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


From: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
Subject: [RFC v5 035/126] PowerPC Machines: introduce ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:04:21 +0300

If we want to add some info to errp (by error_prepend() or
error_append_hint()), we must use the ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE macro.
Otherwise, this info will not be added when errp == &fatal_err
(the program will exit prior to the error_append_hint() or
error_prepend() call).  Fix such cases.

If we want to check error after errp-function call, we need to
introduce local_err and than propagate it to errp. Instead, use
ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE macro, benefits are:
1. No need of explicit error_propagate call
2. No need of explicit local_err variable: use errp directly
3. ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE leaves errp as is if it's not NULL or
   &error_fatel, this means that we don't break error_abort
   (we'll abort on error_set, not on error_propagate)

This commit (together with its neighbors) was generated by

for f in $(git grep -l errp \*.[ch]); do \
    spatch --sp-file scripts/coccinelle/auto-propagated-errp.cocci \
    --macro-file scripts/cocci-macro-file.h --in-place --no-show-diff $f; \
done;

then fix a bit of compilation problems: coccinelle for some reason
leaves several
f() {
    ...
    goto out;
    ...
    out:
}
patterns, with "out:" at function end.

then
./python/commit-per-subsystem.py MAINTAINERS "$(< auto-msg)"

(auto-msg was a file with this commit message)

Still, for backporting it may be more comfortable to use only the first
command and then do one huge commit.

Reported-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
Reported-by: Greg Kurz <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <address@hidden>
---
 hw/intc/pnv_xive.c      |  15 ++---
 hw/intc/xics.c          |  28 ++++-----
 hw/intc/xics_kvm.c      |  30 +++++----
 hw/intc/xics_pnv.c      |   7 +--
 hw/intc/xics_spapr.c    |   7 +--
 hw/isa/pc87312.c        |   7 +--
 hw/misc/macio/macio.c   |  68 +++++++++-----------
 hw/ppc/e500.c           |   7 +--
 hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c   |   1 +
 hw/ppc/pnv.c            | 109 ++++++++++++++------------------
 hw/ppc/pnv_core.c       |  23 +++----
 hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c      |   5 +-
 hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c        |  26 ++++----
 hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c        |   5 +-
 hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c        |  23 +++----
 hw/ppc/spapr.c          | 133 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c     |  57 ++++++++---------
 hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c |  36 +++++------
 hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c      |  48 ++++++---------
 hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c      |  98 +++++++++++++----------------
 hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c      |  97 +++++++++++++----------------
 hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c      |  12 ++--
 22 files changed, 364 insertions(+), 478 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
index ed6e9d71bb..05acec9b91 100644
--- a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
@@ -1659,15 +1659,14 @@ static void pnv_xive_init(Object *obj)
 
 static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvXive *xive = PNV_XIVE(dev);
     XiveSource *xsrc = &xive->ipi_source;
     XiveENDSource *end_xsrc = &xive->end_source;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Object *obj;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         error_prepend(errp, "required link 'chip' not found: ");
         return;
     }
@@ -1685,9 +1684,8 @@ static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
                             &error_fatal);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(xive),
                                    &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1695,9 +1693,8 @@ static void pnv_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
                             &error_fatal);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(end_xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(xive),
                                    &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(end_xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(end_xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index dfe7dbd254..91a3e8840a 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ static void icp_reset_handler(void *dev)
 
 static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
     CPUPPCState *env;
     Object *obj;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_XICS, &err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_XICS, errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, err,
+        error_prepend(errp,
                                 "required link '" ICP_PROP_XICS
                                 "' not found: ");
         return;
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     icp->xics = XICS_FABRIC(obj);
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_CPU, &err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICP_PROP_CPU, errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, err,
+        error_prepend(errp,
                                 "required link '" ICP_PROP_CPU
                                 "' not found: ");
         return;
@@ -344,9 +344,8 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     /* Connect the presenter to the VCPU (required for CPU hotplug) */
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        icp_kvm_realize(dev, &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        icp_kvm_realize(dev, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ static const TypeInfo icp_info = {
 
 Object *icp_create(Object *cpu, const char *type, XICSFabric *xi, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Object *obj;
 
     obj = object_new(type);
@@ -390,10 +389,9 @@ Object *icp_create(Object *cpu, const char *type, 
XICSFabric *xi, Error **errp)
     object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(xi),
                                    &error_abort);
     object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICP_PROP_CPU, cpu, &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         object_unparent(obj);
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         obj = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -587,13 +585,13 @@ static void ics_reset_handler(void *dev)
 
 static void ics_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ICSState *ics = ICS(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Object *obj;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICS_PROP_XICS, &local_err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), ICS_PROP_XICS, errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
+        error_prepend(errp,
                                 "required link '" ICS_PROP_XICS
                                 "' not found: ");
         return;
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index ba90d6dc96..66902228e3 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ int ics_set_kvm_state_one(ICSState *ics, int srcno, Error 
**errp)
 
 int ics_set_kvm_state(ICSState *ics, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     int i;
 
     /* The KVM XICS device is not in use */
@@ -302,16 +303,14 @@ int ics_set_kvm_state(ICSState *ics, Error **errp)
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ics->nr_irqs; i++) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
         int ret;
 
         if (ics_irq_free(ics, i)) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        ret = ics_set_kvm_state_one(ics, i, &local_err);
+        ret = ics_set_kvm_state_one(ics, i, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return ret;
         }
     }
@@ -344,9 +343,9 @@ void ics_kvm_set_irq(ICSState *ics, int srcno, int val)
 
 int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     int rc;
     CPUState *cs;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /*
      * The KVM XICS device already in use. This is the case when
@@ -364,28 +363,28 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
**errp)
 
     rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_SET_XIVE, "ibm,set-xive");
     if (rc < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
                          "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,set-xive");
         goto fail;
     }
 
     rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_GET_XIVE, "ibm,get-xive");
     if (rc < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
                          "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,get-xive");
         goto fail;
     }
 
     rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_INT_ON, "ibm,int-on");
     if (rc < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
                          "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,int-on");
         goto fail;
     }
 
     rc = kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token(RTAS_IBM_INT_OFF, "ibm,int-off");
     if (rc < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc,
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc,
                          "kvmppc_define_rtas_kernel_token: ibm,int-off");
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     /* Create the KVM XICS device */
     rc = kvm_create_device(kvm_state, KVM_DEV_TYPE_XICS, false);
     if (rc < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(&local_err, -rc, "Error on KVM_CREATE_DEVICE for 
XICS");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -rc, "Error on KVM_CREATE_DEVICE for XICS");
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -406,23 +405,23 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
**errp)
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
 
