diff --git a/arch/x86/geodelx/cpu.c b/arch/x86/geodelx/cpu.c
index 225aa9e386..701b3e5e78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/geodelx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/geodelx/cpu.c
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ static void lx_init(struct device *dev)
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "CPU lx_init DONE\n");
 };
 
+/**
+ * Device operations for the CPU. 
+ *
+ * Later, we might need to change it to use a different phase3_scan, and
+ * match on a CPU ID. However, CPU IDs are known to be kind of weird,
+ * depending on date manufactured they can be all over the place (the Geode
+ * alone has had 3 vendors!) so we will have to be careful.
+ */
 /**
  * The only operations currently set up are the phase 6. We might, however,
  * set up an op in phase3_scan to get the cpuinfo into a struct for all to
@@ -83,25 +91,11 @@ static void lx_init(struct device *dev)
  * in multiple CPU files and use the device ID, at scan time, to pick which
  * one is used. There is a lot of flexibility here!
  */
-static const struct device_operations geodelx_cpuops = {
-	.constructor	= default_device_constructor,
-	.phase3_scan	= NULL,
-	.phase6_init	= lx_init,
-};
-
-/**
- * This is a constructor for a CPU.
- *
- * Later, we might need to change it to use a different phase3_scan, and
- * match on a CPU ID. However, CPU IDs are known to be kind of weird,
- * depending on date manufactured they can be all over the place (the Geode
- * alone has had 3 vendors!) so we will have to be careful.
- */
-const struct constructor geodelx_constructors[] = {
+struct device_operations geodelx_cpuops = {
 	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
 		/* TODO: This is incorrect, these are _not_ PCI IDs! */
 		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = X86_VENDOR_AMD,.device = 0x05A2}}},
-	 .ops = &geodelx_cpuops},
-
-	{.ops = 0},
+	 .ops = &geodelx_cpuops}	.constructor	= default_device_constructor,
+	.phase3_scan	= NULL,
+	.phase6_init	= lx_init,
 };
diff --git a/device/device.c b/device/device.c
index 53a6292734..cf81979d74 100644
--- a/device/device.c
+++ b/device/device.c
@@ -99,37 +99,36 @@ static struct device *new_device(void)
  * Initialize device->ops of a newly allocated device structure.
  *
  * @param dev Pointer to the newly created device structure.
- * @param constructor A pointer to a struct constructor.
+ * @param ops Pointer to device_operations
  */
-void default_device_constructor(struct device *dev, struct constructor *constructor)
+void default_device_constructor(struct device *dev, struct device_operations *ops)
 {
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "default device constructor called\n");
-	dev->ops = constructor->ops;
+	dev->ops = ops;
 }
 
 /**
- * Given a path, locate the constructor for it from all_constructors.
+ * Given a path, locate the device_operations  for it from all_device_operations..
  *
  * @param path Path to the device to be created.
- * @return Pointer to the constructor or 0, if none found.
+ * @return Pointer to the ops or 0, if none found.
  * @see device_path
  */
-struct constructor *find_constructor(struct device_id *id)
+struct device_operations *find_device_operations(struct device_id *id)
 {
-	extern struct constructor *all_constructors[];
-	struct constructor *c;
+	extern struct device_operations *all_device_operations[];
+	struct device_operations *c;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; all_constructors[i]; i++) {
-		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: check all_constructors[i] %p\n",
-		       __func__, all_constructors[i]);
-		for (c = all_constructors[i]; c->ops; c++) {
-			printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: cons %p, cons id %s\n",
-			       __func__, c, dev_id_string(&c->id));
-			if (id_eq(&c->id, id)) {
-				printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: match\n", __func__);
-				return c;
-			}
+	for (i = 0; all_device_operations[i]; i++) {
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: check all_device_operations[i] %p\n",
+		       __func__, all_device_operations[i]);
+		c = all_device_operations[i];
+		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: cons %p, cons id %s\n",
+		       __func__, c, dev_id_string(&c->id));
+		if (id_eq(&c->id, id)) {
+			printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: match\n", __func__);
+			return c;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -147,48 +146,56 @@ struct constructor *find_constructor(struct device_id *id)
 void dev_init(void)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct constructor *c;
+	struct device_operations *c;
 
