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[qemu-xen staging] Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-error-2020-07-07-v2' into staging



=== This changeset includes merge from high-traffic branch ===
Commits on that branch are not reported individually.

commit f2a1cf9180f63e88bb38ff21c169da97c3f2bad5
Merge: b6d7e9b66f59ca6ebc6e9b830cd5e7bf849d31cf 
1de7096d8378a57e2d75d9cacc9a119e7e41640d
Author:     Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri Jul 10 14:41:23 2020 +0100
Commit:     Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri Jul 10 14:41:23 2020 +0100

    Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-error-2020-07-07-v2' 
into staging
    
    Error reporting patches patches for 2020-07-07
    
    # gpg: Signature made Fri 10 Jul 2020 14:24:42 BST
    # gpg:                using RSA key 354BC8B3D7EB2A6B68674E5F3870B400EB918653
    # gpg:                issuer "armbru@xxxxxxxxxx"
    # gpg: Good signature from "Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxx>" [full]
    # gpg:                 aka "Markus Armbruster <armbru@xxxxxxxxxxxx>" [full]
    # Primary key fingerprint: 354B C8B3 D7EB 2A6B 6867  4E5F 3870 B400 EB91 
8653
    
    * remotes/armbru/tags/pull-error-2020-07-07-v2: (53 commits)
      xen: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      nbd: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      virtio-9p: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      fw_cfg: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      pflash: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      sd: Use ERRP_GUARD()
      scripts: Coccinelle script to use ERRP_GUARD()
      error: New macro ERRP_GUARD()
      hmp: Ignore Error objects where the return value suffices
      qdev: Ignore Error objects where the return value suffices
      qemu-img: Ignore Error objects where the return value suffices
      error: Avoid error_propagate() after migrate_add_blocker()
      qapi: Purge error_propagate() from QAPI core
      qapi: Smooth visitor error checking in generated code
      qapi: Smooth another visitor error checking pattern
      block/parallels: Simplify parallels_open() after previous commit
      error: Reduce unnecessary error propagation
      error: Eliminate error_propagate() manually
      error: Eliminate error_propagate() with Coccinelle, part 2
      error: Eliminate error_propagate() with Coccinelle, part 1
      ...
    
    Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@xxxxxxxxxx>
 MAINTAINERS                              |   1 +
 accel/kvm/kvm-all.c                      |  55 +++--
 accel/tcg/tcg-all.c                      |   5 +-
 audio/audio_legacy.c                     |  15 +-
 backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c          |   3 +-
 backends/cryptodev.c                     |  16 +-
 backends/hostmem-file.c                  |  22 +-
 backends/hostmem-memfd.c                 |  18 +-
 backends/hostmem.c                       |  33 ++-
 backends/rng.c                           |   2 +-
 backends/tpm/tpm_util.c                  |   5 +-
 block.c                                  |  21 +-
 block/blkdebug.c                         |   9 +-
 block/blklogwrites.c                     |   4 +-
 block/blkverify.c                        |   4 +-
 block/crypto.c                           |   5 +-
 block/curl.c                             |   5 +-
 block/file-posix.c                       |  16 +-
 block/file-win32.c                       |   8 +-
 block/gluster.c                          |  17 +-
 block/iscsi.c                            |   4 +-
 block/nbd.c                              |  17 +-
 block/nfs.c                              |   7 +-
 block/parallels.c                        |  29 +--
 block/qcow.c                             |  16 +-
 block/qcow2.c                            |  21 +-
 block/qed.c                              |  10 +-
 block/quorum.c                           |  19 +-
 block/raw-format.c                       |   5 +-
 block/rbd.c                              |   7 +-
 block/replication.c                      |  19 +-
 block/sheepdog.c                         |  16 +-
 block/ssh.c                              |  11 +-
 block/throttle-groups.c                  |  31 +--
 block/throttle.c                         |   5 +-
 block/vdi.c                              |  13 +-
 block/vhdx.c                             |  15 +-
 block/vmdk.c                             |  13 +-
 block/vpc.c                              |  19 +-
 block/vvfat.c                            |  10 +-
 block/vxhs.c                             |  15 +-
 blockdev.c                               |  40 ++--
 bootdevice.c                             |  13 +-
 chardev/char.c                           |   6 +-
 contrib/ivshmem-server/main.c            |   4 +-
 crypto/secret.c                          |   2 +-
 crypto/secret_keyring.c                  |   2 +-
 crypto/tlscredsanon.c                    |   2 +-
 crypto/tlscredspsk.c                     |   2 +-
 crypto/tlscredsx509.c                    |   2 +-
 docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt             | 103 ++++------
 dump/dump.c                              |   7 +-
 hw/9pfs/9p-local.c                       |  12 +-
 hw/9pfs/9p.c                             |   1 +
 hw/acpi/core.c                           |  19 +-
 hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c                    |   4 +-
 hw/acpi/ich9.c                           |   2 +-
 hw/acpi/piix4.c                          |   2 +-
 hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c                   |  27 +--
 hw/arm/armsse.c                          | 208 ++++++-------------
 hw/arm/armv7m.c                          |  47 ++---
 hw/arm/aspeed.c                          |  24 +--
 hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c                  | 124 ++++--------
 hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c                      |  85 +++-----
 hw/arm/bcm2835_peripherals.c             |  81 ++------
 hw/arm/bcm2836.c                         |  35 +---
 hw/arm/cubieboard.c                      |  14 +-
 hw/arm/digic.c                           |  18 +-
 hw/arm/digic_boards.c                    |   3 +-
 hw/arm/exynos4210.c                      |  13 +-
 hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c                       |  58 ++----
 hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c                       |  34 +---
 hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c                        |  85 +++-----
 hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c                      |  29 ++-
 hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c                        |  31 ++-
 hw/arm/highbank.c                        |  12 +-
 hw/arm/integratorcp.c                    |   2 +-
 hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c                    |   4 +-
 hw/arm/microbit.c                        |   4 +-
 hw/arm/mps2-tz.c                         |  31 ++-
 hw/arm/mps2.c                            |  12 +-
 hw/arm/msf2-soc.c                        |  29 +--
 hw/arm/musca.c                           |  18 +-
 hw/arm/musicpal.c                        |   4 +-
 hw/arm/nrf51_soc.c                       |  36 +---
 hw/arm/orangepi.c                        |  13 +-
 hw/arm/raspi.c                           |   2 +-
 hw/arm/realview.c                        |   6 +-
 hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c                        |  16 +-
 hw/arm/stellaris.c                       |   4 +-
 hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c                   |  37 +---
 hw/arm/stm32f405_soc.c                   |  48 ++---
 hw/arm/versatilepb.c                     |   4 +-
 hw/arm/vexpress.c                        |   8 +-
 hw/arm/virt.c                            |  44 ++--
 hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c                     |   6 +-
 hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c                |   8 +-
 hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c                     |  30 ++-
 hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c                     |   8 +-
 hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c                     | 117 ++++-------
 hw/block/dataplane/xen-block.c           |  17 +-
 hw/block/fdc.c                           |  12 +-
 hw/block/pflash_cfi01.c                  |   7 +-
 hw/block/pflash_cfi02.c                  |   7 +-
 hw/block/xen-block.c                     | 124 +++++-------
 hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c               |   5 +-
 hw/char/serial-pci.c                     |   5 +-
 hw/char/serial.c                         |  10 +-
 hw/core/bus.c                            |  12 +-
 hw/core/cpu.c                            |   3 +-
 hw/core/machine.c                        |   5 +-
 hw/core/numa.c                           |  55 ++---
 hw/core/platform-bus.c                   |   6 +-
 hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c         |  32 +--
 hw/core/qdev-properties.c                |  95 +++------
 hw/core/qdev.c                           |  16 +-
 hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c                       |   5 +-
 hw/cpu/a9mpcore.c                        |  21 +-
 hw/cpu/arm11mpcore.c                     |  17 +-
 hw/cpu/core.c                            |  10 +-
 hw/cpu/realview_mpcore.c                 |   9 +-
 hw/display/bcm2835_fb.c                  |   8 +-
 hw/display/virtio-gpu-base.c             |   5 +-
 hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c              |  11 +-
 hw/display/virtio-vga.c                  |  10 +-
 hw/dma/bcm2835_dma.c                     |   9 +-
 hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c                     |   6 +-
 hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c                   |   4 +-
 hw/gpio/aspeed_gpio.c                    |   5 +-
 hw/gpio/bcm2835_gpio.c                   |  15 +-
 hw/hyperv/vmbus.c                        |   5 +-
 hw/i386/pc.c                             |  48 ++---
 hw/i386/pc_piix.c                        |   4 +-
 hw/i386/pc_q35.c                         |  28 +--
 hw/i386/x86.c                            |   7 +-
 hw/ide/qdev.c                            |   7 +-
 hw/intc/apic_common.c                    |   5 +-
 hw/intc/arm_gic_kvm.c                    |   4 +-
 hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c              |   5 +-
 hw/intc/arm_gicv3_kvm.c                  |   4 +-
 hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c                    |   9 +-
 hw/intc/nios2_iic.c                      |  10 +-
 hw/intc/pnv_xive.c                       |  17 +-
 hw/intc/realview_gic.c                   |   5 +-
 hw/intc/spapr_xive.c                     |  17 +-
 hw/intc/xics.c                           |   9 +-
 hw/intc/xics_kvm.c                       |   4 +-
 hw/intc/xive.c                           |  17 +-
 hw/isa/piix4.c                           |   5 +-
 hw/m68k/q800.c                           |   4 +-
 hw/mem/nvdimm.c                          |  30 +--
 hw/mem/pc-dimm.c                         |  18 +-
 hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c      |  24 +--
 hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c |   2 +-
 hw/microblaze/xlnx-zynqmp-pmu.c          |  39 ++--
 hw/mips/boston.c                         |   4 +-
 hw/mips/cps.c                            |  41 ++--
 hw/mips/jazz.c                           |   4 +-
 hw/mips/malta.c                          |   4 +-
 hw/misc/aspeed_sdmc.c                    |   8 +-
 hw/misc/bcm2835_mbox.c                   |   9 +-
 hw/misc/bcm2835_property.c               |  17 +-
 hw/misc/iotkit-sysctl.c                  |   2 +-
 hw/misc/ivshmem.c                        |   4 +-
 hw/misc/macio/cuda.c                     |   5 +-
 hw/misc/macio/macio.c                    |  35 ++--
 hw/misc/macio/pmu.c                      |   5 +-
 hw/misc/pca9552.c                        |   5 +-
 hw/misc/tmp105.c                         |   5 +-
 hw/misc/tmp421.c                         |   5 +-
 hw/net/ne2000-isa.c                      |   7 +-
 hw/net/virtio-net.c                      |   7 +-
 hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c                  |   4 +-
 hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c                        |  21 +-
 hw/pci-host/pnv_phb3.c                   |  33 ++-
 hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4.c                   |   9 +-
 hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4_pec.c               |   9 +-
 hw/pci-host/prep.c                       |   4 +-
 hw/pci-host/xen_igd_pt.c                 |   7 +-
 hw/ppc/e500.c                            |   5 +-
 hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c                    |  10 +-
 hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c                    |   4 +-
 hw/ppc/pnv.c                             | 171 +++++++---------
 hw/ppc/pnv_core.c                        |   4 +-
 hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c                         |  22 +-
 hw/ppc/rs6000_mc.c                       |   9 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr.c                           |  77 +++----
 hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c                      |  15 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c                  |  15 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c                       |  16 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c                     |   3 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c                       |  11 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c                       |  16 +-
 hw/ppc/spapr_pci_nvlink2.c               |   3 +-
 hw/riscv/opentitan.c                     |  13 +-
 hw/riscv/sifive_e.c                      |  10 +-
 hw/riscv/sifive_u.c                      |  11 +-
 hw/riscv/spike.c                         |   4 +-
 hw/riscv/virt.c                          |   4 +-
 hw/rx/rx-gdbsim.c                        |  12 +-
 hw/s390x/css.c                           |   5 +-
 hw/s390x/event-facility.c                |  13 +-
 hw/s390x/ipl.c                           |  27 ++-
 hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c                  |  14 +-
 hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c                    |   2 +-
 hw/s390x/s390-stattrib.c                 |   2 +-
 hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c               |  20 +-
 hw/s390x/sclp.c                          |  13 +-
 hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-crypto.c             |  10 +-
 hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-rng.c                |   8 +-
 hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c                       |  15 +-
 hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c                     |   4 +-
 hw/sd/aspeed_sdhci.c                     |  15 +-
 hw/sd/sd.c                               |   3 +-
 hw/sd/sdhci-pci.c                        |   7 +-
 hw/sd/sdhci.c                            |  21 +-
 hw/sd/ssi-sd.c                           |  15 +-
 hw/smbios/smbios.c                       |  33 +--
 hw/sparc/sun4m.c                         |   2 +-
 hw/sparc64/sun4u.c                       |   2 +-
 hw/usb/bus.c                             |   7 +-
 hw/usb/dev-storage.c                     |   9 +-
 hw/usb/hcd-dwc2.c                        |   9 +-
 hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c                     |   5 +-
 hw/vfio/pci.c                            |  10 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c               |  17 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-crypto-pci.c            |   9 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c             |   4 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.c               |   4 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-pmem-pci.c              |   2 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-rng-pci.c               |   8 +-
 hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c                   |  11 +-
 hw/xen/xen-backend.c                     |   7 +-
 hw/xen/xen-bus.c                         |  92 ++++-----
 hw/xen/xen-host-pci-device.c             |  27 ++-
 hw/xen/xen_pt.c                          |  25 +--
 hw/xen/xen_pt_config_init.c              |  20 +-
 include/block/nbd.h                      |   1 +
 include/hw/audio/pcspk.h                 |   2 +-
 include/hw/qdev-properties.h             |   4 +-
 include/qapi/clone-visitor.h             |   8 +-
 include/qapi/error.h                     | 261 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 include/qapi/visitor-impl.h              |  26 +--
 include/qapi/visitor.h                   | 102 ++++++----
 include/qemu/option.h                    |  16 +-
 include/qom/object.h                     | 104 +++++-----
 include/qom/object_interfaces.h          |  12 +-
 include/qom/qom-qobject.h                |   9 +-
 iothread.c                               |  18 +-
 linux-user/syscall.c                     |   2 +-
 monitor/hmp-cmds.c                       |  11 +-
 monitor/monitor.c                        |  19 +-
 nbd/client.c                             |   5 +
 nbd/server.c                             |   5 +
 net/colo-compare.c                       |  26 +--
 net/dump.c                               |  13 +-
 net/filter-buffer.c                      |  13 +-
 net/filter.c                             |   2 +-
 net/net.c                                |  10 +-
 net/tap.c                                |   6 +-
 qapi/opts-visitor.c                      |  66 +++---
 qapi/qapi-clone-visitor.c                |  45 +++--
 qapi/qapi-dealloc-visitor.c              |  27 ++-
 qapi/qapi-visit-core.c                   | 197 +++++++++---------
 qapi/qobject-input-visitor.c             | 109 ++++++----
 qapi/qobject-output-visitor.c            |  27 ++-
 qapi/string-input-visitor.c              |  67 +++---
 qapi/string-output-visitor.c             |  32 +--
 qdev-monitor.c                           |  39 ++--
 qemu-img.c                               |  31 +--
 qga/commands-posix.c                     |   4 +-
 qga/commands-win32.c                     |  22 +-
 qom/object.c                             | 244 +++++++++++-----------
 qom/object_interfaces.c                  |  30 +--
 qom/qom-hmp-cmds.c                       |   2 +-
 qom/qom-qmp-cmds.c                       |   2 +-
 qom/qom-qobject.c                        |  14 +-
 scripts/coccinelle/errp-guard.cocci      | 336 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 scripts/qapi/commands.py                 |  22 +-
 scripts/qapi/visit.py                    | 107 ++++------
 softmmu/vl.c                             |  17 +-
 target/arm/cpu64.c                       |  15 +-
 target/arm/monitor.c                     |   7 +-
 target/i386/cpu.c                        |  98 ++++-----
 target/ppc/compat.c                      |   5 +-
 target/ppc/translate_init.inc.c          |   2 +-
 target/s390x/cpu_models.c                |  17 +-
 target/sparc/cpu.c                       |   5 +-
 tpm.c                                    |   5 +-
 ui/console.c                             |   4 +-
 ui/vnc.c                                 |   2 +-
 util/main-loop.c                         |   4 +-
 util/qemu-config.c                       |  25 +--
 util/qemu-option.c                       | 255 ++++++++++++-----------
 294 files changed, 3052 insertions(+), 3774 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f01284ebce..6aa54f7f8f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2176,6 +2176,7 @@ F: scripts/coccinelle/error-use-after-free.cocci
 F: scripts/coccinelle/error_propagate_null.cocci
 F: scripts/coccinelle/remove_local_err.cocci
 F: scripts/coccinelle/use-error_fatal.cocci
+F: scripts/coccinelle/errp-guard.cocci
 
 GDB stub
 M: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index ab36fbfa0c..63ef6af9a1 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -3113,12 +3113,9 @@ static void kvm_set_kvm_shadow_mem(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
     KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     int64_t value;
 
-    visit_type_int(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!visit_type_int(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3129,37 +3126,33 @@ static void kvm_set_kernel_irqchip(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v,
                                    const char *name, void *opaque,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
     KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
     OnOffSplit mode;
 
-    visit_type_OnOffSplit(v, name, &mode, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!visit_type_OnOffSplit(v, name, &mode, errp)) {
         return;
-    } else {
-        switch (mode) {
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_ON:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
-            break;
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_OFF:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = false;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = false;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
-            break;
-        case ON_OFF_SPLIT_SPLIT:
-            s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
-            s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_ON;
-            break;
-        default:
-            /* The value was checked in visit_type_OnOffSplit() above. If
-             * we get here, then something is wrong in QEMU.
-             */
-            abort();
-        }
+    }
+    switch (mode) {
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_ON:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
+        break;
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_OFF:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = false;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = false;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
+        break;
+    case ON_OFF_SPLIT_SPLIT:
+        s->kernel_irqchip_allowed = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_required = true;
+        s->kernel_irqchip_split = ON_OFF_AUTO_ON;
+        break;
+    default:
+        /* The value was checked in visit_type_OnOffSplit() above. If
+         * we get here, then something is wrong in QEMU.
+         */
+        abort();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/accel/tcg/tcg-all.c b/accel/tcg/tcg-all.c
index 3b4fda5640..eace2c113b 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/tcg-all.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/tcg-all.c
@@ -182,12 +182,9 @@ static void tcg_set_tb_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                             Error **errp)
 {
     TCGState *s = TCG_STATE(obj);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     uint32_t value;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/audio/audio_legacy.c b/audio/audio_legacy.c
index ebd7d9fa0d..ffdbd0bcce 100644
--- a/audio/audio_legacy.c
+++ b/audio/audio_legacy.c
@@ -421,11 +421,12 @@ typedef struct {
     GList *path;
 } LegacyPrintVisitor;
 
