diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 236300d2a9..e1bb1afb69 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -357,81 +357,6 @@ static void ich9_pm_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy(Object *obj, bool value,
     s->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy = value;
 }
 
-static void ich9_pm_get_disable_s3(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    uint8_t value = pm->disable_s3;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void ich9_pm_set_disable_s3(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    uint8_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    pm->disable_s3 = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-}
-
-static void ich9_pm_get_disable_s4(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    uint8_t value = pm->disable_s4;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void ich9_pm_set_disable_s4(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    uint8_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    pm->disable_s4 = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-}
-
-static void ich9_pm_get_s4_val(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    uint8_t value = pm->s4_val;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void ich9_pm_set_s4_val(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm = opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    uint8_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    pm->s4_val = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-}
-
 static bool ich9_pm_get_enable_tco(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     ICH9LPCState *s = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(obj);
@@ -468,18 +393,18 @@ void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp)
                              ich9_pm_get_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
                              ich9_pm_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
                              NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S3_DISABLED, "uint8",
-                        ich9_pm_get_disable_s3,
-                        ich9_pm_set_disable_s3,
-                        NULL, pm, NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_DISABLED, "uint8",
-                        ich9_pm_get_disable_s4,
-                        ich9_pm_set_disable_s4,
-                        NULL, pm, NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_VAL, "uint8",
-                        ich9_pm_get_s4_val,
-                        ich9_pm_set_s4_val,
-                        NULL, pm, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint8_ptr(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S3_DISABLED,
+                                  &pm->disable_s3,
+                                  OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                  NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint8_ptr(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_DISABLED,
+                                  &pm->disable_s4,
+                                  OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                  NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint8_ptr(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S4_VAL,
+                                  &pm->s4_val,
+                                  OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                  NULL);
     object_property_add_bool(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_TCO_ENABLED,
                              ich9_pm_get_enable_tco,
                              ich9_pm_set_enable_tco,
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index 9a5457c83b..6674ad84c1 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -627,13 +627,6 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps ich9_rst_cnt_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 };
 
-static void ich9_lpc_get_sci_int(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                 void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(obj);
-    visit_type_uint8(v, name, &lpc->sci_gsi, errp);
-}
-
 static void ich9_lpc_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(obj);
@@ -641,9 +634,9 @@ static void ich9_lpc_initfn(Object *obj)
     static const uint8_t acpi_enable_cmd = ICH9_APM_ACPI_ENABLE;
     static const uint8_t acpi_disable_cmd = ICH9_APM_ACPI_DISABLE;
 
-    object_property_add(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_SCI_INT, "uint8",
-                        ich9_lpc_get_sci_int,
-                        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint8_ptr(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_SCI_INT,
+                                  &lpc->sci_gsi, OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD,
+                                  NULL);
     object_property_add_uint8_ptr(OBJECT(lpc), ACPI_PM_PROP_ACPI_ENABLE_CMD,
                                   &acpi_enable_cmd, OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD, NULL);
     object_property_add_uint8_ptr(OBJECT(lpc), ACPI_PM_PROP_ACPI_DISABLE_CMD,
diff --git a/hw/misc/edu.c b/hw/misc/edu.c
index d5e2bdbb57..14058aa57b 100644
--- a/hw/misc/edu.c
+++ b/hw/misc/edu.c
@@ -396,21 +396,15 @@ static void pci_edu_uninit(PCIDevice *pdev)
     msi_uninit(pdev);
 }
 
-static void edu_obj_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint64_t *val = opaque;
-
-    visit_type_uint64(v, name, val, errp);
-}
-
 static void edu_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     EduState *edu = EDU(obj);
 
     edu->dma_mask = (1UL << 28) - 1;
-    object_property_add(obj, "dma_mask", "uint64", edu_obj_uint64,
-                    edu_obj_uint64, NULL, &edu->dma_mask, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint64_ptr(obj, "dma_mask",
+                                   &edu->dma_mask,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                   NULL);
 }
 
 static void edu_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/q35.c b/hw/pci-host/q35.c
index 158d270b9f..e50ebcfc0f 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/q35.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/q35.c
@@ -165,14 +165,6 @@ static void q35_host_get_pci_hole64_end(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, errp);
 }
 
