diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 217f523..6856c18 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
      * Clear flags that are internal to the block layer before opening the
      * image.
      */
-    open_flags &= ~(BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING);
+    open_flags &= ~(BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING | BDRV_O_PROTOCOL);
 
     /*
      * Snapshots should be writable.
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@
     bs->zero_beyond_eof = true;
     open_flags = bdrv_open_flags(bs, flags);
     bs->read_only = !(open_flags & BDRV_O_RDWR);
+    bs->growable = !!(flags & BDRV_O_PROTOCOL);
 
     if (use_bdrv_whitelist && !bdrv_is_whitelisted(drv, bs->read_only)) {
         error_setg(errp,
@@ -1005,94 +1006,124 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Opens a file using a protocol (file, host_device, nbd, ...)
- *
- * options is an indirect pointer to a QDict of options to pass to the block
- * drivers, or pointer to NULL for an empty set of options. If this function
- * takes ownership of the QDict reference, it will set *options to NULL;
- * otherwise, it will contain unused/unrecognized options after this function
- * returns. Then, the caller is responsible for freeing it. If it intends to
- * reuse the QDict, QINCREF() should be called beforehand.
- */
-static int bdrv_file_open(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename,
-                          QDict **options, int flags, Error **errp)
+static QDict *parse_json_filename(const char *filename, Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockDriver *drv;
-    const char *drvname;
-    bool parse_filename = false;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    QObject *options_obj;
+    QDict *options;
     int ret;
 
+    ret = strstart(filename, "json:", &filename);
+    assert(ret);
+
+    options_obj = qobject_from_json(filename);
+    if (!options_obj) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Could not parse the JSON options");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (qobject_type(options_obj) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
+        qobject_decref(options_obj);
+        error_setg(errp, "Invalid JSON object given");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    options = qobject_to_qdict(options_obj);
+    qdict_flatten(options);
+
+    return options;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Fills in default options for opening images and converts the legacy
+ * filename/flags pair to option QDict entries.
+ */
+static int bdrv_fill_options(QDict **options, const char **pfilename, int flags,
+                             BlockDriver *drv, Error **errp)
+{
+    const char *filename = *pfilename;
+    const char *drvname;
+    bool protocol = flags & BDRV_O_PROTOCOL;
+    bool parse_filename = false;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    /* Parse json: pseudo-protocol */
+    if (filename && g_str_has_prefix(filename, "json:")) {
+        QDict *json_options = parse_json_filename(filename, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        /* Options given in the filename have lower priority than options
+         * specified directly */
+        qdict_join(*options, json_options, false);
+        QDECREF(json_options);
+        *pfilename = filename = NULL;
+    }
+
     /* Fetch the file name from the options QDict if necessary */
-    if (!filename) {
-        filename = qdict_get_try_str(*options, "filename");
-    } else if (filename && !qdict_haskey(*options, "filename")) {
-        qdict_put(*options, "filename", qstring_from_str(filename));
-        parse_filename = true;
-    } else {
-        error_setg(errp, "Can't specify 'file' and 'filename' options at the "
-                   "same time");
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto fail;
+    if (protocol && filename) {
+        if (!qdict_haskey(*options, "filename")) {
+            qdict_put(*options, "filename", qstring_from_str(filename));
+            parse_filename = true;
+        } else {
+            error_setg(errp, "Can't specify 'file' and 'filename' options at "
+                             "the same time");
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Find the right block driver */
+    filename = qdict_get_try_str(*options, "filename");
     drvname = qdict_get_try_str(*options, "driver");
-    if (drvname) {
-        drv = bdrv_find_format(drvname);
-        if (!drv) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Unknown driver '%s'", drvname);
+
+    if (drv) {
+        if (drvname) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Driver specified twice");
+            return -EINVAL;
         }
-        qdict_del(*options, "driver");
-    } else if (filename) {
-        drv = bdrv_find_protocol(filename, parse_filename);
-        if (!drv) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Unknown protocol");
-        }
+        drvname = drv->format_name;
+        qdict_put(*options, "driver", qstring_from_str(drvname));
     } else {
-        error_setg(errp, "Must specify either driver or file");
-        drv = NULL;
+        if (!drvname && protocol) {
+            if (filename) {
+                drv = bdrv_find_protocol(filename, parse_filename);
+                if (!drv) {
+                    error_setg(errp, "Unknown protocol");
+                    return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
+                drvname = drv->format_name;
+                qdict_put(*options, "driver", qstring_from_str(drvname));
+            } else {
+                error_setg(errp, "Must specify either driver or file");
+                return -EINVAL;
+            }
+        } else if (drvname) {
+            drv = bdrv_find_format(drvname);
+            if (!drv) {
+                error_setg(errp, "Unknown driver '%s'", drvname);
+                return -ENOENT;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-    if (!drv) {
-        /* errp has been set already */
-        ret = -ENOENT;
-        goto fail;
-    }
+    assert(drv || !protocol);
 
-    /* Parse the filename and open it */
-    if (drv->bdrv_parse_filename && parse_filename) {
+    /* Driver-specific filename parsing */
+    if (drv && drv->bdrv_parse_filename && parse_filename) {
         drv->bdrv_parse_filename(filename, *options, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            ret = -EINVAL;
-            goto fail;
+            return -EINVAL;
         }
 
         if (!drv->bdrv_needs_filename) {
             qdict_del(*options, "filename");
-        } else {
-            filename = qdict_get_str(*options, "filename");
         }
     }
 
-    if (!drv->bdrv_file_open) {
-        ret = bdrv_open(&bs, filename, NULL, *options, flags, drv, &local_err);
-        *options = NULL;
-    } else {
-        ret = bdrv_open_common(bs, NULL, *options, flags, drv, &local_err);
-    }
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    bs->growable = 1;
     return 0;
-
-fail:
-    return ret;
 }
 
 void bdrv_set_backing_hd(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *backing_hd)
@@ -1162,6 +1193,13 @@
         bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename, PATH_MAX);
     }
 
+    if (!bs->drv || !bs->drv->supports_backing) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "Driver doesn't support backing files");
+        QDECREF(options);
+        goto free_exit;
+    }
+
     backing_hd = bdrv_new("", errp);
 
     if (bs->backing_format[0] != '\0') {
@@ -1240,7 +1278,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-void bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp)
+int bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp)
 {
     /* TODO: extra byte is a hack to ensure MAX_PATH space on Windows. */
     char *tmp_filename = g_malloc0(PATH_MAX + 1);
@@ -1258,6 +1296,7 @@
     /* Get the required size from the image */
     total_size = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (total_size < 0) {
+        ret = total_size;
         error_setg_errno(errp, -total_size, "Could not get image size");
         goto out;
     }
@@ -1304,33 +1343,7 @@
 
 out:
     g_free(tmp_filename);
-}
-
-static QDict *parse_json_filename(const char *filename, Error **errp)
-{
-    QObject *options_obj;
-    QDict *options;
-    int ret;
-
-    ret = strstart(filename, "json:", &filename);
-    assert(ret);
-
-    options_obj = qobject_from_json(filename);
-    if (!options_obj) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Could not parse the JSON options");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (qobject_type(options_obj) != QTYPE_QDICT) {
-        qobject_decref(options_obj);
-        error_setg(errp, "Invalid JSON object given");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    options = qobject_to_qdict(options_obj);
-    qdict_flatten(options);
-
-    return options;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1396,77 +1409,62 @@
         options = qdict_new();
     }
 
-    if (filename && g_str_has_prefix(filename, "json:")) {
-        QDict *json_options = parse_json_filename(filename, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            ret = -EINVAL;
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
-        /* Options given in the filename have lower priority than options
-         * specified directly */
-        qdict_join(options, json_options, false);
-        QDECREF(json_options);
-        filename = NULL;
-    }
-
-    bs->options = options;
-    options = qdict_clone_shallow(options);
-
-    if (flags & BDRV_O_PROTOCOL) {
-        assert(!drv);
-        ret = bdrv_file_open(bs, filename, &options, flags & ~BDRV_O_PROTOCOL,
-                             &local_err);
-        if (!ret) {
-            drv = bs->drv;
-            goto done;
-        } else if (bs->drv) {
-            goto close_and_fail;
-        } else {
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Open image file without format layer */
-    if (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) {
-        flags |= BDRV_O_ALLOW_RDWR;
-    }
-    if (flags & BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT) {
-        snapshot_flags = bdrv_temp_snapshot_flags(flags);
-        flags = bdrv_backing_flags(flags);
-    }
-
-    assert(file == NULL);
-    ret = bdrv_open_image(&file, filename, options, "file",
-                          bdrv_inherited_flags(flags),
-                          true, &local_err);
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    ret = bdrv_fill_options(&options, &filename, flags, drv, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
     /* Find the right image format driver */
+    drv = NULL;
     drvname = qdict_get_try_str(options, "driver");
     if (drvname) {
         drv = bdrv_find_format(drvname);
         qdict_del(options, "driver");
         if (!drv) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Invalid driver: '%s'", drvname);
+            error_setg(errp, "Unknown driver: '%s'", drvname);
             ret = -EINVAL;
             goto fail;
         }
     }
 
-    if (!drv) {
-        if (file) {
-            ret = find_image_format(file, filename, &drv, &local_err);
-        } else {
-            error_setg(errp, "Must specify either driver or file");
-            ret = -EINVAL;
+    assert(drvname || !(flags & BDRV_O_PROTOCOL));
+    if (drv && !drv->bdrv_file_open) {
+        /* If the user explicitly wants a format driver here, we'll need to add
+         * another layer for the protocol in bs->file */
+        flags &= ~BDRV_O_PROTOCOL;
+    }
+
+    bs->options = options;
+    options = qdict_clone_shallow(options);
+
+    /* Open image file without format layer */
+    if ((flags & BDRV_O_PROTOCOL) == 0) {
+        if (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) {
+            flags |= BDRV_O_ALLOW_RDWR;
+        }
+        if (flags & BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT) {
+            snapshot_flags = bdrv_temp_snapshot_flags(flags);
+            flags = bdrv_backing_flags(flags);
+        }
+
+        assert(file == NULL);
+        ret = bdrv_open_image(&file, filename, options, "file",
+                              bdrv_inherited_flags(flags),
+                              true, &local_err);
+        if (ret < 0) {
             goto fail;
         }
     }
 
-    if (!drv) {
+    /* Image format probing */
+    if (!drv && file) {
+        ret = find_image_format(file, filename, &drv, &local_err);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    } else if (!drv) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Must specify either driver or file");
+        ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
 
@@ -1495,15 +1493,12 @@
     /* For snapshot=on, create a temporary qcow2 overlay. bs points to the
      * temporary snapshot afterwards. */
     if (snapshot_flags) {
-        bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(bs, snapshot_flags, &local_err);
+        ret = bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(bs, snapshot_flags, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             goto close_and_fail;
         }
     }
 
