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 #include "options.h"
 #include <poll.h>
 
-/*
- * Print and error on both the Monitor and the Log file.
- */
-#define ERROR(errp, fmt, ...) \
-    do { \
-        fprintf(stderr, "RDMA ERROR: " fmt "\n", ## __VA_ARGS__); \
-        if (errp && (*(errp) == NULL)) { \
-            error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: " fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); \
-        } \
-    } while (0)
-
 #define RDMA_RESOLVE_TIMEOUT_MS 10000
 
 /* Do not merge data if larger than this. */
  */
 static uint32_t known_capabilities = RDMA_CAPABILITY_PIN_ALL;
 
-#define CHECK_ERROR_STATE() \
-    do { \
-        if (rdma->error_state) { \
-            if (!rdma->error_reported) { \
-                error_report("RDMA is in an error state waiting migration" \
-                                " to abort!"); \
-                rdma->error_reported = 1; \
-            } \
-            return rdma->error_state; \
-        } \
-    } while (0)
-
 /*
  * A work request ID is 64-bits and we split up these bits
  * into 3 parts:
@@ -364,9 +341,9 @@ typedef struct RDMAContext {
      * memory registration, then do not attempt any future work
      * and remember the error state.
      */
-    int error_state;
-    int error_reported;
-    int received_error;
+    bool errored;
+    bool error_reported;
+    bool received_error;
 
     /*
      * Description of ram blocks used throughout the code.
@@ -451,6 +428,16 @@ typedef struct QEMU_PACKED {
     uint64_t chunks;            /* how many sequential chunks to register */
 } RDMARegister;
 
+static bool rdma_errored(RDMAContext *rdma)
+{
+    if (rdma->errored && !rdma->error_reported) {
+        error_report("RDMA is in an error state waiting migration"
+                     " to abort!");
+        rdma->error_reported = true;
+    }
+    return rdma->errored;
+}
+
 static void register_to_network(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMARegister *reg)
 {
     RDMALocalBlock *local_block;
@@ -531,7 +518,9 @@ static void network_to_result(RDMARegisterResult *result)
 static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
                                    uint8_t *data, RDMAControlHeader *resp,
                                    int *resp_idx,
-                                   int (*callback)(RDMAContext *rdma));
+                                   int (*callback)(RDMAContext *rdma,
+                                                   Error **errp),
+                                   Error **errp);
 
 static inline uint64_t ram_chunk_index(const uint8_t *start,
                                        const uint8_t *host)
@@ -559,9 +548,9 @@ static inline uint8_t *ram_chunk_end(const RDMALocalBlock *rdma_ram_block,
     return result;
 }
 
-static int rdma_add_block(RDMAContext *rdma, const char *block_name,
-                         void *host_addr,
-                         ram_addr_t block_offset, uint64_t length)
+static void rdma_add_block(RDMAContext *rdma, const char *block_name,
+                           void *host_addr,
+                           ram_addr_t block_offset, uint64_t length)
 {
     RDMALocalBlocks *local = &rdma->local_ram_blocks;
     RDMALocalBlock *block;
@@ -615,8 +604,6 @@ static int rdma_add_block(RDMAContext *rdma, const char *block_name,
                          block->nb_chunks);
 
     local->nb_blocks++;
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -630,7 +617,8 @@ static int qemu_rdma_init_one_block(RAMBlock *rb, void *opaque)
     void *host_addr = qemu_ram_get_host_addr(rb);
     ram_addr_t block_offset = qemu_ram_get_offset(rb);
     ram_addr_t length = qemu_ram_get_used_length(rb);
-    return rdma_add_block(opaque, block_name, host_addr, block_offset, length);
+    rdma_add_block(opaque, block_name, host_addr, block_offset, length);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -638,7 +626,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_init_one_block(RAMBlock *rb, void *opaque)
  * identify chunk boundaries inside each RAMBlock and also be referenced
  * during dynamic page registration.
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
+static void qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
     RDMALocalBlocks *local = &rdma->local_ram_blocks;
     int ret;
@@ -646,14 +634,11 @@ static int qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
     assert(rdma->blockmap == NULL);
     memset(local, 0, sizeof *local);
     ret = foreach_not_ignored_block(qemu_rdma_init_one_block, rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        return ret;
-    }
+    assert(!ret);
     trace_qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(local->nb_blocks);
     rdma->dest_blocks = g_new0(RDMADestBlock,
                                rdma->local_ram_blocks.nb_blocks);
     local->init = true;
-    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -857,18 +842,27 @@ static int qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(struct ibv_context *verbs, Error **errp)
 
         for (x = 0; x < num_devices; x++) {
             verbs = ibv_open_device(dev_list[x]);
+            /*
+             * ibv_open_device() is not documented to set errno.  If
+             * it does, it's somebody else's doc bug.  If it doesn't,
+             * the use of errno below is wrong.
+             * TODO Find out whether ibv_open_device() sets errno.
+             */
             if (!verbs) {
                 if (errno == EPERM) {
                     continue;
                 } else {
-                    return -EINVAL;
+                    error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                                     "could not open RDMA device context");
+                    return -1;
                 }
             }
 
             if (ibv_query_port(verbs, 1, &port_attr)) {
                 ibv_close_device(verbs);
-                ERROR(errp, "Could not query initial IB port");
-                return -EINVAL;
+                error_setg(errp,
+                           "RDMA ERROR: Could not query initial IB port");
+                return -1;
             }
 
             if (port_attr.link_layer == IBV_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND) {
@@ -890,10 +884,11 @@ static int qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(struct ibv_context *verbs, Error **errp)
                                 " migrate over the IB fabric until the kernel "
                                 " fixes the bug.\n");
             } else {
-                ERROR(errp, "You only have RoCE / iWARP devices in your systems"
-                            " and your management software has specified '[::]'"
-                            ", but IPv6 over RoCE / iWARP is not supported in Linux.");
-                return -ENONET;
+                error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: "
+                           "You only have RoCE / iWARP devices in your systems"
+                           " and your management software has specified '[::]'"
+                           ", but IPv6 over RoCE / iWARP is not supported in Linux.");
+                return -1;
             }
         }
 
@@ -908,14 +903,15 @@ static int qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(struct ibv_context *verbs, Error **errp)
 
     /* IB ports start with 1, not 0 */
     if (ibv_query_port(verbs, 1, &port_attr)) {
-        ERROR(errp, "Could not query initial IB port");
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: Could not query initial IB port");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     if (port_attr.link_layer == IBV_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET) {
-        ERROR(errp, "Linux kernel's RoCE / iWARP does not support IPv6 "
-                    "(but patches on linux-rdma in progress)");
-        return -ENONET;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: "
+                   "Linux kernel's RoCE / iWARP does not support IPv6 "
+                   "(but patches on linux-rdma in progress)");
+        return -1;
     }
 
 #endif
@@ -930,6 +926,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(struct ibv_context *verbs, Error **errp)
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_resolve_host(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     int ret;
     struct rdma_addrinfo *res;
     char port_str[16];
@@ -938,21 +935,21 @@ static int qemu_rdma_resolve_host(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
     struct rdma_addrinfo *e;
 
     if (rdma->host == NULL || !strcmp(rdma->host, "")) {
-        ERROR(errp, "RDMA hostname has not been set");
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: RDMA hostname has not been set");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /* create CM channel */
     rdma->channel = rdma_create_event_channel();
     if (!rdma->channel) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not create CM channel");
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not create CM channel");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /* create CM id */
     ret = rdma_create_id(rdma->channel, &rdma->cm_id, NULL, RDMA_PS_TCP);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not create channel id");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not create channel id");
         goto err_resolve_create_id;
     }
 
