diff --git a/QMP/qmp-events.txt b/QMP/qmp-events.txt
index 987c575..b2698e4 100644
--- a/QMP/qmp-events.txt
+++ b/QMP/qmp-events.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@
               "action": "stop" },
     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
 
+BLOCK_JOB_READY
+---------------
+
+Emitted when a block job is ready to complete.
+
+Data:
+
+- "device": device name (json-string)
+
+Example:
+
+{ "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY",
+    "data": { "device": "ide0-hd1" },
+    "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
+
+Note: The "ready to complete" status is always reset by a BLOCK_JOB_ERROR
+event.
+
 DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/QMP/qmp.py b/QMP/qmp.py
index 33c7d36..c551df1 100644
--- a/QMP/qmp.py
+++ b/QMP/qmp.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
         @raise QMPCapabilitiesError if fails to negotiate capabilities
         """
         self.__sock, _ = self.__sock.accept()
+        self.__sockfile = self.__sock.makefile()
         return self.__negotiate_capabilities()
 
     def cmd_obj(self, qmp_cmd):
@@ -135,6 +136,26 @@
             raise Exception(ret['error']['desc'])
         return ret['return']
 
+    def pull_event(self, wait=False):
+        """
+        Get and delete the first available QMP event.
+
+        @param wait: block until an event is available (bool)
+        """
+        self.__sock.setblocking(0)
+        try:
+            self.__json_read()
+        except socket.error, err:
+            if err[0] == errno.EAGAIN:
+                # No data available
+                pass
+        self.__sock.setblocking(1)
+        if not self.__events and wait:
+            self.__json_read(only_event=True)
+        event = self.__events[0]
+        del self.__events[0]
+        return event
+
     def get_events(self, wait=False):
         """
         Get a list of available QMP events.
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 56426a9..da1fdca 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
     };
 
     if (!drv->bdrv_create) {
-        return -ENOTSUP;
+        ret = -ENOTSUP;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
@@ -402,8 +403,9 @@
     }
 
     ret = cco.ret;
-    g_free(cco.filename);
 
+out:
+    g_free(cco.filename);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -742,6 +744,42 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+int bdrv_open_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    char backing_filename[PATH_MAX];
+    int back_flags, ret;
+    BlockDriver *back_drv = NULL;
+
+    if (bs->backing_hd != NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    bs->open_flags &= ~BDRV_O_NO_BACKING;
+    if (bs->backing_file[0] == '\0') {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    bs->backing_hd = bdrv_new("");
+    bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename,
+                                   sizeof(backing_filename));
+
+    if (bs->backing_format[0] != '\0') {
+        back_drv = bdrv_find_format(bs->backing_format);
+    }
+
+    /* backing files always opened read-only */
+    back_flags = bs->open_flags & ~(BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT);
+
+    ret = bdrv_open(bs->backing_hd, backing_filename, back_flags, back_drv);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        bdrv_delete(bs->backing_hd);
+        bs->backing_hd = NULL;
+        bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_NO_BACKING;
+        return ret;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Opens a disk image (raw, qcow2, vmdk, ...)
  */
@@ -829,24 +867,8 @@
     }
 
     /* If there is a backing file, use it */
-    if ((flags & BDRV_O_NO_BACKING) == 0 && bs->backing_file[0] != '\0') {
-        char backing_filename[PATH_MAX];
-        int back_flags;
-        BlockDriver *back_drv = NULL;
-
-        bs->backing_hd = bdrv_new("");
-        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename,
-                                       sizeof(backing_filename));
-
-        if (bs->backing_format[0] != '\0') {
-            back_drv = bdrv_find_format(bs->backing_format);
-        }
-
-        /* backing files always opened read-only */
-        back_flags =
-            flags & ~(BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING);
-
-        ret = bdrv_open(bs->backing_hd, backing_filename, back_flags, back_drv);
+    if ((flags & BDRV_O_NO_BACKING) == 0) {
+        ret = bdrv_open_backing_file(bs);
         if (ret < 0) {
             bdrv_close(bs);
             return ret;
@@ -2378,7 +2400,7 @@
     }
 
     if (bs->dirty_bitmap) {
-        set_dirty_bitmap(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, 1);
+        bdrv_set_dirty(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
     }
 