-static void q35_host_get_mmcfg_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    PCIExpressHost *e = PCIE_HOST_BRIDGE(obj);
-
-    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &e->size, errp);
-}
-
 /*
  * NOTE: setting defaults for the mch.* fields in this table
  * doesn't work, because mch is a separate QOM object that is
@@ -213,6 +205,7 @@ static void q35_host_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     Q35PCIHost *s = Q35_HOST_DEVICE(obj);
     PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(obj);
+    PCIExpressHost *pehb = PCIE_HOST_BRIDGE(obj);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&phb->conf_mem, obj, &pci_host_conf_le_ops, phb,
                           "pci-conf-idx", 4);
@@ -242,9 +235,8 @@ static void q35_host_initfn(Object *obj)
                         q35_host_get_pci_hole64_end,
                         NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-    object_property_add(obj, PCIE_HOST_MCFG_SIZE, "uint64",
-                        q35_host_get_mmcfg_size,
-                        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint64_ptr(obj, PCIE_HOST_MCFG_SIZE,
+                                   &pehb->size, OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD, NULL);
 
     object_property_add_link(obj, MCH_HOST_PROP_RAM_MEM, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
                              (Object **) &s->mch.ram_memory,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index e076f6023c..74f47ced32 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3227,18 +3227,6 @@ static void spapr_set_resize_hpt(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static void spapr_get_vsmt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, (uint32_t *)opaque, errp);
-}
-
-static void spapr_set_vsmt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, (uint32_t *)opaque, errp);
-}
-
 static char *spapr_get_ic_mode(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
@@ -3336,8 +3324,11 @@ static void spapr_instance_init(Object *obj)
     object_property_set_description(obj, "resize-hpt",
                                     "Resizing of the Hash Page Table (enabled, disabled, required)",
                                     NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, "vsmt", "uint32", spapr_get_vsmt,
-                        spapr_set_vsmt, NULL, &spapr->vsmt, &error_abort);
+    object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "vsmt",
+                                   &spapr->vsmt,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                   &error_abort);
+
     object_property_set_description(obj, "vsmt",
                                     "Virtual SMT: KVM behaves as if this were"
                                     " the host's SMT mode", &error_abort);
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
index 136f3a9ad6..97492cfd51 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
@@ -2187,14 +2187,6 @@ int vfio_add_virt_caps(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void vfio_pci_nvlink2_get_tgt(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
-                                     const char *name,
-                                     void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint64_t tgt = (uintptr_t) opaque;
-    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &tgt, errp);
-}
-
 static void vfio_pci_nvlink2_get_link_speed(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                                  const char *name,
                                                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
@@ -2240,9 +2232,9 @@ int vfio_pci_nvidia_v100_ram_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
                                nv2reg->size, p);
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vdev->bars[0].quirks, quirk, next);
 
-    object_property_add(OBJECT(vdev), "nvlink2-tgt", "uint64",
-                        vfio_pci_nvlink2_get_tgt, NULL, NULL,
-                        (void *) (uintptr_t) cap->tgt, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint64_ptr(OBJECT(vdev), "nvlink2-tgt",
+                                   (void *)(uintptr_t)cap->tgt,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD, NULL);
     trace_vfio_pci_nvidia_gpu_setup_quirk(vdev->vbasedev.name, cap->tgt,
                                           nv2reg->size);
 free_exit:
@@ -2301,9 +2293,9 @@ int vfio_pci_nvlink2_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
         QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vdev->bars[0].quirks, quirk, next);
     }
 
-    object_property_add(OBJECT(vdev), "nvlink2-tgt", "uint64",
-                        vfio_pci_nvlink2_get_tgt, NULL, NULL,
-                        (void *) (uintptr_t) captgt->tgt, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint64_ptr(OBJECT(vdev), "nvlink2-tgt",
+                                   (void *)(uintptr_t)captgt->tgt,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD, NULL);
     trace_vfio_pci_nvlink2_setup_quirk_ssatgt(vdev->vbasedev.name, captgt->tgt,
                                               atsdreg->size);
 
