diff --git a/tests/libqtest.h b/tests/libqtest.h
index 110e2ec..a111c9c 100644
--- a/tests/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/libqtest.h
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
 /**
  * qtest_init:
  * @extra_args: other arguments to pass to QEMU.
+ *
+ * Returns: #QTestState instance.
  */
 QTestState *qtest_init(const char *extra_args);
 
 /**
  * qtest_quit:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  *
  * Shut down the QEMU process associated to @s.
  */
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_qmp:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @fmt...: QMP message to send to qemu
  *
  * Sends a QMP message to QEMU
@@ -48,16 +50,16 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_get_irq:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @num: Interrupt to observe.
  *
- * Return the level of the @num interrupt.
+ * Returns: The level of the @num interrupt.
  */
 bool qtest_get_irq(QTestState *s, int num);
 
 /**
  * qtest_irq_intercept_in:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @string: QOM path of a device.
  *
  * Associate qtest irqs with the GPIO-in pins of the device
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_irq_intercept_out:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @string: QOM path of a device.
  *
  * Associate qtest irqs with the GPIO-out pins of the device
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_outb:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to write to.
  * @value: Value being written.
  *
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_outw:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to write to.
  * @value: Value being written.
  *
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_outl:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to write to.
  * @value: Value being written.
  *
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_inb:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
  * Returns an 8-bit value from an I/O port.
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_inw:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
  * Returns a 16-bit value from an I/O port.
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_inl:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
  * Returns a 32-bit value from an I/O port.
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_memread:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: Guest address to read from.
  * @data: Pointer to where memory contents will be stored.
  * @size: Number of bytes to read.
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_memwrite:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: Guest address to write to.
  * @data: Pointer to the bytes that will be written to guest memory.
  * @size: Number of bytes to write.
@@ -156,10 +158,11 @@
 
 /**
  * qtest_clock_step_next:
- * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  *
- * Advance the vm_clock to the next deadline.  Return the current
- * value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ * Advance the vm_clock to the next deadline.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
 int64_t qtest_clock_step_next(QTestState *s);
 
@@ -168,8 +171,9 @@
  * @s: QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @step: Number of nanoseconds to advance the clock by.
  *
- * Advance the vm_clock by @step nanoseconds.  Return the current
- * value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ * Advance the vm_clock by @step nanoseconds.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
 int64_t qtest_clock_step(QTestState *s, int64_t step);
 
@@ -179,14 +183,15 @@
  * @val: Nanoseconds value to advance the clock to.
  *
  * Advance the vm_clock to @val nanoseconds since the VM was launched.
- * Return the current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
 int64_t qtest_clock_set(QTestState *s, int64_t val);
 
 /**
  * qtest_get_arch:
  *
- * Returns the architecture for the QEMU executable under test.
+ * Returns: The architecture for the QEMU executable under test.
  */
 const char *qtest_get_arch(void);
 
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@
  *
  * Add a GTester testcase with the given name and function.
  * The path is prefixed with the architecture under test, as
- * returned by qtest_get_arch.
+ * returned by qtest_get_arch().
  */
 void qtest_add_func(const char *str, void (*fn));
 
@@ -205,12 +210,16 @@
  * qtest_start:
  * @args: other arguments to pass to QEMU
  *
- * Start QEMU and assign the resulting QTestState to a global variable.
- * The global variable is used by "shortcut" macros documented below.
+ * Start QEMU and assign the resulting #QTestState to a global variable.
+ * The global variable is used by "shortcut" functions documented below.
+ *
+ * Returns: #QTestState instance.
  */
-#define qtest_start(args) (            \
-    global_qtest = qtest_init((args)) \
-        )
+static inline QTestState *qtest_start(const char *args)
+{
+    global_qtest = qtest_init(args);
+    return global_qtest;
+}
 
 /**
  * qmp:
@@ -224,9 +233,12 @@
  * get_irq:
  * @num: Interrupt to observe.
  *
- * Return the level of the @num interrupt.
+ * Returns: The level of the @num interrupt.
  */
-#define get_irq(num) qtest_get_irq(global_qtest, num)
+static inline bool get_irq(int num)
+{
+    return qtest_get_irq(global_qtest, num);
+}
 
 /**
  * irq_intercept_in:
@@ -235,7 +247,10 @@
  * Associate qtest irqs with the GPIO-in pins of the device
  * whose path is specified by @string.
  */
-#define irq_intercept_in(string) qtest_irq_intercept_in(global_qtest, string)
+static inline void irq_intercept_in(const char *string)
+{
+    qtest_irq_intercept_in(global_qtest, string);
+}
 
