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Re: [RFC v5 035/126] PowerPC Machines: introduce ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE


From: Greg Kurz
Subject: Re: [RFC v5 035/126] PowerPC Machines: introduce ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 19:00:49 +0100

On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:04:21 +0300
Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <address@hidden> wrote:

> If we want to add some info to errp (by error_prepend() or
> error_append_hint()), we must use the ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE macro.
> Otherwise, this info will not be added when errp == &fatal_err
> (the program will exit prior to the error_append_hint() or
> error_prepend() call).  Fix such cases.
> 
> If we want to check error after errp-function call, we need to
> introduce local_err and than propagate it to errp. Instead, use
> ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE macro, benefits are:
> 1. No need of explicit error_propagate call
> 2. No need of explicit local_err variable: use errp directly
> 3. ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE leaves errp as is if it's not NULL or
>    &error_fatel, this means that we don't break error_abort
>    (we'll abort on error_set, not on error_propagate)
> 
> This commit (together with its neighbors) was generated by
> 
> for f in $(git grep -l errp \*.[ch]); do \
>     spatch --sp-file scripts/coccinelle/auto-propagated-errp.cocci \
>     --macro-file scripts/cocci-macro-file.h --in-place --no-show-diff $f; \
> done;
> 
> then fix a bit of compilation problems: coccinelle for some reason
> leaves several
> f() {
>     ...
>     goto out;
>     ...
>     out:
> }
> patterns, with "out:" at function end.
> 
> then
> ./python/commit-per-subsystem.py MAINTAINERS "$(< auto-msg)"
> 
> (auto-msg was a file with this commit message)
> 
> Still, for backporting it may be more comfortable to use only the first
> command and then do one huge commit.
> 
> Reported-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
> Reported-by: Greg Kurz <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <address@hidden>
> ---

Reviewing such a big patch looks a frightening... PowerPC Machines covers
a lot of files. If this has to be automated, it would be better to split
according to each individual machine type IMHO. Or alternatively, come up
with a manual split, eg. sPAPR machine, PowerNV machine, XICS stuff, other
PowerPC machines.

>  hw/intc/pnv_xive.c      |  15 ++---

This gets caught because of hw/intc/pnv* but it would probably better
placed in the XIVE patch (065/126 in this series). Maybe we should
patch MAINTAINERS to be more precise.

>  hw/intc/xics.c          |  28 ++++-----
>  hw/intc/xics_kvm.c      |  30 +++++----
>  hw/intc/xics_pnv.c      |   7 +--
>  hw/intc/xics_spapr.c    |   7 +--
>  hw/isa/pc87312.c        |   7 +--
>  hw/misc/macio/macio.c   |  68 +++++++++-----------
>  hw/ppc/e500.c           |   7 +--
>  hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c   |   1 +
>  hw/ppc/pnv.c            | 109 ++++++++++++++------------------
>  hw/ppc/pnv_core.c       |  23 +++----
>  hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c      |   5 +-
>  hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c        |  26 ++++----
>  hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c        |   5 +-
>  hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c        |  23 +++----
>  hw/ppc/spapr.c          | 133 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c     |  57 ++++++++---------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c |  36 +++++------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c      |  48 ++++++---------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c      |  98 +++++++++++++----------------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c      |  97 +++++++++++++----------------
>  hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c      |  12 ++--
>  22 files changed, 364 insertions(+), 478 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
> index ed6e9d71bb..05acec9b91 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
> @@ -1659,15 +1659,14 @@ static void pnv_xive_init(Object *obj)
>  
>  static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvXive *xive = PNV_XIVE(dev);
>      XiveSource *xsrc = &xive->ipi_source;
>      XiveENDSource *end_xsrc = &xive->end_source;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      Object *obj;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>          error_prepend(errp, "required link 'chip' not found: ");
>          return;
>      }
> @@ -1685,9 +1684,8 @@ static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>                              &error_fatal);
>      object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(xive),
>                                     &error_fatal);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1695,9 +1693,8 @@ static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>                              &error_fatal);
>      object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(end_xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(xive),
>                                     &error_fatal);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(end_xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(end_xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
> index dfe7dbd254..91a3e8840a 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/xics.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
> @@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ static void icp_reset_handler(void *dev)
>  
>  static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
>      PowerPCCPU *cpu;
>      CPUPPCState *env;
>      Object *obj;
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_XICS, &err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_XICS, errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate_prepend(errp, err,
> +        error_prepend(errp,
>                                  "required link '" ICP_PROP_XICS
>                                  "' not found: ");
>          return;
> @@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  
>      icp->xics = XICS_FABRIC(obj);
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_CPU, &err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_CPU, errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate_prepend(errp, err,
> +        error_prepend(errp,
>                                  "required link '" ICP_PROP_CPU
>                                  "' not found: ");
>          return;
> @@ -344,9 +344,8 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  
>      /* Connect the presenter to the VCPU (required for CPU hotplug) */
>      if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
> -        icp_kvm_realize(dev, &err);
> -        if (err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, err);
> +        icp_kvm_realize(dev, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ static const TypeInfo icp_info = {
>  
>  Object *icp_create(Object *cpu, const char *type, XICSFabric *xi, Error 
> **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Object *obj;
>  
>      obj = object_new(type);
> @@ -390,10 +389,9 @@ Object *icp_create(Object *cpu, const char *type, 
> XICSFabric *xi, Error **errp)
>      object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(xi),
>                                     &error_abort);
>      object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_CPU, cpu, &error_abort);
> -    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          object_unparent(obj);
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>          obj = NULL;
>      }
>  
> @@ -587,13 +585,13 @@ static void ics_reset_handler(void *dev)
>  
>  static void ics_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      Object *obj;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICS_PROP_XICS, &local_err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICS_PROP_XICS, errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
> +        error_prepend(errp,
>                                  "required link '" ICS_PROP_XICS
>                                  "' not found: ");
>          return;
> diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
> index ba90d6dc96..66902228e3 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
> @@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ int ics_set_kvm_state_one(ICSState *ics, int srcno, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>  int ics_set_kvm_state(ICSState *ics, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      int i;
>  
>      /* The KVM XICS device is not in use */
> @@ -302,16 +303,14 @@ int ics_set_kvm_state(ICSState *ics, Error **errp)
>      }
>  
>      for (i = 0; i < ics->nr_irqs; i++) {
> -        Error *local_err = NULL;
>          int ret;
>  
>          if (ics_irq_free(ics, i)) {
>              continue;
>          }
>  
> -        ret = ics_set_kvm_state_one(ics, i, &local_err);
> +        ret = ics_set_kvm_state_one(ics, i, errp);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>              return ret;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -344,9 +343,9 @@ void ics_kvm_set_irq(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
>  
>  int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      int rc;
>      CPUState *cs;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      /*
>       * The KVM XICS device already in use. This is the case when
> @@ -364,28 +363,28 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>      rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_SET_XIVE, "ibm,set-xive");
>      if (rc < 0) {
> -        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
>                           "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,set-xive");
>          goto fail;
>      }
>  
>      rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_GET_XIVE, "ibm,get-xive");
>      if (rc < 0) {
> -        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
>                           "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,get-xive");
>          goto fail;
>      }
>  
>      rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_INT_ON, "ibm,int-on");
>      if (rc < 0) {
> -        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
>                           "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,int-on");
>          goto fail;
>      }
>  
>      rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_INT_OFF, "ibm,int-off");
>      if (rc < 0) {
> -        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
>                           "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,int-off");
>          goto fail;
>      }
> @@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
> **errp)
>      /* Create the KVM XICS device */
>      rc = kvm_create_device(kvm_state, KVM_DEV_TYPE_XICS, false);
>      if (rc < 0) {
> -        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc, "Error on KVM_CREATE_DEVICE for 
> XICS");
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc, "Error on KVM_CREATE_DEVICE for XICS");
>          goto fail;
>      }
>  
> @@ -406,23 +405,23 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
> **errp)
>      CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
>          PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
>  
> -        icp_kvm_realize(DEVICE(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp), &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        icp_kvm_realize(DEVICE(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp), errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              goto fail;
