diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2f4e8cf95464..71c652be98e9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -903,6 +903,14 @@ M: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
 S: Maintained
 F: device_tree.[ch]
 
+Error reporting
+M: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
+S: Supported
+F: include/qapi/error.h
+F: include/qemu/error-report.h
+F: util/error.c
+F: util/qemu-error.c
+
 GDB stub
 L: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
 S: Odd Fixes
diff --git a/hw/arm/armv7m.c b/hw/arm/armv7m.c
index c6eab6de30e7..40334d756122 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armv7m.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armv7m.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ qemu_irq *armv7m_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory, int mem_size, int num_irq,
     /* Hack to map an additional page of ram at the top of the address
        space.  This stops qemu complaining about executing code outside RAM
        when returning from an exception.  */
-    memory_region_init_ram(hack, NULL, "armv7m.hack", 0x1000, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(hack, NULL, "armv7m.hack", 0x1000, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(hack);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0xfffff000, hack);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
index c55fab81317c..d934980efa57 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem,
 
     /* Internal ROM */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->irom_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.irom",
-                           EXYNOS4210_IROM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                           EXYNOS4210_IROM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->irom_mem);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->irom_mem, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_mem, EXYNOS4210_IROM_BASE_ADDR,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem,
 
     /* Internal RAM */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->iram_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.iram",
-                           EXYNOS4210_IRAM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                           EXYNOS4210_IRAM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->iram_mem);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_mem, EXYNOS4210_IRAM_BASE_ADDR,
                                 &s->iram_mem);
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem,
     mem_size = ram_size;
     if (mem_size > EXYNOS4210_DRAM_MAX_SIZE) {
         memory_region_init_ram(&s->dram1_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.dram1",
-                mem_size - EXYNOS4210_DRAM_MAX_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                mem_size - EXYNOS4210_DRAM_MAX_SIZE, &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->dram1_mem);
         memory_region_add_subregion(system_mem, EXYNOS4210_DRAM1_BASE_ADDR,
                 &s->dram1_mem);
         mem_size = EXYNOS4210_DRAM_MAX_SIZE;
     }
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->dram0_mem, NULL, "exynos4210.dram0", mem_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->dram0_mem);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_mem, EXYNOS4210_DRAM0_BASE_ADDR,
             &s->dram0_mem);
diff --git a/hw/arm/highbank.c b/hw/arm/highbank.c
index f8353a787400..960bc3943005 100644
--- a/hw/arm/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/arm/highbank.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
 
     sysram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     memory_region_init_ram(sysram, NULL, "highbank.sysram", 0x8000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0xfff88000, sysram);
     if (bios_name != NULL) {
         sysboot_filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
diff --git a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
index 0fbbf997ea87..d87d36ff57bc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int integratorcm_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     s->cm_refcnt_offset = muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL), 24,
                                    1000);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->flash, OBJECT(s), "integrator.flash", 0x100000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->flash);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, OBJECT(s), &integratorcm_ops, s,
diff --git a/hw/arm/mainstone.c b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
index 0da02a67ec34..03e9fa5a8486 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mainstone.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     /* Setup CPU & memory */
     mpu = pxa270_init(address_space_mem, mainstone_binfo.ram_size, cpu_model);
     memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "mainstone.rom", MAINSTONE_ROM,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index 42f66b33e1cb..5cff3d411759 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static void musicpal_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, ram);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "musicpal.sram", MP_SRAM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, MP_SRAM_BASE, sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap1.c b/hw/arm/omap1.c
index 8873f9427c7c..6b1c076598a1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap1.c
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
                                          s->sdram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, &s->emiff_ram);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->imif_ram, NULL, "omap1.sram", s->sram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->imif_ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, OMAP_IMIF_BASE, &s->imif_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap2.c b/hw/arm/omap2.c
index 1ee2d610f7db..98ee19f8619b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap2.c
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap2420_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
                                          s->sdram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, OMAP2_Q2_BASE, &s->sdram);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->sram, NULL, "omap2.sram", s->sram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, OMAP2_SRAM_BASE, &s->sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
index 4b0f7f9c4260..4de88f31b100 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash0-0", flash_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(flash);
     memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
             (dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx)) != NULL) {
         MemoryRegion *flash_1 = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
         memory_region_init_ram(flash_1, NULL, "omap_sx1.flash1-0", flash1_size,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(flash_1);
         memory_region_set_readonly(flash_1, true);
         memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_CS1_BASE, flash_1);
diff --git a/hw/arm/palm.c b/hw/arm/palm.c
index 7f1cfb8f6aeb..1f84dbff18b0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palm.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void palmte_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "palmte.flash", flash_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(flash);
     memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash);
diff --git a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
index ec56b6172ef8..164260a9b6ff 100644
--- a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
@@ -2078,11 +2078,11 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa270_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
 
     /* SDRAM & Internal Memory Storage */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->sdram, NULL, "pxa270.sdram", sdram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->sdram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, PXA2XX_SDRAM_BASE, &s->sdram);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->internal, NULL, "pxa270.internal", 0x40000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->internal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, PXA2XX_INTERNAL_BASE,
                                 &s->internal);
@@ -2212,11 +2212,11 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa255_init(MemoryRegion *address_space, unsigned int sdram_size)
 
