diff --git a/aio-posix.c b/aio-posix.c
index d3ac06e238..cbd4c3438c 100644
--- a/aio-posix.c
+++ b/aio-posix.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
     } else {
         if (node == NULL) {
             /* Alloc and insert if it's not already there */
-            node = g_malloc0(sizeof(AioHandler));
+            node = g_new0(AioHandler, 1);
             node->pfd.fd = fd;
             QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&ctx->aio_handlers, node, node);
 
diff --git a/aio-win32.c b/aio-win32.c
index d81313b00b..e6f4cedf48 100644
--- a/aio-win32.c
+++ b/aio-win32.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
 
         if (node == NULL) {
             /* Alloc and insert if it's not already there */
-            node = g_malloc0(sizeof(AioHandler));
+            node = g_new0(AioHandler, 1);
             node->pfd.fd = fd;
             QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&ctx->aio_handlers, node, node);
         }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void aio_set_event_notifier(AioContext *ctx,
     } else {
         if (node == NULL) {
             /* Alloc and insert if it's not already there */
-            node = g_malloc0(sizeof(AioHandler));
+            node = g_new0(AioHandler, 1);
             node->e = e;
             node->pfd.fd = (uintptr_t)event_notifier_get_handle(e);
             node->pfd.events = G_IO_IN;
diff --git a/async.c b/async.c
index 6e1b282aa7..3939b795e5 100644
--- a/async.c
+++ b/async.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct QEMUBH {
 QEMUBH *aio_bh_new(AioContext *ctx, QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque)
 {
     QEMUBH *bh;
-    bh = g_malloc0(sizeof(QEMUBH));
+    bh = g_new0(QEMUBH, 1);
     bh->ctx = ctx;
     bh->cb = cb;
     bh->opaque = opaque;
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index a612594db5..82f33c51b7 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
     }
 
     if (!path_has_protocol(filename) || !allow_protocol_prefix) {
-        return bdrv_find_format("file");
+        return &bdrv_file;
     }
 
     p = strchr(filename, ':');
@@ -648,22 +648,49 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Guess image format by probing its contents.
+ * This is not a good idea when your image is raw (CVE-2008-2004), but
+ * we do it anyway for backward compatibility.
+ *
+ * @buf         contains the image's first @buf_size bytes.
+ * @buf_size    is the buffer size in bytes (generally BLOCK_PROBE_BUF_SIZE,
+ *              but can be smaller if the image file is smaller)
+ * @filename    is its filename.
+ *
+ * For all block drivers, call the bdrv_probe() method to get its
+ * probing score.
+ * Return the first block driver with the highest probing score.
+ */
+BlockDriver *bdrv_probe_all(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
+                            const char *filename)
+{
+    int score_max = 0, score;
+    BlockDriver *drv = NULL, *d;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(d, &bdrv_drivers, list) {
+        if (d->bdrv_probe) {
+            score = d->bdrv_probe(buf, buf_size, filename);
+            if (score > score_max) {
+                score_max = score;
+                drv = d;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return drv;
+}
+
 static int find_image_format(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename,
                              BlockDriver **pdrv, Error **errp)
 {
-    int score, score_max;
-    BlockDriver *drv1, *drv;
-    uint8_t buf[2048];
+    BlockDriver *drv;
+    uint8_t buf[BLOCK_PROBE_BUF_SIZE];
     int ret = 0;
 
     /* Return the raw BlockDriver * to scsi-generic devices or empty drives */
     if (bs->sg || !bdrv_is_inserted(bs) || bdrv_getlength(bs) == 0) {
-        drv = bdrv_find_format("raw");
-        if (!drv) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Could not find raw image format");
-            ret = -ENOENT;
-        }
-        *pdrv = drv;
+        *pdrv = &bdrv_raw;
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -675,17 +702,7 @@ static int find_image_format(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename,
         return ret;
     }
 
-    score_max = 0;
-    drv = NULL;
-    QLIST_FOREACH(drv1, &bdrv_drivers, list) {
-        if (drv1->bdrv_probe) {
-            score = drv1->bdrv_probe(buf, ret, filename);
-            if (score > score_max) {
-                score_max = score;
-                drv = drv1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    drv = bdrv_probe_all(buf, ret, filename);
     if (!drv) {
         error_setg(errp, "Could not determine image format: No compatible "
                    "driver found");
@@ -1180,7 +1197,6 @@ int bdrv_open_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, Error **errp)
 {
     char *backing_filename = g_malloc0(PATH_MAX);
     int ret = 0;
-    BlockDriver *back_drv = NULL;
     BlockDriverState *backing_hd;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
@@ -1213,14 +1229,14 @@ int bdrv_open_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, Error **errp)
 
     backing_hd = bdrv_new();
 
-    if (bs->backing_format[0] != '\0') {
-        back_drv = bdrv_find_format(bs->backing_format);
+    if (bs->backing_format[0] != '\0' && !qdict_haskey(options, "driver")) {
+        qdict_put(options, "driver", qstring_from_str(bs->backing_format));
     }
 
     assert(bs->backing_hd == NULL);
     ret = bdrv_open(&backing_hd,
                     *backing_filename ? backing_filename : NULL, NULL, options,
-                    bdrv_backing_flags(bs->open_flags), back_drv, &local_err);
+                    bdrv_backing_flags(bs->open_flags), NULL, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         bdrv_unref(backing_hd);
         backing_hd = NULL;
@@ -1294,7 +1310,6 @@ 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);
     int64_t total_size;
-    BlockDriver *bdrv_qcow2;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
     QDict *snapshot_options;
     BlockDriverState *bs_snapshot;
@@ -1319,11 +1334,10 @@ int bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    bdrv_qcow2 = bdrv_find_format("qcow2");
-    opts = qemu_opts_create(bdrv_qcow2->create_opts, NULL, 0,
+    opts = qemu_opts_create(bdrv_qcow2.create_opts, NULL, 0,
                             &error_abort);
     qemu_opt_set_number(opts, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, total_size);
-    ret = bdrv_create(bdrv_qcow2, tmp_filename, opts, &local_err);
+    ret = bdrv_create(&bdrv_qcow2, tmp_filename, opts, &local_err);
     qemu_opts_del(opts);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not create temporary overlay "
@@ -1343,7 +1357,7 @@ int bdrv_append_temp_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags, Error **errp)
     bs_snapshot = bdrv_new();
 
     ret = bdrv_open(&bs_snapshot, NULL, NULL, snapshot_options,
-                    flags, bdrv_qcow2, &local_err);
+                    flags, &bdrv_qcow2, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
@@ -1467,6 +1481,7 @@ int bdrv_open(BlockDriverState **pbs, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Image format probing */
+    bs->probed = !drv;
     if (!drv && file) {
         ret = find_image_format(file, filename, &drv, &local_err);
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -3801,6 +3816,14 @@ bool bdrv_chain_contains(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base)
     return top != NULL;
 }
 
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_next_node(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    if (!bs) {
+        return QTAILQ_FIRST(&graph_bdrv_states);
+    }
+    return QTAILQ_NEXT(bs, node_list);
+}
+
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_next(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     if (!bs) {
@@ -3809,6 +3832,11 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_next(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return QTAILQ_NEXT(bs, device_list);
 }
 
+const char *bdrv_get_node_name(const BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    return bs->node_name;
+}
+
 /* TODO check what callers really want: bs->node_name or blk_name() */
 const char *bdrv_get_device_name(const BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
@@ -5541,6 +5569,18 @@ void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!drv->create_opts) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Format driver '%s' does not support image creation",
+                   drv->format_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!proto_drv->create_opts) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Protocol driver '%s' does not support image creation",
+                   proto_drv->format_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
     create_opts = qemu_opts_append(create_opts, drv->create_opts);
     create_opts = qemu_opts_append(create_opts, proto_drv->create_opts);
 
diff --git a/block/accounting.c b/block/accounting.c
index edbb1cc89f..18102f015d 100644
--- a/block/accounting.c
+++ b/block/accounting.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "block/accounting.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
 
 void block_acct_start(BlockAcctStats *stats, BlockAcctCookie *cookie,
                       int64_t bytes, enum BlockAcctType type)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ void block_acct_start(BlockAcctStats *stats, BlockAcctCookie *cookie,
     assert(type < BLOCK_MAX_IOTYPE);
 
     cookie->bytes = bytes;
-    cookie->start_time_ns = get_clock();
+    cookie->start_time_ns = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
     cookie->type = type;
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ void block_acct_done(BlockAcctStats *stats, BlockAcctCookie *cookie)
 
     stats->nr_bytes[cookie->type] += cookie->bytes;
     stats->nr_ops[cookie->type]++;
-    stats->total_time_ns[cookie->type] += get_clock() - cookie->start_time_ns;
+    stats->total_time_ns[cookie->type] +=
+        qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) - cookie->start_time_ns;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 862d93b59b..9ce35cd035 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -721,93 +721,50 @@ static int64_t blkdebug_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 static void blkdebug_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
-    BDRVBlkdebugState *s = bs->opaque;
-    struct BlkdebugRule *rule;
     QDict *opts;
-    QList *inject_error_list = NULL, *set_state_list = NULL;
-    QList *suspend_list = NULL;
-    int event;
+    const QDictEntry *e;
+    bool force_json = false;
 
-    if (!bs->file->full_open_options) {
+    for (e = qdict_first(bs->options); e; e = qdict_next(bs->options, e)) {
+        if (strcmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "config") &&
+            strcmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "x-image") &&
+            strcmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "image") &&
+            strncmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "image.", strlen("image.")))
+        {
+            force_json = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (force_json && !bs->file->full_open_options) {
         /* The config file cannot be recreated, so creating a plain filename
          * is impossible */
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!force_json && bs->file->exact_filename[0]) {
+        snprintf(bs->exact_filename, sizeof(bs->exact_filename),
+                 "blkdebug:%s:%s",
+                 qdict_get_try_str(bs->options, "config") ?: "",
+                 bs->file->exact_filename);
+    }
+
     opts = qdict_new();
     qdict_put_obj(opts, "driver", QOBJECT(qstring_from_str("blkdebug")));
 
     QINCREF(bs->file->full_open_options);
     qdict_put_obj(opts, "image", QOBJECT(bs->file->full_open_options));
 
-    for (event = 0; event < BLKDBG_EVENT_MAX; event++) {
-        QLIST_FOREACH(rule, &s->rules[event], next) {
-            if (rule->action == ACTION_INJECT_ERROR) {
-                QDict *inject_error = qdict_new();
-
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "event", QOBJECT(qstring_from_str(
-                              BlkdebugEvent_lookup[rule->event])));
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "state",
-                              QOBJECT(qint_from_int(rule->state)));
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "errno", QOBJECT(qint_from_int(
-                              rule->options.inject.error)));
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "sector", QOBJECT(qint_from_int(
-                              rule->options.inject.sector)));
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "once", QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(
-                              rule->options.inject.once)));
-                qdict_put_obj(inject_error, "immediately",
-                              QOBJECT(qbool_from_int(
-                              rule->options.inject.immediately)));
-
-                if (!inject_error_list) {
-                    inject_error_list = qlist_new();
-                }
-
-                qlist_append_obj(inject_error_list, QOBJECT(inject_error));
-            } else if (rule->action == ACTION_SET_STATE) {
-                QDict *set_state = qdict_new();
-
-                qdict_put_obj(set_state, "event", QOBJECT(qstring_from_str(
-                              BlkdebugEvent_lookup[rule->event])));
-                qdict_put_obj(set_state, "state",
-                              QOBJECT(qint_from_int(rule->state)));
-                qdict_put_obj(set_state, "new_state", QOBJECT(qint_from_int(
-                              rule->options.set_state.new_state)));
-
-                if (!set_state_list) {
-                    set_state_list = qlist_new();
-                }
-
-                qlist_append_obj(set_state_list, QOBJECT(set_state));
-            } else if (rule->action == ACTION_SUSPEND) {
-                QDict *suspend = qdict_new();
-
-                qdict_put_obj(suspend, "event", QOBJECT(qstring_from_str(
-                              BlkdebugEvent_lookup[rule->event])));
-                qdict_put_obj(suspend, "state",
-                              QOBJECT(qint_from_int(rule->state)));
-                qdict_put_obj(suspend, "tag", QOBJECT(qstring_from_str(
-                              rule->options.suspend.tag)));
-
-                if (!suspend_list) {
-                    suspend_list = qlist_new();
-                }
-
-                qlist_append_obj(suspend_list, QOBJECT(suspend));
-            }
+    for (e = qdict_first(bs->options); e; e = qdict_next(bs->options, e)) {
+        if (strcmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "x-image") &&
+            strcmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "image") &&
+            strncmp(qdict_entry_key(e), "image.", strlen("image.")))
+        {
+            qobject_incref(qdict_entry_value(e));
+            qdict_put_obj(opts, qdict_entry_key(e), qdict_entry_value(e));
         }
     }
 
-    if (inject_error_list) {
-        qdict_put_obj(opts, "inject-error", QOBJECT(inject_error_list));
-    }
-    if (set_state_list) {
-        qdict_put_obj(opts, "set-state", QOBJECT(set_state_list));
-    }
-    if (suspend_list) {
-        qdict_put_obj(opts, "suspend", QOBJECT(suspend_list));
-    }
-
     bs->full_open_options = opts;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index d0692b18e9..ef16d7356a 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -497,6 +497,16 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
     return bdrv_aio_ioctl(blk->bs, req, buf, cb, opaque);
 }
 
+int blk_co_discard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_discard(blk->bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
+}
+
+int blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_flush(blk->bs);
+}
+
 int blk_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
     return bdrv_flush(blk->bs);
@@ -549,6 +559,11 @@ void blk_set_enable_write_cache(BlockBackend *blk, bool wce)
     bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(blk->bs, wce);
 }
 
+void blk_invalidate_cache(BlockBackend *blk, Error **errp)
+{
+    bdrv_invalidate_cache(blk->bs, errp);
+}
+
 int blk_is_inserted(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
     return bdrv_is_inserted(blk->bs);
@@ -609,6 +624,29 @@ void blk_set_aio_context(BlockBackend *blk, AioContext *new_context)
     bdrv_set_aio_context(blk->bs, new_context);
 }
 
+void blk_add_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
+        void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *new_context, void *opaque),
+        void (*detach_aio_context)(void *opaque), void *opaque)
+{
+    bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier(blk->bs, attached_aio_context,
+                                  detach_aio_context, opaque);
+}
+
+void blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
+                                     void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *,
+                                                                  void *),
+                                     void (*detach_aio_context)(void *),
+                                     void *opaque)
+{
+    bdrv_remove_aio_context_notifier(blk->bs, attached_aio_context,
+                                     detach_aio_context, opaque);
+}
+
+void blk_add_close_notifier(BlockBackend *blk, Notifier *notify)
+{
+    bdrv_add_close_notifier(blk->bs, notify);
+}
+
 void blk_io_plug(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
     bdrv_io_plug(blk->bs);
diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index c76e368b95..ca9e24efe5 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -409,6 +409,19 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static QemuOptsList nfs_create_opts = {
+    .name = "nfs-create-opts",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(nfs_create_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+        {
+            .name = BLOCK_OPT_SIZE,
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_SIZE,
+            .help = "Virtual disk size"
+        },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    }
+};
+
 static int nfs_file_create(const char *url, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = 0;
@@ -470,6 +483,8 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_nfs = {
 
     .instance_size                  = sizeof(NFSClient),
     .bdrv_needs_filename            = true,
+    .create_opts                    = &nfs_create_opts,
+
     .bdrv_has_zero_init             = nfs_has_zero_init,
     .bdrv_get_allocated_file_size   = nfs_get_allocated_file_size,
     .bdrv_truncate                  = nfs_file_truncate,
diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index a87a34a8b4..fa68ba731f 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ BlockDeviceInfo *bdrv_block_device_info(BlockDriverState *bs)
     info->encrypted              = bs->encrypted;
     info->encryption_key_missing = bdrv_key_required(bs);
 
+    info->cache = g_new(BlockdevCacheInfo, 1);
+    *info->cache = (BlockdevCacheInfo) {
+        .writeback      = bdrv_enable_write_cache(bs),
+        .direct         = !!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NOCACHE),
+        .no_flush       = !!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH),
+    };
+
     if (bs->node_name[0]) {
         info->has_node_name = true;
         info->node_name = g_strdup(bs->node_name);
@@ -300,7 +307,8 @@ static void bdrv_query_info(BlockBackend *blk, BlockInfo **p_info,
     qapi_free_BlockInfo(info);
 }
 
-static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
+static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                    bool query_backing)
 {
     BlockStats *s;
 
