Merge remote-tracking branch 'kraxel/pixman.v11' into staging

# By Gerd Hoffmann (22) and Igor Mitsyanko (2)
# Via Gerd Hoffmann
* kraxel/pixman.v11: (24 commits)
  qxl: register QemuConsole for secondary cards
  gtk: custom cursor support
  console: allow pinning displaychangelisteners to consoles
  console: add qemu_console_is_*
  xen: re-enable refresh interval reporting for xenfb
  console: gui timer fixes
  console: add GraphicHwOps
  console: make DisplayState private to console.c
  console: move gui_update+gui_setup_refresh from vl.c into console.c
  console: zap g_width + g_height
  console: simplify screendump
  console: give each QemuConsole its own DisplaySurface
  console: rename vga_hw_*, add QemuConsole param
  console: displaystate init revamp
  console: add trace events
  console: switch color_table_rgb to pixman_color_t
  console: use pixman for font rendering
  console: use pixman for fill+blit
  pixman: render vgafont glyphs into pixman images
  pixman: add qemu_pixman_color()
  ...

Message-id: 1366105178-26744-1-git-send-email-kraxel@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>

37 files changed, 832 insertions, 1074 deletions

diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index d2247fa1b9..31586c652e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -601,6 +601,11 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps musicpal_lcd_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps musicpal_gfx_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = lcd_invalidate,
+    .gfx_update  = lcd_refresh,
+};
+
 static int musicpal_lcd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     musicpal_lcd_state *s = FROM_SYSBUS(musicpal_lcd_state, dev);
@@ -611,8 +616,7 @@ static int musicpal_lcd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
                           "musicpal-lcd", MP_LCD_SIZE);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(lcd_refresh, lcd_invalidate,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&musicpal_gfx_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 128*3, 64*3);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&dev->qdev, musicpal_lcd_gpio_brigthness_in, 3);
diff --git a/hw/display/blizzard.c b/hw/display/blizzard.c
index de7ccf87dc..1ca3355e5d 100644
--- a/hw/display/blizzard.c
+++ b/hw/display/blizzard.c
@@ -933,18 +933,6 @@ static void blizzard_update_display(void *opaque)
     s->my[1] = 0;
 }
 
-static void blizzard_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename,
-                                 bool cswitch, Error **errp)
-{
-    BlizzardState *s = (BlizzardState *) opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
-
-    blizzard_update_display(opaque);
-    if (s && surface_data(surface)) {
-        ppm_save(filename, surface, errp);
-    }
-}
-
 #define DEPTH 8
 #include "blizzard_template.h"
 #define DEPTH 15
@@ -956,6 +944,11 @@ static void blizzard_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename,
 #define DEPTH 32
 #include "blizzard_template.h"
 
+static const GraphicHwOps blizzard_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = blizzard_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = blizzard_update_display,
+};
+
 void *s1d13745_init(qemu_irq gpio_int)
 {
     BlizzardState *s = (BlizzardState *) g_malloc0(sizeof(*s));
@@ -963,9 +956,7 @@ void *s1d13745_init(qemu_irq gpio_int)
 
     s->fb = g_malloc(0x180000);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(blizzard_update_display,
-                                  blizzard_invalidate_display,
-                                  blizzard_screen_dump, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&blizzard_ops, s);
     surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
 
     switch (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
diff --git a/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c b/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
index bf2181afd8..db232af258 100644
--- a/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static void cirrus_do_copy(CirrusVGAState *s, int dst, int src, int w, int h)
     /* we have to flush all pending changes so that the copy
        is generated at the appropriate moment in time */
     if (notify)
-	vga_hw_update();
+        graphic_hw_update(s->vga.con);
 
     (*s->cirrus_rop) (s, s->vga.vram_ptr +
 		      (s->cirrus_blt_dstaddr & s->cirrus_addr_mask),
@@ -2910,9 +2910,7 @@ static int vga_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
     vga_common_init(s);
     cirrus_init_common(&d->cirrus_vga, CIRRUS_ID_CLGD5430, 0,
                        isa_address_space(dev), isa_address_space_io(dev));
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->update, s->invalidate,
-                                  s->screen_dump, s->text_update,
-                                  s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
     rom_add_vga(VGABIOS_CIRRUS_FILENAME);
     /* XXX ISA-LFB support */
     /* FIXME not qdev yet */
@@ -2959,9 +2957,7 @@ static int pci_cirrus_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
      vga_common_init(&s->vga);
      cirrus_init_common(s, device_id, 1, pci_address_space(dev),
                         pci_address_space_io(dev));
-     s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.update, s->vga.invalidate,
-                                       s->vga.screen_dump, s->vga.text_update,
-                                       &s->vga);
+     s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.hw_ops, &s->vga);
 
      /* setup PCI */
 
diff --git a/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c b/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
index 49cca4bf94..e6e7b27d13 100644
--- a/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
+++ b/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static void exynos4210_update_resolution(Exynos4210fimdState *s)
 static void exynos4210_fimd_update(void *opaque)
 {
     Exynos4210fimdState *s = (Exynos4210fimdState *)opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->console);
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
     Exynos4210fimdWindow *w;
     int i, line;
     hwaddr fb_line_addr, inc_size;
@@ -1255,11 +1255,12 @@ static void exynos4210_fimd_update(void *opaque)
     const int global_height = ((s->vidtcon[2] >> FIMD_VIDTCON2_VER_SHIFT) &
             FIMD_VIDTCON2_SIZE_MASK) + 1;
 
-    if (!s || !s->console || !surface_bits_per_pixel(surface) ||
-            !s->enabled) {
+    if (!s || !s->console || !s->enabled ||
+        surface_bits_per_pixel(qemu_console_surface(s->console)) == 0) {
         return;
     }
     exynos4210_update_resolution(s);
+    surface = qemu_console_surface(s->console);
 
     for (i = 0; i < NUM_OF_WINDOWS; i++) {
         w = &s->window[i];
@@ -1886,6 +1887,11 @@ static const VMStateDescription exynos4210_fimd_vmstate = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps exynos4210_fimd_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = exynos4210_fimd_invalidate,
+    .gfx_update  = exynos4210_fimd_update,
+};
+
 static int exynos4210_fimd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     Exynos4210fimdState *s = FROM_SYSBUS(Exynos4210fimdState, dev);
@@ -1899,8 +1905,7 @@ static int exynos4210_fimd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &exynos4210_fimd_mmio_ops, s,
             "exynos4210.fimd", FIMD_REGS_SIZE);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
-    s->console = graphic_console_init(exynos4210_fimd_update,
-                                  exynos4210_fimd_invalidate, NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->console = graphic_console_init(&exynos4210_fimd_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/g364fb.c b/hw/display/g364fb.c
index f7014e9dd8..03810e9717 100644
--- a/hw/display/g364fb.c
+++ b/hw/display/g364fb.c
@@ -294,77 +294,6 @@ static void g364fb_reset(G364State *s)
     g364fb_invalidate_display(s);
 }
 
-static void g364fb_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                               Error **errp)
-{
-    G364State *s = opaque;
-    int ret, y, x;
-    uint8_t index;
-    uint8_t *data_buffer;
-    FILE *f;
-
-    qemu_flush_coalesced_mmio_buffer();
-
-    if (s->depth != 8) {
-        error_setg(errp, "g364: unknown guest depth %d", s->depth);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
-    if (!f) {
-        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
-                   strerror(errno));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (s->ctla & CTLA_FORCE_BLANK) {
-        /* blank screen */
-        ret = fprintf(f, "P4\n%d %d\n", s->width, s->height);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            goto write_err;
-        }
-        for (y = 0; y < s->height; y++)
-            for (x = 0; x < s->width; x++) {
-                ret = fputc(0, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-            }
-    } else {
-        data_buffer = s->vram + s->top_of_screen;
-        ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", s->width, s->height, 255);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            goto write_err;
-        }
-        for (y = 0; y < s->height; y++)
-            for (x = 0; x < s->width; x++, data_buffer++) {
-                index = *data_buffer;
-                ret = fputc(s->color_palette[index][0], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc(s->color_palette[index][1], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc(s->color_palette[index][2], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-        }
-    }
-
-out:
-    fclose(f);
-    return;
-
-write_err:
-    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
-               strerror(errno));
-    unlink(filename);
-    goto out;
-}
-
 /* called for accesses to io ports */
 static uint64_t g364fb_ctrl_read(void *opaque,
                                  hwaddr addr,
@@ -546,13 +475,16 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_g364fb = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps g364fb_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = g364fb_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = g364fb_update_display,
+};
+
 static void g364fb_init(DeviceState *dev, G364State *s)
 {
     s->vram = g_malloc0(s->vram_size);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(g364fb_update_display,
-                                  g364fb_invalidate_display,
-                                  g364fb_screen_dump, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&g364fb_ops, s);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mem_ctrl, &g364fb_ctrl_ops, s, "ctrl", 0x180000);
     memory_region_init_ram_ptr(&s->mem_vram, "vram",
diff --git a/hw/display/jazz_led.c b/hw/display/jazz_led.c
index 05528c7c81..6306d8c12c 100644
--- a/hw/display/jazz_led.c
+++ b/hw/display/jazz_led.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_jazz_led = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps jazz_led_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = jazz_led_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = jazz_led_update_display,
+    .text_update = jazz_led_text_update,
+};
+
 static int jazz_led_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     LedState *s = FROM_SYSBUS(LedState, dev);
@@ -261,10 +267,7 @@ static int jazz_led_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &led_ops, s, "led", 1);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(jazz_led_update_display,
-                                  jazz_led_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL,
-                                  jazz_led_text_update, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&jazz_led_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c b/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
index 3219041c81..716997caa2 100644
--- a/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
+++ b/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ static void milkymist_vgafb_reset(DeviceState *d)
     s->regs[R_BASEADDRESS] = 0;
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps vgafb_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = vgafb_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = vgafb_update_display,
+};
+
 static int milkymist_vgafb_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     MilkymistVgafbState *s = FROM_SYSBUS(typeof(*s), dev);
@@ -278,9 +283,7 @@ static int milkymist_vgafb_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
             "milkymist-vgafb", R_MAX * 4);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->regs_region);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(vgafb_update_display,
-                                  vgafb_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&vgafb_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c b/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
index be7e9c0d74..e4a55958fa 100644
--- a/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
+++ b/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
@@ -227,90 +227,6 @@ static void omap_update_display(void *opaque)
     omap_lcd->invalidate = 0;
 }
 
-static void omap_ppm_save(const char *filename, uint8_t *data,
-                    int w, int h, int linesize, Error **errp)
-{
-    FILE *f;
-    uint8_t *d, *d1;
-    unsigned int v;
-    int ret, y, x, bpp;
-
-    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
-    if (!f) {
-        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
-                   strerror(errno));
-        return;
-    }
-    ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", w, h, 255);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto write_err;
-    }
-    d1 = data;
-    bpp = linesize / w;
-    for (y = 0; y < h; y ++) {
-        d = d1;
-        for (x = 0; x < w; x ++) {
-            v = *(uint32_t *) d;
-            switch (bpp) {
-            case 2:
-                ret = fputc((v >> 8) & 0xf8, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc((v >> 3) & 0xfc, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc((v << 3) & 0xf8, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                break;
-            case 3:
-            case 4:
-            default:
-                ret = fputc((v >> 16) & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc((v >> 8) & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc((v) & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            d += bpp;
-        }
-        d1 += linesize;
-    }
-out:
-    fclose(f);
-    return;
-
-write_err:
-    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
-               strerror(errno));
-    unlink(filename);
-    goto out;
-}
-
-static void omap_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                             Error **errp)
-{
-    struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcd = opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(omap_lcd->con);
-
-    omap_update_display(opaque);
-    if (omap_lcd && surface_data(surface))
-        omap_ppm_save(filename, surface_data(surface),
-                    omap_lcd->width, omap_lcd->height,
-                    surface_stride(surface), errp);
-}
-
 static void omap_invalidate_display(void *opaque) {
     struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcd = opaque;
     omap_lcd->invalidate = 1;
@@ -468,6 +384,11 @@ void omap_lcdc_reset(struct omap_lcd_panel_s *s)
     s->ctrl = 0;
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps omap_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = omap_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = omap_update_display,
+};
+
 struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
                                         hwaddr base,
                                         qemu_irq irq,
@@ -485,9 +406,7 @@ struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &omap_lcdc_ops, s, "omap.lcdc", 0x100);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(omap_update_display,
-                                  omap_invalidate_display,
-                                  omap_screen_dump, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&omap_ops, s);
 
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/pl110.c b/hw/display/pl110.c
index 295434eded..d23243199c 100644
--- a/hw/display/pl110.c
+++ b/hw/display/pl110.c
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ static int vmstate_pl110_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps pl110_gfx_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = pl110_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = pl110_update_display,
+};
+
 static int pl110_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     pl110_state *s = FROM_SYSBUS(pl110_state, dev);
@@ -452,9 +457,7 @@ static int pl110_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->irq);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&s->busdev.qdev, pl110_mux_ctrl_set, 1);
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(pl110_update_display,
-                                  pl110_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&pl110_gfx_ops, s);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c b/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
index c9bd42e023..12d9cd2808 100644
--- a/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
+++ b/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
@@ -991,6 +991,11 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pxa2xx_lcdc = {
 #define BITS 32
 #include "pxa2xx_template.h"
 
