diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 503e8d956e..574c62c21a 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -2997,10 +2997,197 @@ int kvm_arch_get_default_type(MachineState *ms)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int kvm_vm_enable_exception_payload(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    has_exception_payload = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD);
+    if (has_exception_payload) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD, 0, true);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable exception payload cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_triple_fault_event(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    has_triple_fault_event = \
+        kvm_check_extension(s,
+                            KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT);
+    if (has_triple_fault_event) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT, 0, true);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable triple fault event cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_identity_map_addr(KVMState *s, uint64_t *identity_base)
+{
+    /*
+     * On older Intel CPUs, KVM uses vm86 mode to emulate 16-bit code directly.
+     * In order to use vm86 mode, an EPT identity map and a TSS  are needed.
+     * Since these must be part of guest physical memory, we need to allocate
+     * them, both by setting their start addresses in the kernel and by
+     * creating a corresponding e820 entry. We need 4 pages before the BIOS,
+     * so this value allows up to 16M BIOSes.
+     */
+    *identity_base = 0xfeffc000;
+    return kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR, identity_base);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_nr_mmu_pages(KVMState *s)
+{
+    uint64_t shadow_mem;
+    int ret = 0;
+    shadow_mem = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(s),
+                                         "kvm-shadow-mem",
+                                         &error_abort);
+    if (shadow_mem != -1) {
+        shadow_mem /= 4096;
+        ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES, shadow_mem);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_set_tss_addr(KVMState *s, uint64_t identity_base)
+{
+    /* Set TSS base one page after EPT identity map. */
+    return kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR, identity_base);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_disable_exits(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int disable_exits = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS);
+/* Work around for kernel header with a typo. TODO: fix header and drop. */
+#if defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL) && !defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT)
+#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL
+#endif
+    if (disable_exits) {
+        disable_exits &= (KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_PAUSE |
+                          KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_CSTATE);
+    }
+
+    return kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS, 0,
+                             disable_exits);
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_bus_lock_exit(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT);
+    if (!(ret & KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT)) {
+        error_report("kvm: bus lock detection unsupported");
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT, 0,
+                            KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("kvm: Failed to enable bus lock detection cap: %s",
+                     strerror(-ret));
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_notify_vmexit(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    if (!kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT)) {
+        error_report("kvm: notify vmexit unsupported");
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    if (s->notify_vmexit != NOTIFY_VMEXIT_OPTION_DISABLE) {
+        uint64_t notify_window_flags =
+            ((uint64_t)s->notify_window << 32) |
+            KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_ENABLED |
+            KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_USER;
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT, 0,
+                                notify_window_flags);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable notify vmexit cap: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret));
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int kvm_vm_enable_userspace_msr(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR)) {
+        error_report("kvm: userspace MSR not supported");
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR, 0,
+                            KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_FILTER);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("Could not enable user space MSRs: %s",
+                     strerror(-ret));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT,
+                        kvm_rdmsr_core_thread_count, NULL)) {
+        error_report("Could not install MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT handler!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void kvm_vm_enable_energy_msrs(KVMState *s)
+{
+    bool r;
+    if (s->msr_energy.enable == true) {
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_rapl_power_unit, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_limit, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_info, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS,
+                           kvm_rdmsr_pkg_energy_status, NULL);
+        if (!r) {
+            error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS \
+                                handler");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
 {
     uint64_t identity_base = 0xfffbc000;
-    uint64_t shadow_mem;
     int ret;
     struct utsname utsname;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -3030,24 +3217,14 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
 
     hv_vpindex_settable = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_HYPERV_VP_INDEX);
 
-    has_exception_payload = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD);
-    if (has_exception_payload) {
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_EXCEPTION_PAYLOAD, 0, true);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable exception payload cap: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_exception_payload(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
-    has_triple_fault_event = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT);
-    if (has_triple_fault_event) {
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_TRIPLE_FAULT_EVENT, 0, true);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("kvm: Failed to enable triple fault event cap: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_triple_fault_event(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
     if (s->xen_version) {
@@ -3078,22 +3255,12 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
     uname(&utsname);
     lm_capable_kernel = strcmp(utsname.machine, "x86_64") == 0;
 
