diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 839f7ca063..4e1721625c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ F: target/ppc/kvm.c
 
 S390
 M: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
-M: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+M: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
 M: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
 S: Maintained
 F: target/s390x/kvm.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ F: include/hw/sparc/grlib.h
 S390 Machines
 -------------
 S390 Virtio-ccw
-M: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+M: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
 M: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
 M: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
 S: Supported
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ F: hw/vfio/*
 F: include/hw/vfio/
 
 vfio-ccw
-M: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+M: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/vfio/ccw.c
 F: hw/s390x/s390-ccw.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ F: tests/virtio-blk-test.c
 T: git git://github.com/stefanha/qemu.git block
 
 virtio-ccw
-M: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+M: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
 M: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.[hc]
diff --git a/hw/intc/s390_flic.c b/hw/intc/s390_flic.c
index a26e90670f..837158bdaf 100644
--- a/hw/intc/s390_flic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/s390_flic.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.h"
 
 S390FLICState *s390_get_flic(void)
 {
@@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ static void s390_flic_common_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     uint32_t max_batch = S390_FLIC_COMMON(dev)->adapter_routes_max_batch;
 
     if (max_batch > ADAPTER_ROUTES_MAX_GSI) {
-        error_setg(errp, "flic adapter_routes_max_batch too big"
-                   "%d (%d allowed)", max_batch, ADAPTER_ROUTES_MAX_GSI);
+        error_setg(errp, "flic property adapter_routes_max_batch too big"
+                   " (%d > %d)", max_batch, ADAPTER_ROUTES_MAX_GSI);
     }
 }
 
@@ -136,3 +137,30 @@ static void qemu_s390_flic_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(qemu_s390_flic_register_types)
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_adapter_info = {
+    .name = "s390_adapter_info",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT64(ind_offset, AdapterInfo),
+        /*
+         * We do not have to migrate neither the id nor the addresses.
+         * The id is set by css_register_io_adapter and the addresses
+         * are set based on the IndAddr objects after those get mapped.
+         */
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    },
+};
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_adapter_routes = {
+
+    .name = "s390_adapter_routes",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(adapter, AdapterRoutes, 1, vmstate_adapter_info,
+                       AdapterInfo),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
diff --git a/hw/intc/s390_flic_kvm.c b/hw/intc/s390_flic_kvm.c
index b4c61d8300..0bcd49f08b 100644
--- a/hw/intc/s390_flic_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/s390_flic_kvm.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/s390_flic.h"
@@ -391,24 +392,43 @@ static const VMStateDescription kvm_s390_flic_vmstate = {
     }
 };
 
+typedef struct KVMS390FLICStateClass {
+    S390FLICStateClass parent_class;
+    DeviceRealize parent_realize;
+} KVMS390FLICStateClass;
+
+#define KVM_S390_FLIC_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(KVMS390FLICStateClass, (obj), TYPE_KVM_S390_FLIC)
+
+#define KVM_S390_FLIC_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(KVMS390FLICStateClass, (klass), TYPE_KVM_S390_FLIC)
+
 static void kvm_s390_flic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     KVMS390FLICState *flic_state = KVM_S390_FLIC(dev);
     struct kvm_create_device cd = {0};
     struct kvm_device_attr test_attr = {0};
     int ret;
+    Error *errp_local = NULL;
 
+    KVM_S390_FLIC_GET_CLASS(dev)->parent_realize(dev, &errp_local);
+    if (errp_local) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
     flic_state->fd = -1;
     if (!kvm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL)) {
+        error_setg_errno(&errp_local, errno, "KVM is missing capability"
+                         " KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL");
         trace_flic_no_device_api(errno);
-        return;
+        goto fail;
     }
 
     cd.type = KVM_DEV_TYPE_FLIC;
     ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(kvm_state, KVM_CREATE_DEVICE, &cd);
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(&errp_local, errno, "Creating the KVM device failed");
         trace_flic_create_device(errno);
-        return;
+        goto fail;
     }
     flic_state->fd = cd.fd;
 