-
-done:
     /* Check if any unknown options were used */
     if (options && (qdict_size(options) != 0)) {
         const QDictEntry *entry = qdict_first(options);
@@ -3489,9 +3484,7 @@
         return -ENOTSUP;
     if (bs->read_only)
         return -EACCES;
-    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, NULL)) {
-        return -EBUSY;
-    }
+
     ret = drv->bdrv_truncate(bs, offset);
     if (ret == 0) {
         ret = refresh_total_sectors(bs, offset >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
@@ -5774,3 +5767,28 @@
 
     return false;
 }
+
+BlockDriverState *check_to_replace_node(const char *node_name, Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *to_replace_bs = bdrv_find_node(node_name);
+    if (!to_replace_bs) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Node name '%s' not found", node_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(to_replace_bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_REPLACE, errp)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* We don't want arbitrary node of the BDS chain to be replaced only the top
+     * most non filter in order to prevent data corruption.
+     * Another benefit is that this tests exclude backing files which are
+     * blocked by the backing blockers.
+     */
+    if (!bdrv_is_first_non_filter(to_replace_bs)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Only top most non filter can be replaced");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return to_replace_bs;
+}
diff --git a/block/cow.c b/block/cow.c
index a05a92c..8f81ee6 100644
--- a/block/cow.c
+++ b/block/cow.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
     .bdrv_close     = cow_close,
     .bdrv_create    = cow_create,
     .bdrv_has_zero_init     = bdrv_has_zero_init_1,
+    .supports_backing       = true,
 
     .bdrv_read              = cow_co_read,
     .bdrv_write             = cow_co_write,
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index 301a04d..6c3ee70 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
     RateLimit limit;
     BlockDriverState *target;
     BlockDriverState *base;
+    /* The name of the graph node to replace */
+    char *replaces;
+    /* The BDS to replace */
+    BlockDriverState *to_replace;
+    /* Used to block operations on the drive-mirror-replace target */
+    Error *replace_blocker;
     bool is_none_mode;
     BlockdevOnError on_source_error, on_target_error;
     bool synced;
@@ -324,9 +330,18 @@
     }
 
     s->common.len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
-    if (s->common.len <= 0) {
+    if (s->common.len < 0) {
         ret = s->common.len;
         goto immediate_exit;
+    } else if (s->common.len == 0) {
+        /* Report BLOCK_JOB_READY and wait for complete. */
+        block_job_event_ready(&s->common);
+        s->synced = true;
+        while (!block_job_is_cancelled(&s->common) && !s->should_complete) {
+            block_job_yield(&s->common);
+        }
+        s->common.cancelled = false;
+        goto immediate_exit;
     }
 
     length = DIV_ROUND_UP(s->common.len, s->granularity);
@@ -491,10 +506,14 @@
     bdrv_release_dirty_bitmap(bs, s->dirty_bitmap);
     bdrv_iostatus_disable(s->target);
     if (s->should_complete && ret == 0) {
-        if (bdrv_get_flags(s->target) != bdrv_get_flags(s->common.bs)) {
-            bdrv_reopen(s->target, bdrv_get_flags(s->common.bs), NULL);
+        BlockDriverState *to_replace = s->common.bs;
+        if (s->to_replace) {
+            to_replace = s->to_replace;
         }
-        bdrv_swap(s->target, s->common.bs);
+        if (bdrv_get_flags(s->target) != bdrv_get_flags(to_replace)) {
+            bdrv_reopen(s->target, bdrv_get_flags(to_replace), NULL);
+        }
+        bdrv_swap(s->target, to_replace);
         if (s->common.driver->job_type == BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COMMIT) {
             /* drop the bs loop chain formed by the swap: break the loop then
              * trigger the unref from the top one */
@@ -503,6 +522,12 @@
             bdrv_unref(p);
         }
     }
+    if (s->to_replace) {
+        bdrv_op_unblock_all(s->to_replace, s->replace_blocker);
+        error_free(s->replace_blocker);
+        bdrv_unref(s->to_replace);
+    }
+    g_free(s->replaces);
     bdrv_unref(s->target);
     block_job_completed(&s->common, ret);
 }
@@ -541,6 +566,20 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    /* check the target bs is not blocked and block all operations on it */
+    if (s->replaces) {
+        s->to_replace = check_to_replace_node(s->replaces, &local_err);
+        if (!s->to_replace) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        error_setg(&s->replace_blocker,
+                   "block device is in use by block-job-complete");
+        bdrv_op_block_all(s->to_replace, s->replace_blocker);
+        bdrv_ref(s->to_replace);
+    }
+
     s->should_complete = true;
     block_job_resume(job);
 }
@@ -563,14 +602,15 @@
 };
 
 static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
-                            int64_t speed, int64_t granularity,
-                            int64_t buf_size,
-                            BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
-                            BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
-                            BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
-                            void *opaque, Error **errp,
-                            const BlockJobDriver *driver,
-                            bool is_none_mode, BlockDriverState *base)
+                             const char *replaces,
+                             int64_t speed, int64_t granularity,
+                             int64_t buf_size,
+                             BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                             BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                             BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                             void *opaque, Error **errp,
+                             const BlockJobDriver *driver,
+                             bool is_none_mode, BlockDriverState *base)
 {
     MirrorBlockJob *s;
 
@@ -601,6 +641,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    s->replaces = g_strdup(replaces);
     s->on_source_error = on_source_error;
     s->on_target_error = on_target_error;
     s->target = target;
@@ -622,6 +663,7 @@
 }
 
 void mirror_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
+                  const char *replaces,
                   int64_t speed, int64_t granularity, int64_t buf_size,
                   MirrorSyncMode mode, BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                   BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
@@ -633,7 +675,8 @@
 
     is_none_mode = mode == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_NONE;
     base = mode == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_TOP ? bs->backing_hd : NULL;
-    mirror_start_job(bs, target, speed, granularity, buf_size,
+    mirror_start_job(bs, target, replaces,
+                     speed, granularity, buf_size,
                      on_source_error, on_target_error, cb, opaque, errp,
                      &mirror_job_driver, is_none_mode, base);
 }
@@ -681,7 +724,7 @@
     }
 
     bdrv_ref(base);
-    mirror_start_job(bs, base, speed, 0, 0,
+    mirror_start_job(bs, base, NULL, speed, 0, 0,
                      on_error, on_error, cb, opaque, &local_err,
                      &commit_active_job_driver, false, base);
     if (local_err) {
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index ec43201..8439e0d 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -304,17 +304,27 @@
 
     qp = query_params_parse(uri->query);
     for (i = 0; i < qp->n; i++) {
+        unsigned long long val;
         if (!qp->p[i].value) {
             error_setg(errp, "Value for NFS parameter expected: %s",
                        qp->p[i].name);
             goto fail;
         }
-        if (!strncmp(qp->p[i].name, "uid", 3)) {
-            nfs_set_uid(client->context, atoi(qp->p[i].value));
-        } else if (!strncmp(qp->p[i].name, "gid", 3)) {
-            nfs_set_gid(client->context, atoi(qp->p[i].value));
-        } else if (!strncmp(qp->p[i].name, "tcp-syncnt", 10)) {
-            nfs_set_tcp_syncnt(client->context, atoi(qp->p[i].value));
+        if (parse_uint_full(qp->p[i].value, &val, 0)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Illegal value for NFS parameter: %s",
+                       qp->p[i].name);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+        if (!strcmp(qp->p[i].name, "uid")) {
+            nfs_set_uid(client->context, val);
+        } else if (!strcmp(qp->p[i].name, "gid")) {
+            nfs_set_gid(client->context, val);
+        } else if (!strcmp(qp->p[i].name, "tcp-syncnt")) {
+            nfs_set_tcp_syncnt(client->context, val);
+#ifdef LIBNFS_FEATURE_READAHEAD
+        } else if (!strcmp(qp->p[i].name, "readahead")) {
+            nfs_set_readahead(client->context, val);
+#endif
         } else {
             error_setg(errp, "Unknown NFS parameter name: %s",
                        qp->p[i].name);
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 97e1641..f44f6b4 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
     qapi_free_BlockInfo(info);
 }
 
-BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
+static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BlockStats *s;
 
@@ -360,7 +360,11 @@
 
      while ((bs = bdrv_next(bs))) {
         BlockStatsList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+
+        aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         info->value = bdrv_query_stats(bs);
+        aio_context_release(ctx);
 
         *p_next = info;
         p_next = &info->next;
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 1f2bac8..a874056 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@
     .bdrv_reopen_prepare    = qcow_reopen_prepare,
     .bdrv_create            = qcow_create,
     .bdrv_has_zero_init     = bdrv_has_zero_init_1,
+    .supports_backing       = true,
 
     .bdrv_co_readv          = qcow_co_readv,
     .bdrv_co_writev         = qcow_co_writev,
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index b9d2fa6..67e55c9 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@
     .bdrv_save_vmstate    = qcow2_save_vmstate,
     .bdrv_load_vmstate    = qcow2_load_vmstate,
 
+    .supports_backing           = true,
     .bdrv_change_backing_file   = qcow2_change_backing_file,
 
     .bdrv_refresh_limits        = qcow2_refresh_limits,
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index 092e6fb..eddae92 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -1652,6 +1652,7 @@
     .format_name              = "qed",
     .instance_size            = sizeof(BDRVQEDState),
     .create_opts              = &qed_create_opts,
+    .supports_backing         = true,
 
     .bdrv_probe               = bdrv_qed_probe,
     .bdrv_rebind              = bdrv_qed_rebind,
diff --git a/block/quorum.c b/block/quorum.c
index 86802d3..d5ee9c0 100644
--- a/block/quorum.c
+++ b/block/quorum.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #define QUORUM_OPT_VOTE_THRESHOLD "vote-threshold"
 #define QUORUM_OPT_BLKVERIFY      "blkverify"
+#define QUORUM_OPT_REWRITE        "rewrite-corrupted"
 
 /* This union holds a vote hash value */
 typedef union QuorumVoteValue {
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@
                             * It is useful to debug other block drivers by
                             * comparing them with a reference one.
                             */
+    bool rewrite_corrupted;/* true if the driver must rewrite-on-read corrupted
+                            * block if Quorum is reached.
+                            */
 } BDRVQuorumState;
 
 typedef struct QuorumAIOCB QuorumAIOCB;
@@ -105,13 +109,17 @@
     int count;                  /* number of completed AIOCB */
     int success_count;          /* number of successfully completed AIOCB */
 
+    int rewrite_count;          /* number of replica to rewrite: count down to
+                                 * zero once writes are fired
+                                 */
+
     QuorumVotes votes;
 
     bool is_read;
     int vote_ret;
 };
 
