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[v7,2/2] dump: Turn some functions to void to make code cleaner

Message ID 1412068849-14848-3-git-send-email-zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com
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Zhanghailiang Sept. 30, 2014, 9:20 a.m. UTC
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 <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
---
 dump.c | 313 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 143 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-)

Comments

Zhanghailiang Oct. 8, 2014, 12:53 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi,

Ping...:(

Thanks,
zhanghailiang

On 2014/9/30 17:20, zhanghailiang wrote:
> 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 <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
> ---
>   dump.c | 313 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------------
>   1 file changed, 143 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
> index 07d2300..de0cd83 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;
> @@ -162,15 +159,12 @@ 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,
> -                            int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
> -                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
> +static void write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
> +                             int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
> +                             hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
>   {
>       Elf64_Phdr phdr;
>       int ret;
> @@ -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:
> @@ -524,69 +497,81 @@ 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)
> +static void dump_completed(DumpState *s)
>   {
>       dump_cleanup(s);
> -    return 0;
>   }
>
>   static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block)
> @@ -617,11 +602,12 @@ 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 +619,30 @@ 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;
> -
> -    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
> -    if (ret < 0) {
> -        return -1;
> -    }
> +    Error *local_err = NULL;
>
> -    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
> -    if (ret < 0) {
> -        return -1;
> +    dump_begin(s, &local_err);
> +    if (local_err) {
> +        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
> +        return;
>       }
>
> -    return 0;
> +    dump_iterate(s, errp);
>   }
>
>   static int write_start_flat_header(int fd)
> @@ -741,9 +723,8 @@ 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 +733,7 @@ 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 +770,6 @@ 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 +789,6 @@ 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 +797,14 @@ 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 +820,11 @@ 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 +833,7 @@ 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 +870,6 @@ 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 +889,6 @@ 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 +897,15 @@ 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 +921,19 @@ 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 +1047,7 @@ 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 +1069,6 @@ 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 +1086,6 @@ 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 +1095,6 @@ 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 +1174,7 @@ 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 +1339,12 @@ 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 +1371,34 @@ 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 +1437,9 @@ 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 +1544,7 @@ static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
>               s->flag_compress = 0;
>           }
>
> -        return 0;
> +        return;
>       }
>
>       if (s->has_filter) {
> @@ -1619,11 +1593,10 @@ 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 +1607,7 @@ 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
> @@ -1694,10 +1667,11 @@ 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;
>       }
>
> @@ -1706,7 +1680,6 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
>       } else {
>           create_vmcore(s, errp);
>       }
> -
>       g_free(s);
>   }
>
>
Eric Blake Oct. 8, 2014, 2:57 p.m. UTC | #2
On 09/30/2014 03:20 AM, zhanghailiang wrote:
> 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 <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
> ---
>  dump.c | 313 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 143 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-)
> 


> @@ -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;
>  }

The 'return' here is not in a loop, and therefore not necessary.

>  
> -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;
>  }

and again.

>  
>  /* write the memroy to vmcore. 1 page per I/O. */

Please s/memroy/memory/ while touching this :)


> @@ -1706,7 +1680,6 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
>      } else {
>          create_vmcore(s, errp);
>      }
> -
>      g_free(s);
>  }

Looks a bit like a spurious line deletion in this hunk.

Findings are minor, so I'm fine if you add:
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Zhanghailiang Oct. 9, 2014, 2:12 a.m. UTC | #3
On 2014/10/8 22:57, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 09/30/2014 03:20 AM, zhanghailiang wrote:
>> 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 <zhang.zhanghailiang@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>   dump.c | 313 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 143 insertions(+), 170 deletions(-)
>>
>
>
>> @@ -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;
>>   }
>
> The 'return' here is not in a loop, and therefore not necessary.
>
>>
>> -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;
>>   }
>
> and again.
>
>>
>>   /* write the memroy to vmcore. 1 page per I/O. */
>
> Please s/memroy/memory/ while touching this :)
>
>
>> @@ -1706,7 +1680,6 @@ void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
>>       } else {
>>           create_vmcore(s, errp);
>>       }
>> -
>>       g_free(s);
>>   }
>
> Looks a bit like a spurious line deletion in this hunk.
>

I will fix all the issues and send V8 with 'Reviewed-by' tag, Thanks very much;)

> Findings are minor, so I'm fine if you add:
> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
>
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index 07d2300..de0cd83 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;
@@ -162,15 +159,12 @@  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,
-                            int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
-                            hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
+static void write_elf64_load(DumpState *s, MemoryMapping *memory_mapping,
+                             int phdr_index, hwaddr offset,
+                             hwaddr filesz, Error **errp)
 {
     Elf64_Phdr phdr;
     int ret;
@@ -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:
@@ -524,69 +497,81 @@  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)
+static void dump_completed(DumpState *s)
 {
     dump_cleanup(s);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static int get_next_block(DumpState *s, GuestPhysBlock *block)
@@ -617,11 +602,12 @@  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 +619,30 @@  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;
-
-    ret = dump_begin(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    ret = dump_iterate(s, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return -1;
+    dump_begin(s, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    dump_iterate(s, errp);
 }
 
 static int write_start_flat_header(int fd)
@@ -741,9 +723,8 @@  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 +733,7 @@  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 +770,6 @@  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 +789,6 @@  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 +797,14 @@  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 +820,11 @@  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 +833,7 @@  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 +870,6 @@  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 +889,6 @@  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 +897,15 @@  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 +921,19 @@  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 +1047,7 @@  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 +1069,6 @@  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 +1086,6 @@  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 +1095,6 @@  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 +1174,7 @@  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 +1339,12 @@  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 +1371,34 @@  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 +1437,9 @@  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 +1544,7 @@  static int dump_init(DumpState *s, int fd, bool has_format,
             s->flag_compress = 0;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return;
     }
 
     if (s->has_filter) {
@@ -1619,11 +1593,10 @@  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 +1607,7 @@  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
@@ -1694,10 +1667,11 @@  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;
     }
 
@@ -1706,7 +1680,6 @@  void qmp_dump_guest_memory(bool paging, const char *file, bool has_begin,
     } else {
         create_vmcore(s, errp);
     }
-
     g_free(s);
 }