Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-error-2016-01-13' into staging

Error reporting patches for 2016-01-13

# gpg: Signature made Wed 13 Jan 2016 14:21:48 GMT using RSA key ID EB918653
# gpg: Good signature from "Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>"
# gpg:                 aka "Markus Armbruster <armbru@pond.sub.org>"

* remotes/armbru/tags/pull-error-2016-01-13: (41 commits)
  checkpatch: Detect newlines in error_report and other error functions
  error: Consistently name Error * objects err, and not errp
  s390/sclp: Simplify control flow in sclp_realize()
  hw/s390x: Rename local variables Error *l_err to just err
  error: Clean up errors with embedded newlines (again)
  vhdx: Fix "log that needs to be replayed" error message
  pci-assign: Clean up "Failed to assign" error messages
  vmdk: Clean up "Invalid extent lines" error message
  vmdk: Clean up control flow in vmdk_parse_extents() a bit
  error: Strip trailing '\n' from error string arguments (again)
  qemu-io qemu-nbd: Use error_report() etc. instead of fprintf()
  migration: Use error_reportf_err() instead of monitor_printf()
  spapr: Use error_reportf_err()
  error: Use error_prepend() where it makes obvious sense
  error: Use error_reportf_err() where it makes obvious sense
  error: Don't decorate original error message when adding to it
  error: New error_prepend(), error_reportf_err()
  test-throttle: Simplify qemu_init_main_loop() error handling
  qemu-nbd: Clean up "Failed to load snapshot" error message
  block: Clean up "Could not create temporary overlay" error message
  ...

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

64 files changed, 269 insertions, 359 deletions

diff --git a/hw/alpha/dp264.c b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
index 27bdaa1ad6..38b85bafe5 100644
--- a/hw/alpha/dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "alpha_sys.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/timer/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
@@ -104,14 +105,14 @@ static void clipper_init(MachineState *machine)
     palcode_filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS,
                                 bios_name ? bios_name : "palcode-clipper");
     if (palcode_filename == NULL) {
-        hw_error("no palcode provided\n");
+        error_report("no palcode provided");
         exit(1);
     }
     size = load_elf(palcode_filename, cpu_alpha_superpage_to_phys,
                     NULL, &palcode_entry, &palcode_low, &palcode_high,
                     0, EM_ALPHA, 0);
     if (size < 0) {
-        hw_error("could not load palcode '%s'\n", palcode_filename);
+        error_report("could not load palcode '%s'", palcode_filename);
         exit(1);
     }
     g_free(palcode_filename);
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ static void clipper_init(MachineState *machine)
                         NULL, &kernel_entry, &kernel_low, &kernel_high,
                         0, EM_ALPHA, 0);
         if (size < 0) {
-            hw_error("could not load kernel '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
 
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ static void clipper_init(MachineState *machine)
 
             initrd_size = get_image_size(initrd_filename);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
-                hw_error("could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                         initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
 
diff --git a/hw/alpha/typhoon.c b/hw/alpha/typhoon.c
index 421162e1d4..35dc8a5b47 100644
--- a/hw/alpha/typhoon.c
+++ b/hw/alpha/typhoon.c
@@ -920,7 +920,8 @@ PCIBus *typhoon_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, ISABus **isa_bus,
     {
         qemu_irq *isa_irqs;
 
-        *isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), &s->pchip.reg_io);
+        *isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), &s->pchip.reg_io,
+                               &error_abort);
         isa_irqs = i8259_init(*isa_bus,
                               qemu_allocate_irq(typhoon_set_isa_irq, s, 0));
         isa_bus_irqs(*isa_bus, isa_irqs);
diff --git a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
index bf068cd3cc..a71e43cf5f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
+++ b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
@@ -39,27 +39,26 @@ static void cubieboard_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->a10->emac), 1, "phy-addr", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("Couldn't set phy address: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Couldn't set phy address: ");
         exit(1);
     }
 
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->a10->timer), 32768, "clk0-freq", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("Couldn't set clk0 frequency: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Couldn't set clk0 frequency: ");
         exit(1);
     }
 
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->a10->timer), 24000000, "clk1-freq",
                             &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("Couldn't set clk1 frequency: %s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Couldn't set clk1 frequency: ");
         exit(1);
     }
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s->a10), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("Couldn't realize Allwinner A10: %s",
-                     error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Couldn't realize Allwinner A10: ");
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/digic_boards.c b/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
index 710045adca..dfaed257f5 100644
--- a/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
+++ b/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static void digic4_board_init(DigicBoard *board)
     s->digic = DIGIC(object_new(TYPE_DIGIC));
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s->digic), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("Couldn't realize DIGIC SoC: %s",
-                     error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Couldn't realize DIGIC SoC: ");
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
index d934980efa..79b7c5ab3d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
@@ -150,27 +150,18 @@ Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem,
 
     for (n = 0; n < EXYNOS4210_NCPUS; n++) {
         Object *cpuobj = object_new(object_class_get_name(cpu_oc));
-        Error *err = NULL;
 
         /* By default A9 CPUs have EL3 enabled.  This board does not currently
          * support EL3 so the CPU EL3 property is disabled before realization.
          */
         if (object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL)) {
-            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_report_err(err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &error_fatal);
         }
 
         s->cpu[n] = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
         object_property_set_int(cpuobj, EXYNOS4210_SMP_PRIVATE_BASE_ADDR,
                                 "reset-cbar", &error_abort);
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
     }
 
     /*** IRQs ***/
diff --git a/hw/arm/highbank.c b/hw/arm/highbank.c
index 85ae69efd9..cb9926e50f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/arm/highbank.c
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
         ObjectClass *oc = cpu_class_by_name(TYPE_ARM_CPU, cpu_model);
         Object *cpuobj;
         ARMCPU *cpu;
-        Error *err = NULL;
 
