diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index 5387fbd84e..a0f059a0b6 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -657,11 +657,11 @@ BlockJob *backup_job_create(const char *job_id, BlockDriverState *bs,
     ret = bdrv_get_info(target, &bdi);
     if (ret == -ENOTSUP && !target->backing) {
         /* Cluster size is not defined */
-        error_report("WARNING: The target block device doesn't provide "
-                     "information about the block size and it doesn't have a "
-                     "backing file. The default block size of %u bytes is "
-                     "used. If the actual block size of the target exceeds "
-                     "this default, the backup may be unusable",
+        warn_report("The target block device doesn't provide "
+                    "information about the block size and it doesn't have a "
+                    "backing file. The default block size of %u bytes is "
+                    "used. If the actual block size of the target exceeds "
+                    "this default, the backup may be unusable",
                      BACKUP_CLUSTER_SIZE_DEFAULT);
         job->cluster_size = BACKUP_CLUSTER_SIZE_DEFAULT;
     } else if (ret < 0 && !target->backing) {
diff --git a/block/gluster.c b/block/gluster.c
index addceed6eb..531e72df56 100644
--- a/block/gluster.c
+++ b/block/gluster.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int qemu_gluster_parse_uri(BlockdevOptionsGluster *gconf,
         is_unix = true;
     } else if (!strcmp(uri->scheme, "gluster+rdma")) {
         gsconf->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET;
-        error_report("Warning: rdma feature is not supported, falling "
+        warn_report("rdma feature is not supported, falling "
                      "back to tcp");
     } else {
         ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 54067e2620..3aa438a0b7 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1761,9 +1761,9 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
      * filename encoded options */
     filename = qdict_get_try_str(options, "filename");
     if (filename) {
-        error_report("Warning: 'filename' option specified. "
-                      "This is an unsupported option, and may be deprecated "
-                      "in the future");
+        warn_report("'filename' option specified. "
+                    "This is an unsupported option, and may be deprecated "
+                    "in the future");
         iscsi_parse_filename(filename, options, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index c3c5de0113..43929c6f23 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ static int64_t nfs_client_open(NFSClient *client, QDict *options,
         }
         client->readahead = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "readahead-size", 0);
         if (client->readahead > QEMU_NFS_MAX_READAHEAD_SIZE) {
-            error_report("NFS Warning: Truncating NFS readahead "
-                         "size to %d", QEMU_NFS_MAX_READAHEAD_SIZE);
+            warn_report("Truncating NFS readahead "
+                        "size to %d", QEMU_NFS_MAX_READAHEAD_SIZE);
             client->readahead = QEMU_NFS_MAX_READAHEAD_SIZE;
         }
         nfs_set_readahead(client->context, client->readahead);
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ static int64_t nfs_client_open(NFSClient *client, QDict *options,
         }
         client->pagecache = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "page-cache-size", 0);
         if (client->pagecache > QEMU_NFS_MAX_PAGECACHE_SIZE) {
-            error_report("NFS Warning: Truncating NFS pagecache "
-                         "size to %d pages", QEMU_NFS_MAX_PAGECACHE_SIZE);
+            warn_report("Truncating NFS pagecache "
+                        "size to %d pages", QEMU_NFS_MAX_PAGECACHE_SIZE);
             client->pagecache = QEMU_NFS_MAX_PAGECACHE_SIZE;
         }
         nfs_set_pagecache(client->context, client->pagecache);
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ static int64_t nfs_client_open(NFSClient *client, QDict *options,
         /* limit the maximum debug level to avoid potential flooding
          * of our log files. */
         if (client->debug > QEMU_NFS_MAX_DEBUG_LEVEL) {
-            error_report("NFS Warning: Limiting NFS debug level "
-                         "to %d", QEMU_NFS_MAX_DEBUG_LEVEL);
+            warn_report("Limiting NFS debug level "
+                        "to %d", QEMU_NFS_MAX_DEBUG_LEVEL);
             client->debug = QEMU_NFS_MAX_DEBUG_LEVEL;
         }
         nfs_set_debug(client->context, client->debug);
diff --git a/block/rbd.c b/block/rbd.c
index 9da02cdceb..d461f7dc87 100644
--- a/block/rbd.c
+++ b/block/rbd.c
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ static int qemu_rbd_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
      * filename encoded options */
     filename = qdict_get_try_str(options, "filename");
     if (filename) {
-        error_report("Warning: 'filename' option specified. "
-                      "This is an unsupported option, and may be deprecated "
-                      "in the future");
+        warn_report("'filename' option specified. "
+                    "This is an unsupported option, and may be deprecated "
+                    "in the future");
         qemu_rbd_parse_filename(filename, options, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/block/ssh.c b/block/ssh.c
index 52964416da..07a57eb466 100644
--- a/block/ssh.c
+++ b/block/ssh.c
@@ -1114,8 +1114,8 @@ static coroutine_fn int ssh_co_writev(BlockDriverState *bs,
 static void unsafe_flush_warning(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *what)
 {
     if (!s->unsafe_flush_warning) {
-        error_report("warning: ssh server %s does not support fsync",
-                     s->inet->host);
+        warn_report("ssh server %s does not support fsync",
+                    s->inet->host);
         if (what) {
             error_report("to support fsync, you need %s", what);
         }
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index f92dcf24bf..46428af3c8 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *all_opts, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type)
     copy_on_read = qemu_opt_get_bool(legacy_opts, "copy-on-read", false);
 
