init: use Result<T> for the parsing functions

Test: boot bullhead
Merged-In: I7f00c5f0f54dd4fe05df73e1d6a89b56d788e113
Change-Id: I7f00c5f0f54dd4fe05df73e1d6a89b56d788e113
diff --git a/init/action.cpp b/init/action.cpp
index 671e285..f687074 100644
--- a/init/action.cpp
+++ b/init/action.cpp
@@ -53,19 +53,16 @@
 
 const KeywordMap<BuiltinFunction>* Action::function_map_ = nullptr;
 
-bool Action::AddCommand(const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Action::AddCommand(const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line) {
     if (!function_map_) {
-        *err = "no function map available";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "no function map available";
     }
 
-    auto function = function_map_->FindFunction(args, err);
-    if (!function) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    auto function = function_map_->FindFunction(args);
+    if (!function) return Error() << function.error();
 
-    AddCommand(function, args, line);
-    return true;
+    AddCommand(*function, args, line);
+    return Success();
 }
 
 void Action::AddCommand(BuiltinFunction f, const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line) {
@@ -105,67 +102,60 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool Action::ParsePropertyTrigger(const std::string& trigger, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Action::ParsePropertyTrigger(const std::string& trigger) {
     const static std::string prop_str("property:");
     std::string prop_name(trigger.substr(prop_str.length()));
     size_t equal_pos = prop_name.find('=');
     if (equal_pos == std::string::npos) {
-        *err = "property trigger found without matching '='";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "property trigger found without matching '='";
     }
 
     std::string prop_value(prop_name.substr(equal_pos + 1));
     prop_name.erase(equal_pos);
 
     if (auto [it, inserted] = property_triggers_.emplace(prop_name, prop_value); !inserted) {
-        *err = "multiple property triggers found for same property";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "multiple property triggers found for same property";
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Action::InitTriggers(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Action::InitTriggers(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     const static std::string prop_str("property:");
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < args.size(); ++i) {
         if (args[i].empty()) {
-            *err = "empty trigger is not valid";
-            return false;
+            return Error() << "empty trigger is not valid";
         }
 
         if (i % 2) {
             if (args[i] != "&&") {
-                *err = "&& is the only symbol allowed to concatenate actions";
-                return false;
+                return Error() << "&& is the only symbol allowed to concatenate actions";
             } else {
                 continue;
             }
         }
 
         if (!args[i].compare(0, prop_str.length(), prop_str)) {
-            if (!ParsePropertyTrigger(args[i], err)) {
-                return false;
+            if (auto result = ParsePropertyTrigger(args[i]); !result) {
+                return result;
             }
         } else {
             if (!event_trigger_.empty()) {
-                *err = "multiple event triggers are not allowed";
-                return false;
+                return Error() << "multiple event triggers are not allowed";
             }
 
             event_trigger_ = args[i];
         }
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Action::InitSingleTrigger(const std::string& trigger) {
+Result<Success> Action::InitSingleTrigger(const std::string& trigger) {
     std::vector<std::string> name_vector{trigger};
-    std::string err;
-    bool ret = InitTriggers(name_vector, &err);
-    if (!ret) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "InitSingleTrigger failed due to: " << err;
+    if (auto result = InitTriggers(name_vector); !result) {
+        return Error() << "InitTriggers() failed: " << result.error();
     }
-    return ret;
+    return Success();
 }
 
 // This function checks that all property triggers are satisfied, that is
@@ -263,7 +253,8 @@
     auto action = std::make_unique<Action>(true, "<Builtin Action>", 0);
     std::vector<std::string> name_vector{name};
 
-    if (!action->InitSingleTrigger(name)) {
+    if (auto result = action->InitSingleTrigger(name); !result) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot queue BuiltinAction for " << name << ": " << result.error();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -332,25 +323,25 @@
     current_command_ = 0;
 }
 