-        icp_kvm_realize(DEVICE(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp), &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        icp_kvm_realize(DEVICE(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp), errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             goto fail;
         }
     }
 
     /* Update the KVM sources */
-    ics_set_kvm_state(spapr->ics, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    ics_set_kvm_state(spapr->ics, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
     /* Connect the presenters to the initial VCPUs of the machine */
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
-        icp_set_kvm_state(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        icp_set_kvm_state(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->icp, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             goto fail;
         }
     }
@@ -430,7 +429,6 @@ int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 
 fail:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, NULL);
     return -1;
 }
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c b/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
index 35f3811264..501aee21d7 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_pnv.c
@@ -161,14 +161,13 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_icp_ops = {
 
 static void pnv_icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
     PnvICPState *pnv_icp = PNV_ICP(icp);
     ICPStateClass *icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(icp);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    icpc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    icpc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
index 6e5eb24b3c..2c21ad8ea9 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
@@ -285,13 +285,12 @@ static void rtas_int_on(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 
 static void ics_spapr_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ICSState *ics = ICS_SPAPR(dev);
     ICSStateClass *icsc = ICS_GET_CLASS(ics);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    icsc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    icsc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/isa/pc87312.c b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
index b9bd57471e..ac30eaed33 100644
--- a/hw/isa/pc87312.c
+++ b/hw/isa/pc87312.c
@@ -291,18 +291,17 @@ static void pc87312_reset(DeviceState *d)
 
 static void pc87312_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PC87312State *s;
     ISADevice *isa;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     s = PC87312(dev);
     isa = ISA_DEVICE(dev);
     isa_register_ioport(isa, &s->io, s->iobase);
     pc87312_hard_reset(s);
 
-    ISA_SUPERIO_GET_CLASS(dev)->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ISA_SUPERIO_GET_CLASS(dev)->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
index 50f20d8206..612a8203d9 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
@@ -105,13 +105,12 @@ static void macio_init_child_obj(MacIOState *s, const 
char *childname,
 
 static void macio_common_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
     SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->dbdma), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->dbdma), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dbdma);
@@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ static void macio_common_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
     qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chrB", serial_hd(1));
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chnBtype", escc_serial);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->escc), "chnAtype", escc_serial);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->escc), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->escc), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -153,23 +151,21 @@ static void macio_realize_ide(MacIOState *s, 
MACIOIDEState *ide,
 
 static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
     OldWorldMacIOState *os = OLDWORLD_MACIO(d);
     DeviceState *pic_dev = DEVICE(os->pic);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
 
-    macio_common_realize(d, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    macio_common_realize(d, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
     qdev_prop_set_uint64(DEVICE(&s->cuda), "timebase-frequency",
                          s->frequency);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cuda);
@@ -184,9 +180,8 @@ static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus_dev, 1, qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev,
                                                        OLDWORLD_ESCCA_IRQ));
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&os->nvram), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&os->nvram), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&os->nvram);
@@ -203,18 +198,16 @@ static void macio_oldworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
     macio_realize_ide(s, &os->ide[0],
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE0_IRQ),
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE0_DMA_IRQ),
-                      0x16, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+                      0x16, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
     macio_realize_ide(s, &os->ide[1],
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE1_IRQ),
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, OLDWORLD_IDE1_DMA_IRQ),
-                      0x1a, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+                      0x1a, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -291,16 +284,15 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps timer_ops = {
 
 static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MacIOState *s = MACIO(d);
     NewWorldMacIOState *ns = NEWWORLD_MACIO(d);
     DeviceState *pic_dev = DEVICE(ns->pic);
-    Error *err = NULL;
     SysBusDevice *sysbus_dev;
     MemoryRegion *timer_memory = NULL;
 
-    macio_common_realize(d, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    macio_common_realize(d, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -319,18 +311,16 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
     macio_realize_ide(s, &ns->ide[0],
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE0_IRQ),
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE0_DMA_IRQ),
-                      0x16, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+                      0x16, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
     macio_realize_ide(s, &ns->ide[1],
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE1_IRQ),
                       qdev_get_gpio_in(pic_dev, NEWWORLD_IDE1_DMA_IRQ),
-                      0x1a, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+                      0x1a, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -347,7 +337,7 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
                                  &error_abort);
         memory_region_add_subregion(&s->bar, 0x50,
                                     sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus_dev, 0));
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&ns->gpio), true, "realized", &err);
+        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&ns->gpio), true, "realized", errp);
 
         /* PMU */
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "pmu", &s->pmu, sizeof(s->pmu),
@@ -357,9 +347,8 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
         qdev_prop_set_bit(DEVICE(&s->pmu), "has-adb", ns->has_adb);
         qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->pmu), BUS(&s->macio_bus));
 
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->pmu), true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->pmu), true, "realized", errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
         sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->pmu);
@@ -375,9 +364,8 @@ static void macio_newworld_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error 
**errp)
         qdev_prop_set_uint64(DEVICE(&s->cuda), "timebase-frequency",
                              s->frequency);
 
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cuda), true, "realized", errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
         sysbus_dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cuda);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 91cd4c26f9..468d667261 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -764,16 +764,15 @@ static DeviceState 
*ppce500_init_mpic_qemu(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
 static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc,
                                           IrqLines *irqs, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     DeviceState *dev;
     CPUState *cs;
 
     dev = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_KVM_OPENPIC);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "model", pmc->mpic_version);
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index c5bbcc7433..1a37412d31 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ static char *core99_get_via_config(Object *obj, Error 
**errp)
 
 static void core99_set_via_config(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Core99MachineState *cms = CORE99_MACHINE(obj);
 
     if (!strcmp(value, "cuda")) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 7cf64b6d25..7155259f13 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -764,14 +764,13 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p8(PnvChip *chip, 
uint32_t core_id)
 static void pnv_chip_power8_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                         Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Object *obj;
     PnvCPUState *pnv_cpu = pnv_cpu_state(cpu);
 
     obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_PNV_ICP, 
XICS_FABRIC(qdev_get_machine()),
-                     &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                     errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -796,8 +795,8 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p9(PnvChip *chip, 
uint32_t core_id)
 static void pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                         Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Pnv9Chip *chip9 = PNV9_CHIP(chip);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Object *obj;
     PnvCPUState *pnv_cpu = pnv_cpu_state(cpu);
 