-static void lv_start_struct(Visitor *v, const char *name, void **obj,
+static bool lv_start_struct(Visitor *v, const char *name, void **obj,
                             size_t size, Error **errp)
 {
     LegacyPrintVisitor *lv = (LegacyPrintVisitor *) v;
     lv->path = g_list_append(lv->path, g_strdup(name));
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void lv_end_struct(Visitor *v, void **obj)
@@ -453,27 +454,30 @@ static void lv_print_key(Visitor *v, const char *name)
     printf("%s=", name);
 }
 
-static void lv_type_int64(Visitor *v, const char *name, int64_t *obj,
+static bool lv_type_int64(Visitor *v, const char *name, int64_t *obj,
                           Error **errp)
 {
     lv_print_key(v, name);
     printf("%" PRIi64, *obj);
+    return true;
 }
 
-static void lv_type_uint64(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint64_t *obj,
+static bool lv_type_uint64(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint64_t *obj,
                            Error **errp)
 {
     lv_print_key(v, name);
     printf("%" PRIu64, *obj);
+    return true;
 }
 
-static void lv_type_bool(Visitor *v, const char *name, bool *obj, Error **errp)
+static bool lv_type_bool(Visitor *v, const char *name, bool *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     lv_print_key(v, name);
     printf("%s", *obj ? "on" : "off");
+    return true;
 }
 
-static void lv_type_str(Visitor *v, const char *name, char **obj, Error **errp)
+static bool lv_type_str(Visitor *v, const char *name, char **obj, Error **errp)
 {
     const char *str = *obj;
     lv_print_key(v, name);
@@ -484,6 +488,7 @@ static void lv_type_str(Visitor *v, const char *name, char 
**obj, Error **errp)
         }
         putchar(*str++);
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void lv_complete(Visitor *v, void *opaque)
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
index 8b8cbc4223..dbe5a8aae6 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ static void cryptodev_vhost_user_init(
         backend->conf.peers.ccs[i] = cc;
 
         if (i == 0) {
-            if (!qemu_chr_fe_init(&s->chr, chr, &local_err)) {
-                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            if (!qemu_chr_fe_init(&s->chr, chr, errp)) {
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev.c b/backends/cryptodev.c
index a3841c4e41..ada4ebe78b 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev.c
@@ -154,21 +154,17 @@ cryptodev_backend_set_queues(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     CryptoDevBackend *backend = CRYPTODEV_BACKEND(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint32_t value;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (!value) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%"
-                   PRIu32 "'", object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%" PRIu32 "'",
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
+        return;
     }
     backend->conf.peers.queues = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ static void cryptodev_backend_instance_init(Object *obj)
                           cryptodev_backend_set_queues,
                           NULL, NULL);
     /* Initialize devices' queues property to 1 */
-    object_property_set_int(obj, 1, "queues", NULL);
+    object_property_set_int(obj, "queues", 1, NULL);
 }
 
 static void cryptodev_backend_finalize(Object *obj)
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-file.c b/backends/hostmem-file.c
index cdabb412e6..5b819020b4 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-file.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-file.c
@@ -110,23 +110,18 @@ static void file_memory_backend_set_align(Object *o, 
Visitor *v,
 {
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(o);
     HostMemoryBackendFile *fb = MEMORY_BACKEND_FILE(o);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t val;
 
     if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "cannot change property '%s' of %s",
-                   name, object_get_typename(o));
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "cannot change property '%s' of %s", name,
+                   object_get_typename(o));
+        return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &val, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &val, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     fb->align = val;
-
- out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static bool file_memory_backend_get_pmem(Object *o, Error **errp)
@@ -140,7 +135,6 @@ static void file_memory_backend_set_pmem(Object *o, bool 
value, Error **errp)
     HostMemoryBackendFile *fb = MEMORY_BACKEND_FILE(o);
 
     if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
-
         error_setg(errp, "cannot change property 'pmem' of %s.",
                    object_get_typename(o));
         return;
@@ -148,13 +142,9 @@ static void file_memory_backend_set_pmem(Object *o, bool 
value, Error **errp)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_LIBPMEM
     if (value) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-        error_setg(&local_err,
-                   "Lack of libpmem support while setting the 'pmem=on'"
+        error_setg(errp, "Lack of libpmem support while setting the 'pmem=on'"
                    " of %s. We can't ensure data persistence.",
                    object_get_typename(o));
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
index 1b5e4bfe0d..4c040a7541 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
@@ -77,26 +77,22 @@ memfd_backend_set_hugetlbsize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char *name,
                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackendMemfd *m = MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
     if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(MEMORY_BACKEND(obj))) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "cannot change property value");
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "cannot change property value");
+        return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (!value) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%"
-                   PRIu64 "'", object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%" PRIu64 "'",
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
+        return;
     }
     m->hugetlbsize = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 61e3255f5c..c614f1bdc1 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -54,28 +54,24 @@ host_memory_backend_set_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
 
     if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "cannot change property %s of %s ",
-                   name, object_get_typename(obj));
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "cannot change property %s of %s ", name,
+                   object_get_typename(obj));
+        return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (!value) {
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "property '%s' of %s doesn't take value '%" PRIu64 "'",
                    name, object_get_typename(obj), value);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
     backend->size = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -254,22 +250,17 @@ static void 
host_memory_backend_set_prealloc_threads(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     const char *name, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint32_t value;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (value <= 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err,
-                   "property '%s' of %s doesn't take value '%d'",
-                   name, object_get_typename(obj), value);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "property '%s' of %s doesn't take value '%d'", name,
+                   object_get_typename(obj), value);
+        return;
     }
     backend->prealloc_threads = value;
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void host_memory_backend_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/backends/rng.c b/backends/rng.c
index 597f0ec268..484f04e891 100644
--- a/backends/rng.c
+++ b/backends/rng.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static bool rng_backend_prop_get_opened(Object *obj, Error 
**errp)
 
 static void rng_backend_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "opened", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "opened", true, errp);
 }
 
 static void rng_backend_prop_set_opened(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
index cfc7572a61..b58d298c1a 100644
--- a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
+++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char 
*name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Property *prop = opaque;
     TPMBackend *s, **be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
     char *str;
@@ -58,9 +57,7 @@ static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char 
*name, void *opaque,
         return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_str(v, name, &str, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 62e40db2f1..3031413deb 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1629,9 +1629,7 @@ static int bdrv_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, 
BlockBackend *file,
     assert(options != NULL && bs->options != options);
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&bdrv_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail_opts;
     }
@@ -4091,9 +4089,7 @@ int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state, 
BlockReopenQueue *queue,
 
     /* Process generic block layer options */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&bdrv_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, reopen_state->options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, reopen_state->options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto error;
     }
@@ -5665,10 +5661,9 @@ static void coroutine_fn 
bdrv_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs,
     if (bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_INACTIVE) {
         bs->open_flags &= ~BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
         bdrv_get_cumulative_perm(bs, &perm, &shared_perm);
-        ret = bdrv_check_perm(bs, NULL, perm, shared_perm, NULL, NULL, 
&local_err);
+        ret = bdrv_check_perm(bs, NULL, perm, shared_perm, NULL, NULL, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
             bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
         bdrv_set_perm(bs, perm, shared_perm);
@@ -6063,8 +6058,7 @@ void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char 
*fmt,
 
     /* Parse -o options */
     if (options) {
-        qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, options, NULL, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        if (!qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, options, NULL, errp)) {
             goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -6077,8 +6071,8 @@ void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char 
*fmt,
     }
 
     if (base_filename) {
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE, base_filename, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        if (!qemu_opt_set(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE, base_filename,
+                          NULL)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Backing file not supported for file format '%s'",
                        fmt);
             goto out;
@@ -6086,8 +6080,7 @@ void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char 
*fmt,
     }
 
     if (base_fmt) {
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT, base_fmt, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        if (!qemu_opt_set(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT, base_fmt, NULL)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Backing file format not supported for file "
                              "format '%s'", fmt);
             goto out;
diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 7194bc7f06..9c08d8a005 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ static int blkdebug_parse_perm_list(uint64_t *dest, QDict 
*options,
     QObject *crumpled_subqdict = NULL;
     Visitor *v = NULL;
     BlockPermissionList *perm_list = NULL, *element;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     *dest = 0;
 