>          }
>      }
>  
>      /* Update the KVM sources */
> -    ics_set_kvm_state(spapr->ics, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +    ics_set_kvm_state(spapr->ics, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto fail;
>      }
>  
>      /* Connect the presenters to the initial VCPUs of the machine */
>      CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
>          PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
> -        icp_set_kvm_state(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        icp_set_kvm_state(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              goto fail;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -430,7 +429,6 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
> **errp)
>      return 0;
>  
>  fail:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>      xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, NULL);
>      return -1;
>  }
> diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c b/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
> index 35f3811264..501aee21d7 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
> @@ -161,14 +161,13 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_icp_ops = {
>  
>  static void pnv_icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
>      PnvICPState *pnv_icp = PNV_ICP(icp);
>      ICPStateClass *icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(icp);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    icpc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    icpc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
> index 6e5eb24b3c..2c21ad8ea9 100644
> --- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
> +++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
> @@ -285,13 +285,12 @@ static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
> SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>  
>  static void ics_spapr_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ICSState *ics = ICS_SPAPR(dev);
>      ICSStateClass *icsc = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    icsc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    icsc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/isa/pc87312.c b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
> index b9bd57471e..ac30eaed33 100644
> --- a/hw/isa/pc87312.c
> +++ b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
> @@ -291,18 +291,17 @@ static void pc87312_reset(DeviceState *d)
>  
>  static void pc87312_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PC87312State *s;
>      ISADevice *isa;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      s = PC87312(dev);
>      isa = ISA_DEVICE(dev);
>      isa_register_ioport(isa, &s->io, s->iobase);
>      pc87312_hard_reset(s);
>  
> -    ISA_SUPERIO_GET_CLASS(dev)->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    ISA_SUPERIO_GET_CLASS(dev)->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
> index 50f20d8206..612a8203d9 100644
> --- a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
> +++ b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
> @@ -105,13 +105,12 @@ static void macio_init_child_obj(MacIOState *s, const 
> char *childname,
>  
>  static void macio_common_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
>      SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>  
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->dbdma), true, "realized", &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->dbdma), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dbdma);
> @@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ static void macio_common_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>      qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chrB", serial_hd(1));
>      qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chnBtype", escc_serial);
>      qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chnAtype", escc_serial);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->escc), true, "realized", &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->escc), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -153,23 +151,21 @@ static void macio_realize_ide(MacIOState *s, 
> MACIOIDEState *ide,
>  
>  static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
>      OldWorldMacIOState *os = OLDWORLD_MACIO(d);
>      DeviceState *pic_dev = DEVICE(os->pic);
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>      SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
>  
> -    macio_common_realize(d, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    macio_common_realize(d, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      qdev_prop_set_uint64(DEVICE(&s->cuda), "timebase-frequency",
>                           s->frequency);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cuda);
> @@ -184,9 +180,8 @@ static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>      sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus_dev, 1, qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev,
>                                                         OLDWORLD_ESCCA_IRQ));
>  
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&os->nvram), true, "realized", &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&os->nvram), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&os->nvram);
> @@ -203,18 +198,16 @@ static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>      macio_realize_ide(s, &os->ide[0],
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE0_IRQ),
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE0_DMA_IRQ),
> -                      0x16, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +                      0x16, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      macio_realize_ide(s, &os->ide[1],
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE1_IRQ),
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE1_DMA_IRQ),
> -                      0x1a, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +                      0x1a, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> @@ -291,16 +284,15 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps timer_ops = {
>  
>  static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
>      NewWorldMacIOState *ns = NEWWORLD_MACIO(d);
>      DeviceState *pic_dev = DEVICE(ns->pic);
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>      SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
>      MemoryRegion *timer_memory = NULL;
>  
> -    macio_common_realize(d, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    macio_common_realize(d, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -319,18 +311,16 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>      macio_realize_ide(s, &ns->ide[0],
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE0_IRQ),
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE0_DMA_IRQ),
> -                      0x16, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +                      0x16, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      macio_realize_ide(s, &ns->ide[1],
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE1_IRQ),
>                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE1_DMA_IRQ),
> -                      0x1a, &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +                      0x1a, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -347,7 +337,7 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>                                   &error_abort);
>          memory_region_add_subregion(&s->bar, 0x50,
>                                      sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus_dev, 0));
> -        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&ns->gpio), true, "realized", &err);
> +        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&ns->gpio), true, "realized", errp);
>  
>          /* PMU */
>          object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "pmu", &s->pmu, sizeof(s->pmu),
> @@ -357,9 +347,8 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>          qdev_prop_set_bit(DEVICE(&s->pmu), "has-adb", ns->has_adb);
>          qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->pmu), BUS(&s->macio_bus));
>  
> -        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->pmu), true, "realized", &err);
> -        if (err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, err);
> +        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->pmu), true, "realized", errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>          sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pmu);
> @@ -375,9 +364,8 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
> **errp)
>          qdev_prop_set_uint64(DEVICE(&s->cuda), "timebase-frequency",
>                               s->frequency);
>  
> -        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", &err);
> -        if (err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, err);
> +        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>          sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cuda);
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
> index 91cd4c26f9..468d667261 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
> @@ -764,16 +764,15 @@ static DeviceState 
> *ppce500_init_mpic_qemu(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
>  static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc,
>                                            IrqLines *irqs, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      DeviceState *dev;
>      CPUState *cs;
>  
>      dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_KVM_OPENPIC);
>      qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "model", pmc->mpic_version);
>  
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
>          return NULL;
>      }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
> index c5bbcc7433..1a37412d31 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
> @@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ static char *core99_get_via_config(Object *obj, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>  static void core99_set_via_config(Object *obj, const char *value, Error 
> **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Core99MachineState *cms = CORE99_MACHINE(obj);
>  
>      if (!strcmp(value, "cuda")) {
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> index 7cf64b6d25..7155259f13 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> @@ -764,14 +764,13 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p8(PnvChip *chip, 
> uint32_t core_id)
>  static void pnv_chip_power8_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
>                                          Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Object *obj;
>      PnvCPUState *pnv_cpu = pnv_cpu_state(cpu);
>  
>      obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_PNV_ICP, 
> XICS_FABRIC(qdev_get_machine()),
> -                     &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                     errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -796,8 +795,8 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p9(PnvChip *chip, 
> uint32_t core_id)
>  static void pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
>                                          Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Pnv9Chip *chip9 = PNV9_CHIP(chip);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      Object *obj;
>      PnvCPUState *pnv_cpu = pnv_cpu_state(cpu);
>  
> @@ -806,9 +805,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, 
> PowerPCCPU *cpu,
>       * controller object is initialized afterwards. Hopefully, it's
>       * only used at runtime.
