Merge remote-tracking branch 'bonzini/qdev-props-for-anthony' into staging

* bonzini/qdev-props-for-anthony: (25 commits)
  qdev: remove unused fields from PropertyInfo
  qdev: initialize properties via QOM
  qdev: inline qdev_prop_set into qdev_prop_set_ptr
  qdev: access properties via QOM
  qdev: fix off-by-one
  qdev: let QOM free properties
  qdev: remove parse/print methods for pointer properties
  qdev: make the non-legacy pci address property accept an integer
  qdev: remove parse/print methods for mac properties
  qdev: remove print/parse methods from LostTickPolicy properties
  qdev: remove parse method for string properties
  qdev: allow reusing get/set for legacy property
  qdev: remove direct calls to print/parse
  qom: add property get/set wrappers for links
  qom: fix canonical paths vs. interfaces
  qom: use object_resolve_path_type for links
  qom: add object_resolve_path_type
  qom: fix off-by-one
  qom: add property get/set wrappers for C types
  qom: add QObject-based property get/set wrappers
  ...

5 files changed, 304 insertions, 314 deletions

diff --git a/hw/qdev-addr.c b/hw/qdev-addr.c
index 5976dcdf47..0bb16c7eb3 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-addr.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-addr.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ static void set_taddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_taddr = {
     .name  = "taddr",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_TADDR,
-    .size  = sizeof(target_phys_addr_t),
     .parse = parse_taddr,
     .print = print_taddr,
     .get   = get_taddr,
@@ -71,5 +69,8 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_taddr = {
 
 void qdev_prop_set_taddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, target_phys_addr_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_TADDR);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
+
 }
diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index 135c2bf237..49f13ca087 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -485,22 +485,26 @@ static void qbus_print(Monitor *mon, BusState *bus, int indent);
 static void qdev_print_props(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *dev, Property *props,
                              const char *prefix, int indent)
 {
-    char buf[64];
-
     if (!props)
         return;
-    while (props->name) {
-        /*
-         * TODO Properties without a print method are just for dirty
-         * hacks.  qdev_prop_ptr is the only such PropertyInfo.  It's
-         * marked for removal.  The test props->info->print should be
-         * removed along with it.
-         */
-        if (props->info->print) {
-            props->info->print(dev, props, buf, sizeof(buf));
-            qdev_printf("%s-prop: %s = %s\n", prefix, props->name, buf);
+    for (; props->name; props++) {
+        Error *err = NULL;
+        char *value;
+        char *legacy_name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", props->name);
+        if (object_property_get_type(OBJECT(dev), legacy_name, NULL)) {
+            value = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(dev), legacy_name, &err);
+        } else {
+            value = object_property_get_str(OBJECT(dev), props->name, &err);
+        }
+        g_free(legacy_name);
+
+        if (err) {
+            error_free(err);
+            continue;
         }
-        props++;
+        qdev_printf("%s-prop: %s = %s\n", prefix, props->name,
+                    value && *value ? value : "<null>");
+        g_free(value);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index c4583a14d7..b6d6fcff01 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ void *qdev_get_prop_ptr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
 
 static uint32_t qdev_get_prop_mask(Property *prop)
 {
-    assert(prop->info->type == PROP_TYPE_BIT);
+    assert(prop->info == &qdev_prop_bit);
     return 0x1 << prop->bitnr;
 }
 
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ static void bit_prop_set(DeviceState *dev, Property *props, bool val)
         *p &= ~mask;
 }
 