     /* SDRAM & Internal Memory Storage */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->sdram, NULL, "pxa255.sdram", sdram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->sdram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, PXA2XX_SDRAM_BASE, &s->sdram);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->internal, NULL, "pxa255.internal",
-                           PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                           PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->internal);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, PXA2XX_INTERNAL_BASE,
                                 &s->internal);
diff --git a/hw/arm/realview.c b/hw/arm/realview.c
index ef2788d3ebb4..23779ec274ac 100644
--- a/hw/arm/realview.c
+++ b/hw/arm/realview.c
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ static void realview_init(MachineState *machine,
         low_ram_size = ram_size - 0x20000000;
         ram_size = 0x20000000;
         memory_region_init_ram(ram_lo, NULL, "realview.lowmem", low_ram_size,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(ram_lo);
         memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x20000000, ram_lo);
     }
 
     memory_region_init_ram(ram_hi, NULL, "realview.highmem", ram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram_hi);
     low_ram_size = ram_size;
     if (low_ram_size > 0x10000000)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static void realview_init(MachineState *machine,
        BootROM happens to be in ROM/flash or in memory that isn't clobbered
        until after Linux boots the secondary CPUs.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(ram_hack, NULL, "realview.hack", 0x1000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram_hack);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, SMP_BOOT_ADDR, ram_hack);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/spitz.c b/hw/arm/spitz.c
index fdb101038645..6c2cbcb20345 100644
--- a/hw/arm/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/spitz.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static void spitz_common_init(MachineState *machine,
 
     sl_flash_register(mpu, (model == spitz) ? FLASH_128M : FLASH_1024M);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "spitz.rom", SPITZ_ROM, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "spitz.rom", SPITZ_ROM, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
diff --git a/hw/arm/stellaris.c b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
index ca4628b0fc65..a76f051704fe 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
@@ -1231,13 +1231,13 @@ static void stellaris_init(const char *kernel_filename, const char *cpu_model,
 
     /* Flash programming is done via the SCU, so pretend it is ROM.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "stellaris.flash", flash_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(flash);
     memory_region_set_readonly(flash, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0, flash);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "stellaris.sram", sram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0x20000000, sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
index 0f3bdc77b644..4d26a7ed918b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     MemoryRegion *flash_alias = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(flash, NULL, "STM32F205.flash", FLASH_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_init_alias(flash_alias, NULL, "STM32F205.flash.alias",
                              flash, 0, FLASH_SIZE);
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0, flash_alias);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "STM32F205.sram", SRAM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, SRAM_BASE_ADDRESS, sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/tosa.c b/hw/arm/tosa.c
index 73572ebe01b5..2c216e9c5db0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/arm/tosa.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void tosa_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     mpu = pxa255_init(address_space_mem, tosa_binfo.ram_size);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "tosa.rom", TOSA_ROM, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "tosa.rom", TOSA_ROM, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, rom);
diff --git a/hw/arm/vexpress.c b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
index 0f8bf1ca5c02..da8301a294d7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void a15_daughterboard_init(const VexpressMachineState *vms,
     /* 0x2b0a0000: PL341 dynamic memory controller: not modelled */
     /* 0x2e000000: system SRAM */
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "vexpress.a15sram", 0x10000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x2e000000, sram);
 
@@ -671,13 +671,13 @@ static void vexpress_common_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     sram_size = 0x2000000;
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "vexpress.sram", sram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, map[VE_SRAM], sram);
 
     vram_size = 0x800000;
     memory_region_init_ram(vram, NULL, "vexpress.vram", vram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(vram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, map[VE_VIDEORAM], vram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index a4e7b5c6374c..37dc0b0865d8 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void zynq_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* 256K of on-chip memory */
     memory_region_init_ram(ocm_ram, NULL, "zynq.ocm_ram", 256 << 10,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ocm_ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0xFFFC0000, ocm_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index 21855420dd8d..a9097f9b72da 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         char *ocm_name = g_strdup_printf("zynqmp.ocm_ram_bank_%d", i);
 
         memory_region_init_ram(&s->ocm_ram[i], NULL, ocm_name,
-                               XLNX_ZYNQMP_OCM_RAM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                               XLNX_ZYNQMP_OCM_RAM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->ocm_ram[i]);
         memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
                                     XLNX_ZYNQMP_OCM_RAM_0_ADDRESS +
diff --git a/hw/block/onenand.c b/hw/block/onenand.c
index 1b2c89375671..58eff508bf63 100644
--- a/hw/block/onenand.c
+++ b/hw/block/onenand.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int onenand_initfn(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     s->otp = memset(g_malloc((64 + 2) << PAGE_SHIFT),
                     0xff, (64 + 2) << PAGE_SHIFT);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->ram, OBJECT(s), "onenand.ram",
-                           0xc000 << s->shift, &error_abort);
+                           0xc000 << s->shift, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->ram);
     ram = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->ram);
     s->boot[0] = ram + (0x0000 << s->shift);
diff --git a/hw/core/loader.c b/hw/core/loader.c
index a96a74e579ad..eb67f05ee2c2 100644
--- a/hw/core/loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/loader.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void *rom_set_mr(Rom *rom, Object *owner, const char *name)
     memory_region_init_resizeable_ram(rom->mr, owner, name,
                                       rom->datasize, rom->romsize,
                                       fw_cfg_resized,
-                                      &error_abort);
+                                      &error_fatal);
     memory_region_set_readonly(rom->mr, true);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom->mr);
 