@@ -806,9 +805,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, 
PowerPCCPU *cpu,
      * controller object is initialized afterwards. Hopefully, it's
      * only used at runtime.
      */
-    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(&chip9->xive), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(&chip9->xive), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -901,32 +899,29 @@ static void pnv_chip_icp_realize(Pnv8Chip *chip8, Error 
**errp)
 
 static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(dev);
     PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
     Pnv8Chip *chip8 = PNV8_CHIP(dev);
     Pnv8Psi *psi8 = &chip8->psi;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* XSCOM bridge is first */
-    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV_XSCOM_SIZE, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV_XSCOM_SIZE, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(chip), 0, PNV_XSCOM_BASE(chip));
 
-    pcc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
     /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), PNV_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
                             "bar", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), true, "realized", 
&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->psi), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV_XSCOM_PSIHB_BASE,
@@ -945,16 +940,14 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
      * Interrupt Management Area. This is the memory region holding
      * all the Interrupt Control Presenter (ICP) registers
      */
-    pnv_chip_icp_realize(chip8, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pnv_chip_icp_realize(chip8, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
     /* Create the simplified OCC model */
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), true, "realized", 
&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->occ), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV_XSCOM_OCC_BASE, &chip8->occ.xscom_regs);
@@ -965,9 +958,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
 
     /* HOMER */
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip8->homer), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                             errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV_HOMER_BASE(chip),
@@ -1091,29 +1083,26 @@ static void pnv_chip_quad_realize(Pnv9Chip *chip9, 
Error **errp)
 
 static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Pnv9Chip *chip9 = PNV9_CHIP(dev);
     PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
     Pnv9Psi *psi9 = &chip9->psi;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     /* XSCOM bridge is first */
-    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_SIZE, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pnv_xscom_realize(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_SIZE, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(chip), 0, PNV9_XSCOM_BASE(chip));
 
-    pcc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
-    pnv_chip_quad_realize(chip9, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pnv_chip_quad_realize(chip9, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1127,9 +1116,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), PNV9_XIVE_TM_BASE(chip),
                             "tm-bar", &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->xive), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                             errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_XIVE_BASE,
@@ -1138,18 +1126,16 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
     /* Processor Service Interface (PSI) Host Bridge */
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), PNV9_PSIHB_BASE(chip),
                             "bar", &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), true, "realized", 
&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->psi), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_PSIHB_BASE,
                             &PNV_PSI(psi9)->xscom_regs);
 
     /* LPC */
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), true, "realized", 
&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->lpc), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV9_LPCM_BASE(chip),
@@ -1159,9 +1145,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
                                             (uint64_t) PNV9_LPCM_BASE(chip));
 
     /* Create the simplified OCC model */
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), true, "realized", 
&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->occ), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     pnv_xscom_add_subregion(chip, PNV9_XSCOM_OCC_BASE, &chip9->occ.xscom_regs);
@@ -1172,9 +1157,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
 
     /* HOMER */
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&chip9->homer), true, "realized",
-                             &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                             errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), PNV9_HOMER_BASE(chip),
@@ -1232,8 +1216,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_sanitize(PnvChip *chip, Error 
**errp)
 
 static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-    Error *error = NULL;
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(chip);
     const char *typename = pnv_chip_core_typename(chip);
     size_t typesize = object_type_get_instance_size(typename);
@@ -1245,9 +1229,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error 
**errp)
     }
 
     /* Cores */
-    pnv_chip_core_sanitize(chip, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    pnv_chip_core_sanitize(chip, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1293,13 +1276,12 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error 
**errp)
 
 static void pnv_chip_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvChip *chip = PNV_CHIP(dev);
-    Error *error = NULL;
 
     /* Cores */
-    pnv_chip_core_realize(chip, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        error_propagate(errp, error);
+    pnv_chip_core_realize(chip, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -1387,13 +1369,12 @@ static void pnv_get_num_chips(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char *name,
 static void pnv_set_num_chips(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                               void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(obj);
     uint32_t num_chips;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &num_chips, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    visit_type_uint32(v, name, &num_chips, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
index b1a7489e7a..c45b326f78 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
@@ -162,22 +162,20 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_core_power9_xscom_ops = {
 
 static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     int core_pir;
     int thread_index = 0; /* TODO: TCG supports only one thread */
     ppc_spr_t *pir = &env->spr_cb[SPR_PIR];
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(chip);
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
-    pcc->intc_create(chip, cpu, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    pcc->intc_create(chip, cpu, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -198,19 +196,19 @@ static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip 
*chip, Error **errp)
 
 static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvCore *pc = PNV_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
     PnvCoreClass *pcc = PNV_CORE_GET_CLASS(pc);
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
     const char *typename = pnv_core_cpu_typename(pc);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     void *obj;
     int i, j;
     char name[32];
     Object *chip;
 