@@ -960,31 +957,42 @@ static int qemu_rdma_resolve_host(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
     port_str[15] = '\0';
 
     ret = rdma_getaddrinfo(rdma->host, port_str, NULL, &res);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not rdma_getaddrinfo address %s", rdma->host);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not rdma_getaddrinfo address %s",
+                   rdma->host);
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
 
+    /* Try all addresses, saving the first error in @err */
     for (e = res; e != NULL; e = e->ai_next) {
+        Error **local_errp = err ? NULL : &err;
+
         inet_ntop(e->ai_family,
             &((struct sockaddr_in *) e->ai_dst_addr)->sin_addr, ip, sizeof ip);
         trace_qemu_rdma_resolve_host_trying(rdma->host, ip);
 
         ret = rdma_resolve_addr(rdma->cm_id, NULL, e->ai_dst_addr,
                 RDMA_RESOLVE_TIMEOUT_MS);
-        if (!ret) {
+        if (ret >= 0) {
             if (e->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
-                ret = qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(rdma->cm_id->verbs, errp);
-                if (ret) {
+                ret = qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(rdma->cm_id->verbs,
+                                                   local_errp);
+                if (ret < 0) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
+            error_free(err);
             goto route;
         }
     }
 
     rdma_freeaddrinfo(res);
-    ERROR(errp, "could not resolve address %s", rdma->host);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    } else {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not resolve address %s",
+                   rdma->host);
+    }
     goto err_resolve_get_addr;
 
 route:
@@ -992,38 +1000,37 @@ route:
     qemu_rdma_dump_gid("source_resolve_addr", rdma->cm_id);
 
     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not perform event_addr_resolved");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not perform event_addr_resolved");
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
 
     if (cm_event->event != RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_RESOLVED) {
-        ERROR(errp, "result not equal to event_addr_resolved %s",
-                rdma_event_str(cm_event->event));
-        error_report("rdma_resolve_addr");
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "RDMA ERROR: result not equal to event_addr_resolved %s",
+                   rdma_event_str(cm_event->event));
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-        ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
     rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
 
     /* resolve route */
     ret = rdma_resolve_route(rdma->cm_id, RDMA_RESOLVE_TIMEOUT_MS);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not resolve rdma route");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not resolve rdma route");
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
 
     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not perform event_route_resolved");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not perform event_route_resolved");
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
     if (cm_event->event != RDMA_CM_EVENT_ROUTE_RESOLVED) {
-        ERROR(errp, "result not equal to event_route_resolved: %s",
-                        rdma_event_str(cm_event->event));
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: "
+                   "result not equal to event_route_resolved: %s",
+                   rdma_event_str(cm_event->event));
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-        ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err_resolve_get_addr;
     }
     rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
@@ -1038,25 +1045,25 @@ err_resolve_get_addr:
 err_resolve_create_id:
     rdma_destroy_event_channel(rdma->channel);
     rdma->channel = NULL;
-    return ret;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /*
  * Create protection domain and completion queues
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(RDMAContext *rdma)
+static int qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
 {
     /* allocate pd */
     rdma->pd = ibv_alloc_pd(rdma->verbs);
     if (!rdma->pd) {
-        error_report("failed to allocate protection domain");
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to allocate protection domain");
         return -1;
     }
 
     /* create receive completion channel */
     rdma->recv_comp_channel = ibv_create_comp_channel(rdma->verbs);
     if (!rdma->recv_comp_channel) {
-        error_report("failed to allocate receive completion channel");
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to allocate receive completion channel");
         goto err_alloc_pd_cq;
     }
 
@@ -1066,21 +1073,21 @@ static int qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(RDMAContext *rdma)
     rdma->recv_cq = ibv_create_cq(rdma->verbs, (RDMA_SIGNALED_SEND_MAX * 3),
                                   NULL, rdma->recv_comp_channel, 0);
     if (!rdma->recv_cq) {
-        error_report("failed to allocate receive completion queue");
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to allocate receive completion queue");
         goto err_alloc_pd_cq;
     }
 
     /* create send completion channel */
     rdma->send_comp_channel = ibv_create_comp_channel(rdma->verbs);
     if (!rdma->send_comp_channel) {
-        error_report("failed to allocate send completion channel");
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to allocate send completion channel");
         goto err_alloc_pd_cq;
     }
 
     rdma->send_cq = ibv_create_cq(rdma->verbs, (RDMA_SIGNALED_SEND_MAX * 3),
                                   NULL, rdma->send_comp_channel, 0);
     if (!rdma->send_cq) {
-        error_report("failed to allocate send completion queue");
+        error_setg(errp, "failed to allocate send completion queue");
         goto err_alloc_pd_cq;
     }
 
@@ -1124,7 +1131,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(RDMAContext *rdma)
     attr.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RC;
 
     ret = rdma_create_qp(rdma->cm_id, rdma->pd, &attr);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1166,15 +1173,11 @@ static void qemu_rdma_advise_prefetch_mr(struct ibv_pd *pd, uint64_t addr,
     ret = ibv_advise_mr(pd, advice,
                         IBV_ADVISE_MR_FLAG_FLUSH, &sg_list, 1);
     /* ignore the error */
-    if (ret) {
-        trace_qemu_rdma_advise_mr(name, len, addr, strerror(errno));
-    } else {
-        trace_qemu_rdma_advise_mr(name, len, addr, "successed");
-    }
+    trace_qemu_rdma_advise_mr(name, len, addr, strerror(ret));
 #endif
 }
 
-static int qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
+static int qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
 {
     int i;
     RDMALocalBlocks *local = &rdma->local_ram_blocks;
@@ -1187,7 +1190,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
                     local->block[i].local_host_addr,
                     local->block[i].length, access
                     );
-
+        /*
+         * ibv_reg_mr() is not documented to set errno.  If it does,
+         * it's somebody else's doc bug.  If it doesn't, the use of
+         * errno below is wrong.
+         * TODO Find out whether ibv_reg_mr() sets errno.
+         */
         if (!local->block[i].mr &&
             errno == ENOTSUP && rdma_support_odp(rdma->verbs)) {
                 access |= IBV_ACCESS_ON_DEMAND;
@@ -1209,16 +1217,16 @@ static int qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
         }
 
         if (!local->block[i].mr) {
-            perror("Failed to register local dest ram block!");
-            break;
+            error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                             "Failed to register local dest ram block!");
+            goto err;
         }
         rdma->total_registrations++;
     }
 
-    if (i >= local->nb_blocks) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    return 0;
 
+err:
     for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
         ibv_dereg_mr(local->block[i].mr);
         local->block[i].mr = NULL;
@@ -1235,15 +1243,13 @@ static int qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(RDMAContext *rdma)
  *
  * Once the block is found, also identify which 'chunk' within that
  * block that the page belongs to.
- *
- * This search cannot fail or the migration will fail.
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_search_ram_block(RDMAContext *rdma,
-                                      uintptr_t block_offset,
-                                      uint64_t offset,
-                                      uint64_t length,
-                                      uint64_t *block_index,
-                                      uint64_t *chunk_index)
+static void qemu_rdma_search_ram_block(RDMAContext *rdma,
+                                       uintptr_t block_offset,
+                                       uint64_t offset,
+                                       uint64_t length,
+                                       uint64_t *block_index,
+                                       uint64_t *chunk_index)
 {
     uint64_t current_addr = block_offset + offset;
     RDMALocalBlock *block = g_hash_table_lookup(rdma->blockmap,
@@ -1255,8 +1261,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_search_ram_block(RDMAContext *rdma,
     *block_index = block->index;
     *chunk_index = ram_chunk_index(block->local_host_addr,
                 block->local_host_addr + (current_addr - block->offset));
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1299,6 +1303,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(RDMAContext *rdma,
         trace_qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(len, chunk_start);
 
