diff --git a/audio/audio.h b/audio/audio.h
index 41b3ef04ea..c8bde536b5 100644
--- a/audio/audio.h
+++ b/audio/audio.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-audio.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 typedef void (*audio_callback_fn) (void *opaque, int avail);
 
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 4bde00e8e7..9f9ac95edd 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ host_memory_backend_get_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 
 ret:
     visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
+    qapi_free_uint16List(host_nodes);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
index 3973105658..a6e6d3e72f 100644
--- a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
+++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 static void get_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    TPMBackend **be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, opaque);
+    TPMBackend **be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, opaque);
     char *p;
 
     p = g_strdup(*be ? (*be)->id : "");
@@ -46,16 +46,10 @@ static void get_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    TPMBackend *s, **be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    TPMBackend *s, **be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     s = qemu_find_tpm_be(str);
     if (s == NULL) {
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
-                   object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, str);
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, str);
     } else if (tpm_backend_init(s, TPM_IF(obj), errp) == 0) {
         *be = s; /* weak reference, avoid cyclic ref */
     }
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void release_tpm(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    TPMBackend **be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    TPMBackend **be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (*be) {
         tpm_backend_reset(*be);
diff --git a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
index 2c8152d508..6c92fdae49 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/vmgenid.h"
 #include "hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
index 1a98f3bd5c..fdc4955e95 100644
--- a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sd.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/strongarm.c b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
index ca7c385f31..c7ca54bcea 100644
--- a/hw/arm/strongarm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "strongarm.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/fdc.c b/hw/block/fdc.c
index 4c2c35e223..3636874432 100644
--- a/hw/block/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/block/fdc.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/m25p80.c b/hw/block/m25p80.c
index c45afdd2cb..1b3f2405a1 100644
--- a/hw/block/m25p80.c
+++ b/hw/block/m25p80.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/nand.c b/hw/block/nand.c
index 9ed54a0a92..123020aebf 100644
--- a/hw/block/nand.c
+++ b/hw/block/nand.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/onenand.c b/hw/block/onenand.c
index 5ff7be86bb..579a73d7f7 100644
--- a/hw/block/onenand.c
+++ b/hw/block/onenand.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
index daae965860..ccf326793d 100644
--- a/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
+++ b/hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/pflash_cfi02.c b/hw/block/pflash_cfi02.c
index 1b3d94e047..2ad2f6baea 100644
--- a/hw/block/pflash_cfi02.c
+++ b/hw/block/pflash_cfi02.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index 2dd3d93ca0..da4fbf9084 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/xen-block.c b/hw/block/xen-block.c
index 905e4acd97..718d886e5c 100644
--- a/hw/block/xen-block.c
+++ b/hw/block/xen-block.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void xen_block_get_vdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    XenBlockVdev *vdev = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    XenBlockVdev *vdev = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
     switch (vdev->type) {
@@ -395,17 +395,11 @@ static int vbd_name_to_disk(const char *name, const char **endp,
 static void xen_block_set_vdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    XenBlockVdev *vdev = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    XenBlockVdev *vdev = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str, *p;
     const char *end;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/avr_usart.c b/hw/char/avr_usart.c
index fbe2a112b7..5bcf9db0b7 100644
--- a/hw/char/avr_usart.c
+++ b/hw/char/avr_usart.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 static int avr_usart_can_receive(void *opaque)
 {
diff --git a/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c b/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
index dade2ab5fd..96410b1ff8 100644
--- a/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
+++ b/hw/char/bcm2835_aux.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/bcm2835_aux.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
index e196906c92..c603e14012 100644
--- a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/cadence_uart.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
 #ifdef CADENCE_UART_ERR_DEBUG
diff --git a/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c b/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
index 626b68f2ec..ba2cbbee3d 100644
--- a/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-serial.h"
 #include "hw/char/cmsdk-apb-uart.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 REG32(DATA, 0)
 REG32(STATE, 4)
diff --git a/hw/char/debugcon.c b/hw/char/debugcon.c
index 2a063ad72c..fdb04fee09 100644
--- a/hw/char/debugcon.c
+++ b/hw/char/debugcon.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define TYPE_ISA_DEBUGCON_DEVICE "isa-debugcon"
diff --git a/hw/char/digic-uart.c b/hw/char/digic-uart.c
index e130cb4692..00e5df5517 100644
--- a/hw/char/digic-uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/digic-uart.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/char/digic-uart.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 enum {
     ST_RX_RDY = (1 << 0),
diff --git a/hw/char/escc.c b/hw/char/escc.c
index 7d16ee8688..52e7978287 100644
--- a/hw/char/escc.c
+++ b/hw/char/escc.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/etraxfs_ser.c b/hw/char/etraxfs_ser.c
index d9fba2ae6c..6bee3ee18e 100644
--- a/hw/char/etraxfs_ser.c
+++ b/hw/char/etraxfs_ser.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
index 96afe3580f..6361df2ad3 100644
--- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/arm/exynos4210.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c b/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
index 3f80f6824e..82ff40a530 100644
--- a/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
+++ b/hw/char/grlib_apbuart.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sparc/grlib.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/ibex_uart.c b/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
index cc49a35013..89f1182c9b 100644
--- a/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/ibex_uart.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/imx_serial.c b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
index 731b8fc64c..ee1375e26d 100644
--- a/hw/char/imx_serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/imx_serial.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/imx_serial.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/ipoctal232.c b/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
index ad000a39b9..3311e0872c 100644
--- a/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
+++ b/hw/char/ipoctal232.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "hw/ipack/ipack.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/lm32_juart.c b/hw/char/lm32_juart.c
index aced357011..ce30279650 100644
--- a/hw/char/lm32_juart.c
+++ b/hw/char/lm32_juart.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/char/lm32_juart.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 enum {
diff --git a/hw/char/lm32_uart.c b/hw/char/lm32_uart.c
index 2f58e2943b..d8e0331311 100644
--- a/hw/char/lm32_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/lm32_uart.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
index e6814faffb..6fa4ac502c 100644
--- a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/m68k/mcf.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/milkymist-uart.c b/hw/char/milkymist-uart.c
index a817c51eb5..cb1b3470ad 100644
--- a/hw/char/milkymist-uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/milkymist-uart.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c b/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
index d1fef77acd..045ca5fa40 100644
--- a/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/nrf51_uart.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/nrf51_uart.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/parallel.c b/hw/char/parallel.c
index 8b418abf71..b45e67bfbb 100644
--- a/hw/char/parallel.c
+++ b/hw/char/parallel.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/pl011.c b/hw/char/pl011.c
index ede16c781c..ea4a4e5235 100644
--- a/hw/char/pl011.c
+++ b/hw/char/pl011.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-clock.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/renesas_sci.c b/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
index 5d7c6e6523..1c63467290 100644
--- a/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
+++ b/hw/char/renesas_sci.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/registerfields.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/char/renesas_sci.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
index 81f6d0ed4f..b9e9b2d453 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole-lm.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/event-facility.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/ebcdic.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
index aa72ab40b9..c36b572222 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "hw/s390x/sclp.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/event-facility.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
index 2cf3e44177..3a9f96c2d1 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 #define PCI_SERIAL_MAX_PORTS 4
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index 62c627f486..6e52539648 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 #define UART_LCR_DLAB	0x80	/* Divisor latch access bit */
 
