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[V4] dump: let dump_error return error info to caller

Message ID 1410347030-8996-1-git-send-email-zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com
State New
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Zhanghailiang Sept. 10, 2014, 11:03 a.m. UTC
The second parameter of dump_error is unused, but one purpose of
using this function is to report the error info.

Use error_set to return the error info to the caller.

Signed-off-by: zhanghailiang <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
---
 V4:
- Adjust the errp argument to the end 
- Remove trailing '.' in error messages
 V3:
- Drop the '\n' in the message when call dump_error(comment of Eric Blake) 
 V2:
- Return the error reason to the caller which suggested by Luiz Capitulino.
---
 dump.c | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

Comments

Luiz Capitulino Sept. 12, 2014, 3:10 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:03:50 +0800
zhanghailiang <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com> wrote:

> The second parameter of dump_error is unused, but one purpose of
> using this function is to report the error info.
> 
> Use error_set to return the error info to the caller.

This is a very good change, but it turns out it needs more work. Find
my comment below.

> 
> Signed-off-by: zhanghailiang <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
> ---
>  V4:
> - Adjust the errp argument to the end 
> - Remove trailing '.' in error messages
>  V3:
> - Drop the '\n' in the message when call dump_error(comment of Eric Blake) 
>  V2:
> - Return the error reason to the caller which suggested by Luiz Capitulino.
> ---
>  dump.c | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
> index 71d3e94..07d2300 100644
> --- a/dump.c
> +++ b/dump.c
> @@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason)
> +static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason, Error **errp)
>  {
>      dump_cleanup(s);
> +    error_setg(errp, "%s", reason);
>  }
>  
>  static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
> @@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf64_Ehdr elf_header;
>      int ret;
> @@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf32_Ehdr elf_header;
>      int ret;
> @@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> @@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
>  
>  static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>                              int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
> -                            hwaddr filesz)
> +                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf64_Phdr phdr;
>      int ret;
> @@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ 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.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> @@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>  
>  static int write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>                              int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
> -                            hwaddr filesz)
> +                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf32_Phdr phdr;
>      int ret;
> @@ -212,14 +213,14 @@ 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.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf64_Phdr phdr;
>      hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
> @@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf64_Phdr), s);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> @@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ static inline int cpu_index(CPUState *cpu)
>      return cpu->cpu_index + 1;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
> +                             Error **errp)
>  {
>      CPUState *cpu;
>      int ret;
> @@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>          id = cpu_index(cpu);
>          ret = cpu_write_elf64_note(f, cpu, id, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
>              return -1;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>      CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
>          ret = cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
>              return -1;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
>      Elf32_Phdr phdr;
> @@ -289,14 +291,15 @@ static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), s);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
> +                             Error **errp)
>  {
>      CPUState *cpu;
>      int ret;
> @@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>          id = cpu_index(cpu);
>          ret = cpu_write_elf32_note(f, cpu, id, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
>              return -1;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>      CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
>          ret = cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
>              return -1;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
> +static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
>  {
>      Elf32_Shdr shdr32;
>      Elf64_Shdr shdr64;
> @@ -344,20 +347,20 @@ static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
>  
>      ret = fd_write_vmcore(&shdr, shdr_size, s);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
> +static int 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.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to save memory", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> @@ -366,14 +369,14 @@ static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
>  
>  /* 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)
> +                        int64_t size, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int64_t i;
>      int ret;
>  
>      for (i = 0; i < size / TARGET_PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
>          ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
> -                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
> +                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
>          if (ret < 0) {
>              return ret;
>          }
> @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ static int write_memory(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block, ram_addr_t start,
>  
>      if ((size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) != 0) {
>          ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
> -                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
> +                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
>          if (ret < 0) {
>              return ret;
>          }
> @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ static void get_offset_range(hwaddr phys_addr,
>      }
>  }
>  
> -static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      hwaddr offset, filesz;
>      MemoryMapping *memory_mapping;
> @@ -472,10 +475,10 @@ static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
>                           s, &offset, &filesz);
>          if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
>              ret = write_elf64_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
> -                                   filesz);
> +                                   filesz, errp);
>          } else {
>              ret = write_elf32_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
> -                                   filesz);
> +                                   filesz, errp);
>          }
>  
>          if (ret < 0) {
> @@ -491,7 +494,7 @@ static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
>  }
>  
>  /* write elf header, PT_NOTE and elf note to vmcore. */
> -static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
> +static int dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret;
>  
> @@ -521,9 +524,9 @@ static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
>  
>      /* write elf header to vmcore */
>      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
> -        ret = write_elf64_header(s);
> +        ret = write_elf64_header(s, errp);
>      } else {
> -        ret = write_elf32_header(s);
> +        ret = write_elf32_header(s, errp);
>      }
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
> @@ -531,47 +534,47 @@ static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
>  
>      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
>          /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf64_note(s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf64_note(s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }

Usually, functions shouldn't return an error code _and_ an Error
object. So, for functions like write_elf64_note() you have to turn
them void.

Also, this means that it's time to break this into a series of patches.
Maybe you could convert one helper function or a group of them per patch.

>  
>          /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf_loads(s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }
>  
>          /* write section to vmcore */
>          if (s->have_section) {
> -            if (write_elf_section(s, 1) < 0) {
> +            if (write_elf_section(s, 1, errp) < 0) {
>                  return -1;
>              }
>          }
>  
>          /* write notes to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }
>  
>      } else {
>          /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf32_note(s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf32_note(s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }
>  
>          /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf_loads(s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }
>  
>          /* write section to vmcore */
>          if (s->have_section) {
> -            if (write_elf_section(s, 0) < 0) {
> +            if (write_elf_section(s, 0, errp) < 0) {
>                  return -1;
>              }
>          }
>  
>          /* write notes to vmcore */
> -        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s) < 0) {
> +        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
>              return -1;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -614,7 +617,7 @@ static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block)
>  }
>  
>  /* write all memory to vmcore */
> -static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
> +static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      GuestPhysBlock *block;
>      int64_t size;
> @@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
>                  size -= block->target_end - (s->begin + s->length);
>              }
>          }
> -        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size);
> +        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size, errp);
>          if (ret == -1) {
>              return ret;
>          }
> @@ -643,16 +646,16 @@ static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
>      }
>  }
>  
> -static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s)
> +static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret;
>  
> -    ret = dump_begin(s);
> +    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> -    ret = dump_iterate(s);
> +    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
>      }
> @@ -738,7 +741,7 @@ 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)
> +static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret = 0;
>      DiskDumpHeader32 *dh = NULL;
> @@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>      dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -804,7 +807,7 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
>                       block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -814,14 +817,14 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>      s->note_buf_offset = 0;
>  
>      /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
> -    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
> +    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
>                       s->note_size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -843,7 +846,7 @@ out:
>  }
>  
>  /* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
> -static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
> +static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret = 0;
>      DiskDumpHeader64 *dh = NULL;
> @@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>      dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -909,7 +912,7 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
>                       block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -919,14 +922,14 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>      s->note_buf_offset = 0;
>  
>      /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
> -    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
> +    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
>  
>      if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
>                       s->note_size) < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
>          ret = -1;
>          goto out;
>      }
> @@ -947,12 +950,12 @@ out:
>      return ret;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS32) {
> -        return create_header32(s);
> +        return create_header32(s, errp);
>      } else {
> -        return create_header64(s);
> +        return create_header64(s, errp);
>      }
>  }
>  
> @@ -1066,7 +1069,7 @@ static bool get_next_page(GuestPhysBlock **blockptr, uint64_t *pfnptr,
>      return true;
>  }
>  
> -static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
> +static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret = 0;
>      uint64_t last_pfn, pfn;
> @@ -1087,7 +1090,7 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
>      while (get_next_page(&block_iter, &pfn, NULL, s)) {
>          ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, pfn, true, dump_bitmap_buf, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap", errp);
>              ret = -1;
>              goto out;
>          }
> @@ -1105,7 +1108,7 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
>          ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, last_pfn + PFN_BUFBITMAP, false,
>                                dump_bitmap_buf, s);
>          if (ret < 0) {
> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap.\n");
> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap", errp);
>              ret = -1;
>              goto out;
>          }
> @@ -1197,7 +1200,7 @@ 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)
> +static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret = 0;
>      DataCache page_desc, page_data;
> @@ -1241,7 +1244,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>      ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
>      g_free(buf);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data(zero page).\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data (zero page)", errp);
>          goto out;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1257,7 +1260,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>              ret = write_cache(&page_desc, &pd_zero, sizeof(PageDescriptor),
>                                false);
>              if (ret < 0) {
> -                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
> +                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
>                  goto out;
>              }
>          } else {
> @@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>                  ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>                  if (ret < 0) {
> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>                      goto out;
>                  }
>  #ifdef CONFIG_LZO
> @@ -1295,7 +1298,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>                  ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>                  if (ret < 0) {
> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>                      goto out;
>                  }
>  #endif
> @@ -1309,7 +1312,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>                  ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>                  if (ret < 0) {
> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>                      goto out;
>                  }
>  #endif
> @@ -1324,7 +1327,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>                  ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
>                  if (ret < 0) {
> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>                      goto out;
>                  }
>              }
> @@ -1336,7 +1339,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>              ret = write_cache(&page_desc, &pd, sizeof(PageDescriptor), false);
>              if (ret < 0) {
> -                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
> +                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
>                  goto out;
>              }
>          }
> @@ -1344,12 +1347,12 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = write_cache(&page_desc, NULL, 0, true);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc", errp);
>          goto out;
>      }
>      ret = write_cache(&page_data, NULL, 0, true);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data", errp);
>          goto out;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1366,7 +1369,7 @@ out:
>      return ret;
>  }
>  
> -static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
> +static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>  {
>      int ret;
>  
> @@ -1394,28 +1397,28 @@ static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
>  