-    chip = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
+    chip = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
     if (!chip) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
+        error_prepend(errp,
                                 "required link 'chip' not found: ");
         return;
     }
@@ -235,8 +233,8 @@ static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     for (j = 0; j < cc->nr_threads; j++) {
-        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], PNV_CHIP(chip), &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], PNV_CHIP(chip), errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             goto err;
         }
     }
@@ -252,7 +250,6 @@ err:
         object_unparent(obj);
     }
     g_free(pc->threads);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void pnv_unrealize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
index cc881a3b32..80e3acf94a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_homer.c
@@ -227,14 +227,13 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_homer_power9_type_info = {
 
 static void pnv_homer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvHomer *homer = PNV_HOMER(dev);
     PnvHomerClass *hmrc = PNV_HOMER_GET_CLASS(homer);
     Object *obj;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         error_prepend(errp, "required link 'chip' not found: ");
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
index 9466d4a1be..7f6041cc28 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_lpc.c
@@ -599,13 +599,12 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps opb_master_ops = {
 
 static void pnv_lpc_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
     PnvLpcClass *plc = PNV_LPC_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    plc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    plc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -644,13 +643,12 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_lpc_power8_info = {
 
 static void pnv_lpc_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
     PnvLpcClass *plc = PNV_LPC_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    plc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    plc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -681,13 +679,12 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_lpc_power9_info = {
 
 static void pnv_lpc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvLpcController *lpc = PNV_LPC(dev);
     Object *obj;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", &local_err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         error_prepend(errp, "required link 'psi' not found: ");
         return;
     }
@@ -797,7 +794,7 @@ static void pnv_lpc_isa_irq_handler(void *opaque, int n, 
int level)
 
 ISABus *pnv_lpc_isa_create(PnvLpcController *lpc, bool use_cpld, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ISABus *isa_bus;
     qemu_irq *irqs;
     qemu_irq_handler handler;
@@ -806,9 +803,8 @@ ISABus *pnv_lpc_isa_create(PnvLpcController *lpc, bool 
use_cpld, Error **errp)
      * devices speficied on the command line won't find the bus and
      * will fail to create.
      */
-    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, &lpc->isa_mem, &lpc->isa_io, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, &lpc->isa_mem, &lpc->isa_io, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
index 785653bb67..3306109a9b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_occ.c
@@ -255,16 +255,15 @@ static const TypeInfo pnv_occ_power9_type_info = {
 
 static void pnv_occ_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvOCC *occ = PNV_OCC(dev);
     PnvOCCClass *poc = PNV_OCC_GET_CLASS(occ);
     Object *obj;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     occ->occmisc = 0;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", &local_err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "psi", errp);
     if (!obj) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         error_prepend(errp, "required link 'psi' not found: ");
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
index a997f16bb4..e96db52b82 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
@@ -483,30 +483,28 @@ static const uint8_t irq_to_xivr[] = {
 
 static void pnv_psi_power8_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvPsi *psi = PNV_PSI(dev);
     ICSState *ics = &PNV8_PSI(psi)->ics;
     Object *obj;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     unsigned int i;
 
-    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "xics", &err);
+    obj = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "xics", errp);
     if (!obj) {
         error_setg(errp, "%s: required link 'xics' not found: %s",
-                   __func__, error_get_pretty(err));
+                   __func__, error_get_pretty(*errp));
         return;
     }
 
     /* Create PSI interrupt control source */
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(ics), ICS_PROP_XICS, obj,
                                    &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(ics), PSI_NUM_INTERRUPTS, "nr-irqs", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(ics), PSI_NUM_INTERRUPTS, "nr-irqs", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(ics), true, "realized",  &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(ics), true, "realized",  errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -832,9 +830,9 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_instance_init(Object *obj)
 
 static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PnvPsi *psi = PNV_PSI(dev);
     XiveSource *xsrc = &PNV9_PSI(psi)->source;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i;
 
     /* This is the only device with 4k ESB pages */
@@ -844,9 +842,8 @@ static void pnv_psi_power9_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
                             &error_fatal);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(xsrc), "xive", OBJECT(psi),
                                    &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(xsrc), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 6729269aa9..7d59e53020 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -2503,31 +2503,31 @@ static CPUArchId *spapr_find_cpu_slot(MachineState *ms, 
uint32_t id, int *idx)
 
 static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(spapr);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool vsmt_user = !!spapr->vsmt;
     int kvm_smt = kvmppc_smt_threads();
     int ret;
     unsigned int smp_threads = ms->smp.threads;
 
     if (!kvm_enabled() && (smp_threads > 1)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "TCG cannot support more than 1 thread/core "
+        error_setg(errp, "TCG cannot support more than 1 thread/core "
                      "on a pseries machine");
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
     if (!is_power_of_2(smp_threads)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "Cannot support %d threads/core on a pseries "
+        error_setg(errp, "Cannot support %d threads/core on a pseries "
                      "machine because it must be a power of 2", smp_threads);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Detemine the VSMT mode to use: */
     if (vsmt_user) {
         if (spapr->vsmt < smp_threads) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, "Cannot support VSMT mode %d"
+            error_setg(errp, "Cannot support VSMT mode %d"
                          " because it must be >= threads/core (%d)",
                          spapr->vsmt, smp_threads);
-            goto out;
+            return;
         }
         /* In this case, spapr->vsmt has been set by the command line */
     } else {
@@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
Error **errp)
         ret = kvmppc_set_smt_threads(spapr->vsmt);
         if (ret) {
             /* Looks like KVM isn't able to change VSMT mode */
-            error_setg(&local_err,
+            error_setg(errp,
                        "Failed to set KVM's VSMT mode to %d (errno %d)",
                        spapr->vsmt, ret);
             /* We can live with that if the default one is big enough
@@ -2554,25 +2554,22 @@ static void spapr_set_vsmt_mode(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, Error **errp)
              * we want.  In this case we'll waste some vcpu ids, but
              * behaviour will be correct */
             if ((kvm_smt >= smp_threads) && ((spapr->vsmt % kvm_smt) == 0)) {
-                warn_report_err(local_err);
-                local_err = NULL;
-                goto out;
+                warn_report_errp(errp);
+                *errp = NULL;
+                return;
             } else {
                 if (!vsmt_user) {
-                    error_append_hint(&local_err,
+                    error_append_hint(errp,
                                       "On PPC, a VM with %d threads/core"
                                       " on a host with %d threads/core"
                                       " requires the use of VSMT mode %d.\n",
                                       smp_threads, kvm_smt, spapr->vsmt);
                 }
-                error_append_kvmppc_smt_possible_hint(&local_err);
-                goto out;
+                error_append_kvmppc_smt_possible_hint(errp);
+                return;
             }
         }
     }
-    /* else TCG: nothing to do currently */
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void spapr_init_cpus(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
@@ -3404,27 +3401,26 @@ int spapr_lmb_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, 
SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t addr_start, uint64_t 
size,
                            bool dedicated_hp_event_source, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprDrc *drc;
     uint32_t nr_lmbs = size/SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
     int i;
     uint64_t addr = addr_start;
     bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     for (i = 0; i < nr_lmbs; i++) {
         drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_LMB,
                               addr / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
         g_assert(drc);
 