@@ -311,6 +319,11 @@ static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
         s->device = g_strdup(bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_get_node_name(bs)[0]) {
+        s->has_node_name = true;
+        s->node_name = g_strdup(bdrv_get_node_name(bs));
+    }
+
     s->stats = g_malloc0(sizeof(*s->stats));
     s->stats->rd_bytes = bs->stats.nr_bytes[BLOCK_ACCT_READ];
     s->stats->wr_bytes = bs->stats.nr_bytes[BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE];
@@ -325,12 +338,12 @@ static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
 
     if (bs->file) {
         s->has_parent = true;
-        s->parent = bdrv_query_stats(bs->file);
+        s->parent = bdrv_query_stats(bs->file, query_backing);
     }
 
-    if (bs->backing_hd) {
+    if (query_backing && bs->backing_hd) {
         s->has_backing = true;
-        s->backing = bdrv_query_stats(bs->backing_hd);
+        s->backing = bdrv_query_stats(bs->backing_hd, query_backing);
     }
 
     return s;
@@ -361,17 +374,22 @@ BlockInfoList *qmp_query_block(Error **errp)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-BlockStatsList *qmp_query_blockstats(Error **errp)
+BlockStatsList *qmp_query_blockstats(bool has_query_nodes,
+                                     bool query_nodes,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     BlockStatsList *head = NULL, **p_next = &head;
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
 
-     while ((bs = bdrv_next(bs))) {
+    /* Just to be safe if query_nodes is not always initialized */
+    query_nodes = has_query_nodes && query_nodes;
+
+    while ((bs = query_nodes ? bdrv_next_node(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);
+        info->value = bdrv_query_stats(bs, !query_nodes);
         aio_context_release(ctx);
 
         *p_next = info;
diff --git a/block/qcow2-cluster.c b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
index df0b2c9cec..1fea5142d0 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cluster.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ int qcow2_alloc_cluster_offset(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
 
 again:
     start = offset;
-    remaining = *num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
+    remaining = (uint64_t)*num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
     cluster_offset = 0;
     *host_offset = 0;
     cur_bytes = 0;
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index d12049451a..e4e690a42b 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int qcow2_read_extensions(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t start_offset,
 #ifdef DEBUG_EXT
         printf("ext.magic = 0x%x\n", ext.magic);
 #endif
-        if (ext.len > end_offset - offset) {
+        if (offset > end_offset || ext.len > end_offset - offset) {
             error_setg(errp, "Header extension too large");
             return -EINVAL;
         }
@@ -1428,10 +1428,23 @@ static void qcow2_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
     s->l1_table = NULL;
 
     if (!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_INCOMING)) {
-        qcow2_cache_flush(bs, s->l2_table_cache);
-        qcow2_cache_flush(bs, s->refcount_block_cache);
+        int ret1, ret2;
 
-        qcow2_mark_clean(bs);
+        ret1 = qcow2_cache_flush(bs, s->l2_table_cache);
+        ret2 = qcow2_cache_flush(bs, s->refcount_block_cache);
+
+        if (ret1) {
+            error_report("Failed to flush the L2 table cache: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret1));
+        }
+        if (ret2) {
+            error_report("Failed to flush the refcount block cache: %s",
+                         strerror(-ret2));
+        }
+
+        if (!ret1 && !ret2) {
+            qcow2_mark_clean(bs);
+        }
     }
 
     qcow2_cache_destroy(bs, s->l2_table_cache);
@@ -1915,10 +1928,9 @@ static int qcow2_create2(const char *filename, int64_t total_size,
      * refcount of the cluster that is occupied by the header and the refcount
      * table)
      */
-    BlockDriver* drv = bdrv_find_format("qcow2");
-    assert(drv != NULL);
     ret = bdrv_open(&bs, filename, NULL, NULL,
-        BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_CACHE_WB | BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH, drv, &local_err);
+                    BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_CACHE_WB | BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH,
+                    &bdrv_qcow2, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
@@ -1970,7 +1982,7 @@ static int qcow2_create2(const char *filename, int64_t total_size,
     /* Reopen the image without BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH to flush it before returning */
     ret = bdrv_open(&bs, filename, NULL, NULL,
                     BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_CACHE_WB | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING,
-                    drv, &local_err);
+                    &bdrv_qcow2, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto out;
@@ -2150,8 +2162,7 @@ static int qcow2_write_compressed(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
         /* align end of file to a sector boundary to ease reading with
            sector based I/Os */
         cluster_offset = bdrv_getlength(bs->file);
-        bdrv_truncate(bs->file, cluster_offset);
-        return 0;
+        return bdrv_truncate(bs->file, cluster_offset);
     }
 
     if (nb_sectors != s->cluster_sectors) {
@@ -2847,7 +2858,7 @@ static QemuOptsList qcow2_create_opts = {
     }
 };
 
-static BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2 = {
+BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2 = {
     .format_name        = "qcow2",
     .instance_size      = sizeof(BDRVQcowState),
     .bdrv_probe         = qcow2_probe,
diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c
index b1af77e47f..e51293a455 100644
--- a/block/raw-posix.c
+++ b/block/raw-posix.c
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     }
 
     if (fstat(s->fd, &st) < 0) {
+        ret = -errno;
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Could not stat file");
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1684,7 +1685,7 @@ static QemuOptsList raw_create_opts = {
     }
 };
 
-static BlockDriver bdrv_file = {
+BlockDriver bdrv_file = {
     .format_name = "file",
     .protocol_name = "file",
     .instance_size = sizeof(BDRVRawState),
@@ -1922,7 +1923,7 @@ static int fd_open(BlockDriverState *bs)
         return 0;
     last_media_present = (s->fd >= 0);
     if (s->fd >= 0 &&
-        (get_clock() - s->fd_open_time) >= FD_OPEN_TIMEOUT) {
+        (qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) - s->fd_open_time) >= FD_OPEN_TIMEOUT) {
         qemu_close(s->fd);
         s->fd = -1;
 #ifdef DEBUG_FLOPPY
@@ -1931,7 +1932,7 @@ static int fd_open(BlockDriverState *bs)
     }
     if (s->fd < 0) {
         if (s->fd_got_error &&
-            (get_clock() - s->fd_error_time) < FD_OPEN_TIMEOUT) {
+            (qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) - s->fd_error_time) < FD_OPEN_TIMEOUT) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_FLOPPY
             printf("No floppy (open delayed)\n");
 #endif
@@ -1939,7 +1940,7 @@ static int fd_open(BlockDriverState *bs)
         }
         s->fd = qemu_open(bs->filename, s->open_flags & ~O_NONBLOCK);
         if (s->fd < 0) {
-            s->fd_error_time = get_clock();
+            s->fd_error_time = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
             s->fd_got_error = 1;
             if (last_media_present)
                 s->fd_media_changed = 1;
@@ -1954,7 +1955,7 @@ static int fd_open(BlockDriverState *bs)
     }
     if (!last_media_present)
         s->fd_media_changed = 1;
-    s->fd_open_time = get_clock();
+    s->fd_open_time = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME);
     s->fd_got_error = 0;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/block/raw-win32.c b/block/raw-win32.c
index 7b588815b9..06243d76df 100644
--- a/block/raw-win32.c
+++ b/block/raw-win32.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static QemuOptsList raw_create_opts = {
     }
 };
 
-static BlockDriver bdrv_file = {
+BlockDriver bdrv_file = {
     .format_name	= "file",
     .protocol_name	= "file",
     .instance_size	= sizeof(BDRVRawState),
diff --git a/block/raw_bsd.c b/block/raw_bsd.c
index 401b967e85..05b02c76d4 100644
--- a/block/raw_bsd.c
+++ b/block/raw_bsd.c
@@ -58,8 +58,58 @@ static int coroutine_fn raw_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
 static int coroutine_fn raw_co_writev(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
                                       int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
 {
+    void *buf = NULL;
+    BlockDriver *drv;
+    QEMUIOVector local_qiov;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (bs->probed && sector_num == 0) {
+        /* As long as these conditions are true, we can't get partial writes to
+         * the probe buffer and can just directly check the request. */
+        QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(BLOCK_PROBE_BUF_SIZE != 512);
+        QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE != 512);
+
+        if (nb_sectors == 0) {
+            /* qemu_iovec_to_buf() would fail, but we want to return success
+             * instead of -EINVAL in this case. */
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        buf = qemu_try_blockalign(bs->file, 512);
+        if (!buf) {
+            ret = -ENOMEM;
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        ret = qemu_iovec_to_buf(qiov, 0, buf, 512);
+        if (ret != 512) {
+            ret = -EINVAL;
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        drv = bdrv_probe_all(buf, 512, NULL);
+        if (drv != bs->drv) {
+            ret = -EPERM;
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        /* Use the checked buffer, a malicious guest might be overwriting its
+         * original buffer in the background. */
+        qemu_iovec_init(&local_qiov, qiov->niov + 1);
+        qemu_iovec_add(&local_qiov, buf, 512);
+        qemu_iovec_concat(&local_qiov, qiov, 512, qiov->size - 512);
+        qiov = &local_qiov;
+    }
+
     BLKDBG_EVENT(bs->file, BLKDBG_WRITE_AIO);
-    return bdrv_co_writev(bs->file, sector_num, nb_sectors, qiov);
+    ret = bdrv_co_writev(bs->file, sector_num, nb_sectors, qiov);
+
+fail:
+    if (qiov == &local_qiov) {
+        qemu_iovec_destroy(&local_qiov);
+    }
+    qemu_vfree(buf);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int64_t coroutine_fn raw_co_get_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
@@ -158,6 +208,18 @@ static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                     Error **errp)
 {
     bs->sg = bs->file->sg;
+
+    if (bs->probed && !bdrv_is_read_only(bs)) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "WARNING: Image format was not specified for '%s' and probing "
+                "guessed raw.\n"
+                "         Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for "
+                "raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.\n"
+                "         Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the "
+                "restrictions.\n",
+                bs->file->filename);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +235,7 @@ static int raw_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename)
     return 1;
 }
 
-static BlockDriver bdrv_raw = {
+BlockDriver bdrv_raw = {
     .format_name          = "raw",
     .bdrv_probe           = &raw_probe,
     .bdrv_reopen_prepare  = &raw_reopen_prepare,
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 39070b75e8..74030c6e30 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -852,11 +852,6 @@ static QemuOptsList vdi_create_opts = {
             .def_value_str = "off"
         },
 #endif
-        {
-            .name = BLOCK_OPT_NOCOW,
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-            .help = "Turn off copy-on-write (valid only on btrfs)"
-        },
         /* TODO: An additional option to set UUID values might be useful. */
         { /* end of list */ }
     }
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 2cbfd3e72e..65af414f3c 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
 #include <zlib.h>
+#include <glib.h>
 
 #define VMDK3_MAGIC (('C' << 24) | ('O' << 16) | ('W' << 8) | 'D')
 #define VMDK4_MAGIC (('K' << 24) | ('D' << 16) | ('M' << 8) | 'V')
@@ -556,8 +557,16 @@ static char *vmdk_read_desc(BlockDriverState *file, uint64_t desc_offset,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    size = MIN(size, 1 << 20);  /* avoid unbounded allocation */
-    buf = g_malloc0(size + 1);
+    if (size < 4) {
+        /* Both descriptor file and sparse image must be much larger than 4
+         * bytes, also callers of vmdk_read_desc want to compare the first 4
+         * bytes with VMDK4_MAGIC, let's error out if less is read. */
+        error_setg(errp, "File is too small, not a valid image");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size = MIN(size, (1 << 20) - 1);  /* avoid unbounded allocation */
+    buf = g_malloc(size + 1);
 
     ret = bdrv_pread(file, desc_offset, buf, size);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -565,6 +574,7 @@ static char *vmdk_read_desc(BlockDriverState *file, uint64_t desc_offset,
         g_free(buf);
         return NULL;
     }
+    buf[ret] = 0;
 
     return buf;
 }
@@ -635,6 +645,7 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
             bs->file->total_sectors * 512 - 1536,
             &footer, sizeof(footer));
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Failed to read footer");
             return ret;
         }
 
@@ -646,6 +657,7 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
             le32_to_cpu(footer.eos_marker.size) != 0  ||
             le32_to_cpu(footer.eos_marker.type) != MARKER_END_OF_STREAM)
         {
+            error_setg(errp, "Invalid footer");
             return -EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -676,6 +688,7 @@ static int vmdk_open_vmdk4(BlockDriverState *bs,
     l1_entry_sectors = le32_to_cpu(header.num_gtes_per_gt)
                         * le64_to_cpu(header.granularity);
     if (l1_entry_sectors == 0) {
+        error_setg(errp, "L1 entry size is invalid");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     l1_size = (le64_to_cpu(header.capacity) + l1_entry_sectors - 1)
@@ -784,10 +797,12 @@ static int vmdk_parse_extents(const char *desc, BlockDriverState *bs,
     VmdkExtent *extent;
 
     while (*p) {
-        /* parse extent line:
+        /* parse extent line in one of below formats:
+         *
          * RW [size in sectors] FLAT "file-name.vmdk" OFFSET
-         * or
          * RW [size in sectors] SPARSE "file-name.vmdk"
+         * RW [size in sectors] VMFS "file-name.vmdk"
+         * RW [size in sectors] VMFSSPARSE "file-name.vmdk"
          */
         flat_offset = -1;
         ret = sscanf(p, "%10s %" SCNd64 " %10s \"%511[^\n\r\"]\" %" SCNd64,
@@ -902,7 +917,7 @@ exit:
 static int vmdk_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                      Error **errp)
 {
-    char *buf = NULL;
+    char *buf;
     int ret;
     BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
     uint32_t magic;
@@ -1538,7 +1553,7 @@ static int vmdk_write(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
         /* update CID on the first write every time the virtual disk is
          * opened */
         if (!s->cid_updated) {
-            ret = vmdk_write_cid(bs, time(NULL));
+            ret = vmdk_write_cid(bs, g_random_int());
             if (ret < 0) {
                 return ret;
             }
@@ -1922,7 +1937,7 @@ static int vmdk_create(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
     }
     /* generate descriptor file */
     desc = g_strdup_printf(desc_template,
-                           (uint32_t)time(NULL),
+                           g_random_int(),
                            parent_cid,
                            fmt,
                            parent_desc_line,
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index 38c4f02fff..46803b14be 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -893,11 +893,6 @@ static QemuOptsList vpc_create_opts = {
                 "Type of virtual hard disk format. Supported formats are "
                 "{dynamic (default) | fixed} "
         },
-        {
-            .name = BLOCK_OPT_NOCOW,
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-            .help = "Turn off copy-on-write (valid only on btrfs)"
-        },
         { /* end of list */ }
     }
 };
diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index cefe3a4f79..e34a789699 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -2917,6 +2917,12 @@ static int enable_write_target(BDRVVVFATState *s, Error **errp)
     }
 
     bdrv_qcow = bdrv_find_format("qcow");
+    if (!bdrv_qcow) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to locate qcow driver");
+        ret = -ENOENT;
+        goto err;
+    }
+
     opts = qemu_opts_create(bdrv_qcow->create_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opt_set_number(opts, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, s->sector_count * 512);
     qemu_opt_set(opts, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE, "fat:");
diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
index 06f901ef6f..22e95d17ee 100644
--- a/blockdev-nbd.c
+++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static void nbd_close_notifier(Notifier *n, void *data)
 void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool has_writable, bool writable,
                         Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    BlockBackend *blk;
     NBDExport *exp;
     NBDCloseNotifier *n;
 
@@ -87,12 +88,12 @@ void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool has_writable, bool writable,
         return;
     }
 
-    bs = bdrv_find(device);
-    if (!bs) {
+    blk = blk_by_name(device);
+    if (!blk) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, device);
         return;
     }
-    if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
+    if (!blk_is_inserted(blk)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
     }
@@ -100,18 +101,18 @@ void qmp_nbd_server_add(const char *device, bool has_writable, bool writable,
     if (!has_writable) {
         writable = false;
     }
-    if (bdrv_is_read_only(bs)) {
+    if (blk_is_read_only(blk)) {
         writable = false;
     }
 