diff --git a/hw/cris/axis_dev88.c b/hw/cris/axis_dev88.c
index 2e8c2c74fb3a..d9484493b5af 100644
--- a/hw/cris/axis_dev88.c
+++ b/hw/cris/axis_dev88.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void axisdev88_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* The ETRAX-FS has 128Kb on chip ram, the docs refer to it as the 
        internal memory.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(phys_intmem, NULL, "axisdev88.chipram", INTMEM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(phys_intmem);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0x38000000, phys_intmem);
 
diff --git a/hw/display/cg3.c b/hw/display/cg3.c
index 34dcbc311947..d2a0d97320d8 100644
--- a/hw/display/cg3.c
+++ b/hw/display/cg3.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void cg3_initfn(Object *obj)
     CG3State *s = CG3(obj);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->rom, NULL, "cg3.prom", FCODE_MAX_ROM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->rom, true);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->rom);
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void cg3_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->vram_mem, NULL, "cg3.vram", s->vram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_set_log(&s->vram_mem, true, DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->vram_mem);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->vram_mem);
diff --git a/hw/display/qxl.c b/hw/display/qxl.c
index 2288238d003e..9c961dae9386 100644
--- a/hw/display/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/display/qxl.c
@@ -1970,14 +1970,14 @@ static void qxl_realize_common(PCIQXLDevice *qxl, Error **errp)
 
     qxl->rom_size = qxl_rom_size();
     memory_region_init_ram(&qxl->rom_bar, OBJECT(qxl), "qxl.vrom",
-                           qxl->rom_size, &error_abort);
+                           qxl->rom_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram(&qxl->rom_bar, &qxl->pci.qdev);
     init_qxl_rom(qxl);
     init_qxl_ram(qxl);
 
     qxl->guest_surfaces.cmds = g_new0(QXLPHYSICAL, qxl->ssd.num_surfaces);
     memory_region_init_ram(&qxl->vram_bar, OBJECT(qxl), "qxl.vram",
-                           qxl->vram_size, &error_abort);
+                           qxl->vram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram(&qxl->vram_bar, &qxl->pci.qdev);
     memory_region_init_alias(&qxl->vram32_bar, OBJECT(qxl), "qxl.vram32",
                              &qxl->vram_bar, 0, qxl->vram32_size);
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ static void qxl_realize_secondary(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     qxl->id = device_id++;
     qxl_init_ramsize(qxl);
     memory_region_init_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, OBJECT(dev), "qxl.vgavram",
-                           qxl->vga.vram_size, &error_abort);
+                           qxl->vga.vram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, &qxl->pci.qdev);
     qxl->vga.vram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&qxl->vga.vram);
     qxl->vga.con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), 0, &qxl_ops, qxl);
diff --git a/hw/display/sm501.c b/hw/display/sm501.c
index 15a5ba800052..3c3f97824bff 100644
--- a/hw/display/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/display/sm501.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ void sm501_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem, uint32_t base,
 
     /* allocate local memory */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->local_mem_region, NULL, "sm501.local",
-                           local_mem_bytes, &error_abort);
+                           local_mem_bytes, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->local_mem_region);
     memory_region_set_log(&s->local_mem_region, true, DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA);
     s->local_mem = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->local_mem_region);
diff --git a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
index f5f3f3e69dc3..516af1a5c3e2 100644
--- a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
+++ b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ TC6393xbState *tc6393xb_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, &s->iomem);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->vram, NULL, "tc6393xb.vram", 0x100000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->vram);
     s->vram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->vram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base + 0x100000, &s->vram);
diff --git a/hw/display/tcx.c b/hw/display/tcx.c
index 6acdc2d28250..463580094a94 100644
--- a/hw/display/tcx.c
+++ b/hw/display/tcx.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ static void tcx_initfn(Object *obj)
     TCXState *s = TCX(obj);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->rom, NULL, "tcx.prom", FCODE_MAX_ROM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->rom, true);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->rom);
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static void tcx_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     char *fcode_filename;
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->vram_mem, OBJECT(s), "tcx.vram",
-                           s->vram_size * (1 + 4 + 4), &error_abort);
+                           s->vram_size * (1 + 4 + 4), &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->vram_mem);
     memory_region_set_log(&s->vram_mem, true, DIRTY_MEMORY_VGA);
     vram_base = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->vram_mem);
diff --git a/hw/display/vga.c b/hw/display/vga.c
index b35d523e651c..9f6839488b58 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ void vga_common_init(VGACommonState *s, Object *obj, bool global_vmstate)
 
     s->is_vbe_vmstate = 1;
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->vram, obj, "vga.vram", s->vram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram(&s->vram, global_vmstate ? NULL : DEVICE(obj));
     xen_register_framebuffer(&s->vram);
     s->vram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->vram);
diff --git a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
index 7f397d3c2e0e..8e9350981ce8 100644
--- a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static void vmsvga_init(DeviceState *dev, struct vmsvga_state_s *s,
 