-static void qdev_prop_cpy(DeviceState *dev, Property *props, void *src)
-{
-    if (props->info->type == PROP_TYPE_BIT) {
-        bool *defval = src;
-        bit_prop_set(dev, props, *defval);
-    } else {
-        char *dst = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, props);
-        memcpy(dst, src, props->info->size);
-    }
-}
-
 /* Bit */
 static int parse_bit(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
 {
@@ -90,8 +79,6 @@ static void set_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bit = {
     .name  = "boolean",
     .legacy_name  = "on/off",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_BIT,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
     .parse = parse_bit,
     .print = print_bit,
     .get   = get_bit,
@@ -151,7 +138,7 @@ static void set_int8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    if (value > prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
+    if (value >= prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
         *ptr = value;
     } else {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
@@ -162,8 +149,6 @@ static void set_int8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint8 = {
     .name  = "uint8",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT8,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint8_t),
     .parse = parse_uint8,
     .print = print_uint8,
     .get   = get_int8,
@@ -196,8 +181,6 @@ static int print_hex8(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex8 = {
     .name  = "uint8",
     .legacy_name  = "hex8",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT8,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint8_t),
     .parse = parse_hex8,
     .print = print_hex8,
     .get   = get_int8,
@@ -259,7 +242,7 @@ static void set_int16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    if (value > prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
+    if (value >= prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
         *ptr = value;
     } else {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
@@ -270,8 +253,6 @@ static void set_int16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint16 = {
     .name  = "uint16",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT16,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint16_t),
     .parse = parse_uint16,
     .print = print_uint16,
     .get   = get_int16,
@@ -333,7 +314,7 @@ static void set_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    if (value > prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
+    if (value >= prop->info->min && value <= prop->info->max) {
         *ptr = value;
     } else {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
@@ -344,8 +325,6 @@ static void set_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint32 = {
     .name  = "uint32",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT32,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
     .parse = parse_uint32,
     .print = print_uint32,
     .get   = get_int32,
@@ -375,8 +354,6 @@ static int print_int32(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_int32 = {
     .name  = "int32",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_INT32,
-    .size  = sizeof(int32_t),
     .parse = parse_int32,
     .print = print_int32,
     .get   = get_int32,
@@ -409,8 +386,6 @@ static int print_hex32(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex32 = {
     .name  = "uint32",
     .legacy_name  = "hex32",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT32,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
     .parse = parse_hex32,
     .print = print_hex32,
     .get   = get_int32,
@@ -468,8 +443,6 @@ static void set_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint64 = {
     .name  = "uint64",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT64,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint64_t),
     .parse = parse_uint64,
     .print = print_uint64,
     .get   = get_int64,
@@ -500,8 +473,6 @@ static int print_hex64(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex64 = {
     .name  = "uint64",
     .legacy_name  = "hex64",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT64,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint64_t),
     .parse = parse_hex64,
     .print = print_hex64,
     .get   = get_int64,
@@ -510,19 +481,10 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex64 = {
 
 /* --- string --- */
 
-static int parse_string(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
-{
-    char **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    if (*ptr)
-        g_free(*ptr);
-    *ptr = g_strdup(str);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void free_string(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+static void release_string(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
-    g_free(*(char **)qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop));
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    g_free(*(char **)qdev_get_prop_ptr(DEVICE(obj), prop));
 }
 
 static int print_string(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
@@ -579,20 +541,16 @@ static void set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_string = {
     .name  = "string",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_STRING,
-    .size  = sizeof(char*),
-    .parse = parse_string,
     .print = print_string,
-    .free  = free_string,
+    .release = release_string,
     .get   = get_string,
     .set   = set_string,
 };
 
 /* --- drive --- */
 
-static int parse_drive(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
+static int parse_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
 {
-    BlockDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
     bs = bdrv_find(str);
@@ -604,8 +562,10 @@ static int parse_drive(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void free_drive(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+static void release_drive(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
     BlockDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
     if (*ptr) {
@@ -614,35 +574,30 @@ static void free_drive(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
     }
 }
 
-static int print_drive(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
+static const char *print_drive(void *ptr)
 {
-    BlockDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    return snprintf(dest, len, "%s",
-                    *ptr ? bdrv_get_device_name(*ptr) : "<null>");
+    return bdrv_get_device_name(ptr);
 }
 
-static void get_generic(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                       const char *name, Error **errp)
+static void get_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
+                        const char *(*print)(void *ptr),
+                        const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
     void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    char buffer[1024];
-    char *p = buffer;
+    char *p;
 