 	for (dev = all_devices; dev; dev = dev->next) {
-		c = find_constructor(&dev->id);
+		c = dev->ops;
+		if (c)
+			dev->id = c->id;
 		/* note the difference from the constructor function below. 
-		 * we are not allocating the device here, just setting the ops. 
+		 * we are not allocating the device here, just setting the id.
+		 * We set the id here because we don't want to set it in the dts
+		 * as we used to. The user sees none of this work. 
 		 */
 		if (c)
-			dev->ops = c->ops;
+			dev->ops = c;
 		last_dev_p = &dev->next;
 	}
 	devcnt = 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * Given a path, find a constructor, and run it.
+ * Given a device, find a constructor function and, if found, run it. 
  * 
- * Given a path, call find_constructor to find the constructor for it.
- * Call that constructor via constructor->ops->constructor, with itself as
- * a parameter; return the result. 
+ * Given a device, use the device id in the device to find a device_operations.
+ * Call the device_operations->constructor, with itself as
+ * a parameter; return the result. If there is no constructor, 
+ * then no constructor is run.
  *
  * @param dev  Pointer to the newly created device structure.
  * @param path Path to the device to be created.
  * @see device_path
  */
-void constructor(struct device *dev, struct device_id *id)
+void constructor(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct constructor *c;
+	struct device_operations *c;
 
-	c = find_constructor(id);
+	c = dev->ops;
+
+	if (!c)
+		c = find_device_operations(&dev->id);
 
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s: constructor is %p\n", __func__, c);
  
-	if(c && c->ops) {
-		if(c->ops->constructor)
-			c->ops->constructor(dev, c);
+	if(c) {
+		if(c->constructor)
+			c->constructor(dev, c);
 		else
 			default_device_constructor(dev, c);
 	}
 	else
-		printk(BIOS_INFO, "No constructor called for %s.\n", 
-			dev_id_string(id));
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "No ops found and no constructor called for %s.\n", 
+			dev_id_string(&dev->id));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ struct device *alloc_dev(struct bus *parent, struct device_path *path,
 	 * so it gets the chance to overwrite the "inherited" values above
 	 */
 
-	constructor(dev, devid);
+	constructor(dev);
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&dev_lock);
diff --git a/device/device_util.c b/device/device_util.c
index bb95908bb1..65472c2d36 100644
--- a/device/device_util.c
+++ b/device/device_util.c
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ const char *dev_path(struct device *dev)
 			sprintf(buffer, "CPU_BUS: %02x",
 				dev->path.u.cpu_bus.id);
 			break;
-		case DEVICE_PATH_LPC:
-			sprintf(buffer, "LPC: %02x",
-				dev->path.u.lpc.iobase);
+		case DEVICE_PATH_IOPORT:
+			sprintf(buffer, "IOPORT: %02x",
+				dev->path.u.ioport.iobase);
 			break;
 		default:
 			printk(BIOS_ERR, "%s: Unknown device path type: %d\n",
diff --git a/device/pci_device.c b/device/pci_device.c
index c2b2f8ba27..85293c5f97 100644
--- a/device/pci_device.c
+++ b/device/pci_device.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static struct device_operations *get_pci_bridge_ops(struct device *dev)
  */
 static void set_pci_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct constructor *c;
+	struct device_operations *c;
 	struct device_id id;
 
 	if (dev->ops) {
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@ static void set_pci_ops(struct device *dev)
 	/* Look through the list of setup drivers and find one for
 	 * this PCI device.
 	 */
-	c = find_constructor(&id);
+	c = find_device_operations(&dev->id);
 	if (c) {
-		dev->ops = c->ops;
+		dev->ops = c;
 		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "%s id %s %sops\n",
 			dev_path(dev), dev_id_string(&id), 
 			(dev->ops->phase3_scan ? "bus " : ""));
diff --git a/include/device/device.h b/include/device/device.h
index 0b2c836a8f..d556401a10 100644
--- a/include/device/device.h
+++ b/include/device/device.h
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ struct device_id {
 };
 
 
-struct constructor {
-	struct device_id id;
-	struct device_operations *ops;
-};
-
 struct device_operations {
+	/* the device id for this set of device operations. 
+	 * In almost all cases, this is non-zero. For the 
+	 * default_device_constructor, it's zero
+	 */
+	struct device_id id;
 	/* for now, we leave these, since they seem generic */
 	void (*set_link)(struct device * dev, unsigned int link);
 	void (*reset_bus)(struct bus *bus);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct device_operations {
 	 * constructors->constructor(constructors->constructor) and a new
 	 * device is created. 
 	 */
-	void (*constructor)(struct device *, struct constructor *);
+	void (*constructor)(struct device *, struct device_operations *);
 
