qerror: Clean up QERR_ macros to expand into a single string

These macros expand into error class enumeration constant, comma,
string.  Unclean.  Has been that way since commit 13f59ae.

The error class is always ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR since the previous
commit.

Clean up as follows:

* Prepend every use of a QERR_ macro by ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, and
  delete it from the QERR_ macro.  No change after preprocessing.

* Rewrite error_set(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, ...) into
  error_setg(...).  Again, no change after preprocessing.

Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>

54 files changed, 367 insertions, 363 deletions

diff --git a/backends/rng-egd.c b/backends/rng-egd.c
index 849bd7ab61..6c13409632 100644
--- a/backends/rng-egd.c
+++ b/backends/rng-egd.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static void rng_egd_opened(RngBackend *b, Error **errp)
     RngEgd *s = RNG_EGD(b);
 
     if (s->chr_name == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "chardev", "a valid character device");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   "chardev", "a valid character device");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void rng_egd_opened(RngBackend *b, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (qemu_chr_fe_claim(s->chr) != 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, s->chr_name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, s->chr_name);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void rng_egd_set_chardev(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     RngEgd *s = RNG_EGD(b);
 
     if (b->opened) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
     } else {
         g_free(s->chr_name);
         s->chr_name = g_strdup(value);
diff --git a/backends/rng-random.c b/backends/rng-random.c
index 4f85a8ea49..4e51f4609b 100644
--- a/backends/rng-random.c
+++ b/backends/rng-random.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static void rng_random_opened(RngBackend *b, Error **errp)
     RndRandom *s = RNG_RANDOM(b);
 
     if (s->filename == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "filename", "a valid filename");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   "filename", "a valid filename");
     } else {
         s->fd = qemu_open(s->filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
         if (s->fd == -1) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void rng_random_set_filename(Object *obj, const char *filename,
     RndRandom *s = RNG_RANDOM(obj);
 
     if (b->opened) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/backends/rng.c b/backends/rng.c
index 0f2fc11dd8..5065fdc155 100644
--- a/backends/rng.c
+++ b/backends/rng.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void rng_backend_prop_set_opened(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!value && s->opened) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/backends/tpm.c b/backends/tpm.c
index f3ab3b30bd..a512693b15 100644
--- a/backends/tpm.c
+++ b/backends/tpm.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void tpm_backend_prop_set_opened(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!value && s->opened) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/balloon.c b/balloon.c
index c7033e3dc3..5f5202c25e 100644
--- a/balloon.c
+++ b/balloon.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void qmp_balloon(int64_t target, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (target <= 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "target", "a size");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "target", "a size");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index dd4f58d6cb..3bdc995d40 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ void bdrv_add_key(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *key, Error **errp)
             error_setg(errp, "Node '%s' is not encrypted",
                       bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         } else if (bdrv_set_key(bs, key) < 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PASSWORD);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PASSWORD);
         }
     } else {
         if (bdrv_key_required(bs)) {
diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index d3f648ddd7..35145cbe03 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static void backup_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     BackupBlockJob *s = container_of(job, BackupBlockJob, common);
 
     if (speed < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
         return;
     }
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
     if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
         !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index cfa2bbebc2..6c01feaa06 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void commit_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     CommitBlockJob *s = container_of(job, CommitBlockJob, common);
 
     if (speed < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
         return;
     }
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 58f391a6d6..e3e51a2cce 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static void mirror_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
 
     if (speed < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
         return;
     }
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ static void mirror_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
     if (!s->synced) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY,
-                  bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY,
+                   bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
     if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
         !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 911e59fd0b..54152f9974 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         char version[64];
         snprintf(version, sizeof(version), "QCOW version %" PRIu32,
                  header.version);
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
-                  bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "qcow", version);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
+                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "qcow", version);
         ret = -ENOTSUP;
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index c4f6938a36..d522ec7d14 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(3, 4) report_unsupported(BlockDriverState *bs,
     vsnprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
-              bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "qcow2", msg);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
+               bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "qcow2", msg);
 }
 
 static void report_unsupported_feature(BlockDriverState *bs,
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index 5bbe069ce9..954ed007c0 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ static int bdrv_qed_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         char buf[64];
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%" PRIx64,
             s->header.features & ~QED_FEATURE_MASK);
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
-            bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "QED", buf);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
+                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "QED", buf);
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
     if (!qed_is_cluster_size_valid(s->header.cluster_size)) {
diff --git a/block/quorum.c b/block/quorum.c
index 581f2e12aa..9aceabd1b3 100644
--- a/block/quorum.c
+++ b/block/quorum.c
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ static int quorum_valid_threshold(int threshold, int num_children, Error **errp)
 {
 
     if (threshold < 1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "vote-threshold", "value >= 1");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   "vote-threshold", "value >= 1");
         return -ERANGE;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index 50ae610139..7cd960cda7 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_delete(BlockDriverState *bs,
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     if (!drv) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
     if (!snapshot_id && !name) {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp(BlockDriverState *bs,
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
 
     if (!drv) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
     if (!snapshot_id && !name) {
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index a628901f69..f17efdb90f 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void stream_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     StreamBlockJob *s = container_of(job, StreamBlockJob, common);
 
     if (speed < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
         return;
     }
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
     if ((on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
          on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
         !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-error");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-error");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index be9263a34e..f335bb769a 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
         char buf[64];
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "VMDK version %" PRId32,
                  le32_to_cpu(header.version));
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
-                  bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "vmdk", buf);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE,
+                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), "vmdk", buf);
         return -ENOTSUP;
     } else if (le32_to_cpu(header.version) == 3 && (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR)) {
         /* VMware KB 2064959 explains that version 3 added support for
@@ -1688,12 +1688,12 @@ static int vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename, int64_t filesize,
     /* write all the data */
     ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs, 0, &magic, sizeof(magic));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
         goto exit;
     }
     ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs, sizeof(magic), &header, sizeof(header));
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ static int vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename, int64_t filesize,
     ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs, le64_to_cpu(header.rgd_offset) * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
                       gd_buf, gd_buf_size);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ static int vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename, int64_t filesize,
     ret = bdrv_pwrite(bs, le64_to_cpu(header.gd_offset) * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
                       gd_buf, gd_buf_size);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
         goto exit;
     }
 
diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
index 128e810461..944c1b69a7 100644
--- a/blockdev-nbd.c
+++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool has_writable, bool writable,
         return;
     }
     if (!blk_is_inserted(blk)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index c54bb70e94..80dabc3d12 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ static void internal_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
     aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
 
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
     /* start processing */
     drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
     if (!drv) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
     aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
 