     if (read_only && copy_on_read) {
-        error_report("warning: disabling copy-on-read on read-only drive");
+        warn_report("disabling copy-on-read on read-only drive");
         copy_on_read = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 14bb8d552e..9bed61eefc 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void qemu_start_warp_timer(void)
     if (deadline < 0) {
         static bool notified;
         if (!icount_sleep && !notified) {
-            error_report("WARNING: icount sleep disabled and no active timers");
+            warn_report("icount sleep disabled and no active timers");
             notified = true;
         }
         return;
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index 6c92bad5b3..333dbb6f8e 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn v9fs_flush(void *opaque)
     trace_v9fs_flush(pdu->tag, pdu->id, tag);
 
     if (pdu->tag == tag) {
-        error_report("Warning: the guest sent a self-referencing 9P flush request");
+        warn_report("the guest sent a self-referencing 9P flush request");
     } else {
         QLIST_FOREACH(cancel_pdu, &s->active_list, next) {
             if (cancel_pdu->tag == tag) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/highbank.c b/hw/arm/highbank.c
index d209b97dee..750c463e2a 100644
--- a/hw/arm/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/arm/highbank.c
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
         highbank_binfo.write_board_setup = hb_write_board_setup;
         highbank_binfo.secure_board_setup = true;
     } else {
-        error_report("WARNING: cannot load built-in Monitor support "
-                     "if KVM is enabled. Some guests (such as Linux) "
-                     "may not boot.");
+        warn_report("cannot load built-in Monitor support "
+                    "if KVM is enabled. Some guests (such as Linux) "
+                    "may not boot.");
     }
 