diff --git a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
index e726d4d915..79eaa2fa52 100644
--- a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
+++ b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define VTERM_BUFSIZE   16
diff --git a/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c b/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
index 0d661be6d3..8df0832424 100644
--- a/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
+++ b/hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/char/stm32f2xx_usart.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/terminal3270.c b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
index d77981bb6d..a9a46c8ed3 100644
--- a/hw/char/terminal3270.c
+++ b/hw/char/terminal3270.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/3270-ccw.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-console.c b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
index bc752cf90f..6b132caa29 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-serial.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-char.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
index 2e773ec4c4..99b9a6f851 100644
--- a/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
+++ b/hw/char/xilinx_uartlite.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index 7a9a1d6404..2760c21f11 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-block.h"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ static void get_drive(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    void **ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     const char *value;
     char *p;
 
@@ -87,17 +88,12 @@ static void set_drive_helper(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    void **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    void **ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
     BlockBackend *blk;
     bool blk_created = false;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ static void set_drive_helper(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     }
     if (!blk) {
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
-                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), prop->name, str);
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), name, str);
         goto fail;
     }
     if (blk_attach_dev(blk, dev) < 0) {
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ static void release_drive(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    BlockBackend **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    BlockBackend **ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (*ptr) {
         AioContext *ctx = blk_get_aio_context(*ptr);
@@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive_iothread = {
 static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    CharBackend *be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, opaque);
+    CharBackend *be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, opaque);
     char *p;
 
     p = g_strdup(be->chr && be->chr->label ? be->chr->label : "");
@@ -229,17 +225,11 @@ static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    CharBackend *be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    CharBackend *be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     Chardev *s;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -261,10 +251,10 @@ static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     s = qemu_chr_find(str);
     if (s == NULL) {
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
-                   object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, str);
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, str);
     } else if (!qemu_chr_fe_init(be, s, errp)) {
         error_prepend(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't take value '%s': ",
-                      object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, str);
+                      object_get_typename(obj), name, str);
     }
     g_free(str);
 }
@@ -272,7 +262,7 @@ static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void release_chr(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    CharBackend *be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    CharBackend *be = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     qemu_chr_fe_deinit(be, false);
 }
@@ -296,7 +286,7 @@ static void get_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    MACAddr *mac = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char buffer[2 * 6 + 5 + 1];
     char *p = buffer;
 