@@ -417,6 +437,9 @@ static void kvm_s390_flic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     flic_state->clear_io_supported = !ioctl(flic_state->fd,
                                             KVM_HAS_DEVICE_ATTR, test_attr);
 
+    return;
+fail:
+    error_propagate(errp, errp_local);
 }
 
 static void kvm_s390_flic_reset(DeviceState *dev)
@@ -446,6 +469,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_flic_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
     S390FLICStateClass *fsc = S390_FLIC_COMMON_CLASS(oc);
 
+    KVM_S390_FLIC_CLASS(oc)->parent_realize = dc->realize;
     dc->realize = kvm_s390_flic_realize;
     dc->vmsd = &kvm_s390_flic_vmstate;
     dc->reset = kvm_s390_flic_reset;
@@ -460,6 +484,7 @@ static const TypeInfo kvm_s390_flic_info = {
     .name          = TYPE_KVM_S390_FLIC,
     .parent        = TYPE_S390_FLIC_COMMON,
     .instance_size = sizeof(KVMS390FLICState),
+    .class_size    = sizeof(KVMS390FLICStateClass),
     .class_init    = kvm_s390_flic_class_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/3270-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/3270-ccw.c
index 6e6eee4e90..1554aa2484 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/3270-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/3270-ccw.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static void emulated_ccw_3270_realize(DeviceState *ds, Error **errp)
     sch->id.cu_type = EMULATED_CCW_3270_CU_TYPE;
     css_sch_build_virtual_schib(sch, (uint8_t)chpid,
                                 EMULATED_CCW_3270_CHPID_TYPE);
+    sch->do_subchannel_work = do_subchannel_work_virtual;
     sch->ccw_cb = emulated_ccw_3270_cb;
 
     ck->init(dev, &err);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
index fb8d640a7e..f9bfa154d6 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ static void ccw_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = ccw_device_properties;
 }
 
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_ccw_dev = {
+    .name = "s390_ccw_dev",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT_POINTER(sch, CcwDevice, vmstate_subch_dev, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static const TypeInfo ccw_device_info = {
     .name = TYPE_CCW_DEVICE,
     .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
index 89c8e5dff7..4e6af287e7 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
+++ b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ typedef struct CcwDevice {
     CssDevId subch_id;
 } CcwDevice;
 
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_ccw_dev;
+#define VMSTATE_CCW_DEVICE(_field, _state)                     \
+    VMSTATE_STRUCT(_field, _state, 1, vmstate_ccw_dev, CcwDevice)
+
 typedef struct CCWDeviceClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
     void (*unplug)(HotplugHandler *, DeviceState *, Error **);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/css.c b/hw/s390x/css.c
index 599805d275..d67fffae30 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "hw/s390x/css.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/s390_flic.h"
+#include "hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.h"
 
 typedef struct CrwContainer {
     CRW crw;
@@ -40,6 +41,181 @@ typedef struct SubchSet {
     unsigned long devnos_used[BITS_TO_LONGS(MAX_SCHID + 1)];
 } SubchSet;
 