>       */
> -    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(&chip9->xive), 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(&chip9->xive), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -901,32 +899,29 @@ static void pnv_chip_icp_realize(Pnv8Chip *chip8, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>  static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(dev);
>      PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
>      Pnv8Chip *chip8 = PNV8_CHIP(dev);
>      Pnv8Psi *psi8 = &chip8->psi;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      /* XSCOM bridge is first */
> -    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV_XSCOM_SIZE, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV_XSCOM_SIZE, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(chip), 0, PNV_XSCOM_BASE(chip));
>  
> -    pcc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
>      object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), PNV_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
>                              "bar", &error_fatal);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), true, "realized", 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV_XSCOM_PSIHB_BASE,
> @@ -945,16 +940,14 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>       * Interrupt Management Area. This is the memory region holding
>       * all the Interrupt Control Presenter (ICP) registers
>       */
> -    pnv_chip_icp_realize(chip8, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pnv_chip_icp_realize(chip8, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      /* Create the simplified OCC model */
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), true, "realized", 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV_XSCOM_OCC_BASE, 
> &chip8->occ.xscom_regs);
> @@ -965,9 +958,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>      /* HOMER */
>      object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->homer), true, "realized",
> -                             &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                             errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV_HOMER_BASE(chip),
> @@ -1091,29 +1083,26 @@ static void pnv_chip_quad_realize(Pnv9Chip *chip9, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>  static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(dev);
>      Pnv9Chip *chip9 = PNV9_CHIP(dev);
>      PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
>      Pnv9Psi *psi9 = &chip9->psi;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      /* XSCOM bridge is first */
> -    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_SIZE, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_SIZE, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(chip), 0, PNV9_XSCOM_BASE(chip));
>  
> -    pcc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    pnv_chip_quad_realize(chip9, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pnv_chip_quad_realize(chip9, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1127,9 +1116,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>      object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), PNV9_XIVE_TM_BASE(chip),
>                              "tm-bar", &error_fatal);
>      object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), true, "realized",
> -                             &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                             errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_XIVE_BASE,
> @@ -1138,18 +1126,16 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>      /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
>      object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), PNV9_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
>                              "bar", &error_fatal);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), true, "realized", 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_PSIHB_BASE,
>                              &PNV_PSI(psi9)->xscom_regs);
>  
>      /* LPC */
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), true, "realized", 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV9_LPCM_BASE(chip),
> @@ -1159,9 +1145,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>                                              (uint64_t) PNV9_LPCM_BASE(chip));
>  
>      /* Create the simplified OCC model */
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), true, "realized", 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_OCC_BASE, 
> &chip9->occ.xscom_regs);
> @@ -1172,9 +1157,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>      /* HOMER */
>      object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->homer), true, "realized",
> -                             &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                             errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV9_HOMER_BASE(chip),
> @@ -1232,8 +1216,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_sanitize(PnvChip *chip, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>  static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
> -    Error *error = NULL;
>      PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(chip);
>      const char *typename = pnv_chip_core_typename(chip);
>      size_t typesize = object_type_get_instance_size(typename);
> @@ -1245,9 +1229,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error 
> **errp)
>      }
>  
>      /* Cores */
> -    pnv_chip_core_sanitize(chip, &error);
> -    if (error) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, error);
> +    pnv_chip_core_sanitize(chip, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1293,13 +1276,12 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>  static void pnv_chip_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
> -    Error *error = NULL;
>  
>      /* Cores */
> -    pnv_chip_core_realize(chip, &error);
> -    if (error) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, error);
> +    pnv_chip_core_realize(chip, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> @@ -1387,13 +1369,12 @@ static void pnv_get_num_chips(Object *obj, Visitor 
> *v, const char *name,
>  static void pnv_set_num_chips(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(obj);
>      uint32_t num_chips;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &num_chips, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &num_chips, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
> index b1a7489e7a..c45b326f78 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
> @@ -162,22 +162,20 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_core_power9_xscom_ops 
> = {
>  
>  static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
>      int core_pir;
>      int thread_index = 0; /* TODO: TCG supports only one thread */
>      ppc_spr_t *pir = &env->spr_cb[SPR_PIR];
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(chip);
>  
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    pcc->intc_create(chip, cpu, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    pcc->intc_create(chip, cpu, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -198,19 +196,19 @@ static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip 
> *chip, Error **errp)
>  
>  static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvCore *pc = PNV_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
>      PnvCoreClass *pcc = PNV_CORE_GET_CLASS(pc);
>      CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
>      const char *typename = pnv_core_cpu_typename(pc);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      void *obj;
>      int i, j;
>      char name[32];
>      Object *chip;
>  
> -    chip = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
> +    chip = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
>      if (!chip) {
> -        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
> +        error_prepend(errp,
>                                  "required link 'chip' not found: ");
>          return;
>      }
> @@ -235,8 +233,8 @@ static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>      }
>  
>      for (j = 0; j < cc->nr_threads; j++) {
> -        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], PNV_CHIP(chip), &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], PNV_CHIP(chip), errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              goto err;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -252,7 +250,6 @@ err:
>          object_unparent(obj);
>      }
>      g_free(pc->threads);
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static void pnv_unrealize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
> index cc881a3b32..80e3acf94a 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
> @@ -227,14 +227,13 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_homer_power9_type_info = {
>  
>  static void pnv_homer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvHomer *homer = PNV_HOMER(dev);
>      PnvHomerClass *hmrc = PNV_HOMER_GET_CLASS(homer);
>      Object *obj;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>          error_prepend(errp, "required link 'chip' not found: ");
>          return;
>      }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
> index 9466d4a1be..7f6041cc28 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
> @@ -599,13 +599,12 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps opb_master_ops = {
>  
>  static void pnv_lpc_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
>      PnvLpcClass *plc = PNV_LPC_GET_CLASS(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    plc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    plc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -644,13 +643,12 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_lpc_power8_info = {
>  
>  static void pnv_lpc_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
>      PnvLpcClass *plc = PNV_LPC_GET_CLASS(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    plc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    plc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -681,13 +679,12 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_lpc_power9_info = {
>  
>  static void pnv_lpc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
>      Object *obj;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", &local_err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>          error_prepend(errp, "required link 'psi' not found: ");
>          return;
>      }
> @@ -797,7 +794,7 @@ static void pnv_lpc_isa_irq_handler(void *opaque, int n, 
> int level)
>  
>  ISABus *pnv_lpc_isa_create(PnvLpcController *lpc, bool use_cpld, Error 
> **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ISABus *isa_bus;
>      qemu_irq *irqs;
>      qemu_irq_handler handler;
> @@ -806,9 +803,8 @@ ISABus *pnv_lpc_isa_create(PnvLpcController *lpc, bool 
> use_cpld, Error **errp)
>       * devices speficied on the command line won't find the bus and
>       * will fail to create.
