diff --git a/hw/vexpress.c b/hw/vexpress.c
index 99a9690..9033b50 100644
--- a/hw/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/vexpress.c
@@ -103,32 +103,43 @@ static target_phys_addr_t motherboard_legacy_map[] = {
     [VE_USB] = 0x4f000000,
 };
 
-static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
-                     const char *boot_device,
-                     const char *kernel_filename, const char *kernel_cmdline,
-                     const char *initrd_filename, const char *cpu_model)
+/* Structure defining the peculiarities of a specific daughterboard */
+
+typedef struct VEDBoardInfo VEDBoardInfo;
+
+typedef void DBoardInitFn(const VEDBoardInfo *daughterboard,
+                          ram_addr_t ram_size,
+                          const char *cpu_model,
+                          qemu_irq *pic, uint32_t *proc_id);
+
+struct VEDBoardInfo {
+    const target_phys_addr_t *motherboard_map;
+    const target_phys_addr_t loader_start;
+    DBoardInitFn *init;
+};
+
+static void a9_daughterboard_init(const VEDBoardInfo *daughterboard,
+                                  ram_addr_t ram_size,
+                                  const char *cpu_model,
+                                  qemu_irq *pic, uint32_t *proc_id)
 {
     CPUState *env = NULL;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *lowram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    MemoryRegion *vram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    MemoryRegion *sram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    DeviceState *dev, *sysctl, *pl041;
+    DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
     qemu_irq *irqp;
-    qemu_irq pic[64];
     int n;
     qemu_irq cpu_irq[4];
-    uint32_t proc_id;
-    uint32_t sys_id;
-    ram_addr_t low_ram_size, vram_size, sram_size;
-    target_phys_addr_t *map = motherboard_legacy_map;
+    ram_addr_t low_ram_size;
 
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "cortex-a9";
     }
 
+    *proc_id = 0x0c000191;
+
     for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
         env = cpu_init(cpu_model);
         if (!env) {
@@ -141,7 +152,7 @@ static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     if (ram_size > 0x40000000) {
         /* 1GB is the maximum the address space permits */
-        fprintf(stderr, "vexpress: cannot model more than 1GB RAM\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "vexpress-a9: cannot model more than 1GB RAM\n");
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -179,12 +190,58 @@ static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         pic[n] = qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, n);
     }
 
+    /* Daughterboard peripherals : 0x10020000 .. 0x20000000 */
+
+    /* 0x10020000 PL111 CLCD (daughterboard) */
+    sysbus_create_simple("pl111", 0x10020000, pic[44]);
+
+    /* 0x10060000 AXI RAM */
+    /* 0x100e0000 PL341 Dynamic Memory Controller */
+    /* 0x100e1000 PL354 Static Memory Controller */
+    /* 0x100e2000 System Configuration Controller */
+
+    sysbus_create_simple("sp804", 0x100e4000, pic[48]);
+    /* 0x100e5000 SP805 Watchdog module */
+    /* 0x100e6000 BP147 TrustZone Protection Controller */
+    /* 0x100e9000 PL301 'Fast' AXI matrix */
+    /* 0x100ea000 PL301 'Slow' AXI matrix */
+    /* 0x100ec000 TrustZone Address Space Controller */
+    /* 0x10200000 CoreSight debug APB */
+    /* 0x1e00a000 PL310 L2 Cache Controller */
+    sysbus_create_varargs("l2x0", 0x1e00a000, NULL);
+}
+
+static const VEDBoardInfo a9_daughterboard = {
+    .motherboard_map = motherboard_legacy_map,
+    .loader_start = 0x60000000,
+    .init = a9_daughterboard_init,
+};
+
+static void vexpress_common_init(const VEDBoardInfo *daughterboard,
+                                 ram_addr_t ram_size,
+                                 const char *boot_device,
+                                 const char *kernel_filename,
+                                 const char *kernel_cmdline,
+                                 const char *initrd_filename,
+                                 const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev, *sysctl, *pl041;
+    qemu_irq pic[64];
+    uint32_t proc_id;
+    uint32_t sys_id;
+    ram_addr_t vram_size, sram_size;
+    MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
+    MemoryRegion *vram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
+    MemoryRegion *sram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
+    const target_phys_addr_t *map = daughterboard->motherboard_map;
+
+    daughterboard->init(daughterboard, ram_size, cpu_model, pic, &proc_id);
+
     /* Motherboard peripherals: the wiring is the same but the
      * addresses vary between the legacy and A-Series memory maps.
      */
 
     sys_id = 0x1190f500;
-    proc_id = 0x0c000191;
 
     sysctl = qdev_create(NULL, "realview_sysctl");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(sysctl, "sys_id", sys_id);
@@ -227,26 +284,6 @@ static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* VE_CLCD: not modelled (we use the daughterboard CLCD only) */
 
-    /* Daughterboard peripherals : 0x10020000 .. 0x20000000 */
-
-    /* 0x10020000 PL111 CLCD (daughterboard) */
-    sysbus_create_simple("pl111", 0x10020000, pic[44]);
-
-    /* 0x10060000 AXI RAM */
-    /* 0x100e0000 PL341 Dynamic Memory Controller */
-    /* 0x100e1000 PL354 Static Memory Controller */
-    /* 0x100e2000 System Configuration Controller */
-
-    sysbus_create_simple("sp804", 0x100e4000, pic[48]);
-    /* 0x100e5000 SP805 Watchdog module */
-    /* 0x100e6000 BP147 TrustZone Protection Controller */
-    /* 0x100e9000 PL301 'Fast' AXI matrix */
-    /* 0x100ea000 PL301 'Slow' AXI matrix */
-    /* 0x100ec000 TrustZone Address Space Controller */
-    /* 0x10200000 CoreSight debug APB */
-    /* 0x1e00a000 PL310 L2 Cache Controller */
-    sysbus_create_varargs("l2x0", 0x1e00a000, NULL);
-
     /* VE_NORFLASH0: not modelled */
     /* VE_NORFLASH0ALIAS: not modelled */
     /* VE_NORFLASH1: not modelled */
@@ -276,12 +313,23 @@ static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     vexpress_binfo.initrd_filename = initrd_filename;
     vexpress_binfo.nb_cpus = smp_cpus;
     vexpress_binfo.board_id = VEXPRESS_BOARD_ID;
-    vexpress_binfo.loader_start = 0x60000000;
+    vexpress_binfo.loader_start = daughterboard->loader_start;
     vexpress_binfo.smp_loader_start = map[VE_SRAM];
     vexpress_binfo.smp_bootreg_addr = map[VE_SYSREGS] + 0x30;
     arm_load_kernel(first_cpu, &vexpress_binfo);
 }
 
+static void vexpress_a9_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
+                             const char *boot_device,
+                             const char *kernel_filename,
+                             const char *kernel_cmdline,
+                             const char *initrd_filename,
+                             const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    vexpress_common_init(&a9_daughterboard,
+                         ram_size, boot_device, kernel_filename,
+                         kernel_cmdline, initrd_filename, cpu_model);
+}
 
 static QEMUMachine vexpress_a9_machine = {
     .name = "vexpress-a9",