         cpuobj = object_new(object_class_get_name(oc));
         cpu = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
@@ -297,11 +296,7 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
             object_property_set_int(cpuobj, MPCORE_PERIPHBASE,
                                     "reset-cbar", &error_abort);
         }
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
         cpu_irq[n] = qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), ARM_CPU_IRQ);
         cpu_fiq[n] = qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), ARM_CPU_FIQ);
     }
@@ -320,11 +315,13 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
         sysboot_filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
         if (sysboot_filename != NULL) {
             if (load_image_targphys(sysboot_filename, 0xfff88000, 0x8000) < 0) {
-                hw_error("Unable to load %s\n", bios_name);
+                error_report("Unable to load %s", bios_name);
+                exit(1);
             }
             g_free(sysboot_filename);
         } else {
-           hw_error("Unable to find %s\n", bios_name);
+            error_report("Unable to find %s", bios_name);
+            exit(1);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
index 59a4c11277..039f0ebdb8 100644
--- a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void imx25_pdk_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report_err(err);
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
index 421bde9a1c..96dedce906 100644
--- a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static void integratorcp_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_irq pic[32];
     DeviceState *dev, *sic, *icp;
     int i;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "arm926";
@@ -552,18 +551,10 @@ static void integratorcp_init(MachineState *machine)
      * realization.
      */
     if (object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL)) {
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &error_fatal);
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
     cpu = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/kzm.c b/hw/arm/kzm.c
index eff6f4681d..f4b463aa1e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/kzm.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void kzm_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report_err(err);
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/netduino2.c b/hw/arm/netduino2.c
index a3b9e82ff4..3ab83a1acd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/netduino2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/netduino2.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void netduino2_init(MachineState *machine)
     qdev_prop_set_string(dev, "cpu-model", "cortex-m3");
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report_err(err);
         exit(1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/arm/nseries.c b/hw/arm/nseries.c
index 2a8835ec01..57170aea8b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/arm/nseries.c
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ static void n8x0_nand_setup(struct n800_s *s)
     qdev_prop_set_int32(s->nand, "shift", 1);
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_MTD, 0, 0);
     if (dinfo) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(s->nand, "drive",
-                                   blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(s->nand, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     qdev_init_nofail(s->nand);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s->nand), 0,
diff --git a/hw/arm/realview.c b/hw/arm/realview.c
index e14828db0d..2d6952c393 100644
--- a/hw/arm/realview.c
+++ b/hw/arm/realview.c
@@ -99,33 +99,21 @@ static void realview_init(MachineState *machine,
 
     for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
         Object *cpuobj = object_new(object_class_get_name(cpu_oc));
-        Error *err = NULL;
 
         /* By default A9,A15 and ARM1176 CPUs have EL3 enabled.  This board
          * does not currently support EL3 so the CPU EL3 property is disabled
          * before realization.
          */
         if (object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL)) {
-            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_report_err(err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &error_fatal);
         }
 
         if (is_pb && is_mpcore) {
-            object_property_set_int(cpuobj, periphbase, "reset-cbar", &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_report_err(err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            object_property_set_int(cpuobj, periphbase, "reset-cbar",
+                                    &error_fatal);
         }
 
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
         cpu_irq[n] = qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpuobj), ARM_CPU_IRQ);
     }
diff --git a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
index 912c2908f3..70eefe9987 100644
--- a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static void versatile_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
     int n;
     int done_smc = 0;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!machine->cpu_model) {
         machine->cpu_model = "arm926";
@@ -211,18 +210,10 @@ static void versatile_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
      * realization.
      */
     if (object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL)) {
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", &error_fatal);
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
     cpu = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/vexpress.c b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
index 058abbde3f..ea9a9840d0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static void init_cpus(const char *cpu_model, const char *privdev,
     /* Create the actual CPUs */
     for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
         Object *cpuobj = object_new(object_class_get_name(cpu_oc));
-        Error *err = NULL;
 
         if (!secure) {
             object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, false, "has_el3", NULL);
@@ -221,11 +220,7 @@ static void init_cpus(const char *cpu_model, const char *privdev,
             object_property_set_int(cpuobj, periphbase,
                                     "reset-cbar", &error_abort);
         }
-        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        object_property_set_bool(cpuobj, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
     }
 
     /* Create the private peripheral devices (including the GIC);
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index fd52b76882..92dcd02119 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1200,9 +1200,8 @@ static void virt_set_gic_version(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     } else if (!strcmp(value, "host")) {
         vms->gic_version = 0; /* Will probe later */
     } else {
-        error_report("Invalid gic-version option value");
-        error_printf("Allowed gic-version values are: 3, 2, host\n");
-        exit(1);
+        error_setg(errp, "Invalid gic-version value");
+        error_append_hint(errp, "Valid values are 3, 2, host.\n");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index 1c1a44547f..65e92e1824 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ static void zynq_init(MachineState *machine)
     DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
     qemu_irq pic[64];
-    Error *err = NULL;
     int n;
 
     if (!cpu_model) {
@@ -171,29 +170,14 @@ static void zynq_init(MachineState *machine)
      * realization.
      */
     if (object_property_find(OBJECT(cpu), "has_el3", NULL)) {
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), false, "has_el3", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_report_err(err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), ZYNQ_BOARD_MIDR, "midr", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
+        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), false, "has_el3", &error_fatal);
     }
 
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), MPCORE_PERIPHBASE, "reset-cbar", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), ZYNQ_BOARD_MIDR, "midr",
+                            &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), MPCORE_PERIPHBASE, "reset-cbar",
+                            &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
     /* max 2GB ram */
     if (ram_size > 0x80000000) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
index 85b978fa76..73e60876e8 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-ep108.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void xlnx_ep108_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_report_err(err);
         exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index 87553bbc60..20a3b2b093 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!s->boot_cpu_ptr) {
-        error_setg(errp, "ZynqMP Boot cpu %s not found\n", boot_cpu);
+        error_setg(errp, "ZynqMP Boot cpu %s not found", boot_cpu);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index a2529b2242..b8ce6cd5f3 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *conf,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
 
@@ -163,11 +162,8 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *conf,
     /* If dataplane is (re-)enabled while the guest is running there could be
      * block jobs that can conflict.
      */
-    if (blk_op_is_blocked(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DATAPLANE,
-                          &local_err)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "cannot start dataplane thread: %s",
-                   error_get_pretty(local_err));
-        error_free(local_err);
+    if (blk_op_is_blocked(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DATAPLANE, errp)) {
+        error_prepend(errp, "cannot start dataplane thread: ");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/block/fdc.c b/hw/block/fdc.c
index 4292eced32..858f5f7ce7 100644
--- a/hw/block/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/block/fdc.c
@@ -2245,10 +2245,12 @@ ISADevice *fdctrl_init_isa(ISABus *bus, DriveInfo **fds)
     dev = DEVICE(isadev);
 
     if (fds[0]) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "driveA", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "driveA", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     if (fds[1]) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "driveB", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[1]));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "driveB", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[1]),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
 
@@ -2268,10 +2270,12 @@ void fdctrl_init_sysbus(qemu_irq irq, int dma_chann,
     fdctrl = &sys->state;
     fdctrl->dma_chann = dma_chann; /* FIXME */
     if (fds[0]) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "driveA", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "driveA", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     if (fds[1]) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "driveB", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[1]));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "driveB", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[1]),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
@@ -2287,7 +2291,8 @@ void sun4m_fdctrl_init(qemu_irq irq, hwaddr io_base,
 