-bool ActionParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                                int line, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> ActionParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                           const std::string& filename, int line) {
     std::vector<std::string> triggers(args.begin() + 1, args.end());
     if (triggers.size() < 1) {
-        *err = "actions must have a trigger";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "Actions must have a trigger";
     }
 
     auto action = std::make_unique<Action>(false, filename, line);
-    if (!action->InitTriggers(triggers, err)) {
-        return false;
+
+    if (auto result = action->InitTriggers(triggers); !result) {
+        return Error() << "InitTriggers() failed: " << result.error();
     }
 
     action_ = std::move(action);
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool ActionParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) {
-    return action_ ? action_->AddCommand(std::move(args), line, err) : false;
+Result<Success> ActionParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) {
+    return action_ ? action_->AddCommand(std::move(args), line) : Success();
 }
 
 void ActionParser::EndSection() {
diff --git a/init/action.h b/init/action.h
index 44ecd23..d977f82 100644
--- a/init/action.h
+++ b/init/action.h
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
   public:
     explicit Action(bool oneshot, const std::string& filename, int line);
 
-    bool AddCommand(const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> AddCommand(const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line);
     void AddCommand(BuiltinFunction f, const std::vector<std::string>& args, int line);
-    bool InitTriggers(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool InitSingleTrigger(const std::string& trigger);
+    Result<Success> InitTriggers(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> InitSingleTrigger(const std::string& trigger);
     std::size_t NumCommands() const;
     void ExecuteOneCommand(std::size_t command) const;
     void ExecuteAllCommands() const;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     void ExecuteCommand(const Command& command) const;
     bool CheckPropertyTriggers(const std::string& name = "",
                                const std::string& value = "") const;
-    bool ParsePropertyTrigger(const std::string& trigger, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> ParsePropertyTrigger(const std::string& trigger);
 
     std::map<std::string, std::string> property_triggers_;
     std::string event_trigger_;
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
   public:
     ActionParser(ActionManager* action_manager)
         : action_manager_(action_manager), action_(nullptr) {}
-    bool ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename, int line,
-                      std::string* err) override;
-    bool ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                                 int line) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
     void EndSection() override;
 
   private:
diff --git a/init/import_parser.cpp b/init/import_parser.cpp
index b9fa2ce..e335fd1 100644
--- a/init/import_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/import_parser.cpp
@@ -23,24 +23,22 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
-bool ImportParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                                int line, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> ImportParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                           const std::string& filename, int line) {
     if (args.size() != 2) {
-        *err = "single argument needed for import\n";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "single argument needed for import\n";
     }
 
     std::string conf_file;
     bool ret = expand_props(args[1], &conf_file);
     if (!ret) {
-        *err = "error while expanding import";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "error while expanding import";
     }
 
     LOG(INFO) << "Added '" << conf_file << "' to import list";
     if (filename_.empty()) filename_ = filename;
     imports_.emplace_back(std::move(conf_file), line);
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
 void ImportParser::EndFile() {
diff --git a/init/import_parser.h b/init/import_parser.h
index 0d04e0e..5a2f894 100644
--- a/init/import_parser.h
+++ b/init/import_parser.h
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 class ImportParser : public SectionParser {
   public:
     ImportParser(Parser* parser) : parser_(parser) {}
-    bool ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename, int line,
-                      std::string* err) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                                 int line) override;
     void EndFile() override;
 
   private:
diff --git a/init/keyword_map.h b/init/keyword_map.h
index 481d637..c95fc73 100644
--- a/init/keyword_map.h
+++ b/init/keyword_map.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 
+#include "result.h"
+
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
@@ -34,20 +36,17 @@
     virtual ~KeywordMap() {
     }
 
-    const Function FindFunction(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) const {
+    const Result<Function> FindFunction(const std::vector<std::string>& args) const {
         using android::base::StringPrintf;
 