         block->pmr[chunk] = ibv_reg_mr(rdma->pd, chunk_start, len, access);
+        /*
+         * ibv_reg_mr() is not documented to set errno.  If it does,
+         * it's somebody else's doc bug.  If it doesn't, the use of
+         * errno below is wrong.
+         * TODO Find out whether ibv_reg_mr() sets errno.
+         */
         if (!block->pmr[chunk] &&
             errno == ENOTSUP && rdma_support_odp(rdma->verbs)) {
             access |= IBV_ACCESS_ON_DEMAND;
@@ -1315,15 +1325,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(RDMAContext *rdma,
         }
     }
     if (!block->pmr[chunk]) {
-        perror("Failed to register chunk!");
-        fprintf(stderr, "Chunk details: block: %d chunk index %d"
-                        " start %" PRIuPTR " end %" PRIuPTR
-                        " host %" PRIuPTR
-                        " local %" PRIuPTR " registrations: %d\n",
-                        block->index, chunk, (uintptr_t)chunk_start,
-                        (uintptr_t)chunk_end, host_addr,
-                        (uintptr_t)block->local_host_addr,
-                        rdma->total_registrations);
         return -1;
     }
     rdma->total_registrations++;
@@ -1350,7 +1351,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_reg_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx)
         rdma->total_registrations++;
         return 0;
     }
-    error_report("qemu_rdma_reg_control failed");
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -1367,6 +1367,8 @@ static int qemu_rdma_reg_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx)
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_unregister_waiting(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
     while (rdma->unregistrations[rdma->unregister_current]) {
         int ret;
         uint64_t wr_id = rdma->unregistrations[rdma->unregister_current];
@@ -1416,17 +1418,23 @@ static int qemu_rdma_unregister_waiting(RDMAContext *rdma)
         block->remote_keys[chunk] = 0;
 
         if (ret != 0) {
+            /*
+             * FIXME perror() is problematic, bcause ibv_dereg_mr() is
+             * not documented to set errno.  Will go away later in
+             * this series.
+             */
             perror("unregistration chunk failed");
-            return -ret;
+            return -1;
         }
         rdma->total_registrations--;
 
         reg.key.chunk = chunk;
         register_to_network(rdma, &reg);
         ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, (uint8_t *) &reg,
-                                &resp, NULL, NULL);
+                                      &resp, NULL, NULL, &err);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            error_report_err(err);
+            return -1;
         }
 
         trace_qemu_rdma_unregister_waiting_complete(chunk);
@@ -1466,17 +1474,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_poll(RDMAContext *rdma, struct ibv_cq *cq,
     }
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("ibv_poll_cq return %d", ret);
-        return ret;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     wr_id = wc.wr_id & RDMA_WRID_TYPE_MASK;
 
     if (wc.status != IBV_WC_SUCCESS) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ibv_poll_cq wc.status=%d %s!\n",
-                        wc.status, ibv_wc_status_str(wc.status));
-        fprintf(stderr, "ibv_poll_cq wrid=%" PRIu64 "!\n", wr_id);
-
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1522,7 +1525,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_wait_comp_channel(RDMAContext *rdma,
                                        struct ibv_comp_channel *comp_channel)
 {
     struct rdma_cm_event *cm_event;
-    int ret = -1;
+    int ret;
 
     /*
      * Coroutine doesn't start until migration_fd_process_incoming()
@@ -1539,7 +1542,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_wait_comp_channel(RDMAContext *rdma,
          * But we need to be able to handle 'cancel' or an error
          * without hanging forever.
          */
-        while (!rdma->error_state  && !rdma->received_error) {
+        while (!rdma->errored && !rdma->received_error) {
             GPollFD pfds[2];
             pfds[0].fd = comp_channel->fd;
             pfds[0].events = G_IO_IN | G_IO_HUP | G_IO_ERR;
@@ -1559,18 +1562,14 @@ static int qemu_rdma_wait_comp_channel(RDMAContext *rdma,
 
                 if (pfds[1].revents) {
                     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-                    if (ret) {
-                        error_report("failed to get cm event while wait "
-                                     "completion channel");
-                        return -EPIPE;
+                    if (ret < 0) {
+                        return -1;
                     }
 
-                    error_report("receive cm event while wait comp channel,"
-                                 "cm event is %d", cm_event->event);
                     if (cm_event->event == RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED ||
                         cm_event->event == RDMA_CM_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVAL) {
                         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-                        return -EPIPE;
+                        return -1;
                     }
                     rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
                 }
@@ -1582,21 +1581,20 @@ static int qemu_rdma_wait_comp_channel(RDMAContext *rdma,
             default: /* Error of some type -
                       * I don't trust errno from qemu_poll_ns
                      */
-                error_report("%s: poll failed", __func__);
-                return -EPIPE;
+                return -1;
             }
 
             if (migrate_get_current()->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING) {
                 /* Bail out and let the cancellation happen */
-                return -EPIPE;
+                return -1;
             }
         }
     }
 
     if (rdma->received_error) {
-        return -EPIPE;
+        return -1;
     }
-    return rdma->error_state;
+    return -rdma->errored;
 }
 
 static struct ibv_comp_channel *to_channel(RDMAContext *rdma, uint64_t wrid)
@@ -1627,7 +1625,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(RDMAContext *rdma,
                                     uint64_t wrid_requested,
                                     uint32_t *byte_len)
 {
-    int num_cq_events = 0, ret = 0;
+    int num_cq_events = 0, ret;
     struct ibv_cq *cq;
     void *cq_ctx;
     uint64_t wr_id = RDMA_WRID_NONE, wr_id_in;
@@ -1641,7 +1639,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(RDMAContext *rdma,
     while (wr_id != wrid_requested) {
         ret = qemu_rdma_poll(rdma, poll_cq, &wr_id_in, byte_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            return -1;
         }
 
         wr_id = wr_id_in & RDMA_WRID_TYPE_MASK;
@@ -1660,20 +1658,18 @@ static int qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(RDMAContext *rdma,
 
     while (1) {
         ret = qemu_rdma_wait_comp_channel(rdma, ch);
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto err_block_for_wrid;
         }
 
         ret = ibv_get_cq_event(ch, &cq, &cq_ctx);
-        if (ret) {
-            perror("ibv_get_cq_event");
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto err_block_for_wrid;
         }
 
         num_cq_events++;
 
-        ret = -ibv_req_notify_cq(cq, 0);
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ibv_req_notify_cq(cq, 0)) {
             goto err_block_for_wrid;
         }
 
@@ -1709,8 +1705,8 @@ err_block_for_wrid:
         ibv_ack_cq_events(cq, num_cq_events);
     }
 
-    rdma->error_state = ret;
-    return ret;
+    rdma->errored = true;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1718,9 +1714,10 @@ err_block_for_wrid:
  * containing some data and block until the post completes.
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_post_send_control(RDMAContext *rdma, uint8_t *buf,
-                                       RDMAControlHeader *head)
+                                       RDMAControlHeader *head,
+                                       Error **errp)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
     RDMAWorkRequestData *wr = &rdma->wr_data[RDMA_WRID_CONTROL];
     struct ibv_send_wr *bad_wr;
     struct ibv_sge sge = {
@@ -1758,23 +1755,25 @@ static int qemu_rdma_post_send_control(RDMAContext *rdma, uint8_t *buf,
     ret = ibv_post_send(rdma->qp, &send_wr, &bad_wr);
 
     if (ret > 0) {
-        error_report("Failed to use post IB SEND for control");
-        return -ret;
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to use post IB SEND for control");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     ret = qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(rdma, RDMA_WRID_SEND_CONTROL, NULL);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: send polling control error");
+        error_setg(errp, "rdma migration: send polling control error");
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Post a RECV work request in anticipation of some future receipt
  * of data on the control channel.
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx)
+static int qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx,
+                                       Error **errp)
 {
     struct ibv_recv_wr *bad_wr;
     struct ibv_sge sge = {
@@ -1791,6 +1790,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx)
 
