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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 2/2] dump: Don't return error code when retur


From: zhanghailiang
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 2/2] dump: Don't return error code when return an Error object
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:39:47 +0800
User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.1.1

On 2014/9/29 16:06, Markus Armbruster wrote:
zhanghailiang <address@hidden> writes:

Functions shouldn't return an error code and an Error object at the same time.
Turn all these functions that returning Error object to void.
We also judge if a function success or fail by reference to the local_err.

Signed-off-by: zhanghailiang <address@hidden>

---
  dump.c | 313 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
  1 file changed, 148 insertions(+), 165 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index 07d2300..a6188b3 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, 
void *opaque)
      return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      Elf64_Ehdr elf_header;
      int ret;
@@ -128,13 +128,10 @@ static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      Elf32_Ehdr elf_header;
      int ret;
@@ -162,13 +159,10 @@ static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
+static void write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
                               int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
                               hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
  {
@@ -188,15 +182,12 @@ static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping 
*memory_mapping,
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf64_Phdr), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
-                            int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
-                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
+                             int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
+                             hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
  {
      Elf32_Phdr phdr;
      int ret;
@@ -214,13 +205,10 @@ static int write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping 
*memory_mapping,
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      Elf64_Phdr phdr;
      hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
@@ -237,10 +225,7 @@ static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf64_Phdr), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

  static inline int cpu_index(CPUState *cpu)
@@ -248,8 +233,8 @@ static inline int cpu_index(CPUState *cpu)
      return cpu->cpu_index + 1;
  }

-static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
-                             Error **errp)
+static void write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
+                              Error **errp)
  {
      CPUState *cpu;
      int ret;
@@ -260,7 +245,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, 
DumpState *s,
          ret = cpu_write_elf64_note(f, cpu, id, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
-            return -1;
+            return;
          }
      }

@@ -268,14 +253,12 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, 
DumpState *s,
          ret = cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
-            return -1;
+            return;
          }
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
      Elf32_Phdr phdr;
@@ -292,14 +275,11 @@ static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
-        return -1;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
-                             Error **errp)
+static void write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
+                              Error **errp)
  {
      CPUState *cpu;
      int ret;
@@ -310,7 +290,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, 
DumpState *s,
          ret = cpu_write_elf32_note(f, cpu, id, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
-            return -1;
+            return;
          }
      }

@@ -318,14 +298,12 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, 
DumpState *s,
          ret = cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
-            return -1;
+            return;
          }
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
  {
      Elf32_Shdr shdr32;
      Elf64_Shdr shdr64;
@@ -348,49 +326,45 @@ static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, 
Error **errp)
      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&shdr, shdr_size, s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table", errp);
-        return -1;
+        return;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

-static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length, Error **errp)
+static void write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length, Error **errp)
  {
      int ret;

      ret = fd_write_vmcore(buf, length, s);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to save memory", errp);
-        return -1;
+        return;
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

  /* write the memroy to vmcore. 1 page per I/O. */
-static int write_memory(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block, ram_addr_t start,
-                        int64_t size, Error **errp)
+static void write_memory(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block, ram_addr_t start,
+                         int64_t size, Error **errp)
  {
      int64_t i;
-    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      for (i = 0; i < size / TARGET_PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
-        ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+        write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                   TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }
      }

      if ((size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) != 0) {
-        ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+        write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                   size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

  /* get the memory's offset and size in the vmcore */
@@ -455,13 +429,13 @@ static void get_offset_range(hwaddr phys_addr,
      }
  }

-static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      hwaddr offset, filesz;
      MemoryMapping *memory_mapping;
      uint32_t phdr_index = 1;
-    int ret;
      uint32_t max_index;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      if (s->have_section) {
          max_index = s->sh_info;
@@ -474,29 +448,28 @@ static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
                           memory_mapping->length,
                           s, &offset, &filesz);
          if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
-            ret = write_elf64_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
-                                   filesz, errp);
+            write_elf64_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
+                             filesz, &local_err);
          } else {
-            ret = write_elf32_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
-                                   filesz, errp);
+            write_elf32_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
+                             filesz, &local_err);
          }

-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          if (phdr_index >= max_index) {
              break;
          }
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

  /* write elf header, PT_NOTE and elf note to vmcore. */
-static int dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
-    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      /*
       * the vmcore's format is:
@@ -524,62 +497,76 @@ static int dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)