-static void quorum_vote(QuorumAIOCB *acb);
+static bool quorum_vote(QuorumAIOCB *acb);
 
 static void quorum_aio_cancel(BlockDriverAIOCB *blockacb)
 {
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@
     acb->qcrs = g_new0(QuorumChildRequest, s->num_children);
     acb->count = 0;
     acb->success_count = 0;
+    acb->rewrite_count = 0;
     acb->votes.compare = quorum_sha256_compare;
     QLIST_INIT(&acb->votes.vote_list);
     acb->is_read = false;
@@ -232,11 +241,27 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+static void quorum_rewrite_aio_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
+{
+    QuorumAIOCB *acb = opaque;
+
+    /* one less rewrite to do */
+    acb->rewrite_count--;
+
+    /* wait until all rewrite callbacks have completed */
+    if (acb->rewrite_count) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    quorum_aio_finalize(acb);
+}
+
 static void quorum_aio_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 {
     QuorumChildRequest *sacb = opaque;
     QuorumAIOCB *acb = sacb->parent;
     BDRVQuorumState *s = acb->common.bs->opaque;
+    bool rewrite = false;
 
     sacb->ret = ret;
     acb->count++;
@@ -253,12 +278,15 @@
 
     /* Do the vote on read */
     if (acb->is_read) {
-        quorum_vote(acb);
+        rewrite = quorum_vote(acb);
     } else {
         quorum_has_too_much_io_failed(acb);
     }
 
-    quorum_aio_finalize(acb);
+    /* if no rewrite is done the code will finish right away */
+    if (!rewrite) {
+        quorum_aio_finalize(acb);
+    }
 }
 
 static void quorum_report_bad_versions(BDRVQuorumState *s,
@@ -278,6 +306,43 @@
     }
 }
 
+static bool quorum_rewrite_bad_versions(BDRVQuorumState *s, QuorumAIOCB *acb,
+                                        QuorumVoteValue *value)
+{
+    QuorumVoteVersion *version;
+    QuorumVoteItem *item;
+    int count = 0;
+
+    /* first count the number of bad versions: done first to avoid concurrency
+     * issues.
+     */
+    QLIST_FOREACH(version, &acb->votes.vote_list, next) {
+        if (acb->votes.compare(&version->value, value)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        QLIST_FOREACH(item, &version->items, next) {
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* quorum_rewrite_aio_cb will count down this to zero */
+    acb->rewrite_count = count;
+
+    /* now fire the correcting rewrites */
+    QLIST_FOREACH(version, &acb->votes.vote_list, next) {
+        if (acb->votes.compare(&version->value, value)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        QLIST_FOREACH(item, &version->items, next) {
+            bdrv_aio_writev(s->bs[item->index], acb->sector_num, acb->qiov,
+                            acb->nb_sectors, quorum_rewrite_aio_cb, acb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* return true if any rewrite is done else false */
+    return count;
+}
+
 static void quorum_copy_qiov(QEMUIOVector *dest, QEMUIOVector *source)
 {
     int i;
@@ -468,16 +533,17 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void quorum_vote(QuorumAIOCB *acb)
+static bool quorum_vote(QuorumAIOCB *acb)
 {
     bool quorum = true;
+    bool rewrite = false;
     int i, j, ret;
     QuorumVoteValue hash;
     BDRVQuorumState *s = acb->common.bs->opaque;
     QuorumVoteVersion *winner;
 
     if (quorum_has_too_much_io_failed(acb)) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* get the index of the first successful read */
@@ -505,7 +571,7 @@
     /* Every successful read agrees */
     if (quorum) {
         quorum_copy_qiov(acb->qiov, &acb->qcrs[i].qiov);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* compute hashes for each successful read, also store indexes */
@@ -538,9 +604,15 @@
     /* some versions are bad print them */
     quorum_report_bad_versions(s, acb, &winner->value);
 
+    /* corruption correction is enabled */
+    if (s->rewrite_corrupted) {
+        rewrite = quorum_rewrite_bad_versions(s, acb, &winner->value);
+    }
+
 free_exit:
     /* free lists */
     quorum_free_vote_list(&acb->votes);
+    return rewrite;
 }
 
 static BlockDriverAIOCB *quorum_aio_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
@@ -705,6 +777,11 @@
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
             .help = "Trigger block verify mode if set",
         },
+        {
+            .name = QUORUM_OPT_REWRITE,
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+            .help = "Rewrite corrupted block on read quorum",
+        },
         { /* end of list */ }
     },
 };
@@ -766,6 +843,14 @@
                 "and using two files with vote_threshold=2\n");
     }
 
+    s->rewrite_corrupted = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, QUORUM_OPT_REWRITE, false);
+    if (s->rewrite_corrupted && s->is_blkverify) {
+        error_setg(&local_err,
+                   "rewrite-corrupted=on cannot be used with blkverify=on");
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
     /* allocate the children BlockDriverState array */
     s->bs = g_new0(BlockDriverState *, s->num_children);
     opened = g_new0(bool, s->num_children);
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 83dd6fe..d0de019 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -2180,6 +2180,7 @@
     .bdrv_detach_aio_context      = vmdk_detach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_attach_aio_context      = vmdk_attach_aio_context,
 
+    .supports_backing             = true,
     .create_opts                  = &vmdk_create_opts,
 };
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 03ab153..69b7c2a 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,11 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, NULL)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* complete all in-flight operations before resizing the device */
     bdrv_drain_all();
 
@@ -2094,6 +2099,8 @@
 
 void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
                       bool has_format, const char *format,
+                      bool has_node_name, const char *node_name,
+                      bool has_replaces, const char *replaces,
                       enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
                       bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
                       bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
@@ -2107,6 +2114,7 @@
     BlockDriverState *source, *target_bs;
     BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    QDict *options = NULL;
     int flags;
     int64_t size;
     int ret;
@@ -2180,6 +2188,29 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (has_replaces) {
+        BlockDriverState *to_replace_bs;
+
+        if (!has_node_name) {
+            error_setg(errp, "a node-name must be provided when replacing a"
+                             " named node of the graph");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        to_replace_bs = check_to_replace_node(replaces, &local_err);
+
+        if (!to_replace_bs) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (size != bdrv_getlength(to_replace_bs)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "cannot replace image with a mirror image of "
+                             "different size");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     if ((sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL || !source)
         && mode != NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING)
     {
@@ -2208,18 +2239,28 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (has_node_name) {
+        options = qdict_new();
+        qdict_put(options, "node-name", qstring_from_str(node_name));
+    }
+
     /* Mirroring takes care of copy-on-write using the source's backing
      * file.
      */
     target_bs = NULL;
-    ret = bdrv_open(&target_bs, target, NULL, NULL, flags | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING,
-                    drv, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_open(&target_bs, target, NULL, options,
+                    flags | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING, drv, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
 
-    mirror_start(bs, target_bs, speed, granularity, buf_size, sync,
+    /* pass the node name to replace to mirror start since it's loose coupling
+     * and will allow to check whether the node still exist at mirror completion
+     */
+    mirror_start(bs, target_bs,
+                 has_replaces ? replaces : NULL,
+                 speed, granularity, buf_size, sync,
                  on_source_error, on_target_error,
                  block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 4da86cd..67a64ea 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -210,6 +210,20 @@
     job->busy = true;
 }
 
+void block_job_yield(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    assert(job->busy);
+
+    /* Check cancellation *before* setting busy = false, too!  */
+    if (block_job_is_cancelled(job)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    job->busy = false;
+    qemu_coroutine_yield();
+    job->busy = true;
+}
+
 BlockJobInfo *block_job_query(BlockJob *job)
 {
     BlockJobInfo *info = g_new0(BlockJobInfo, 1);
@@ -256,7 +270,11 @@
 
 void block_job_event_ready(BlockJob *job)
 {
-    qapi_event_send_block_job_ready(bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs), &error_abort);
+    qapi_event_send_block_job_ready(job->driver->job_type,
+                                    bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs),
+                                    job->len,
+                                    job->offset,
+                                    job->speed, &error_abort);
 }
 
 BlockErrorAction block_job_error_action(BlockJob *job, BlockDriverState *bs,
@@ -282,7 +300,7 @@
     default:
         abort();
     }
-    qapi_event_send_block_job_error(bdrv_get_device_name(bs),
+    qapi_event_send_block_job_error(bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs),
                                     is_read ? IO_OPERATION_TYPE_READ :
                                     IO_OPERATION_TYPE_WRITE,
                                     action, &error_abort);
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7102964..23ecb37 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5273,6 +5273,18 @@
   mkdir -p QMP
 fi
 
+# set up qemu-iotests in this build directory
+iotests_common_env="tests/qemu-iotests/common.env"
+iotests_check="tests/qemu-iotests/check"
+
+echo "# Automatically generated by configure - do not modify" > "$iotests_common_env"
+echo >> "$iotests_common_env"
+echo "export PYTHON='$python'" >> "$iotests_common_env"
+
+if [ ! -e "$iotests_check" ]; then
+    symlink "$source_path/$iotests_check" "$iotests_check"
+fi
+
 # Save the configure command line for later reuse.
 cat <<EOD >config.status
 #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index dc3d279..6429e6b 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@
     }
 
     qmp_drive_mirror(device, filename, !!format, format,
+                     false, NULL, false, NULL,
                      full ? MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL : MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_TOP,
                      true, mode, false, 0, false, 0, false, 0,
                      false, 0, false, 0, &err);
diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index c10b7b7..09bd2c7 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 
-typedef struct {
-    VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s;
-    QEMUIOVector *inhdr;            /* iovecs for virtio_blk_inhdr */
-    VirtQueueElement *elem;         /* saved data from the virtqueue */
-    QEMUIOVector qiov;              /* original request iovecs */
-    struct iovec bounce_iov;        /* used if guest buffers are unaligned */
-    QEMUIOVector bounce_qiov;       /* bounce buffer iovecs */
-    bool read;                      /* read or write? */
-} VirtIOBlockRequest;
-
 struct VirtIOBlockDataPlane {
     bool started;
     bool starting;
@@ -57,6 +47,8 @@
 
     /* Operation blocker on BDS */
     Error *blocker;
+    void (*saved_complete_request)(struct VirtIOBlockReq *req,
+                                   unsigned char status);
 };
 
 /* Raise an interrupt to signal guest, if necessary */
@@ -69,215 +61,14 @@
     event_notifier_set(s->guest_notifier);
 }
 
-static void complete_rdwr(void *opaque, int ret)
+static void complete_request_vring(VirtIOBlockReq *req, unsigned char status)
 {
-    VirtIOBlockRequest *req = opaque;
-    struct virtio_blk_inhdr hdr;
-    int len;
+    stb_p(&req->in->status, status);
 