+static const GraphicHwOps pxa2xx_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = pxa2xx_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = pxa2xx_update_display,
+};
+
 PXA2xxLCDState *pxa2xx_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
                                  hwaddr base, qemu_irq irq)
 {
@@ -1008,9 +1013,7 @@ PXA2xxLCDState *pxa2xx_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
                           "pxa2xx-lcd-controller", 0x00100000);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(pxa2xx_update_display,
-                                  pxa2xx_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&pxa2xx_ops, s);
     surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
 
     switch (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
diff --git a/hw/display/qxl.c b/hw/display/qxl.c
index 930b7cf2ad..437f8d0eee 100644
--- a/hw/display/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/display/qxl.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void qxl_enter_vga_mode(PCIQXLDevice *d)
     qemu_spice_create_host_primary(&d->ssd);
     d->mode = QXL_MODE_VGA;
     vga_dirty_log_start(&d->vga);
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(d->vga.con);
 }
 
 static void qxl_exit_vga_mode(PCIQXLDevice *d)
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ static void qxl_hw_update(void *opaque)
 
     switch (qxl->mode) {
     case QXL_MODE_VGA:
-        vga->update(vga);
+        vga->hw_ops->gfx_update(vga);
         break;
     case QXL_MODE_COMPAT:
     case QXL_MODE_NATIVE:
@@ -1769,26 +1769,9 @@ static void qxl_hw_invalidate(void *opaque)
     PCIQXLDevice *qxl = opaque;
     VGACommonState *vga = &qxl->vga;
 
-    vga->invalidate(vga);
-}
-
-static void qxl_hw_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                               Error **errp)
-{
-    PCIQXLDevice *qxl = opaque;
-    VGACommonState *vga = &qxl->vga;
-
-    switch (qxl->mode) {
-    case QXL_MODE_COMPAT:
-    case QXL_MODE_NATIVE:
-        qxl_render_update(qxl);
-        ppm_save(filename, qxl->ssd.ds, errp);
-        break;
-    case QXL_MODE_VGA:
-        vga->screen_dump(vga, filename, cswitch, errp);
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
+    if (qxl->mode == QXL_MODE_VGA) {
+        vga->hw_ops->invalidate(vga);
+        return;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1798,7 +1781,7 @@ static void qxl_hw_text_update(void *opaque, console_ch_t *chardata)
     VGACommonState *vga = &qxl->vga;
 
     if (qxl->mode == QXL_MODE_VGA) {
-        vga->text_update(vga, chardata);
+        vga->hw_ops->text_update(vga, chardata);
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -2058,6 +2041,12 @@ static int qxl_init_common(PCIQXLDevice *qxl)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps qxl_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = qxl_hw_invalidate,
+    .gfx_update  = qxl_hw_update,
+    .text_update = qxl_hw_text_update,
+};
+
 static int qxl_init_primary(PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     PCIQXLDevice *qxl = DO_UPCAST(PCIQXLDevice, pci, dev);
@@ -2074,10 +2063,7 @@ static int qxl_init_primary(PCIDevice *dev)
     portio_list_init(qxl_vga_port_list, qxl_vga_portio_list, vga, "vga");
     portio_list_add(qxl_vga_port_list, pci_address_space_io(dev), 0x3b0);
 
-    vga->con = graphic_console_init(qxl_hw_update, qxl_hw_invalidate,
-                                    qxl_hw_screen_dump, qxl_hw_text_update,
-                                    qxl);
-    qxl->ssd.con = vga->con,
+    vga->con = graphic_console_init(&qxl_ops, qxl);
     qemu_spice_display_init_common(&qxl->ssd);
 
     rc = qxl_init_common(qxl);
@@ -2086,6 +2072,7 @@ static int qxl_init_primary(PCIDevice *dev)
     }
 
     qxl->ssd.dcl.ops = &display_listener_ops;
+    qxl->ssd.dcl.con = vga->con;
     ds = qemu_console_displaystate(vga->con);
     register_displaychangelistener(ds, &qxl->ssd.dcl);
     return rc;
@@ -2101,6 +2088,7 @@ static int qxl_init_secondary(PCIDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, "qxl.vgavram", qxl->vga.vram_size);
     vmstate_register_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, &qxl->pci.qdev);
     qxl->vga.vram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&qxl->vga.vram);
+    qxl->vga.con = graphic_console_init(&qxl_ops, qxl);
 
     return qxl_init_common(qxl);
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/sm501.c b/hw/display/sm501.c
index 9878df4af6..f0e6d7022f 100644
--- a/hw/display/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/display/sm501.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,10 @@ static void sm501_update_display(void *opaque)
 	sm501_draw_crt(s);
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps sm501_ops = {
+    .gfx_update  = sm501_update_display,
+};
+
 void sm501_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem, uint32_t base,
                 uint32_t local_mem_bytes, qemu_irq irq, CharDriverState *chr)
 {
@@ -1445,6 +1449,5 @@ void sm501_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem, uint32_t base,
     }
 
     /* create qemu graphic console */
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(sm501_update_display, NULL,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&sm501_ops, s);
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/ssd0303.c b/hw/display/ssd0303.c
index 183a87835c..3d7ebbe6e2 100644
--- a/hw/display/ssd0303.c
+++ b/hw/display/ssd0303.c
@@ -284,13 +284,16 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ssd0303 = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps ssd0303_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = ssd0303_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = ssd0303_update_display,
+};
+
 static int ssd0303_init(I2CSlave *i2c)
 {
     ssd0303_state *s = FROM_I2C_SLAVE(ssd0303_state, i2c);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(ssd0303_update_display,
-                                  ssd0303_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&ssd0303_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 96 * MAGNIFY, 16 * MAGNIFY);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/ssd0323.c b/hw/display/ssd0323.c
index 5cf2f7058f..45e8dc1125 100644
--- a/hw/display/ssd0323.c
+++ b/hw/display/ssd0323.c
@@ -331,15 +331,18 @@ static int ssd0323_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps ssd0323_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = ssd0323_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = ssd0323_update_display,
+};
+
 static int ssd0323_init(SSISlave *dev)
 {
     ssd0323_state *s = FROM_SSI_SLAVE(ssd0323_state, dev);
 
     s->col_end = 63;
     s->row_end = 79;
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(ssd0323_update_display,
-                                  ssd0323_invalidate_display,
-                                  NULL, NULL, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&ssd0323_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 128 * MAGNIFY, 64 * MAGNIFY);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&dev->qdev, ssd0323_cd, 1);
diff --git a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
index 178a21fd8d..b5b255c31a 100644
--- a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
+++ b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ static void tc6393xb_writeb(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                 (uint32_t) addr, (int)value & 0xff);
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps tc6393xb_gfx_ops = {
+    .gfx_update  = tc6393xb_update_display,
+};
+
 TC6393xbState *tc6393xb_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
 {
     TC6393xbState *s;
@@ -583,11 +587,7 @@ TC6393xbState *tc6393xb_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base + 0x100000, &s->vram);
     s->scr_width = 480;
     s->scr_height = 640;
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(tc6393xb_update_display,
-            NULL, /* invalidate */
-            NULL, /* screen_dump */
-            NULL, /* text_update */
-            s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(&tc6393xb_gfx_ops, s);
 
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/tcx.c b/hw/display/tcx.c
index c44068e7c9..77c7191c76 100644
--- a/hw/display/tcx.c
+++ b/hw/display/tcx.c
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ typedef struct TCXState {
     uint8_t dac_index, dac_state;
 } TCXState;
 
-static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                            Error **errp);
-static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                            Error **errp);
-
 static void tcx_set_dirty(TCXState *s)
 {
     memory_region_set_dirty(&s->vram_mem, 0, MAXX * MAXY);
@@ -515,6 +510,16 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps dummy_ops = {
     },
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps tcx_ops = {
+    .invalidate = tcx_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update = tcx_update_display,
+};
+
+static const GraphicHwOps tcx24_ops = {
+    .invalidate = tcx24_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update = tcx24_update_display,
+};
+
 static int tcx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     TCXState *s = FROM_SYSBUS(TCXState, dev);
@@ -567,144 +572,20 @@ static int tcx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
                                  &s->vram_mem, vram_offset, size);
         sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->vram_cplane);
 
-        s->con = graphic_console_init(tcx24_update_display,
-                                      tcx24_invalidate_display,
-                                      tcx24_screen_dump, NULL, s);
+        s->con = graphic_console_init(&tcx24_ops, s);
     } else {
         /* THC 8 bit (dummy) */
         memory_region_init_io(&s->thc8, &dummy_ops, s, "tcx.thc8",
                               TCX_THC_NREGS_8);
         sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->thc8);
 
-        s->con = graphic_console_init(tcx_update_display,
-                                      tcx_invalidate_display,
-                                      tcx_screen_dump, NULL, s);
+        s->con = graphic_console_init(&tcx_ops, s);
     }
 
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, s->width, s->height);
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void tcx_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                            Error **errp)
-{
-    TCXState *s = opaque;
-    FILE *f;
-    uint8_t *d, *d1, v;
-    int ret, y, x;
-
-    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
-    if (!f) {
-        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
-                   strerror(errno));
-        return;
-    }
-    ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", s->width, s->height, 255);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto write_err;
-    }
-    d1 = s->vram;
-    for(y = 0; y < s->height; y++) {
-        d = d1;
-        for(x = 0; x < s->width; x++) {
-            v = *d;
-            ret = fputc(s->r[v], f);
-            if (ret == EOF) {
-                goto write_err;
-            }
-            ret = fputc(s->g[v], f);
-            if (ret == EOF) {
-                goto write_err;
-            }
-            ret = fputc(s->b[v], f);
-            if (ret == EOF) {
-                goto write_err;
-            }
-            d++;
-        }
-        d1 += MAXX;
-    }
-
-out:
-    fclose(f);
-    return;
-
-write_err:
-    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
-               strerror(errno));
-    unlink(filename);
-    goto out;
-}
-
-static void tcx24_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                              Error **errp)
-{
-    TCXState *s = opaque;
-    FILE *f;
-    uint8_t *d, *d1, v;
-    uint32_t *s24, *cptr, dval;
-    int ret, y, x;
-
-    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
-    if (!f) {
-        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
-                   strerror(errno));
-        return;
-    }
-    ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", s->width, s->height, 255);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto write_err;
-    }
-    d1 = s->vram;
-    s24 = s->vram24;
-    cptr = s->cplane;
-    for(y = 0; y < s->height; y++) {
-        d = d1;
-        for(x = 0; x < s->width; x++, d++, s24++) {
-            if ((*cptr++ & 0xff000000) == 0x03000000) { // 24-bit direct
-                dval = *s24 & 0x00ffffff;
-                ret = fputc((dval >> 16) & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc((dval >> 8) & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc(dval & 0xff, f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-            } else {
-                v = *d;
-                ret = fputc(s->r[v], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc(s->g[v], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-                ret = fputc(s->b[v], f);
-                if (ret == EOF) {
-                    goto write_err;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        d1 += MAXX;
-    }
-
-out:
-    fclose(f);
-    return;
-
-write_err:
-    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
-               strerror(errno));
-    unlink(filename);
-    goto out;
-}
-
 static Property tcx_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_HEX32("vram_size", TCXState, vram_size, -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("width",    TCXState, width,     -1),
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c b/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
index 1c50070216..2da08a11f7 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ int isa_vga_mm_init(hwaddr vram_base,
     vga_common_init(&s->vga);
     vga_mm_init(s, vram_base, ctrl_base, it_shift, address_space);
 
-    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.update, s->vga.invalidate,
-                                      s->vga.screen_dump, s->vga.text_update,
-                                      s);
+    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.hw_ops, s);
 
     vga_init_vbe(&s->vga, address_space);
     return 0;
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa.c b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
index 90959ebc2c..d2c548e14c 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-isa.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ static int vga_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
                                         isa_mem_base + 0x000a0000,
                                         vga_io_memory, 1);
     memory_region_set_coalescing(vga_io_memory);
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->update, s->invalidate,
-                                  s->screen_dump, s->text_update, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
 
     vga_init_vbe(s, isa_address_space(dev));
     /* ROM BIOS */
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-pci.c b/hw/display/vga-pci.c
index a9c69b6ac7..dc73f286da 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-pci.c
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ static int pci_std_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     vga_common_init(s);
     vga_init(s, pci_address_space(dev), pci_address_space_io(dev), true);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->update, s->invalidate,
-                                  s->screen_dump, s->text_update, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
 
     /* XXX: VGA_RAM_SIZE must be a power of two */
     pci_register_bar(&d->dev, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH, &s->vram);
diff --git a/hw/display/vga.c b/hw/display/vga.c
index c1b67bbbf8..21a108d8c0 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga.c
@@ -166,9 +166,6 @@ static uint32_t expand4[256];
 static uint16_t expand2[256];
 static uint8_t expand4to8[16];
 