 
     if (ibv_post_recv(rdma->qp, &recv_wr, &bad_wr)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "error posting control recv");
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -1801,15 +1801,16 @@ static int qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx)
  * Block and wait for a RECV control channel message to arrive.
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response(RDMAContext *rdma,
-                RDMAControlHeader *head, uint32_t expecting, int idx)
+                RDMAControlHeader *head, uint32_t expecting, int idx,
+                Error **errp)
 {
     uint32_t byte_len;
     int ret = qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(rdma, RDMA_WRID_RECV_CONTROL + idx,
                                        &byte_len);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: recv polling control error!");
-        return ret;
+        error_setg(errp, "rdma migration: recv polling control error!");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     network_to_control((void *) rdma->wr_data[idx].control);
@@ -1821,22 +1822,23 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response(RDMAContext *rdma,
         trace_qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response_none(control_desc(head->type),
                                              head->type);
     } else if (head->type != expecting || head->type == RDMA_CONTROL_ERROR) {
-        error_report("Was expecting a %s (%d) control message"
+        error_setg(errp, "Was expecting a %s (%d) control message"
                 ", but got: %s (%d), length: %d",
                 control_desc(expecting), expecting,
                 control_desc(head->type), head->type, head->len);
         if (head->type == RDMA_CONTROL_ERROR) {
             rdma->received_error = true;
         }
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
     if (head->len > RDMA_CONTROL_MAX_BUFFER - sizeof(*head)) {
-        error_report("too long length: %d", head->len);
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "too long length: %d", head->len);
+        return -1;
     }
     if (sizeof(*head) + head->len != byte_len) {
-        error_report("Malformed length: %d byte_len %d", head->len, byte_len);
-        return -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "Malformed length: %d byte_len %d",
+                   head->len, byte_len);
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -1874,9 +1876,11 @@ static void qemu_rdma_move_header(RDMAContext *rdma, int idx,
 static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
                                    uint8_t *data, RDMAControlHeader *resp,
                                    int *resp_idx,
-                                   int (*callback)(RDMAContext *rdma))
+                                   int (*callback)(RDMAContext *rdma,
+                                                   Error **errp),
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
 
     /*
      * Wait until the dest is ready before attempting to deliver the message
@@ -1887,9 +1891,9 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
 
         ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response(rdma, &resp_ignored,
                                               RDMA_CONTROL_READY,
-                                              RDMA_WRID_READY);
+                                              RDMA_WRID_READY, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1897,31 +1901,27 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
      * If the user is expecting a response, post a WR in anticipation of it.
      */
     if (resp) {
-        ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_DATA);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("rdma migration: error posting"
-                    " extra control recv for anticipated result!");
-            return ret;
+        ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_DATA, errp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
     /*
      * Post a WR to replace the one we just consumed for the READY message.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: error posting first control recv!");
-        return ret;
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /*
      * Deliver the control message that was requested.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, data, head);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, data, head, errp);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("Failed to send control buffer!");
-        return ret;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1930,18 +1930,19 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
     if (resp) {
         if (callback) {
             trace_qemu_rdma_exchange_send_issue_callback();
-            ret = callback(rdma);
+            ret = callback(rdma, errp);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+                return -1;
             }
         }
 
         trace_qemu_rdma_exchange_send_waiting(control_desc(resp->type));
         ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response(rdma, resp,
-                                              resp->type, RDMA_WRID_DATA);
+                                              resp->type, RDMA_WRID_DATA,
+                                              errp);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            return -1;
         }
 
         qemu_rdma_move_header(rdma, RDMA_WRID_DATA, resp);
@@ -1961,7 +1962,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_send(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
  * control-channel message.
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
-                                   uint32_t expecting)
+                                   uint32_t expecting, Error **errp)
 {
     RDMAControlHeader ready = {
                                 .len = 0,
@@ -1973,21 +1974,20 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
     /*
      * Inform the source that we're ready to receive a message.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &ready);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &ready, errp);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("Failed to send control buffer!");
-        return ret;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /*
      * Block and wait for the message.
      */
     ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_get_response(rdma, head,
-                                          expecting, RDMA_WRID_READY);
+                                          expecting, RDMA_WRID_READY, errp);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        return ret;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     qemu_rdma_move_header(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY, head);
@@ -1995,10 +1995,9 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
     /*
      * Post a new RECV work request to replace the one we just consumed.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: error posting second control recv!");
-        return ret;
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -2012,7 +2011,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(RDMAContext *rdma, RDMAControlHeader *head,
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_write_one(RDMAContext *rdma,
                                int current_index, uint64_t current_addr,
-                               uint64_t length)
+                               uint64_t length, Error **errp)
 {
     struct ibv_sge sge;
     struct ibv_send_wr send_wr = { 0 };
@@ -2067,11 +2066,11 @@ retry:
         ret = qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(rdma, RDMA_WRID_RDMA_WRITE, NULL);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("Failed to Wait for previous write to complete "
+            error_setg(errp, "Failed to Wait for previous write to complete "
                     "block %d chunk %" PRIu64
                     " current %" PRIu64 " len %" PRIu64 " %d",
                     current_index, chunk, sge.addr, length, rdma->nb_sent);
-            return ret;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2099,10 +2098,10 @@ retry:
 
                 compress_to_network(rdma, &comp);
                 ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head,
-                                (uint8_t *) &comp, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                                (uint8_t *) &comp, NULL, NULL, NULL, errp);
 
                 if (ret < 0) {
-                    return -EIO;
+                    return -1;
                 }
 
                 /*
@@ -2136,17 +2135,17 @@ retry:
 
             register_to_network(rdma, &reg);
             ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, (uint8_t *) &reg,
-                                    &resp, &reg_result_idx, NULL);
+                                    &resp, &reg_result_idx, NULL, errp);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+                return -1;
             }
 
             /* try to overlap this single registration with the one we sent. */
             if (qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(rdma, block, sge.addr,
                                                 &sge.lkey, NULL, chunk,
                                                 chunk_start, chunk_end)) {
-                error_report("cannot get lkey");
-                return -EINVAL;
+                error_setg(errp, "cannot get lkey");
+                return -1;
             }
 
             reg_result = (RDMARegisterResult *)
@@ -2164,8 +2163,8 @@ retry:
             if (qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(rdma, block, sge.addr,
                                                 &sge.lkey, NULL, chunk,
                                                 chunk_start, chunk_end)) {
-                error_report("cannot get lkey!");
-                return -EINVAL;
+                error_setg(errp, "cannot get lkey!");
+                return -1;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2176,8 +2175,8 @@ retry:
         if (qemu_rdma_register_and_get_keys(rdma, block, sge.addr,
                                                      &sge.lkey, NULL, chunk,
                                                      chunk_start, chunk_end)) {
-            error_report("cannot get lkey!");
-            return -EINVAL;
+            error_setg(errp, "cannot get lkey!");
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2210,16 +2209,17 @@ retry:
         trace_qemu_rdma_write_one_queue_full();
         ret = qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(rdma, RDMA_WRID_RDMA_WRITE, NULL);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("rdma migration: failed to make "
-                         "room in full send queue! %d", ret);
-            return ret;
+            error_setg(errp, "rdma migration: failed to make "
+                         "room in full send queue!");
+            return -1;
         }
 
         goto retry;
 