-    if (likely(ret == 0)) {
-        hdr.status = VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK;
-        len = req->qiov.size;
-    } else {
-        hdr.status = VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR;
-        len = 0;
-    }
-
-    trace_virtio_blk_data_plane_complete_request(req->s, req->elem->index, ret);
-
-    if (req->read && req->bounce_iov.iov_base) {
-        qemu_iovec_from_buf(&req->qiov, 0, req->bounce_iov.iov_base, len);
-    }
-
-    if (req->bounce_iov.iov_base) {
-        qemu_vfree(req->bounce_iov.iov_base);
-    }
-
-    qemu_iovec_from_buf(req->inhdr, 0, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
-    qemu_iovec_destroy(req->inhdr);
-    g_slice_free(QEMUIOVector, req->inhdr);
-
-    /* According to the virtio specification len should be the number of bytes
-     * written to, but for virtio-blk it seems to be the number of bytes
-     * transferred plus the status bytes.
-     */
-    vring_push(&req->s->vring, req->elem, len + sizeof(hdr));
-    notify_guest(req->s);
-    g_slice_free(VirtIOBlockRequest, req);
-}
-
-static void complete_request_early(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s, VirtQueueElement *elem,
-                                   QEMUIOVector *inhdr, unsigned char status)
-{
-    struct virtio_blk_inhdr hdr = {
-        .status = status,
-    };
-
-    qemu_iovec_from_buf(inhdr, 0, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
-    qemu_iovec_destroy(inhdr);
-    g_slice_free(QEMUIOVector, inhdr);
-
-    vring_push(&s->vring, elem, sizeof(hdr));
-    notify_guest(s);
-}
-
-/* Get disk serial number */
-static void do_get_id_cmd(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s,
-                          struct iovec *iov, unsigned int iov_cnt,
-                          VirtQueueElement *elem, QEMUIOVector *inhdr)
-{
-    char id[VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES];
-
-    /* Serial number not NUL-terminated when longer than buffer */
-    strncpy(id, s->blk->serial ? s->blk->serial : "", sizeof(id));
-    iov_from_buf(iov, iov_cnt, 0, id, sizeof(id));
-    complete_request_early(s, elem, inhdr, VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK);
-}
-
-static void do_rdwr_cmd(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s, bool read,
-                        struct iovec *iov, unsigned iov_cnt,
-                        int64_t sector_num, VirtQueueElement *elem,
-                        QEMUIOVector *inhdr)
-{
-    VirtIOBlockRequest *req = g_slice_new0(VirtIOBlockRequest);
-    QEMUIOVector *qiov;
-    int nb_sectors;
-
-    /* Fill in virtio block metadata needed for completion */
-    req->s = s;
-    req->elem = elem;
-    req->inhdr = inhdr;
-    req->read = read;
-    qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->qiov, iov, iov_cnt);
-
-    qiov = &req->qiov;
-
-    if (!bdrv_qiov_is_aligned(s->blk->conf.bs, qiov)) {
-        void *bounce_buffer = qemu_blockalign(s->blk->conf.bs, qiov->size);
-
-        /* Populate bounce buffer with data for writes */
-        if (!read) {
-            qemu_iovec_to_buf(qiov, 0, bounce_buffer, qiov->size);
-        }
-
-        /* Redirect I/O to aligned bounce buffer */
-        req->bounce_iov.iov_base = bounce_buffer;
-        req->bounce_iov.iov_len = qiov->size;
-        qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->bounce_qiov, &req->bounce_iov, 1);
-        qiov = &req->bounce_qiov;
-    }
-
-    nb_sectors = qiov->size / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
-
-    if (read) {
-        bdrv_aio_readv(s->blk->conf.bs, sector_num, qiov, nb_sectors,
-                       complete_rdwr, req);
-    } else {
-        bdrv_aio_writev(s->blk->conf.bs, sector_num, qiov, nb_sectors,
-                        complete_rdwr, req);
-    }
-}
-
-static void complete_flush(void *opaque, int ret)
-{
-    VirtIOBlockRequest *req = opaque;
-    unsigned char status;
-
-    if (ret == 0) {
-        status = VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK;
-    } else {
-        status = VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR;
-    }
-
-    complete_request_early(req->s, req->elem, req->inhdr, status);
-    g_slice_free(VirtIOBlockRequest, req);
-}
-
-static void do_flush_cmd(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s, VirtQueueElement *elem,
-                         QEMUIOVector *inhdr)
-{
-    VirtIOBlockRequest *req = g_slice_new(VirtIOBlockRequest);
-    req->s = s;
-    req->elem = elem;
-    req->inhdr = inhdr;
-
-    bdrv_aio_flush(s->blk->conf.bs, complete_flush, req);
-}
-
-static void do_scsi_cmd(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s, VirtQueueElement *elem,
-                        QEMUIOVector *inhdr)
-{
-    int status;
-
-    status = virtio_blk_handle_scsi_req(VIRTIO_BLK(s->vdev), elem);
-    complete_request_early(s, elem, inhdr, status);
-}
-
-static int process_request(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s, VirtQueueElement *elem)
-{
-    struct iovec *iov = elem->out_sg;
-    struct iovec *in_iov = elem->in_sg;
-    unsigned out_num = elem->out_num;
-    unsigned in_num = elem->in_num;
-    struct virtio_blk_outhdr outhdr;
-    QEMUIOVector *inhdr;
-    size_t in_size;
-
-    /* Copy in outhdr */
-    if (unlikely(iov_to_buf(iov, out_num, 0, &outhdr,
-                            sizeof(outhdr)) != sizeof(outhdr))) {
-        error_report("virtio-blk request outhdr too short");
-        return -EFAULT;
-    }
-    iov_discard_front(&iov, &out_num, sizeof(outhdr));
-
-    /* Grab inhdr for later */
-    in_size = iov_size(in_iov, in_num);
-    if (in_size < sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr)) {
-        error_report("virtio_blk request inhdr too short");
-        return -EFAULT;
-    }
-    inhdr = g_slice_new(QEMUIOVector);
-    qemu_iovec_init(inhdr, 1);
-    qemu_iovec_concat_iov(inhdr, in_iov, in_num,
-            in_size - sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr),
-            sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr));
-    iov_discard_back(in_iov, &in_num, sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr));
-
-    /* TODO Linux sets the barrier bit even when not advertised! */
-    outhdr.type &= ~VIRTIO_BLK_T_BARRIER;
-
-    switch (outhdr.type) {
-    case VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN:
-        do_rdwr_cmd(s, true, in_iov, in_num,
-                    outhdr.sector * 512 / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
-                    elem, inhdr);
-        return 0;
-
-    case VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT:
-        do_rdwr_cmd(s, false, iov, out_num,
-                    outhdr.sector * 512 / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
-                    elem, inhdr);
-        return 0;
-
-    case VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD:
-        do_scsi_cmd(s, elem, inhdr);
-        return 0;
-
-    case VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH:
-        do_flush_cmd(s, elem, inhdr);
-        return 0;
-
-    case VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID:
-        do_get_id_cmd(s, in_iov, in_num, elem, inhdr);
-        return 0;
-
-    default:
-        error_report("virtio-blk unsupported request type %#x", outhdr.type);
-        qemu_iovec_destroy(inhdr);
-        g_slice_free(QEMUIOVector, inhdr);
-        return -EFAULT;
-    }
+    vring_push(&req->dev->dataplane->vring, req->elem,
+               req->qiov.size + sizeof(*req->in));
+    notify_guest(req->dev->dataplane);
+    g_slice_free(VirtIOBlockReq, req);
 }
 
 static void handle_notify(EventNotifier *e)
@@ -286,7 +77,11 @@
                                            host_notifier);
 
     VirtQueueElement *elem;
+    VirtIOBlockReq *req;
     int ret;
+    MultiReqBuffer mrb = {
+        .num_writes = 0,
+    };
 
     event_notifier_test_and_clear(&s->host_notifier);
     for (;;) {
@@ -303,14 +98,14 @@
             trace_virtio_blk_data_plane_process_request(s, elem->out_num,
                                                         elem->in_num, elem->index);
 
-            if (process_request(s, elem) < 0) {
-                vring_set_broken(&s->vring);
-                vring_free_element(elem);
-                ret = -EFAULT;
-                break;
-            }
+            req = g_slice_new(VirtIOBlockReq);
+            req->dev = VIRTIO_BLK(s->vdev);
+            req->elem = elem;
+            virtio_blk_handle_request(req, &mrb);
         }
 
+        virtio_submit_multiwrite(s->blk->conf.bs, &mrb);
+
         if (likely(ret == -EAGAIN)) { /* vring emptied */
             /* Re-enable guest->host notifies and stop processing the vring.
              * But if the guest has snuck in more descriptors, keep processing.
@@ -330,6 +125,7 @@
                                   Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s;
+    VirtIOBlock *vblk = VIRTIO_BLK(vdev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     *dataplane = NULL;
@@ -372,6 +168,8 @@
     bdrv_op_block_all(blk->conf.bs, s->blocker);
 
     *dataplane = s;
+    s->saved_complete_request = vblk->complete_request;
+    vblk->complete_request = complete_request_vring;
 }
 
 /* Context: QEMU global mutex held */
@@ -446,10 +244,12 @@
 {
     BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(s->vdev)));
     VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
+    VirtIOBlock *vblk = VIRTIO_BLK(s->vdev);
     if (!s->started || s->stopping) {
         return;
     }
     s->stopping = true;
+    vblk->complete_request = s->saved_complete_request;
     trace_virtio_blk_data_plane_stop(s);
 
     aio_context_acquire(s->ctx);
diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 08562ea..a222e3f 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
@@ -27,18 +28,24 @@
 #endif
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
 
-typedef struct VirtIOBlockReq
+static VirtIOBlockReq *virtio_blk_alloc_request(VirtIOBlock *s)
 {
-    VirtIOBlock *dev;
-    VirtQueueElement elem;
-    struct virtio_blk_inhdr *in;
-    struct virtio_blk_outhdr *out;
-    QEMUIOVector qiov;
-    struct VirtIOBlockReq *next;
-    BlockAcctCookie acct;
-} VirtIOBlockReq;
+    VirtIOBlockReq *req = g_slice_new0(VirtIOBlockReq);
+    req->dev = s;
+    req->elem = g_slice_new0(VirtQueueElement);
+    return req;
+}
 
-static void virtio_blk_req_complete(VirtIOBlockReq *req, int status)
+static void virtio_blk_free_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req)
+{
+    if (req) {
+        g_slice_free(VirtQueueElement, req->elem);
+        g_slice_free(VirtIOBlockReq, req);
+    }
+}
+
+static void virtio_blk_complete_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req,
+                                        unsigned char status)
 {
     VirtIOBlock *s = req->dev;
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(s);
@@ -46,10 +53,15 @@
     trace_virtio_blk_req_complete(req, status);
 
     stb_p(&req->in->status, status);
-    virtqueue_push(s->vq, &req->elem, req->qiov.size + sizeof(*req->in));
+    virtqueue_push(s->vq, req->elem, req->qiov.size + sizeof(*req->in));
     virtio_notify(vdev, s->vq);
 }
 