-    exp = nbd_export_new(bs, 0, -1, writable ? 0 : NBD_FLAG_READ_ONLY, NULL);
+    exp = nbd_export_new(blk, 0, -1, writable ? 0 : NBD_FLAG_READ_ONLY, NULL);
 
     nbd_export_set_name(exp, device);
 
     n = g_new0(NBDCloseNotifier, 1);
     n->n.notify = nbd_close_notifier;
     n->exp = exp;
-    bdrv_add_close_notifier(bs, &n->n);
+    blk_add_close_notifier(blk, &n->n);
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&close_notifiers, n, next);
 }
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 57910b82c7..5651a8e140 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ SnapshotInfo *qmp_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync(const char *device,
                                                          Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = bdrv_find(device);
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     SnapshotInfo *info = NULL;
@@ -1128,25 +1129,34 @@ SnapshotInfo *qmp_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync(const char *device,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_INTERNAL_SNAPSHOT_DELETE, errp)) {
+        goto out_aio_context;
+    }
+
     ret = bdrv_snapshot_find_by_id_and_name(bs, id, name, &sn, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return NULL;
+        goto out_aio_context;
     }
     if (!ret) {
         error_setg(errp,
                    "Snapshot with id '%s' and name '%s' does not exist on "
                    "device '%s'",
                    STR_OR_NULL(id), STR_OR_NULL(name), device);
-        return NULL;
+        goto out_aio_context;
     }
 
     bdrv_snapshot_delete(bs, id, name, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return NULL;
+        goto out_aio_context;
     }
 
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
+
     info = g_new0(SnapshotInfo, 1);
     info->id = g_strdup(sn.id_str);
     info->name = g_strdup(sn.name);
@@ -1157,9 +1167,13 @@ SnapshotInfo *qmp_blockdev_snapshot_delete_internal_sync(const char *device,
     info->vm_clock_sec = sn.vm_clock_nsec / 1000000000;
 
     return info;
+
+out_aio_context:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
-/* New and old BlockDriverState structs for group snapshots */
+/* New and old BlockDriverState structs for atomic group operations */
 
 typedef struct BlkTransactionState BlkTransactionState;
 
@@ -1193,6 +1207,7 @@ struct BlkTransactionState {
 typedef struct InternalSnapshotState {
     BlkTransactionState common;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn;
 } InternalSnapshotState;
 
@@ -1226,11 +1241,19 @@ static void internal_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
         return;
     }
 
+    /* AioContext is released in .clean() */
+    state->aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
+
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_INTERNAL_SNAPSHOT, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (bdrv_is_read_only(bs)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IS_READ_ONLY, device);
         return;
@@ -1303,11 +1326,22 @@ static void internal_snapshot_abort(BlkTransactionState *common)
     }
 }
 
+static void internal_snapshot_clean(BlkTransactionState *common)
+{
+    InternalSnapshotState *state = DO_UPCAST(InternalSnapshotState,
+                                             common, common);
+
+    if (state->aio_context) {
+        aio_context_release(state->aio_context);
+    }
+}
+
 /* external snapshot private data */
 typedef struct ExternalSnapshotState {
     BlkTransactionState common;
     BlockDriverState *old_bs;
     BlockDriverState *new_bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
 } ExternalSnapshotState;
 
 static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
@@ -1374,6 +1408,10 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common,
         return;
     }
 
+    /* Acquire AioContext now so any threads operating on old_bs stop */
+    state->aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(state->old_bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
+
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(state->old_bs)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
         return;
@@ -1432,6 +1470,8 @@ static void external_snapshot_commit(BlkTransactionState *common)
     ExternalSnapshotState *state =
                              DO_UPCAST(ExternalSnapshotState, common, common);
 
+    bdrv_set_aio_context(state->new_bs, state->aio_context);
+
     /* This removes our old bs and adds the new bs */
     bdrv_append(state->new_bs, state->old_bs);
     /* We don't need (or want) to use the transactional
@@ -1439,6 +1479,8 @@ static void external_snapshot_commit(BlkTransactionState *common)
      * don't want to abort all of them if one of them fails the reopen */
     bdrv_reopen(state->new_bs, state->new_bs->open_flags & ~BDRV_O_RDWR,
                 NULL);
+
+    aio_context_release(state->aio_context);
 }
 
 static void external_snapshot_abort(BlkTransactionState *common)
@@ -1448,23 +1490,38 @@ static void external_snapshot_abort(BlkTransactionState *common)
     if (state->new_bs) {
         bdrv_unref(state->new_bs);
     }
+    if (state->aio_context) {
+        aio_context_release(state->aio_context);
+    }
 }
 
 typedef struct DriveBackupState {
     BlkTransactionState common;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     BlockJob *job;
 } DriveBackupState;
 
 static void drive_backup_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common, Error **errp)
 {
     DriveBackupState *state = DO_UPCAST(DriveBackupState, common, common);
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
     DriveBackup *backup;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(common->action->kind == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_DRIVE_BACKUP);
     backup = common->action->drive_backup;
 
+    bs = bdrv_find(backup->device);
+    if (!bs) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, backup->device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* AioContext is released in .clean() */
+    state->aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(state->aio_context);
+
     qmp_drive_backup(backup->device, backup->target,
                      backup->has_format, backup->format,
                      backup->sync,
@@ -1475,12 +1532,10 @@ static void drive_backup_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common, Error **errp)
                      &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        state->bs = NULL;
-        state->job = NULL;
         return;
     }
 
-    state->bs = bdrv_find(backup->device);
+    state->bs = bs;
     state->job = state->bs->job;
 }
 
@@ -1495,6 +1550,15 @@ static void drive_backup_abort(BlkTransactionState *common)
     }
 }
 
+static void drive_backup_clean(BlkTransactionState *common)
+{
+    DriveBackupState *state = DO_UPCAST(DriveBackupState, common, common);
+
+    if (state->aio_context) {
+        aio_context_release(state->aio_context);
+    }
+}
+
 static void abort_prepare(BlkTransactionState *common, Error **errp)
 {
     error_setg(errp, "Transaction aborted using Abort action");
@@ -1516,6 +1580,7 @@ static const BdrvActionOps actions[] = {
         .instance_size = sizeof(DriveBackupState),
         .prepare = drive_backup_prepare,
         .abort = drive_backup_abort,
+        .clean = drive_backup_clean,
     },
     [TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_ABORT] = {
         .instance_size = sizeof(BlkTransactionState),
@@ -1526,13 +1591,13 @@ static const BdrvActionOps actions[] = {
         .instance_size = sizeof(InternalSnapshotState),
         .prepare  = internal_snapshot_prepare,
         .abort = internal_snapshot_abort,
+        .clean = internal_snapshot_clean,
     },
 };
 
 /*
- * 'Atomic' group snapshots.  The snapshots are taken as a set, and if any fail
- *  then we do not pivot any of the devices in the group, and abandon the
- *  snapshots
+ * 'Atomic' group operations.  The operations are performed as a set, and if
+ * any fail then we roll back all operations in the group.
  */
 void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *dev_list, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -1543,10 +1608,10 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *dev_list, Error **errp)
     QSIMPLEQ_HEAD(snap_bdrv_states, BlkTransactionState) snap_bdrv_states;
     QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&snap_bdrv_states);
 
-    /* drain all i/o before any snapshots */
+    /* drain all i/o before any operations */
     bdrv_drain_all();
 
-    /* We don't do anything in this loop that commits us to the snapshot */
+    /* We don't do anything in this loop that commits us to the operations */
     while (NULL != dev_entry) {
         TransactionAction *dev_info = NULL;
         const BdrvActionOps *ops;
@@ -1581,10 +1646,7 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *dev_list, Error **errp)
     goto exit;
 
 delete_and_fail:
-    /*
-    * failure, and it is all-or-none; abandon each new bs, and keep using
-    * the original bs for all images
-    */
+    /* failure, and it is all-or-none; roll back all operations */
     QSIMPLEQ_FOREACH(state, &snap_bdrv_states, entry) {
         if (state->ops->abort) {
             state->ops->abort(state);
@@ -1603,14 +1665,18 @@ exit:
 static void eject_device(BlockBackend *blk, int force, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = blk_bs(blk);
+    AioContext *aio_context;
+
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
 
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EJECT, errp)) {
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
     if (!blk_dev_has_removable_media(blk)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is not removable",
                    bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (blk_dev_is_medium_locked(blk) && !blk_dev_is_tray_open(blk)) {
@@ -1618,11 +1684,14 @@ static void eject_device(BlockBackend *blk, int force, Error **errp)
         if (!force) {
             error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is locked",
                        bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
 
     bdrv_close(bs);
+
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
 void qmp_eject(const char *device, bool has_force, bool force, Error **errp)
@@ -1644,6 +1713,7 @@ void qmp_block_passwd(bool has_device, const char *device,
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     int err;
 
     bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(has_device ? device : NULL,
@@ -1654,16 +1724,23 @@ void qmp_block_passwd(bool has_device, const char *device,
         return;
     }
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
     err = bdrv_set_key(bs, password);
     if (err == -EINVAL) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_ENCRYPTED, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-        return;
+        goto out;
     } else if (err < 0) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PASSWORD);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
+
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
+/* Assumes AioContext is held */
 static void qmp_bdrv_open_encrypted(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename,
                                     int bdrv_flags, BlockDriver *drv,
                                     const char *password, Error **errp)
@@ -1696,6 +1773,7 @@ void qmp_change_blockdev(const char *device, const char *filename,
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
     int bdrv_flags;
     Error *err = NULL;
@@ -1707,24 +1785,30 @@ void qmp_change_blockdev(const char *device, const char *filename,
     }
     bs = blk_bs(blk);
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
     if (format) {
         drv = bdrv_find_whitelisted_format(format, bs->read_only);
         if (!drv) {
             error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
 
     eject_device(blk, 0, &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     bdrv_flags = bdrv_is_read_only(bs) ? 0 : BDRV_O_RDWR;
     bdrv_flags |= bdrv_is_snapshot(bs) ? BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT : 0;
 
     qmp_bdrv_open_encrypted(bs, filename, bdrv_flags, drv, NULL, errp);
+
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
 /* throttling disk I/O limits */
@@ -2548,6 +2632,7 @@ void qmp_change_backing_file(const char *device,
                              Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
+    AioContext *aio_context;
     BlockDriverState *image_bs = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool ro;
@@ -2561,34 +2646,37 @@ void qmp_change_backing_file(const char *device,
         return;
     }
 
+    aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+    aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
+
     image_bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(NULL, image_node_name, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (!image_bs) {
         error_setg(errp, "image file not found");
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (bdrv_find_base(image_bs) == image_bs) {
         error_setg(errp, "not allowing backing file change on an image "
                          "without a backing file");
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     /* even though we are not necessarily operating on bs, we need it to
      * determine if block ops are currently prohibited on the chain */
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_CHANGE, errp)) {
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     /* final sanity check */
     if (!bdrv_chain_contains(bs, image_bs)) {
         error_setg(errp, "'%s' and image file are not in the same chain",
                    device);
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     /* if not r/w, reopen to make r/w */
@@ -2599,7 +2687,7 @@ void qmp_change_backing_file(const char *device,
         bdrv_reopen(image_bs, open_flags | BDRV_O_RDWR, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2619,6 +2707,9 @@ void qmp_change_backing_file(const char *device,
             error_propagate(errp, local_err); /* will preserve prior errp */
         }
     }
+
+out:
+    aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
 void qmp_blockdev_add(BlockdevOptions *options, Error **errp)
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 63d76868b9..481be8019b 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -290,14 +290,131 @@ void hmp_info_cpus(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     qapi_free_CpuInfoList(cpu_list);
 }
 
+static void print_block_info(Monitor *mon, BlockInfo *info,
+                             BlockDeviceInfo *inserted, bool verbose)
+{
+    ImageInfo *image_info;
+
+    assert(!info || !info->has_inserted || info->inserted == inserted);
+
+    if (info) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s", info->device);
+        if (inserted && inserted->has_node_name) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, " (%s)", inserted->node_name);
+        }
+    } else {
+        assert(inserted);
+        monitor_printf(mon, "%s",
+                       inserted->has_node_name
+                       ? inserted->node_name
+                       : "<anonymous>");
+    }
+
+    if (inserted) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, ": %s (%s%s%s)\n",
+                       inserted->file,
+                       inserted->drv,
+                       inserted->ro ? ", read-only" : "",
+                       inserted->encrypted ? ", encrypted" : "");
+    } else {
+        monitor_printf(mon, ": [not inserted]\n");
+    }
+
+    if (info) {
+        if (info->has_io_status && info->io_status != BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "    I/O status:       %s\n",
+                           BlockDeviceIoStatus_lookup[info->io_status]);
+        }
+
+        if (info->removable) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "    Removable device: %slocked, tray %s\n",
+                           info->locked ? "" : "not ",
+                           info->tray_open ? "open" : "closed");
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    if (!inserted) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    monitor_printf(mon, "    Cache mode:       %s%s%s\n",
+                   inserted->cache->writeback ? "writeback" : "writethrough",
+                   inserted->cache->direct ? ", direct" : "",
+                   inserted->cache->no_flush ? ", ignore flushes" : "");
+
+    if (inserted->has_backing_file) {
+        monitor_printf(mon,
+                       "    Backing file:     %s "
+                       "(chain depth: %" PRId64 ")\n",
+                       inserted->backing_file,
+                       inserted->backing_file_depth);
+    }
+
+    if (inserted->detect_zeroes != BLOCKDEV_DETECT_ZEROES_OPTIONS_OFF) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "    Detect zeroes:    %s\n",
+                       BlockdevDetectZeroesOptions_lookup[inserted->detect_zeroes]);
+    }
+
+    if (inserted->bps  || inserted->bps_rd  || inserted->bps_wr  ||
+        inserted->iops || inserted->iops_rd || inserted->iops_wr)
+    {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "    I/O throttling:   bps=%" PRId64
+                        " bps_rd=%" PRId64  " bps_wr=%" PRId64
+                        " bps_max=%" PRId64
+                        " bps_rd_max=%" PRId64
+                        " bps_wr_max=%" PRId64
+                        " iops=%" PRId64 " iops_rd=%" PRId64
+                        " iops_wr=%" PRId64
+                        " iops_max=%" PRId64
+                        " iops_rd_max=%" PRId64
+                        " iops_wr_max=%" PRId64
+                        " iops_size=%" PRId64 "\n",
+                        inserted->bps,
+                        inserted->bps_rd,
+                        inserted->bps_wr,
+                        inserted->bps_max,
+                        inserted->bps_rd_max,
+                        inserted->bps_wr_max,
+                        inserted->iops,
+                        inserted->iops_rd,
+                        inserted->iops_wr,
+                        inserted->iops_max,
+                        inserted->iops_rd_max,
+                        inserted->iops_wr_max,
+                        inserted->iops_size);
+    }
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "\nImages:\n");
+        image_info = inserted->image;
+        while (1) {
+                bdrv_image_info_dump((fprintf_function)monitor_printf,
+                                     mon, image_info);
+            if (image_info->has_backing_image) {
+                image_info = image_info->backing_image;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void hmp_info_block(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     BlockInfoList *block_list, *info;
-    ImageInfo *image_info;
+    BlockDeviceInfoList *blockdev_list, *blockdev;
     const char *device = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "device");
     bool verbose = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "verbose", 0);
+    bool nodes = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "nodes", 0);
+    bool printed = false;
 
-    block_list = qmp_query_block(NULL);
+    /* Print BlockBackend information */
+    if (!nodes) {
+        block_list = qmp_query_block(false);
+    } else {
+        block_list = NULL;
+    }
 
     for (info = block_list; info; info = info->next) {
         if (device && strcmp(device, info->value->device)) {
@@ -308,102 +425,40 @@ void hmp_info_block(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
             monitor_printf(mon, "\n");
         }
 