@@ -310,18 +300,12 @@ static void get_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    MACAddr *mac = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int i, pos;
     char *str;
     const char *p;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -353,7 +337,7 @@ static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     return;
 
 inval:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +363,7 @@ static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    NICPeers *peers_ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    NICPeers *peers_ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *p = g_strdup(peers_ptr->ncs[0] ? peers_ptr->ncs[0]->name : "");
 
     visit_type_str(v, name, &p, errp);
@@ -389,19 +373,13 @@ static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    NICPeers *peers_ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    NICPeers *peers_ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     NetClientState **ncs = peers_ptr->ncs;
     NetClientState *peers[MAX_QUEUE_NUM];
     int queues, err = 0, i = 0;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -441,7 +419,7 @@ static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     peers_ptr->queues = queues;
 
 out:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +436,7 @@ static void get_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    QEMUSoundCard *card = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    QEMUSoundCard *card = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *p = g_strdup(audio_get_id(card));
 
     visit_type_str(v, name, &p, errp);
@@ -468,18 +446,12 @@ static void get_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
 static void set_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    QEMUSoundCard *card = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    QEMUSoundCard *card = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     AudioState *state;
     int err = 0;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -493,7 +465,7 @@ static void set_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
     card->state = state;
 
 out:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -577,15 +549,10 @@ static void set_blocksize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     uint64_t value;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -670,7 +637,7 @@ static void get_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                 void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    ReservedRegion *rr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    ReservedRegion *rr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char buffer[64];
     char *p = buffer;
     int rc;
@@ -685,19 +652,13 @@ static void get_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                 void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    ReservedRegion *rr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    ReservedRegion *rr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *endptr;
     char *str;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_str(v, name, &str, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -753,17 +714,11 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_reserved_region = {
 static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int32_t value, *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int32_t value, *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     unsigned int slot, fn, n;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, NULL)) {
         if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
             return;
@@ -791,14 +746,14 @@ static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     return;
 
 invalid:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
 static int print_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Property *prop, char *dest,
                            size_t len)
 {
-    int32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (*ptr == -1) {
         return snprintf(dest, len, "<unset>");
@@ -822,7 +777,7 @@ static void get_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIHostDeviceAddress *addr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIHostDeviceAddress *addr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char buffer[] = "ffff:ff:ff.f";
     char *p = buffer;
     int rc = 0;
@@ -847,20 +802,14 @@ static void get_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIHostDeviceAddress *addr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIHostDeviceAddress *addr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str, *p;
     char *e;
     unsigned long val;
     unsigned long dom = 0, bus = 0;
     unsigned int slot = 0, func = 0;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -915,7 +864,7 @@ static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     return;
 
 inval:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -944,7 +893,7 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkspeed(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIExpLinkSpeed *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIExpLinkSpeed *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int speed;
 
     switch (*p) {
@@ -965,23 +914,17 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkspeed(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
         abort();
     }
 
-    visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &speed, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
+    visit_type_enum(v, name, &speed, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
 }
 
 static void set_prop_pcielinkspeed(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIExpLinkSpeed *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIExpLinkSpeed *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int speed;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &speed, prop->info->enum_table,
+    if (!visit_type_enum(v, name, &speed, prop->info->enum_table,
                          errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -1020,7 +963,7 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkwidth(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIExpLinkWidth *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIExpLinkWidth *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int width;
 
     switch (*p) {
@@ -1050,23 +993,17 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkwidth(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
         abort();
     }
 
-    visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &width, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
+    visit_type_enum(v, name, &width, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
 }
 
 static void set_prop_pcielinkwidth(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    PCIExpLinkWidth *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    PCIExpLinkWidth *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int width;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &width, prop->info->enum_table,
+    if (!visit_type_enum(v, name, &width, prop->info->enum_table,
                          errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -1114,7 +1051,7 @@ static void get_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    QemuUUID *uuid = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    QemuUUID *uuid = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char buffer[UUID_FMT_LEN + 1];
     char *p = buffer;
 
@@ -1128,16 +1065,10 @@ static void get_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    QemuUUID *uuid = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    QemuUUID *uuid = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -1145,7 +1076,7 @@ static void set_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     if (!strcmp(str, UUID_VALUE_AUTO)) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(uuid);
     } else if (qemu_uuid_parse(str, uuid) < 0) {
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     }
     g_free(str);
 }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index a2eaa43831..50f40949f5 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ void qdev_prop_set_after_realize(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
     }
 }
 
+/* returns: true if property is allowed to be set, false otherwise */
+static bool qdev_prop_allow_set(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+
+    if (dev->realized) {
+        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize(const Object *obj,
                                              const char *name,
                                              Object *val, Error **errp)
@@ -37,35 +50,68 @@ void qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize(const Object *obj,
     }
 }
 
-void *qdev_get_prop_ptr(Object *obj, Property *prop)
+void *object_field_prop_ptr(Object *obj, Property *prop)
 {
     void *ptr = obj;
     ptr += prop->offset;
     return ptr;
 }
 