>       */
> -    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, &lpc->isa_mem, &lpc->isa_io, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, &lpc->isa_mem, &lpc->isa_io, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return NULL;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
> index 785653bb67..3306109a9b 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
> @@ -255,16 +255,15 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_occ_power9_type_info = {
>  
>  static void pnv_occ_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvOCC *occ = PNV_OCC(dev);
>      PnvOCCClass *poc = PNV_OCC_GET_CLASS(occ);
>      Object *obj;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      occ->occmisc = 0;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", &local_err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", errp);
>      if (!obj) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>          error_prepend(errp, "required link 'psi' not found: ");
>          return;
>      }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
> index a997f16bb4..e96db52b82 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
> @@ -483,30 +483,28 @@ static const uint8_t irq_to_xivr[] = {
>  
>  static void pnv_psi_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvPsi *psi = PNV_PSI(dev);
>      ICSState *ics = &PNV8_PSI(psi)->ics;
>      Object *obj;
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>      unsigned int i;
>  
> -    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "xics", &err);
> +    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "xics", errp);
>      if (!obj) {
>          error_setg(errp, "%s: required link 'xics' not found: %s",
> -                   __func__, error_get_pretty(err));
> +                   __func__, error_get_pretty(*errp));
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      /* Create PSI interrupt control source */
>      object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(ics), ICS_PROP_XICS, obj,
>                                     &error_abort);
> -    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(ics), PSI_NUM_INTERRUPTS, "nr-irqs", 
> &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(ics), PSI_NUM_INTERRUPTS, "nr-irqs", 
> errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(ics), true, "realized",  &err);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(ics), true, "realized",  errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -832,9 +830,9 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_instance_init(Object *obj)
>  
>  static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PnvPsi *psi = PNV_PSI(dev);
>      XiveSource *xsrc = &PNV9_PSI(psi)->source;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      int i;
>  
>      /* This is the only device with 4k ESB pages */
> @@ -844,9 +842,8 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>                              &error_fatal);
>      object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(psi),
>                                     &error_fatal);
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> index 6729269aa9..7d59e53020 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> @@ -2503,31 +2503,31 @@ static CPUArchId *spapr_find_cpu_slot(MachineState 
> *ms, uint32_t id, int *idx)
>  
>  static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MachineState *ms = MACHINE(spapr);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      bool vsmt_user = !!spapr->vsmt;
>      int kvm_smt = kvmppc_smt_threads();
>      int ret;
>      unsigned int smp_threads = ms->smp.threads;
>  
>      if (!kvm_enabled() && (smp_threads > 1)) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "TCG cannot support more than 1 thread/core "
> +        error_setg(errp, "TCG cannot support more than 1 thread/core "
>                       "on a pseries machine");
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>      if (!is_power_of_2(smp_threads)) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "Cannot support %d threads/core on a pseries "
> +        error_setg(errp, "Cannot support %d threads/core on a pseries "
>                       "machine because it must be a power of 2", smp_threads);
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      /* Detemine the VSMT mode to use: */
>      if (vsmt_user) {
>          if (spapr->vsmt < smp_threads) {
> -            error_setg(&local_err, "Cannot support VSMT mode %d"
> +            error_setg(errp, "Cannot support VSMT mode %d"
>                           " because it must be >= threads/core (%d)",
>                           spapr->vsmt, smp_threads);
> -            goto out;
> +            return;
>          }
>          /* In this case, spapr->vsmt has been set by the command line */
>      } else {
> @@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, Error **errp)
>          ret = kvmppc_set_smt_threads(spapr->vsmt);
>          if (ret) {
>              /* Looks like KVM isn't able to change VSMT mode */
> -            error_setg(&local_err,
> +            error_setg(errp,
>                         "Failed to set KVM's VSMT mode to %d (errno %d)",
>                         spapr->vsmt, ret);
>              /* We can live with that if the default one is big enough
> @@ -2554,25 +2554,22 @@ static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, Error **errp)
>               * we want.  In this case we'll waste some vcpu ids, but
>               * behaviour will be correct */
>              if ((kvm_smt >= smp_threads) && ((spapr->vsmt % kvm_smt) == 0)) {
> -                warn_report_err(local_err);
> -                local_err = NULL;
> -                goto out;
> +                warn_report_errp(errp);
> +                *errp = NULL;
> +                return;
>              } else {
>                  if (!vsmt_user) {
> -                    error_append_hint(&local_err,
> +                    error_append_hint(errp,
>                                        "On PPC, a VM with %d threads/core"
>                                        " on a host with %d threads/core"
>                                        " requires the use of VSMT mode %d.\n",
>                                        smp_threads, kvm_smt, spapr->vsmt);
>                  }
> -                error_append_kvmppc_smt_possible_hint(&local_err);
> -                goto out;
> +                error_append_kvmppc_smt_possible_hint(errp);
> +                return;
>              }
>          }
>      }
> -    /* else TCG: nothing to do currently */
> -out:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static void spapr_init_cpus(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
> @@ -3404,27 +3401,26 @@ int spapr_lmb_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, 
> SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>  static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t addr_start, uint64_t 
> size,
>                             bool dedicated_hp_event_source, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprDrc *drc;
>      uint32_t nr_lmbs = size/SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
>      int i;
>      uint64_t addr = addr_start;
>      bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      for (i = 0; i < nr_lmbs; i++) {
>          drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_LMB,
>                                addr / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
>          g_assert(drc);
>  
> -        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              while (addr > addr_start) {
>                  addr -= SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
>                  drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_LMB,
>                                        addr / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
>                  spapr_drc_detach(drc);
>              }
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>              return;
>          }
>          if (!hotplugged) {
> @@ -3452,27 +3448,27 @@ static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t 
> addr_start, uint64_t size,
>  static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>                                Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *ms = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
>      PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
>      uint64_t size, addr;
>  
>      size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &error_abort);
>  
> -    pc_dimm_plug(dimm, MACHINE(ms), &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        goto out;
> +    pc_dimm_plug(dimm, MACHINE(ms), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      addr = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm),