>      ret = write_start_flat_header(s->fd);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> -    ret = write_dump_header(s);
> +    ret = write_dump_header(s, errp);
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> -    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s);
> +    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s, errp);
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> -    ret = write_dump_pages(s);
> +    ret = write_dump_pages(s, errp);
>      if (ret < 0) {
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
>      ret = write_end_flat_header(s->fd);
>      if (ret < 0) {
> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header.\n");
> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header", errp);
>          return -1;
>      }
>  
> @@ -1699,13 +1702,9 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
>      }
>  
>      if (has_format && format != DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF) {
> -        if (create_kdump_vmcore(s) < 0) {
> -            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
> -        }
> +        create_kdump_vmcore(s, errp);
>      } else {
> -        if (create_vmcore(s) < 0) {
> -            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
> -        }
> +        create_vmcore(s, errp);
>      }
>  
>      g_free(s);
Zhanghailiang Sept. 15, 2014, 8:32 a.m. UTC | #2
On 2014/9/12 23:10, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:03:50 +0800
> zhanghailiang<zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>  wrote:
>
>> The second parameter of dump_error is unused, but one purpose of
>> using this function is to report the error info.
>>
>> Use error_set to return the error info to the caller.
>
> This is a very good change, but it turns out it needs more work. Find
> my comment below.
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: zhanghailiang<zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>   V4:
>> - Adjust the errp argument to the end
>> - Remove trailing '.' in error messages
>>   V3:
>> - Drop the '\n' in the message when call dump_error(comment of Eric Blake)
>>   V2:
>> - Return the error reason to the caller which suggested by Luiz Capitulino.
>> ---
>>   dump.c | 165 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
>> index 71d3e94..07d2300 100644
>> --- a/dump.c
>> +++ b/dump.c
>> @@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason)
>> +static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       dump_cleanup(s);
>> +    error_setg(errp, "%s", reason);
>>   }
>>
>>   static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
>> @@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf64_Ehdr elf_header;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf32_Ehdr elf_header;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
>>
>>   static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>>                               int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
>> -                            hwaddr filesz)
>> +                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf64_Phdr phdr;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ 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.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>>
>>   static int write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
>>                               int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
>> -                            hwaddr filesz)
>> +                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf32_Phdr phdr;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -212,14 +213,14 @@ 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.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf64_Phdr phdr;
>>       hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
>> @@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf64_Phdr), s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ static inline int cpu_index(CPUState *cpu)
>>       return cpu->cpu_index + 1;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
>> +                             Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       CPUState *cpu;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>           id = cpu_index(cpu);
>>           ret = cpu_write_elf64_note(f, cpu, id, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>       }
>> @@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>       CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
>>           ret = cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>       }
>> @@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
>>       Elf32_Phdr phdr;
>> @@ -289,14 +291,15 @@ static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
>> +                             Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       CPUState *cpu;
>>       int ret;
>> @@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>           id = cpu_index(cpu);
>>           ret = cpu_write_elf32_note(f, cpu, id, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>       }
>> @@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>       CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
>>           ret = cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>       }
>> @@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
>> +static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       Elf32_Shdr shdr32;
>>       Elf64_Shdr shdr64;
>> @@ -344,20 +347,20 @@ static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
>>
>>       ret = fd_write_vmcore(&shdr, shdr_size, s);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>>       return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
>> +static int 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.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to save memory", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -366,14 +369,14 @@ static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
>>
>>   /* 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)
>> +                        int64_t size, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int64_t i;
>>       int ret;
>>
>>       for (i = 0; i<  size / TARGET_PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
>>           ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
>> -                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
>> +                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>>               return ret;
>>           }
>> @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ static int write_memory(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block, ram_addr_t start,
>>
>>       if ((size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) != 0) {
>>           ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
>> -                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
>> +                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>>               return ret;
>>           }
>> @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ static void get_offset_range(hwaddr phys_addr,
>>       }
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       hwaddr offset, filesz;
>>       MemoryMapping *memory_mapping;
>> @@ -472,10 +475,10 @@ static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
>>                            s,&offset,&filesz);
>>           if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
>>               ret = write_elf64_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
>> -                                   filesz);
>> +                                   filesz, errp);
>>           } else {
>>               ret = write_elf32_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
>> -                                   filesz);
>> +                                   filesz, errp);
>>           }
>>
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> @@ -491,7 +494,7 @@ static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
>>   }
>>
>>   /* write elf header, PT_NOTE and elf note to vmcore. */
>> -static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
>> +static int dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret;
>>
>> @@ -521,9 +524,9 @@ static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       /* write elf header to vmcore */
>>       if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
>> -        ret = write_elf64_header(s);
>> +        ret = write_elf64_header(s, errp);
>>       } else {
>> -        ret = write_elf32_header(s);
>> +        ret = write_elf32_header(s, errp);
>>       }
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>> @@ -531,47 +534,47 @@ static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
>>           /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf64_note(s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf64_note(s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>
> Usually, functions shouldn't return an error code _and_ an Error
> object. So, for functions like write_elf64_note() you have to turn
> them void.
>
> Also, this means that it's time to break this into a series of patches.
> Maybe you could convert one helper function or a group of them per patch.
>

