Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/kraxel/tags/audio-20190312-pull-request' into staging

audio: introduce -audiodev

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* remotes/kraxel/tags/audio-20190312-pull-request:
  audio: -audiodev command line option: cleanup
  wavaudio: port to -audiodev config
  spiceaudio: port to -audiodev config
  sdlaudio: port to -audiodev config
  paaudio: port to -audiodev config
  ossaudio: port to -audiodev config
  noaudio: port to -audiodev config
  dsoundaudio: port to -audiodev config
  coreaudio: port to -audiodev config
  alsaaudio: port to -audiodev config
  audio: -audiodev command line option basic implementation
  audio: -audiodev command line option: documentation
  audio: use qapi AudioFormat instead of audfmt_e
  qapi: qapi for audio backends

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

# Conflicts:
#	qemu-deprecated.texi

40 files changed, 1835 insertions, 1287 deletions

diff --git a/audio/Makefile.objs b/audio/Makefile.objs
index db4fa7f..dca87f6 100644
--- a/audio/Makefile.objs
+++ b/audio/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-common-obj-y = audio.o noaudio.o wavaudio.o mixeng.o
+common-obj-y = audio.o audio_legacy.o noaudio.o wavaudio.o mixeng.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += spiceaudio.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_COREAUDIO) += coreaudio.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_DSOUND) += dsoundaudio.o
diff --git a/audio/alsaaudio.c b/audio/alsaaudio.c
index 635be73..49e6884 100644
--- a/audio/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/audio/alsaaudio.c
@@ -33,28 +33,9 @@
 #define AUDIO_CAP "alsa"
 #include "audio_int.h"
 
-typedef struct ALSAConf {
-    int size_in_usec_in;
-    int size_in_usec_out;
-    const char *pcm_name_in;
-    const char *pcm_name_out;
-    unsigned int buffer_size_in;
-    unsigned int period_size_in;
-    unsigned int buffer_size_out;
-    unsigned int period_size_out;
-    unsigned int threshold;
-
-    int buffer_size_in_overridden;
-    int period_size_in_overridden;
-
-    int buffer_size_out_overridden;
-    int period_size_out_overridden;
-} ALSAConf;
-
 struct pollhlp {
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     struct pollfd *pfds;
-    ALSAConf *conf;
     int count;
     int mask;
 };
@@ -66,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct ALSAVoiceOut {
     void *pcm_buf;
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     struct pollhlp pollhlp;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } ALSAVoiceOut;
 
 typedef struct ALSAVoiceIn {
@@ -73,21 +55,18 @@ typedef struct ALSAVoiceIn {
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     void *pcm_buf;
     struct pollhlp pollhlp;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } ALSAVoiceIn;
 
 struct alsa_params_req {
     int freq;
     snd_pcm_format_t fmt;
     int nchannels;
-    int size_in_usec;
-    int override_mask;
-    unsigned int buffer_size;
-    unsigned int period_size;
 };
 
 struct alsa_params_obt {
     int freq;
-    audfmt_e fmt;
+    AudioFormat fmt;
     int endianness;
     int nchannels;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t samples;
@@ -294,16 +273,16 @@ static int alsa_write (SWVoiceOut *sw, void *buf, int len)
     return audio_pcm_sw_write (sw, buf, len);
 }
 
-static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
+static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (AudioFormat fmt, int endianness)
 {
     switch (fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         return SND_PCM_FORMAT_S8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         return SND_PCM_FORMAT_U8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         if (endianness) {
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE;
         }
@@ -311,7 +290,7 @@ static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE;
         }
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         if (endianness) {
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_BE;
         }
@@ -319,7 +298,7 @@ static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_LE;
         }
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
         if (endianness) {
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE;
         }
@@ -327,7 +306,7 @@ static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE;
         }
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         if (endianness) {
             return SND_PCM_FORMAT_U32_BE;
         }
@@ -344,58 +323,58 @@ static snd_pcm_format_t aud_to_alsafmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
     }
 }
 
-static int alsa_to_audfmt (snd_pcm_format_t alsafmt, audfmt_e *fmt,
+static int alsa_to_audfmt (snd_pcm_format_t alsafmt, AudioFormat *fmt,
                            int *endianness)
 {
     switch (alsafmt) {
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_U8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_U16_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S32;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S32;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_U32_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U32;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U32;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S32;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S32;
         break;
 
     case SND_PCM_FORMAT_U32_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U32;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U32;
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -408,17 +387,18 @@ static int alsa_to_audfmt (snd_pcm_format_t alsafmt, audfmt_e *fmt,
 
 static void alsa_dump_info (struct alsa_params_req *req,
                             struct alsa_params_obt *obt,
-                            snd_pcm_format_t obtfmt)
+                            snd_pcm_format_t obtfmt,
+                            AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo)
 {
-    dolog ("parameter | requested value | obtained value\n");
-    dolog ("format    |      %10d |     %10d\n", req->fmt, obtfmt);
-    dolog ("channels  |      %10d |     %10d\n",
-           req->nchannels, obt->nchannels);
-    dolog ("frequency |      %10d |     %10d\n", req->freq, obt->freq);
-    dolog ("============================================\n");
-    dolog ("requested: buffer size %d period size %d\n",
-           req->buffer_size, req->period_size);
-    dolog ("obtained: samples %ld\n", obt->samples);
+    dolog("parameter | requested value | obtained value\n");
+    dolog("format    |      %10d |     %10d\n", req->fmt, obtfmt);
+    dolog("channels  |      %10d |     %10d\n",
+          req->nchannels, obt->nchannels);
+    dolog("frequency |      %10d |     %10d\n", req->freq, obt->freq);
+    dolog("============================================\n");
+    dolog("requested: buffer len %" PRId32 " period len %" PRId32 "\n",
+          apdo->buffer_length, apdo->period_length);
+    dolog("obtained: samples %ld\n", obt->samples);
 }
 
 static void alsa_set_threshold (snd_pcm_t *handle, snd_pcm_uframes_t threshold)
@@ -451,23 +431,23 @@ static void alsa_set_threshold (snd_pcm_t *handle, snd_pcm_uframes_t threshold)
     }
 }
 
-static int alsa_open (int in, struct alsa_params_req *req,
-                      struct alsa_params_obt *obt, snd_pcm_t **handlep,
-                      ALSAConf *conf)
+static int alsa_open(bool in, struct alsa_params_req *req,
+                     struct alsa_params_obt *obt, snd_pcm_t **handlep,
+                     Audiodev *dev)
 {
+    AudiodevAlsaOptions *aopts = &dev->u.alsa;
+    AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo = in ? aopts->in : aopts->out;
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     snd_pcm_hw_params_t *hw_params;
     int err;
-    int size_in_usec;
     unsigned int freq, nchannels;
-    const char *pcm_name = in ? conf->pcm_name_in : conf->pcm_name_out;
+    const char *pcm_name = apdo->has_dev ? apdo->dev : "default";
     snd_pcm_uframes_t obt_buffer_size;
     const char *typ = in ? "ADC" : "DAC";
     snd_pcm_format_t obtfmt;
 
     freq = req->freq;
     nchannels = req->nchannels;
-    size_in_usec = req->size_in_usec;
 
     snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca (&hw_params);
 
@@ -527,79 +507,42 @@ static int alsa_open (int in, struct alsa_params_req *req,
         goto err;
     }
 
-    if (req->buffer_size) {
-        unsigned long obt;
+    if (apdo->buffer_length) {
+        int dir = 0;
+        unsigned int btime = apdo->buffer_length;
 
-        if (size_in_usec) {
-            int dir = 0;
-            unsigned int btime = req->buffer_size;
+        err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near(
+            handle, hw_params, &btime, &dir);
 
-            err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near (
-                handle,
-                hw_params,
-                &btime,
-                &dir
-                );
-            obt = btime;
-        }
-        else {
-            snd_pcm_uframes_t bsize = req->buffer_size;
-
-            err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near (
-                handle,
-                hw_params,
-                &bsize
-                );
-            obt = bsize;
-        }
         if (err < 0) {
-            alsa_logerr2 (err, typ, "Failed to set buffer %s to %d\n",
-                          size_in_usec ? "time" : "size", req->buffer_size);
+            alsa_logerr2(err, typ, "Failed to set buffer time to %" PRId32 "\n",
+                         apdo->buffer_length);
             goto err;
         }
 
-        if ((req->override_mask & 2) && (obt - req->buffer_size))
-            dolog ("Requested buffer %s %u was rejected, using %lu\n",
-                   size_in_usec ? "time" : "size", req->buffer_size, obt);
+        if (apdo->has_buffer_length && btime != apdo->buffer_length) {
+            dolog("Requested buffer time %" PRId32
+                  " was rejected, using %u\n", apdo->buffer_length, btime);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (req->period_size) {
-        unsigned long obt;
+    if (apdo->period_length) {
+        int dir = 0;
+        unsigned int ptime = apdo->period_length;
 
-        if (size_in_usec) {
-            int dir = 0;
-            unsigned int ptime = req->period_size;
-
-            err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near (
-                handle,
-                hw_params,
-                &ptime,
-                &dir
-                );
-            obt = ptime;
-        }
-        else {
-            int dir = 0;
-            snd_pcm_uframes_t psize = req->period_size;
-
-            err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near (
-                handle,
-                hw_params,
-                &psize,
-                &dir
-                );
-            obt = psize;
-        }
+        err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near(handle, hw_params, &ptime,
+                                                     &dir);
 
         if (err < 0) {
-            alsa_logerr2 (err, typ, "Failed to set period %s to %d\n",
-                          size_in_usec ? "time" : "size", req->period_size);
+            alsa_logerr2(err, typ, "Failed to set period time to %" PRId32 "\n",
+                         apdo->period_length);
             goto err;
         }
 
-        if (((req->override_mask & 1) && (obt - req->period_size)))
-            dolog ("Requested period %s %u was rejected, using %lu\n",
-                   size_in_usec ? "time" : "size", req->period_size, obt);
+        if (apdo->has_period_length && ptime != apdo->period_length) {
+            dolog("Requested period time %" PRId32 " was rejected, using %d\n",
+                  apdo->period_length, ptime);
+        }
     }
 
     err = snd_pcm_hw_params (handle, hw_params);
@@ -631,30 +574,12 @@ static int alsa_open (int in, struct alsa_params_req *req,
         goto err;
     }
 
-    if (!in && conf->threshold) {
-        snd_pcm_uframes_t threshold;
-        int bytes_per_sec;
-
-        bytes_per_sec = freq << (nchannels == 2);
-
-        switch (obt->fmt) {
-        case AUD_FMT_S8:
-        case AUD_FMT_U8:
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_FMT_S16:
-        case AUD_FMT_U16:
-            bytes_per_sec <<= 1;
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_FMT_S32:
-        case AUD_FMT_U32:
-            bytes_per_sec <<= 2;
-            break;
-        }
-
-        threshold = (conf->threshold * bytes_per_sec) / 1000;
-        alsa_set_threshold (handle, threshold);
+    if (!in && aopts->has_threshold && aopts->threshold) {
+        struct audsettings as = { .freq = freq };
+        alsa_set_threshold(
+            handle,
+            audio_buffer_frames(qapi_AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions_base(apdo),
+                                &as, aopts->threshold));
     }
 
     obt->nchannels = nchannels;
@@ -667,11 +592,11 @@ static int alsa_open (int in, struct alsa_params_req *req,
          obt->nchannels != req->nchannels ||
          obt->freq != req->freq) {
         dolog ("Audio parameters for %s\n", typ);
-        alsa_dump_info (req, obt, obtfmt);
+        alsa_dump_info(req, obt, obtfmt, apdo);
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-    alsa_dump_info (req, obt, obtfmt);
+    alsa_dump_info(req, obt, obtfmt, pdo);
 #endif
     return 0;
 
@@ -797,19 +722,13 @@ static int alsa_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     struct alsa_params_obt obt;
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
-    ALSAConf *conf = drv_opaque;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
 
     req.fmt = aud_to_alsafmt (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     req.freq = as->freq;
     req.nchannels = as->nchannels;
-    req.period_size = conf->period_size_out;
-    req.buffer_size = conf->buffer_size_out;
-    req.size_in_usec = conf->size_in_usec_out;
-    req.override_mask =
-        (conf->period_size_out_overridden ? 1 : 0) |
-        (conf->buffer_size_out_overridden ? 2 : 0);
-
-    if (alsa_open (0, &req, &obt, &handle, conf)) {
+
+    if (alsa_open(0, &req, &obt, &handle, dev)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -830,7 +749,7 @@ static int alsa_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     }
 
     alsa->handle = handle;
-    alsa->pollhlp.conf = conf;
+    alsa->dev = dev;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -870,16 +789,12 @@ static int alsa_voice_ctl (snd_pcm_t *handle, const char *typ, int ctl)
 static int alsa_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
 {
     ALSAVoiceOut *alsa = (ALSAVoiceOut *) hw;
+    AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo = alsa->dev->u.alsa.out;
 
     switch (cmd) {
     case VOICE_ENABLE:
         {
-            va_list ap;
-            int poll_mode;
-
-            va_start (ap, cmd);
-            poll_mode = va_arg (ap, int);
-            va_end (ap);
+            bool poll_mode = apdo->try_poll;
 
             ldebug ("enabling voice\n");
             if (poll_mode && alsa_poll_out (hw)) {
@@ -908,19 +823,13 @@ static int alsa_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     struct alsa_params_obt obt;
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
-    ALSAConf *conf = drv_opaque;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
 
     req.fmt = aud_to_alsafmt (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     req.freq = as->freq;
     req.nchannels = as->nchannels;
-    req.period_size = conf->period_size_in;
-    req.buffer_size = conf->buffer_size_in;
-    req.size_in_usec = conf->size_in_usec_in;
-    req.override_mask =
-        (conf->period_size_in_overridden ? 1 : 0) |
-        (conf->buffer_size_in_overridden ? 2 : 0);
-
-    if (alsa_open (1, &req, &obt, &handle, conf)) {
+
+    if (alsa_open(1, &req, &obt, &handle, dev)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -941,7 +850,7 @@ static int alsa_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     }
 
     alsa->handle = handle;
-    alsa->pollhlp.conf = conf;
+    alsa->dev = dev;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1083,16 +992,12 @@ static int alsa_read (SWVoiceIn *sw, void *buf, int size)
 static int alsa_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
 {
     ALSAVoiceIn *alsa = (ALSAVoiceIn *) hw;
+    AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo = alsa->dev->u.alsa.in;
 
     switch (cmd) {
     case VOICE_ENABLE:
         {
-            va_list ap;
-            int poll_mode;
-
-            va_start (ap, cmd);
-            poll_mode = va_arg (ap, int);
-            va_end (ap);
+            bool poll_mode = apdo->try_poll;
 
             ldebug ("enabling voice\n");
             if (poll_mode && alsa_poll_in (hw)) {
@@ -1115,88 +1020,54 @@ static int alsa_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return -1;
 }
 
-static ALSAConf glob_conf = {
-    .buffer_size_out = 4096,
-    .period_size_out = 1024,
-    .pcm_name_out = "default",
-    .pcm_name_in = "default",
-};
+static void alsa_init_per_direction(AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo)
+{
+    if (!apdo->has_try_poll) {
+        apdo->try_poll = true;
+        apdo->has_try_poll = true;
+    }
+}
 