 	/* set device ops */
 	void (*phase1_set_device_operations)(struct device *dev);
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ struct device {
 	struct device *	next;		/* chain of all devices */
 
 	struct device_path path;
+	/* note there is a device id maintained here. This covers the special case
+	 * of default_device_operations, which has an id of zero. 
+	 */
 	struct device_id id;
 	char 		dtsname[MAX_DTSNAME_SIZE];	/* the name from the dts */
 	u16 status;
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ extern struct device	*all_devices;	/* list of all devices */
 
 
 /* Generic device interface functions */
-struct constructor *find_constructor(struct device_id *id);
+struct device_operations *find_device_operations(struct device_id *id);
 struct device * alloc_dev(struct bus *parent, struct device_path *path, struct device_id *id);
 void dev_enumerate(void);
 void dev_configure(void);
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ struct device *dev_find_pci_device(u16 vendor, u16 device, struct device *from);
 struct device * dev_find_class (unsigned int class, struct device * from);
 struct device * dev_find_slot (unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn);
 struct device * dev_find_slot_on_smbus (unsigned int bus, unsigned int addr);
-void default_device_constructor(struct device *dev, struct constructor *constructor);
+void default_device_constructor(struct device *dev, struct device_operations *constructor);
 
 
 /* Rounding for boundaries. 
diff --git a/include/device/path.h b/include/device/path.h
index 5af5023354..4da92a5df0 100644
--- a/include/device/path.h
+++ b/include/device/path.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ enum device_path_type {
 	DEVICE_PATH_APIC_CLUSTER,
 	DEVICE_PATH_CPU,
 	DEVICE_PATH_CPU_BUS,
-	DEVICE_PATH_LPC,
+	DEVICE_PATH_IOPORT,
 };
 
 struct pci_domain_path
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct cpu_bus_path
 	unsigned id;
 };
 
-struct lpc_path
+struct ioport_path
 {
 	unsigned iobase;
 };
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct device_path {
 		struct apic_cluster_path apic_cluster;
 		struct cpu_path		cpu;
 		struct cpu_bus_path	cpu_bus;
-		struct lpc_path		lpc;
+		struct ioport_path		ioport;
 	} u;
 };
 
diff --git a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/dts b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/dts
index 17011d9383..453caf45cd 100644
--- a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/dts
+++ b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/dts
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 /{
 	mainboard-vendor = "Emulation";
 	mainboard-name = "QEMU x86";
-	constructor = "qemuvga_constructors";
+	device_operations = "qemuvga_pci_ops_dev";
 	cpus {};
 	domain@0 {
-		/config/("northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/dts");
+		/config/("northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/domain");
 		bus@0 {
 			pci@0,0 {
 			};
 			pci@1,0 {
-				/config/("southbridge/intel/i82371eb/dts");
+				/config/("southbridge/intel/i82371eb/ide");
 			};
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/vga.c b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/vga.c
index ed03039d9b..2b5f06692f 100644
--- a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/vga.c
+++ b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/vga.c
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ static void setup_onboard(struct device *dev)
 	init_pc_keyboard(0x60, 0x64, &conf);
 }
 
-static const struct device_operations qemuvga_pci_ops_dev = {
+struct device_operations qemuvga_pci_ops_dev = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_CIRRUS,
+			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_CIRRUS_5446}}},
 	.constructor			= default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan			= 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources		= pci_dev_read_resources,
@@ -54,11 +57,3 @@ static const struct device_operations qemuvga_pci_ops_dev = {
 	.ops_pci			= &pci_dev_ops_pci,
 };
 