+static void field_prop_get(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+    return prop->info->get(obj, v, name, opaque, errp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * field_prop_getter: Return getter function to be used for property
+ *
+ * Return value can be NULL if @info has no getter function.
+ */
+static ObjectPropertyAccessor *field_prop_getter(const PropertyInfo *info)
+{
+    return info->get ? field_prop_get : NULL;
+}
+
+static void field_prop_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+
+    if (!qdev_prop_allow_set(obj, name, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    return prop->info->set(obj, v, name, opaque, errp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * field_prop_setter: Return setter function to be used for property
+ *
+ * Return value can be NULL if @info has not setter function.
+ */
+static ObjectPropertyAccessor *field_prop_setter(const PropertyInfo *info)
+{
+    return info->set ? field_prop_set : NULL;
+}
+
 void qdev_propinfo_get_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                             void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, ptr, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
+    visit_type_enum(v, name, ptr, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_propinfo_set_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                             void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, ptr, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
+    visit_type_enum(v, name, ptr, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
 }
 
 void qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_enum(ObjectProperty *op,
@@ -92,7 +138,7 @@ static uint32_t qdev_get_prop_mask(Property *prop)
 
 static void bit_prop_set(Object *obj, Property *props, bool val)
 {
-    uint32_t *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, props);
+    uint32_t *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, props);
     uint32_t mask = qdev_get_prop_mask(props);
     if (val) {
         *p |= mask;
@@ -105,7 +151,7 @@ static void prop_get_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     bool value = (*p & qdev_get_prop_mask(prop)) != 0;
 
     visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp);
@@ -114,15 +160,9 @@ static void prop_get_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void prop_set_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     bool value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -152,7 +192,7 @@ static uint64_t qdev_get_prop_mask64(Property *prop)
 
 static void bit64_prop_set(Object *obj, Property *props, bool val)
 {
-    uint64_t *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, props);
+    uint64_t *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, props);
     uint64_t mask = qdev_get_prop_mask64(props);
     if (val) {
         *p |= mask;
@@ -165,7 +205,7 @@ static void prop_get_bit64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                            void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint64_t *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint64_t *p = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     bool value = (*p & qdev_get_prop_mask64(prop)) != 0;
 
     visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp);
@@ -174,15 +214,9 @@ static void prop_get_bit64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void prop_set_bit64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                            void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     bool value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -203,7 +237,7 @@ static void get_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    bool *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    bool *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_bool(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -211,14 +245,8 @@ static void get_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    bool *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    bool *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_bool(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ static void get_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint8_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint8_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint8(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -244,14 +272,8 @@ static void get_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint8_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint8_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint8(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -281,7 +303,7 @@ static void get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint16_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint16_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint16(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -289,14 +311,8 @@ static void get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint16_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint16_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint16(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -314,7 +330,7 @@ static void get_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -322,14 +338,8 @@ static void get_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -338,7 +348,7 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_int32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -346,14 +356,8 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    int32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_int32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -378,7 +382,7 @@ static void get_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -386,14 +390,8 @@ static void get_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -402,7 +400,7 @@ static void get_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    int64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_int64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -410,14 +408,8 @@ static void get_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    int64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    int64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_int64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -441,14 +433,14 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_int64 = {
 static void release_string(Object *obj, const char *name, void *opaque)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    g_free(*(char **)qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop));
+    g_free(*(char **)object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop));
 }
 
 static void get_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    char **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    char **ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (!*ptr) {
         char *str = (char *)"";
@@ -461,16 +453,10 @@ static void get_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    char **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    char **ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -502,7 +488,7 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     uint64_t value = *ptr;
 
     visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp);
@@ -511,16 +497,10 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                        Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     uint64_t value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -579,18 +559,13 @@ static void set_prop_arraylen(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
      * array-length field in the device struct, we have to create the
      * array itself and dynamically add the corresponding properties.
      */
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *alenptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-    void **arrayptr = (void *)dev + prop->arrayoffset;
+    uint32_t *alenptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    void **arrayptr = (void *)obj + prop->arrayoffset;
     void *eltptr;
     const char *arrayname;
     int i;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
     if (*alenptr) {
         error_setg(errp, "array size property %s may not be set more than once",
                    name);
@@ -626,12 +601,12 @@ static void set_prop_arraylen(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
          * they get the right answer despite the array element not actually
          * being inside the device struct.
          */
-        arrayprop->prop.offset = eltptr - (void *)dev;
-        assert(qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, &arrayprop->prop) == eltptr);
+        arrayprop->prop.offset = eltptr - (void *)obj;
+        assert(object_field_prop_ptr(obj, &arrayprop->prop) == eltptr);
         object_property_add(obj, propname,
                             arrayprop->prop.info->name,
-                            arrayprop->prop.info->get,
-                            arrayprop->prop.info->set,
+                            field_prop_getter(arrayprop->prop.info),
+                            field_prop_setter(arrayprop->prop.info),
                             array_element_release,
                             arrayprop);
     }
@@ -679,21 +654,21 @@ static Property *qdev_prop_find(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
 }
 
 void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, Object *obj,
-                                    Property *prop, const char *value)
+                                    const char *name, const char *value)
 {
     switch (ret) {
     case -EEXIST:
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't take value '%s', it's in use",
-                  object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                  object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     default:
     case -EINVAL:
         error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD,
-                   object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     case -ENOENT:
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
-                  object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                  object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     case 0:
         break;
@@ -822,7 +797,7 @@ static void get_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_size(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -830,14 +805,8 @@ static void get_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint64_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_size(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -851,12 +820,13 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_size = {
 