 /**
  * qtest_irq_intercept_out:
@@ -244,7 +259,10 @@
  * Associate qtest irqs with the GPIO-out pins of the device
  * whose path is specified by @string.
  */
-#define irq_intercept_out(string) qtest_irq_intercept_out(global_qtest, string)
+static inline void irq_intercept_out(const char *string)
+{
+    qtest_irq_intercept_out(global_qtest, string);
+}
 
 /**
  * outb:
@@ -253,7 +271,10 @@
  *
  * Write an 8-bit value to an I/O port.
  */
-#define outb(addr, val) qtest_outb(global_qtest, addr, val)
+static inline void outb(uint16_t addr, uint8_t value)
+{
+    qtest_outb(global_qtest, addr, value);
+}
 
 /**
  * outw:
@@ -262,7 +283,10 @@
  *
  * Write a 16-bit value to an I/O port.
  */
-#define outw(addr, val) qtest_outw(global_qtest, addr, val)
+static inline void outw(uint16_t addr, uint16_t value)
+{
+    qtest_outw(global_qtest, addr, value);
+}
 
 /**
  * outl:
@@ -271,31 +295,49 @@
  *
  * Write a 32-bit value to an I/O port.
  */
-#define outl(addr, val) qtest_outl(global_qtest, addr, val)
+static inline void outl(uint16_t addr, uint32_t value)
+{
+    qtest_outl(global_qtest, addr, value);
+}
 
 /**
  * inb:
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
- * Returns an 8-bit value from an I/O port.
+ * Reads an 8-bit value from an I/O port.
+ *
+ * Returns: Value read.
  */
-#define inb(addr) qtest_inb(global_qtest, addr)
+static inline uint8_t inb(uint16_t addr)
+{
+    return qtest_inb(global_qtest, addr);
+}
 
 /**
  * inw:
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
- * Returns a 16-bit value from an I/O port.
+ * Reads a 16-bit value from an I/O port.
+ *
+ * Returns: Value read.
  */
-#define inw(addr) qtest_inw(global_qtest, addr)
+static inline uint16_t inw(uint16_t addr)
+{
+    return qtest_inw(global_qtest, addr);
+}
 
 /**
  * inl:
  * @addr: I/O port to read from.
  *
- * Returns a 32-bit value from an I/O port.
+ * Reads a 32-bit value from an I/O port.
+ *
+ * Returns: Value read.
  */
-#define inl(addr) qtest_inl(global_qtest, addr)
+static inline uint32_t inl(uint16_t addr)
+{
+    return qtest_inl(global_qtest, addr);
+}
 
 /**
  * memread:
@@ -305,7 +347,10 @@
  *
  * Read guest memory into a buffer.
  */
-#define memread(addr, data, size) qtest_memread(global_qtest, addr, data, size)
+static inline void memread(uint64_t addr, void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    qtest_memread(global_qtest, addr, data, size);
+}
 
 /**
  * memwrite:
@@ -315,32 +360,47 @@
  *
  * Write a buffer to guest memory.
  */
-#define memwrite(addr, data, size) qtest_memwrite(global_qtest, addr, data, size)
+static inline void memwrite(uint64_t addr, const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    qtest_memwrite(global_qtest, addr, data, size);
+}
 
 /**
  * clock_step_next:
  *
- * Advance the vm_clock to the next deadline.  Return the current
- * value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ * Advance the vm_clock to the next deadline.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
-#define clock_step_next() qtest_clock_step_next(global_qtest)
+static inline int64_t clock_step_next(void)
+{
+    return qtest_clock_step_next(global_qtest);
+}
 
 /**
  * clock_step:
  * @step: Number of nanoseconds to advance the clock by.
  *
- * Advance the vm_clock by @step nanoseconds.  Return the current
- * value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ * Advance the vm_clock by @step nanoseconds.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
-#define clock_step(step) qtest_clock_step(global_qtest, step)
+static inline int64_t clock_step(int64_t step)
+{
+    return qtest_clock_step(global_qtest, step);
+}
 
 /**
  * clock_set:
  * @val: Nanoseconds value to advance the clock to.
  *
  * Advance the vm_clock to @val nanoseconds since the VM was launched.
- * Return the current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
+ *
+ * Returns: The current value of the vm_clock in nanoseconds.
  */
-#define clock_set(val) qtest_clock_set(global_qtest, val)
+static inline int64_t clock_set(int64_t val)
+{
+    return qtest_clock_set(global_qtest, val);
+}
 
 #endif