Convert RedChannel hierarchy to GObject

Acked-by: Frediano Ziglio <fziglio@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathon Jongsma <jjongsma@redhat.com>

35 files changed, 1933 insertions, 905 deletions

diff --git a/server/Makefile.am b/server/Makefile.am
index dff1ad2b..7aada48c 100644
--- a/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/server/Makefile.am
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ libserver_la_SOURCES =				\
 	red-channel-client.c			\
 	red-channel-client.h			\
 	red-channel-client-private.h		\
+	dummy-channel.c				\
+	dummy-channel.h				\
 	dummy-channel-client.c			\
 	dummy-channel-client.h			\
 	red-common.h				\
diff --git a/server/common-graphics-channel.c b/server/common-graphics-channel.c
index 8af1c107..e3a3deda 100644
--- a/server/common-graphics-channel.c
+++ b/server/common-graphics-channel.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 
 #define CHANNEL_RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE 1024
 
+G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE(CommonGraphicsChannel, common_graphics_channel, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
+#define GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_PRIVATE(o) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE((o), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL, CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate))
+
 struct CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate
 {
     QXLInstance *qxl;
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ struct CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate
 static uint8_t *common_alloc_recv_buf(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint16_t type, uint32_t size)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    CommonGraphicsChannel *common = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, CommonGraphicsChannel, base);
+    CommonGraphicsChannel *common = COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(channel);
 
     /* SPICE_MSGC_MIGRATE_DATA is the only client message whose size is dynamic */
     if (type == SPICE_MSGC_MIGRATE_DATA) {
@@ -65,6 +70,48 @@ static void common_release_recv_buf(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint16_t type, uint32
     }
 }
 
+
+enum {
+    PROP0,
+    PROP_QXL
+};
+
+static void
+common_graphics_channel_get_property(GObject *object,
+                                   guint property_id,
+                                   GValue *value,
+                                   GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannel *self = COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_QXL:
+            g_value_set_pointer(value, self->priv->qxl);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+common_graphics_channel_set_property(GObject *object,
+                                   guint property_id,
+                                   const GValue *value,
+                                   GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannel *self = COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_QXL:
+            self->priv->qxl = g_value_get_pointer(value);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
 int common_channel_config_socket(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedClient *client = red_channel_client_get_client(rcc);
@@ -106,40 +153,36 @@ int common_channel_config_socket(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-CommonGraphicsChannel* common_graphics_channel_new(RedsState *server,
-                                                   QXLInstance *qxl,
-                                                   const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
-                                                   int size, uint32_t channel_type,
-                                                   int migration_flags,
-                                                   ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
-                                                   channel_handle_parsed_proc handle_parsed)
+
+static void
+common_graphics_channel_class_init(CommonGraphicsChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    g_type_class_add_private(klass, sizeof(CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate));
+
+    object_class->get_property = common_graphics_channel_get_property;
+    object_class->set_property = common_graphics_channel_set_property;
+
+    channel_class->config_socket = common_channel_config_socket;
+    channel_class->alloc_recv_buf = common_alloc_recv_buf;
+    channel_class->release_recv_buf = common_release_recv_buf;
+
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class,
+                                    PROP_QXL,
+                                    g_param_spec_pointer("qxl",
+                                                         "qxl",
+                                                         "QXLInstance for this channel",
+                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+}
+
+static void
+common_graphics_channel_init(CommonGraphicsChannel *self)
 {
-    RedChannel *channel = NULL;
-    CommonGraphicsChannel *common;
-
-    spice_return_val_if_fail(channel_cbs, NULL);
-    spice_return_val_if_fail(!channel_cbs->alloc_recv_buf, NULL);
-    spice_return_val_if_fail(!channel_cbs->release_recv_buf, NULL);
-
-    if (!channel_cbs->config_socket)
-        channel_cbs->config_socket = common_channel_config_socket;
-    channel_cbs->alloc_recv_buf = common_alloc_recv_buf;
-    channel_cbs->release_recv_buf = common_release_recv_buf;
-
-    channel = red_channel_create_parser(size, server,
-                                        core, channel_type,
-                                        qxl->id, TRUE /* handle_acks */,
-                                        spice_get_client_channel_parser(channel_type, NULL),
-                                        handle_parsed,
-                                        channel_cbs,
-                                        migration_flags);
-    spice_return_val_if_fail(channel, NULL);
-
-    common = COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(channel);
-    /* FIXME remove leak */
-    common->priv = g_new0(CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate, 1);
-    common->priv->qxl = qxl;
-    return common;
+    self->priv = GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_PRIVATE(self);
 }
 
 void common_graphics_channel_set_during_target_migrate(CommonGraphicsChannel *self, gboolean value)
diff --git a/server/common-graphics-channel.h b/server/common-graphics-channel.h
index 97cd63be..a8c3f3d4 100644
--- a/server/common-graphics-channel.h
+++ b/server/common-graphics-channel.h
@@ -18,21 +18,47 @@
 #ifndef _COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_H
 #define _COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_H
 
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
 #include "red-channel.h"
 #include "red-channel-client.h"
 
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
 int common_channel_config_socket(RedChannelClient *rcc);
 
 #define COMMON_CLIENT_TIMEOUT (NSEC_PER_SEC * 30)
 
+#define TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL common_graphics_channel_get_type()
+
+#define COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL, CommonGraphicsChannel))
+#define COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL, CommonGraphicsChannelClass))
+#define COMMON_IS_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL))
+#define COMMON_IS_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL))
+#define COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL, CommonGraphicsChannelClass))
+
+typedef struct CommonGraphicsChannel CommonGraphicsChannel;
+typedef struct CommonGraphicsChannelClass CommonGraphicsChannelClass;
 typedef struct CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate;
-typedef struct CommonGraphicsChannel {
-    RedChannel base; // Must be the first thing
+
+struct CommonGraphicsChannel
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
 
     CommonGraphicsChannelPrivate *priv;
-} CommonGraphicsChannel;
+};
+
+struct CommonGraphicsChannelClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
 
-#define COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(Channel) ((CommonGraphicsChannel*)(Channel))
+GType common_graphics_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 void common_graphics_channel_set_during_target_migrate(CommonGraphicsChannel *self, gboolean value);
 gboolean common_graphics_channel_get_during_target_migrate(CommonGraphicsChannel *self);
@@ -76,12 +102,6 @@ static inline void red_pipes_add_verb(RedChannel *channel, uint16_t verb)
     red_channel_apply_clients_data(channel, red_pipe_add_verb_proxy, GUINT_TO_POINTER(verb));
 }
 
-CommonGraphicsChannel* common_graphics_channel_new(RedsState *server,
-                                                   QXLInstance *qxl,
-                                                   const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
-                                                   int size, uint32_t channel_type,
-                                                   int migration_flags,
-                                                   ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
-                                                   channel_handle_parsed_proc handle_parsed);
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL_H */
diff --git a/server/cursor-channel.c b/server/cursor-channel.c
index cfaf55d9..dbe3dfc0 100644
--- a/server/cursor-channel.c
+++ b/server/cursor-channel.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "reds.h"
 #include "red-qxl.h"
 
-#define CURSOR_CHANNEL(channel) ((CursorChannel*)(channel))
-
 typedef struct CursorItem {
     QXLInstance *qxl;
     int refs;
@@ -38,13 +36,10 @@ typedef struct CursorItem {
 
 G_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(CursorItem) <= QXL_CURSUR_DEVICE_DATA_SIZE);
 
-typedef struct RedCursorPipeItem {
-    RedPipeItem base;
-    CursorItem *cursor_item;
-} RedCursorPipeItem;
+struct CursorChannel
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannel parent;
 
-typedef struct CursorChannelPrivate CursorChannelPrivate;
-struct CursorChannelPrivate {
     CursorItem *item;
     int cursor_visible;
     SpicePoint16 cursor_position;
@@ -53,12 +48,18 @@ struct CursorChannelPrivate {
     uint32_t mouse_mode;
 };
 
-struct CursorChannel {
-    CommonGraphicsChannel common; // Must be the first thing
-
-    CursorChannelPrivate priv[1];
+struct CursorChannelClass
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannelClass parent_class;
 };
 
+typedef struct RedCursorPipeItem {
+    RedPipeItem base;
+    CursorItem *cursor_item;
+} RedCursorPipeItem;
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(CursorChannel, cursor_channel, TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL)
+
 static void cursor_pipe_item_free(RedPipeItem *pipe_item);
 
 static CursorItem *cursor_item_new(QXLInstance *qxl, RedCursorCmd *cmd)
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@ static void cursor_item_unref(CursorItem *item)
 
 static void cursor_set_item(CursorChannel *cursor, CursorItem *item)
 {
-    if (cursor->priv->item)
-        cursor_item_unref(cursor->priv->item);
+    if (cursor->item)
+        cursor_item_unref(cursor->item);
 
-    cursor->priv->item = item ? cursor_item_ref(item) : NULL;
+    cursor->item = item ? cursor_item_ref(item) : NULL;
 }
 
 static RedPipeItem *new_cursor_pipe_item(RedChannelClient *rcc, void *data, int num)
@@ -197,12 +198,12 @@ static void red_marshall_cursor_init(CursorChannelClient *ccc, SpiceMarshaller *
     cursor_channel = CURSOR_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_CURSOR_INIT, NULL);
-    msg.visible = cursor_channel->priv->cursor_visible;
-    msg.position = cursor_channel->priv->cursor_position;
-    msg.trail_length = cursor_channel->priv->cursor_trail_length;
-    msg.trail_frequency = cursor_channel->priv->cursor_trail_frequency;
+    msg.visible = cursor_channel->cursor_visible;
+    msg.position = cursor_channel->cursor_position;
+    msg.trail_length = cursor_channel->cursor_trail_length;
+    msg.trail_frequency = cursor_channel->cursor_trail_frequency;
 
-    cursor_fill(ccc, &msg.cursor, cursor_channel->priv->item, &info);
+    cursor_fill(ccc, &msg.cursor, cursor_channel->item, &info);
     spice_marshall_msg_cursor_init(base_marshaller, &msg);
     add_buf_from_info(base_marshaller, &info);
 }
@@ -212,8 +213,7 @@ static void cursor_marshall(CursorChannelClient *ccc,
                             RedCursorPipeItem *cursor_pipe_item)
 {
     RedChannelClient *rcc = RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(ccc);
-    CursorChannel *cursor_channel = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc),
-                                                      CursorChannel, common.base);
+    CursorChannel *cursor_channel = CURSOR_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
     CursorItem *item = cursor_pipe_item->cursor_item;
     RedPipeItem *pipe_item = &cursor_pipe_item->base;
     RedCursorCmd *cmd;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void cursor_marshall(CursorChannelClient *ccc,
 
             red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_CURSOR_SET, pipe_item);
             cursor_set.position = cmd->u.set.position;
-            cursor_set.visible = cursor_channel->priv->cursor_visible;
+            cursor_set.visible = cursor_channel->cursor_visible;
 
             cursor_fill(ccc, &cursor_set.cursor, item, &info);
             spice_marshall_msg_cursor_set(m, &cursor_set);
@@ -307,24 +307,14 @@ static void cursor_channel_send_item(RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *pipe_it
 CursorChannel* cursor_channel_new(RedsState *server, QXLInstance *qxl,
                                   const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core)
 {
-    CursorChannel *cursor_channel;
-    CommonGraphicsChannel *channel = NULL;
-    ChannelCbs cbs = {
-        .on_disconnect =  cursor_channel_client_on_disconnect,
-        .send_item = cursor_channel_send_item,
-    };
-
     spice_info("create cursor channel");
-    channel = common_graphics_channel_new(server, qxl, core,
-                                          sizeof(CursorChannel),
-                                          SPICE_CHANNEL_CURSOR, 0,
-                                          &cbs, red_channel_client_handle_message);
-
-    cursor_channel = CURSOR_CHANNEL(channel);
-    cursor_channel->priv->cursor_visible = TRUE;
-    cursor_channel->priv->mouse_mode = SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_SERVER;
-
-    return cursor_channel;
+    return g_object_new(TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL,
+                        "spice-server", server,
+                        "core-interface", core,
+                        "channel-type", SPICE_CHANNEL_CURSOR,
+                        "migration-flags", 0,
+                        "qxl", qxl,
+                        NULL);
 }
 
 void cursor_channel_process_cmd(CursorChannel *cursor, RedCursorCmd *cursor_cmd)
@@ -341,31 +331,31 @@ void cursor_channel_process_cmd(CursorChannel *cursor, RedCursorCmd *cursor_cmd)
 
     switch (cursor_cmd->type) {
     case QXL_CURSOR_SET:
-        cursor->priv->cursor_visible = cursor_cmd->u.set.visible;
+        cursor->cursor_visible = cursor_cmd->u.set.visible;
         cursor_set_item(cursor, cursor_item);
         break;
     case QXL_CURSOR_MOVE:
-        cursor_show = !cursor->priv->cursor_visible;
-        cursor->priv->cursor_visible = TRUE;
-        cursor->priv->cursor_position = cursor_cmd->u.position;
+        cursor_show = !cursor->cursor_visible;
+        cursor->cursor_visible = TRUE;
+        cursor->cursor_position = cursor_cmd->u.position;
         break;
     case QXL_CURSOR_HIDE:
-        cursor->priv->cursor_visible = FALSE;
+        cursor->cursor_visible = FALSE;
         break;
     case QXL_CURSOR_TRAIL:
-        cursor->priv->cursor_trail_length = cursor_cmd->u.trail.length;
-        cursor->priv->cursor_trail_frequency = cursor_cmd->u.trail.frequency;
+        cursor->cursor_trail_length = cursor_cmd->u.trail.length;
+        cursor->cursor_trail_frequency = cursor_cmd->u.trail.frequency;
         break;
     default:
         spice_warning("invalid cursor command %u", cursor_cmd->type);
         return;
     }
 
-    if (red_channel_is_connected(&cursor->common.base) &&
-        (cursor->priv->mouse_mode == SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_SERVER
+    if (red_channel_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL(cursor)) &&
+        (cursor->mouse_mode == SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_SERVER
          || cursor_cmd->type != QXL_CURSOR_MOVE
          || cursor_show)) {
-        red_channel_pipes_new_add(&cursor->common.base,
+        red_channel_pipes_new_add(RED_CHANNEL(cursor),
                                   new_cursor_pipe_item, cursor_item);
     }
 
@@ -374,21 +364,21 @@ void cursor_channel_process_cmd(CursorChannel *cursor, RedCursorCmd *cursor_cmd)
 
 void cursor_channel_reset(CursorChannel *cursor)
 {
-    RedChannel *channel = &cursor->common.base;
+    RedChannel *channel = RED_CHANNEL(cursor);
 
     spice_return_if_fail(cursor);
 
     cursor_set_item(cursor, NULL);
-    cursor->priv->cursor_visible = TRUE;
-    cursor->priv->cursor_position.x = cursor->priv->cursor_position.y = 0;
-    cursor->priv->cursor_trail_length = cursor->priv->cursor_trail_frequency = 0;
+    cursor->cursor_visible = TRUE;
+    cursor->cursor_position.x = cursor->cursor_position.y = 0;
+    cursor->cursor_trail_length = cursor->cursor_trail_frequency = 0;
 
     if (red_channel_is_connected(channel)) {
         red_channel_pipes_add_type(channel, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_INVAL_CURSOR_CACHE);
         if (!common_graphics_channel_get_during_target_migrate(COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(cursor))) {
             red_pipes_add_verb(channel, SPICE_MSG_CURSOR_RESET);
         }
-        if (!red_channel_wait_all_sent(&cursor->common.base,
+        if (!red_channel_wait_all_sent(channel,
                                        COMMON_CLIENT_TIMEOUT)) {
             red_channel_apply_clients(channel,
                                       red_channel_client_disconnect_if_pending_send);
@@ -400,7 +390,7 @@ static void cursor_channel_init_client(CursorChannel *cursor, CursorChannelClien
 {
     spice_return_if_fail(cursor);
 
-    if (!red_channel_is_connected(&cursor->common.base)
+    if (!red_channel_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL(cursor))
         || common_graphics_channel_get_during_target_migrate(COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(cursor))) {
         spice_debug("during_target_migrate: skip init");
         return;
@@ -413,7 +403,7 @@ static void cursor_channel_init_client(CursorChannel *cursor, CursorChannelClien
         red_channel_pipes_add_type(RED_CHANNEL(cursor), RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_CURSOR_INIT);
 }
 
-void cursor_channel_init(CursorChannel *cursor)
+void cursor_channel_do_init(CursorChannel *cursor)
 {
     cursor_channel_init_client(cursor, NULL);
 }
@@ -422,7 +412,7 @@ void cursor_channel_set_mouse_mode(CursorChannel *cursor, uint32_t mode)
 {
     spice_return_if_fail(cursor);
 
-    cursor->priv->mouse_mode = mode;
+    cursor->mouse_mode = mode;
 }
 
 void cursor_channel_connect(CursorChannel *cursor, RedClient *client, RedsStream *stream,
@@ -447,3 +437,22 @@ void cursor_channel_connect(CursorChannel *cursor, RedClient *client, RedsStream
 
     cursor_channel_init_client(cursor, ccc);
 }
+
+static void
+cursor_channel_class_init(CursorChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_CURSOR, NULL);
+    channel_class->handle_parsed = red_channel_client_handle_message;
+
+    channel_class->on_disconnect =  cursor_channel_client_on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = cursor_channel_send_item;
+}
+
+static void
+cursor_channel_init(CursorChannel *self)
+{
+    self->cursor_visible = TRUE;
+    self->mouse_mode = SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_SERVER;
+}
diff --git a/server/cursor-channel.h b/server/cursor-channel.h
index bbc48687..26b2cbb2 100644
--- a/server/cursor-channel.h
+++ b/server/cursor-channel.h
@@ -21,12 +21,27 @@
 #include "common-graphics-channel.h"
 #include "red-parse-qxl.h"
 
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
 /**
  * This type it's a RedChannel class which implement cursor (mouse)
  * movements.
  * A pointer to CursorChannel can be converted to a RedChannel.
  */
 typedef struct CursorChannel CursorChannel;
+typedef struct CursorChannelClass CursorChannelClass;
+
+#define TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL cursor_channel_get_type()
+
+#define CURSOR_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL, CursorChannel))
+#define CURSOR_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL, CursorChannelClass))
+#define IS_CURSOR_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL))
+#define IS_CURSOR_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL))
+#define CURSOR_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_CURSOR_CHANNEL, CursorChannelClass))
+
+GType cursor_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 /**
  * Create CursorChannel.
@@ -48,7 +63,7 @@ CursorChannel*       cursor_channel_new         (RedsState *server, QXLInstance
  */
 void                 cursor_channel_disconnect  (CursorChannel *cursor);
 void                 cursor_channel_reset       (CursorChannel *cursor);
-void                 cursor_channel_init        (CursorChannel *cursor);
+void                 cursor_channel_do_init     (CursorChannel *cursor);
 void                 cursor_channel_process_cmd (CursorChannel *cursor, RedCursorCmd *cursor_cmd);
 void                 cursor_channel_set_mouse_mode(CursorChannel *cursor, uint32_t mode);
 
@@ -70,4 +85,6 @@ void                 cursor_channel_connect     (CursorChannel *cursor, RedClien
  */
 void                 cursor_channel_client_migrate(RedChannelClient *client);
 
+G_END_DECLS
+
 #endif /* CURSOR_CHANNEL_H_ */
diff --git a/server/dcc-send.c b/server/dcc-send.c
index e33f428f..ef67f971 100644
--- a/server/dcc-send.c
+++ b/server/dcc-send.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "dcc-private.h"
-#include "display-channel.h"
+#include "display-channel-private.h"
 #include "red-channel-client-private.h"
 
 #include <common/marshaller.h>
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ static void red_display_add_image_to_pixmap_cache(RedChannelClient *rcc,
                                                   SpiceImage *image, SpiceImage *io_image,
                                                   int is_lossy)
 {
+    DisplayChannel *display_channel =
+        DISPLAY_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
     DisplayChannelClient *dcc = DISPLAY_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
-    DisplayChannel *display_channel = DCC_TO_DC(dcc);
 
     if ((image->descriptor.flags & SPICE_IMAGE_FLAGS_CACHE_ME)) {
         spice_assert(image->descriptor.width * image->descriptor.height > 0);
@@ -1817,7 +1818,7 @@ static void display_channel_marshall_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     ImageEncoders *encoders = dcc_get_encoders(dcc);
     SpiceMigrateDataDisplay display_data = {0,};
 
-    display_channel = DCC_TO_DC(dcc);
+    display_channel = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MIGRATE_DATA, NULL);
     spice_marshaller_add_uint32(base_marshaller, SPICE_MIGRATE_DATA_DISPLAY_MAGIC);
@@ -2120,8 +2121,8 @@ static void marshall_qxl_drawable(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     spice_return_if_fail(rcc);
 