-    buffer[0] = 0;
-    if (*ptr) {
-        prop->info->print(dev, prop, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-    }
+    p = (char *) (*ptr ? print(*ptr) : "");
     visit_type_str(v, &p, name, errp);
 }
 
-static void set_generic(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+static void set_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
+                        int (*parse)(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr),
                         const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
     char *str;
     int ret;
 
@@ -661,41 +616,50 @@ static void set_generic(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, dev, prop, str);
         return;
     }
-    ret = prop->info->parse(dev, prop, str);
+    ret = parse(dev, str, ptr);
     error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, ret, dev, prop, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
+static void get_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                      const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_drive, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                      const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_drive, name, errp);
+}
+
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive = {
     .name  = "drive",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_DRIVE,
-    .size  = sizeof(BlockDriverState *),
-    .parse = parse_drive,
-    .print = print_drive,
-    .get   = get_generic,
-    .set   = set_generic,
-    .free  = free_drive,
+    .get   = get_drive,
+    .set   = set_drive,
+    .release = release_drive,
 };
 
 /* --- character device --- */
 
-static int parse_chr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
+static int parse_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
 {
-    CharDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    *ptr = qemu_chr_find(str);
-    if (*ptr == NULL) {
+    CharDriverState *chr = qemu_chr_find(str);
+    if (chr == NULL) {
         return -ENOENT;
     }
-    if ((*ptr)->avail_connections < 1) {
+    if (chr->avail_connections < 1) {
         return -EEXIST;
     }
-    --(*ptr)->avail_connections;
+    *ptr = chr;
+    --chr->avail_connections;
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void free_chr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+static void release_chr(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
     CharDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
     if (*ptr) {
@@ -704,62 +668,71 @@ static void free_chr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
 }
 
 
-static int print_chr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
+static const char *print_chr(void *ptr)
 {
-    CharDriverState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    CharDriverState *chr = ptr;
 
-    if (*ptr && (*ptr)->label) {
-        return snprintf(dest, len, "%s", (*ptr)->label);
-    } else {
-        return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
-    }
+    return chr->label ? chr->label : "";
+}
+
+static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_chr, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_chr, name, errp);
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr = {
     .name  = "chr",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_CHR,
-    .size  = sizeof(CharDriverState*),
-    .parse = parse_chr,
-    .print = print_chr,
-    .get   = get_generic,
-    .set   = set_generic,
-    .free  = free_chr,
+    .get   = get_chr,
+    .set   = set_chr,
+    .release = release_chr,
 };
 
 /* --- netdev device --- */
 
-static int parse_netdev(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
+static int parse_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *str, void **ptr)
 {
-    VLANClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    VLANClientState *netdev = qemu_find_netdev(str);
 
-    *ptr = qemu_find_netdev(str);
-    if (*ptr == NULL)
+    if (netdev == NULL) {
         return -ENOENT;
-    if ((*ptr)->peer) {
+    }
+    if (netdev->peer) {
         return -EEXIST;
     }
+    *ptr = netdev;
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int print_netdev(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
+static const char *print_netdev(void *ptr)
 {
-    VLANClientState **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    VLANClientState *netdev = ptr;
 
-    if (*ptr && (*ptr)->name) {
-        return snprintf(dest, len, "%s", (*ptr)->name);
-    } else {
-        return snprintf(dest, len, "<null>");
-    }
+    return netdev->name ? netdev->name : "";
+}
+
+static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                       const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    get_pointer(obj, v, opaque, print_netdev, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                       const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    set_pointer(obj, v, opaque, parse_netdev, name, errp);
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev = {
     .name  = "netdev",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_NETDEV,
-    .size  = sizeof(VLANClientState*),
-    .parse = parse_netdev,
-    .print = print_netdev,
-    .get   = get_generic,
-    .set   = set_generic,
+    .get   = get_netdev,
+    .set   = set_netdev,
 };
 