OK, i will do it, Thanks.

>>
>>           /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf_loads(s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>
>>           /* write section to vmcore */
>>           if (s->have_section) {
>> -            if (write_elf_section(s, 1)<  0) {
>> +            if (write_elf_section(s, 1, errp)<  0) {
>>                   return -1;
>>               }
>>           }
>>
>>           /* write notes to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>
>>       } else {
>>           /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf32_note(s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf32_note(s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>
>>           /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf_loads(s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>
>>           /* write section to vmcore */
>>           if (s->have_section) {
>> -            if (write_elf_section(s, 0)<  0) {
>> +            if (write_elf_section(s, 0, errp)<  0) {
>>                   return -1;
>>               }
>>           }
>>
>>           /* write notes to vmcore */
>> -        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s)<  0) {
>> +        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp)<  0) {
>>               return -1;
>>           }
>>       }
>> @@ -614,7 +617,7 @@ static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block)
>>   }
>>
>>   /* write all memory to vmcore */
>> -static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
>> +static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       GuestPhysBlock *block;
>>       int64_t size;
>> @@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
>>                   size -= block->target_end - (s->begin + s->length);
>>               }
>>           }
>> -        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size);
>> +        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size, errp);
>>           if (ret == -1) {
>>               return ret;
>>           }
>> @@ -643,16 +646,16 @@ static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
>>       }
>>   }
>>
>> -static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s)
>> +static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret;
>>
>> -    ret = dump_begin(s);
>> +    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> -    ret = dump_iterate(s);
>> +    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>> @@ -738,7 +741,7 @@ 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)
>> +static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret = 0;
>>       DiskDumpHeader32 *dh = NULL;
>> @@ -784,7 +787,7 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>>       dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -804,7 +807,7 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
>>                        block_size, kh, size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -814,14 +817,14 @@ static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
>>       s->note_buf_offset = 0;
>>
>>       /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
>> -    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s)<  0) {
>> +    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp)<  0) {
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
>>                        s->note_size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -843,7 +846,7 @@ out:
>>   }
>>
>>   /* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
>> -static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>> +static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret = 0;
>>       DiskDumpHeader64 *dh = NULL;
>> @@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>>       dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -909,7 +912,7 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
>>                        block_size, kh, size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -919,14 +922,14 @@ static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
>>       s->note_buf_offset = 0;
>>
>>       /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
>> -    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s)<  0) {
>> +    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp)<  0) {
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>>
>>       if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
>>                        s->note_size)<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
>>           ret = -1;
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>> @@ -947,12 +950,12 @@ out:
>>       return ret;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS32) {
>> -        return create_header32(s);
>> +        return create_header32(s, errp);
>>       } else {
>> -        return create_header64(s);
>> +        return create_header64(s, errp);
>>       }
>>   }
>>
>> @@ -1066,7 +1069,7 @@ static bool get_next_page(GuestPhysBlock **blockptr, uint64_t *pfnptr,
>>       return true;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
>> +static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret = 0;
>>       uint64_t last_pfn, pfn;
>> @@ -1087,7 +1090,7 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
>>       while (get_next_page(&block_iter,&pfn, NULL, s)) {
>>           ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, pfn, true, dump_bitmap_buf, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap", errp);
>>               ret = -1;
>>               goto out;
>>           }
>> @@ -1105,7 +1108,7 @@ static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
>>           ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, last_pfn + PFN_BUFBITMAP, false,