+static void virtio_blk_req_complete(VirtIOBlockReq *req, unsigned char status)
+{
+    req->dev->complete_request(req, status);
+}
+
 static int virtio_blk_handle_rw_error(VirtIOBlockReq *req, int error,
     bool is_read)
 {
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@
     } else if (action == BLOCK_ERROR_ACTION_REPORT) {
         virtio_blk_req_complete(req, VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR);
         bdrv_acct_done(s->bs, &req->acct);
-        g_free(req);
+        virtio_blk_free_request(req);
     }
 
     bdrv_error_action(s->bs, action, is_read, error);
@@ -76,14 +88,14 @@
     trace_virtio_blk_rw_complete(req, ret);
 
     if (ret) {
-        bool is_read = !(ldl_p(&req->out->type) & VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT);
+        bool is_read = !(ldl_p(&req->out.type) & VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT);
         if (virtio_blk_handle_rw_error(req, -ret, is_read))
             return;
     }
 
     virtio_blk_req_complete(req, VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK);
     bdrv_acct_done(req->dev->bs, &req->acct);
-    g_free(req);
+    virtio_blk_free_request(req);
 }
 
 static void virtio_blk_flush_complete(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -98,27 +110,16 @@
 
     virtio_blk_req_complete(req, VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK);
     bdrv_acct_done(req->dev->bs, &req->acct);
-    g_free(req);
-}
-
-static VirtIOBlockReq *virtio_blk_alloc_request(VirtIOBlock *s)
-{
-    VirtIOBlockReq *req = g_malloc(sizeof(*req));
-    req->dev = s;
-    req->qiov.size = 0;
-    req->next = NULL;
-    return req;
+    virtio_blk_free_request(req);
 }
 
 static VirtIOBlockReq *virtio_blk_get_request(VirtIOBlock *s)
 {
     VirtIOBlockReq *req = virtio_blk_alloc_request(s);
 
-    if (req != NULL) {
-        if (!virtqueue_pop(s->vq, &req->elem)) {
-            g_free(req);
-            return NULL;
-        }
+    if (!virtqueue_pop(s->vq, req->elem)) {
+        virtio_blk_free_request(req);
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     return req;
@@ -247,17 +248,12 @@
 {
     int status;
 
-    status = virtio_blk_handle_scsi_req(req->dev, &req->elem);
+    status = virtio_blk_handle_scsi_req(req->dev, req->elem);
     virtio_blk_req_complete(req, status);
-    g_free(req);
+    virtio_blk_free_request(req);
 }
 
-typedef struct MultiReqBuffer {
-    BlockRequest        blkreq[32];
-    unsigned int        num_writes;
-} MultiReqBuffer;
-
-static void virtio_submit_multiwrite(BlockDriverState *bs, MultiReqBuffer *mrb)
+void virtio_submit_multiwrite(BlockDriverState *bs, MultiReqBuffer *mrb)
 {
     int i, ret;
 
@@ -293,7 +289,7 @@
     BlockRequest *blkreq;
     uint64_t sector;
 
-    sector = ldq_p(&req->out->sector);
+    sector = ldq_p(&req->out.sector);
 
     bdrv_acct_start(req->dev->bs, &req->acct, req->qiov.size, BDRV_ACCT_WRITE);
 
@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@
 {
     uint64_t sector;
 
-    sector = ldq_p(&req->out->sector);
+    sector = ldq_p(&req->out.sector);
 
     bdrv_acct_start(req->dev->bs, &req->acct, req->qiov.size, BDRV_ACCT_READ);
 
@@ -346,26 +342,39 @@
                    virtio_blk_rw_complete, req);
 }
 
-static void virtio_blk_handle_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req,
-    MultiReqBuffer *mrb)
+void virtio_blk_handle_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req, MultiReqBuffer *mrb)
 {
     uint32_t type;
+    struct iovec *in_iov = req->elem->in_sg;
+    struct iovec *iov = req->elem->out_sg;
+    unsigned in_num = req->elem->in_num;
+    unsigned out_num = req->elem->out_num;
 
-    if (req->elem.out_num < 1 || req->elem.in_num < 1) {
+    if (req->elem->out_num < 1 || req->elem->in_num < 1) {
         error_report("virtio-blk missing headers");
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (req->elem.out_sg[0].iov_len < sizeof(*req->out) ||
-        req->elem.in_sg[req->elem.in_num - 1].iov_len < sizeof(*req->in)) {
-        error_report("virtio-blk header not in correct element");
+    if (unlikely(iov_to_buf(iov, out_num, 0, &req->out,
+                            sizeof(req->out)) != sizeof(req->out))) {
+        error_report("virtio-blk request outhdr too short");
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    req->out = (void *)req->elem.out_sg[0].iov_base;
-    req->in = (void *)req->elem.in_sg[req->elem.in_num - 1].iov_base;
+    iov_discard_front(&iov, &out_num, sizeof(req->out));
 
-    type = ldl_p(&req->out->type);
+    if (in_num < 1 ||
+        in_iov[in_num - 1].iov_len < sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr)) {
+        error_report("virtio-blk request inhdr too short");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    req->in = (void *)in_iov[in_num - 1].iov_base
+              + in_iov[in_num - 1].iov_len
+              - sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr);
+    iov_discard_back(in_iov, &in_num, sizeof(struct virtio_blk_inhdr));
+
+    type = ldl_p(&req->out.type);
 
     if (type & VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH) {
         virtio_blk_handle_flush(req, mrb);
@@ -378,23 +387,23 @@
          * NB: per existing s/n string convention the string is
          * terminated by '\0' only when shorter than buffer.
          */
-        strncpy(req->elem.in_sg[0].iov_base,
+        strncpy(req->elem->in_sg[0].iov_base,
                 s->blk.serial ? s->blk.serial : "",
-                MIN(req->elem.in_sg[0].iov_len, VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES));
+                MIN(req->elem->in_sg[0].iov_len, VIRTIO_BLK_ID_BYTES));
         virtio_blk_req_complete(req, VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK);
-        g_free(req);
+        virtio_blk_free_request(req);
     } else if (type & VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT) {
-        qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->qiov, &req->elem.out_sg[1],
-                                 req->elem.out_num - 1);
+        qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->qiov, &req->elem->out_sg[1],
+                                 req->elem->out_num - 1);
         virtio_blk_handle_write(req, mrb);
     } else if (type == VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN || type == VIRTIO_BLK_T_BARRIER) {
         /* VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN is 0, so we can't just & it. */
-        qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->qiov, &req->elem.in_sg[0],
-                                 req->elem.in_num - 1);
+        qemu_iovec_init_external(&req->qiov, &req->elem->in_sg[0],
+                                 req->elem->in_num - 1);
         virtio_blk_handle_read(req);
     } else {
         virtio_blk_req_complete(req, VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP);
-        g_free(req);
+        virtio_blk_free_request(req);
     }
 }
 
@@ -460,7 +469,8 @@
     }
 
     if (!s->bh) {
-        s->bh = qemu_bh_new(virtio_blk_dma_restart_bh, s);
+        s->bh = aio_bh_new(bdrv_get_aio_context(s->blk.conf.bs),
+                           virtio_blk_dma_restart_bh, s);
         qemu_bh_schedule(s->bh);
     }
 }
@@ -609,7 +619,8 @@
     
     while (req) {
         qemu_put_sbyte(f, 1);
-        qemu_put_buffer(f, (unsigned char*)&req->elem, sizeof(req->elem));
+        qemu_put_buffer(f, (unsigned char *)req->elem,
+                        sizeof(VirtQueueElement));
         req = req->next;
     }
     qemu_put_sbyte(f, 0);
@@ -631,14 +642,15 @@
 
     while (qemu_get_sbyte(f)) {
         VirtIOBlockReq *req = virtio_blk_alloc_request(s);
-        qemu_get_buffer(f, (unsigned char*)&req->elem, sizeof(req->elem));
+        qemu_get_buffer(f, (unsigned char *)req->elem,
+                        sizeof(VirtQueueElement));
         req->next = s->rq;
         s->rq = req;
 
-        virtqueue_map_sg(req->elem.in_sg, req->elem.in_addr,
-            req->elem.in_num, 1);
-        virtqueue_map_sg(req->elem.out_sg, req->elem.out_addr,
-            req->elem.out_num, 0);
+        virtqueue_map_sg(req->elem->in_sg, req->elem->in_addr,
+            req->elem->in_num, 1);
+        virtqueue_map_sg(req->elem->out_sg, req->elem->out_addr,
+            req->elem->out_num, 0);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -729,6 +741,7 @@
     s->sector_mask = (s->conf->logical_block_size / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE) - 1;
 
     s->vq = virtio_add_queue(vdev, 128, virtio_blk_handle_output);
+    s->complete_request = virtio_blk_complete_request;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
     virtio_blk_data_plane_create(vdev, blk, &s->dataplane, &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index d0baf4f..7e92f54 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MIRROR,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_STREAM,
+    BLOCK_OP_TYPE_REPLACE,
     BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MAX,
 } BlockOpType;
 
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@
                     bool allow_none, Error **errp);
 void bdrv_set_backing_hd(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *backing_hd);
 int bdrv_open_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, Error **errp);
-void bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp);
+int bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp);
 int bdrv_open(BlockDriverState **pbs, const char *filename,
               const char *reference, QDict *options, int flags,
               BlockDriver *drv, Error **errp);
@@ -314,6 +315,9 @@
                                       BlockDriverState *candidate);
 bool bdrv_is_first_non_filter(BlockDriverState *candidate);
 
+/* check if a named node can be replaced when doing drive-mirror */
+BlockDriverState *check_to_replace_node(const char *node_name, Error **errp);
+
 /* async block I/O */
 typedef void BlockDriverDirtyHandler(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector,
                                      int sector_num);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index 715c761..53e77cf 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
      */
     bool bdrv_needs_filename;
 
+    /* Set if a driver can support backing files */
+    bool supports_backing;
+
     /* For handling image reopen for split or non-split files */
     int (*bdrv_reopen_prepare)(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
                                BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp);
@@ -486,6 +489,8 @@
  * mirror_start:
  * @bs: Block device to operate on.
  * @target: Block device to write to.
+ * @replaces: Block graph node name to replace once the mirror is done. Can
+ *            only be used when full mirroring is selected.
  * @speed: The maximum speed, in bytes per second, or 0 for unlimited.
  * @granularity: The chosen granularity for the dirty bitmap.
  * @buf_size: The amount of data that can be in flight at one time.
@@ -502,6 +507,7 @@
  * @bs will be switched to read from @target.
  */
 void mirror_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
+                  const char *replaces,
                   int64_t speed, int64_t granularity, int64_t buf_size,
                   MirrorSyncMode mode, BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
                   BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
diff --git a/include/block/blockjob.h b/include/block/blockjob.h
index cc765b5..f3cf63f 100644
--- a/include/block/blockjob.h
+++ b/include/block/blockjob.h
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@
 void block_job_sleep_ns(BlockJob *job, QEMUClockType type, int64_t ns);
 
 /**
+ * block_job_yield:
+ * @job: The job that calls the function.
+ *
+ * Yield the block job coroutine.
+ */
+void block_job_yield(BlockJob *job);
+
+/**
  * block_job_completed:
  * @job: The job being completed.
  * @ret: The status code.
diff --git a/include/block/qapi.h b/include/block/qapi.h
index e92c00d..0374546 100644
--- a/include/block/qapi.h
+++ b/include/block/qapi.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 void bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
                      BlockInfo **p_info,
                      Error **errp);
-BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 
 void bdrv_snapshot_dump(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
                         QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn);
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
index 4bc9b54..d0fb26f 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "sysemu/iothread.h"
+#include "block/block.h"
 
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_BLK "virtio-blk-device"
 #define VIRTIO_BLK(obj) \
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
 
 struct VirtIOBlockDataPlane;
 