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(state->old_bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1491,13 +1491,13 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
 
     if (!bdrv_is_read_only(state->old_bs)) {
         if (bdrv_flush(state->old_bs)) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
             return;
         }
     }
 
     if (!bdrv_is_first_non_filter(state->old_bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "snapshot");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "snapshot");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ void qmp_change_blockdev(const char *device, const char *filename,
     if (format) {
         drv = bdrv_find_whitelisted_format(format, bs->read_only);
         if (!drv) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
             goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -2208,17 +2208,17 @@ void qmp_block_resize(bool has_device, const char *device,
     aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
 
     if (!bdrv_is_first_non_filter(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "resize");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "resize");
         goto out;
     }
 
     if (size < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "size", "a >0 size");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "size", "a >0 size");
         goto out;
     }
 
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, NULL)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -2230,16 +2230,16 @@ void qmp_block_resize(bool has_device, const char *device,
     case 0:
         break;
     case -ENOMEDIUM:
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         break;
     case -ENOTSUP:
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         break;
     case -EACCES:
         error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is read only", device);
         break;
     case -EBUSY:
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
         break;
     default:
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not resize");
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ void qmp_block_stream(const char *device,
     if (has_base) {
         base_bs = bdrv_find_backing_image(bs, base);
         if (base_bs == NULL) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base);
             goto out;
         }
         assert(bdrv_get_aio_context(base_bs) == aio_context);
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@ void qmp_block_commit(const char *device,
     }
 
     if (base_bs == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base ? base : "NULL");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base ? base : "NULL");
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
     /* Although backup_run has this check too, we need to use bs->drv below, so
      * do an early check redundantly. */
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ void qmp_drive_backup(const char *device, const char *target,
     if (format) {
         drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
         if (!drv) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
             goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -2689,12 +2689,13 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
     }
 
     if (granularity != 0 && (granularity < 512 || granularity > 1048576 * 64)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "granularity",
-                  "a value in range [512B, 64MB]");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "granularity",
+                   "a value in range [512B, 64MB]");
         return;
     }
     if (granularity & (granularity - 1)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "granularity", "power of 2");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "granularity",
+                   "power of 2");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2710,7 +2711,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
     aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
 
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -2720,7 +2721,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
     if (format) {
         drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
         if (!drv) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
             goto out;
         }
     }
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 2755465259..b033f6855e 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void *block_job_create(const BlockJobDriver *driver, BlockDriverState *bs,
     BlockJob *job;
 
     if (bs->job) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return NULL;
     }
     bdrv_ref(bs);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void block_job_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!job->driver->set_speed) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         return;
     }
     job->driver->set_speed(job, speed, &local_err);
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ void block_job_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
 void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
 {
     if (job->pause_count || job->cancelled || !job->driver->complete) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY,
-                  bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY,
+                   bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index b85fb5f03f..a928f492dc 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -1512,8 +1512,8 @@ void qmp_memsave(int64_t addr, int64_t size, const char *filename,
 
     cpu = qemu_get_cpu(cpu_index);
     if (cpu == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cpu-index",
-                  "a CPU number");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cpu-index",
+                   "a CPU number");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ void qmp_memsave(int64_t addr, int64_t size, const char *filename,
             goto exit;
         }
         if (fwrite(buf, 1, l, f) != l) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
             goto exit;
         }
         addr += l;
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ void qmp_pmemsave(int64_t addr, int64_t size, const char *filename,
             l = size;
         cpu_physical_memory_read(addr, buf, l);
         if (fwrite(buf, 1, l, f) != l) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
             goto exit;
         }
         addr += l;
diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index 9c7dad8f86..9a02b51a1f 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static void dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
 
     s->start = get_start_block(s);
     if (s->start == -1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "begin");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "begin");
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1484,14 +1484,14 @@ static void dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
      */
     ret = cpu_get_dump_info(&s->dump_info, &s->guest_phys_blocks);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
     s->note_size = cpu_get_note_size(s->dump_info.d_class,
                                      s->dump_info.d_machine, nr_cpus);
     if (s->note_size < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1615,11 +1615,11 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
         return;
     }
     if (has_begin && !has_length) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "length");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "length");
         return;
     }
     if (!has_begin && has_length) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "begin");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "begin");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
     }
 
     if (fd == -1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index bf9fbeedb2..901a893aec 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ void hmp_drive_mirror(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!filename) {
-        error_set(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "target");
+        error_setg(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "target");
         hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ void hmp_drive_backup(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!filename) {
-        error_set(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "target");
+        error_setg(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "target");
         hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ void hmp_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     if (!filename) {
         /* In the future, if 'snapshot-file' is not specified, the snapshot
            will be taken internally. Today it's actually required. */
-        error_set(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "snapshot-file");
+        error_setg(&err, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "snapshot-file");
         hmp_handle_error(mon, &err);
         return;
     }
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_capability(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 
     if (i == MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_MAX) {
-        error_set(&err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, cap);
+        error_setg(&err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, cap);
     }
 
     qapi_free_MigrationCapabilityStatusList(caps);
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ void hmp_migrate_set_parameter(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 
     if (i == MIGRATION_PARAMETER_MAX) {
-        error_set(&err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, param);
+        error_setg(&err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, param);
     }
 
     if (err) {
diff --git a/hw/core/nmi.c b/hw/core/nmi.c
index 5260d6c1ec..de1d1f8cb1 100644
--- a/hw/core/nmi.c
+++ b/hw/core/nmi.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void nmi_monitor_handle(int cpu_index, Error **errp)
     if (ns.handled) {
         error_propagate(errp, ns.errp);
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index 0309fe5767..aa794ca445 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
 
     hubport = net_hub_port_find(id);
     if (!hubport) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  name, prop->info->name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   name, prop->info->name);
         return;
     }
     *ptr = hubport;
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index a1606deaca..bb8345cb76 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         } else if (value < -1 || value > 255) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "pci_devfn");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "pci_devfn");
         } else {
             *ptr = value;
         }
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ static void set_blocksize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     }
     /* value of 0 means "unset" */
     if (value && (value < min || value > max)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-                  dev->id?:"", name, (int64_t)value, min, max);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
+                   dev->id ? : "", name, (int64_t)value, min, max);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -923,8 +923,8 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
         break;
     default:
     case -EINVAL:
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD,
-                  object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), prop->name, value);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD,
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)), prop->name, value);
         break;
     case -ENOENT:
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index a6353c177f..ac380d7fcf 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ void qdev_unplug(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     HotplugHandlerClass *hdc;
 