>>                                 dump_bitmap_buf, s);
>>           if (ret<  0) {
>> -            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap.\n");
>> +            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap", errp);
>>               ret = -1;
>>               goto out;
>>           }
>> @@ -1197,7 +1200,7 @@ 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)
>> +static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret = 0;
>>       DataCache page_desc, page_data;
>> @@ -1241,7 +1244,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>       ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
>>       g_free(buf);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data(zero page).\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data (zero page)", errp);
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -1257,7 +1260,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>               ret = write_cache(&page_desc,&pd_zero, sizeof(PageDescriptor),
>>                                 false);
>>               if (ret<  0) {
>> -                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
>> +                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
>>                   goto out;
>>               }
>>           } else {
>> @@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>                   ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>>                   if (ret<  0) {
>> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
>> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>>                       goto out;
>>                   }
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_LZO
>> @@ -1295,7 +1298,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>                   ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>>                   if (ret<  0) {
>> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
>> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>>                       goto out;
>>                   }
>>   #endif
>> @@ -1309,7 +1312,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>                   ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
>>                   if (ret<  0) {
>> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
>> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>>                       goto out;
>>                   }
>>   #endif
>> @@ -1324,7 +1327,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>                   ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
>>                   if (ret<  0) {
>> -                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
>> +                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
>>                       goto out;
>>                   }
>>               }
>> @@ -1336,7 +1339,7 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>               ret = write_cache(&page_desc,&pd, sizeof(PageDescriptor), false);
>>               if (ret<  0) {
>> -                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
>> +                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
>>                   goto out;
>>               }
>>           }
>> @@ -1344,12 +1347,12 @@ static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = write_cache(&page_desc, NULL, 0, true);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc", errp);
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>>       ret = write_cache(&page_data, NULL, 0, true);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data", errp);
>>           goto out;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -1366,7 +1369,7 @@ out:
>>       return ret;
>>   }
>>
>> -static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
>> +static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       int ret;
>>
>> @@ -1394,28 +1397,28 @@ static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
>>
>>       ret = write_start_flat_header(s->fd);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> -    ret = write_dump_header(s);
>> +    ret = write_dump_header(s, errp);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> -    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s);
>> +    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s, errp);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> -    ret = write_dump_pages(s);
>> +    ret = write_dump_pages(s, errp);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>>       ret = write_end_flat_header(s->fd);
>>       if (ret<  0) {
>> -        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header.\n");
>> +        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header", errp);
>>           return -1;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -1699,13 +1702,9 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
>>       }
>>
>>       if (has_format&&  format != DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF) {
>> -        if (create_kdump_vmcore(s)<  0) {
>> -            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
>> -        }
>> +        create_kdump_vmcore(s, errp);
>>       } else {
>> -        if (create_vmcore(s)<  0) {
>> -            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
>> -        }
>> +        create_vmcore(s, errp);
>>       }
>>
>>       g_free(s);
>
>
> .
>
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index 71d3e94..07d2300 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@  static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason)
+static void dump_error(DumpState *s, const char *reason, Error **errp)
 {
     dump_cleanup(s);
+    error_setg(errp, "%s", reason);
 }
 
