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-rw-r--r--docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst6
-rw-r--r--scripts/qapi/parser.py23
-rw-r--r--tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.json2
-rw-r--r--tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.out2
-rw-r--r--tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt6
5 files changed, 32 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
index 6804a4b596..f453bd3546 100644
--- a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
@@ -996,7 +996,8 @@ line "Features:", like this::
 
 A tagged section begins with a paragraph that starts with one of the
 following words: "Note:"/"Notes:", "Since:", "Example:"/"Examples:",
-"Returns:", "TODO:".  It ends with the start of a new section.
+"Returns:", "Errors:", "TODO:".  It ends with the start of a new
+section.
 
 The second and subsequent lines of tagged sections must be indented
 like this::
@@ -1007,6 +1008,9 @@ like this::
  #     Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
  #     cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
 
+"Returns" and "Errors" sections are only valid for commands.  They
+document the success and the error response, respectively.
+
 A "Since: x.y.z" tagged section lists the release that introduced the
 definition.
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index e4c2259e39..a32b2c7e7f 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class QAPISchemaParser:
                         line = self.get_doc_indented(doc)
                     no_more_args = True
                 elif match := re.match(
-                        r'(Returns|Since|Notes?|Examples?|TODO): *',
+                        r'(Returns|Errors|Since|Notes?|Examples?|TODO): *',
                         line):
                     # tagged section
                     doc.new_tagged_section(self.info, match.group(1))
@@ -639,8 +639,9 @@ class QAPIDoc:
         # dicts mapping parameter/feature names to their description
         self.args: Dict[str, QAPIDoc.ArgSection] = {}
         self.features: Dict[str, QAPIDoc.ArgSection] = {}
-        # a command's "Returns" section
+        # a command's "Returns" and "Errors" section
         self.returns: Optional[QAPIDoc.Section] = None
+        self.errors: Optional[QAPIDoc.Section] = None
         # "Since" section
         self.since: Optional[QAPIDoc.Section] = None
         # sections other than .body, .args, .features
@@ -670,6 +671,11 @@ class QAPIDoc:
                 raise QAPISemError(
                     info, "duplicated '%s' section" % tag)
             self.returns = section
+        elif tag == 'Errors':
+            if self.errors:
+                raise QAPISemError(
+                    info, "duplicated '%s' section" % tag)
+            self.errors = section
         elif tag == 'Since':
             if self.since:
                 raise QAPISemError(
@@ -715,10 +721,15 @@ class QAPIDoc:
         self.features[feature.name].connect(feature)
 
     def check_expr(self, expr: QAPIExpression) -> None:
-        if self.returns and 'command' not in expr:
-            raise QAPISemError(
-                self.returns.info,
-                "'Returns' section is only valid for commands")
+        if 'command' not in expr:
+            if self.returns:
+                raise QAPISemError(
+                    self.returns.info,
+                    "'Returns' section is only valid for commands")
+            if self.errors:
+                raise QAPISemError(
+                    self.returns.info,
+                    "'Errors' section is only valid for commands")
 
     def check(self) -> None:
 
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.json b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.json
index 5bb2b69071..de38a386e8 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.json
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
 #
 # Returns: @Object
 #
+# Errors: some
+#
 # TODO: frobnicate
 #
 # Notes:
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.out b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.out
index 34ee74af4b..716a9a4102 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.out
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ another feature
 @arg3 is undocumented
     section=Returns
 @Object
+    section=Errors
+some
     section=TODO
 frobnicate
     section=Notes
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
index 879f6ff50a..847db70412 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-good.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ Returns
 "Object"
 
 
+Errors
+~~~~~~
+
+some
+
+
 Notes
 ~~~~~