     s->fifo_size = SVGA_FIFO_SIZE;
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->fifo_ram, NULL, "vmsvga.fifo", s->fifo_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->fifo_ram);
     s->fifo_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->fifo_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 56aecced7b1b..461c128d23c8 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ FWCfgState *pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
 
     option_rom_mr = g_malloc(sizeof(*option_rom_mr));
     memory_region_init_ram(option_rom_mr, NULL, "pc.rom", PC_ROM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(option_rom_mr);
     memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(rom_memory,
                                         PC_ROM_MIN_VGA,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_sysfw.c b/hw/i386/pc_sysfw.c
index 662d99768e65..579461fa1ed4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_sysfw.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_sysfw.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void pc_isa_bios_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory,
     isa_bios_size = MIN(flash_size, 128 * 1024);
     isa_bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*isa_bios));
     memory_region_init_ram(isa_bios, NULL, "isa-bios", isa_bios_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(isa_bios);
     memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(rom_memory,
                                         0x100000 - isa_bios_size,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void old_pc_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory, bool isapc_ram_fw)
         goto bios_error;
     }
     bios = g_malloc(sizeof(*bios));
-    memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "pc.bios", bios_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "pc.bios", bios_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
     if (!isapc_ram_fw) {
         memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
diff --git a/hw/input/milkymist-softusb.c b/hw/input/milkymist-softusb.c
index 7b0f4db88d87..8a02d35ca15a 100644
--- a/hw/input/milkymist-softusb.c
+++ b/hw/input/milkymist-softusb.c
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ static int milkymist_softusb_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
 
     /* register pmem and dmem */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->pmem, OBJECT(s), "milkymist-softusb.pmem",
-                           s->pmem_size, &error_abort);
+                           s->pmem_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->pmem);
     s->pmem_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->pmem);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->pmem);
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->dmem, OBJECT(s), "milkymist-softusb.dmem",
-                           s->dmem_size, &error_abort);
+                           s->dmem_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->dmem);
     s->dmem_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->dmem);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->dmem);
diff --git a/hw/m68k/an5206.c b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
index f63ab2b94da0..b18dc7f7eaba 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/an5206.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void an5206_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, ram);
 
     /* Internal SRAM.  */
-    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "an5206.sram", 512, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "an5206.sram", 512, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, AN5206_RAMBAR_ADDR, sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
index 326a42d27efc..c38ffb8be324 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0x40000000, ram);
 
     /* Internal SRAM.  */
-    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "mcf5208.sram", 16384, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "mcf5208.sram", 16384, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0x80000000, sram);
 
diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index ed84a37e666f..d75b053c3c42 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ petalogix_ml605_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Attach emulated BRAM through the LMB.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(phys_lmb_bram, NULL, "petalogix_ml605.lmb_bram",
-                           LMB_BRAM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+                           LMB_BRAM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(phys_lmb_bram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0x00000000, phys_lmb_bram);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(phys_ram, NULL, "petalogix_ml605.ram", ram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(phys_ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, MEMORY_BASEADDR, phys_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
index 0c2140c3f830..701b435368f6 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Attach emulated BRAM through the LMB.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(phys_lmb_bram, NULL,
                            "petalogix_s3adsp1800.lmb_bram", LMB_BRAM_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(phys_lmb_bram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x00000000, phys_lmb_bram);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(phys_ram, NULL, "petalogix_s3adsp1800.ram",
-                           ram_size, &error_abort);
+                           ram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(phys_ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, ddr_base, phys_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index 6d2ea30bb02b..b8a11e49e988 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* allocate RAM */
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "fulong2e.ram", ram_size);
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "fulong2e.bios", bios_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
     memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index 3906016ac454..f944c4c705ee 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, 0, ram);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "mips_jazz.bios", MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
     memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
     memory_region_init_alias(bios2, NULL, "mips_jazz.bios", bios,
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
             /* Simple ROM, so user doesn't have to provide one */
             MemoryRegion *rom_mr = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
             memory_region_init_ram(rom_mr, NULL, "g364fb.rom", 0x80000,
-                                   &error_abort);
+                                   &error_fatal);
             vmstate_register_ram_global(rom_mr);
             memory_region_set_readonly(rom_mr, true);
             uint8_t *rom = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(rom_mr);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 23b6fc36a517..1004e3754845 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
      * regions are not executable.
      */
     memory_region_init_ram(bios_copy, NULL, "bios.1fc", BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     if (!rom_copy(memory_region_get_ram_ptr(bios_copy),
                   FLASH_ADDRESS, BIOS_SIZE)) {
         memcpy(memory_region_get_ram_ptr(bios_copy),
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
index 61f74a631570..063151ffcc40 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ mips_mipssim_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "mips_mipssim.ram",
                                          ram_size);
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "mips_mipssim.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
     memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
index 86b2c0bcb7d9..c9612271e99a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init(MachineState *machine)
     if ((bios_size > 0) && (bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE)) {
         bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
         memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "mips_r4k.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
         memory_region_set_readonly(bios, true);
         memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0x1fc00000, bios);
diff --git a/hw/moxie/moxiesim.c b/hw/moxie/moxiesim.c
index 80bcc5b4f6db..5e69e11514db 100644
--- a/hw/moxie/moxiesim.c
+++ b/hw/moxie/moxiesim.c
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ static void moxiesim_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
 