-        monitor_printf(mon, "%s", info->value->device);
-        if (info->value->has_inserted) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, ": %s (%s%s%s)\n",
-                           info->value->inserted->file,
-                           info->value->inserted->drv,
-                           info->value->inserted->ro ? ", read-only" : "",
-                           info->value->inserted->encrypted ? ", encrypted" : "");
-        } else {
-            monitor_printf(mon, ": [not inserted]\n");
-        }
-
-        if (info->value->has_io_status && info->value->io_status != BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "    I/O status:       %s\n",
-                           BlockDeviceIoStatus_lookup[info->value->io_status]);
-        }
-
-        if (info->value->removable) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "    Removable device: %slocked, tray %s\n",
-                           info->value->locked ? "" : "not ",
-                           info->value->tray_open ? "open" : "closed");
-        }
-
-
-        if (!info->value->has_inserted) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (info->value->inserted->has_backing_file) {
-            monitor_printf(mon,
-                           "    Backing file:     %s "
-                           "(chain depth: %" PRId64 ")\n",
-                           info->value->inserted->backing_file,
-                           info->value->inserted->backing_file_depth);
-        }
-
-        if (info->value->inserted->detect_zeroes != BLOCKDEV_DETECT_ZEROES_OPTIONS_OFF) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "    Detect zeroes:    %s\n",
-                           BlockdevDetectZeroesOptions_lookup[info->value->inserted->detect_zeroes]);
-        }
-
-        if (info->value->inserted->bps
-            || info->value->inserted->bps_rd
-            || info->value->inserted->bps_wr
-            || info->value->inserted->iops
-            || info->value->inserted->iops_rd
-            || info->value->inserted->iops_wr)
-        {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "    I/O throttling:   bps=%" PRId64
-                            " bps_rd=%" PRId64  " bps_wr=%" PRId64
-                            " bps_max=%" PRId64
-                            " bps_rd_max=%" PRId64
-                            " bps_wr_max=%" PRId64
-                            " iops=%" PRId64 " iops_rd=%" PRId64
-                            " iops_wr=%" PRId64
-                            " iops_max=%" PRId64
-                            " iops_rd_max=%" PRId64
-                            " iops_wr_max=%" PRId64
-                            " iops_size=%" PRId64 "\n",
-                            info->value->inserted->bps,
-                            info->value->inserted->bps_rd,
-                            info->value->inserted->bps_wr,
-                            info->value->inserted->bps_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->bps_rd_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->bps_wr_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_rd,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_wr,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_rd_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_wr_max,
-                            info->value->inserted->iops_size);
-        }
-
-        if (verbose) {
-            monitor_printf(mon, "\nImages:\n");
-            image_info = info->value->inserted->image;
-            while (1) {
-                    bdrv_image_info_dump((fprintf_function)monitor_printf,
-                                         mon, image_info);
-                if (image_info->has_backing_image) {
-                    image_info = image_info->backing_image;
-                } else {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        print_block_info(mon, info->value, info->value->has_inserted
+                                           ? info->value->inserted : NULL,
+                         verbose);
+        printed = true;
     }
 
     qapi_free_BlockInfoList(block_list);
+
+    if ((!device && !nodes) || printed) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Print node information */
+    blockdev_list = qmp_query_named_block_nodes(NULL);
+    for (blockdev = blockdev_list; blockdev; blockdev = blockdev->next) {
+        assert(blockdev->value->has_node_name);
+        if (device && strcmp(device, blockdev->value->node_name)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (blockdev != blockdev_list) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "\n");
+        }
+
+        print_block_info(mon, NULL, blockdev->value, verbose);
+    }
+    qapi_free_BlockDeviceInfoList(blockdev_list);
 }
 
 void hmp_info_blockstats(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     BlockStatsList *stats_list, *stats;
 
-    stats_list = qmp_query_blockstats(NULL);
+    stats_list = qmp_query_blockstats(false, false, NULL);
 
     for (stats = stats_list; stats; stats = stats->next) {
         if (!stats->value->has_device) {
diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index 1222a37f4f..2a28978cba 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *conf,
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DRIVE_DEL, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_BACKUP_SOURCE, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_CHANGE, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_COMMIT, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EJECT, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_EXTERNAL_SNAPSHOT, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_INTERNAL_SNAPSHOT, s->blocker);
+    blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_INTERNAL_SNAPSHOT_DELETE,
+                   s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MIRROR, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_STREAM, s->blocker);
     blk_op_unblock(conf->conf.blk, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_REPLACE, s->blocker);
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index 13276589e4..aa1ed986d2 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ static int nvme_init(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     NVME_CAP_SET_AMS(n->bar.cap, 1);
     NVME_CAP_SET_TO(n->bar.cap, 0xf);
     NVME_CAP_SET_CSS(n->bar.cap, 1);
+    NVME_CAP_SET_MPSMAX(n->bar.cap, 4);
 
     n->bar.vs = 0x00010001;
     n->bar.intmc = n->bar.intms = 0;
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.h b/hw/block/nvme.h
index 993c51131c..b6ccb655a6 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.h
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.h
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ typedef struct NvmeCtrl {
     NvmeBar      bar;
     BlockConf    conf;
 
-    uint16_t    page_size;
+    uint32_t    page_size;
     uint16_t    page_bits;
     uint16_t    max_prp_ents;
     uint16_t    cqe_size;
diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index 94f28e6bac..5651372be3 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
 #include <hw/ide/pci.h>
 #include <hw/ide/ahci.h>
 
-/* #define DEBUG_AHCI */
+#define DEBUG_AHCI 0
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_AHCI
 #define DPRINTF(port, fmt, ...) \
-do { fprintf(stderr, "ahci: %s: [%d] ", __FUNCTION__, port); \
-     fprintf(stderr, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
-#else
-#define DPRINTF(port, fmt, ...) do {} while(0)
-#endif
+do { \
+    if (DEBUG_AHCI) { \
+        fprintf(stderr, "ahci: %s: [%d] ", __func__, port); \
+        fprintf(stderr, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); \
+    } \
+} while (0)
 
 static void check_cmd(AHCIState *s, int port);
 static int handle_cmd(AHCIState *s,int port,int slot);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void ahci_reset_port(AHCIState *s, int port)
 
 static void debug_print_fis(uint8_t *fis, int cmd_len)
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG_AHCI
+#if DEBUG_AHCI
     int i;
 
     fprintf(stderr, "fis:");
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void ahci_write_fis_sdb(AHCIState *s, int port, uint32_t finished)
     sdb_fis = (SDBFIS *)&ad->res_fis[RES_FIS_SDBFIS];
     ide_state = &ad->port.ifs[0];
 
-    sdb_fis->type = 0xA1;
+    sdb_fis->type = SATA_FIS_TYPE_SDB;
     /* Interrupt pending & Notification bit */
     sdb_fis->flags = (ad->hba->control_regs.irqstatus ? (1 << 6) : 0);
     sdb_fis->status = ide_state->status & 0x77;
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static void ahci_write_fis_pio(AHCIDevice *ad, uint16_t len)
 
     pio_fis = &ad->res_fis[RES_FIS_PSFIS];
 
-    pio_fis[0] = 0x5f;
+    pio_fis[0] = SATA_FIS_TYPE_PIO_SETUP;
     pio_fis[1] = (ad->hba->control_regs.irqstatus ? (1 << 6) : 0);
     pio_fis[2] = s->status;
     pio_fis[3] = s->error;
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static void ahci_write_fis_d2h(AHCIDevice *ad, uint8_t *cmd_fis)
 
     d2h_fis = &ad->res_fis[RES_FIS_RFIS];
 
-    d2h_fis[0] = 0x34;
+    d2h_fis[0] = SATA_FIS_TYPE_REGISTER_D2H;
     d2h_fis[1] = (ad->hba->control_regs.irqstatus ? (1 << 6) : 0);
     d2h_fis[2] = s->status;
     d2h_fis[3] = s->error;
@@ -1154,9 +1154,7 @@ out:
 static void ahci_start_dma(IDEDMA *dma, IDEState *s,
                            BlockCompletionFunc *dma_cb)
 {
-#ifdef DEBUG_AHCI
     AHCIDevice *ad = DO_UPCAST(AHCIDevice, dma, dma);
-#endif
     DPRINTF(ad->port_no, "\n");
     s->io_buffer_offset = 0;
     dma_cb(s, 0);
diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.h b/hw/ide/ahci.h
index e0d2eb8f15..99aa0c967f 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.h
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.h
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@
 #define AHCI_SCR_SCTL_DET                 0xf
 
 #define SATA_FIS_TYPE_REGISTER_H2D        0x27
-#define SATA_FIS_REG_H2D_UPDATE_COMMAND_REGISTER 0x80
+#define   SATA_FIS_REG_H2D_UPDATE_COMMAND_REGISTER 0x80
+#define SATA_FIS_TYPE_REGISTER_D2H        0x34
+#define SATA_FIS_TYPE_PIO_SETUP           0x5f
+#define SATA_FIS_TYPE_SDB                 0xA1
 
 #define AHCI_CMD_HDR_CMD_FIS_LEN           0x1f
 #define AHCI_CMD_HDR_PRDT_LEN              16
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index b4f096e12e..1ebb58d36d 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ static int ide_dev_initfn(IDEDevice *dev, IDEDriveKind kind)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (dev->conf.logical_block_size != 512) {
+        error_report("logical_block_size must be 512 for IDE");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     blkconf_serial(&dev->conf, &dev->serial);
     if (kind != IDE_CD) {
         blkconf_geometry(&dev->conf, &dev->chs_trans, 65536, 16, 255, &err);
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 5450610bc1..610be9ff04 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_lookup_bs(const char *device,
                                  const char *node_name,
                                  Error **errp);
 bool bdrv_chain_contains(BlockDriverState *top, BlockDriverState *base);
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_next_node(BlockDriverState *bs);
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_next(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_is_encrypted(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_key_required(BlockDriverState *bs);
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ int bdrv_set_key(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *key);
 int bdrv_query_missing_keys(void);
 void bdrv_iterate_format(void (*it)(void *opaque, const char *name),
                          void *opaque);
+const char *bdrv_get_node_name(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 const char *bdrv_get_device_name(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_get_flags(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_write_compressed(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
diff --git a/include/block/block_int.h b/include/block/block_int.h
index a1c17b9578..06a21dd13d 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #define BLOCK_OPT_REDUNDANCY        "redundancy"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_NOCOW             "nocow"
 
+#define BLOCK_PROBE_BUF_SIZE        512
+
 typedef struct BdrvTrackedRequest {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     int64_t offset;
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     int sg;        /* if true, the device is a /dev/sg* */
     int copy_on_read; /* if true, copy read backing sectors into image
                          note this is a reference count */
+    bool probed;
 
     BlockDriver *drv; /* NULL means no media */
     void *opaque;
@@ -411,7 +414,17 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     Error *backing_blocker;
 };
 
+
+/* Essential block drivers which must always be statically linked into qemu, and
+ * which therefore can be accessed without using bdrv_find_format() */
+extern BlockDriver bdrv_file;
+extern BlockDriver bdrv_raw;
+extern BlockDriver bdrv_qcow2;
+
+
 int get_tmp_filename(char *filename, int size);
+BlockDriver *bdrv_probe_all(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
+                            const char *filename);
 
 void bdrv_set_io_limits(BlockDriverState *bs,
                         ThrottleConfig *cfg);
diff --git a/include/block/nbd.h b/include/block/nbd.h
index 9e835d2cbb..348302c90b 100644
--- a/include/block/nbd.h
+++ b/include/block/nbd.h
@@ -85,14 +85,13 @@ int nbd_disconnect(int fd);
 typedef struct NBDExport NBDExport;
 typedef struct NBDClient NBDClient;
 
-NBDExport *nbd_export_new(BlockDriverState *bs, off_t dev_offset,
-                          off_t size, uint32_t nbdflags,
-                          void (*close)(NBDExport *));
+NBDExport *nbd_export_new(BlockBackend *blk, off_t dev_offset, off_t size,
+                          uint32_t nbdflags, void (*close)(NBDExport *));
 void nbd_export_close(NBDExport *exp);
 void nbd_export_get(NBDExport *exp);
 void nbd_export_put(NBDExport *exp);
 
-BlockDriverState *nbd_export_get_blockdev(NBDExport *exp);
+BlockBackend *nbd_export_get_blockdev(NBDExport *exp);
 
 NBDExport *nbd_export_find(const char *name);
 void nbd_export_set_name(NBDExport *exp, const char *name);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 52d13c1c0e..8871a021d0 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ int blk_aio_multiwrite(BlockBackend *blk, BlockRequest *reqs, int num_reqs);
 int blk_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf);
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
                           BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
+int blk_co_discard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors);
+int blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_flush_all(void);
 void blk_drain_all(void);
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ int blk_is_read_only(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_is_sg(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_enable_write_cache(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_set_enable_write_cache(BlockBackend *blk, bool wce);
+void blk_invalidate_cache(BlockBackend *blk, Error **errp);
 int blk_is_inserted(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_lock_medium(BlockBackend *blk, bool locked);
 void blk_eject(BlockBackend *blk, bool eject_flag);
@@ -132,6 +135,15 @@ void blk_op_block_all(BlockBackend *blk, Error *reason);
 void blk_op_unblock_all(BlockBackend *blk, Error *reason);
 AioContext *blk_get_aio_context(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_set_aio_context(BlockBackend *blk, AioContext *new_context);
+void blk_add_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
+        void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *new_context, void *opaque),
+        void (*detach_aio_context)(void *opaque), void *opaque);
+void blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(BlockBackend *blk,
+                                     void (*attached_aio_context)(AioContext *,
+                                                                  void *),
+                                     void (*detach_aio_context)(void *),
+                                     void *opaque);
+void blk_add_close_notifier(BlockBackend *blk, Notifier *notify);
 void blk_io_plug(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_io_unplug(BlockBackend *blk);
 BlockAcctStats *blk_get_stats(BlockBackend *blk);
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index f1031a1e34..b37ddda457 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2628,10 +2628,10 @@ static mon_cmd_t info_cmds[] = {
     },
     {
         .name       = "block",
-        .args_type  = "verbose:-v,device:B?",
-        .params     = "[-v] [device]",
+        .args_type  = "nodes:-n,verbose:-v,device:B?",
+        .params     = "[-n] [-v] [device]",
         .help       = "show info of one block device or all block devices "
-                      "(and details of images with -v option)",
+                      "(-n: show named nodes; -v: show details)",
         .mhandler.cmd = hmp_info_block,
     },
     {
@@ -4695,7 +4695,7 @@ static void monitor_find_completion_by_table(Monitor *mon,
             }
         }
         str = args[nb_args - 1];
-        if (*ptype == '-' && ptype[1] != '\0') {
+        while (*ptype == '-' && ptype[1] != '\0') {
             ptype = next_arg_type(ptype);
         }
         switch(*ptype) {
diff --git a/nbd.c b/nbd.c
index a7bce45117..53cf82be0b 100644
--- a/nbd.c
+++ b/nbd.c
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "block/nbd.h"
-#include "block/block.h"
-#include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
 #include "block/coroutine.h"
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ struct NBDExport {
     int refcount;
     void (*close)(NBDExport *exp);
 
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    BlockBackend *blk;
     char *name;
     off_t dev_offset;
     off_t size;
@@ -929,7 +928,7 @@ static void nbd_request_put(NBDRequest *req)
     nbd_client_put(client);
 }
 
-static void bs_aio_attached(AioContext *ctx, void *opaque)
+static void blk_aio_attached(AioContext *ctx, void *opaque)
 {
     NBDExport *exp = opaque;
     NBDClient *client;
@@ -943,7 +942,7 @@ static void bs_aio_attached(AioContext *ctx, void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static void bs_aio_detach(void *opaque)
+static void blk_aio_detach(void *opaque)
 {
     NBDExport *exp = opaque;
     NBDClient *client;
@@ -957,27 +956,26 @@ static void bs_aio_detach(void *opaque)
     exp->ctx = NULL;
 }
 
-NBDExport *nbd_export_new(BlockDriverState *bs, off_t dev_offset,
-                          off_t size, uint32_t nbdflags,
-                          void (*close)(NBDExport *))
+NBDExport *nbd_export_new(BlockBackend *blk, off_t dev_offset, off_t size,
+                          uint32_t nbdflags, void (*close)(NBDExport *))
 {
     NBDExport *exp = g_malloc0(sizeof(NBDExport));
     exp->refcount = 1;
     QTAILQ_INIT(&exp->clients);
-    exp->bs = bs;
+    exp->blk = blk;
     exp->dev_offset = dev_offset;
     exp->nbdflags = nbdflags;
-    exp->size = size == -1 ? bdrv_getlength(bs) : size;
+    exp->size = size == -1 ? blk_getlength(blk) : size;
     exp->close = close;
-    exp->ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
-    bdrv_ref(bs);
-    bdrv_add_aio_context_notifier(bs, bs_aio_attached, bs_aio_detach, exp);
+    exp->ctx = blk_get_aio_context(blk);
+    blk_ref(blk);
+    blk_add_aio_context_notifier(blk, blk_aio_attached, blk_aio_detach, exp);
     /*
      * NBD exports are used for non-shared storage migration.  Make sure
      * that BDRV_O_INCOMING is cleared and the image is ready for write
      * access since the export could be available before migration handover.
      */
-    bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs, NULL);
+    blk_invalidate_cache(blk, NULL);
     return exp;
 }
 
@@ -1024,11 +1022,11 @@ void nbd_export_close(NBDExport *exp)
     }
     nbd_export_set_name(exp, NULL);
     nbd_export_put(exp);
-    if (exp->bs) {
-        bdrv_remove_aio_context_notifier(exp->bs, bs_aio_attached,
-                                         bs_aio_detach, exp);
-        bdrv_unref(exp->bs);
-        exp->bs = NULL;
+    if (exp->blk) {
+        blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached,
+                                        blk_aio_detach, exp);
+        blk_unref(exp->blk);
+        exp->blk = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1056,9 +1054,9 @@ void nbd_export_put(NBDExport *exp)
     }
 }
 