-static void *alsa_audio_init (void)
+static void *alsa_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    ALSAConf *conf = g_malloc(sizeof(ALSAConf));
-    *conf = glob_conf;
-    return conf;
+    AudiodevAlsaOptions *aopts;
+    assert(dev->driver == AUDIODEV_DRIVER_ALSA);
+
+    aopts = &dev->u.alsa;
+    alsa_init_per_direction(aopts->in);
+    alsa_init_per_direction(aopts->out);
+
+    /*
+     * need to define them, as otherwise alsa produces no sound
+     * doesn't set has_* so alsa_open can identify it wasn't set by the user
+     */
+    if (!dev->u.alsa.out->has_period_length) {
+        /* 1024 frames assuming 44100Hz */
+        dev->u.alsa.out->period_length = 1024 * 1000000 / 44100;
+    }
+    if (!dev->u.alsa.out->has_buffer_length) {
+        /* 4096 frames assuming 44100Hz */
+        dev->u.alsa.out->buffer_length = 4096ll * 1000000 / 44100;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * OptsVisitor sets unspecified optional fields to zero, but do not depend
+     * on it...
+     */
+    if (!dev->u.alsa.in->has_period_length) {
+        dev->u.alsa.in->period_length = 0;
+    }
+    if (!dev->u.alsa.in->has_buffer_length) {
+        dev->u.alsa.in->buffer_length = 0;
+    }
+
+    return dev;
 }
 
 static void alsa_audio_fini (void *opaque)
 {
-    g_free(opaque);
 }
 
-static struct audio_option alsa_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name        = "DAC_SIZE_IN_USEC",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.size_in_usec_out,
-        .descr       = "DAC period/buffer size in microseconds (otherwise in frames)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "DAC_PERIOD_SIZE",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.period_size_out,
-        .descr       = "DAC period size (0 to go with system default)",
-        .overriddenp = &glob_conf.period_size_out_overridden
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "DAC_BUFFER_SIZE",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.buffer_size_out,
-        .descr       = "DAC buffer size (0 to go with system default)",
-        .overriddenp = &glob_conf.buffer_size_out_overridden
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "ADC_SIZE_IN_USEC",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.size_in_usec_in,
-        .descr       =
-        "ADC period/buffer size in microseconds (otherwise in frames)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "ADC_PERIOD_SIZE",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.period_size_in,
-        .descr       = "ADC period size (0 to go with system default)",
-        .overriddenp = &glob_conf.period_size_in_overridden
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "ADC_BUFFER_SIZE",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.buffer_size_in,
-        .descr       = "ADC buffer size (0 to go with system default)",
-        .overriddenp = &glob_conf.buffer_size_in_overridden
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "THRESHOLD",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.threshold,
-        .descr       = "(undocumented)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "DAC_DEV",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.pcm_name_out,
-        .descr       = "DAC device name (for instance dmix)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name        = "ADC_DEV",
-        .tag         = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp        = &glob_conf.pcm_name_in,
-        .descr       = "ADC device name"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops alsa_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = alsa_init_out,
     .fini_out = alsa_fini_out,
@@ -1214,7 +1085,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops alsa_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver alsa_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "alsa",
     .descr          = "ALSA http://www.alsa-project.org",
-    .options        = alsa_options,
     .init           = alsa_audio_init,
     .fini           = alsa_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &alsa_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 909c817..5fd9a58 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "audio.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-audio.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
@@ -46,14 +49,16 @@
    The 1st one is the one used by default, that is the reason
     that we generate the list.
 */
-static const char *audio_prio_list[] = {
+const char *audio_prio_list[] = {
     "spice",
     CONFIG_AUDIO_DRIVERS
     "none",
     "wav",
+    NULL
 };
 
 static QLIST_HEAD(, audio_driver) audio_drivers;
+static AudiodevListHead audiodevs = QSIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(audiodevs);
 
 void audio_driver_register(audio_driver *drv)
 {
@@ -80,61 +85,6 @@ audio_driver *audio_driver_lookup(const char *name)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static void audio_module_load_all(void)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(audio_prio_list); i++) {
-        audio_driver_lookup(audio_prio_list[i]);
-    }
-}
-
-struct fixed_settings {
-    int enabled;
-    int nb_voices;
-    int greedy;
-    struct audsettings settings;
-};
-
-static struct {
-    struct fixed_settings fixed_out;
-    struct fixed_settings fixed_in;
-    union {
-        int hertz;
-        int64_t ticks;
-    } period;
-    int try_poll_in;
-    int try_poll_out;
-} conf = {
-    .fixed_out = { /* DAC fixed settings */
-        .enabled = 1,
-        .nb_voices = 1,
-        .greedy = 1,
-        .settings = {
-            .freq = 44100,
-            .nchannels = 2,
-            .fmt = AUD_FMT_S16,
-            .endianness =  AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS,
-        }
-    },
-
-    .fixed_in = { /* ADC fixed settings */
-        .enabled = 1,
-        .nb_voices = 1,
-        .greedy = 1,
-        .settings = {
-            .freq = 44100,
-            .nchannels = 2,
-            .fmt = AUD_FMT_S16,
-            .endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS,
-        }
-    },
-
-    .period = { .hertz = 100 },
-    .try_poll_in = 1,
-    .try_poll_out = 1,
-};
-
 static AudioState glob_audio_state;
 
 const struct mixeng_volume nominal_volume = {
@@ -151,9 +101,6 @@ const struct mixeng_volume nominal_volume = {
 #ifdef AUDIO_IS_FLAWLESS_AND_NO_CHECKS_ARE_REQURIED
 #error No its not
 #else
-static void audio_print_options (const char *prefix,
-                                 struct audio_option *opt);
-
 int audio_bug (const char *funcname, int cond)
 {
     if (cond) {
@@ -161,16 +108,9 @@ int audio_bug (const char *funcname, int cond)
 
         AUD_log (NULL, "A bug was just triggered in %s\n", funcname);
         if (!shown) {
-            struct audio_driver *d;
-
             shown = 1;
             AUD_log (NULL, "Save all your work and restart without audio\n");
-            AUD_log (NULL, "Please send bug report to av1474@comtv.ru\n");
             AUD_log (NULL, "I am sorry\n");
-            d = glob_audio_state.drv;
-            if (d) {
-                audio_print_options (d->name, d->options);
-            }
         }
         AUD_log (NULL, "Context:\n");
 
@@ -232,135 +172,6 @@ void *audio_calloc (const char *funcname, int nmemb, size_t size)
     return g_malloc0 (len);
 }
 
-static char *audio_alloc_prefix (const char *s)
-{
-    const char qemu_prefix[] = "QEMU_";
-    size_t len, i;
-    char *r, *u;
-
-    if (!s) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    len = strlen (s);
-    r = g_malloc (len + sizeof (qemu_prefix));
-
-    u = r + sizeof (qemu_prefix) - 1;
-
-    pstrcpy (r, len + sizeof (qemu_prefix), qemu_prefix);
-    pstrcat (r, len + sizeof (qemu_prefix), s);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
-        u[i] = qemu_toupper(u[i]);
-    }
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-static const char *audio_audfmt_to_string (audfmt_e fmt)
-{
-    switch (fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
-        return "U8";
-
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
-        return "U16";
-
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
-        return "S8";
-
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
-        return "S16";
-
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
-        return "U32";
-
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
-        return "S32";
-    }
-
-    dolog ("Bogus audfmt %d returning S16\n", fmt);
-    return "S16";
-}
-
-static audfmt_e audio_string_to_audfmt (const char *s, audfmt_e defval,
-                                        int *defaultp)
-{
-    if (!strcasecmp (s, "u8")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_U8;
-    }
-    else if (!strcasecmp (s, "u16")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_U16;
-    }
-    else if (!strcasecmp (s, "u32")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_U32;
-    }
-    else if (!strcasecmp (s, "s8")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_S8;
-    }
-    else if (!strcasecmp (s, "s16")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_S16;
-    }
-    else if (!strcasecmp (s, "s32")) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_S32;
-    }
-    else {
-        dolog ("Bogus audio format `%s' using %s\n",
-               s, audio_audfmt_to_string (defval));
-        *defaultp = 1;
-        return defval;
-    }
-}
-
-static audfmt_e audio_get_conf_fmt (const char *envname,
-                                    audfmt_e defval,
-                                    int *defaultp)
-{
-    const char *var = getenv (envname);
-    if (!var) {
-        *defaultp = 1;
-        return defval;
-    }
-    return audio_string_to_audfmt (var, defval, defaultp);
-}
-
-static int audio_get_conf_int (const char *key, int defval, int *defaultp)
-{
-    int val;
-    char *strval;
-
-    strval = getenv (key);
-    if (strval && !qemu_strtoi(strval, NULL, 10, &val)) {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return val;
-    }
-    else {
-        *defaultp = 1;
-        return defval;
-    }
-}
-
-static const char *audio_get_conf_str (const char *key,
-                                       const char *defval,
-                                       int *defaultp)
-{
-    const char *val = getenv (key);
-    if (!val) {
-        *defaultp = 1;
-        return defval;
-    }
-    else {
-        *defaultp = 0;
-        return val;
-    }
-}
-
 void AUD_vlog (const char *cap, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
     if (cap) {
@@ -379,167 +190,27 @@ void AUD_log (const char *cap, const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end (ap);
 }
 
-static void audio_print_options (const char *prefix,
-                                 struct audio_option *opt)
-{
-    char *uprefix;
-
-    if (!prefix) {
-        dolog ("No prefix specified\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!opt) {
-        dolog ("No options\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    uprefix = audio_alloc_prefix (prefix);
-
-    for (; opt->name; opt++) {
-        const char *state = "default";
-        printf ("  %s_%s: ", uprefix, opt->name);
-
-        if (opt->overriddenp && *opt->overriddenp) {
-            state = "current";
-        }
-
-        switch (opt->tag) {
-        case AUD_OPT_BOOL:
-            {
-                int *intp = opt->valp;
-                printf ("boolean, %s = %d\n", state, *intp ? 1 : 0);
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_OPT_INT:
-            {
-                int *intp = opt->valp;
-                printf ("integer, %s = %d\n", state, *intp);
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_OPT_FMT:
-            {
-                audfmt_e *fmtp = opt->valp;
-                printf (
-                    "format, %s = %s, (one of: U8 S8 U16 S16 U32 S32)\n",
-                    state,
-                    audio_audfmt_to_string (*fmtp)
-                    );
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_OPT_STR:
-            {
-                const char **strp = opt->valp;
-                printf ("string, %s = %s\n",
-                        state,
-                        *strp ? *strp : "(not set)");
-            }
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            printf ("???\n");
-            dolog ("Bad value tag for option %s_%s %d\n",
-                   uprefix, opt->name, opt->tag);
-            break;
-        }
-        printf ("    %s\n", opt->descr);
-    }
-
-    g_free (uprefix);
-}
-
-static void audio_process_options (const char *prefix,
-                                   struct audio_option *opt)
-{
-    gchar *prefix_upper;
-
-    if (audio_bug(__func__, !prefix)) {
-        dolog ("prefix = NULL\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (audio_bug(__func__, !opt)) {
-        dolog ("opt = NULL\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    prefix_upper = g_utf8_strup(prefix, -1);
-
-    for (; opt->name; opt++) {
-        char *optname;
-        int def;
-
-        if (!opt->valp) {
-            dolog ("Option value pointer for `%s' is not set\n",
-                   opt->name);
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        optname = g_strdup_printf("QEMU_%s_%s", prefix_upper, opt->name);
-
-        def = 1;
-        switch (opt->tag) {
-        case AUD_OPT_BOOL:
-        case AUD_OPT_INT:
-            {
-                int *intp = opt->valp;
-                *intp = audio_get_conf_int (optname, *intp, &def);
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_OPT_FMT:
-            {
-                audfmt_e *fmtp = opt->valp;
-                *fmtp = audio_get_conf_fmt (optname, *fmtp, &def);
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case AUD_OPT_STR:
-            {
-                const char **strp = opt->valp;
-                *strp = audio_get_conf_str (optname, *strp, &def);
-            }
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            dolog ("Bad value tag for option `%s' - %d\n",
-                   optname, opt->tag);
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if (!opt->overriddenp) {
-            opt->overriddenp = &opt->overridden;
-        }
-        *opt->overriddenp = !def;
-        g_free (optname);
-    }
-    g_free(prefix_upper);
-}
-
 static void audio_print_settings (struct audsettings *as)
 {
     dolog ("frequency=%d nchannels=%d fmt=", as->freq, as->nchannels);
 
     switch (as->fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         AUD_log (NULL, "S8");
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         AUD_log (NULL, "U8");
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         AUD_log (NULL, "S16");
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         AUD_log (NULL, "U16");
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
         AUD_log (NULL, "S32");
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         AUD_log (NULL, "U32");
         break;
     default:
@@ -570,12 +241,12 @@ static int audio_validate_settings (struct audsettings *as)
     invalid |= as->endianness != 0 && as->endianness != 1;
 
     switch (as->fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         break;
     default:
         invalid = 1;
@@ -591,25 +262,28 @@ static int audio_pcm_info_eq (struct audio_pcm_info *info, struct audsettings *a
     int bits = 8, sign = 0;
 
     switch (as->fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         sign = 1;
         /* fall through */
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         sign = 1;
         /* fall through */
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         bits = 16;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
         sign = 1;
         /* fall through */
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         bits = 32;
         break;
+
+    default:
+        abort();
     }
     return info->freq == as->freq
         && info->nchannels == as->nchannels
@@ -623,24 +297,27 @@ void audio_pcm_init_info (struct audio_pcm_info *info, struct audsettings *as)
     int bits = 8, sign = 0, shift = 0;
 
     switch (as->fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         sign = 1;
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         sign = 1;
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         bits = 16;
         shift = 1;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
         sign = 1;
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         bits = 32;
         shift = 2;
         break;
+
+    default:
+        abort();
     }
 
     info->freq = as->freq;
@@ -1132,11 +809,11 @@ static void audio_reset_timer (AudioState *s)
 {
     if (audio_is_timer_needed ()) {
         timer_mod_anticipate_ns(s->ts,
-            qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + conf.period.ticks);
+            qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + s->period_ticks);
         if (!audio_timer_running) {
             audio_timer_running = true;
             audio_timer_last = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-            trace_audio_timer_start(conf.period.ticks / SCALE_MS);
+            trace_audio_timer_start(s->period_ticks / SCALE_MS);
         }
     } else {
         timer_del(s->ts);
@@ -1150,16 +827,17 @@ static void audio_reset_timer (AudioState *s)
 static void audio_timer (void *opaque)
 {
     int64_t now, diff;
+    AudioState *s = opaque;
 
     now = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
     diff = now - audio_timer_last;
-    if (diff > conf.period.ticks * 3 / 2) {
+    if (diff > s->period_ticks * 3 / 2) {
         trace_audio_timer_delayed(diff / SCALE_MS);
     }
     audio_timer_last = now;
 
-    audio_run ("timer");
-    audio_reset_timer (opaque);
+    audio_run("timer");
+    audio_reset_timer(s);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1219,7 +897,7 @@ void AUD_set_active_out (SWVoiceOut *sw, int on)
             if (!hw->enabled) {
                 hw->enabled = 1;
                 if (s->vm_running) {
-                    hw->pcm_ops->ctl_out (hw, VOICE_ENABLE, conf.try_poll_out);
+                    hw->pcm_ops->ctl_out(hw, VOICE_ENABLE);
                     audio_reset_timer (s);
                 }
             }
@@ -1264,7 +942,7 @@ void AUD_set_active_in (SWVoiceIn *sw, int on)
             if (!hw->enabled) {
                 hw->enabled = 1;
                 if (s->vm_running) {
-                    hw->pcm_ops->ctl_in (hw, VOICE_ENABLE, conf.try_poll_in);
+                    hw->pcm_ops->ctl_in(hw, VOICE_ENABLE);
                     audio_reset_timer (s);
                 }
             }
@@ -1585,169 +1263,10 @@ void audio_run (const char *msg)
 #endif
 }
 