> -                                    PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +                                    PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto out_unplug;
>      }
>  
>      spapr_add_lmbs(dev, addr, size, spapr_ovec_test(ms->ov5_cas, OV5_HP_EVT),
> -                   &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +                   errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto out_unplug;
>      }
>  
> @@ -3480,17 +3476,15 @@ static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>  
>  out_unplug:
>      pc_dimm_unplug(dimm, MACHINE(ms));
> -out:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState 
> *dev,
>                                    Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      const SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
>      PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      uint64_t size;
>      Object *memdev;
>      hwaddr pagesize;
> @@ -3500,9 +3494,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm), &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -3515,9 +3508,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>      memdev = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_MEMDEV_PROP,
>                                        &error_abort);
>      pagesize = host_memory_backend_pagesize(MEMORY_BACKEND(memdev));
> -    spapr_check_pagesize(spapr, pagesize, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_check_pagesize(spapr, pagesize, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -3641,8 +3633,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
>  static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
>                                          DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
>      uint32_t nr_lmbs;
>      uint64_t size, addr_start, addr;
> @@ -3653,9 +3645,9 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev,
>      nr_lmbs = size / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
>  
>      addr_start = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP,
> -                                         &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        goto out;
> +                                         errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      /*
> @@ -3665,10 +3657,10 @@ static void 
> spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
>       * bail out to avoid detaching DRCs that were already released.
>       */
>      if (spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_find(spapr, dimm)) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err,
> +        error_setg(errp,
>                     "Memory unplug already in progress for device %s",
>                     dev->id);
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_add(spapr, nr_lmbs, dimm);
> @@ -3687,8 +3679,6 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev,
>                            addr_start / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
>      spapr_hotplug_req_remove_by_count_indexed(SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB,
>                                                nr_lmbs, spapr_drc_index(drc));
> -out:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  /* Callback to be called during DRC release. */
> @@ -3776,6 +3766,7 @@ int spapr_core_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, 
> SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>  static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>                              Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
>      MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
>      SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
> @@ -3783,7 +3774,6 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>      CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(dev);
>      CPUState *cs;
>      SpaprDrc *drc;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      CPUArchId *core_slot;
>      int index;
>      bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
> @@ -3801,9 +3791,8 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>      g_assert(drc || !mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus);
>  
>      if (drc) {
> -        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> @@ -3834,9 +3823,8 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>      if (hotplugged) {
>          for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
>              ppc_set_compat(core->threads[i], 
> POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr,
> -                           &local_err);
> -            if (local_err) {
> -                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                           errp);
> +            if (*errp) {
>                  return;
>              }
>          }
> @@ -3846,9 +3834,9 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>  static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState 
> *dev,
>                                  Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MachineState *machine = MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
>      MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(dev);
>      const char *base_core_type = spapr_get_cpu_core_type(machine->cpu_type);
>      const char *type = object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev));
> @@ -3857,18 +3845,18 @@ static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>      unsigned int smp_threads = machine->smp.threads;
>  
>      if (dev->hotplugged && !mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "CPU hotplug not supported for this machine");
> -        goto out;
> +        error_setg(errp, "CPU hotplug not supported for this machine");
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      if (strcmp(base_core_type, type)) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "CPU core type should be %s", base_core_type);
> -        goto out;
> +        error_setg(errp, "CPU core type should be %s", base_core_type);
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      if (cc->core_id % smp_threads) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "invalid core id %d", cc->core_id);
> -        goto out;
> +        error_setg(errp, "invalid core id %d", cc->core_id);
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      /*
> @@ -3878,26 +3866,23 @@ static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>       * total vcpus not a multiple of threads-per-core.
>       */
>      if (mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus && (cc->nr_threads != smp_threads)) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "invalid nr-threads %d, must be %d",
> +        error_setg(errp, "invalid nr-threads %d, must be %d",
>                     cc->nr_threads, smp_threads);
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      core_slot = spapr_find_cpu_slot(MACHINE(hotplug_dev), cc->core_id, 
> &index);
>      if (!core_slot) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "core id %d out of range", cc->core_id);
> -        goto out;
> +        error_setg(errp, "core id %d out of range", cc->core_id);
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      if (core_slot->cpu) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "core %d already populated", cc->core_id);
> -        goto out;
> +        error_setg(errp, "core %d already populated", cc->core_id);
> +        return;
>      }
>  
> -    numa_cpu_pre_plug(core_slot, dev, &local_err);
> -
> -out:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    numa_cpu_pre_plug(core_slot, dev, errp);
>  }
>  
>  int spapr_phb_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
> @@ -3956,12 +3941,12 @@ static void spapr_phb_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>  static void spapr_phb_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
>                             Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
>      SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
>      SpaprPhbState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
>      SpaprDrc *drc;
>      bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (!smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
>          return;
> @@ -3971,9 +3956,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
> DeviceState *dev,
>      /* hotplug hooks should check it's enabled before getting this far */
>      assert(drc);
>  
> -    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(dev), &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(dev), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -4283,6 +4267,7 @@ int spapr_get_vcpu_id(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
>  
>  void spapr_set_vcpu_id(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int cpu_index, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
>      MachineState *ms = MACHINE(spapr);
>      int vcpu_id;