-BlockDriverState *nbd_export_get_blockdev(NBDExport *exp)
+BlockBackend *nbd_export_get_blockdev(NBDExport *exp)
 {
-    return exp->bs;
+    return exp->blk;
 }
 
 void nbd_export_close_all(void)
@@ -1137,7 +1135,7 @@ static ssize_t nbd_co_receive_request(NBDRequest *req, struct nbd_request *reque
 
     command = request->type & NBD_CMD_MASK_COMMAND;
     if (command == NBD_CMD_READ || command == NBD_CMD_WRITE) {
-        req->data = qemu_blockalign(client->exp->bs, request->len);
+        req->data = blk_blockalign(client->exp->blk, request->len);
     }
     if (command == NBD_CMD_WRITE) {
         TRACE("Reading %u byte(s)", request->len);
@@ -1203,7 +1201,7 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
         TRACE("Request type is READ");
 
         if (request.type & NBD_CMD_FLAG_FUA) {
-            ret = bdrv_co_flush(exp->bs);
+            ret = blk_co_flush(exp->blk);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 LOG("flush failed");
                 reply.error = -ret;
@@ -1211,8 +1209,9 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
             }
         }
 
-        ret = bdrv_read(exp->bs, (request.from + exp->dev_offset) / 512,
-                        req->data, request.len / 512);
+        ret = blk_read(exp->blk,
+                       (request.from + exp->dev_offset) / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
+                       req->data, request.len / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
         if (ret < 0) {
             LOG("reading from file failed");
             reply.error = -ret;
@@ -1234,8 +1233,9 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
 
         TRACE("Writing to device");
 
-        ret = bdrv_write(exp->bs, (request.from + exp->dev_offset) / 512,
-                         req->data, request.len / 512);
+        ret = blk_write(exp->blk,
+                        (request.from + exp->dev_offset) / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
+                        req->data, request.len / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
         if (ret < 0) {
             LOG("writing to file failed");
             reply.error = -ret;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
         }
 
         if (request.type & NBD_CMD_FLAG_FUA) {
-            ret = bdrv_co_flush(exp->bs);
+            ret = blk_co_flush(exp->blk);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 LOG("flush failed");
                 reply.error = -ret;
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
     case NBD_CMD_FLUSH:
         TRACE("Request type is FLUSH");
 
-        ret = bdrv_co_flush(exp->bs);
+        ret = blk_co_flush(exp->blk);
         if (ret < 0) {
             LOG("flush failed");
             reply.error = -ret;
@@ -1273,8 +1273,9 @@ static void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
         break;
     case NBD_CMD_TRIM:
         TRACE("Request type is TRIM");
-        ret = bdrv_co_discard(exp->bs, (request.from + exp->dev_offset) / 512,
-                              request.len / 512);
+        ret = blk_co_discard(exp->blk, (request.from + exp->dev_offset)
+                                       / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
+                             request.len / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
         if (ret < 0) {
             LOG("discard failed");
             reply.error = -ret;
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index a14e6ab1fd..6e8db15861 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@
            '*total-clusters': 'int', '*allocated-clusters': 'int',
            '*fragmented-clusters': 'int', '*compressed-clusters': 'int' } }
 
+##
+# @BlockdevCacheInfo
+#
+# Cache mode information for a block device
+#
+# @writeback:   true if writeback mode is enabled
+# @direct:      true if the host page cache is bypassed (O_DIRECT)
+# @no-flush:    true if flush requests are ignored for the device
+#
+# Since: 2.3
+##
+{ 'type': 'BlockdevCacheInfo',
+  'data': { 'writeback': 'bool',
+            'direct': 'bool',
+            'no-flush': 'bool' } }
+
 ##
 # @BlockDeviceInfo:
 #
@@ -239,6 +255,8 @@
 #
 # @iops_size: #optional an I/O size in bytes (Since 1.7)
 #
+# @cache: the cache mode used for the block device (since: 2.3)
+#
 # Since: 0.14.0
 #
 ##
@@ -253,7 +271,7 @@
             '*bps_max': 'int', '*bps_rd_max': 'int',
             '*bps_wr_max': 'int', '*iops_max': 'int',
             '*iops_rd_max': 'int', '*iops_wr_max': 'int',
-            '*iops_size': 'int' } }
+            '*iops_size': 'int', 'cache': 'BlockdevCacheInfo' } }
 
 ##
 # @BlockDeviceIoStatus:
@@ -405,6 +423,8 @@
 # @device: #optional If the stats are for a virtual block device, the name
 #          corresponding to the virtual block device.
 #
+# @device: #optional The node name of the device. (Since 2.3)
+#
 # @stats:  A @BlockDeviceStats for the device.
 #
 # @parent: #optional This describes the file block device if it has one.
@@ -415,7 +435,8 @@
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
 { 'type': 'BlockStats',
-  'data': {'*device': 'str', 'stats': 'BlockDeviceStats',
+  'data': {'*device': 'str', '*node-name': 'str',
+           'stats': 'BlockDeviceStats',
            '*parent': 'BlockStats',
            '*backing': 'BlockStats'} }
 
@@ -424,11 +445,20 @@
 #
 # Query the @BlockStats for all virtual block devices.
 #
+# @query-nodes: #optional If true, the command will query all the block nodes
+#               that have a node name, in a list which will include "parent"
+#               information, but not "backing".
+#               If false or omitted, the behavior is as before - query all the
+#               device backends, recursively including their "parent" and
+#               "backing". (Since 2.3)
+#
 # Returns: A list of @BlockStats for each virtual block devices.
 #
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
-{ 'command': 'query-blockstats', 'returns': ['BlockStats'] }
+{ 'command': 'query-blockstats',
+  'data': { '*query-nodes': 'bool' },
+  'returns': ['BlockStats'] }
 
 ##
 # @BlockdevOnError:
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index a42335c632..7876258fa9 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -1531,6 +1531,20 @@ static int img_convert(int argc, char **argv)
         goto out;
     }
 
+    if (!drv->create_opts) {
+        error_report("Format driver '%s' does not support image creation",
+                     drv->format_name);
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!proto_drv->create_opts) {
+        error_report("Protocol driver '%s' does not support image creation",
+                     proto_drv->format_name);
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     create_opts = qemu_opts_append(create_opts, drv->create_opts);
     create_opts = qemu_opts_append(create_opts, proto_drv->create_opts);
 
@@ -2972,6 +2986,13 @@ static int img_amend(int argc, char **argv)
         goto out;
     }
 
+    if (!bs->drv->create_opts) {
+        error_report("Format driver '%s' does not support any options to amend",
+                     fmt);
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     create_opts = qemu_opts_append(create_opts, bs->drv->create_opts);
     opts = qemu_opts_create(create_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     if (options && qemu_opts_do_parse(opts, options, NULL)) {
diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 60f84dd72a..91a445a106 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ static const cmdinfo_t close_cmd = {
     .oneline    = "close the current open file",
 };
 
-static int openfile(char *name, int flags, int growable, QDict *opts)
+static int openfile(char *name, BlockDriver *drv, int flags, int growable,
+                    QDict *opts)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ static int openfile(char *name, int flags, int growable, QDict *opts)
         flags |= BDRV_O_PROTOCOL;
     }
 
-    if (bdrv_open(&qemuio_bs, name, NULL, opts, flags, NULL, &local_err) < 0) {
+    if (bdrv_open(&qemuio_bs, name, NULL, opts, flags, drv, &local_err) < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: can't open%s%s: %s\n", progname,
                 name ? " device " : "", name ?: "",
                 error_get_pretty(local_err));
@@ -169,9 +170,9 @@ static int open_f(BlockDriverState *bs, int argc, char **argv)
     qemu_opts_reset(&empty_opts);
 
     if (optind == argc - 1) {
-        return openfile(argv[optind], flags, growable, opts);
+        return openfile(argv[optind], NULL, flags, growable, opts);
     } else if (optind == argc) {
-        return openfile(NULL, flags, growable, opts);
+        return openfile(NULL, NULL, flags, growable, opts);
     } else {
         QDECREF(opts);
         return qemuio_command_usage(&open_cmd);
@@ -196,11 +197,12 @@ static const cmdinfo_t quit_cmd = {
 static void usage(const char *name)
 {
     printf(
-"Usage: %s [-h] [-V] [-rsnm] [-c STRING] ... [file]\n"
+"Usage: %s [-h] [-V] [-rsnm] [-f FMT] [-c STRING] ... [file]\n"
 "QEMU Disk exerciser\n"
 "\n"
 "  -c, --cmd STRING     execute command with its arguments\n"
 "                       from the given string\n"
+"  -f, --format FMT     specifies the block driver to use\n"
 "  -r, --read-only      export read-only\n"
 "  -s, --snapshot       use snapshot file\n"
 "  -n, --nocache        disable host cache\n"
@@ -364,12 +366,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int readonly = 0;
     int growable = 0;
-    const char *sopt = "hVc:d:rsnmgkt:T:";
+    const char *sopt = "hVc:d:f:rsnmgkt:T:";
     const struct option lopt[] = {
         { "help", 0, NULL, 'h' },
         { "version", 0, NULL, 'V' },
         { "offset", 1, NULL, 'o' },
         { "cmd", 1, NULL, 'c' },
+        { "format", 1, NULL, 'f' },
         { "read-only", 0, NULL, 'r' },
         { "snapshot", 0, NULL, 's' },
         { "nocache", 0, NULL, 'n' },
@@ -384,6 +387,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int c;
     int opt_index = 0;
     int flags = BDRV_O_UNMAP;
+    BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
     Error *local_error = NULL;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
@@ -393,6 +397,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     progname = basename(argv[0]);
     qemu_init_exec_dir(argv[0]);
 
+    bdrv_init();
+
     while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, sopt, lopt, &opt_index)) != -1) {
         switch (c) {
         case 's':
@@ -407,6 +413,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 exit(1);
             }
             break;
+        case 'f':
+            drv = bdrv_find_format(optarg);
+            if (!drv) {
+                error_report("Invalid format '%s'", optarg);
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
+            break;
         case 'c':
             add_user_command(optarg);
             break;
@@ -455,7 +468,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         error_free(local_error);
         exit(1);
     }
-    bdrv_init();
 
     /* initialize commands */
     qemuio_add_command(&quit_cmd);
@@ -477,7 +489,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if ((argc - optind) == 1) {
-        openfile(argv[optind], flags, growable, NULL);
+        openfile(argv[optind], drv, flags, growable, NULL);
     }
     command_loop();
 
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 5cd6c6d187..d222512412 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void read_partition(uint8_t *p, struct partition_record *r)
     r->nb_sectors_abs = p[12] | p[13] << 8 | p[14] << 16 | p[15] << 24;
 }
 
-static int find_partition(BlockDriverState *bs, int partition,
+static int find_partition(BlockBackend *blk, int partition,
                           off_t *offset, off_t *size)
 {
     struct partition_record mbr[4];
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int find_partition(BlockDriverState *bs, int partition,
     int ext_partnum = 4;
     int ret;
 
-    if ((ret = bdrv_read(bs, 0, data, 1)) < 0) {
+    if ((ret = blk_read(blk, 0, data, 1)) < 0) {
         errno = -ret;
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "error while reading");
     }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int find_partition(BlockDriverState *bs, int partition,
             uint8_t data1[512];
             int j;
 
-            if ((ret = bdrv_read(bs, mbr[i].start_sector_abs, data1, 1)) < 0) {
+            if ((ret = blk_read(blk, mbr[i].start_sector_abs, data1, 1)) < 0) {
                 errno = -ret;
                 err(EXIT_FAILURE, "error while reading");
             }
@@ -720,17 +720,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     bs->detect_zeroes = detect_zeroes;
-    fd_size = bdrv_getlength(bs);
+    fd_size = blk_getlength(blk);
 
     if (partition != -1) {
-        ret = find_partition(bs, partition, &dev_offset, &fd_size);
+        ret = find_partition(blk, partition, &dev_offset, &fd_size);
         if (ret < 0) {
             errno = -ret;
             err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Could not find partition %d", partition);
         }
     }
 
-    exp = nbd_export_new(bs, dev_offset, fd_size, nbdflags, nbd_export_closed);
+    exp = nbd_export_new(blk, dev_offset, fd_size, nbdflags, nbd_export_closed);
 
     if (sockpath) {
         fd = unix_socket_incoming(sockpath);
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 64af16d64c..6f273ee7f0 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2790,6 +2790,14 @@ STEXI
 @findex -qmp
 Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
 ETEXI
+DEF("qmp-pretty", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp_pretty, \
+    "-qmp-pretty dev like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -qmp-pretty @var{dev}
+@findex -qmp-pretty
+Like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting.
+ETEXI
 
 DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
     "-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 718dd92f6a..d4b00101c7 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ EQMP
 
     {
         .name       = "query-blockstats",
-        .args_type  = "",
+        .args_type  = "query-nodes:b?",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_query_blockstats,
     },
 
diff --git a/qobject/qjson.c b/qobject/qjson.c
index 6cf2511580..12c576d548 100644
--- a/qobject/qjson.c
+++ b/qobject/qjson.c
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ static void to_json_dict_iter(const char *key, QObject *obj, void *opaque)
     QString *qkey;
     int j;
 
-    if (s->count)
-        qstring_append(s->str, ", ");
+    if (s->count) {
+        qstring_append(s->str, s->pretty ? "," : ", ");
+    }
 
     if (s->pretty) {
         qstring_append(s->str, "\n");
@@ -109,8 +110,9 @@ static void to_json_list_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
     ToJsonIterState *s = opaque;
     int j;
 
-    if (s->count)
-        qstring_append(s->str, ", ");
+    if (s->count) {
+        qstring_append(s->str, s->pretty ? "," : ", ");
+    }
 
     if (s->pretty) {
         qstring_append(s->str, "\n");
diff --git a/tests/ahci-test.c b/tests/ahci-test.c
index 4c77ebec7a..e77fa3a25c 100644
--- a/tests/ahci-test.c
+++ b/tests/ahci-test.c
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ static void qtest_shutdown(void)
  */
 static QPCIDevice *ahci_boot(void)
 {
-    qtest_boot("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=%s,cache=writeback,serial=%s"
+    qtest_boot("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=%s,cache=writeback,serial=%s,"
+               "format=raw"
                " -M q35 "
                "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
                "-global ide-hd.ver=%s",
diff --git a/tests/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
index 9e4d20592b..2519f7d0e2 100644
--- a/tests/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static void test_acpi_one(const char *params, test_data *data)
     int i;
 
     args = g_strdup_printf("-net none -display none %s "
-                           "-drive id=hd0,if=none,file=%s "
+                           "-drive id=hd0,if=none,file=%s,format=raw "
                            "-device ide-hd,drive=hd0 ",
                            params ? params : "", disk);
 
diff --git a/tests/drive_del-test.c b/tests/drive_del-test.c
index 53fa969260..8951f6f610 100644
--- a/tests/drive_del-test.c
+++ b/tests/drive_del-test.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void test_after_failed_device_add(void)
 static void test_drive_del_device_del(void)
 {
     /* Start with a drive used by a device that unplugs instantaneously */
-    qtest_start("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=/dev/null"
+    qtest_start("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=/dev/null,format=raw"
                 " -device virtio-scsi-pci"
                 " -device scsi-hd,drive=drive0,id=dev0");
 
diff --git a/tests/fdc-test.c b/tests/fdc-test.c
index 203074cdad..3c6c83cac4 100644
--- a/tests/fdc-test.c
+++ b/tests/fdc-test.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void test_media_insert(void)
     /* Insert media in drive. DSKCHK should not be reset until a step pulse
      * is sent. */
     qmp_discard_response("{'execute':'change', 'arguments':{"
-                         " 'device':'floppy0', 'target': %s }}",
+                         " 'device':'floppy0', 'target': %s, 'arg': 'raw' }}",
                          test_image);
     qmp_discard_response(""); /* ignore event
                                  (FIXME open -> open transition?!) */
diff --git a/tests/hd-geo-test.c b/tests/hd-geo-test.c
index c84d1e75e0..7cc8dfff16 100644
--- a/tests/hd-geo-test.c
+++ b/tests/hd-geo-test.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int setup_ide(int argc, char *argv[], int argv_sz,
 {
     char *s1, *s2, *s3;
 
-    s1 = g_strdup_printf("-drive id=drive%d,if=%s",
+    s1 = g_strdup_printf("-drive id=drive%d,if=%s,format=raw",
                          ide_idx, dev ? "none" : "ide");
     s2 = dev ? g_strdup("") : g_strdup_printf(",index=%d", ide_idx);
 
diff --git a/tests/i440fx-test.c b/tests/i440fx-test.c
index ad232b561c..a3f72790ea 100644
--- a/tests/i440fx-test.c
+++ b/tests/i440fx-test.c
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ static void test_i440fx_firmware(FirmwareTestFixture *fixture,
     g_assert(fw_pathname != NULL);
 
