diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 92e9ca5bfa..783cd99848 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ static void malta_fpga_update_display(void *opaque)
  */
 
 #if defined(DEBUG)
-#  define logout(fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, "MALTA\t%-24s" fmt, __func__, ## __VA_ARGS__)
+#  define logout(fmt, ...) \
+          fprintf(stderr, "MALTA\t%-24s" fmt, __func__, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #  define logout(fmt, ...) ((void)0)
 #endif
@@ -359,7 +360,6 @@ static uint64_t malta_fpga_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 
     /* SWITCH Register */
     case 0x00200:
-        /* ori a3, a3, low(ram_low_size) */
         val = 0x00000000;
         break;
 
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static MaltaFPGAState *malta_fpga_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     MaltaFPGAState *s;
     Chardev *chr;
 
-    s = (MaltaFPGAState *)g_malloc0(sizeof(MaltaFPGAState));
+    s = g_new0(MaltaFPGAState, 1);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, NULL, &malta_fpga_ops, s,
                           "malta-fpga", 0x100000);
@@ -844,24 +844,24 @@ static void write_bootloader(uint8_t *base, int64_t run_addr,
     /* Small bootloader */
     p = (uint32_t *)base;
 
-    stl_p(p++, 0x08000000 |                                      /* j 0x1fc00580 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x08000000 |                  /* j 0x1fc00580 */
                  ((run_addr + 0x580) & 0x0fffffff) >> 2);
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                      /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
 
     /* YAMON service vector */
-    stl_p(base + 0x500, run_addr + 0x0580);      /* start: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x504, run_addr + 0x083c);      /* print_count: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x520, run_addr + 0x0580);      /* start: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x52c, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* flush_cache: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x534, run_addr + 0x0808);      /* print: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x538, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* reg_cpu_isr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x53c, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* unred_cpu_isr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x540, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* reg_ic_isr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x544, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* unred_ic_isr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x548, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* reg_esr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x54c, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* unreg_esr: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x550, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* getchar: */
-    stl_p(base + 0x554, run_addr + 0x0800);      /* syscon_read: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x500, run_addr + 0x0580);  /* start: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x504, run_addr + 0x083c);  /* print_count: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x520, run_addr + 0x0580);  /* start: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x52c, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* flush_cache: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x534, run_addr + 0x0808);  /* print: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x538, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* reg_cpu_isr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x53c, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* unred_cpu_isr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x540, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* reg_ic_isr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x544, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* unred_ic_isr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x548, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* reg_esr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x54c, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* unreg_esr: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x550, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* getchar: */
+    stl_p(base + 0x554, run_addr + 0x0800);  /* syscon_read: */
 
 
     /* Second part of the bootloader */
@@ -869,9 +869,9 @@ static void write_bootloader(uint8_t *base, int64_t run_addr,
 
     if (semihosting_get_argc()) {
         /* Preserve a0 content as arguments have been passed */
-        stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                         /* nop */
+        stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);              /* nop */
     } else {
-        stl_p(p++, 0x24040002);                         /* addiu a0, zero, 2 */
+        stl_p(p++, 0x24040002);              /* addiu a0, zero, 2 */
     }
 
     /* lui sp, high(ENVP_ADDR) */
@@ -892,104 +892,106 @@ static void write_bootloader(uint8_t *base, int64_t run_addr,
     stl_p(p++, 0x34e70000 | (loaderparams.ram_low_size & 0xffff));
 
     /* Load BAR registers as done by YAMON */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c09b400);                                      /* lui t1, 0xb400 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c09b400);                  /* lui t1, 0xb400 */
 
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08df00);                                      /* lui t0, 0xdf00 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08df00);                  /* lui t0, 0xdf00 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x340800df);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x00df */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x340800df);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x00df */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280068);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0068(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280068);                  /* sw t0, 0x0068(t1) */
 
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c09bbe0);                                      /* lui t1, 0xbbe0 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c09bbe0);                  /* lui t1, 0xbbe0 */
 
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08c000);                                      /* lui t0, 0xc000 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08c000);                  /* lui t0, 0xc000 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x340800c0);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x00c0 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x340800c0);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x00c0 */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280048);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0048(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280048);                  /* sw t0, 0x0048(t1) */
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c084000);                                      /* lui t0, 0x4000 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c084000);                  /* lui t0, 0x4000 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x34080040);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x0040 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x34080040);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x0040 */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280050);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0050(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280050);                  /* sw t0, 0x0050(t1) */
 
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c088000);                                      /* lui t0, 0x8000 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c088000);                  /* lui t0, 0x8000 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x34080080);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x0080 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x34080080);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x0080 */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280058);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0058(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280058);                  /* sw t0, 0x0058(t1) */
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c083f00);                                      /* lui t0, 0x3f00 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c083f00);                  /* lui t0, 0x3f00 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3408003f);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x003f */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3408003f);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x003f */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280060);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0060(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280060);                  /* sw t0, 0x0060(t1) */
 