     if (dev->parent_bus && !qbus_is_hotpluggable(dev->parent_bus)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG, dev->parent_bus->name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG, dev->parent_bus->name);
         return;
     }
 
     if (!dc->hotpluggable) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG,
-                  object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG,
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (dev->hotplugged && !dc->hotpluggable) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG, object_get_typename(obj));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG, object_get_typename(obj));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/openpic.c b/hw/intc/openpic.c
index 87fe2e865d..14ab0e31b8 100644
--- a/hw/intc/openpic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/openpic.c
@@ -1556,9 +1556,9 @@ static void openpic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     };
 
     if (opp->nb_cpus > MAX_CPU) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
-                  TYPE_OPENPIC, "nb_cpus", (uint64_t)opp->nb_cpus,
-                  (uint64_t)0, (uint64_t)MAX_CPU);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
+                   TYPE_OPENPIC, "nb_cpus", (uint64_t)opp->nb_cpus,
+                   (uint64_t)0, (uint64_t)MAX_CPU);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/rocker/qmp-norocker.c b/hw/net/rocker/qmp-norocker.c
index f253747361..49b498b642 100644
--- a/hw/net/rocker/qmp-norocker.c
+++ b/hw/net/rocker/qmp-norocker.c
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 RockerSwitch *qmp_query_rocker(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
     return NULL;
 };
 
 RockerPortList *qmp_query_rocker_ports(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
     return NULL;
 };
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RockerOfDpaFlowList *qmp_query_rocker_of_dpa_flows(const char *name,
                                                    uint32_t tbl_id,
                                                    Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
     return NULL;
 };
 
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ RockerOfDpaGroupList *qmp_query_rocker_of_dpa_groups(const char *name,
                                                      uint8_t type,
                                                      Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rocker");
     return NULL;
 };
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci-stub.c b/hw/pci/pci-stub.c
index f8f237e823..9b51d3782f 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci-stub.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci-stub.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 PciInfoList *qmp_query_pci(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 4df3a33db4..d4a6150527 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_hot_plug_child(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
          * we need to let them know it's not enabled
          */
         if (plugged_dev->hotplugged) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
-                      object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
+                       object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -1090,8 +1090,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_hot_unplug_child(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!phb->dr_enabled) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
-                  object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
+                   object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio.c
index 00ea793651..be2ba86685 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void s390_nmi(NMIState *n, int cpu_index, Error **errp)
     CPUState *cs = qemu_get_cpu(cpu_index);
 
     if (s390_cpu_restart(S390_CPU(cs))) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index 6b4218c037..23220676ad 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ static void usbredir_realize(USBDevice *udev, Error **errp)
     int i;
 
     if (dev->cs == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "chardev");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "chardev");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1378,8 +1378,8 @@ static void usbredir_realize(USBDevice *udev, Error **errp)
                                            &dev->filter_rules,
                                            &dev->filter_rules_count);
         if (i) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "filter",
-                      "a usb device filter string");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "filter",
+                       "a usb device filter string");
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
index 2841344bcb..e34741e92e 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
@@ -35,93 +35,93 @@ void qerror_report_err(Error *err);
  * Use scripts/check-qerror.sh to check.
  */
 #define QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Base '%s' not found"
+    "Base '%s' not found"
 
 #define QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The active block job for device '%s' cannot be completed"
+    "The active block job for device '%s' cannot be completed"
 
 #define QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Bus '%s' does not support hotplugging"
+    "Bus '%s' does not support hotplugging"
 
 #define QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Device '%s' has no medium"
+    "Device '%s' has no medium"
 
 #define QERR_DEVICE_INIT_FAILED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Device '%s' could not be initialized"
+    "Device '%s' could not be initialized"
 
 #define QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Device '%s' is in use"
+    "Device '%s' is in use"
 
 #define QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Device '%s' does not support hotplugging"
+    "Device '%s' does not support hotplugging"
 
 #define QERR_FD_NOT_FOUND \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "File descriptor named '%s' not found"
+    "File descriptor named '%s' not found"
 
 #define QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "No file descriptor supplied via SCM_RIGHTS"
+    "No file descriptor supplied via SCM_RIGHTS"
 
 #define QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The feature '%s' is not enabled"
+    "The feature '%s' is not enabled"
 
 #define QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Invalid block format '%s'"
+    "Invalid block format '%s'"
 
 #define QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Invalid parameter '%s'"
+    "Invalid parameter '%s'"
 
 #define QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Invalid parameter type for '%s', expected: %s"
+    "Invalid parameter type for '%s', expected: %s"
 
 #define QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Parameter '%s' expects %s"
+    "Parameter '%s' expects %s"
 
 #define QERR_INVALID_PASSWORD \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Password incorrect"
+    "Password incorrect"
 
 #define QERR_IO_ERROR \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "An IO error has occurred"
+    "An IO error has occurred"
 
 #define QERR_JSON_PARSING \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Invalid JSON syntax"
+    "Invalid JSON syntax"
 
 #define QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "There's a migration process in progress"
+    "There's a migration process in progress"
 
 #define QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Parameter '%s' is missing"
+    "Parameter '%s' is missing"
 
 #define QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Insufficient permission to perform this operation"
+    "Insufficient permission to perform this operation"
 
 #define QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%s'"
+    "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%s'"
 
 #define QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Property %s.%s doesn't take value %" PRId64 " (minimum: %" PRId64 ", maximum: %" PRId64 ")"
+    "Property %s.%s doesn't take value %" PRId64 " (minimum: %" PRId64 ", maximum: %" PRId64 ")"
 
 #define QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Guest agent command failed, error was '%s'"
+    "Guest agent command failed, error was '%s'"
 
 #define QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Expected '%s' in QMP input"
+    "Expected '%s' in QMP input"
 
 #define QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "QMP input object member '%s' expects '%s'"
+    "QMP input object member '%s' expects '%s'"
 
 #define QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "QMP input object member '%s' is unexpected"
+    "QMP input object member '%s' is unexpected"
 
 #define QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Could not set password"
+    "Could not set password"
 
 #define QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "An undefined error has occurred"
+    "An undefined error has occurred"
 
 #define QERR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "'%s' uses a %s feature which is not supported by this qemu version: %s"
+    "'%s' uses a %s feature which is not supported by this qemu version: %s"
 
 #define QERR_UNSUPPORTED \
-    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "this feature or command is not currently supported"
+    "this feature or command is not currently supported"
 