-static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                            Error **errp);
-
 static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
 {
     MemoryRegion *region, *old_region = s->chain4_alias;
@@ -2253,6 +2250,12 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_vga_common = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps vga_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = vga_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = vga_update_display,
+    .text_update = vga_update_text,
+};
+
 void vga_common_init(VGACommonState *s)
 {
     int i, j, v, b;
@@ -2296,10 +2299,7 @@ void vga_common_init(VGACommonState *s)
     s->get_bpp = vga_get_bpp;
     s->get_offsets = vga_get_offsets;
     s->get_resolution = vga_get_resolution;
-    s->update = vga_update_display;
-    s->invalidate = vga_invalidate_display;
-    s->screen_dump = vga_screen_dump;
-    s->text_update = vga_update_text;
+    s->hw_ops = &vga_ops;
     switch (vga_retrace_method) {
     case VGA_RETRACE_DUMB:
         s->retrace = vga_dumb_retrace;
@@ -2393,65 +2393,3 @@ void vga_init_vbe(VGACommonState *s, MemoryRegion *system_memory)
                                 &s->vram_vbe);
     s->vbe_mapped = 1;
 }
-/********************************************************/
-/* vga screen dump */
-
-void ppm_save(const char *filename, struct DisplaySurface *ds, Error **errp)
-{
-    int width = pixman_image_get_width(ds->image);
-    int height = pixman_image_get_height(ds->image);
-    FILE *f;
-    int y;
-    int ret;
-    pixman_image_t *linebuf;
-
-    trace_ppm_save(filename, ds);
-    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
-    if (!f) {
-        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
-                   strerror(errno));
-        return;
-    }
-    ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", width, height, 255);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        linebuf = NULL;
-        goto write_err;
-    }
-    linebuf = qemu_pixman_linebuf_create(PIXMAN_BE_r8g8b8, width);
-    for (y = 0; y < height; y++) {
-        qemu_pixman_linebuf_fill(linebuf, ds->image, width, 0, y);
-        clearerr(f);
-        ret = fwrite(pixman_image_get_data(linebuf), 1,
-                     pixman_image_get_stride(linebuf), f);
-        (void)ret;
-        if (ferror(f)) {
-            goto write_err;
-        }
-    }
-
-out:
-    qemu_pixman_image_unref(linebuf);
-    fclose(f);
-    return;
-
-write_err:
-    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
-               strerror(errno));
-    unlink(filename);
-    goto out;
-}
-
-/* save the vga display in a PPM image even if no display is
-   available */
-static void vga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                            Error **errp)
-{
-    VGACommonState *s = opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
-
-    if (cswitch) {
-        vga_invalidate_display(s);
-    }
-    vga_hw_update();
-    ppm_save(filename, surface, errp);
-}
diff --git a/hw/display/vga_int.h b/hw/display/vga_int.h
index 260f7d6948..66f9f3ceed 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga_int.h
+++ b/hw/display/vga_int.h
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ typedef struct VGACommonState {
     uint32_t cursor_offset;
     unsigned int (*rgb_to_pixel)(unsigned int r,
                                  unsigned int g, unsigned b);
-    vga_hw_update_ptr update;
-    vga_hw_invalidate_ptr invalidate;
-    vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr screen_dump;
-    vga_hw_text_update_ptr text_update;
+    const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops;
     bool full_update_text;
     bool full_update_gfx;
     /* hardware mouse cursor support */
@@ -198,7 +195,6 @@ void vga_ioport_write(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val);
 uint32_t vga_mem_readb(VGACommonState *s, hwaddr addr);
 void vga_mem_writeb(VGACommonState *s, hwaddr addr, uint32_t val);
 void vga_invalidate_scanlines(VGACommonState *s, int y1, int y2);
-void ppm_save(const char *filename, struct DisplaySurface *ds, Error **errp);
 
 int vga_ioport_invalid(VGACommonState *s, uint32_t addr);
 
diff --git a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
index bcad47a68d..263bf0915e 100644
--- a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ struct vmsvga_state_s {
     VGACommonState vga;
 
     int invalidated;
-    int depth;
-    int bypp;
     int enable;
     int config;
     struct {
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ struct vmsvga_state_s {
     uint32_t *scratch;
     int new_width;
     int new_height;
+    int new_depth;
     uint32_t guest;
     uint32_t svgaid;
     int syncing;
@@ -721,61 +720,88 @@ static uint32_t vmsvga_value_read(void *opaque, uint32_t address)
     uint32_t caps;
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
     DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
+    PixelFormat pf;
+    uint32_t ret;
 
     switch (s->index) {
     case SVGA_REG_ID:
-        return s->svgaid;
+        ret = s->svgaid;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_ENABLE:
-        return s->enable;
+        ret = s->enable;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_WIDTH:
-        return surface_width(surface);
+        ret = s->new_width ? s->new_width : surface_width(surface);
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_HEIGHT:
-        return surface_height(surface);
+        ret = s->new_height ? s->new_height : surface_height(surface);
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_MAX_WIDTH:
-        return SVGA_MAX_WIDTH;
+        ret = SVGA_MAX_WIDTH;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_MAX_HEIGHT:
-        return SVGA_MAX_HEIGHT;
+        ret = SVGA_MAX_HEIGHT;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_DEPTH:
-        return s->depth;
+        ret = (s->new_depth == 32) ? 24 : s->new_depth;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_BITS_PER_PIXEL:
-        return (s->depth + 7) & ~7;
+    case SVGA_REG_HOST_BITS_PER_PIXEL:
+        ret = s->new_depth;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_PSEUDOCOLOR:
-        return 0x0;
+        ret = 0x0;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_RED_MASK:
-        return surface->pf.rmask;
+        pf = qemu_default_pixelformat(s->new_depth);
+        ret = pf.rmask;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_GREEN_MASK:
-        return surface->pf.gmask;
+        pf = qemu_default_pixelformat(s->new_depth);
+        ret = pf.gmask;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_BLUE_MASK:
-        return surface->pf.bmask;
+        pf = qemu_default_pixelformat(s->new_depth);
+        ret = pf.bmask;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_BYTES_PER_LINE:
-        return s->bypp * s->new_width;
+        if (s->new_width) {
+            ret = (s->new_depth * s->new_width) / 8;
+        } else {
+            ret = surface_stride(surface);
+        }
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_FB_START: {
         struct pci_vmsvga_state_s *pci_vmsvga
             = container_of(s, struct pci_vmsvga_state_s, chip);
-        return pci_get_bar_addr(&pci_vmsvga->card, 1);
+        ret = pci_get_bar_addr(&pci_vmsvga->card, 1);
+        break;
     }
 
     case SVGA_REG_FB_OFFSET:
-        return 0x0;
+        ret = 0x0;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_VRAM_SIZE:
-        return s->vga.vram_size; /* No physical VRAM besides the framebuffer */
+        ret = s->vga.vram_size; /* No physical VRAM besides the framebuffer */
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_FB_SIZE:
-        return s->vga.vram_size;
+        ret = s->vga.vram_size;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CAPABILITIES:
         caps = SVGA_CAP_NONE;
@@ -791,66 +817,92 @@ static uint32_t vmsvga_value_read(void *opaque, uint32_t address)
                     SVGA_CAP_CURSOR_BYPASS;
         }
 #endif
-        return caps;
+        ret = caps;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_MEM_START: {
         struct pci_vmsvga_state_s *pci_vmsvga
             = container_of(s, struct pci_vmsvga_state_s, chip);
-        return pci_get_bar_addr(&pci_vmsvga->card, 2);
+        ret = pci_get_bar_addr(&pci_vmsvga->card, 2);
+        break;
     }
 
     case SVGA_REG_MEM_SIZE:
-        return s->fifo_size;
+        ret = s->fifo_size;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CONFIG_DONE:
-        return s->config;
+        ret = s->config;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_SYNC:
     case SVGA_REG_BUSY:
-        return s->syncing;
+        ret = s->syncing;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_GUEST_ID:
-        return s->guest;
+        ret = s->guest;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CURSOR_ID:
-        return s->cursor.id;
+        ret = s->cursor.id;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CURSOR_X:
-        return s->cursor.x;
+        ret = s->cursor.x;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CURSOR_Y:
-        return s->cursor.x;
+        ret = s->cursor.x;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_CURSOR_ON:
-        return s->cursor.on;
-
-    case SVGA_REG_HOST_BITS_PER_PIXEL:
-        return (s->depth + 7) & ~7;
+        ret = s->cursor.on;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_SCRATCH_SIZE:
-        return s->scratch_size;
+        ret = s->scratch_size;
+        break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_MEM_REGS:
     case SVGA_REG_NUM_DISPLAYS:
     case SVGA_REG_PITCHLOCK:
     case SVGA_PALETTE_BASE ... SVGA_PALETTE_END:
-        return 0;
+        ret = 0;
+        break;
 
     default:
         if (s->index >= SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE &&
             s->index < SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE + s->scratch_size) {
-            return s->scratch[s->index - SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE];
+            ret = s->scratch[s->index - SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE];
+            break;
         }
         printf("%s: Bad register %02x\n", __func__, s->index);
+        ret = 0;
+        break;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    if (s->index >= SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE) {
+        trace_vmware_scratch_read(s->index, ret);
+    } else if (s->index >= SVGA_PALETTE_BASE) {
+        trace_vmware_palette_read(s->index, ret);
+    } else {
+        trace_vmware_value_read(s->index, ret);
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static void vmsvga_value_write(void *opaque, uint32_t address, uint32_t value)
 {
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
 
+    if (s->index >= SVGA_SCRATCH_BASE) {
+        trace_vmware_scratch_write(s->index, value);
+    } else if (s->index >= SVGA_PALETTE_BASE) {
+        trace_vmware_palette_write(s->index, value);
+    } else {
+        trace_vmware_value_write(s->index, value);
+    }
     switch (s->index) {
     case SVGA_REG_ID:
         if (value == SVGA_ID_2 || value == SVGA_ID_1 || value == SVGA_ID_0) {
@@ -861,7 +913,7 @@ static void vmsvga_value_write(void *opaque, uint32_t address, uint32_t value)
     case SVGA_REG_ENABLE:
         s->enable = !!value;
         s->invalidated = 1;
-        s->vga.invalidate(&s->vga);
+        s->vga.hw_ops->invalidate(&s->vga);
         if (s->enable && s->config) {
             vga_dirty_log_stop(&s->vga);
         } else {
@@ -888,9 +940,10 @@ static void vmsvga_value_write(void *opaque, uint32_t address, uint32_t value)
         break;
 
     case SVGA_REG_BITS_PER_PIXEL:
-        if (value != s->depth) {
+        if (value != 32) {
             printf("%s: Bad bits per pixel: %i bits\n", __func__, value);
             s->config = 0;
+            s->invalidated = 1;
         }
         break;
 
@@ -986,8 +1039,14 @@ static inline void vmsvga_check_size(struct vmsvga_state_s *s)
     DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
 
     if (s->new_width != surface_width(surface) ||
-        s->new_height != surface_height(surface)) {
-        qemu_console_resize(s->vga.con, s->new_width, s->new_height);
+        s->new_height != surface_height(surface) ||
+        s->new_depth != surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
+        int stride = (s->new_depth * s->new_width) / 8;
+        trace_vmware_setmode(s->new_width, s->new_height, s->new_depth);
+        surface = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(s->new_width, s->new_height,
+                                                  s->new_depth, stride,
+                                                  s->vga.vram_ptr, false);
+        dpy_gfx_replace_surface(s->vga.con, surface);
         s->invalidated = 1;
     }
 }
@@ -995,15 +1054,16 @@ static inline void vmsvga_check_size(struct vmsvga_state_s *s)
 static void vmsvga_update_display(void *opaque)
 {
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
     bool dirty = false;
 
     if (!s->enable) {
-        s->vga.update(&s->vga);
+        s->vga.hw_ops->gfx_update(&s->vga);
         return;
     }
 
     vmsvga_check_size(s);
+    surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
 
     vmsvga_fifo_run(s);
     vmsvga_update_rect_flush(s);
@@ -1020,8 +1080,6 @@ static void vmsvga_update_display(void *opaque)
     }
     if (s->invalidated || dirty) {
         s->invalidated = 0;
-        memcpy(surface_data(surface), s->vga.vram_ptr,
-               surface_stride(surface) * surface_height(surface));
         dpy_gfx_update(s->vga.con, 0, 0,
                    surface_width(surface), surface_height(surface));
     }
@@ -1054,44 +1112,19 @@ static void vmsvga_invalidate_display(void *opaque)
 {
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
     if (!s->enable) {
-        s->vga.invalidate(&s->vga);
+        s->vga.hw_ops->invalidate(&s->vga);
         return;
     }
 
     s->invalidated = 1;
 }
 
-/* save the vga display in a PPM image even if no display is
-   available */
-static void vmsvga_screen_dump(void *opaque, const char *filename, bool cswitch,
-                               Error **errp)
-{
-    struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
-
-    if (!s->enable) {
-        s->vga.screen_dump(&s->vga, filename, cswitch, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface) == 32) {
-        DisplaySurface *ds = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(
-                                 surface_width(surface),
-                                 surface_height(surface),
-                                 32,
-                                 surface_stride(surface),
-                                 s->vga.vram_ptr, false);
-        ppm_save(filename, ds, errp);
-        g_free(ds);
-    }
-}
-
 static void vmsvga_text_update(void *opaque, console_ch_t *chardata)
 {
     struct vmsvga_state_s *s = opaque;
 