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_scsw = {
+    .name = "s390_scsw",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(flags, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(ctrl, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(cpa, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(dstat, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(cstat, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(count, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pmcw = {
+    .name = "s390_pmcw",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(intparm, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(flags, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(devno, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(lpm, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(pnom, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(lpum, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(pim, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(mbi, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(pom, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(pam, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(chpid, PMCW, 8),
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(chars, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_schib = {
+    .name = "s390_schib",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(pmcw, SCHIB, 0, vmstate_pmcw, PMCW),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(scsw, SCHIB, 0, vmstate_scsw, SCSW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT64(mba, SCHIB),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(mda, SCHIB, 4),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ccw1 = {
+    .name = "s390_ccw1",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(cmd_code, CCW1),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(flags, CCW1),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(count, CCW1),
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(cda, CCW1),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ciw = {
+    .name = "s390_ciw",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(type, CIW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(command, CIW),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(count, CIW),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_sense_id = {
+    .name = "s390_sense_id",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(reserved, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(cu_type, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(cu_model, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(dev_type, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(dev_model, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(unused, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT_ARRAY(ciw, SenseId, MAX_CIWS, 0, vmstate_ciw, CIW),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static int subch_dev_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id);
+static void subch_dev_pre_save(void *opaque);
+
+const char err_hint_devno[] = "Devno mismatch, tried to load wrong section!"
+    " Likely reason: some sequences of plug and unplug  can break"
+    " migration for machine versions prior to  2.7 (known design flaw).";
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_subch_dev = {
+    .name = "s390_subch_dev",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .post_load = subch_dev_post_load,
+    .pre_save = subch_dev_pre_save,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_EQUAL(cssid, SubchDev, "Bug!"),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_EQUAL(ssid, SubchDev, "Bug!"),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(migrated_schid, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_UINT16_EQUAL(devno, SubchDev, err_hint_devno),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(thinint_active, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(curr_status, SubchDev, 0, vmstate_schib, SCHIB),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8_ARRAY(sense_data, SubchDev, 32),
+        VMSTATE_UINT64(channel_prog, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(last_cmd, SubchDev, 0, vmstate_ccw1, CCW1),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(last_cmd_valid, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(id, SubchDev, 0, vmstate_sense_id, SenseId),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(ccw_fmt_1, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(ccw_no_data_cnt, SubchDev),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+typedef struct IndAddrPtrTmp {
+    IndAddr **parent;
+    uint64_t addr;
+    int32_t len;
+} IndAddrPtrTmp;
+
+static int post_load_ind_addr(void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    IndAddrPtrTmp *ptmp = opaque;
+    IndAddr **ind_addr = ptmp->parent;
+
+    if (ptmp->len != 0) {
+        *ind_addr = get_indicator(ptmp->addr, ptmp->len);
+    } else {
+        *ind_addr = NULL;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void pre_save_ind_addr(void *opaque)
+{
+    IndAddrPtrTmp *ptmp = opaque;
+    IndAddr *ind_addr = *(ptmp->parent);
+
+    if (ind_addr != NULL) {
+        ptmp->len = ind_addr->len;
+        ptmp->addr = ind_addr->addr;
+    } else {
+        ptmp->len = 0;
+        ptmp->addr = 0L;
+    }
+}
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_ind_addr_tmp = {
+    .name = "s390_ind_addr_tmp",
+    .pre_save = pre_save_ind_addr,
+    .post_load = post_load_ind_addr,
+
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_INT32(len, IndAddrPtrTmp),
+        VMSTATE_UINT64(addr, IndAddrPtrTmp),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_ind_addr = {
+    .name = "s390_ind_addr_tmp",
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_WITH_TMP(IndAddr*, IndAddrPtrTmp, vmstate_ind_addr_tmp),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 typedef struct CssImage {
     SubchSet *sch_set[MAX_SSID + 1];
     ChpInfo chpids[MAX_CHPID + 1];
@@ -77,6 +253,52 @@ static ChannelSubSys channel_subsys = {
         QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(channel_subsys.indicator_addresses),
 };
 