     } else if (ret > 0) {
-        perror("rdma migration: post rdma write failed");
-        return -ret;
+        error_setg_errno(errp, ret,
+                         "rdma migration: post rdma write failed");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     set_bit(chunk, block->transit_bitmap);
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ retry:
  * We support sending out multiple chunks at the same time.
  * Not all of them need to get signaled in the completion queue.
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_write_flush(RDMAContext *rdma)
+static int qemu_rdma_write_flush(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -2254,11 +2254,11 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write_flush(RDMAContext *rdma)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_write_one(rdma,
-            rdma->current_index, rdma->current_addr, rdma->current_length);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_write_one(rdma, rdma->current_index, rdma->current_addr,
+                              rdma->current_length, errp);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        return ret;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     if (ret == 0) {
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write_flush(RDMAContext *rdma)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int qemu_rdma_buffer_mergable(RDMAContext *rdma,
+static inline bool qemu_rdma_buffer_mergeable(RDMAContext *rdma,
                     uint64_t offset, uint64_t len)
 {
     RDMALocalBlock *block;
@@ -2280,11 +2280,11 @@ static inline int qemu_rdma_buffer_mergable(RDMAContext *rdma,
     uint8_t *chunk_end;
 
     if (rdma->current_index < 0) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (rdma->current_chunk < 0) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     block = &(rdma->local_ram_blocks.block[rdma->current_index]);
@@ -2292,29 +2292,29 @@ static inline int qemu_rdma_buffer_mergable(RDMAContext *rdma,
     chunk_end = ram_chunk_end(block, rdma->current_chunk);
 
     if (rdma->current_length == 0) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /*
      * Only merge into chunk sequentially.
      */
     if (offset != (rdma->current_addr + rdma->current_length)) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (offset < block->offset) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if ((offset + len) > (block->offset + block->length)) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if ((host_addr + len) > chunk_end) {
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ static inline int qemu_rdma_buffer_mergable(RDMAContext *rdma,
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_write(RDMAContext *rdma,
                            uint64_t block_offset, uint64_t offset,
-                           uint64_t len)
+                           uint64_t len, Error **errp)
 {
     uint64_t current_addr = block_offset + offset;
     uint64_t index = rdma->current_index;
@@ -2337,20 +2337,16 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write(RDMAContext *rdma,
     int ret;
 
     /* If we cannot merge it, we flush the current buffer first. */
-    if (!qemu_rdma_buffer_mergable(rdma, current_addr, len)) {
-        ret = qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma);
-        if (ret) {
-            return ret;
+    if (!qemu_rdma_buffer_mergeable(rdma, current_addr, len)) {
+        ret = qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma, errp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            return -1;
         }
         rdma->current_length = 0;
         rdma->current_addr = current_addr;
 
-        ret = qemu_rdma_search_ram_block(rdma, block_offset,
-                                         offset, len, &index, &chunk);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("ram block search failed");
-            return ret;
-        }
+        qemu_rdma_search_ram_block(rdma, block_offset,
+                                   offset, len, &index, &chunk);
         rdma->current_index = index;
         rdma->current_chunk = chunk;
     }
@@ -2360,7 +2356,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write(RDMAContext *rdma,
 
     /* flush it if buffer is too large */
     if (rdma->current_length >= RDMA_MERGE_MAX) {
-        return qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma);
+        return qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma, errp);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -2368,18 +2364,21 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write(RDMAContext *rdma,
 
 static void qemu_rdma_cleanup(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     int idx;
 
     if (rdma->cm_id && rdma->connected) {
-        if ((rdma->error_state ||
+        if ((rdma->errored ||
              migrate_get_current()->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING) &&
             !rdma->received_error) {
             RDMAControlHeader head = { .len = 0,
                                        .type = RDMA_CONTROL_ERROR,
                                        .repeat = 1,
                                      };
-            error_report("Early error. Sending error.");
-            qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &head);
+            warn_report("Early error. Sending error.");
+            if (qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &head, &err) < 0) {
+                warn_report_err(err);
+            }
         }
 
         rdma_disconnect(rdma->cm_id);
@@ -2465,7 +2464,6 @@ static void qemu_rdma_cleanup(RDMAContext *rdma)
 static int qemu_rdma_source_init(RDMAContext *rdma, bool pin_all, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret, idx;
-    Error *local_err = NULL, **temp = &local_err;
 
     /*
      * Will be validated against destination's actual capabilities
@@ -2473,30 +2471,23 @@ static int qemu_rdma_source_init(RDMAContext *rdma, bool pin_all, Error **errp)
      */
     rdma->pin_all = pin_all;
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_resolve_host(rdma, temp);
-    if (ret) {
+    ret = qemu_rdma_resolve_host(rdma, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_rdma_source_init;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(temp, "rdma migration: error allocating pd and cq! Your mlock()"
-                    " limits may be too low. Please check $ ulimit -a # and "
-                    "search for 'ulimit -l' in the output");
+    ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(rdma, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_rdma_source_init;
     }
 
     ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(temp, "rdma migration: error allocating qp!");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: rdma migration: error allocating qp!");
         goto err_rdma_source_init;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(temp, "rdma migration: error initializing ram blocks!");
-        goto err_rdma_source_init;
-    }
+    qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(rdma);
 
     /* Build the hash that maps from offset to RAMBlock */
     rdma->blockmap = g_hash_table_new(g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal);
@@ -2508,9 +2499,10 @@ static int qemu_rdma_source_init(RDMAContext *rdma, bool pin_all, Error **errp)
 
     for (idx = 0; idx < RDMA_WRID_MAX; idx++) {
         ret = qemu_rdma_reg_control(rdma, idx);
-        if (ret) {
-            ERROR(temp, "rdma migration: error registering %d control!",
-                                                            idx);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "RDMA ERROR: rdma migration: error registering %d control!",
+                       idx);
             goto err_rdma_source_init;
         }
     }
@@ -2518,7 +2510,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_source_init(RDMAContext *rdma, bool pin_all, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 
 err_rdma_source_init:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     qemu_rdma_cleanup(rdma);
     return -1;
 }
@@ -2539,15 +2530,21 @@ static int qemu_get_cm_event_timeout(RDMAContext *rdma,
     } while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
 
     if (ret == 0) {
-        ERROR(errp, "poll cm event timeout");
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: poll cm event timeout");
         return -1;
     } else if (ret < 0) {
-        ERROR(errp, "failed to poll cm event, errno=%i", errno);
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: failed to poll cm event, errno=%i",
+                   errno);
         return -1;
     } else if (poll_fd.revents & POLLIN) {
-        return rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, cm_event);
+        if (rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, cm_event) < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: failed to get cm event");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        return 0;
     } else {
-        ERROR(errp, "no POLLIN event, revent=%x", poll_fd.revents);
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: no POLLIN event, revent=%x",
+                   poll_fd.revents);
         return -1;
     }
 }
@@ -2578,16 +2575,15 @@ static int qemu_rdma_connect(RDMAContext *rdma, bool return_path,
 
     caps_to_network(&cap);
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "posting second control recv");
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_rdma_source_connect;
     }
 
     ret = rdma_connect(rdma->cm_id, &conn_param);
-    if (ret) {
-        perror("rdma_connect");
-        ERROR(errp, "connecting to destination!");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                         "RDMA ERROR: connecting to destination!");
         goto err_rdma_source_connect;
     }
 
@@ -2595,16 +2591,17 @@ static int qemu_rdma_connect(RDMAContext *rdma, bool return_path,
         ret = qemu_get_cm_event_timeout(rdma, &cm_event, 5000, errp);
     } else {
         ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                             "RDMA ERROR: failed to get cm event");
+        }
     }
-    if (ret) {
-        perror("rdma_get_cm_event after rdma_connect");
-        ERROR(errp, "connecting to destination!");
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_rdma_source_connect;
     }
 
     if (cm_event->event != RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED) {
-        error_report("rdma_get_cm_event != EVENT_ESTABLISHED after rdma_connect");
-        ERROR(errp, "connecting to destination!");
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: connecting to destination!");
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
         goto err_rdma_source_connect;
     }
@@ -2618,8 +2615,8 @@ static int qemu_rdma_connect(RDMAContext *rdma, bool return_path,
      * and disable them otherwise.
      */
     if (rdma->pin_all && !(cap.flags & RDMA_CAPABILITY_PIN_ALL)) {
-        ERROR(errp, "Server cannot support pinning all memory. "
-                        "Will register memory dynamically.");
+        warn_report("RDMA: Server cannot support pinning all memory. "
+                    "Will register memory dynamically.");
         rdma->pin_all = false;
     }
 