     /* Better hope the user didn't put metacharacters in TMPDIR and co. */
-    cmdline = g_strdup_printf("-S %s %s",
-                              fixture->is_bios ? "-bios" : "-pflash",
+    cmdline = g_strdup_printf("-S %s%s", fixture->is_bios
+                                         ? "-bios "
+                                         : "-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=",
                               fw_pathname);
     g_test_message("qemu cmdline: %s", cmdline);
     qtest_start(cmdline);
diff --git a/tests/ide-test.c b/tests/ide-test.c
index b7a97e9362..29f4039bd5 100644
--- a/tests/ide-test.c
+++ b/tests/ide-test.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void test_bmdma_no_busmaster(void)
 static void test_bmdma_setup(void)
 {
     ide_test_start(
-        "-drive file=%s,if=ide,serial=%s,cache=writeback "
+        "-drive file=%s,if=ide,serial=%s,cache=writeback,format=raw "
         "-global ide-hd.ver=%s",
         tmp_path, "testdisk", "version");
 }
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static void test_identify(void)
     int ret;
 
     ide_test_start(
-        "-drive file=%s,if=ide,serial=%s,cache=writeback "
+        "-drive file=%s,if=ide,serial=%s,cache=writeback,format=raw "
         "-global ide-hd.ver=%s",
         tmp_path, "testdisk", "version");
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static void test_flush(void)
     uint8_t data;
 
     ide_test_start(
-        "-drive file=blkdebug::%s,if=ide,cache=writeback",
+        "-drive file=blkdebug::%s,if=ide,cache=writeback,format=raw",
         tmp_path);
 
     /* Delay the completion of the flush request until we explicitly do it */
@@ -526,7 +526,8 @@ static void test_retry_flush(void)
 
     ide_test_start(
         "-vnc none "
-        "-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=ide,cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop",
+        "-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=ide,cache=writeback,format=raw,"
+        "rerror=stop,werror=stop",
         debug_path, tmp_path);
 
     /* FLUSH CACHE command on device 0*/
diff --git a/tests/nvme-test.c b/tests/nvme-test.c
index 85768e837b..ff38b5e48f 100644
--- a/tests/nvme-test.c
+++ b/tests/nvme-test.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     qtest_add_func("/nvme/nop", nop);
 
-    qtest_start("-drive id=drv0,if=none,file=/dev/null "
+    qtest_start("-drive id=drv0,if=none,file=/dev/null,format=raw "
                 "-device nvme,drive=drv0,serial=foo");
     ret = g_test_run();
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/016 b/tests/qemu-iotests/016
index 7ea9e94b5d..52397aa80e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/016
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/016
@@ -43,25 +43,28 @@ _supported_proto file sheepdog nfs
 _supported_os Linux
 
 
+# No -f, use probing for the protocol driver
+QEMU_IO_PROTO="$QEMU_IO_PROG -g --cache $CACHEMODE"
+
 size=128M
 _make_test_img $size
 
 echo
 echo "== reading at EOF =="
-$QEMU_IO -g -c "read -P 0 $size 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_PROTO -c "read -P 0 $size 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 echo
 echo "== reading far past EOF =="
-$QEMU_IO -g -c "read -P 0 256M 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_PROTO -c "read -P 0 256M 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 echo
 echo "== writing at EOF =="
-$QEMU_IO -g -c "write -P 66 $size 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_PROTO -c "write -P 66 $size 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 66 $size 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 echo
 echo "== writing far past EOF =="
-$QEMU_IO -g -c "write -P 66 256M 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_PROTO -c "write -P 66 256M 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 $QEMU_IO -c "read -P 66 256M 512" "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # success, all done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
index f7c78e712a..ad84ac2b1b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -70,7 +78,11 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -78,7 +90,11 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -102,7 +118,11 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -110,12 +130,17 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: on; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -123,6 +148,7 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: on; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -130,6 +156,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -137,6 +165,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -144,6 +174,7 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: on; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -151,6 +182,7 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: on; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -158,6 +190,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -165,6 +199,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 127 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -182,11 +218,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_alloc.write; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_alloc.write; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -204,11 +244,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_alloc.write; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l2_alloc.write; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 1 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -226,11 +270,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: write_aio; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: write_aio; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -246,11 +294,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: write_aio; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: write_aio; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -266,11 +318,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -286,51 +342,67 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: on; write 
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: on; write -b
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: on; write 
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: on; write -b
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -346,11 +418,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -366,11 +442,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -386,11 +466,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -406,11 +490,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 
@@ -429,6 +517,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.hookup; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 55 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -436,6 +526,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.hookup; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 251 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -453,11 +545,15 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -473,6 +569,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 11 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -480,6 +578,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 23 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -497,6 +597,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 11 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -504,6 +606,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 23 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -521,6 +625,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.switch_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 11 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -528,6 +634,8 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc.switch_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 23 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -543,6 +651,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.alloc_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -553,6 +663,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.alloc_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -563,6 +675,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.write_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -573,6 +687,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -583,6 +699,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.activate_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
 96 leaked clusters were found on the image.
@@ -595,6 +713,8 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow.activate_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
 96 leaked clusters were found on the image.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 8ce2373cf5..952a524ec7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         iotests.create_image(backing_img, TestSingleDrive.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 0x1 0 512', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 512', backing_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive("blkdebug::" + test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                         qemu_io('-c', 'map', test_img),
+        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
+                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
                          'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_stream_pause(self):
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                         qemu_io('-c', 'map', test_img),
+        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
+                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
                          'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_stream_partial(self):
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-c', 'map', mid_img),
-                         qemu_io('-c', 'map', test_img),
+        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', mid_img),
+                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
                          'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_device_not_found(self):
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ class TestStreamStop(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestStreamStop.image_len))
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive("blkdebug::" + test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ class TestSetSpeed(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestSetSpeed.image_len))
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 32M', backing_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0x1 32M 32M', test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive('blkdebug::' + test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 2b432ad7a1..ea2f98e51d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
         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)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', mid_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', mid_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_commit(self):
         self.run_commit_test(mid_img, backing_img)
-        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"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
 
     def test_device_not_found(self):
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='nonexistent', top='%s' % mid_img)
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_top_is_active(self):
         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"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
 
     def test_top_is_default_active(self):
         self.run_default_commit_test()
-        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"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
 
     def test_top_and_base_reversed(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % self.mid_img_abs, self.test_img)
         qemu_img('rebase', '-u', '-b', self.backing_img, self.mid_img_abs)
         qemu_img('rebase', '-u', '-b', self.mid_img, self.test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.mid_img_abs)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.mid_img_abs)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(self.test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_commit(self):
         self.run_commit_test(self.mid_img, self.backing_img)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
 
     def test_device_not_found(self):
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='nonexistent', top='%s' % self.mid_img)
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_top_is_active(self):
         self.run_commit_test(self.test_img, self.backing_img)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
 
     def test_top_and_base_reversed(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class TestSetSpeed(ImageCommitTestCase):
         qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestSetSpeed.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 0x1 0 512', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', mid_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 512', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', mid_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/048 b/tests/qemu-iotests/048
index 65da46d6f5..e1eeac2a31 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/048
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/048
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _compare
 _compare -q
 
 # Compare images with different size
-$QEMU_IMG resize "$TEST_IMG" +512M
+$QEMU_IMG resize -f $IMGFMT "$TEST_IMG" +512M
 _compare
 _compare -s
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
index 2c7e808765..7f161342a2 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,driver=qcow2,backing.file.filename=TEST_DI
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) iininfinfoinfo info binfo blinfo bloinfo blocinfo block
 ide0-hd0: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 (qcow2)
+    Cache mode:       writeback
     Backing file:     TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.orig (chain depth: 1)
 (qemu) qququiquit
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/055 b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
index 451b67ddfb..0872444811 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/055
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/055
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Write data to the image so we can compare later
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, test_img, str(TestSingleDrive.image_len))
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0x5d 0 64k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xd5 1M 32k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xdc 32M 124k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xdc 67043328 64k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0x5d 0 64k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xd5 1M 32k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xdc 32M 124k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xdc 67043328 64k', test_img)
 
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class TestSetSpeed(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, test_img, str(TestSetSpeed.image_len))
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P1 0 512', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P1 0 512', test_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ class TestSingleTransaction(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, test_img, str(TestSingleTransaction.image_len))
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0x5d 0 64k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xd5 1M 32k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xdc 32M 124k', test_img)
-        qemu_io('-c', 'write -P0xdc 67043328 64k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0x5d 0 64k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xd5 1M 32k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xdc 32M 124k', test_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P0xdc 67043328 64k', test_img)
 
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/058 b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
index 14584cdea2..2d5ca85ddc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/058
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ _supported_fmt qcow2
 _supported_proto file
 _require_command QEMU_NBD
 
+# Use -f raw instead of -f $IMGFMT for the NBD connection
+QEMU_IO_NBD="$QEMU_IO -f raw --cache=$CACHEMODE"
+
 echo
 echo "== preparing image =="
 _make_test_img 64M
@@ -108,15 +111,15 @@ _export_nbd_snapshot sn1
 
 echo
 echo "== verifying the exported snapshot with patterns, method 1 =="
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0xa 0x1000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0xb 0x2000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_NBD -c 'read -P 0xa 0x1000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_NBD -c 'read -P 0xb 0x2000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 _export_nbd_snapshot1 sn1
 
 echo
 echo "== verifying the exported snapshot with patterns, method 2 =="
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0xa 0x1000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0xb 0x2000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_NBD -c 'read -P 0xa 0x1000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO_NBD -c 'read -P 0xb 0x2000 0x1000' "$nbd_snapshot_img" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 $QEMU_IMG convert "$TEST_IMG" -l sn1 -O qcow2 "$converted_image"
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/059 b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
index 3c053c29b4..2ed1a7ffe6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/059
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ _img_info
 echo
 echo "=== Converting to streamOptimized from image with small cluster size==="
 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.qcow2" IMGFMT=qcow2 IMGOPTS="cluster_size=4096" _make_test_img 1G
-$QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0xa 0 512" "$TEST_IMG.qcow2" | _filter_qemu_io
-$QEMU_IO -c "write -P 0xb 10240 512" "$TEST_IMG.qcow2" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO -f qcow2 -c "write -P 0xa 0 512" "$TEST_IMG.qcow2" | _filter_qemu_io
+$QEMU_IO -f qcow2 -c "write -P 0xb 10240 512" "$TEST_IMG.qcow2" | _filter_qemu_io
 $QEMU_IMG convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized "$TEST_IMG.qcow2" "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1
 
 echo
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/060 b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
index 9772d365ae..73863bf1f6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/060
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "write -P 0x2a 0 512" | _filter_qemu_io
 $PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" dump-header | grep incompatible_features
 
 # This information should be available through qemu-img info
-$QEMU_IMG info "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_testdir
+_img_info --format-specific
 
 # Try to open the image R/W (which should fail)
 $QEMU_IO -c "$OPEN_RW" -c "read 0 512" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io \
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/060.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/060.out
index 9419da1b41..4cdf62bde0 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/060.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/060.out
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ incompatible_features     0x0
 qcow2: Marking image as corrupt: Preventing invalid write on metadata (overlaps with active L1 table); further corruption events will be suppressed
 write failed: Input/output error
 incompatible_features     0x2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 64M (67108864 bytes)
-disk size: 196K
 cluster_size: 65536
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067 b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
index d025192c83..29cd6b5aff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _supported_os Linux
 function do_run_qemu()
 {
     echo Testing: "$@"
-    $QEMU -nographic -qmp stdio -serial none "$@"
+    $QEMU -nographic -qmp-pretty stdio -serial none "$@"
     echo
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
index 0f72dcf63a..7c3735f181 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067.out
@@ -4,77 +4,767 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
 === -drive/-device and device_del ===
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,id=disk -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=disk,id=virtio0
-QMP_VERSION
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "disk", "locked": false, "removable": false, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "detect_zeroes": "off", "image": {"virtual-size": 134217728, "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "cluster-size": 65536, "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": SIZE, "format-specific": {"type": "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "1.1", "lazy-refcounts": false, "corrupt": false}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "encryption_key_missing": false}, "type": "unknown"}, {"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "RESET"}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+{
+    QMP_VERSION
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "disk",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": false,
+            "inserted": {
+                "iops_rd": 0,
+                "detect_zeroes": "off",
+                "image": {
+                    "virtual-size": 134217728,
+                    "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                    "cluster-size": 65536,
+                    "format": "qcow2",
+                    "actual-size": SIZE,
+                    "format-specific": {
+                        "type": "qcow2",
+                        "data": {
+                            "compat": "1.1",
+                            "lazy-refcounts": false,
+                            "corrupt": false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "dirty-flag": false
+                },
+                "iops_wr": 0,
+                "ro": false,
+                "backing_file_depth": 0,
+                "drv": "qcow2",
+                "iops": 0,
+                "bps_wr": 0,
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "bps": 0,
+                "bps_rd": 0,
+                "cache": {
+                    "no-flush": false,
+                    "direct": false,
+                    "writeback": true
+                },
+                "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                "encryption_key_missing": false
+            },
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "virtio0",
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "RESET"
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "SHUTDOWN"
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "ide1-cd0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "floppy0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
 
 
 === -drive/device_add and device_del ===
 
 Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,id=disk
-QMP_VERSION
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": [{"device": "disk", "locked": false, "removable": true, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "detect_zeroes": "off", "image": {"virtual-size": 134217728, "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "cluster-size": 65536, "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": SIZE, "format-specific": {"type": "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "1.1", "lazy-refcounts": false, "corrupt": false}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "encryption_key_missing": false}, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "RESET"}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+{
+    QMP_VERSION
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "device": "disk",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "inserted": {
+                "iops_rd": 0,
+                "detect_zeroes": "off",
+                "image": {
+                    "virtual-size": 134217728,
+                    "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                    "cluster-size": 65536,
+                    "format": "qcow2",
+                    "actual-size": SIZE,
+                    "format-specific": {
+                        "type": "qcow2",
+                        "data": {
+                            "compat": "1.1",
+                            "lazy-refcounts": false,
+                            "corrupt": false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "dirty-flag": false
+                },
+                "iops_wr": 0,
+                "ro": false,
+                "backing_file_depth": 0,
+                "drv": "qcow2",
+                "iops": 0,
+                "bps_wr": 0,
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "bps": 0,
+                "bps_rd": 0,
+                "cache": {
+                    "no-flush": false,
+                    "direct": false,
+                    "writeback": true
+                },
+                "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                "encryption_key_missing": false
+            },
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "virtio0",
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "RESET"
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "SHUTDOWN"
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "ide1-cd0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "floppy0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
 
 
 === drive_add/device_add and device_del ===
 
 Testing:
-QMP_VERSION
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": "OK\r\n"}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "disk", "locked": false, "removable": true, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "detect_zeroes": "off", "image": {"virtual-size": 134217728, "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "cluster-size": 65536, "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": SIZE, "format-specific": {"type": "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "1.1", "lazy-refcounts": false, "corrupt": false}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "encryption_key_missing": false}, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "RESET"}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+{
+    QMP_VERSION
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": "OK\r\n"
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "disk",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "inserted": {
+                "iops_rd": 0,
+                "detect_zeroes": "off",
+                "image": {
+                    "virtual-size": 134217728,
+                    "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                    "cluster-size": 65536,
+                    "format": "qcow2",
+                    "actual-size": SIZE,
+                    "format-specific": {
+                        "type": "qcow2",
+                        "data": {
+                            "compat": "1.1",
+                            "lazy-refcounts": false,
+                            "corrupt": false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "dirty-flag": false
+                },
+                "iops_wr": 0,
+                "ro": false,
+                "backing_file_depth": 0,
+                "drv": "qcow2",
+                "iops": 0,
+                "bps_wr": 0,
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "bps": 0,
+                "bps_rd": 0,
+                "cache": {
+                    "no-flush": false,
+                    "direct": false,
+                    "writeback": true
+                },
+                "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                "encryption_key_missing": false
+            },
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "virtio0",
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "RESET"
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "SHUTDOWN"
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "ide1-cd0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "floppy0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
 
