diff --git a/backends/rng-egd.c b/backends/rng-egd.c
index 25bb3b453b..2962795a8f 100644
--- a/backends/rng-egd.c
+++ b/backends/rng-egd.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static void rng_egd_set_chardev(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     if (b->opened) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
     } else {
+        g_free(s->chr_name);
         s->chr_name = g_strdup(value);
     }
 }
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1a9daa516e..fb194fd508 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2716,6 +2716,12 @@ for i in $glib_modules; do
     fi
 done
 
+# g_test_trap_subprocess added in 2.38. Used by some tests.
+glib_subprocess=yes
+if ! $pkg_config --atleast-version=2.38 glib-2.0; then
+    glib_subprocess=no
+fi
+
 ##########################################
 # SHA command probe for modules
 if test "$modules" = yes; then
@@ -4586,6 +4592,9 @@ if test "$bluez" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_BLUEZ=y" >> $config_host_mak
   echo "BLUEZ_CFLAGS=$bluez_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "glib_subprocess" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_HAS_GLIB_SUBPROCESS_TESTS=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 echo "GLIB_CFLAGS=$glib_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
 if test "$gtk" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_GTK=y" >> $config_host_mak
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index f0046d6de3..7f3418c5af 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ static void machine_set_accel(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->accel);
     ms->accel = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ static void machine_set_kernel(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->kernel_filename);
     ms->kernel_filename = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ static void machine_set_initrd(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->initrd_filename);
     ms->initrd_filename = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ static void machine_set_append(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->kernel_cmdline);
     ms->kernel_cmdline = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ static void machine_set_dtb(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->dtb);
     ms->dtb = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ static void machine_set_dumpdtb(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->dumpdtb);
     ms->dumpdtb = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +182,7 @@ static void machine_set_dt_compatible(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **er
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->dt_compatible);
     ms->dt_compatible = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +239,7 @@ static void machine_set_firmware(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
 
+    g_free(ms->firmware);
     ms->firmware = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index ae0900f651..84caa1d694 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -388,28 +388,12 @@ void qdev_set_nic_properties(DeviceState *dev, NICInfo *nd)
 static int qdev_add_one_global(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
 {
     GlobalProperty *g;
-    ObjectClass *oc;
 
     g = g_malloc0(sizeof(*g));
     g->driver   = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
     g->property = qemu_opt_get(opts, "property");
     g->value    = qemu_opt_get(opts, "value");
-    oc = object_class_dynamic_cast(object_class_by_name(g->driver),
-                                   TYPE_DEVICE);
-    if (oc) {
-        DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-
-        if (dc->hotpluggable) {
-            /* If hotpluggable then skip not_used checking. */
-            g->not_used = false;
-        } else {
-            /* Maybe a typo. */
-            g->not_used = true;
-        }
-    } else {
-        /* Maybe a typo. */
-        g->not_used = true;
-    }
+    g->user_provided = true;
     qdev_prop_register_global(g);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 3d12560f43..66556d3bf9 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -955,19 +955,35 @@ void qdev_prop_register_global_list(GlobalProperty *props)
     }
 }
 
-int qdev_prop_check_global(void)
+int qdev_prop_check_globals(void)
 {
     GlobalProperty *prop;
     int ret = 0;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(prop, &global_props, next) {
-        if (!prop->not_used) {
+        ObjectClass *oc;
+        DeviceClass *dc;
+        if (prop->used) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!prop->user_provided) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        oc = object_class_by_name(prop->driver);
+        oc = object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_DEVICE);
+        if (!oc) {
+            error_report("Warning: global %s.%s has invalid class name",
+                       prop->driver, prop->property);
+            ret = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+        if (!dc->hotpluggable && !prop->used) {
+            error_report("Warning: global %s.%s=%s not used",
+                       prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
+            ret = 1;
             continue;
         }
-        ret = 1;
-        error_report("Warning: \"-global %s.%s=%s\" not used",
-                     prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
-
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -983,7 +999,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev, const char *typename,
         if (strcmp(typename, prop->driver) != 0) {
             continue;
         }
-        prop->not_used = false;
+        prop->used = true;
         object_property_parse(OBJECT(dev), prop->value, prop->property, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
             error_propagate(errp, err);
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 77b6782fed..2c2e9dcbf4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@
 #define DPRINTF(fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
-/* Leave a chunk of memory at the top of RAM for the BIOS ACPI tables.  */
-unsigned acpi_data_size = 0x20000;
+/* Leave a chunk of memory at the top of RAM for the BIOS ACPI tables
+ * (128K) and other BIOS datastructures (less than 4K reported to be used at
+ * the moment, 32K should be enough for a while).  */
+unsigned acpi_data_size = 0x20000 + 0x8000;
 void pc_set_legacy_acpi_data_size(void)
 {
     acpi_data_size = 0x10000;
diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index b21e7a434f..77bb93e4d7 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ struct vhost_net *vhost_net_init(VhostNetOptions *options)
     if (r < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
-    if (!qemu_has_vnet_hdr_len(options->net_backend,
-                               sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf))) {
-        net->dev.features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
-    }
     if (backend_kernel) {
+        if (!qemu_has_vnet_hdr_len(options->net_backend,
+                               sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf))) {
+            net->dev.features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
+        }
         if (~net->dev.features & net->dev.backend_features) {
             fprintf(stderr, "vhost lacks feature mask %" PRIu64
                    " for backend\n",
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 826a2a5fca..2040eac9a1 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,6 @@ static int32_t virtio_net_flush_tx(VirtIONetQueue *q)
         return num_packets;
     }
 