     arm_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu), &highbank_binfo);
diff --git a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
index 44e741fde3..7d42c74001 100644
--- a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ static void imx25_pdk_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* We need to initialize our memory */
     if (machine->ram_size > (FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX25_SDRAM1_SIZE)) {
-        error_report("WARNING: RAM size " RAM_ADDR_FMT " above max supported, "
-                     "reduced to %x", machine->ram_size,
-                     FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX25_SDRAM1_SIZE);
+        warn_report("RAM size " RAM_ADDR_FMT " above max supported, "
+                    "reduced to %x", machine->ram_size,
+                    FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX25_SDRAM1_SIZE);
         machine->ram_size = FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX25_SDRAM1_SIZE;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/kzm.c b/hw/arm/kzm.c
index 2c96ee33b6..3ed6577a55 100644
--- a/hw/arm/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/kzm.c
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ static void kzm_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Check the amount of memory is compatible with the SOC */
     if (machine->ram_size > (FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX31_SDRAM1_SIZE)) {
-        error_report("WARNING: RAM size " RAM_ADDR_FMT " above max supported, "
-                     "reduced to %x", machine->ram_size,
-                     FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX31_SDRAM1_SIZE);
+        warn_report("RAM size " RAM_ADDR_FMT " above max supported, "
+                    "reduced to %x", machine->ram_size,
+                    FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX31_SDRAM1_SIZE);
         machine->ram_size = FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX31_SDRAM1_SIZE;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index ecb55528e8..dc431fabf5 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -741,11 +741,11 @@ static void machine_numa_finish_init(MachineState *machine)
         }
     }
     if (s->len && !qtest_enabled()) {
-        error_report("warning: CPU(s) not present in any NUMA nodes: %s",
-                     s->str);
-        error_report("warning: All CPU(s) up to maxcpus should be described "
-                     "in NUMA config, ability to start up with partial NUMA "
-                     "mappings is obsoleted and will be removed in future");
+        warn_report("CPU(s) not present in any NUMA nodes: %s",
+                    s->str);
+        warn_report("All CPU(s) up to maxcpus should be described "
+                    "in NUMA config, ability to start up with partial NUMA "
+                    "mappings is obsoleted and will be removed in future");
     }
     g_string_free(s, true);
 }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index f11d57831b..f5983c83da 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -1132,15 +1132,15 @@ int qdev_prop_check_globals(void)
         oc = object_class_by_name(prop->driver);
         oc = object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_DEVICE);
         if (!oc) {
-            error_report("Warning: global %s.%s has invalid class name",
-                       prop->driver, prop->property);
+            warn_report("global %s.%s has invalid class name",
+                        prop->driver, prop->property);
             ret = 1;
             continue;
         }
         dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
         if (!dc->hotpluggable && !prop->used) {
-            error_report("Warning: global %s.%s=%s not used",
-                       prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
+            warn_report("global %s.%s=%s not used",
+                        prop->driver, prop->property, prop->value);
             ret = 1;
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 5464977424..6b7bade183 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -2766,17 +2766,17 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState *machine)
                      ACPI_BUILD_ALIGN_SIZE);
         if (tables_blob->len > legacy_table_size) {
             /* Should happen only with PCI bridges and -M pc-i440fx-2.0.  */
-            error_report("Warning: migration may not work.");
+            warn_report("migration may not work.");
         }
         g_array_set_size(tables_blob, legacy_table_size);
     } else {
         /* Make sure we have a buffer in case we need to resize the tables. */
         if (tables_blob->len > ACPI_BUILD_TABLE_SIZE / 2) {
             /* As of QEMU 2.1, this fires with 160 VCPUs and 255 memory slots.  */
-            error_report("Warning: ACPI tables are larger than 64k.");
-            error_report("Warning: migration may not work.");
-            error_report("Warning: please remove CPUs, NUMA nodes, "
-                         "memory slots or PCI bridges.");
+            warn_report("ACPI tables are larger than 64k.");
+            warn_report("migration may not work.");
+            warn_report("please remove CPUs, NUMA nodes, "
+                        "memory slots or PCI bridges.");
         }
         acpi_align_size(tables_blob, ACPI_BUILD_TABLE_SIZE);
     }
diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
index 9f2615cbe0..33e20cb3e8 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
@@ -1353,9 +1353,9 @@ static int assigned_device_pci_cap_init(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
                            PCI_CAP_ID_EXP);
                 return -EINVAL;
             } else if (size != 0x3c) {
-                error_report("WARNING, %s: PCIe cap-id 0x%x has "
-                             "non-standard size 0x%x; std size should be 0x3c",
-                             __func__, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP, size);
+                warn_report("%s: PCIe cap-id 0x%x has "
+                            "non-standard size 0x%x; std size should be 0x3c",
+                            __func__, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP, size);
             }
         } else if (version == 0) {
             uint16_t vid, did;
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 224fe58fe7..58f8a4f4a5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ ISADevice *pc_find_fdc0(void)
     }
 
     if (state.multiple) {
-        error_report("warning: multiple floppy disk controllers with "
-                     "iobase=0x3f0 have been found");
+        warn_report("multiple floppy disk controllers with "
+                    "iobase=0x3f0 have been found");
         error_printf("the one being picked for CMOS setup might not reflect "
                      "your intent\n");
     }
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ void pc_acpi_init(const char *default_dsdt)
 