-        if (args.empty()) {
-            *err = "keyword needed, but not provided";
-            return nullptr;
-        }
+        if (args.empty()) return Error() << "Keyword needed, but not provided";
+
         auto& keyword = args[0];
         auto num_args = args.size() - 1;
 
         auto function_info_it = map().find(keyword);
         if (function_info_it == map().end()) {
-            *err = StringPrintf("invalid keyword '%s'", keyword.c_str());
-            return nullptr;
+            return Error() << StringPrintf("Invalid keyword '%s'", keyword.c_str());
         }
 
         auto function_info = function_info_it->second;
@@ -55,22 +54,18 @@
         auto min_args = std::get<0>(function_info);
         auto max_args = std::get<1>(function_info);
         if (min_args == max_args && num_args != min_args) {
-            *err = StringPrintf("%s requires %zu argument%s",
-                                keyword.c_str(), min_args,
-                                (min_args > 1 || min_args == 0) ? "s" : "");
-            return nullptr;
+            return Error() << StringPrintf("%s requires %zu argument%s", keyword.c_str(), min_args,
+                                           (min_args > 1 || min_args == 0) ? "s" : "");
         }
 
         if (num_args < min_args || num_args > max_args) {
             if (max_args == std::numeric_limits<decltype(max_args)>::max()) {
-                *err = StringPrintf("%s requires at least %zu argument%s",
-                                    keyword.c_str(), min_args,
-                                    min_args > 1 ? "s" : "");
+                return Error() << StringPrintf("%s requires at least %zu argument%s",
+                                               keyword.c_str(), min_args, min_args > 1 ? "s" : "");
             } else {
-                *err = StringPrintf("%s requires between %zu and %zu arguments",
-                                    keyword.c_str(), min_args, max_args);
+                return Error() << StringPrintf("%s requires between %zu and %zu arguments",
+                                               keyword.c_str(), min_args, max_args);
             }
-            return nullptr;
         }
 
         return std::get<Function>(function_info);
diff --git a/init/parser.cpp b/init/parser.cpp
index 4c34c26..8a4e798 100644
--- a/init/parser.cpp
+++ b/init/parser.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@
                     if (android::base::StartsWith(args[0], prefix.c_str())) {
                         if (section_parser) section_parser->EndSection();
 
-                        std::string ret_err;
-                        if (!callback(std::move(args), &ret_err)) {
-                            LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
+                        if (auto result = callback(std::move(args)); !result) {
+                            LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         }
                         section_parser = nullptr;
                         break;
@@ -78,16 +77,16 @@
                 if (section_parsers_.count(args[0])) {
                     if (section_parser) section_parser->EndSection();
                     section_parser = section_parsers_[args[0]].get();
-                    std::string ret_err;
-                    if (!section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), filename, state.line,
-                                                      &ret_err)) {
-                        LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
+                    if (auto result =
+                            section_parser->ParseSection(std::move(args), filename, state.line);
+                        !result) {
+                        LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                         section_parser = nullptr;
                     }
                 } else if (section_parser) {
-                    std::string ret_err;
-                    if (!section_parser->ParseLineSection(std::move(args), state.line, &ret_err)) {
-                        LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << ret_err;
+                    if (auto result = section_parser->ParseLineSection(std::move(args), state.line);
+                        !result) {
+                        LOG(ERROR) << filename << ": " << state.line << ": " << result.error();
                     }
                 }
                 args.clear();
diff --git a/init/parser.h b/init/parser.h
index fd65ad6..4ab24a4 100644
--- a/init/parser.h
+++ b/init/parser.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "result.h"
+
 //  SectionParser is an interface that can parse a given 'section' in init.
 //
 //  You can implement up to 4 functions below, with ParseSection() being mandatory.
@@ -51,9 +53,9 @@
 class SectionParser {
   public:
     virtual ~SectionParser() {}
-    virtual bool ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                              int line, std::string* err) = 0;
-    virtual bool ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&&, int, std::string*) { return true; };
+    virtual Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                         const std::string& filename, int line) = 0;
+    virtual Result<Success> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&&, int) { return Success(); };
     virtual void EndSection(){};
     virtual void EndFile(){};
 };
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
     //  Similar to ParseSection() and ParseLineSection(), this function returns bool with false
     //  indicating a failure and has an std::string* err parameter into which an error string can
     //  be written.
-    using LineCallback = std::function<bool(std::vector<std::string>&&, std::string*)>;
+    using LineCallback = std::function<Result<Success>(std::vector<std::string>&&)>;
 
