diff --git a/src/device/blk.rs b/src/device/blk.rs
index 6fc9d252..d8e8d029 100644
--- a/src/device/blk.rs
+++ b/src/device/blk.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 use crate::hal::Hal;
 use crate::queue::VirtQueue;
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, Transport};
 use crate::volatile::Volatile;
 use crate::{Error, Result};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use core::mem::offset_of;
 use log::info;
 use zerocopy::{FromBytes, Immutable, IntoBytes, KnownLayout};
 
@@ -57,12 +56,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOBlk<H, T> {
 
         // Read configuration space.
         let capacity = transport.read_consistent(|| {
-            Ok(
-                transport.read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(BlkConfig, capacity_low))? as u64
-                    | (transport.read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(BlkConfig, capacity_high))?
-                        as u64)
-                        << 32,
-            )
+            Ok(read_config!(transport, BlkConfig, capacity_low)? as u64
+                | (read_config!(transport, BlkConfig, capacity_high)? as u64) << 32)
         })?;
         info!("found a block device of size {}KB", capacity / 2);
 
diff --git a/src/device/console.rs b/src/device/console.rs
index a8d6095a..8aaa520d 100644
--- a/src/device/console.rs
+++ b/src/device/console.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ mod embedded_io;
 
 use crate::hal::Hal;
 use crate::queue::VirtQueue;
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, write_config, Transport};
 use crate::volatile::{ReadOnly, WriteOnly};
 use crate::{Error, Result, PAGE_SIZE};
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use core::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter, Write};
-use core::mem::offset_of;
 use log::error;
 
 const QUEUE_RECEIVEQ_PORT_0: u16 = 0;
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOConsole<H, T> {
         if self.negotiated_features.contains(Features::SIZE) {
             self.transport.read_consistent(|| {
                 Ok(Some(Size {
-                    columns: self.transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(Config, cols))?,
-                    rows: self.transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(Config, rows))?,
+                    columns: read_config!(self.transport, Config, cols)?,
+                    rows: read_config!(self.transport, Config, rows)?,
                 }))
             })
         } else {
@@ -240,8 +239,7 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOConsole<H, T> {
     /// Returns an error if the device doesn't support emergency write.
     pub fn emergency_write(&mut self, chr: u8) -> Result<()> {
         if self.negotiated_features.contains(Features::EMERG_WRITE) {
-            self.transport
-                .write_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(Config, emerg_wr), chr.into())?;
+            write_config!(self.transport, Config, emerg_wr, chr.into())?;
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(Error::Unsupported)
diff --git a/src/device/gpu.rs b/src/device/gpu.rs
index d299a990..4dc8344a 100644
--- a/src/device/gpu.rs
+++ b/src/device/gpu.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 use crate::hal::{BufferDirection, Dma, Hal};
 use crate::queue::VirtQueue;
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, Transport};
 use crate::volatile::{ReadOnly, Volatile, WriteOnly};
 use crate::{pages, Error, Result, PAGE_SIZE};
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use core::mem::offset_of;
 use log::info;
 use zerocopy::{FromBytes, FromZeros, Immutable, IntoBytes, KnownLayout};
 
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOGpu<H, T> {
         let negotiated_features = transport.begin_init(SUPPORTED_FEATURES);
 
