diff --git a/vmm/src/acpi.rs b/vmm/src/acpi.rs
index 6c4bb4841..6ac7666eb 100644
--- a/vmm/src/acpi.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/acpi.rs
@@ -938,9 +938,12 @@ fn create_acpi_tables_internal(
     {
         let pptt = cpu_manager.create_pptt();
         let pptt_addr = prev_tbl_addr.checked_add(prev_tbl_len).unwrap();
-        tables_bytes.extend_from_slice(pptt.as_slice());
+        let mut pptt_bytes = Vec::new();
+
+        pptt.to_aml_bytes(&mut pptt_bytes);
+        tables_bytes.extend_from_slice(&pptt_bytes);
         xsdt_table_pointers.push(pptt_addr.0);
-        prev_tbl_len = pptt.len() as u64;
+        prev_tbl_len = pptt_bytes.len() as u64;
         prev_tbl_addr = pptt_addr;
     }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/cpu.rs b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
index 95a5bb1a1..ff7575c0b 100644
--- a/vmm/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicI32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, Mutex};
 use std::{any, cmp, hint, io, panic, result, thread, time};
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+use acpi_tables::pptt::{PPTT, ProcessorNode};
 use acpi_tables::sdt::Sdt;
 use acpi_tables::{Aml, aml};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
@@ -415,19 +417,6 @@ struct GicIts {
     pub reserved1: u32,
 }
 
-#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
-#[repr(C, packed)]
-#[derive(IntoBytes, Immutable, FromBytes)]
-struct ProcessorHierarchyNode {
-    pub r#type: u8,
-    pub length: u8,
-    pub reserved: u16,
-    pub flags: u32,
-    pub parent: u32,
-    pub acpi_processor_id: u32,
-    pub num_private_resources: u32,
-}
-
 #[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")]
 #[repr(C, packed)]
 #[derive(IntoBytes, Immutable, FromBytes)]
@@ -1955,8 +1944,7 @@ impl CpuManager {
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
-    pub fn create_pptt(&self) -> Sdt {
-        let pptt_start = 0;
+    pub fn create_pptt(&self) -> PPTT {
         let mut cpus = 0;
         let mut uid = 0;
         // If topology is not specified, the default setting is:
@@ -1967,61 +1955,34 @@ impl CpuManager {
             .unwrap_or((1, u16::try_from(self.max_vcpus()).unwrap(), 1, 1));
         let cores_per_package = cores_per_die * dies_per_package;
 
-        let mut pptt = Sdt::new(*b"PPTT", 36, 2, *b"CLOUDH", *b"CHPPTT  ", 1);
+        let mut pptt = PPTT::new(*b"CLOUDH", *b"CHPPTT  ", 1);
 
         for cluster_idx in 0..packages {
             if cpus < self.config.boot_vcpus as usize {
-                let cluster_offset = pptt.len() - pptt_start;
-                let cluster_hierarchy_node = ProcessorHierarchyNode {
-                    r#type: 0,
-                    length: 20,
-                    reserved: 0,
-                    flags: 0x2,
-                    parent: 0,
-                    acpi_processor_id: cluster_idx as u32,
-                    num_private_resources: 0,
-                };
-                pptt.append(cluster_hierarchy_node);
+                let cluster_hierarchy_node = ProcessorNode::new(None, cluster_idx as u32).valid();
+                let cluster_handle = pptt.add_processor(cluster_hierarchy_node);
 
                 for core_idx in 0..cores_per_package {
-                    let core_offset = pptt.len() - pptt_start;
-
                     if threads_per_core > 1 {
-                        let core_hierarchy_node = ProcessorHierarchyNode {
-                            r#type: 0,
-                            length: 20,
-                            reserved: 0,
-                            flags: 0x2,
-                            parent: cluster_offset as u32,
-                            acpi_processor_id: core_idx as u32,
-                            num_private_resources: 0,
-                        };
-                        pptt.append(core_hierarchy_node);
+                        let core_hierarchy_node =
+                            ProcessorNode::new(Some(&cluster_handle), core_idx as u32).valid();
+                        let core_handle = pptt.add_processor(core_hierarchy_node);
 
                         for _thread_idx in 0..threads_per_core {
-                            let thread_hierarchy_node = ProcessorHierarchyNode {
-                                r#type: 0,
-                                length: 20,
-                                reserved: 0,
-                                flags: 0xE,
-                                parent: core_offset as u32,
-                                acpi_processor_id: uid as u32,
-                                num_private_resources: 0,
-                            };
-                            pptt.append(thread_hierarchy_node);
+                            let thread_hierarchy_node =
+                                ProcessorNode::new(Some(&core_handle), uid as u32)
+                                    .valid()
+                                    .thread()
+                                    .leaf();
+                            pptt.add_processor(thread_hierarchy_node);
                             uid += 1;
                         }
                     } else {
-                        let thread_hierarchy_node = ProcessorHierarchyNode {
-                            r#type: 0,
-                            length: 20,
-                            reserved: 0,
-                            flags: 0xA,
-                            parent: cluster_offset as u32,
-                            acpi_processor_id: uid as u32,
-                            num_private_resources: 0,
-                        };
-                        pptt.append(thread_hierarchy_node);
+                        let thread_hierarchy_node =
+                            ProcessorNode::new(Some(&cluster_handle), uid as u32)
+                                .valid()
+                                .leaf();
+                        pptt.add_processor(thread_hierarchy_node);
                         uid += 1;
                     }
                 }
@@ -2029,7 +1990,6 @@ impl CpuManager {
             }
         }
 
-        pptt.update_checksum();
         pptt
     }