     Parser();
 
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index e37888b..1b5cc19 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@
                   [] (const auto& info) { LOG(INFO) << *info; });
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseCapabilities(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseCapabilities(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     capabilities_ = 0;
 
     if (!CapAmbientSupported()) {
-        *err = "capabilities requested but the kernel does not support ambient capabilities";
-        return false;
+        return Error()
+               << "capabilities requested but the kernel does not support ambient capabilities";
     }
 
     unsigned int last_valid_cap = GetLastValidCap();
@@ -350,76 +350,71 @@
         const std::string& arg = args[i];
         int res = LookupCap(arg);
         if (res < 0) {
-            *err = StringPrintf("invalid capability '%s'", arg.c_str());
-            return false;
+            return Error() << StringPrintf("invalid capability '%s'", arg.c_str());
         }
         unsigned int cap = static_cast<unsigned int>(res);  // |res| is >= 0.
         if (cap > last_valid_cap) {
-            *err = StringPrintf("capability '%s' not supported by the kernel", arg.c_str());
-            return false;
+            return Error() << StringPrintf("capability '%s' not supported by the kernel",
+                                           arg.c_str());
         }
         capabilities_[cap] = true;
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseClass(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseClass(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     classnames_ = std::set<std::string>(args.begin() + 1, args.end());
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseConsole(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseConsole(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     flags_ |= SVC_CONSOLE;
     console_ = args.size() > 1 ? "/dev/" + args[1] : "";
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseCritical(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseCritical(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     flags_ |= SVC_CRITICAL;
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseDisabled(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseDisabled(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     flags_ |= SVC_DISABLED;
     flags_ |= SVC_RC_DISABLED;
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseGroup(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseGroup(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     auto gid = DecodeUid(args[1]);
     if (!gid) {
-        *err = "Unable to decode GID for '" + args[1] + "': " + gid.error();
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "Unable to decode GID for '" << args[1] << "': " << gid.error();
     }
     gid_ = *gid;
 
     for (std::size_t n = 2; n < args.size(); n++) {
         gid = DecodeUid(args[n]);
         if (!gid) {
-            *err = "Unable to decode GID for '" + args[n] + "': " + gid.error();
-            return false;
+            return Error() << "Unable to decode GID for '" << args[n] << "': " << gid.error();
         }
         supp_gids_.emplace_back(*gid);
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParsePriority(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParsePriority(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     priority_ = 0;
     if (!ParseInt(args[1], &priority_,
                   static_cast<int>(ANDROID_PRIORITY_HIGHEST), // highest is negative
                   static_cast<int>(ANDROID_PRIORITY_LOWEST))) {
-        *err = StringPrintf("process priority value must be range %d - %d",
-                ANDROID_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, ANDROID_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
-        return false;
+        return Error() << StringPrintf("process priority value must be range %d - %d",
+                                       ANDROID_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, ANDROID_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseIoprio(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseIoprio(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!ParseInt(args[2], &ioprio_pri_, 0, 7)) {
-        *err = "priority value must be range 0 - 7";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "priority value must be range 0 - 7";
     }
 