 #endif /* QERROR_H */
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index b04b4571a8..a46deb2c40 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void qmp_migrate_set_capabilities(MigrationCapabilityStatusList *params,
 
     if (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE ||
         s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -356,22 +356,22 @@ void qmp_migrate_set_parameters(bool has_compress_level,
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
 
     if (has_compress_level && (compress_level < 0 || compress_level > 9)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "compress_level",
-                  "is invalid, it should be in the range of 0 to 9");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "compress_level",
+                   "is invalid, it should be in the range of 0 to 9");
         return;
     }
     if (has_compress_threads &&
             (compress_threads < 1 || compress_threads > 255)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "compress_threads",
-                  "is invalid, it should be in the range of 1 to 255");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   "compress_threads",
+                   "is invalid, it should be in the range of 1 to 255");
         return;
     }
     if (has_decompress_threads &&
             (decompress_threads < 1 || decompress_threads > 255)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "decompress_threads",
-                  "is invalid, it should be in the range of 1 to 255");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                   "decompress_threads",
+                   "is invalid, it should be in the range of 1 to 255");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
     if (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE ||
         s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP ||
         s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
         fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
 #endif
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "uri", "a valid migration protocol");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "uri",
+                   "a valid migration protocol");
         s->state = MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED;
         return;
     }
@@ -632,22 +633,22 @@ void qmp_migrate_set_cache_size(int64_t value, Error **errp)
 
     /* Check for truncation */
     if (value != (size_t)value) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
-                  "exceeding address space");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
+                   "exceeding address space");
         return;
     }
 
     /* Cache should not be larger than guest ram size */
     if (value > ram_bytes_total()) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
-                  "exceeds guest ram size ");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
+                   "exceeds guest ram size ");
         return;
     }
 
     new_size = xbzrle_cache_resize(value);
     if (new_size < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
-                  "is smaller than page size");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cache size",
+                   "is smaller than page size");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 2091882196..1acf6ff589 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ void qmp_xen_save_devices_state(const char *filename, Error **errp)
     ret = qemu_save_device_state(f);
     qemu_fclose(f);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
     }
 
  the_end:
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 8fda48833a..4cdc873922 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ char *qmp_human_monitor_command(const char *command_line, bool has_cpu_index,
         int ret = monitor_set_cpu(cpu_index);
         if (ret < 0) {
             cur_mon = old_mon;
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cpu-index",
-                      "a CPU number");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "cpu-index",
+                       "a CPU number");
             goto out;
         }
     }
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ void qmp_client_migrate_info(const char *protocol, const char *hostname,
         }
 
         if (!has_port && !has_tls_port) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "port/tls-port");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "port/tls-port");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1029,13 +1029,13 @@ void qmp_client_migrate_info(const char *protocol, const char *hostname,
                                     has_port ? port : -1,
                                     has_tls_port ? tls_port : -1,
                                     cert_subject)) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
             return;
         }
         return;
     }
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "protocol", "spice");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "protocol", "spice");
 }
 
 static void hmp_logfile(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
@@ -2100,14 +2100,14 @@ void qmp_getfd(const char *fdname, Error **errp)
 
     fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(cur_mon->chr);
     if (fd == -1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
         return;
     }
 
     if (qemu_isdigit(fdname[0])) {
         close(fd);
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdname",
-                  "a name not starting with a digit");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdname",
+                   "a name not starting with a digit");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ void qmp_closefd(const char *fdname, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_FOUND, fdname);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_FOUND, fdname);
 }
 
 static void hmp_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ AddfdInfo *qmp_add_fd(bool has_fdset_id, int64_t fdset_id, bool has_opaque,
 
     fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(mon->chr);
     if (fd == -1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ error:
     } else {
         snprintf(fd_str, sizeof(fd_str), "fdset-id:%" PRId64, fdset_id);
     }
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_FOUND, fd_str);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_FOUND, fd_str);
 }
 
 FdsetInfoList *qmp_query_fdsets(Error **errp)
@@ -2345,8 +2345,8 @@ AddfdInfo *monitor_fdset_add_fd(int fd, bool has_fdset_id, int64_t fdset_id,
 
         if (has_fdset_id) {
             if (fdset_id < 0) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdset-id",
-                          "a non-negative value");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdset-id",
+                           "a non-negative value");
                 return NULL;
             }
             /* Use specified fdset ID */
@@ -4771,7 +4771,7 @@ static void check_client_args_type(const QDict *client_args,
                 continue;
             }
             /* client arg doesn't exist */
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, client_arg_name);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, client_arg_name);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -4784,8 +4784,8 @@ static void check_client_args_type(const QDict *client_args,
         case 'B':
         case 's':
             if (qobject_type(client_arg) != QTYPE_QSTRING) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-                          client_arg_name, "string");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
+                           client_arg_name, "string");
                 return;
             }
         break;
@@ -4794,24 +4794,24 @@ static void check_client_args_type(const QDict *client_args,
         case 'M':
         case 'o':
             if (qobject_type(client_arg) != QTYPE_QINT) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-                          client_arg_name, "int");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
+                           client_arg_name, "int");
                 return;
             }
             break;
         case 'T':
             if (qobject_type(client_arg) != QTYPE_QINT &&
                 qobject_type(client_arg) != QTYPE_QFLOAT) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-                          client_arg_name, "number");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
+                           client_arg_name, "number");
                 return;
             }
             break;
         case 'b':
         case '-':
             if (qobject_type(client_arg) != QTYPE_QBOOL) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-                          client_arg_name, "bool");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
+                           client_arg_name, "bool");
                 return;
             }
             break;
@@ -4854,7 +4854,7 @@ static void check_mandatory_args(const QDict *cmd_args,
         } else if (qstring_get_str(type)[0] != '-' &&
                    qstring_get_str(type)[1] != '?' &&
                    !qdict_haskey(client_args, cmd_arg_name)) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, cmd_arg_name);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, cmd_arg_name);
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -4952,7 +4952,7 @@ static QDict *qmp_check_input_obj(QObject *input_obj, Error **errp)
     QDict *input_dict;
 
     if (qobject_type(input_obj) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "object");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "object");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -4964,27 +4964,27 @@ static QDict *qmp_check_input_obj(QObject *input_obj, Error **errp)
 
         if (!strcmp(arg_name, "execute")) {
             if (qobject_type(arg_obj) != QTYPE_QSTRING) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER,
-                          "execute", "string");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER,
+                           "execute", "string");
                 return NULL;
             }
             has_exec_key = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(arg_name, "arguments")) {
             if (qobject_type(arg_obj) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER,
-                          "arguments", "object");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER,
+                           "arguments", "object");
                 return NULL;
             }
         } else if (!strcmp(arg_name, "id")) {
             /* Any string is acceptable as "id", so nothing to check */
         } else {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, arg_name);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, arg_name);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
 
     if (!has_exec_key) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "execute");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "execute");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -5006,7 +5006,7 @@ static void handle_qmp_command(JSONMessageParser *parser, QList *tokens)
     obj = json_parser_parse(tokens, NULL);
     if (!obj) {
         // FIXME: should be triggered in json_parser_parse()
-        error_set(&local_err, QERR_JSON_PARSING);
+        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_JSON_PARSING);
         goto err_out;
     }
 