-    assert(vdev->vm_running);
-
     if (q->async_tx.elem.out_num) {
         virtio_queue_set_notification(q->tx_vq, 0);
         return num_packets;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index ddb5da181c..f5608140f9 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@
  * 12 is historical, and due to x86 page size. */
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_ADDR_SHIFT    12
 
-/* Flags track per-device state like workarounds for quirks in older guests. */
-#define VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_BUS_MASTER_BUG  (1 << 0)
-
 static void virtio_pci_bus_new(VirtioBusState *bus, size_t bus_size,
                                VirtIOPCIProxy *dev);
 
@@ -314,12 +311,14 @@ static void virtio_ioport_write(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
             msix_unuse_all_vectors(&proxy->pci_dev);
         }
 
-        /* Linux before 2.6.34 sets the device as OK without enabling
-           the PCI device bus master bit. In this case we need to disable
-           some safety checks. */
-        if ((val & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) &&
-            !(proxy->pci_dev.config[PCI_COMMAND] & PCI_COMMAND_MASTER)) {
-            proxy->flags |= VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_BUS_MASTER_BUG;
+        /* Linux before 2.6.34 drives the device without enabling
+           the PCI device bus master bit. Enable it automatically
+           for the guest. This is a PCI spec violation but so is
+           initiating DMA with bus master bit clear. */
+        if (val == (VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE | VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER)) {
+            pci_default_write_config(&proxy->pci_dev, PCI_COMMAND,
+                                     proxy->pci_dev.config[PCI_COMMAND] |
+                                     PCI_COMMAND_MASTER, 1);
         }
         break;
     case VIRTIO_MSI_CONFIG_VECTOR:
@@ -470,13 +469,18 @@ static void virtio_write_config(PCIDevice *pci_dev, uint32_t address,
     VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOPCIProxy, pci_dev, pci_dev);
     VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_bus_get_device(&proxy->bus);
 
+    uint8_t cmd = proxy->pci_dev.config[PCI_COMMAND];
+
     pci_default_write_config(pci_dev, address, val, len);
 
     if (range_covers_byte(address, len, PCI_COMMAND) &&
         !(pci_dev->config[PCI_COMMAND] & PCI_COMMAND_MASTER) &&
-        !(proxy->flags & VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_BUS_MASTER_BUG)) {
+        (cmd & PCI_COMMAND_MASTER)) {
+        /* Bus driver disables bus mastering - make it act
+         * as a kind of reset to render the device quiescent. */
         virtio_pci_stop_ioeventfd(proxy);
-        virtio_set_status(vdev, vdev->status & ~VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
+        virtio_reset(vdev);
+        msix_unuse_all_vectors(&proxy->pci_dev);
     }
 }
 
@@ -885,11 +889,19 @@ static void virtio_pci_vmstate_change(DeviceState *d, bool running)
     VirtIODevice *vdev = virtio_bus_get_device(&proxy->bus);
 
     if (running) {
-        /* Try to find out if the guest has bus master disabled, but is
-           in ready state. Then we have a buggy guest OS. */
-        if ((vdev->status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) &&
-            !(proxy->pci_dev.config[PCI_COMMAND] & PCI_COMMAND_MASTER)) {
-            proxy->flags |= VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_BUS_MASTER_BUG;
+        /* Linux before 2.6.34 drives the device without enabling
+           the PCI device bus master bit. Enable it automatically
+           for the guest. This is a PCI spec violation but so is
+           initiating DMA with bus master bit clear.
+           Note: this only makes a difference when migrating
+           across QEMU versions from an old QEMU, as for new QEMU
+           bus master and driver bits are always in sync.
+           TODO: consider enabling conditionally for compat machine types. */
+        if (vdev->status & (VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE |
+                            VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER)) {
+            pci_default_write_config(&proxy->pci_dev, PCI_COMMAND,
+                                     proxy->pci_dev.config[PCI_COMMAND] |
+                                     PCI_COMMAND_MASTER, 1);
         }
         virtio_pci_start_ioeventfd(proxy);
     } else {
@@ -1030,7 +1042,6 @@ static void virtio_pci_reset(DeviceState *qdev)
     virtio_pci_stop_ioeventfd(proxy);
     virtio_bus_reset(bus);
     msix_unuse_all_vectors(&proxy->pci_dev);
-    proxy->flags &= ~VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_BUS_MASTER_BUG;
 }
 