 
 === blockdev_add/device_add and device_del ===
 
 Testing:
-QMP_VERSION
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "disk", "locked": false, "removable": true, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "detect_zeroes": "off", "image": {"virtual-size": 134217728, "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "cluster-size": 65536, "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": SIZE, "format-specific": {"type": "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "1.1", "lazy-refcounts": false, "corrupt": false}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "encryption_key_missing": false}, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_DELETED", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "RESET"}
-{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "ide1-cd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "floppy0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"device": "sd0", "locked": false, "removable": true, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}, {"io-status": "ok", "device": "disk", "locked": false, "removable": true, "inserted": {"iops_rd": 0, "detect_zeroes": "off", "image": {"virtual-size": 134217728, "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "cluster-size": 65536, "format": "qcow2", "actual-size": SIZE, "format-specific": {"type": "qcow2", "data": {"compat": "1.1", "lazy-refcounts": false, "corrupt": false}}, "dirty-flag": false}, "iops_wr": 0, "ro": false, "backing_file_depth": 0, "drv": "qcow2", "iops": 0, "bps_wr": 0, "encrypted": false, "bps": 0, "bps_rd": 0, "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2", "encryption_key_missing": false}, "tray_open": false, "type": "unknown"}]}
-{"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+{
+    QMP_VERSION
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "disk",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "inserted": {
+                "iops_rd": 0,
+                "detect_zeroes": "off",
+                "image": {
+                    "virtual-size": 134217728,
+                    "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                    "cluster-size": 65536,
+                    "format": "qcow2",
+                    "actual-size": SIZE,
+                    "format-specific": {
+                        "type": "qcow2",
+                        "data": {
+                            "compat": "1.1",
+                            "lazy-refcounts": false,
+                            "corrupt": false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "dirty-flag": false
+                },
+                "iops_wr": 0,
+                "ro": false,
+                "backing_file_depth": 0,
+                "drv": "qcow2",
+                "iops": 0,
+                "bps_wr": 0,
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "bps": 0,
+                "bps_rd": 0,
+                "cache": {
+                    "no-flush": false,
+                    "direct": false,
+                    "writeback": true
+                },
+                "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                "encryption_key_missing": false
+            },
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0/virtio-backend"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_DELETED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "virtio0",
+        "path": "/machine/peripheral/virtio0"
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "RESET"
+}
+{
+    "return": [
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "ide1-cd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "floppy0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "device": "sd0",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        },
+        {
+            "io-status": "ok",
+            "device": "disk",
+            "locked": false,
+            "removable": true,
+            "inserted": {
+                "iops_rd": 0,
+                "detect_zeroes": "off",
+                "image": {
+                    "virtual-size": 134217728,
+                    "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                    "cluster-size": 65536,
+                    "format": "qcow2",
+                    "actual-size": SIZE,
+                    "format-specific": {
+                        "type": "qcow2",
+                        "data": {
+                            "compat": "1.1",
+                            "lazy-refcounts": false,
+                            "corrupt": false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "dirty-flag": false
+                },
+                "iops_wr": 0,
+                "ro": false,
+                "backing_file_depth": 0,
+                "drv": "qcow2",
+                "iops": 0,
+                "bps_wr": 0,
+                "encrypted": false,
+                "bps": 0,
+                "bps_rd": 0,
+                "cache": {
+                    "no-flush": false,
+                    "direct": false,
+                    "writeback": true
+                },
+                "file": "TEST_DIR/t.qcow2",
+                "encryption_key_missing": false
+            },
+            "tray_open": false,
+            "type": "unknown"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+{
+    "return": {
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "SHUTDOWN"
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "ide1-cd0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
+{
+    "timestamp": {
+        "seconds":  TIMESTAMP,
+        "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP
+    },
+    "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
+    "data": {
+        "device": "floppy0",
+        "tray-open": true
+    }
+}
 
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071 b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
index 3924e51f51..5d61ef6d81 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ echo
 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" IMGOPTS="" IMGFMT="raw" _make_test_img $IMG_SIZE |\
     _filter_imgfmt
 _make_test_img $IMG_SIZE
-$QEMU_IO -c "open -o file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o driver=raw,file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
          -c 'read 0 512' -c 'write -P 42 0x38000 512' -c 'read -P 42 0x38000 512' | _filter_qemu_io
 
 $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 42 0 512' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
-$QEMU_IO -c "open -o file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o driver=raw,file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
          -c 'read -P 42 0 512' | _filter_qemu_io
 
 echo
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ echo
 TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" IMGOPTS="" IMGFMT="raw" _make_test_img $IMG_SIZE |\
     _filter_imgfmt
 _make_test_img $IMG_SIZE
-$QEMU_IO -c "open -o file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base,file.test.driver=$IMGFMT,file.test.file.filename=$TEST_IMG" \
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o driver=raw,file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base,file.test.driver=$IMGFMT,file.test.file.filename=$TEST_IMG" \
          -c 'read 0 512' -c 'write -P 42 0x38000 512' -c 'read -P 42 0x38000 512' | _filter_qemu_io
 
 $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 42 0 512' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
-$QEMU_IO -c "open -o file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o driver=raw,file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.base $TEST_IMG" \
          -c 'read -P 42 0 512' | _filter_qemu_io
 
 echo
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ echo
 echo "=== Testing blkverify on existing raw block device ==="
 echo
 
-run_qemu -drive "file=$TEST_IMG.base,if=none,id=drive0" <<EOF
+run_qemu -drive "file=$TEST_IMG.base,format=raw,if=none,id=drive0" <<EOF
 { "execute": "qmp_capabilities" }
 { "execute": "blockdev-add",
     "arguments": {
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
index 5f840a9980..ffd7032118 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ read 512/512 bytes at offset 229376
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
 wrote 512/512 bytes at offset 0
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=4 contents mismatch in sector 0
+blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=1 contents mismatch in sector 0
 
 === Testing blkverify through file blockref ===
 
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@ read 512/512 bytes at offset 229376
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
 wrote 512/512 bytes at offset 0
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=4 contents mismatch in sector 0
+blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=1 contents mismatch in sector 0
 
 === Testing blkdebug through filename ===
 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing blkdebug through file blockref ===
 
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing blkdebug on existing block device ===
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ read failed: Input/output error
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+qemu-system-x86_64: Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+qemu-system-x86_64: Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 
 
 === Testing blkverify on existing block device ===
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=1 contents mismatch in sector 0
 
 === Testing blkverify on existing raw block device ===
 
-Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base,if=none,id=drive0
+Testing: -drive file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base,format=raw,if=none,id=drive0
 QMP_VERSION
 {"return": {}}
 {"return": {}}
@@ -86,5 +92,7 @@ read failed: Input/output error
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "ide1-cd0", "tray-open": true}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED", "data": {"device": "floppy0", "tray-open": true}}
+qemu-system-x86_64: Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+qemu-system-x86_64: Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/077 b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
index 4dd1bdde20..42a90850c7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/077
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ echo "== Some concurrent requests involving RMW =="
 
 function test_io()
 {
-echo "open -o file.align=4k blkdebug::$TEST_IMG"
+echo "open -o driver=$IMGFMT,file.align=4k blkdebug::$TEST_IMG"
 # A simple RMW request
 cat  <<EOF
 aio_write -P 10 0x200 0x200
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/080 b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
index 9de337c407..73795f198f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/080
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$offset_backing_file_offset" "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xf
 poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$offset_ext_magic" "\x12\x34\x56\x78"
 poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$offset_ext_size" "\x7f\xff\xff\xff"
 { $QEMU_IO -c "read 0 512" $TEST_IMG; } 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io | _filter_testdir
+poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$offset_backing_file_offset" "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x$(printf %x $offset_ext_size)"
+{ $QEMU_IO -c "read 0 512" $TEST_IMG; } 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io | _filter_testdir
 poke_file "$TEST_IMG" "$offset_backing_file_offset" "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
 { $QEMU_IO -c "read 0 512" $TEST_IMG; } 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io | _filter_testdir
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/080.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/080.out
index f7a943c7a4..33d1f71232 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/080.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/080.out
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ qemu-io: can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Invalid backing file offset
 no file open, try 'help open'
 qemu-io: can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Header extension too large
 no file open, try 'help open'
+qemu-io: can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Header extension too large
+no file open, try 'help open'
 
 == Huge refcount table size ==
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081 b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
index ed3c29e13c..9ab93ff89e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ function run_qemu()
 test_quorum=$($QEMU_IMG --help|grep quorum)
 [ "$test_quorum" = "" ] && _supported_fmt quorum
 
-quorum="file.driver=quorum,file.children.0.file.filename=$TEST_DIR/1.raw"
+quorum="driver=raw,file.driver=quorum,file.vote-threshold=2"
+quorum="$quorum,file.children.0.file.filename=$TEST_DIR/1.raw"
 quorum="$quorum,file.children.1.file.filename=$TEST_DIR/2.raw"
-quorum="$quorum,file.children.2.file.filename=$TEST_DIR/3.raw,file.vote-threshold=2"
+quorum="$quorum,file.children.2.file.filename=$TEST_DIR/3.raw"
+quorum="$quorum,file.children.0.driver=raw"
+quorum="$quorum,file.children.1.driver=raw"
+quorum="$quorum,file.children.2.driver=raw"
 
 echo
 echo "== creating quorum files =="
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
index 073515ea50..190905a084 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081.out
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ 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
+read failed: Input/output error
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/082 b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
index e64de27733..c83e01e7cd 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/082
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ _img_info
 
 # Multiple -o should be merged
 run_qemu_img create -f $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on "$TEST_IMG" $size
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG"
+_img_info --format-specific
 
 # If the same -o key is specified more than once, the last one wins
 run_qemu_img create -f $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on -o cluster_size=8k "$TEST_IMG" $size
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG"
+_img_info --format-specific
 run_qemu_img create -f $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k,cluster_size=8k "$TEST_IMG" $size
 _img_info
 
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ TEST_IMG="${TEST_IMG}.base" _img_info
 
 # Multiple -o should be merged
 run_qemu_img convert -O $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG".base
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG".base
+TEST_IMG="${TEST_IMG}.base" _img_info --format-specific
 
 # If the same -o key is specified more than once, the last one wins
 run_qemu_img convert -O $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on -o cluster_size=8k "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG".base
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG".base
+TEST_IMG="${TEST_IMG}.base" _img_info --format-specific
 run_qemu_img convert -O $IMGFMT -o cluster_size=4k,cluster_size=8k "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG".base
 TEST_IMG="${TEST_IMG}.base" _img_info
 
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ echo === amend: Options specified more than once ===
 
 # Last -f should win
 run_qemu_img amend -f foo -f $IMGFMT -o lazy_refcounts=on "$TEST_IMG"
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG"
+_img_info --format-specific
 
 # Multiple -o should be merged
 run_qemu_img amend -f $IMGFMT -o size=130M -o lazy_refcounts=off "$TEST_IMG"
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG"
+_img_info --format-specific
 
 # If the same -o key is specified more than once, the last one wins
 run_qemu_img amend -f $IMGFMT -o size=8M -o lazy_refcounts=on -o size=132M "$TEST_IMG"
-run_qemu_img info "$TEST_IMG"
+_img_info --format-specific
 run_qemu_img amend -f $IMGFMT -o size=4M,size=148M "$TEST_IMG"
 _img_info
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/082.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/082.out
index 0a3ab5ac90..5adfd08f9b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/082.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/082.out
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ cluster_size: 65536
 
 Testing: create -f qcow2 -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 128M
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2', fmt=qcow2 size=134217728 encryption=off cluster_size=4096 lazy_refcounts=on 
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
-disk size: 16K
 cluster_size: 4096
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -25,12 +22,9 @@ Format specific information:
 
 Testing: create -f qcow2 -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on -o cluster_size=8k TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 128M
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.qcow2', fmt=qcow2 size=134217728 encryption=off cluster_size=8192 lazy_refcounts=on 
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
-disk size: 28K
 cluster_size: 8192
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -189,12 +183,9 @@ virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
 cluster_size: 65536
 
 Testing: convert -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
-disk size: 16K
 cluster_size: 4096
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -202,12 +193,9 @@ Format specific information:
     corrupt: false
 
 Testing: convert -O qcow2 -o cluster_size=4k -o lazy_refcounts=on -o cluster_size=8k TEST_DIR/t.qcow2 TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2.base
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
-disk size: 28K
 cluster_size: 8192
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -351,12 +339,9 @@ size             Virtual disk size
 === amend: Options specified more than once ===
 
 Testing: amend -f foo -f qcow2 -o lazy_refcounts=on TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
-disk size: 196K
 cluster_size: 65536
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -364,12 +349,9 @@ Format specific information:
     corrupt: false
 
 Testing: amend -f qcow2 -o size=130M -o lazy_refcounts=off TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 130M (136314880 bytes)
-disk size: 196K
 cluster_size: 65536
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
@@ -377,12 +359,9 @@ Format specific information:
     corrupt: false
 
 Testing: amend -f qcow2 -o size=8M -o lazy_refcounts=on -o size=132M TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-
-Testing: info TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-image: TEST_DIR/t.qcow2
-file format: qcow2
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 132M (138412032 bytes)
-disk size: 196K
 cluster_size: 65536
 Format specific information:
     compat: 1.1
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/089 b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
index dffc977e1c..6f74cecde2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/089
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 42 0 512' -c 'write -P 23 512 512' \
 
 $QEMU_IMG convert -f raw -O $IMGFMT "$TEST_IMG.base" "$TEST_IMG"
 
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 42 0 512' -c 'read -P 23 512 512' \
+$QEMU_IO_PROG --cache $CACHEMODE \
+         -c 'read -P 42 0 512' -c 'read -P 23 512 512' \
          -c 'read -P 66 1024 512' "json:{
     \"driver\": \"$IMGFMT\",
     \"file\": {
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ $QEMU_IO -c 'write -P 42 0x38000 512' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
 
 # The "image.filename" part tests whether "a": { "b": "c" } and "a.b": "c" do
 # the same (which they should).
-$QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 42 0x38000 512' "json:{
+$QEMU_IO_PROG --cache $CACHEMODE \
+     -c 'read -P 42 0x38000 512' "json:{
     \"driver\": \"$IMGFMT\",
     \"file\": {
         \"driver\": \"blkdebug\",
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
index b2b0390818..bf3b8a0aae 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ read 512/512 bytes at offset 0
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
 wrote 512/512 bytes at offset 229376
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
+Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing qemu-img info output ===
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/099 b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
index ffc7ea795a..948afff28b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/099
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 _supported_fmt qcow qcow2 qed vdi vhdx vmdk vpc
 _supported_proto file
 _supported_os Linux
-
+_unsupported_imgopts "subformat=monolithicFlat" "subformat=twoGbMaxExtentFlat" \
+    "subformat=twoGbMaxExtentSparse"
 
 function do_run_qemu()
 {
@@ -107,8 +108,21 @@ echo
 # generate a JSON object here as well
 test_qemu "file.driver=blkverify,file.raw.filename=$TEST_IMG.compare,file.test.file.driver=blkdebug,file.test.file.image.filename=$TEST_IMG,file.test.file.inject-error.0.event=l1_update"
 
+echo
+echo '=== Testing plain filename for blkdebug ==='
+echo
 
-rm -f "$TEST_IMG.compare"
+touch "$TEST_DIR/blkdebug.conf"
+test_qemu "file.driver=blkdebug,file.config=$TEST_DIR/blkdebug.conf,file.image.filename=$TEST_IMG"
+
+echo
+echo '=== Testing plain filename for blkdebug without configuration file ==='
+echo
+
+test_qemu "file.driver=blkdebug,file.image.filename=$TEST_IMG"
+
+
+rm -f "$TEST_IMG.compare" "$TEST_DIR/blkdebug.conf"
 
 # success, all done
 echo "*** done"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/099.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/099.out
index 55be4d4c56..2fa06ff3a0 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/099.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/099.out
@@ -12,9 +12,17 @@ blkverify:TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.compare:TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
 
 === Testing JSON filename for blkdebug ===
 
-json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"inject-error": [{"immediately": false, "once": false, "state": 0, "sector": -1, "event": "l1_update", "errno": 5}], "image": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT"}, "driver": "blkdebug"}}
+json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"image": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT"}, "driver": "blkdebug", "inject-error.0.event": "l1_update"}}
 