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
> index 481dfd2a27..324f5080cd 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
> @@ -83,14 +83,13 @@ static void spapr_cap_get_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
> const char *name,
>  static void spapr_cap_set_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>                                 void *opaque, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
>      bool value;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -121,15 +120,14 @@ static void  spapr_cap_get_string(Object *obj, Visitor 
> *v, const char *name,
>  static void spapr_cap_set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>                                   void *opaque, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      uint8_t i;
>      char *val;
>  
> -    visit_type_str(v, name, &val, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    visit_type_str(v, name, &val, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -165,15 +163,14 @@ static void spapr_cap_get_pagesize(Object *obj, Visitor 
> *v, const char *name,
>  static void spapr_cap_set_pagesize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>                                     void *opaque, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
>      uint64_t pagesize;
>      uint8_t val;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    visit_type_size(v, name, &pagesize, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    visit_type_size(v, name, &pagesize, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -248,12 +245,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_cfpc_possible = {
>  static void cap_safe_cache_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint8_t val,
>                                   Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      uint8_t kvm_val =  kvmppc_get_cap_safe_cache();
>  
>      if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
>          /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning 
> */
> -        error_setg(&local_err,
> +        error_setg(errp,
>                     "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-cfpc=%s",
>                     cap_cfpc_possible.vals[val]);
>      } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
> @@ -263,8 +260,8 @@ static void cap_safe_cache_apply(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, uint8_t val,
>                     cap_cfpc_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
>      }
>  
> -    if (local_err != NULL)
> -        warn_report_err(local_err);
> +    if (*errp)
> +        warn_report_errp(errp);
>  }
>  
>  SpaprCapPossible cap_sbbc_possible = {
> @@ -277,12 +274,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_sbbc_possible = {
>  static void cap_safe_bounds_check_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint8_t 
> val,
>                                          Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      uint8_t kvm_val =  kvmppc_get_cap_safe_bounds_check();
>  
>      if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
>          /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning 
> */
> -        error_setg(&local_err,
> +        error_setg(errp,
>                     "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-sbbc=%s",
>                     cap_sbbc_possible.vals[val]);
>      } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
> @@ -292,8 +289,8 @@ static void cap_safe_bounds_check_apply(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, uint8_t val,
>                     cap_sbbc_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
>      }
>  
> -    if (local_err != NULL)
> -        warn_report_err(local_err);
> +    if (*errp)
> +        warn_report_errp(errp);
>  }
>  
>  SpaprCapPossible cap_ibs_possible = {
> @@ -309,12 +306,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_ibs_possible = {
>  static void cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                             uint8_t val, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      uint8_t kvm_val = kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch();
>  
>      if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
>          /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning 
> */
> -        error_setg(&local_err,
> +        error_setg(errp,
>                     "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-ibs=%s",
>                     cap_ibs_possible.vals[val]);
>      } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
> @@ -324,8 +321,8 @@ static void 
> cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                     cap_ibs_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
>      }
>  
> -    if (local_err != NULL) {
> -        warn_report_err(local_err);
> +    if (*errp) {
> +        warn_report_errp(errp);
>      }
>  }
>  
> @@ -787,7 +784,7 @@ void spapr_caps_cpu_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
> PowerPCCPU *cpu)
>  
>  void spapr_caps_add_properties(SpaprMachineClass *smc, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      ObjectClass *klass = OBJECT_CLASS(smc);
>      int i;
>  
> @@ -798,19 +795,17 @@ void spapr_caps_add_properties(SpaprMachineClass *smc, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>          object_class_property_add(klass, name, cap->type,
>                                    cap->get, cap->set,
> -                                  NULL, cap, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                                  NULL, cap, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              g_free(name);
>              return;
>          }
>  
>          desc = g_strdup_printf("%s", cap->description);
> -        object_class_property_set_description(klass, name, desc, &local_err);
> +        object_class_property_set_description(klass, name, desc, errp);
>          g_free(name);
>          g_free(desc);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>      }
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> index 1d93de8161..471eaee317 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> @@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>  static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                 SpaprCpuCore *sc, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
>      CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        goto error;
> +    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      /* Set time-base frequency to 512 MHz */
> @@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
> SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>      qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
>      spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
>  
> -    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto error_unregister;
>      }
>  
> @@ -252,36 +252,34 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
> SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>  error_unregister:
>      qemu_unregister_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
>      cpu_remove_sync(CPU(cpu));
> -error:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static PowerPCCPU *spapr_create_vcpu(SpaprCpuCore *sc, int i, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprCpuCoreClass *scc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE_GET_CLASS(sc);
>      CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(sc);
>      Object *obj;
>      char *id;
>      CPUState *cs;
>      PowerPCCPU *cpu;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      obj = object_new(scc->cpu_type);
>  
>      cs = CPU(obj);
>      cpu = POWERPC_CPU(obj);
>      cs->cpu_index = cc->core_id + i;
> -    spapr_set_vcpu_id(cpu, cs->cpu_index, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +    spapr_set_vcpu_id(cpu, cs->cpu_index, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto err;
>      }
>  
>      cpu->node_id = sc->node_id;
>  
>      id = g_strdup_printf("thread[%d]", i);
> -    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(sc), id, obj, &local_err);
> +    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(sc), id, obj, errp);
>      g_free(id);
> -    if (local_err) {
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto err;
>      }
>  
> @@ -292,7 +290,6 @@ static PowerPCCPU *spapr_create_vcpu(SpaprCpuCore *sc, 
> int i, Error **errp)
>  
>  err:
>      object_unref(obj);
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>      return NULL;
>  }
>  
> @@ -307,6 +304,7 @@ static void spapr_delete_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
> SpaprCpuCore *sc)
>  
>  static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      /* We don't use SPAPR_MACHINE() in order to exit gracefully if the user
>       * tries to add a sPAPR CPU core to a non-pseries machine.