     if (args[1] == "rt") {
@@ -429,14 +424,13 @@
     } else if (args[1] == "idle") {
         ioprio_class_ = IoSchedClass_IDLE;
     } else {
-        *err = "ioprio option usage: ioprio <rt|be|idle> <0-7>";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "ioprio option usage: ioprio <rt|be|idle> <0-7>";
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseKeycodes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseKeycodes(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     for (std::size_t i = 1; i < args.size(); i++) {
         int code;
         if (ParseInt(args[i], &code)) {
@@ -445,22 +439,24 @@
             LOG(WARNING) << "ignoring invalid keycode: " << args[i];
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseOneshot(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseOneshot(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     flags_ |= SVC_ONESHOT;
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseOnrestart(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseOnrestart(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     std::vector<std::string> str_args(args.begin() + 1, args.end());
     int line = onrestart_.NumCommands() + 1;
-    onrestart_.AddCommand(str_args, line, err);
-    return true;
+    if (auto result = onrestart_.AddCommand(str_args, line); !result) {
+        return Error() << "cannot add Onrestart command: " << result.error();
+    }
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseNamespace(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseNamespace(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     for (size_t i = 1; i < args.size(); i++) {
         if (args[i] == "pid") {
             namespace_flags_ |= CLONE_NEWPID;
@@ -469,65 +465,60 @@
         } else if (args[i] == "mnt") {
             namespace_flags_ |= CLONE_NEWNS;
         } else {
-            *err = "namespace must be 'pid' or 'mnt'";
-            return false;
+            return Error() << "namespace must be 'pid' or 'mnt'";
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseOomScoreAdjust(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseOomScoreAdjust(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!ParseInt(args[1], &oom_score_adjust_, -1000, 1000)) {
-        *err = "oom_score_adjust value must be in range -1000 - +1000";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "oom_score_adjust value must be in range -1000 - +1000";
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseMemcgSwappiness(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseMemcgSwappiness(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!ParseInt(args[1], &swappiness_, 0)) {
-        *err = "swappiness value must be equal or greater than 0";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "swappiness value must be equal or greater than 0";
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseMemcgLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseMemcgLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!ParseInt(args[1], &limit_in_bytes_, 0)) {
-        *err = "limit_in_bytes value must be equal or greater than 0";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "limit_in_bytes value must be equal or greater than 0";
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseMemcgSoftLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseMemcgSoftLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!ParseInt(args[1], &soft_limit_in_bytes_, 0)) {
-        *err = "soft_limit_in_bytes value must be equal or greater than 0";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "soft_limit_in_bytes value must be equal or greater than 0";
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseSeclabel(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseSeclabel(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     seclabel_ = args[1];
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseSetenv(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseSetenv(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     envvars_.emplace_back(args[1], args[2]);
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseShutdown(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseShutdown(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (args[1] == "critical") {
         flags_ |= SVC_SHUTDOWN_CRITICAL;
-        return true;
+        return Success();
     }
-    return false;
+    return Error() << "Invalid shutdown option";
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-bool Service::AddDescriptor(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::AddDescriptor(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     int perm = args.size() > 3 ? std::strtoul(args[3].c_str(), 0, 8) : -1;
     Result<uid_t> uid = 0;
     Result<gid_t> gid = 0;
@@ -536,16 +527,14 @@
     if (args.size() > 4) {
         uid = DecodeUid(args[4]);
         if (!uid) {
-            *err = "Unable to find UID for '" + args[4] + "': " + uid.error();
-            return false;
+            return Error() << "Unable to find UID for '" << args[4] << "': " << uid.error();
         }
     }
 
     if (args.size() > 5) {
         gid = DecodeUid(args[5]);
         if (!gid) {
-            *err = "Unable to find GID for '" + args[5] + "': " + gid.error();
-            return false;
+            return Error() << "Unable to find GID for '" << args[5] << "': " << gid.error();
         }
     }
 
@@ -556,50 +545,45 @@
                      [&descriptor] (const auto& other) { return descriptor.get() == other.get(); });
 
     if (old != descriptors_.end()) {
-        *err = "duplicate descriptor " + args[1] + " " + args[2];
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "duplicate descriptor " << args[1] << " " << args[2];
     }
 
     descriptors_.emplace_back(std::move(descriptor));
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
 // name type perm [ uid gid context ]
-bool Service::ParseSocket(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseSocket(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (!StartsWith(args[2], "dgram") && !StartsWith(args[2], "stream") &&
         !StartsWith(args[2], "seqpacket")) {
-        *err = "socket type must be 'dgram', 'stream' or 'seqpacket'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "socket type must be 'dgram', 'stream' or 'seqpacket'";
     }
-    return AddDescriptor<SocketInfo>(args, err);
+    return AddDescriptor<SocketInfo>(args);
 }
 