-        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             while (addr > addr_start) {
                 addr -= SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
                 drc = spapr_drc_by_id(TYPE_SPAPR_DRC_LMB,
                                       addr / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
                 spapr_drc_detach(drc);
             }
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
         if (!hotplugged) {
@@ -3452,27 +3448,27 @@ static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t 
addr_start, uint64_t size,
 static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                               Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *ms = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
     uint64_t size, addr;
 
     size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &error_abort);
 
-    pc_dimm_plug(dimm, MACHINE(ms), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    pc_dimm_plug(dimm, MACHINE(ms), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
     }
 
     addr = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm),
-                                    PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                                    PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto out_unplug;
     }
 
     spapr_add_lmbs(dev, addr, size, spapr_ovec_test(ms->ov5_cas, OV5_HP_EVT),
-                   &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+                   errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto out_unplug;
     }
 
@@ -3480,17 +3476,15 @@ static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 
 out_unplug:
     pc_dimm_unplug(dimm, MACHINE(ms));
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState 
*dev,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     const SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t size;
     Object *memdev;
     hwaddr pagesize;
@@ -3500,9 +3494,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         return;
     }
 
-    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3515,9 +3508,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     memdev = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_MEMDEV_PROP,
                                       &error_abort);
     pagesize = host_memory_backend_pagesize(MEMORY_BACKEND(memdev));
-    spapr_check_pagesize(spapr, pagesize, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_check_pagesize(spapr, pagesize, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3641,8 +3633,8 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                         DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
     uint32_t nr_lmbs;
     uint64_t size, addr_start, addr;
@@ -3653,9 +3645,9 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev,
     nr_lmbs = size / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
 
     addr_start = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP,
-                                         &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+                                         errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -3665,10 +3657,10 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev,
      * bail out to avoid detaching DRCs that were already released.
      */
     if (spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_find(spapr, dimm)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "Memory unplug already in progress for device %s",
                    dev->id);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_add(spapr, nr_lmbs, dimm);
@@ -3687,8 +3679,6 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev,
                           addr_start / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
     spapr_hotplug_req_remove_by_count_indexed(SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB,
                                               nr_lmbs, spapr_drc_index(drc));
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 /* Callback to be called during DRC release. */
@@ -3776,6 +3766,7 @@ int spapr_core_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, 
SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                             Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
     SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
@@ -3783,7 +3774,6 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
DeviceState *dev,
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(dev);
     CPUState *cs;
     SpaprDrc *drc;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     CPUArchId *core_slot;
     int index;
     bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
@@ -3801,9 +3791,8 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
DeviceState *dev,
     g_assert(drc || !mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus);
 
     if (drc) {
-        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        spapr_drc_attach(drc, dev, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -3834,9 +3823,8 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
DeviceState *dev,
     if (hotplugged) {
         for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
             ppc_set_compat(core->threads[i], 
POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr,
-                           &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                           errp);
+            if (*errp) {
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -3846,9 +3834,9 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
DeviceState *dev,
 static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(dev);
     const char *base_core_type = spapr_get_cpu_core_type(machine->cpu_type);
     const char *type = object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev));
@@ -3857,18 +3845,18 @@ static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     unsigned int smp_threads = machine->smp.threads;
 
     if (dev->hotplugged && !mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "CPU hotplug not supported for this machine");
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "CPU hotplug not supported for this machine");
+        return;
     }
 
     if (strcmp(base_core_type, type)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "CPU core type should be %s", base_core_type);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "CPU core type should be %s", base_core_type);
+        return;
     }
 
     if (cc->core_id % smp_threads) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "invalid core id %d", cc->core_id);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "invalid core id %d", cc->core_id);
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -3878,26 +3866,23 @@ static void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
      * total vcpus not a multiple of threads-per-core.
      */
     if (mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus && (cc->nr_threads != smp_threads)) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "invalid nr-threads %d, must be %d",
+        error_setg(errp, "invalid nr-threads %d, must be %d",
                    cc->nr_threads, smp_threads);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     core_slot = spapr_find_cpu_slot(MACHINE(hotplug_dev), cc->core_id, &index);
     if (!core_slot) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "core id %d out of range", cc->core_id);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "core id %d out of range", cc->core_id);
+        return;
     }
 
     if (core_slot->cpu) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "core %d already populated", cc->core_id);
-        goto out;
+        error_setg(errp, "core %d already populated", cc->core_id);
+        return;
     }
 
-    numa_cpu_pre_plug(core_slot, dev, &local_err);
-
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    numa_cpu_pre_plug(core_slot, dev, errp);
 }
 
 int spapr_phb_dt_populate(SpaprDrc *drc, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
@@ -3956,12 +3941,12 @@ static void spapr_phb_pre_plug(HotplugHandler 
*hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 static void spapr_phb_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                            Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
     SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
     SpaprPhbState *sphb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
     SpaprDrc *drc;
     bool hotplugged = spapr_drc_hotplugged(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
         return;
@@ -3971,9 +3956,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, 
DeviceState *dev,
     /* hotplug hooks should check it's enabled before getting this far */
     assert(drc);
 
-    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(dev), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(dev), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -4283,6 +4267,7 @@ int spapr_get_vcpu_id(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 
 void spapr_set_vcpu_id(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int cpu_index, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(spapr);
     int vcpu_id;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
index 481dfd2a27..324f5080cd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_caps.c
@@ -83,14 +83,13 @@ static void spapr_cap_get_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, 
const char *name,
 static void spapr_cap_set_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
     bool value;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -121,15 +120,14 @@ static void  spapr_cap_get_string(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v, const char *name,
 static void spapr_cap_set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint8_t i;
     char *val;
 
