diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index 83d47c67325..5e9e8e3e006 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,8 @@ typedef union GdbCmdVariant {
     } thread_id;
 } GdbCmdVariant;
 
+#define get_param(p, i)    (&g_array_index(p, GdbCmdVariant, i))
+
 static const char *cmd_next_param(const char *param, const char delimiter)
 {
     static const char all_delimiters[] = ",;:=";
@@ -1363,54 +1365,46 @@ static const char *cmd_next_param(const char *param, const char delimiter)
 }
 
 static int cmd_parse_params(const char *data, const char *schema,
-                            GdbCmdVariant *params, int *num_params)
+                            GArray *params)
 {
-    int curr_param;
     const char *curr_schema, *curr_data;
 
-    *num_params = 0;
-
-    if (!schema) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    g_assert(schema);
+    g_assert(params->len == 0);
 
     curr_schema = schema;
-    curr_param = 0;
     curr_data = data;
     while (curr_schema[0] && curr_schema[1] && *curr_data) {
+        GdbCmdVariant this_param;
+
         switch (curr_schema[0]) {
         case 'l':
             if (qemu_strtoul(curr_data, &curr_data, 16,
-                             &params[curr_param].val_ul)) {
+                             &this_param.val_ul)) {
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
-            curr_param++;
             curr_data = cmd_next_param(curr_data, curr_schema[1]);
             break;
         case 'L':
             if (qemu_strtou64(curr_data, &curr_data, 16,
-                              (uint64_t *)&params[curr_param].val_ull)) {
+                              (uint64_t *)&this_param.val_ull)) {
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
-            curr_param++;
             curr_data = cmd_next_param(curr_data, curr_schema[1]);
             break;
         case 's':
-            params[curr_param].data = curr_data;
-            curr_param++;
+            this_param.data = curr_data;
             curr_data = cmd_next_param(curr_data, curr_schema[1]);
             break;
         case 'o':
-            params[curr_param].opcode = *(uint8_t *)curr_data;
-            curr_param++;
+            this_param.opcode = *(uint8_t *)curr_data;
             curr_data = cmd_next_param(curr_data, curr_schema[1]);
             break;
         case 't':
-            params[curr_param].thread_id.kind =
+            this_param.thread_id.kind =
                 read_thread_id(curr_data, &curr_data,
-                               &params[curr_param].thread_id.pid,
-                               &params[curr_param].thread_id.tid);
-            curr_param++;
+                               &this_param.thread_id.pid,
+                               &this_param.thread_id.tid);
             curr_data = cmd_next_param(curr_data, curr_schema[1]);
             break;
         case '?':
@@ -1419,19 +1413,14 @@ static int cmd_parse_params(const char *data, const char *schema,
         default:
             return -EINVAL;
         }
+        g_array_append_val(params, this_param);
         curr_schema += 2;
     }
 
-    *num_params = curr_param;
     return 0;
 }
 
-typedef struct GdbCmdContext {
-    GdbCmdVariant *params;
-    int num_params;
-} GdbCmdContext;
-
-typedef void (*GdbCmdHandler)(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx);
+typedef void (*GdbCmdHandler)(GArray *params, void *user_ctx);
 
 /*
  * cmd_startswith -> cmd is compared using startswith
@@ -1471,8 +1460,8 @@ static inline int startswith(const char *string, const char *pattern)
 static int process_string_cmd(void *user_ctx, const char *data,
                               const GdbCmdParseEntry *cmds, int num_cmds)
 {
-    int i, schema_len, max_num_params = 0;
-    GdbCmdContext gdb_ctx;
+    int i;
+    g_autoptr(GArray) params = g_array_new(false, true, sizeof(GdbCmdVariant));
 
     if (!cmds) {
         return -1;
@@ -1488,24 +1477,13 @@ static int process_string_cmd(void *user_ctx, const char *data,
         }
 
         if (cmd->schema) {
-            schema_len = strlen(cmd->schema);
-            if (schema_len % 2) {
-                return -2;
+            if (cmd_parse_params(&data[strlen(cmd->cmd)],
+                                 cmd->schema, params)) {
+                return -1;
             }
-
-            max_num_params = schema_len / 2;
         }
 
