diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ef9f7d2..c03d742 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 pub mod syscalls;
 
+mod types;
+
+pub use types::*;
+
 pub const LIBURING_UDATA_TIMEOUT: libc::__u64 = libc::__u64::max_value();
 
 // sqe opcode constants
@@ -76,139 +80,6 @@ pub const IORING_REGISTER_EVENTFD:      libc::c_uint = 4;
 pub const IORING_UNREGISTER_EVENTFD:    libc::c_uint = 5;
 pub const IORING_REGISTER_FILES_UPDATE: libc::c_uint = 6;
 
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring {
-    pub sq: io_uring_sq,
-    pub cq: io_uring_cq,
-    pub flags: libc::c_uint,
-    pub ring_fd: libc::c_int,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring_sq {
-    pub khead: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub ktail: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kring_mask: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kring_entries: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kflags: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kdropped: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub array: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub sqes: *mut io_uring_sqe,
-
-    pub sqe_head: libc::c_uint,
-    pub sqe_tail: libc::c_uint,
-
-    pub ring_sz: libc::size_t,
-    pub ring_ptr: *mut libc::c_void,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring_sqe {
-    pub opcode: libc::__u8,     /* type of operation for this sqe */
-    pub flags: libc::__u8,      /* IOSQE_ flags */
-    pub ioprio: libc::__u16,    /* ioprio for the request */
-    pub fd: libc::__s32,        /* file descriptor to do IO on */
-    pub off_addr2: off_addr2,
-    pub addr: libc::__u64,      /* pointer to buffer or iovecs */
-    pub len: libc::__u32,       /* buffer size or number of iovecs */
-    pub cmd_flags: cmd_flags,
-    pub user_data: libc::__u64, /* data to be passed back at completion time */
-    pub buf_index: buf_index,   /* index into fixed buffers, if used */
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub union off_addr2 {
-    pub off: libc::__u64,
-    pub addr2: libc::__u64,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub union cmd_flags {
-    pub rw_flags: __kernel_rwf_t,
-    pub fsync_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub poll_events: libc::__u16,
-    pub sync_range_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub msg_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub timeout_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub accept_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub cancel_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub open_flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub statx_flags: libc::__u32,
-}
-
-#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-type __kernel_rwf_t = libc::c_int;
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub union buf_index {
-    pub buf_index: libc::__u16,
-    pub __pad2: [libc::__u64; 3],
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring_cq {
-    pub khead: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub ktail: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kring_mask: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub kring_entries: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub koverflow: *mut libc::c_uint,
-    pub cqes: *mut io_uring_cqe,
-
-    pub ring_sz: libc::size_t,
-    pub ring_ptr: *mut libc::c_void,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring_cqe {
-    pub user_data: libc::__u64, /* sqe->data submission passed back */
-    pub res: libc::__s32,       /* result code for this event */
-    pub flags: libc::__u32,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_uring_params {
-    pub sq_entries: libc::__u32,
-    pub cq_entries: libc::__u32,
-    pub flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub sq_thread_cpu: libc::__u32,
-    pub sq_thread_idle: libc::__u32,
-    pub features: libc::__u32,
-    pub resv: [libc::__u32; 4],
-    pub sq_off: io_sqring_offsets,
-    pub cq_off: io_cqring_offsets,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_sqring_offsets {
-    pub head: libc::__u32,
-    pub tail: libc::__u32,
-    pub ring_mask: libc::__u32,
-    pub ring_entries: libc::__u32,
-    pub flags: libc::__u32,
-    pub dropped: libc::__u32,
-    pub array: libc::__u32,
-    pub resv1: libc::__u32,
-    pub resv2: libc::__u64,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct io_cqring_offsets {
-    pub head: libc::__u32,
-    pub tail: libc::__u32,
-    pub ring_mask: libc::__u32,
-    pub ring_entries: libc::__u32,
-    pub overflow: libc::__u32,
-    pub cqes: libc::__u32,
-    pub resv: [libc::__u64; 2],
-}
-
-
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct __kernel_timespec {
-    pub tv_sec: i64,
-    pub tv_nsec: libc::c_longlong,
-}
-
 #[link(name = "uring")]
 extern {
     pub fn io_uring_queue_init(