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, "SUNW,fdtwo");
     if (fds[0]) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(fds[0]),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     sys = SYSBUS_FDC(dev);
diff --git a/hw/block/nand.c b/hw/block/nand.c
index f0e34139fe..478e1a6b3f 100644
--- a/hw/block/nand.c
+++ b/hw/block/nand.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ DeviceState *nand_init(BlockBackend *blk, int manf_id, int chip_id)
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "manufacturer_id", manf_id);
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "chip_id", chip_id);
     if (blk) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "drive", blk);
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk, &error_fatal);
     }
 
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
diff --git a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
index 215f9622c9..2736b37e71 100644
--- a/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/exynos4210_uart.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
 
@@ -595,15 +596,17 @@ DeviceState *exynos4210_uart_create(hwaddr addr,
 
     if (!chr) {
         if (channel >= MAX_SERIAL_PORTS) {
-            hw_error("Only %d serial ports are supported by QEMU.\n",
-                     MAX_SERIAL_PORTS);
+            error_report("Only %d serial ports are supported by QEMU",
+                         MAX_SERIAL_PORTS);
+            exit(1);
         }
         chr = serial_hds[channel];
         if (!chr) {
             snprintf(label, ARRAY_SIZE(label), "%s%d", chr_name, channel);
             chr = qemu_chr_new(label, "null", NULL);
             if (!(chr)) {
-                hw_error("Can't assign serial port to UART%d.\n", channel);
+                error_report("Can't assign serial port to UART%d", channel);
+                exit(1);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index 513d73c27f..566e9ef194 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -888,18 +888,13 @@ SerialState *serial_init(int base, qemu_irq irq, int baudbase,
                          CharDriverState *chr, MemoryRegion *system_io)
 {
     SerialState *s;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     s = g_malloc0(sizeof(SerialState));
 
     s->irq = irq;
     s->baudbase = baudbase;
     s->chr = chr;
-    serial_realize_core(s, &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    serial_realize_core(s, &error_fatal);
 
     vmstate_register(NULL, base, &vmstate_serial, s);
 
@@ -949,7 +944,6 @@ SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
                             CharDriverState *chr, enum device_endian end)
 {
     SerialState *s;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     s = g_malloc0(sizeof(SerialState));
 
@@ -958,11 +952,7 @@ SerialState *serial_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     s->baudbase = baudbase;
     s->chr = chr;
 
-    serial_realize_core(s, &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    serial_realize_core(s, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register(NULL, base, &vmstate_serial, s);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->io, NULL, &serial_mm_ops[end], s,
diff --git a/hw/core/nmi.c b/hw/core/nmi.c
index de1d1f8cb1..4057cdd6a2 100644
--- a/hw/core/nmi.c
+++ b/hw/core/nmi.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 struct do_nmi_s {
     int cpu_index;
-    Error *errp;
+    Error *err;
     bool handled;
 };
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ static int do_nmi(Object *o, void *opaque)
         NMIClass *nc = NMI_GET_CLASS(n);
 
         ns->handled = true;
-        nc->nmi_monitor_handler(n, ns->cpu_index, &ns->errp);
-        if (ns->errp) {
+        nc->nmi_monitor_handler(n, ns->cpu_index, &ns->err);
+        if (ns->err) {
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ void nmi_monitor_handle(int cpu_index, Error **errp)
 {
     struct do_nmi_s ns = {
         .cpu_index = cpu_index,
-        .errp = NULL,
+        .err = NULL,
         .handled = false
     };
 
     nmi_children(object_get_root(), &ns);
     if (ns.handled) {
-        error_propagate(errp, ns.errp);
+        error_propagate(errp, ns.err);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_UNSUPPORTED);
     }
diff --git a/hw/core/platform-bus.c b/hw/core/platform-bus.c
index 70e0518901..aa55d01817 100644
--- a/hw/core/platform-bus.c
+++ b/hw/core/platform-bus.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "hw/platform-bus.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
 
@@ -106,31 +107,29 @@ static void plaform_bus_refresh_irqs(PlatformBusDevice *pbus)
     pbus->done_gathering = true;
 }
 
-static int platform_bus_map_irq(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
-                                int n)
+static void platform_bus_map_irq(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
+                                 int n)
 {
     int max_irqs = pbus->num_irqs;
     int irqn;
 
     if (sysbus_is_irq_connected(sbdev, n)) {
         /* IRQ is already mapped, nothing to do */
-        return 0;
+        return;
     }
 
     irqn = find_first_zero_bit(pbus->used_irqs, max_irqs);
     if (irqn >= max_irqs) {
-        hw_error("Platform Bus: Can not fit IRQ line");
-        return -1;
+        error_report("Platform Bus: Can not fit IRQ line");
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     set_bit(irqn, pbus->used_irqs);
     sysbus_connect_irq(sbdev, n, pbus->irqs[irqn]);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
-static int platform_bus_map_mmio(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
-                                 int n)
+static void platform_bus_map_mmio(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
+                                  int n)
 {
     MemoryRegion *sbdev_mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(sbdev, n);
     uint64_t size = memory_region_size(sbdev_mr);
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ static int platform_bus_map_mmio(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
 
     if (memory_region_is_mapped(sbdev_mr)) {
         /* Region is already mapped, nothing to do */
-        return 0;
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -155,13 +154,13 @@ static int platform_bus_map_mmio(PlatformBusDevice *pbus, SysBusDevice *sbdev,
     }
 
     if (!found_region) {
-        hw_error("Platform Bus: Can not fit MMIO region of size %"PRIx64, size);
+        error_report("Platform Bus: Can not fit MMIO region of size %"PRIx64,
+                     size);
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     /* Map the device's region into our Platform Bus MMIO space */
     memory_region_add_subregion(&pbus->mmio, off, sbdev_mr);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index 921e799dbb..1589abaf60 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -364,18 +364,6 @@ void qdev_prop_set_drive(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
                             name, errp);
 }
 
-void qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
-                                BlockBackend *value)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, name, value, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-
 void qdev_prop_set_chr(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
                        CharDriverState *value)
 {
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 33e245e12f..3572810b42 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -1063,10 +1063,8 @@ static void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev,
         object_property_parse(OBJECT(dev), prop->value, prop->property, &err);
         if (err != NULL) {
             assert(prop->user_provided);
-            error_report("Warning: global %s.%s=%s ignored (%s)",
-                         prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value,
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
-            error_free(err);
+            error_reportf_err(err, "Warning: global %s.%s=%s ignored: ",
+                              prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 4e3173d81a..2c7101d91d 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -370,9 +370,8 @@ void qdev_init_nofail(DeviceState *dev)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("Initialization of device %s failed: %s",
-                     object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)),
-                     error_get_pretty(err));
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Initialization of device %s failed: ",
+                          object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
         exit(1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c b/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
index 3c538985ee..63d8b42674 100644
--- a/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
+++ b/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/arm/omap.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 struct omap_gpio_s {
     qemu_irq irq;
@@ -682,7 +683,8 @@ static int omap_gpio_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     struct omap_gpif_s *s = OMAP1_GPIO(dev);
 