-        gdb_ctx.params =
-            (GdbCmdVariant *)alloca(sizeof(*gdb_ctx.params) * max_num_params);
-        memset(gdb_ctx.params, 0, sizeof(*gdb_ctx.params) * max_num_params);
-
-        if (cmd_parse_params(&data[strlen(cmd->cmd)], cmd->schema,
-                             gdb_ctx.params, &gdb_ctx.num_params)) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        cmd->handler(&gdb_ctx, user_ctx);
+        cmd->handler(params, user_ctx);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -1528,18 +1506,18 @@ static void run_cmd_parser(const char *data, const GdbCmdParseEntry *cmd)
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_detach(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_detach(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     GDBProcess *process;
     uint32_t pid = 1;
 
     if (gdbserver_state.multiprocess) {
-        if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+        if (!params->len) {
             put_packet("E22");
             return;
         }
 
-        pid = gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul;
+        pid = get_param(params, 0)->val_ul;
     }
 
     process = gdb_get_process(pid);
@@ -1562,22 +1540,22 @@ static void handle_detach(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_thread_alive(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_thread_alive(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
+    if (get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.pid,
-                      gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.tid);
+    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.pid,
+                      get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.tid);
     if (!cpu) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
@@ -1586,17 +1564,17 @@ static void handle_thread_alive(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_continue(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_continue(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params) {
-        gdb_set_cpu_pc(gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull);
+    if (params->len) {
+        gdb_set_cpu_pc(get_param(params, 0)->val_ull);
     }
 
     gdbserver_state.signal = 0;
     gdb_continue();
 }
 
-static void handle_cont_with_sig(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_cont_with_sig(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     unsigned long signal = 0;
 
@@ -1604,8 +1582,8 @@ static void handle_cont_with_sig(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
      * Note: C sig;[addr] is currently unsupported and we simply
      *       omit the addr parameter
      */
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params) {
-        signal = gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul;
+    if (params->len) {
+        signal = get_param(params, 0)->val_ul;
     }
 
     gdbserver_state.signal = gdb_signal_to_target(signal);
@@ -1615,27 +1593,27 @@ static void handle_cont_with_sig(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     gdb_continue();
 }
 
-static void handle_set_thread(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_set_thread(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 2) {
+    if (params->len != 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->params[1].thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
+    if (get_param(params, 1)->thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->params[1].thread_id.kind != GDB_ONE_THREAD) {
+    if (get_param(params, 1)->thread_id.kind != GDB_ONE_THREAD) {
         put_packet("OK");
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(gdb_ctx->params[1].thread_id.pid,
-                      gdb_ctx->params[1].thread_id.tid);
+    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(get_param(params, 1)->thread_id.pid,
+                      get_param(params, 1)->thread_id.tid);
     if (!cpu) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
@@ -1645,7 +1623,7 @@ static void handle_set_thread(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
      * Note: This command is deprecated and modern gdb's will be using the
      *       vCont command instead.
      */
-    switch (gdb_ctx->params[0].opcode) {
+    switch (get_param(params, 0)->opcode) {
     case 'c':
         gdbserver_state.c_cpu = cpu;
         put_packet("OK");
@@ -1660,18 +1638,18 @@ static void handle_set_thread(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_insert_bp(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_insert_bp(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     int res;
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 3) {
+    if (params->len != 3) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    res = gdb_breakpoint_insert(gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul,
-                                gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull,
-                                gdb_ctx->params[2].val_ull);
+    res = gdb_breakpoint_insert(get_param(params, 0)->val_ul,
+                                get_param(params, 1)->val_ull,
+                                get_param(params, 2)->val_ull);
     if (res >= 0) {
         put_packet("OK");
         return;
@@ -1683,18 +1661,18 @@ static void handle_insert_bp(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("E22");
 }
 
-static void handle_remove_bp(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_remove_bp(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     int res;
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 3) {
+    if (params->len != 3) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    res = gdb_breakpoint_remove(gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul,
-                                gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull,
-                                gdb_ctx->params[2].val_ull);
+    res = gdb_breakpoint_remove(get_param(params, 0)->val_ul,
+                                get_param(params, 1)->val_ull,
+                                get_param(params, 2)->val_ull);
     if (res >= 0) {
         put_packet("OK");
         return;
@@ -1717,7 +1695,7 @@ static void handle_remove_bp(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
  * the remote gdb to fallback to older methods.
  */
 
-static void handle_set_reg(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_set_reg(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     int reg_size;
 
@@ -1726,19 +1704,19 @@ static void handle_set_reg(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 2) {
+    if (params->len != 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    reg_size = strlen(gdb_ctx->params[1].data) / 2;
-    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, gdb_ctx->params[1].data, reg_size);
+    reg_size = strlen(get_param(params, 1)->data) / 2;
+    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, get_param(params, 1)->data, reg_size);
     gdb_write_register(gdbserver_state.g_cpu, gdbserver_state.mem_buf->data,
-                       gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull);
+                       get_param(params, 0)->val_ull);
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_get_reg(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_get_reg(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     int reg_size;
 