     Drawable *item = dpi->drawable;
-    DisplayChannel *display = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc),
-                                                DisplayChannel, common.base);
+    DisplayChannel *display =
+        DISPLAY_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
 
     spice_return_if_fail(display);
     /* allow sized frames to be streamed, even if they where replaced by another frame, since
diff --git a/server/dcc.c b/server/dcc.c
index 5c05c3b1..d430d43a 100644
--- a/server/dcc.c
+++ b/server/dcc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "dcc-private.h"
 #include "display-channel.h"
+#include "display-channel-private.h"
 #include "red-channel-client-private.h"
 #include "main-channel-client.h"
 #include "spice-server-enums.h"
diff --git a/server/dcc.h b/server/dcc.h
index 7a07981e..e4fe788f 100644
--- a/server/dcc.h
+++ b/server/dcc.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "image-encoders.h"
 #include "image-cache.h"
 #include "pixmap-cache.h"
-#include "red-worker.h"
 #include "display-limits.h"
 #include "red-channel-client.h"
 
diff --git a/server/display-channel-private.h b/server/display-channel-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38330da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/display-channel-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef DISPLAY_CHANNEL_PRIVATE_H_
+#define DISPLAY_CHANNEL_PRIVATE_H_
+
+#include "display-channel.h"
+
+struct DisplayChannelPrivate
+{
+    DisplayChannel *pub;
+
+    uint32_t bits_unique;
+
+    MonitorsConfig *monitors_config;
+
+    uint32_t renderer;
+    int enable_jpeg;
+    int enable_zlib_glz_wrap;
+
+    Ring current_list; // of TreeItem
+    uint32_t current_size;
+
+    uint32_t drawable_count;
+    _Drawable drawables[NUM_DRAWABLES];
+    _Drawable *free_drawables;
+
+    int stream_video;
+    GArray *video_codecs;
+    uint32_t stream_count;
+    Stream streams_buf[NUM_STREAMS];
+    Stream *free_streams;
+    Ring streams;
+    ItemTrace items_trace[NUM_TRACE_ITEMS];
+    uint32_t next_item_trace;
+    uint64_t streams_size_total;
+
+    RedSurface surfaces[NUM_SURFACES];
+    uint32_t n_surfaces;
+    SpiceImageSurfaces image_surfaces;
+
+    ImageCache image_cache;
+
+    int gl_draw_async_count;
+
+/* TODO: some day unify this, make it more runtime.. */
+    stat_info_t add_stat;
+    stat_info_t exclude_stat;
+    stat_info_t __exclude_stat;
+#ifdef RED_WORKER_STAT
+    uint32_t add_count;
+    uint32_t add_with_shadow_count;
+#endif
+#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
+    uint64_t *cache_hits_counter;
+    uint64_t *add_to_cache_counter;
+    uint64_t *non_cache_counter;
+#endif
+    ImageEncoderSharedData encoder_shared_data;
+};
+
+#endif /* DISPLAY_CHANNEL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/server/display-channel.c b/server/display-channel.c
index 0b8d6b50..bcf26bb6 100644
--- a/server/display-channel.c
+++ b/server/display-channel.c
@@ -20,7 +20,69 @@
 
 #include <common/sw_canvas.h>
 
-#include "display-channel.h"
+#include "display-channel-private.h"
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(DisplayChannel, display_channel, TYPE_COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL)
+
+enum {
+    PROP0,
+    PROP_N_SURFACES,
+    PROP_VIDEO_CODECS
+};
+
+static void
+display_channel_get_property(GObject *object,
+                             guint property_id,
+                             GValue *value,
+                             GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    DisplayChannel *self = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_N_SURFACES:
+            g_value_set_uint(value, self->priv->n_surfaces);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+display_channel_set_property(GObject *object,
+                             guint property_id,
+                             const GValue *value,
+                             GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    DisplayChannel *self = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_N_SURFACES:
+            self->priv->n_surfaces = g_value_get_uint(value);
+            self->priv->n_surfaces = MIN(self->priv->n_surfaces, NUM_SURFACES);
+            break;
+        case PROP_VIDEO_CODECS:
+            if (self->priv->video_codecs) {
+                g_array_unref(self->priv->video_codecs);
+            }
+            self->priv->video_codecs = g_array_ref(g_value_get_boxed(value));
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+display_channel_finalize(GObject *object)
+{
+    DisplayChannel *self = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(display_channel_parent_class)->finalize(object);
+
+    g_free(self->priv);
+    g_array_unref(self->priv->video_codecs);
+}
 
 static void drawable_draw(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *drawable);
 static Drawable *display_channel_drawable_try_new(DisplayChannel *display,
@@ -43,12 +105,16 @@ void display_channel_compress_stats_reset(DisplayChannel *display)
     image_encoder_shared_stat_reset(&display->priv->encoder_shared_data);
 }
 
-void display_channel_compress_stats_print(const DisplayChannel *display_channel)
+void display_channel_compress_stats_print(DisplayChannel *display_channel)
 {
 #ifdef COMPRESS_STAT
+    uint32_t id;
+
     spice_return_if_fail(display_channel);
 
-    spice_info("==> Compression stats for display %u", display_channel->common.base.id);
+    g_object_get(display_channel, "id", &id, NULL);
+
+    spice_info("==> Compression stats for display %u", id);
     image_encoder_shared_stat_print(&display_channel->priv->encoder_shared_data);
 #endif
 }
@@ -150,6 +216,11 @@ void display_channel_set_video_codecs(DisplayChannel *display, GArray *video_cod
     display->priv->video_codecs = g_array_ref(video_codecs);
 }
 
+int display_channel_get_stream_video(DisplayChannel *display)
+{
+    return display->priv->stream_video;
+}
+
 static void stop_streams(DisplayChannel *display)
 {
     Ring *ring = &display->priv->streams;
@@ -280,7 +351,7 @@ static void pipes_add_drawable_after(DisplayChannel *display,
         pipes_add_drawable(display, drawable);
         return;
     }
-    if (num_other_linked != g_list_length(display->common.base.clients)) {
+    if (num_other_linked != red_channel_get_n_clients(RED_CHANNEL(display))) {
         GListIter iter;
         spice_debug("TODO: not O(n^2)");
         FOREACH_DCC(display, iter, dcc) {
@@ -1115,18 +1186,18 @@ void display_channel_process_draw(DisplayChannel *display, RedDrawable *red_draw
 int display_channel_wait_for_migrate_data(DisplayChannel *display)
 {
     uint64_t end_time = spice_get_monotonic_time_ns() + DISPLAY_CLIENT_MIGRATE_DATA_TIMEOUT;
-    RedChannel *channel = &display->common.base;
     RedChannelClient *rcc;
     int ret = FALSE;
+    GList *clients = red_channel_get_clients(RED_CHANNEL(display));
 
-    if (!red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(&display->common.base)) {
+    if (!red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RED_CHANNEL(display))) {
         return FALSE;
     }
 
     spice_debug(NULL);
-    spice_warn_if_fail(g_list_length(channel->clients) == 1);
+    spice_warn_if_fail(g_list_length(clients) == 1);
 
-    rcc = g_list_nth_data(channel->clients, 0);
+    rcc = g_list_nth_data(clients, 0);
 
     g_object_ref(rcc);
     for (;;) {
@@ -1831,8 +1902,7 @@ void display_channel_create_surface(DisplayChannel *display, uint32_t surface_id
 
     if (display->priv->renderer == RED_RENDERER_INVALID) {
         int i;
-        QXLInstance *qxl = common_graphics_channel_get_qxl(COMMON_GRAPHICS_CHANNEL(display));
-        RedsState *reds = red_qxl_get_server(qxl->st);
+        RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(display));
         GArray *renderers = reds_get_renderers(reds);
         for (i = 0; i < renderers->len; i++) {
             uint32_t renderer = g_array_index(renderers, uint32_t, i);
@@ -1900,7 +1970,7 @@ static SpiceCanvas *image_surfaces_get(SpiceImageSurfaces *surfaces, uint32_t su
 
     spice_return_val_if_fail(display_channel_validate_surface(display, surface_id), NULL);
 
-    return display->priv->surfaces[surface_id].context.canvas;
+    return p->surfaces[surface_id].context.canvas;
 }
 
 DisplayChannel* display_channel_new(RedsState *reds,
@@ -1911,53 +1981,76 @@ DisplayChannel* display_channel_new(RedsState *reds,
                                     uint32_t n_surfaces)
 {
     DisplayChannel *display;
-    ChannelCbs cbs = {
-        .on_disconnect = on_disconnect,
-        .send_item = dcc_send_item,
-        .handle_migrate_flush_mark = handle_migrate_flush_mark,
-        .handle_migrate_data = handle_migrate_data,
-        .handle_migrate_data_get_serial = handle_migrate_data_get_serial,
-        .config_socket = dcc_config_socket
-    };
+
+    /* FIXME: migrate is not used...? */
+    spice_info("create display channel");
+    display = g_object_new(TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL,
+                           "spice-server", reds,
+                           "core-interface", core,
+                           "channel-type", SPICE_CHANNEL_DISPLAY,
+                           "migration-flags",
+                           (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
+                           "qxl", qxl,
+                           "n-surfaces", n_surfaces,
+                           "video-codecs", video_codecs,
+                           NULL);
+    if (display) {
+        display_channel_set_stream_video(display, stream_video);
+    }
+    return display;
+}
+
+static SpiceCanvas *image_surfaces_get(SpiceImageSurfaces *surfaces, uint32_t surface_id);
+static void drawables_init(DisplayChannel *display);
+static void
+display_channel_init(DisplayChannel *self)
+{
     static SpiceImageSurfacesOps image_surfaces_ops = {
         image_surfaces_get,
     };
 
-    spice_info("create display channel");
-    display = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(common_graphics_channel_new(
-        reds, qxl, core, sizeof(*display), SPICE_CHANNEL_DISPLAY,
-        SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER,
-        &cbs, dcc_handle_message));
-    spice_return_val_if_fail(display, NULL);
-    display->priv->pub = display;
-
-    clockid_t stat_clock = CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID;
-    stat_init(&display->priv->add_stat, "add", stat_clock);
-    stat_init(&display->priv->exclude_stat, "exclude", stat_clock);
-    stat_init(&display->priv->__exclude_stat, "__exclude", stat_clock);
-#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
-    RedChannel *channel = RED_CHANNEL(display);
-    display->priv->cache_hits_counter = stat_add_counter(reds, channel->stat,
-                                                         "cache_hits", TRUE);
-    display->priv->add_to_cache_counter = stat_add_counter(reds, channel->stat,
-                                                           "add_to_cache", TRUE);
-    display->priv->non_cache_counter = stat_add_counter(reds, channel->stat,
-                                                        "non_cache", TRUE);
-#endif
-    image_encoder_shared_init(&display->priv->encoder_shared_data);
+    /* must be manually allocated here since g_type_class_add_private() only
+     * supports structs smaller than 64k */
+    self->priv = g_new0(DisplayChannelPrivate, 1);
+    self->priv->pub = self;
 
-    display->priv->n_surfaces = MIN(n_surfaces, NUM_SURFACES);
-    display->priv->renderer = RED_RENDERER_INVALID;
+    image_encoder_shared_init(&self->priv->encoder_shared_data);
 
-    ring_init(&display->priv->current_list);
-    display->priv->image_surfaces.ops = &image_surfaces_ops;
-    drawables_init(display);
-    image_cache_init(&display->priv->image_cache);
-    display->priv->stream_video = stream_video;
-    display->priv->video_codecs = g_array_ref(video_codecs);
-    display_channel_init_streams(display);
+    ring_init(&self->priv->current_list);
+    drawables_init(self);
+    self->priv->image_surfaces.ops = &image_surfaces_ops;
+}
 
-    return display;
+static void
+display_channel_constructed(GObject *object)
+{
+    DisplayChannel *self = DISPLAY_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(display_channel_parent_class)->constructed(object);
+
+    spice_assert(self->priv->video_codecs);
+
+    self->priv->renderer = RED_RENDERER_INVALID;
+
+    stat_init(&self->priv->add_stat, "add", CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+    stat_init(&self->priv->exclude_stat, "exclude", CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+    stat_init(&self->priv->__exclude_stat, "__exclude", CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(self));
+    RedChannel *channel = RED_CHANNEL(self);
+    self->priv->cache_hits_counter =
+        stat_add_counter(reds, red_channel_get_stat_node(channel),
+                         "cache_hits", TRUE);
+    self->priv->add_to_cache_counter =
+        stat_add_counter(reds, red_channel_get_stat_node(channel),
+                         "add_to_cache", TRUE);
+    self->priv->non_cache_counter =
+        stat_add_counter(reds, red_channel_get_stat_node(channel),
+                         "non_cache", TRUE);
+#endif
+    image_cache_init(&self->priv->image_cache);
+    self->priv->stream_video = SPICE_STREAM_VIDEO_OFF;
+    display_channel_init_streams(self);
 }
 
 void display_channel_process_surface_cmd(DisplayChannel *display,
@@ -2113,6 +2206,48 @@ void display_channel_reset_image_cache(DisplayChannel *self)
     image_cache_reset(&self->priv->image_cache);
 }
 
+static void
+display_channel_class_init(DisplayChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    object_class->get_property = display_channel_get_property;
+    object_class->set_property = display_channel_set_property;
+    object_class->constructed = display_channel_constructed;
+    object_class->finalize = display_channel_finalize;
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_DISPLAY, NULL);
+    channel_class->handle_parsed = dcc_handle_message;
+
+    channel_class->on_disconnect = on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = dcc_send_item;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_flush_mark = handle_migrate_flush_mark;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data = handle_migrate_data;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data_get_serial = handle_migrate_data_get_serial;
+    channel_class->config_socket = dcc_config_socket;
+
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class,
+                                    PROP_N_SURFACES,
+                                    g_param_spec_uint("n-surfaces",
+                                                      "number of surfaces",
+                                                      "Number of surfaces for this channel",
+                                                      0, G_MAXUINT,
+                                                      0,
+                                                      G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class,
+                                    PROP_VIDEO_CODECS,
+                                    g_param_spec_boxed("video-codecs",
+                                                       "video codecs",
+                                                       "Video Codecs",
+                                                       G_TYPE_ARRAY,
+                                                       G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                                       G_PARAM_WRITABLE |
+                                                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+}
+
 void display_channel_debug_oom(DisplayChannel *display, const char *msg)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = RED_CHANNEL(display);
diff --git a/server/display-channel.h b/server/display-channel.h
index 3762e54e..d7829690 100644
--- a/server/display-channel.h
+++ b/server/display-channel.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "migration-protocol.h"
 #include "main-dispatcher.h"
 #include "spice-bitmap-utils.h"
-#include "image-cache.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "stream.h"
@@ -45,7 +44,36 @@
 #include "image-encoders.h"
 #include "common-graphics-channel.h"
 
-#define DISPLAY_CHANNEL(channel) ((DisplayChannel*)(channel))
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL display_channel_get_type()
+
+#define DISPLAY_CHANNEL(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL, DisplayChannel))
+#define DISPLAY_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL, DisplayChannelClass))
+#define IS_DISPLAY_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL))
+#define IS_DISPLAY_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL))
+#define DISPLAY_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_DISPLAY_CHANNEL, DisplayChannelClass))
+
+typedef struct DisplayChannel DisplayChannel;
+typedef struct DisplayChannelClass DisplayChannelClass;
+typedef struct DisplayChannelPrivate DisplayChannelPrivate;
+
+struct DisplayChannel
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannel parent;
+
+    DisplayChannelPrivate *priv;
+};
+
+struct DisplayChannelClass
+{
+    CommonGraphicsChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType display_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 typedef struct DependItem {
     Drawable *drawable;
@@ -154,69 +182,8 @@ struct _Drawable {
     } u;
 };
 
-typedef struct DisplayChannelPrivate DisplayChannelPrivate;
-/* FIXME: move to separate file */
-struct DisplayChannelPrivate
-{
-    DisplayChannel *pub;
-
-    uint32_t bits_unique;
-
-    MonitorsConfig *monitors_config;
-
-    uint32_t renderer;
-    int enable_jpeg;
-    int enable_zlib_glz_wrap;
-
-    Ring current_list; // of TreeItem
-    uint32_t current_size;
-
-    uint32_t drawable_count;
-    _Drawable drawables[NUM_DRAWABLES];
-    _Drawable *free_drawables;
-
-    int stream_video;
-    GArray *video_codecs;
-    uint32_t stream_count;
-    Stream streams_buf[NUM_STREAMS];
-    Stream *free_streams;
-    Ring streams;
-    ItemTrace items_trace[NUM_TRACE_ITEMS];
-    uint32_t next_item_trace;
-    uint64_t streams_size_total;
-
-    RedSurface surfaces[NUM_SURFACES];
-    uint32_t n_surfaces;
-    SpiceImageSurfaces image_surfaces;
-
-    ImageCache image_cache;
-
-    int gl_draw_async_count;
-
-/* TODO: some day unify this, make it more runtime.. */
-    stat_info_t add_stat;
-    stat_info_t exclude_stat;
-    stat_info_t __exclude_stat;
-#ifdef RED_WORKER_STAT
-    uint32_t add_count;
-    uint32_t add_with_shadow_count;
-#endif
-#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
-    uint64_t *cache_hits_counter;
-    uint64_t *add_to_cache_counter;
-    uint64_t *non_cache_counter;
-#endif
-    ImageEncoderSharedData encoder_shared_data;
-};
-
-struct DisplayChannel {
-    CommonGraphicsChannel common; // Must be the first thing
-
-    DisplayChannelPrivate priv[1];
-};
-
 #define FOREACH_DCC(_channel, _iter, _data) \
-    GLIST_FOREACH((_channel ? RED_CHANNEL(_channel)->clients : NULL), \
+    GLIST_FOREACH((_channel ? red_channel_get_clients(RED_CHANNEL(_channel)) : NULL), \
                   _iter, DisplayChannelClient, _data)
 
 int display_channel_get_stream_id(DisplayChannel *display, Stream *stream);
@@ -262,8 +229,9 @@ void                       display_channel_set_stream_video          (DisplayCha
                                                                       int stream_video);
 void                       display_channel_set_video_codecs          (DisplayChannel *display,
                                                                       GArray *video_codecs);
+int                        display_channel_get_stream_video          (DisplayChannel *display);
 int                        display_channel_get_streams_timeout       (DisplayChannel *display);
-void                       display_channel_compress_stats_print      (const DisplayChannel *display);
+void                       display_channel_compress_stats_print      (DisplayChannel *display);
 void                       display_channel_compress_stats_reset      (DisplayChannel *display);
 void                       display_channel_surface_unref             (DisplayChannel *display,
                                                                       uint32_t surface_id);
@@ -415,4 +383,6 @@ static inline void region_add_clip_rects(QRegion *rgn, SpiceClipRects *data)
     }
 }
 
+G_END_DECLS
+
 #endif /* DISPLAY_CHANNEL_H_ */
diff --git a/server/dummy-channel-client.c b/server/dummy-channel-client.c
index 1b72137a..b7fee6fa 100644
--- a/server/dummy-channel-client.c
+++ b/server/dummy-channel-client.c
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ struct DummyChannelClientPrivate
 
 static int dummy_channel_client_pre_create_validate(RedChannel *channel, RedClient  *client)
 {
-    if (red_client_get_channel(client, channel->type, channel->id)) {
+    uint32_t type, id;
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
+    if (red_client_get_channel(client, type, id)) {
         spice_printerr("Error client %p: duplicate channel type %d id %d",
-                       client, channel->type, channel->id);
+                       client, type, id);
         return FALSE;
     }
     return TRUE;
@@ -54,6 +56,9 @@ static gboolean dummy_channel_client_initable_init(GInitable *initable,
     RedChannelClient *rcc = RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(self);
     RedClient *client = red_channel_client_get_client(rcc);
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    uint32_t type, id;
+
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&client->lock);
     if (!dummy_channel_client_pre_create_validate(channel,
                                                   client)) {
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ static gboolean dummy_channel_client_initable_init(GInitable *initable,
                     SPICE_SERVER_ERROR,
                     SPICE_SERVER_ERROR_FAILED,
                     "Client %p: duplicate channel type %d id %d",
-                    client, channel->type, channel->id);
+                    client, type, id);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -94,10 +99,12 @@ static void dummy_channel_client_disconnect(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     DummyChannelClient *self = DUMMY_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     GList *link;
+    uint32_t type, id;
 