         // read configuration space
-        let events_read = transport.read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(Config, events_read))?;
-        let num_scanouts = transport.read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(Config, num_scanouts))?;
+        let events_read = read_config!(transport, Config, events_read)?;
+        let num_scanouts = read_config!(transport, Config, num_scanouts)?;
         info!(
             "events_read: {:#x}, num_scanouts: {:#x}",
             events_read, num_scanouts
diff --git a/src/device/input.rs b/src/device/input.rs
index 6259e391..fedb220c 100644
--- a/src/device/input.rs
+++ b/src/device/input.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use super::common::Feature;
 use crate::hal::Hal;
 use crate::queue::VirtQueue;
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, write_config, Transport};
 use crate::volatile::{ReadOnly, WriteOnly};
 use crate::Error;
 use alloc::{boxed::Box, string::String};
@@ -103,11 +103,9 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOInput<H, T> {
         subsel: u8,
         out: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<u8, Error> {
-        self.transport
-            .write_config_space(offset_of!(Config, select), select as u8)?;
-        self.transport
-            .write_config_space(offset_of!(Config, subsel), subsel)?;
-        let size: u8 = self.transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(Config, size))?;
+        write_config!(self.transport, Config, select, select as u8)?;
+        write_config!(self.transport, Config, subsel, subsel)?;
+        let size: u8 = read_config!(self.transport, Config, size)?;
         // Safe because config points to a valid MMIO region for the config space.
         let size_to_copy = min(usize::from(size), out.len());
         for (i, out_item) in out.iter_mut().take(size_to_copy).enumerate() {
@@ -126,14 +124,9 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOInput<H, T> {
         select: InputConfigSelect,
         subsel: u8,
     ) -> Result<Box<[u8]>, Error> {
-        self.transport
-            .write_config_space(offset_of!(Config, select), select as u8)?;
-        self.transport
-            .write_config_space(offset_of!(Config, subsel), subsel)?;
-        let size = usize::from(
-            self.transport
-                .read_config_space::<u8>(offset_of!(Config, size))?,
-        );
+        write_config!(self.transport, Config, select, select as u8)?;
+        write_config!(self.transport, Config, subsel, subsel)?;
+        let size = usize::from(read_config!(self.transport, Config, size)?);
         if size > CONFIG_DATA_MAX_LENGTH {
             return Err(Error::IoError);
         }
diff --git a/src/device/net/dev_raw.rs b/src/device/net/dev_raw.rs
index 58d30d8d..f74eeba7 100644
--- a/src/device/net/dev_raw.rs
+++ b/src/device/net/dev_raw.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 use super::{Config, EthernetAddress, Features, VirtioNetHdr};
 use super::{MIN_BUFFER_LEN, NET_HDR_SIZE, QUEUE_RECEIVE, QUEUE_TRANSMIT, SUPPORTED_FEATURES};
-use crate::device::net::Status;
 use crate::hal::Hal;
 use crate::queue::VirtQueue;
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, Transport};
 use crate::{Error, Result};
-use core::mem::offset_of;
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
 use zerocopy::IntoBytes;
 
@@ -31,9 +29,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport, const QUEUE_SIZE: usize> VirtIONetRaw<H, T, QUEUE_SIZ
         info!("negotiated_features {:?}", negotiated_features);
 
         // Read configuration space.
-        let mac =
-            transport.read_consistent(|| transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(Config, mac)))?;
-        let status = transport.read_config_space::<Status>(offset_of!(Config, status))?;
+        let mac = transport.read_consistent(|| read_config!(transport, Config, mac))?;
+        let status = read_config!(transport, Config, status)?;
         debug!("Got MAC={:02x?}, status={:?}", mac, status);
 
         let send_queue = VirtQueue::new(
diff --git a/src/device/socket/vsock.rs b/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
index 5270e82e..bc99add7 100644
--- a/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
+++ b/src/device/socket/vsock.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use super::protocol::{
 use super::DEFAULT_RX_BUFFER_SIZE;
 use crate::hal::Hal;
 use crate::queue::{owning::OwningQueue, VirtQueue};
-use crate::transport::Transport;
+use crate::transport::{read_config, Transport};
 use crate::Result;
-use core::mem::{offset_of, size_of};
+use core::mem::size_of;
 use log::debug;
 use zerocopy::{FromBytes, IntoBytes};
 