     if (!s->clk) {
-        hw_error("omap-gpio: clk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap-gpio: clk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
     qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, omap_gpio_set, 16);
     qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->omap1.handler, 16);
@@ -700,25 +702,35 @@ static int omap2_gpio_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     int i;
 
     if (!s->iclk) {
-        hw_error("omap2-gpio: iclk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap2-gpio: iclk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
+
+    s->modulecount = s->mpu_model < omap2430 ? 4
+                   : s->mpu_model < omap3430 ? 5
+                   : 6;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < s->modulecount; i++) {
+        if (!s->fclk[i]) {
+            error_report("omap2-gpio: fclk%d not connected", i);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (s->mpu_model < omap3430) {
-        s->modulecount = (s->mpu_model < omap2430) ? 4 : 5;
         memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, OBJECT(s), &omap2_gpif_top_ops, s,
                               "omap2.gpio", 0x1000);
         sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->iomem);
-    } else {
-        s->modulecount = 6;
     }
+
     s->modules = g_new0(struct omap2_gpio_s, s->modulecount);
     s->handler = g_new0(qemu_irq, s->modulecount * 32);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, omap2_gpio_set, s->modulecount * 32);
     qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->handler, s->modulecount * 32);
+
     for (i = 0; i < s->modulecount; i++) {
         struct omap2_gpio_s *m = &s->modules[i];
-        if (!s->fclk[i]) {
-            hw_error("omap2-gpio: fclk%d not connected\n", i);
-        }
+
         m->revision = (s->mpu_model < omap3430) ? 0x18 : 0x25;
         m->handler = &s->handler[i * 32];
         sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &m->irq[0]); /* mpu irq */
@@ -728,6 +740,7 @@ static int omap2_gpio_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
                               "omap.gpio-module", 0x1000);
         sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &m->iomem);
     }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c b/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
index b6f544a221..8b0b14684d 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
+++ b/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c.h"
 #include "hw/arm/omap.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 #define TYPE_OMAP_I2C "omap_i2c"
 #define OMAP_I2C(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(OMAPI2CState, (obj), TYPE_OMAP_I2C)
@@ -449,12 +450,15 @@ static int omap_i2c_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     OMAPI2CState *s = OMAP_I2C(dev);
 
     if (!s->fclk) {
-        hw_error("omap_i2c: fclk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap_i2c: fclk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
     if (s->revision >= OMAP2_INTR_REV && !s->iclk) {
         /* Note that OMAP1 doesn't have a separate interface clock */
-        hw_error("omap_i2c: iclk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap_i2c: iclk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
+
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->drq[0]);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->drq[1]);
diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
index 0fd69230ae..eec1340f47 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static char *assign_failed_examine(const AssignedDevice *dev)
         "*** $ echo \"%04x:%02x:%02x.%x\" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/"
         "pci-stub/bind\n"
         "*** $ echo \"%04x %04x\" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/pci-stub/remove_id\n"
-        "***",
+        "***\n",
         ns, dev->host.domain, dev->host.bus, dev->host.slot,
         dev->host.function, vendor_id, device_id,
         dev->host.domain, dev->host.bus, dev->host.slot, dev->host.function,
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static char *assign_failed_examine(const AssignedDevice *dev)
         dev->host.function, vendor_id, device_id);
 
 fail:
-    return g_strdup("Couldn't find out why.");
+    return g_strdup("Couldn't find out why.\n");
 }
 
 static void assign_device(AssignedDevice *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -812,8 +812,9 @@ static void assign_device(AssignedDevice *dev, Error **errp)
             char *cause;
 
             cause = assign_failed_examine(dev);
-            error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Failed to assign device \"%s\"\n%s",
-                             dev->dev.qdev.id, cause);
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Failed to assign device \"%s\"",
+                             dev->dev.qdev.id);
+            error_append_hint(errp, "%s", cause);
             g_free(cause);
             break;
         }
@@ -912,11 +913,10 @@ retry:
             dev->features |= ASSIGNED_DEVICE_PREFER_MSI_MASK;
             goto retry;
         }
-        error_setg_errno(errp, -r,
-                         "Failed to assign irq for \"%s\"\n"
-                         "Perhaps you are assigning a device "
-                         "that shares an IRQ with another device?",
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Failed to assign irq for \"%s\"",
                          dev->dev.qdev.id);
+        error_append_hint(errp, "Perhaps you are assigning a device "
+                          "that shares an IRQ with another device?\n");
         return r;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index c36b8cf45a..9e37186776 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ ISADevice *pc_find_fdc0(void)
 
     if (state.multiple) {
         error_report("warning: multiple floppy disk controllers with "
-                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found;\n"
-                     "the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
+                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found");
+        error_printf("the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
                      "your intent");
     }
 
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ void pc_cmos_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
 {
     int val;
     static pc_cmos_init_late_arg arg;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* various important CMOS locations needed by PC/Bochs bios */
 
@@ -481,11 +480,7 @@ void pc_cmos_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(pcms), OBJECT(s),
                              "rtc_state", &error_abort);
 
-    set_boot_dev(s, MACHINE(pcms)->boot_order, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    set_boot_dev(s, MACHINE(pcms)->boot_order, &error_fatal);
 
     val = 0;
     val |= 0x02; /* FPU is there */
@@ -1123,7 +1118,6 @@ void pc_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
     int i;
     X86CPU *cpu = NULL;
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(pcms);
-    Error *error = NULL;
     unsigned long apic_id_limit;
 
     /* init CPUs */
@@ -1144,11 +1138,7 @@ void pc_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
 
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
         cpu = pc_new_cpu(machine->cpu_model, x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(i),
-                         &error);
-        if (error) {
-            error_report_err(error);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+                         &error_fatal);
         object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));
     }
 