@@ -375,9 +374,7 @@ static int blkdebug_parse_perm_list(uint64_t *dest, QDict 
*options,
     }
 
     v = qobject_input_visitor_new(crumpled_subqdict);
-    visit_type_BlockPermissionList(v, NULL, &perm_list, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!visit_type_BlockPermissionList(v, NULL, &perm_list, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -472,9 +469,7 @@ static int blkdebug_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     uint64_t align;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/block/blklogwrites.c b/block/blklogwrites.c
index 6753bd9a3e..57315f56b4 100644
--- a/block/blklogwrites.c
+++ b/block/blklogwrites.c
@@ -149,10 +149,8 @@ static int blk_log_writes_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     bool log_append;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/blkverify.c b/block/blkverify.c
index 2f261de24b..4aed53ab59 100644
--- a/block/blkverify.c
+++ b/block/blkverify.c
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ static int blkverify_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     int ret;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index 2636e959ae..8725c1bc02 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ static int block_crypto_open_generic(QCryptoBlockFormat 
format,
 {
     BlockCrypto *crypto = bs->opaque;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret = -EINVAL;
     QCryptoBlockOpenOptions *open_opts = NULL;
     unsigned int cflags = 0;
@@ -276,9 +275,7 @@ static int block_crypto_open_generic(QCryptoBlockFormat 
format,
         bs->file->bs->supported_write_flags;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(opts_spec, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/curl.c b/block/curl.c
index 6e325901dc..4f907c47be 100644
--- a/block/curl.c
+++ b/block/curl.c
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ static int curl_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     BDRVCURLState *s = bs->opaque;
     CURLState *state = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *file;
     const char *cookie;
     const char *cookie_secret;
@@ -695,9 +694,7 @@ static int curl_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
 
     qemu_mutex_init(&s->mutex);
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto out_noclean;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index d86ea57769..1989eae85f 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -490,9 +490,7 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
     OnOffAuto locking;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1000,9 +998,7 @@ static int raw_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *state,
 
     /* Handle options changes */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, state->options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, state->options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -3333,7 +3329,6 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                      Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
@@ -3398,9 +3393,8 @@ hdev_open_Mac_error:
 
     s->type = FTYPE_FILE;
 
-    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, true, &local_err);
+    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
         if (*bsd_path) {
             filename = bsd_path;
@@ -3676,14 +3670,12 @@ static int cdrom_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                       Error **errp)
 {
     BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     s->type = FTYPE_CD;
 
-    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, true, &local_err);
+    ret = raw_open_common(bs, options, flags, 0, true, errp);
     if (ret) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/file-win32.c b/block/file-win32.c
index 221aaf713e..ab69bd811a 100644
--- a/block/file-win32.c
+++ b/block/file-win32.c
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     s->type = FTYPE_FILE;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -739,9 +737,7 @@ static int hdev_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
 
     QemuOpts *opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0,
                                       &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index 31233cac69..4f1448e2bc 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -523,8 +523,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_json(BlockdevOptionsGluster 
*gconf,
 
     /* create opts info from runtime_json_opts list */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_json_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -555,8 +554,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_json(BlockdevOptionsGluster 
*gconf,
 
         /* create opts info from runtime_type_opts list */
         opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_type_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-        qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, errp)) {
             goto out;
         }
 
@@ -586,8 +584,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_json(BlockdevOptionsGluster 
*gconf,
         if (gsconf->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET) {
             /* create opts info from runtime_inet_opts list */
             opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_inet_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-            qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
+            if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, errp)) {
                 goto out;
             }
 
@@ -635,8 +632,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_json(BlockdevOptionsGluster 
*gconf,
         } else {
             /* create opts info from runtime_unix_opts list */
             opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_unix_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-            qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
+            if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, backing_options, errp)) {
                 goto out;
             }
 
@@ -815,13 +811,10 @@ static int qemu_gluster_open(BlockDriverState *bs,  QDict 
*options,
     int ret = 0;
     BlockdevOptionsGluster *gconf = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *filename, *logfile;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 767e3e75fd..6c2e353e1a 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1792,9 +1792,7 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     int i, ret = 0, timeout = 0, lun;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index eed160c5cd..c297336ffc 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -1408,16 +1408,15 @@ static void nbd_client_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 static QIOChannelSocket *nbd_establish_connection(SocketAddress *saddr,
                                                   Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
     qio_channel_set_name(QIO_CHANNEL(sioc), "nbd-client");
 
-    qio_channel_socket_connect_sync(sioc, saddr, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    qio_channel_socket_connect_sync(sioc, saddr, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1726,7 +1725,6 @@ static SocketAddress *nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict 
*options,
     SocketAddress *saddr = NULL;
     QDict *addr = NULL;
     Visitor *iv = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     qdict_extract_subqdict(options, &addr, "server.");
     if (!qdict_size(addr)) {
@@ -1739,9 +1737,7 @@ static SocketAddress *nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict 
*options,
         goto done;
     }
 
-    visit_type_SocketAddress(iv, NULL, &saddr, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!visit_type_SocketAddress(iv, NULL, &saddr, errp)) {
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -1836,13 +1832,10 @@ static int nbd_process_options(BlockDriverState *bs, 
QDict *options,
 {
     BDRVNBDState *s = bs->opaque;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret = -EINVAL;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&nbd_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto error;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index b1718d125a..61a249a9fc 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -563,18 +563,15 @@ static BlockdevOptionsNfs 
*nfs_options_qdict_to_qapi(QDict *options,
     BlockdevOptionsNfs *opts = NULL;
     Visitor *v;
     const QDictEntry *e;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     v = qobject_input_visitor_new_flat_confused(options, errp);
     if (!v) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsNfs(v, NULL, &opts, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsNfs(v, NULL, &opts, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!opts) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/parallels.c b/block/parallels.c
index 63a1cde8af..3c22dfdc9d 100644
--- a/block/parallels.c
+++ b/block/parallels.c
@@ -625,7 +625,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
parallels_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
                                                  Error **errp)
 {
     BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     QDict *qdict;
     Visitor *v;
@@ -646,9 +645,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
parallels_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -669,11 +667,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
parallels_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
         goto done;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
@@ -824,13 +820,12 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
         }
     }
 
-    opts = qemu_opts_create(&parallels_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &local_err);
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(&parallels_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, errp);
+    if (!opts) {
         goto fail_options;
     }
 
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto fail_options;
     }
 
@@ -844,6 +839,7 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                                        &local_err);
     g_free(buf);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail_options;
     }
 
@@ -863,9 +859,8 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The Parallels format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -874,15 +869,11 @@ static int parallels_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
 
 fail_format:
     error_setg(errp, "Image not in Parallels format");
+fail_options:
     ret = -EINVAL;
 fail:
     qemu_vfree(s->header);
     return ret;
-
-fail_options:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    ret = -EINVAL;
-    goto fail;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index ee5d35fe20..1e134f3445 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     unsigned int len, i, shift;
     int ret;
     QCowHeader header;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QCryptoBlockOpenOptions *crypto_opts = NULL;
     unsigned int cflags = 0;
     QDict *encryptopts = NULL;
@@ -314,9 +313,8 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The qcow format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -943,7 +941,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     QDict *qdict;
     Visitor *v;
     const char *val;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     static const QDictRenames opt_renames[] = {
@@ -973,9 +970,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -996,11 +992,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 38198b4e75..ea33673c55 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -990,9 +990,7 @@ static int qcow2_update_options_prepare(BlockDriverState 
*bs,
     encryptfmt = qdict_get_try_str(encryptopts, "format");
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&qcow2_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1596,8 +1594,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState 
*bs, QDict *options,
 
     /* read qcow2 extensions */
     if (qcow2_read_extensions(bs, header.header_length, ext_end, NULL,
-                              flags, &update_header, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                              flags, &update_header, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -3358,7 +3355,6 @@ qcow2_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options, 
Error **errp)
     int version;
     int refcount_order;
     uint64_t* refcount_table;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
     uint8_t compression_type = QCOW2_COMPRESSION_TYPE_ZLIB;
 
@@ -3584,9 +3580,8 @@ qcow2_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options, 
Error **errp)
     }
     blk = blk_new_open(NULL, NULL, options,
                        BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_RESIZE | BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH,
-                       &local_err);
+                       errp);
     if (blk == NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EIO;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -3666,9 +3661,8 @@ qcow2_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options, 
Error **errp)
     }
     blk = blk_new_open(NULL, NULL, options,
                        BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING | BDRV_O_NO_IO,
-                       &local_err);
+                       errp);
     if (blk == NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EIO;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -3691,7 +3685,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     Visitor *v;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     BlockDriverState *data_bs = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *val;
     int ret;
 