-    if (s->vga.text_update) {
-        s->vga.text_update(&s->vga, chardata);
+    if (s->vga.hw_ops->text_update) {
+        s->vga.hw_ops->text_update(&s->vga, chardata);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1113,7 +1146,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmware_vga_internal = {
     .minimum_version_id_old = 0,
     .post_load = vmsvga_post_load,
     .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_INT32_EQUAL(depth, struct vmsvga_state_s),
+        VMSTATE_INT32_EQUAL(new_depth, struct vmsvga_state_s),
         VMSTATE_INT32(enable, struct vmsvga_state_s),
         VMSTATE_INT32(config, struct vmsvga_state_s),
         VMSTATE_INT32(cursor.id, struct vmsvga_state_s),
@@ -1146,19 +1179,19 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmware_vga = {
     }
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps vmsvga_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = vmsvga_invalidate_display,
+    .gfx_update  = vmsvga_update_display,
+    .text_update = vmsvga_text_update,
+};
+
 static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s,
                         MemoryRegion *address_space, MemoryRegion *io)
 {
-    DisplaySurface *surface;
-
     s->scratch_size = SVGA_SCRATCH_SIZE;
     s->scratch = g_malloc(s->scratch_size * 4);
 
-    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(vmsvga_update_display,
-                                      vmsvga_invalidate_display,
-                                      vmsvga_screen_dump,
-                                      vmsvga_text_update, s);
-    surface = qemu_console_surface(s->vga.con);
+    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(&vmsvga_ops, s);
 
     s->fifo_size = SVGA_FIFO_SIZE;
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->fifo_ram, "vmsvga.fifo", s->fifo_size);
@@ -1168,10 +1201,7 @@ static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s,
     vga_common_init(&s->vga);
     vga_init(&s->vga, address_space, io, true);
     vmstate_register(NULL, 0, &vmstate_vga_common, &s->vga);
-    /* Save some values here in case they are changed later.
-     * This is suspicious and needs more though why it is needed. */
-    s->depth = surface_bits_per_pixel(surface);
-    s->bypp = surface_bytes_per_pixel(surface);
+    s->new_depth = 32;
 }
 
 static uint64_t vmsvga_io_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
diff --git a/hw/display/xenfb.c b/hw/display/xenfb.c
index e371569585..f2eb89fa7f 100644
--- a/hw/display/xenfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/xenfb.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct XenFB {
     void              *pixels;
     int               fbpages;
     int               feature_update;
-    int               refresh_period;
     int               bug_trigger;
     int               have_console;
     int               do_resize;
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ static void xenfb_guest_copy(struct XenFB *xenfb, int x, int y, int w, int h)
     dpy_gfx_update(xenfb->c.con, x, y, w, h);
 }
 
-#if 0 /* def XENFB_TYPE_REFRESH_PERIOD */
+#ifdef XENFB_TYPE_REFRESH_PERIOD
 static int xenfb_queue_full(struct XenFB *xenfb)
 {
     struct xenfb_page *page = xenfb->c.page;
@@ -704,39 +703,7 @@ static void xenfb_update(void *opaque)
     if (xenfb->c.xendev.be_state != XenbusStateConnected)
         return;
 
-    if (xenfb->feature_update) {
-#if 0 /* XENFB_TYPE_REFRESH_PERIOD */
-        struct DisplayChangeListener *l;
-        int period = 99999999;
-        int idle = 1;
-
-	if (xenfb_queue_full(xenfb))
-	    return;
-
-        QLIST_FOREACH(l, &xenfb->c.ds->listeners, next) {
-            if (l->idle)
-                continue;
-            idle = 0;
-            if (!l->gui_timer_interval) {
-                if (period > GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
-                    period = GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL;
-            } else {
-                if (period > l->gui_timer_interval)
-                    period = l->gui_timer_interval;
-            }
-        }
-        if (idle)
-	    period = XENFB_NO_REFRESH;
-
-	if (xenfb->refresh_period != period) {
-	    xenfb_send_refresh_period(xenfb, period);
-	    xenfb->refresh_period = period;
-            xen_be_printf(&xenfb->c.xendev, 1, "refresh period: %d\n", period);
-	}
-#else
-	; /* nothing */
-#endif
-    } else {
+    if (!xenfb->feature_update) {
 	/* we don't get update notifications, thus use the
 	 * sledge hammer approach ... */
 	xenfb->up_fullscreen = 1;
@@ -785,6 +752,20 @@ static void xenfb_update(void *opaque)
     xenfb->up_fullscreen = 0;
 }
 
+static void xenfb_update_interval(void *opaque, uint64_t interval)
+{
+    struct XenFB *xenfb = opaque;
+
+    if (xenfb->feature_update) {
+#ifdef XENFB_TYPE_REFRESH_PERIOD
+        if (xenfb_queue_full(xenfb)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        xenfb_send_refresh_period(xenfb, interval);
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
 /* QEMU display state changed, so refresh the framebuffer copy */
 static void xenfb_invalidate(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -858,10 +839,6 @@ static void xenfb_handle_events(struct XenFB *xenfb)
 
 static int fb_init(struct XenDevice *xendev)
 {
-    struct XenFB *fb = container_of(xendev, struct XenFB, c.xendev);
-
-    fb->refresh_period = -1;
-
 #ifdef XENFB_TYPE_RESIZE
     xenstore_write_be_int(xendev, "feature-resize", 1);
 #endif
@@ -977,6 +954,12 @@ struct XenDevOps xen_framebuffer_ops = {
     .frontend_changed = fb_frontend_changed,
 };
 
+static const GraphicHwOps xenfb_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = xenfb_invalidate,
+    .gfx_update  = xenfb_update,
+    .update_interval = xenfb_update_interval,
+};
+
 /*
  * FIXME/TODO: Kill this.
  * Temporary needed while DisplayState reorganization is in flight.
@@ -1004,11 +987,7 @@ wait_more:
 
     /* vfb */
     fb = container_of(xfb, struct XenFB, c.xendev);
-    fb->c.con = graphic_console_init(xenfb_update,
-                                     xenfb_invalidate,
-                                     NULL,
-                                     NULL,
-                                     fb);
+    fb->c.con = graphic_console_init(&xenfb_ops, fb);
     fb->have_console = 1;
 
     /* vkbd */
diff --git a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
index 7c8fc364c8..f8d32bc04e 100644
--- a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
+++ b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static void puv3_board_init(CPUUniCore32State *env, ram_addr_t ram_size)
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0, ram_memory);
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps no_ops;
+
 static void puv3_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
 {
     int size;
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ static void puv3_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
     }
 
     /* cheat curses that we have a graphic console, only under ocd console */
-    graphic_console_init(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    graphic_console_init(&no_ops, NULL);
 }
 
 static void puv3_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index a234c72d2e..e591d742d4 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #define QEMU_CAPS_LOCK_LED   (1 << 2)
 
 /* in ms */
-#define GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL 30
+#define GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULT    30
+#define GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_IDLE     3000
 
 typedef void QEMUPutKBDEvent(void *opaque, int keycode);
 typedef void QEMUPutLEDEvent(void *opaque, int ledstate);
@@ -174,27 +175,15 @@ typedef struct DisplayChangeListenerOps {
 } DisplayChangeListenerOps;
 
 struct DisplayChangeListener {
-    int idle;
-    uint64_t gui_timer_interval;
+    uint64_t update_interval;
     const DisplayChangeListenerOps *ops;
     DisplayState *ds;
+    QemuConsole *con;
 
     QLIST_ENTRY(DisplayChangeListener) next;
 };
 
-struct DisplayState {
-    struct DisplaySurface *surface;
-    struct QEMUTimer *gui_timer;
-    bool have_gfx;
-    bool have_text;
-
-    QLIST_HEAD(, DisplayChangeListener) listeners;
-
-    struct DisplayState *next;
-};
-
-void register_displaystate(DisplayState *ds);
-DisplayState *get_displaystate(void);
+DisplayState *init_displaystate(void);
 DisplaySurface* qemu_create_displaysurface_from(int width, int height, int bpp,
                                                 int linesize, uint8_t *data,
                                                 bool byteswap);
@@ -217,16 +206,15 @@ static inline int is_buffer_shared(DisplaySurface *surface)
     return !(surface->flags & QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG);
 }
 
-void gui_setup_refresh(DisplayState *ds);
-
 void register_displaychangelistener(DisplayState *ds,
                                     DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
+void update_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                                  uint64_t interval);
 void unregister_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 
 void dpy_gfx_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h);
 void dpy_gfx_replace_surface(QemuConsole *con,
                              DisplaySurface *surface);
-void dpy_refresh(DisplayState *s);
 void dpy_gfx_copy(QemuConsole *con, int src_x, int src_y,
                   int dst_x, int dst_y, int w, int h);
 void dpy_text_cursor(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y);
@@ -281,24 +269,25 @@ static inline void console_write_ch(console_ch_t *dest, uint32_t ch)
     *dest = ch;
 }
 
-typedef void (*vga_hw_update_ptr)(void *);
-typedef void (*vga_hw_invalidate_ptr)(void *);
-typedef void (*vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr)(void *, const char *, bool cswitch,
-                                       Error **errp);
-typedef void (*vga_hw_text_update_ptr)(void *, console_ch_t *);
+typedef struct GraphicHwOps {
+    void (*invalidate)(void *opaque);
+    void (*gfx_update)(void *opaque);
+    void (*text_update)(void *opaque, console_ch_t *text);
+    void (*update_interval)(void *opaque, uint64_t interval);
+} GraphicHwOps;
 
-QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(vga_hw_update_ptr update,
-                                  vga_hw_invalidate_ptr invalidate,
-                                  vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr screen_dump,
-                                  vga_hw_text_update_ptr text_update,
+QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(const GraphicHwOps *ops,
                                   void *opaque);
 
-void vga_hw_update(void);
-void vga_hw_invalidate(void);
-void vga_hw_text_update(console_ch_t *chardata);
+void graphic_hw_update(QemuConsole *con);
+void graphic_hw_invalidate(QemuConsole *con);
+void graphic_hw_text_update(QemuConsole *con, console_ch_t *chardata);
+
+QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_by_index(unsigned int index);
+bool qemu_console_is_visible(QemuConsole *con);
+bool qemu_console_is_graphic(QemuConsole *con);
+bool qemu_console_is_fixedsize(QemuConsole *con);
 
-int is_graphic_console(void);
-int is_fixedsize_console(void);
 void text_consoles_set_display(DisplayState *ds);
 void console_select(unsigned int index);
 void console_color_init(DisplayState *ds);
diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
index b032f529aa..f012ec5fc3 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-pixman.h
@@ -43,4 +43,13 @@ pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_mirror_create(pixman_format_code_t format,
                                           pixman_image_t *image);
 void qemu_pixman_image_unref(pixman_image_t *image);
 
+pixman_color_t qemu_pixman_color(PixelFormat *pf, uint32_t color);
+pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_glyph_from_vgafont(int height, const uint8_t *font,
+                                               unsigned int ch);
+void qemu_pixman_glyph_render(pixman_image_t *glyph,
+                              pixman_image_t *surface,
+                              pixman_color_t *fgcol,
+                              pixman_color_t *bgcol,
+                              int x, int y, int cw, int ch);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_PIXMAN_H */
diff --git a/include/ui/spice-display.h b/include/ui/spice-display.h
index 7a20fc43ff..a46bc80019 100644
--- a/include/ui/spice-display.h
+++ b/include/ui/spice-display.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ typedef struct SimpleSpiceDisplay SimpleSpiceDisplay;
 typedef struct SimpleSpiceUpdate SimpleSpiceUpdate;
 
 struct SimpleSpiceDisplay {
-    QemuConsole *con;
     DisplaySurface *ds;
     DisplayChangeListener dcl;
     void *buf;
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 412f7e40f8..968edb6988 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -962,6 +962,10 @@ dma_bdrv_cb(void *dbs, int ret) "dbs=%p ret=%d"
 dma_map_wait(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
 
 # console.h
+console_gfx_new(void) ""
+console_txt_new(int w, int h) "%dx%d"
+console_select(int nr) "%d"
+console_refresh(int interval) "interval %d ms"
 displaysurface_create(void *display_surface, int w, int h) "surface=%p, %dx%d"
 displaysurface_create_from(void *display_surface, int w, int h, int bpp, int swap) "surface=%p, %dx%d, bpp %d, bswap %d"
 displaysurface_free(void *display_surface) "surface=%p"
@@ -970,6 +974,13 @@ displaychangelistener_unregister(void *dcl, const char *name) "%p [ %s ]"
 
 # vga.c
 ppm_save(const char *filename, void *display_surface) "%s surface=%p"
+vmware_value_read(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_value_write(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_palette_read(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_palette_write(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_scratch_read(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_scratch_write(uint32_t index, uint32_t value) "index %d, value 0x%x"
+vmware_setmode(uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t bpp) "%dx%d @ %d bpp"
 
 # savevm.c
 
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 0ed4211986..4f9219e38d 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 #define MAX_CONSOLES 12
 #define CONSOLE_CURSOR_PERIOD 500
 