      /* write elf header to vmcore */
      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
-        ret = write_elf64_header(s, errp);
+        write_elf64_header(s, &local_err);
      } else {
-        ret = write_elf32_header(s, errp);
+        write_elf32_header(s, &local_err);
      }
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }

      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
          /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf64_note(s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf64_note(s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf_loads(s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          /* write section to vmcore */
          if (s->have_section) {
-            if (write_elf_section(s, 1, errp) < 0) {
-                return -1;
+            write_elf_section(s, 1, &local_err);
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                return;
              }
          }

          /* write notes to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }
-
      } else {
          /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf32_note(s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf32_note(s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf_loads(s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          /* write section to vmcore */
          if (s->have_section) {
-            if (write_elf_section(s, 0, errp) < 0) {
-                return -1;
+            write_elf_section(s, 0, &local_err);
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+                return;
              }
          }

          /* write notes to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
-            return -1;
+        write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }
      }
-
-    return 0;
  }

  /* write PT_LOAD to vmcore */
    static int dump_completed(DumpState *s)
    {
        dump_cleanup(s);
        return 0;
    }

I doubt this comment is accurate.  Outside the scope of this patch.


Er, i will clean it and also change this function to void in this patch. Thanks.

@@ -617,11 +604,12 @@ static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock 
*block)
  }

  /* write all memory to vmcore */
-static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      GuestPhysBlock *block;
      int64_t size;
      int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      while (1) {
          block = s->next_block;
@@ -633,34 +621,35 @@ static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
                  size -= block->target_end - (s->begin + s->length);
              }
          }
-        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size, errp);
-        if (ret == -1) {
-            return ret;
+        write_memory(s, block, s->start, size, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
          }

          ret = get_next_block(s, block);
          if (ret == 1) {
              dump_completed(s);
-            return 0;
          }
      }
  }

-static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void create_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
-    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

-    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    dump_begin(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }

-    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    dump_iterate(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }


Please drop this blank line, like you do elsewhere.


OK!

-    return 0;
  }


You need local_err when you want to examine the error.  You do after
dump_begin(), because you want to return early on error.  You don't
after dump_iterate().  There, you could simply call

     dump_iterate(s, errp);

and be done with it.  Your choice.


You are right, it is unnecessary. Will remove this check. Thanks;)

  static int write_start_flat_header(int fd)
@@ -741,9 +730,8 @@ static int buf_write_note(const void *buf, size_t size, 
void *opaque)
  }

  /* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
-static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
-    int ret = 0;
      DiskDumpHeader32 *dh = NULL;
      KdumpSubHeader32 *kh = NULL;
      size_t size;
@@ -752,6 +740,7 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      uint32_t bitmap_blocks;
      uint32_t status = 0;
      uint64_t offset_note;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      /* write common header, the version of kdump-compressed format is 6th */
      size = sizeof(DiskDumpHeader32);
@@ -788,7 +777,6 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)

      if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -808,7 +796,6 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
                       block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -817,15 +804,14 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      s->note_buf_offset = 0;

      /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
-    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
-        ret = -1;
+    write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
          goto out;
      }
-
      if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
                       s->note_size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -841,14 +827,11 @@ out:
      g_free(dh);
      g_free(kh);
      g_free(s->note_buf);
-
-    return ret;
  }

  /* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
-static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
-    int ret = 0;
      DiskDumpHeader64 *dh = NULL;
      KdumpSubHeader64 *kh = NULL;
      size_t size;
@@ -857,6 +840,7 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      uint32_t bitmap_blocks;
      uint32_t status = 0;
      uint64_t offset_note;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      /* write common header, the version of kdump-compressed format is 6th */
      size = sizeof(DiskDumpHeader64);
@@ -893,7 +877,6 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)

      if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -913,7 +896,6 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
                       block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -922,15 +904,15 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
      s->note_buf_offset = 0;

      /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
-    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
-        ret = -1;
+    write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
          goto out;
      }

      if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
                       s->note_size) < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
-        ret = -1;
          goto out;
      }

@@ -946,16 +928,19 @@ out:
      g_free(dh);
      g_free(kh);
      g_free(s->note_buf);
-
-    return ret;
  }