 /* --- vlan --- */
@@ -835,8 +808,6 @@ static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
     .name  = "vlan",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_VLAN,
-    .size  = sizeof(VLANClientState*),
     .parse = parse_vlan,
     .print = print_vlan,
     .get   = get_vlan,
@@ -848,8 +819,6 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_vlan = {
 /* Not a proper property, just for dirty hacks.  TODO Remove it!  */
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_ptr = {
     .name  = "ptr",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_PTR,
-    .size  = sizeof(void*),
 };
 
 /* --- mac address --- */
@@ -859,95 +828,114 @@ PropertyInfo qdev_prop_ptr = {
  *   01:02:03:04:05:06
  *   01-02-03-04-05-06
  */
-static int parse_mac(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str)
+static void get_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
     MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    char buffer[2 * 6 + 5 + 1];
+    char *p = buffer;
+
+    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+             mac->a[0], mac->a[1], mac->a[2],
+             mac->a[3], mac->a[4], mac->a[5]);
+
+    visit_type_str(v, &p, name, errp);
+}
+
+static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                    const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i, pos;
-    char *p;
+    char *str, *p;
+
+    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    visit_type_str(v, &str, name, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0, pos = 0; i < 6; i++, pos += 3) {
         if (!qemu_isxdigit(str[pos]))
-            return -EINVAL;
+            goto inval;
         if (!qemu_isxdigit(str[pos+1]))
-            return -EINVAL;
+            goto inval;
         if (i == 5) {
             if (str[pos+2] != '\0')
-                return -EINVAL;
+                goto inval;
         } else {
             if (str[pos+2] != ':' && str[pos+2] != '-')
-                return -EINVAL;
+                goto inval;
         }
         mac->a[i] = strtol(str+pos, &p, 16);
     }
-    return 0;
-}
+    return;
 
-static int print_mac(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
-{
-    MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-
-    return snprintf(dest, len, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-                    mac->a[0], mac->a[1], mac->a[2],
-                    mac->a[3], mac->a[4], mac->a[5]);
+inval:
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, dev, prop, str);
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_macaddr = {
     .name  = "macaddr",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_MACADDR,
-    .size  = sizeof(MACAddr),
-    .parse = parse_mac,
-    .print = print_mac,
-    .get   = get_generic,
-    .set   = set_generic,
+    .get   = get_mac,
+    .set   = set_mac,
 };
 
 
 /* --- lost tick policy --- */
 
-static const struct {
-    const char *name;
-    LostTickPolicy code;
-} lost_tick_policy_table[] = {
-    { .name = "discard", .code = LOST_TICK_DISCARD },
-    { .name = "delay", .code = LOST_TICK_DELAY },
-    { .name = "merge", .code = LOST_TICK_MERGE },
-    { .name = "slew", .code = LOST_TICK_SLEW },
+static const char *lost_tick_policy_table[LOST_TICK_MAX+1] = {
+    [LOST_TICK_DISCARD] = "discard",
+    [LOST_TICK_DELAY] = "delay",
+    [LOST_TICK_MERGE] = "merge",
+    [LOST_TICK_SLEW] = "slew",
+    [LOST_TICK_MAX] = NULL,
 };
 
-static int parse_lost_tick_policy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
-                                  const char *str)
+QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(LostTickPolicy) != sizeof(int));
+
+static void get_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                     const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    LostTickPolicy *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    int i;
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(lost_tick_policy_table); i++) {
-        if (!strcasecmp(str, lost_tick_policy_table[i].name)) {
-            *ptr = lost_tick_policy_table[i].code;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(lost_tick_policy_table)) {
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    visit_type_enum(v, ptr, prop->info->enum_table,
+                    prop->info->name, prop->name, errp);
 }
 
-static int print_lost_tick_policy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest,
-                                  size_t len)
+static void set_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
+                     const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    LostTickPolicy *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+
+    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        return;
+    }
 
-    return snprintf(dest, len, "%s", lost_tick_policy_table[*ptr].name);
+    visit_type_enum(v, ptr, prop->info->enum_table,
+                    prop->info->name, prop->name, errp);
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_losttickpolicy = {
-    .name  = "lost_tick_policy",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_LOSTTICKPOLICY,
-    .size  = sizeof(LostTickPolicy),
-    .parse = parse_lost_tick_policy,
-    .print = print_lost_tick_policy,
-    .get   = get_generic,
-    .set   = set_generic,
+    .name  = "LostTickPolicy",
+    .enum_table  = lost_tick_policy_table,
+    .get   = get_enum,
+    .set   = set_enum,
 };
 