-    visit_type_str(v, name, &val, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    visit_type_str(v, name, &val, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -165,15 +163,14 @@ static void spapr_cap_get_pagesize(Object *obj, Visitor 
*v, const char *name,
 static void spapr_cap_set_pagesize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprCapabilityInfo *cap = opaque;
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(obj);
     uint64_t pagesize;
     uint8_t val;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_size(v, name, &pagesize, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    visit_type_size(v, name, &pagesize, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -248,12 +245,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_cfpc_possible = {
 static void cap_safe_cache_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint8_t val,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     uint8_t kvm_val =  kvmppc_get_cap_safe_cache();
 
     if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
         /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning */
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-cfpc=%s",
                    cap_cfpc_possible.vals[val]);
     } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
@@ -263,8 +260,8 @@ static void cap_safe_cache_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
uint8_t val,
                    cap_cfpc_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
     }
 
-    if (local_err != NULL)
-        warn_report_err(local_err);
+    if (*errp)
+        warn_report_errp(errp);
 }
 
 SpaprCapPossible cap_sbbc_possible = {
@@ -277,12 +274,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_sbbc_possible = {
 static void cap_safe_bounds_check_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint8_t val,
                                         Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     uint8_t kvm_val =  kvmppc_get_cap_safe_bounds_check();
 
     if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
         /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning */
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-sbbc=%s",
                    cap_sbbc_possible.vals[val]);
     } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
@@ -292,8 +289,8 @@ static void cap_safe_bounds_check_apply(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, uint8_t val,
                    cap_sbbc_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
     }
 
-    if (local_err != NULL)
-        warn_report_err(local_err);
+    if (*errp)
+        warn_report_errp(errp);
 }
 
 SpaprCapPossible cap_ibs_possible = {
@@ -309,12 +306,12 @@ SpaprCapPossible cap_ibs_possible = {
 static void cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                            uint8_t val, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     uint8_t kvm_val = kvmppc_get_cap_safe_indirect_branch();
 
     if (tcg_enabled() && val) {
         /* TCG only supports broken, allow other values and print a warning */
-        error_setg(&local_err,
+        error_setg(errp,
                    "TCG doesn't support requested feature, cap-ibs=%s",
                    cap_ibs_possible.vals[val]);
     } else if (kvm_enabled() && (val > kvm_val)) {
@@ -324,8 +321,8 @@ static void 
cap_safe_indirect_branch_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                    cap_ibs_possible.vals[kvm_val]);
     }
 
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
-        warn_report_err(local_err);
+    if (*errp) {
+        warn_report_errp(errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -787,7 +784,7 @@ void spapr_caps_cpu_apply(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 
 void spapr_caps_add_properties(SpaprMachineClass *smc, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     ObjectClass *klass = OBJECT_CLASS(smc);
     int i;
 
@@ -798,19 +795,17 @@ void spapr_caps_add_properties(SpaprMachineClass *smc, 
Error **errp)
 
         object_class_property_add(klass, name, cap->type,
                                   cap->get, cap->set,
-                                  NULL, cap, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                                  NULL, cap, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             g_free(name);
             return;
         }
 
         desc = g_strdup_printf("%s", cap->description);
-        object_class_property_set_description(klass, name, desc, &local_err);
+        object_class_property_set_description(klass, name, desc, errp);
         g_free(name);
         g_free(desc);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 1d93de8161..471eaee317 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
 static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                SpaprCpuCore *sc, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto error;
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Set time-base frequency to 512 MHz */
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
 
-    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto error_unregister;
     }
 
@@ -252,36 +252,34 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, 
SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 error_unregister:
     qemu_unregister_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     cpu_remove_sync(CPU(cpu));
-error:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static PowerPCCPU *spapr_create_vcpu(SpaprCpuCore *sc, int i, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprCpuCoreClass *scc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE_GET_CLASS(sc);
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(sc);
     Object *obj;
     char *id;
     CPUState *cs;
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     obj = object_new(scc->cpu_type);
 
     cs = CPU(obj);
     cpu = POWERPC_CPU(obj);
     cs->cpu_index = cc->core_id + i;
-    spapr_set_vcpu_id(cpu, cs->cpu_index, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    spapr_set_vcpu_id(cpu, cs->cpu_index, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto err;
     }
 
     cpu->node_id = sc->node_id;
 
     id = g_strdup_printf("thread[%d]", i);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(sc), id, obj, &local_err);
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(sc), id, obj, errp);
     g_free(id);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (*errp) {
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -292,7 +290,6 @@ static PowerPCCPU *spapr_create_vcpu(SpaprCpuCore *sc, int 
i, Error **errp)
 
 err:
     object_unref(obj);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -307,6 +304,7 @@ static void spapr_delete_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprCpuCore 
*sc)
 
 static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     /* We don't use SPAPR_MACHINE() in order to exit gracefully if the user
      * tries to add a sPAPR CPU core to a non-pseries machine.
      */
@@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
                                                   TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE);
     SpaprCpuCore *sc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i, j;
 
     if (!spapr) {
@@ -325,15 +322,15 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, 
Error **errp)
 
     sc->threads = g_new(PowerPCCPU *, cc->nr_threads);
     for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
-        sc->threads[i] = spapr_create_vcpu(sc, i, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        sc->threads[i] = spapr_create_vcpu(sc, i, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             goto err;
         }
     }
 
     for (j = 0; j < cc->nr_threads; j++) {
-        spapr_realize_vcpu(sc->threads[j], spapr, sc, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
+        spapr_realize_vcpu(sc->threads[j], spapr, sc, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             goto err_unrealize;
         }
     }
@@ -348,7 +345,6 @@ err:
         spapr_delete_vcpu(sc->threads[i], sc);
     }
     g_free(sc->threads);
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static Property spapr_cpu_core_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 62f1a42592..22226939e1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ static void prop_get_index(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
char *name,
 static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprDrc *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(obj);
     QNull *null = NULL;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     int fdt_offset_next, fdt_offset, fdt_depth;
     void *fdt;
 
