diff --git a/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h b/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
index 92c4bcbb90..29e2c087fe 100644
--- a/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
+++ b/include/qapi/visitor-impl.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Core Definitions for QAPI Visitor implementations
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * Author: Paolo Bonizni <pbonzini@redhat.com>
  *
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ struct Visitor
     /* May be NULL; most useful for input visitors. */
     void (*optional)(Visitor *v, bool *present, const char *name);
 
-    void (*type_uint8)(Visitor *v, uint8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
-    void (*type_uint16)(Visitor *v, uint16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
-    void (*type_uint32)(Visitor *v, uint32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
-    void (*type_int8)(Visitor *v, int8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
-    void (*type_int16)(Visitor *v, int16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
-    void (*type_int32)(Visitor *v, int32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp);
     bool (*start_union)(Visitor *v, bool data_present, Error **errp);
 };
 
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
index afcd59be9a..7228dc2350 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
@@ -95,129 +95,89 @@ void visit_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
     v->type_int64(v, obj, name, errp);
 }
 
+static void visit_type_uintN(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                             uint64_t max, const char *type, Error **errp)
+{
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    uint64_t value = *obj;
+
+    v->type_uint64(v, &value, name, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    } else if (value > max) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   name ? name : "null", type);
+    } else {
+        *obj = value;
+    }
+}
+
 void visit_type_uint8(Visitor *v, uint8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    uint64_t value;
-
-    if (v->type_uint8) {
-        v->type_uint8(v, obj, name, errp);
-    } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_uint64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value > UINT8_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "uint8_t");
-            return;
-        }
-        *obj = value;
-    }
+    uint64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_uintN(v, &value, name, UINT8_MAX, "uint8_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
 }
 
-void visit_type_uint16(Visitor *v, uint16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
+void visit_type_uint16(Visitor *v, uint16_t *obj, const char *name,
+                       Error **errp)
 {
-    uint64_t value;
-
-    if (v->type_uint16) {
-        v->type_uint16(v, obj, name, errp);
-    } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_uint64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value > UINT16_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "uint16_t");
-            return;
-        }
-        *obj = value;
-    }
+    uint64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_uintN(v, &value, name, UINT16_MAX, "uint16_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
 }
 
-void visit_type_uint32(Visitor *v, uint32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
+void visit_type_uint32(Visitor *v, uint32_t *obj, const char *name,
+                       Error **errp)
 {
-    uint64_t value;
-
-    if (v->type_uint32) {
-        v->type_uint32(v, obj, name, errp);
-    } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_uint64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value > UINT32_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "uint32_t");
-            return;
-        }
-        *obj = value;
-    }
+    uint64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_uintN(v, &value, name, UINT32_MAX, "uint32_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
 }
 
-void visit_type_uint64(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
+void visit_type_uint64(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                       Error **errp)
 {
     v->type_uint64(v, obj, name, errp);
 }
 
-void visit_type_int8(Visitor *v, int8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
+static void visit_type_intN(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
+                            int64_t min, int64_t max, const char *type,
+                            Error **errp)
 {
-    int64_t value;
+    Error *err = NULL;
+    int64_t value = *obj;
 
-    if (v->type_int8) {
-        v->type_int8(v, obj, name, errp);
+    v->type_int64(v, &value, name, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    } else if (value < min || value > max) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   name ? name : "null", type);
     } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_int64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value < INT8_MIN || value > INT8_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "int8_t");
-            return;
-        }
         *obj = value;
     }
 }
 
+void visit_type_int8(Visitor *v, int8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    int64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_intN(v, &value, name, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX, "int8_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
+}
+
 void visit_type_int16(Visitor *v, int16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    int64_t value;
-
-    if (v->type_int16) {
-        v->type_int16(v, obj, name, errp);
-    } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_int64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value < INT16_MIN || value > INT16_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "int16_t");
-            return;
-        }
-        *obj = value;
-    }
+    int64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_intN(v, &value, name, INT16_MIN, INT16_MAX, "int16_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
 }
 
 void visit_type_int32(Visitor *v, int32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    int64_t value;
-
-    if (v->type_int32) {
-        v->type_int32(v, obj, name, errp);
-    } else {
-        value = *obj;
-        v->type_int64(v, &value, name, errp);
-        if (value < INT32_MIN || value > INT32_MAX) {
-            /* FIXME questionable reuse of errp if callback changed
-               value on error */
-            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                       name ? name : "null", "int32_t");
-            return;
-        }
-        *obj = value;
-    }
+    int64_t value = *obj;
+    visit_type_intN(v, &value, name, INT32_MIN, INT32_MAX, "int32_t", errp);
+    *obj = value;
 }
 
 void visit_type_int64(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)