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, default_dsdt);
     if (filename == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to find %s\n", default_dsdt);
+        warn_report("failed to find %s", default_dsdt);
     } else {
         QemuOpts *opts = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("acpi"), NULL, 0,
                                           &error_abort);
@@ -2087,9 +2087,9 @@ static void pc_machine_set_max_ram_below_4g(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     }
 
     if (value < (1ULL << 20)) {
-        error_report("Warning: small max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
-                     ") less than 1M.  BIOS may not work..",
-                     value);
+        warn_report("small max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
+                    ") less than 1M.  BIOS may not work..",
+                    value);
     }
 
     pcms->max_ram_below_4g = value;
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 22dbef64c6..11b4336a42 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
                     lowmem = 0xc0000000;
                 }
                 if (lowmem & ((1ULL << 30) - 1)) {
-                    error_report("Warning: Large machine and max_ram_below_4g "
-                                 "(%" PRIu64 ") not a multiple of 1G; "
-                                 "possible bad performance.",
-                                 pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
+                    warn_report("Large machine and max_ram_below_4g "
+                                "(%" PRIu64 ") not a multiple of 1G; "
+                                "possible bad performance.",
+                                pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 8f696b7cb6..1653a47f0a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
         lowmem = pcms->max_ram_below_4g;
         if (machine->ram_size - lowmem > lowmem &&
             lowmem & ((1ULL << 30) - 1)) {
-            error_report("Warning: Large machine and max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
-                         ") not a multiple of 1G; possible bad performance.",
-                         pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
+            warn_report("Large machine and max_ram_below_4g(%"PRIu64
+                        ") not a multiple of 1G; possible bad performance.",
+                        pcms->max_ram_below_4g);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/aspeed_sdmc.c b/hw/misc/aspeed_sdmc.c
index 5f3ac0b6f6..633fa4510e 100644
--- a/hw/misc/aspeed_sdmc.c
+++ b/hw/misc/aspeed_sdmc.c
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ static int ast2400_rambits(AspeedSDMCState *s)
     }
 
     /* use a common default */
-    error_report("warning: Invalid RAM size 0x%" PRIx64
-                 ". Using default 256M", s->ram_size);
+    warn_report("Invalid RAM size 0x%" PRIx64
+                ". Using default 256M", s->ram_size);
     s->ram_size = 256 << 20;
     return ASPEED_SDMC_DRAM_256MB;
 }
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ static int ast2500_rambits(AspeedSDMCState *s)
     }
 
     /* use a common default */
-    error_report("warning: Invalid RAM size 0x%" PRIx64
-                 ". Using default 512M", s->ram_size);
+    warn_report("Invalid RAM size 0x%" PRIx64
+                ". Using default 512M", s->ram_size);
     s->ram_size = 512 << 20;
     return ASPEED_SDMC_AST2500_512MB;
 }
diff --git a/hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c b/hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c
index 99bdbc2233..e881e3b812 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static int get_fw_cfg_order(FWCfgState *s, const char *name)
     }
 
     /* Stick unknown stuff at the end. */
-    error_report("warning: Unknown firmware file in legacy mode: %s", name);
+    warn_report("Unknown firmware file in legacy mode: %s", name);
     return FW_CFG_ORDER_OVERRIDE_LAST;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/piix.c b/hw/pci-host/piix.c
index a2c1033dbe..072a04e318 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/piix.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/piix.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void i440fx_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     dev->config[I440FX_SMRAM] = 0x02;
 