@@ -5048,7 +5048,7 @@ static void handle_qmp_command(JSONMessageParser *parser, QList *tokens)
         /* Command failed... */
         if (!mon->error) {
             /* ... without setting an error, so make one up */
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
         }
     }
     if (mon->error) {
@@ -5382,6 +5382,6 @@ QemuOptsList qemu_mon_opts = {
 #ifndef TARGET_I386
 void qmp_rtc_reset_reinjection(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rtc-reset-reinjection");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "rtc-reset-reinjection");
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 7b5f519293..779336680c 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -945,16 +945,16 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev, Error **errp)
             break;
 
         default:
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type",
-                      "a netdev backend type");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type",
+                       "a netdev backend type");
             return -1;
         }
     } else {
         u.net = object;
         opts = u.net->opts;
         if (opts->kind == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_HUBPORT) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type",
-                      "a net type");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type",
+                       "a net type");
             return -1;
         }
         /* missing optional values have been initialized to "all bits zero" */
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev, Error **errp)
         if (net_client_init_fun[opts->kind](opts, name, peer, errp) < 0) {
             /* FIXME drop when all init functions store an Error */
             if (errp && !*errp) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_INIT_FAILED,
-                          NetClientOptionsKind_lookup[opts->kind]);
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_DEVICE_INIT_FAILED,
+                           NetClientOptionsKind_lookup[opts->kind]);
             }
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/qapi/opts-visitor.c b/qapi/opts-visitor.c
index f2ad6d729a..7ae33b311e 100644
--- a/qapi/opts-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/opts-visitor.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ opts_end_struct(Visitor *v, Error **errp)
         const QemuOpt *first;
 
         first = g_queue_peek_head(any);
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, first->name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, first->name);
     }
     g_hash_table_destroy(ov->unprocessed_opts);
     ov->unprocessed_opts = NULL;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ lookup_distinct(const OptsVisitor *ov, const char *name, Error **errp)
 
     list = g_hash_table_lookup(ov->unprocessed_opts, name);
     if (!list) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, name);
     }
     return list;
 }
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ opts_type_bool(Visitor *v, bool *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
             strcmp(opt->str, "n") == 0) {
             *obj = false;
         } else {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
-                "on|yes|y|off|no|n");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
+                       "on|yes|y|off|no|n");
             return;
         }
     } else {
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ opts_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
             }
         }
     }
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
-              (ov->list_mode == LM_NONE) ? "an int64 value" :
-                                           "an int64 value or range");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
+               (ov->list_mode == LM_NONE) ? "an int64 value" :
+                                            "an int64 value or range");
 }
 
 
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ opts_type_uint64(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
             }
         }
     }
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
-              (ov->list_mode == LM_NONE) ? "a uint64 value" :
-                                           "a uint64 value or range");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
+               (ov->list_mode == LM_NONE) ? "a uint64 value" :
+                                            "a uint64 value or range");
 }
 
 
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ opts_type_size(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
     val = strtosz_suffix(opt->str ? opt->str : "", &endptr,
                          STRTOSZ_DEFSUFFIX_B);
     if (val < 0 || *endptr) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
-                  "a size value representible as a non-negative int64");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, opt->name,
+                   "a size value representible as a non-negative int64");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
index a18ba1670f..5a7c900504 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ void visit_type_uint8(Visitor *v, uint8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < 0 || value > UINT8_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "uint8_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "uint8_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ void visit_type_uint16(Visitor *v, uint16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < 0 || value > UINT16_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "uint16_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "uint16_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ void visit_type_uint32(Visitor *v, uint32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < 0 || value > UINT32_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "uint32_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "uint32_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ void visit_type_int8(Visitor *v, int8_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < INT8_MIN || value > INT8_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "int8_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "int8_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ void visit_type_int16(Visitor *v, int16_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < INT16_MIN || value > INT16_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "int16_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "int16_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ void visit_type_int32(Visitor *v, int32_t *obj, const char *name, Error **errp)
         value = *obj;
         v->type_int(v, &value, name, errp);
         if (value < INT32_MIN || value > INT32_MAX) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name ? name : "null",
-                      "int32_t");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name ? name : "null", "int32_t");
             return;
         }
         *obj = value;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void output_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
     assert(strings);
     while (strings[i++] != NULL);
     if (value < 0 || value >= i - 1) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name ? name : "null");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name ? name : "null");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void input_type_enum(Visitor *v, int *obj, const char * const strings[],
     }
 
     if (strings[value] == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, enum_str);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, enum_str);
         g_free(enum_str);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
index 222742013f..7bcc86080e 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-dispatch.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ static QDict *qmp_dispatch_check_obj(const QObject *request, Error **errp)
     QDict *dict = NULL;
 
     if (qobject_type(request) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT,
-                  "request is not a dictionary");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT,
+                   "request is not a dictionary");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ static QDict *qmp_dispatch_check_obj(const QObject *request, Error **errp)
 
         if (!strcmp(arg_name, "execute")) {
             if (qobject_type(arg_obj) != QTYPE_QSTRING) {
-                error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER, "execute",
-                          "string");
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT_MEMBER, "execute",
+                           "string");
                 return NULL;
             }
             has_exec_key = true;
         } else if (strcmp(arg_name, "arguments")) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, arg_name);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, arg_name);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
 
     if (!has_exec_key) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "execute");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_BAD_INPUT_OBJECT, "execute");
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-input-visitor.c b/qapi/qmp-input-visitor.c
index f6dab1ada6..e97b8a4282 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-input-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-input-visitor.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void qmp_input_pop(QmpInputVisitor *qiv, Error **errp)
             if (g_hash_table_size(top_ht)) {
                 const char *key;
                 g_hash_table_find(top_ht, always_true, &key);
-                error_set(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, key);
+                error_setg(errp, QERR_QMP_EXTRA_MEMBER, key);
             }
             g_hash_table_unref(top_ht);
         }
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static void qmp_input_start_struct(Visitor *v, void **obj, const char *kind,
     Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!qobj || qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "QDict");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "QDict");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ static void qmp_input_start_list(Visitor *v, const char *name, Error **errp)
     QObject *qobj = qmp_input_get_object(qiv, name, true);
 