 === Testing indirectly enforced JSON filename ===
 
-json:{"driver": "raw", "file": {"test": {"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"inject-error": [{"immediately": false, "once": false, "state": 0, "sector": -1, "event": "l1_update", "errno": 5}], "image": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT"}, "driver": "blkdebug"}}, "driver": "blkverify", "raw": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.compare"}}}
+json:{"driver": "raw", "file": {"test": {"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"image": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT"}, "driver": "blkdebug", "inject-error.0.event": "l1_update"}}, "driver": "blkverify", "raw": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.compare"}}}
+
+=== Testing plain filename for blkdebug ===
+
+blkdebug:TEST_DIR/blkdebug.conf:TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+
+=== Testing plain filename for blkdebug without configuration file ===
+
+blkdebug::TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/109 b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0b668da850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test writing image headers of other formats into raw images
+#
+# 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=kwolf@redhat.com
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here="$PWD"
+tmp=/tmp/$$
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+    rm -f $TEST_IMG.src
+	_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 raw
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+qemu_comm_method=qmp
+
+function run_qemu()
+{
+    local raw_img="$1"
+    local source_img="$2"
+    local qmp_format="$3"
+    local qmp_event="$4"
+
+    _launch_qemu -drive file="${source_img}",format=raw,cache=${CACHEMODE},id=src
+    _send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE "{ 'execute': 'qmp_capabilities' }" "return"
+
+    _send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE \
+        "{'execute':'drive-mirror', 'arguments':{
+            'device': 'src', 'target': '$raw_img', $qmp_format
+            'mode': 'existing', 'sync': 'full'}}" \
+        "return"
+
+    _send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE '' "$qmp_event"
+    _send_qemu_cmd $QEMU_HANDLE '{"execute":"query-block-jobs"}' "return"
+    _cleanup_qemu
+}
+
+for fmt in qcow qcow2 qed vdi vmdk vpc; do
+
+    echo
+    echo "=== Writing a $fmt header into raw ==="
+    echo
+
+    _make_test_img 64M
+    TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.src" IMGFMT=$fmt _make_test_img 64M
+
+    # This first test should fail: The image format was probed, we may not
+    # write an image header at the start of the image
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "" "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR"
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0 0 64k' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+
+    # When raw was explicitly specified, the same must succeed
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "'format': 'raw'," "BLOCK_JOB_READY"
+    $QEMU_IMG compare -f raw -F raw "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src"
+
+done
+
+
+for sample_img in empty.bochs iotest-dirtylog-10G-4M.vhdx parallels-v1 \
+                  simple-pattern.cloop; do
+
+    echo
+    echo "=== Copying sample image $sample_img into raw ==="
+    echo
+
+    # Can't use _use_sample_img because that isn't designed to be used multiple
+    # times and it overwrites $TEST_IMG (both breaks cleanup)
+    _make_test_img 64M
+    bzcat "$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR/$sample_img.bz2" > "$TEST_IMG.src"
+
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "" "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR"
+    $QEMU_IO -c 'read -P 0 0 64k' "$TEST_IMG" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "'format': 'raw'," "BLOCK_JOB_READY"
+    # qemu-img compare can't handle unaligned file sizes
+    $QEMU_IMG resize -f raw "$TEST_IMG.src" +0
+    $QEMU_IMG compare -f raw -F raw "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src"
+done
+
+echo
+echo "=== Write legitimate MBR into raw ==="
+echo
+
+for sample_img in grub_mbr.raw; do
+    _make_test_img 64M
+    bzcat "$SAMPLE_IMG_DIR/$sample_img.bz2" > "$TEST_IMG.src"
+
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "" "BLOCK_JOB_READY"
+    $QEMU_IMG compare -f raw -F raw "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src"
+
+    run_qemu "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src" "'format': 'raw'," "BLOCK_JOB_READY"
+    $QEMU_IMG compare -f raw -F raw "$TEST_IMG" "$TEST_IMG.src"
+done
+
+
+# success, all done
+echo '*** done'
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7db92c9ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/109.out
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+QA output created by 109
+
+=== Writing a qcow header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Writing a qcow2 header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 197120, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 197120, "offset": 197120, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Writing a qed header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Writing a vdi header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 1024, "offset": 1024, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Writing a vmdk header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 65536, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 65536, "offset": 65536, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Writing a vpc header into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.raw.src', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Copying sample image empty.bochs into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2560, "offset": 2560, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Image resized.
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Copying sample image iotest-dirtylog-10G-4M.vhdx into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 31457280, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 31457280, "offset": 31457280, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Image resized.
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Copying sample image parallels-v1 into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 327680, "offset": 327680, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Image resized.
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Copying sample image simple-pattern.cloop into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR", "data": {"device": "src", "operation": "write", "action": "report"}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2048, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror", "error": "Operation not permitted"}}
+{"return": []}
+read 65536/65536 bytes at offset 0
+64 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 2048, "offset": 2048, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Image resized.
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+
+=== Write legitimate MBR into raw ===
+
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+{"return": {}}
+WARNING: Image format was not specified for 'TEST_DIR/t.raw' and probing guessed raw.
+Automatically detecting the format is dangerous for raw images, write operations on block 0 will be restricted.
+Specify the 'raw' format explicitly to remove the restrictions.
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "src", "len": 512, "offset": 512, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": [{"io-status": "ok", "device": "src", "busy": false, "len": 512, "offset": 512, "paused": false, "speed": 0, "ready": true, "type": "mirror"}]}
+Warning: Image size mismatch!
+Images are identical.
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/113 b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a2cd96b176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test case for accessing creation options on image formats and
+# protocols not supporting image creation
+#
+# 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=mreitz@redhat.com
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here="$PWD"
+tmp=/tmp/$$
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+	_cleanup_test_img
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+
+# We can only test one format here because we need its sample file
+_supported_fmt bochs
+_supported_proto nbd
+_supported_os Linux
+
+echo
+echo '=== Unsupported image creation in qemu-img create ==='
+echo
+
+$QEMU_IMG create -f $IMGFMT nbd://example.com 2>&1 64M | _filter_imgfmt
+
+echo
+echo '=== Unsupported image creation in qemu-img convert ==='
+echo
+
+# We could use any input image format here, but this is a bochs test, so just
+# use the bochs image
+_use_sample_img empty.bochs.bz2
+$QEMU_IMG convert -f $IMGFMT -O $IMGFMT "$TEST_IMG" nbd://example.com 2>&1 \
+    | _filter_imgfmt
+
+echo
+echo '=== Unsupported format in qemu-img amend ==='
+echo
+
+# The protocol does not matter here
+_use_sample_img empty.bochs.bz2
+$QEMU_IMG amend -f $IMGFMT -o foo=bar "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1 | _filter_imgfmt
+
+
+# success, all done
+echo
+echo '*** done'
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/113.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/113.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00bdfd6887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/113.out
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+QA output created by 113
+
+=== Unsupported image creation in qemu-img create ===
+
+qemu-img: nbd://example.com: Format driver 'IMGFMT' does not support image creation
+
+=== Unsupported image creation in qemu-img convert ===
+
+qemu-img: Format driver 'IMGFMT' does not support image creation
+
+=== Unsupported format in qemu-img amend ===
+
+qemu-img: Format driver 'IMGFMT' does not support any options to amend
+
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/114 b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d02e7ffbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test invalid backing file format in qcow2 images
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# creator
+owner=kwolf@redhat.com
+
+seq="$(basename $0)"
+echo "QA output created by $seq"
+
+here="$PWD"
+tmp=/tmp/$$
+status=1	# failure is the default!
+
+_cleanup()
+{
+	_cleanup_test_img
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+
+_supported_fmt qcow2
+_supported_proto generic
+_supported_os Linux
+
+
+TEST_IMG="$TEST_IMG.base" _make_test_img 64M
+_make_test_img -b "$TEST_IMG.base" 64M
+
+# Set an invalid backing file format
+$PYTHON qcow2.py "$TEST_IMG" add-header-ext 0xE2792ACA "foo"
+_img_info
+
+# Try opening the image. Should fail (and not probe) in the first case, but
+# overriding the backing file format should be possible.
+$QEMU_IO -c "open $TEST_IMG" -c "read 0 4k" 2>&1 | _filter_qemu_io | _filter_testdir
+$QEMU_IO -c "open -o backing.driver=$IMGFMT $TEST_IMG" -c "read 0 4k" | _filter_qemu_io
+
+# success, all done
+echo '*** done'
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/114.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/114.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6b21085a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/114.out
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+QA output created by 114
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base' 
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 64M (67108864 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base
+backing file format: foo
+qemu-io: can't open device TEST_DIR/t.qcow2: Could not open backing file: Unknown driver 'foo'
+read 4096/4096 bytes at offset 0
+4 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
index 9e12bec2bf..1e556bbb7d 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ testlist options
 
             if [ ! -z "$DISPLAY" ]
             then
-                which xdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=xdiff
-                which gdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=gdiff
-                which tkdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=tkdiff
-                which xxdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=xxdiff
+                command -v xdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=xdiff
+                command -v gdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=gdiff
+                command -v tkdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=tkdiff
+                command -v xxdiff >/dev/null 2>&1 && diff=xxdiff
             fi
             ;;
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ BEGIN        { for (t='$start'; t<='$end'; t++) printf "%03d\n",t }' \
 done
 
 # Set qemu-io cache mode with $CACHEMODE we have
-QEMU_IO_OPTIONS="$QEMU_IO_OPTIONS --cache $CACHEMODE"
+QEMU_IO_OPTIONS="$QEMU_IO_OPTIONS -f $IMGFMT --cache $CACHEMODE"
 
 # Set default options for qemu-img create -o if they were not specified
 _set_default_imgopts
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
index bd6790be63..91a5ef696b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.config
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export PWD=`pwd`
 # $1 = prog to look for, $2* = default pathnames if not found in $PATH
 set_prog_path()
 {
-    p=`which $1 2> /dev/null`
+    p=`command -v $1 2> /dev/null`
     if [ -n "$p" -a -x "$p" ]; then
         echo $p
         return 0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.filter b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.filter
index 3acdb307f4..dfb9726f6c 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.filter
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.filter
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ _filter_qmp()
 {
     _filter_win32 | \
     sed -e 's#\("\(micro\)\?seconds": \)[0-9]\+#\1 TIMESTAMP#g' \
-        -e 's#^{"QMP":.*}$#QMP_VERSION#'
+        -e 's#^{"QMP":.*}$#QMP_VERSION#' \
+        -e '/^    "QMP": {\s*$/, /^    }\s*$/ c\' \
+        -e '    QMP_VERSION'
 }
 
 # replace driver-specific options in the "Formatting..." line
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.qemu b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.qemu
index ee7ebb4c1d..8e618b5149 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.qemu
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.qemu
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ function _launch_qemu()
     mkfifo "${fifo_out}"
     mkfifo "${fifo_in}"
 
-    "${QEMU}" -nographic -serial none ${comm} -machine accel=qtest "${@}" 2>&1 \
+    "${QEMU}" -nographic -serial none ${comm} -machine accel=qtest "${@}" \
                                                                 >"${fifo_out}" \
+                                                                2>&1 \
                                                                 <"${fifo_in}" &
     QEMU_PID[${_QEMU_HANDLE}]=$!
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
index 9c49deb3dd..3b14053790 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ _cleanup_test_img()
     case "$IMGPROTO" in
 
         nbd)
-            kill $QEMU_NBD_PID
+            if [ -n "$QEMU_NBD_PID" ]; then
+                kill $QEMU_NBD_PID
+            fi
             rm -f "$TEST_IMG_FILE"
             ;;
         file)
@@ -213,6 +215,13 @@ _check_test_img()
 
 _img_info()
 {
+    if [[ "$1" == "--format-specific" ]]; then
+        local format_specific=1
+        shift
+    else
+        local format_specific=0
+    fi
+
     discard=0
     regex_json_spec_start='^ *"format-specific": \{'
     $QEMU_IMG info "$@" "$TEST_IMG" 2>&1 | \
@@ -222,7 +231,9 @@ _img_info()
             -e "/^disk size:/ D" \
             -e "/actual-size/ D" | \
         while IFS='' read line; do
-            if [[ $line == "Format specific information:" ]]; then
+            if [[ $format_specific == 1 ]]; then
+                discard=0
+            elif [[ $line == "Format specific information:" ]]; then
                 discard=1
             elif [[ $line =~ $regex_json_spec_start ]]; then
                 discard=2
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 7dfe46940a..a4742c6d01 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -111,4 +111,7 @@
 105 rw auto quick
 107 rw auto quick
 108 rw auto quick
+109 rw auto
 111 rw auto quick
+113 rw auto quick
+114 rw auto quick
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
index 2058596964..9cc4cf7d08 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import string
 class QcowHeaderExtension:
 
     def __init__(self, magic, length, data):
+        if length % 8 != 0:
+            padding = 8 - (length % 8)
+            data += "\0" * padding
+
         self.magic  = magic
         self.length = length
         self.data   = data
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/sample_images/grub_mbr.raw.bz2 b/tests/qemu-iotests/sample_images/grub_mbr.raw.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8585878bcd
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/qemu-iotests/sample_images/grub_mbr.raw.bz2 differ
diff --git a/tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test.c b/tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test.c
index 8cf2c5bcaa..6d631cf366 100644
--- a/tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test.c
+++ b/tests/usb-hcd-uhci-test.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_func("/uhci/pci/hotplug/usb-storage", test_usb_storage_hotplug);
 
     qtest_start("-device piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,addr=1d.0"
-                " -drive id=drive0,if=none,file=/dev/null"
+                " -drive id=drive0,if=none,file=/dev/null,format=raw"
                 " -device usb-tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1");
     ret = g_test_run();
     qtest_end();
diff --git a/tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test.c b/tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test.c
index b1a7dec5bb..adf261e963 100644
--- a/tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test.c
+++ b/tests/usb-hcd-xhci-test.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_func("/xhci/pci/hotplug/usb-uas", test_usb_uas_hotplug);
 
     qtest_start("-device nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci"
-                " -drive id=drive0,if=none,file=/dev/null");
+                " -drive id=drive0,if=none,file=/dev/null,format=raw");
     ret = g_test_run();
     qtest_end();
 
diff --git a/tests/virtio-blk-test.c b/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
index ead3911e28..89d7cbf919 100644
--- a/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
+++ b/tests/virtio-blk-test.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static QPCIBus *test_start(void)
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, 0);
     close(fd);
 
-    cmdline = g_strdup_printf("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=%s "
-                              "-drive if=none,id=drive1,file=/dev/null "
+    cmdline = g_strdup_printf("-drive if=none,id=drive0,file=%s,format=raw "
+                              "-drive if=none,id=drive1,file=/dev/null,format=raw "
                               "-device virtio-blk-pci,id=drv0,drive=drive0,"
                               "addr=%x.%x",
                               tmp_path, PCI_SLOT, PCI_FN);
diff --git a/tests/virtio-scsi-test.c b/tests/virtio-scsi-test.c
index 41f9602e44..989f8251c4 100644
--- a/tests/virtio-scsi-test.c
+++ b/tests/virtio-scsi-test.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_func("/virtio/scsi/pci/nop", pci_nop);
     qtest_add_func("/virtio/scsi/pci/hotplug", hotplug);
 
-    qtest_start("-drive id=drv0,if=none,file=/dev/null "
-                "-drive id=drv1,if=none,file=/dev/null "
+    qtest_start("-drive id=drv0,if=none,file=/dev/null,format=raw "
+                "-drive id=drv1,if=none,file=/dev/null,format=raw "
                 "-device virtio-scsi-pci,id=vscsi0 "
                 "-device scsi-hd,bus=vscsi0.0,drive=drv0");
     ret = g_test_run();
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index eb89d62906..f1a5d66cb6 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static int mon_init_func(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void monitor_parse(const char *optarg, const char *mode)
+static void monitor_parse(const char *optarg, const char *mode, bool pretty)
 {
     static int monitor_device_index = 0;
     QemuOpts *opts;
@@ -2314,6 +2314,7 @@ static void monitor_parse(const char *optarg, const char *mode)
     }
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "mode", mode);
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "chardev", label);
+    qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "pretty", pretty);
     if (def)
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "default", "on");
     monitor_device_index++;
@@ -3292,11 +3293,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             case QEMU_OPTION_monitor:
                 default_monitor = 0;
                 if (strncmp(optarg, "none", 4)) {
-                    monitor_parse(optarg, "readline");
+                    monitor_parse(optarg, "readline", false);
                 }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_qmp:
-                monitor_parse(optarg, "control");
+                monitor_parse(optarg, "control", false);
+                default_monitor = 0;
+                break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_qmp_pretty:
+                monitor_parse(optarg, "control", true);
                 default_monitor = 0;
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_mon:
@@ -3994,7 +3999,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 add_device_config(DEV_SCLP, "stdio");
             }
             if (default_monitor)
-                monitor_parse("stdio", "readline");
+                monitor_parse("stdio", "readline", false);
         }
     } else {
         if (default_serial)
@@ -4002,7 +4007,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         if (default_parallel)
             add_device_config(DEV_PARALLEL, "vc:80Cx24C");
         if (default_monitor)
-            monitor_parse("vc:80Cx24C", "readline");
+            monitor_parse("vc:80Cx24C", "readline", false);
         if (default_virtcon)
             add_device_config(DEV_VIRTCON, "vc:80Cx24C");
         if (default_sclp) {