 /* --- pci address --- */
@@ -987,30 +975,18 @@ static int print_pci_devfn(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t
     }
 }
 
-static void get_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                          const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
-    char buffer[32];
-    char *p = buffer;
-
-    buffer[0] = 0;
-    if (*ptr != -1) {
-        snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%02x.%x", *ptr >> 3, *ptr & 7);
-    }
-    visit_type_str(v, &p, name, errp);
-}
-
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn = {
-    .name  = "pci-devfn",
-    .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT32,
-    .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
+    .name  = "int32",
+    .legacy_name  = "pci-devfn",
     .parse = parse_pci_devfn,
     .print = print_pci_devfn,
-    .get   = get_pci_devfn,
-    .set   = set_generic,
+    .get   = get_int32,
+    .set   = set_int32,
+    /* FIXME: this should be -1...255, but the address is stored
+     * into an uint32_t rather than int32_t.
+     */
+    .min   = 0,
+    .max   = 0xFFFFFFFFULL,
 };
 
 /* --- public helpers --- */
@@ -1073,24 +1049,18 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
 
 int qdev_prop_parse(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, const char *value)
 {
-    Property *prop;
-    int ret;
+    char *legacy_name;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    prop = qdev_prop_find(dev, name);
-    /*
-     * TODO Properties without a parse method are just for dirty
-     * hacks.  qdev_prop_ptr is the only such PropertyInfo.  It's
-     * marked for removal.  The test !prop->info->parse should be
-     * removed along with it.
-     */
-    if (!prop || !prop->info->parse) {
-        qerror_report(QERR_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), name);
-        return -1;
+    legacy_name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", name);
+    if (object_property_get_type(OBJECT(dev), legacy_name, NULL)) {
+        object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), value, legacy_name, &err);
+    } else {
+        object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &err);
     }
-    ret = prop->info->parse(dev, prop, value);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        Error *err;
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(&err, ret, dev, prop, value);
+    g_free(legacy_name);
+
+    if (err) {
         qerror_report_err(err);
         error_free(err);
         return -1;
@@ -1098,72 +1068,65 @@ int qdev_prop_parse(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, const char *value)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void qdev_prop_set(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *src, enum PropertyType type)
-{
-    Property *prop;
-
-    prop = qdev_prop_find(dev, name);
-    if (!prop) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: property \"%s.%s\" not found\n",
-                __FUNCTION__, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), name);
-        abort();
-    }
-    if (prop->info->type != type) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: property \"%s.%s\" type mismatch\n",
-                __FUNCTION__, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), name);
-        abort();
-    }
-    qdev_prop_cpy(dev, prop, src);
-}
-
 void qdev_prop_set_bit(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, bool value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_BIT);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_uint8(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_UINT8);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_uint16(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint16_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_UINT16);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_uint32(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint32_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_UINT32);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_int32(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int32_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_INT32);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_uint64(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint64_t value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_UINT64);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_string(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, char *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_STRING);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), value, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 int qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value)
 {
-    int res;
-
-    res = bdrv_attach_dev(value, dev);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        error_report("Can't attach drive %s to %s.%s: %s",
-                     bdrv_get_device_name(value),
-                     dev->id ? dev->id : object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)),
-                     name, strerror(-res));
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), bdrv_get_device_name(value),
+                            name, &errp);
+    if (errp) {
+        qerror_report_err(errp);
+        error_free(errp);
         return -1;
     }
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_DRIVE);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1175,44 +1138,79 @@ void qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverS
 }
 void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, CharDriverState *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_CHR);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    assert(value->label);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), value->label, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_netdev(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANClientState *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_NETDEV);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    assert(value->name);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), value->name, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_vlan(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANState *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_VLAN);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), value ? value->id : -1, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, value, PROP_TYPE_MACADDR);
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    char str[2 * 6 + 5 + 1];
+    snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+             value[0], value[1], value[2], value[3], value[4], value[5]);
+
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), str, name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
-void qdev_prop_set_losttickpolicy(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
-                                  LostTickPolicy *value)
+void qdev_prop_set_enum(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, value, PROP_TYPE_LOSTTICKPOLICY);
+    Property *prop;
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+
+    prop = qdev_prop_find(dev, name);
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(dev), prop->info->enum_table[value],
+                            name, &errp);
+    assert(!errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_ptr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *value)
 {
-    qdev_prop_set(dev, name, &value, PROP_TYPE_PTR);
+    Property *prop;
+    void **ptr;
+
+    prop = qdev_prop_find(dev, name);
+    assert(prop && prop->info == &qdev_prop_ptr);
+    ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
+    *ptr = value;
 }
 