     /* Allocate RAM. */
-    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "moxiesim.ram", ram_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "moxiesim.ram", ram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, ram_base, ram);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "moxie.rom", 128*0x1000, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "moxie.rom", 128*0x1000, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0x1000, rom);
 
diff --git a/hw/net/milkymist-minimac2.c b/hw/net/milkymist-minimac2.c
index 5d1cf0851791..6302b8bfab5a 100644
--- a/hw/net/milkymist-minimac2.c
+++ b/hw/net/milkymist-minimac2.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int milkymist_minimac2_init(SysBusDevice *sbd)
 
     /* register buffers memory */
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->buffers, OBJECT(dev), "milkymist-minimac2.buffers",
-                           buffers_size, &error_abort);
+                           buffers_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->buffers);
     s->rx0_buf = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&s->buffers);
     s->rx1_buf = s->rx0_buf + MINIMAC2_BUFFER_SIZE;
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 1da0657ddf29..09285bd2e693 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     ram = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram));
-    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "openrisc.ram", ram_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "openrisc.ram", ram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0, ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/prep.c b/hw/pci-host/prep.c
index 988907bfa003..da88cb3352d0 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/prep.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/prep.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void raven_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
     d->config[0x34] = 0x00; // capabilities_pointer
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->bios, OBJECT(s), "bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->bios, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), (uint32_t)(-BIOS_SIZE),
                                 &s->bios);
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index ccea62820937..b0bf54061fff 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ static void pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev, bool is_default_rom,
         snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s.rom", object_get_typename(OBJECT(pdev)));
     }
     pdev->has_rom = true;
-    memory_region_init_ram(&pdev->rom, OBJECT(pdev), name, size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&pdev->rom, OBJECT(pdev), name, size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram(&pdev->rom, &pdev->qdev);
     ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&pdev->rom);
     load_image(path, ptr);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 77d5c819ef2b..3c82be2e1810 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "ppc_core99.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
 
     if (bios_name == NULL)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 06fdbaf588f9..1e4b55a5cf41 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
     memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "ppc_heathrow.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
 
     if (bios_name == NULL)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index ec6c4cbaf17b..53897257f0ee 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
                         33333333, &pic, kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
     /* allocate SRAM */
     sram_size = 512 * 1024;
-    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "ef405ep.sram", sram_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "ef405ep.sram", sram_size,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0xFFF00000, sram);
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
 #endif
         bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
         memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "ef405ep.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
 
         if (bios_name == NULL)
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
             bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
         bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
         memory_region_init_ram(bios, NULL, "taihu_405ep.bios", BIOS_SIZE,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(bios);
         filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
         if (filename) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index c77434ae0558..10f5dda1b161 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ static void ppc405_ocm_init(CPUPPCState *env)
     ocm = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405_ocm_t));
     /* XXX: Size is 4096 or 0x04000000 */
     memory_region_init_ram(&ocm->isarc_ram, NULL, "ppc405.ocm", 4096,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&ocm->isarc_ram);
     memory_region_init_alias(&ocm->dsarc_ram, NULL, "ppc405.dsarc", &ocm->isarc_ram,
                              0, 4096);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 27a83602071e..0e30c0f124f0 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void s390_memory_init(ram_addr_t mem_size)
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
     /* allocate RAM for core */
-    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "s390.ram", mem_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "s390.ram", mem_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0, ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/sclp.c b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
index fd277e1bf04e..a061b49f191d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/sclp.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/sclp.c
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ static void assign_storage(SCLPDevice *sclp, SCCB *sccb)
                 this_subregion_size = mhd->standby_subregion_size;
             }
 
-            memory_region_init_ram(standby_ram, NULL, id, this_subregion_size, &error_abort);
+            memory_region_init_ram(standby_ram, NULL, id, this_subregion_size,
+                                   &error_fatal);
             /* This is a hack to make memory hotunplug work again. Once we have
              * subdevices, we have to unparent them when unassigning memory,
              * instead of doing it via the ref count of the MemoryRegion. */
diff --git a/hw/sh4/r2d.c b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
index 3b0b2ecfa444..481bd927bd5d 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void r2d_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, reset_info);
 
     /* Allocate memory space */
-    memory_region_init_ram(sdram, NULL, "r2d.sdram", SDRAM_SIZE, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(sdram, NULL, "r2d.sdram", SDRAM_SIZE, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sdram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, SDRAM_BASE, sdram);
     /* Register peripherals */
diff --git a/hw/sh4/shix.c b/hw/sh4/shix.c
index f93f98e56837..59bcc23d2284 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/shix.c
+++ b/hw/sh4/shix.c
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ static void shix_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* Allocate memory space */
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "shix.rom", 0x4000, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "shix.rom", 0x4000, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(rom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x00000000, rom);
     memory_region_init_ram(&sdram[0], NULL, "shix.sdram1", 0x01000000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&sdram[0]);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x08000000, &sdram[0]);
     memory_region_init_ram(&sdram[1], NULL, "shix.sdram2", 0x01000000,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&sdram[1]);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x0c000000, &sdram[1]);
 
diff --git a/hw/sparc/leon3.c b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
index 7f5dcd6d85ff..dd01842f705c 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/leon3.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Allocate BIOS */
     prom_size = 8 * 1024 * 1024; /* 8Mb */
-    memory_region_init_ram(prom, NULL, "Leon3.bios", prom_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(prom, NULL, "Leon3.bios", prom_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(prom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(prom, true);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0x00000000, prom);
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index b5db8b7a0016..dfb04f93e9c5 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int idreg_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     IDRegState *s = MACIO_ID_REGISTER(dev);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->mem, OBJECT(s),
-                           "sun4m.idreg", sizeof(idreg_data), &error_abort);
+                           "sun4m.idreg", sizeof(idreg_data), &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->mem);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->mem, true);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->mem);
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static int afx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     AFXState *s = TCX_AFX(dev);
 