-    if (channel && (link = g_list_find(channel->clients, rcc))) {
+    if (channel && (link = g_list_find(red_channel_get_clients(channel), rcc))) {
+        g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
         spice_printerr("rcc=%p (channel=%p type=%d id=%d)", rcc, channel,
-                       channel->type, channel->id);
+                       type, id);
         red_channel_remove_client(channel, link->data);
     }
     self->priv->connected = FALSE;
diff --git a/server/dummy-channel.c b/server/dummy-channel.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b65bce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/dummy-channel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* dummy-channel.c */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "dummy-channel.h"
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(DummyChannel, dummy_channel, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
+static void
+dummy_channel_class_init(DummyChannelClass *klass)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+dummy_channel_init(DummyChannel *self)
+{
+}
+
+// TODO: red_worker can use this one
+static void dummy_watch_update_mask(SpiceWatch *watch, int event_mask)
+{
+}
+
+static SpiceWatch *dummy_watch_add(int fd, int event_mask, SpiceWatchFunc func, void *opaque)
+{
+    return NULL; // apparently allowed?
+}
+
+static void dummy_watch_remove(SpiceWatch *watch)
+{
+}
+
+// TODO: actually, since I also use channel_client_dummym, no need for core. Can be NULL
+static const SpiceCoreInterface dummy_core = {
+    .watch_update_mask = dummy_watch_update_mask,
+    .watch_add = dummy_watch_add,
+    .watch_remove = dummy_watch_remove,
+};
+
+RedChannel *dummy_channel_new(RedsState *reds, uint32_t type, uint32_t id)
+{
+    return g_object_new(TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL,
+                        "spice-server", reds,
+                        "core-interface", &dummy_core,
+                        "channel-type", type,
+                        "id", id,
+                        NULL);
+}
diff --git a/server/dummy-channel.h b/server/dummy-channel.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95276339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/dummy-channel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+   Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+   */
+
+#ifndef __DUMMY_CHANNEL_H__
+#define __DUMMY_CHANNEL_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include "red-channel.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+// TODO: tmp, for channels that don't use RedChannel yet (e.g., snd channel), but
+// do use the client callbacks. So the channel clients are not connected (the channel doesn't
+// have list of them, but they do have a link to the channel, and the client has a list of them)
+
+#define TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL dummy_channel_get_type()
+
+#define DUMMY_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL, DummyChannel))
+#define DUMMY_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL, DummyChannelClass))
+#define _IS_DUMMY_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL))
+#define _IS_DUMMY_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL))
+#define DUMMY_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_DUMMY_CHANNEL, DummyChannelClass))
+
+typedef struct DummyChannel DummyChannel;
+typedef struct DummyChannelClass DummyChannelClass;
+
+struct DummyChannel
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
+};
+
+struct DummyChannelClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType dummy_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+RedChannel *dummy_channel_new(RedsState *reds, uint32_t type, uint32_t id);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __DUMMY_CHANNEL_H__ */
diff --git a/server/inputs-channel.c b/server/inputs-channel.c
index d0f534a8..aadcf4b5 100644
--- a/server/inputs-channel.c
+++ b/server/inputs-channel.c
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
 #define RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE \
     (4096 + (REDS_AGENT_WINDOW_SIZE + REDS_NUM_INTERNAL_AGENT_MESSAGES) * SPICE_AGENT_MAX_DATA_SIZE)
 
+struct InputsChannel
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
+
+    uint8_t recv_buf[RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE];
+    VDAgentMouseState mouse_state;
+    int src_during_migrate;
+    SpiceTimer *key_modifiers_timer;
+
+    SpiceKbdInstance *keyboard;
+    SpiceMouseInstance *mouse;
+    SpiceTabletInstance *tablet;
+};
+
+struct InputsChannelClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(InputsChannel, inputs_channel, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
 struct SpiceKbdState {
     uint8_t push_ext_type;
 
@@ -105,18 +126,6 @@ RedsState* spice_tablet_state_get_server(SpiceTabletState *st)
     return st->reds;
 }
 
-struct InputsChannel {
-    RedChannel base;
-    uint8_t recv_buf[RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE];
-    VDAgentMouseState mouse_state;
-    int src_during_migrate;
-    SpiceTimer *key_modifiers_timer;
-
-    SpiceKbdInstance *keyboard;
-    SpiceMouseInstance *mouse;
-    SpiceTabletInstance *tablet;
-};
-
 typedef struct RedKeyModifiersPipeItem {
     RedPipeItem base;
     uint8_t modifiers;
@@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ static int inputs_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, ui
     InputsChannel *inputs_channel = INPUTS_CHANNEL(red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
     InputsChannelClient *icc = INPUTS_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
     uint32_t i;
-    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(&inputs_channel->base);
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(inputs_channel));
 
     switch (type) {
     case SPICE_MSGC_INPUTS_KEY_DOWN: {
@@ -359,12 +368,15 @@ static int inputs_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, ui
                 reds_handle_agent_mouse_event(reds, &inputs_channel->mouse_state);
             } else if (inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)) {
                 SpiceTabletInterface *sif;
-                sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)->base.sif, SpiceTabletInterface, base);
-                sif->wheel(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel), dz, RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_press->buttons_state));
+                sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)->base.sif,
+                                        SpiceTabletInterface, base);
+                sif->wheel(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel), dz,
+                           RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_press->buttons_state));
             }
         } else if (inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)) {
             SpiceMouseInterface *sif;
-            sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)->base.sif, SpiceMouseInterface, base);
+            sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)->base.sif,
+                                    SpiceMouseInterface, base);
             sif->motion(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel), 0, 0, dz,
                         RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_press->buttons_state));
         }
@@ -379,12 +391,15 @@ static int inputs_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, ui
                 reds_handle_agent_mouse_event(reds, &inputs_channel->mouse_state);
             } else if (inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)) {
                 SpiceTabletInterface *sif;
-                sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)->base.sif, SpiceTabletInterface, base);
-                sif->buttons(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel), RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_release->buttons_state));
+                sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel)->base.sif,
+                                        SpiceTabletInterface, base);
+                sif->buttons(inputs_channel_get_tablet(inputs_channel),
+                             RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_release->buttons_state));
             }
         } else if (inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)) {
             SpiceMouseInterface *sif;
-            sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)->base.sif, SpiceMouseInterface, base);
+            sif = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel)->base.sif,
+                                    SpiceMouseInterface, base);
             sif->buttons(inputs_channel_get_mouse(inputs_channel),
                          RED_MOUSE_STATE_TO_LOCAL(mouse_release->buttons_state));
         }
@@ -519,11 +534,11 @@ static void inputs_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 
 static void inputs_channel_push_keyboard_modifiers(InputsChannel *inputs, uint8_t modifiers)
 {
-    if (!inputs || !red_channel_is_connected(&inputs->base) ||
+    if (!inputs || !red_channel_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL(inputs)) ||
         inputs->src_during_migrate) {
         return;
     }
-    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(&inputs->base,
+    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(RED_CHANNEL(inputs),
         red_inputs_key_modifiers_item_new, (void*)&modifiers);
 }
 
@@ -569,44 +584,65 @@ static int inputs_channel_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
 
 InputsChannel* inputs_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
 {
-    ChannelCbs channel_cbs = { NULL, };
+    return  g_object_new(TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL,
+                         "spice-server", reds,
+                         "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
+                         "channel-type", (int)SPICE_CHANNEL_INPUTS,
+                         "id", 0,
+                         "handle-acks", FALSE,
+                         "migration-flags", 
+                         (guint)(SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
+                         NULL);
+
+}
+
+static void
+inputs_channel_constructed(GObject *object)
+{
     ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
-    InputsChannel *inputs;
-
-    channel_cbs.config_socket = inputs_channel_config_socket;
-    channel_cbs.on_disconnect = inputs_channel_on_disconnect;
-    channel_cbs.send_item = inputs_channel_send_item;
-    channel_cbs.alloc_recv_buf = inputs_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.release_recv_buf = inputs_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data = inputs_channel_handle_migrate_data;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark = inputs_channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
-
-    inputs = INPUTS_CHANNEL(red_channel_create_parser(
-                                    sizeof(InputsChannel),
-                                    reds,
-                                    reds_get_core_interface(reds),
-                                    SPICE_CHANNEL_INPUTS, 0,
-                                    FALSE, /* handle_acks */
-                                    spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_INPUTS, NULL),
-                                    inputs_channel_handle_parsed,
-                                    &channel_cbs,
-                                    SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER));
-
-    if (!inputs) {
-        spice_error("failed to allocate Inputs Channel");
-    }
+    InputsChannel *self = INPUTS_CHANNEL(object);
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(self));
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(inputs_channel_parent_class)->constructed(object);
 
     client_cbs.connect = inputs_connect;
     client_cbs.migrate = inputs_migrate;
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(&inputs->base, &client_cbs, NULL);
+    red_channel_register_client_cbs(RED_CHANNEL(self), &client_cbs, NULL);
 
-    red_channel_set_cap(&inputs->base, SPICE_INPUTS_CAP_KEY_SCANCODE);
-    reds_register_channel(reds, &inputs->base);
+    red_channel_set_cap(RED_CHANNEL(self), SPICE_INPUTS_CAP_KEY_SCANCODE);
+    reds_register_channel(reds, RED_CHANNEL(self));
 
-    if (!(inputs->key_modifiers_timer = reds_core_timer_add(reds, key_modifiers_sender, inputs))) {
+    self->key_modifiers_timer = reds_core_timer_add(reds, key_modifiers_sender, self);
+    if (!self->key_modifiers_timer) {
         spice_error("key modifiers timer create failed");
     }
-    return inputs;
+}
+
+static void
+inputs_channel_init(InputsChannel *self)
+{
+}
+
+
+static void
+inputs_channel_class_init(InputsChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    object_class->constructed = inputs_channel_constructed;
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_INPUTS, NULL);
+    channel_class->handle_parsed = inputs_channel_handle_parsed;
+
+    /* channel callbacks */
+    channel_class->config_socket = inputs_channel_config_socket;
+    channel_class->on_disconnect = inputs_channel_on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = inputs_channel_send_item;
+    channel_class->alloc_recv_buf = inputs_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->release_recv_buf = inputs_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data = inputs_channel_handle_migrate_data;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_flush_mark = inputs_channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
 }
 
 static SpiceKbdInstance* inputs_channel_get_keyboard(InputsChannel *inputs)
@@ -621,7 +657,7 @@ int inputs_channel_set_keyboard(InputsChannel *inputs, SpiceKbdInstance *keyboar
         return -1;
     }
     inputs->keyboard = keyboard;
-    inputs->keyboard->st = spice_kbd_state_new(red_channel_get_server(&inputs->base));
+    inputs->keyboard->st = spice_kbd_state_new(red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(inputs)));
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/server/inputs-channel.h b/server/inputs-channel.h
index ae84eed1..26569fa6 100644
--- a/server/inputs-channel.h
+++ b/server/inputs-channel.h
@@ -22,15 +22,30 @@
 // This include should only be used by reds.c and inputs-channel.c
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <spice/vd_agent.h>
 
 #include "red-channel.h"
 
-#define INPUTS_CHANNEL(channel) ((InputsChannel*)(channel))
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL inputs_channel_get_type()
+
+#define INPUTS_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL, InputsChannel))
+#define INPUTS_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL, InputsChannelClass))
+#define INPUTS_IS_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL))
+#define INPUTS_IS_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL))
+#define INPUTS_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_INPUTS_CHANNEL, InputsChannelClass))
 
 typedef struct InputsChannel InputsChannel;
+typedef struct InputsChannelClass InputsChannelClass;
+
+GType inputs_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 InputsChannel* inputs_channel_new(RedsState *reds);
+
 const VDAgentMouseState *inputs_channel_get_mouse_state(InputsChannel *inputs);
 void inputs_channel_on_keyboard_leds_change(InputsChannel *inputs, uint8_t leds);
 void inputs_channel_set_tablet_logical_size(InputsChannel *inputs, int x_res, int y_res);
@@ -44,4 +59,6 @@ RedsState* spice_tablet_state_get_server(SpiceTabletState *dev);
 RedsState* spice_kbd_state_get_server(SpiceKbdState *dev);
 gboolean inputs_channel_is_src_during_migrate(InputsChannel *inputs);
 
+G_END_DECLS
+
 #endif
diff --git a/server/main-channel-client.c b/server/main-channel-client.c
index b47b1e0d..daa3dfc8 100644
--- a/server/main-channel-client.c
+++ b/server/main-channel-client.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void main_channel_client_handle_migrate_connected(MainChannelClient *mcc,
     spice_printerr("client %p connected: %d seamless %d", client, success, seamless);
     if (mcc->priv->mig_wait_connect) {
         RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc));
-        MainChannel *main_channel = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
+        MainChannel *main_channel = MAIN_CHANNEL(channel);
 
         mcc->priv->mig_wait_connect = FALSE;
         mcc->priv->mig_connect_ok = success;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ void main_channel_client_handle_migrate_dst_do_seamless(MainChannelClient *mcc,
                                                         uint32_t src_version)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc));
-    if (reds_on_migrate_dst_set_seamless(channel->reds, mcc, src_version)) {
+    if (reds_on_migrate_dst_set_seamless(red_channel_get_server(channel), mcc, src_version)) {
         mcc->priv->seamless_mig_dst = TRUE;
         red_channel_client_pipe_add_empty_msg(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc),
                                              SPICE_MSG_MAIN_MIGRATE_DST_SEAMLESS_ACK);
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void main_channel_client_migrate_dst_complete(MainChannelClient *mcc)
     if (mcc->priv->mig_wait_prev_complete) {
         if (mcc->priv->mig_wait_prev_try_seamless) {
             RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc));
-            spice_assert(g_list_length(channel->clients) == 1);
+            spice_assert(red_channel_get_n_clients(channel) == 1);
             red_channel_client_pipe_add_type(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc),
                                              RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_MIGRATE_BEGIN_SEAMLESS);
         } else {
@@ -609,9 +609,11 @@ static void do_ping_client(MainChannelClient *mcc,
         if (has_interval && interval > 0) {
             mcc->priv->ping_interval = interval * MSEC_PER_SEC;
         }
-        reds_core_timer_start(channel->reds, mcc->priv->ping_timer, mcc->priv->ping_interval);
+        reds_core_timer_start(red_channel_get_server(channel),
+                              mcc->priv->ping_timer, mcc->priv->ping_interval);
     } else if (!strcmp(opt, "off")) {
-        reds_core_timer_cancel(channel->reds, mcc->priv->ping_timer);
+        reds_core_timer_cancel(red_channel_get_server(channel),
+                               mcc->priv->ping_timer);
     } else {
         return;
     }
@@ -624,11 +626,13 @@ static void ping_timer_cb(void *opaque)
 
     if (!red_channel_client_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(mcc))) {
         spice_printerr("not connected to peer, ping off");
-        reds_core_timer_cancel(channel->reds, mcc->priv->ping_timer);
+        reds_core_timer_cancel(red_channel_get_server(channel),
+                               mcc->priv->ping_timer);
         return;
     }
     do_ping_client(mcc, NULL, 0, 0);
-    reds_core_timer_start(channel->reds, mcc->priv->ping_timer, mcc->priv->ping_interval);
+    reds_core_timer_start(red_channel_get_server(channel),
+                          mcc->priv->ping_timer, mcc->priv->ping_interval);
 }
 #endif /* RED_STATISTICS */
 
@@ -693,7 +697,8 @@ uint64_t main_channel_client_get_roundtrip_ms(MainChannelClient *mcc)
 void main_channel_client_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    reds_on_main_channel_migrate(channel->reds, MAIN_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc));
+    reds_on_main_channel_migrate(red_channel_get_server(channel),
+                                 MAIN_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc));
     red_channel_client_default_migrate(rcc);
 }
 
@@ -754,7 +759,7 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_channels(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MAIN_CHANNELS_LIST, item);
-    channels_info = reds_msg_channels_new(channel->reds);
+    channels_info = reds_msg_channels_new(red_channel_get_server(channel));
     spice_marshall_msg_main_channels_list(m, channels_info);
     free(channels_info);
 }
@@ -829,7 +834,8 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_migrate_data_item(RedChannelClient *rcc,
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MIGRATE_DATA, item);
-    reds_marshall_migrate_data(channel->reds, m); // TODO: from reds split. ugly separation.
+    // TODO: from reds split. ugly separation.
+    reds_marshall_migrate_data(red_channel_get_server(channel), m);
 }
 
 static void main_channel_marshall_init(RedChannelClient *rcc,
@@ -847,7 +853,7 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_init(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     if (item->is_client_mouse_allowed) {
         init.supported_mouse_modes |= SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_CLIENT;
     }
-    init.agent_connected = reds_has_vdagent(channel->reds);
+    init.agent_connected = reds_has_vdagent(red_channel_get_server(channel));
     init.agent_tokens = REDS_AGENT_WINDOW_SIZE;
     init.multi_media_time = item->multi_media_time;
     init.ram_hint = item->ram_hint;
@@ -891,11 +897,9 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_migrate_begin(SpiceMarshaller *m, RedChannelCl
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     SpiceMsgMainMigrationBegin migrate;
-    MainChannel *main_ch;
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MAIN_MIGRATE_BEGIN, item);
-    main_ch = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
-    main_channel_fill_migrate_dst_info(main_ch, &migrate.dst_info);
+    main_channel_fill_migrate_dst_info(MAIN_CHANNEL(channel), &migrate.dst_info);
     spice_marshall_msg_main_migrate_begin(m, &migrate);
 }
 
@@ -905,11 +909,9 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_migrate_begin_seamless(SpiceMarshaller *m,
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     SpiceMsgMainMigrateBeginSeamless migrate_seamless;
-    MainChannel *main_ch;
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MAIN_MIGRATE_BEGIN_SEAMLESS, item);
-    main_ch = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
-    main_channel_fill_migrate_dst_info(main_ch, &migrate_seamless.dst_info);
+    main_channel_fill_migrate_dst_info(MAIN_CHANNEL(channel), &migrate_seamless.dst_info);
     migrate_seamless.src_mig_version = SPICE_MIGRATION_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
     spice_marshall_msg_main_migrate_begin_seamless(m, &migrate_seamless);
 }
@@ -935,7 +937,7 @@ static void main_channel_marshall_migrate_switch(SpiceMarshaller *m, RedChannelC
 
     spice_printerr("");
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MAIN_MIGRATE_SWITCH_HOST, item);
-    main_ch = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
+    main_ch = MAIN_CHANNEL(channel);
     mig_target = main_channel_get_migration_target(main_ch);
     migrate.port = mig_target->port;
     migrate.sport = mig_target->sport;
diff --git a/server/main-channel.c b/server/main-channel.c
index e69e34eb..cf5ee6ae 100644
--- a/server/main-channel.c
+++ b/server/main-channel.c
@@ -27,9 +27,30 @@
 #include "main-channel.h"
 #include "main-channel-client.h"
 
+// approximate max receive message size for main channel
+#define MAIN_CHANNEL_RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE \
+    (4096 + (REDS_AGENT_WINDOW_SIZE + REDS_NUM_INTERNAL_AGENT_MESSAGES) * SPICE_AGENT_MAX_DATA_SIZE)
+
+struct MainChannel
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
+
+    uint8_t recv_buf[MAIN_CHANNEL_RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE];
+    // TODO: add refs and release (afrer all clients completed migration in one way or the other?)
+    RedsMigSpice mig_target;
+    int num_clients_mig_wait;
+};
+
+struct MainChannelClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(MainChannel, main_channel, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
 int main_channel_is_connected(MainChannel *main_chan)
 {
-    return red_channel_is_connected(&main_chan->base);
+    return red_channel_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -76,27 +97,29 @@ void main_channel_push_mouse_mode(MainChannel *main_chan, int current_mode,
         .is_client_mouse_allowed=is_client_mouse_allowed,
     };
 
-    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(&main_chan->base,
+    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan),
         main_mouse_mode_item_new, &info);
 }
 
 void main_channel_push_agent_connected(MainChannel *main_chan)
 {
-    if (red_channel_test_remote_cap(&main_chan->base, SPICE_MAIN_CAP_AGENT_CONNECTED_TOKENS)) {
-        red_channel_pipes_add_type(&main_chan->base, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_AGENT_CONNECTED_TOKENS);
+    if (red_channel_test_remote_cap(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan),
+                                    SPICE_MAIN_CAP_AGENT_CONNECTED_TOKENS)) {
+        red_channel_pipes_add_type(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan),
+                                   RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_AGENT_CONNECTED_TOKENS);
     } else {
-        red_channel_pipes_add_empty_msg(&main_chan->base, SPICE_MSG_MAIN_AGENT_CONNECTED);
+        red_channel_pipes_add_empty_msg(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan), SPICE_MSG_MAIN_AGENT_CONNECTED);
     }
 }
 
 void main_channel_push_agent_disconnected(MainChannel *main_chan)
 {
-    red_channel_pipes_add_type(&main_chan->base, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_AGENT_DISCONNECTED);
+    red_channel_pipes_add_type(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan), RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_AGENT_DISCONNECTED);
 }
 
 static void main_channel_push_migrate_data_item(MainChannel *main_chan)
 {
-    red_channel_pipes_add_type(&main_chan->base, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_MIGRATE_DATA);
+    red_channel_pipes_add_type(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan), RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_MIGRATE_DATA);
 }
 
 static int main_channel_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
@@ -107,7 +130,7 @@ static int main_channel_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     SpiceMigrateDataHeader *header = (SpiceMigrateDataHeader *)message;
 
     /* not supported with multi-clients */
-    spice_assert(g_list_length(channel->clients) == 1);
+    spice_assert(red_channel_get_n_clients(channel) == 1);
 
     if (size < sizeof(SpiceMigrateDataHeader) + sizeof(SpiceMigrateDataMain)) {
         spice_printerr("bad message size %u", size);
@@ -119,7 +142,9 @@ static int main_channel_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
         spice_error("bad header");
         return FALSE;
     }
-    return reds_handle_migrate_data(channel->reds, mcc, (SpiceMigrateDataMain *)(header + 1), size);
+    return reds_handle_migrate_data(red_channel_get_server(channel), mcc,
+                                    (SpiceMigrateDataMain *)(header + 1),
+                                    size);
 }
 
 void main_channel_push_multi_media_time(MainChannel *main_chan, int time)
@@ -128,7 +153,7 @@ void main_channel_push_multi_media_time(MainChannel *main_chan, int time)
         .time = time,
     };
 
-    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(&main_chan->base,
+    red_channel_pipes_new_add_push(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan),
         main_multi_media_time_item_new, &info);
 }
 