@@ -3787,11 +3780,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         goto finish;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto finish;
     }
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index ece8b9bb60..b27e7546ca 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_qed_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     QDict *qdict;
     Visitor *v;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     static const QDictRenames opt_renames[] = {
@@ -749,9 +748,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_qed_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -772,11 +770,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
bdrv_qed_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/quorum.c b/block/quorum.c
index 7cf7ab1546..6df9449fc2 100644
--- a/block/quorum.c
+++ b/block/quorum.c
@@ -910,27 +910,25 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     /* count how many different children are present */
     s->num_children = qdict_array_entries(options, "children.");
     if (s->num_children < 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Option children is not a valid array");
+        error_setg(errp, "Option children is not a valid array");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto exit;
     }
     if (s->num_children < 1) {
-        error_setg(&local_err,
-                   "Number of provided children must be 1 or more");
+        error_setg(errp, "Number of provided children must be 1 or more");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto exit;
     }
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&quorum_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto exit;
     }
 
     s->threshold = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, QUORUM_OPT_VOTE_THRESHOLD, 0);
     /* and validate it against s->num_children */
-    ret = quorum_valid_threshold(s->threshold, s->num_children, &local_err);
+    ret = quorum_valid_threshold(s->threshold, s->num_children, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -943,7 +941,7 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                               -EINVAL, NULL);
     }
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Please set read-pattern as fifo or quorum");
+        error_setg(errp, "Please set read-pattern as fifo or quorum");
         goto exit;
     }
     s->read_pattern = ret;
@@ -951,7 +949,7 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     if (s->read_pattern == QUORUM_READ_PATTERN_QUORUM) {
         s->is_blkverify = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, QUORUM_OPT_BLKVERIFY, false);
         if (s->is_blkverify && (s->num_children != 2 || s->threshold != 2)) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "blkverify=on can only be set if there are "
+            error_setg(errp, "blkverify=on can only be set if there are "
                        "exactly two files and vote-threshold is 2");
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto exit;
@@ -960,7 +958,7 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
         s->rewrite_corrupted = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, QUORUM_OPT_REWRITE,
                                                  false);
         if (s->rewrite_corrupted && s->is_blkverify) {
-            error_setg(&local_err,
+            error_setg(errp,
                        "rewrite-corrupted=on cannot be used with 
blkverify=on");
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto exit;
@@ -980,6 +978,7 @@ static int quorum_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                                          &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA, false,
                                          &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto close_exit;
         }
@@ -1005,8 +1004,6 @@ close_exit:
     g_free(opened);
 exit:
     qemu_opts_del(opts);
-    /* propagate error */
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/raw-format.c b/block/raw-format.c
index 233d019ca3..42ec50802b 100644
--- a/block/raw-format.c
+++ b/block/raw-format.c
@@ -74,14 +74,11 @@ static QemuOptsList raw_create_opts = {
 static int raw_read_options(QDict *options, uint64_t *offset, bool *has_size,
                             uint64_t *size, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&raw_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto end;
     }
diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index 617553b022..688074c64b 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ static int qemu_rbd_convert_options(QDict *options, 
BlockdevOptionsRbd **opts,
                                     Error **errp)
 {
     Visitor *v;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* Convert the remaining options into a QAPI object */
     v = qobject_input_visitor_new_flat_confused(options, errp);
@@ -689,11 +688,9 @@ static int qemu_rbd_convert_options(QDict *options, 
BlockdevOptionsRbd **opts,
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsRbd(v, NULL, opts, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsRbd(v, NULL, opts, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!opts) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/replication.c b/block/replication.c
index ccf7b78160..0c70215784 100644
--- a/block/replication.c
+++ b/block/replication.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
 {
     int ret;
     BDRVReplicationState *s = bs->opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
     const char *mode;
     const char *top_id;
@@ -99,14 +98,13 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
 
     ret = -EINVAL;
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&replication_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
     mode = qemu_opt_get(opts, REPLICATION_MODE);
     if (!mode) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Missing the option mode");
+        error_setg(errp, "Missing the option mode");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +112,8 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
         s->mode = REPLICATION_MODE_PRIMARY;
         top_id = qemu_opt_get(opts, REPLICATION_TOP_ID);
         if (top_id) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "The primary side does not support option 
top-id");
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "The primary side does not support option top-id");
             goto fail;
         }
     } else if (!strcmp(mode, "secondary")) {
@@ -122,11 +121,11 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
         top_id = qemu_opt_get(opts, REPLICATION_TOP_ID);
         s->top_id = g_strdup(top_id);
         if (!s->top_id) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "Missing the option top-id");
+            error_setg(errp, "Missing the option top-id");
             goto fail;
         }
     } else {
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "The option mode's value should be primary or secondary");
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -137,8 +136,6 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options,
 
 fail:
     qemu_opts_del(opts);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +366,6 @@ static void reopen_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs, bool 
writable,
 {
     BDRVReplicationState *s = bs->opaque;
     BlockReopenQueue *reopen_queue = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (writable) {
         s->orig_hidden_read_only = bdrv_is_read_only(s->hidden_disk->bs);
@@ -394,8 +390,7 @@ static void reopen_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs, bool 
writable,
     }
 
     if (reopen_queue) {
-        bdrv_reopen_multiple(reopen_queue, &local_err);
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        bdrv_reopen_multiple(reopen_queue, errp);
     }
 
     bdrv_subtree_drained_end(s->hidden_disk->bs);
diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index 27a30d17f4..6c487c8322 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ static SocketAddress *sd_server_config(QDict *options, 
Error **errp)
     QDict *server = NULL;
     Visitor *iv = NULL;
     SocketAddress *saddr = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     qdict_extract_subqdict(options, &server, "server.");
 
@@ -541,9 +540,7 @@ static SocketAddress *sd_server_config(QDict *options, 
Error **errp)
         goto done;
     }
 
-    visit_type_SocketAddress(iv, NULL, &saddr, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!visit_type_SocketAddress(iv, NULL, &saddr, errp)) {
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -1550,15 +1547,12 @@ static int sd_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     uint64_t snap_id;
     char *buf = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     s->bs = bs;
     s->aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err_no_fd;
     }
@@ -2199,11 +2193,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn sd_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/ssh.c b/block/ssh.c
index 098dbe03c1..ebe3d8b631 100644
--- a/block/ssh.c
+++ b/block/ssh.c
@@ -616,15 +616,12 @@ static BlockdevOptionsSsh *ssh_parse_options(QDict 
*options, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockdevOptionsSsh *result = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const QDictEntry *e;
     Visitor *v;
 
     /* Translate legacy options */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&ssh_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -638,11 +635,9 @@ static BlockdevOptionsSsh *ssh_parse_options(QDict 
*options, Error **errp)
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsSsh(v, NULL, &result, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevOptionsSsh(v, NULL, &result, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!result) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/throttle-groups.c b/block/throttle-groups.c
index 784fa4a16c..03a53c89ea 100644
--- a/block/throttle-groups.c
+++ b/block/throttle-groups.c
@@ -811,7 +811,6 @@ static void throttle_group_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char * name,
     ThrottleGroup *tg = THROTTLE_GROUP(obj);
     ThrottleConfig *cfg;
     ThrottleParamInfo *info = opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int64_t value;
 
     /* If we have finished initialization, don't accept individual property
@@ -819,17 +818,16 @@ static void throttle_group_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char * name,
      * transaction, as certain combinations are invalid.
      */
     if (tg->is_initialized) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Property cannot be set after initialization");
-        goto ret;
+        error_setg(errp, "Property cannot be set after initialization");
+        return;
     }
 
-    visit_type_int64(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto ret;
+    if (!visit_type_int64(v, name, &value, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     if (value < 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Property values cannot be negative");
-        goto ret;
+        error_setg(errp, "Property values cannot be negative");
+        return;
     }
 
     cfg = &tg->ts.cfg;
@@ -842,9 +840,9 @@ static void throttle_group_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char * name,
         break;
     case BURST_LENGTH:
         if (value > UINT_MAX) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "%s value must be in the"
-                       "range [0, %u]", info->name, UINT_MAX);
-            goto ret;
+            error_setg(errp, "%s value must be in the" "range [0, %u]",
+                       info->name, UINT_MAX);
+            return;
         }
         cfg->buckets[info->type].burst_length = value;
         break;
@@ -852,11 +850,6 @@ static void throttle_group_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char * name,
         cfg->op_size = value;
         break;
     }
-
-ret:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    return;
-
 }
 
 static void throttle_group_get(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
@@ -896,9 +889,8 @@ static void throttle_group_set_limits(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v,
     ThrottleLimits *argp;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_ThrottleLimits(v, name, &argp, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto ret;
+    if (!visit_type_ThrottleLimits(v, name, &argp, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     qemu_mutex_lock(&tg->lock);
     throttle_get_config(&tg->ts, &cfg);
@@ -910,7 +902,6 @@ static void throttle_group_set_limits(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v,
 
 unlock:
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&tg->lock);
-ret:
     qapi_free_ThrottleLimits(argp);
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     return;
diff --git a/block/throttle.c b/block/throttle.c
index 0ebbad0743..1c1ac57bee 100644
--- a/block/throttle.c
+++ b/block/throttle.c
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ static int throttle_parse_options(QDict *options, char 
**group, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
     const char *group_name;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = qemu_opts_create(&throttle_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
 
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fin;
     }
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index c4527a9d8c..5627e7d764 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ static int vdi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     VdiHeader header;
     size_t bmap_size;
     int ret;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     QemuUUID uuid_link, uuid_parent;
 
