code);
 uint32_t calc_cc(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t cc_op, uint64_t src, uint64_t dst,
                  uint64_t vr);
 
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index e19a44d..a66ac43 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
 #define SIGP_STORE_STATUS_ADDR          0x0e
 #define SIGP_SET_ARCH                   0x12
 
-#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO         0x00020001
-#define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED  0x00120001
-
 const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_arch_required_capabilities[] = {
     KVM_CAP_LAST_INFO
 };
@@ -344,7 +341,7 @@ static int kvm_sclp_service_call(CPUS390XState *env, struct kvm_run *run,
     sccb = env->regs[ipbh0 & 0xf];
     code = env->regs[(ipbh0 & 0xf0) >> 4];
 
-    r = sclp_service_call(env, sccb, code);
+    r = sclp_service_call(sccb, code);
     if (r < 0) {
         enter_pgmcheck(env, -r);
     }
diff --git a/target-s390x/misc_helper.c b/target-s390x/misc_helper.c
index fdccd58..38d8f2a 100644
--- a/target-s390x/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target-s390x/misc_helper.c
@@ -67,55 +67,12 @@ void program_interrupt(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t code, int ilc)
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * ret < 0 indicates program check, ret = 0, 1, 2, 3 -> cc
- */
-int sclp_service_call(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t sccb, uint64_t code)
-{
-    int r = 0;
-    int shift = 0;
-
-#ifdef DEBUG_HELPER
-    printf("sclp(0x%x, 0x%" PRIx64 ")\n", sccb, code);
-#endif
-
-    /* basic checks */
-    if (cpu_physical_memory_is_io(sccb)) {
-        return -PGM_ADDRESSING;
-    }
-    if (sccb & ~0x7ffffff8ul) {
-        return -PGM_SPECIFICATION;
-    }
-
-    switch (code) {
-    case SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO:
-    case SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED:
-        while ((ram_size >> (20 + shift)) > 65535) {
-            shift++;
-        }
-        stw_phys(sccb + SCP_MEM_CODE, ram_size >> (20 + shift));
-        stb_phys(sccb + SCP_INCREMENT, 1 << shift);
-        stw_phys(sccb + SCP_RESPONSE_CODE, 0x10);
-
-        s390_sclp_extint(sccb & ~3);
-        break;
-    default:
-#ifdef DEBUG_HELPER
-        printf("KVM: invalid sclp call 0x%x / 0x%" PRIx64 "x\n", sccb, code);
-#endif
-        r = 3;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return r;
-}
-
 /* SCLP service call */
 uint32_t HELPER(servc)(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t r1, uint64_t r2)
 {
     int r;
 
-    r = sclp_service_call(env, r1, r2);
+    r = sclp_service_call(r1, r2);
     if (r < 0) {
         program_interrupt(env, -r, 4);
         return 0;