@@ -150,15 +175,16 @@ static void main_channel_fill_mig_target(MainChannel *main_channel, RedsMigSpice
 void main_channel_migrate_switch(MainChannel *main_chan, RedsMigSpice *mig_target)
 {
     main_channel_fill_mig_target(main_chan, mig_target);
-    red_channel_pipes_add_type(&main_chan->base, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_MIGRATE_SWITCH_HOST);
+    red_channel_pipes_add_type(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan), RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MAIN_MIGRATE_SWITCH_HOST);
 }
 
 static int main_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, uint16_t type,
                                       void *message)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    MainChannel *main_chan = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
+    MainChannel *main_chan = MAIN_CHANNEL(channel);
     MainChannelClient *mcc = MAIN_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(channel);
 
     switch (type) {
     case SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_AGENT_START: {
@@ -169,18 +195,18 @@ static int main_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, uint
             return FALSE;
         }
         tokens = (SpiceMsgcMainAgentStart *)message;
-        reds_on_main_agent_start(channel->reds, mcc, tokens->num_tokens);
+        reds_on_main_agent_start(reds, mcc, tokens->num_tokens);
         break;
     }
     case SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_AGENT_DATA: {
-        reds_on_main_agent_data(channel->reds, mcc, message, size);
+        reds_on_main_agent_data(reds, mcc, message, size);
         break;
     }
     case SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_AGENT_TOKEN: {
         SpiceMsgcMainAgentTokens *tokens;
 
         tokens = (SpiceMsgcMainAgentTokens *)message;
-        reds_on_main_agent_tokens(channel->reds, mcc, tokens->num_tokens);
+        reds_on_main_agent_tokens(reds, mcc, tokens->num_tokens);
         break;
     }
     case SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_ATTACH_CHANNELS:
@@ -204,7 +230,7 @@ static int main_channel_handle_parsed(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t size, uint
             ((SpiceMsgcMainMigrateDstDoSeamless *)message)->src_version);
         break;
     case SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_MOUSE_MODE_REQUEST:
-        reds_on_main_mouse_mode_request(channel->reds, message, size);
+        reds_on_main_mouse_mode_request(reds, message, size);
         break;
     case SPICE_MSGC_PONG: {
         main_channel_client_handle_pong(mcc, (SpiceMsgPing *)message, size);
@@ -226,11 +252,11 @@ static uint8_t *main_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf(RedChannelClient *rcc,
                                                uint32_t size)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    MainChannel *main_chan = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, MainChannel, base);
+    MainChannel *main_chan = MAIN_CHANNEL(channel);
     MainChannelClient *mcc = MAIN_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
 
     if (type == SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_AGENT_DATA) {
-        return reds_get_agent_data_buffer(channel->reds, mcc, size);
+        return reds_get_agent_data_buffer(red_channel_get_server(channel), mcc, size);
     } else {
         return main_chan->recv_buf;
     }
@@ -243,7 +269,7 @@ static void main_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf(RedChannelClient *rcc,
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     if (type == SPICE_MSGC_MAIN_AGENT_DATA) {
-        reds_release_agent_data_buffer(channel->reds, msg);
+        reds_release_agent_data_buffer(red_channel_get_server(channel), msg);
     }
 }
 
@@ -256,8 +282,7 @@ static int main_channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
     spice_debug(NULL);
-    main_channel_push_migrate_data_item(SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel,
-                                        MainChannel, base));
+    main_channel_push_migrate_data_item(MAIN_CHANNEL(channel));
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -282,12 +307,14 @@ MainChannelClient *main_channel_link(MainChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
 
 int main_channel_getsockname(MainChannel *main_chan, struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t *salen)
 {
-    return main_chan ? getsockname(red_channel_get_first_socket(&main_chan->base), sa, salen) : -1;
+    return main_chan ?
+        getsockname(red_channel_get_first_socket(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan)), sa, salen) : -1;
 }
 
 int main_channel_getpeername(MainChannel *main_chan, struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t *salen)
 {
-    return main_chan ? getpeername(red_channel_get_first_socket(&main_chan->base), sa, salen) : -1;
+    return main_chan ?
+        getpeername(red_channel_get_first_socket(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan)), sa, salen) : -1;
 }
 
 // TODO: ? shouldn't it disonnect all clients? or shutdown all main_channels?
@@ -295,42 +322,64 @@ void main_channel_close(MainChannel *main_chan)
 {
     int socketfd;
 
-    if (main_chan && (socketfd = red_channel_get_first_socket(&main_chan->base)) != -1) {
+    if (main_chan && (socketfd = red_channel_get_first_socket(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan))) != -1) {
         close(socketfd);
     }
 }
 
 MainChannel* main_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
 {
-    RedChannel *channel;
-    ChannelCbs channel_cbs = { NULL, };
-    ClientCbs client_cbs = {NULL, };
+    // TODO: set the migration flag of the channel
+    return g_object_new(TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL,
+                        "spice-server", reds,
+                        "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
+                        "channel-type", (gint)SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN,
+                        "id", 0,
+                        "handle-acks", FALSE, /* handle_acks */
+                        "migration-flags",
+                        (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
+                        NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+main_channel_constructed(GObject *object)
+{
+    MainChannel *self = MAIN_CHANNEL(object);
+    ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
 
-    channel_cbs.config_socket = main_channel_config_socket;
-    channel_cbs.on_disconnect = main_channel_client_on_disconnect;
-    channel_cbs.send_item = main_channel_client_send_item;
-    channel_cbs.alloc_recv_buf = main_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.release_recv_buf = main_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark = main_channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data = main_channel_handle_migrate_data;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(main_channel_parent_class)->constructed(object);
 
-    // TODO: set the migration flag of the channel
-    channel = red_channel_create_parser(sizeof(MainChannel), reds,
-                                        reds_get_core_interface(reds),
-                                        SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN, 0,
-                                        FALSE, /* handle_acks */
-                                        spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN, NULL),
-                                        main_channel_handle_parsed,
-                                        &channel_cbs,
-                                        SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER);
-    spice_assert(channel);
-    red_channel_set_cap(channel, SPICE_MAIN_CAP_SEMI_SEAMLESS_MIGRATE);
-    red_channel_set_cap(channel, SPICE_MAIN_CAP_SEAMLESS_MIGRATE);
+    red_channel_set_cap(RED_CHANNEL(self), SPICE_MAIN_CAP_SEMI_SEAMLESS_MIGRATE);
+    red_channel_set_cap(RED_CHANNEL(self), SPICE_MAIN_CAP_SEAMLESS_MIGRATE);
 
     client_cbs.migrate = main_channel_client_migrate;
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(channel, &client_cbs, NULL);
+    red_channel_register_client_cbs(RED_CHANNEL(self), &client_cbs, NULL);
+}
 
-    return MAIN_CHANNEL(channel);
+static void
+main_channel_init(MainChannel *self)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+main_channel_class_init(MainChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    object_class->constructed = main_channel_constructed;
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN, NULL);
+    channel_class->handle_parsed = main_channel_handle_parsed;
+
+    /* channel callbacks */
+    channel_class->config_socket = main_channel_config_socket;
+    channel_class->on_disconnect = main_channel_client_on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = main_channel_client_send_item;
+    channel_class->alloc_recv_buf = main_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->release_recv_buf = main_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_flush_mark = main_channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data = main_channel_handle_migrate_data;
 }
 
 static int main_channel_connect_semi_seamless(MainChannel *main_channel)
@@ -351,7 +400,7 @@ static int main_channel_connect_seamless(MainChannel *main_channel)
     GListIter iter;
     RedChannelClient *rcc;
 
-    spice_assert(g_list_length(main_channel->base.clients) == 1);
+    spice_assert(red_channel_get_n_clients(RED_CHANNEL(main_channel)) == 1);
 
     FOREACH_CLIENT(main_channel, iter, rcc) {
         MainChannelClient *mcc = MAIN_CHANNEL_CLIENT(rcc);
@@ -375,8 +424,10 @@ int main_channel_migrate_connect(MainChannel *main_channel, RedsMigSpice *mig_ta
         return main_channel_connect_semi_seamless(main_channel);
     } else {
         RedChannelClient *rcc;
+        GList *clients = red_channel_get_clients(RED_CHANNEL(main_channel));
 
-        rcc = g_list_nth_data(main_channel->base.clients, 0);
+        /* just test the first one */
+        rcc = g_list_nth_data(clients, 0);
 
         if (!red_channel_client_test_remote_cap(rcc,
                                                 SPICE_MAIN_CAP_SEAMLESS_MIGRATE)) {
@@ -408,7 +459,7 @@ int main_channel_migrate_src_complete(MainChannel *main_chan, int success)
 
     spice_printerr("");
 
-    if (!main_chan->base.clients) {
+    if (!red_channel_get_clients(RED_CHANNEL(main_chan))) {
         spice_printerr("no peer connected");
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/server/main-channel.h b/server/main-channel.h
index 6e89f14a..19beb7c0 100644
--- a/server/main-channel.h
+++ b/server/main-channel.h
@@ -19,22 +19,34 @@
 #define __MAIN_CHANNEL_H__
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <spice/vd_agent.h>
 #include <common/marshaller.h>
 
 #include "red-channel.h"
 
-#define MAIN_CHANNEL(channel) ((MainChannel*)(channel))
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL main_channel_get_type()
+
+#define MAIN_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL, MainChannel))
+#define MAIN_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL, MainChannelClass))
+#define IS_MAIN_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL))
+#define IS_MAIN_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL))
+#define MAIN_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), TYPE_MAIN_CHANNEL, MainChannelClass))
+
+typedef struct MainChannel MainChannel;
+typedef struct MainChannelClass MainChannelClass;
+
+GType main_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 // TODO: Defines used to calculate receive buffer size, and also by reds.c
 // other options: is to make a reds_main_consts.h, to duplicate defines.
 #define REDS_AGENT_WINDOW_SIZE 10
 #define REDS_NUM_INTERNAL_AGENT_MESSAGES 1
 
-// approximate max receive message size for main channel
-#define MAIN_CHANNEL_RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE \
-    (4096 + (REDS_AGENT_WINDOW_SIZE + REDS_NUM_INTERNAL_AGENT_MESSAGES) * SPICE_AGENT_MAX_DATA_SIZE)
-
 struct RedsMigSpice {
     char *host;
     char *cert_subject;
@@ -43,14 +55,6 @@ struct RedsMigSpice {
 };
 typedef struct RedsMigSpice RedsMigSpice;
 
-typedef struct MainChannel {
-    RedChannel base;
-    uint8_t recv_buf[MAIN_CHANNEL_RECEIVE_BUF_SIZE];
-    RedsMigSpice mig_target; // TODO: add refs and release (afrer all clients completed migration in one way or the other?)
-    int num_clients_mig_wait;
-} MainChannel;
-
-
 MainChannel *main_channel_new(RedsState *reds);
 RedClient *main_channel_get_client_by_link_id(MainChannel *main_chan, uint32_t link_id);
 /* This is a 'clone' from the reds.h Channel.link callback to allow passing link_id */
@@ -83,4 +87,6 @@ int main_channel_migrate_src_complete(MainChannel *main_chan, int success);
 void main_channel_on_migrate_connected(MainChannel *main_channel,
                                        gboolean success, gboolean seamless);
 
+G_END_DECLS
+
 #endif
diff --git a/server/red-channel-client-private.h b/server/red-channel-client-private.h
index 83fef237..e77cdf9e 100644
--- a/server/red-channel-client-private.h
+++ b/server/red-channel-client-private.h
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@
 #include "red-channel.h"
 #include "red-channel-client.h"
 
+typedef struct RedChannelClientLatencyMonitor {
+    int state;
+    uint64_t last_pong_time;
+    SpiceTimer *timer;
+    uint32_t id;
+    int tcp_nodelay;
+    int warmup_was_sent;
+
+    int64_t roundtrip;
+} RedChannelClientLatencyMonitor;
+
+typedef struct RedChannelClientConnectivityMonitor {
+    int state;
+    uint32_t out_bytes;
+    uint32_t in_bytes;
+    uint32_t timeout;
+    SpiceTimer *timer;
+} RedChannelClientConnectivityMonitor;
+
 typedef struct OutgoingHandler {
     OutgoingHandlerInterface *cb;
     void *opaque;
diff --git a/server/red-channel-client.c b/server/red-channel-client.c
index 9426b137..c562e8ed 100644
--- a/server/red-channel-client.c
+++ b/server/red-channel-client.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ typedef struct MarkerPipeItem {
 
 static void red_channel_client_start_ping_timer(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t timeout)
 {
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
+
     if (!rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer) {
         return;
     }
@@ -100,11 +102,15 @@ static void red_channel_client_start_ping_timer(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t
         return;
     }
     rcc->priv->latency_monitor.state = PING_STATE_TIMER;
-    rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_start(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer, timeout);
+
+    core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+    core->timer_start(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer, timeout);
 }
 
 static void red_channel_client_cancel_ping_timer(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
+
     if (!rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer) {
         return;
     }
@@ -112,7 +118,8 @@ static void red_channel_client_cancel_ping_timer(RedChannelClient *rcc)
         return;
     }
 
-    rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_cancel(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
+    core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+    core->timer_cancel(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
     rcc->priv->latency_monitor.state = PING_STATE_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -187,10 +194,10 @@ red_channel_client_set_property(GObject *object,
             break;
         case PROP_CHANNEL:
             if (self->priv->channel)
-                red_channel_unref(self->priv->channel);
+                g_object_unref(self->priv->channel);
             self->priv->channel = g_value_get_pointer(value);
             if (self->priv->channel)
-                red_channel_ref(self->priv->channel);
+                g_object_ref(self->priv->channel);
             break;
         case PROP_CLIENT:
             self->priv->client = g_value_get_pointer(value);
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ red_channel_client_finalize(GObject *object)
 
     red_channel_client_destroy_remote_caps(self);
     if (self->priv->channel) {
-        red_channel_unref(self->priv->channel);
+        g_object_unref(self->priv->channel);
     }
 
     G_OBJECT_CLASS(red_channel_client_parent_class)->finalize(object);
@@ -361,7 +368,6 @@ void red_channel_client_on_output(void *opaque, int n)
     if (rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer) {
         rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.out_bytes += n;
     }
-    stat_inc_counter(reds, rcc->priv->channel->out_bytes_counter, n);
 }
 
 void red_channel_client_on_input(void *opaque, int n)
@@ -391,12 +397,14 @@ void red_channel_client_prepare_out_msg(void *opaque, struct iovec *vec,
 
 void red_channel_client_on_out_block(void *opaque)
 {
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
     RedChannelClient *rcc = RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(opaque);
 
     rcc->priv->send_data.blocked = TRUE;
-    rcc->priv->channel->core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
-                                                SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ |
-                                                SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_WRITE);
+    core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+    core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
+                            SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ |
+                            SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_WRITE);
 }
 
 static inline int red_channel_client_urgent_marshaller_is_active(RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -439,9 +447,9 @@ static void red_channel_client_send_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     SpiceMsgMigrate migrate;
 
     red_channel_client_init_send_data(rcc, SPICE_MSG_MIGRATE, NULL);
-    migrate.flags = rcc->priv->channel->migration_flags;
+    g_object_get(rcc->priv->channel, "migration-flags", &migrate.flags, NULL);
     spice_marshall_msg_migrate(rcc->priv->send_data.marshaller, &migrate);
-    if (rcc->priv->channel->migration_flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH) {
+    if (migrate.flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH) {
         rcc->priv->wait_migrate_flush_mark = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -515,7 +523,7 @@ static void red_channel_client_send_item(RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *ite
         case RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MARKER:
             break;
         default:
-            rcc->priv->channel->channel_cbs.send_item(rcc, item);
+            red_channel_send_item(rcc->priv->channel, rcc, item);
             break;
     }
     red_pipe_item_unref(item);
@@ -558,9 +566,10 @@ void red_channel_client_on_out_msg_done(void *opaque)
 
     red_channel_client_release_sent_item(rcc);
     if (rcc->priv->send_data.blocked) {
+        SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
         rcc->priv->send_data.blocked = FALSE;
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
-                                                    SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ);
+        core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
+                                SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ);
     }
 
     if (red_channel_client_urgent_marshaller_is_active(rcc)) {
@@ -645,8 +654,13 @@ static void red_channel_client_ping_timer(void *opaque)
 
 static inline int red_channel_client_waiting_for_ack(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
-    return (rcc->priv->channel->handle_acks &&
-            (rcc->priv->ack_data.messages_window > rcc->priv->ack_data.client_window * 2));
+    gboolean handle_acks;
+    g_object_get(rcc->priv->channel,
+                 "handle-acks", &handle_acks,
+                 NULL);
+
+    return (handle_acks && (rcc->priv->ack_data.messages_window >
+                            rcc->priv->ack_data.client_window * 2));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -687,6 +701,7 @@ static void red_channel_client_connectivity_timer(void *opaque)
     }
 
     if (is_alive) {
+        SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
         monitor->in_bytes = 0;
         monitor->out_bytes = 0;
         if (rcc->priv->send_data.blocked || red_channel_client_waiting_for_ack(rcc)) {
@@ -697,18 +712,24 @@ static void red_channel_client_connectivity_timer(void *opaque)
         } else {
              monitor->state = CONNECTIVITY_STATE_CONNECTED;
         }
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
+        core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
                                               rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout);
     } else {
+        uint32_t type, id;
+        g_object_get(rcc->priv->channel,
+                     "channel-type", &type,
+                     "id", &id,
+                     NULL);
         monitor->state = CONNECTIVITY_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
         spice_warning("rcc %p on channel %d:%d has been unresponsive for more than %u ms, disconnecting",
-                      rcc, rcc->priv->channel->type, rcc->priv->channel->id, monitor->timeout);
+                      rcc, type, id, monitor->timeout);
         red_channel_client_disconnect(rcc);
     }
 }
 
 void red_channel_client_start_connectivity_monitoring(RedChannelClient *rcc, uint32_t timeout_ms)
 {
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
     if (!red_channel_client_is_connected(rcc)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -721,8 +742,8 @@ void red_channel_client_start_connectivity_monitoring(RedChannelClient *rcc, uin
      * on this channel.
      */
     if (rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer == NULL) {
-        rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer = rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_add(
-            rcc->priv->channel->core, red_channel_client_ping_timer, rcc);
+        rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer = core->timer_add(
+            core, red_channel_client_ping_timer, rcc);
         if (!red_client_during_migrate_at_target(rcc->priv->client)) {
             red_channel_client_start_ping_timer(rcc, PING_TEST_IDLE_NET_TIMEOUT_MS);
         }
@@ -730,12 +751,12 @@ void red_channel_client_start_connectivity_monitoring(RedChannelClient *rcc, uin
     }
     if (rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer == NULL) {
         rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.state = CONNECTIVITY_STATE_CONNECTED;
-        rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer = rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_add(
-            rcc->priv->channel->core, red_channel_client_connectivity_timer, rcc);
+        rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer = core->timer_add(
+            core, red_channel_client_connectivity_timer, rcc);
         rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout = timeout_ms;
         if (!red_client_during_migrate_at_target(rcc->priv->client)) {
-           rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
-                                                 rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout);
+            core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
+                              rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -832,9 +853,11 @@ static const SpiceDataHeaderOpaque mini_header_wrapper = {NULL, sizeof(SpiceMini
 
 static int red_channel_client_pre_create_validate(RedChannel *channel, RedClient  *client)
 {
-    if (red_client_get_channel(client, channel->type, channel->id)) {
+    uint32_t type, id;
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
+    if (red_client_get_channel(client, type, id)) {
         spice_printerr("Error client %p: duplicate channel type %d id %d",
-                       client, channel->type, channel->id);
+                       client, type, id);
         return FALSE;
     }
     return TRUE;
@@ -845,24 +868,28 @@ static gboolean red_channel_client_initable_init(GInitable *initable,
                                                  GError **error)
 {
     GError *local_error = NULL;
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
     RedChannelClient *self = RED_CHANNEL_CLIENT(initable);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&self->priv->client->lock);
     if (!red_channel_client_pre_create_validate(self->priv->channel, self->priv->client)) {
+        uint32_t id, type;
+        g_object_get(self->priv->channel,
+                     "channel-type", &type,
+                     "id", &id,
+                     NULL);
         g_set_error(&local_error,
                     SPICE_SERVER_ERROR,
                     SPICE_SERVER_ERROR_FAILED,
                     "Client %p: duplicate channel type %d id %d",
-                    self->priv->client, self->priv->channel->type,
-                    self->priv->channel->id);
+                    self->priv->client, type, id);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    core = red_channel_get_core_interface(self->priv->channel);
     if (self->priv->monitor_latency
         && reds_stream_get_family(self->priv->stream) != AF_UNIX) {
         self->priv->latency_monitor.timer =
-            self->priv->channel->core->timer_add(self->priv->channel->core,
-                                                 red_channel_client_ping_timer,
-                                                 self);
+            core->timer_add(core, red_channel_client_ping_timer, self);
 
         if (!self->priv->client->during_target_migrate) {
             red_channel_client_start_ping_timer(self,
@@ -872,27 +899,26 @@ static gboolean red_channel_client_initable_init(GInitable *initable,
     }
 
     self->incoming.opaque = self;
-    self->incoming.cb = &self->priv->channel->incoming_cb;
+    self->incoming.cb = red_channel_get_incoming_handler(self->priv->channel);
     self->incoming.header.data = self->incoming.header_buf;
 
     self->priv->outgoing.opaque = self;
-    self->priv->outgoing.cb = &self->priv->channel->outgoing_cb;
+    self->priv->outgoing.cb = red_channel_get_outgoing_handler(self->priv->channel);
     self->priv->outgoing.pos = 0;
     self->priv->outgoing.size = 0;
 
     g_queue_init(&self->priv->pipe);
     if (self->priv->stream)
         self->priv->stream->watch =
-            self->priv->channel->core->watch_add(self->priv->channel->core,
-                                                 self->priv->stream->socket,
-                                                 SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ,
-                                                 red_channel_client_event,
-                                                 self);
-    self->priv->id = g_list_length(self->priv->channel->clients);
+            core->watch_add(core, self->priv->stream->socket,
+                            SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ,
+                            red_channel_client_event,
+                            self);
+    self->priv->id = red_channel_get_n_clients(self->priv->channel);
     red_channel_add_client(self->priv->channel, self);
     red_client_add_channel(self->priv->client, self);
 