-static struct audio_option audio_options[] = {
-    /* DAC */
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_FIXED_SETTINGS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_out.enabled,
-        .descr = "Use fixed settings for host DAC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_FIXED_FREQ",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_out.settings.freq,
-        .descr = "Frequency for fixed host DAC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_FIXED_FMT",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_FMT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_out.settings.fmt,
-        .descr = "Format for fixed host DAC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_FIXED_CHANNELS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_out.settings.nchannels,
-        .descr = "Number of channels for fixed DAC (1 - mono, 2 - stereo)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_VOICES",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_out.nb_voices,
-        .descr = "Number of voices for DAC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_TRY_POLL",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &conf.try_poll_out,
-        .descr = "Attempt using poll mode for DAC"
-    },
-    /* ADC */
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_FIXED_SETTINGS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_in.enabled,
-        .descr = "Use fixed settings for host ADC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_FIXED_FREQ",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_in.settings.freq,
-        .descr = "Frequency for fixed host ADC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_FIXED_FMT",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_FMT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_in.settings.fmt,
-        .descr = "Format for fixed host ADC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_FIXED_CHANNELS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_in.settings.nchannels,
-        .descr = "Number of channels for fixed ADC (1 - mono, 2 - stereo)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_VOICES",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.fixed_in.nb_voices,
-        .descr = "Number of voices for ADC"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_TRY_POLL",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &conf.try_poll_in,
-        .descr = "Attempt using poll mode for ADC"
-    },
-    /* Misc */
-    {
-        .name  = "TIMER_PERIOD",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.period.hertz,
-        .descr = "Timer period in HZ (0 - use lowest possible)"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
-static void audio_pp_nb_voices (const char *typ, int nb)
-{
-    switch (nb) {
-    case 0:
-        printf ("Does not support %s\n", typ);
-        break;
-    case 1:
-        printf ("One %s voice\n", typ);
-        break;
-    case INT_MAX:
-        printf ("Theoretically supports many %s voices\n", typ);
-        break;
-    default:
-        printf ("Theoretically supports up to %d %s voices\n", nb, typ);
-        break;
-    }
-
-}
-
-void AUD_help (void)
-{
-    struct audio_driver *d;
-
-    /* make sure we print the help text for modular drivers too */
-    audio_module_load_all();
-
-    audio_process_options ("AUDIO", audio_options);
-    QLIST_FOREACH(d, &audio_drivers, next) {
-        if (d->options) {
-            audio_process_options (d->name, d->options);
-        }
-    }
-
-    printf ("Audio options:\n");
-    audio_print_options ("AUDIO", audio_options);
-    printf ("\n");
-
-    printf ("Available drivers:\n");
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(d, &audio_drivers, next) {
-
-        printf ("Name: %s\n", d->name);
-        printf ("Description: %s\n", d->descr);
-
-        audio_pp_nb_voices ("playback", d->max_voices_out);
-        audio_pp_nb_voices ("capture", d->max_voices_in);
-
-        if (d->options) {
-            printf ("Options:\n");
-            audio_print_options (d->name, d->options);
-        }
-        else {
-            printf ("No options\n");
-        }
-        printf ("\n");
-    }
-
-    printf (
-        "Options are settable through environment variables.\n"
-        "Example:\n"
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        "  set QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=wav\n"
-        "  set QEMU_WAV_PATH=c:\\tune.wav\n"
-#else
-        "  export QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=wav\n"
-        "  export QEMU_WAV_PATH=$HOME/tune.wav\n"
-        "(for csh replace export with setenv in the above)\n"
-#endif
-        "  qemu ...\n\n"
-        );
-}
-
-static int audio_driver_init(AudioState *s, struct audio_driver *drv, bool msg)
+static int audio_driver_init(AudioState *s, struct audio_driver *drv,
+                             bool msg, Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    if (drv->options) {
-        audio_process_options (drv->name, drv->options);
-    }
-    s->drv_opaque = drv->init ();
+    s->drv_opaque = drv->init(dev);
 
     if (s->drv_opaque) {
         audio_init_nb_voices_out (drv);
@@ -1773,11 +1292,11 @@ static void audio_vm_change_state_handler (void *opaque, int running,
 
     s->vm_running = running;
     while ((hwo = audio_pcm_hw_find_any_enabled_out (hwo))) {
-        hwo->pcm_ops->ctl_out (hwo, op, conf.try_poll_out);
+        hwo->pcm_ops->ctl_out(hwo, op);
     }
 
     while ((hwi = audio_pcm_hw_find_any_enabled_in (hwi))) {
-        hwi->pcm_ops->ctl_in (hwi, op, conf.try_poll_in);
+        hwi->pcm_ops->ctl_in(hwi, op);
     }
     audio_reset_timer (s);
 }
@@ -1827,6 +1346,11 @@ void audio_cleanup(void)
         s->drv->fini (s->drv_opaque);
         s->drv = NULL;
     }
+
+    if (s->dev) {
+        qapi_free_Audiodev(s->dev);
+        s->dev = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_audio = {
@@ -1838,19 +1362,58 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_audio = {
     }
 };
 
-static void audio_init (void)
+static void audio_validate_opts(Audiodev *dev, Error **errp);
+
+static AudiodevListEntry *audiodev_find(
+    AudiodevListHead *head, const char *drvname)
+{
+    AudiodevListEntry *e;
+    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(e, head, next) {
+        if (strcmp(AudiodevDriver_str(e->dev->driver), drvname) == 0) {
+            return e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static int audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
     size_t i;
     int done = 0;
-    const char *drvname;
+    const char *drvname = NULL;
     VMChangeStateEntry *e;
     AudioState *s = &glob_audio_state;
     struct audio_driver *driver;
+    /* silence gcc warning about uninitialized variable */
+    AudiodevListHead head = QSIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
 
     if (s->drv) {
-        return;
+        if (dev) {
+            dolog("Cannot create more than one audio backend, sorry\n");
+            qapi_free_Audiodev(dev);
+        }
+        return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev) {
+        /* -audiodev option */
+        drvname = AudiodevDriver_str(dev->driver);
+    } else {
+        /* legacy implicit initialization */
+        head = audio_handle_legacy_opts();
+        /*
+         * In case of legacy initialization, all Audiodevs in the list will have
+         * the same configuration (except the driver), so it does't matter which
+         * one we chose.  We need an Audiodev to set up AudioState before we can
+         * init a driver.  Also note that dev at this point is still in the
+         * list.
+         */
+        dev = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(&head)->dev;
+        audio_validate_opts(dev, &error_abort);
+    }
+    s->dev = dev;
+
     QLIST_INIT (&s->hw_head_out);
     QLIST_INIT (&s->hw_head_in);
     QLIST_INIT (&s->cap_head);
@@ -1858,10 +1421,8 @@ static void audio_init (void)
 
     s->ts = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, audio_timer, s);
 
-    audio_process_options ("AUDIO", audio_options);
-
-    s->nb_hw_voices_out = conf.fixed_out.nb_voices;
-    s->nb_hw_voices_in = conf.fixed_in.nb_voices;
+    s->nb_hw_voices_out = audio_get_pdo_out(dev)->voices;
+    s->nb_hw_voices_in = audio_get_pdo_in(dev)->voices;
 
     if (s->nb_hw_voices_out <= 0) {
         dolog ("Bogus number of playback voices %d, setting to 1\n",
@@ -1875,46 +1436,42 @@ static void audio_init (void)
         s->nb_hw_voices_in = 0;
     }
 
-    {
-        int def;
-        drvname = audio_get_conf_str ("QEMU_AUDIO_DRV", NULL, &def);
-    }
-
     if (drvname) {
         driver = audio_driver_lookup(drvname);
         if (driver) {
-            done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, true);
+            done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, true, dev);
         } else {
             dolog ("Unknown audio driver `%s'\n", drvname);
-            dolog ("Run with -audio-help to list available drivers\n");
         }
-    }
-
-    if (!done) {
-        for (i = 0; !done && i < ARRAY_SIZE(audio_prio_list); i++) {
+    } else {
+        for (i = 0; audio_prio_list[i]; i++) {
+            AudiodevListEntry *e = audiodev_find(&head, audio_prio_list[i]);
             driver = audio_driver_lookup(audio_prio_list[i]);
-            if (driver && driver->can_be_default) {
-                done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, false);
+
+            if (e && driver) {
+                s->dev = dev = e->dev;
+                audio_validate_opts(dev, &error_abort);
+                done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, false, dev);
+                if (done) {
+                    e->dev = NULL;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
+    audio_free_audiodev_list(&head);
 
     if (!done) {
         driver = audio_driver_lookup("none");
-        done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, false);
+        done = !audio_driver_init(s, driver, false, dev);
         assert(done);
         dolog("warning: Using timer based audio emulation\n");
     }
 
-    if (conf.period.hertz <= 0) {
-        if (conf.period.hertz < 0) {
-            dolog ("warning: Timer period is negative - %d "
-                   "treating as zero\n",
-                   conf.period.hertz);
-        }
-        conf.period.ticks = 1;
+    if (dev->timer_period <= 0) {
+        s->period_ticks = 1;
     } else {
-        conf.period.ticks = NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND / conf.period.hertz;
+        s->period_ticks = NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND / dev->timer_period;
     }
 
     e = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler (audio_vm_change_state_handler, s);
@@ -1925,11 +1482,22 @@ static void audio_init (void)
 
     QLIST_INIT (&s->card_head);
     vmstate_register (NULL, 0, &vmstate_audio, s);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void audio_free_audiodev_list(AudiodevListHead *head)
+{
+    AudiodevListEntry *e;
+    while ((e = QSIMPLEQ_FIRST(head))) {
+        QSIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD(head, next);
+        qapi_free_Audiodev(e->dev);
+        g_free(e);
+    }
 }
 
 void AUD_register_card (const char *name, QEMUSoundCard *card)
 {
-    audio_init ();
+    audio_init(NULL);
     card->name = g_strdup (name);
     memset (&card->entries, 0, sizeof (card->entries));
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD (&glob_audio_state.card_head, card, entries);
@@ -2069,3 +1637,174 @@ void AUD_set_volume_in (SWVoiceIn *sw, int mute, uint8_t lvol, uint8_t rvol)
         }
     }
 }
+
+void audio_create_pdos(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    switch (dev->driver) {
+#define CASE(DRIVER, driver, pdo_name)                              \
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_##DRIVER:                                  \
+        if (!dev->u.driver.has_in) {                                \
+            dev->u.driver.in = g_malloc0(                           \
+                sizeof(Audiodev##pdo_name##PerDirectionOptions));   \
+            dev->u.driver.has_in = true;                            \
+        }                                                           \
+        if (!dev->u.driver.has_out) {                               \
+            dev->u.driver.out = g_malloc0(                          \
+                sizeof(AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions));           \
+            dev->u.driver.has_out = true;                           \
+        }                                                           \
+        break
+
+        CASE(NONE, none, );
+        CASE(ALSA, alsa, Alsa);
+        CASE(COREAUDIO, coreaudio, Coreaudio);
+        CASE(DSOUND, dsound, );
+        CASE(OSS, oss, Oss);
+        CASE(PA, pa, Pa);
+        CASE(SDL, sdl, );
+        CASE(SPICE, spice, );
+        CASE(WAV, wav, );
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER__MAX:
+        abort();
+    };
+}
+
+static void audio_validate_per_direction_opts(
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!pdo->has_fixed_settings) {
+        pdo->has_fixed_settings = true;
+        pdo->fixed_settings = true;
+    }
+    if (!pdo->fixed_settings &&
+        (pdo->has_frequency || pdo->has_channels || pdo->has_format)) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "You can't use frequency, channels or format with fixed-settings=off");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!pdo->has_frequency) {
+        pdo->has_frequency = true;
+        pdo->frequency = 44100;
+    }
+    if (!pdo->has_channels) {
+        pdo->has_channels = true;
+        pdo->channels = 2;
+    }
+    if (!pdo->has_voices) {
+        pdo->has_voices = true;
+        pdo->voices = 1;
+    }
+    if (!pdo->has_format) {
+        pdo->has_format = true;
+        pdo->format = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
+    }
+}
+
+static void audio_validate_opts(Audiodev *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    audio_create_pdos(dev);
+
+    audio_validate_per_direction_opts(audio_get_pdo_in(dev), &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    audio_validate_per_direction_opts(audio_get_pdo_out(dev), &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!dev->has_timer_period) {
+        dev->has_timer_period = true;
+        dev->timer_period = 10000; /* 100Hz -> 10ms */
+    }
+}
+
+void audio_parse_option(const char *opt)
+{
+    AudiodevListEntry *e;
+    Audiodev *dev = NULL;
+
+    Visitor *v = qobject_input_visitor_new_str(opt, "driver", &error_fatal);
+    visit_type_Audiodev(v, NULL, &dev, &error_fatal);
+    visit_free(v);
+
+    audio_validate_opts(dev, &error_fatal);
+
+    e = g_malloc0(sizeof(AudiodevListEntry));
+    e->dev = dev;
+    QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&audiodevs, e, next);
+}
+
+void audio_init_audiodevs(void)
+{
+    AudiodevListEntry *e;
+
+    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(e, &audiodevs, next) {
+        audio_init(e->dev);
+    }
+}
+
+audsettings audiodev_to_audsettings(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    return (audsettings) {
+        .freq = pdo->frequency,
+        .nchannels = pdo->channels,
+        .fmt = pdo->format,
+        .endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS,
+    };
+}
+
+int audioformat_bytes_per_sample(AudioFormat fmt)
+{
+    switch (fmt) {
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
+        return 1;
+
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
+        return 2;
+
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
+        return 4;
+
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT__MAX:
+        ;
+    }
+    abort();
+}
+
+
+/* frames = freq * usec / 1e6 */
+int audio_buffer_frames(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                        audsettings *as, int def_usecs)
+{
+    uint64_t usecs = pdo->has_buffer_length ? pdo->buffer_length : def_usecs;
+    return (as->freq * usecs + 500000) / 1000000;
+}
+
+/* samples = channels * frames = channels * freq * usec / 1e6 */
+int audio_buffer_samples(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                         audsettings *as, int def_usecs)
+{
+    return as->nchannels * audio_buffer_frames(pdo, as, def_usecs);
+}
+
+/*
+ * bytes = bytes_per_sample * samples =
+ *     bytes_per_sample * channels * freq * usec / 1e6
+ */
+int audio_buffer_bytes(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                       audsettings *as, int def_usecs)
+{
+    return audio_buffer_samples(pdo, as, def_usecs) *
+        audioformat_bytes_per_sample(as->fmt);
+}
diff --git a/audio/audio.h b/audio/audio.h
index f4339a1..64b0f76 100644
--- a/audio/audio.h
+++ b/audio/audio.h
@@ -26,30 +26,31 @@
 #define QEMU_AUDIO_H
 
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-audio.h"
 
 typedef void (*audio_callback_fn) (void *opaque, int avail);
 
-typedef enum {
-    AUD_FMT_U8,
-    AUD_FMT_S8,
-    AUD_FMT_U16,
-    AUD_FMT_S16,
-    AUD_FMT_U32,
-    AUD_FMT_S32
-} audfmt_e;
-
 #ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
 #define AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS 1
 #else
 #define AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS 0
 #endif
 
-struct audsettings {
+typedef struct audsettings {
     int freq;
     int nchannels;
-    audfmt_e fmt;
+    AudioFormat fmt;
     int endianness;
-};
+} audsettings;
+
+audsettings audiodev_to_audsettings(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo);
+int audioformat_bytes_per_sample(AudioFormat fmt);
+int audio_buffer_frames(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                        audsettings *as, int def_usecs);
+int audio_buffer_samples(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                         audsettings *as, int def_usecs);
+int audio_buffer_bytes(AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo,
+                       audsettings *as, int def_usecs);
 
 typedef enum {
     AUD_CNOTIFY_ENABLE,
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ typedef struct QEMUAudioTimeStamp {
 void AUD_vlog (const char *cap, const char *fmt, va_list ap) GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 0);
 void AUD_log (const char *cap, const char *fmt, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 
-void AUD_help (void);
 void AUD_register_card (const char *name, QEMUSoundCard *card);
 void AUD_remove_card (QEMUSoundCard *card);
 CaptureVoiceOut *AUD_add_capture (
@@ -171,4 +171,8 @@ void audio_sample_to_uint64(void *samples, int pos,
 void audio_sample_from_uint64(void *samples, int pos,
                             uint64_t left, uint64_t right);
 
+void audio_parse_option(const char *opt);
+void audio_init_audiodevs(void);
+void audio_legacy_help(void);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_AUDIO_H */
diff --git a/audio/audio_int.h b/audio/audio_int.h
index 6c451b9..3f14842 100644
--- a/audio/audio_int.h
+++ b/audio/audio_int.h
@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@
 
 struct audio_pcm_ops;
 
-typedef enum {
-    AUD_OPT_INT,
-    AUD_OPT_FMT,
-    AUD_OPT_STR,
-    AUD_OPT_BOOL
-} audio_option_tag_e;
-
-struct audio_option {
-    const char *name;
-    audio_option_tag_e tag;
-    void *valp;
-    const char *descr;
-    int *overriddenp;
-    int overridden;
-};
-
 struct audio_callback {
     void *opaque;
     audio_callback_fn fn;
@@ -145,8 +129,7 @@ typedef struct audio_driver audio_driver;
 struct audio_driver {
     const char *name;
     const char *descr;
-    struct audio_option *options;
-    void *(*init) (void);
+    void *(*init) (Audiodev *);
     void (*fini) (void *);
     struct audio_pcm_ops *pcm_ops;
     int can_be_default;
@@ -193,6 +176,7 @@ struct SWVoiceCap {
 
 typedef struct AudioState {
     struct audio_driver *drv;
+    Audiodev *dev;
     void *drv_opaque;
 
     QEMUTimer *ts;
@@ -203,10 +187,13 @@ typedef struct AudioState {
     int nb_hw_voices_out;
     int nb_hw_voices_in;
     int vm_running;
+    int64_t period_ticks;
 } AudioState;
 
 extern const struct mixeng_volume nominal_volume;
 
+extern const char *audio_prio_list[];
+
 void audio_driver_register(audio_driver *drv);
 audio_driver *audio_driver_lookup(const char *name);
 
@@ -248,4 +235,18 @@ static inline int audio_ring_dist (int dst, int src, int len)
 #define AUDIO_STRINGIFY_(n) #n
 #define AUDIO_STRINGIFY(n) AUDIO_STRINGIFY_(n)
 
