diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 03e74ae7e2a..b5a8106cc14 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ src/emu/machine/cdp1852.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/cdp1852.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/cr589.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/cr589.h svneol=native#text/plain
+src/emu/machine/devhelpr.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/ds1302.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/ds1302.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/emu/machine/ds2401.c svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/emu/machine/devhelpr.h b/src/emu/machine/devhelpr.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42f72925023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emu/machine/devhelpr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+
+    Generic modern device trampolines and other helpers, to minimize
+    the amount of redundant copy/pasting between modernized devices.
+
+**********************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __DEVHELPR_H__
+#define __DEVHELPR_H__
+
+#define READ8_DEVICE_HANDLER_TRAMPOLINE(devname, funcname) \
+	READ8_DEVICE_HANDLER( funcname ) \
+	{ return downcast<devname##_device*>(device)->funcname(offset); } \
+	UINT8 devname##_device::funcname(UINT32 offset)
+
+#define WRITE8_DEVICE_HANDLER_TRAMPOLINE(devname, funcname) \
+	WRITE8_DEVICE_HANDLER( funcname ) \
+	{ downcast<devname##_device*>(device)->funcname(offset, data); } \
+	void devname##_device::funcname(UINT32 offset, UINT8 data)
+
+#define READ_LINE_DEVICE_HANDLER_TRAMPOLINE(devname, funcname) \
+	READ_LINE_DEVICE_HANDLER( funcname ) \
+	{ return downcast<devname##_device *>(device)->funcname(); } \
+	void devname##_device::funcname()
+
+#define WRITE_LINE_DEVICE_HANDLER_TRAMPOLINE(devname, funcname) \
+	WRITE_LINE_DEVICE_HANDLER( funcname ) \
+	{ return downcast<devname##_device *>(device)->funcname(state); } \
+	void devname##_device::funcname(UINT8 state)
+
+#define GENERIC_DEVICE_CONFIG_SETUP(devname, devtag) \
+	devname##_device_config::devname##_device_config(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, const device_config *owner, UINT32 clock) \
+	    : device_config(mconfig, static_alloc_device_config, devtag, tag, owner, clock) \
+	{ } \
+	\
+	device_config *devname##_device_config::static_alloc_device_config(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, const device_config *owner, UINT32 clock) \
+	{ return global_alloc(devname##_device_config(mconfig, tag, owner, clock)); } \
+	\
+	device_t *devname##_device_config::alloc_device(running_machine &machine) const \
+	{ return auto_alloc(&machine, devname##_device(machine, *this)); }
+
+
+#endif // __DEVHELPR_H__
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