+static void subch_dev_pre_save(void *opaque)
+{
+    SubchDev *s = opaque;
+
+    /* Prepare remote_schid for save */
+    s->migrated_schid = s->schid;
+}
+
+static int subch_dev_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+
+    SubchDev *s = opaque;
+
+    /* Re-assign the subchannel to remote_schid if necessary */
+    if (s->migrated_schid != s->schid) {
+        if (css_find_subch(true, s->cssid, s->ssid, s->schid) == s) {
+            /*
+             * Cleanup the slot before moving to s->migrated_schid provided
+             * it still belongs to us, i.e. it was not changed by previous
+             * invocation of this function.
+             */
+            css_subch_assign(s->cssid, s->ssid, s->schid, s->devno, NULL);
+        }
+        /* It's OK to re-assign without a prior de-assign. */
+        s->schid = s->migrated_schid;
+        css_subch_assign(s->cssid, s->ssid, s->schid, s->devno, s);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Hack alert. If we don't migrate the channel subsystem status
+     * we still need to find out if the guest enabled mss/mcss-e.
+     * If the subchannel is enabled, it certainly was able to access it,
+     * so adjust the max_ssid/max_cssid values for relevant ssid/cssid
+     * values. This is not watertight, but better than nothing.
+     */
+    if (s->curr_status.pmcw.flags & PMCW_FLAGS_MASK_ENA) {
+        if (s->ssid) {
+            channel_subsys.max_ssid = MAX_SSID;
+        }
+        if (s->cssid != channel_subsys.default_cssid) {
+            channel_subsys.max_cssid = MAX_CSSID;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 IndAddr *get_indicator(hwaddr ind_addr, int len)
 {
     IndAddr *indicator;
@@ -1747,162 +1969,6 @@ int css_enable_mss(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void subch_device_save(SubchDev *s, QEMUFile *f)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->cssid);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->ssid);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->schid);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->devno);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->thinint_active);
-    /* SCHIB */
-    /*     PMCW */
-    qemu_put_be32(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.intparm);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.flags);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.devno);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.lpm);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.pnom);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.lpum);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.pim);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.mbi);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.pom);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.pam);
-    qemu_put_buffer(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.chpid, 8);
-    qemu_put_be32(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.chars);
-    /*     SCSW */
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.scsw.flags);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.scsw.ctrl);
-    qemu_put_be32(f, s->curr_status.scsw.cpa);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.scsw.dstat);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->curr_status.scsw.cstat);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->curr_status.scsw.count);
-    qemu_put_be64(f, s->curr_status.mba);
-    qemu_put_buffer(f, s->curr_status.mda, 4);
-    /* end SCHIB */
-    qemu_put_buffer(f, s->sense_data, 32);
-    qemu_put_be64(f, s->channel_prog);
-    /* last cmd */
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->last_cmd.cmd_code);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->last_cmd.flags);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->last_cmd.count);
-    qemu_put_be32(f, s->last_cmd.cda);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->last_cmd_valid);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.reserved);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->id.cu_type);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.cu_model);
-    qemu_put_be16(f, s->id.dev_type);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.dev_model);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.unused);
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(s->id.ciw); i++) {
-        qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.ciw[i].type);
-        qemu_put_byte(f, s->id.ciw[i].command);
-        qemu_put_be16(f, s->id.ciw[i].count);
-    }
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->ccw_fmt_1);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, s->ccw_no_data_cnt);
-}
-
-int subch_device_load(SubchDev *s, QEMUFile *f)
-{
-    SubchDev *old_s;
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    uint16_t old_schid = s->schid;
-    uint16_t old_devno = s->devno;
-    int i;
-
-    s->cssid = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->ssid = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->schid = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->devno = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    if (s->devno != old_devno) {