 /* --- object link property --- */
 
-static void create_link_property(ObjectClass *oc, Property *prop)
+static ObjectProperty *create_link_property(ObjectClass *oc, const char *name,
+                                            Property *prop)
 {
-    object_class_property_add_link(oc, prop->name, prop->link_type,
-                                   prop->offset,
-                                   qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize,
-                                   OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG);
+    return object_class_property_add_link(oc, name, prop->link_type,
+                                          prop->offset,
+                                          qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize,
+                                          OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG);
 }
 
 const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_link = {
@@ -872,7 +842,8 @@ void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
     assert(!prop->info->create);
 
     op = object_property_add(obj, prop->name, prop->info->name,
-                             prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
+                             field_prop_getter(prop->info),
+                             field_prop_setter(prop->info),
                              prop->info->release,
                              prop);
 
@@ -887,26 +858,26 @@ void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
     }
 }
 
-static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, Property *prop)
+static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, const char *name,
+                                    Property *prop)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    ObjectProperty *op;
 
     if (prop->info->create) {
-        prop->info->create(oc, prop);
+        op = prop->info->create(oc, name, prop);
     } else {
-        ObjectProperty *op;
-
         op = object_class_property_add(oc,
-                                       prop->name, prop->info->name,
-                                       prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
+                                       name, prop->info->name,
+                                       field_prop_getter(prop->info),
+                                       field_prop_setter(prop->info),
                                        prop->info->release,
                                        prop);
-        if (prop->set_default) {
-            prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
-        }
     }
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, prop->name,
-                                          prop->info->description);
+    if (prop->set_default) {
+        prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
+    }
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, name, prop->info->description);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -962,7 +933,7 @@ void device_class_set_props(DeviceClass *dc, Property *props)
     dc->props_ = props;
     for (prop = props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
         qdev_class_add_legacy_property(dc, prop);
-        qdev_class_add_property(dc, prop);
+        qdev_class_add_property(dc, prop->name, prop);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/hyperv/vmbus.c b/hw/hyperv/vmbus.c
index 896e981f85..984caf898d 100644
--- a/hw/hyperv/vmbus.c
+++ b/hw/hyperv/vmbus.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/hyperv/hyperv.h"
 #include "hw/hyperv/vmbus.h"
 #include "hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/i8254.c b/hw/i386/kvm/i8254.c
index 40d84734e7..c73254e886 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/i8254.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/i8254.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "hw/timer/i8254.h"
 #include "hw/timer/i8254_internal.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 1086b7a327..8cd19fa5e9 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/ide/internal.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
index c3f3306e66..e141a5cd45 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "hw/ipmi/ipmi.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
index f78e92d3d5..55fb81fa5a 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_sim.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 #define IPMI_NETFN_CHASSIS            0x00
diff --git a/hw/misc/allwinner-sid.c b/hw/misc/allwinner-sid.c
index 196380c33a..6d61f55b1d 100644
--- a/hw/misc/allwinner-sid.c
+++ b/hw/misc/allwinner-sid.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu/guest-random.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/misc/allwinner-sid.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index e321e5cb69..0505b52c98 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/mac_via.c b/hw/misc/mac_via.c
index 6db62dab7d..488d086a17 100644
--- a/hw/misc/mac_via.c
+++ b/hw/misc/mac_via.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
index 60066375ab..4401787a5c 100644
--- a/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
+++ b/hw/misc/sifive_u_otp.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/net/rocker/rocker.c b/hw/net/rocker/rocker.c
index c53a02315e..31f2340fb9 100644
--- a/hw/net/rocker/rocker.c
+++ b/hw/net/rocker/rocker.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
diff --git a/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c b/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
index 3e93dbbffb..af6f5dbb99 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
index fc53a42572..9e51bc82ae 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
 struct SpaprNvram {
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/gen_pcie_root_port.c b/hw/pci-bridge/gen_pcie_root_port.c
index 8931afc049..ec9907917e 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/gen_pcie_root_port.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/gen_pcie_root_port.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pcie_port.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index dd589cd7c7..a6b0c5602e 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_bus.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/qemu-file-types.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.c
index c365ee58b8..ef8dff03e0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/pnv_pnor.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 static uint64_t pnv_pnor_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
 {
diff --git a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
index 77b1235a3f..8593570332 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
diff --git a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
index 7a38540cb9..5d0fcacd0c 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
+++ b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
diff --git a/hw/s390x/css.c b/hw/s390x/css.c
index 38fd46b9a9..fe47751df4 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css.c
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ static void get_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    CssDevId *dev_id = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    CssDevId *dev_id = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char buffer[] = "xx.x.xxxx";
     char *p = buffer;
     int r;
@@ -2372,25 +2372,19 @@ static void get_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    CssDevId *dev_id = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    CssDevId *dev_id = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
     int num, n1, n2;
     unsigned int cssid, ssid, devid;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
     num = sscanf(str, "%2x.%1x%n.%4x%n", &cssid, &ssid, &n1, &devid, &n2);
     if (num != 3 || (n2 - n1) != 5 || strlen(str) != n2) {
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
         goto out;
     }
     if ((cssid > MAX_CSSID) || (ssid > MAX_SSID)) {
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
index 8b6be1197b..dd138dae94 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static void s390_pci_get_fid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -1338,15 +1338,9 @@ static void s390_pci_get_fid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void s390_pci_set_fid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     S390PCIBusDevice *zpci = S390_PCI_DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint32_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
index 90841ad791..29504ea081 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c
index 2cb23ca891..9740f7e36a 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "hw/scsi/scsi.h"
 #include "migration/qemu-file-types.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/scsi/emulation.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
index 7c0631656c..4666019442 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "hw/fw-path-provider.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-user-scsi.h"
diff --git a/hw/sd/sd.c b/hw/sd/sd.c
index 1842c03797..2aeab39c3f 100644
--- a/hw/sd/sd.c
+++ b/hw/sd/sd.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_prop.h b/hw/tpm/tpm_prop.h
index d19e40c112..bbd4225d66 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_prop.h
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_prop.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "sysemu/tpm_backend.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_tpm;
+
 #define DEFINE_PROP_TPMBE(_n, _s, _f)                     \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_tpm, TPMBackend *)
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
index e8e9d37e88..c27c602697 100644
--- a/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
+++ b/hw/usb/ccid-card-passthru.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <libcacard.h>
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
index 19e1933f04..b58c4eb908 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "desc.h"
diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index 4ca7d47ef7..03b6f61f75 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <usbredirfilter.h>
 