-#define QEMU_RGBA(r, g, b, a) (((a) << 24) | ((r) << 16) | ((g) << 8) | (b))
-#define QEMU_RGB(r, g, b) QEMU_RGBA(r, g, b, 0xff)
-
 typedef struct TextAttributes {
     uint8_t fgcol:4;
     uint8_t bgcol:4;
@@ -119,14 +116,12 @@ struct QemuConsole {
     int index;
     console_type_t console_type;
     DisplayState *ds;
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
+    int dcls;
 
     /* Graphic console state.  */
-    vga_hw_update_ptr hw_update;
-    vga_hw_invalidate_ptr hw_invalidate;
-    vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr hw_screen_dump;
-    vga_hw_text_update_ptr hw_text_update;
+    const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops;
     void *hw;
-    int g_width, g_height;
 
     /* Text console state */
     int width;
@@ -161,88 +156,192 @@ struct QemuConsole {
     QEMUTimer *kbd_timer;
 };
 
+struct DisplayState {
+    struct QEMUTimer *gui_timer;
+    uint64_t last_update;
+    uint64_t update_interval;
+    bool refreshing;
+    bool have_gfx;
+    bool have_text;
+
+    QLIST_HEAD(, DisplayChangeListener) listeners;
+};
+
 static DisplayState *display_state;
 static QemuConsole *active_console;
 static QemuConsole *consoles[MAX_CONSOLES];
 static int nb_consoles = 0;
 
-void vga_hw_update(void)
+static void text_console_do_init(CharDriverState *chr, DisplayState *ds);
+static void dpy_refresh(DisplayState *s);
+
+static void gui_update(void *opaque)
 {
-    if (active_console && active_console->hw_update)
-        active_console->hw_update(active_console->hw);
+    uint64_t interval = GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_IDLE;
+    uint64_t dcl_interval;
+    DisplayState *ds = opaque;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    int i;
+
+    ds->refreshing = true;
+    dpy_refresh(ds);
+    ds->refreshing = false;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &ds->listeners, next) {
+        dcl_interval = dcl->update_interval ?
+            dcl->update_interval : GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
+        if (interval > dcl_interval) {
+            interval = dcl_interval;
+        }
+    }
+    if (ds->update_interval != interval) {
+        ds->update_interval = interval;
+        for (i = 0; i < nb_consoles; i++) {
+            if (consoles[i]->hw_ops->update_interval) {
+                consoles[i]->hw_ops->update_interval(consoles[i]->hw, interval);
+            }
+        }
+        trace_console_refresh(interval);
+    }
+    ds->last_update = qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock);
+    qemu_mod_timer(ds->gui_timer, ds->last_update + interval);
 }
 
-void vga_hw_invalidate(void)
+static void gui_setup_refresh(DisplayState *ds)
 {
-    if (active_console && active_console->hw_invalidate)
-        active_console->hw_invalidate(active_console->hw);
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    bool need_timer = false;
+    bool have_gfx = false;
+    bool have_text = false;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &ds->listeners, next) {
+        if (dcl->ops->dpy_refresh != NULL) {
+            need_timer = true;
+        }
+        if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_update != NULL) {
+            have_gfx = true;
+        }
+        if (dcl->ops->dpy_text_update != NULL) {
+            have_text = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (need_timer && ds->gui_timer == NULL) {
+        ds->gui_timer = qemu_new_timer_ms(rt_clock, gui_update, ds);
+        qemu_mod_timer(ds->gui_timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock));
+    }
+    if (!need_timer && ds->gui_timer != NULL) {
+        qemu_del_timer(ds->gui_timer);
+        qemu_free_timer(ds->gui_timer);
+        ds->gui_timer = NULL;
+    }
+
+    ds->have_gfx = have_gfx;
+    ds->have_text = have_text;
 }
 
-void qmp_screendump(const char *filename, Error **errp)
+void graphic_hw_update(QemuConsole *con)
+{
+    if (!con) {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    if (con && con->hw_ops->gfx_update) {
+        con->hw_ops->gfx_update(con->hw);
+    }
+}
+
+void graphic_hw_invalidate(QemuConsole *con)
 {
-    QemuConsole *previous_active_console;
-    bool cswitch;
+    if (!con) {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    if (con && con->hw_ops->invalidate) {
+        con->hw_ops->invalidate(con->hw);
+    }
+}
 
-    previous_active_console = active_console;
-    cswitch = previous_active_console && previous_active_console->index != 0;
+static void ppm_save(const char *filename, struct DisplaySurface *ds,
+                     Error **errp)
+{
+    int width = pixman_image_get_width(ds->image);
+    int height = pixman_image_get_height(ds->image);
+    FILE *f;
+    int y;
+    int ret;
+    pixman_image_t *linebuf;
 
-    /* There is currently no way of specifying which screen we want to dump,
-       so always dump the first one.  */
-    if (cswitch) {
-        console_select(0);
+    trace_ppm_save(filename, ds);
+    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
+    if (!f) {
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to open file '%s': %s", filename,
+                   strerror(errno));
+        return;
     }
-    if (consoles[0] && consoles[0]->hw_screen_dump) {
-        consoles[0]->hw_screen_dump(consoles[0]->hw, filename, cswitch, errp);
-    } else {
-        error_setg(errp, "device doesn't support screendump");
+    ret = fprintf(f, "P6\n%d %d\n%d\n", width, height, 255);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        linebuf = NULL;
+        goto write_err;
+    }
+    linebuf = qemu_pixman_linebuf_create(PIXMAN_BE_r8g8b8, width);
+    for (y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+        qemu_pixman_linebuf_fill(linebuf, ds->image, width, 0, y);
+        clearerr(f);
+        ret = fwrite(pixman_image_get_data(linebuf), 1,
+                     pixman_image_get_stride(linebuf), f);
+        (void)ret;
+        if (ferror(f)) {
+            goto write_err;
+        }
     }
 
-    if (cswitch) {
-        console_select(previous_active_console->index);
+out:
+    qemu_pixman_image_unref(linebuf);
+    fclose(f);
+    return;
+
+write_err:
+    error_setg(errp, "failed to write to file '%s': %s", filename,
+               strerror(errno));
+    unlink(filename);
+    goto out;
+}
+
+void qmp_screendump(const char *filename, Error **errp)
+{
+    QemuConsole *con = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(0);
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
+
+    if (con == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "There is no QemuConsole I can screendump from.");
+        return;
     }
+
+    graphic_hw_update(con);
+    surface = qemu_console_surface(con);
+    ppm_save(filename, surface, errp);
 }
 
-void vga_hw_text_update(console_ch_t *chardata)
+void graphic_hw_text_update(QemuConsole *con, console_ch_t *chardata)
 {
-    if (active_console && active_console->hw_text_update)
-        active_console->hw_text_update(active_console->hw, chardata);
+    if (!con) {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    if (con && con->hw_ops->text_update) {
+        con->hw_ops->text_update(con->hw, chardata);
+    }
 }
 
 static void vga_fill_rect(QemuConsole *con,
                           int posx, int posy, int width, int height,
-                          uint32_t color)
+                          pixman_color_t color)
 {
     DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(con);
-    uint8_t *d, *d1;
-    int x, y, bpp;
+    pixman_rectangle16_t rect = {
+        .x = posx, .y = posy, .width = width, .height = height
+    };
 
-    bpp = surface_bytes_per_pixel(surface);
-    d1 = surface_data(surface) +
-        surface_stride(surface) * posy + bpp * posx;
-    for (y = 0; y < height; y++) {
-        d = d1;
-        switch(bpp) {
-        case 1:
-            for (x = 0; x < width; x++) {
-                *((uint8_t *)d) = color;
-                d++;
-            }
-            break;
-        case 2:
-            for (x = 0; x < width; x++) {
-                *((uint16_t *)d) = color;
-                d += 2;
-            }
-            break;
-        case 4:
-            for (x = 0; x < width; x++) {
-                *((uint32_t *)d) = color;
-                d += 4;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        d1 += surface_stride(surface);
-    }
+    pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, surface->image,
+                                 &color, 1, &rect);
 }
 
 /* copy from (xs, ys) to (xd, yd) a rectangle of size (w, h) */
@@ -250,33 +349,10 @@ static void vga_bitblt(QemuConsole *con,
                        int xs, int ys, int xd, int yd, int w, int h)
 {
     DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(con);
-    const uint8_t *s;
-    uint8_t *d;
-    int wb, y, bpp;
-
-    bpp = surface_bytes_per_pixel(surface);
-    wb = w * bpp;
-    if (yd <= ys) {
-        s = surface_data(surface) +
-            surface_stride(surface) * ys + bpp * xs;
-        d = surface_data(surface) +
-            surface_stride(surface) * yd + bpp * xd;
-        for (y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-            memmove(d, s, wb);
-            d += surface_stride(surface);
-            s += surface_stride(surface);
-        }
-    } else {
-        s = surface_data(surface) +
-            surface_stride(surface) * (ys + h - 1) + bpp * xs;
-        d = surface_data(surface) +
-            surface_stride(surface) * (yd + h - 1) + bpp * xd;
-       for (y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-            memmove(d, s, wb);
-            d -= surface_stride(surface);
-            s -= surface_stride(surface);
-        }
-    }
+
+    pixman_image_composite(PIXMAN_OP_SRC,
+                           surface->image, NULL, surface->image,
+                           xs, ys, 0, 0, xd, yd, w, h);
 }
 
 /***********************************************************/
@@ -287,45 +363,6 @@ static void vga_bitblt(QemuConsole *con,
 
 #include "vgafont.h"
 
-#define cbswap_32(__x) \
-((uint32_t)( \
-		(((uint32_t)(__x) & (uint32_t)0x000000ffUL) << 24) | \
-		(((uint32_t)(__x) & (uint32_t)0x0000ff00UL) <<  8) | \
-		(((uint32_t)(__x) & (uint32_t)0x00ff0000UL) >>  8) | \
-		(((uint32_t)(__x) & (uint32_t)0xff000000UL) >> 24) ))
-
-#ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-#define PAT(x) x
-#else
-#define PAT(x) cbswap_32(x)
-#endif
-
-static const uint32_t dmask16[16] = {
-    PAT(0x00000000),
-    PAT(0x000000ff),
-    PAT(0x0000ff00),
-    PAT(0x0000ffff),
-    PAT(0x00ff0000),
-    PAT(0x00ff00ff),
-    PAT(0x00ffff00),
-    PAT(0x00ffffff),
-    PAT(0xff000000),
-    PAT(0xff0000ff),
-    PAT(0xff00ff00),
-    PAT(0xff00ffff),
-    PAT(0xffff0000),
-    PAT(0xffff00ff),
-    PAT(0xffffff00),
-    PAT(0xffffffff),
-};
-
-static const uint32_t dmask4[4] = {
-    PAT(0x00000000),
-    PAT(0x0000ffff),
-    PAT(0xffff0000),
-    PAT(0xffffffff),
-};
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_CURSES
 enum color_names {
     COLOR_BLACK   = 0,
@@ -339,7 +376,10 @@ enum color_names {
 };
 #endif
 
-static const uint32_t color_table_rgb[2][8] = {
+#define QEMU_RGB(r, g, b)                                               \
+    { .red = r << 8, .green = g << 8, .blue = b << 8, .alpha = 0xffff }
+
+static const pixman_color_t color_table_rgb[2][8] = {
     {   /* dark */
         QEMU_RGB(0x00, 0x00, 0x00),  /* black */
         QEMU_RGB(0xaa, 0x00, 0x00),  /* red */
@@ -398,17 +438,9 @@ static void console_print_text_attributes(TextAttributes *t_attrib, char ch)
 static void vga_putcharxy(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y, int ch,
                           TextAttributes *t_attrib)
 {
+    static pixman_image_t *glyphs[256];
     DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s);
-    uint8_t *d;
-    const uint8_t *font_ptr;
-    unsigned int font_data, linesize, xorcol, bpp;
-    int i;
-    unsigned int fgcol, bgcol;
-
-#ifdef DEBUG_CONSOLE
-    printf("x: %2i y: %2i", x, y);
-    console_print_text_attributes(t_attrib, ch);
-#endif
+    pixman_color_t fgcol, bgcol;
 
     if (t_attrib->invers) {
         bgcol = color_table_rgb[t_attrib->bold][t_attrib->fgcol];
@@ -418,58 +450,11 @@ static void vga_putcharxy(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y, int ch,
         bgcol = color_table_rgb[t_attrib->bold][t_attrib->bgcol];
     }
 