-    /*
-     * On older Intel CPUs, KVM uses vm86 mode to emulate 16-bit code directly.
-     * In order to use vm86 mode, an EPT identity map and a TSS  are needed.
-     * Since these must be part of guest physical memory, we need to allocate
-     * them, both by setting their start addresses in the kernel and by
-     * creating a corresponding e820 entry. We need 4 pages before the BIOS,
-     * so this value allows up to 16M BIOSes.
-     */
-    identity_base = 0xfeffc000;
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR, &identity_base);
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_identity_map_addr(s, &identity_base);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    /* Set TSS base one page after EPT identity map. */
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR, identity_base + 0x1000);
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_tss_addr(s, identity_base + 0x1000);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -3101,13 +3268,9 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
     /* Tell fw_cfg to notify the BIOS to reserve the range. */
     e820_add_entry(identity_base, 0x4000, E820_RESERVED);
 
-    shadow_mem = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(s), "kvm-shadow-mem", &error_abort);
-    if (shadow_mem != -1) {
-        shadow_mem /= 4096;
-        ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES, shadow_mem);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
-        }
+    ret = kvm_vm_set_nr_mmu_pages(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
     if (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_SMM) &&
@@ -3118,20 +3281,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
     }
 
     if (enable_cpu_pm) {
-        int disable_exits = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS);
-/* Work around for kernel header with a typo. TODO: fix header and drop. */
-#if defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL) && !defined(KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT)
-#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HTL
-#endif
-        if (disable_exits) {
-            disable_exits &= (KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_PAUSE |
-                              KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_CSTATE);
-        }
-
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_DISABLE_EXITS, 0,
-                                disable_exits);
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_disable_exits(s);
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_report("kvm: guest stopping CPU not supported: %s",
                          strerror(-ret));
@@ -3142,16 +3292,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
         X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(ms);
 
         if (x86ms->bus_lock_ratelimit > 0) {
-            ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT);
-            if (!(ret & KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT)) {
-                error_report("kvm: bus lock detection unsupported");
-                return -ENOTSUP;
-            }
-            ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT, 0,
-                                    KVM_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION_EXIT);
+            ret = kvm_vm_enable_bus_lock_exit(s);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("kvm: Failed to enable bus lock detection cap: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
                 return ret;
             }
             ratelimit_init(&bus_lock_ratelimit_ctrl);
@@ -3160,80 +3302,23 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
         }
     }
 
-    if (s->notify_vmexit != NOTIFY_VMEXIT_OPTION_DISABLE &&
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT)) {
-            uint64_t notify_window_flags =
-                ((uint64_t)s->notify_window << 32) |
-                KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_ENABLED |
-                KVM_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT_USER;
-            ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_NOTIFY_VMEXIT, 0,
-                                    notify_window_flags);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("kvm: Failed to enable notify vmexit cap: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                return ret;
-            }
+    ret = kvm_vm_enable_notify_vmexit(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
-    if (kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR)) {
-        bool r;
 
-        ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR, 0,
-                                KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_FILTER);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Could not enable user space MSRs: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT,
-                           kvm_rdmsr_core_thread_count, NULL);
-        if (!r) {
-            error_report("Could not install MSR_CORE_THREAD_COUNT handler: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            exit(1);
+    if (kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR)) {
+        ret = kvm_vm_enable_userspace_msr(s);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return ret;
         }
 
         if (s->msr_energy.enable == true) {
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_rapl_power_unit, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_RAPL_POWER_UNIT \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_limit, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_LIMIT \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_power_info, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_POWER_INFO \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
+            kvm_vm_enable_energy_msrs(s);
+            if (kvm_msr_energy_thread_init(s, ms)) {
+                error_report("kvm : error RAPL feature requirement not met");
                 exit(1);
             }
-            r = kvm_filter_msr(s, MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS,
-                               kvm_rdmsr_pkg_energy_status, NULL);
-            if (!r) {
-                error_report("Could not install MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS \
-                                handler: %s",
-                             strerror(-ret));
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            r = kvm_msr_energy_thread_init(s, ms);
-            if (r) {
-                error_report("kvm : error RAPL feature requirement not meet");
-                exit(1);
-            }
-
         }
     }
 