 static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@  static int fd_write_vmcore(const void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf64_Ehdr elf_header;
     int ret;
@@ -126,14 +127,14 @@  static int write_elf64_header(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf32_Ehdr elf_header;
     int ret;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@  static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = fd_write_vmcore(&elf_header, sizeof(elf_header), s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf header", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@  static int write_elf32_header(DumpState *s)
 
 static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
                             int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
-                            hwaddr filesz)
+                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf64_Phdr phdr;
     int ret;
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@  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.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@  static int write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
 
 static int write_elf32_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
                             int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
-                            hwaddr filesz)
+                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf32_Phdr phdr;
     int ret;
@@ -212,14 +213,14 @@  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.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf64_Phdr phdr;
     hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@  static int write_elf64_note(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf64_Phdr), s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@  static inline int cpu_index(CPUState *cpu)
     return cpu->cpu_index + 1;
 }
 
-static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
+                             Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
     int ret;
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@  static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
         id = cpu_index(cpu);
         ret = cpu_write_elf64_note(f, cpu, id, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@  static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         ret = cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@  static int write_elf64_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     hwaddr begin = s->memory_offset - s->note_size;
     Elf32_Phdr phdr;
@@ -289,14 +291,15 @@  static int write_elf32_note(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = fd_write_vmcore(&phdr, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write program header table", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s,
+                             Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
     int ret;
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@  static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
         id = cpu_index(cpu);
         ret = cpu_write_elf32_note(f, cpu, id, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write elf notes", errp);
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@  static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         ret = cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(f, cpu, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write CPU status", errp);
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@  static int write_elf32_notes(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, DumpState *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
+static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf32_Shdr shdr32;
     Elf64_Shdr shdr64;
@@ -344,20 +347,20 @@  static int write_elf_section(DumpState *s, int type)
 
     ret = fd_write_vmcore(&shdr, shdr_size, s);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write section header table", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
+static int 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.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to save memory", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -366,14 +369,14 @@  static int write_data(DumpState *s, void *buf, int length)
 