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bdea57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+#![allow(unused_unsafe)]
+
+macro_rules! access {
+    ($this:ident.$method:ident -> $t:ty = $field:expr) => {
+        #[inline(always)] pub fn $method(&$this) -> &$t { unsafe { &$field } }
+    };
+    ($this:ident.$method:ident/$mut:ident -> $t:ty = $field:expr) => {
+        access!($this.$method -> $t = $field);
+        #[inline(always)] pub fn $mut(&mut $this) -> &mut $t { unsafe { &mut $field } }
+    };
+    (move $this:ident.$method:ident -> $t:ty = $field:expr) => {
+        #[inline(always)] pub fn $method(&$this) -> $t { unsafe { $field } }
+    };
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring {
+    sq: io_uring_sq,
+    cq: io_uring_cq,
+    flags: libc::c_uint,
+    ring_fd: libc::c_int,
+}
+
+impl io_uring {
+    access!(self.sq/sq_mut -> io_uring_sq = self.sq);
+    access!(self.cq/cq_mut -> io_uring_cq = self.cq);
+    access!(self.flags/flags_mut -> libc::c_uint = self.flags);
+    access!(move self.ring_fd -> libc::c_int = self.ring_fd);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring_sq {
+    khead: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    ktail: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kring_mask: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kring_entries: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kflags: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kdropped: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    array: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    sqes: *mut io_uring_sqe,
+
+    sqe_head: libc::c_uint,
+    sqe_tail: libc::c_uint,
+
+    ring_sz: libc::size_t,
+    ring_ptr: *mut libc::c_void,
+}
+
+impl io_uring_sq {
+    access!(move self.khead -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.khead);
+    access!(move self.ktail -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.ktail);
+    access!(move self.kring_mask -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kring_mask);
+    access!(move self.kring_entries -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kring_entries);
+    access!(move self.kflags -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kflags);
+    access!(move self.kdropped -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kdropped);
+    access!(move self.array -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.array);
+    access!(move self.sqes -> *mut io_uring_sqe = self.sqes);
+    access!(self.sqe_head/sqe_head_mut -> libc::c_uint = self.sqe_head);
+    access!(self.sqe_tail/sqe_tail_mut -> libc::c_uint = self.sqe_tail);
+    access!(move self.ring_sz -> libc::size_t = self.ring_sz);
+    access!(move self.ring_ptr -> *mut libc::c_void = self.ring_ptr);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring_sqe {
+    opcode: libc::__u8,     /* type of operation for this sqe */
+    flags: libc::__u8,      /* IOSQE_ flags */
+    ioprio: libc::__u16,    /* ioprio for the request */
+    fd: libc::__s32,        /* file descriptor to do IO on */
+    off_addr2: off_addr2,
+    addr: libc::__u64,      /* pointer to buffer or iovecs */
+    len: libc::__u32,       /* buffer size or number of iovecs */
+    cmd_flags: cmd_flags,
+    user_data: libc::__u64, /* data to be passed back at completion time */
+    buf_index: buf_index,   /* index into fixed buffers, if used */
+}
+
+impl io_uring_sqe {
+    access!(self.opcode/opcode_mut -> libc::__u8 = self.opcode);
+    access!(self.flags/flags_mut -> libc::__u8 = self.flags);
+    access!(self.ioprio/ioprio_mut -> libc::__u16 = self.ioprio);
+    access!(self.fd/fd_mut -> libc::__s32 = self.fd);
+    access!(self.off/off_mut -> libc::__u64 = self.off_addr2.off);
+    access!(self.addr/addr_mut -> libc::__u64 = self.addr);
+    access!(self.addr2/addr2_mut -> libc::__u64 = self.off_addr2.addr2);
+    access!(self.len/len_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.len);
+    access!(self.user_data/user_data_mut -> libc::__u64 = self.user_data);
+    access!(self.buf_index/buf_index_mut -> libc::__u16 = self.buf_index.buf_index);
+    access!(self.cmd_flags/cmd_flags_mut -> cmd_flags = self.cmd_flags);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+union off_addr2 {
+    off: libc::__u64,
+    addr2: libc::__u64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub union cmd_flags {
+    pub rw_flags: __kernel_rwf_t,
+    pub fsync_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub poll_events: libc::__u16,
+    pub sync_range_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub msg_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub timeout_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub accept_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub cancel_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub open_flags: libc::__u32,
+    pub statx_flags: libc::__u32,
+}
+