@@ -1747,14 +1725,14 @@ static void handle_get_reg(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         put_packet("E14");
         return;
     }
 
     reg_size = gdb_read_register(gdbserver_state.g_cpu,
                                  gdbserver_state.mem_buf,
-                                 gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull);
+                                 get_param(params, 0)->val_ull);
     if (!reg_size) {
         put_packet("E14");
         return;
@@ -1766,22 +1744,22 @@ static void handle_get_reg(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_write_mem(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_write_mem(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 3) {
+    if (params->len != 3) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
     /* hextomem() reads 2*len bytes */
-    if (gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull > strlen(gdb_ctx->params[2].data) / 2) {
+    if (get_param(params, 1)->val_ull > strlen(get_param(params, 2)->data) / 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, gdb_ctx->params[2].data,
-             gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull);
-    if (target_memory_rw_debug(gdbserver_state.g_cpu, gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull,
+    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, get_param(params, 2)->data,
+             get_param(params, 1)->val_ull);
+    if (target_memory_rw_debug(gdbserver_state.g_cpu, get_param(params, 0)->val_ull,
                                gdbserver_state.mem_buf->data,
                                gdbserver_state.mem_buf->len, true)) {
         put_packet("E14");
@@ -1791,22 +1769,22 @@ static void handle_write_mem(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_read_mem(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_read_mem(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params != 2) {
+    if (params->len != 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
     /* memtohex() doubles the required space */
-    if (gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull > MAX_PACKET_LENGTH / 2) {
+    if (get_param(params, 1)->val_ull > MAX_PACKET_LENGTH / 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    g_byte_array_set_size(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull);
+    g_byte_array_set_size(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, get_param(params, 1)->val_ull);
 
-    if (target_memory_rw_debug(gdbserver_state.g_cpu, gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull,
+    if (target_memory_rw_debug(gdbserver_state.g_cpu, get_param(params, 0)->val_ull,
                                gdbserver_state.mem_buf->data,
                                gdbserver_state.mem_buf->len, false)) {
         put_packet("E14");
@@ -1818,19 +1796,19 @@ static void handle_read_mem(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_write_all_regs(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_write_all_regs(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     target_ulong addr, len;
     uint8_t *registers;
     int reg_size;
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
     cpu_synchronize_state(gdbserver_state.g_cpu);
-    len = strlen(gdb_ctx->params[0].data) / 2;
-    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, gdb_ctx->params[0].data, len);
+    len = strlen(get_param(params, 0)->data) / 2;
+    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, get_param(params, 0)->data, len);
     registers = gdbserver_state.mem_buf->data;
     for (addr = 0; addr < gdbserver_state.g_cpu->gdb_num_g_regs && len > 0;
          addr++) {
@@ -1841,7 +1819,7 @@ static void handle_write_all_regs(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_read_all_regs(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_read_all_regs(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     target_ulong addr, len;
 
@@ -1859,14 +1837,14 @@ static void handle_read_all_regs(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_file_io(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_file_io(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params >= 1 && gdbserver_state.current_syscall_cb) {
+    if (params->len >= 1 && gdbserver_state.current_syscall_cb) {
         target_ulong ret, err;
 
-        ret = (target_ulong)gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull;
-        if (gdb_ctx->num_params >= 2) {
-            err = (target_ulong)gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ull;
+        ret = (target_ulong)get_param(params, 0)->val_ull;
+        if (params->len >= 2) {
+            err = (target_ulong)get_param(params, 1)->val_ull;
         } else {
             err = 0;
         }
@@ -1874,7 +1852,7 @@ static void handle_file_io(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
         gdbserver_state.current_syscall_cb = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params >= 3 && gdb_ctx->params[2].opcode == (uint8_t)'C') {
+    if (params->len >= 3 && get_param(params, 2)->opcode == (uint8_t)'C') {
         put_packet("T02");
         return;
     }
@@ -1882,23 +1860,23 @@ static void handle_file_io(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     gdb_continue();
 }
 
-static void handle_step(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_step(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params) {
-        gdb_set_cpu_pc((target_ulong)gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ull);
+    if (params->len) {
+        gdb_set_cpu_pc((target_ulong)get_param(params, 0)->val_ull);
     }
 
     cpu_single_step(gdbserver_state.c_cpu, get_sstep_flags());
     gdb_continue();
 }
 