-    bpp = surface_bytes_per_pixel(surface);
-    d = surface_data(surface) +
-        surface_stride(surface) * y * FONT_HEIGHT + bpp * x * FONT_WIDTH;
-    linesize = surface_stride(surface);
-    font_ptr = vgafont16 + FONT_HEIGHT * ch;
-    xorcol = bgcol ^ fgcol;
-    switch (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
-    case 8:
-        for(i = 0; i < FONT_HEIGHT; i++) {
-            font_data = *font_ptr++;
-            if (t_attrib->uline
-                && ((i == FONT_HEIGHT - 2) || (i == FONT_HEIGHT - 3))) {
-                font_data = 0xFF;
-            }
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[0] = (dmask16[(font_data >> 4)] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[1] = (dmask16[(font_data >> 0) & 0xf] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            d += linesize;
-        }
-        break;
-    case 16:
-    case 15:
-        for(i = 0; i < FONT_HEIGHT; i++) {
-            font_data = *font_ptr++;
-            if (t_attrib->uline
-                && ((i == FONT_HEIGHT - 2) || (i == FONT_HEIGHT - 3))) {
-                font_data = 0xFF;
-            }
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[0] = (dmask4[(font_data >> 6)] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[1] = (dmask4[(font_data >> 4) & 3] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[2] = (dmask4[(font_data >> 2) & 3] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[3] = (dmask4[(font_data >> 0) & 3] & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            d += linesize;
-        }
-        break;
-    case 32:
-        for(i = 0; i < FONT_HEIGHT; i++) {
-            font_data = *font_ptr++;
-            if (t_attrib->uline && ((i == FONT_HEIGHT - 2) || (i == FONT_HEIGHT - 3))) {
-                font_data = 0xFF;
-            }
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[0] = (-((font_data >> 7)) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[1] = (-((font_data >> 6) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[2] = (-((font_data >> 5) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[3] = (-((font_data >> 4) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[4] = (-((font_data >> 3) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[5] = (-((font_data >> 2) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[6] = (-((font_data >> 1) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            ((uint32_t *)d)[7] = (-((font_data >> 0) & 1) & xorcol) ^ bgcol;
-            d += linesize;
-        }
-        break;
+    if (!glyphs[ch]) {
+        glyphs[ch] = qemu_pixman_glyph_from_vgafont(FONT_HEIGHT, vgafont16, ch);
     }
+    qemu_pixman_glyph_render(glyphs[ch], surface->image,
+                             &fgcol, &bgcol, x, y, FONT_WIDTH, FONT_HEIGHT);
 }
 
 static void text_console_resize(QemuConsole *s)
@@ -478,8 +463,8 @@ static void text_console_resize(QemuConsole *s)
     int w1, x, y, last_width;
 
     last_width = s->width;
-    s->width = s->g_width / FONT_WIDTH;
-    s->height = s->g_height / FONT_HEIGHT;
+    s->width = surface_width(s->surface) / FONT_WIDTH;
+    s->height = surface_height(s->surface) / FONT_HEIGHT;
 
     w1 = last_width;
     if (s->width < w1)
@@ -529,7 +514,7 @@ static void update_xy(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y)
     TextCell *c;
     int y1, y2;
 
-    if (s != active_console) {
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(s)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -557,7 +542,7 @@ static void console_show_cursor(QemuConsole *s, int show)
     int y, y1;
     int x = s->x;
 
-    if (s != active_console) {
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(s)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -593,8 +578,9 @@ static void console_refresh(QemuConsole *s)
     TextCell *c;
     int x, y, y1;
 
-    if (s != active_console)
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(s)) {
         return;
+    }
 
     if (s->ds->have_text) {
         s->text_x[0] = 0;
@@ -625,15 +611,10 @@ static void console_refresh(QemuConsole *s)
     }
 }
 
-static void console_scroll(int ydelta)
+static void console_scroll(QemuConsole *s, int ydelta)
 {
-    QemuConsole *s;
     int i, y1;
 
-    s = active_console;
-    if (!s || (s->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE))
-        return;
-
     if (ydelta > 0) {
         for(i = 0; i < ydelta; i++) {
             if (s->y_displayed == s->y_base)
@@ -683,7 +664,7 @@ static void console_put_lf(QemuConsole *s)
             c->t_attrib = s->t_attrib_default;
             c++;
         }
-        if (s == active_console && s->y_displayed == s->y_base) {
+        if (qemu_console_is_visible(s) && s->y_displayed == s->y_base) {
             if (s->ds->have_text) {
                 s->text_x[0] = 0;
                 s->text_y[0] = 0;
@@ -1040,17 +1021,14 @@ static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
 
 void console_select(unsigned int index)
 {
-    DisplaySurface *surface;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
     QemuConsole *s;
 
     if (index >= MAX_CONSOLES)
         return;
-    if (active_console) {
-        surface = qemu_console_surface(active_console);
-        active_console->g_width = surface_width(surface);
-        active_console->g_height = surface_height(surface);
-    }
-    s = consoles[index];
+
+    trace_console_select(index);
+    s = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(index);
     if (s) {
         DisplayState *ds = s->ds;
 
@@ -1059,8 +1037,16 @@ void console_select(unsigned int index)
         }
         active_console = s;
         if (ds->have_gfx) {
-            surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(s->g_width, s->g_height);
-            dpy_gfx_replace_surface(s, surface);
+            QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &ds->listeners, next) {
+                if (dcl->con != NULL) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch) {
+                    dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch(dcl, s->surface);
+                }
+            }
+            dpy_gfx_update(s, 0, 0, surface_width(s->surface),
+                           surface_height(s->surface));
         }
         if (ds->have_text) {
             dpy_text_resize(s, s->width, s->height);
@@ -1069,7 +1055,6 @@ void console_select(unsigned int index)
             qemu_mod_timer(s->cursor_timer,
                    qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) + CONSOLE_CURSOR_PERIOD / 2);
         }
-        vga_hw_invalidate();
     }
 }
 
@@ -1130,16 +1115,16 @@ void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
 
     switch(keysym) {
     case QEMU_KEY_CTRL_UP:
-        console_scroll(-1);
+        console_scroll(s, -1);
         break;
     case QEMU_KEY_CTRL_DOWN:
-        console_scroll(1);
+        console_scroll(s, 1);
         break;
     case QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEUP:
-        console_scroll(-10);
+        console_scroll(s, -10);
         break;
     case QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN:
-        console_scroll(10);
+        console_scroll(s, 10);
         break;
     default:
         /* convert the QEMU keysym to VT100 key string */
@@ -1176,11 +1161,8 @@ void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
 static void text_console_invalidate(void *opaque)
 {
     QemuConsole *s = (QemuConsole *) opaque;
-    DisplaySurface *surface = qemu_console_surface(s);
 
     if (s->ds->have_text && s->console_type == TEXT_CONSOLE) {
-        s->g_width = surface_width(surface);
-        s->g_height = surface_height(surface);
         text_console_resize(s);
     }
     console_refresh(s);
@@ -1317,12 +1299,31 @@ void qemu_free_displaysurface(DisplaySurface *surface)
 void register_displaychangelistener(DisplayState *ds,
                                     DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 {
+    QemuConsole *con;
+
     trace_displaychangelistener_register(dcl, dcl->ops->dpy_name);
     dcl->ds = ds;
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&ds->listeners, dcl, next);
     gui_setup_refresh(ds);
-    if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch) {
-        dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch(dcl, ds->surface);
+    if (dcl->con) {
+        dcl->con->dcls++;
+        con = dcl->con;
+    } else {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch && con) {
+        dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch(dcl, con->surface);
+    }
+}
+
+void update_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                                  uint64_t interval)
+{
+    DisplayState *ds = dcl->ds;
+
+    dcl->update_interval = interval;
+    if (!ds->refreshing && ds->update_interval > interval) {
+        qemu_mod_timer(ds->gui_timer, ds->last_update + interval);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1330,6 +1331,9 @@ void unregister_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 {
     DisplayState *ds = dcl->ds;
     trace_displaychangelistener_unregister(dcl, dcl->ops->dpy_name);
+    if (dcl->con) {
+        dcl->con->dcls--;
+    }
     QLIST_REMOVE(dcl, next);
     gui_setup_refresh(ds);
 }
@@ -1337,9 +1341,9 @@ void unregister_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 void dpy_gfx_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
-    int width = pixman_image_get_width(s->surface->image);
-    int height = pixman_image_get_height(s->surface->image);
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    int width = surface_width(con->surface);
+    int height = surface_height(con->surface);
 
     x = MAX(x, 0);
     y = MAX(y, 0);
@@ -1348,7 +1352,13 @@ void dpy_gfx_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h)
     w = MIN(w, width - x);
     h = MIN(h, height - y);
 
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_update) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_update(dcl, x, y, w, h);
         }
@@ -1359,11 +1369,14 @@ void dpy_gfx_replace_surface(QemuConsole *con,
                              DisplaySurface *surface)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    DisplaySurface *old_surface = s->surface;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplaySurface *old_surface = con->surface;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
 
-    s->surface = surface;
+    con->surface = surface;
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_switch(dcl, surface);
         }
@@ -1373,7 +1386,8 @@ void dpy_gfx_replace_surface(QemuConsole *con,
 
 void dpy_refresh(DisplayState *s)
 {
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_refresh) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_refresh(dcl);
@@ -1385,8 +1399,15 @@ void dpy_gfx_copy(QemuConsole *con, int src_x, int src_y,
                   int dst_x, int dst_y, int w, int h)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_copy) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_copy(dcl, src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y, w, h);
         } else { /* TODO */
@@ -1398,8 +1419,15 @@ void dpy_gfx_copy(QemuConsole *con, int src_x, int src_y,
 void dpy_text_cursor(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_text_cursor) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_text_cursor(dcl, x, y);
         }
@@ -1409,8 +1437,15 @@ void dpy_text_cursor(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y)
 void dpy_text_update(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_text_update) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_text_update(dcl, x, y, w, h);
         }
@@ -1421,7 +1456,14 @@ void dpy_text_resize(QemuConsole *con, int w, int h)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
     struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_text_resize) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_text_resize(dcl, w, h);
         }
@@ -1431,8 +1473,15 @@ void dpy_text_resize(QemuConsole *con, int w, int h)
 void dpy_mouse_set(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int on)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_mouse_set) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_mouse_set(dcl, x, y, on);
         }
@@ -1442,8 +1491,15 @@ void dpy_mouse_set(QemuConsole *con, int x, int y, int on)
 void dpy_cursor_define(QemuConsole *con, QEMUCursor *cursor)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_visible(con)) {
+        return;
+    }
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
+        if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_cursor_define) {
             dcl->ops->dpy_cursor_define(dcl, cursor);
         }
@@ -1453,7 +1509,8 @@ void dpy_cursor_define(QemuConsole *con, QEMUCursor *cursor)
 bool dpy_cursor_define_supported(QemuConsole *con)
 {
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
-    struct DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
+
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
         if (dcl->ops->dpy_cursor_define) {
             return true;
@@ -1462,73 +1519,85 @@ bool dpy_cursor_define_supported(QemuConsole *con)
     return false;
 }
 
-static void dumb_display_init(void)
-{
-    DisplayState *ds = g_malloc0(sizeof(DisplayState));
-    int width = 640;
-    int height = 480;
-
-    if (is_fixedsize_console()) {
-        width = active_console->g_width;
-        height = active_console->g_height;
-    }
-    ds->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
-
-    register_displaystate(ds);
-}
-
 /***********************************************************/
 /* register display */
 
-void register_displaystate(DisplayState *ds)
+/* console.c internal use only */
+static DisplayState *get_alloc_displaystate(void)
 {
-    DisplayState **s;
-    s = &display_state;
-    while (*s != NULL)
-        s = &(*s)->next;
-    ds->next = NULL;
-    *s = ds;
+    if (!display_state) {
+        display_state = g_new0(DisplayState, 1);
+    }
+    return display_state;
 }
 
-DisplayState *get_displaystate(void)
+/*
+ * Called by main(), after creating QemuConsoles
+ * and before initializing ui (sdl/vnc/...).
+ */
+DisplayState *init_displaystate(void)
 {
+    int i;
+
     if (!display_state) {
-        dumb_display_init ();
+        display_state = g_new0(DisplayState, 1);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_consoles; i++) {
+        if (consoles[i]->console_type != GRAPHIC_CONSOLE &&
+            consoles[i]->ds == NULL) {
+            text_console_do_init(consoles[i]->chr, display_state);
+        }
     }
+
     return display_state;
 }
 
-QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(vga_hw_update_ptr update,
-                                  vga_hw_invalidate_ptr invalidate,
-                                  vga_hw_screen_dump_ptr screen_dump,
-                                  vga_hw_text_update_ptr text_update,
+QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops,
                                   void *opaque)
 {
+    int width = 640;
+    int height = 480;
     QemuConsole *s;
     DisplayState *ds;
 
-    ds = (DisplayState *) g_malloc0(sizeof(DisplayState));
+    ds = get_alloc_displaystate();
+    trace_console_gfx_new();
     s = new_console(ds, GRAPHIC_CONSOLE);
-    s->hw_update = update;
-    s->hw_invalidate = invalidate;
-    s->hw_screen_dump = screen_dump;
-    s->hw_text_update = text_update;
+    s->hw_ops = hw_ops;
     s->hw = opaque;
 
-    ds->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(640, 480);
-
-    register_displaystate(ds);
+    s->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
     return s;
 }
 
-int is_graphic_console(void)
+QemuConsole *qemu_console_lookup_by_index(unsigned int index)
 {
-    return active_console && active_console->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE;
+    if (index >= MAX_CONSOLES) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return consoles[index];
 }
 