+struct VirtIOBlockReq;
 typedef struct VirtIOBlock {
     VirtIODevice parent_obj;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -127,12 +129,29 @@
     unsigned short sector_mask;
     bool original_wce;
     VMChangeStateEntry *change;
+    /* Function to push to vq and notify guest */
+    void (*complete_request)(struct VirtIOBlockReq *req, unsigned char status);
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
     Notifier migration_state_notifier;
     struct VirtIOBlockDataPlane *dataplane;
 #endif
 } VirtIOBlock;
 
+typedef struct MultiReqBuffer {
+    BlockRequest        blkreq[32];
+    unsigned int        num_writes;
+} MultiReqBuffer;
+
+typedef struct VirtIOBlockReq {
+    VirtIOBlock *dev;
+    VirtQueueElement *elem;
+    struct virtio_blk_inhdr *in;
+    struct virtio_blk_outhdr out;
+    QEMUIOVector qiov;
+    struct VirtIOBlockReq *next;
+    BlockAcctCookie acct;
+} VirtIOBlockReq;
+
 #define DEFINE_VIRTIO_BLK_FEATURES(_state, _field) \
         DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(_state, _field)
 
@@ -158,4 +177,8 @@
 int virtio_blk_handle_scsi_req(VirtIOBlock *blk,
                                VirtQueueElement *elem);
 
+void virtio_blk_handle_request(VirtIOBlockReq *req, MultiReqBuffer *mrb);
+
+void virtio_submit_multiwrite(BlockDriverState *bs, MultiReqBuffer *mrb);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 925e53e..faf394c 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -765,6 +765,13 @@
 # @format: #optional the format of the new destination, default is to
 #          probe if @mode is 'existing', else the format of the source
 #
+# @node-name: #optional the new block driver state node name in the graph
+#             (Since 2.1)
+#
+# @replaces: #optional with sync=full graph node name to be replaced by the new
+#            image when a whole image copy is done. This can be used to repair
+#            broken Quorum files. (Since 2.1)
+#
 # @mode: #optional whether and how QEMU should create a new image, default is
 #        'absolute-paths'.
 #
@@ -797,6 +804,7 @@
 ##
 { 'command': 'drive-mirror',
   'data': { 'device': 'str', 'target': 'str', '*format': 'str',
+            '*node-name': 'str', '*replaces': 'str',
             'sync': 'MirrorSyncMode', '*mode': 'NewImageMode',
             '*speed': 'int', '*granularity': 'uint32',
             '*buf-size': 'int', '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
@@ -1329,12 +1337,15 @@
 #
 # @vote-threshold: the vote limit under which a read will fail
 #
+# @rewrite-corrupted: #optional rewrite corrupted data when quorum is reached
+#                     (Since 2.1)
+#
 # Since: 2.0
 ##
 { 'type': 'BlockdevOptionsQuorum',
   'data': { '*blkverify': 'bool',
             'children': [ 'BlockdevRef' ],
-            'vote-threshold': 'int' } }
+            'vote-threshold': 'int', '*rewrite-corrupted': 'bool' } }
 
 ##
 # @BlockdevOptions
@@ -1545,19 +1556,32 @@
 { 'event': 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR',
   'data': { 'device'   : 'str',
             'operation': 'IoOperationType',
-            'action'   : 'BlockdevOnError' } }
+            'action'   : 'BlockErrorAction' } }
 
 ##
 # @BLOCK_JOB_READY
 #
 # Emitted when a block job is ready to complete
 #
+# @type: job type
+#
 # @device: device name
 #
+# @len: maximum progress value
+#
+# @offset: current progress value. On success this is equal to len.
+#          On failure this is less than len
+#
+# @speed: rate limit, bytes per second
+#
 # Note: The "ready to complete" status is always reset by a @BLOCK_JOB_ERROR
 # event
 #
 # Since: 1.3
 ##
 { 'event': 'BLOCK_JOB_READY',
-  'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
+  'data': { 'type'  : 'BlockJobType',
+            'device': 'str',
+            'len'   : 'int',
+            'offset': 'int',
+            'speed' : 'int' } }
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 35f5146..65218bc 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@
     {
         .name       = "drive-mirror",
         .args_type  = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
+                      "node-name:s?,replaces:s?,"
                       "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?,"
                       "granularity:i?,buf-size:i?",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_mirror,
@@ -1314,6 +1315,10 @@
 - "device": device name to operate on (json-string)
 - "target": name of new image file (json-string)
 - "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
+- "node-name": the name of the new block driver state in the node graph
+               (json-string, optional)
+- "replaces": the block driver node name to replace when finished
+              (json-string, optional)
 - "mode": how an image file should be created into the target
   file/device (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
 - "speed": maximum speed of the streaming job, in bytes per second
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/031 b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
index 1d920ea..2a77ba8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/031
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
@@ -56,22 +56,22 @@
     echo === Create image with unknown header extension ===
     echo
     _make_test_img 64M
-    ./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" add-header-ext 0x12345678 "This is a test header extension"
-    ./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+    $PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" add-header-ext 0x12345678 "This is a test header extension"
+    $PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
     _check_test_img
 
     echo
     echo === Rewrite header with no backing file ===
     echo
     $QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b "" "$TEST_IMG"
-    ./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+    $PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
     _check_test_img
 
     echo
     echo === Add a backing file and format ===
     echo
     $QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b "/some/backing/file/path" -F host_device "$TEST_IMG"
-    ./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+    $PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 done
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/036 b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
index 03b6aa9..a773653 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/036
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@
 echo === Create image with unknown autoclear feature bit ===
 echo
 _make_test_img 64M
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit autoclear 63
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit autoclear 63
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 
 echo
 echo === Repair image ===
 echo
 _check_test_img -r all
 
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/039 b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
index 27fe4bd..84c9167 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/039
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x5a 0 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must not be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 _check_test_img
 
 echo
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 _no_dump_exec $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x5a 0 512" -c "abort" "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 _check_test_img
 
 echo
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 $QEMU_IO -r -c "read -P 0x5a 0 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 echo
 echo "== Repairing the image file must succeed =="
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 _check_test_img -r all
 
 # The dirty bit must not be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 echo
 echo "== Data should still be accessible after repair =="
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@
 _no_dump_exec $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x5a 0 512" -c "abort" "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 $QEMU_IO -c "write 0 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must not be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 echo
 echo "== Creating an image file with lazy_refcounts=off =="
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 _no_dump_exec $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x5a 0 512" -c "abort" "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The dirty bit must not be set since lazy_refcounts=off
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 _check_test_img
 
 echo
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@
 $QEMU_IMG commit "$TEST_IMG"
 
 # The dirty bit must not be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG".base dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG".base dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 _check_test_img
 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG".base _check_test_img
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 734b6a6..d166810 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@
 class ImageCommitTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     '''Abstract base class for image commit test cases'''
 
-    def run_commit_test(self, top, base):
+    def run_commit_test(self, top, base, need_ready=False):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top=top, base=base)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         completed = False
+        ready = False
         while not completed:
             for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
                 if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
@@ -48,8 +49,11 @@
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    if need_ready:
+                        self.assertTrue(ready, "Expecting BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED event")
                     completed = True
                 elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                    ready = True
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'commit')
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
                     self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@
     test_len = 1 * 1024 * 256
 
     def setUp(self):
-        iotests.create_image(backing_img, TestSingleDrive.image_len)
+        iotests.create_image(backing_img, self.image_len)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, mid_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % mid_img, test_img)
         qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'badfile\' not found')
 
     def test_top_is_active(self):
-        self.run_commit_test(test_img, backing_img)
+        self.run_commit_test(test_img, backing_img, need_ready=True)
         self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
         self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
 
@@ -238,6 +242,8 @@
 
         self.cancel_and_wait(resume=True)
 
+class TestActiveZeroLengthImage(TestSingleDrive):
+    image_len = 0
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'qed'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
index b6f2576..42314e9 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-................
+........................
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 16 tests
+Ran 24 tests
 
 OK
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index ec470b2..0815e19 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'test.img')
 target_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'target.img')
 
+quorum_img1 = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'quorum1.img')
+quorum_img2 = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'quorum2.img')
+quorum_img3 = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'quorum3.img')
+quorum_repair_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'quorum_repair.img')
+quorum_snapshot_file = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'quorum_snapshot.img')
+
 class ImageMirroringTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     '''Abstract base class for image mirroring test cases'''
 
@@ -42,8 +48,8 @@
                     ready = True
 
     def wait_ready_and_cancel(self, drive='drive0'):
-        self.wait_ready(drive)
-        event = self.cancel_and_wait()
+        self.wait_ready(drive=drive)
+        event = self.cancel_and_wait(drive=drive)
         self.assertEquals(event['event'], 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED')
         self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
         self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
@@ -52,19 +58,19 @@
     def complete_and_wait(self, drive='drive0', wait_ready=True):
         '''Complete a block job and wait for it to finish'''
         if wait_ready:
-            self.wait_ready()
+            self.wait_ready(drive=drive)
 
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-complete', device=drive)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
-        event = self.wait_until_completed()
+        event = self.wait_until_completed(drive=drive)
         self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
 
 class TestSingleDrive(ImageMirroringTestCase):
     image_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
 
     def setUp(self):
-        iotests.create_image(backing_img, TestSingleDrive.image_len)
+        iotests.create_image(backing_img, self.image_len)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'cluster_size=%d,size=%d'
-                        % (TestSingleDrive.image_len, TestSingleDrive.image_len), target_img)
+                        % (self.image_len, self.image_len), target_img)
         result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
                              buf_size=65536, mode='existing', target=target_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'cluster_size=%d,backing_file=%s'
-                        % (TestSingleDrive.image_len, backing_img), target_img)
+                        % (self.image_len, backing_img), target_img)
         result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
                              mode='existing', target=target_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
@@ -206,6 +212,11 @@
                              target=target_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'DeviceNotFound')
 
+class TestSingleDriveZeroLength(TestSingleDrive):
+    image_len = 0
+    test_small_buffer2 = None
+    test_large_cluster = None
+
 class TestMirrorNoBacking(ImageMirroringTestCase):
     image_len = 2 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
 