 /* 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)
+                        int64_t size, Error **errp)
 {
     int64_t i;
     int ret;
 
     for (i = 0; i < size / TARGET_PAGE_SIZE; i++) {
         ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+                         TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -381,7 +384,7 @@  static int write_memory(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block, ram_addr_t start,
 
     if ((size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) != 0) {
         ret = write_data(s, block->host_addr + start + i * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+                         size % TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -452,7 +455,7 @@  static void get_offset_range(hwaddr phys_addr,
     }
 }
 
-static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
+static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     hwaddr offset, filesz;
     MemoryMapping *memory_mapping;
@@ -472,10 +475,10 @@  static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
                          s, &offset, &filesz);
         if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
             ret = write_elf64_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
-                                   filesz);
+                                   filesz, errp);
         } else {
             ret = write_elf32_load(s, memory_mapping, phdr_index++, offset,
-                                   filesz);
+                                   filesz, errp);
         }
 
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -491,7 +494,7 @@  static int write_elf_loads(DumpState *s)
 }
 
 /* write elf header, PT_NOTE and elf note to vmcore. */
-static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
+static int dump_begin(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -521,9 +524,9 @@  static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
 
     /* write elf header to vmcore */
     if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
-        ret = write_elf64_header(s);
+        ret = write_elf64_header(s, errp);
     } else {
-        ret = write_elf32_header(s);
+        ret = write_elf32_header(s, errp);
     }
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -531,47 +534,47 @@  static int dump_begin(DumpState *s)
 
     if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS64) {
         /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf64_note(s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf64_note(s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
 
         /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf_loads(s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
 
         /* write section to vmcore */
         if (s->have_section) {
-            if (write_elf_section(s, 1) < 0) {
+            if (write_elf_section(s, 1, errp) < 0) {
                 return -1;
             }
         }
 
         /* write notes to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf64_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
 
     } else {
         /* write PT_NOTE to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf32_note(s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf32_note(s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
 
         /* write all PT_LOAD to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf_loads(s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf_loads(s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
 
         /* write section to vmcore */
         if (s->have_section) {
-            if (write_elf_section(s, 0) < 0) {
+            if (write_elf_section(s, 0, errp) < 0) {
                 return -1;
             }
         }
 
         /* write notes to vmcore */
-        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s) < 0) {
+        if (write_elf32_notes(fd_write_vmcore, s, errp) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -614,7 +617,7 @@  static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block)
 }
 
 /* write all memory to vmcore */
-static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
+static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     GuestPhysBlock *block;
     int64_t size;
@@ -630,7 +633,7 @@  static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
                 size -= block->target_end - (s->begin + s->length);
             }
         }
-        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size);
+        ret = write_memory(s, block, s->start, size, errp);
         if (ret == -1) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -643,16 +646,16 @@  static int dump_iterate(DumpState *s)
     }
 }
 
-static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s)
+static int create_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
-    ret = dump_begin(s);
+    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = dump_iterate(s);
+    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -738,7 +741,7 @@  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)
+static int create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     DiskDumpHeader32 *dh = NULL;
@@ -784,7 +787,7 @@  static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
     dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -804,7 +807,7 @@  static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
                      block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -814,14 +817,14 @@  static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
     s->note_buf_offset = 0;
 
     /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
-    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
+    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
                      s->note_size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -843,7 +846,7 @@  out:
 }
 