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_of_bds,
@@ -495,9 +494,8 @@ static int vdi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vdi format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail_free_bmap;
     }
@@ -906,7 +904,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn vdi_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     uint64_t block_size = DEFAULT_CLUSTER_SIZE;
     bool is_static = false;
     Visitor *v;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     /* Parse options and convert legacy syntax.
@@ -957,11 +954,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn vdi_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/vhdx.c b/block/vhdx.c
index 645dc4b4f4..791eb90263 100644
--- a/block/vhdx.c
+++ b/block/vhdx.c
@@ -1089,9 +1089,8 @@ static int vhdx_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vhdx format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -2064,7 +2063,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn vhdx_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     QDict *qdict;
     Visitor *v;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     static const QDictRenames opt_renames[] = {
@@ -2083,9 +2081,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn vhdx_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -2106,11 +2103,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn vhdx_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 62da465126..28cec50f38 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,6 @@ static int vmdk_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     int ret;
     BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
     uint32_t magic;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_IMAGE, false, errp);
@@ -1317,9 +1316,8 @@ static int vmdk_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vmdk format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -2250,19 +2248,16 @@ static int vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename, 
int64_t filesize,
 {
     int ret;
     BlockBackend *blk = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto exit;
     }
 
     blk = blk_new_open(filename, NULL, NULL,
                        BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_RESIZE | BDRV_O_PROTOCOL,
-                       &local_err);
+                       errp);
     if (blk == NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EIO;
         goto exit;
     }
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index 01fcd37e3c..890554277e 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -235,9 +235,7 @@ static int vpc_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     }
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&vpc_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -448,9 +446,8 @@ static int vpc_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, 
int flags,
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vpc format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1097,7 +1094,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn vpc_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     QDict *qdict;
     Visitor *v;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     static const QDictRenames opt_renames[] = {
@@ -1114,9 +1110,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn vpc_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -1137,11 +1132,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn vpc_co_create_opts(BlockDriver 
*drv,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, &local_err);
+    visit_type_BlockdevCreateOptions(v, NULL, &create_options, errp);
     visit_free(v);
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!create_options) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index 2eb8cbb19f..36b53c8757 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,6 @@ static int vvfat_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
     bool floppy;
     const char *dirname, *label;
     QemuOpts *opts;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -1149,9 +1148,7 @@ static int vvfat_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
 #endif
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1269,9 +1266,8 @@ static int vvfat_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict 
*options, int flags,
                    "The vvfat (rw) format used by node '%s' "
                    "does not support live migration",
                    bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-        ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
             error_free(s->migration_blocker);
             goto fail;
         }
diff --git a/block/vxhs.c b/block/vxhs.c
index d79fc97df6..dc0e254730 100644
--- a/block/vxhs.c
+++ b/block/vxhs.c
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ static int vxhs_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     tcp_opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_tcp_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
 
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -327,14 +326,14 @@ static int vxhs_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     /* vdisk-id is the disk UUID */
     vdisk_id_opt = qemu_opt_get(opts, VXHS_OPT_VDISK_ID);
     if (!vdisk_id_opt) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, VXHS_OPT_VDISK_ID);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, VXHS_OPT_VDISK_ID);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
 
     /* vdisk-id may contain a leading '/' */
     if (strlen(vdisk_id_opt) > UUID_FMT_LEN + 1) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "vdisk-id cannot be more than %d characters",
+        error_setg(errp, "vdisk-id cannot be more than %d characters",
                    UUID_FMT_LEN);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
@@ -346,22 +345,21 @@ static int vxhs_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     /* get the 'server.' arguments */
     qdict_extract_subqdict(options, &backing_options, VXHS_OPT_SERVER".");
 
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(tcp_opts, backing_options, &local_err);
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(tcp_opts, backing_options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
 
     server_host_opt = qemu_opt_get(tcp_opts, VXHS_OPT_HOST);
     if (!server_host_opt) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER,
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER,
                    VXHS_OPT_SERVER"."VXHS_OPT_HOST);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
 
     if (strlen(server_host_opt) > MAXHOSTNAMELEN) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "server.host cannot be more than %d characters",
+        error_setg(errp, "server.host cannot be more than %d characters",
                    MAXHOSTNAMELEN);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
@@ -414,7 +412,6 @@ out:
 
     if (ret < 0) {
         vxhs_unref();
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         g_free(s->vdisk_hostinfo.host);
         g_free(s->vdisk_guid);
         g_free(s->tlscredsid);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 31d5eaf6bf..59b0b8ffaf 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -504,15 +504,12 @@ static BlockBackend *blockdev_init(const char *file, 
QDict *bs_opts,
     /* Check common options by copying from bs_opts to opts, all other options
      * stay in bs_opts for processing by bdrv_open(). */
     id = qdict_get_try_str(bs_opts, "id");
-    opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_common_drive_opts, id, 1, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_common_drive_opts, id, 1, errp);
+    if (!opts) {
         goto err_no_opts;
     }
 
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, bs_opts, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, bs_opts, errp)) {
         goto early_err;
     }
 
@@ -706,7 +703,7 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_next_monitor_owned(BlockDriverState 
*bs)
               : QTAILQ_FIRST(&monitor_bdrv_states);
 }
 
-static void qemu_opt_rename(QemuOpts *opts, const char *from, const char *to,
+static bool qemu_opt_rename(QemuOpts *opts, const char *from, const char *to,
                             Error **errp)
 {
     const char *value;
@@ -716,7 +713,7 @@ static void qemu_opt_rename(QemuOpts *opts, const char 
*from, const char *to,
         if (qemu_opt_find(opts, to)) {
             error_setg(errp, "'%s' and its alias '%s' can't be used at the "
                        "same time", to, from);
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -725,6 +722,7 @@ static void qemu_opt_rename(QemuOpts *opts, const char 
*from, const char *to,
         qemu_opt_set(opts, to, value, &error_abort);
         qemu_opt_unset(opts, from);
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 QemuOptsList qemu_legacy_drive_opts = {
@@ -795,7 +793,6 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType 
block_default_type,
     bool read_only = false;
     bool copy_on_read;
     const char *filename;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i;
 
     /* Change legacy command line options into QMP ones */
@@ -827,10 +824,8 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, 
BlockInterfaceType block_default_type,
     };
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opt_renames); i++) {
-        qemu_opt_rename(all_opts, opt_renames[i].from, opt_renames[i].to,
-                        &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        if (!qemu_opt_rename(all_opts, opt_renames[i].from,
+                             opt_renames[i].to, errp)) {
             return NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -867,9 +862,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType 
block_default_type,
 
     legacy_opts = qemu_opts_create(&qemu_legacy_drive_opts, NULL, 0,
                                    &error_abort);
-    qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(legacy_opts, bs_opts, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(legacy_opts, bs_opts, errp)) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -1009,13 +1002,10 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, 
BlockInterfaceType block_default_type,
     }
 
     /* Actual block device init: Functionality shared with blockdev-add */
-    blk = blockdev_init(filename, bs_opts, &local_err);
+    blk = blockdev_init(filename, bs_opts, errp);
     bs_opts = NULL;
     if (!blk) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
-    } else {
-        assert(!local_err);
     }
 
     /* Create legacy DriveInfo */
@@ -3147,9 +3137,8 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(DriveMirror *arg, Error **errp)
                            arg->has_copy_mode, arg->copy_mode,
                            arg->has_auto_finalize, arg->auto_finalize,
                            arg->has_auto_dismiss, arg->auto_dismiss,
-                           &local_err);
+                           errp);
     bdrv_unref(target_bs);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 out:
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
@@ -3177,7 +3166,6 @@ void qmp_blockdev_mirror(bool has_job_id, const char 
*job_id,
     AioContext *aio_context;
     AioContext *old_context;
     BlockMirrorBackingMode backing_mode = MIRROR_LEAVE_BACKING_CHAIN;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool zero_target;
     int ret;
 
@@ -3219,8 +3207,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_mirror(bool has_job_id, const char 
*job_id,
                            has_copy_mode, copy_mode,
                            has_auto_finalize, auto_finalize,
                            has_auto_dismiss, auto_dismiss,
-                           &local_err);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                           errp);
 out:
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
@@ -3439,8 +3426,7 @@ void qmp_change_backing_file(const char *device,
     }
 
     if (ro) {
-        bdrv_reopen_set_read_only(image_bs, true, &local_err);
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        bdrv_reopen_set_read_only(image_bs, true, errp);
     }
 
 out:
diff --git a/bootdevice.c b/bootdevice.c
index 0ff55e2b79..add4e3d2d1 100644
--- a/bootdevice.c
+++ b/bootdevice.c
@@ -297,22 +297,19 @@ static void device_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char *name,
     int32_t boot_index;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &boot_index, errp)) {
+        return;
     }
     /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
     check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
     }
     /* change bootindex to a new one */
     *prop->bootindex = boot_index;
 
     add_boot_device_path(*prop->bootindex, prop->dev, prop->suffix);
-
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void property_release_bootindex(Object *obj, const char *name,
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ void device_add_bootindex_property(Object *obj, int32_t 
*bootindex,
                         prop);
 