+typedef struct AudiodevListEntry {
+    Audiodev *dev;
+    QSIMPLEQ_ENTRY(AudiodevListEntry) next;
+} AudiodevListEntry;
+
+typedef QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(, AudiodevListEntry) AudiodevListHead;
+AudiodevListHead audio_handle_legacy_opts(void);
+
+void audio_free_audiodev_list(AudiodevListHead *head);
+
+void audio_create_pdos(Audiodev *dev);
+AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *audio_get_pdo_in(Audiodev *dev);
+AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *audio_get_pdo_out(Audiodev *dev);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_AUDIO_INT_H */
diff --git a/audio/audio_legacy.c b/audio/audio_legacy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d14011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/audio_legacy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,544 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU Audio subsystem: legacy configuration handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2019 Zoltán Kővágó <DirtY.iCE.hu@gmail.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 "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "audio.h"
+#include "audio_int.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-audio.h"
+#include "qapi/visitor-impl.h"
+
+#define AUDIO_CAP "audio-legacy"
+#include "audio_int.h"
+
+static uint32_t toui32(const char *str)
+{
+    unsigned long long ret;
+    if (parse_uint_full(str, &ret, 10) || ret > UINT32_MAX) {
+        dolog("Invalid integer value `%s'\n", str);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* helper functions to convert env variables */
+static void get_bool(const char *env, bool *dst, bool *has_dst)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = toui32(val) != 0;
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static void get_int(const char *env, uint32_t *dst, bool *has_dst)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = toui32(val);
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static void get_str(const char *env, char **dst, bool *has_dst)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        if (*has_dst) {
+            g_free(*dst);
+        }
+        *dst = g_strdup(val);
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static void get_fmt(const char *env, AudioFormat *dst, bool *has_dst)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        size_t i;
+        for (i = 0; AudioFormat_lookup.size; ++i) {
+            if (strcasecmp(val, AudioFormat_lookup.array[i]) == 0) {
+                *dst = i;
+                *has_dst = true;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        dolog("Invalid audio format `%s'\n", val);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void get_millis_to_usecs(const char *env, uint32_t *dst, bool *has_dst)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = toui32(val) * 1000;
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t frames_to_usecs(uint32_t frames,
+                                AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    uint32_t freq = pdo->has_frequency ? pdo->frequency : 44100;
+    return (frames * 1000000 + freq / 2) / freq;
+}
+
+
+static void get_frames_to_usecs(const char *env, uint32_t *dst, bool *has_dst,
+                                AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = frames_to_usecs(toui32(val), pdo);
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t samples_to_usecs(uint32_t samples,
+                                 AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    uint32_t channels = pdo->has_channels ? pdo->channels : 2;
+    return frames_to_usecs(samples / channels, pdo);
+}
+
+static void get_samples_to_usecs(const char *env, uint32_t *dst, bool *has_dst,
+                                 AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = samples_to_usecs(toui32(val), pdo);
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+static uint32_t bytes_to_usecs(uint32_t bytes, AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    AudioFormat fmt = pdo->has_format ? pdo->format : AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
+    uint32_t bytes_per_sample = audioformat_bytes_per_sample(fmt);
+    return samples_to_usecs(bytes / bytes_per_sample, pdo);
+}
+
+static void get_bytes_to_usecs(const char *env, uint32_t *dst, bool *has_dst,
+                               AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo)
+{
+    const char *val = getenv(env);
+    if (val) {
+        *dst = bytes_to_usecs(toui32(val), pdo);
+        *has_dst = true;
+    }
+}
+
+/* backend specific functions */
+/* ALSA */
+static void handle_alsa_per_direction(
+    AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions *apdo, const char *prefix)
+{
+    char buf[64];
+    size_t len = strlen(prefix);
+    bool size_in_usecs = false;
+    bool dummy;
+
+    memcpy(buf, prefix, len);
+    strcpy(buf + len, "TRY_POLL");
+    get_bool(buf, &apdo->try_poll, &apdo->has_try_poll);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "DEV");
+    get_str(buf, &apdo->dev, &apdo->has_dev);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "SIZE_IN_USEC");
+    get_bool(buf, &size_in_usecs, &dummy);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "PERIOD_SIZE");
+    get_int(buf, &apdo->period_length, &apdo->has_period_length);
+    if (apdo->has_period_length && !size_in_usecs) {
+        apdo->period_length = frames_to_usecs(
+            apdo->period_length,
+            qapi_AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions_base(apdo));
+    }
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "BUFFER_SIZE");
+    get_int(buf, &apdo->buffer_length, &apdo->has_buffer_length);
+    if (apdo->has_buffer_length && !size_in_usecs) {
+        apdo->buffer_length = frames_to_usecs(
+            apdo->buffer_length,
+            qapi_AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions_base(apdo));
+    }
+}
+
+static void handle_alsa(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    AudiodevAlsaOptions *aopt = &dev->u.alsa;
+    handle_alsa_per_direction(aopt->in, "QEMU_ALSA_ADC_");
+    handle_alsa_per_direction(aopt->out, "QEMU_ALSA_DAC_");
+
+    get_millis_to_usecs("QEMU_ALSA_THRESHOLD",
+                        &aopt->threshold, &aopt->has_threshold);
+}
+
+/* coreaudio */
+static void handle_coreaudio(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    get_frames_to_usecs(
+        "QEMU_COREAUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE",
+        &dev->u.coreaudio.out->buffer_length,
+        &dev->u.coreaudio.out->has_buffer_length,
+        qapi_AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.coreaudio.out));
+    get_int("QEMU_COREAUDIO_BUFFER_COUNT",
+            &dev->u.coreaudio.out->buffer_count,
+            &dev->u.coreaudio.out->has_buffer_count);
+}
+
+/* dsound */
+static void handle_dsound(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    get_millis_to_usecs("QEMU_DSOUND_LATENCY_MILLIS",
+                        &dev->u.dsound.latency, &dev->u.dsound.has_latency);
+    get_bytes_to_usecs("QEMU_DSOUND_BUFSIZE_OUT",
+                       &dev->u.dsound.out->buffer_length,
+                       &dev->u.dsound.out->has_buffer_length,
+                       dev->u.dsound.out);
+    get_bytes_to_usecs("QEMU_DSOUND_BUFSIZE_IN",
+                       &dev->u.dsound.in->buffer_length,
+                       &dev->u.dsound.in->has_buffer_length,
+                       dev->u.dsound.in);
+}
+
+/* OSS */
+static void handle_oss_per_direction(
+    AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions *opdo, const char *try_poll_env,
+    const char *dev_env)
+{
+    get_bool(try_poll_env, &opdo->try_poll, &opdo->has_try_poll);
+    get_str(dev_env, &opdo->dev, &opdo->has_dev);
+
+    get_bytes_to_usecs("QEMU_OSS_FRAGSIZE",
+                       &opdo->buffer_length, &opdo->has_buffer_length,
+                       qapi_AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions_base(opdo));
+    get_int("QEMU_OSS_NFRAGS", &opdo->buffer_count,
+            &opdo->has_buffer_count);
+}
+
+static void handle_oss(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    AudiodevOssOptions *oopt = &dev->u.oss;
+    handle_oss_per_direction(oopt->in, "QEMU_AUDIO_ADC_TRY_POLL",
+                             "QEMU_OSS_ADC_DEV");
+    handle_oss_per_direction(oopt->out, "QEMU_AUDIO_DAC_TRY_POLL",
+                             "QEMU_OSS_DAC_DEV");
+
+    get_bool("QEMU_OSS_MMAP", &oopt->try_mmap, &oopt->has_try_mmap);
+    get_bool("QEMU_OSS_EXCLUSIVE", &oopt->exclusive, &oopt->has_exclusive);
+    get_int("QEMU_OSS_POLICY", &oopt->dsp_policy, &oopt->has_dsp_policy);
+}
+
+/* pulseaudio */
+static void handle_pa_per_direction(
+    AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions *ppdo, const char *env)
+{
+    get_str(env, &ppdo->name, &ppdo->has_name);
+}
+
+static void handle_pa(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    handle_pa_per_direction(dev->u.pa.in, "QEMU_PA_SOURCE");
+    handle_pa_per_direction(dev->u.pa.out, "QEMU_PA_SINK");
+
+    get_samples_to_usecs(
+        "QEMU_PA_SAMPLES", &dev->u.pa.in->buffer_length,
+        &dev->u.pa.in->has_buffer_length,
+        qapi_AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.pa.in));
+    get_samples_to_usecs(
+        "QEMU_PA_SAMPLES", &dev->u.pa.out->buffer_length,
+        &dev->u.pa.out->has_buffer_length,
+        qapi_AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.pa.out));
+
+    get_str("QEMU_PA_SERVER", &dev->u.pa.server, &dev->u.pa.has_server);
+}
+
+/* SDL */
+static void handle_sdl(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    /* SDL is output only */
+    get_samples_to_usecs("QEMU_SDL_SAMPLES", &dev->u.sdl.out->buffer_length,
+                         &dev->u.sdl.out->has_buffer_length, dev->u.sdl.out);
+}
+
+/* wav */
+static void handle_wav(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    get_int("QEMU_WAV_FREQUENCY",
+            &dev->u.wav.out->frequency, &dev->u.wav.out->has_frequency);
+    get_fmt("QEMU_WAV_FORMAT", &dev->u.wav.out->format,
+            &dev->u.wav.out->has_format);
+    get_int("QEMU_WAV_DAC_FIXED_CHANNELS",
+            &dev->u.wav.out->channels, &dev->u.wav.out->has_channels);
+    get_str("QEMU_WAV_PATH", &dev->u.wav.path, &dev->u.wav.has_path);
+}
+
+/* general */
+static void handle_per_direction(
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo, const char *prefix)
+{
+    char buf[64];
+    size_t len = strlen(prefix);
+
+    memcpy(buf, prefix, len);
+    strcpy(buf + len, "FIXED_SETTINGS");
+    get_bool(buf, &pdo->fixed_settings, &pdo->has_fixed_settings);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "FIXED_FREQ");
+    get_int(buf, &pdo->frequency, &pdo->has_frequency);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "FIXED_FMT");
+    get_fmt(buf, &pdo->format, &pdo->has_format);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "FIXED_CHANNELS");
+    get_int(buf, &pdo->channels, &pdo->has_channels);
+
+    strcpy(buf + len, "VOICES");
+    get_int(buf, &pdo->voices, &pdo->has_voices);
+}
+
+static AudiodevListEntry *legacy_opt(const char *drvname)
+{
+    AudiodevListEntry *e = g_malloc0(sizeof(AudiodevListEntry));
+    e->dev = g_malloc0(sizeof(Audiodev));
+    e->dev->id = g_strdup(drvname);
+    e->dev->driver = qapi_enum_parse(
+        &AudiodevDriver_lookup, drvname, -1, &error_abort);
+
+    audio_create_pdos(e->dev);
+
+    handle_per_direction(audio_get_pdo_in(e->dev), "QEMU_AUDIO_ADC_");
+    handle_per_direction(audio_get_pdo_out(e->dev), "QEMU_AUDIO_DAC_");
+
+    get_int("QEMU_AUDIO_TIMER_PERIOD",
+            &e->dev->timer_period, &e->dev->has_timer_period);
+
+    switch (e->dev->driver) {
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_ALSA:
+        handle_alsa(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_COREAUDIO:
+        handle_coreaudio(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_DSOUND:
+        handle_dsound(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_OSS:
+        handle_oss(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_PA:
+        handle_pa(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_SDL:
+        handle_sdl(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_WAV:
+        handle_wav(e->dev);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return e;
+}
+
+AudiodevListHead audio_handle_legacy_opts(void)
+{
+    const char *drvname = getenv("QEMU_AUDIO_DRV");
+    AudiodevListHead head = QSIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
+
+    if (drvname) {
+        AudiodevListEntry *e;
+        audio_driver *driver = audio_driver_lookup(drvname);
+        if (!driver) {
+            dolog("Unknown audio driver `%s'\n", drvname);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        e = legacy_opt(drvname);
+        QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&head, e, next);
+    } else {
+        for (int i = 0; audio_prio_list[i]; i++) {
+            audio_driver *driver = audio_driver_lookup(audio_prio_list[i]);
+            if (driver && driver->can_be_default) {
+                AudiodevListEntry *e = legacy_opt(driver->name);
+                QSIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&head, e, next);
+            }
+        }
+        if (QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&head)) {
+            dolog("Internal error: no default audio driver available\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return head;
+}
+
+/* visitor to print -audiodev option */
+typedef struct {
+    Visitor visitor;
+
+    bool comma;
+    GList *path;
+} LegacyPrintVisitor;
+
+static void lv_start_struct(Visitor *v, const char *name, void **obj,
+                            size_t size, Error **errp)
+{
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
+    lv->path = g_list_append(lv->path, g_strdup(name));
+}
+
+static void lv_end_struct(Visitor *v, void **obj)
+{
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
+    lv->path = g_list_delete_link(lv->path, g_list_last(lv->path));
+}
+
+static void lv_print_key(Visitor *v, const char *name)
+{
+    GList *e;
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
+    if (lv->comma) {
+        putchar(',');
+    } else {
+        lv->comma = true;
+    }
+
+    for (e = lv->path; e; e = e->next) {
+        if (e->data) {
+            printf("%s.", (const char *) e->data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    printf("%s=", name);
+}
+
+static void lv_type_int64(Visitor *v, const char *name, int64_t *obj,
+                          Error **errp)
+{
+    lv_print_key(v, name);
+    printf("%" PRIi64, *obj);
+}
+
+static void lv_type_uint64(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint64_t *obj,
+                           Error **errp)
+{
+    lv_print_key(v, name);
+    printf("%" PRIu64, *obj);
+}
+
+static void lv_type_bool(Visitor *v, const char *name, bool *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    lv_print_key(v, name);
+    printf("%s", *obj ? "on" : "off");
+}
+
+static void lv_type_str(Visitor *v, const char *name, char **obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    const char *str = *obj;
+    lv_print_key(v, name);
+
+    while (*str) {
+        if (*str == ',') {
+            putchar(',');
+        }
+        putchar(*str++);
+    }
+}
+
+static void lv_complete(Visitor *v, void *opaque)
+{
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
+    assert(lv->path == NULL);
+}
+
+static void lv_free(Visitor *v)
+{
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
+
+    g_list_free_full(lv->path, g_free);
+    g_free(lv);
+}
+
+static Visitor *legacy_visitor_new(void)
+{
+    LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = g_malloc0(sizeof(LegacyPrintVisitor));
+
+    lv->visitor.start_struct = lv_start_struct;
+    lv->visitor.end_struct = lv_end_struct;
+    /* lists not supported */
+    lv->visitor.type_int64 = lv_type_int64;
+    lv->visitor.type_uint64 = lv_type_uint64;
+    lv->visitor.type_bool = lv_type_bool;
+    lv->visitor.type_str = lv_type_str;
+
+    lv->visitor.type = VISITOR_OUTPUT;
+    lv->visitor.complete = lv_complete;
+    lv->visitor.free = lv_free;
+
+    return &lv->visitor;
+}
+
+void audio_legacy_help(void)
+{
+    AudiodevListHead head;
+    AudiodevListEntry *e;
+
+    printf("Environment variable based configuration deprecated.\n");
+    printf("Please use the new -audiodev option.\n");
+
+    head = audio_handle_legacy_opts();
+    printf("\nEquivalent -audiodev to your current environment variables:\n");
+    if (!getenv("QEMU_AUDIO_DRV")) {
+        printf("(Since you didn't specify QEMU_AUDIO_DRV, I'll list all "
+               "possibilities)\n");
+    }
+
+    QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(e, &head, next) {
+        Visitor *v;
+        Audiodev *dev = e->dev;
+        printf("-audiodev ");
+
+        v = legacy_visitor_new();
+        visit_type_Audiodev(v, NULL, &dev, &error_abort);
+        visit_free(v);
+
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+    audio_free_audiodev_list(&head);
+}
diff --git a/audio/audio_template.h b/audio/audio_template.h
index 7de227d..1232bb5 100644
--- a/audio/audio_template.h
+++ b/audio/audio_template.h
@@ -299,11 +299,42 @@ static HW *glue (audio_pcm_hw_add_new_, TYPE) (struct audsettings *as)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *glue(audio_get_pdo_, TYPE)(Audiodev *dev)
+{
+    switch (dev->driver) {
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_NONE:
+        return dev->u.none.TYPE;
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_ALSA:
+        return qapi_AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.alsa.TYPE);
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_COREAUDIO:
+        return qapi_AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions_base(
+            dev->u.coreaudio.TYPE);
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_DSOUND:
+        return dev->u.dsound.TYPE;
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_OSS:
+        return qapi_AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.oss.TYPE);
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_PA:
+        return qapi_AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions_base(dev->u.pa.TYPE);
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_SDL:
+        return dev->u.sdl.TYPE;
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_SPICE:
+        return dev->u.spice.TYPE;
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_WAV:
+        return dev->u.wav.TYPE;
+
+    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER__MAX:
+        break;
+    }
+    abort();
+}
+
 static HW *glue (audio_pcm_hw_add_, TYPE) (struct audsettings *as)
 {
     HW *hw;
+    AudioState *s = &glob_audio_state;
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo = glue(audio_get_pdo_, TYPE)(s->dev);
 