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
 #include "migration/qemu-file-types.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
index 53569925a2..fc8d63c850 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ static void get_nv_gpudirect_clique_id(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint8_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
+    uint8_t *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     visit_type_uint8(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
@@ -1498,14 +1498,8 @@ static void set_nv_gpudirect_clique_id(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                        const char *name, void *opaque,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
-    uint8_t value, *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
-
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
+    uint8_t value, *ptr = object_field_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
     if (!visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index 51dc373695..f74be78209 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci_bridge.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
index 1bc5d03a00..ed036ad9c1 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_fs.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-access.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
index 3534a39d62..a6f08c26b9 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h"
 
 static const int user_feature_bits[] = {
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
index 378f63b210..770c286be7 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "virtio-pci.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_pt.c b/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
index a5f3dd590c..a513fdd62d 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/block/block.h b/include/hw/block/block.h
index 1e8b6253dd..c172cbe65f 100644
--- a/include/hw/block/block.h
+++ b/include/hw/block/block.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "exec/hwaddr.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-block-core.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 /* Configuration */
 
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ac327ae60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties-system.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifndef HW_QDEV_PROPERTIES_SYSTEM_H
+#define HW_QDEV_PROPERTIES_SYSTEM_H
+
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_macaddr;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_reserved_region;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_multifd_compression;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_losttickpolicy;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blockdev_on_error;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive_iothread;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blocksize;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uuid;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_audiodev;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_speed;
+extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
+
+#define DEFINE_PROP_PCI_DEVFN(_n, _s, _f, _d)                   \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pci_devfn, int32_t)
+
+#define DEFINE_PROP_CHR(_n, _s, _f)             \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_chr, CharBackend)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV(_n, _s, _f)             \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_netdev, NICPeers)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE(_n, _s, _f) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive, BlockBackend *)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE_IOTHREAD(_n, _s, _f) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive_iothread, BlockBackend *)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR(_n, _s, _f)         \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_macaddr, MACAddr)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_RESERVED_REGION(_n, _s, _f)         \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_reserved_region, ReservedRegion)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_MULTIFD_COMPRESSION(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_multifd_compression, \
+                       MultiFDCompression)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_LOSTTICKPOLICY(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_losttickpolicy, \
+                        LostTickPolicy)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_blockdev_on_error, \
+                        BlockdevOnError)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BIOS_CHS_TRANS(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans, int)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BLOCKSIZE(_n, _s, _f) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, 0, qdev_prop_blocksize, uint32_t)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_PCI_HOST_DEVADDR(_n, _s, _f) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr, PCIHostDeviceAddress)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_OFF_AUTO_PCIBAR(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar, \
+                        OffAutoPCIBAR)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_PCIE_LINK_SPEED(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pcie_link_speed, \
+                        PCIExpLinkSpeed)
+#define DEFINE_PROP_PCIE_LINK_WIDTH(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
+    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pcie_link_width, \
+                        PCIExpLinkWidth)
+
+#define DEFINE_PROP_UUID(_name, _state, _field) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_uuid, QemuUUID, \
+                .set_default = true)
+
+#define DEFINE_PROP_AUDIODEV(_n, _s, _f) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_audiodev, QEMUSoundCard)
+
+#define DEFINE_PROP_UUID_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_uuid, QemuUUID)
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 530286e869..0ef97d60ce 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ struct PropertyInfo {
     const QEnumLookup *enum_table;
     int (*print)(Object *obj, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len);
     void (*set_default_value)(ObjectProperty *op, const Property *prop);
-    void (*create)(ObjectClass *oc, Property *prop);
+    ObjectProperty *(*create)(ObjectClass *oc, const char *name,
+                              Property *prop);
     ObjectPropertyAccessor *get;
     ObjectPropertyAccessor *set;
     ObjectPropertyRelease *release;
@@ -55,98 +56,51 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint64;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_int64;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_size;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_string;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_chr;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_tpm;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_macaddr;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_reserved_region;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_on_off_auto;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_multifd_compression;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_losttickpolicy;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blockdev_on_error;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_drive_iothread;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_netdev;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_devfn;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_size32;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_blocksize;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uuid;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_arraylen;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_audiodev;