 // name type perm [ uid gid context ]
-bool Service::ParseFile(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseFile(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     if (args[2] != "r" && args[2] != "w" && args[2] != "rw") {
-        *err = "file type must be 'r', 'w' or 'rw'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "file type must be 'r', 'w' or 'rw'";
     }
     if ((args[1][0] != '/') || (args[1].find("../") != std::string::npos)) {
-        *err = "file name must not be relative";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "file name must not be relative";
     }
-    return AddDescriptor<FileInfo>(args, err);
+    return AddDescriptor<FileInfo>(args);
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseUser(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseUser(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     auto uid = DecodeUid(args[1]);
     if (!uid) {
-        *err = "Unable to find UID for '" + args[1] + "': " + uid.error();
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "Unable to find UID for '" << args[1] << "': " << uid.error();
     }
     uid_ = *uid;
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseWritepid(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseWritepid(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     writepid_files_.assign(args.begin() + 1, args.end());
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
 class Service::OptionParserMap : public KeywordMap<OptionParser> {
@@ -647,15 +631,13 @@
     return option_parsers;
 }
 
-bool Service::ParseLine(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> Service::ParseLine(const std::vector<std::string>& args) {
     static const OptionParserMap parser_map;
-    auto parser = parser_map.FindFunction(args, err);
+    auto parser = parser_map.FindFunction(args);
 
-    if (!parser) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    if (!parser) return Error() << parser.error();
 
-    return (this->*parser)(args, err);
+    return std::invoke(*parser, this, args);
 }
 
 bool Service::ExecStart() {
@@ -1044,32 +1026,29 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool ServiceParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                                 int line, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> ServiceParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                            const std::string& filename, int line) {
     if (args.size() < 3) {
-        *err = "services must have a name and a program";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "services must have a name and a program";
     }
 
     const std::string& name = args[1];
     if (!IsValidName(name)) {
-        *err = StringPrintf("invalid service name '%s'", name.c_str());
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "invalid service name '" << name << "'";
     }
 
     Service* old_service = service_list_->FindService(name);
     if (old_service) {
-        *err = "ignored duplicate definition of service '" + name + "'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "ignored duplicate definition of service '" << name << "'";
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> str_args(args.begin() + 2, args.end());
     service_ = std::make_unique<Service>(name, str_args);
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool ServiceParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) {
-    return service_ ? service_->ParseLine(std::move(args), err) : false;
+Result<Success> ServiceParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) {
+    return service_ ? service_->ParseLine(std::move(args)) : Success();
 }
 
 void ServiceParser::EndSection() {
diff --git a/init/service.h b/init/service.h
index 6c143cb..fe85129 100644
--- a/init/service.h
+++ b/init/service.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     static std::unique_ptr<Service> MakeTemporaryOneshotService(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     bool IsRunning() { return (flags_ & SVC_RUNNING) != 0; }
-    bool ParseLine(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> ParseLine(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool ExecStart();
     bool Start();
     bool StartIfNotDisabled();
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@
     const std::vector<std::string>& args() const { return args_; }
 
   private:
-    using OptionParser = bool (Service::*) (const std::vector<std::string>& args,
-                                            std::string* err);
+    using OptionParser = Result<Success> (Service::*)(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     class OptionParserMap;
 
     void NotifyStateChange(const std::string& new_state) const;
@@ -130,32 +129,32 @@
     void KillProcessGroup(int signal);
     void SetProcessAttributes();
 