>       */
> @@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>                                                    TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE);
>      SpaprCpuCore *sc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
>      CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      int i, j;
>  
>      if (!spapr) {
> @@ -325,15 +322,15 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>      sc->threads = g_new(PowerPCCPU *, cc->nr_threads);
>      for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
> -        sc->threads[i] = spapr_create_vcpu(sc, i, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        sc->threads[i] = spapr_create_vcpu(sc, i, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              goto err;
>          }
>      }
>  
>      for (j = 0; j < cc->nr_threads; j++) {
> -        spapr_realize_vcpu(sc->threads[j], spapr, sc, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> +        spapr_realize_vcpu(sc->threads[j], spapr, sc, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              goto err_unrealize;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -348,7 +345,6 @@ err:
>          spapr_delete_vcpu(sc->threads[i], sc);
>      }
>      g_free(sc->threads);
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static Property spapr_cpu_core_properties[] = {
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
> index 62f1a42592..22226939e1 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
> @@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ static void prop_get_index(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
> char *name,
>  static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprDrc *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(obj);
>      QNull *null = NULL;
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>      int fdt_offset_next, fdt_offset, fdt_depth;
>      void *fdt;
>  
> @@ -326,19 +326,17 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
> char *name,
>          case FDT_BEGIN_NODE:
>              fdt_depth++;
>              name = fdt_get_name(fdt, fdt_offset, &name_len);
> -            visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, &err);
> -            if (err) {
> -                error_propagate(errp, err);
> +            visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, errp);
> +            if (*errp) {
>                  return;
>              }
>              break;
>          case FDT_END_NODE:
>              /* shouldn't ever see an FDT_END_NODE before FDT_BEGIN_NODE */
>              g_assert(fdt_depth > 0);
> -            visit_check_struct(v, &err);
> +            visit_check_struct(v, errp);
>              visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
> -            if (err) {
> -                error_propagate(errp, err);
> +            if (*errp) {
>                  return;
>              }
>              fdt_depth--;
> @@ -347,22 +345,19 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
> char *name,
>              int i;
>              prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset(fdt, fdt_offset, &prop_len);
>              name = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
> -            visit_start_list(v, name, NULL, 0, &err);
> -            if (err) {
> -                error_propagate(errp, err);
> +            visit_start_list(v, name, NULL, 0, errp);
> +            if (*errp) {
>                  return;
>              }
>              for (i = 0; i < prop_len; i++) {
> -                visit_type_uint8(v, NULL, (uint8_t *)&prop->data[i], &err);
> -                if (err) {
> -                    error_propagate(errp, err);
> +                visit_type_uint8(v, NULL, (uint8_t *)&prop->data[i], errp);
> +                if (*errp) {
>                      return;
>                  }
>              }
> -            visit_check_list(v, &err);
> +            visit_check_list(v, errp);
>              visit_end_list(v, NULL);
> -            if (err) {
> -                error_propagate(errp, err);
> +            if (*errp) {
>                  return;
>              }
>              break;
> @@ -485,11 +480,11 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_drc = {
>  
>  static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprDrc *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(d);
>      Object *root_container;
>      gchar *link_name;
>      gchar *child_name;
> -    Error *err = NULL;
>  
>      trace_spapr_drc_realize(spapr_drc_index(drc));
>      /* NOTE: we do this as part of realize/unrealize due to the fact
> @@ -504,11 +499,10 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
>      child_name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(drc));
>      trace_spapr_drc_realize_child(spapr_drc_index(drc), child_name);
>      object_property_add_alias(root_container, link_name,
> -                              drc->owner, child_name, &err);
> +                              drc->owner, child_name, errp);
>      g_free(child_name);
>      g_free(link_name);
> -    if (err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, err);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>      vmstate_register(DEVICE(drc), spapr_drc_index(drc), &vmstate_spapr_drc,
> @@ -610,12 +604,11 @@ static void drc_physical_reset(void *opaque)
>  
>  static void realize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprDrcPhysical *drcp = SPAPR_DRC_PHYSICAL(d);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    realize(d, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    realize(d, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -626,12 +619,11 @@ static void realize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error 
> **errp)
>  
>  static void unrealize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprDrcPhysical *drcp = SPAPR_DRC_PHYSICAL(d);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
> -    unrealize(d, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    unrealize(d, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
> index 457eabe24c..9bccc9beeb 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
> @@ -62,19 +62,18 @@ void spapr_irq_msi_free(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int 
> irq, uint32_t num)
>  static void spapr_irq_init_kvm(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                    SpaprIrq *irq, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (kvm_enabled() && machine_kernel_irqchip_allowed(machine)) {
> -        irq->init_kvm(spapr, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err && machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine)) {
> -            error_prepend(&local_err,
> +        irq->init_kvm(spapr, errp);
> +        if (*errp && machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine)) {
> +            error_prepend(errp,
>                            "kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: ");
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>              return;
>          }
>  
> -        if (!local_err) {
> +        if (!*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> @@ -82,9 +81,9 @@ static void spapr_irq_init_kvm(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>           * We failed to initialize the KVM device, fallback to
>           * emulated mode
>           */
> -        error_prepend(&local_err, "kernel_irqchip allowed but unavailable: 
> ");
> -        error_append_hint(&local_err, "Falling back to 
> kernel-irqchip=off\n");
> -        warn_report_err(local_err);
> +        error_prepend(errp, "kernel_irqchip allowed but unavailable: ");
> +        error_append_hint(errp, "Falling back to kernel-irqchip=off\n");
> +        warn_report_errp(errp);
>      }
>  }
>  
> @@ -135,14 +134,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xics(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, Monitor *mon)
>  static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                             PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Object *obj;
>      SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
>  
>      obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(spapr),
> -                     &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                     errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -171,11 +169,10 @@ static void spapr_irq_set_irq_xics(void *opaque, int 
> irq, int val)
>  
>  static void spapr_irq_reset_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>  
> -    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> @@ -236,13 +233,12 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xive(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr,
>  static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                             PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Object *obj;
>      SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
>  
> -    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), 
> &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -262,8 +258,8 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, int version_id)
>  
>  static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      CPUState *cs;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
>          PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
> @@ -272,9 +268,8 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, Error **errp)
>          spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->tctx);
>      }
>  
> -    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -339,18 +334,16 @@ static SpaprIrq *spapr_irq_current(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr)
>  static int spapr_irq_claim_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int irq, bool lsi,
>                                  Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      int ret;
>  
> -    ret = spapr_irq_xics.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    ret = spapr_irq_xics.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return ret;
>      }
>  
> -    ret = spapr_irq_xive.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    ret = spapr_irq_xive.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return ret;
>      }
>  
> @@ -378,11 +371,10 @@ static void 
> spapr_irq_dt_populate_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>  static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
>                                             PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>  
> -    spapr_irq_xive.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_irq_xive.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -407,7 +399,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_dual(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, int version_id)
>  
>  static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>  
>      /*
>       * Deactivate the XIVE MMIOs. The XIVE backend will reenable them
> @@ -417,15 +409,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState 
> *spapr, Error **errp)
>  
>      /* Destroy all KVM devices */
>      if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
> -        xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              error_prepend(errp, "KVM XICS disconnect failed: ");
>              return;
>          }
> -        kvmppc_xive_disconnect(spapr->xive, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        kvmppc_xive_disconnect(spapr->xive, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              error_prepend(errp, "KVM XIVE disconnect failed: ");
>              return;
>          }
> @@ -523,6 +513,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_check(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
> Error **errp)
>   */