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_link;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_speed;
-extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) { \
+#define DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type, ...) {  \
         .name      = (_name),                                    \
         .info      = &(_prop),                                   \
         .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                    \
             + type_check(_type, typeof_field(_state, _field)),   \
+        __VA_ARGS__                                              \
         }
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_name, _state, _field, _defval, _prop, _type) { \
-        .name      = (_name),                                           \
-        .info      = &(_prop),                                          \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
-            + type_check(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field)),           \
-        .set_default = true,                                            \
-        .defval.i  = (_type)_defval,                                    \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_name, _state, _field, _defval, _prop, _type) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type,                     \
+                .set_default = true,                                     \
+                .defval.i    = (_type)_defval)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) { \
-        .name      = (_name),                                           \
-        .info      = &(_prop),                                          \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
-            + type_check(_type, typeof_field(_state, _field)),          \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BIT(_name, _state, _field, _bit, _defval) {  \
-        .name      = (_name),                                    \
-        .info      = &(qdev_prop_bit),                           \
-        .bitnr    = (_bit),                                      \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                    \
-            + type_check(uint32_t,typeof_field(_state, _field)), \
-        .set_default = true,                                     \
-        .defval.u  = (bool)_defval,                              \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BIT(_name, _state, _field, _bit, _defval)   \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_bit, uint32_t, \
+                .bitnr       = (_bit),                          \
+                .set_default = true,                            \
+                .defval.u    = (bool)_defval)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_name, _state, _field, _defval, _prop, _type) { \
-        .name      = (_name),                                           \
-        .info      = &(_prop),                                          \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
-            + type_check(_type, typeof_field(_state, _field)),          \
-        .set_default = true,                                            \
-        .defval.u  = (_type)_defval,                                    \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_name, _state, _field, _defval, _prop, _type) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type,                       \
+                .set_default = true,                                       \
+                .defval.u  = (_type)_defval)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) { \
-        .name      = (_name),                                           \
-        .info      = &(_prop),                                          \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
-            + type_check(_type, typeof_field(_state, _field)),          \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type) \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, _prop, _type)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BIT64(_name, _state, _field, _bit, _defval) {       \
-        .name      = (_name),                                           \
-        .info      = &(qdev_prop_bit64),                                \
-        .bitnr    = (_bit),                                             \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
-            + type_check(uint64_t, typeof_field(_state, _field)),       \
-        .set_default = true,                                            \
-        .defval.u  = (bool)_defval,                                     \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BIT64(_name, _state, _field, _bit, _defval)   \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_bit64, uint64_t, \
+                .bitnr    = (_bit),                               \
+                .set_default = true,                              \
+                .defval.u  = (bool)_defval)
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BOOL(_name, _state, _field, _defval) {       \
-        .name      = (_name),                                    \
-        .info      = &(qdev_prop_bool),                          \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                    \
-            + type_check(bool, typeof_field(_state, _field)),    \
-        .set_default = true,                                     \
-        .defval.u    = (bool)_defval,                            \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_BOOL(_name, _state, _field, _defval)     \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_bool, bool, \
+                .set_default = true,                         \
+                .defval.u    = (bool)_defval)
 
 #define PROP_ARRAY_LEN_PREFIX "len-"
 
@@ -174,26 +128,19 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
  * It is the responsibility of the device deinit code to free the
  * @_arrayfield memory.
  */
-#define DEFINE_PROP_ARRAY(_name, _state, _field,                        \
-                          _arrayfield, _arrayprop, _arraytype) {        \
-        .name = (PROP_ARRAY_LEN_PREFIX _name),                          \
-        .info = &(qdev_prop_arraylen),                                  \
-        .set_default = true,                                            \
-        .defval.u = 0,                                                  \
-        .offset = offsetof(_state, _field)                              \
-            + type_check(uint32_t, typeof_field(_state, _field)),       \
-        .arrayinfo = &(_arrayprop),                                     \
-        .arrayfieldsize = sizeof(_arraytype),                           \
-        .arrayoffset = offsetof(_state, _arrayfield),                   \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_ARRAY(_name, _state, _field,               \
+                          _arrayfield, _arrayprop, _arraytype) \
+    DEFINE_PROP((PROP_ARRAY_LEN_PREFIX _name),                 \
+                _state, _field, qdev_prop_arraylen, uint32_t,  \
+                .set_default = true,                           \
+                .defval.u = 0,                                 \
+                .arrayinfo = &(_arrayprop),                    \
+                .arrayfieldsize = sizeof(_arraytype),          \
+                .arrayoffset = offsetof(_state, _arrayfield))
 
-#define DEFINE_PROP_LINK(_name, _state, _field, _type, _ptr_type) {     \
-        .name = (_name),                                                \
-        .info = &(qdev_prop_link),                                      \
-        .offset = offsetof(_state, _field)                              \
-            + type_check(_ptr_type, typeof_field(_state, _field)),      \
-        .link_type  = _type,                                            \
-        }
+#define DEFINE_PROP_LINK(_name, _state, _field, _type, _ptr_type)     \
+    DEFINE_PROP(_name, _state, _field, qdev_prop_link, _ptr_type,     \
+                .link_type  = _type)
 