-int is_fixedsize_console(void)
+bool qemu_console_is_visible(QemuConsole *con)
 {
-    return active_console && active_console->console_type != TEXT_CONSOLE;
+    return (con == active_console) || (con->dcls > 0);
+}
+
+bool qemu_console_is_graphic(QemuConsole *con)
+{
+    if (con == NULL) {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    return con && (con->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE);
+}
+
+bool qemu_console_is_fixedsize(QemuConsole *con)
+{
+    if (con == NULL) {
+        con = active_console;
+    }
+    return con && (con->console_type != TEXT_CONSOLE);
 }
 
 static void text_console_set_echo(CharDriverState *chr, bool echo)
@@ -1543,14 +1612,21 @@ static void text_console_update_cursor(void *opaque)
     QemuConsole *s = opaque;
 
     s->cursor_visible_phase = !s->cursor_visible_phase;
-    vga_hw_invalidate();
+    graphic_hw_invalidate(s);
     qemu_mod_timer(s->cursor_timer,
                    qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) + CONSOLE_CURSOR_PERIOD / 2);
 }
 
+static const GraphicHwOps text_console_ops = {
+    .invalidate  = text_console_invalidate,
+    .text_update = text_console_update,
+};
+
 static void text_console_do_init(CharDriverState *chr, DisplayState *ds)
 {
     QemuConsole *s;
+    int g_width = 80 * FONT_WIDTH;
+    int g_height = 24 * FONT_HEIGHT;
 
     s = chr->opaque;
 
@@ -1566,16 +1642,18 @@ static void text_console_do_init(CharDriverState *chr, DisplayState *ds)
     s->total_height = DEFAULT_BACKSCROLL;
     s->x = 0;
     s->y = 0;
-    if (s->console_type == TEXT_CONSOLE) {
-        s->g_width = surface_width(s->ds->surface);
-        s->g_height = surface_height(s->ds->surface);
+    if (!s->surface) {
+        if (active_console && active_console->surface) {
+            g_width = surface_width(active_console->surface);
+            g_height = surface_height(active_console->surface);
+        }
+        s->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(g_width, g_height);
     }
 
     s->cursor_timer =
         qemu_new_timer_ms(rt_clock, text_console_update_cursor, s);
 
-    s->hw_invalidate = text_console_invalidate;
-    s->hw_text_update = text_console_update;
+    s->hw_ops = &text_console_ops;
     s->hw = s;
 
     /* Set text attribute defaults */
@@ -1626,10 +1704,12 @@ static CharDriverState *text_console_init(ChardevVC *vc)
         height = vc->rows * FONT_HEIGHT;
     }
 
+    trace_console_txt_new(width, height);
     if (width == 0 || height == 0) {
         s = new_console(NULL, TEXT_CONSOLE);
     } else {
         s = new_console(NULL, TEXT_CONSOLE_FIXED_SIZE);
+        s->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
     }
 
     if (!s) {
@@ -1638,10 +1718,12 @@ static CharDriverState *text_console_init(ChardevVC *vc)
     }
 
     s->chr = chr;
-    s->g_width = width;
-    s->g_height = height;
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_set_echo = text_console_set_echo;
+
+    if (display_state) {
+        text_console_do_init(chr, display_state);
+    }
     return chr;
 }
 
@@ -1657,39 +1739,25 @@ void register_vc_handler(VcHandler *handler)
     vc_handler = handler;
 }
 
-void text_consoles_set_display(DisplayState *ds)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < nb_consoles; i++) {
-        if (consoles[i]->console_type != GRAPHIC_CONSOLE) {
-            text_console_do_init(consoles[i]->chr, ds);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void qemu_console_resize(QemuConsole *s, int width, int height)
 {
-    s->g_width = width;
-    s->g_height = height;
-    if (is_graphic_console()) {
-        DisplaySurface *surface;
-        surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
-        dpy_gfx_replace_surface(s, surface);
-    }
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
+
+    assert(s->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE);
+    surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
+    dpy_gfx_replace_surface(s, surface);
 }
 
 void qemu_console_copy(QemuConsole *con, int src_x, int src_y,
                        int dst_x, int dst_y, int w, int h)
 {
-    if (is_graphic_console()) {
-        dpy_gfx_copy(con, src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y, w, h);
-    }
+    assert(con->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE);
+    dpy_gfx_copy(con, src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y, w, h);
 }
 
 DisplaySurface *qemu_console_surface(QemuConsole *console)
 {
-    return console->ds->surface;
+    return console->surface;
 }
 
 DisplayState *qemu_console_displaystate(QemuConsole *console)
diff --git a/ui/curses.c b/ui/curses.c
index ff82307361..a85a7da316 100644
--- a/ui/curses.c
+++ b/ui/curses.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void curses_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 
 static void curses_calc_pad(void)
 {
-    if (is_fixedsize_console()) {
+    if (qemu_console_is_fixedsize(NULL)) {
         width = gwidth;
         height = gheight;
     } else {
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ static void curses_cursor_position(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
             curs_set(1);
             /* it seems that curs_set(1) must always be called before
              * curs_set(2) for the latter to have effect */
-            if (!is_graphic_console())
+            if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
                 curs_set(2);
+            }
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -166,11 +167,11 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
         clear();
         refresh();
         curses_calc_pad();
-        vga_hw_invalidate();
+        graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
         invalidate = 0;
     }
 
-    vga_hw_text_update(screen);
+    graphic_hw_text_update(NULL, screen);
 
     nextchr = ERR;
     while (1) {
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
         if (keycode == -1)
             continue;
 
-        if (is_graphic_console()) {
+        if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
             /* since terminals don't know about key press and release
              * events, we need to emit both for each key received */
             if (keycode & SHIFT)
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index 1e105e2fc7..d48529a34f 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -327,7 +327,38 @@ static void gd_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 
 static void gd_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 {
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(dcl->con);
+}
+
+static void gd_mouse_set(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                         int x, int y, int visible)
+{
+    GtkDisplayState *s = container_of(dcl, GtkDisplayState, dcl);
+    gint x_root, y_root;
+
+    gdk_window_get_root_coords(s->drawing_area->window,
+                               x, y, &x_root, &y_root);
+    gdk_display_warp_pointer(gtk_widget_get_display(s->drawing_area),
+                             gtk_widget_get_screen(s->drawing_area),
+                             x_root, y_root);
+}
+
+static void gd_cursor_define(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
+                             QEMUCursor *c)
+{
+    GtkDisplayState *s = container_of(dcl, GtkDisplayState, dcl);
+    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+    GdkCursor *cursor;
+
+    pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data((guchar *)(c->data),
+                                      GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB, true, 8,
+                                      c->width, c->height, c->width * 4,
+                                      NULL, NULL);
+    cursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf(gtk_widget_get_display(s->drawing_area),
+                                        pixbuf, c->hot_x, c->hot_y);
+    gdk_window_set_cursor(s->drawing_area->window, cursor);
+    g_object_unref(pixbuf);
+    g_object_unref(cursor);
 }
 
 static void gd_switch(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
@@ -1358,6 +1389,8 @@ static const DisplayChangeListenerOps dcl_ops = {
     .dpy_gfx_update    = gd_update,
     .dpy_gfx_switch    = gd_switch,
     .dpy_refresh       = gd_refresh,
+    .dpy_mouse_set     = gd_mouse_set,
+    .dpy_cursor_define = gd_cursor_define,
 };
 
 void gtk_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
@@ -1368,6 +1401,7 @@ void gtk_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
     gtk_init(NULL, NULL);
 
     s->dcl.ops = &dcl_ops;
+    s->dcl.con = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(0);
 
     s->window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 2, 0)
diff --git a/ui/qemu-pixman.c b/ui/qemu-pixman.c
index 6dcbe90546..254bd8ce10 100644
--- a/ui/qemu-pixman.c
+++ b/ui/qemu-pixman.c
@@ -79,3 +79,57 @@ void qemu_pixman_image_unref(pixman_image_t *image)
     }
     pixman_image_unref(image);
 }
+
+pixman_color_t qemu_pixman_color(PixelFormat *pf, uint32_t color)
+{
+    pixman_color_t c;
+
+    c.red   = ((color & pf->rmask) >> pf->rshift) << (16 - pf->rbits);
+    c.green = ((color & pf->gmask) >> pf->gshift) << (16 - pf->gbits);
+    c.blue  = ((color & pf->bmask) >> pf->bshift) << (16 - pf->bbits);
+    c.alpha = ((color & pf->amask) >> pf->ashift) << (16 - pf->abits);
+    return c;
+}
+
+pixman_image_t *qemu_pixman_glyph_from_vgafont(int height, const uint8_t *font,
+                                               unsigned int ch)
+{
+    pixman_image_t *glyph;
+    uint8_t *data;
+    bool bit;
+    int x, y;
+
+    glyph = pixman_image_create_bits(PIXMAN_a8, 8, height,
+                                     NULL, 0);
+    data = (uint8_t *)pixman_image_get_data(glyph);
+
+    font += height * ch;
+    for (y = 0; y < height; y++, font++) {
+        for (x = 0; x < 8; x++, data++) {
+            bit = (*font) & (1 << (7-x));
+            *data = bit ? 0xff : 0x00;
+        }
+    }
+    return glyph;
+}
+
+void qemu_pixman_glyph_render(pixman_image_t *glyph,
+                              pixman_image_t *surface,
+                              pixman_color_t *fgcol,
+                              pixman_color_t *bgcol,
+                              int x, int y, int cw, int ch)
+{
+    pixman_image_t *ifg = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(fgcol);
+    pixman_image_t *ibg = pixman_image_create_solid_fill(bgcol);
+
+    pixman_image_composite(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, ibg, NULL, surface,
+                           0, 0, 0, 0,
+                           cw * x, ch * y,
+                           cw, ch);
+    pixman_image_composite(PIXMAN_OP_OVER, ifg, glyph, surface,
+                           0, 0, 0, 0,
+                           cw * x, ch * y,
+                           cw, ch);
+    pixman_image_unref(ifg);
+    pixman_image_unref(ibg);
+}
diff --git a/ui/sdl.c b/ui/sdl.c
index 8da05341bb..c9f2928f00 100644
--- a/ui/sdl.c
+++ b/ui/sdl.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void sdl_show_cursor(void)
     if (!cursor_hide)
         return;
 
-    if (!kbd_mouse_is_absolute() || !is_graphic_console()) {
+    if (!kbd_mouse_is_absolute() || !qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         SDL_ShowCursor(1);
         if (guest_cursor &&
                 (gui_grab || kbd_mouse_is_absolute() || absolute_enabled))
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void sdl_mouse_mode_change(Notifier *notify, void *data)
     if (kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
         if (!absolute_enabled) {
             absolute_enabled = 1;
-            if (is_graphic_console()) {
+            if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
                 absolute_mouse_grab();
             }
         }
@@ -488,12 +488,12 @@ static void toggle_full_screen(void)
         } else {
             do_sdl_resize(width, height, 0);
         }
-        if (!gui_saved_grab || !is_graphic_console()) {
+        if (!gui_saved_grab || !qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
             sdl_grab_end();
         }
     }
-    vga_hw_invalidate();
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
 }
 
 static void handle_keydown(SDL_Event *ev)
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ static void handle_keydown(SDL_Event *ev)
             if (scaling_active) {
                 scaling_active = 0;
                 sdl_switch(dcl, NULL);
-                vga_hw_invalidate();
-                vga_hw_update();
+                graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
+                graphic_hw_update(NULL);
             }
             gui_keysym = 1;
             break;
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static void handle_keydown(SDL_Event *ev)
             if (gui_fullscreen) {
                 break;
             }
-            if (!is_graphic_console()) {
+            if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
                 /* release grab if going to a text console */
                 if (gui_grab) {
                     sdl_grab_end();
@@ -556,14 +556,14 @@ static void handle_keydown(SDL_Event *ev)
                     surface_width(surface);
 
                 sdl_scale(width, height);
-                vga_hw_invalidate();
-                vga_hw_update();
+                graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
+                graphic_hw_update(NULL);
                 gui_keysym = 1;
             }
         default:
             break;
         }
-    } else if (!is_graphic_console()) {
+    } else if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         int keysym = 0;
 
         if (ev->key.keysym.mod & (KMOD_LCTRL | KMOD_RCTRL)) {
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static void handle_keydown(SDL_Event *ev)
             kbd_put_keysym(ev->key.keysym.unicode);
         }
     }
-    if (is_graphic_console() && !gui_keysym) {
+    if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL) && !gui_keysym) {
         sdl_process_key(&ev->key);
     }
 }
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static void handle_keyup(SDL_Event *ev)
         if (gui_keysym == 0) {
             /* exit/enter grab if pressing Ctrl-Alt */
             if (!gui_grab) {
-                if (is_graphic_console()) {
+                if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
                     sdl_grab_start();
                 }
             } else if (!gui_fullscreen) {
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void handle_keyup(SDL_Event *ev)
         }
         gui_keysym = 0;
     }
-    if (is_graphic_console() && !gui_keysym) {
+    if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL) && !gui_keysym) {
         sdl_process_key(&ev->key);
     }
 }
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void handle_mousemotion(SDL_Event *ev)
 {
     int max_x, max_y;
 
-    if (is_graphic_console() &&
+    if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL) &&
         (kbd_mouse_is_absolute() || absolute_enabled)) {
         max_x = real_screen->w - 1;
         max_y = real_screen->h - 1;
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static void handle_mousebutton(SDL_Event *ev)
     SDL_MouseButtonEvent *bev;
     int dz;
 