     if (object_property_get_bool(qdev_get_machine(), "iommu", NULL)) {
-        error_report("warning: i440fx doesn't support emulated iommu");
+        warn_report("i440fx doesn't support emulated iommu");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index a4cd733cba..47221158d4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ static void powernv_create_core_node(PnvChip *chip, PnvCore *pc, void *fdt)
         _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "d-cache-size",
                                pcc->l1_dcache_size)));
     } else {
-        error_report("Warning: Unknown L1 dcache size for cpu");
+        warn_report("Unknown L1 dcache size for cpu");
     }
     if (pcc->l1_icache_size) {
         _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "i-cache-size",
                                pcc->l1_icache_size)));
     } else {
-        error_report("Warning: Unknown L1 icache size for cpu");
+        warn_report("Unknown L1 icache size for cpu");
     }
 
     _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "timebase-frequency", tbfreq)));
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static void ppc_powernv_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* allocate RAM */
     if (machine->ram_size < (1 * G_BYTE)) {
-        error_report("Warning: skiboot may not work with < 1GB of RAM");
+        warn_report("skiboot may not work with < 1GB of RAM");
     }
 
     ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 0ee9fac50b..fdd55d4820 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -534,13 +534,13 @@ static void spapr_populate_cpu_dt(CPUState *cs, void *fdt, int offset,
         _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "d-cache-size",
                                pcc->l1_dcache_size)));
     } else {
-        error_report("Warning: Unknown L1 dcache size for cpu");
+        warn_report("Unknown L1 dcache size for cpu");
     }
     if (pcc->l1_icache_size) {
         _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "i-cache-size",
                                pcc->l1_icache_size)));
     } else {
-        error_report("Warning: Unknown L1 icache size for cpu");
+        warn_report("Unknown L1 icache size for cpu");
     }
 
     _FDT((fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "timebase-frequency", tbfreq)));
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index 8656a54a3e..583afc1a46 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void spapr_tce_table_enable(sPAPRTCETable *tcet,
                             uint32_t nb_table)
 {
     if (tcet->nb_table) {
-        error_report("Warning: trying to enable already enabled TCE table");
+        warn_report("trying to enable already enabled TCE table");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
index f5574469c8..23c51de66a 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ void scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(SCSIBus *bus, bool deprecated)
                 continue;       /* claimed */
             }
             if (!dinfo->is_default) {
-                error_report("warning: bus=%d,unit=%d is deprecated with this"
-                             " machine type",
-                             bus->busnr, unit);
+                warn_report("bus=%d,unit=%d is deprecated with this"
+                            " machine type",
+                            bus->busnr, unit);
             }
         }
         scsi_bus_legacy_add_drive(bus, blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
index 49cb1829b5..bef1f03c42 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
@@ -1314,12 +1314,12 @@ static int ccid_card_init(DeviceState *qdev)
     int ret = 0;
 
     if (card->slot != 0) {
-        error_report("Warning: usb-ccid supports one slot, can't add %d",
-                card->slot);
+        warn_report("usb-ccid supports one slot, can't add %d",
+                    card->slot);
         return -1;
     }
     if (s->card != NULL) {
-        error_report("Warning: usb-ccid card already full, not adding");
+        warn_report("usb-ccid card already full, not adding");
         return -1;
     }
     ret = ccid_card_initfn(card);
diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index aa22d69216..5b65965cc2 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void usbredir_handle_status(USBRedirDevice *dev, USBPacket *p,
 #define WARNING(...) \
     do { \
         if (dev->debug >= usbredirparser_warning) { \
-            error_report("usb-redir warning: " __VA_ARGS__); \
+            warn_report("" __VA_ARGS__); \
         } \
     } while (0)
 #define INFO(...) \
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index a503fa9c6e..535b1ddb61 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int tap_open(char *ifname, int ifname_size, int *vnet_hdr,
     ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_TAP | IFF_NO_PI;
 
     if (ioctl(fd, TUNGETFEATURES, &features) == -1) {
-        error_report("warning: TUNGETFEATURES failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+        warn_report("TUNGETFEATURES failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         features = 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index c57177278b..da942d91c7 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -2060,15 +2060,15 @@ static void x86_cpu_parse_featurestr(const char *typename, char *features,
         name = featurestr;
 