@@ -2638,6 +2635,7 @@ err_rdma_source_connect:
 
 static int qemu_rdma_dest_init(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     int ret, idx;
     struct rdma_cm_id *listen_id;
     char ip[40] = "unknown";
@@ -2651,22 +2649,22 @@ static int qemu_rdma_dest_init(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!rdma->host || !rdma->host[0]) {
-        ERROR(errp, "RDMA host is not set!");
-        rdma->error_state = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: RDMA host is not set!");
+        rdma->errored = true;
         return -1;
     }
     /* create CM channel */
     rdma->channel = rdma_create_event_channel();
     if (!rdma->channel) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not create rdma event channel");
-        rdma->error_state = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not create rdma event channel");
+        rdma->errored = true;
         return -1;
     }
 
     /* create CM id */
     ret = rdma_create_id(rdma->channel, &listen_id, NULL, RDMA_PS_TCP);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not create cm_id!");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not create cm_id!");
         goto err_dest_init_create_listen_id;
     }
 
@@ -2674,37 +2672,48 @@ static int qemu_rdma_dest_init(RDMAContext *rdma, Error **errp)
     port_str[15] = '\0';
 
     ret = rdma_getaddrinfo(rdma->host, port_str, NULL, &res);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        ERROR(errp, "could not rdma_getaddrinfo address %s", rdma->host);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: could not rdma_getaddrinfo address %s",
+                   rdma->host);
         goto err_dest_init_bind_addr;
     }
 
     ret = rdma_set_option(listen_id, RDMA_OPTION_ID, RDMA_OPTION_ID_REUSEADDR,
                           &reuse, sizeof reuse);
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "Error: could not set REUSEADDR option");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: Error: could not set REUSEADDR option");
         goto err_dest_init_bind_addr;
     }
+
+    /* Try all addresses, saving the first error in @err */
     for (e = res; e != NULL; e = e->ai_next) {
+        Error **local_errp = err ? NULL : &err;
+
         inet_ntop(e->ai_family,
             &((struct sockaddr_in *) e->ai_dst_addr)->sin_addr, ip, sizeof ip);
         trace_qemu_rdma_dest_init_trying(rdma->host, ip);
         ret = rdma_bind_addr(listen_id, e->ai_dst_addr);
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
             continue;
         }
         if (e->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
-            ret = qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(listen_id->verbs, errp);
-            if (ret) {
+            ret = qemu_rdma_broken_ipv6_kernel(listen_id->verbs,
+                                               local_errp);
+            if (ret < 0) {
                 continue;
             }
         }
+        error_free(err);
         break;
     }
 
     rdma_freeaddrinfo(res);
     if (!e) {
-        ERROR(errp, "Error: could not rdma_bind_addr!");
+        if (err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        } else {
+            error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: Error: could not rdma_bind_addr!");
+        }
         goto err_dest_init_bind_addr;
     }
 
@@ -2717,8 +2726,8 @@ err_dest_init_bind_addr:
 err_dest_init_create_listen_id:
     rdma_destroy_event_channel(rdma->channel);
     rdma->channel = NULL;
-    rdma->error_state = ret;
-    return ret;
+    rdma->errored = true;
+    return -1;
 
 }
 
@@ -2746,25 +2755,23 @@ static RDMAContext *qemu_rdma_data_init(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
     RDMAContext *rdma = NULL;
     InetSocketAddress *addr;
 
-    if (host_port) {
-        rdma = g_new0(RDMAContext, 1);
-        rdma->current_index = -1;
-        rdma->current_chunk = -1;
+    rdma = g_new0(RDMAContext, 1);
+    rdma->current_index = -1;
+    rdma->current_chunk = -1;
 
-        addr = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        if (!inet_parse(addr, host_port, NULL)) {
-            rdma->port = atoi(addr->port);
-            rdma->host = g_strdup(addr->host);
-            rdma->host_port = g_strdup(host_port);
-        } else {
-            ERROR(errp, "bad RDMA migration address '%s'", host_port);
-            g_free(rdma);
-            rdma = NULL;
-        }
-
-        qapi_free_InetSocketAddress(addr);
+    addr = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    if (!inet_parse(addr, host_port, NULL)) {
+        rdma->port = atoi(addr->port);
+        rdma->host = g_strdup(addr->host);
+        rdma->host_port = g_strdup(host_port);
+    } else {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: bad RDMA migration address '%s'",
+                   host_port);
+        g_free(rdma);
+        rdma = NULL;
     }
 
+    qapi_free_InetSocketAddress(addr);
     return rdma;
 }
 
@@ -2795,16 +2802,19 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma->errored) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "RDMA is in an error state waiting migration to abort!");
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     /*
      * Push out any writes that
      * we're queued up for VM's ram.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        rdma->error_state = ret;
-        error_setg(errp, "qemu_rdma_write_flush returned %d", ret);
+        rdma->errored = true;
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -2820,11 +2830,11 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_writev(QIOChannel *ioc,
             head.len = len;
             head.type = RDMA_CONTROL_QEMU_FILE;
 
-            ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, data, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head,
+                                          data, NULL, NULL, NULL, errp);
 
             if (ret < 0) {
-                rdma->error_state = ret;
-                error_setg(errp, "qemu_rdma_exchange_send returned %d", ret);
+                rdma->errored = true;
                 return -1;
             }
 
@@ -2869,7 +2879,7 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_readv(QIOChannel *ioc,
     QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(ioc);
     RDMAContext *rdma;
     RDMAControlHeader head;
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
     ssize_t done = 0;
     size_t i, len;
 
@@ -2881,7 +2891,11 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_readv(QIOChannel *ioc,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma->errored) {
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "RDMA is in an error state waiting migration to abort!");
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < niov; i++) {
         size_t want = iov[i].iov_len;
@@ -2910,11 +2924,11 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_readv(QIOChannel *ioc,
         /* We've got nothing at all, so lets wait for
          * more to arrive
          */
-        ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(rdma, &head, RDMA_CONTROL_QEMU_FILE);
+        ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(rdma, &head, RDMA_CONTROL_QEMU_FILE,
+                                      errp);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            rdma->error_state = ret;
-            error_setg(errp, "qemu_rdma_exchange_recv returned %d", ret);
+            rdma->errored = true;
             return -1;
         }
 
@@ -2942,17 +2956,19 @@ static ssize_t qio_channel_rdma_readv(QIOChannel *ioc,
  */
 static int qemu_rdma_drain_cq(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
-    if (qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma) < 0) {
-        return -EIO;
+    if (qemu_rdma_write_flush(rdma, &err) < 0) {
+        error_report_err(err);
+        return -1;
     }
 
     while (rdma->nb_sent) {
         ret = qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid(rdma, RDMA_WRID_RDMA_WRITE, NULL);
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_report("rdma migration: complete polling error!");
-            return -EIO;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -3187,21 +3203,21 @@ qio_channel_rdma_shutdown(QIOChannel *ioc,
     switch (how) {
     case QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_READ:
         if (rdmain) {
-            rdmain->error_state = -1;
+            rdmain->errored = true;
         }
         break;
     case QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_WRITE:
         if (rdmaout) {
-            rdmaout->error_state = -1;
+            rdmaout->errored = true;
         }
         break;
     case QIO_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN_BOTH:
     default:
         if (rdmain) {
-            rdmain->error_state = -1;
+            rdmain->errored = true;
         }
         if (rdmaout) {
-            rdmaout->error_state = -1;
+            rdmaout->errored = true;
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -3231,6 +3247,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
                                ram_addr_t offset, size_t size)
 {
     QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(qemu_file_get_ioc(f));
+    Error *err = NULL;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
     int ret;
 