-    if (glue (conf.fixed_, TYPE).enabled && glue (conf.fixed_, TYPE).greedy) {
+    if (pdo->fixed_settings) {
         hw = glue (audio_pcm_hw_add_new_, TYPE) (as);
         if (hw) {
             return hw;
@@ -331,9 +362,11 @@ static SW *glue (audio_pcm_create_voice_pair_, TYPE) (
     SW *sw;
     HW *hw;
     struct audsettings hw_as;
+    AudioState *s = &glob_audio_state;
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo = glue(audio_get_pdo_, TYPE)(s->dev);
 
-    if (glue (conf.fixed_, TYPE).enabled) {
-        hw_as = glue (conf.fixed_, TYPE).settings;
+    if (pdo->fixed_settings) {
+        hw_as = audiodev_to_audsettings(pdo);
     }
     else {
         hw_as = *as;
@@ -398,6 +431,7 @@ SW *glue (AUD_open_, TYPE) (
     )
 {
     AudioState *s = &glob_audio_state;
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo = glue(audio_get_pdo_, TYPE)(s->dev);
 
     if (audio_bug(__func__, !card || !name || !callback_fn || !as)) {
         dolog ("card=%p name=%p callback_fn=%p as=%p\n",
@@ -422,7 +456,7 @@ SW *glue (AUD_open_, TYPE) (
         return sw;
     }
 
-    if (!glue (conf.fixed_, TYPE).enabled && sw) {
+    if (!pdo->fixed_settings && sw) {
         glue (AUD_close_, TYPE) (card, sw);
         sw = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/audio/audio_win_int.c b/audio/audio_win_int.c
index 6900008..b938fd6 100644
--- a/audio/audio_win_int.c
+++ b/audio/audio_win_int.c
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ int waveformat_from_audio_settings (WAVEFORMATEX *wfx,
     wfx->cbSize = 0;
 
     switch (as->fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         wfx->wBitsPerSample = 8;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         wfx->wBitsPerSample = 16;
         wfx->nAvgBytesPerSec <<= 1;
         wfx->nBlockAlign <<= 1;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         wfx->wBitsPerSample = 32;
         wfx->nAvgBytesPerSec <<= 2;
         wfx->nBlockAlign <<= 2;
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ int waveformat_to_audio_settings (WAVEFORMATEX *wfx,
 
     switch (wfx->wBitsPerSample) {
     case 8:
-        as->fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+        as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         break;
 
     case 16:
-        as->fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case 32:
-        as->fmt = AUD_FMT_S32;
+        as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S32;
         break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/audio/coreaudio.c b/audio/coreaudio.c
index 638c60b..1ee43b7 100644
--- a/audio/coreaudio.c
+++ b/audio/coreaudio.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 #define MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6 1060
 #endif
 
-typedef struct {
-    int buffer_frames;
-    int nbuffers;
-} CoreaudioConf;
-
 typedef struct coreaudioVoiceOut {
     HWVoiceOut hw;
     pthread_mutex_t mutex;
@@ -507,7 +502,9 @@ static int coreaudio_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     int err;
     const char *typ = "playback";
     AudioValueRange frameRange;
-    CoreaudioConf *conf = drv_opaque;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
+    AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions *cpdo = dev->u.coreaudio.out;
+    int frames;
 
     /* create mutex */
     err = pthread_mutex_init(&core->mutex, NULL);
@@ -538,16 +535,17 @@ static int coreaudio_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (frameRange.mMinimum > conf->buffer_frames) {
+    frames = audio_buffer_frames(
+        qapi_AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions_base(cpdo), as, 11610);
+    if (frameRange.mMinimum > frames) {
         core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize = (UInt32) frameRange.mMinimum;
         dolog ("warning: Upsizing Buffer Frames to %f\n", frameRange.mMinimum);
-    }
-    else if (frameRange.mMaximum < conf->buffer_frames) {
+    } else if (frameRange.mMaximum < frames) {
         core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize = (UInt32) frameRange.mMaximum;
         dolog ("warning: Downsizing Buffer Frames to %f\n", frameRange.mMaximum);
     }
     else {
-        core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize = conf->buffer_frames;
+        core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize = frames;
     }
 
     /* set Buffer Frame Size */
@@ -568,7 +566,8 @@ static int coreaudio_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
                            "Could not get device buffer frame size\n");
         return -1;
     }
-    hw->samples = conf->nbuffers * core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize;
+    hw->samples = (cpdo->has_buffer_count ? cpdo->buffer_count : 4) *
+        core->audioDevicePropertyBufferFrameSize;
 
     /* get StreamFormat */
     status = coreaudio_get_streamformat(core->outputDeviceID,
@@ -680,40 +679,15 @@ static int coreaudio_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static CoreaudioConf glob_conf = {
-    .buffer_frames = 512,
-    .nbuffers = 4,
-};
-
-static void *coreaudio_audio_init (void)
+static void *coreaudio_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    CoreaudioConf *conf = g_malloc(sizeof(CoreaudioConf));
-    *conf = glob_conf;
-
-    return conf;
+    return dev;
 }
 
 static void coreaudio_audio_fini (void *opaque)
 {
-    g_free(opaque);
 }
 
-static struct audio_option coreaudio_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "BUFFER_SIZE",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.buffer_frames,
-        .descr = "Size of the buffer in frames"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "BUFFER_COUNT",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.nbuffers,
-        .descr = "Number of buffers"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops coreaudio_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = coreaudio_init_out,
     .fini_out = coreaudio_fini_out,
@@ -725,7 +699,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops coreaudio_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver coreaudio_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "coreaudio",
     .descr          = "CoreAudio http://developer.apple.com/audio/coreaudio.html",
-    .options        = coreaudio_options,
     .init           = coreaudio_audio_init,
     .fini           = coreaudio_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &coreaudio_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/dsound_template.h b/audio/dsound_template.h
index b439f33..8ece870 100644
--- a/audio/dsound_template.h
+++ b/audio/dsound_template.h
@@ -167,17 +167,18 @@ static int dsound_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     dsound *s = drv_opaque;
     WAVEFORMATEX wfx;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
-    DSoundConf *conf = &s->conf;
 #ifdef DSBTYPE_IN
     const char *typ = "ADC";
     DSoundVoiceIn *ds = (DSoundVoiceIn *) hw;
     DSCBUFFERDESC bd;
     DSCBCAPS bc;
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo = s->dev->u.dsound.in;
 #else
     const char *typ = "DAC";
     DSoundVoiceOut *ds = (DSoundVoiceOut *) hw;
     DSBUFFERDESC bd;
     DSBCAPS bc;
+    AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *pdo = s->dev->u.dsound.out;
 #endif
 
     if (!s->FIELD2) {
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ static int dsound_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     memset (&bd, 0, sizeof (bd));
     bd.dwSize = sizeof (bd);
     bd.lpwfxFormat = &wfx;
+    bd.dwBufferBytes = audio_buffer_bytes(pdo, as, 92880);
 #ifdef DSBTYPE_IN
-    bd.dwBufferBytes = conf->bufsize_in;
     hr = IDirectSoundCapture_CreateCaptureBuffer (
         s->dsound_capture,
         &bd,
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ static int dsound_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
         );
 #else
     bd.dwFlags = DSBCAPS_STICKYFOCUS | DSBCAPS_GETCURRENTPOSITION2;
-    bd.dwBufferBytes = conf->bufsize_out;
     hr = IDirectSound_CreateSoundBuffer (
         s->dsound,
         &bd,
diff --git a/audio/dsoundaudio.c b/audio/dsoundaudio.c
index 3ed73a3..a7d04b5 100644
--- a/audio/dsoundaudio.c
+++ b/audio/dsoundaudio.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #define AUDIO_CAP "dsound"
 #include "audio_int.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
@@ -43,16 +44,10 @@
 /* #define DEBUG_DSOUND */
 
 typedef struct {
-    int bufsize_in;
-    int bufsize_out;
-    int latency_millis;
-} DSoundConf;
-
-typedef struct {
     LPDIRECTSOUND dsound;
     LPDIRECTSOUNDCAPTURE dsound_capture;
     struct audsettings settings;
-    DSoundConf conf;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } dsound;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -248,9 +243,9 @@ static void GCC_FMT_ATTR (3, 4) dsound_logerr2 (
     dsound_log_hresult (hr);
 }
 
-static DWORD millis_to_bytes (struct audio_pcm_info *info, DWORD millis)
+static uint64_t usecs_to_bytes(struct audio_pcm_info *info, uint32_t usecs)
 {
-    return (millis * info->bytes_per_second) / 1000;
+    return muldiv64(usecs, info->bytes_per_second, 1000000);
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_DSOUND
@@ -478,7 +473,7 @@ static int dsound_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
     LPVOID p1, p2;
     int bufsize;
     dsound *s = ds->s;
-    DSoundConf *conf = &s->conf;
+    AudiodevDsoundOptions *dso = &s->dev->u.dsound;
 
     if (!dsb) {
         dolog ("Attempt to run empty with playback buffer\n");
@@ -501,14 +496,14 @@ static int dsound_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
     len = live << hwshift;
 
     if (ds->first_time) {
-        if (conf->latency_millis) {
+        if (dso->latency) {
             DWORD cur_blat;
 
             cur_blat = audio_ring_dist (wpos, ppos, bufsize);
             ds->first_time = 0;
             old_pos = wpos;
             old_pos +=
-                millis_to_bytes (&hw->info, conf->latency_millis) - cur_blat;
+                usecs_to_bytes(&hw->info, dso->latency) - cur_blat;
             old_pos %= bufsize;
             old_pos &= ~hw->info.align;
         }
@@ -747,12 +742,6 @@ static int dsound_run_in (HWVoiceIn *hw)
     return decr;
 }
 
-static DSoundConf glob_conf = {
-    .bufsize_in         = 16384,
-    .bufsize_out        = 16384,
-    .latency_millis     = 10
-};
-
 static void dsound_audio_fini (void *opaque)
 {
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -783,13 +772,22 @@ static void dsound_audio_fini (void *opaque)
     g_free(s);
 }
 
-static void *dsound_audio_init (void)
+static void *dsound_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
     int err;
     HRESULT hr;
     dsound *s = g_malloc0(sizeof(dsound));
+    AudiodevDsoundOptions *dso;
+
+    assert(dev->driver == AUDIODEV_DRIVER_DSOUND);
+    s->dev = dev;
+    dso = &dev->u.dsound;
+
+    if (!dso->has_latency) {
+        dso->has_latency = true;
+        dso->latency = 10000; /* 10 ms */
+    }
 
-    s->conf = glob_conf;
     hr = CoInitialize (NULL);
     if (FAILED (hr)) {
         dsound_logerr (hr, "Could not initialize COM\n");
@@ -854,28 +852,6 @@ static void *dsound_audio_init (void)
     return s;
 }
 
-static struct audio_option dsound_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "LATENCY_MILLIS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.latency_millis,
-        .descr = "(undocumented)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "BUFSIZE_OUT",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.bufsize_out,
-        .descr = "(undocumented)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "BUFSIZE_IN",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.bufsize_in,
-        .descr = "(undocumented)"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops dsound_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = dsound_init_out,
     .fini_out = dsound_fini_out,
@@ -893,7 +869,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops dsound_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver dsound_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "dsound",
     .descr          = "DirectSound http://wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectSound",
-    .options        = dsound_options,
     .init           = dsound_audio_init,
     .fini           = dsound_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &dsound_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/noaudio.c b/audio/noaudio.c
index 1bfebec..ccc611f 100644
--- a/audio/noaudio.c
+++ b/audio/noaudio.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int no_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void *no_audio_init (void)
+static void *no_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
     return &no_audio_init;
 }
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops no_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver no_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "none",
     .descr          = "Timer based audio emulation",
-    .options        = NULL,
     .init           = no_audio_init,
     .fini           = no_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &no_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/ossaudio.c b/audio/ossaudio.c
index 6c69622..fc28981 100644
--- a/audio/ossaudio.c
+++ b/audio/ossaudio.c
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@
 #define USE_DSP_POLICY
 #endif
 
-typedef struct OSSConf {
-    int try_mmap;
-    int nfrags;
-    int fragsize;
-    const char *devpath_out;
-    const char *devpath_in;
-    int exclusive;
-    int policy;
-} OSSConf;
-
 typedef struct OSSVoiceOut {
     HWVoiceOut hw;
     void *pcm_buf;
@@ -56,7 +46,7 @@ typedef struct OSSVoiceOut {
     int fragsize;
     int mmapped;
     int pending;
-    OSSConf *conf;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } OSSVoiceOut;
 
 typedef struct OSSVoiceIn {
@@ -65,12 +55,12 @@ typedef struct OSSVoiceIn {
     int fd;
     int nfrags;
     int fragsize;
-    OSSConf *conf;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } OSSVoiceIn;
 
 struct oss_params {
     int freq;
-    audfmt_e fmt;
+    int fmt;
     int nchannels;
     int nfrags;
     int fragsize;
@@ -148,16 +138,16 @@ static int oss_write (SWVoiceOut *sw, void *buf, int len)
     return audio_pcm_sw_write (sw, buf, len);
 }
 
-static int aud_to_ossfmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
+static int aud_to_ossfmt (AudioFormat fmt, int endianness)
 {
     switch (fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         return AFMT_S8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         return AFMT_U8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         if (endianness) {
             return AFMT_S16_BE;
         }
@@ -165,7 +155,7 @@ static int aud_to_ossfmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
             return AFMT_S16_LE;
         }
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         if (endianness) {
             return AFMT_U16_BE;
         }
@@ -182,37 +172,37 @@ static int aud_to_ossfmt (audfmt_e fmt, int endianness)
     }
 }
 
-static int oss_to_audfmt (int ossfmt, audfmt_e *fmt, int *endianness)
+static int oss_to_audfmt (int ossfmt, AudioFormat *fmt, int *endianness)
 {
     switch (ossfmt) {
     case AFMT_S8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8;
         break;
 
     case AFMT_U8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         break;
 
     case AFMT_S16_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case AFMT_U16_LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     case AFMT_S16_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case AFMT_U16_BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -262,19 +252,25 @@ static int oss_get_version (int fd, int *version, const char *typ)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int oss_open (int in, struct oss_params *req,
-                     struct oss_params *obt, int *pfd, OSSConf* conf)
+static int oss_open(int in, struct oss_params *req, audsettings *as,
+                    struct oss_params *obt, int *pfd, Audiodev *dev)
 {
+    AudiodevOssOptions *oopts = &dev->u.oss;
+    AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions *opdo = in ? oopts->in : oopts->out;
     int fd;
-    int oflags = conf->exclusive ? O_EXCL : 0;
+    int oflags = (oopts->has_exclusive && oopts->exclusive) ? O_EXCL : 0;
     audio_buf_info abinfo;
     int fmt, freq, nchannels;
     int setfragment = 1;
-    const char *dspname = in ? conf->devpath_in : conf->devpath_out;
+    const char *dspname = opdo->has_dev ? opdo->dev : "/dev/dsp";
     const char *typ = in ? "ADC" : "DAC";
+#ifdef USE_DSP_POLICY
+    int policy = oopts->has_dsp_policy ? oopts->dsp_policy : 5;
+#endif
 
     /* Kludge needed to have working mmap on Linux */
-    oflags |= conf->try_mmap ? O_RDWR : (in ? O_RDONLY : O_WRONLY);
+    oflags |= (oopts->has_try_mmap && oopts->try_mmap) ?
+        O_RDWR : (in ? O_RDONLY : O_WRONLY);
 
     fd = open (dspname, oflags | O_NONBLOCK);
     if (-1 == fd) {
@@ -285,6 +281,9 @@ static int oss_open (int in, struct oss_params *req,
     freq = req->freq;
     nchannels = req->nchannels;
     fmt = req->fmt;
+    req->nfrags = opdo->has_buffer_count ? opdo->buffer_count : 4;
+    req->fragsize = audio_buffer_bytes(
+        qapi_AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions_base(opdo), as, 23220);
 
     if (ioctl (fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SAMPLESIZE, &fmt)) {
         oss_logerr2 (errno, typ, "Failed to set sample size %d\n", req->fmt);
@@ -308,18 +307,18 @@ static int oss_open (int in, struct oss_params *req,
     }
 