-    bool ParseCapabilities(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string *err);
-    bool ParseClass(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseConsole(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseCritical(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseDisabled(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseGroup(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParsePriority(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseIoprio(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseKeycodes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseOneshot(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseOnrestart(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseOomScoreAdjust(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseMemcgLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseMemcgSoftLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseMemcgSwappiness(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseNamespace(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseSeclabel(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseSetenv(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseShutdown(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseSocket(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseFile(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseUser(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseWritepid(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> ParseCapabilities(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseClass(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseConsole(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseCritical(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseDisabled(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseGroup(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParsePriority(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseIoprio(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseKeycodes(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseOneshot(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseOnrestart(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseOomScoreAdjust(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseMemcgLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseMemcgSoftLimitInBytes(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseMemcgSwappiness(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseNamespace(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseSeclabel(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseSetenv(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseShutdown(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseSocket(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseFile(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseUser(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseWritepid(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     template <typename T>
-    bool AddDescriptor(const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> AddDescriptor(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     static unsigned long next_start_order_;
     static bool is_exec_service_running_;
@@ -242,9 +241,9 @@
 class ServiceParser : public SectionParser {
   public:
     ServiceParser(ServiceList* service_list) : service_list_(service_list), service_(nullptr) {}
-    bool ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename, int line,
-                      std::string* err) override;
-    bool ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                                 int line) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
     void EndSection() override;
 
   private:
diff --git a/init/ueventd.cpp b/init/ueventd.cpp
index b71945a..1435d82 100644
--- a/init/ueventd.cpp
+++ b/init/ueventd.cpp
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@
     using namespace std::placeholders;
     std::vector<SysfsPermissions> sysfs_permissions;
     std::vector<Permissions> dev_permissions;
-    parser.AddSingleLineParser(
-        "/sys/", std::bind(ParsePermissionsLine, _1, _2, &sysfs_permissions, nullptr));
+    parser.AddSingleLineParser("/sys/",
+                               std::bind(ParsePermissionsLine, _1, &sysfs_permissions, nullptr));
     parser.AddSingleLineParser("/dev/",
-                               std::bind(ParsePermissionsLine, _1, _2, nullptr, &dev_permissions));
+                               std::bind(ParsePermissionsLine, _1, nullptr, &dev_permissions));
 
     parser.ParseConfig("/ueventd.rc");
     parser.ParseConfig("/vendor/ueventd.rc");
diff --git a/init/ueventd_parser.cpp b/init/ueventd_parser.cpp
index 02e0d42..e831b8b 100644
--- a/init/ueventd_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/ueventd_parser.cpp
@@ -24,18 +24,16 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
-bool ParsePermissionsLine(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err,
-                          std::vector<SysfsPermissions>* out_sysfs_permissions,
-                          std::vector<Permissions>* out_dev_permissions) {
+Result<Success> ParsePermissionsLine(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                     std::vector<SysfsPermissions>* out_sysfs_permissions,
+                                     std::vector<Permissions>* out_dev_permissions) {
     bool is_sysfs = out_sysfs_permissions != nullptr;
     if (is_sysfs && args.size() != 5) {
-        *err = "/sys/ lines must have 5 entries";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "/sys/ lines must have 5 entries";
     }
 
     if (!is_sysfs && args.size() != 4) {
-        *err = "/dev/ lines must have 4 entries";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "/dev/ lines must have 4 entries";
     }
 
     auto it = args.begin();
@@ -49,23 +47,20 @@
     char* end_pointer = 0;
     mode_t perm = strtol(perm_string.c_str(), &end_pointer, 8);
     if (end_pointer == nullptr || *end_pointer != '\0') {
-        *err = "invalid mode '" + perm_string + "'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "invalid mode '" << perm_string << "'";
     }
 
     std::string& uid_string = *it++;
     passwd* pwd = getpwnam(uid_string.c_str());
     if (!pwd) {
-        *err = "invalid uid '" + uid_string + "'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "invalid uid '" << uid_string << "'";
     }
     uid_t uid = pwd->pw_uid;
 
     std::string& gid_string = *it++;
     struct group* grp = getgrnam(gid_string.c_str());
     if (!grp) {
-        *err = "invalid gid '" + gid_string + "'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "invalid gid '" << gid_string << "'";
     }
     gid_t gid = grp->gr_gid;
 