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08c100);                                      /* lui t0, 0xc100 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08c100);                  /* lui t0, 0xc100 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x340800c1);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x00c1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x340800c1);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x00c1 */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280080);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0080(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280080);                  /* sw t0, 0x0080(t1) */
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c085e00);                                      /* lui t0, 0x5e00 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c085e00);                  /* lui t0, 0x5e00 */
 #else
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3408005e);                                      /* ori t0, r0, 0x005e */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3408005e);                  /* ori t0, r0, 0x005e */
 #endif
-    stl_p(p++, 0xad280088);                                      /* sw t0, 0x0088(t1) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xad280088);                  /* sw t0, 0x0088(t1) */
 
     /* Jump to kernel code */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c1f0000 | ((kernel_entry >> 16) & 0xffff));    /* lui ra, high(kernel_entry) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x37ff0000 | (kernel_entry & 0xffff));            /* ori ra, ra, low(kernel_entry) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                                      /* jalr ra */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                      /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c1f0000 |
+          ((kernel_entry >> 16) & 0xffff));  /* lui ra, high(kernel_entry) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x37ff0000 |
+          (kernel_entry & 0xffff));          /* ori ra, ra, low(kernel_entry) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                  /* jalr ra */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
 
     /* YAMON subroutines */
     p = (uint32_t *) (base + 0x800);
-    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                                     /* jalr ra */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x24020000);                                     /* li v0,0 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                  /* jalr ra */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x24020000);                  /* li v0,0 */
     /* 808 YAMON print */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x03e06821);                                     /* move t5,ra */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00805821);                                     /* move t3,a0 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00a05021);                                     /* move t2,a1 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x91440000);                                     /* lbu a0,0(t2) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x254a0001);                                     /* addiu t2,t2,1 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x10800005);                                     /* beqz a0,834 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x0ff0021c);                                     /* jal 870 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x1000fff9);                                     /* b 814 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x01a00009);                                     /* jalr t5 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x01602021);                                     /* move a0,t3 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x03e06821);                  /* move t5,ra */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00805821);                  /* move t3,a0 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00a05021);                  /* move t2,a1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x91440000);                  /* lbu a0,0(t2) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x254a0001);                  /* addiu t2,t2,1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x10800005);                  /* beqz a0,834 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x0ff0021c);                  /* jal 870 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x1000fff9);                  /* b 814 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x01a00009);                  /* jalr t5 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x01602021);                  /* move a0,t3 */
     /* 0x83c YAMON print_count */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x03e06821);                                     /* move t5,ra */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00805821);                                     /* move t3,a0 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00a05021);                                     /* move t2,a1 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00c06021);                                     /* move t4,a2 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x91440000);                                     /* lbu a0,0(t2) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x0ff0021c);                                     /* jal 870 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x254a0001);                                     /* addiu t2,t2,1 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x258cffff);                                     /* addiu t4,t4,-1 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x1580fffa);                                     /* bnez t4,84c */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x01a00009);                                     /* jalr t5 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x01602021);                                     /* move a0,t3 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x03e06821);                  /* move t5,ra */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00805821);                  /* move t3,a0 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00a05021);                  /* move t2,a1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00c06021);                  /* move t4,a2 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x91440000);                  /* lbu a0,0(t2) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x0ff0021c);                  /* jal 870 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x254a0001);                  /* addiu t2,t2,1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x258cffff);                  /* addiu t4,t4,-1 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x1580fffa);                  /* bnez t4,84c */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x01a00009);                  /* jalr t5 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x01602021);                  /* move a0,t3 */
     /* 0x870 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08b800);                                     /* lui t0,0xb400 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x350803f8);                                     /* ori t0,t0,0x3f8 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x91090005);                                     /* lbu t1,5(t0) */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x31290040);                                     /* andi t1,t1,0x40 */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x1120fffc);                                     /* beqz t1,878 <outch+0x8> */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                                     /* nop */
-    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                                     /* jalr ra */
-    stl_p(p++, 0xa1040000);                                     /* sb a0,0(t0) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x3c08b800);                  /* lui t0,0xb400 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x350803f8);                  /* ori t0,t0,0x3f8 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x91090005);                  /* lbu t1,5(t0) */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x31290040);                  /* andi t1,t1,0x40 */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x1120fffc);                  /* beqz t1,878 <outch+0x8> */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x00000000);                  /* nop */
+    stl_p(p++, 0x03e00009);                  /* jalr ra */
+    stl_p(p++, 0xa1040000);                  /* sb a0,0(t0) */
 
 }
 
@@ -1242,7 +1244,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     /*
      * The whole address space decoded by the GT-64120A doesn't generate
      * exception when accessing invalid memory. Create an empty slot to
-     * emulate this feature.\
+     * emulate this feature.
      */
     empty_slot_init(0, 0x20000000);
 
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py b/tests/acceptance/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
index fc13f9e4d4..4db18de800 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ def ssh_disconnect_vm(self):
     def ssh_command(self, command, is_root=True):
         self.ssh_logger.info(command)
         result = self.ssh_session.cmd(command)
-        stdout_lines = [line.rstrip() for line in result.stdout_text.splitlines()]
+        stdout_lines = [line.rstrip() for line
+                        in result.stdout_text.splitlines()]
         for line in stdout_lines:
             self.ssh_logger.info(line)
-        stderr_lines = [line.rstrip() for line in result.stderr_text.splitlines()]
+        stderr_lines = [line.rstrip() for line
+                        in result.stderr_text.splitlines()]
         for line in stderr_lines:
             self.ssh_logger.warning(line)
         return stdout_lines, stderr_lines