@@ -249,12 +249,8 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport, const RX_BUFFER_SIZE: usize> VirtIOSocket<H, T, RX_BU
 
         let guest_cid = transport.read_consistent(|| {
             Ok(
-                transport.read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(VirtioVsockConfig, guest_cid_low))?
-                    as u64
-                    | (transport
-                        .read_config_space::<u32>(offset_of!(VirtioVsockConfig, guest_cid_high))?
-                        as u64)
-                        << 32,
+                read_config!(transport, VirtioVsockConfig, guest_cid_low)? as u64
+                    | (read_config!(transport, VirtioVsockConfig, guest_cid_high)? as u64) << 32,
             )
         })?;
         debug!("guest cid: {guest_cid:?}");
diff --git a/src/device/sound.rs b/src/device/sound.rs
index 1bd73e8c..07218044 100644
--- a/src/device/sound.rs
+++ b/src/device/sound.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod fake;
 use super::common::Feature;
 use crate::{
     queue::{owning::OwningQueue, VirtQueue},
-    transport::Transport,
+    transport::{read_config, Transport},
     volatile::ReadOnly,
     Error, Hal, Result, PAGE_SIZE,
 };
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use core::{
     array,
     fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter},
     hint::spin_loop,
-    mem::{offset_of, size_of},
+    mem::size_of,
     ops::RangeInclusive,
 };
 use enumn::N;
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ impl<H: Hal, T: Transport> VirtIOSound<H, T> {
         )?;
 
         // read configuration space
-        let jacks = transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(VirtIOSoundConfig, jacks))?;
-        let streams = transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(VirtIOSoundConfig, streams))?;
-        let chmaps = transport.read_config_space(offset_of!(VirtIOSoundConfig, chmaps))?;
+        let jacks = read_config!(transport, VirtIOSoundConfig, jacks)?;
+        let streams = read_config!(transport, VirtIOSoundConfig, streams)?;
+        let chmaps = read_config!(transport, VirtIOSoundConfig, chmaps)?;
         info!(
             "[sound device] config: jacks: {}, streams: {}, chmaps: {}",
             jacks, streams, chmaps
diff --git a/src/transport/mod.rs b/src/transport/mod.rs
index b9fb7dfa..2f66a916 100644
--- a/src/transport/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transport/mod.rs
@@ -231,3 +231,46 @@ impl From<u8> for DeviceType {
         u32::from(virtio_device_id).into()
     }
 }
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn read_help<T: Transport, V: FromBytes>(
+    transport: &T,
+    offset: usize,
+    _dummy_v: Option<V>,
+) -> Result<V> {
+    transport.read_config_space(offset)
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn write_help<T: Transport, V: Immutable + IntoBytes>(
+    transport: &mut T,
+    offset: usize,
+    value: V,
+    _dummy_v: Option<V>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    transport.write_config_space(offset, value)
+}
+
+macro_rules! read_config {
+    ($transport:expr, $struct:ty, $field:ident) => {{
+        let dummy_struct: Option<$struct> = None;
+        let dummy_v = dummy_struct.map(|s| s.$field.0);
+        crate::transport::read_help(&$transport, core::mem::offset_of!($struct, $field), dummy_v)
+    }};
+}
+
+macro_rules! write_config {
+    ($transport:expr, $struct:ty, $field:ident, $value:expr) => {{
+        let dummy_struct: Option<$struct> = None;
+        let dummy_v = dummy_struct.map(|s| s.$field.0);
+        crate::transport::write_help(
+            &mut $transport,
+            core::mem::offset_of!($struct, $field),
+            $value,
+            dummy_v,
+        )
+    }};
+}
+
+pub(crate) use read_config;
+pub(crate) use write_config;
diff --git a/src/volatile.rs b/src/volatile.rs
index 74f527b3..0acbad24 100644
--- a/src/volatile.rs
+++ b/src/volatile.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct WriteOnly<T: Copy>(pub(crate) T);
 /// An MMIO register which may be both read and written.
 #[derive(Default)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Volatile<T: Copy>(T);
+pub struct Volatile<T: Copy>(pub(crate) T);
 
 impl<T: Copy> Volatile<T> {
     /// Construct a new instance for testing.