 static Property virtio_pci_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index ac222385d6..5c981801f3 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -1108,10 +1108,7 @@ static void virtio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
     BusState *qbus = qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev));
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
     bool backend_run = running && (vdev->status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
-
-    if (running) {
-        vdev->vm_running = running;
-    }
+    vdev->vm_running = running;
 
     if (backend_run) {
         virtio_set_status(vdev, vdev->status);
@@ -1124,10 +1121,6 @@ static void virtio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
     if (!backend_run) {
         virtio_set_status(vdev, vdev->status);
     }
-
-    if (!running) {
-        vdev->vm_running = running;
-    }
 }
 
 void virtio_init(VirtIODevice *vdev, const char *name,
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 0799ff29b0..178fee2ef6 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@ struct PropertyInfo {
 
 /**
  * GlobalProperty:
- * @not_used: Track use of a global property.  Defaults to false in all C99
- * struct initializations.
- *
- * This prevents reports of .compat_props when they are not used.
+ * @user_provided: Set to true if property comes from user-provided config
+ * (command-line or config file).
+ * @used: Set to true if property was used when initializing a device.
  */
 typedef struct GlobalProperty {
     const char *driver;
     const char *property;
     const char *value;
-    bool not_used;
+    bool user_provided;
+    bool used;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(GlobalProperty) next;
 } GlobalProperty;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 77fe3a12b7..ae56ee59a4 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_ptr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *value);
 
 void qdev_prop_register_global(GlobalProperty *prop);
 void qdev_prop_register_global_list(GlobalProperty *props);
-int qdev_prop_check_global(void);
+int qdev_prop_check_globals(void);
 void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev, const char *typename,
                                     Error **errp);
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index d5db97ba63..a5e3d0c369 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ check-unit-y += tests/test-int128$(EXESUF)
 # all code tested by test-int128 is inside int128.h
 gcov-files-test-int128-y =
 check-unit-y += tests/test-bitops$(EXESUF)
-check-unit-y += tests/test-qdev-global-props$(EXESUF)
+check-unit-$(CONFIG_HAS_GLIB_SUBPROCESS_TESTS) += tests/test-qdev-global-props$(EXESUF)
 check-unit-y += tests/check-qom-interface$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-check-qom-interface-y = qom/object.c
 check-unit-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-vmstate$(EXESUF)
diff --git a/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c b/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
index 2bef04c76f..0be98355c0 100644
--- a/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
+++ b/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static const TypeInfo static_prop_type = {
 };
 
 /* Test simple static property setting to default value */
-static void test_static_prop(void)
+static void test_static_prop_subprocess(void)
 {
     MyType *mt;
 
@@ -75,8 +75,16 @@ static void test_static_prop(void)
     g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop1, ==, PROP_DEFAULT);
 }
 
+static void test_static_prop(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/qdev/properties/static/default/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_passed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
+}
+
 /* Test setting of static property using global properties */
-static void test_static_globalprop(void)
+static void test_static_globalprop_subprocess(void)
 {
     MyType *mt;
     static GlobalProperty props[] = {
@@ -93,10 +101,21 @@ static void test_static_globalprop(void)
     g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop2, ==, PROP_DEFAULT);
 }
 
+static void test_static_globalprop(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/qdev/properties/static/global/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_passed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
+}
+
 #define TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS "dynamic-prop-type"
 #define DYNAMIC_TYPE(obj) \
     OBJECT_CHECK(MyType, (obj), TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS)
 
+#define TYPE_UNUSED_HOTPLUG   "hotplug-type"
+#define TYPE_UNUSED_NOHOTPLUG "nohotplug-type"
+
 static void prop1_accessor(Object *obj,
                            Visitor *v,
                            void *opaque,
@@ -143,14 +162,56 @@ static const TypeInfo dynamic_prop_type = {
     .class_init = dynamic_class_init,
 };
 