 /* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
-static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
+static int create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     DiskDumpHeader64 *dh = NULL;
@@ -889,7 +892,7 @@  static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
     dh->status = cpu_to_dump32(s, status);
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write disk dump header", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -909,7 +912,7 @@  static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS *
                      block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write kdump sub header", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -919,14 +922,14 @@  static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
     s->note_buf_offset = 0;
 
     /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
-    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
+    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s, errp) < 0) {
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
 
     if (write_buffer(s->fd, offset_note, s->note_buf,
                      s->note_size) < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write notes", errp);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -947,12 +950,12 @@  out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s)
+static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     if (s->dump_info.d_class == ELFCLASS32) {
-        return create_header32(s);
+        return create_header32(s, errp);
     } else {
-        return create_header64(s);
+        return create_header64(s, errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1066,7 +1069,7 @@  static bool get_next_page(GuestPhysBlock **blockptr, uint64_t *pfnptr,
     return true;
 }
 
-static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
+static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     uint64_t last_pfn, pfn;
@@ -1087,7 +1090,7 @@  static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
     while (get_next_page(&block_iter, &pfn, NULL, s)) {
         ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, pfn, true, dump_bitmap_buf, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to set dump_bitmap", errp);
             ret = -1;
             goto out;
         }
@@ -1105,7 +1108,7 @@  static int write_dump_bitmap(DumpState *s)
         ret = set_dump_bitmap(last_pfn, last_pfn + PFN_BUFBITMAP, false,
                               dump_bitmap_buf, s);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap.\n");
+            dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync dump_bitmap", errp);
             ret = -1;
             goto out;
         }
@@ -1197,7 +1200,7 @@  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)
+static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     DataCache page_desc, page_data;
@@ -1241,7 +1244,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
     ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
     g_free(buf);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data(zero page).\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data (zero page)", errp);
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -1257,7 +1260,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
             ret = write_cache(&page_desc, &pd_zero, sizeof(PageDescriptor),
                               false);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
+                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
                 goto out;
             }
         } else {
@@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
                 ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
+                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
                     goto out;
                 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_LZO
@@ -1295,7 +1298,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
                 ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
+                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
                     goto out;
                 }
 #endif
@@ -1309,7 +1312,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
                 ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf_out, size_out, false);
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
+                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
                     goto out;
                 }
 #endif
@@ -1324,7 +1327,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
                 ret = write_cache(&page_data, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, false);
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data.\n");
+                    dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page data", errp);
                     goto out;
                 }
             }
@@ -1336,7 +1339,7 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
             ret = write_cache(&page_desc, &pd, sizeof(PageDescriptor), false);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc.\n");
+                dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write page desc", errp);
                 goto out;
             }
         }
@@ -1344,12 +1347,12 @@  static int write_dump_pages(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = write_cache(&page_desc, NULL, 0, true);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_desc", errp);
         goto out;
     }
     ret = write_cache(&page_data, NULL, 0, true);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to sync cache for page_data", errp);
         goto out;
     }
 
@@ -1366,7 +1369,7 @@  out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
+static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -1394,28 +1397,28 @@  static int create_kdump_vmcore(DumpState *s)
 
     ret = write_start_flat_header(s->fd);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write start flat header", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = write_dump_header(s);
+    ret = write_dump_header(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s);
+    ret = write_dump_bitmap(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = write_dump_pages(s);
+    ret = write_dump_pages(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     ret = write_end_flat_header(s->fd);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header.\n");
+        dump_error(s, "dump: failed to write end flat header", errp);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1699,13 +1702,9 @@  void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
     }
 
     if (has_format && format != DUMP_GUEST_MEMORY_FORMAT_ELF) {
-        if (create_kdump_vmcore(s) < 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
-        }
+        create_kdump_vmcore(s, errp);
     } else {
-        if (create_vmcore(s) < 0) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_IO_ERROR);
-        }
+        create_vmcore(s, errp);
     }
 
     g_free(s);