-const struct constructor qemuvga_constructors[] = {
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_CIRRUS,
-			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_CIRRUS_5446}}},
-	 &qemuvga_pci_ops_dev},
-
-	{.ops = 0},
-};
diff --git a/mainboard/pcengines/alix1c/dts b/mainboard/pcengines/alix1c/dts
index a615fce28d..a38ebeec53 100644
--- a/mainboard/pcengines/alix1c/dts
+++ b/mainboard/pcengines/alix1c/dts
@@ -22,26 +22,17 @@
 	enabled;
 	mainboard-vendor = "PC Engines";
 	mainboard-name = "ALIX1.C";
-	cpus {
-		enabled;
-	};
-	apic {
+	cpus { };
+	apic@0 {
 		/config/("northbridge/amd/geodelx/apic");
-		enabled;
 	};
-	domain0 {
+	domain@0 {
 		/config/("northbridge/amd/geodelx/domain");
-		enabled;
-		pcidomain = "0";
-		device0,0 {
-		/config/("northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci");
-			enabled;
-			pcipath = "1,0";
+		pci@1,0 {
+			/config/("northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci");
 		};
-		southbridge {
+		pci@15,0 {
 			/config/("southbridge/amd/cs5536/dts");
-			pcipath = "0xf,0";
-			enabled;
 			enable_ide = "1";
 			/* Interrupt enables for LPC bus.
 			 *  Each bit is an IRQ 0-15. */
@@ -54,7 +45,7 @@
 			 * See virtual PIC spec. */
 			enable_gpio_int_route = "0x0D0C0700";
 		};
-		superio {
+		ioport@46 {
 			/config/("superio/winbond/w83627hf/dts");
 			com1enable = "1";
 		};
diff --git a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/apic b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/apic
index ae30d40b79..57014ce14a 100644
--- a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/apic
+++ b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/apic
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 {
-	constructor = "geodelx_north_constructors";
-	apicid = "PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE";
+	device_operations = "geodelx_north_apic";
 };
 
diff --git a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/domain b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/domain
index 9b7540ea43..8e6d36a2ea 100644
--- a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/domain
+++ b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/domain
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 {
-	constructor = "geodelx_north_constructors";
-	domainid = "PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE";
+	device_operations = "geodelx_north_domain";
 };
 
diff --git a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/geodelx.c b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/geodelx.c
index ca122d34cb..74591f9e3b 100644
--- a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/geodelx.c
+++ b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/geodelx.c
@@ -300,7 +300,10 @@ static void cpu_bus_noop(struct device *dev)
  */
 
 /** Operations for when the northbridge is running a PCI domain. */
-static struct device_operations geodelx_pcidomain_ops = {
+struct device_operations geodelx_north_domain = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI_DOMAIN,
+		.u = {.pci_domain = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
+				     .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
 	.constructor			= default_device_constructor,
 	.phase2_setup_scan_bus		= geodelx_pci_domain_phase2,
 	.phase3_scan			= pci_domain_scan_bus,
@@ -312,7 +315,10 @@ static struct device_operations geodelx_pcidomain_ops = {
 };
 
 /** Operations for when the northbridge is running an APIC cluster. */
-static struct device_operations geodelx_apic_ops = {
+struct device_operations geodelx_north_apic = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_APIC_CLUSTER,
+		.u = {.apic_cluster = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
+				       .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
 	.constructor			= default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan			= 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources		= cpu_bus_noop,
@@ -326,7 +332,10 @@ static struct device_operations geodelx_apic_ops = {
 /** Note that phase3 scan is done in the domain, 
  * and MUST NOT be done here too 
  */
-static struct device_operations geodelx_pci_ops = {
+struct device_operations geodelx_north_pci = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
+			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
 	.constructor			= default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan			= 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources		= pci_domain_read_resources,
@@ -335,29 +344,3 @@ static struct device_operations geodelx_pci_ops = {
 	.phase6_init			= geodelx_northbridge_init,
 	.ops_pci_bus			= &pci_cf8_conf1,
 };
-
-/**
- * The constructor for the device.
- * Domain ops and APIC cluster ops and PCI device ops are different.
- */
-struct constructor geodelx_north_constructors[] = {
-	/* Northbridge running a PCI domain. */
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI_DOMAIN,
-		.u = {.pci_domain = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
-				     .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
-	 .ops = &geodelx_pcidomain_ops},
-
-	/* Northbridge running an APIC cluster. */
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_APIC_CLUSTER,
-		.u = {.apic_cluster = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
-				       .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
-	 .ops = &geodelx_apic_ops},
-
-	/* Northbridge running a PCI device. */
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
-			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE}}},
-	 .ops = &geodelx_pci_ops},
-
-	{.ops = 0},
-};
diff --git a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci
index a0332bcf24..3039ac0cca 100644
--- a/northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci
+++ b/northbridge/amd/geodelx/pci
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 {
-	constructor = "geodelx_north_constructors";
-	pciid = "PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_LXBRIDGE";
+	device_operations = "geodelx_north_pci";
 };
 
diff --git a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/dts b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/domain
similarity index 92%
rename from northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/dts
rename to northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/domain
index f49cb7901e..dc7eaa5513 100644
--- a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/dts
+++ b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/domain
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
 