-/* Test setting of static property using global properties */
-static void test_dynamic_globalprop(void)
+static void hotplug_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    dc->realize = NULL;
+    dc->hotpluggable = true;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo hotplug_type = {
+    .name = TYPE_UNUSED_HOTPLUG,
+    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(MyType),
+    .instance_init = dynamic_instance_init,
+    .class_init = hotplug_class_init,
+};
+
+static void nohotplug_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    dc->realize = NULL;
+    dc->hotpluggable = false;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo nohotplug_type = {
+    .name = TYPE_UNUSED_NOHOTPLUG,
+    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(MyType),
+    .instance_init = dynamic_instance_init,
+    .class_init = nohotplug_class_init,
+};
+
+#define TYPE_NONDEVICE "nondevice-type"
+
+static const TypeInfo nondevice_type = {
+    .name = TYPE_NONDEVICE,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+};
+
+/* Test setting of dynamic properties using global properties */
+static void test_dynamic_globalprop_subprocess(void)
 {
     MyType *mt;
     static GlobalProperty props[] = {
-        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop1", "101" },
-        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop2", "102" },
+        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop1", "101", true },
+        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop2", "102", true },
         { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS"-bad", "prop3", "103", true },
+        { TYPE_UNUSED_HOTPLUG, "prop4", "104", true },
+        { TYPE_UNUSED_NOHOTPLUG, "prop5", "105", true },
+        { TYPE_NONDEVICE, "prop6", "106", true },
         {}
     };
     int all_used;
@@ -162,8 +223,67 @@ static void test_dynamic_globalprop(void)
 
     g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop1, ==, 101);
     g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop2, ==, 102);
-    all_used = qdev_prop_check_global();
+    all_used = qdev_prop_check_globals();
     g_assert_cmpuint(all_used, ==, 1);
+    g_assert(props[0].used);
+    g_assert(props[1].used);
+    g_assert(!props[2].used);
+    g_assert(!props[3].used);
+    g_assert(!props[4].used);
+    g_assert(!props[5].used);
+}
+
+static void test_dynamic_globalprop(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_passed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop1*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop2*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global dynamic-prop-type-bad.prop3 has invalid class name\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop4*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global nohotplug-type.prop5=105 not used\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global nondevice-type.prop6 has invalid class name\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
+}
+
+/* Test setting of dynamic properties using user_provided=false properties */
+static void test_dynamic_globalprop_nouser_subprocess(void)
+{
+    MyType *mt;
+    static GlobalProperty props[] = {
+        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop1", "101" },
+        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS, "prop2", "102" },
+        { TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS"-bad", "prop3", "103" },
+        { TYPE_UNUSED_HOTPLUG, "prop4", "104" },
+        { TYPE_UNUSED_NOHOTPLUG, "prop5", "105" },
+        { TYPE_NONDEVICE, "prop6", "106" },
+        {}
+    };
+    int all_used;
+
+    qdev_prop_register_global_list(props);
+
+    mt = DYNAMIC_TYPE(object_new(TYPE_DYNAMIC_PROPS));
+    qdev_init_nofail(DEVICE(mt));
+
+    g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop1, ==, 101);
+    g_assert_cmpuint(mt->prop2, ==, 102);
+    all_used = qdev_prop_check_globals();
+    g_assert_cmpuint(all_used, ==, 0);
+    g_assert(props[0].used);
+    g_assert(props[1].used);
+    g_assert(!props[2].used);
+    g_assert(!props[3].used);
+    g_assert(!props[4].used);
+    g_assert(!props[5].used);
+}
+
+static void test_dynamic_globalprop_nouser(void)
+{
+    g_test_trap_subprocess("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global/nouser/subprocess", 0, 0);
+    g_test_trap_assert_passed();
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -173,10 +293,29 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
     type_register_static(&static_prop_type);
     type_register_static(&dynamic_prop_type);
+    type_register_static(&hotplug_type);
+    type_register_static(&nohotplug_type);
+    type_register_static(&nondevice_type);
 
-    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/default", test_static_prop);
-    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/global", test_static_globalprop);
-    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global", test_dynamic_globalprop);
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/default/subprocess",
+                    test_static_prop_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/default",
+                    test_static_prop);
+
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/global/subprocess",
+                    test_static_globalprop_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/static/global",
+                    test_static_globalprop);
+
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global/subprocess",
+                    test_dynamic_globalprop_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global",
+                    test_dynamic_globalprop);
+
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global/nouser/subprocess",
+                    test_dynamic_globalprop_nouser_subprocess);
+    g_test_add_func("/qdev/properties/dynamic/global/nouser",
+                    test_dynamic_globalprop_nouser);
 
     g_test_run();
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5db0d08496..dc792fe08b 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4542,7 +4542,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         }
     }
 
-    qdev_prop_check_global();
+    qdev_prop_check_globals();
     if (vmstate_dump_file) {
         /* dump and exit */
         dump_vmstate_json_to_file(vmstate_dump_file);