@@ -326,19 +326,17 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
char *name,
         case FDT_BEGIN_NODE:
             fdt_depth++;
             name = fdt_get_name(fdt, fdt_offset, &name_len);
-            visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, errp);
+            if (*errp) {
                 return;
             }
             break;
         case FDT_END_NODE:
             /* shouldn't ever see an FDT_END_NODE before FDT_BEGIN_NODE */
             g_assert(fdt_depth > 0);
-            visit_check_struct(v, &err);
+            visit_check_struct(v, errp);
             visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            if (*errp) {
                 return;
             }
             fdt_depth--;
@@ -347,22 +345,19 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const 
char *name,
             int i;
             prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset(fdt, fdt_offset, &prop_len);
             name = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
-            visit_start_list(v, name, NULL, 0, &err);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            visit_start_list(v, name, NULL, 0, errp);
+            if (*errp) {
                 return;
             }
             for (i = 0; i < prop_len; i++) {
-                visit_type_uint8(v, NULL, (uint8_t *)&prop->data[i], &err);
-                if (err) {
-                    error_propagate(errp, err);
+                visit_type_uint8(v, NULL, (uint8_t *)&prop->data[i], errp);
+                if (*errp) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
-            visit_check_list(v, &err);
+            visit_check_list(v, errp);
             visit_end_list(v, NULL);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
+            if (*errp) {
                 return;
             }
             break;
@@ -485,11 +480,11 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_drc = {
 
 static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprDrc *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(d);
     Object *root_container;
     gchar *link_name;
     gchar *child_name;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     trace_spapr_drc_realize(spapr_drc_index(drc));
     /* NOTE: we do this as part of realize/unrealize due to the fact
@@ -504,11 +499,10 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
     child_name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(drc));
     trace_spapr_drc_realize_child(spapr_drc_index(drc), child_name);
     object_property_add_alias(root_container, link_name,
-                              drc->owner, child_name, &err);
+                              drc->owner, child_name, errp);
     g_free(child_name);
     g_free(link_name);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
     vmstate_register(DEVICE(drc), spapr_drc_index(drc), &vmstate_spapr_drc,
@@ -610,12 +604,11 @@ static void drc_physical_reset(void *opaque)
 
 static void realize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprDrcPhysical *drcp = SPAPR_DRC_PHYSICAL(d);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    realize(d, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    realize(d, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -626,12 +619,11 @@ static void realize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
 
 static void unrealize_physical(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprDrcPhysical *drcp = SPAPR_DRC_PHYSICAL(d);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    unrealize(d, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    unrealize(d, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index 457eabe24c..9bccc9beeb 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -62,19 +62,18 @@ void spapr_irq_msi_free(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int irq, 
uint32_t num)
 static void spapr_irq_init_kvm(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                   SpaprIrq *irq, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (kvm_enabled() && machine_kernel_irqchip_allowed(machine)) {
-        irq->init_kvm(spapr, &local_err);
-        if (local_err && machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine)) {
-            error_prepend(&local_err,
+        irq->init_kvm(spapr, errp);
+        if (*errp && machine_kernel_irqchip_required(machine)) {
+            error_prepend(errp,
                           "kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable: ");
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!local_err) {
+        if (!*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -82,9 +81,9 @@ static void spapr_irq_init_kvm(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
          * We failed to initialize the KVM device, fallback to
          * emulated mode
          */
-        error_prepend(&local_err, "kernel_irqchip allowed but unavailable: ");
-        error_append_hint(&local_err, "Falling back to kernel-irqchip=off\n");
-        warn_report_err(local_err);
+        error_prepend(errp, "kernel_irqchip allowed but unavailable: ");
+        error_append_hint(errp, "Falling back to kernel-irqchip=off\n");
+        warn_report_errp(errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -135,14 +134,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xics(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, Monitor *mon)
 static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                            PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Object *obj;
     SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
 
     obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(spapr),
-                     &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                     errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -171,11 +169,10 @@ static void spapr_irq_set_irq_xics(void *opaque, int irq, 
int val)
 
 static void spapr_irq_reset_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
 
-    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xics, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -236,13 +233,12 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xive(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr,
 static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                            PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Object *obj;
     SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
 
-    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -262,8 +258,8 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, int version_id)
 
 static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     CPUState *cs;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
@@ -272,9 +268,8 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, 
Error **errp)
         spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(spapr_cpu_state(cpu)->tctx);
     }
 
-    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_irq_init_kvm(spapr, &spapr_irq_xive, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -339,18 +334,16 @@ static SpaprIrq *spapr_irq_current(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr)
 static int spapr_irq_claim_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int irq, bool lsi,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     int ret;
 
-    ret = spapr_irq_xics.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = spapr_irq_xics.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    ret = spapr_irq_xive.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = spapr_irq_xive.claim(spapr, irq, lsi, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -378,11 +371,10 @@ static void spapr_irq_dt_populate_dual(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr,
 static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                            PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
 
-    spapr_irq_xive.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_irq_xive.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -407,7 +399,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_dual(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, int version_id)
 
 static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
 
     /*
      * Deactivate the XIVE MMIOs. The XIVE backend will reenable them
@@ -417,15 +409,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState 
*spapr, Error **errp)
 
     /* Destroy all KVM devices */
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        xics_kvm_disconnect(spapr, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             error_prepend(errp, "KVM XICS disconnect failed: ");
             return;
         }
-        kvmppc_xive_disconnect(spapr->xive, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        kvmppc_xive_disconnect(spapr->xive, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             error_prepend(errp, "KVM XIVE disconnect failed: ");
             return;
         }
@@ -523,6 +513,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_check(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
**errp)
  */
 void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
 
     if (machine_kernel_irqchip_split(machine)) {
@@ -546,33 +537,28 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error 
**errp)
     }
 
     if (spapr->irq->xics) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
         Object *obj;
 
         obj = object_new(TYPE_ICS_SPAPR);
-        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", obj, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", obj, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
         object_property_add_const_link(obj, ICS_PROP_XICS, OBJECT(spapr),
-                                       &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                                       errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
         object_property_set_int(obj, spapr->irq->nr_xirqs, "nr-irqs",
-                                &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                                errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
-        object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        object_property_set_bool(obj, true, "realized", errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 01ff41d4c4..2022af1ce6 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1229,18 +1229,17 @@ static SpaprDrc *drc_from_dev(SpaprPhbState *phb, 
PCIDevice *dev)
 
 static void add_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     Object *owner;
     int i;
     uint8_t chassis;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!phb->dr_enabled) {
         return;
     }
 