-    if (!self->priv->channel->channel_cbs.config_socket(self)) {
+    if (!red_channel_config_socket(self->priv->channel, self)) {
         g_set_error_literal(&local_error,
                             SPICE_SERVER_ERROR,
                             SPICE_SERVER_ERROR_FAILED,
@@ -953,8 +979,9 @@ static void red_channel_client_seamless_migration_done(RedChannelClient *rcc)
             red_channel_client_start_ping_timer(rcc, PING_TEST_IDLE_NET_TIMEOUT_MS);
         }
         if (rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer) {
-            rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
-                                                  rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout);
+            SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+            core->timer_start(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer,
+                              rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timeout);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -973,13 +1000,14 @@ int red_channel_client_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 
 void red_channel_client_default_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
     if (rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer) {
         red_channel_client_cancel_ping_timer(rcc);
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
+        core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
         rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer = NULL;
     }
     if (rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer) {
-       rcc->priv->channel->core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer);
+        core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer);
         rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer = NULL;
     }
     red_channel_client_pipe_add_type(rcc, RED_PIPE_ITEM_TYPE_MIGRATE);
@@ -996,7 +1024,8 @@ void red_channel_client_destroy(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 void red_channel_client_shutdown(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     if (rcc->priv->stream && !rcc->priv->stream->shutdown) {
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->watch_remove(rcc->priv->stream->watch);
+        SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+        core->watch_remove(rcc->priv->stream->watch);
         rcc->priv->stream->watch = NULL;
         shutdown(rcc->priv->stream->socket, SHUT_RDWR);
         rcc->priv->stream->shutdown = TRUE;
@@ -1227,8 +1256,10 @@ void red_channel_client_push(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     }
     if (red_channel_client_no_item_being_sent(rcc) && g_queue_is_empty(&rcc->priv->pipe)
         && rcc->priv->stream->watch) {
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
-                                                    SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ);
+        SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
+        core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+        core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
+                                SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ);
     }
     rcc->priv->during_send = FALSE;
     g_object_unref(rcc);
@@ -1302,8 +1333,9 @@ static void red_channel_client_handle_pong(RedChannelClient *rcc, SpiceMsgPing *
 static void red_channel_client_handle_migrate_flush_mark(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    if (channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark) {
-        channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark(rcc);
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(channel);
+    if (klass->handle_migrate_flush_mark) {
+        klass->handle_migrate_flush_mark(rcc);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1319,20 +1351,24 @@ static void red_channel_client_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
                                                    void *message)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(channel);
+    uint32_t type, id;
+
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
     spice_debug("channel type %d id %d rcc %p size %u",
-                channel->type, channel->id, rcc, size);
-    if (!channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data) {
+                type, id, rcc, size);
+    if (!klass->handle_migrate_data) {
         return;
     }
     if (!red_channel_client_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(rcc)) {
         spice_channel_client_error(rcc, "unexpected");
         return;
     }
-    if (channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data_get_serial) {
+    if (klass->handle_migrate_data_get_serial) {
         red_channel_client_set_message_serial(rcc,
-            channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data_get_serial(rcc, size, message));
+            klass->handle_migrate_data_get_serial(rcc, size, message));
     }
-    if (!channel->channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data(rcc, size, message)) {
+    if (!klass->handle_migrate_data(rcc, size, message)) {
         spice_channel_client_error(rcc, "handle_migrate_data failed");
         return;
     }
@@ -1448,9 +1484,10 @@ static inline gboolean prepare_pipe_add(RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *item
         return FALSE;
     }
     if (g_queue_is_empty(&rcc->priv->pipe) && rcc->priv->stream->watch) {
-        rcc->priv->channel->core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
-                                                    SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ |
-                                                    SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_WRITE);
+        SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
+        core = red_channel_get_core_interface(rcc->priv->channel);
+        core->watch_update_mask(rcc->priv->stream->watch,
+                                SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_READ | SPICE_WATCH_EVENT_WRITE);
     }
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -1562,7 +1599,7 @@ gboolean red_channel_client_is_mini_header(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 static gboolean red_channel_client_default_is_connected(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     return rcc->priv->channel
-        && (g_list_find(rcc->priv->channel->clients, rcc) != NULL);
+        && (g_list_find(red_channel_get_clients(rcc->priv->channel), rcc) != NULL);
 }
 
 gboolean red_channel_client_is_connected(RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -1613,27 +1650,30 @@ void red_channel_client_push_set_ack(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 static void red_channel_client_default_disconnect(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = rcc->priv->channel;
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core = red_channel_get_core_interface(channel);
+    uint32_t type, id;
 
     if (!red_channel_client_is_connected(rcc)) {
         return;
     }
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
     spice_printerr("rcc=%p (channel=%p type=%d id=%d)", rcc, channel,
-                   channel->type, channel->id);
+                   type, id);
     red_channel_client_pipe_clear(rcc);
     if (rcc->priv->stream->watch) {
-        channel->core->watch_remove(rcc->priv->stream->watch);
+        core->watch_remove(rcc->priv->stream->watch);
         rcc->priv->stream->watch = NULL;
     }
     if (rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer) {
-        channel->core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
+        core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer);
         rcc->priv->latency_monitor.timer = NULL;
     }
     if (rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer) {
-        channel->core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer);
+        core->timer_remove(rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer);
         rcc->priv->connectivity_monitor.timer = NULL;
     }
     red_channel_remove_client(channel, rcc);
-    channel->channel_cbs.on_disconnect(rcc);
+    red_channel_on_disconnect(channel, rcc);
 }
 
 void red_channel_client_disconnect(RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -1800,13 +1840,18 @@ void red_channel_client_pipe_remove_and_release_pos(RedChannelClient *rcc,
 gboolean red_channel_client_set_migration_seamless(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     gboolean ret = FALSE;
-
-    if (rcc->priv->channel->migration_flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER) {
+    uint32_t type, id, flags;
+
+    g_object_get(rcc->priv->channel,
+                 "channel-type", &type,
+                 "id", &id,
+                 "migration-flags", &flags,
+                 NULL);
+    if (flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER) {
         rcc->priv->wait_migrate_data = TRUE;
         ret = TRUE;
     }
-    spice_debug("channel type %d id %d rcc %p wait data %d", rcc->priv->channel->type,
-                rcc->priv->channel->id, rcc,
+    spice_debug("channel type %d id %d rcc %p wait data %d", type, id, rcc,
                 rcc->priv->wait_migrate_data);
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/server/red-channel-client.h b/server/red-channel-client.h
index c2c64070..862d1c9e 100644
--- a/server/red-channel-client.h
+++ b/server/red-channel-client.h
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ GType red_channel_client_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 #define spice_channel_client_error(rcc, format, ...)                                     \
     do {                                                                                 \
         RedChannel *_ch = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);                           \
+        uint32_t _type, _id;                                                             \
+        g_object_get(_ch, "channel-type", &_type, "id", &_id, NULL);                     \
         spice_warning("rcc %p type %u id %u: " format, rcc,                              \
-                    _ch->type, _ch->id, ## __VA_ARGS__);                                 \
+                    type, id, ## __VA_ARGS__);                                           \
         red_channel_client_shutdown(rcc);                                                \
     } while (0)
 
diff --git a/server/red-channel.c b/server/red-channel.c
index af49824d..3b14fbfe 100644
--- a/server/red-channel.c
+++ b/server/red-channel.c
@@ -69,9 +69,137 @@
  * from the channel's thread.
 */
 
-void red_channel_receive(RedChannel *channel)
+G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE(RedChannel, red_channel, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+#define CHANNEL_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE((o), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL, RedChannelPrivate))
+
+struct RedChannelPrivate
+{
+    uint32_t type;
+    uint32_t id;
+
+    SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
+    gboolean handle_acks;
+
+    // RedChannel will hold only connected channel clients 
+    // (logic - when pushing pipe item to all channel clients, there
+    // is no need to go over disconnect clients)
+    // . While client will hold the channel clients till it is destroyed
+    // and then it will destroy them as well.
+    // However RCC still holds a reference to the Channel.
+    // Maybe replace these logic with ref count?
+    // TODO: rename to 'connected_clients'?
+    GList *clients;
+
+    RedChannelCapabilities local_caps;
+    uint32_t migration_flags;
+
+    void *data;
+
+    OutgoingHandlerInterface outgoing_cb;
+    IncomingHandlerInterface incoming_cb;
+
+    ClientCbs client_cbs;
+    // TODO: when different channel_clients are in different threads
+    // from Channel -> need to protect!
+    pthread_t thread_id;
+    RedsState *reds;
+#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
+    StatNodeRef stat;
+    uint64_t *out_bytes_counter;
+#endif
+};
+
+enum {
+    PROP0,
+    PROP_SPICE_SERVER,
+    PROP_CORE_INTERFACE,
+    PROP_TYPE,
+    PROP_ID,
+    PROP_HANDLE_ACKS,
+    PROP_MIGRATION_FLAGS
+};
+
+static void
+red_channel_get_property(GObject *object,
+                         guint property_id,
+                         GValue *value,
+                         GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_receive, NULL);
+    RedChannel *self = RED_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_SPICE_SERVER:
+            g_value_set_pointer(value, self->priv->reds);
+            break;
+        case PROP_CORE_INTERFACE:
+            g_value_set_pointer(value, self->priv->core);
+            break;
+        case PROP_TYPE:
+            g_value_set_int(value, self->priv->type);
+            break;
+        case PROP_ID:
+            g_value_set_uint(value, self->priv->id);
+            break;
+        case PROP_HANDLE_ACKS:
+            g_value_set_boolean(value, self->priv->handle_acks);
+            break;
+        case PROP_MIGRATION_FLAGS:
+            g_value_set_uint(value, self->priv->migration_flags);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+red_channel_set_property(GObject *object,
+                         guint property_id,
+                         const GValue *value,
+                         GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    RedChannel *self = RED_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_SPICE_SERVER:
+            self->priv->reds = g_value_get_pointer(value);
+            break;
+        case PROP_CORE_INTERFACE:
+            self->priv->core = g_value_get_pointer(value);
+            break;
+        case PROP_TYPE:
+            self->priv->type = g_value_get_int(value);
+            break;
+        case PROP_ID:
+            self->priv->id = g_value_get_uint(value);
+            break;
+        case PROP_HANDLE_ACKS:
+            self->priv->handle_acks = g_value_get_boolean(value);
+            break;
+        case PROP_MIGRATION_FLAGS:
+            self->priv->migration_flags = g_value_get_uint(value);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+red_channel_finalize(GObject *object)
+{
+    RedChannel *self = RED_CHANNEL(object);
+
+    if (self->priv->local_caps.num_common_caps) {
+        free(self->priv->local_caps.common_caps);
+    }
+
+    if (self->priv->local_caps.num_caps) {
+        free(self->priv->local_caps.caps);
+    }
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(red_channel_parent_class)->finalize(object);
 }
 
 static void red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error(RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -79,10 +207,164 @@ static void red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     red_channel_client_disconnect(rcc);
 }
 
+static void red_channel_on_output(void *opaque, int n)
+{
+    RedChannelClient *rcc = opaque;
+    RedChannel *self = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+
+    red_channel_client_on_output(opaque, n);
+
+    stat_inc_counter(self->priv->reds, self->priv->out_bytes_counter, n);
+}
+
+static void
+red_channel_constructed(GObject *object)
+{
+    RedChannel *self = RED_CHANNEL(object);
+    spice_debug("%p: channel type %d id %d thread_id 0x%lx", self,
+                self->priv->type, self->priv->id, self->priv->thread_id);
+
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    spice_assert(klass->config_socket && klass->on_disconnect &&
+                 klass->alloc_recv_buf && klass->release_recv_buf);
+    spice_assert(klass->handle_migrate_data ||
+                 !(self->priv->migration_flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER));
+
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.alloc_msg_buf =
+        (alloc_msg_recv_buf_proc)klass->alloc_recv_buf;
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.release_msg_buf =
+        (release_msg_recv_buf_proc)klass->release_recv_buf;
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.handle_message = (handle_message_proc)klass->handle_message;
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.handle_parsed = (handle_parsed_proc)klass->handle_parsed;
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.parser = klass->parser;
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(red_channel_parent_class)->constructed(object);
+}
+
+static void red_channel_client_default_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
+                                               RedsStream *stream,
+                                               int migration,
+                                               int num_common_caps, uint32_t *common_caps,
+                                               int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
+{
+    spice_error("not implemented");
+}
+
+static void red_channel_client_default_disconnect(RedChannelClient *base)
+{
+    red_channel_client_disconnect(base);
+}
+
+static void
+red_channel_class_init(RedChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GParamSpec *spec;
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+
+    g_type_class_add_private(klass, sizeof (RedChannelPrivate));
+
+    object_class->get_property = red_channel_get_property;
+    object_class->set_property = red_channel_set_property;
+    object_class->finalize = red_channel_finalize;
+    object_class->constructed = red_channel_constructed;
+
+    spec = g_param_spec_pointer("spice-server",
+                                "spice-server",
+                                "The spice server associated with this channel",
+                                G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_SPICE_SERVER, spec);
+
+    spec = g_param_spec_pointer("core-interface",
+                                "core-interface",
+                                "The SpiceCoreInterface server associated with this channel",
+                                G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_CORE_INTERFACE, spec);
+
+    /* FIXME: generate enums for this in spice-common? */
+    spec = g_param_spec_int("channel-type",
+                            "channel type",
+                            "Type of this channel",
+                            0,
+                            SPICE_END_CHANNEL,
+                            0,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                            G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_TYPE, spec);
+
+    spec = g_param_spec_uint("id",
+                             "id",
+                             "ID of this channel",
+                             0,
+                             G_MAXUINT,
+                             0,
+                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                             G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_ID, spec);
+
+    spec = g_param_spec_boolean("handle-acks",
+                                "Handle ACKs",
+                                "Whether this channel handles ACKs",
+                                FALSE,
+                                G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_HANDLE_ACKS, spec);
+
+    spec = g_param_spec_uint("migration-flags",
+                             "migration flags",
+                             "Migration flags for this channel",
+                             0,
+                             G_MAXUINT,
+                             0,
+                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                             G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class, PROP_MIGRATION_FLAGS, spec);
+}
+
+static void
+red_channel_init(RedChannel *self)
+{
+    self->priv = CHANNEL_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    red_channel_set_common_cap(self, SPICE_COMMON_CAP_MINI_HEADER);
+    self->priv->thread_id = pthread_self();
+    self->priv->out_bytes_counter = 0;
+
+    // TODO: send incoming_cb as parameters instead of duplicating?
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.on_error =
+        (on_incoming_error_proc)red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error;
+    self->priv->incoming_cb.on_input = red_channel_client_on_input;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.get_msg_size = red_channel_client_get_out_msg_size;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.prepare = red_channel_client_prepare_out_msg;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.on_block = red_channel_client_on_out_block;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.on_error =
+        (on_outgoing_error_proc)red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.on_msg_done = red_channel_client_on_out_msg_done;
+    self->priv->outgoing_cb.on_output = red_channel_on_output;
+
+    self->priv->client_cbs.connect = red_channel_client_default_connect;
+    self->priv->client_cbs.disconnect = red_channel_client_default_disconnect;
+    self->priv->client_cbs.migrate = red_channel_client_default_migrate;
+}
+
+
+void red_channel_receive(RedChannel *channel)
+{
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_receive, NULL);
+}
+
 void red_channel_add_client(RedChannel *channel, RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     spice_assert(rcc);
-    channel->clients = g_list_prepend(channel->clients, rcc);
+    channel->priv->clients = g_list_prepend(channel->priv->clients, rcc);
 }
 
 int red_channel_test_remote_common_cap(RedChannel *channel, uint32_t cap)
@@ -137,7 +419,7 @@ gboolean red_client_seamless_migration_done_for_channel(RedClient *client)
 int red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RedChannel *channel)
 {
     RedChannelClient *rcc;
-    guint n_clients = g_list_length(channel->clients);
+    guint n_clients = g_list_length(channel->priv->clients);
 
     if (!red_channel_is_connected(channel)) {
         return FALSE;
@@ -147,186 +429,44 @@ int red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RedChannel *channel)
         return FALSE;
     }
     spice_assert(n_clients == 1);
-    rcc = g_list_nth_data(channel->clients, 0);
+    rcc = g_list_nth_data(channel->priv->clients, 0);
     return red_channel_client_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(rcc);
 }
 
-static void red_channel_client_default_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
-                                               RedsStream *stream,
-                                               int migration,
-                                               int num_common_caps, uint32_t *common_caps,
-                                               int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
-{
-    spice_error("not implemented");
-}
-
-static void red_channel_client_default_disconnect(RedChannelClient *base)
-{
-    red_channel_client_disconnect(base);
-}
-
-RedChannel *red_channel_create(int size,
-                               RedsState *reds,
-                               const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
-                               uint32_t type, uint32_t id,
-                               int handle_acks,
-                               channel_handle_message_proc handle_message,
-                               const ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
-                               uint32_t migration_flags)
-{
-    RedChannel *channel;
-    ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
-
-    spice_assert(size >= sizeof(*channel));
-    spice_assert(channel_cbs->config_socket && channel_cbs->on_disconnect && handle_message &&
-           channel_cbs->alloc_recv_buf);
-    spice_assert(channel_cbs->handle_migrate_data ||
-                 !(migration_flags & SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER));
-    channel = spice_malloc0(size);
-    channel->type = type;
-    channel->id = id;
-    channel->refs = 1;
-    channel->handle_acks = handle_acks;
-    channel->migration_flags = migration_flags;
-    channel->channel_cbs = *channel_cbs;
-
-    channel->reds = reds;
-    channel->core = core;
-
-    // TODO: send incoming_cb as parameters instead of duplicating?
-    channel->incoming_cb.alloc_msg_buf = (alloc_msg_recv_buf_proc)channel_cbs->alloc_recv_buf;
-    channel->incoming_cb.release_msg_buf = (release_msg_recv_buf_proc)channel_cbs->release_recv_buf;
-    channel->incoming_cb.handle_message = (handle_message_proc)handle_message;
-    channel->incoming_cb.on_error =
-        (on_incoming_error_proc)red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error;
-    channel->incoming_cb.on_input = red_channel_client_on_input;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.get_msg_size = red_channel_client_get_out_msg_size;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.prepare = red_channel_client_prepare_out_msg;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.on_block = red_channel_client_on_out_block;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.on_error =
-        (on_outgoing_error_proc)red_channel_client_default_peer_on_error;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.on_msg_done = red_channel_client_on_out_msg_done;
-    channel->outgoing_cb.on_output = red_channel_client_on_output;
-
-    client_cbs.connect = red_channel_client_default_connect;
-    client_cbs.disconnect = red_channel_client_default_disconnect;
-    client_cbs.migrate = red_channel_client_default_migrate;
-
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(channel, &client_cbs, NULL);
-    red_channel_set_common_cap(channel, SPICE_COMMON_CAP_MINI_HEADER);
-
-    channel->thread_id = pthread_self();
-
-    channel->out_bytes_counter = 0;
-
-    spice_debug("channel type %d id %d thread_id 0x%lx",
-                channel->type, channel->id, channel->thread_id);
-    return channel;
-}
-
-// TODO: red_worker can use this one
-static void dummy_watch_update_mask(SpiceWatch *watch, int event_mask)
-{
-}
-
-static SpiceWatch *dummy_watch_add(const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *iface,
-                                   int fd, int event_mask, SpiceWatchFunc func, void *opaque)
-{
-    return NULL; // apparently allowed?
-}
-
-static void dummy_watch_remove(SpiceWatch *watch)
-{
-}
-
-// TODO: actually, since I also use channel_client_dummy, no need for core. Can be NULL
-static const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal dummy_core = {
-    .watch_update_mask = dummy_watch_update_mask,
-    .watch_add = dummy_watch_add,
-    .watch_remove = dummy_watch_remove,
-};
-
-RedChannel *red_channel_create_dummy(int size, RedsState *reds, uint32_t type, uint32_t id)
-{
-    RedChannel *channel;
-    ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
-
-    spice_assert(size >= sizeof(*channel));
-    channel = spice_malloc0(size);
-    channel->type = type;
-    channel->id = id;
-    channel->refs = 1;
-    channel->reds = reds;
-    channel->core = &dummy_core;
-    client_cbs.connect = red_channel_client_default_connect;
-    client_cbs.disconnect = red_channel_client_default_disconnect;
-    client_cbs.migrate = red_channel_client_default_migrate;
-
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(channel, &client_cbs, NULL);
-    red_channel_set_common_cap(channel, SPICE_COMMON_CAP_MINI_HEADER);
-
-    channel->thread_id = pthread_self();
-    spice_debug("channel type %d id %d thread_id 0x%lx",
-                channel->type, channel->id, channel->thread_id);
-
-    channel->out_bytes_counter = 0;
-
-    return channel;
-}
-
-static int do_nothing_handle_message(RedChannelClient *rcc,
-                                     uint16_t type,
-                                     uint32_t size,
-                                     uint8_t *msg)
-{
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-RedChannel *red_channel_create_parser(int size,
-                                      RedsState *reds,
-                                      const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
-                                      uint32_t type, uint32_t id,
-                                      int handle_acks,
-                                      spice_parse_channel_func_t parser,
-                                      channel_handle_parsed_proc handle_parsed,
-                                      const ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
-                                      uint32_t migration_flags)
+void red_channel_set_stat_node(RedChannel *channel, StatNodeRef stat)
 {
-    RedChannel *channel = red_channel_create(size, reds, core, type, id,
-                                             handle_acks,
-                                             do_nothing_handle_message,
-                                             channel_cbs,
-                                             migration_flags);
-    channel->incoming_cb.handle_parsed = (handle_parsed_proc)handle_parsed;
-    channel->incoming_cb.parser = parser;
+    spice_return_if_fail(channel != NULL);
+    spice_return_if_fail(channel->priv->stat == 0);
 