     /* initialize devices' bootindex property to -1 */
-    object_property_set_int(obj, -1, name, NULL);
+    object_property_set_int(obj, name, -1, NULL);
 }
 
 typedef struct FWLCHSEntry FWLCHSEntry;
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index df697f3ce9..e5b43cb4b8 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const 
char *filename,
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "host", host, &error_abort);
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "port", port, &error_abort);
         if (p[pos] == ',') {
-            qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, p+pos+1, NULL, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
+            if (!qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, p + pos + 1, NULL, &local_err)) {
                 error_report_err(local_err);
                 goto fail;
             }
@@ -484,8 +483,7 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const 
char *filename,
     }
     if (strstart(filename, "unix:", &p)) {
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "backend", "socket", &error_abort);
-        qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, p, "path", &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        if (!qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, p, "path", &local_err)) {
             error_report_err(local_err);
             goto fail;
         }
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-server/main.c b/contrib/ivshmem-server/main.c
index e4cd35f74c..ee08c4ced0 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-server/main.c
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/main.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ ivshmem_server_parse_args(IvshmemServerArgs *args, int 
argc, char *argv[])
             break;
 
         case 'l': /* shm size */
-            parse_option_size("shm_size", optarg, &args->shm_size, &err);
-            if (err) {
+            if (!parse_option_size("shm_size", optarg, &args->shm_size,
+                                   &err)) {
                 error_report_err(err);
                 ivshmem_server_help(argv[0]);
                 exit(1);
diff --git a/crypto/secret.c b/crypto/secret.c
index 3447e2f64b..281cb81f0f 100644
--- a/crypto/secret.c
+++ b/crypto/secret.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ qcrypto_secret_prop_get_file(Object *obj,
 static void
 qcrypto_secret_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "loaded", true, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/secret_keyring.c b/crypto/secret_keyring.c
index 4f132d6370..8bfc58ebf4 100644
--- a/crypto/secret_keyring.c
+++ b/crypto/secret_keyring.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
 static void
 qcrypto_secret_keyring_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "loaded", true, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsanon.c b/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
index fc078d5b97..30275b6847 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsanon.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_anon_prop_get_loaded(Object *obj 
G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 static void
 qcrypto_tls_creds_anon_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "loaded", true, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/tlscredspsk.c b/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
index f01b64d8bc..e26807b899 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredspsk.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_psk_prop_get_loaded(Object *obj 
G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 static void
 qcrypto_tls_creds_psk_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "loaded", true, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
index e337d68c4f..dd7267ccdb 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_prop_get_sanity(Object *obj,
 static void
 qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), "loaded", true, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt
index a7794ef658..69eede6c28 100644
--- a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt
+++ b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt
@@ -1408,105 +1408,87 @@ Example:
     #include "example-qapi-types.h"
 
 
-    void visit_type_UserDefOne_members(Visitor *v, UserDefOne *obj, Error 
**errp);
-    void visit_type_UserDefOne(Visitor *v, const char *name, UserDefOne **obj, 
Error **errp);
-    void visit_type_UserDefOneList(Visitor *v, const char *name, 
UserDefOneList **obj, Error **errp);
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOne_members(Visitor *v, UserDefOne *obj, Error 
**errp);
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOne(Visitor *v, const char *name, UserDefOne **obj, 
Error **errp);
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOneList(Visitor *v, const char *name, 
UserDefOneList **obj, Error **errp);
 
-    void visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(Visitor *v, 
q_obj_my_command_arg *obj, Error **errp);
+    bool visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(Visitor *v, 
q_obj_my_command_arg *obj, Error **errp);
 
     #endif /* EXAMPLE_QAPI_VISIT_H */
     $ cat qapi-generated/example-qapi-visit.c
 [Uninteresting stuff omitted...]
 
-    void visit_type_UserDefOne_members(Visitor *v, UserDefOne *obj, Error 
**errp)
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOne_members(Visitor *v, UserDefOne *obj, Error 
**errp)
     {
-        Error *err = NULL;
-
-        visit_type_int(v, "integer", &obj->integer, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            goto out;
+        if (!visit_type_int(v, "integer", &obj->integer, errp)) {
+            return false;
         }
         if (visit_optional(v, "string", &obj->has_string)) {
-            visit_type_str(v, "string", &obj->string, &err);
-            if (err) {
-                goto out;
+            if (!visit_type_str(v, "string", &obj->string, errp)) {
+                return false;
             }
         }
-
-    out:
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return true;
     }
 
-    void visit_type_UserDefOne(Visitor *v, const char *name, UserDefOne **obj, 
Error **errp)
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOne(Visitor *v, const char *name, UserDefOne **obj, 
Error **errp)
     {
-        Error *err = NULL;
+        bool ok = false;
 
-        visit_start_struct(v, name, (void **)obj, sizeof(UserDefOne), &err);
-        if (err) {
-            goto out;
+        if (!visit_start_struct(v, name, (void **)obj, sizeof(UserDefOne), 
errp)) {
+            return false;
         }
         if (!*obj) {
             /* incomplete */
             assert(visit_is_dealloc(v));
             goto out_obj;
         }
-        visit_type_UserDefOne_members(v, *obj, &err);
-        if (err) {
+        if (!visit_type_UserDefOne_members(v, *obj, errp)) {
             goto out_obj;
         }
-        visit_check_struct(v, &err);
+        ok = visit_check_struct(v, errp);
     out_obj:
         visit_end_struct(v, (void **)obj);
-        if (err && visit_is_input(v)) {
+        if (!ok && visit_is_input(v)) {
             qapi_free_UserDefOne(*obj);
             *obj = NULL;
         }
-    out:
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return ok;
     }
 
-    void visit_type_UserDefOneList(Visitor *v, const char *name, 
UserDefOneList **obj, Error **errp)
+    bool visit_type_UserDefOneList(Visitor *v, const char *name, 
UserDefOneList **obj, Error **errp)
     {
-        Error *err = NULL;
+        bool ok = false;
         UserDefOneList *tail;
         size_t size = sizeof(**obj);
 
-        visit_start_list(v, name, (GenericList **)obj, size, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            goto out;
+        if (!visit_start_list(v, name, (GenericList **)obj, size, errp)) {
+            return false;
         }
 
         for (tail = *obj; tail;
              tail = (UserDefOneList *)visit_next_list(v, (GenericList *)tail, 
size)) {
-            visit_type_UserDefOne(v, NULL, &tail->value, &err);
-            if (err) {
-                break;
+            if (!visit_type_UserDefOne(v, NULL, &tail->value, errp)) {
+                goto out_obj;
             }
         }
 
-        if (!err) {
-            visit_check_list(v, &err);
-        }
+        ok = visit_check_list(v, errp);
+    out_obj:
         visit_end_list(v, (void **)obj);
-        if (err && visit_is_input(v)) {
+        if (!ok && visit_is_input(v)) {
             qapi_free_UserDefOneList(*obj);
             *obj = NULL;
         }
-    out:
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return ok;
     }
 
-    void visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(Visitor *v, 
q_obj_my_command_arg *obj, Error **errp)
+    bool visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(Visitor *v, 
q_obj_my_command_arg *obj, Error **errp)
     {
-        Error *err = NULL;
-
-        visit_type_UserDefOneList(v, "arg1", &obj->arg1, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            goto out;
+        if (!visit_type_UserDefOneList(v, "arg1", &obj->arg1, errp)) {
+            return false;
         }
-
-    out:
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return true;
     }
 
 [Uninteresting stuff omitted...]
@@ -1561,15 +1543,12 @@ Example:
 
     static void qmp_marshal_output_UserDefOne(UserDefOne *ret_in, QObject 
**ret_out, Error **errp)
     {
-        Error *err = NULL;
         Visitor *v;
 
         v = qobject_output_visitor_new(ret_out);
-        visit_type_UserDefOne(v, "unused", &ret_in, &err);
-        if (!err) {
+        if (visit_type_UserDefOne(v, "unused", &ret_in, errp)) {
             visit_complete(v, ret_out);
         }
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
         visit_free(v);
         v = qapi_dealloc_visitor_new();
         visit_type_UserDefOne(v, "unused", &ret_in, NULL);
@@ -1579,33 +1558,32 @@ Example:
     void qmp_marshal_my_command(QDict *args, QObject **ret, Error **errp)
     {
         Error *err = NULL;
+        bool ok = false;
         Visitor *v;
         UserDefOne *retval;
         q_obj_my_command_arg arg = {0};
 
         v = qobject_input_visitor_new(QOBJECT(args));
-        visit_start_struct(v, NULL, NULL, 0, &err);
-        if (err) {
+        if (!visit_start_struct(v, NULL, NULL, 0, errp)) {
             goto out;
         }
-        visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(v, &arg, &err);
-        if (!err) {
-            visit_check_struct(v, &err);
+        if (visit_type_q_obj_my_command_arg_members(v, &arg, errp)) {
+            ok = visit_check_struct(v, errp);
         }
         visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
-        if (err) {
+        if (!ok) {
             goto out;
         }
 
         retval = qmp_my_command(arg.arg1, &err);
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
         if (err) {
             goto out;
         }
 