 #ifdef USE_DSP_POLICY
-    if (conf->policy >= 0) {
+    if (policy >= 0) {
         int version;
 
         if (!oss_get_version (fd, &version, typ)) {
             trace_oss_version(version);
 
             if (version >= 0x040000) {
-                int policy = conf->policy;
-                if (ioctl (fd, SNDCTL_DSP_POLICY, &policy)) {
+                int policy2 = policy;
+                if (ioctl(fd, SNDCTL_DSP_POLICY, &policy2)) {
                     oss_logerr2 (errno, typ,
                                  "Failed to set timing policy to %d\n",
-                                 conf->policy);
+                                 policy);
                     goto err;
                 }
                 setfragment = 0;
@@ -500,19 +499,18 @@ static int oss_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     int endianness;
     int err;
     int fd;
-    audfmt_e effective_fmt;
+    AudioFormat effective_fmt;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
-    OSSConf *conf = drv_opaque;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
+    AudiodevOssOptions *oopts = &dev->u.oss;
 
     oss->fd = -1;
 
     req.fmt = aud_to_ossfmt (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     req.freq = as->freq;
     req.nchannels = as->nchannels;
-    req.fragsize = conf->fragsize;
-    req.nfrags = conf->nfrags;
 
-    if (oss_open (0, &req, &obt, &fd, conf)) {
+    if (oss_open(0, &req, as, &obt, &fd, dev)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -539,7 +537,7 @@ static int oss_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     hw->samples = (obt.nfrags * obt.fragsize) >> hw->info.shift;
 
     oss->mmapped = 0;
-    if (conf->try_mmap) {
+    if (oopts->has_try_mmap && oopts->try_mmap) {
         oss->pcm_buf = mmap (
             NULL,
             hw->samples << hw->info.shift,
@@ -597,7 +595,7 @@ static int oss_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     }
 
     oss->fd = fd;
-    oss->conf = conf;
+    oss->dev = dev;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -605,16 +603,12 @@ static int oss_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
 {
     int trig;
     OSSVoiceOut *oss = (OSSVoiceOut *) hw;
+    AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions *opdo = oss->dev->u.oss.out;
 
     switch (cmd) {
     case VOICE_ENABLE:
         {
-            va_list ap;
-            int poll_mode;
-
-            va_start (ap, cmd);
-            poll_mode = va_arg (ap, int);
-            va_end (ap);
+            bool poll_mode = opdo->try_poll;
 
             ldebug ("enabling voice\n");
             if (poll_mode) {
@@ -667,18 +661,16 @@ static int oss_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     int endianness;
     int err;
     int fd;
-    audfmt_e effective_fmt;
+    AudioFormat effective_fmt;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
-    OSSConf *conf = drv_opaque;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
 
     oss->fd = -1;
 
     req.fmt = aud_to_ossfmt (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     req.freq = as->freq;
     req.nchannels = as->nchannels;
-    req.fragsize = conf->fragsize;
-    req.nfrags = conf->nfrags;
-    if (oss_open (1, &req, &obt, &fd, conf)) {
+    if (oss_open(1, &req, as, &obt, &fd, dev)) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -712,7 +704,7 @@ static int oss_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     }
 
     oss->fd = fd;
-    oss->conf = conf;
+    oss->dev = dev;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -803,16 +795,12 @@ static int oss_read (SWVoiceIn *sw, void *buf, int size)
 static int oss_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
 {
     OSSVoiceIn *oss = (OSSVoiceIn *) hw;
+    AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions *opdo = oss->dev->u.oss.out;
 
     switch (cmd) {
     case VOICE_ENABLE:
         {
-            va_list ap;
-            int poll_mode;
-
-            va_start (ap, cmd);
-            poll_mode = va_arg (ap, int);
-            va_end (ap);
+            bool poll_mode = opdo->try_poll;
 
             if (poll_mode) {
                 oss_poll_in (hw);
@@ -832,82 +820,36 @@ static int oss_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static OSSConf glob_conf = {
-    .try_mmap = 0,
-    .nfrags = 4,
-    .fragsize = 4096,
-    .devpath_out = "/dev/dsp",
-    .devpath_in = "/dev/dsp",
-    .exclusive = 0,
-    .policy = 5
-};
+static void oss_init_per_direction(AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions *opdo)
+{
+    if (!opdo->has_try_poll) {
+        opdo->try_poll = true;
+        opdo->has_try_poll = true;
+    }
+}
 
-static void *oss_audio_init (void)
+static void *oss_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    OSSConf *conf = g_malloc(sizeof(OSSConf));
-    *conf = glob_conf;
+    AudiodevOssOptions *oopts;
+    assert(dev->driver == AUDIODEV_DRIVER_OSS);
+
+    oopts = &dev->u.oss;
+    oss_init_per_direction(oopts->in);
+    oss_init_per_direction(oopts->out);
 
-    if (access(conf->devpath_in, R_OK | W_OK) < 0 ||
-        access(conf->devpath_out, R_OK | W_OK) < 0) {
-        g_free(conf);
+    if (access(oopts->in->has_dev ? oopts->in->dev : "/dev/dsp",
+               R_OK | W_OK) < 0 ||
+        access(oopts->out->has_dev ? oopts->out->dev : "/dev/dsp",
+               R_OK | W_OK) < 0) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    return conf;
+    return dev;
 }
 
 static void oss_audio_fini (void *opaque)
 {
-    g_free(opaque);
 }
 
-static struct audio_option oss_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "FRAGSIZE",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.fragsize,
-        .descr = "Fragment size in bytes"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "NFRAGS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.nfrags,
-        .descr = "Number of fragments"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "MMAP",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.try_mmap,
-        .descr = "Try using memory mapped access"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_DEV",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.devpath_out,
-        .descr = "Path to DAC device"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "ADC_DEV",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.devpath_in,
-        .descr = "Path to ADC device"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "EXCLUSIVE",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_BOOL,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.exclusive,
-        .descr = "Open device in exclusive mode (vmix won't work)"
-    },
-#ifdef USE_DSP_POLICY
-    {
-        .name  = "POLICY",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.policy,
-        .descr = "Set the timing policy of the device, -1 to use fragment mode",
-    },
-#endif
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops oss_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = oss_init_out,
     .fini_out = oss_fini_out,
@@ -925,7 +867,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops oss_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver oss_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "oss",
     .descr          = "OSS http://www.opensound.com",
-    .options        = oss_options,
     .init           = oss_audio_init,
     .fini           = oss_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &oss_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/paaudio.c b/audio/paaudio.c
index 6153b90..5d410ed 100644
--- a/audio/paaudio.c
+++ b/audio/paaudio.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "audio.h"
+#include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
 
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 
@@ -10,14 +11,7 @@
 #include "audio_pt_int.h"
 
 typedef struct {
-    int samples;
-    char *server;
-    char *sink;
-    char *source;
-} PAConf;
-
-typedef struct {
-    PAConf conf;
+    Audiodev *dev;
     pa_threaded_mainloop *mainloop;
     pa_context *context;
 } paaudio;
@@ -32,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
     void *pcm_buf;
     struct audio_pt pt;
     paaudio *g;
+    int samples;
 } PAVoiceOut;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -46,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
     const void *read_data;
     size_t read_index, read_length;
     paaudio *g;
+    int samples;
 } PAVoiceIn;
 
 static void qpa_audio_fini(void *opaque);
@@ -227,7 +223,7 @@ static void *qpa_thread_out (void *arg)
             }
         }
 
-        decr = to_mix = audio_MIN(pa->live, pa->g->conf.samples >> 5);
+        decr = to_mix = audio_MIN(pa->live, pa->samples >> 5);
         rpos = pa->rpos;
 
         if (audio_pt_unlock(&pa->pt, __func__)) {
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ static void *qpa_thread_in (void *arg)
             }
         }
 
-        incr = to_grab = audio_MIN(pa->dead, pa->g->conf.samples >> 5);
+        incr = to_grab = audio_MIN(pa->dead, pa->samples >> 5);
         wpos = pa->wpos;
 
         if (audio_pt_unlock(&pa->pt, __func__)) {
@@ -385,21 +381,21 @@ static int qpa_read (SWVoiceIn *sw, void *buf, int len)
     return audio_pcm_sw_read (sw, buf, len);
 }
 
-static pa_sample_format_t audfmt_to_pa (audfmt_e afmt, int endianness)
+static pa_sample_format_t audfmt_to_pa (AudioFormat afmt, int endianness)
 {
     int format;
 
     switch (afmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         format = PA_SAMPLE_U8;
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         format = endianness ? PA_SAMPLE_S16BE : PA_SAMPLE_S16LE;
         break;
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         format = endianness ? PA_SAMPLE_S32BE : PA_SAMPLE_S32LE;
         break;
     default:
@@ -410,26 +406,26 @@ static pa_sample_format_t audfmt_to_pa (audfmt_e afmt, int endianness)
     return format;
 }
 
-static audfmt_e pa_to_audfmt (pa_sample_format_t fmt, int *endianness)
+static AudioFormat pa_to_audfmt (pa_sample_format_t fmt, int *endianness)
 {
     switch (fmt) {
     case PA_SAMPLE_U8:
-        return AUD_FMT_U8;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
     case PA_SAMPLE_S16BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        return AUD_FMT_S16;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     case PA_SAMPLE_S16LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_S16;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     case PA_SAMPLE_S32BE:
         *endianness = 1;
-        return AUD_FMT_S32;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_S32;
     case PA_SAMPLE_S32LE:
         *endianness = 0;
-        return AUD_FMT_S32;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_S32;
     default:
         dolog ("Internal logic error: Bad pa_sample_format %d\n", fmt);
-        return AUD_FMT_U8;
+        return AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
     }
 }
 
@@ -546,6 +542,8 @@ static int qpa_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     struct audsettings obt_as = *as;
     PAVoiceOut *pa = (PAVoiceOut *) hw;
     paaudio *g = pa->g = drv_opaque;
+    AudiodevPaOptions *popts = &g->dev->u.pa;
+    AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions *ppdo = popts->out;
 
     ss.format = audfmt_to_pa (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     ss.channels = as->nchannels;
@@ -566,7 +564,7 @@ static int qpa_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
         g,
         "qemu",
         PA_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
-        g->conf.sink,
+        ppdo->has_name ? ppdo->name : NULL,
         &ss,
         NULL,                   /* channel map */
         &ba,                    /* buffering attributes */
@@ -578,7 +576,8 @@ static int qpa_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     }
 
     audio_pcm_init_info (&hw->info, &obt_as);
-    hw->samples = g->conf.samples;
+    hw->samples = pa->samples = audio_buffer_samples(
+        qapi_AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions_base(ppdo), &obt_as, 46440);
     pa->pcm_buf = audio_calloc(__func__, hw->samples, 1 << hw->info.shift);
     pa->rpos = hw->rpos;
     if (!pa->pcm_buf) {
@@ -612,6 +611,8 @@ static int qpa_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     struct audsettings obt_as = *as;
     PAVoiceIn *pa = (PAVoiceIn *) hw;
     paaudio *g = pa->g = drv_opaque;
+    AudiodevPaOptions *popts = &g->dev->u.pa;
+    AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions *ppdo = popts->in;
 
     ss.format = audfmt_to_pa (as->fmt, as->endianness);
     ss.channels = as->nchannels;
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ static int qpa_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
         g,
         "qemu",
         PA_STREAM_RECORD,
-        g->conf.source,
+        ppdo->has_name ? ppdo->name : NULL,
         &ss,
         NULL,                   /* channel map */
         NULL,                   /* buffering attributes */
@@ -635,7 +636,8 @@ static int qpa_init_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     }
 
     audio_pcm_init_info (&hw->info, &obt_as);
-    hw->samples = g->conf.samples;
+    hw->samples = pa->samples = audio_buffer_samples(
+        qapi_AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions_base(ppdo), &obt_as, 46440);
     pa->pcm_buf = audio_calloc(__func__, hw->samples, 1 << hw->info.shift);
     pa->wpos = hw->wpos;
     if (!pa->pcm_buf) {
@@ -808,13 +810,13 @@ static int qpa_ctl_in (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
 }
 
 /* common */
-static PAConf glob_conf = {
-    .samples = 4096,
-};
-
-static void *qpa_audio_init (void)
+static void *qpa_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    if (glob_conf.server == NULL) {
+    paaudio *g;
+    AudiodevPaOptions *popts = &dev->u.pa;
+    const char *server;
+
+    if (!popts->has_server) {
         char pidfile[64];
         char *runtime;
         struct stat st;
@@ -829,8 +831,12 @@ static void *qpa_audio_init (void)
         }
     }
 
-    paaudio *g = g_malloc(sizeof(paaudio));
-    g->conf = glob_conf;
+    assert(dev->driver == AUDIODEV_DRIVER_PA);
+
+    g = g_malloc(sizeof(paaudio));
+    server = popts->has_server ? popts->server : NULL;
+
+    g->dev = dev;
     g->mainloop = NULL;
     g->context = NULL;
 
@@ -840,14 +846,14 @@ static void *qpa_audio_init (void)
     }
 
     g->context = pa_context_new (pa_threaded_mainloop_get_api (g->mainloop),
-                                 g->conf.server);
+                                 server);
     if (!g->context) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
     pa_context_set_state_callback (g->context, context_state_cb, g);
 
-    if (pa_context_connect (g->context, g->conf.server, 0, NULL) < 0) {
+    if (pa_context_connect(g->context, server, 0, NULL) < 0) {
         qpa_logerr (pa_context_errno (g->context),
                     "pa_context_connect() failed\n");
         goto fail;
@@ -910,34 +916,6 @@ static void qpa_audio_fini (void *opaque)
     g_free(g);
 }
 
-struct audio_option qpa_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "SAMPLES",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.samples,
-        .descr = "buffer size in samples"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "SERVER",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.server,
-        .descr = "server address"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "SINK",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.sink,
-        .descr = "sink device name"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "SOURCE",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.source,
-        .descr = "source device name"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops qpa_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = qpa_init_out,
     .fini_out = qpa_fini_out,
@@ -955,7 +933,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops qpa_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver pa_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "pa",
     .descr          = "http://www.pulseaudio.org/",
-    .options        = qpa_options,
     .init           = qpa_audio_init,
     .fini           = qpa_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &qpa_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/sdlaudio.c b/audio/sdlaudio.c
index f7ee70b..ff9248b 100644
--- a/audio/sdlaudio.c
+++ b/audio/sdlaudio.c
@@ -44,16 +44,11 @@ typedef struct SDLVoiceOut {
     int decr;
 } SDLVoiceOut;
 
-static struct {
-    int nb_samples;
-} conf = {
-    .nb_samples = 1024
-};
-
 static struct SDLAudioState {
     int exit;
     int initialized;
     bool driver_created;
+    Audiodev *dev;
 } glob_sdl;
 typedef struct SDLAudioState SDLAudioState;
 
@@ -68,19 +63,19 @@ static void GCC_FMT_ATTR (1, 2) sdl_logerr (const char *fmt, ...)
     AUD_log (AUDIO_CAP, "Reason: %s\n", SDL_GetError ());
 }
 
-static int aud_to_sdlfmt (audfmt_e fmt)
+static int aud_to_sdlfmt (AudioFormat fmt)
 {
     switch (fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
         return AUDIO_S8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         return AUDIO_U8;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
         return AUDIO_S16LSB;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         return AUDIO_U16LSB;
 
     default:
@@ -92,37 +87,37 @@ static int aud_to_sdlfmt (audfmt_e fmt)
     }
 }
 
-static int sdl_to_audfmt(int sdlfmt, audfmt_e *fmt, int *endianness)
+static int sdl_to_audfmt(int sdlfmt, AudioFormat *fmt, int *endianness)
 {
     switch (sdlfmt) {
     case AUDIO_S8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8;
         break;
 
     case AUDIO_U8:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         break;
 
     case AUDIO_S16LSB:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case AUDIO_U16LSB:
         *endianness = 0;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     case AUDIO_S16MSB:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         break;
 
     case AUDIO_U16MSB:
         *endianness = 1;
-        *fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+        *fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -265,13 +260,13 @@ static int sdl_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     SDL_AudioSpec req, obt;
     int endianness;
     int err;
-    audfmt_e effective_fmt;
+    AudioFormat effective_fmt;
     struct audsettings obt_as;
 
     req.freq = as->freq;
     req.format = aud_to_sdlfmt (as->fmt);
     req.channels = as->nchannels;
-    req.samples = conf.nb_samples;
+    req.samples = audio_buffer_samples(s->dev->u.sdl.out, as, 11610);
     req.callback = sdl_callback;
     req.userdata = sdl;
 
@@ -315,7 +310,7 @@ static int sdl_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void *sdl_audio_init (void)
+static void *sdl_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
     SDLAudioState *s = &glob_sdl;
     if (s->driver_created) {
@@ -329,6 +324,7 @@ static void *sdl_audio_init (void)
     }
 
     s->driver_created = true;
+    s->dev = dev;
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -338,18 +334,9 @@ static void sdl_audio_fini (void *opaque)
     sdl_close (s);
     SDL_QuitSubSystem (SDL_INIT_AUDIO);
     s->driver_created = false;
+    s->dev = NULL;
 }
 