@@ -3242,10 +3259,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmaout);
 
     if (!rdma) {
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma_errored(rdma)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     qemu_fflush(f);
 
@@ -3254,9 +3273,9 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
      * is full, or the page doesn't belong to the current chunk,
      * an actual RDMA write will occur and a new chunk will be formed.
      */
-    ret = qemu_rdma_write(rdma, block_offset, offset, size);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_write(rdma, block_offset, offset, size, &err);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: write error! %d", ret);
+        error_report_err(err);
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -3272,7 +3291,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
         ret = qemu_rdma_poll(rdma, rdma->recv_cq, &wr_id_in, NULL);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("rdma migration: polling error! %d", ret);
+            error_report("rdma migration: polling error");
             goto err;
         }
 
@@ -3288,7 +3307,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
         ret = qemu_rdma_poll(rdma, rdma->send_cq, &wr_id_in, NULL);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("rdma migration: polling error! %d", ret);
+            error_report("rdma migration: polling error");
             goto err;
         }
 
@@ -3300,9 +3319,10 @@ static int qemu_rdma_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
     }
 
     return RAM_SAVE_CONTROL_DELAYED;
+
 err:
-    rdma->error_state = ret;
-    return ret;
+    rdma->errored = true;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static void rdma_accept_incoming_migration(void *opaque);
@@ -3315,20 +3335,20 @@ static void rdma_cm_poll_handler(void *opaque)
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
 
     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("get_cm_event failed %d", errno);
         return;
     }
 
     if (cm_event->event == RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED ||
         cm_event->event == RDMA_CM_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVAL) {
-        if (!rdma->error_state &&
+        if (!rdma->errored &&
             migration_incoming_get_current()->state !=
               MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED) {
             error_report("receive cm event, cm event is %d", cm_event->event);
-            rdma->error_state = -EPIPE;
+            rdma->errored = true;
             if (rdma->return_path) {
-                rdma->return_path->error_state = -EPIPE;
+                rdma->return_path->errored = true;
             }
         }
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
@@ -3342,6 +3362,7 @@ static void rdma_cm_poll_handler(void *opaque)
 
 static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     RDMACapabilities cap;
     struct rdma_conn_param conn_param = {
                                             .responder_resources = 2,
@@ -3351,17 +3372,16 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
     RDMAContext *rdma_return_path = NULL;
     struct rdma_cm_event *cm_event;
     struct ibv_context *verbs;
-    int ret = -EINVAL;
+    int ret;
     int idx;
 
     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     if (cm_event->event != RDMA_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REQUEST) {
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-        ret = -1;
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
@@ -3374,7 +3394,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
         rdma_return_path = qemu_rdma_data_init(rdma->host_port, NULL);
         if (rdma_return_path == NULL) {
             rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-            ret = -1;
             goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
         }
 
@@ -3389,7 +3408,6 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
         error_report("Unknown source RDMA version: %d, bailing...",
                      cap.version);
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-        ret = -1;
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
@@ -3422,33 +3440,28 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
     } else if (rdma->verbs != verbs) {
         error_report("ibv context not matching %p, %p!", rdma->verbs,
                      verbs);
-        ret = -1;
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     qemu_rdma_dump_id("dest_init", verbs);
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: error allocating pd and cq!");
+    ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_pd_cq(rdma, &err);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report_err(err);
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     ret = qemu_rdma_alloc_qp(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("rdma migration: error allocating qp!");
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(rdma);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: error initializing ram blocks!");
-        goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
-    }
+    qemu_rdma_init_ram_blocks(rdma);
 
     for (idx = 0; idx < RDMA_WRID_MAX; idx++) {
         ret = qemu_rdma_reg_control(rdma, idx);
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
             error_report("rdma: error registering %d control", idx);
             goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
         }
@@ -3466,30 +3479,29 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
     }
 
     ret = rdma_accept(rdma->cm_id, &conn_param);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma_accept returns %d", ret);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("rdma_accept failed");
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma_accept get_cm_event failed %d", ret);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("rdma_accept get_cm_event failed");
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     if (cm_event->event != RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED) {
         error_report("rdma_accept not event established");
         rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-        ret = -1;
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
     rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
     rdma->connected = true;
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY);
-    if (ret) {
-        error_report("rdma migration: error posting second control recv");
+    ret = qemu_rdma_post_recv_control(rdma, RDMA_WRID_READY, &err);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report_err(err);
         goto err_rdma_dest_wait;
     }
 
@@ -3498,10 +3510,10 @@ static int qemu_rdma_accept(RDMAContext *rdma)
     return 0;
 
 err_rdma_dest_wait:
-    rdma->error_state = ret;
+    rdma->errored = true;
     qemu_rdma_cleanup(rdma);
     g_free(rdma_return_path);
-    return ret;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static int dest_ram_sort_func(const void *a, const void *b)
@@ -3534,6 +3546,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
     RDMAControlHeader blocks = { .type = RDMA_CONTROL_RAM_BLOCKS_RESULT,
                                  .repeat = 1 };
     QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(qemu_file_get_ioc(f));
+    Error *err = NULL;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
     RDMALocalBlocks *local;
     RDMAControlHeader head;
@@ -3543,7 +3556,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
     static RDMARegisterResult results[RDMA_CONTROL_MAX_COMMANDS_PER_MESSAGE];
     RDMALocalBlock *block;
     void *host_addr;
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
     int idx = 0;
     int count = 0;
     int i = 0;
@@ -3552,25 +3565,27 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmain);
 
     if (!rdma) {
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma_errored(rdma)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     local = &rdma->local_ram_blocks;
     do {
         trace_qemu_rdma_registration_handle_wait();
 
-        ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(rdma, &head, RDMA_CONTROL_NONE);
+        ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_recv(rdma, &head, RDMA_CONTROL_NONE, &err);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_report_err(err);
             break;
         }
 
         if (head.repeat > RDMA_CONTROL_MAX_COMMANDS_PER_MESSAGE) {
             error_report("rdma: Too many requests in this message (%d)."
                             "Bailing.", head.repeat);
-            ret = -EIO;
             break;
         }
 
@@ -3586,8 +3601,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                 error_report("rdma: 'compress' bad block index %u (vs %d)",
                              (unsigned int)comp->block_idx,
                              rdma->local_ram_blocks.nb_blocks);
-                ret = -EIO;
-                goto out;
+                goto err;
             }
             block = &(rdma->local_ram_blocks.block[comp->block_idx]);
 
@@ -3599,7 +3613,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
 
         case RDMA_CONTROL_REGISTER_FINISHED:
             trace_qemu_rdma_registration_handle_finished();
-            goto out;
+            return 0;
 
         case RDMA_CONTROL_RAM_BLOCKS_REQUEST:
             trace_qemu_rdma_registration_handle_ram_blocks();
@@ -3616,11 +3630,10 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
             }
 
             if (rdma->pin_all) {
-                ret = qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(rdma);
-                if (ret) {
-                    error_report("rdma migration: error dest "
-                                    "registering ram blocks");
-                    goto out;
+                ret = qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks(rdma, &err);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    error_report_err(err);
+                    goto err;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -3655,11 +3668,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
 