-static void handle_backward(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_backward(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     if (replay_mode != REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
         put_packet("E22");
     }
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params == 1) {
-        switch (gdb_ctx->params[0].opcode) {
+    if (params->len == 1) {
+        switch (get_param(params, 0)->opcode) {
         case 's':
             if (replay_reverse_step()) {
                 gdb_continue();
@@ -1920,20 +1898,20 @@ static void handle_backward(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_packet("");
 }
 
-static void handle_v_cont_query(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_v_cont_query(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     put_packet("vCont;c;C;s;S");
 }
 
-static void handle_v_cont(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_v_cont(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     int res;
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
-    res = gdb_handle_vcont(gdb_ctx->params[0].data);
+    res = gdb_handle_vcont(get_param(params, 0)->data);
     if ((res == -EINVAL) || (res == -ERANGE)) {
         put_packet("E22");
     } else if (res) {
@@ -1941,17 +1919,17 @@ static void handle_v_cont(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_v_attach(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_v_attach(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     GDBProcess *process;
     CPUState *cpu;
 
     g_string_assign(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "E22");
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    process = gdb_get_process(gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul);
+    process = gdb_get_process(get_param(params, 0)->val_ul);
     if (!process) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
@@ -1972,7 +1950,7 @@ cleanup:
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_v_kill(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_v_kill(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     /* Kill the target */
     put_packet("OK");
@@ -2007,43 +1985,43 @@ static const GdbCmdParseEntry gdb_v_commands_table[] = {
     },
 };
 
-static void handle_v_commands(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_v_commands(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, gdb_ctx->params[0].data,
+    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, get_param(params, 0)->data,
                            gdb_v_commands_table,
                            ARRAY_SIZE(gdb_v_commands_table))) {
         put_packet("");
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_query_qemu_sstepbits(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_qemu_sstepbits(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "ENABLE=%x,NOIRQ=%x,NOTIMER=%x",
                     SSTEP_ENABLE, SSTEP_NOIRQ, SSTEP_NOTIMER);
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_set_qemu_sstep(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_set_qemu_sstep(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
-    sstep_flags = gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul;
+    sstep_flags = get_param(params, 0)->val_ul;
     put_packet("OK");
 }
 
-static void handle_query_qemu_sstep(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_qemu_sstep(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "0x%x", sstep_flags);
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_query_curr_tid(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_curr_tid(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
     GDBProcess *process;
@@ -2060,7 +2038,7 @@ static void handle_query_curr_tid(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_query_threads(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_threads(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     if (!gdbserver_state.query_cpu) {
         put_packet("l");
@@ -2073,25 +2051,25 @@ static void handle_query_threads(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     gdbserver_state.query_cpu = gdb_next_attached_cpu(gdbserver_state.query_cpu);
 }
 
-static void handle_query_first_threads(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_first_threads(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     gdbserver_state.query_cpu = gdb_first_attached_cpu();
-    handle_query_threads(gdb_ctx, user_ctx);
+    handle_query_threads(params, user_ctx);
 }
 
-static void handle_query_thread_extra(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_thread_extra(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_autoptr(GString) rs = g_string_new(NULL);
     CPUState *cpu;
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params ||
-        gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
+    if (!params->len ||
+        get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.kind == GDB_READ_THREAD_ERR) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.pid,
-                      gdb_ctx->params[0].thread_id.tid);
+    cpu = gdb_get_cpu(get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.pid,
+                      get_param(params, 0)->thread_id.tid);
     if (!cpu) {
         return;
     }
@@ -2116,7 +2094,7 @@ static void handle_query_thread_extra(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-static void handle_query_offsets(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_offsets(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     TaskState *ts;
 
@@ -2131,17 +2109,17 @@ static void handle_query_offsets(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 #else
-static void handle_query_rcmd(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_rcmd(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     const guint8 zero = 0;
     int len;
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    len = strlen(gdb_ctx->params[0].data);
+    len = strlen(get_param(params, 0)->data);
     if (len % 2) {
         put_packet("E01");
         return;
@@ -2149,7 +2127,7 @@ static void handle_query_rcmd(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 
     g_assert(gdbserver_state.mem_buf->len == 0);
     len = len / 2;
-    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, gdb_ctx->params[0].data, len);
+    hextomem(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, get_param(params, 0)->data, len);
     g_byte_array_append(gdbserver_state.mem_buf, &zero, 1);
     qemu_chr_be_write(gdbserver_state.mon_chr, gdbserver_state.mem_buf->data,
                       gdbserver_state.mem_buf->len);
@@ -2157,7 +2135,7 @@ static void handle_query_rcmd(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void handle_query_supported(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_supported(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     CPUClass *cc;
 