@@ -1263,9 +1253,8 @@ void pc_acpi_init(const char *default_dsdt)
 
         acpi_table_add_builtin(opts, &err);
         if (err) {
-            error_report("WARNING: failed to load %s: %s", filename,
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
-            error_free(err);
+            error_reportf_err(err, "WARNING: failed to load %s: ",
+                              filename);
         }
         g_free(filename);
     }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 438cdae99e..df2b824385 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
     } else {
         pci_bus = NULL;
         i440fx_state = NULL;
-        isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), system_io);
+        isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), system_io,
+                              &error_abort);
         no_hpet = 1;
     }
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, gsi);
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 788b36133c..1f831098c7 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ IDEDevice *ide_create_drive(IDEBus *bus, int unit, DriveInfo *drive)
 
     dev = qdev_create(&bus->qbus, drive->media_cd ? "ide-cd" : "ide-hd");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "unit", unit);
-    qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive));
+    qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive),
+                        &error_fatal);
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
     return DO_UPCAST(IDEDevice, qdev, dev);
 }
diff --git a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
index e9b38a3c63..07b6272b09 100644
--- a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
+++ b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/arm/omap.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 /* Interrupt Handlers */
 struct omap_intr_handler_bank_s {
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@ static int omap_intc_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     struct omap_intr_handler_s *s = OMAP_INTC(dev);
 
     if (!s->iclk) {
-        hw_error("omap-intc: clk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap-intc: clk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
     s->nbanks = 1;
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->parent_intr[0]);
@@ -608,10 +610,12 @@ static int omap2_intc_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     struct omap_intr_handler_s *s = OMAP_INTC(dev);
 
     if (!s->iclk) {
-        hw_error("omap2-intc: iclk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap2-intc: iclk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
     if (!s->fclk) {
-        hw_error("omap2-intc: fclk not connected\n");
+        error_report("omap2-intc: fclk not connected");
+        return -1;
     }
     s->level_only = 1;
     s->nbanks = 3;
diff --git a/hw/isa/i82378.c b/hw/isa/i82378.c
index d4c830684b..3793c6fe7a 100644
--- a/hw/isa/i82378.c
+++ b/hw/isa/i82378.c
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ static void i82378_realize(PCIDevice *pci, Error **errp)
     pci_config_set_interrupt_pin(pci_conf, 1); /* interrupt pin 0 */
 
     isabus = isa_bus_new(dev, get_system_memory(),
-                         pci_address_space_io(pci));
+                         pci_address_space_io(pci), errp);
+    if (!isabus) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* This device has:
        2 82C59 (irq)
diff --git a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
index 43e0cd8ddd..630054c03e 100644
--- a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
+++ b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ static const TypeInfo isa_bus_info = {
 };
 
 ISABus *isa_bus_new(DeviceState *dev, MemoryRegion* address_space,
-                    MemoryRegion *address_space_io)
+                    MemoryRegion *address_space_io, Error **errp)
 {
     if (isabus) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Can't create a second ISA bus\n");
+        error_setg(errp, "Can't create a second ISA bus");
         return NULL;
     }
     if (!dev) {
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ ISABus *isa_bus_new(DeviceState *dev, MemoryRegion* address_space,
 
 void isa_bus_irqs(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq *irqs)
 {
-    if (!bus) {
-        hw_error("Can't set isa irqs with no isa bus present.");
-    }
     bus->irqs = irqs;
 }
 
@@ -137,10 +134,6 @@ ISADevice *isa_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
 
-    if (!bus) {
-        hw_error("Tried to create isa device %s with no isa bus present.",
-                 name);
-    }
     dev = qdev_create(BUS(bus), name);
     return ISA_DEVICE(dev);
 }
@@ -149,10 +142,6 @@ ISADevice *isa_try_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
 
-    if (!bus) {
-        hw_error("Tried to create isa device %s with no isa bus present.",
-                 name);
-    }
     dev = qdev_try_create(BUS(bus), name);
     return ISA_DEVICE(dev);
 }
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index 1ffc80362b..ed9907d29a 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -602,12 +602,16 @@ static void ich9_lpc_initfn(Object *obj)
     ich9_lpc_add_properties(lpc);
 }
 
-static int ich9_lpc_init(PCIDevice *d)
+static void ich9_lpc_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
     ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(d);
     ISABus *isa_bus;
 
-    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), get_system_memory(), get_system_io());
+    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), get_system_memory(), get_system_io(),
+                          errp);
+    if (!isa_bus) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     pci_set_long(d->wmask + ICH9_LPC_PMBASE,
                  ICH9_LPC_PMBASE_BASE_ADDRESS_MASK);
@@ -628,7 +632,6 @@ static int ich9_lpc_init(PCIDevice *d)
     memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(pci_address_space_io(d),
                                         ICH9_RST_CNT_IOPORT, &lpc->rst_cnt_mem,
                                         1);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static void ich9_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ static void ich9_lpc_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_BRIDGE, dc->categories);
     dc->reset = ich9_lpc_reset;
-    k->init = ich9_lpc_init;
+    k->realize = ich9_lpc_realize;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_ich9_lpc;
     dc->props = ich9_lpc_properties;
     k->config_write = ich9_lpc_config_write;
diff --git a/hw/isa/pc87312.c b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
index 3b1fcec537..38030655f4 100644
--- a/hw/isa/pc87312.c
+++ b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@ static void pc87312_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         /* FIXME use a qdev drive property instead of drive_get() */
         drive = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, 0);
         if (drive != NULL) {
-            qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(d, "driveA",
-                                       blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive));
+            qdev_prop_set_drive(d, "driveA", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive),
+                                &error_fatal);
         }
         /* FIXME use a qdev drive property instead of drive_get() */
         drive = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, 1);
         if (drive != NULL) {
-            qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(d, "driveB",
-                                       blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive));
+            qdev_prop_set_drive(d, "driveB", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(drive),
+                                &error_fatal);
         }
         qdev_init_nofail(d);
         s->fdc.dev = isa;
diff --git a/hw/isa/piix4.c b/hw/isa/piix4.c
index 2c59e91fff..644cfd9536 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix4.c
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ static void piix4_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     PIIX4State *d = PIIX4_PCI_DEVICE(dev);
 
-    isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), pci_address_space(dev),
-                pci_address_space_io(dev));
+    if (!isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), pci_address_space(dev),
+                     pci_address_space_io(dev), errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
     piix4_dev = &d->dev;
     qemu_register_reset(piix4_reset, d);
 }
diff --git a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
index 252e1d7145..6c2190b46c 100644
--- a/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
+++ b/hw/isa/vt82c686.c
@@ -440,7 +440,10 @@ static void vt82c686b_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
     int i;
 
     isa_bus = isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), get_system_memory(),
-                          pci_address_space_io(d));
+                          pci_address_space_io(d), errp);
+    if (!isa_bus) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     pci_conf = d->config;
     pci_config_set_prog_interface(pci_conf, 0x0);
diff --git a/hw/m68k/an5206.c b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
index c1dea17f33..8d9ccaa88e 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 
 #define KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR 0x10000
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ static void an5206_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
     cpu = cpu_m68k_init(cpu_model);
     if (!cpu) {
-        hw_error("Unable to find m68k CPU definition\n");
+        error_report("Unable to find m68k CPU definition");
+        exit(1);
     }
     env = &cpu->env;
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index 1ab885bb3f..1cfbaa605a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     memory_region_init(isa_mem, NULL, "isa-mem", 0x01000000);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, 0x90000000, isa_io);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, 0x91000000, isa_mem);
-    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, isa_mem, isa_io);
+    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, isa_mem, isa_io, &error_abort);
 