     if (!qobj || qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QLIST) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "list");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "list");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void qmp_input_get_next_type(Visitor *v, int *kind, const int *qobjects,
     QObject *qobj = qmp_input_get_object(qiv, name, false);
 
     if (!qobj) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, name ? name : "null");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, name ? name : "null");
         return;
     }
     *kind = qobjects[qobject_type(qobj)];
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ static void qmp_input_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
     QObject *qobj = qmp_input_get_object(qiv, name, true);
 
     if (!qobj || qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QINT) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "integer");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "integer");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ static void qmp_input_type_bool(Visitor *v, bool *obj, const char *name,
     QObject *qobj = qmp_input_get_object(qiv, name, true);
 
     if (!qobj || qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QBOOL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "boolean");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "boolean");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ static void qmp_input_type_str(Visitor *v, char **obj, const char *name,
     QObject *qobj = qmp_input_get_object(qiv, name, true);
 
     if (!qobj || qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QSTRING) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "string");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "string");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ static void qmp_input_type_number(Visitor *v, double *obj, const char *name,
 
     if (!qobj || (qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QFLOAT &&
         qobject_type(qobj) != QTYPE_QINT)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "number");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "number");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi/string-input-visitor.c b/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
index d8a8db02ed..bbd6a5456c 100644
--- a/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/string-input-visitor.c
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ static void parse_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
     StringInputVisitor *siv = DO_UPCAST(StringInputVisitor, visitor, v);
 
     if (!siv->string) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "integer");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "integer");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static void parse_type_int(Visitor *v, int64_t *obj, const char *name,
     return;
 
 error:
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name,
-              "an int64 value or range");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name,
+               "an int64 value or range");
 }
 
 static void parse_type_size(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name,
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ static void parse_type_size(Visitor *v, uint64_t *obj, const char *name,
     if (siv->string) {
         parse_option_size(name, siv->string, &val, &err);
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "size");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "size");
         return;
     }
     if (err) {
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ static void parse_type_bool(Visitor *v, bool *obj, const char *name,
         }
     }
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-              "boolean");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+               "boolean");
 }
 
 static void parse_type_str(Visitor *v, char **obj, const char *name,
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ static void parse_type_str(Visitor *v, char **obj, const char *name,
     if (siv->string) {
         *obj = g_strdup(siv->string);
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "string");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "string");
     }
 }
 
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static void parse_type_number(Visitor *v, double *obj, const char *name,
         val = strtod(siv->string, &endp);
     }
     if (!siv->string || errno || endp == siv->string || *endp) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
-                  "number");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
+                   "number");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index 31c6398286..e3bf84a04d 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -201,16 +201,16 @@ static DeviceClass *qdev_get_device_class(const char **driver, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (object_class_is_abstract(oc)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "driver",
-                  "non-abstract device type");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "driver",
+                   "non-abstract device type");
         return NULL;
     }
 
     dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
     if (dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet ||
         (qdev_hotplug && !dc->hotpluggable)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "driver",
-                  "pluggable device type");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "driver",
+                   "pluggable device type");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
     driver = qemu_opt_get(opts, "driver");
     if (!driver) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "driver");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "driver");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         }
     }
     if (qdev_hotplug && bus && !qbus_is_hotpluggable(bus)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG, bus->name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG, bus->name);
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index ea964fefb8..6d1b1364e1 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int img_commit(int argc, char **argv)
     if (base) {
         base_bs = bdrv_find_backing_image(bs, base);
         if (!base_bs) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base);
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base);
             goto done;
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index ba8de62436..befd00b00d 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -382,15 +382,15 @@ static int guest_file_toggle_flags(int fd, int flags, bool set, Error **err)
 
     old_flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);
     if (old_flags == -1) {
-        error_set_errno(err, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                        "failed to fetch filehandle flags");
+        error_setg_errno(err, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                         "failed to fetch filehandle flags");
         return -1;
     }
 
     ret = fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, set ? (old_flags | flags) : (old_flags & ~flags));
     if (ret == -1) {
-        error_set_errno(err, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                        "failed to set filehandle flags");
+        error_setg_errno(err, errno, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                         "failed to set filehandle flags");
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -2302,34 +2302,34 @@ GuestMemoryBlockInfo *qmp_guest_get_memory_block_info(Error **errp)
 
 void qmp_guest_suspend_disk(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 void qmp_guest_suspend_ram(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 void qmp_guest_suspend_hybrid(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 GuestNetworkInterfaceList *qmp_guest_network_get_interfaces(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestLogicalProcessorList *qmp_guest_get_vcpus(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 int64_t qmp_guest_set_vcpus(GuestLogicalProcessorList *vcpus, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -2338,25 +2338,25 @@ void qmp_guest_set_user_password(const char *username,
                                  bool crypted,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockList *qmp_guest_get_memory_blocks(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockResponseList *
 qmp_guest_set_memory_blocks(GuestMemoryBlockList *mem_blks, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockInfo *qmp_guest_get_memory_block_info(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -2366,20 +2366,20 @@ GuestMemoryBlockInfo *qmp_guest_get_memory_block_info(Error **errp)
 
 GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestFsfreezeStatus qmp_guest_fsfreeze_status(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 
     return 0;
 }
 
 int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2388,14 +2388,14 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze_list(bool has_mountpoints,
                                        strList *mountpoints,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 
     return 0;
 }
 
 int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_thaw(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_thaw(Error **errp)
 #if !defined(CONFIG_FSTRIM)
 void qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/qga/commands-win32.c b/qga/commands-win32.c
index d0aaec70f3..fbddc8b1b2 100644
--- a/qga/commands-win32.c
+++ b/qga/commands-win32.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ static void acquire_privilege(const char *name, Error **errp)
         TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES|TOKEN_QUERY, &token))
     {
         if (!LookupPrivilegeValue(NULL, name, &priv.Privileges[0].Luid)) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                      "no luid for requested privilege");
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                       "no luid for requested privilege");
             goto out;
         }
 
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ static void acquire_privilege(const char *name, Error **errp)
         priv.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
 
         if (!AdjustTokenPrivileges(token, FALSE, &priv, 0, NULL, 0)) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                      "unable to acquire requested privilege");
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                       "unable to acquire requested privilege");
             goto out;
         }
 
     } else {
-        error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                  "failed to open privilege token");
+        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                   "failed to open privilege token");
     }
 
 out:
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static void execute_async(DWORD WINAPI (*func)(LPVOID), LPVOID opaque,
 