-        /* Only possible if machine < 2.7 (no css_dev_path) */
-
-        error_setg(&err, "%x != %x", old_devno,  s->devno);
-        error_append_hint(&err, "Devno mismatch, tried to load wrong section!"
-                          " Likely reason: some sequences of plug and unplug"
-                          " can break migration for machine versions prior to"
-                          " 2.7 (known design flaw).\n");
-        error_report_err(err);
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-    /* Re-assign subch. */
-    if (old_schid != s->schid) {
-        old_s = channel_subsys.css[s->cssid]->sch_set[s->ssid]->sch[old_schid];
-        /*
-         * (old_s != s) means that some other device has its correct
-         * subchannel already assigned (in load).
-         */
-        if (old_s == s) {
-            css_subch_assign(s->cssid, s->ssid, old_schid, s->devno, NULL);
-        }
-        /* It's OK to re-assign without a prior de-assign. */
-        css_subch_assign(s->cssid, s->ssid, s->schid, s->devno, s);
-    }
-    s->thinint_active = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    /* SCHIB */
-    /*     PMCW */
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.intparm = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.flags = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.devno = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.lpm = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.pnom  = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.lpum = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.pim = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.mbi = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.pom = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.pam = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    qemu_get_buffer(f, s->curr_status.pmcw.chpid, 8);
-    s->curr_status.pmcw.chars = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    /*     SCSW */
-    s->curr_status.scsw.flags = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.scsw.ctrl = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.scsw.cpa = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    s->curr_status.scsw.dstat = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.scsw.cstat = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->curr_status.scsw.count = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->curr_status.mba = qemu_get_be64(f);
-    qemu_get_buffer(f, s->curr_status.mda, 4);
-    /* end SCHIB */
-    qemu_get_buffer(f, s->sense_data, 32);
-    s->channel_prog = qemu_get_be64(f);
-    /* last cmd */
-    s->last_cmd.cmd_code = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->last_cmd.flags = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->last_cmd.count = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->last_cmd.cda = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    s->last_cmd_valid = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->id.reserved = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->id.cu_type = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->id.cu_model = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->id.dev_type = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    s->id.dev_model = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->id.unused = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(s->id.ciw); i++) {
-        s->id.ciw[i].type = qemu_get_byte(f);
-        s->id.ciw[i].command = qemu_get_byte(f);
-        s->id.ciw[i].count = qemu_get_be16(f);
-    }
-    s->ccw_fmt_1 = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    s->ccw_no_data_cnt = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    /*
-     * Hack alert. We don't migrate the channel subsystem status (no
-     * device!), but we need to find out if the guest enabled mss/mcss-e.
-     * If the subchannel is enabled, it certainly was able to access it,
-     * so adjust the max_ssid/max_cssid values for relevant ssid/cssid
-     * values. This is not watertight, but better than nothing.
-     */
-    if (s->curr_status.pmcw.flags & PMCW_FLAGS_MASK_ENA) {
-        if (s->ssid) {
-            channel_subsys.max_ssid = MAX_SSID;
-        }
-        if (s->cssid != channel_subsys.default_cssid) {
-            channel_subsys.max_cssid = MAX_CSSID;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void css_reset_sch(SubchDev *sch)
 {
     PMCW *p = &sch->curr_status.pmcw;
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
index 4e6469db0f..cc360031ef 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void s390_ipl_prepare_cpu(S390CPU *cpu)
             error_report_err(err);
             vm_stop(RUN_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR);
         }
-        ipl->iplb.ccw.netboot_start_addr = ipl->start_addr;
+        ipl->iplb.ccw.netboot_start_addr = cpu_to_be64(ipl->start_addr);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
index 90d37cb9ff..e18fd2600d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
@@ -34,9 +34,87 @@
 #include "virtio-ccw.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/css-bridge.h"
+#include "hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.h"
 