 void qdev_prop_set_defaults(DeviceState *dev, Property *props)
 {
+    Object *obj = OBJECT(dev);
     if (!props)
         return;
-    while (props->name) {
-        if (props->defval) {
-            qdev_prop_cpy(dev, props, props->defval);
+    for (; props->name; props++) {
+        Error *errp = NULL;
+        if (props->qtype == QTYPE_NONE) {
+            continue;
         }
-        props++;
+        if (props->qtype == QTYPE_QBOOL) {
+            object_property_set_bool(obj, props->defval, props->name, &errp);
+        } else if (props->info->enum_table) {
+            object_property_set_str(obj, props->info->enum_table[props->defval],
+                                    props->name, &errp);
+        } else if (props->qtype == QTYPE_QINT) {
+            object_property_set_int(obj, props->defval, props->name, &errp);
+        }
+        assert(!errp);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index e3b53b7f62..8a413ef0ed 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ void qdev_set_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus)
     dev->parent_bus = bus;
     QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&bus->children, dev, sibling);
 
-    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, dev->parent_bus->info->props);
     for (prop = qdev_get_bus_info(dev)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
         qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, NULL);
         qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, NULL);
     }
+    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, dev->parent_bus->info->props);
 }
 
 /* Create a new device.  This only initializes the device state structure
@@ -550,21 +550,24 @@ static void qdev_set_legacy_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
  * Do not use this is new code!  Properties added through this interface will
  * be given names and types in the "legacy" namespace.
  *
- * Legacy properties are always processed as strings.  The format of the string
- * depends on the property type.
+ * Legacy properties are string versions of other OOM properties.  The format
+ * of the string depends on the property type.
  */
 void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
                               Error **errp)
 {
     gchar *name, *type;
 
+    if (!prop->info->print && !prop->info->parse) {
+        return;
+    }
     name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", prop->name);
     type = g_strdup_printf("legacy<%s>",
                            prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
 
     object_property_add(OBJECT(dev), name, type,
-                        prop->info->print ? qdev_get_legacy_property : NULL,
-                        prop->info->parse ? qdev_set_legacy_property : NULL,
+                        prop->info->print ? qdev_get_legacy_property : prop->info->get,
+                        prop->info->parse ? qdev_set_legacy_property : prop->info->set,
                         NULL,
                         prop, errp);
 
@@ -581,9 +584,18 @@ void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
 void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
                               Error **errp)
 {
+    /*
+     * TODO qdev_prop_ptr does not have getters or setters.  It must
+     * go now that it can be replaced with links.  The test should be
+     * removed along with it: all static properties are read/write.
+     */
+    if (!prop->info->get && !prop->info->set) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     object_property_add(OBJECT(dev), prop->name, prop->info->name,
                         prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
-                        NULL,
+                        prop->info->release,
                         prop, errp);
 }
 
@@ -600,13 +612,13 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
     dev->instance_id_alias = -1;
     dev->state = DEV_STATE_CREATED;
 