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 06484c2bff..97861ce30e 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1158,15 +1158,6 @@ void memory_region_init(MemoryRegion *mr,
     memory_region_do_init(mr, owner, name, size);
 }
 
-static void memory_region_get_addr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    MemoryRegion *mr = MEMORY_REGION(obj);
-    uint64_t value = mr->addr;
-
-    visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
 static void memory_region_get_container(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                         const char *name, void *opaque,
                                         Error **errp)
@@ -1230,10 +1221,8 @@ static void memory_region_initfn(Object *obj)
                              NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
     op->resolve = memory_region_resolve_container;
 
-    object_property_add(OBJECT(mr), "addr", "uint64",
-                        memory_region_get_addr,
-                        NULL, /* memory_region_set_addr */
-                        NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
+    object_property_add_uint64_ptr(OBJECT(mr), "addr",
+                                   &mr->addr, OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD, &error_abort);
     object_property_add(OBJECT(mr), "priority", "uint32",
                         memory_region_get_priority,
                         NULL, /* memory_region_set_priority */
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 7a4ac9339b..3fddd61ab3 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1039,22 +1039,6 @@ static void arm_set_pmu(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
     cpu->has_pmu = value;
 }
 
-static void arm_get_init_svtor(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &cpu->init_svtor, errp);
-}
-
-static void arm_set_init_svtor(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &cpu->init_svtor, errp);
-}
-
 void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
@@ -1165,9 +1149,10 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
          * a simple DEFINE_PROP_UINT32 for this because we want to permit
          * the property to be set after realize.
          */
-        object_property_add(obj, "init-svtor", "uint32",
-                            arm_get_init_svtor, arm_set_init_svtor,
-                            NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
+        object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "init-svtor",
+                                       &cpu->init_svtor,
+                                       OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR,
+                                       &error_abort);
     }
 
     qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_cfgend_property,
diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
index 024bb24e51..5b63a27c91 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev.c
@@ -266,94 +266,6 @@ qsev_guest_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
             "guest owners session parameters (encoded with base64)", NULL);
 }
 
-static void
-qsev_guest_set_handle(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-    uint32_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-    sev->handle = value;
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_set_policy(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-    uint32_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-    sev->policy = value;
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_set_cbitpos(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-    uint32_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-    sev->cbitpos = value;
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_set_reduced_phys_bits(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-    uint32_t value;
-
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-    sev->reduced_phys_bits = value;
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_get_policy(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint32_t value;
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-
-    value = sev->policy;
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_get_handle(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint32_t value;
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-
-    value = sev->handle;
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_get_cbitpos(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint32_t value;
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-
-    value = sev->cbitpos;
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
-static void
-qsev_guest_get_reduced_phys_bits(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    uint32_t value;
-    QSevGuestInfo *sev = QSEV_GUEST_INFO(obj);
-
-    value = sev->reduced_phys_bits;
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp);
-}
-
 static void
 qsev_guest_init(Object *obj)
 {
@@ -361,15 +273,15 @@ qsev_guest_init(Object *obj)
 
     sev->sev_device = g_strdup(DEFAULT_SEV_DEVICE);
     sev->policy = DEFAULT_GUEST_POLICY;
-    object_property_add(obj, "policy", "uint32", qsev_guest_get_policy,
-                        qsev_guest_set_policy, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, "handle", "uint32", qsev_guest_get_handle,
-                        qsev_guest_set_handle, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, "cbitpos", "uint32", qsev_guest_get_cbitpos,
-                        qsev_guest_set_cbitpos, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    object_property_add(obj, "reduced-phys-bits", "uint32",
-                        qsev_guest_get_reduced_phys_bits,
-                        qsev_guest_set_reduced_phys_bits, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "policy", &sev->policy,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "handle", &sev->handle,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "cbitpos", &sev->cbitpos,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR, NULL);
+    object_property_add_uint32_ptr(obj, "reduced-phys-bits",
+                                   &sev->reduced_phys_bits,
+                                   OBJ_PROP_FLAG_RD | OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WR, NULL);
 }
 
 /* sev guest info */