 {
 	ramsize = "128";
-	constructor = "i440bx_constructors";
-	domainid = "0x8086, 0x7190";
+	device_operations = "i440bx_domain";
 };
diff --git a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/i440bx.c b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/i440bx.c
index 5d7316c99c..ec03b7d693 100644
--- a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/i440bx.c
+++ b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/i440bx.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void pci_domain_set_resources(struct device *dev)
 	struct device *mc_dev;
 	u32 tolmk;		/* Top of low mem, Kbytes. */
 	int idx;
-	struct northbridge_intel_i440bxemulation_dts_config *device_configuration =
+	struct northbridge_intel_i440bxemulation_domain_config *device_configuration =
 	    dev->device_configuration;
 	tolmk = device_configuration->ramsize * 1024;
 	mc_dev = dev->link[0].children;
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ static void pci_domain_set_resources(struct device *dev)
 
 /* Here are the operations for when the northbridge is running a PCI domain. */
 /* See mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86 for an example of how these are used. */
-struct device_operations i440bxemulation_pcidomainops = {
+struct device_operations i440bx_domain = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI_DOMAIN,
+		.u = {.pci_domain = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7190}}},
 	.constructor		 = default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan		 = pci_domain_scan_bus,
 	.phase4_read_resources	 = pci_domain_read_resources,
@@ -76,15 +78,3 @@ struct device_operations i440bxemulation_pcidomainops = {
 	.ops_pci_bus		 = &pci_cf8_conf1,
 
 };
-
-/* The constructor for the device. */
-/* The plain PCI device uses the standard PCI operations. */
-struct constructor i440bx_constructors[] = {
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI_DOMAIN,
-		.u = {.pci_domain = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7190}}},
-	 .ops = &i440bxemulation_pcidomainops},
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7190}}},
-	 .ops = &default_pci_ops_bus},
-	{.ops = 0},
-};
diff --git a/southbridge/amd/cs5536/cs5536.c b/southbridge/amd/cs5536/cs5536.c
index b6810fbd0c..c490cdcf86 100644
--- a/southbridge/amd/cs5536/cs5536.c
+++ b/southbridge/amd/cs5536/cs5536.c
@@ -634,7 +634,10 @@ static void cs5536_pci_dev_enable_resources(struct device *dev)
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "cs5536: %s() Exit\n", __FUNCTION__);
 }
 
-static struct device_operations southbridge_ops = {
+struct device_operations cs5536_ops = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
+			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_CS5536_ISA}}},
 	.constructor			= default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan			= scan_static_bus,
 	.phase4_read_resources		= pci_dev_read_resources,
@@ -643,11 +646,3 @@ static struct device_operations southbridge_ops = {
 	.phase6_init			= southbridge_init,
 };
 
-struct constructor cs5536_constructors[] = {
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,
-			      .device = PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_CS5536_ISA}}},
-	 .ops = &southbridge_ops},
-
-	{.ops = 0},
-};
diff --git a/southbridge/amd/cs5536/dts b/southbridge/amd/cs5536/dts
index 76ffdd67ca..5bf16cbff1 100644
--- a/southbridge/amd/cs5536/dts
+++ b/southbridge/amd/cs5536/dts
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 {
-	constructor = "cs5536_constructors";
-	pciid = "PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD,PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_CS5536_ISA";
+	device_operations = "cs5536_ops";
 
 	/* Interrupt enables for LPC bus. Each bit is an IRQ 0-15. */
 	lpc_serirq_enable = "0";
diff --git a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/i82371eb.c b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/i82371eb.c
index 579a7605c7..0ba92f3e7d 100644
--- a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/i82371eb.c
+++ b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/i82371eb.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ static void i82371eb_acpi_init(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 /* You can override or extend each operation as needed for the device. */
-static struct device_operations i82371eb_isa_ops_dev = {
+struct device_operations i82371eb_isa = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7000}}},
 	.constructor		 = default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan		 = 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources	 = pci_dev_read_resources,
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ static struct device_operations i82371eb_isa_ops_dev = {
 	.ops_pci		 = &pci_dev_ops_pci,
 };
 