-    memory_region_init_ram(&s->mem, OBJECT(s), "sun4m.afx", 4, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(&s->mem, OBJECT(s), "sun4m.afx", 4, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->mem);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->mem);
     return 0;
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static int prom_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     PROMState *s = OPENPROM(dev);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->prom, OBJECT(s), "sun4m.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->prom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->prom, true);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->prom);
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index a887a86b7d43..e746f47ed4c4 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static int prom_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     PROMState *s = OPENPROM(dev);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->prom, OBJECT(s), "sun4u.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&s->prom);
     memory_region_set_readonly(&s->prom, true);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->prom);
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int ram_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     RamDevice *d = SUN4U_RAM(dev);
 
     memory_region_init_ram(&d->ram, OBJECT(d), "sun4u.ram", d->size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&d->ram);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &d->ram);
     return 0;
diff --git a/hw/tricore/tricore_testboard.c b/hw/tricore/tricore_testboard.c
index a059a20a30f6..ff4d2bd08320 100644
--- a/hw/tricore/tricore_testboard.c
+++ b/hw/tricore/tricore_testboard.c
@@ -76,17 +76,23 @@ static void tricore_testboard_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
         exit(1);
     }
     env = &cpu->env;
-    memory_region_init_ram(ext_cram, NULL, "powerlink_ext_c.ram", 2*1024*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ext_cram, NULL, "powerlink_ext_c.ram", 2*1024*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ext_cram);
-    memory_region_init_ram(ext_dram, NULL, "powerlink_ext_d.ram", 4*1024*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ext_dram, NULL, "powerlink_ext_d.ram", 4*1024*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ext_dram);
-    memory_region_init_ram(int_cram, NULL, "powerlink_int_c.ram", 48*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(int_cram, NULL, "powerlink_int_c.ram", 48*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(int_cram);
-    memory_region_init_ram(int_dram, NULL, "powerlink_int_d.ram", 48*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(int_dram, NULL, "powerlink_int_d.ram", 48*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(int_dram);
-    memory_region_init_ram(pcp_data, NULL, "powerlink_pcp_data.ram", 16*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(pcp_data, NULL, "powerlink_pcp_data.ram", 16*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(pcp_data);
-    memory_region_init_ram(pcp_text, NULL, "powerlink_pcp_text.ram", 32*1024, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(pcp_text, NULL, "powerlink_pcp_text.ram", 32*1024,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(pcp_text);
 
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x80000000, ext_cram);
diff --git a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
index 703e29d6d3ef..3026d9431606 100644
--- a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
+++ b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void puv3_board_init(CPUUniCore32State *env, ram_addr_t ram_size)
 
     /* SDRAM at address zero.  */
     memory_region_init_ram(ram_memory, NULL, "puv3.ram", ram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram_memory);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0, ram_memory);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/sim.c b/hw/xtensa/sim.c
index 328d20975db6..3a8140a6b5e8 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/sim.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/sim.c
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ static void xtensa_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     ram = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram));
-    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "xtensa.sram", ram_size, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "xtensa.sram", ram_size, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0, ram);
 
     rom = g_malloc(sizeof(*rom));
-    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "xtensa.rom", 0x1000, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "xtensa.rom", 0x1000, &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0xfe000000, rom);
 
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
index ab4d0e412731..5030ec9f87ac 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ static void lx60_net_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
             sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 1));
 
     ram = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram));
-    memory_region_init_ram(ram, OBJECT(s), "open_eth.ram", 16384, &error_abort);
+    memory_region_init_ram(ram, OBJECT(s), "open_eth.ram", 16384,
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, buffers, ram);
 }
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ static void lx_init(const LxBoardDesc *board, MachineState *machine)
 
     ram = g_malloc(sizeof(*ram));
     memory_region_init_ram(ram, NULL, "lx60.dram", machine->ram_size,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     vmstate_register_ram_global(ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0, ram);
 