-static struct audio_option sdl_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "SAMPLES",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &conf.nb_samples,
-        .descr = "Size of SDL buffer in samples"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops sdl_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = sdl_init_out,
     .fini_out = sdl_fini_out,
@@ -361,7 +348,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops sdl_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver sdl_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "sdl",
     .descr          = "SDL http://www.libsdl.org",
-    .options        = sdl_options,
     .init           = sdl_audio_init,
     .fini           = sdl_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &sdl_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/spiceaudio.c b/audio/spiceaudio.c
index 6ad0eaf..4f7873a 100644
--- a/audio/spiceaudio.c
+++ b/audio/spiceaudio.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const SpiceRecordInterface record_sif = {
     .base.minor_version = SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_MINOR,
 };
 
-static void *spice_audio_init (void)
+static void *spice_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
     if (!using_spice) {
         return NULL;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int line_out_init(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     settings.freq       = SPICE_INTERFACE_PLAYBACK_FREQ;
 #endif
     settings.nchannels  = SPICE_INTERFACE_PLAYBACK_CHAN;
-    settings.fmt        = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    settings.fmt        = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     settings.endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS;
 
     audio_pcm_init_info (&hw->info, &settings);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int line_in_init(HWVoiceIn *hw, struct audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque)
     settings.freq       = SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_FREQ;
 #endif
     settings.nchannels  = SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_CHAN;
-    settings.fmt        = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    settings.fmt        = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     settings.endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS;
 
     audio_pcm_init_info (&hw->info, &settings);
@@ -373,10 +373,6 @@ static int line_in_ctl (HWVoiceIn *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static struct audio_option audio_options[] = {
-    { /* end of list */ },
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops audio_callbacks = {
     .init_out = line_out_init,
     .fini_out = line_out_fini,
@@ -394,7 +390,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops audio_callbacks = {
 static struct audio_driver spice_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "spice",
     .descr          = "spice audio driver",
-    .options        = audio_options,
     .init           = spice_audio_init,
     .fini           = spice_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &audio_callbacks,
diff --git a/audio/wavaudio.c b/audio/wavaudio.c
index 40adfa3..8d30f57 100644
--- a/audio/wavaudio.c
+++ b/audio/wavaudio.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
 #include "audio.h"
 
 #define AUDIO_CAP "wav"
@@ -37,11 +38,6 @@ typedef struct WAVVoiceOut {
     int total_samples;
 } WAVVoiceOut;
 
-typedef struct {
-    struct audsettings settings;
-    const char *wav_path;
-} WAVConf;
-
 static int wav_run_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int live)
 {
     WAVVoiceOut *wav = (WAVVoiceOut *) hw;
@@ -112,25 +108,30 @@ static int wav_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
         0x02, 0x00, 0x44, 0xac, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0xb1, 0x02, 0x00, 0x04,
         0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x64, 0x61, 0x74, 0x61, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
     };
-    WAVConf *conf = drv_opaque;
-    struct audsettings wav_as = conf->settings;
+    Audiodev *dev = drv_opaque;
+    AudiodevWavOptions *wopts = &dev->u.wav;
+    struct audsettings wav_as = audiodev_to_audsettings(dev->u.wav.out);
+    const char *wav_path = wopts->has_path ? wopts->path : "qemu.wav";
 
     stereo = wav_as.nchannels == 2;
     switch (wav_as.fmt) {
-    case AUD_FMT_S8:
-    case AUD_FMT_U8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
         bits16 = 0;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S16:
-    case AUD_FMT_U16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
         bits16 = 1;
         break;
 
-    case AUD_FMT_S32:
-    case AUD_FMT_U32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
+    case AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
         dolog ("WAVE files can not handle 32bit formats\n");
         return -1;
+
+    default:
+        abort();
     }
 
     hdr[34] = bits16 ? 0x10 : 0x08;
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ static int wav_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
     le_store (hdr + 28, hw->info.freq << (bits16 + stereo), 4);
     le_store (hdr + 32, 1 << (bits16 + stereo), 2);
 
-    wav->f = fopen (conf->wav_path, "wb");
+    wav->f = fopen(wav_path, "wb");
     if (!wav->f) {
         dolog ("Failed to open wave file `%s'\nReason: %s\n",
-               conf->wav_path, strerror (errno));
+               wav_path, strerror(errno));
         g_free (wav->pcm_buf);
         wav->pcm_buf = NULL;
         return -1;
@@ -222,54 +223,17 @@ static int wav_ctl_out (HWVoiceOut *hw, int cmd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static WAVConf glob_conf = {
-    .settings.freq      = 44100,
-    .settings.nchannels = 2,
-    .settings.fmt       = AUD_FMT_S16,
-    .wav_path           = "qemu.wav"
-};
-
-static void *wav_audio_init (void)
+static void *wav_audio_init(Audiodev *dev)
 {
-    WAVConf *conf = g_malloc(sizeof(WAVConf));
-    *conf = glob_conf;
-    return conf;
+    assert(dev->driver == AUDIODEV_DRIVER_WAV);
+    return dev;
 }
 
 static void wav_audio_fini (void *opaque)
 {
     ldebug ("wav_fini");
-    g_free(opaque);
 }
 
-static struct audio_option wav_options[] = {
-    {
-        .name  = "FREQUENCY",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.settings.freq,
-        .descr = "Frequency"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "FORMAT",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_FMT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.settings.fmt,
-        .descr = "Format"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "DAC_FIXED_CHANNELS",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_INT,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.settings.nchannels,
-        .descr = "Number of channels (1 - mono, 2 - stereo)"
-    },
-    {
-        .name  = "PATH",
-        .tag   = AUD_OPT_STR,
-        .valp  = &glob_conf.wav_path,
-        .descr = "Path to wave file"
-    },
-    { /* End of list */ }
-};
-
 static struct audio_pcm_ops wav_pcm_ops = {
     .init_out = wav_init_out,
     .fini_out = wav_fini_out,
@@ -281,7 +245,6 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops wav_pcm_ops = {
 static struct audio_driver wav_audio_driver = {
     .name           = "wav",
     .descr          = "WAV renderer http://wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV",
-    .options        = wav_options,
     .init           = wav_audio_init,
     .fini           = wav_audio_fini,
     .pcm_ops        = &wav_pcm_ops,
diff --git a/audio/wavcapture.c b/audio/wavcapture.c
index cd24570..74320df 100644
--- a/audio/wavcapture.c
+++ b/audio/wavcapture.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int wav_start_capture (CaptureState *s, const char *path, int freq,
 
     as.freq = freq;
     as.nchannels = 1 << stereo;
-    as.fmt = bits16 ? AUD_FMT_S16 : AUD_FMT_U8;
+    as.fmt = bits16 ? AUDIO_FORMAT_S16 : AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     ops.notify = wav_notify;
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap2.c b/hw/arm/omap2.c
index 94dffb2..4462239 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap2.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static void omap_eac_format_update(struct omap_eac_s *s)
      * does I2S specify it?  */
     /* All register writes are 16 bits so we we store 16-bit samples
      * in the buffers regardless of AGCFR[B8_16] value.  */
-    fmt.fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+    fmt.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
 
     s->codec.in_voice = AUD_open_in(&s->codec.card, s->codec.in_voice,
                     "eac.codec.in", s, omap_eac_in_cb, &fmt);
diff --git a/hw/audio/ac97.c b/hw/audio/ac97.c
index d799533..2265622 100644
--- a/hw/audio/ac97.c
+++ b/hw/audio/ac97.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static void open_voice (AC97LinkState *s, int index, int freq)
 
     as.freq = freq;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     if (freq > 0) {
diff --git a/hw/audio/adlib.c b/hw/audio/adlib.c
index 97b876c..0957780 100644
--- a/hw/audio/adlib.c
+++ b/hw/audio/adlib.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void adlib_realizefn (DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     as.freq = s->freq;
     as.nchannels = SHIFT;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS;
 
     AUD_register_card ("adlib", &s->card);
diff --git a/hw/audio/cs4231a.c b/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
index 9089dcb..62da75e 100644
--- a/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
+++ b/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void cs_reset_voices (CSState *s, uint32_t val)
 
     switch ((val >> 5) & ((s->dregs[MODE_And_ID] & MODE2) ? 7 : 3)) {
     case 0:
-        as.fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+        as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         s->shift = as.nchannels == 2;
         break;
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void cs_reset_voices (CSState *s, uint32_t val)
     case 3:
         s->tab = ALawDecompressTable;
     x_law:
-        as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         as.endianness = AUDIO_HOST_ENDIANNESS;
         s->shift = as.nchannels == 2;
         break;
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void cs_reset_voices (CSState *s, uint32_t val)
         as.endianness = 1;
         /* fall through */
     case 2:
-        as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         s->shift = as.nchannels;
         break;
 
diff --git a/hw/audio/es1370.c b/hw/audio/es1370.c
index 97789a0..a5314d6 100644
--- a/hw/audio/es1370.c
+++ b/hw/audio/es1370.c
@@ -414,14 +414,14 @@ static void es1370_update_voices (ES1370State *s, uint32_t ctl, uint32_t sctl)
                     i,
                     new_freq,
                     1 << (new_fmt & 1),
-                    (new_fmt & 2) ? AUD_FMT_S16 : AUD_FMT_U8,
+                    (new_fmt & 2) ? AUDIO_FORMAT_S16 : AUDIO_FORMAT_U8,
                     d->shift);
             if (new_freq) {
                 struct audsettings as;
 
                 as.freq = new_freq;
                 as.nchannels = 1 << (new_fmt & 1);
-                as.fmt = (new_fmt & 2) ? AUD_FMT_S16 : AUD_FMT_U8;
+                as.fmt = (new_fmt & 2) ? AUDIO_FORMAT_S16 : AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
                 as.endianness = 0;
 
                 if (i == ADC_CHANNEL) {
diff --git a/hw/audio/gus.c b/hw/audio/gus.c
index 8e0b27e..b3e2a7f 100644
--- a/hw/audio/gus.c
+++ b/hw/audio/gus.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static void gus_realizefn (DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     as.freq = s->freq;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = GUS_ENDIANNESS;
 
     s->voice = AUD_open_out (
diff --git a/hw/audio/hda-codec.c b/hw/audio/hda-codec.c
index 617a1c1..c25bfa3 100644
--- a/hw/audio/hda-codec.c
+++ b/hw/audio/hda-codec.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ static void hda_codec_parse_fmt(uint32_t format, struct audsettings *as)
     }
 
     switch (format & AC_FMT_BITS_MASK) {
-    case AC_FMT_BITS_8:  as->fmt = AUD_FMT_S8;  break;
-    case AC_FMT_BITS_16: as->fmt = AUD_FMT_S16; break;
-    case AC_FMT_BITS_32: as->fmt = AUD_FMT_S32; break;
+    case AC_FMT_BITS_8:  as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8;  break;
+    case AC_FMT_BITS_16: as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16; break;
+    case AC_FMT_BITS_32: as->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S32; break;
     }
 
     as->nchannels = ((format & AC_FMT_CHAN_MASK) >> AC_FMT_CHAN_SHIFT) + 1;
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ static void hda_codec_parse_fmt(uint32_t format, struct audsettings *as)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static const char *fmt2name[] = {
-    [ AUD_FMT_U8  ] = "PCM-U8",
-    [ AUD_FMT_S8  ] = "PCM-S8",
-    [ AUD_FMT_U16 ] = "PCM-U16",
-    [ AUD_FMT_S16 ] = "PCM-S16",
-    [ AUD_FMT_U32 ] = "PCM-U32",
-    [ AUD_FMT_S32 ] = "PCM-S32",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_U8  ] = "PCM-U8",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_S8  ] = "PCM-S8",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_U16 ] = "PCM-U16",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_S16 ] = "PCM-S16",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_U32 ] = "PCM-U32",
+    [ AUDIO_FORMAT_S32 ] = "PCM-S32",
 };
 
 typedef struct HDAAudioState HDAAudioState;
diff --git a/hw/audio/lm4549.c b/hw/audio/lm4549.c
index a46f230..af8b22b 100644
--- a/hw/audio/lm4549.c
+++ b/hw/audio/lm4549.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void lm4549_write(lm4549_state *s,
         struct audsettings as;
         as.freq = value;
         as.nchannels = 2;
-        as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+        as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         as.endianness = 0;
 
         s->voice = AUD_open_out(
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int lm4549_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     struct audsettings as;
     as.freq = freq;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     s->voice = AUD_open_out(
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void lm4549_init(lm4549_state *s, lm4549_callback data_req_cb, void* opaque)
     /* Open a default voice */
     as.freq = 48000;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     s->voice = AUD_open_out(
diff --git a/hw/audio/milkymist-ac97.c b/hw/audio/milkymist-ac97.c
index bc8db71..90cce1e 100644
--- a/hw/audio/milkymist-ac97.c
+++ b/hw/audio/milkymist-ac97.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static void milkymist_ac97_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     as.freq = 48000;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = 1;
 
     s->voice_in = AUD_open_in(&s->card, s->voice_in,
diff --git a/hw/audio/pcspk.c b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
index b80a62c..fdbb4b6 100644
--- a/hw/audio/pcspk.c
+++ b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void pcspk_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static void pcspk_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    struct audsettings as = {PCSPK_SAMPLE_RATE, 1, AUD_FMT_U8, 0};
+    struct audsettings as = {PCSPK_SAMPLE_RATE, 1, AUDIO_FORMAT_U8, 0};
     ISADevice *isadev = ISA_DEVICE(dev);
     PCSpkState *s = PC_SPEAKER(dev);
 
diff --git a/hw/audio/sb16.c b/hw/audio/sb16.c
index c5b9bf7..65ea0cd 100644
--- a/hw/audio/sb16.c
+++ b/hw/audio/sb16.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct SB16State {
     int fmt_stereo;
     int fmt_signed;
     int fmt_bits;
-    audfmt_e fmt;
+    AudioFormat fmt;
     int dma_auto;
     int block_size;
     int fifo;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void continue_dma8 (SB16State *s)
 
 static void dma_cmd8 (SB16State *s, int mask, int dma_len)
 {
-    s->fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+    s->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
     s->use_hdma = 0;
     s->fmt_bits = 8;
     s->fmt_signed = 0;
@@ -319,18 +319,18 @@ static void dma_cmd (SB16State *s, uint8_t cmd, uint8_t d0, int dma_len)
 
     if (16 == s->fmt_bits) {
         if (s->fmt_signed) {
-            s->fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+            s->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
         }
         else {
-            s->fmt = AUD_FMT_U16;
+            s->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16;
         }
     }
     else {
         if (s->fmt_signed) {
-            s->fmt = AUD_FMT_S8;
+            s->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8;
         }
         else {
-            s->fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+            s->fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
         }
     }
 
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static void legacy_reset (SB16State *s)
 
     as.freq = s->freq;
     as.nchannels = 1;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_U8;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     s->voice = AUD_open_out (
diff --git a/hw/audio/wm8750.c b/hw/audio/wm8750.c
index 169b006..ca0ad73 100644
--- a/hw/audio/wm8750.c
+++ b/hw/audio/wm8750.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void wm8750_set_format(WM8750State *s)
     in_fmt.endianness = 0;
     in_fmt.nchannels = 2;
     in_fmt.freq = s->adc_hz;
-    in_fmt.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    in_fmt.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
 
     s->adc_voice[0] = AUD_open_in(&s->card, s->adc_voice[0],
                     CODEC ".input1", s, wm8750_audio_in_cb, &in_fmt);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void wm8750_set_format(WM8750State *s)
     out_fmt.endianness = 0;
     out_fmt.nchannels = 2;
     out_fmt.freq = s->dac_hz;
-    out_fmt.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    out_fmt.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
 
     s->dac_voice[0] = AUD_open_out(&s->card, s->dac_voice[0],
                     CODEC ".speaker", s, wm8750_audio_out_cb, &out_fmt);
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ uint32_t wm8750_adc_dat(void *opaque)
     if (s->idx_in >= sizeof(s->data_in)) {
         wm8750_in_load(s);
         if (s->idx_in >= sizeof(s->data_in)) {
-            return 0x80008000; /* silence in AUD_FMT_S16 sample format */
+            return 0x80008000; /* silence in AUDIO_FORMAT_S16 sample format */
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/display/xlnx_dp.c b/hw/display/xlnx_dp.c
index cc0f9bc..11b09bd 100644
--- a/hw/display/xlnx_dp.c
+++ b/hw/display/xlnx_dp.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ static void xlnx_dp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     as.freq = 44100;
     as.nchannels = 2;
-    as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     as.endianness = 0;
 