-    if (!is_graphic_console()) {
+    if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -744,19 +744,19 @@ static void handle_activation(SDL_Event *ev)
         sdl_grab_end();
     }
 #endif
-    if (!gui_grab && ev->active.gain && is_graphic_console() &&
+    if (!gui_grab && ev->active.gain && qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL) &&
         (kbd_mouse_is_absolute() || absolute_enabled)) {
         absolute_mouse_grab();
     }
     if (ev->active.state & SDL_APPACTIVE) {
         if (ev->active.gain) {
             /* Back to default interval */
-            dcl->gui_timer_interval = 0;
-            dcl->idle = 0;
+            update_displaychangelistener(dcl, GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULT);
         } else {
-            /* Sleeping interval */
-            dcl->gui_timer_interval = 500;
-            dcl->idle = 1;
+            /* Sleeping interval.  Not using the long default here as
+             * sdl_refresh does not only update the guest screen, but
+             * also checks for gui events. */
+            update_displaychangelistener(dcl, 500);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ static void sdl_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
         sdl_update_caption();
     }
 
-    vga_hw_update();
-    SDL_EnableUNICODE(!is_graphic_console());
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
+    SDL_EnableUNICODE(!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL));
 
     while (SDL_PollEvent(ev)) {
         switch (ev->type) {
@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ static void sdl_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
             break;
         case SDL_VIDEORESIZE:
             sdl_scale(ev->resize.w, ev->resize.h);
-            vga_hw_invalidate();
-            vga_hw_update();
+            graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
+            graphic_hw_update(NULL);
             break;
         default:
             break;
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.c b/ui/spice-display.c
index eaab19d9bd..53c19bea0f 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.c
+++ b/ui/spice-display.c
@@ -398,14 +398,14 @@ void qemu_spice_display_switch(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
 void qemu_spice_cursor_refresh_unlocked(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
 {
     if (ssd->cursor) {
-        assert(ssd->con);
-        dpy_cursor_define(ssd->con, ssd->cursor);
+        assert(ssd->dcl.con);
+        dpy_cursor_define(ssd->dcl.con, ssd->cursor);
         cursor_put(ssd->cursor);
         ssd->cursor = NULL;
     }
     if (ssd->mouse_x != -1 && ssd->mouse_y != -1) {
-        assert(ssd->con);
-        dpy_mouse_set(ssd->con, ssd->mouse_x, ssd->mouse_y, 1);
+        assert(ssd->dcl.con);
+        dpy_mouse_set(ssd->dcl.con, ssd->mouse_x, ssd->mouse_y, 1);
         ssd->mouse_x = -1;
         ssd->mouse_y = -1;
     }
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void qemu_spice_cursor_refresh_unlocked(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
 void qemu_spice_display_refresh(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
 {
     dprint(3, "%s:\n", __func__);
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(ssd->dcl.con);
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
     if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&ssd->updates) && ssd->ds) {
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ void qemu_spice_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
     qemu_spice_create_host_memslot(ssd);
 
     ssd->dcl.ops = &display_listener_ops;
+    ssd->dcl.con = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(0);
     register_displaychangelistener(ds, &ssd->dcl);
 
     qemu_spice_create_host_primary(ssd);
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 5ddb696625..8ee66b7d3b 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
-#define VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE 30
+#define VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 #define VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_INC  50
-#define VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX  2000
+#define VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX  GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL_IDLE
 static const struct timeval VNC_REFRESH_STATS = { 0, 500000 };
 static const struct timeval VNC_REFRESH_LOSSY = { 2, 0 };
 
@@ -419,14 +419,12 @@ out_error:
 static int vnc_update_client(VncState *vs, int has_dirty);
 static int vnc_update_client_sync(VncState *vs, int has_dirty);
 static void vnc_disconnect_start(VncState *vs);
-static void vnc_init_timer(VncDisplay *vd);
-static void vnc_remove_timer(VncDisplay *vd);
 
 static void vnc_colordepth(VncState *vs);
 static void framebuffer_update_request(VncState *vs, int incremental,
                                        int x_position, int y_position,
                                        int w, int h);
-static void vnc_refresh(void *opaque);
+static void vnc_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 static int vnc_refresh_server_surface(VncDisplay *vd);
 
 static void vnc_dpy_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
@@ -1064,11 +1062,6 @@ void vnc_disconnect_finish(VncState *vs)
         qemu_remove_mouse_mode_change_notifier(&vs->mouse_mode_notifier);
     }
 
-    if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&vs->vd->clients)) {
-        vs->vd->dcl.idle = 1;
-    }
-
-    vnc_remove_timer(vs->vd);
     if (vs->vd->lock_key_sync)
         qemu_remove_led_event_handler(vs->led);
     vnc_unlock_output(vs);
@@ -1616,7 +1609,7 @@ static void do_key_event(VncState *vs, int down, int keycode, int sym)
         }
     }
 
-    if (is_graphic_console()) {
+    if (qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         if (keycode & SCANCODE_GREY)
             kbd_put_keycode(SCANCODE_EMUL0);
         if (down)
@@ -1735,7 +1728,7 @@ static void vnc_release_modifiers(VncState *vs)
     };
     int i, keycode;
 
-    if (!is_graphic_console()) {
+    if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         return;
     }
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(keycodes); i++) {
@@ -1755,7 +1748,7 @@ static void key_event(VncState *vs, int down, uint32_t sym)
     int keycode;
     int lsym = sym;
 
-    if (lsym >= 'A' && lsym <= 'Z' && is_graphic_console()) {
+    if (lsym >= 'A' && lsym <= 'Z' && qemu_console_is_graphic(NULL)) {
         lsym = lsym - 'A' + 'a';
     }
 
@@ -1956,8 +1949,8 @@ static void set_pixel_format(VncState *vs,
 
     set_pixel_conversion(vs);
 
-    vga_hw_invalidate();
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_invalidate(NULL);
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
 }
 
 static void pixel_format_message (VncState *vs) {
@@ -2013,9 +2006,7 @@ static int protocol_client_msg(VncState *vs, uint8_t *data, size_t len)
     VncDisplay *vd = vs->vd;
 
     if (data[0] > 3) {
-        vd->timer_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE;
-        if (!qemu_timer_expired(vd->timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) + vd->timer_interval))
-            qemu_mod_timer(vd->timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) + vd->timer_interval);
+        update_displaychangelistener(&vd->dcl, VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE);
     }
 
     switch (data[0]) {
@@ -2647,18 +2638,16 @@ static int vnc_refresh_server_surface(VncDisplay *vd)
     return has_dirty;
 }
 
-static void vnc_refresh(void *opaque)
+static void vnc_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 {
-    VncDisplay *vd = opaque;
+    VncDisplay *vd = container_of(dcl, VncDisplay, dcl);
     VncState *vs, *vn;
     int has_dirty, rects = 0;
 
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
 
     if (vnc_trylock_display(vd)) {
-        vd->timer_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE;
-        qemu_mod_timer(vd->timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) +
-                       vd->timer_interval);
+        update_displaychangelistener(&vd->dcl, VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2670,39 +2659,21 @@ static void vnc_refresh(void *opaque)
         /* vs might be free()ed here */
     }
 
-    /* vd->timer could be NULL now if the last client disconnected,
-     * in this case don't update the timer */
-    if (vd->timer == NULL)
+    if (QTAILQ_EMPTY(&vd->clients)) {
+        update_displaychangelistener(&vd->dcl, VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX);
         return;
+    }
 
     if (has_dirty && rects) {
-        vd->timer_interval /= 2;
-        if (vd->timer_interval < VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE)
-            vd->timer_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE;
+        vd->dcl.update_interval /= 2;
+        if (vd->dcl.update_interval < VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE) {
+            vd->dcl.update_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE;
+        }
     } else {
-        vd->timer_interval += VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_INC;
-        if (vd->timer_interval > VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX)
-            vd->timer_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX;
-    }
-    qemu_mod_timer(vd->timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) + vd->timer_interval);
-}
-
-static void vnc_init_timer(VncDisplay *vd)
-{
-    vd->timer_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE;
-    if (vd->timer == NULL && !QTAILQ_EMPTY(&vd->clients)) {
-        vd->timer = qemu_new_timer_ms(rt_clock, vnc_refresh, vd);
-        vga_hw_update();
-        vnc_refresh(vd);
-    }
-}
-
-static void vnc_remove_timer(VncDisplay *vd)
-{
-    if (vd->timer != NULL && QTAILQ_EMPTY(&vd->clients)) {
-        qemu_del_timer(vd->timer);
-        qemu_free_timer(vd->timer);
-        vd->timer = NULL;
+        vd->dcl.update_interval += VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_INC;
+        if (vd->dcl.update_interval > VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX) {
+            vd->dcl.update_interval = VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MAX;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -2731,7 +2702,7 @@ static void vnc_connect(VncDisplay *vd, int csock, int skipauth, bool websocket)
     }
 
     VNC_DEBUG("New client on socket %d\n", csock);
-    vd->dcl.idle = 0;
+    update_displaychangelistener(&vd->dcl, VNC_REFRESH_INTERVAL_BASE);
     qemu_set_nonblock(vs->csock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC_WS
     if (websocket) {
@@ -2775,7 +2746,7 @@ void vnc_init_state(VncState *vs)
 
     QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&vd->clients, vs, next);
 
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
 
     vnc_write(vs, "RFB 003.008\n", 12);
     vnc_flush(vs);
@@ -2787,8 +2758,6 @@ void vnc_init_state(VncState *vs)
     vs->mouse_mode_notifier.notify = check_pointer_type_change;
     qemu_add_mouse_mode_change_notifier(&vs->mouse_mode_notifier);
 
-    vnc_init_timer(vd);
-
     /* vs might be free()ed here */
 }
 
@@ -2800,7 +2769,7 @@ static void vnc_listen_read(void *opaque, bool websocket)
     int csock;
 
     /* Catch-up */
-    vga_hw_update();
+    graphic_hw_update(NULL);
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC_WS
     if (websocket) {
         csock = qemu_accept(vs->lwebsock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &addrlen);
@@ -2829,6 +2798,7 @@ static void vnc_listen_websocket_read(void *opaque)
 
 static const DisplayChangeListenerOps dcl_ops = {
     .dpy_name          = "vnc",
+    .dpy_refresh       = vnc_refresh,
     .dpy_gfx_copy      = vnc_dpy_copy,
     .dpy_gfx_update    = vnc_dpy_update,
     .dpy_gfx_switch    = vnc_dpy_switch,
@@ -2840,7 +2810,6 @@ void vnc_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
 {
     VncDisplay *vs = g_malloc0(sizeof(*vs));
 
-    vs->dcl.idle = 1;
     vnc_display = vs;
 
     vs->lsock = -1;
diff --git a/ui/vnc.h b/ui/vnc.h
index 58e002eed3..ad1dec2894 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.h
+++ b/ui/vnc.h
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ struct VncDisplay
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, VncState) clients;
     int num_exclusive;
     VncSharePolicy share_policy;
-    QEMUTimer *timer;
-    int timer_interval;
     int lsock;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC_WS
     int lwebsock;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 05989986f3..2ef00d893a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1626,55 +1626,6 @@ MachineInfoList *qmp_query_machines(Error **errp)
 /***********************************************************/
 /* main execution loop */
 
-static void gui_update(void *opaque)
-{
-    uint64_t interval = GUI_REFRESH_INTERVAL;
-    DisplayState *ds = opaque;
-    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
-
-    dpy_refresh(ds);
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &ds->listeners, next) {
-        if (dcl->gui_timer_interval &&
-            dcl->gui_timer_interval < interval)
-            interval = dcl->gui_timer_interval;
-    }
-    qemu_mod_timer(ds->gui_timer, interval + qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock));
-}
-
-void gui_setup_refresh(DisplayState *ds)
-{
-    DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
-    bool need_timer = false;
-    bool have_gfx = false;
-    bool have_text = false;
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &ds->listeners, next) {
-        if (dcl->ops->dpy_refresh != NULL) {
-            need_timer = true;
-        }
-        if (dcl->ops->dpy_gfx_update != NULL) {
-            have_gfx = true;
-        }
-        if (dcl->ops->dpy_text_update != NULL) {
-            have_text = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (need_timer && ds->gui_timer == NULL) {
-        ds->gui_timer = qemu_new_timer_ms(rt_clock, gui_update, ds);
-        qemu_mod_timer(ds->gui_timer, qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock));
-    }
-    if (!need_timer && ds->gui_timer != NULL) {
-        qemu_del_timer(ds->gui_timer);
-        qemu_free_timer(ds->gui_timer);
-        ds->gui_timer = NULL;
-    }
-
-    ds->have_gfx = have_gfx;
-    ds->have_text = have_text;
-}
-
 struct vm_change_state_entry {
     VMChangeStateHandler *cb;
     void *opaque;
@@ -4331,8 +4282,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     net_check_clients();
 
-    /* just use the first displaystate for the moment */
-    ds = get_displaystate();
+    ds = init_displaystate();
 
     /* init local displays */
     switch (display_type) {
@@ -4388,9 +4338,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     }
 #endif
 
-    /* display setup */
-    text_consoles_set_display(ds);
-
     if (foreach_device_config(DEV_GDB, gdbserver_start) < 0) {
         exit(1);
     }