return memory_region_size(&backend->mr) != 0;
 }
 
-MemoryRegion *
-host_memory_backend_get_memory(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
+MemoryRegion *host_memory_backend_get_memory(HostMemoryBackend *backend)
 {
     return host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend) ? &backend->mr : NULL;
 }
 
 
 static void nvdimm_realize(PCDIMMDevice *dimm, Error **errp)
 {
-    MemoryRegion *mr = host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem, errp);
+    MemoryRegion *mr = host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem);
     NVDIMMDevice *nvdimm = NVDIMM(dimm);
     uint64_t align, pmem_size, size = memory_region_size(mr);
 
 
     memcpy(nvdimm->label_data + offset, buf, size);
 
-    mr = host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem, &error_abort);
+    mr = host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem);
     backend_offset = memory_region_size(mr) - nvdimm->label_size + offset;
     memory_region_set_dirty(mr, backend_offset, size);
 }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    return host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem, errp);
+    return host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem);
 }
 
 static MemoryRegion *pc_dimm_get_vmstate_memory_region(PCDIMMDevice *dimm)
 {
-    return host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem, &error_abort);
+    return host_memory_backend_get_memory(dimm->hostmem);
 }
 
 static uint64_t pc_dimm_md_get_addr(const MemoryDeviceState *md)
 
     if (s->hostmem != NULL) {
         IVSHMEM_DPRINTF("using hostmem\n");
 
-        s->ivshmem_bar2 = host_memory_backend_get_memory(s->hostmem,
-                                                         &error_abort);
+        s->ivshmem_bar2 = host_memory_backend_get_memory(s->hostmem);
     } else {
         Chardev *chr = qemu_chr_fe_get_driver(&s->server_chr);
         assert(chr);
 
 };
 
 bool host_memory_backend_mr_inited(HostMemoryBackend *backend);
-MemoryRegion *host_memory_backend_get_memory(HostMemoryBackend *backend,
-                                             Error **errp);
+MemoryRegion *host_memory_backend_get_memory(HostMemoryBackend *backend);
 
 void host_memory_backend_set_mapped(HostMemoryBackend *backend, bool mapped);
 bool host_memory_backend_is_mapped(HostMemoryBackend *backend);
 
         if (!backend) {
             continue;
         }
-        MemoryRegion *seg = host_memory_backend_get_memory(backend,
-                                                           &error_fatal);
+        MemoryRegion *seg = host_memory_backend_get_memory(backend);
 
         if (memory_region_is_mapped(seg)) {
             char *path = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(backend));