>  void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
>  
>      if (machine_kernel_irqchip_split(machine)) {
> @@ -546,33 +537,28 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
> **errp)
>      }
>  
>      if (spapr->irq->xics) {
> -        Error *local_err = NULL;
>          Object *obj;
>  
>          obj = object_new(TYPE_ICS_SPAPR);
> -        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", obj, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", obj, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
>          object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICS_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(spapr),
> -                                       &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                                       errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
>          object_property_set_int(obj, spapr->irq->nr_xirqs, "nr-irqs",
> -                                &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +                                errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> -        object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
> index 01ff41d4c4..2022af1ce6 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
> @@ -1229,18 +1229,17 @@ static SpaprDrc *drc_from_dev(SpaprPhbState *phb, 
> PCIDevice *dev)
>  
>  static void add_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      Object *owner;
>      int i;
>      uint8_t chassis;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (!phb->dr_enabled) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1258,17 +1257,16 @@ static void add_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, 
> Error **errp)
>  
>  static void remove_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      int i;
>      uint8_t chassis;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (!phb->dr_enabled) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1491,12 +1489,11 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_plug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
>                                    PCIBridge *bridge,
>                                    Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PCIBus *bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(bridge);
>  
> -    add_drcs(phb, bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    add_drcs(phb, bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> @@ -1504,11 +1501,11 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_plug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
>  static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
>                             DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
>      PCIDevice *pdev = PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev);
>      PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(plugged_dev);
>      SpaprDrc *drc = drc_from_dev(phb, pdev);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>      PCIBus *bus = PCI_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(pdev)));
>      uint32_t slotnr = PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn);
>  
> @@ -1520,18 +1517,17 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>           * we need to let them know it's not enabled
>           */
>          if (plugged_dev->hotplugged) {
> -            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
> +            error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
>                         object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
>          }
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      g_assert(drc);
>  
>      if (pc->is_bridge) {
> -        spapr_pci_bridge_plug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        spapr_pci_bridge_plug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -1542,15 +1538,15 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>       */
>      if (plugged_dev->hotplugged && bus->devices[PCI_DEVFN(slotnr, 0)] &&
>          PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) != 0) {
> -        error_setg(&local_err, "PCI: slot %d function 0 already ocuppied by 
> %s,"
> +        error_setg(errp, "PCI: slot %d function 0 already ocuppied by %s,"
>                     " additional functions can no longer be exposed to 
> guest.",
>                     slotnr, bus->devices[PCI_DEVFN(slotnr, 0)]->name);
> -        goto out;
> +        return;
>      }
>  
> -    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(pdev), &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        goto out;
> +    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(pdev), errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
> +        return;
>      }
>  
>      /* If this is function 0, signal hotplug for all the device functions.
> @@ -1560,10 +1556,9 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>          spapr_drc_reset(drc);
>      } else if (PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) == 0) {
>          int i;
> -        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), &local_err);
> +        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), errp);
>  
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> @@ -1581,21 +1576,17 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>              }
>          }
>      }
> -
> -out:
> -    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
>  }
>  
>  static void spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
>                                      PCIBridge *bridge,
>                                      Error **errp)
>  {
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PCIBus *bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(bridge);
>  
> -    remove_drcs(phb, bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    remove_drcs(phb, bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  }
> @@ -1603,6 +1594,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
>  static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
>                               DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(plugged_dev);
>      SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
>  
> @@ -1619,10 +1611,8 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>      pci_device_reset(PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev));
>  
>      if (pc->is_bridge) {
> -        Error *local_err = NULL;
> -        spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>          }
>          return;
>      }
> @@ -1633,6 +1623,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>  static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
>                                       DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
>      PCIDevice *pdev = PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev);
>      SpaprDrc *drc = drc_from_dev(phb, pdev);
> @@ -1653,11 +1644,9 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
> *plug_handler,
>          SpaprDrcClass *func_drck;
>          SpaprDREntitySense state;
>          int i;
> -        Error *local_err = NULL;
> -        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), &local_err);
> +        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), errp);
>  
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>  
> @@ -1712,6 +1701,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_finalizefn(Object *obj)
>  
>  static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
>      SysBusDevice *s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
>      PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
> @@ -1719,7 +1709,6 @@ static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>      SpaprTceTable *tcet;
>      int i;
>      const unsigned windows_supported = spapr_phb_windows_supported(sphb);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      spapr_phb_nvgpu_free(sphb);
>  
> @@ -1740,9 +1729,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>          }
>      }
>  
> -    remove_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    remove_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1790,6 +1778,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_destroy_msi(gpointer opaque)
>  
>  static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      /* We don't use SPAPR_MACHINE() in order to exit gracefully if the user
>       * tries to add a sPAPR PHB to a non-pseries machine.
>       */
> @@ -1807,7 +1796,6 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>      uint64_t msi_window_size = 4096;
>      SpaprTceTable *tcet;
>      const unsigned windows_supported = spapr_phb_windows_supported(sphb);
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (!spapr) {
>          error_setg(errp, TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE " needs a pseries 
> machine");
> @@ -1961,9 +1949,9 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>          uint32_t irq = SPAPR_IRQ_PCI_LSI + sphb->index * PCI_NUM_PINS + i;
>  
>          if (smc->legacy_irq_allocation) {
> -            irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, &local_err);
> -            if (local_err) {
> -                error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
> +            irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, errp);
> +            if (*errp) {
> +                error_prepend(errp,
>                                          "can't allocate LSIs: ");
>                  /*
>                   * Older machines will never support PHB hotplug, ie, this 
> is an
> @@ -1973,9 +1961,9 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>              }
>          }
>  
> -        spapr_irq_claim(spapr, irq, true, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err, "can't allocate LSIs: 
> ");
> +        spapr_irq_claim(spapr, irq, true, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
> +            error_prepend(errp, "can't allocate LSIs: ");
>              goto unrealize;
>          }
>  
> @@ -1983,9 +1971,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
> **errp)
>      }
>  
>      /* allocate connectors for child PCI devices */
> -    add_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    add_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          goto unrealize;
>      }
>  
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
> index 554de9930d..cae3e99412 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
> @@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ static inline uint32_t spapr_vio_reg_to_irq(uint32_t 
> reg)
>  
>  static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
>      SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
>      SpaprVioDevice *dev = (SpaprVioDevice *)qdev;
>      SpaprVioDeviceClass *pc = VIO_SPAPR_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
>      char *id;
> -    Error *local_err = NULL;
>  
>      if (dev->reg != -1) {
>          /*
> @@ -503,16 +503,14 @@ static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, 
> Error **errp)
>      dev->irq = spapr_vio_reg_to_irq(dev->reg);
>  
>      if (SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr)->legacy_irq_allocation) {
> -        dev->irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, &local_err);
> -        if (local_err) {
> -            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        dev->irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, errp);
> +        if (*errp) {
>              return;
>          }
>      }
>  
> -    spapr_irq_claim(spapr, dev->irq, false, &local_err);
> -    if (local_err) {
> -        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +    spapr_irq_claim(spapr, dev->irq, false, errp);
> +    if (*errp) {
>          return;
>      }
>  




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