@@ -718,5 +729,187 @@
         self.complete_and_wait()
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
+class TestRepairQuorum(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    """ This class test quorum file repair using drive-mirror.
+        It's mostly a fork of TestSingleDrive """
+    image_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+    IMAGES = [ quorum_img1, quorum_img2, quorum_img3 ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.vm = iotests.VM()
+
+        # Add each individual quorum images
+        for i in self.IMAGES:
+            qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, i,
+                     str(TestSingleDrive.image_len))
+            # Assign a node name to each quorum image in order to manipulate
+            # them
+            opts = "node-name=img%i" % self.IMAGES.index(i)
+            self.vm = self.vm.add_drive(i, opts)
+
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        #assemble the quorum block device from the individual files
+        args = { "options" : { "driver": "quorum", "id": "quorum0",
+                 "vote-threshold": 2, "children": [ "img0", "img1", "img2" ] } }
+        result = self.vm.qmp("blockdev-add", **args)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        for i in self.IMAGES + [ quorum_repair_img ]:
+            # Do a try/except because the test may have deleted some images
+            try:
+                os.remove(i)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+    def test_complete(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name="repair0",
+                             replaces="img1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait(drive="quorum0")
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-named-block-nodes')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/file', quorum_repair_img)
+        # TODO: a better test requiring some QEMU infrastructure will be added
+        #       to check that this file is really driven by quorum
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(quorum_img2, quorum_repair_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_cancel(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name="repair0",
+                             replaces="img1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait(drive="quorum0", force=True)
+        # here we check that the last registered quorum file has not been
+        # swapped out and unref
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-named-block-nodes')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/file', quorum_img3)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_cancel_after_ready(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name="repair0",
+                             replaces="img1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.wait_ready_and_cancel(drive="quorum0")
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-named-block-nodes')
+        # here we check that the last registered quorum file has not been
+        # swapped out and unref
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/file', quorum_img3)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(quorum_img2, quorum_repair_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_pause(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name="repair0",
+                             replaces="img1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-pause', device='quorum0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        offset = self.dictpath(result, 'return[0]/offset')
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/offset', offset)
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-resume', device='quorum0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait(drive="quorum0")
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(quorum_img2, quorum_repair_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_medium_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='ide1-cd0', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces='img1',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_image_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces='img1',
+                             mode='existing',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_device_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='nonexistent', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces='img1',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'DeviceNotFound')
+
+    def test_wrong_sync_mode(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces='img1',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_no_node_name(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             replaces='img1',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_unexistant_replaces(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces='img77',
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_after_a_quorum_snapshot(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('blockdev-snapshot-sync', node_name='img1',
+                             snapshot_file=quorum_snapshot_file,
+                             snapshot_node_name="snap1");
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces="img1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='quorum0', sync='full',
+                             node_name='repair0',
+                             replaces="snap1",
+                             target=quorum_repair_img, format=iotests.imgfmt)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait(drive="quorum0")
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-named-block-nodes')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/file', quorum_repair_img)
+        # TODO: a better test requiring some QEMU infrastructure will be added
+        #       to check that this file is really driven by quorum
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'qed'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
index 6d9bee1..42147c0 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-...........................
+..............................................
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 27 tests
+Ran 46 tests
 
 OK
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051 b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
index c4af131..a41334e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 
 run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",format=foo
 run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",driver=foo
+run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",driver=raw,format=qcow2
 
 echo
 echo === Overriding backing file ===
@@ -99,6 +100,11 @@
 
 echo "info block" | run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",driver=qcow2,backing.file.filename="$TEST_IMG.orig" -nodefaults
 
+# Drivers that don't support backing files
+run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",driver=raw,backing.file.filename="$TEST_IMG.orig"
+run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",file.backing.driver=file,file.backing.filename="$TEST_IMG.orig"
+run_qemu -drive file="$TEST_IMG",file.backing.driver=qcow2,file.backing.file.filename="$TEST_IMG.orig"
+
 echo
 echo === Enable and disable lazy refcounting on the command line, plus some invalid values ===
 echo
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
index 31e329e..d7b0f50 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
 QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,format=foo: 'foo' invalid format
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=foo
-QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=foo: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Invalid driver: 'foo'
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=foo: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Unknown driver 'foo'
+
+Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=raw,format=qcow2
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=raw,format=qcow2: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Driver specified twice
 
 
 === Overriding backing file ===
@@ -50,6 +53,15 @@
     Backing file:     TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig (chain depth: 1)
 (qemu) q[K[Dqu[K[D[Dqui[K[D[D[Dquit[K
 
+Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=raw,backing.file.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=raw,backing.file.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Driver doesn't support backing files
+
+Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,file.backing.driver=file,file.backing.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,file.backing.driver=file,file.backing.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Driver doesn't support backing files
+
+Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,file.backing.driver=qcow2,file.backing.file.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,file.backing.driver=qcow2,file.backing.file.filename=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig: could not open disk image TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Driver doesn't support backing files
+
 
 === Enable and disable lazy refcounting on the command line, plus some invalid values ===
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/054 b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
index c8b7082..bd94153 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/054
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 echo
 echo "creating too large image (1 EB) using qcow2.py"
 _make_test_img 4G
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-header size $((1024 ** 6))
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-header size $((1024 ** 6))
 _check_test_img
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/060 b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
index f0116aa..3cffc12 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/060
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@
 _check_test_img
 
 # The corrupt bit should not be set anyway
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # Try to write something, thereby forcing the corrupt bit to be set
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 0x2a 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The corrupt bit must now be set
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # Try to open the image R/W (which should fail)
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "read 0 512" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io \
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@
 # Redirect new data cluster onto refcount block
 poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$l2_offset" "\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00"
 _check_test_img
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 0x2a 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # Try to fix it
 _check_test_img -r all
 
 # The corrupt bit should be cleared
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # Look if it's really really fixed
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 0x2a 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 echo
 echo "=== Testing cluster data reference into inactive L2 table ==="
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@
 poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$l2_offset_after_snapshot" \
                       "\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00"
 _check_test_img
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 3 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 _check_test_img -r all
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 4 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # Check data
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RO" -c "read -P 4 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/061 b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
index d3a6b38..ab98def 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/061
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 echo
 IMGOPTS="compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on" _make_test_img 64M
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -z 0 128k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IMG amend -o "compat=0.10" "$TEST_IMG"
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 0 0 128k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 _check_test_img
 
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 echo
 IMGOPTS="compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on" _make_test_img 64M
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x2a 0 128k" -c flush -c abort "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IMG amend -o "compat=0.10" "$TEST_IMG"
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 0x2a 0 128k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 _check_test_img
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
 echo "=== Testing version downgrade with unknown compat/autoclear flags ==="
 echo
 IMGOPTS="compat=1.1" _make_test_img 64M
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit compatible 42
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit autoclear 42
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit compatible 42
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" set-feature-bit autoclear 42
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IMG amend -o "compat=0.10" "$TEST_IMG"
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 _check_test_img
 
 echo
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 echo
 IMGOPTS="compat=0.10" _make_test_img 64M
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x2a 42M 64k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IMG amend -o "compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on,size=128M" "$TEST_IMG"
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 0x2a 42M 64k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 _check_test_img
 
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
 echo
 IMGOPTS="compat=1.1,lazy_refcounts=on" _make_test_img 64M
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x2a 0 128k" -c flush -c abort "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IMG amend -o "lazy_refcounts=off" "$TEST_IMG"
-./qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 0x2a 0 128k" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 _check_test_img
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index ab5445f..e89b61d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Test for additional information emitted by qemu-img info on qcow2
 # images
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081 b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
index b512d00..7ae4be2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
@@ -134,15 +134,28 @@
 EOF
 
 echo
+echo "== using quorum rewrite corrupted mode =="
+
+quorum="$quorum,file.rewrite-corrupted=on"
+
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o $quorum" -c "read -P 0x32 0 $size" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+echo
+echo "== checking that quorum has corrected the corrupted file =="
+
+$QEMU_IO -c "read -P 0x32 0 $size" "$TEST_DIR/2.raw" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+echo
 echo "== breaking quorum =="
 
 $QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x41 0 $size" "$TEST_DIR/1.raw" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0x42 0 $size" "$TEST_DIR/2.raw" | _filter_qemu_io
+
 echo
 echo "== checking that quorum is broken =="
 
 $QEMU_IO -c "open -o $quorum" -c "read -P 0x32 0 $size" | _filter_qemu_io
 
-
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
 rm -f $seq.full
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
index 2241cec..073515e 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
@@ -40,9 +40,19 @@
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
 
 
+== using quorum rewrite corrupted mode ==
+read 10485760/10485760 bytes at offset 0
+10 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
+== checking that quorum has corrected the corrupted file ==
+read 10485760/10485760 bytes at offset 0
+10 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+
 == breaking quorum ==
 wrote 10485760/10485760 bytes at offset 0
 10 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+wrote 10485760/10485760 bytes at offset 0
+10 MiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
 
 == checking that quorum is broken ==
 qemu-io: can't open: Could not read image for determining its format: Input/output error
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/083 b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
index f764534..991a9d9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/083
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 wait_for_tcp_port() {
 	while ! (netstat --tcp --listening --numeric | \
-		 grep "$1.*0.0.0.0:\*.*LISTEN") 2>&1 >/dev/null; do
+		 grep "$1.*0\\.0\\.0\\.0:\\*.*LISTEN") 2>&1 >/dev/null; do
 		sleep 0.1
 	done
 }
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 	# callbacks sometimes, making them unreliable.
 	#
 	# Filter out the TCP port number since this changes between runs.
-	sed -e 's#^nbd.c:.*##g' \
-	    -e 's#nbd:127.0.0.1:[^:]*:#nbd:127.0.0.1:PORT:#g'
+	sed -e 's#^.*nbd\.c:.*##g' \
+	    -e 's#nbd:127\.0\.0\.1:[^:]*:#nbd:127\.0\.0\.1:PORT:#g'
 }
 
 check_disconnect() {
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 		nbd_url="nbd:127.0.0.1:$port:exportname=foo"
 	fi
 
-	./nbd-fault-injector.py $extra_args "127.0.0.1:$port" "$TEST_DIR/nbd-fault-injector.conf" 2>&1 >/dev/null &
-	wait_for_tcp_port "127.0.0.1:$port"
+	$PYTHON nbd-fault-injector.py $extra_args "127.0.0.1:$port" "$TEST_DIR/nbd-fault-injector.conf" 2>&1 >/dev/null &
+	wait_for_tcp_port "127\\.0\\.0\\.1:$port"
 	$QEMU_IO -c "read 0 512" "$nbd_url" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io | filter_nbd
 
 	echo
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/095 b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..acc7dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test for commit of larger active layer
+#
+# This tests live snapshots of images on a running QEMU instance, using
+# QMP commands.  Both single disk snapshots, and transactional group
+# snapshots are performed.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# creator
+owner=jcody@redhat.com
+
+seq=`basename $0`
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here=`pwd`
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+    _cleanup_qemu
+    rm  -f "${TEST_IMG}.base" "${TEST_IMG}.snp1"
+	_cleanup_test_img
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+. ./common.qemu
+
+_supported_fmt qcow2
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+size_smaller=5M
+size_larger=100M
+
+_make_test_img $size_smaller
+mv "${TEST_IMG}" "${TEST_IMG}.base"
+
+_make_test_img -b "${TEST_IMG}.base" $size_larger
+mv "${TEST_IMG}" "${TEST_IMG}.snp1"
+
+_make_test_img -b "${TEST_IMG}.snp1" $size_larger
+
+echo
+echo "=== Base image info before commit and resize ==="
+$QEMU_IMG info "${TEST_IMG}.base" | _filter_testdir
+
+echo
+echo === Running QEMU Live Commit Test ===
+echo
+
+qemu_comm_method="qmp"
+_launch_qemu -drive file="${TEST_IMG}",if=virtio,id=test
+h=$QEMU_HANDLE
+
+_send_qemu_cmd $h "{ 'execute': 'qmp_capabilities' }" "return"
+
+_send_qemu_cmd $h "{ 'execute': 'block-commit',
+                                 'arguments': { 'device': 'test',
+                                 'top': '"${TEST_IMG}.snp1"' } }" "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED"
+
+echo
+echo "=== Base image info after commit and resize ==="
+$QEMU_IMG info "${TEST_IMG}.base" | _filter_testdir
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/095.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/095.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5864dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/095.out
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+QA output created by 095
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=5242880 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=104857600 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base' 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=104857600 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.snp1' 
+
+=== Base image info before commit and resize ===
+image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+file format: qcow2
+virtual size: 5.0M (5242880 bytes)
+disk size: 196K
+cluster_size: 65536
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    lazy refcounts: false
+
+=== Running QEMU Live Commit Test ===
+
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "test", "len": 104857600, "offset": 104857600, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
+
+=== Base image info after commit and resize ===
+image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
+file format: qcow2
+virtual size: 100M (104857600 bytes)
+disk size: 196K
+cluster_size: 65536
+Format specific information:
+    compat: 1.1
+    lazy refcounts: false
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/check b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
index e2ed5a9..8ca4011 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/check
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
@@ -34,22 +34,95 @@
 # generic initialization
 iam=check
 