     HANDLE thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, func, opaque, 0, NULL);
     if (!thread) {
-        error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                  "failed to dispatch asynchronous command");
+        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                   "failed to dispatch asynchronous command");
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
 }
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(bool has_mode, const char *mode, Error **errp)
     } else if (strcmp(mode, "reboot") == 0) {
         shutdown_flag |= EWX_REBOOT;
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "mode",
-                  "halt|powerdown|reboot");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "mode",
+                   "halt|powerdown|reboot");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(bool has_mode, const char *mode, Error **errp)
 
     if (!ExitWindowsEx(shutdown_flag, SHTDN_REASON_FLAG_PLANNED)) {
         slog("guest-shutdown failed: %lu", GetLastError());
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
     }
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void guest_file_init(void)
 
 GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ GuestFilesystemInfoList *qmp_guest_get_fsinfo(Error **errp)
 GuestFsfreezeStatus qmp_guest_fsfreeze_status(Error **errp)
 {
     if (!vss_initialized()) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze(Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!vss_initialized()) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_freeze_list(bool has_mountpoints,
                                        strList *mountpoints,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int64_t qmp_guest_fsfreeze_thaw(Error **errp)
     int i;
 
     if (!vss_initialized()) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static void guest_fsfreeze_cleanup(void)
  */
 void qmp_guest_fstrim(bool has_minimum, int64_t minimum, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -510,27 +510,27 @@ static void check_suspend_mode(GuestSuspendMode mode, Error **errp)
 
     ZeroMemory(&sys_pwr_caps, sizeof(sys_pwr_caps));
     if (!GetPwrCapabilities(&sys_pwr_caps)) {
-        error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                  "failed to determine guest suspend capabilities");
+        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                   "failed to determine guest suspend capabilities");
         goto out;
     }
 
     switch (mode) {
     case GUEST_SUSPEND_MODE_DISK:
         if (!sys_pwr_caps.SystemS4) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                      "suspend-to-disk not supported by OS");
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                       "suspend-to-disk not supported by OS");
         }
         break;
     case GUEST_SUSPEND_MODE_RAM:
         if (!sys_pwr_caps.SystemS3) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
-                      "suspend-to-ram not supported by OS");
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED,
+                       "suspend-to-ram not supported by OS");
         }
         break;
     default:
-        error_set(&local_err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "mode",
-                  "GuestSuspendMode");
+        error_setg(&local_err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "mode",
+                   "GuestSuspendMode");
     }
 
 out:
@@ -586,12 +586,12 @@ void qmp_guest_suspend_ram(Error **errp)
 
 void qmp_guest_suspend_hybrid(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 GuestNetworkInterfaceList *qmp_guest_network_get_interfaces(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -666,13 +666,13 @@ void qmp_guest_set_time(bool has_time, int64_t time_ns, Error **errp)
 
 GuestLogicalProcessorList *qmp_guest_get_vcpus(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 int64_t qmp_guest_set_vcpus(GuestLogicalProcessorList *vcpus, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -681,25 +681,25 @@ void qmp_guest_set_user_password(const char *username,
                                  bool crypted,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockList *qmp_guest_get_memory_blocks(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockResponseList *
 qmp_guest_set_memory_blocks(GuestMemoryBlockList *mem_blks, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 GuestMemoryBlockInfo *qmp_guest_get_memory_block_info(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/qga/main.c b/qga/main.c
index 7e1e438f67..23cde0104a 100644
--- a/qga/main.c
+++ b/qga/main.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static void process_event(JSONMessageParser *parser, QList *tokens)
         qdict = qdict_new();
         if (!err) {
             g_warning("failed to parse event: unknown error");
-            error_set(&err, QERR_JSON_PARSING);
+            error_setg(&err, QERR_JSON_PARSING);
         } else {
             g_warning("failed to parse event: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
         }
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static void process_event(JSONMessageParser *parser, QList *tokens)
             QDECREF(qdict);
             qdict = qdict_new();
             g_warning("unrecognized payload format");
-            error_set(&err, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+            error_setg(&err, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
             qdict_put_obj(qdict, "error", qmp_build_error_object(err));
             error_free(err);
         }
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 87d1d862ba..3ffb34915c 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ void qmp_cpu_add(int64_t id, Error **errp)
    defined in the VNC subsystem */
 VncInfo *qmp_query_vnc(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
     return NULL;
 };
 
 VncInfo2List *qmp_query_vnc_servers(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
     return NULL;
 };
 #endif
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void qmp_set_password(const char *protocol, const char *password,
         } else if (strcmp(connected, "keep") == 0) {
             /* nothing */
         } else {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "connected");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "connected");
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void qmp_set_password(const char *protocol, const char *password,
         rc = qemu_spice_set_passwd(password, fail_if_connected,
                                    disconnect_if_connected);
         if (rc != 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -315,19 +315,19 @@ void qmp_set_password(const char *protocol, const char *password,
     if (strcmp(protocol, "vnc") == 0) {
         if (fail_if_connected || disconnect_if_connected) {
             /* vnc supports "connected=keep" only */
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "connected");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "connected");
             return;
         }
         /* Note that setting an empty password will not disable login through
          * this interface. */
         rc = vnc_display_password(NULL, password);
         if (rc < 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
         }
         return;
     }
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
 }
 
 void qmp_expire_password(const char *protocol, const char *whenstr,
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void qmp_expire_password(const char *protocol, const char *whenstr,
         }
         rc = qemu_spice_set_pw_expire(when);
         if (rc != 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -360,19 +360,19 @@ void qmp_expire_password(const char *protocol, const char *whenstr,
     if (strcmp(protocol, "vnc") == 0) {
         rc = vnc_display_pw_expire(NULL, when);
         if (rc != 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
         }
         return;
     }
 
-    error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "protocol");
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VNC
 void qmp_change_vnc_password(const char *password, Error **errp)
 {
     if (vnc_display_password(NULL, password) < 0) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED);
     }
 }
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void qmp_change_vnc(const char *target, bool has_arg, const char *arg,
 {
     if (strcmp(target, "passwd") == 0 || strcmp(target, "password") == 0) {
         if (!has_arg) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "password");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "password");
         } else {
             qmp_change_vnc_password(arg, errp);
         }
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ static void qmp_change_vnc(const char *target, bool has_arg, const char *arg,
 #else
 void qmp_change_vnc_password(const char *password, Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
 }
 static void qmp_change_vnc(const char *target, bool has_arg, const char *arg,
                            Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_FEATURE_DISABLED, "vnc");
 }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_VNC */
 
