diff --git a/hw/loongarch/boot.c b/hw/loongarch/boot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f2bc15fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/loongarch/boot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * LoongArch boot helper functions.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Loongson Technology Corporation Limited
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "target/loongarch/cpu.h"
+#include "hw/loongarch/virt.h"
+#include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "elf.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "sysemu/reset.h"
+
+static uint64_t cpu_loongarch_virt_to_phys(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
+{
+    return addr & MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS);
+}
+
+static int64_t load_kernel_info(struct loongarch_boot_info *info)
+{
+    uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_low, kernel_high;
+    ssize_t kernel_size;
+
+    kernel_size = load_elf(info->kernel_filename, NULL,
+                           cpu_loongarch_virt_to_phys, NULL,
+                           &kernel_entry, &kernel_low,
+                           &kernel_high, NULL, 0,
+                           EM_LOONGARCH, 1, 0);
+
+    if (kernel_size < 0) {
+        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
+                     info->kernel_filename,
+                     load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    return kernel_entry;
+}
+
+static void reset_load_elf(void *opaque)
+{
+    LoongArchCPU *cpu = opaque;
+    CPULoongArchState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    cpu_reset(CPU(cpu));
+    if (env->load_elf) {
+        cpu_set_pc(CPU(cpu), env->elf_address);
+    }
+}
+
+static void fw_cfg_add_kernel_info(struct loongarch_boot_info *info,
+                                   FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
+{
+    /*
+     * Expose the kernel, the command line, and the initrd in fw_cfg.
+     * We don't process them here at all, it's all left to the
+     * firmware.
+     */
+    load_image_to_fw_cfg(fw_cfg,
+                         FW_CFG_KERNEL_SIZE, FW_CFG_KERNEL_DATA,
+                         info->kernel_filename,
+                         false);
+
+    if (info->initrd_filename) {
+        load_image_to_fw_cfg(fw_cfg,
+                             FW_CFG_INITRD_SIZE, FW_CFG_INITRD_DATA,
+                             info->initrd_filename, false);
+    }
+
+    if (info->kernel_cmdline) {
+        fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_CMDLINE_SIZE,
+                       strlen(info->kernel_cmdline) + 1);
+        fw_cfg_add_string(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_CMDLINE_DATA,
+                          info->kernel_cmdline);
+    }
+}
+
+static void loongarch_firmware_boot(LoongArchMachineState *lams,
+                                    struct loongarch_boot_info *info)
+{
+    fw_cfg_add_kernel_info(info, lams->fw_cfg);
+}
+
+static void loongarch_direct_kernel_boot(struct loongarch_boot_info *info)
+{
+    int64_t kernel_addr = 0;
+    LoongArchCPU *lacpu;
+    CPUState *cs;
+
+    if (info->kernel_filename) {
+        kernel_addr = load_kernel_info(info);
+    } else {
+        error_report("Need kernel filename\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
+        lacpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(cs);
+        lacpu->env.load_elf = true;
+        lacpu->env.elf_address = kernel_addr;
+    }
+}
+
+void loongarch_load_kernel(MachineState *ms, struct loongarch_boot_info *info)
+{
+    LoongArchMachineState *lams = LOONGARCH_MACHINE(ms);
+    int i;
+
+    /* register reset function */
+    for (i = 0; i < ms->smp.cpus; i++) {
+        qemu_register_reset(reset_load_elf, LOONGARCH_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(i)));
+    }
+
+    info->kernel_filename = ms->kernel_filename;
+    info->kernel_cmdline = ms->kernel_cmdline;
+    info->initrd_filename = ms->initrd_filename;
+
+    if (lams->bios_loaded) {
+        loongarch_firmware_boot(lams, info);
+    } else {
+        loongarch_direct_kernel_boot(info);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/meson.build b/hw/loongarch/meson.build
index c0421502ab..d306d82c2e 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/meson.build
+++ b/hw/loongarch/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 loongarch_ss = ss.source_set()
 loongarch_ss.add(files(
     'fw_cfg.c',
+    'boot.c',
 ))
 loongarch_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_LOONGARCH_VIRT', if_true: [files('virt.c'), fdt])
 loongarch_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI', if_true: files('acpi-build.c'))
diff --git a/hw/loongarch/virt.c b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
index 4b7dc67a2d..4794af4825 100644
--- a/hw/loongarch/virt.c
+++ b/hw/loongarch/virt.c
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
-
-struct loaderparams {
-    uint64_t ram_size;
-    const char *kernel_filename;
-    const char *kernel_cmdline;
-    const char *initrd_filename;
-};
-
 static void virt_flash_create(LoongArchMachineState *lams)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PFLASH_CFI01);
@@ -376,31 +368,6 @@ static void memmap_add_entry(uint64_t address, uint64_t length, uint32_t type)
     memmap_entries++;
 }
 