     /* ISA devices */
     i8259 = i8259_init(isa_bus, env->irq[4]);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
index af10da1c57..2d4e038673 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_init(isa_mem, NULL, "isa-mem", 0x01000000);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0x14000000, isa_io);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0x10000000, isa_mem);
-    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, isa_mem, get_system_io());
+    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, isa_mem, get_system_io(), &error_abort);
 
     /* The PIC is attached to the MIPS CPU INT0 pin */
     i8259 = i8259_init(isa_bus, env->irq[2]);
diff --git a/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c b/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
index d6002750f0..b562ac990a 100644
--- a/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
+++ b/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "hw/cris/etraxfs.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 #define D(x)
 
@@ -589,7 +590,8 @@ static int fs_eth_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     ETRAXFSEthState *s = ETRAX_FS_ETH(dev);
 
     if (!s->dma_out || !s->dma_in) {
-        hw_error("Unconnected ETRAX-FS Ethernet MAC.\n");
+        error_report("Unconnected ETRAX-FS Ethernet MAC");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     s->dma_out->client.push = eth_tx_push;
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/piix.c b/hw/pci-host/piix.c
index 924f0fa82b..b0d7e31607 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/piix.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/piix.c
@@ -651,8 +651,10 @@ static void piix3_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     PIIX3State *d = PIIX3_PCI_DEVICE(dev);
 
-    isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), get_system_memory(),
-                pci_address_space_io(dev));
+    if (!isa_bus_new(DEVICE(d), get_system_memory(),
+                     pci_address_space_io(dev), errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     memory_region_init_io(&d->rcr_mem, OBJECT(dev), &rcr_ops, d,
                           "piix3-reset-control", 1);
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/prep.c b/hw/pci-host/prep.c
index da88cb3352..f434596e8f 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/prep.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/prep.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static void raven_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
             }
         }
         if (bios_size < 0 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
+            /* FIXME should error_setg() */
             hw_error("qemu: could not load bios image '%s'\n", s->bios_name);
         }
         g_free(filename);
@@ -355,8 +356,9 @@ static void raven_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->desc = "PReP Host Bridge - Motorola Raven";
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_raven;
     /*
-     * PCI-facing part of the host bridge, not usable without the
-     * host-facing part, which can't be device_add'ed, yet.
+     * Reason: PCI-facing part of the host bridge, not usable without
+     * the host-facing part, which can't be device_add'ed, yet.
+     * Reason: realize() method uses hw_error().
      */
     dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index b3418dbae4..bd7da47fe2 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ static qemu_irq *ppce500_init_mpic(MachineState *machine, PPCE500Params *params,
             dev = ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(params, irqs, &err);
         }
         if (machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine) && !dev) {
-            error_report("kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: %s",
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_reportf_err(err,
+                              "kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: ");
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 1b9a573cae..ca3d6a8c40 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "hw/ide.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         bios_size = -1;
     }
     if (bios_size < 0 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
-        hw_error("qemu: could not load PowerPC bios '%s'\n", bios_name);
+        error_report("could not load PowerPC bios '%s'", bios_name);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
                                               kernel_base,
                                               ram_size - kernel_base);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            hw_error("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         /* load initrd */
@@ -261,8 +262,8 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(initrd_filename, initrd_base,
                                               ram_size - initrd_base);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
-                hw_error("qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                         initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             cmdline_base = round_page(initrd_base + initrd_size);
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
             break;
 #endif /* defined(TARGET_PPC64) */
         default:
-            hw_error("Bus model not supported on mac99 machine\n");
+            error_report("Bus model not supported on mac99 machine");
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 21eaf0e66b..c3f9fe3907 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "hw/ide.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
         bios_size = -1;
     }
     if (bios_size < 0 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
-        hw_error("qemu: could not load PowerPC bios '%s'\n", bios_name);
+        error_report("could not load PowerPC bios '%s'", bios_name);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -178,8 +179,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
                                               kernel_base,
                                               ram_size - kernel_base);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            hw_error("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n",
-                      kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         /* load initrd */
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(initrd_filename, initrd_base,
                                               ram_size - initrd_base);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
-                hw_error("qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                         initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
                 exit(1);
             }
             cmdline_base = round_page(initrd_base + initrd_size);
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
                 ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC6xx_INPUT_INT];
             break;
         default:
-            hw_error("Bus model not supported on OldWorld Mac machine\n");
+            error_report("Bus model not supported on OldWorld Mac machine");
+            exit(1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -259,7 +260,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* init basic PC hardware */
     if (PPC_INPUT(env) != PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_6xx) {
-        hw_error("Only 6xx bus is supported on heathrow machine\n");
+        error_report("Only 6xx bus is supported on heathrow machine");
+        exit(1);
     }
     pic = heathrow_pic_init(&pic_mem, 1, heathrow_irqs);
     pci_bus = pci_grackle_init(0xfec00000, pic,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 5ad28f75cf..0e102fcfbe 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
         kernel_size = load_image_targphys(kernel_filename, kernel_base,
                                           ram_size - kernel_base);
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            hw_error("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+            error_report("could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
             exit(1);
         }
         /* load initrd */
@@ -541,8 +542,9 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(initrd_filename, initrd_base,
                                               ram_size - initrd_base);
             if (initrd_size < 0) {
-                hw_error("qemu: could not load initial ram disk '%s'\n",
-                          initrd_filename);
+                error_report("could not load initial ram disk '%s'",
+                             initrd_filename);
+                exit(1);
             }
         } else {
             initrd_base = 0;
@@ -569,7 +571,8 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     if (PPC_INPUT(env) != PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_6xx) {
-        hw_error("Only 6xx bus is supported on PREP machine\n");
+        error_report("Only 6xx bus is supported on PREP machine");
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, "raven-pcihost");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 414e0f9b7a..50e5a268da 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ static XICSState *xics_system_init(MachineState *machine,
             icp = try_create_xics(TYPE_KVM_XICS, nr_servers, nr_irqs, &err);
         }
         if (machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine) && !icp) {
-            error_report("kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: %s",
-                         error_get_pretty(err));
+            error_reportf_err(err,
+                              "kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: ");
+        } else {
+            error_free(err);
         }
-        error_free(err);
     }
 
     if (!icp) {
@@ -1216,7 +1217,8 @@ static void spapr_create_nvram(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
     DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
 
     if (dinfo) {
-        qdev_prop_set_drive_nofail(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo));
+        qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                            &error_fatal);
     }
 