-    return channel;
+#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
+    channel->priv->stat = stat;
+    channel->priv->out_bytes_counter =
+        stat_add_counter(channel->priv->reds, stat, "out_bytes", TRUE);
+#endif
 }
 
-void red_channel_set_stat_node(RedChannel *channel, StatNodeRef stat)
+StatNodeRef red_channel_get_stat_node(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    spice_return_if_fail(channel != NULL);
-    spice_return_if_fail(channel->stat == 0);
-
 #ifdef RED_STATISTICS
-    channel->stat = stat;
-    channel->out_bytes_counter = stat_add_counter(channel->reds, stat, "out_bytes", TRUE);
+    return channel->priv->stat;
 #endif
+    return 0;
 }
 
-void red_channel_register_client_cbs(RedChannel *channel, const ClientCbs *client_cbs, gpointer cbs_data)
+void red_channel_register_client_cbs(RedChannel *channel, const ClientCbs *client_cbs,
+                                     gpointer cbs_data)
 {
-    spice_assert(client_cbs->connect || channel->type == SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN);
-    channel->client_cbs.connect = client_cbs->connect;
+    spice_assert(client_cbs->connect || channel->priv->type == SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN);
+    channel->priv->client_cbs.connect = client_cbs->connect;
 
     if (client_cbs->disconnect) {
-        channel->client_cbs.disconnect = client_cbs->disconnect;
+        channel->priv->client_cbs.disconnect = client_cbs->disconnect;
     }
 
     if (client_cbs->migrate) {
-        channel->client_cbs.migrate = client_cbs->migrate;
+        channel->priv->client_cbs.migrate = client_cbs->migrate;
     }
-    channel->data = cbs_data;
+    channel->priv->data = cbs_data;
 }
 
 static void add_capability(uint32_t **caps, int *num_caps, uint32_t cap)
@@ -343,32 +483,13 @@ static void add_capability(uint32_t **caps, int *num_caps, uint32_t cap)
 
 void red_channel_set_common_cap(RedChannel *channel, uint32_t cap)
 {
-    add_capability(&channel->local_caps.common_caps, &channel->local_caps.num_common_caps, cap);
+    add_capability(&channel->priv->local_caps.common_caps,
+                   &channel->priv->local_caps.num_common_caps, cap);
 }
 
 void red_channel_set_cap(RedChannel *channel, uint32_t cap)
 {
-    add_capability(&channel->local_caps.caps, &channel->local_caps.num_caps, cap);
-}
-
-void red_channel_ref(RedChannel *channel)
-{
-    channel->refs++;
-}
-
-void red_channel_unref(RedChannel *channel)
-{
-    if (--channel->refs == 0) {
-        if (channel->local_caps.num_common_caps) {
-            free(channel->local_caps.common_caps);
-        }
-
-        if (channel->local_caps.num_caps) {
-            free(channel->local_caps.caps);
-        }
-
-        free(channel);
-    }
+    add_capability(&channel->priv->local_caps.caps, &channel->priv->local_caps.num_caps, cap);
 }
 
 void red_channel_destroy(RedChannel *channel)
@@ -377,13 +498,13 @@ void red_channel_destroy(RedChannel *channel)
         return;
     }
 
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_destroy, NULL);
-    red_channel_unref(channel);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_destroy, NULL);
+    g_object_unref(channel);
 }
 
 void red_channel_send(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_send, NULL);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_send, NULL);
 }
 
 void red_channel_push(RedChannel *channel)
@@ -392,14 +513,15 @@ void red_channel_push(RedChannel *channel)
         return;
     }
 
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_push, NULL);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_push, NULL);
 }
 
 // TODO: this function doesn't make sense because the window should be client (WAN/LAN)
 // specific
 void red_channel_init_outgoing_messages_window(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_init_outgoing_messages_window, NULL);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients,
+                   (GFunc)red_channel_client_init_outgoing_messages_window, NULL);
 }
 
 static void red_channel_client_pipe_add_type_proxy(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
@@ -410,7 +532,7 @@ static void red_channel_client_pipe_add_type_proxy(gpointer data, gpointer user_
 
 void red_channel_pipes_add_type(RedChannel *channel, int pipe_item_type)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, red_channel_client_pipe_add_type_proxy,
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, red_channel_client_pipe_add_type_proxy,
                    GINT_TO_POINTER(pipe_item_type));
 }
 
@@ -422,12 +544,13 @@ static void red_channel_client_pipe_add_empty_msg_proxy(gpointer data, gpointer
 
 void red_channel_pipes_add_empty_msg(RedChannel *channel, int msg_type)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, red_channel_client_pipe_add_empty_msg_proxy, GINT_TO_POINTER(msg_type));
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, red_channel_client_pipe_add_empty_msg_proxy,
+                   GINT_TO_POINTER(msg_type));
 }
 
 int red_channel_is_connected(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    return channel && channel->clients;
+    return channel && channel->priv->clients;
 }
 
 void red_channel_remove_client(RedChannel *channel, RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -435,19 +558,19 @@ void red_channel_remove_client(RedChannel *channel, RedChannelClient *rcc)
     GList *link;
     g_return_if_fail(channel == red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc));
 
-    if (!pthread_equal(pthread_self(), channel->thread_id)) {
+    if (!pthread_equal(pthread_self(), channel->priv->thread_id)) {
         spice_warning("channel type %d id %d - "
                       "channel->thread_id (0x%lx) != pthread_self (0x%lx)."
                       "If one of the threads is != io-thread && != vcpu-thread, "
                       "this might be a BUG",
-                      channel->type, channel->id,
-                      channel->thread_id, pthread_self());
+                      channel->priv->type, channel->priv->id,
+                      channel->priv->thread_id, pthread_self());
     }
     spice_return_if_fail(channel);
-    link = g_list_find(channel->clients, rcc);
+    link = g_list_find(channel->priv->clients, rcc);
     spice_return_if_fail(link != NULL);
 
-    channel->clients = g_list_remove_link(channel->clients, link);
+    channel->priv->clients = g_list_remove_link(channel->priv->clients, link);
     // TODO: should we set rcc->channel to NULL???
 }
 
@@ -461,17 +584,35 @@ void red_client_remove_channel(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 
 void red_channel_disconnect(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_disconnect, NULL);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)red_channel_client_disconnect, NULL);
+}
+
+void red_channel_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
+                         RedsStream *stream, int migration, int num_common_caps,
+                         uint32_t *common_caps, int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
+{
+    channel->priv->client_cbs.connect(channel, client, stream, migration,
+                                      num_common_caps, common_caps, num_caps,
+                                      caps);
 }
 
 void red_channel_apply_clients(RedChannel *channel, channel_client_callback cb)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)cb, NULL);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)cb, NULL);
 }
 
 void red_channel_apply_clients_data(RedChannel *channel, channel_client_callback_data cb, void *data)
 {
-    g_list_foreach(channel->clients, (GFunc)cb, data);
+    g_list_foreach(channel->priv->clients, (GFunc)cb, data);
+}
+
+GList *red_channel_get_clients(RedChannel *channel)
+{
+    return channel->priv->clients;
+}
+guint red_channel_get_n_clients(RedChannel *channel)
+{
+    return g_list_length(channel->priv->clients);
 }
 
 int red_channel_all_blocked(RedChannel *channel)
@@ -479,7 +620,7 @@ int red_channel_all_blocked(RedChannel *channel)
     GListIter iter;
     RedChannelClient *rcc;
 
-    if (!channel || !channel->clients) {
+    if (!channel || !channel->priv->clients) {
         return FALSE;
     }
     FOREACH_CLIENT(channel, iter, rcc) {
@@ -508,10 +649,10 @@ int red_channel_get_first_socket(RedChannel *channel)
     RedChannelClient *rcc;
     RedsStream *stream;
 
-    if (!channel || !channel->clients) {
+    if (!channel || !channel->priv->clients) {
         return -1;
     }
-    rcc = g_list_nth_data(channel->clients, 0);
+    rcc = g_list_nth_data(channel->priv->clients, 0);
     stream = red_channel_client_get_stream(rcc);
 
     return stream->socket;
@@ -600,7 +741,7 @@ void red_client_migrate(RedClient *client)
     FOREACH_CHANNEL_CLIENT(client, iter, rcc) {
         channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
         if (red_channel_client_is_connected(rcc)) {
-            channel->client_cbs.migrate(rcc);
+            channel->priv->client_cbs.migrate(rcc);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -629,7 +770,7 @@ void red_client_destroy(RedClient *client)
         // to wait for disconnection)
         // TODO: should we go back to async. For this we need to use
         // ref count for channel clients.
-        channel->client_cbs.disconnect(rcc);
+        channel->priv->client_cbs.disconnect(rcc);
         spice_assert(red_channel_client_pipe_is_empty(rcc));
         spice_assert(red_channel_client_no_item_being_sent(rcc));
         red_channel_client_destroy(rcc);
@@ -647,7 +788,7 @@ RedChannelClient *red_client_get_channel(RedClient *client, int type, int id)
     FOREACH_CHANNEL_CLIENT(client, iter, rcc) {
         RedChannel *channel;
         channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-        if (channel->type == type && channel->id == id) {
+        if (channel->priv->type == type && channel->priv->id == id) {
             ret = rcc;
             break;
         }
@@ -847,5 +988,52 @@ int red_channel_wait_all_sent(RedChannel *channel,
 
 RedsState* red_channel_get_server(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    return channel->reds;
+    return channel->priv->reds;
+}
+
+SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal* red_channel_get_core_interface(RedChannel *channel)
+{
+    return channel->priv->core;
+}
+
+int red_channel_config_socket(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    return klass->config_socket(rcc);
+}
+
+void red_channel_on_disconnect(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    klass->on_disconnect(rcc);
+}
+
+void red_channel_send_item(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *item)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *klass = RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(self);
+    g_return_if_fail(klass->send_item);
+
+    klass->send_item(rcc, item);
+}
+
+IncomingHandlerInterface* red_channel_get_incoming_handler(RedChannel *self)
+{
+    return &self->priv->incoming_cb;
+}
+
+OutgoingHandlerInterface* red_channel_get_outgoing_handler(RedChannel *self)
+{
+    return &self->priv->outgoing_cb;
+}
+
+void red_channel_reset_thread_id(RedChannel *self)
+{
+    self->priv->thread_id = pthread_self();
+}
+
+const RedChannelCapabilities* red_channel_get_local_capabilities(RedChannel *self)
+{
+    return &self->priv->local_caps;
 }
diff --git a/server/red-channel.h b/server/red-channel.h
index 52996469..89aab8d5 100644
--- a/server/red-channel.h
+++ b/server/red-channel.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <common/ring.h>
 #include <common/marshaller.h>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "stat.h"
 #include "red-pipe-item.h"
 
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
 typedef struct SpiceDataHeaderOpaque SpiceDataHeaderOpaque;
 
 typedef uint16_t (*get_msg_type_proc)(SpiceDataHeaderOpaque *header);
@@ -125,23 +128,6 @@ typedef void (*channel_client_connect_proc)(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *clie
 typedef void (*channel_client_disconnect_proc)(RedChannelClient *base);
 typedef void (*channel_client_migrate_proc)(RedChannelClient *base);
 
-// TODO: add ASSERTS for thread_id  in client and channel calls
-//
-/*
- * callbacks that are triggered from channel client stream events.
- * They are called from the thread that listen to the stream events.
- */
-typedef struct {
-    channel_configure_socket_proc config_socket;
-    channel_disconnect_proc on_disconnect;
-    channel_send_pipe_item_proc send_item;
-    channel_alloc_msg_recv_buf_proc alloc_recv_buf;
-    channel_release_msg_recv_buf_proc release_recv_buf;
-    channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark_proc handle_migrate_flush_mark;
-    channel_handle_migrate_data_proc handle_migrate_data;
-    channel_handle_migrate_data_get_serial_proc handle_migrate_data_get_serial;
-} ChannelCbs;
-
 
 /*
  * callbacks that are triggered from client events.
@@ -153,107 +139,84 @@ typedef struct {
     channel_client_migrate_proc migrate;
 } ClientCbs;
 
-typedef struct RedChannelCapabilities {
-    int num_common_caps;
-    uint32_t *common_caps;
-    int num_caps;
-    uint32_t *caps;
-} RedChannelCapabilities;
-
 static inline gboolean test_capability(const uint32_t *caps, int num_caps, uint32_t cap)
 {
     return VD_AGENT_HAS_CAPABILITY(caps, num_caps, cap);
 }
 
-typedef struct RedChannelClientLatencyMonitor {
-    int state;
-    uint64_t last_pong_time;
-    SpiceTimer *timer;
-    uint32_t id;
-    int tcp_nodelay;
-    int warmup_was_sent;
-
-    int64_t roundtrip;
-} RedChannelClientLatencyMonitor;
+#define RED_TYPE_CHANNEL red_channel_get_type()
 
-typedef struct RedChannelClientConnectivityMonitor {
-    int state;
-    uint32_t out_bytes;
-    uint32_t in_bytes;
-    uint32_t timeout;
-    SpiceTimer *timer;
-} RedChannelClientConnectivityMonitor;
+#define RED_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL, RedChannel))
+#define RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL, RedChannelClass))
+#define RED_IS_CHANNEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL))
+#define RED_IS_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL))
+#define RED_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), RED_TYPE_CHANNEL, RedChannelClass))
 
-struct RedChannel {
-    uint32_t type;
-    uint32_t id;
-
-    uint32_t refs;
-
-    RingItem link; // channels link for reds
-
-    const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core;
-    int handle_acks;
-
-    // RedChannel will hold only connected channel clients (logic - when pushing pipe item to all channel clients, there
-    // is no need to go over disconnect clients)
-    // . While client will hold the channel clients till it is destroyed
-    // and then it will destroy them as well.
-    // However RCC still holds a reference to the Channel.
-    // Maybe replace these logic with ref count?
-    // TODO: rename to 'connected_clients'?
-    GList *clients;
+typedef struct RedChannel RedChannel;
+typedef struct RedChannelClass RedChannelClass;
+typedef struct RedChannelPrivate RedChannelPrivate;
 
-    OutgoingHandlerInterface outgoing_cb;
-    IncomingHandlerInterface incoming_cb;
+struct RedChannel
+{
+    GObject parent;
 
-    ChannelCbs channel_cbs;
-    ClientCbs client_cbs;
+    RedChannelPrivate *priv;
+};
 
-    RedChannelCapabilities local_caps;
-    uint32_t migration_flags;
+struct RedChannelClass
+{
+    GObjectClass parent_class;
 
-    void *data;
+    /* subclasses must implement either handle_message(), or both parser() and
+     * handle_parsed() */
+    channel_handle_message_proc handle_message;
+    spice_parse_channel_func_t parser;
+    channel_handle_parsed_proc handle_parsed;
 
-    // TODO: when different channel_clients are in different threads from Channel -> need to protect!
-    pthread_t thread_id;
-    RedsState *reds;
-#ifdef RED_STATISTICS
-    StatNodeRef stat;
-    uint64_t *out_bytes_counter;
-#endif
+    // TODO: add ASSERTS for thread_id  in client and channel calls
+    /*
+     * callbacks that are triggered from channel client stream events.
+     * They are called from the thread that listen to the stream events.
+     */
+    channel_configure_socket_proc config_socket;
+    channel_disconnect_proc on_disconnect;
+    channel_send_pipe_item_proc send_item;
+    channel_alloc_msg_recv_buf_proc alloc_recv_buf;
+    channel_release_msg_recv_buf_proc release_recv_buf;
+    channel_handle_migrate_flush_mark_proc handle_migrate_flush_mark;
+    channel_handle_migrate_data_proc handle_migrate_data;
+    channel_handle_migrate_data_get_serial_proc handle_migrate_data_get_serial;
 };
 
 #define FOREACH_CLIENT(_channel, _iter, _data) \
-    GLIST_FOREACH((_channel ? RED_CHANNEL(_channel)->clients : NULL), \
+    GLIST_FOREACH((_channel ? red_channel_get_clients(RED_CHANNEL(_channel)) : NULL), \
                   _iter, RedChannelClient, _data)
 
-#define RED_CHANNEL(Channel) ((RedChannel *)(Channel))
+/* Red Channel interface */
 
-/* if one of the callbacks should cause disconnect, use red_channel_shutdown and don't
- * explicitly destroy the channel */
-RedChannel *red_channel_create(int size,
-                               RedsState *reds,
-                               const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
-                               uint32_t type, uint32_t id,
-                               int handle_acks,
-                               channel_handle_message_proc handle_message,
-                               const ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
-                               uint32_t migration_flags);
+typedef struct RedChannelCapabilities {
+    int num_common_caps;
+    uint32_t *common_caps;
+    int num_caps;
+    uint32_t *caps;
+} RedChannelCapabilities;
+
+GType red_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 /* alternative constructor, meant for marshaller based (inputs,main) channels,
  * will become default eventually */
+/*
 RedChannel *red_channel_create_parser(int size,
                                       RedsState *reds,
                                       const SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal *core,
                                       uint32_t type, uint32_t id,
-                                      int handle_acks,
+                                      gboolean handle_acks,
                                       spice_parse_channel_func_t parser,
                                       channel_handle_parsed_proc handle_parsed,
-                                      const ChannelCbs *channel_cbs,
                                       uint32_t migration_flags);
-void red_channel_ref(RedChannel *channel);
-void red_channel_unref(RedChannel *channel);
+                                      */
 void red_channel_add_client(RedChannel *channel, RedChannelClient *rcc);
 void red_channel_remove_client(RedChannel *channel, RedChannelClient *rcc);
 
@@ -264,11 +227,6 @@ void red_channel_register_client_cbs(RedChannel *channel, const ClientCbs *clien
 void red_channel_set_common_cap(RedChannel *channel, uint32_t cap);
 void red_channel_set_cap(RedChannel *channel, uint32_t cap);
 
-// TODO: tmp, for channels that don't use RedChannel yet (e.g., snd channel), but
-// do use the client callbacks. So the channel clients are not connected (the channel doesn't
-// have list of them, but they do have a link to the channel, and the client has a list of them)
-RedChannel *red_channel_create_dummy(int size, RedsState *reds, uint32_t type, uint32_t id);
-
 int red_channel_is_connected(RedChannel *channel);
 
 /* seamless migration is supported for only one client. This routine
@@ -332,6 +290,9 @@ void red_channel_receive(RedChannel *channel);
 void red_channel_send(RedChannel *channel);
 // For red_worker
 void red_channel_disconnect(RedChannel *channel);
+void red_channel_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
+                         RedsStream *stream, int migration, int num_common_caps,
+                         uint32_t *common_caps, int num_caps, uint32_t *caps);
 
 /* return the sum of all the rcc pipe size */
 uint32_t red_channel_max_pipe_size(RedChannel *channel);
@@ -344,8 +305,26 @@ uint32_t red_channel_sum_pipes_size(RedChannel *channel);
 typedef void (*channel_client_callback)(RedChannelClient *rcc);
 typedef void (*channel_client_callback_data)(RedChannelClient *rcc, void *data);
 void red_channel_apply_clients(RedChannel *channel, channel_client_callback v);
-void red_channel_apply_clients_data(RedChannel *channel, channel_client_callback_data v, void * data);
+void red_channel_apply_clients_data(RedChannel *channel, channel_client_callback_data v,
+                                    void *data);
+GList *red_channel_get_clients(RedChannel *channel);
+guint red_channel_get_n_clients(RedChannel *channel);
 struct RedsState* red_channel_get_server(RedChannel *channel);
+SpiceCoreInterfaceInternal* red_channel_get_core_interface(RedChannel *channel);
+
+/* channel callback function */
+int red_channel_config_socket(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc);
+void red_channel_on_disconnect(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc);
+void red_channel_send_item(RedChannel *self, RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *item);
+void red_channel_reset_thread_id(RedChannel *self);
+StatNodeRef red_channel_get_stat_node(RedChannel *channel);
+
+/* FIXME: do these even need to be in RedChannel? It's really only used in
+ * RedChannelClient. Needs refactoring */
+IncomingHandlerInterface* red_channel_get_incoming_handler(RedChannel *self);
+OutgoingHandlerInterface* red_channel_get_outgoing_handler(RedChannel *self);
+
+const RedChannelCapabilities* red_channel_get_local_capabilities(RedChannel *self);
 
 struct RedClient {
     RedsState *reds;
@@ -419,4 +398,6 @@ int red_channel_wait_all_sent(RedChannel *channel,
 
