diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 9a49852..7e1fddf 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endif #CONFIG_BSD_USER
 #########################################################
 # System emulator target
 ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
-obj-y += arch_init.o cpus.o monitor.o gdbstub.o balloon.o ioport.o
+obj-y += arch_init.o cpus.o monitor.o gdbstub.o balloon.o ioport.o numa.o
 obj-y += qtest.o
 obj-y += hw/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FDT) += device_tree.o
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 3caeb66..cf8e6e5 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ extern QEMUClock *rtc_clock;
 extern int nb_numa_nodes;
 extern uint64_t node_mem[MAX_NODES];
 extern unsigned long *node_cpumask[MAX_NODES];
+extern QemuOptsList qemu_numa_opts;
+int numa_init_func(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque);
+void set_numa_nodes(void);
 
 #define MAX_OPTION_ROMS 16
 typedef struct QEMUOptionRom {
diff --git a/numa.c b/numa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da68c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU System Emulator
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Fujitsu Ltd.
+ * Author: Wanlong Gao <gaowanlong@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "qemu/bitmap.h"
+#include "qapi-visit.h"
+#include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/dealloc-visitor.h"
+
+QemuOptsList qemu_numa_opts = {
+    .name = "numa",
+    .implied_opt_name = "type",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_numa_opts.head),
+    .desc = { { 0 } } /* validated with OptsVisitor */
+};
+
+static int numa_node_parse_cpus(int nodenr, const char *cpus)
+{
+    char *endptr;
+    unsigned long long value, endvalue;
+
+    /* Empty CPU range strings will be considered valid, they will simply
+     * not set any bit in the CPU bitmap.
+     */
+    if (!*cpus) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (parse_uint(cpus, &value, &endptr, 10) < 0) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    if (*endptr == '-') {
+        if (parse_uint_full(endptr + 1, &endvalue, 10) < 0) {
+            goto error;
+        }
+    } else if (*endptr == '\0') {
+        endvalue = value;
+    } else {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    if (endvalue >= MAX_CPUMASK_BITS) {
+        endvalue = MAX_CPUMASK_BITS - 1;
+        fprintf(stderr,
+            "qemu: NUMA: A max of %d VCPUs are supported\n",
+             MAX_CPUMASK_BITS);
+    }
+
+    if (endvalue < value) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    bitmap_set(node_cpumask[nodenr], value, endvalue-value+1);
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Invalid NUMA CPU range: %s\n", cpus);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int numa_node_parse(NumaNodeOptions *opts)
+{
+    uint64_t nodenr;
+    const char *cpus = NULL;
+
+    nodenr = opts->nodeid;
+    if (nodenr >= MAX_NODES) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Max number of NUMA nodes reached: %d\n",
+                (int)nodenr);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    cpus = opts->cpus;
+    return numa_node_parse_cpus(nodenr, cpus);
+}
+
+static int numa_mem_parse(NumaMemOptions *opts)
+{
+    uint64_t nodenr, mem_size;
+
+    nodenr = opts->nodeid;
+    if (nodenr >= MAX_NODES) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Max number of NUMA nodes reached: %d\n",
+                (int)nodenr);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    mem_size = opts->size;
+    node_mem[nodenr] = mem_size;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int numa_init_func(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
+{
+    NumaOptions *object = NULL;
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    {
+        OptsVisitor *ov = opts_visitor_new(opts);
+        visit_type_NumaOptions(opts_get_visitor(ov), &object, NULL, &err);
+        opts_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    }
+
+    if (error_is_set(&err)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: %s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_free(err);
+        ret = -1;
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    switch (object->kind) {
+    case NUMA_OPTIONS_KIND_NODE:
+        if (nb_numa_nodes >= MAX_NODES) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: too many NUMA nodes\n");
+            ret = -1;
+            goto error;
+        }
+        nb_numa_nodes++;
+        ret = numa_node_parse(object->node);
+        break;
+    case NUMA_OPTIONS_KIND_MEM:
+        ret = numa_mem_parse(object->mem);
+        break;
+    default:
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Invalid NUMA options type.\n");
+        ret = -1;
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+error:
+    if (object) {
+        QapiDeallocVisitor *dv = qapi_dealloc_visitor_new();
+        visit_type_NumaOptions(qapi_dealloc_get_visitor(dv),
+                               &object, NULL, NULL);
+        qapi_dealloc_visitor_cleanup(dv);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 4e98b4f..7ec4486 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -95,11 +95,13 @@ specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
-    "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+    "-numa node[,nodeid=node][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]]\n"
+    "-numa mem[,nodeid=node][,size=size]\n"
+    , QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -numa @var{opts}
 @findex -numa
-Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If mem and cpus are omitted, resources
+Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If @var{size} and @var{cpus} are omitted, resources
 are split equally.
 ETEXI
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 25b8f2f..d3e6d8c 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1330,102 +1330,6 @@ char *get_boot_devices_list(size_t *size)
     return list;
 }
 