-static struct device_operations i82371eb_ide_ops_dev = {
+struct device_operations i82371eb_ide = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7010}}},
 	.constructor		 = default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan		 = 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources	 = pci_dev_read_resources,
@@ -105,7 +109,9 @@ static struct device_operations i82371eb_ide_ops_dev = {
 	.ops_pci		 = &pci_dev_ops_pci,
 };
 
-static struct device_operations i82371eb_acpi_ops_dev = {
+struct device_operations i82371eb_acpi = {
+	.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
+		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7113}}},
 	.constructor		 = default_device_constructor,
 	.phase3_scan		 = 0,
 	.phase4_read_resources	 = pci_dev_read_resources,
@@ -115,16 +121,3 @@ static struct device_operations i82371eb_acpi_ops_dev = {
 	.phase6_init		 = i82371eb_acpi_init,
 	.ops_pci		 = &pci_dev_ops_pci,
 };
-
-struct constructor i82371eb_constructors[] = {
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7000}}},
-		&i82371eb_isa_ops_dev},
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7010}}},
-		&i82371eb_ide_ops_dev},
-	{.id = {.type = DEVICE_ID_PCI,
-		.u = {.pci = {.vendor = 0x8086,.device = 0x7113}}},
-		&i82371eb_acpi_ops_dev},
-	{.ops = 0},
-};
diff --git a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/dts b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/ide
similarity index 95%
rename from southbridge/intel/i82371eb/dts
rename to southbridge/intel/i82371eb/ide
index 7900eacc58..41253e19d3 100644
--- a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/dts
+++ b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/ide
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 {
 	ide0_enable = "0";
 	ide1_enable = "0";
-	constructor = "i82371eb_constructors";
+	device_operations = "i82371eb_ide";
 };
diff --git a/util/dtc/flattree.c b/util/dtc/flattree.c
index 0063022496..5f29b767e4 100644
--- a/util/dtc/flattree.c
+++ b/util/dtc/flattree.c
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ static void coreboot_emit_special(FILE *e, struct node *tree)
 			fprintf(f, "\t.path = {.type=DEVICE_PATH_PCI,.u={.pci={ .devfn = PCI_DEVFN(%s)}}},\n", 
 				path);
 		}
-		if (!strncmp(tree->name, "lpc", 3)){
-			fprintf(f, "\t.path = {.type=DEVICE_PATH_SUPERIO,.u={.superio={.iobase=%s}}},\n", 
+		if (!strncmp(tree->name, "ioport", 3)){
+			fprintf(f, "\t.path = {.type=DEVICE_PATH_IOPORT,.u={.ioport={.iobase=%s}}},\n", 
 				path);
 		}
 	}
@@ -575,17 +575,11 @@ static void coreboot_emit_special(FILE *e, struct node *tree)
 		 */
 		/* get the properties out that are generic device props */
 		for_each_config(tree, prop) {
-			if (streq(prop->name, "domainid")){
-				fprintf(f, "\t.id = {.type=DEVICE_ID_PCI_DOMAIN,.u={.pci_domain={ %s }}},\n", 
-					prop->val.val);
+			if (streq(prop->name, "constructor")){
+				fprintf(f, "\t.ops = &%s,\n", prop->val.val);
 			}
-			if (streq(prop->name, "pciid")){
-				fprintf(f, "\t.id = {.type=DEVICE_ID_PCI,.u={.pci={ %s }}},\n", 
-					prop->val.val);
-			}
-			if (streq(prop->name, "apicid")){
-				fprintf(f, "\t.id = {.type=DEVICE_ID_APIC,.u={.pci={ %s }}},\n", 
-					prop->val.val);
+			if (streq(prop->name, "device_operations")){
+				fprintf(f, "\t.ops = &%s,\n", prop->val.val);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -718,7 +712,7 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_includes(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emit,
 