     AUD_register_card("xlnx_dp.audio", &s->aud_card);
diff --git a/hw/input/tsc210x.c b/hw/input/tsc210x.c
index 2eb3cb9..4173161 100644
--- a/hw/input/tsc210x.c
+++ b/hw/input/tsc210x.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void tsc2102_audio_output_update(TSC210xState *s)
     fmt.endianness = 0;
     fmt.nchannels = 2;
     fmt.freq = s->codec.tx_rate;
-    fmt.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    fmt.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
 
     s->dac_voice[0] = AUD_open_out(&s->card, s->dac_voice[0],
                     "tsc2102.sink", s, (void *) tsc210x_audio_out_cb, &fmt);
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-audio.c b/hw/usb/dev-audio.c
index 28ac7c5..c46d5ee 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-audio.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-audio.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static void usb_audio_realize(USBDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     s->out.vol[1]        = 240; /* 0 dB */
     s->out.as.freq       = USBAUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE;
     s->out.as.nchannels  = 2;
-    s->out.as.fmt        = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    s->out.as.fmt        = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     s->out.as.endianness = 0;
     streambuf_init(&s->out.buf, s->buffer);
 
diff --git a/qapi/Makefile.objs b/qapi/Makefile.objs
index 77acca0..729e518 100644
--- a/qapi/Makefile.objs
+++ b/qapi/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ util-obj-y += opts-visitor.o qapi-clone-visitor.o
 util-obj-y += qmp-event.o
 util-obj-y += qapi-util.o
 
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES = authz block-core block char common crypto introspect
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += job migration misc net rdma rocker run-state
-QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += sockets tpm trace transaction ui
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES = audio authz block-core block char common crypto
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += introspect job migration misc net rdma rocker
+QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += run-state sockets tpm trace transaction ui
 QAPI_TARGET_MODULES = target
 QAPI_MODULES = $(QAPI_COMMON_MODULES) $(QAPI_TARGET_MODULES)
 
diff --git a/qapi/audio.json b/qapi/audio.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97aee37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qapi/audio.json
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Zoltán Kővágó <DirtY.iCE.hu@gmail.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+##
+# @AudiodevPerDirectionOptions:
+#
+# General audio backend options that are used for both playback and
+# recording.
+#
+# @fixed-settings: use fixed settings for host input/output. When off,
+#                  frequency, channels and format must not be
+#                  specified (default true)
+#
+# @frequency: frequency to use when using fixed settings
+#             (default 44100)
+#
+# @channels: number of channels when using fixed settings (default 2)
+#
+# @voices: number of voices to use (default 1)
+#
+# @format: sample format to use when using fixed settings
+#          (default s16)
+#
+# @buffer-length: the buffer length in microseconds
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*fixed-settings': 'bool',
+    '*frequency':      'uint32',
+    '*channels':       'uint32',
+    '*voices':         'uint32',
+    '*format':         'AudioFormat',
+    '*buffer-length':  'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevGenericOptions:
+#
+# Generic driver-specific options.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevGenericOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':  'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions:
+#
+# Options of the ALSA backend that are used for both playback and
+# recording.
+#
+# @dev: the name of the ALSA device to use (default 'default')
+#
+# @period-length: the period length in microseconds
+#
+# @try-poll: attempt to use poll mode, falling back to non-polling
+#            access on failure (default true)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions',
+  'base': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*dev':           'str',
+    '*period-length': 'uint32',
+    '*try-poll':      'bool' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevAlsaOptions:
+#
+# Options of the ALSA audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# @threshold: set the threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevAlsaOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':        'AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out':       'AudiodevAlsaPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*threshold': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions:
+#
+# Options of the Core Audio backend that are used for both playback and
+# recording.
+#
+# @buffer-count: number of buffers
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions',
+  'base': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*buffer-count': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevCoreaudioOptions:
+#
+# Options of the coreaudio audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevCoreaudioOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':  'AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out': 'AudiodevCoreaudioPerDirectionOptions' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevDsoundOptions:
+#
+# Options of the DirectSound audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# @latency: add extra latency to playback in microseconds
+#           (default 10000)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevDsoundOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':      'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out':     'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*latency': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions:
+#
+# Options of the OSS backend that are used for both playback and
+# recording.
+#
+# @dev: file name of the OSS device (default '/dev/dsp')
+#
+# @buffer-count: number of buffers
+#
+# @try-poll: attempt to use poll mode, falling back to non-polling
+#            access on failure (default true)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions',
+  'base': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*dev':          'str',
+    '*buffer-count': 'uint32',
+    '*try-poll':     'bool' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevOssOptions:
+#
+# Options of the OSS audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# @try-mmap: try using memory-mapped access, falling back to
+#            non-memory-mapped access on failure (default true)
+#
+# @exclusive: open device in exclusive mode (vmix won't work)
+#             (default false)
+#
+# @dsp-policy: set the timing policy of the device (between 0 and 10,
+#              where smaller number means smaller latency but higher
+#              CPU usage) or -1 to use fragment mode (option ignored
+#              on some platforms) (default 5)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevOssOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':         'AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out':        'AudiodevOssPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*try-mmap':   'bool',
+    '*exclusive':  'bool',
+    '*dsp-policy': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions:
+#
+# Options of the Pulseaudio backend that are used for both playback and
+# recording.
+#
+# @name: name of the sink/source to use
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions',
+  'base': 'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*name': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevPaOptions:
+#
+# Options of the PulseAudio audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# @server: PulseAudio server address (default: let PulseAudio choose)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevPaOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':     'AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out':    'AudiodevPaPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*server': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevWavOptions:
+#
+# Options of the wav audio backend.
+#
+# @in: options of the capture stream
+#
+# @out: options of the playback stream
+#
+# @path: name of the wav file to record (default 'qemu.wav')
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'AudiodevWavOptions',
+  'data': {
+    '*in':   'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*out':  'AudiodevPerDirectionOptions',
+    '*path': 'str' } }
+
+
+##
+# @AudioFormat:
+#
+# An enumeration of possible audio formats.
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'enum': 'AudioFormat',
+  'data': [ 'u8', 's8', 'u16', 's16', 'u32', 's32' ] }
+
+##
+# @AudiodevDriver:
+#
+# An enumeration of possible audio backend drivers.
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'enum': 'AudiodevDriver',
+  'data': [ 'none', 'alsa', 'coreaudio', 'dsound', 'oss', 'pa', 'sdl',
+            'spice', 'wav' ] }
+
+##
+# @Audiodev:
+#
+# Options of an audio backend.
+#
+# @id: identifier of the backend
+#
+# @driver: the backend driver to use
+#
+# @timer-period: timer period (in microseconds, 0: use lowest possible)
+#
+# Since: 4.0
+##
+{ 'union': 'Audiodev',
+  'base': {
+    'id':            'str',
+    'driver':        'AudiodevDriver',
+    '*timer-period': 'uint32' },
+  'discriminator': 'driver',
+  'data': {
+    'none':      'AudiodevGenericOptions',
+    'alsa':      'AudiodevAlsaOptions',
+    'coreaudio': 'AudiodevCoreaudioOptions',
+    'dsound':    'AudiodevDsoundOptions',
+    'oss':       'AudiodevOssOptions',
+    'pa':        'AudiodevPaOptions',
+    'sdl':       'AudiodevGenericOptions',
+    'spice':     'AudiodevGenericOptions',
+    'wav':       'AudiodevWavOptions' } }
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-schema.json b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
index a34899c..4bd1223 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@
 { 'include': 'introspect.json' }
 { 'include': 'misc.json' }
 { 'include': 'target.json' }
+{ 'include': 'audio.json' }
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 1e15f57..1cf10fc 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ topologies described with -smp include all possible cpus, i.e.
 The @code{acl} option to the @code{-vnc} argument has been replaced
 by the @code{tls-authz} and @code{sasl-authz} options.
 
+@subsection QEMU_AUDIO_ environment variables and -audio-help (since 4.0)
+
+The ``-audiodev'' argument is now the preferred way to specify audio
+backend settings instead of environment variables.  To ease migration to
+the new format, the ``-audiodev-help'' option can be used to convert
+the current values of the environment variables to ``-audiodev'' options.
+
 @section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 
 @subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 7118d90..8693f5f 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -416,14 +416,244 @@ The default is @code{en-us}.
 ETEXI
 
 
+HXCOMM Deprecated by -audiodev
 DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
-    "-audio-help     print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
+    "-audio-help     show -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified audio settings\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 STEXI
 @item -audio-help
 @findex -audio-help
-Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
-parameters.
+Will show the -audiodev equivalent of the currently specified
+(deprecated) environment variables.
+ETEXI
+
+DEF("audiodev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_audiodev,
+    "-audiodev [driver=]driver,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                specifies the audio backend to use\n"
+    "                id= identifier of the backend\n"
+    "                timer-period= timer period in microseconds\n"
+    "                in|out.fixed-settings= use fixed settings for host audio\n"
+    "                in|out.frequency= frequency to use with fixed settings\n"
+    "                in|out.channels= number of channels to use with fixed settings\n"
+    "                in|out.format= sample format to use with fixed settings\n"
+    "                valid values: s8, s16, s32, u8, u16, u32\n"
+    "                in|out.voices= number of voices to use\n"
+    "                in|out.buffer-len= length of buffer in microseconds\n"
+    "-audiodev none,id=id,[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                dummy driver that discards all output\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_ALSA
+    "-audiodev alsa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                in|out.dev= name of the audio device to use\n"
+    "                in|out.period-len= length of period in microseconds\n"
+    "                in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
+    "                threshold= threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_COREAUDIO
+    "-audiodev coreaudio,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_DSOUND
+    "-audiodev dsound,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                latency= add extra latency to playback in microseconds\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_OSS
+    "-audiodev oss,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                in|out.dev= path of the audio device to use\n"
+    "                in|out.buffer-count= number of buffers\n"
+    "                in|out.try-poll= attempt to use poll mode\n"
+    "                try-mmap= try using memory mapped access\n"
+    "                exclusive= open device in exclusive mode\n"
+    "                dsp-policy= set timing policy (0..10), -1 to use fragment mode\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_PA
+    "-audiodev pa,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                server= PulseAudio server address\n"
+    "                in|out.name= source/sink device name\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_SDL
+    "-audiodev sdl,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+    "-audiodev spice,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+#endif
+    "-audiodev wav,id=id[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
+    "                path= path of wav file to record\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -audiodev [driver=]@var{driver},id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+@findex -audiodev
+Adds a new audio backend @var{driver} identified by @var{id}.  There are
+global and driver specific properties.  Some values can be set
+differently for input and output, they're marked with @code{in|out.}.
+You can set the input's property with @code{in.@var{prop}} and the
+output's property with @code{out.@var{prop}}. For example:
+@example
+-audiodev alsa,id=example,in.frequency=44110,out.frequency=8000
+-audiodev alsa,id=example,out.channels=1 # leaves in.channels unspecified
+@end example
+
+Valid global options are:
+
+@table @option
+@item id=@var{identifier}
+Identifies the audio backend.
+
+@item timer-period=@var{period}
+Sets the timer @var{period} used by the audio subsystem in microseconds.
+Default is 10000 (10 ms).
+
+@item in|out.fixed-settings=on|off
+Use fixed settings for host audio.  When off, it will change based on
+how the guest opens the sound card.  In this case you must not specify
+@var{frequency}, @var{channels} or @var{format}.  Default is on.
+
+@item in|out.frequency=@var{frequency}
+Specify the @var{frequency} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
+Default is 44100Hz.
+
+@item in|out.channels=@var{channels}
+Specify the number of @var{channels} to use when using
+@var{fixed-settings}. Default is 2 (stereo).
+
+@item in|out.format=@var{format}
+Specify the sample @var{format} to use when using @var{fixed-settings}.
+Valid values are: @code{s8}, @code{s16}, @code{s32}, @code{u8},
+@code{u16}, @code{u32}. Default is @code{s16}.
+
+@item in|out.voices=@var{voices}
+Specify the number of @var{voices} to use.  Default is 1.
+
+@item in|out.buffer=@var{usecs}
+Sets the size of the buffer in microseconds.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev none,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a dummy backend that discards all outputs.  This backend has no
+backend specific properties.
+
+@item -audiodev alsa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates backend using the ALSA.  This backend is only available on
+Linux.
+
+ALSA specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
+Specify the ALSA @var{device} to use for input and/or output.  Default
+is @code{default}.
+
+@item in|out.period-len=@var{usecs}
+Sets the period length in microseconds.
+
+@item in|out.try-poll=on|off
+Attempt to use poll mode with the device.  Default is on.
+
+@item threshold=@var{threshold}
+Threshold (in microseconds) when playback starts.  Default is 0.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev coreaudio,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using Apple's Core Audio.  This backend is only
+available on Mac OS and only supports playback.
+
+Core Audio specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
+Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev dsound,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using Microsoft's DirectSound.  This backend is only
+available on Windows and only supports playback.
+
+DirectSound specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item latency=@var{usecs}
+Add extra @var{usecs} microseconds latency to playback.  Default is
+10000 (10 ms).
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev oss,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using OSS.  This backend is available on most
+Unix-like systems.
+
+OSS specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item in|out.dev=@var{device}
+Specify the file name of the OSS @var{device} to use.  Default is
+@code{/dev/dsp}.
+
+@item in|out.buffer-count=@var{count}
+Sets the @var{count} of the buffers.
+
+@item in|out.try-poll=on|of
+Attempt to use poll mode with the device.  Default is on.
+
+@item try-mmap=on|off
+Try using memory mapped device access.  Default is off.
+
+@item exclusive=on|off
+Open the device in exclusive mode (vmix won't work in this case).
+Default is off.
+
+@item dsp-policy=@var{policy}
+Sets the timing policy (between 0 and 10, where smaller number means
+smaller latency but higher CPU usage).  Use -1 to use buffer sizes
+specified by @code{buffer} and @code{buffer-count}.  This option is
+ignored if you do not have OSS 4. Default is 5.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev pa,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using PulseAudio.  This backend is available on most
+systems.
+
+PulseAudio specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item server=@var{server}
+Sets the PulseAudio @var{server} to connect to.
+
+@item in|out.name=@var{sink}
+Use the specified source/sink for recording/playback.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -audiodev sdl,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend using SDL.  This backend is available on most systems,
+but you should use your platform's native backend if possible.  This
+backend has no backend specific properties.
+
+@item -audiodev spice,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend that sends audio through SPICE.  This backend requires
+@code{-spice} and automatically selected in that case, so usually you
+can ignore this option.  This backend has no backend specific
+properties.
+
+@item -audiodev wav,id=@var{id}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+Creates a backend that writes audio to a WAV file.
+
+Backend specific options are:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item path=@var{path}
+Write recorded audio into the specified file.  Default is
+@code{qemu.wav}.
+
+@end table
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 2d9e8f4..1871422 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -1019,16 +1019,16 @@ static void vnc_update_throttle_offset(VncState *vs)
         int bps;
         switch (vs->as.fmt) {
         default:
-        case  AUD_FMT_U8:
-        case  AUD_FMT_S8:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_S8:
             bps = 1;
             break;
-        case  AUD_FMT_U16:
-        case  AUD_FMT_S16:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_U16:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_S16:
             bps = 2;
             break;
-        case  AUD_FMT_U32:
-        case  AUD_FMT_S32:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_U32:
+        case  AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
             bps = 4;
             break;
         }
@@ -2375,12 +2375,12 @@ static int protocol_client_msg(VncState *vs, uint8_t *data, size_t len)
                 if (len == 4)
                     return 10;
                 switch (read_u8(data, 4)) {
-                case 0: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_U8; break;
-                case 1: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S8; break;
-                case 2: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_U16; break;
-                case 3: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16; break;
-                case 4: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_U32; break;
-                case 5: vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S32; break;
+                case 0: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U8; break;
+                case 1: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S8; break;
+                case 2: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U16; break;
+                case 3: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16; break;
+                case 4: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_U32; break;
+                case 5: vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S32; break;
                 default:
                     VNC_DEBUG("Invalid audio format %d\n", read_u8(data, 4));
                     vnc_client_error(vs);
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ static void vnc_connect(VncDisplay *vd, QIOChannelSocket *sioc,
 
     vs->as.freq = 44100;
     vs->as.nchannels = 2;
-    vs->as.fmt = AUD_FMT_S16;
+    vs->as.fmt = AUDIO_FORMAT_S16;
     vs->as.endianness = 0;
 
     qemu_mutex_init(&vs->output_mutex);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5616208..027b853 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3285,9 +3285,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 add_device_config(DEV_BT, optarg);
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_audio_help:
-                AUD_help ();
+                audio_legacy_help();
                 exit (0);
                 break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_audiodev:
+                audio_parse_option(optarg);
+                break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_soundhw:
                 select_soundhw (optarg);
                 break;
@@ -4454,6 +4457,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     /* do monitor/qmp handling at preconfig state if requested */
     main_loop();
 
+    audio_init_audiodevs();
+
     /* from here on runstate is RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH */
     machine_run_board_init(current_machine);