         if (g_list_find_custom(plus_features, name, compare_string)) {
-            error_report("warning: Ambiguous CPU model string. "
-                         "Don't mix both \"+%s\" and \"%s=%s\"",
-                         name, name, val);
+            warn_report("Ambiguous CPU model string. "
+                        "Don't mix both \"+%s\" and \"%s=%s\"",
+                        name, name, val);
             ambiguous = true;
         }
         if (g_list_find_custom(minus_features, name, compare_string)) {
-            error_report("warning: Ambiguous CPU model string. "
-                         "Don't mix both \"-%s\" and \"%s=%s\"",
-                         name, name, val);
+            warn_report("Ambiguous CPU model string. "
+                        "Don't mix both \"-%s\" and \"%s=%s\"",
+                        name, name, val);
             ambiguous = true;
         }
 
@@ -2096,8 +2096,8 @@ static void x86_cpu_parse_featurestr(const char *typename, char *features,
     }
 
     if (ambiguous) {
-        error_report("warning: Compatibility of ambiguous CPU model "
-                     "strings won't be kept on future QEMU versions");
+        warn_report("Compatibility of ambiguous CPU model "
+                    "strings won't be kept on future QEMU versions");
     }
 }
 
@@ -3547,9 +3547,9 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
              */
             if (cpu->phys_bits != host_phys_bits && cpu->phys_bits != 0 &&
                 !warned) {
-                error_report("Warning: Host physical bits (%u)"
-                                 " does not match phys-bits property (%u)",
-                                 host_phys_bits, cpu->phys_bits);
+                warn_report("Host physical bits (%u)"
+                            " does not match phys-bits property (%u)",
+                            host_phys_bits, cpu->phys_bits);
                 warned = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index f84a49d366..a6613e19f2 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ static int kvm_arch_set_tsc_khz(CPUState *cs)
                        kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_TSC_KHZ) :
                        -ENOTSUP;
         if (cur_freq <= 0 || cur_freq != env->tsc_khz) {
-            error_report("warning: TSC frequency mismatch between "
-                         "VM (%" PRId64 " kHz) and host (%d kHz), "
-                         "and TSC scaling unavailable",
-                         env->tsc_khz, cur_freq);
+            warn_report("TSC frequency mismatch between "
+                        "VM (%" PRId64 " kHz) and host (%d kHz), "
+                        "and TSC scaling unavailable",
+                        env->tsc_khz, cur_freq);
             return r;
         }
     }
@@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
                 error_report("kvm: LMCE not supported");
                 return -ENOTSUP;
             }
-            error_report("warning: Unsupported MCG_CAP bits: 0x%" PRIx64,
-                         unsupported_caps);
+            warn_report("Unsupported MCG_CAP bits: 0x%" PRIx64,
+                        unsupported_caps);
         }
 
         env->mcg_cap &= mcg_cap | MCG_CAP_BANKS_MASK;
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu_models.c b/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
index 7cb55dc7e3..f56d57b8c2 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu_models.c
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@ static void check_consistency(const S390CPUModel *model)
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dep); i++) {
         if (test_bit(dep[i][0], model->features) &&
             !test_bit(dep[i][1], model->features)) {
-            error_report("Warning: \'%s\' requires \'%s\'.",
-                         s390_feat_def(dep[i][0])->name,
-                         s390_feat_def(dep[i][1])->name);
+            warn_report("\'%s\' requires \'%s\'.",
+                        s390_feat_def(dep[i][0])->name,
+                        s390_feat_def(dep[i][1])->name);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm.c b/target/s390x/kvm.c
index a3d00196f4..271bd6581f 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm.c
@@ -2675,8 +2675,8 @@ void kvm_s390_apply_cpu_model(const S390CPUModel *model, Error **errp)
     /* enable CMM via CMMA - disable on hugetlbfs */
     if (test_bit(S390_FEAT_CMM, model->features)) {
         if (mem_path) {
-            error_report("Warning: CMM will not be enabled because it is not "
-                         "compatible to hugetlbfs.");
+            warn_report("CMM will not be enabled because it is not "
+                        "compatible to hugetlbfs.");
         } else {
             kvm_s390_enable_cmma();
         }
diff --git a/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c b/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
index 48e5b7315f..b25fe892ed 100644
--- a/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
+++ b/tests/test-qdev-global-props.c
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ static void test_dynamic_globalprop(void)
     g_test_trap_assert_passed();
     g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop1*");
     g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop2*");
-    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global dynamic-prop-type-bad.prop3 has invalid class name\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*warning: global dynamic-prop-type-bad.prop3 has invalid class name\n*");
     g_test_trap_assert_stderr_unmatched("*prop4*");
-    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global nohotplug-type.prop5=105 not used\n*");
-    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*Warning: global nondevice-type.prop6 has invalid class name\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*warning: global nohotplug-type.prop5=105 not used\n*");
+    g_test_trap_assert_stderr("*warning: global nondevice-type.prop6 has invalid class name\n*");
     g_test_trap_assert_stdout("");
 }
 