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ static void lx_init(const LxBoardDesc *board, MachineState *machine)
 
         rom = g_malloc(sizeof(*rom));
         memory_region_init_ram(rom, NULL, "lx60.sram", board->sram_size,
-                               &error_abort);
+                               &error_fatal);
         vmstate_register_ram_global(rom);
         memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0xfe000000, rom);
 
diff --git a/include/qapi/error.h b/include/qapi/error.h
index 426d5eaceb47..c69dddbbf270 100644
--- a/include/qapi/error.h
+++ b/include/qapi/error.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
  * Call a function aborting on errors:
  *     foo(arg, &error_abort);
  *
+ * Call a function treating errors as fatal:
+ *     foo(arg, &error_fatal);
+ *
  * Receive an error and pass it on to the caller:
  *     Error *err = NULL;
  *     foo(arg, &err);
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ ErrorClass error_get_class(const Error *err);
  * If @errp is NULL, the error is ignored.  Don't bother creating one
  * then.
  * If @errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and abort().
+ * If @errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and exit(1).
  * If @errp is anything else, *@errp must be NULL.
  * The new error's class is ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, and its
  * human-readable error message is made from printf-style @fmt, ...
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@ void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
  * error object.
  * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_abort, print a suitable message and
  * abort().
+ * Else, if @dst_errp is &error_fatal, print a suitable message and
+ * exit(1).
  * Else, if @dst_errp already contains an error, ignore this one: free
  * the error object.
  * Else, move the error object from @local_err to *@dst_errp.
@@ -155,6 +161,13 @@ void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
  */
 void error_propagate(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err);
 
+/**
+ * Append a printf-style human-readable explanation to an existing error.
+ * May be called multiple times, and safe if @errp is NULL.
+ */
+void error_append_hint(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
+    GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
+
 /*
  * Convenience function to report open() failure.
  */
@@ -199,4 +212,9 @@ void error_set_internal(Error **errp,
  */
 extern Error *error_abort;
 
+/*
+ * Pass to error_setg() & friends to exit(1) on error.
+ */
+extern Error *error_fatal;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 0d8b2d96a993..ef87363067ba 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr,
 
     /* qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr cannot fail with ptr != NULL.  */
     assert(ptr != NULL);
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(size, ptr, mr, &error_abort);
+    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(size, ptr, mr, &error_fatal);
 }
 
 void memory_region_set_skip_dump(MemoryRegion *mr)
diff --git a/numa.c b/numa.c
index eed8f5d97b15..e9b18f54bea6 100644
--- a/numa.c
+++ b/numa.c
@@ -424,14 +424,14 @@ static void allocate_system_memory_nonnuma(MemoryRegion *mr, Object *owner,
          */
         if (err) {
             error_report_err(err);
-            memory_region_init_ram(mr, owner, name, ram_size, &error_abort);
+            memory_region_init_ram(mr, owner, name, ram_size, &error_fatal);
         }
 #else
         fprintf(stderr, "-mem-path not supported on this host\n");
         exit(1);
 #endif
     } else {
-        memory_region_init_ram(mr, owner, name, ram_size, &error_abort);
+        memory_region_init_ram(mr, owner, name, ram_size, &error_fatal);
     }
     vmstate_register_ram_global(mr);
 }
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index f9e2d6258d65..0bf7f83a1d8b 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -289,37 +289,35 @@ static Object *qdev_get_peripheral_anon(void)
     return dev;
 }
 
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke their use */
-static void qbus_list_bus(DeviceState *dev)
+static void qbus_list_bus(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     BusState *child;
     const char *sep = " ";
 
-    error_printf("child buses at \"%s\":",
-                 dev->id ? dev->id : object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+    error_append_hint(errp, "child buses at \"%s\":",
+                      dev->id ? dev->id : object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
     QLIST_FOREACH(child, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {
-        error_printf("%s\"%s\"", sep, child->name);
+        error_append_hint(errp, "%s\"%s\"", sep, child->name);
         sep = ", ";
     }
-    error_printf("\n");
 }
 
-static void qbus_list_dev(BusState *bus)
+static void qbus_list_dev(BusState *bus, Error **errp)
 {
     BusChild *kid;
     const char *sep = " ";
 
-    error_printf("devices at \"%s\":", bus->name);
+    error_append_hint(errp, "devices at \"%s\":", bus->name);
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
         DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
-        error_printf("%s\"%s\"", sep, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
-        if (dev->id)
-            error_printf("/\"%s\"", dev->id);
+        error_append_hint(errp, "%s\"%s\"", sep,
+                          object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+        if (dev->id) {
+            error_append_hint(errp, "/\"%s\"", dev->id);
+        }
         sep = ", ";
     }
-    error_printf("\n");
 }
-#endif
 
 static BusState *qbus_find_bus(DeviceState *dev, char *elem)
 {
@@ -461,11 +459,7 @@ static BusState *qbus_find(const char *path, Error **errp)
         if (!dev) {
             error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
                       "Device '%s' not found", elem);
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
-            if (!monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
-                qbus_list_dev(bus);
-            }
-#endif
+            qbus_list_dev(bus, errp);
             return NULL;
         }
 
@@ -483,11 +477,7 @@ static BusState *qbus_find(const char *path, Error **errp)
             if (dev->num_child_bus) {
                 error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' has multiple child buses",
                            elem);
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
-                if (!monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
-                    qbus_list_bus(dev);
-                }
-#endif
+                qbus_list_bus(dev, errp);
             } else {
                 error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' has no child bus", elem);
             }
@@ -503,11 +493,7 @@ static BusState *qbus_find(const char *path, Error **errp)
         bus = qbus_find_bus(dev, elem);
         if (!bus) {
             error_setg(errp, "Bus '%s' not found", elem);
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
-            if (!monitor_cur_is_qmp()) {
-                qbus_list_bus(dev);
-            }
-#endif
+            qbus_list_bus(dev, errp);
             return NULL;
         }
     }
diff --git a/util/error.c b/util/error.c
index cdb726ce813e..8b86490ba1ef 100644
--- a/util/error.c
+++ b/util/error.c
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
  * QEMU Error Objects
  *
  * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * Authors:
  *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>,
  *
  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.  See
  * the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
@@ -20,16 +22,24 @@ struct Error
     ErrorClass err_class;
     const char *src, *func;
     int line;
+    GString *hint;
 };
 