-static void numa_node_parse_cpus(int nodenr, const char *cpus)
-{
-    char *endptr;
-    unsigned long long value, endvalue;
-
-    /* Empty CPU range strings will be considered valid, they will simply
-     * not set any bit in the CPU bitmap.
-     */
-    if (!*cpus) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (parse_uint(cpus, &value, &endptr, 10) < 0) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-    if (*endptr == '-') {
-        if (parse_uint_full(endptr + 1, &endvalue, 10) < 0) {
-            goto error;
-        }
-    } else if (*endptr == '\0') {
-        endvalue = value;
-    } else {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    if (endvalue >= MAX_CPUMASK_BITS) {
-        endvalue = MAX_CPUMASK_BITS - 1;
-        fprintf(stderr,
-            "qemu: NUMA: A max of %d VCPUs are supported\n",
-             MAX_CPUMASK_BITS);
-    }
-
-    if (endvalue < value) {
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-    bitmap_set(node_cpumask[nodenr], value, endvalue-value+1);
-    return;
-
-error:
-    fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Invalid NUMA CPU range: %s\n", cpus);
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-static void numa_add(const char *optarg)
-{
-    char option[128];
-    char *endptr;
-    unsigned long long nodenr;
-
-    optarg = get_opt_name(option, 128, optarg, ',');
-    if (*optarg == ',') {
-        optarg++;
-    }
-    if (!strcmp(option, "node")) {
-
-        if (nb_numa_nodes >= MAX_NODES) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: too many NUMA nodes\n");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        if (get_param_value(option, 128, "nodeid", optarg) == 0) {
-            nodenr = nb_numa_nodes;
-        } else {
-            if (parse_uint_full(option, &nodenr, 10) < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Invalid NUMA nodeid: %s\n", option);
-                exit(1);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (nodenr >= MAX_NODES) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "qemu: invalid NUMA nodeid: %llu\n", nodenr);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        if (get_param_value(option, 128, "mem", optarg) == 0) {
-            node_mem[nodenr] = 0;
-        } else {
-            int64_t sval;
-            sval = strtosz(option, &endptr);
-            if (sval < 0 || *endptr) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "qemu: invalid numa mem size: %s\n", optarg);
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            node_mem[nodenr] = sval;
-        }
-        if (get_param_value(option, 128, "cpus", optarg) != 0) {
-            numa_node_parse_cpus(nodenr, option);
-        }
-        nb_numa_nodes++;
-    } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid -numa option: %s\n", option);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-
 static QemuOptsList qemu_smp_opts = {
     .name = "smp-opts",
     .implied_opt_name = "cpus",
@@ -2961,6 +2865,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_tpmdev_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_realtime_opts);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_msg_opts);
+    qemu_add_opts(&qemu_numa_opts);
 
     runstate_init();
 
@@ -3147,7 +3052,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_numa:
-                numa_add(optarg);
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse(qemu_find_opts("numa"), optarg, 1);
+                if (!opts) {
+                    exit(1);
+                }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_display:
                 display_type = select_display(optarg);
@@ -4226,6 +4134,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     register_savevm_live(NULL, "ram", 0, 4, &savevm_ram_handlers, NULL);
 
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("numa"), numa_init_func,
+                          NULL, 1) != 0) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
     if (nb_numa_nodes > 0) {
         int i;
 