 #define CHANNEL_BLOCKED_SLEEP_DURATION 10000 //micro
 
+G_END_DECLS
+
 #endif
diff --git a/server/red-parse-qxl.h b/server/red-parse-qxl.h
index 0da20ad0..d5e7b6bf 100644
--- a/server/red-parse-qxl.h
+++ b/server/red-parse-qxl.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static inline RedDrawable *red_drawable_ref(RedDrawable *drawable)
     return drawable;
 }
 
+void red_drawable_unref(RedDrawable *red_drawable);
+
 typedef struct RedUpdateCmd {
     QXLReleaseInfoExt release_info_ext;
     SpiceRect area;
diff --git a/server/red-qxl.c b/server/red-qxl.c
index fa51195b..19cff950 100644
--- a/server/red-qxl.c
+++ b/server/red-qxl.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void red_qxl_set_display_peer(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
     Dispatcher *dispatcher;
 
     spice_debug("%s", "");
-    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
+    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
     payload.client = client;
     payload.stream = stream;
     payload.migration = migration;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void red_qxl_disconnect_display_peer(RedChannelClient *rcc)
         return;
     }
 
-    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
+    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
 
     spice_printerr("");
     payload.rcc = rcc;
@@ -126,11 +126,14 @@ static void red_qxl_display_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     RedWorkerMessageDisplayMigrate payload;
     Dispatcher *dispatcher;
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    uint32_t type, id;
+
     if (!channel) {
         return;
     }
-    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
-    spice_printerr("channel type %u id %u", channel->type, channel->id);
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
+    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
+    spice_printerr("channel type %u id %u", type, id);
     payload.rcc = rcc;
     dispatcher_send_message(dispatcher,
                             RED_WORKER_MESSAGE_DISPLAY_MIGRATE,
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ static void red_qxl_set_cursor_peer(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client, Reds
                                     uint32_t *caps)
 {
     RedWorkerMessageCursorConnect payload = {0,};
-    Dispatcher *dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
+    Dispatcher *dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
     spice_printerr("");
     payload.client = client;
     payload.stream = stream;
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ static void red_qxl_disconnect_cursor_peer(RedChannelClient *rcc)
         return;
     }
 
-    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
+    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
     spice_printerr("");
     payload.rcc = rcc;
 
@@ -185,12 +188,14 @@ static void red_qxl_cursor_migrate(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     RedWorkerMessageCursorMigrate payload;
     Dispatcher *dispatcher;
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    uint32_t type, id;
 
     if (!channel) {
         return;
     }
-    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)channel->data;
-    spice_printerr("channel type %u id %u", channel->type, channel->id);
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
+    dispatcher = (Dispatcher *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher");
+    spice_printerr("channel type %u id %u", type, id);
     payload.rcc = rcc;
     dispatcher_send_message(dispatcher,
                             RED_WORKER_MESSAGE_CURSOR_MIGRATE,
diff --git a/server/red-replay-qxl.c b/server/red-replay-qxl.c
index b5baded8..78de48b4 100644
--- a/server/red-replay-qxl.c
+++ b/server/red-replay-qxl.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <zlib.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include "reds.h"
-#include "red-worker.h"
+#include "red-qxl.h"
 #include "red-common.h"
 #include "memslot.h"
 #include "red-parse-qxl.h"
diff --git a/server/red-worker.c b/server/red-worker.c
index 40e58f2f..f7f07266 100644
--- a/server/red-worker.c
+++ b/server/red-worker.c
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
-#include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -93,8 +89,8 @@ struct RedWorker {
 
 static int display_is_connected(RedWorker *worker)
 {
-    return (worker->display_channel && red_channel_is_connected(
-        &worker->display_channel->common.base));
+    return worker->display_channel &&
+        red_channel_is_connected(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel));
 }
 
 void red_drawable_unref(RedDrawable *red_drawable)
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@ static int red_process_display(RedWorker *worker, int *ring_is_empty)
             spice_error("bad command type");
         }
         n++;
-        if (red_channel_all_blocked(&worker->display_channel->common.base)
+        if (red_channel_all_blocked(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel))
             || spice_get_monotonic_time_ns() - start > NSEC_PER_SEC / 100) {
             worker->event_timeout = 0;
             return n;
@@ -404,7 +400,7 @@ static void guest_set_client_capabilities(RedWorker *worker)
         return;
     }
     if ((worker->display_channel == NULL) ||
-        (RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel)->clients == NULL)) {
+        (red_channel_get_n_clients(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel)) == 0)) {
         red_qxl_set_client_capabilities(worker->qxl, FALSE, caps);
     } else {
         // Take least common denominator
@@ -541,12 +537,12 @@ static void dev_create_primary_surface(RedWorker *worker, uint32_t surface_id,
         if (!worker->driver_cap_monitors_config) {
             red_worker_push_monitors_config(worker);
         }
-        red_pipes_add_verb(&worker->display_channel->common.base,
+        red_pipes_add_verb(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel),
                            SPICE_MSG_DISPLAY_MARK);
-        red_channel_push(&worker->display_channel->common.base);
+        red_channel_push(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel));
     }
 
-    cursor_channel_init(worker->cursor_channel);
+    cursor_channel_do_init(worker->cursor_channel);
 }
 
 static void handle_dev_create_primary_surface(void *opaque, void *payload)
@@ -665,7 +661,7 @@ static void handle_dev_oom(void *opaque, void *payload)
     RedWorker *worker = opaque;
     DisplayChannel *display = worker->display_channel;
 
-    RedChannel *display_red_channel = &display->common.base;
+    RedChannel *display_red_channel = RED_CHANNEL(display);
     int ring_is_empty;
 
     spice_return_if_fail(worker->running);
@@ -1371,6 +1367,7 @@ RedWorker* red_worker_new(QXLInstance *qxl,
     channel = RED_CHANNEL(worker->cursor_channel);
     red_channel_set_stat_node(channel, stat_add_node(reds, worker->stat, "cursor_channel", TRUE));
     red_channel_register_client_cbs(channel, client_cursor_cbs, dispatcher);
+    g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher", dispatcher);
     reds_register_channel(reds, channel);
 
     // TODO: handle seemless migration. Temp, setting migrate to FALSE
@@ -1378,10 +1375,10 @@ RedWorker* red_worker_new(QXLInstance *qxl,
                                                   reds_get_streaming_video(reds),
                                                   reds_get_video_codecs(reds),
                                                   init_info.n_surfaces);
-
     channel = RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel);
     red_channel_set_stat_node(channel, stat_add_node(reds, worker->stat, "display_channel", TRUE));
     red_channel_register_client_cbs(channel, client_display_cbs, dispatcher);
+    g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "dispatcher", dispatcher);
     red_channel_set_cap(channel, SPICE_DISPLAY_CAP_MONITORS_CONFIG);
     red_channel_set_cap(channel, SPICE_DISPLAY_CAP_PREF_COMPRESSION);
     red_channel_set_cap(channel, SPICE_DISPLAY_CAP_STREAM_REPORT);
@@ -1398,8 +1395,8 @@ SPICE_GNUC_NORETURN static void *red_worker_main(void *arg)
     spice_assert(MAX_PIPE_SIZE > WIDE_CLIENT_ACK_WINDOW &&
            MAX_PIPE_SIZE > NARROW_CLIENT_ACK_WINDOW); //ensure wakeup by ack message
 
-    RED_CHANNEL(worker->cursor_channel)->thread_id = pthread_self();
-    RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel)->thread_id = pthread_self();
+    red_channel_reset_thread_id(RED_CHANNEL(worker->cursor_channel));
+    red_channel_reset_thread_id(RED_CHANNEL(worker->display_channel));
 
     GMainLoop *loop = g_main_loop_new(worker->core.main_context, FALSE);
     g_main_loop_run(loop);
diff --git a/server/red-worker.h b/server/red-worker.h
index cf61a672..53b92b38 100644
--- a/server/red-worker.h
+++ b/server/red-worker.h
@@ -30,6 +30,4 @@ RedWorker* red_worker_new(QXLInstance *qxl,
                           const ClientCbs *client_display_cbs);
 bool       red_worker_run(RedWorker *worker);
 
-void red_drawable_unref(RedDrawable *red_drawable);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/server/reds-private.h b/server/reds-private.h
index 7af93bac..cc13ba7a 100644
--- a/server/reds-private.h
+++ b/server/reds-private.h
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ struct RedsState {
                                     between the 2 servers */
     GList *mig_target_clients;
 
-    int num_of_channels;
-    Ring channels;
+    GList *channels;
     int mouse_mode;
     int is_client_mouse_allowed;
     int dispatcher_allows_client_mouse;
diff --git a/server/reds.c b/server/reds.c
index fc116e05..de0d3569 100644
--- a/server/reds.c
+++ b/server/reds.c
@@ -455,15 +455,13 @@ void stat_remove_counter(RedsState *reds, uint64_t *counter)
 void reds_register_channel(RedsState *reds, RedChannel *channel)
 {
     spice_assert(reds);
-    ring_add(&reds->channels, &channel->link);
-    reds->num_of_channels++;
+    reds->channels = g_list_prepend(reds->channels, channel);
 }
 
 void reds_unregister_channel(RedsState *reds, RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    if (ring_item_is_linked(&channel->link)) {
-        ring_remove(&channel->link);
-        reds->num_of_channels--;
+    if (g_list_find(reds->channels, channel)) {
+        reds->channels = g_list_remove(reds->channels, channel);
     } else {
         spice_warning("not found");
     }
@@ -471,11 +469,13 @@ void reds_unregister_channel(RedsState *reds, RedChannel *channel)
 
 static RedChannel *reds_find_channel(RedsState *reds, uint32_t type, uint32_t id)
 {
-    RingItem *now;
+    GListIter it;
+    RedChannel *channel;
 
-    RING_FOREACH(now, &reds->channels) {
-        RedChannel *channel = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(now, RedChannel, link);
-        if (channel->type == type && channel->id == id) {
+    GLIST_FOREACH(reds->channels, it, RedChannel, channel) {
+        uint32_t this_type, this_id;
+        g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &this_type, "id", &this_id, NULL);
+        if (this_type == type && this_id == id) {
             return channel;
         }
     }
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static void reds_agent_remove(RedsState *reds)
     reds->vdagent = NULL;
     reds_update_mouse_mode(reds);
     if (reds_main_channel_connected(reds) &&
-        !red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(&reds->main_channel->base)) {
+        !red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RED_CHANNEL(reds->main_channel))) {
         main_channel_push_agent_disconnected(reds->main_channel);
     }
 }
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ SPICE_GNUC_VISIBLE int spice_server_get_num_clients(SpiceServer *reds)
 
 static int channel_supports_multiple_clients(RedChannel *channel)
 {
-    switch (channel->type) {
+    uint32_t type;
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
+    switch (type) {
     case SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN:
     case SPICE_CHANNEL_DISPLAY:
     case SPICE_CHANNEL_CURSOR:
@@ -995,23 +997,25 @@ static int channel_supports_multiple_clients(RedChannel *channel)
 
 static void reds_fill_channels(RedsState *reds, SpiceMsgChannels *channels_info)
 {
-    RingItem *now;
+    GListIter it;
+    RedChannel *channel;
     int used_channels = 0;
 
-    RING_FOREACH(now, &reds->channels) {
-        RedChannel *channel = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(now, RedChannel, link);
+    GLIST_FOREACH(reds->channels, it, RedChannel, channel) {
+        uint32_t type, id;
         if (reds->num_clients > 1 &&
             !channel_supports_multiple_clients(channel)) {
             continue;
         }
-        channels_info->channels[used_channels].type = channel->type;
-        channels_info->channels[used_channels].id = channel->id;
+        g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
+        channels_info->channels[used_channels].type = type;
+        channels_info->channels[used_channels].id = id;
         used_channels++;
     }
 
     channels_info->num_of_channels = used_channels;
-    if (used_channels != reds->num_of_channels) {
-        spice_warning("sent %d out of %d", used_channels, reds->num_of_channels);
+    if (used_channels != g_list_length(reds->channels)) {
+        spice_warning("sent %d out of %d", used_channels, g_list_length(reds->channels));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1022,7 +1026,7 @@ SpiceMsgChannels *reds_msg_channels_new(RedsState *reds)
     spice_assert(reds != NULL);
 
     channels_info = (SpiceMsgChannels *)spice_malloc(sizeof(SpiceMsgChannels)
-                            + reds->num_of_channels * sizeof(SpiceChannelId));
+                            + g_list_length(reds->channels) * sizeof(SpiceChannelId));
 
     reds_fill_channels(reds, channels_info);
 
@@ -1522,7 +1526,7 @@ static int reds_send_link_ack(RedsState *reds, RedLinkInfo *link)
     SpiceLinkHeader header;
     SpiceLinkReply ack;
     RedChannel *channel;
-    RedChannelCapabilities *channel_caps;
+    const RedChannelCapabilities *channel_caps;
     BUF_MEM *bmBuf;
     BIO *bio = NULL;
     int ret = FALSE;
@@ -1543,12 +1547,12 @@ static int reds_send_link_ack(RedsState *reds, RedLinkInfo *link)
             return FALSE;
         }
         spice_assert(reds->main_channel);
-        channel = &reds->main_channel->base;
+        channel = RED_CHANNEL(reds->main_channel);
     }
 
     reds_channel_init_auth_caps(link, channel); /* make sure common caps are set */
 
-    channel_caps = &channel->local_caps;
+    channel_caps = red_channel_get_local_capabilities(channel);
     ack.num_common_caps = GUINT32_TO_LE(channel_caps->num_common_caps);
     ack.num_channel_caps = GUINT32_TO_LE(channel_caps->num_caps);
     hdr_size += channel_caps->num_common_caps * sizeof(uint32_t);
@@ -1856,13 +1860,13 @@ static void reds_channel_do_link(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
     spice_assert(stream);
 
     caps = (uint32_t *)((uint8_t *)link_msg + link_msg->caps_offset);
-    channel->client_cbs.connect(channel, client, stream,
-                                red_client_during_migrate_at_target(client),
-                                link_msg->num_common_caps,
-                                link_msg->num_common_caps ? caps : NULL,
-                                link_msg->num_channel_caps,
-                                link_msg->num_channel_caps ?
-                                caps + link_msg->num_common_caps : NULL);
+    red_channel_connect(channel, client, stream,
+                        red_client_during_migrate_at_target(client),
+                        link_msg->num_common_caps,
+                        link_msg->num_common_caps ? caps : NULL,
+                        link_msg->num_channel_caps,
+                        link_msg->num_channel_caps ?
+                        caps + link_msg->num_common_caps : NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3106,7 +3110,7 @@ static RedCharDevice *attach_to_red_agent(RedsState *reds, SpiceCharDeviceInstan
     dev->priv->plug_generation++;
 
     if (dev->priv->mig_data ||
-        red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(&reds->main_channel->base)) {
+        red_channel_is_waiting_for_migrate_data(RED_CHANNEL(reds->main_channel))) {
         /* Migration in progress (code is running on the destination host):
          * 1.  Add the client to spice char device, if it was not already added.
          * 2.a If this (qemu-kvm state load side of migration) happens first
@@ -3430,7 +3434,7 @@ static int do_spice_init(RedsState *reds, SpiceCoreInterface *core_interface)
     ring_init(&reds->clients);
     reds->num_clients = 0;
     reds->main_dispatcher = main_dispatcher_new(reds, reds->core);
-    ring_init(&reds->channels);
+    reds->channels = NULL;
     reds->mig_target_clients = NULL;
     reds->char_devices = NULL;
     reds->mig_wait_disconnect_clients = NULL;
@@ -4090,7 +4094,7 @@ SPICE_GNUC_VISIBLE int spice_server_migrate_connect(SpiceServer *reds, const cha
      * be valid (see reds_reset_vdp for more details).
      */
     try_seamless = reds->seamless_migration_enabled &&
-                   red_channel_test_remote_cap(&reds->main_channel->base,
+                   red_channel_test_remote_cap(RED_CHANNEL(reds->main_channel),
                    SPICE_MAIN_CAP_AGENT_CONNECTED_TOKENS);
     /* main channel will take care of clients that are still during migration (at target)*/
     if (main_channel_migrate_connect(reds->main_channel, reds->config->mig_spice,
diff --git a/server/smartcard.c b/server/smartcard.c
index 13eed803..655eaf7b 100644
--- a/server/smartcard.c
+++ b/server/smartcard.c
@@ -49,9 +49,61 @@
 // Maximal length of APDU
 #define APDUBufSize 270
 
+#define RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL red_smartcard_channel_get_type()
+
+#define RED_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL, RedSmartcardChannel))
+#define RED_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL, RedSmartcardChannelClass))
+#define RED_IS_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL))
+#define RED_IS_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL))
+#define RED_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL, RedSmartcardChannelClass))
+
+typedef struct RedSmartcardChannel RedSmartcardChannel;
+typedef struct RedSmartcardChannelClass RedSmartcardChannelClass;
+
+struct RedSmartcardChannel
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
+};
+
+struct RedSmartcardChannelClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType red_smartcard_channel_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(RedSmartcardChannel, red_smartcard_channel, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
+static void
+red_smartcard_channel_init(RedSmartcardChannel *self)
+{
+}
+
+static RedSmartcardChannel *
+red_smartcard_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
+{
+    return g_object_new(RED_TYPE_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL,
+                        "spice-server", reds,
+                        "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
+                        "channel-type", SPICE_CHANNEL_SMARTCARD,
+                        "id", 0,
+                        "handle-acks", FALSE /* handle_acks */,
+                        "migration-flags",
+                        (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
+                        NULL);
+}
+
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE(RedCharDeviceSmartcard, red_char_device_smartcard, RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE)
 
-#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SMARTCARD_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SMARTCARD, RedCharDeviceSmartcardPrivate))
+#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SMARTCARD_PRIVATE(o) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SMARTCARD, \
+                                  RedCharDeviceSmartcardPrivate))
 
 struct RedCharDeviceSmartcardPrivate {
     uint32_t             reader_id;
@@ -74,10 +126,6 @@ typedef struct RedMsgItem {
 static RedMsgItem *smartcard_get_vsc_msg_item(RedChannelClient *rcc, VSCMsgHeader *vheader);
 static void smartcard_channel_client_pipe_add_push(RedChannelClient *rcc, RedPipeItem *item);
 
-typedef struct SmartCardChannel {
-    RedChannel base;
-} SmartCardChannel;
-
 static struct Readers {
     uint32_t num;
     SpiceCharDeviceInstance* sin[SMARTCARD_MAX_READERS];
@@ -519,41 +567,49 @@ static void smartcard_connect_client(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
     }
 }
 
-SmartCardChannel *g_smartcard_channel;
-
-static void smartcard_init(RedsState *reds)
+static void
+red_smartcard_channel_constructed(GObject *object)
 {
-    ChannelCbs channel_cbs = { NULL, };
+    RedSmartcardChannel *self = RED_SMARTCARD_CHANNEL(object);
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(self));
     ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
-    uint32_t migration_flags = SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER;
-
-    spice_assert(!g_smartcard_channel);
 
-    channel_cbs.config_socket = smartcard_channel_client_config_socket;
-    channel_cbs.on_disconnect = smartcard_channel_client_on_disconnect;
-    channel_cbs.send_item = smartcard_channel_send_item;
-    channel_cbs.alloc_recv_buf = smartcard_channel_client_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.release_recv_buf = smartcard_channel_client_release_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark = smartcard_channel_client_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data = smartcard_channel_client_handle_migrate_data;
-
-    g_smartcard_channel = (SmartCardChannel*)red_channel_create(sizeof(SmartCardChannel),
-                                             reds,
-                                             reds_get_core_interface(reds),
-                                             SPICE_CHANNEL_SMARTCARD, 0,
-                                             FALSE /* handle_acks */,
-                                             smartcard_channel_client_handle_message,
-                                             &channel_cbs,
-                                             migration_flags);
-
-    if (!g_smartcard_channel) {
-        spice_error("failed to allocate Smartcard Channel");
-    }
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(red_smartcard_channel_parent_class)->constructed(object);
 
     client_cbs.connect = smartcard_connect_client;
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(&g_smartcard_channel->base, &client_cbs, NULL);
+    red_channel_register_client_cbs(RED_CHANNEL(self), &client_cbs, NULL);
+
+    reds_register_channel(reds, RED_CHANNEL(self));
+}
+
+static void
+red_smartcard_channel_class_init(RedSmartcardChannelClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    object_class->constructed = red_smartcard_channel_constructed;
+
+    channel_class->handle_message = smartcard_channel_client_handle_message,
+
+    channel_class->config_socket = smartcard_channel_client_config_socket;
+    channel_class->on_disconnect = smartcard_channel_client_on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = smartcard_channel_send_item;
+    channel_class->alloc_recv_buf = smartcard_channel_client_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->release_recv_buf = smartcard_channel_client_release_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_flush_mark = smartcard_channel_client_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data = smartcard_channel_client_handle_migrate_data;
+
+}
+
+/* FIXME: remove global */
+RedSmartcardChannel *g_smartcard_channel;
+
+static void smartcard_init(RedsState *reds)
+{
+    spice_assert(!g_smartcard_channel);
 