-    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1258,17 +1257,16 @@ static void add_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, 
Error **errp)
 
 static void remove_drcs(SpaprPhbState *phb, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     int i;
     uint8_t chassis;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!phb->dr_enabled) {
         return;
     }
 
-    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    chassis = chassis_from_bus(bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1491,12 +1489,11 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_plug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
                                   PCIBridge *bridge,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PCIBus *bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(bridge);
 
-    add_drcs(phb, bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    add_drcs(phb, bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -1504,11 +1501,11 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_plug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
 static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
                            DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
     PCIDevice *pdev = PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev);
     PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(plugged_dev);
     SpaprDrc *drc = drc_from_dev(phb, pdev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     PCIBus *bus = PCI_BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(pdev)));
     uint32_t slotnr = PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn);
 
@@ -1520,18 +1517,17 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
          * we need to let them know it's not enabled
          */
         if (plugged_dev->hotplugged) {
-            error_setg(&local_err, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
+            error_setg(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG,
                        object_get_typename(OBJECT(phb)));
         }
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     g_assert(drc);
 
     if (pc->is_bridge) {
-        spapr_pci_bridge_plug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        spapr_pci_bridge_plug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -1542,15 +1538,15 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
      */
     if (plugged_dev->hotplugged && bus->devices[PCI_DEVFN(slotnr, 0)] &&
         PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) != 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "PCI: slot %d function 0 already ocuppied by 
%s,"
+        error_setg(errp, "PCI: slot %d function 0 already ocuppied by %s,"
                    " additional functions can no longer be exposed to guest.",
                    slotnr, bus->devices[PCI_DEVFN(slotnr, 0)]->name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
-    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(pdev), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
+    spapr_drc_attach(drc, DEVICE(pdev), errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
     }
 
     /* If this is function 0, signal hotplug for all the device functions.
@@ -1560,10 +1556,9 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
         spapr_drc_reset(drc);
     } else if (PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) == 0) {
         int i;
-        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), &local_err);
+        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), errp);
 
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1581,21 +1576,17 @@ static void spapr_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
             }
         }
     }
-
-out:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
                                     PCIBridge *bridge,
                                     Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PCIBus *bus = pci_bridge_get_sec_bus(bridge);
 
-    remove_drcs(phb, bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    remove_drcs(phb, bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -1603,6 +1594,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(SpaprPhbState *phb,
 static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
                              DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(plugged_dev);
     SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
 
@@ -1619,10 +1611,8 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler 
*plug_handler,
     pci_device_reset(PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev));
 
     if (pc->is_bridge) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
-        spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        spapr_pci_bridge_unplug(phb, PCI_BRIDGE(plugged_dev), errp);
+        if (*errp) {
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -1633,6 +1623,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
 static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
                                      DeviceState *plugged_dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprPhbState *phb = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(DEVICE(plug_handler));
     PCIDevice *pdev = PCI_DEVICE(plugged_dev);
     SpaprDrc *drc = drc_from_dev(phb, pdev);
@@ -1653,11 +1644,9 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler 
*plug_handler,
         SpaprDrcClass *func_drck;
         SpaprDREntitySense state;
         int i;
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
-        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), &local_err);
+        uint8_t chassis = chassis_from_bus(pci_get_bus(pdev), errp);
 
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1712,6 +1701,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_finalizefn(Object *obj)
 
 static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SysBusDevice *s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(s);
@@ -1719,7 +1709,6 @@ static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
     SpaprTceTable *tcet;
     int i;
     const unsigned windows_supported = spapr_phb_windows_supported(sphb);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     spapr_phb_nvgpu_free(sphb);
 
@@ -1740,9 +1729,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
         }
     }
 
-    remove_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    remove_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1790,6 +1778,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_destroy_msi(gpointer opaque)
 
 static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     /* We don't use SPAPR_MACHINE() in order to exit gracefully if the user
      * tries to add a sPAPR PHB to a non-pseries machine.
      */
@@ -1807,7 +1796,6 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
     uint64_t msi_window_size = 4096;
     SpaprTceTable *tcet;
     const unsigned windows_supported = spapr_phb_windows_supported(sphb);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (!spapr) {
         error_setg(errp, TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE " needs a pseries 
machine");
@@ -1961,9 +1949,9 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
         uint32_t irq = SPAPR_IRQ_PCI_LSI + sphb->index * PCI_NUM_PINS + i;
 
         if (smc->legacy_irq_allocation) {
-            irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, &local_err);
-            if (local_err) {
-                error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
+            irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, errp);
+            if (*errp) {
+                error_prepend(errp,
                                         "can't allocate LSIs: ");
                 /*
                  * Older machines will never support PHB hotplug, ie, this is 
an
@@ -1973,9 +1961,9 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
             }
         }
 
-        spapr_irq_claim(spapr, irq, true, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err, "can't allocate LSIs: ");
+        spapr_irq_claim(spapr, irq, true, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
+            error_prepend(errp, "can't allocate LSIs: ");
             goto unrealize;
         }
 
@@ -1983,9 +1971,8 @@ static void spapr_phb_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error 
**errp)
     }
 
     /* allocate connectors for child PCI devices */
-    add_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    add_drcs(sphb, phb->bus, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         goto unrealize;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
index 554de9930d..cae3e99412 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
@@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ static inline uint32_t spapr_vio_reg_to_irq(uint32_t reg)
 
 static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_AUTO_PROPAGATE();
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SpaprVioDevice *dev = (SpaprVioDevice *)qdev;
     SpaprVioDeviceClass *pc = VIO_SPAPR_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     char *id;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (dev->reg != -1) {
         /*
@@ -503,16 +503,14 @@ static void spapr_vio_busdev_realize(DeviceState *qdev, 
Error **errp)
     dev->irq = spapr_vio_reg_to_irq(dev->reg);
 
     if (SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr)->legacy_irq_allocation) {
-        dev->irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        dev->irq = spapr_irq_findone(spapr, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
             return;
         }
     }
 
-    spapr_irq_claim(spapr, dev->irq, false, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    spapr_irq_claim(spapr, dev->irq, false, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
         return;
     }
 
-- 
2.21.0




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