@@ -2178,8 +2156,8 @@ static void handle_query_supported(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params &&
-        strstr(gdb_ctx->params[0].data, "multiprocess+")) {
+    if (params->len &&
+        strstr(get_param(params, 0)->data, "multiprocess+")) {
         gdbserver_state.multiprocess = true;
     }
 
@@ -2187,7 +2165,7 @@ static void handle_query_supported(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_query_xfer_features(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_xfer_features(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     GDBProcess *process;
     CPUClass *cc;
@@ -2195,7 +2173,7 @@ static void handle_query_xfer_features(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     const char *xml;
     const char *p;
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params < 3) {
+    if (params->len < 3) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
@@ -2208,15 +2186,15 @@ static void handle_query_xfer_features(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
     }
 
     gdb_has_xml = true;
-    p = gdb_ctx->params[0].data;
+    p = get_param(params, 0)->data;
     xml = get_feature_xml(p, &p, process);
     if (!xml) {
         put_packet("E00");
         return;
     }
 
-    addr = gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ul;
-    len = gdb_ctx->params[2].val_ul;
+    addr = get_param(params, 1)->val_ul;
+    len = get_param(params, 2)->val_ul;
     total_len = strlen(xml);
     if (addr > total_len) {
         put_packet("E00");
@@ -2240,18 +2218,18 @@ static void handle_query_xfer_features(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) && defined(CONFIG_LINUX_USER)
-static void handle_query_xfer_auxv(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_xfer_auxv(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     TaskState *ts;
     unsigned long offset, len, saved_auxv, auxv_len;
 
-    if (gdb_ctx->num_params < 2) {
+    if (params->len < 2) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    offset = gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul;
-    len = gdb_ctx->params[1].val_ul;
+    offset = get_param(params, 0)->val_ul;
+    len = get_param(params, 1)->val_ul;
     ts = gdbserver_state.c_cpu->opaque;
     saved_auxv = ts->info->saved_auxv;
     auxv_len = ts->info->auxv_len;
@@ -2286,12 +2264,12 @@ static void handle_query_xfer_auxv(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void handle_query_attached(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_attached(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     put_packet(GDB_ATTACHED);
 }
 
-static void handle_query_qemu_supported(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_query_qemu_supported(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "sstepbits;sstep");
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
@@ -2301,21 +2279,21 @@ static void handle_query_qemu_supported(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-static void handle_query_qemu_phy_mem_mode(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx,
+static void handle_query_qemu_phy_mem_mode(GArray *params,
                                            void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "%d", phy_memory_mode);
     put_strbuf();
 }
 
-static void handle_set_qemu_phy_mem_mode(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_set_qemu_phy_mem_mode(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         put_packet("E22");
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!gdb_ctx->params[0].val_ul) {
+    if (!get_param(params, 0)->val_ul) {
         phy_memory_mode = 0;
     } else {
         phy_memory_mode = 1;
@@ -2438,45 +2416,45 @@ static const GdbCmdParseEntry gdb_gen_set_table[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static void handle_gen_query(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_gen_query(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!process_string_cmd(NULL, gdb_ctx->params[0].data,
+    if (!process_string_cmd(NULL, get_param(params, 0)->data,
                             gdb_gen_query_set_common_table,
                             ARRAY_SIZE(gdb_gen_query_set_common_table))) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, gdb_ctx->params[0].data,
+    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, get_param(params, 0)->data,
                            gdb_gen_query_table,
                            ARRAY_SIZE(gdb_gen_query_table))) {
         put_packet("");
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_gen_set(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_gen_set(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
-    if (!gdb_ctx->num_params) {
+    if (!params->len) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!process_string_cmd(NULL, gdb_ctx->params[0].data,
+    if (!process_string_cmd(NULL, get_param(params, 0)->data,
                             gdb_gen_query_set_common_table,
                             ARRAY_SIZE(gdb_gen_query_set_common_table))) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, gdb_ctx->params[0].data,
+    if (process_string_cmd(NULL, get_param(params, 0)->data,
                            gdb_gen_set_table,
                            ARRAY_SIZE(gdb_gen_set_table))) {
         put_packet("");
     }
 }
 
-static void handle_target_halt(GdbCmdContext *gdb_ctx, void *user_ctx)
+static void handle_target_halt(GArray *params, void *user_ctx)
 {
     g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf, "T%02xthread:", GDB_SIGNAL_TRAP);
     gdb_append_thread_id(gdbserver_state.c_cpu, gdbserver_state.str_buf);