-    reds_register_channel(reds, &g_smartcard_channel->base);
+    g_smartcard_channel = red_smartcard_channel_new(reds);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/server/sound.c b/server/sound.c
index db23e955..c222c8d6 100644
--- a/server/sound.c
+++ b/server/sound.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "spice.h"
 #include "red-common.h"
+#include "dummy-channel.h"
 #include "dummy-channel-client.h"
 #include "main-channel.h"
 #include "reds.h"
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ static void snd_disconnect_channel(SndChannel *channel)
     SndWorker *worker;
     RedsState *reds;
     RedChannel *red_channel;
+    uint32_t type;
 
     if (!channel || !channel->stream) {
         spice_debug("not connected");
@@ -225,8 +227,9 @@ static void snd_disconnect_channel(SndChannel *channel)
     }
     red_channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(channel->channel_client);
     reds = snd_channel_get_server(channel);
+    g_object_get(red_channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
     spice_debug("SndChannel=%p rcc=%p type=%d",
-                 channel, channel->channel_client, red_channel->type);
+                 channel, channel->channel_client, type);
     worker = channel->worker;
     channel->cleanup(channel);
     red_channel_client_disconnect(worker->connection->channel_client);
@@ -998,12 +1001,14 @@ static void snd_disconnect_channel_client(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     SndWorker *worker;
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    uint32_t type;
 
     spice_assert(channel);
-    spice_assert(channel->data);
-    worker = (SndWorker *)channel->data;
+    worker = (SndWorker *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker");
+    spice_assert(worker);
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
 
-    spice_debug("channel-type=%d", channel->type);
+    spice_debug("channel-type=%d", type);
     if (worker->connection) {
         spice_assert(worker->connection->channel_client == rcc);
         snd_disconnect_channel(worker->connection);
@@ -1145,7 +1150,9 @@ void snd_set_playback_latency(RedClient *client, uint32_t latency)
     SndWorker *now = workers;
 
     for (; now; now = now->next) {
-        if (now->base_channel->type == SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK && now->connection &&
+        uint32_t type;
+        g_object_get(now->base_channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
+        if (type == SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK && now->connection &&
             red_channel_client_get_client(now->connection->channel_client) == client) {
 
             if (red_channel_client_test_remote_cap(now->connection->channel_client,
@@ -1213,7 +1220,7 @@ static void snd_set_playback_peer(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client, RedsSt
                                   int migration, int num_common_caps, uint32_t *common_caps,
                                   int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
 {
-    SndWorker *worker = channel->data;
+    SndWorker *worker = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker");
     PlaybackChannel *playback_channel;
     SpicePlaybackState *st = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(worker, SpicePlaybackState, worker);
 
@@ -1242,7 +1249,8 @@ static void snd_set_playback_peer(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client, RedsSt
                                           SPICE_PLAYBACK_CAP_CELT_0_5_1);
     int client_can_opus = red_channel_client_test_remote_cap(playback_channel->base.channel_client,
                                           SPICE_PLAYBACK_CAP_OPUS);
-    int playback_compression = reds_config_get_playback_compression(channel->reds);
+    int playback_compression =
+        reds_config_get_playback_compression(red_channel_get_server(channel));
     int desired_mode = snd_desired_audio_mode(playback_compression, st->frequency,
                                               client_can_celt, client_can_opus);
     playback_channel->mode = SPICE_AUDIO_DATA_MODE_RAW;
@@ -1271,8 +1279,8 @@ static void snd_record_migrate_channel_client(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 
     spice_debug(NULL);
     spice_assert(channel);
-    spice_assert(channel->data);
-    worker = (SndWorker *)channel->data;
+    worker = (SndWorker *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker");
+    spice_assert(worker);
 
     if (worker->connection) {
         spice_assert(worker->connection->channel_client == rcc);
@@ -1462,7 +1470,7 @@ static void snd_set_record_peer(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client, RedsStre
                                 int migration, int num_common_caps, uint32_t *common_caps,
                                 int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
 {
-    SndWorker *worker = channel->data;
+    SndWorker *worker = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker");
     RecordChannel *record_channel;
     SpiceRecordState *st = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(worker, SpiceRecordState, worker);
 
@@ -1500,8 +1508,8 @@ static void snd_playback_migrate_channel_client(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
 
     spice_assert(channel);
-    spice_assert(channel->data);
-    worker = (SndWorker *)channel->data;
+    worker = (SndWorker *)g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker");
+    spice_assert(worker);
     spice_debug(NULL);
 
     if (worker->connection) {
@@ -1542,8 +1550,9 @@ void snd_attach_playback(RedsState *reds, SpicePlaybackInstance *sin)
     sin->st->frequency = SND_CODEC_CELT_PLAYBACK_FREQ; /* Default to the legacy rate */
 
     // TODO: Make RedChannel base of worker? instead of assigning it to channel->data
-    channel = red_channel_create_dummy(sizeof(RedChannel), reds, SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK, 0);
+    channel = dummy_channel_new(reds, SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK, 0);
 
+    g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker", playback_worker);
     client_cbs.connect = snd_set_playback_peer;
     client_cbs.disconnect = snd_disconnect_channel_client;
     client_cbs.migrate = snd_playback_migrate_channel_client;
@@ -1571,8 +1580,9 @@ void snd_attach_record(RedsState *reds, SpiceRecordInstance *sin)
     sin->st->frequency = SND_CODEC_CELT_PLAYBACK_FREQ; /* Default to the legacy rate */
 
     // TODO: Make RedChannel base of worker? instead of assigning it to channel->data
-    channel = red_channel_create_dummy(sizeof(RedChannel), reds, SPICE_CHANNEL_RECORD, 0);
+    channel = dummy_channel_new(reds, SPICE_CHANNEL_RECORD, 0);
 
+    g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(channel), "sound-worker", record_worker);
     client_cbs.connect = snd_set_record_peer;
     client_cbs.disconnect = snd_disconnect_channel_client;
     client_cbs.migrate = snd_record_migrate_channel_client;
@@ -1628,7 +1638,9 @@ void snd_set_playback_compression(int on)
     SndWorker *now = workers;
 
     for (; now; now = now->next) {
-        if (now->base_channel->type == SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK && now->connection) {
+        uint32_t type;
+        g_object_get(now->base_channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
+        if (type == SPICE_CHANNEL_PLAYBACK && now->connection) {
             PlaybackChannel* playback = (PlaybackChannel*)now->connection;
             SpicePlaybackState *st = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(now, SpicePlaybackState, worker);
             int client_can_celt = red_channel_client_test_remote_cap(playback->base.channel_client,
diff --git a/server/spicevmc.c b/server/spicevmc.c
index e710111d..0f4c6185 100644
--- a/server/spicevmc.c
+++ b/server/spicevmc.c
@@ -57,23 +57,18 @@ typedef struct RedVmcPipeItem {
     uint32_t buf_used;
 } RedVmcPipeItem;
 
-typedef struct SpiceVmcState {
-    RedChannel channel; /* Must be the first item */
-    RedChannelClient *rcc;
-    RedCharDevice *chardev;
-    SpiceCharDeviceInstance *chardev_sin;
-    RedVmcPipeItem *pipe_item;
-    RedCharDeviceWriteBuffer *recv_from_client_buf;
-    uint8_t port_opened;
-} SpiceVmcState;
-
 #define RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC red_char_device_spicevmc_get_type()
 
-#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmc))
-#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass))
-#define RED_IS_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC))
-#define RED_IS_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC))
-#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass))
+#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmc))
+#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass))
+#define RED_IS_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC))
+#define RED_IS_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC))
+#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass))
 
 typedef struct RedCharDeviceSpiceVmc RedCharDeviceSpiceVmc;
 typedef struct RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcClass;
@@ -94,6 +89,202 @@ static RedCharDevice *red_char_device_spicevmc_new(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin,
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE(RedCharDeviceSpiceVmc, red_char_device_spicevmc, RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE)
 
+#define RED_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC_PRIVATE(o) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), RED_TYPE_CHAR_DEVICE_SPICEVMC, RedCharDeviceSpiceVmcPrivate))
+
+#define SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE spice_vmc_state_get_type()
+
+#define SPICE_VMC_STATE(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE, SpiceVmcState))
+#define SPICE_VMC_STATE_CLASS(klass) \
+    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE, SpiceVmcStateClass))
+#define SPICE_IS_VMC_STATE(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE))
+#define SPICE_IS_VMC_STATE_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE))
+#define SPICE_VMC_STATE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE, SpiceVmcStateClass))
+
+typedef struct SpiceVmcState SpiceVmcState;
+typedef struct SpiceVmcStateClass SpiceVmcStateClass;
+
+struct SpiceVmcState
+{
+    RedChannel parent;
+
+    RedChannelClient *rcc;
+    RedCharDevice *chardev;
+    SpiceCharDeviceInstance *chardev_sin;
+    RedVmcPipeItem *pipe_item;
+    RedCharDeviceWriteBuffer *recv_from_client_buf;
+    uint8_t port_opened;
+};
+
+struct SpiceVmcStateClass
+{
+    RedChannelClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType spice_vmc_state_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(SpiceVmcState, spice_vmc_state, RED_TYPE_CHANNEL)
+
+
+#define SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_USBREDIR spice_vmc_state_usbredir_get_type()
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcState parent;
+} SpiceVmcStateUsbredir;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcStateClass parent_class;
+} SpiceVmcStateUsbredirClass;
+
+GType spice_vmc_state_usbredir_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+static void spice_vmc_state_usbredir_init(SpiceVmcStateUsbredir *self)
+{
+}
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(SpiceVmcStateUsbredir, spice_vmc_state_usbredir, SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE)
+
+
+#define SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_WEBDAV spice_vmc_state_webdav_get_type()
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcState parent;
+} SpiceVmcStateWebdav;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcStateClass parent_class;
+} SpiceVmcStateWebdavClass;
+
+GType spice_vmc_state_webdav_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+static void spice_vmc_state_webdav_init(SpiceVmcStateWebdav *self)
+{
+}
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(SpiceVmcStateWebdav, spice_vmc_state_webdav, SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE)
+
+
+#define SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_PORT spice_vmc_state_port_get_type()
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcState parent;
+} SpiceVmcStatePort;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    SpiceVmcStateClass parent_class;
+} SpiceVmcStatePortClass;
+
+GType spice_vmc_state_port_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+static void spice_vmc_state_port_init(SpiceVmcStatePort *self)
+{
+}
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(SpiceVmcStatePort, spice_vmc_state_port, SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE)
+
+enum {
+    PROP0,
+    PROP_DEVICE_INSTANCE
+};
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_get_property(GObject *object,
+                             guint property_id,
+                             GValue *value,
+                             GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    SpiceVmcState *self = SPICE_VMC_STATE(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_DEVICE_INSTANCE:
+            g_value_set_pointer(value, self->chardev_sin);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_set_property(GObject *object,
+                             guint property_id,
+                             const GValue *value,
+                             GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    SpiceVmcState *self = SPICE_VMC_STATE(object);
+
+    switch (property_id)
+    {
+        case PROP_DEVICE_INSTANCE:
+            self->chardev_sin = g_value_get_pointer(value);
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, property_id, pspec);
+    }
+}
+
+static void spicevmc_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
+                             RedsStream *stream, int migration, int num_common_caps,
+                             uint32_t *common_caps, int num_caps, uint32_t *caps);
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_constructed(GObject *object)
+{
+    SpiceVmcState *self = SPICE_VMC_STATE(object);
+    ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
+    RedsState *reds = red_channel_get_server(RED_CHANNEL(self));
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(spice_vmc_state_parent_class)->constructed(object);
+
+    client_cbs.connect = spicevmc_connect;
+    red_channel_register_client_cbs(RED_CHANNEL(self), &client_cbs, NULL);
+
+#ifdef USE_LZ4
+    red_channel_set_cap(RED_CHANNEL(self), SPICE_SPICEVMC_CAP_DATA_COMPRESS_LZ4);
+#endif
+
+    red_channel_init_outgoing_messages_window(RED_CHANNEL(self));
+
+    self->chardev = red_char_device_spicevmc_new(self->chardev_sin, reds, self);
+
+    reds_register_channel(reds, RED_CHANNEL(self));
+}
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_init(SpiceVmcState *self)
+{
+}
+
+static SpiceVmcState *spice_vmc_state_new(RedsState *reds, uint8_t channel_type,
+                                          SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin)
+{
+    GType gtype = G_TYPE_NONE;
+    static uint8_t id[256] = { 0, };
+
+    switch (channel_type) {
+        case SPICE_CHANNEL_USBREDIR:
+            gtype = SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_USBREDIR;
+            break;
+        case SPICE_CHANNEL_WEBDAV:
+            gtype = SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_WEBDAV;
+            break;
+        case SPICE_CHANNEL_PORT:
+            gtype = SPICE_TYPE_VMC_STATE_PORT;
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_error("Unsupported channel_type for spice_vmc_state_new(): %u", channel_type);
+    }
+    return g_object_new(gtype,
+                        "spice-server", reds,
+                        "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
+                        "channel-type", channel_type,
+                        "id", id[channel_type]++,
+                        "handle-acks", FALSE,
+                        "migration-flags",
+                        (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
+                        "device-instance", sin,
+                        NULL);
+}
+
 typedef struct RedPortInitPipeItem {
     RedPipeItem base;
     char* name;
@@ -136,7 +327,7 @@ static RedVmcPipeItem* try_compress_lz4(SpiceVmcState *state, int n, RedVmcPipeI
         /* n <= threshold - data will not be compressed */
         return NULL;
     }
-    if (!red_channel_test_remote_cap(&state->channel, SPICE_SPICEVMC_CAP_DATA_COMPRESS_LZ4)) {
+    if (!red_channel_test_remote_cap(RED_CHANNEL(state), SPICE_SPICEVMC_CAP_DATA_COMPRESS_LZ4)) {
         /* Client doesn't have compression cap - data will not be compressed */
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -220,7 +411,7 @@ static void spicevmc_chardev_send_msg_to_client(RedPipeItem *msg,
 static SpiceVmcState *spicevmc_red_channel_client_get_state(RedChannelClient *rcc)
 {
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
-    return SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, SpiceVmcState, channel);
+    return SPICE_VMC_STATE(channel);
 }
 
 static void spicevmc_port_send_init(RedChannelClient *rcc)
@@ -267,8 +458,10 @@ static int spicevmc_red_channel_client_config_socket(RedChannelClient *rcc)
     int delay_val = 1;
     RedsStream *stream = red_channel_client_get_stream(rcc);
     RedChannel *channel = red_channel_client_get_channel(rcc);
+    uint32_t type;
 
-    if (channel->type == SPICE_CHANNEL_USBREDIR) {
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, NULL);
+    if (type == SPICE_CHANNEL_USBREDIR) {
         if (setsockopt(stream->socket, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
                 &delay_val, sizeof(delay_val)) != 0) {
             if (errno != ENOTSUP && errno != ENOPROTOOPT) {
@@ -556,6 +749,61 @@ static void spicevmc_red_channel_send_item(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     red_channel_client_begin_send_message(rcc);
 }
 
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_class_init(SpiceVmcStateClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    object_class->get_property = spice_vmc_state_get_property;
+    object_class->set_property = spice_vmc_state_set_property;
+    object_class->constructed = spice_vmc_state_constructed;
+
+    channel_class->handle_parsed = spicevmc_red_channel_client_handle_message_parsed;
+
+    channel_class->config_socket = spicevmc_red_channel_client_config_socket;
+    channel_class->on_disconnect = spicevmc_red_channel_client_on_disconnect;
+    channel_class->send_item = spicevmc_red_channel_send_item;
+    channel_class->alloc_recv_buf = spicevmc_red_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->release_recv_buf = spicevmc_red_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_flush_mark = spicevmc_channel_client_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
+    channel_class->handle_migrate_data = spicevmc_channel_client_handle_migrate_data;
+
+    g_object_class_install_property(object_class,
+                                    PROP_DEVICE_INSTANCE,
+                                    g_param_spec_pointer("device-instance",
+                                                         "device instance",
+                                                         "Device instance for this channel",
+                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                                                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+}
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_usbredir_class_init(SpiceVmcStateUsbredirClass *klass)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_USBREDIR, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_webdav_class_init(SpiceVmcStateWebdavClass *klass)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_WEBDAV, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+spice_vmc_state_port_class_init(SpiceVmcStatePortClass *klass)
+{
+    RedChannelClass *channel_class = RED_CHANNEL_CLASS(klass);
+
+    channel_class->parser = spice_get_client_channel_parser(SPICE_CHANNEL_PORT, NULL);
+}
+
 static void spicevmc_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
     RedsStream *stream, int migration, int num_common_caps,
     uint32_t *common_caps, int num_caps, uint32_t *caps)
@@ -564,13 +812,15 @@ static void spicevmc_connect(RedChannel *channel, RedClient *client,
     SpiceVmcState *state;
     SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin;
     SpiceCharDeviceInterface *sif;
+    uint32_t type, id;
 
-    state = SPICE_CONTAINEROF(channel, SpiceVmcState, channel);
+    state = SPICE_VMC_STATE(channel);
     sin = state->chardev_sin;
+    g_object_get(channel, "channel-type", &type, "id", &id, NULL);
 
     if (state->rcc) {
         spice_printerr("channel client %d:%d (%p) already connected, refusing second connection",
-                       channel->type, channel->id, state->rcc);
+                       type, id, state->rcc);
         // TODO: notify client in advance about the in use channel using
         // SPICE_MSG_MAIN_CHANNEL_IN_USE (for example)
         reds_stream_free(stream);
@@ -606,38 +856,8 @@ RedCharDevice *spicevmc_device_connect(RedsState *reds,
                                        SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin,
                                        uint8_t channel_type)
 {
-    static uint8_t id[256] = { 0, };
-    SpiceVmcState *state;
-    ChannelCbs channel_cbs = { NULL, };
-    ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
+    SpiceVmcState *state = spice_vmc_state_new(reds, channel_type, sin);
 
-    channel_cbs.config_socket = spicevmc_red_channel_client_config_socket;
-    channel_cbs.on_disconnect = spicevmc_red_channel_client_on_disconnect;
-    channel_cbs.send_item = spicevmc_red_channel_send_item;
-    channel_cbs.alloc_recv_buf = spicevmc_red_channel_alloc_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.release_recv_buf = spicevmc_red_channel_release_msg_rcv_buf;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_flush_mark = spicevmc_channel_client_handle_migrate_flush_mark;
-    channel_cbs.handle_migrate_data = spicevmc_channel_client_handle_migrate_data;
-
-    state = (SpiceVmcState*)red_channel_create_parser(sizeof(SpiceVmcState), reds,
-                                   reds_get_core_interface(reds), channel_type, id[channel_type]++,
-                                   FALSE /* handle_acks */,
-                                   spice_get_client_channel_parser(channel_type, NULL),
-                                   spicevmc_red_channel_client_handle_message_parsed,
-                                   &channel_cbs,
-                                   SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER);
-    red_channel_init_outgoing_messages_window(&state->channel);
-
-    client_cbs.connect = spicevmc_connect;
-    red_channel_register_client_cbs(&state->channel, &client_cbs, NULL);
-#ifdef USE_LZ4
-    red_channel_set_cap(&state->channel, SPICE_SPICEVMC_CAP_DATA_COMPRESS_LZ4);
-#endif
-
-    state->chardev = red_char_device_spicevmc_new(sin, reds, state);
-    state->chardev_sin = sin;
-
-    reds_register_channel(reds, &state->channel);
     return state->chardev;
 }
 
@@ -650,15 +870,14 @@ void spicevmc_device_disconnect(RedsState *reds, SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin)
     state = (SpiceVmcState *)red_char_device_opaque_get((RedCharDevice*)sin->st);
 
     red_char_device_write_buffer_release(state->chardev, &state->recv_from_client_buf);
-
     /* FIXME */
     red_char_device_destroy((RedCharDevice*)sin->st);
     state->chardev = NULL;
     sin->st = NULL;
 
-    reds_unregister_channel(reds, &state->channel);
+    reds_unregister_channel(reds, RED_CHANNEL(state));
     free(state->pipe_item);
-    red_channel_destroy(&state->channel);
+    red_channel_destroy(RED_CHANNEL(state));
 }
 
 SPICE_GNUC_VISIBLE void spice_server_port_event(SpiceCharDeviceInstance *sin, uint8_t event)
diff --git a/server/stream.c b/server/stream.c
index 65331113..4e702229 100644
--- a/server/stream.c
+++ b/server/stream.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "stream.h"
-#include "display-channel.h"
+#include "display-channel-private.h"
 #include "main-channel-client.h"
 
 #define FPS_TEST_INTERVAL 1
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void update_copy_graduality(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *drawable)
     SpiceBitmap *bitmap;
     spice_return_if_fail(drawable->red_drawable->type == QXL_DRAW_COPY);
 
-    if (display->priv->stream_video != SPICE_STREAM_VIDEO_FILTER) {
+    if (display_channel_get_stream_video(display) != SPICE_STREAM_VIDEO_FILTER) {
         drawable->copy_bitmap_graduality = BITMAP_GRADUAL_INVALID;
         return;
     }