 }
 
-static void flatten_tree_emit_constructors(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emit,
+static void flatten_tree_emit_device_operations(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emit,
 			 void *etarget, struct data *strbuf,
 			 struct version_info *vi)
 {
@@ -727,18 +721,32 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_constructors(struct node *tree, struct emitter *em
 	/* find any/all properties with the name constructor */
 	for_each_config(tree, prop) {
 		if (streq(prop->name, "constructor")){
-			printf("\t%s,\n", prop->val.val);
+fprintf(stderr, "LEFT OVER CONSTRUCTOR -- FIX ME\n");
+			printf("\t&%s,\n", prop->val.val);
 		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_property(tree, prop) {
 		if (streq(prop->name, "constructor")){
-			printf("\t%s,\n", prop->val.val);
+			printf("\t&%s,\n", prop->val.val);
+fprintf(stderr, "LEFT OVER CONSTRUCTOR -- FIX ME\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	for_each_config(tree, prop) {
+		if (streq(prop->name, "device_operations")){
+			printf("\t&%s,\n", prop->val.val);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for_each_property(tree, prop) {
+		if (streq(prop->name, "device_operations")){
+			printf("\t&%s,\n", prop->val.val);
 		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_child(tree, child) {
-		flatten_tree_emit_constructors(child, emit, etarget, strbuf, vi);
+		flatten_tree_emit_device_operations(child, emit, etarget, strbuf, vi);
 	}
 
 
@@ -774,6 +782,8 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_structdecls(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emi
 				seen_name_prop = 1;
 			if (streq(prop->name, "constructor")) /* this is special */
 				continue;
+			if (streq(prop->name, "device_operations")) /* this is special */
+				continue;
 			cleanname = clean(prop->name, 0);
 			fprintf(f, "\tu32 %s;\n", cleanname);
 			free(cleanname);
@@ -790,13 +800,25 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_structdecls(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emi
 	for_each_config(tree, prop) {
 		if (! streq(prop->name, "constructor")) /* this is special */
 			continue;
-		fprintf(f, "extern struct constructor %s[];\n", prop->val.val);
+		fprintf(f, "extern struct device_operations %s;\n", prop->val.val);
+	}
+
+	for_each_config(tree, prop) {
+		if (! streq(prop->name, "device_operations")) /* this is special */
+			continue;
+		fprintf(f, "extern struct device_operations %s;\n", prop->val.val);
 	}
 
 	for_each_property(tree, prop) {
 		if (! streq(prop->name, "constructor")) /* this is special */
 			continue;
-		fprintf(f, "extern struct constructor %s[];\n", prop->val.val);
+		fprintf(f, "extern struct device_operations %s;\n", prop->val.val);
+	}
+
+	for_each_property(tree, prop) {
+		if (! streq(prop->name, "device_operations")) /* this is special */
+			continue;
+		fprintf(f, "extern struct device_operations %s;\n", prop->val.val);
 	}
 
 	for_each_property(tree, prop) {
@@ -805,6 +827,7 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_structdecls(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emi
 		fprintf(f, "extern struct device_operations %s;\n", prop->val.val);
 	}
 
+
 	for_each_child(tree, child) {
 		flatten_tree_emit_structdecls(child, emit, etarget, strbuf, vi);
 	}
@@ -849,6 +872,9 @@ static void flatten_tree_emit_structinits(struct node *tree, struct emitter *emi
 			if (streq(configprop->name, "constructor")) /* this is special */
 				continue;
 
+			if (streq(configprop->name, "device_operations")) /* this is special */
+				continue;
+
 			for_each_property(tree, dtsprop) {
 				if (streq(dtsprop->name,configprop->name)){
 					emit->data(etarget, dtsprop);
@@ -1329,8 +1355,8 @@ void dt_to_coreboot(FILE *f, struct boot_info *bi, int version, int boot_cpuid_p
 	if (code)
 		fprintf(f, "%s\n", code);
 	flatten_tree_emit_structinits(bi->dt, &coreboot_emitter, f, &strbuf, vi);
-	fprintf(f, "struct constructor *all_constructors[] = {\n");
-	flatten_tree_emit_constructors(bi->dt, &coreboot_emitter, f, &strbuf, vi);
+	fprintf(f, "struct device_operations *all_device_operations[] = {\n");
+	flatten_tree_emit_device_operations(bi->dt, &coreboot_emitter, f, &strbuf, vi);
 	fprintf(f, "\t0\n};\n");
 	data_free(strbuf);
 	/* */