 
             ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma,
-                                        (uint8_t *) rdma->dest_blocks, &blocks);
+                                    (uint8_t *) rdma->dest_blocks, &blocks,
+                                    &err);
 
             if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("rdma migration: error sending remote info");
-                goto out;
+                error_report_err(err);
+                goto err;
             }
 
             break;
@@ -3685,8 +3699,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                     error_report("rdma: 'register' bad block index %u (vs %d)",
                                  (unsigned int)reg->current_index,
                                  rdma->local_ram_blocks.nb_blocks);
-                    ret = -ENOENT;
-                    goto out;
+                    goto err;
                 }
                 block = &(rdma->local_ram_blocks.block[reg->current_index]);
                 if (block->is_ram_block) {
@@ -3695,8 +3708,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                             " offset: %" PRIx64 " current_addr: %" PRIx64,
                             block->block_name, block->offset,
                             reg->key.current_addr);
-                        ret = -ERANGE;
-                        goto out;
+                        goto err;
                     }
                     host_addr = (block->local_host_addr +
                                 (reg->key.current_addr - block->offset));
@@ -3711,8 +3723,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                         error_report("rdma: bad chunk for block %s"
                             " chunk: %" PRIx64,
                             block->block_name, reg->key.chunk);
-                        ret = -ERANGE;
-                        goto out;
+                        goto err;
                     }
                 }
                 chunk_start = ram_chunk_start(block, chunk);
@@ -3723,8 +3734,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                             (uintptr_t)host_addr, NULL, &tmp_rkey,
                             chunk, chunk_start, chunk_end)) {
                     error_report("cannot get rkey");
-                    ret = -EINVAL;
-                    goto out;
+                    goto err;
                 }
                 reg_result->rkey = tmp_rkey;
 
@@ -3737,11 +3747,11 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
             }
 
             ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma,
-                            (uint8_t *) results, &reg_resp);
+                            (uint8_t *) results, &reg_resp, &err);
 
             if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("Failed to send control buffer");
-                goto out;
+                error_report_err(err);
+                goto err;
             }
             break;
         case RDMA_CONTROL_UNREGISTER_REQUEST:
@@ -3763,8 +3773,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
 
                 if (ret != 0) {
                     perror("rdma unregistration chunk failed");
-                    ret = -ret;
-                    goto out;
+                    goto err;
                 }
 
                 rdma->total_registrations--;
@@ -3773,28 +3782,25 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                                                        reg->key.chunk);
             }
 
-            ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &unreg_resp);
+            ret = qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &unreg_resp, &err);
 
             if (ret < 0) {
-                error_report("Failed to send control buffer");
-                goto out;
+                error_report_err(err);
+                goto err;
             }
             break;
         case RDMA_CONTROL_REGISTER_RESULT:
             error_report("Invalid RESULT message at dest.");
-            ret = -EIO;
-            goto out;
+            goto err;
         default:
             error_report("Unknown control message %s", control_desc(head.type));
-            ret = -EIO;
-            goto out;
+            goto err;
         }
     } while (1);
-out:
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        rdma->error_state = ret;
-    }
-    return ret;
+
+err:
+    rdma->errored = true;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /* Destination:
@@ -3816,7 +3822,7 @@ rdma_block_notification_handle(QEMUFile *f, const char *name)
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmain);
 
     if (!rdma) {
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /* Find the matching RAMBlock in our local list */
@@ -3829,7 +3835,7 @@ rdma_block_notification_handle(QEMUFile *f, const char *name)
 
     if (found == -1) {
         error_report("RAMBlock '%s' not found on destination", name);
-        return -ENOENT;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     rdma->local_ram_blocks.block[curr].src_index = rdma->next_src_index;
@@ -3867,10 +3873,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_start(QEMUFile *f,
     RCU_READ_LOCK_GUARD();
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmaout);
     if (!rdma) {
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma_errored(rdma)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     trace_qemu_rdma_registration_start(flags);
     qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_HOOK);
@@ -3887,9 +3895,10 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
                                        uint64_t flags, void *data)
 {
     QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(qemu_file_get_ioc(f));
+    Error *err = NULL;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
     RDMAControlHeader head = { .len = 0, .repeat = 1 };
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
 
     if (migration_in_postcopy()) {
         return 0;
@@ -3898,10 +3907,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
     RCU_READ_LOCK_GUARD();
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmaout);
     if (!rdma) {
-        return -EIO;
+        return -1;
     }
 
-    CHECK_ERROR_STATE();
+    if (rdma_errored(rdma)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
 
     qemu_fflush(f);
     ret = qemu_rdma_drain_cq(rdma);
@@ -3928,10 +3939,11 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
          */
         ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, NULL, &resp,
                     &reg_result_idx, rdma->pin_all ?
-                    qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks : NULL);
+                    qemu_rdma_reg_whole_ram_blocks : NULL,
+                    &err);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "receiving remote info!");
-            return ret;
+            error_report_err(err);
+            return -1;
         }
 
         nb_dest_blocks = resp.len / sizeof(RDMADestBlock);
@@ -3953,8 +3965,8 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
                     "Your QEMU command line parameters are probably "
                     "not identical on both the source and destination.",
                     local->nb_blocks, nb_dest_blocks);
-            rdma->error_state = -EINVAL;
-            return -EINVAL;
+            rdma->errored = true;
+            return -1;
         }
 
         qemu_rdma_move_header(rdma, reg_result_idx, &resp);
@@ -3969,8 +3981,8 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
                         "vs %" PRIu64, local->block[i].block_name, i,
                         local->block[i].length,
                         rdma->dest_blocks[i].length);
-                rdma->error_state = -EINVAL;
-                return -EINVAL;
+                rdma->errored = true;
+                return -1;
             }
             local->block[i].remote_host_addr =
                     rdma->dest_blocks[i].remote_host_addr;
@@ -3981,16 +3993,17 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f,
     trace_qemu_rdma_registration_stop(flags);
 
     head.type = RDMA_CONTROL_REGISTER_FINISHED;
-    ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_exchange_send(rdma, &head, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &err);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report_err(err);
         goto err;
     }
 
     return 0;
 err:
-    rdma->error_state = ret;
-    return ret;
+    rdma->errored = true;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static const QEMUFileHooks rdma_read_hooks = {
@@ -4082,7 +4095,7 @@ static void rdma_accept_incoming_migration(void *opaque)
     trace_qemu_rdma_accept_incoming_migration();
     ret = qemu_rdma_accept(rdma);
 
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "RDMA ERROR: Migration initialization failed\n");
         return;
     }
@@ -4111,7 +4124,6 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     trace_rdma_start_incoming_migration();
 
@@ -4121,14 +4133,13 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    rdma = qemu_rdma_data_init(host_port, &local_err);
+    rdma = qemu_rdma_data_init(host_port, errp);
     if (rdma == NULL) {
         goto err;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_dest_init(rdma, &local_err);
-
-    if (ret) {
+    ret = qemu_rdma_dest_init(rdma, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -4136,8 +4147,8 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
 
     ret = rdma_listen(rdma->listen_id, 5);
 
-    if (ret) {
-        ERROR(errp, "listening on socket!");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "RDMA ERROR: listening on socket!");
         goto cleanup_rdma;
     }
 
@@ -4150,7 +4161,6 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
 cleanup_rdma:
     qemu_rdma_cleanup(rdma);
 err:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     if (rdma) {
         g_free(rdma->host);
         g_free(rdma->host_port);
@@ -4164,7 +4174,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
     MigrationState *s = opaque;
     RDMAContext *rdma_return_path = NULL;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret;
 
     /* Avoid ram_block_discard_disable(), cannot change during migration. */
     if (ram_block_discard_is_required()) {
@@ -4179,14 +4189,14 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
 
     ret = qemu_rdma_source_init(rdma, migrate_rdma_pin_all(), errp);
 
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
     trace_rdma_start_outgoing_migration_after_rdma_source_init();
     ret = qemu_rdma_connect(rdma, false, errp);
 
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
@@ -4201,13 +4211,13 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
         ret = qemu_rdma_source_init(rdma_return_path,
                                     migrate_rdma_pin_all(), errp);
 
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto return_path_err;
         }
 
         ret = qemu_rdma_connect(rdma_return_path, true, errp);
 
-        if (ret) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto return_path_err;
         }