3 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 41d2165c3e..663c2a0a19 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static void set_bit(DeviceState *dev, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bit = {
-    .name  = "on/off",
+    .name  = "boolean",
+    .legacy_name  = "on/off",
     .type  = PROP_TYPE_BIT,
     .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
     .parse = parse_bit,
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ static int print_hex8(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex8 = {
-    .name  = "hex8",
+    .name  = "uint8",
+    .legacy_name  = "hex8",
     .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT8,
     .size  = sizeof(uint8_t),
     .parse = parse_hex8,
@@ -397,7 +399,8 @@ static int print_hex32(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex32 = {
-    .name  = "hex32",
+    .name  = "uint32",
+    .legacy_name  = "hex32",
     .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT32,
     .size  = sizeof(uint32_t),
     .parse = parse_hex32,
@@ -485,7 +488,8 @@ static int print_hex64(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len)
 }
 
 PropertyInfo qdev_prop_hex64 = {
-    .name  = "hex64",
+    .name  = "uint64",
+    .legacy_name  = "hex64",
     .type  = PROP_TYPE_UINT64,
     .size  = sizeof(uint64_t),
     .parse = parse_hex64,
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 2a146f7e43..c6fcf4c2ed 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -218,13 +218,15 @@ int qdev_device_help(QemuOpts *opts)
         if (!prop->info->parse) {
             continue;           /* no way to set it, don't show */
         }
-        error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", info->name, prop->name, prop->info->name);
+        error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", info->name, prop->name,
+                     prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
     }
     for (prop = info->bus_info->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
         if (!prop->info->parse) {
             continue;           /* no way to set it, don't show */
         }
-        error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", info->name, prop->name, prop->info->name);
+        error_printf("%s.%s=%s\n", info->name, prop->name,
+                     prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1180,7 +1182,8 @@ void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
 {
     gchar *type;
 
-    type = g_strdup_printf("legacy<%s>", prop->info->name);
+    type = g_strdup_printf("legacy<%s>",
+                           prop->info->legacy_name ?: prop->info->name);
 
     qdev_property_add(dev, prop->name, type,
                       prop->info->print ? qdev_get_legacy_property : NULL,
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index 42495aed04..5f23cac664 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ enum PropertyType {
 
 struct PropertyInfo {
     const char *name;
+    const char *legacy_name;
     size_t size;
     enum PropertyType type;
     int64_t min;