@@ -74,53 +69,49 @@
     } else {
         out_dev_permissions->emplace_back(name, perm, uid, gid);
     }
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool SubsystemParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
-                                   int line, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> SubsystemParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                              const std::string& filename, int line) {
     if (args.size() != 2) {
-        *err = "subsystems must have exactly one name";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "subsystems must have exactly one name";
     }
 
     if (std::find(subsystems_->begin(), subsystems_->end(), args[1]) != subsystems_->end()) {
-        *err = "ignoring duplicate subsystem entry";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "ignoring duplicate subsystem entry";
     }
 
     subsystem_.name_ = args[1];
 
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool SubsystemParser::ParseDevName(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> SubsystemParser::ParseDevName(std::vector<std::string>&& args) {
     if (args[1] == "uevent_devname") {
         subsystem_.devname_source_ = Subsystem::DevnameSource::DEVNAME_UEVENT_DEVNAME;
-        return true;
+        return Success();
     }
     if (args[1] == "uevent_devpath") {
         subsystem_.devname_source_ = Subsystem::DevnameSource::DEVNAME_UEVENT_DEVPATH;
-        return true;
+        return Success();
     }
 
-    *err = "invalid devname '" + args[1] + "'";
-    return false;
+    return Error() << "invalid devname '" << args[1] << "'";
 }
 
-bool SubsystemParser::ParseDirName(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err) {
+Result<Success> SubsystemParser::ParseDirName(std::vector<std::string>&& args) {
     if (args[1].front() != '/') {
-        *err = "dirname '" + args[1] + " ' does not start with '/'";
-        return false;
+        return Error() << "dirname '" << args[1] << " ' does not start with '/'";
     }
 
     subsystem_.dir_name_ = args[1];
-    return true;
+    return Success();
 }
 
-bool SubsystemParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) {
-    using OptionParser =
-        bool (SubsystemParser::*)(std::vector<std::string> && args, std::string * err);
+Result<Success> SubsystemParser::ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) {
+    using OptionParser = Result<Success> (SubsystemParser::*)(std::vector<std::string> && args);
+
     static class OptionParserMap : public KeywordMap<OptionParser> {
       private:
         const Map& map() const override {
@@ -134,13 +125,11 @@
         }
     } parser_map;
 
-    auto parser = parser_map.FindFunction(args, err);
+    auto parser = parser_map.FindFunction(args);
 
-    if (!parser) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    if (!parser) return Error() << parser.error();
 
-    return (this->*parser)(std::move(args), err);
+    return std::invoke(*parser, this, std::move(args));
 }
 
 void SubsystemParser::EndSection() {
diff --git a/init/ueventd_parser.h b/init/ueventd_parser.h
index 51d83ef..18d1027 100644
--- a/init/ueventd_parser.h
+++ b/init/ueventd_parser.h
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@
 class SubsystemParser : public SectionParser {
   public:
     SubsystemParser(std::vector<Subsystem>* subsystems) : subsystems_(subsystems) {}
-    bool ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename, int line,
-                      std::string* err) override;
-    bool ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line, std::string* err) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
+                                 int line) override;
+    Result<Success> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
     void EndSection() override;
 
   private:
-    bool ParseDevName(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err);
-    bool ParseDirName(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err);
+    Result<Success> ParseDevName(std::vector<std::string>&& args);
+    Result<Success> ParseDirName(std::vector<std::string>&& args);
 
     Subsystem subsystem_;
     std::vector<Subsystem>* subsystems_;
 };
 
-bool ParsePermissionsLine(std::vector<std::string>&& args, std::string* err,
-                          std::vector<SysfsPermissions>* out_sysfs_permissions,
-                          std::vector<Permissions>* out_dev_permissions);
+Result<Success> ParsePermissionsLine(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
+                                     std::vector<SysfsPermissions>* out_sysfs_permissions,
+                                     std::vector<Permissions>* out_dev_permissions);
 
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android