@@ -528,8 +528,7 @@ DevicePropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
 
     klass = object_class_dynamic_cast(klass, TYPE_DEVICE);
     if (klass == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
-                  "name", TYPE_DEVICE);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "name", TYPE_DEVICE);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -686,7 +685,8 @@ int qmp_object_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret)
     if (props) {
         pdict = qobject_to_qdict(props);
         if (!pdict) {
-            error_set(&local_err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, "props", "dict");
+            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE,
+                       "props", "dict");
             goto out;
         }
     }
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 5dcb8214e6..eea8edf3d3 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ void object_property_get(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     }
 
     if (!prop->get) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
     } else {
         prop->get(obj, v, prop->opaque, name, errp);
     }
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ void object_property_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     }
 
     if (!prop->set) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
     } else {
         prop->set(obj, v, prop->opaque, name, errp);
     }
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ char *object_property_get_str(Object *obj, const char *name,
     }
     qstring = qobject_to_qstring(ret);
     if (!qstring) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "string");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "string");
         retval = NULL;
     } else {
         retval = g_strdup(qstring_get_str(qstring));
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ bool object_property_get_bool(Object *obj, const char *name,
     }
     qbool = qobject_to_qbool(ret);
     if (!qbool) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "boolean");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "boolean");
         retval = false;
     } else {
         retval = qbool_get_bool(qbool);
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ int64_t object_property_get_int(Object *obj, const char *name,
     }
     qint = qobject_to_qint(ret);
     if (!qint) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "int");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, "int");
         retval = -1;
     } else {
         retval = qint_get_int(qint);
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ static Object *object_resolve_link(Object *obj, const char *name,
     } else if (!target) {
         target = object_resolve_path(path, &ambiguous);
         if (target || ambiguous) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, target_type);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name, target_type);
         } else {
             error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
                       "Device '%s' not found", path);
diff --git a/stubs/arch-query-cpu-def.c b/stubs/arch-query-cpu-def.c
index 22e0b43de9..a975ab453a 100644
--- a/stubs/arch-query-cpu-def.c
+++ b/stubs/arch-query-cpu-def.c
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *arch_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
 {
-    error_set(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+    error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 4e7cdaaaa5..d4f4c8d687 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1524,8 +1524,8 @@ static void x86_cpuid_version_set_family(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         return;
     }
     if (value < min || value > max) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
-                  name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
+                   name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1565,8 +1565,8 @@ static void x86_cpuid_version_set_model(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         return;
     }
     if (value < min || value > max) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
-                  name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
+                   name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1603,8 +1603,8 @@ static void x86_cpuid_version_set_stepping(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
         return;
     }
     if (value < min || value > max) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
-                  name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
+                   name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1632,8 +1632,7 @@ static void x86_cpuid_set_vendor(Object *obj, const char *value,
     int i;
 
     if (strlen(value) != CPUID_VENDOR_SZ) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD, "",
-                  "vendor", value);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD, "", "vendor", value);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1709,8 +1708,8 @@ static void x86_cpuid_set_tsc_freq(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
         return;
     }
     if (value < min || value > max) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
-                  name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE, "",
+                   name ? name : "null", value, min, max);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/tpm.c b/tpm.c
index b8b0664982..8dadc671aa 100644
--- a/tpm.c
+++ b/tpm.c
@@ -140,21 +140,22 @@ static int configure_tpm(QemuOpts *opts)
 
     id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
     if (id == NULL) {
-        qerror_report(QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "id");
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "id");
         return 1;
     }
 
     value = qemu_opt_get(opts, "type");
     if (!value) {
-        qerror_report(QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "type");
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER,
+                      "type");
         tpm_display_backend_drivers();
         return 1;
     }
 
     be = tpm_get_backend_driver(value);
     if (be == NULL) {
-        qerror_report(QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "type",
-                      "a TPM backend type");
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                      "type", "a TPM backend type");
         tpm_display_backend_drivers();
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 7f0ce7a9be..b5e7906dfb 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ VncInfo *qmp_query_vnc(Error **errp)
 
         if (getsockname(vd->lsock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa,
                         &salen) == -1) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
             goto out_error;
         }
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ VncInfo *qmp_query_vnc(Error **errp)
                         host, sizeof(host),
                         serv, sizeof(serv),
                         NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV) < 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_UNDEFINED_ERROR);
             goto out_error;
         }
 
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index 06c63ed619..efe9d279c4 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static void parse_option_bool(const char *name, const char *value, bool *ret,
         } else if (!strcmp(value, "off")) {
             *ret = 0;
         } else {
-            error_set(errp,QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "'on' or 'off'");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE,
+                       name, "'on' or 'off'");
         }
     } else {
         *ret = 1;
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ static void parse_option_number(const char *name, const char *value,
     if (value != NULL) {
         number = strtoull(value, &postfix, 0);
         if (*postfix != '\0') {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a number");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a number");
             return;
         }
         *ret = number;
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a number");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a number");
     }
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ void parse_option_size(const char *name, const char *value,
             *ret = (uint64_t) sizef;
             break;
         default:
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a size");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a size");
 #if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
             error_printf_unless_qmp("You may use k, M, G or T suffixes for "
                     "kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes.\n");
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ void parse_option_size(const char *name, const char *value,
             return;
         }
     } else {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a size");
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a size");
     }
 }
 
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ static void opt_set(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, const char *value,
 
     desc = find_desc_by_name(opts->list->desc, name);
     if (!desc && !opts_accepts_any(opts)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ void qemu_opt_set_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool val,
     opt = g_malloc0(sizeof(*opt));
     opt->desc = find_desc_by_name(desc, name);
     if (!opt->desc && !opts_accepts_any(opts)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
         g_free(opt);
         return;
     }
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ void qemu_opt_set_number(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, int64_t val,
     opt = g_malloc0(sizeof(*opt));
     opt->desc = find_desc_by_name(desc, name);
     if (!opt->desc && !opts_accepts_any(opts)) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
         g_free(opt);
         return;
     }
@@ -640,7 +641,8 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_opts_create(QemuOptsList *list, const char *id,
 
     if (id) {
         if (!id_wellformed(id)) {
-            error_set(errp,QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "id", "an identifier");
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "id",
+                       "an identifier");
 #if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
             error_printf_unless_qmp("Identifiers consist of letters, digits, '-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.\n");
 #endif
@@ -1055,7 +1057,7 @@ void qemu_opts_validate(QemuOpts *opts, const QemuOptDesc *desc, Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(opt, &opts->head, next) {
         opt->desc = find_desc_by_name(desc, opt->name);
         if (!opt->desc) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, opt->name);
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, opt->name);
             return;
         }