-static uint64_t cpu_loongarch_virt_to_phys(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
-{
-    return addr & MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS);
-}
-
-static int64_t load_kernel_info(const struct loaderparams *loaderparams)
-{
-    uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_low, kernel_high;
-    ssize_t kernel_size;
-
-    kernel_size = load_elf(loaderparams->kernel_filename, NULL,
-                           cpu_loongarch_virt_to_phys, NULL,
-                           &kernel_entry, &kernel_low,
-                           &kernel_high, NULL, 0,
-                           EM_LOONGARCH, 1, 0);
-
-    if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        error_report("could not load kernel '%s': %s",
-                     loaderparams->kernel_filename,
-                     load_elf_strerror(kernel_size));
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    return kernel_entry;
-}
-
 static DeviceState *create_acpi_ged(DeviceState *pch_pic, LoongArchMachineState *lams)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -668,69 +635,6 @@ static void loongarch_firmware_init(LoongArchMachineState *lams)
         memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), VIRT_BIOS_BASE, &lams->bios);
         lams->bios_loaded = true;
     }
-
-}
-
-static void reset_load_elf(void *opaque)
-{
-    LoongArchCPU *cpu = opaque;
-    CPULoongArchState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    cpu_reset(CPU(cpu));
-    if (env->load_elf) {
-        cpu_set_pc(CPU(cpu), env->elf_address);
-    }
-}
-
-static void fw_cfg_add_kernel_info(const struct loaderparams *loaderparams,
-                                   FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
-{
-    /*
-     * Expose the kernel, the command line, and the initrd in fw_cfg.
-     * We don't process them here at all, it's all left to the
-     * firmware.
-     */
-    load_image_to_fw_cfg(fw_cfg,
-                         FW_CFG_KERNEL_SIZE, FW_CFG_KERNEL_DATA,
-                         loaderparams->kernel_filename,
-                         false);
-
-    if (loaderparams->initrd_filename) {
-        load_image_to_fw_cfg(fw_cfg,
-                             FW_CFG_INITRD_SIZE, FW_CFG_INITRD_DATA,
-                             loaderparams->initrd_filename, false);
-    }
-
-    if (loaderparams->kernel_cmdline) {
-        fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_CMDLINE_SIZE,
-                       strlen(loaderparams->kernel_cmdline) + 1);
-        fw_cfg_add_string(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_CMDLINE_DATA,
-                          loaderparams->kernel_cmdline);
-    }
-}
-
-static void loongarch_firmware_boot(LoongArchMachineState *lams,
-                                    const struct loaderparams *loaderparams)
-{
-    fw_cfg_add_kernel_info(loaderparams, lams->fw_cfg);
-}
-
-static void loongarch_direct_kernel_boot(LoongArchMachineState *lams,
-                                         const struct loaderparams *loaderparams)
-{
-    MachineState *machine = MACHINE(lams);
-    int64_t kernel_addr = 0;
-    LoongArchCPU *lacpu;
-    int i;
-
-    kernel_addr = load_kernel_info(loaderparams);
-    if (!machine->firmware) {
-        for (i = 0; i < machine->smp.cpus; i++) {
-            lacpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(i));
-            lacpu->env.load_elf = true;
-            lacpu->env.elf_address = kernel_addr;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 static void loongarch_init(MachineState *machine)
@@ -750,7 +654,6 @@ static void loongarch_init(MachineState *machine)
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     CPUState *cpu;
     char *ramName = NULL;
-    struct loaderparams loaderparams = { };
 
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = LOONGARCH_CPU_TYPE_NAME("la464");
@@ -844,24 +747,8 @@ static void loongarch_init(MachineState *machine)
                         sizeof(struct memmap_entry) * (memmap_entries));
     }
     fdt_add_fw_cfg_node(lams);
-    loaderparams.ram_size = ram_size;
-    loaderparams.kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
-    loaderparams.kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;
-    loaderparams.initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
-    /* load the kernel. */
-    if (loaderparams.kernel_filename) {
-        if (lams->bios_loaded) {
-            loongarch_firmware_boot(lams, &loaderparams);
-        } else {
-            loongarch_direct_kernel_boot(lams, &loaderparams);
-        }
-    }
     fdt_add_flash_node(lams);
-    /* register reset function */
-    for (i = 0; i < machine->smp.cpus; i++) {
-        lacpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(i));
-        qemu_register_reset(reset_load_elf, lacpu);
-    }
+
     /* Initialize the IO interrupt subsystem */
     loongarch_irq_init(lams);
     fdt_add_irqchip_node(lams);
@@ -885,7 +772,13 @@ static void loongarch_init(MachineState *machine)
      */
     fdt_base = 1 * MiB;
     qemu_fdt_dumpdtb(machine->fdt, lams->fdt_size);
-    rom_add_blob_fixed("fdt", machine->fdt, lams->fdt_size, fdt_base);
+    rom_add_blob_fixed_as("fdt", machine->fdt, lams->fdt_size, fdt_base,
+                          &address_space_memory);
+    qemu_register_reset_nosnapshotload(qemu_fdt_randomize_seeds,
+            rom_ptr_for_as(&address_space_memory, fdt_base, lams->fdt_size));
+
+    lams->bootinfo.ram_size = ram_size;
+    loongarch_load_kernel(machine, &lams->bootinfo);
 }
 
 bool loongarch_is_acpi_enabled(LoongArchMachineState *lams)
diff --git a/include/hw/loongarch/boot.h b/include/hw/loongarch/boot.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3275c1e295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/loongarch/boot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Definitions for LoongArch boot.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Loongson Technology Corporation Limited
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_LOONGARCH_BOOT_H
+#define HW_LOONGARCH_BOOT_H
+
+struct loongarch_boot_info {
+    uint64_t ram_size;
+    const char *kernel_filename;
+    const char *kernel_cmdline;
+    const char *initrd_filename;
+    uint64_t a0, a1, a2;
+};
+
+void loongarch_load_kernel(MachineState *ms, struct loongarch_boot_info *info);
+
+#endif /* HW_LOONGARCH_BOOT_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/loongarch/virt.h b/include/hw/loongarch/virt.h
index db0831b471..90cccd9aa1 100644
--- a/include/hw/loongarch/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/loongarch/virt.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "hw/intc/loongarch_ipi.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
+#include "hw/loongarch/boot.h"
 
 #define LOONGARCH_MAX_CPUS      256
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ struct LoongArchMachineState {
     DeviceState *platform_bus_dev;
     PCIBus       *pci_bus;
     PFlashCFI01  *flash;
+    struct loongarch_boot_info bootinfo;
 };
 
 #define TYPE_LOONGARCH_MACHINE  MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("virt")