 #define NR_CLASSIC_INDICATOR_BITS 64
 
+static int virtio_ccw_dev_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    VirtioCcwDevice *dev = VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE(opaque);
+    CcwDevice *ccw_dev = CCW_DEVICE(dev);
+    CCWDeviceClass *ck = CCW_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(ccw_dev);
+
+    ccw_dev->sch->driver_data = dev;
+    if (ccw_dev->sch->thinint_active) {
+        dev->routes.adapter.adapter_id = css_get_adapter_id(
+                                         CSS_IO_ADAPTER_VIRTIO,
+                                         dev->thinint_isc);
+    }
+    /* Re-fill subch_id after loading the subchannel states.*/
+    if (ck->refill_ids) {
+        ck->refill_ids(ccw_dev);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+typedef struct VirtioCcwDeviceTmp {
+    VirtioCcwDevice *parent;
+    uint16_t config_vector;
+} VirtioCcwDeviceTmp;
+
+static void virtio_ccw_dev_tmp_pre_save(void *opaque)
+{
+    VirtioCcwDeviceTmp *tmp = opaque;
+    VirtioCcwDevice *dev = tmp->parent;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_bus_get_device(&dev->bus);
+
+    tmp->config_vector = vdev->config_vector;
+}
+
+static int virtio_ccw_dev_tmp_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    VirtioCcwDeviceTmp *tmp = opaque;
+    VirtioCcwDevice *dev = tmp->parent;
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_bus_get_device(&dev->bus);
+
+    vdev->config_vector = tmp->config_vector;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_ccw_dev_tmp = {
+    .name = "s390_virtio_ccw_dev_tmp",
+    .pre_save = virtio_ccw_dev_tmp_pre_save,
+    .post_load = virtio_ccw_dev_tmp_post_load,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT16(config_vector, VirtioCcwDeviceTmp),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_ccw_dev = {
+    .name = "s390_virtio_ccw_dev",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .post_load = virtio_ccw_dev_post_load,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_CCW_DEVICE(parent_obj, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        VMSTATE_PTR_TO_IND_ADDR(indicators, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        VMSTATE_PTR_TO_IND_ADDR(indicators2, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        VMSTATE_PTR_TO_IND_ADDR(summary_indicator, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        /*
+         * Ugly hack because VirtIODevice does not migrate itself.
+         * This also makes legacy via vmstate_save_state possible.
+         */
+        VMSTATE_WITH_TMP(VirtioCcwDevice, VirtioCcwDeviceTmp,
+                         vmstate_virtio_ccw_dev_tmp),
+        VMSTATE_STRUCT(routes, VirtioCcwDevice, 1, vmstate_adapter_routes,
+                       AdapterRoutes),
+        VMSTATE_UINT8(thinint_isc, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        VMSTATE_INT32(revision, VirtioCcwDevice),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static void virtio_ccw_bus_new(VirtioBusState *bus, size_t bus_size,
                                VirtioCcwDevice *dev);
 
@@ -711,7 +789,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_device_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *dev, Error **errp)
         sch->cssid, sch->ssid, sch->schid, sch->devno,
         ccw_dev->devno.valid ? "user-configured" : "auto-configured");
 
-    if (!kvm_eventfds_enabled()) {
+    if (kvm_enabled() && !kvm_eventfds_enabled()) {
         dev->flags &= ~VIRTIO_CCW_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD;
     }
 
@@ -1239,89 +1317,13 @@ static int virtio_ccw_load_queue(DeviceState *d, int n, QEMUFile *f)
 static void virtio_ccw_save_config(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f)
 {
     VirtioCcwDevice *dev = VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE(d);
-    CcwDevice *ccw_dev = CCW_DEVICE(d);
-    SubchDev *s = ccw_dev->sch;
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_ccw_get_vdev(s);
-
-    subch_device_save(s, f);
-    if (dev->indicators != NULL) {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, dev->indicators->len);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, dev->indicators->addr);
-    } else {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, 0);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, 0UL);
-    }
-    if (dev->indicators2 != NULL) {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, dev->indicators2->len);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, dev->indicators2->addr);
-    } else {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, 0);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, 0UL);
-    }
-    if (dev->summary_indicator != NULL) {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, dev->summary_indicator->len);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, dev->summary_indicator->addr);
-    } else {
-        qemu_put_be32(f, 0);
-        qemu_put_be64(f, 0UL);
-    }
-    qemu_put_be16(f, vdev->config_vector);
-    qemu_put_be64(f, dev->routes.adapter.ind_offset);
-    qemu_put_byte(f, dev->thinint_isc);
-    qemu_put_be32(f, dev->revision);
+    vmstate_save_state(f, &vmstate_virtio_ccw_dev, dev, NULL);
 }
 