-        qmp_marshal_output_UserDefOne(retval, ret, &err);
+        qmp_marshal_output_UserDefOne(retval, ret, errp);
 
     out:
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
         visit_free(v);
         v = qapi_dealloc_visitor_new();
         visit_start_struct(v, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
@@ -1613,6 +1591,7 @@ Example:
         visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
         visit_free(v);
     }
+
 [Uninteresting stuff omitted...]
     $ cat qapi-generated/example-qapi-init-commands.h
 [Uninteresting stuff omitted...]
diff --git a/dump/dump.c b/dump/dump.c
index 248ea06370..383bc7876b 100644
--- a/dump/dump.c
+++ b/dump/dump.c
@@ -1031,14 +1031,11 @@ out:
 
 static void write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
-     Error *local_err = NULL;
-
     if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS32) {
-        create_header32(s, &local_err);
+        create_header32(s, errp);
     } else {
-        create_header64(s, &local_err);
+        create_header64(s, errp);
     }
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static size_t dump_bitmap_get_bufsize(DumpState *s)
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
index 54e012e5b4..3107637209 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
@@ -1479,10 +1479,10 @@ static void error_append_security_model_hint(Error 
*const *errp)
 
 static int local_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, FsDriverEntry *fse, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     const char *sec_model = qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model");
     const char *path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "path");
     const char *multidevs = qemu_opt_get(opts, "multidevs");
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!sec_model) {
         error_setg(errp, "security_model property not set");
@@ -1516,11 +1516,10 @@ static int local_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, 
FsDriverEntry *fse, Error **errp)
             fse->export_flags &= ~V9FS_FORBID_MULTIDEVS;
             fse->export_flags &= ~V9FS_REMAP_INODES;
         } else {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "invalid multidevs property '%s'",
+            error_setg(errp, "invalid multidevs property '%s'",
                        multidevs);
-            error_append_hint(&local_err, "Valid options are: multidevs="
+            error_append_hint(errp, "Valid options are: multidevs="
                               "[remap|forbid|warn]\n");
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -1530,9 +1529,8 @@ static int local_parse_opts(QemuOpts *opts, FsDriverEntry 
*fse, Error **errp)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (fsdev_throttle_parse_opts(opts, &fse->fst, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
-                                "invalid throttle configuration: ");
+    if (fsdev_throttle_parse_opts(opts, &fse->fst, errp)) {
+        error_prepend(errp, "invalid throttle configuration: ");
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index 9755fba9a9..2ffd96ade9 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -4011,6 +4011,7 @@ void pdu_submit(V9fsPDU *pdu, P9MsgHeader *hdr)
 int v9fs_device_realize_common(V9fsState *s, const V9fsTransport *t,
                                Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     int i, len;
     struct stat stat;
     FsDriverEntry *fse;
diff --git a/hw/acpi/core.c b/hw/acpi/core.c
index 45cbed49ab..f6d9ec4f13 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/core.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/core.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static void acpi_table_install(const char unsigned *blob, 
size_t bloblen,
 void acpi_table_add(const QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     AcpiTableOptions *hdrs = NULL;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     char **pathnames = NULL;
     char **cur;
     size_t bloblen = 0;
@@ -249,21 +248,21 @@ void acpi_table_add(const QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         Visitor *v;
 
         v = opts_visitor_new(opts);
-        visit_type_AcpiTableOptions(v, NULL, &hdrs, &err);
+        visit_type_AcpiTableOptions(v, NULL, &hdrs, errp);
         visit_free(v);
     }
 
-    if (err) {
+    if (!hdrs) {
         goto out;
     }
     if (hdrs->has_file == hdrs->has_data) {
-        error_setg(&err, "'-acpitable' requires one of 'data' or 'file'");
+        error_setg(errp, "'-acpitable' requires one of 'data' or 'file'");
         goto out;
     }
 
     pathnames = g_strsplit(hdrs->has_file ? hdrs->file : hdrs->data, ":", 0);
     if (pathnames == NULL || pathnames[0] == NULL) {
-        error_setg(&err, "'-acpitable' requires at least one pathname");
+        error_setg(errp, "'-acpitable' requires at least one pathname");
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ void acpi_table_add(const QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         int fd = open(*cur, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY);
 
         if (fd < 0) {
-            error_setg(&err, "can't open file %s: %s", *cur, strerror(errno));
+            error_setg(errp, "can't open file %s: %s", *cur, strerror(errno));
             goto out;
         }
 
@@ -288,8 +287,8 @@ void acpi_table_add(const QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
                 memcpy(blob + bloblen, data, r);
                 bloblen += r;
             } else if (errno != EINTR) {
-                error_setg(&err, "can't read file %s: %s",
-                           *cur, strerror(errno));
+                error_setg(errp, "can't read file %s: %s", *cur,
+                           strerror(errno));
                 close(fd);
                 goto out;
             }
@@ -298,14 +297,12 @@ void acpi_table_add(const QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         close(fd);
     }
 
-    acpi_table_install(blob, bloblen, hdrs->has_file, hdrs, &err);
+    acpi_table_install(blob, bloblen, hdrs->has_file, hdrs, errp);
 
 out:
     g_free(blob);
     g_strfreev(pathnames);
     qapi_free_AcpiTableOptions(hdrs);
-
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
 }
 
 unsigned acpi_table_len(void *current)
diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
index 3e687d227a..53654f8638 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void cpu_status_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, 
uint64_t data,
      */
     if (addr == 0 && data == 0) {
         AcpiCpuHotplug *cpus = opaque;
-        object_property_set_bool(cpus->device, false, "cpu-hotplug-legacy",
+        object_property_set_bool(cpus->device, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", false,
                                  &error_abort);
     }
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void acpi_set_cpu_present_bit(AcpiCpuHotplug *g, 
CPUState *cpu)
 
     cpu_id = k->get_arch_id(cpu);
     if ((cpu_id / 8) >= ACPI_GPE_PROC_LEN) {
-        object_property_set_bool(g->device, false, "cpu-hotplug-legacy",
+        object_property_set_bool(g->device, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", false,
                                  &error_abort);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 2d204babc6..6a19070cec 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int vmstate_cpuhp_pre_load(void *opaque)
 {
     ICH9LPCPMRegs *s = opaque;
     Object *obj = OBJECT(s->gpe_cpu.device);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, false, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(obj, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", false, &error_abort);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 283422e0d3..26bac4f16c 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static bool vmstate_test_use_cpuhp(void *opaque)
 static int vmstate_cpuhp_pre_load(void *opaque)
 {
     Object *obj = OBJECT(opaque);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, false, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(obj, "cpu-hotplug-legacy", false, &error_abort);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
index 52e0d83760..e258463747 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
@@ -72,17 +72,12 @@ static void aw_a10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     AwA10State *s = AW_A10(dev);
     SysBusDevice *sysbusdev;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cpu), NULL, &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cpu), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->intc), &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->intc), errp)) {
         return;
     }
     sysbusdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->intc);
@@ -93,9 +88,7 @@ static void aw_a10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                        qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&s->cpu), ARM_CPU_FIQ));
     qdev_pass_gpios(DEVICE(&s->intc), dev, NULL);
 
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer), &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer), errp)) {
         return;
     }
     sysbusdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer);
@@ -117,18 +110,14 @@ static void aw_a10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         qemu_check_nic_model(&nd_table[0], TYPE_AW_EMAC);
         qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->emac), &nd_table[0]);
     }
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->emac), &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->emac), errp)) {
         return;
     }
     sysbusdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->emac);
     sysbus_mmio_map(sysbusdev, 0, AW_A10_EMAC_BASE);
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbusdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, 55));
 
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->sata), &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->sata), errp)) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->sata), 0, AW_A10_SATA_BASE);
@@ -147,15 +136,15 @@ static void aw_a10_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
             sprintf(bus, "usb-bus.%d", i);
 
-            object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->ehci[i]), true,
-                                     "companion-enable", &error_fatal);
+            object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->ehci[i]), "companion-enable",
+                                     true, &error_fatal);
             sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ehci[i]), &error_fatal);
             sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ehci[i]), 0,
                             AW_A10_EHCI_BASE + i * 0x8000);
             sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ehci[i]), 0,
                                qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, 39 + i));
 
-            object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->ohci[i]), bus, "masterbus",
+            object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->ohci[i]), "masterbus", bus,
                                     &error_fatal);
             sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ohci[i]), &error_fatal);
             sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->ohci[i]), 0,
diff --git a/hw/arm/armsse.c b/hw/arm/armsse.c
index 2fbd970b4f..64fcab895f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armsse.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armsse.c
@@ -534,23 +534,18 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
          * later if necessary.
          */
         if (extract32(info->cpuwait_rst, i, 1)) {
-            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "start-powered-off", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            if (!object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, "start-powered-off", true,
+                                          errp)) {
                 return;
             }
         }
         if (!s->cpu_fpu[i]) {
-            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "vfp", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            if (!object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, "vfp", false, errp)) {
                 return;
             }
         }
         if (!s->cpu_dsp[i]) {
-            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "dsp", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            if (!object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, "dsp", false, errp)) {
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -562,12 +557,10 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(&s->cpu_container[i], 0,
                                                 &s->container, -1);
         }
-        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, OBJECT(&s->cpu_container[i]),
-                                 "memory", &error_abort);
-        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, OBJECT(s), "idau", &error_abort);
-        sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(cpuobj), &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, "memory",
+                                 OBJECT(&s->cpu_container[i]), &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, "idau", OBJECT(s), &error_abort);
+        if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(cpuobj), errp)) {
             return;
         }
         /*
@@ -576,9 +569,7 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
          * CPU must exist and have been parented into the cluster before
          * the cluster is realized.
          */
-        qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cluster[i]), NULL, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cluster[i]), NULL, errp)) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -606,15 +597,11 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                 DeviceState *devs = DEVICE(splitter);
                 int cpunum;
 
-                object_property_set_int(splitter, info->num_cpus,
-                                        "num-lines", &err);
-                if (err) {
-                    error_propagate(errp, err);
+                if (!object_property_set_int(splitter, "num-lines",
+                                             info->num_cpus, errp)) {
                     return;
                 }
-                qdev_realize(DEVICE(splitter), NULL, &err);
-                if (err) {
-                    error_propagate(errp, err);
+                if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(splitter), NULL, errp)) {
                     return;
                 }
                 for (cpunum = 0; cpunum < info->num_cpus; cpunum++) {
@@ -645,9 +632,7 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* Security controller */
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->secctl), &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->secctl), errp)) {
         return;
     }
     sbd_secctl = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->secctl);
@@ -662,15 +647,11 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
      * multiple lines, one for each of the PPCs within the ARMSSE and one



 


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