diff --git a/trace/control.c b/trace/control.c
index 9b157b0ca7..f5fb11d280 100644
--- a/trace/control.c
+++ b/trace/control.c
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static void do_trace_enable_events(const char *line_buf)
     while ((ev = trace_event_iter_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
         if (!trace_event_get_state_static(ev)) {
             if (!is_pattern) {
-                error_report("WARNING: trace event '%s' is not traceable",
-                             line_ptr);
+                warn_report("trace event '%s' is not traceable",
+                            line_ptr);
                 return;
             }
             continue;
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ static void do_trace_enable_events(const char *line_buf)
     }
 
     if (!is_pattern) {
-        error_report("WARNING: trace event '%s' does not exist",
-                     line_ptr);
+        warn_report("trace event '%s' does not exist",
+                    line_ptr);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index d17c863409..d5342fe816 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ static void bt_vhci_add(int vlan_id)
     struct bt_scatternet_s *vlan = qemu_find_bt_vlan(vlan_id);
 
     if (!vlan->slave)
-        error_report("warning: adding a VHCI to an empty scatternet %i",
-                     vlan_id);
+        warn_report("adding a VHCI to an empty scatternet %i",
+                    vlan_id);
 
     bt_vhci_init(bt_new_hci(vlan));
 }
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ static struct bt_device_s *bt_device_add(const char *opt)
     vlan = qemu_find_bt_vlan(vlan_id);
 
     if (!vlan->slave)
-        error_report("warning: adding a slave device to an empty scatternet %i",
-                     vlan_id);
+        warn_report("adding a slave device to an empty scatternet %i",
+                    vlan_id);
 
     if (!strcmp(devname, "keyboard"))
         return bt_keyboard_init(vlan);
@@ -2302,8 +2302,8 @@ static int parse_fw_cfg(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         return -1;
     }
     if (strncmp(name, "opt/", 4) != 0) {
-        error_report("warning: externally provided fw_cfg item names "
-                     "should be prefixed with \"opt/\"");
+        warn_report("externally provided fw_cfg item names "
+                    "should be prefixed with \"opt/\"");
     }
     if (nonempty_str(str)) {
         size = strlen(str); /* NUL terminator NOT included in fw_cfg blob */
@@ -3760,7 +3760,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 qemu_opts_parse_noisily(olist, "accel=tcg", false);
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit: {
-                error_report("warning: ignoring deprecated option");
+                warn_report("ignoring deprecated option");
                 break;
             }
             case QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit_reinjection: {
@@ -3770,8 +3770,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     .value    = "discard",
                 };
 
-                error_report("warning: deprecated, replaced by "
-                             "-global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard");
+                warn_report("deprecated, replaced by "
+                            "-global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard");
                 qdev_prop_register_global(&kvm_pit_lost_tick_policy);
                 break;
             }
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_tdf:
-                error_report("warning: ignoring deprecated option");
+                warn_report("ignoring deprecated option");
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_name:
                 opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("name"),