 #define DEFINE_PROP_UINT8(_n, _s, _f, _d)                       \
     DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_uint8, uint8_t)
@@ -209,68 +156,12 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
     DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_int64, int64_t)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_SIZE(_n, _s, _f, _d)                       \
     DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_size, uint64_t)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_PCI_DEVFN(_n, _s, _f, _d)                   \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pci_devfn, int32_t)
-
-#define DEFINE_PROP_CHR(_n, _s, _f)             \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_chr, CharBackend)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_STRING(_n, _s, _f)             \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_string, char*)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV(_n, _s, _f)             \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_netdev, NICPeers)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE(_n, _s, _f) \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive, BlockBackend *)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_DRIVE_IOTHREAD(_n, _s, _f) \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_drive_iothread, BlockBackend *)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR(_n, _s, _f)         \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_macaddr, MACAddr)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_RESERVED_REGION(_n, _s, _f)         \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_reserved_region, ReservedRegion)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_ON_OFF_AUTO(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
     DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_on_off_auto, OnOffAuto)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_MULTIFD_COMPRESSION(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_multifd_compression, \
-                       MultiFDCompression)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_LOSTTICKPOLICY(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_losttickpolicy, \
-                        LostTickPolicy)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_blockdev_on_error, \
-                        BlockdevOnError)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BIOS_CHS_TRANS(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_bios_chs_trans, int)
 #define DEFINE_PROP_SIZE32(_n, _s, _f, _d)                       \
     DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_size32, uint32_t)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_BLOCKSIZE(_n, _s, _f) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_UNSIGNED(_n, _s, _f, 0, qdev_prop_blocksize, uint32_t)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_PCI_HOST_DEVADDR(_n, _s, _f) \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_pci_host_devaddr, PCIHostDeviceAddress)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_OFF_AUTO_PCIBAR(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_off_auto_pcibar, \
-                        OffAutoPCIBAR)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_PCIE_LINK_SPEED(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pcie_link_speed, \
-                        PCIExpLinkSpeed)
-#define DEFINE_PROP_PCIE_LINK_WIDTH(_n, _s, _f, _d) \
-    DEFINE_PROP_SIGNED(_n, _s, _f, _d, qdev_prop_pcie_link_width, \
-                        PCIExpLinkWidth)
-
-#define DEFINE_PROP_UUID(_name, _state, _field) {                  \
-        .name      = (_name),                                      \
-        .info      = &qdev_prop_uuid,                              \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                      \
-            + type_check(QemuUUID, typeof_field(_state, _field)),  \
-        .set_default = true,                                       \
-        }
-#define DEFINE_PROP_AUDIODEV(_n, _s, _f) \
-    DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_audiodev, QEMUSoundCard)
-
-#define DEFINE_PROP_UUID_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field) {        \
-        .name      = (_name),                                      \
-        .info      = &qdev_prop_uuid,                              \
-        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                      \
-            + type_check(QemuUUID, typeof_field(_state, _field)),  \
-        }
 
 #define DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()               \
     {}
@@ -302,7 +193,7 @@ void qdev_prop_set_macaddr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
                            const uint8_t *value);
 void qdev_prop_set_enum(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int value);
 
-void *qdev_get_prop_ptr(Object *obj, Property *prop);
+void *object_field_prop_ptr(Object *obj, Property *prop);
 
 void qdev_prop_register_global(GlobalProperty *prop);
 const GlobalProperty *qdev_find_global_prop(Object *obj,
@@ -310,7 +201,7 @@ const GlobalProperty *qdev_find_global_prop(Object *obj,
 int qdev_prop_check_globals(void);
 void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev);
 void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, Object *obj,
-                                    Property *prop, const char *value);
+                                    const char *name, const char *value);
 
 /**
  * qdev_property_add_static:
diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 778fc787ca..919facaad2 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-net.h"
 #include "net/queue.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 
 #define MAC_FMT "%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X"
 #define MAC_ARG(x) ((uint8_t *)(x))[0], ((uint8_t *)(x))[1], \
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 9c7ed12cec..a5da718baa 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "migration/colo.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "net/announce.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 6a3299041f..d8a8bb1dda 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -798,17 +798,11 @@ static void sparc_get_nwindows(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void sparc_set_nwindows(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     const int64_t min = MIN_NWINDOWS;
     const int64_t max = MAX_NWINDOWS;
     SPARCCPU *cpu = SPARC_CPU(obj);
     int64_t value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_int(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -848,7 +842,8 @@ static Property sparc_cpu_properties[] = {
                          qdev_prop_uint64, target_ulong),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("fpu-version", SPARCCPU, env.def.fpu_version, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("mmu-version", SPARCCPU, env.def.mmu_version, 0),
-    { .name  = "nwindows", .info  = &qdev_prop_nwindows },
+    DEFINE_PROP("nwindows", SPARCCPU, env.def.nwindows,
+                qdev_prop_nwindows, uint32_t),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
 };