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type __kernel_rwf_t = libc::c_int;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+union buf_index {
+    buf_index: libc::__u16,
+    __pad2: [libc::__u64; 3],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring_cq {
+    khead: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    ktail: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kring_mask: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    kring_entries: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    koverflow: *mut libc::c_uint,
+    cqes: *mut io_uring_cqe,
+
+    ring_sz: libc::size_t,
+    ring_ptr: *mut libc::c_void,
+}
+
+impl io_uring_cq {
+    access!(move self.khead -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.khead);
+    access!(move self.ktail -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.ktail);
+    access!(move self.kring_mask -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kring_mask);
+    access!(move self.kring_entries -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.kring_entries);
+    access!(move self.koverflow -> *mut libc::c_uint = self.koverflow);
+    access!(move self.cqes -> *mut io_uring_cqe = self.cqes);
+
+    access!(move self.ring_sz -> libc::size_t = self.ring_sz);
+    access!(move self.ring_ptr -> *mut libc::c_void = self.ring_ptr);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring_cqe {
+    user_data: libc::__u64, /* sqe->data submission passed back */
+    res: libc::__s32,       /* result code for this event */
+    flags: libc::__u32,
+}
+
+impl io_uring_cqe {
+    access!(move self.user_data -> libc::__u64 = self.user_data);
+    access!(move self.res -> libc::__s32 = self.res);
+    access!(move self.flags -> libc::__u32 = self.flags);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_uring_params {
+    sq_entries: libc::__u32,
+    cq_entries: libc::__u32,
+    flags: libc::__u32,
+    sq_thread_cpu: libc::__u32,
+    sq_thread_idle: libc::__u32,
+    features: libc::__u32,
+    resv: [libc::__u32; 4],
+    sq_off: io_sqring_offsets,
+    cq_off: io_cqring_offsets,
+}
+
+impl io_uring_params {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn zeroed() -> io_uring_params {
+        unsafe { core::mem::zeroed() }
+    }
+
+    access!(self.sq_entries/sq_entries_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.sq_entries);
+    access!(self.cq_entries/cq_entries_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.cq_entries);
+    access!(self.flags/flags_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.flags);
+    access!(self.sq_thread_cpu/sq_thread_cpu_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.sq_thread_cpu);
+    access!(self.sq_thread_idle/sq_thread_idle_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.sq_thread_idle);
+    access!(self.features/features_mut -> libc::__u32 = self.features);
+    access!(self.sq_off -> io_sqring_offsets = self.sq_off);
+    access!(self.cq_off -> io_cqring_offsets = self.cq_off);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_sqring_offsets {
+    head: libc::__u32,
+    tail: libc::__u32,
+    ring_mask: libc::__u32,
+    ring_entries: libc::__u32,
+    flags: libc::__u32,
+    dropped: libc::__u32,
+    array: libc::__u32,
+    resv1: libc::__u32,
+    resv2: libc::__u64,
+}
+
+impl io_sqring_offsets {
+    access!(move self.head -> libc::__u32 = self.head);
+    access!(move self.tail -> libc::__u32 = self.tail);
+    access!(move self.ring_mask -> libc::__u32 = self.ring_mask);
+    access!(move self.ring_entries -> libc::__u32 = self.ring_entries);
+    access!(move self.flags -> libc::__u32 = self.flags);
+    access!(move self.dropped -> libc::__u32 = self.dropped);
+    access!(move self.array -> libc::__u32 = self.array);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct io_cqring_offsets {
+    head: libc::__u32,
+    tail: libc::__u32,
+    ring_mask: libc::__u32,
+    ring_entries: libc::__u32,
+    overflow: libc::__u32,
+    cqes: libc::__u32,
+    resv: [libc::__u64; 2],
+}
+
+impl io_cqring_offsets {
+    access!(move self.head -> libc::__u32 = self.head);
+    access!(move self.tail -> libc::__u32 = self.tail);
+    access!(move self.ring_mask -> libc::__u32 = self.ring_mask);
+    access!(move self.ring_entries -> libc::__u32 = self.ring_entries);
+    access!(move self.overflow -> libc::__u32 = self.overflow);
+    access!(move self.cqes -> libc::__u32 = self.cqes);
+}
+
+use core::time::Duration;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct __kernel_timespec {
+    tv_sec: i64,
+    tv_nsec: libc::c_longlong,
+}
+
+impl From<Duration> for __kernel_timespec {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from(duration: Duration) -> __kernel_timespec {
+        assert!(duration.as_secs() <= core::i64::MAX as u64);
+        __kernel_timespec {
+            tv_sec: duration.as_secs() as i64,
+            tv_nsec: duration.subsec_nanos() as libc::c_longlong,
+        }
+    }
+}