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
@@ -1834,7 +1836,8 @@ static void ppc_spapr_init(MachineState *machine)
         ram_addr_t hotplug_mem_size = machine->maxram_size - machine->ram_size;
 
         if (machine->ram_slots > SPAPR_MAX_RAM_SLOTS) {
-            error_report("Specified number of memory slots %"PRIu64" exceeds max supported %d\n",
+            error_report("Specified number of memory slots %" PRIu64
+                         " exceeds max supported %d",
                          machine->ram_slots, SPAPR_MAX_RAM_SLOTS);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 8be62c349b..4fb86a68c4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -465,8 +465,7 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
     object_property_add_alias(root_container, link_name,
                               drc->owner, child_name, &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
+        error_report_err(err);
         object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
     }
     g_free(child_name);
@@ -486,8 +485,7 @@ static void unrealize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
     snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%x", drck->get_index(drc));
     object_property_del(root_container, name, &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
+        error_report_err(err);
         object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
index b91fcc6e79..9c01be5ca9 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     S390IPLState *ipl = S390_IPL(dev);
     uint64_t pentry = KERN_IMAGE_START;
     int kernel_size;
-    Error *l_err = NULL;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
     int bios_size;
     char *bios_filename;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
         bios_filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
         if (bios_filename == NULL) {
-            error_setg(&l_err, "could not find stage1 bootloader\n");
+            error_setg(&err, "could not find stage1 bootloader");
             goto error;
         }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         g_free(bios_filename);
 
         if (bios_size == -1) {
-            error_setg(&l_err, "could not load bootloader '%s'\n", bios_name);
+            error_setg(&err, "could not load bootloader '%s'", bios_name);
             goto error;
         }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             kernel_size = load_image_targphys(ipl->kernel, 0, ram_size);
         }
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            error_setg(&l_err, "could not load kernel '%s'\n", ipl->kernel);
+            error_setg(&err, "could not load kernel '%s'", ipl->kernel);
             goto error;
         }
         /*
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             initrd_size = load_image_targphys(ipl->initrd, initrd_offset,
                                               ram_size - initrd_offset);
             if (initrd_size == -1) {
-                error_setg(&l_err, "could not load initrd '%s'\n", ipl->initrd);
+                error_setg(&err, "could not load initrd '%s'", ipl->initrd);
                 goto error;
             }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
     qemu_register_reset(qdev_reset_all_fn, dev);
 error:
-    error_propagate(errp, l_err);
+    error_propagate(errp, err);
 }
 
 static Property s390_ipl_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
index 682949afb2..eaa37ba408 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_skeys_enabled(S390SKeysState *ss)
 
     r = skeyclass->get_skeys(ss, 0, 1, &single_key);
     if (r != 0 && r != KVM_S390_GET_SKEYS_NONE) {
-        error_report("S390_GET_KEYS error %d\n", r);
+        error_report("S390_GET_KEYS error %d", r);
     }
     return (r == 0);
 }
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
index 539ef6d3a4..f2b732e300 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ void hmp_dump_skeys(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     qmp_dump_skeys(filename, &err);
     if (err) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
+        error_report_err(err);
     }
 }
 
@@ -192,8 +191,8 @@ static int qemu_s390_skeys_set(S390SKeysState *ss, uint64_t start_gfn,
     /* Check for uint64 overflow and access beyond end of key data */
     if (start_gfn + count > skeydev->key_count || start_gfn + count < count) {
         error_report("Error: Setting storage keys for page beyond the end "
-                "of memory: gfn=%" PRIx64 " count=%" PRId64 "\n", start_gfn,
-                count);
+                     "of memory: gfn=%" PRIx64 " count=%" PRId64,
+                     start_gfn, count);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
@@ -212,8 +211,8 @@ static int qemu_s390_skeys_get(S390SKeysState *ss, uint64_t start_gfn,
     /* Check for uint64 overflow and access beyond end of key data */
     if (start_gfn + count > skeydev->key_count || start_gfn + count < count) {
         error_report("Error: Getting storage keys for page beyond the end "
-                "of memory: gfn=%" PRIx64 " count=%" PRId64 "\n", start_gfn,
-                count);
+                     "of memory: gfn=%" PRIx64 " count=%" PRId64,
+                     start_gfn, count);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ static void s390_storage_keys_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
     buf = g_try_malloc(S390_SKEYS_BUFFER_SIZE);
     if (!buf) {
-        error_report("storage key save could not allocate memory\n");
+        error_report("storage key save could not allocate memory");
         goto end_stream;
     }
 
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ static void s390_storage_keys_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
                  * use S390_SKEYS_SAVE_FLAG_ERROR to indicate failure to the
                  * reading side.
                  */
-                error_report("S390_GET_KEYS error %d\n", error);
+                error_report("S390_GET_KEYS error %d", error);
                 memset(buf, 0, S390_SKEYS_BUFFER_SIZE);
                 eos = S390_SKEYS_SAVE_FLAG_ERROR;
             }
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@ static int s390_storage_keys_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
             uint8_t *buf = g_try_malloc(S390_SKEYS_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
             if (!buf) {
-                error_report("storage key load could not allocate memory\n");
+                error_report("storage key load could not allocate memory");
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 break;
             }
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ static int s390_storage_keys_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 
                 ret = skeyclass->set_skeys(ss, cur_gfn, cur_count, buf);
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    error_report("S390_SET_KEYS error %d\n", ret);
+                    error_report("S390_SET_KEYS error %d", ret);
                     break;
                 }
                 handled_count += cur_count;
diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.c b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
index a061b49f19..74f2b40154 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/sclp.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
@@ -456,29 +456,26 @@ static void sclp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SCLPDevice *sclp = SCLP(dev);
-    Error *l_err = NULL;
+    Error *err = NULL;
     uint64_t hw_limit;
     int ret;
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(sclp->event_facility), true, "realized",
-                             &l_err);
-    if (l_err) {
-        goto error;
+                             &err);
+    if (err) {
+        goto out;
     }
 
     ret = s390_set_memory_limit(machine->maxram_size, &hw_limit);
     if (ret == -E2BIG) {
-        error_setg(&l_err, "qemu: host supports a maximum of %" PRIu64 " GB",
+        error_setg(&err, "qemu: host supports a maximum of %" PRIu64 " GB",
                    hw_limit >> 30);
-        goto error;
     } else if (ret) {
-        error_setg(&l_err, "qemu: setting the guest size failed");
-        goto error;
+        error_setg(&err, "qemu: setting the guest size failed");
     }
-    return;
-error:
-    assert(l_err);
-    error_propagate(errp, l_err);
+
+out:
+    error_propagate(errp, err);
 }
 
 static void sclp_memory_init(SCLPDevice *sclp)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
index 00cdac62f9..7bc82885ac 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
@@ -217,11 +217,9 @@ static void vhost_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (vs->conf.vhostfd) {
-        vhostfd = monitor_fd_param(cur_mon, vs->conf.vhostfd, &err);
+        vhostfd = monitor_fd_param(cur_mon, vs->conf.vhostfd, errp);
         if (vhostfd == -1) {
-            error_setg(errp, "vhost-scsi: unable to parse vhostfd: %s",
-                       error_get_pretty(err));
-            error_free(err);
+            error_prepend(errp, "vhost-scsi: unable to parse vhostfd: ");
             return;
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index b81a1d349d..a3e575ac79 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -937,7 +937,6 @@ static void save_opt(const char **dest, QemuOpts *opts, const char *name)
 
 void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *val;
 
     assert(!smbios_immutable);
@@ -948,11 +947,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
         int size;
         struct smbios_table *table; /* legacy mode only */
 