-static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
+     Error *local_err = NULL;
+
      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS32) {
-        return create_header32(s, errp);
+        create_header32(s, &local_err);
      } else {
-        return create_header64(s, errp);
+        create_header64(s, &local_err);
+    }
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
      }
  }

@@ -1069,7 +1054,7 @@ static bool get_next_page(GuestPhysBlock **blockptr, 
uint64_t *pfnptr,
      return true;
  }

-static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      int ret = 0;
      uint64_t last_pfn, pfn;
@@ -1091,7 +1076,6 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
          ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, pfn, true, dump_bitmap_buf, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap", errp);
-            ret = -1;
              goto out;
          }

@@ -1109,7 +1093,6 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
                                dump_bitmap_buf, s);
          if (ret < 0) {
              dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap", errp);
-            ret = -1;
              goto out;
          }
      }
@@ -1119,8 +1102,6 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)

  out:
      g_free(dump_bitmap_buf);
-
-    return ret;
  }

  static void prepare_data_cache(DataCache *data_cache, DumpState *s,
@@ -1200,7 +1181,7 @@ static inline bool is_zero_page(const uint8_t *buf, 
size_t page_size)
      return buffer_is_zero(buf, page_size);
  }

-static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      int ret = 0;
      DataCache page_desc, page_data;
@@ -1365,13 +1346,12 @@ out:
  #endif

      g_free(buf_out);
-
-    return ret;
  }

-static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
+static void create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
  {
      int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      /*
       * the kdump-compressed format is:
@@ -1398,33 +1378,34 @@ static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error 
**errp)
      ret = write_start_flat_header(s->fd);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header", errp);
-        return -1;
+        return;
      }

-    ret = write_dump_header(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    write_dump_header(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }

-    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    write_dump_bitmap(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }

-    ret = write_dump_pages(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    write_dump_pages(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
      }

      ret = write_end_flat_header(s->fd);
      if (ret < 0) {
          dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header", errp);
-        return -1;
+        return;
      }

      dump_completed(s);
-
-    return 0;
  }

  static ram_addr_t get_start_block(DumpState *s)
@@ -1463,9 +1444,9 @@ static void get_max_mapnr(DumpState *s)
      s->max_mapnr = paddr_to_pfn(last_block->target_end);
  }

-static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
-                     DumpGuestMemoryFormat format, bool paging, bool 
has_filter,
-                     int64_t begin, int64_t length, Error **errp)
+static void dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
+                      DumpGuestMemoryFormat format, bool paging, bool 
has_filter,
+                      int64_t begin, int64_t length, Error **errp)
  {
      CPUState *cpu;
      int nr_cpus;
@@ -1570,7 +1551,7 @@ static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool 
has_format,
              s->flag_compress = 0;
          }

-        return 0;
+        return;
      }

      if (s->has_filter) {
@@ -1619,11 +1600,10 @@ static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool 
has_format,
          }
      }

-    return 0;
+    return;

  cleanup:
      dump_cleanup(s);
-    return -1;
  }

  void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
@@ -1634,7 +1614,7 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, 
bool has_begin,
      const char *p;
      int fd = -1;
      DumpState *s;
-    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;

      /*
       * kdump-compressed format need the whole memory dumped, so paging or
@@ -1694,19 +1674,22 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char 
*file, bool has_begin,

      s = g_malloc0(sizeof(DumpState));

-    ret = dump_init(s, fd, has_format, format, paging, has_begin,
-                    begin, length, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    dump_init(s, fd, has_format, format, paging, has_begin,
+              begin, length, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
          g_free(s);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
          return;
      }

      if (has_format && format != DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF) {
-        create_kdump_vmcore(s, errp);
+        create_kdump_vmcore(s, &local_err);
      } else {
-        create_vmcore(s, errp);
+        create_vmcore(s, &local_err);
+    }
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
      }
-
      g_free(s);
  }

Another case where local_err isn't needed.  You could simplify to just

     if (has_format && format != DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF) {
         create_kdump_vmcore(s, errp);
     } else {
         create_vmcore(s, errp);
     }
     g_free(s);



OK, Will fix it. Thanks.

This patch illustrates why I dislike void functions with an Error **
parameter: lots of busy-work with error_propagate().  But others feel
it's what we should do.  *shrug*


;)

Patch looks correct to me on a glance.  I'm leaving real review to the
folks who think it's what we should do.

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