 Error *error_abort;
+Error *error_fatal;
 
-static void error_do_abort(Error *err)
+static void error_handle_fatal(Error **errp, Error *err)
 {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected error in %s() at %s:%d:\n",
-            err->func, err->src, err->line);
-    error_report_err(err);
-    abort();
+    if (errp == &error_abort) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected error in %s() at %s:%d:\n",
+                err->func, err->src, err->line);
+        error_report_err(err);
+        abort();
+    }
+    if (errp == &error_fatal) {
+        error_report_err(err);
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 static void error_setv(Error **errp,
@@ -51,10 +61,7 @@ static void error_setv(Error **errp,
     err->line = line;
     err->func = func;
 
-    if (errp == &error_abort) {
-        error_do_abort(err);
-    }
-
+    error_handle_fatal(errp, err);
     *errp = err;
 
     errno = saved_errno;
@@ -115,6 +122,28 @@ void error_setg_file_open_internal(Error **errp,
                               "Could not open '%s'", filename);
 }
 
+void error_append_hint(Error **errp, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    int saved_errno = errno;
+    Error *err;
+
+    if (!errp) {
+        return;
+    }
+    err = *errp;
+    assert(err && errp != &error_abort);
+
+    if (!err->hint) {
+        err->hint = g_string_new(NULL);
+    }
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    g_string_append_vprintf(err->hint, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    errno = saved_errno;
+}
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 void error_setg_win32_internal(Error **errp,
@@ -151,6 +180,12 @@ Error *error_copy(const Error *err)
     err_new = g_malloc0(sizeof(*err));
     err_new->msg = g_strdup(err->msg);
     err_new->err_class = err->err_class;
+    err_new->src = err->src;
+    err_new->line = err->line;
+    err_new->func = err->func;
+    if (err->hint) {
+        err_new->hint = g_string_new(err->hint->str);
+    }
 
     return err_new;
 }
@@ -168,6 +203,9 @@ const char *error_get_pretty(Error *err)
 void error_report_err(Error *err)
 {
     error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
+    if (err->hint) {
+        error_printf_unless_qmp("%s\n", err->hint->str);
+    }
     error_free(err);
 }
 
@@ -175,17 +213,22 @@ void error_free(Error *err)
 {
     if (err) {
         g_free(err->msg);
+        if (err->hint) {
+            g_string_free(err->hint, true);
+        }
         g_free(err);
     }
 }
 
 void error_propagate(Error **dst_errp, Error *local_err)
 {
-    if (local_err && dst_errp == &error_abort) {
-        error_do_abort(local_err);
-    } else if (dst_errp && !*dst_errp) {
+    if (!local_err) {
+        return;
+    }
+    error_handle_fatal(dst_errp, local_err);
+    if (dst_errp && !*dst_errp) {
         *dst_errp = local_err;
-    } else if (local_err) {
+    } else {
         error_free(local_err);
     }
 }
diff --git a/util/qemu-error.c b/util/qemu-error.c
index 77ea6c6145e7..c1574bb34890 100644
--- a/util/qemu-error.c
+++ b/util/qemu-error.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void error_vreport(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
     GTimeVal tv;
     gchar *timestr;
 
-    if (enable_timestamp_msg) {
+    if (enable_timestamp_msg && !cur_mon) {
         g_get_current_time(&tv);
         timestr = g_time_val_to_iso8601(&tv);
         error_printf("%s ", timestr);
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index b1fb57c0fc7d..a50eceae4a63 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ void parse_option_size(const char *name, const char *value,
             break;
         default:
             error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, name, "a size");
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
-            error_printf_unless_qmp("You may use k, M, G or T suffixes for "
-                    "kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes.\n");
-#endif
+            error_append_hint(errp, "You may use k, M, G or T suffixes for "
+                    "kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes.");
             return;
         }
     } else {
@@ -648,9 +646,8 @@ QemuOpts *qemu_opts_create(QemuOptsList *list, const char *id,
         if (!id_wellformed(id)) {
             error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "id",
                        "an identifier");
-#if 0 /* conversion from qerror_report() to error_set() broke this: */
-            error_printf_unless_qmp("Identifiers consist of letters, digits, '-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.\n");
-#endif
+            error_append_hint(errp, "Identifiers consist of letters, digits, "
+                              "'-', '.', '_', starting with a letter.");
             return NULL;
         }
         opts = qemu_opts_find(list, id);
diff --git a/xen-hvm.c b/xen-hvm.c
index 5ea621e7b7a9..3d78a0c529fa 100644
--- a/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/xen-hvm.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void xen_ram_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
         block_len = (1ULL << 32) + pcms->above_4g_mem_size;
     }
     memory_region_init_ram(&ram_memory, NULL, "xen.ram", block_len,
-                           &error_abort);
+                           &error_fatal);
     *ram_memory_p = &ram_memory;
     vmstate_register_ram_global(&ram_memory);