-# we need common.config
-if ! . ./common.config
-then
-    echo "$iam: failed to source common.config"
+_init_error()
+{
+    echo "$iam: $1" >&2
     exit 1
+}
+
+if [ -L "$0" ]
+then
+    # called from the build tree
+    source_iotests=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+    if [ -z "$source_iotests" ]
+    then
+        _init_error "failed to obtain source tree name from check symlink"
+    fi
+    source_iotests=$(cd "$source_iotests"; pwd) || _init_error "failed to enter source tree"
+    build_iotests=$PWD
+else
+    # called from the source tree
+    source_iotests=$PWD
+    # this may be an in-tree build (note that in the following code we may not
+    # assume that it truly is and have to test whether the build results
+    # actually exist)
+    build_iotests=$PWD
+fi
+
+build_root="$build_iotests/../.."
+
+if [ -x "$build_iotests/socket_scm_helper" ]
+then
+    export SOCKET_SCM_HELPER="$build_iotests/socket_scm_helper"
+fi
+
+# if ./qemu exists, it should be prioritized and will be chosen by common.config
+if [[ -z "$QEMU_PROG" && ! -x './qemu' ]]
+then
+    arch=$(uname -m 2> /dev/null)
+
+    if [[ -n $arch && -x "$build_root/$arch-softmmu/qemu-system-$arch" ]]
+    then
+        export QEMU_PROG="$build_root/$arch-softmmu/qemu-system-$arch"
+    else
+        pushd "$build_root" > /dev/null
+        for binary in *-softmmu/qemu-system-*
+        do
+            if [ -x "$binary" ]
+            then
+                export QEMU_PROG="$build_root/$binary"
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+        popd > /dev/null
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $QEMU_IMG_PROG && -x "$build_root/qemu-img" && ! -x './qemu-img' ]]
+then
+    export QEMU_IMG_PROG="$build_root/qemu-img"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $QEMU_IO_PROG && -x "$build_root/qemu-io" && ! -x './qemu-io' ]]
+then
+    export QEMU_IO_PROG="$build_root/qemu-io"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $QEMU_NBD_PROG && -x "$build_root/qemu-nbd" && ! -x './qemu-nbd' ]]
+then
+    export QEMU_NBD_PROG="$build_root/qemu-nbd"
+fi
+
+# we need common.env
+if ! . "$build_iotests/common.env"
+then
+    _init_error "failed to source common.env (make sure the qemu-iotests are run from tests/qemu-iotests in the build tree)"
+fi
+
+# we need common.config
+if ! . "$source_iotests/common.config"
+then
+    _init_error "failed to source common.config"
 fi
 
 # we need common.rc
-if ! . ./common.rc
+if ! . "$source_iotests/common.rc"
 then
-    echo "check: failed to source common.rc"
-    exit 1
+    _init_error "failed to source common.rc"
 fi
 
 # we need common
-. ./common
+. "$source_iotests/common"
 
 #if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]
 #then
@@ -194,7 +267,7 @@
         echo " - expunged"
         rm -f $seq.out.bad
         echo "/^$seq\$/d" >>$tmp.expunged
-    elif [ ! -f $seq ]
+    elif [ ! -f "$source_iotests/$seq" ]
     then
         echo " - no such test?"
         echo "/^$seq\$/d" >>$tmp.expunged
@@ -215,9 +288,16 @@
 
         start=`_wallclock`
         $timestamp && echo -n "        ["`date "+%T"`"]"
-        [ ! -x $seq ] && chmod u+x $seq # ensure we can run it
+
+        if [ "$(head -n 1 "$source_iotests/$seq")" == "#!/usr/bin/env python" ]; then
+            run_command="$PYTHON $seq"
+        else
+            run_command="./$seq"
+        fi
+        export OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
+        (cd "$source_iotests";
         MALLOC_PERTURB_=${MALLOC_PERTURB_:-$(($RANDOM % 255 + 1))} \
-                ./$seq >$tmp.out 2>&1
+                $run_command >$tmp.out 2>&1)
         sts=$?
         $timestamp && _timestamp
         stop=`_wallclock`
@@ -242,17 +322,17 @@
                 err=true
             fi
 
-            reference=$seq.out
+            reference="$source_iotests/$seq.out"
             if [ "$CACHEMODE" = "none" ]; then
-                [ -f $seq.out.nocache ] && reference=$seq.out.nocache
+                [ -f "$source_iotests/$seq.out.nocache" ] && reference="$source_iotests/$seq.out.nocache"
             fi
 
-            if [ ! -f $reference ]
+            if [ ! -f "$reference" ]
             then
                 echo " - no qualified output"
                 err=true
             else
-                if diff -w $reference $tmp.out >/dev/null 2>&1
+                if diff -w "$reference" $tmp.out >/dev/null 2>&1
                 then
                     echo ""
                     if $err
@@ -264,7 +344,7 @@
                 else
                     echo " - output mismatch (see $seq.out.bad)"
                     mv $tmp.out $seq.out.bad
-                    $diff -w $reference $seq.out.bad
+                    $diff -w "$reference" $seq.out.bad
                     err=true
                 fi
             fi
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
index 0aaf84d..e4083f4 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
     export MSGVERB
 }
 
-here=`pwd`
-rm -f $here/$iam.out
+rm -f "$OUTPUT_DIR/$iam.out"
 _setenvironment
 
 check=${check-true}
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
     if $group
     then
         # arg after -g
-        group_list=`sed -n <group -e 's/$/ /' -e "/^[0-9][0-9][0-9].* $r /"'{
+        group_list=`sed -n <"$source_iotests/group" -e 's/$/ /' -e "/^[0-9][0-9][0-9].* $r /"'{
 s/ .*//p
 }'`
         if [ -z "$group_list" ]
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@
     then
         # arg after -x
         [ ! -s $tmp.list ] && ls [0-9][0-9][0-9] [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] >$tmp.list 2>/dev/null
-        group_list=`sed -n <group -e 's/$/ /' -e "/^[0-9][0-9][0-9].* $r /"'{
+        group_list=`sed -n <"$source_iotests/group" -e 's/$/ /' -e "/^[0-9][0-9][0-9].* $r /"'{
 s/ .*//p
 }'`
         if [ -z "$group_list" ]
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@
 BEGIN        { for (t='$start'; t<='$end'; t++) printf "%03d\n",t }' \
         | while read id
         do
-            if grep -s "^$id " group >/dev/null
+            if grep -s "^$id " "$source_iotests/group" >/dev/null
             then
                 # in group file ... OK
                 echo $id >>$tmp.list
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@
         touch $tmp.list
     else
         # no test numbers, do everything from group file
-        sed -n -e '/^[0-9][0-9][0-9]*/s/[         ].*//p' <group >$tmp.list
+        sed -n -e '/^[0-9][0-9][0-9]*/s/[         ].*//p' <"$source_iotests/group" >$tmp.list
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
index d90a8bc..bd6790b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 export TEST_DIR
 
 if [ -z "$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR" ]; then
-        SAMPLE_IMG_DIR=`pwd`/sample_images
+        SAMPLE_IMG_DIR="$source_iotests/sample_images"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
index 195c564..e0ea7e3 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@
         status=1; exit
     fi
 
-    (eval "echo '---' \"$_cmd\"") >>$here/$seq.full
+    (eval "echo '---' \"$_cmd\"") >>"$OUTPUT_DIR/$seq.full"
     (eval "$_cmd") >$tmp._out 2>&1; ret=$?
-    cat $tmp._out >>$here/$seq.full
+    cat $tmp._out >>"$OUTPUT_DIR/$seq.full"
     if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
         if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "done"
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 #
 _notrun()
 {
-    echo "$*" >$seq.notrun
+    echo "$*" >"$OUTPUT_DIR/$seq.notrun"
     echo "$seq not run: $*"
     status=0
     exit
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 #
 _fail()
 {
-    echo "$*" | tee -a $here/$seq.full
+    echo "$*" | tee -a "$OUTPUT_DIR/$seq.full"
     echo "(see $seq.full for details)"
     status=1
     exit 1
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 0f07440..e3dc4e8 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@
 090 rw auto quick
 091 rw auto
 092 rw auto quick
+095 rw auto
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index f6c437c..39a4cfc 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 imgfmt = os.environ.get('IMGFMT', 'raw')
 imgproto = os.environ.get('IMGPROTO', 'file')
 test_dir = os.environ.get('TEST_DIR', '/var/tmp')
+output_dir = os.environ.get('OUTPUT_DIR', '.')
 cachemode = os.environ.get('CACHEMODE')
 
 socket_scm_helper = os.environ.get('SOCKET_SCM_HELPER', 'socket_scm_helper')
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@
     # Each test in qemu-iotests has a number ("seq")
     seq = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 
-    open('%s.notrun' % seq, 'wb').write(reason + '\n')
+    open('%s/%s.notrun' % (output_dir, seq), 'wb').write(reason + '\n')
     print '%s not run: %s' % (seq, reason)
     sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index 43de3ad..6dc27ce 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@
     size_t num_opts, num_dst_opts;
     QemuOptDesc *desc;
     bool need_init = false;
+    bool need_head_update;
 
     if (!list) {
         return dst;
@@ -1121,6 +1122,12 @@
      */
     if (!dst) {
         need_init = true;
+        need_head_update = true;
+    } else {
+        /* Moreover, even if dst is not NULL, the realloc may move it to a
+         * different address in which case we may get a stale tail pointer
+         * in dst->head. */
+        need_head_update = QTAILQ_EMPTY(&dst->head);
     }
 
     num_opts = count_opts_list(dst);
@@ -1131,9 +1138,11 @@
     if (need_init) {
         dst->name = NULL;
         dst->implied_opt_name = NULL;
-        QTAILQ_INIT(&dst->head);
         dst->merge_lists = false;
     }
+    if (need_head_update) {
+        QTAILQ_INIT(&dst->head);
+    }
     dst->desc[num_dst_opts].name = NULL;
 
     /* append list->desc to dst->desc */