-    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, qdev_get_props(dev));
     for (prop = qdev_get_props(dev); prop && prop->name; prop++) {
         qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, NULL);
         qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, NULL);
     }
 
     object_property_add_str(OBJECT(dev), "type", qdev_get_type, NULL, NULL);
+    qdev_prop_set_defaults(dev, qdev_get_props(dev));
 }
 
 /* Unlink device from bus and free the structure.  */
@@ -614,7 +626,6 @@ static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     BusState *bus;
-    Property *prop;
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
     if (dev->state == DEV_STATE_INITIALIZED) {
@@ -633,11 +644,6 @@ static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
         }
     }
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&dev->parent_bus->children, dev, sibling);
-    for (prop = qdev_get_props(dev); prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-        if (prop->info->free) {
-            prop->info->free(dev, prop);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void device_reset(DeviceState *dev)
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index ab53273632..9cc3f984b2 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -112,41 +112,22 @@ struct Property {
     const char   *name;
     PropertyInfo *info;
     int          offset;
-    int          bitnr;
-    void         *defval;
-};
-
-enum PropertyType {
-    PROP_TYPE_UNSPEC = 0,
-    PROP_TYPE_UINT8,
-    PROP_TYPE_UINT16,
-    PROP_TYPE_UINT32,
-    PROP_TYPE_INT32,
-    PROP_TYPE_UINT64,
-    PROP_TYPE_TADDR,
-    PROP_TYPE_MACADDR,
-    PROP_TYPE_LOSTTICKPOLICY,
-    PROP_TYPE_DRIVE,
-    PROP_TYPE_CHR,
-    PROP_TYPE_STRING,
-    PROP_TYPE_NETDEV,
-    PROP_TYPE_VLAN,
-    PROP_TYPE_PTR,
-    PROP_TYPE_BIT,
+    uint8_t      bitnr;
+    uint8_t      qtype;
+    int64_t      defval;
 };
 
 struct PropertyInfo {
     const char *name;
     const char *legacy_name;
-    size_t size;
-    enum PropertyType type;
+    const char **enum_table;
     int64_t min;
     int64_t max;
     int (*parse)(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, const char *str);
     int (*print)(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len);
-    void (*free)(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop);
     ObjectPropertyAccessor *get;
     ObjectPropertyAccessor *set;
+    ObjectPropertyRelease *release;
 };
 
 typedef struct GlobalProperty {
@@ -254,7 +235,8 @@ extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
         .info      = &(_prop),                                          \
         .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
             + type_check(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field)),           \
-        .defval    = (_type[]) { _defval },                             \
+        .qtype     = QTYPE_QINT,                                        \
+        .defval    = (_type)_defval,                                    \
         }
 #define DEFINE_PROP_BIT(_name, _state, _field, _bit, _defval) {  \
         .name      = (_name),                                    \
@@ -262,7 +244,8 @@ extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
         .bitnr    = (_bit),                                      \
         .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                    \
             + type_check(uint32_t,typeof_field(_state, _field)), \
-        .defval    = (bool[]) { (_defval) },                     \
+        .qtype     = QTYPE_QBOOL,                                \
+        .defval    = (bool)_defval,                              \
         }
 
 #define DEFINE_PROP_UINT8(_n, _s, _f, _d)                       \
@@ -309,7 +292,6 @@ extern PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
 void *qdev_get_prop_ptr(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop);
 int qdev_prop_exists(DeviceState *dev, const char *name);
 int qdev_prop_parse(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, const char *value);
-void qdev_prop_set(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *src, enum PropertyType type);
 void qdev_prop_set_bit(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, bool value);
 void qdev_prop_set_uint8(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t value);
 void qdev_prop_set_uint16(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint16_t value);
@@ -323,8 +305,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_vlan(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, VLANState *value);
 int qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value) QEMU_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 void qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, BlockDriverState *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, uint8_t *value);
-void qdev_prop_set_losttickpolicy(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
-                                  LostTickPolicy *value);
+void qdev_prop_set_enum(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int value);
 /* FIXME: Remove opaque pointer properties.  */
 void qdev_prop_set_ptr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, void *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_defaults(DeviceState *dev, Property *props);