 static int virtio_ccw_load_config(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f)
 {
     VirtioCcwDevice *dev = VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE(d);
-    CcwDevice *ccw_dev = CCW_DEVICE(d);
-    CCWDeviceClass *ck = CCW_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(ccw_dev);
-    SubchDev *s = ccw_dev->sch;
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_ccw_get_vdev(s);
-    int len;
-    int ret;
-
-    s->driver_data = dev;
-    ret = subch_device_load(s, f);
-    if (ret) {
-        return ret;
-    }
-    /* Re-fill subch_id after loading the subchannel states.*/
-    if (ck->refill_ids) {
-        ck->refill_ids(ccw_dev);
-    }
-    len = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    if (len != 0) {
-        dev->indicators = get_indicator(qemu_get_be64(f), len);
-    } else {
-        qemu_get_be64(f);
-        dev->indicators = NULL;
-    }
-    len = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    if (len != 0) {
-        dev->indicators2 = get_indicator(qemu_get_be64(f), len);
-    } else {
-        qemu_get_be64(f);
-        dev->indicators2 = NULL;
-    }
-    len = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    if (len != 0) {
-        dev->summary_indicator = get_indicator(qemu_get_be64(f), len);
-    } else {
-        qemu_get_be64(f);
-        dev->summary_indicator = NULL;
-    }
-    qemu_get_be16s(f, &vdev->config_vector);
-    dev->routes.adapter.ind_offset = qemu_get_be64(f);
-    dev->thinint_isc = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    dev->revision = qemu_get_be32(f);
-    if (s->thinint_active) {
-        dev->routes.adapter.adapter_id = css_get_adapter_id(
-                                         CSS_IO_ADAPTER_VIRTIO,
-                                         dev->thinint_isc);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
+    return vmstate_load_state(f, &vmstate_virtio_ccw_dev, dev, 1);
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_pre_plugged(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/css.h b/include/hw/s390x/css.h
index 596a2f2ef3..eb0e26f258 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/css.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/css.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct SubchDev {
     bool ccw_fmt_1;
     bool thinint_active;
     uint8_t ccw_no_data_cnt;
+    uint16_t migrated_schid; /* used for missmatch detection */
     /* transport-provided data: */
     int (*ccw_cb) (SubchDev *, CCW1);
     void (*disable_cb)(SubchDev *);
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ struct SubchDev {
     void *driver_data;
 };
 
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_subch_dev;
+
 /*
  * Identify a device within the channel subsystem.
  * Note that this can be used to identify either the subchannel or
@@ -118,18 +121,21 @@ typedef struct IndAddr {
     hwaddr addr;
     uint64_t map;
     unsigned long refcnt;
-    int len;
+    int32_t len;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(IndAddr) sibling;
 } IndAddr;
 
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_ind_addr;
+
+#define VMSTATE_PTR_TO_IND_ADDR(_f, _s)                                   \
+    VMSTATE_STRUCT(_f, _s, 1, vmstate_ind_addr, IndAddr*)
+
 IndAddr *get_indicator(hwaddr ind_addr, int len);
 void release_indicator(AdapterInfo *adapter, IndAddr *indicator);
 int map_indicator(AdapterInfo *adapter, IndAddr *indicator);
 
 typedef SubchDev *(*css_subch_cb_func)(uint8_t m, uint8_t cssid, uint8_t ssid,
                                        uint16_t schid);
-void subch_device_save(SubchDev *s, QEMUFile *f);
-int subch_device_load(SubchDev *s, QEMUFile *f);
 int css_create_css_image(uint8_t cssid, bool default_image);
 bool css_devno_used(uint8_t cssid, uint8_t ssid, uint16_t devno);
 void css_subch_assign(uint8_t cssid, uint8_t ssid, uint16_t schid,
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/s390_flic.h b/include/hw/s390x/s390_flic.h
index f9e6890c90..caa6fc608d 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/s390_flic.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/s390_flic.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ typedef struct AdapterRoutes {
     int gsi[ADAPTER_ROUTES_MAX_GSI];
 } AdapterRoutes;
 
+extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_adapter_routes;
+
+#define VMSTATE_ADAPTER_ROUTES(_f, _s) \
+    VMSTATE_STRUCT(_f, _s, 1, vmstate_adapter_routes, AdapterRoutes)
+
 #define TYPE_S390_FLIC_COMMON "s390-flic"
 #define S390_FLIC_COMMON(obj) \
     OBJECT_CHECK(S390FLICState, (obj), TYPE_S390_FLIC_COMMON)
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.h b/target/s390x/cpu.h
index 9faca04b52..bdb9bdbc9d 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.h
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.h
@@ -1264,7 +1264,11 @@ static inline int s390_assign_subch_ioeventfd(EventNotifier *notifier,
                                               uint32_t sch_id, int vq,
                                               bool assign)
 {
-    return kvm_s390_assign_subch_ioeventfd(notifier, sch_id, vq, assign);
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        return kvm_s390_assign_subch_ioeventfd(notifier, sch_id, vq, assign);
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
 
 static inline void s390_crypto_reset(void)
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu_models.c b/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
index 63903c2d6f..7cb55dc7e3 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
@@ -283,10 +283,41 @@ void s390_cpu_list(FILE *f, fprintf_function print)
     }
 }
 
+static S390CPUModel *get_max_cpu_model(Error **errp);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static void list_add_feat(const char *name, void *opaque);
+
+static void check_unavailable_features(const S390CPUModel *max_model,
+                                       const S390CPUModel *model,
+                                       strList **unavailable)
+{
+    S390FeatBitmap missing;
+
+    /* check general model compatibility */
+    if (max_model->def->gen < model->def->gen ||
+        (max_model->def->gen == model->def->gen &&
+         max_model->def->ec_ga < model->def->ec_ga)) {
+        list_add_feat("type", unavailable);
+    }
+
+    /* detect missing features if any to properly report them */
+    bitmap_andnot(missing, model->features, max_model->features,
+                  S390_FEAT_MAX);
+    if (!bitmap_empty(missing, S390_FEAT_MAX)) {
+        s390_feat_bitmap_to_ascii(missing, unavailable, list_add_feat);
+    }
+}
+
+struct CpuDefinitionInfoListData {
+    CpuDefinitionInfoList *list;
+    S390CPUModel *model;
+};
+
 static void create_cpu_model_list(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
 {
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = opaque;
+    struct CpuDefinitionInfoListData *cpu_list_data = opaque;
+    CpuDefinitionInfoList **cpu_list = &cpu_list_data->list;
     CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
     CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
     char *name = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(klass));
@@ -300,7 +331,19 @@ static void create_cpu_model_list(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
     info->migration_safe = scc->is_migration_safe;
     info->q_static = scc->is_static;
     info->q_typename = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(klass));
-
+    /* check for unavailable features */
+    if (cpu_list_data->model) {
+        Object *obj;
+        S390CPU *sc;
+        obj = object_new(object_class_get_name(klass));
+        sc = S390_CPU(obj);
+        if (sc->model) {
+            info->has_unavailable_features = true;
+            check_unavailable_features(cpu_list_data->model, sc->model,
+                                       &info->unavailable_features);
+        }
+        object_unref(obj);
+    }
 
     entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
     entry->value = info;
@@ -310,11 +353,20 @@ static void create_cpu_model_list(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque)
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *arch_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
 {
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *list = NULL;
+    struct CpuDefinitionInfoListData list_data = {
+        .list = NULL,
+    };
 
-    object_class_foreach(create_cpu_model_list, TYPE_S390_CPU, false, &list);
+    list_data.model = get_max_cpu_model(errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        error_free(*errp);
+        *errp = NULL;
+    }
 
-    return list;
+    object_class_foreach(create_cpu_model_list, TYPE_S390_CPU, false,
+                         &list_data);
+
+    return list_data.list;
 }
 
 static void cpu_model_from_info(S390CPUModel *model, const CpuModelInfo *info,