-        qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_file_opts, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_report_err(local_err);
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_file_opts, &error_fatal);
 
         size = get_image_size(val);
         if (size == -1 || size < sizeof(struct smbios_structure_header)) {
@@ -1034,11 +1029,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
 
         switch (type) {
         case 0:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type0_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type0_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type0.vendor, opts, "vendor");
             save_opt(&type0.version, opts, "version");
             save_opt(&type0.date, opts, "date");
@@ -1054,11 +1045,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             }
             return;
         case 1:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type1_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type1_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type1.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
             save_opt(&type1.product, opts, "product");
             save_opt(&type1.version, opts, "version");
@@ -1076,11 +1063,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             }
             return;
         case 2:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type2_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type2_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type2.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
             save_opt(&type2.product, opts, "product");
             save_opt(&type2.version, opts, "version");
@@ -1089,11 +1072,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             save_opt(&type2.location, opts, "location");
             return;
         case 3:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type3_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type3_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type3.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
             save_opt(&type3.version, opts, "version");
             save_opt(&type3.serial, opts, "serial");
@@ -1101,11 +1080,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             save_opt(&type3.sku, opts, "sku");
             return;
         case 4:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type4_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type4_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type4.sock_pfx, opts, "sock_pfx");
             save_opt(&type4.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
             save_opt(&type4.version, opts, "version");
@@ -1114,11 +1089,7 @@ void smbios_entry_add(QemuOpts *opts)
             save_opt(&type4.part, opts, "part");
             return;
         case 17:
-            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type17_opts, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_report_err(local_err);
-                exit(1);
-            }
+            qemu_opts_validate(opts, qemu_smbios_type17_opts, &error_fatal);
             save_opt(&type17.loc_pfx, opts, "loc_pfx");
             save_opt(&type17.bank, opts, "bank");
             save_opt(&type17.manufacturer, opts, "manufacturer");
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 7a433d33a7..1925a1cef9 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -600,13 +600,14 @@ pci_ebus_init(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, qemu_irq *irqs)
     return isa_bus;
 }
 
-static int
-pci_ebus_init1(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
+static void pci_ebus_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
 {
     EbusState *s = DO_UPCAST(EbusState, pci_dev, pci_dev);
 
-    isa_bus_new(DEVICE(pci_dev), get_system_memory(),
-                pci_address_space_io(pci_dev));
+    if (!isa_bus_new(DEVICE(pci_dev), get_system_memory(),
+                     pci_address_space_io(pci_dev), errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     pci_dev->config[0x04] = 0x06; // command = bus master, pci mem
     pci_dev->config[0x05] = 0x00;
@@ -621,14 +622,13 @@ pci_ebus_init1(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     memory_region_init_alias(&s->bar1, OBJECT(s), "bar1", get_system_io(),
                              0, 0x4000);
     pci_register_bar(pci_dev, 1, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_IO, &s->bar1);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static void ebus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     PCIDeviceClass *k = PCI_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
-    k->init = pci_ebus_init1;
+    k->realize = pci_ebus_realize;
     k->vendor_id = PCI_VENDOR_ID_SUN;
     k->device_id = PCI_DEVICE_ID_SUN_EBUS;
     k->revision = 0x01;
diff --git a/hw/timer/arm_mptimer.c b/hw/timer/arm_mptimer.c
index 3e59c2a288..5dfab669f4 100644
--- a/hw/timer/arm_mptimer.c
+++ b/hw/timer/arm_mptimer.c
@@ -220,8 +220,9 @@ static void arm_mptimer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     int i;
 
     if (s->num_cpu < 1 || s->num_cpu > ARM_MPTIMER_MAX_CPUS) {
-        hw_error("%s: num-cpu must be between 1 and %d\n",
-                 __func__, ARM_MPTIMER_MAX_CPUS);
+        error_setg(errp, "num-cpu must be between 1 and %d",
+                   ARM_MPTIMER_MAX_CPUS);
+        return;
     }
     /* We implement one timer block per CPU, and expose multiple MMIO regions:
      *  * region 0 is "timer for this core"
diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_tis.c b/hw/tpm/tpm_tis.c
index ff073d501a..95fc66e8fc 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_tis.c
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_tis.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static void tpm_tis_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     if (tis->irq_num > 15) {
         error_setg(errp, "tpm_tis: IRQ %d for TPM TIS is outside valid range "
-                   "of 0 to 15.\n", tis->irq_num);
+                   "of 0 to 15", tis->irq_num);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
index 91117b2b94..1968202c82 100644
--- a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
+++ b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 
 #undef DEBUG_PUV3
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ static void puv3_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
     size = load_image_targphys(kernel_filename, KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR,
             KERNEL_MAX_SIZE);
     if (size < 0) {
-        hw_error("Load kernel error: '%s'\n", kernel_filename);
+        error_report("Load kernel error: '%s'", kernel_filename);
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     /* cheat curses that we have a graphic console, only under ocd console */
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ static void puv3_init(MachineState *machine)
     UniCore32CPU *cpu;
 
     if (initrd_filename) {
-        hw_error("Please use kernel built-in initramdisk.\n");
+        error_report("Please use kernel built-in initramdisk");
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     if (!cpu_model) {
@@ -121,7 +124,8 @@ static void puv3_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     cpu = uc32_cpu_init(cpu_model);
     if (!cpu) {
-        hw_error("Unable to find CPU definition\n");
+        error_report("Unable to find CPU definition");
+        exit(1);
     }
     env = &cpu->env;
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/bus.c b/hw/usb/bus.c
index ee6b43abc6..1bbe9302f9 100644
--- a/hw/usb/bus.c
+++ b/hw/usb/bus.c
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ static USBDevice *usb_try_create_simple(USBBus *bus, const char *name,
     }
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Failed to initialize USB device '%s': %s",
-                   name, error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        error_prepend(errp, "Failed to initialize USB device '%s': ",
+                      name);
         object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -725,9 +725,8 @@ USBDevice *usbdevice_create(const char *cmdline)
     }
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err) {
-        error_report("Failed to initialize USB device '%s': %s",
-                     f->name, error_get_pretty(err));
-        error_free(err);
+        error_reportf_err(err, "Failed to initialize USB device '%s': ",
+                          f->name);
         object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
         return NULL;
     }