     if (bs->wr_highest_sector < sector_num + nb_sectors - 1) {
@@ -2806,76 +2828,82 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+BlockInfo *bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    BlockInfo *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    info->device = g_strdup(bs->device_name);
+    info->type = g_strdup("unknown");
+    info->locked = bdrv_dev_is_medium_locked(bs);
+    info->removable = bdrv_dev_has_removable_media(bs);
+
+    if (bdrv_dev_has_removable_media(bs)) {
+        info->has_tray_open = true;
+        info->tray_open = bdrv_dev_is_tray_open(bs);
+    }
+
+    if (bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        info->has_io_status = true;
+        info->io_status = bs->iostatus;
+    }
+
+    if (bs->dirty_bitmap) {
+        info->has_dirty = true;
+        info->dirty = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->dirty));
+        info->dirty->count = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs) *
+            BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
+    }
+
+    if (bs->drv) {
+        info->has_inserted = true;
+        info->inserted = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->inserted));
+        info->inserted->file = g_strdup(bs->filename);
+        info->inserted->ro = bs->read_only;
+        info->inserted->drv = g_strdup(bs->drv->format_name);
+        info->inserted->encrypted = bs->encrypted;
+        info->inserted->encryption_key_missing = bdrv_key_required(bs);
+
+        if (bs->backing_file[0]) {
+            info->inserted->has_backing_file = true;
+            info->inserted->backing_file = g_strdup(bs->backing_file);
+        }
+
+        info->inserted->backing_file_depth = bdrv_get_backing_file_depth(bs);
+
+        if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
+            info->inserted->bps =
+                           bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_TOTAL];
+            info->inserted->bps_rd =
+                           bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ];
+            info->inserted->bps_wr =
+                           bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE];
+            info->inserted->iops =
+                           bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_TOTAL];
+            info->inserted->iops_rd =
+                           bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ];
+            info->inserted->iops_wr =
+                           bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE];
+        }
+    }
+    return info;
+}
+
 BlockInfoList *qmp_query_block(Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockInfoList *head = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
+    BlockInfoList *head = NULL, **p_next = &head;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, list) {
         BlockInfoList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        info->value = bdrv_query_info(bs);
 
-        info->value = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value));
-        info->value->device = g_strdup(bs->device_name);
-        info->value->type = g_strdup("unknown");
-        info->value->locked = bdrv_dev_is_medium_locked(bs);
-        info->value->removable = bdrv_dev_has_removable_media(bs);
-
-        if (bdrv_dev_has_removable_media(bs)) {
-            info->value->has_tray_open = true;
-            info->value->tray_open = bdrv_dev_is_tray_open(bs);
-        }
-
-        if (bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
-            info->value->has_io_status = true;
-            info->value->io_status = bs->iostatus;
-        }
-
-        if (bs->drv) {
-            info->value->has_inserted = true;
-            info->value->inserted = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->value->inserted));
-            info->value->inserted->file = g_strdup(bs->filename);
-            info->value->inserted->ro = bs->read_only;
-            info->value->inserted->drv = g_strdup(bs->drv->format_name);
-            info->value->inserted->encrypted = bs->encrypted;
-            info->value->inserted->encryption_key_missing = bdrv_key_required(bs);
-            if (bs->backing_file[0]) {
-                info->value->inserted->has_backing_file = true;
-                info->value->inserted->backing_file = g_strdup(bs->backing_file);
-            }
-
-            info->value->inserted->backing_file_depth =
-                bdrv_get_backing_file_depth(bs);
-
-            if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
-                info->value->inserted->bps =
-                               bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_TOTAL];
-                info->value->inserted->bps_rd =
-                               bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ];
-                info->value->inserted->bps_wr =
-                               bs->io_limits.bps[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE];
-                info->value->inserted->iops =
-                               bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_TOTAL];
-                info->value->inserted->iops_rd =
-                               bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ];
-                info->value->inserted->iops_wr =
-                               bs->io_limits.iops[BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE];
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* XXX: waiting for the qapi to support GSList */
-        if (!cur_item) {
-            head = cur_item = info;
-        } else {
-            cur_item->next = info;
-            cur_item = info;
-        }
+        *p_next = info;
+        p_next = &info->next;
     }
 
     return head;
 }
 
-/* Consider exposing this as a full fledged QMP command */
-static BlockStats *qmp_query_blockstat(const BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BlockStats *s;
 
@@ -2899,7 +2927,7 @@
 
     if (bs->file) {
         s->has_parent = true;
-        s->parent = qmp_query_blockstat(bs->file, NULL);
+        s->parent = bdrv_query_stats(bs->file);
     }
 
     return s;
@@ -2907,20 +2935,15 @@
 
 BlockStatsList *qmp_query_blockstats(Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockStatsList *head = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
+    BlockStatsList *head = NULL, **p_next = &head;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, list) {
         BlockStatsList *info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
-        info->value = qmp_query_blockstat(bs, NULL);
+        info->value = bdrv_query_stats(bs);
 
-        /* XXX: waiting for the qapi to support GSList */
-        if (!cur_item) {
-            head = cur_item = info;
-        } else {
-            cur_item->next = info;
-            cur_item = info;
-        }
+        *p_next = info;
+        p_next = &info->next;
     }
 
     return head;
@@ -2953,9 +2976,7 @@
     if (bdrv_check_request(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors))
         return -EIO;
 
-    if (bs->dirty_bitmap) {
-        set_dirty_bitmap(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, 1);
-    }
+    assert(!bs->dirty_bitmap);
 
     return drv->bdrv_write_compressed(bs, sector_num, buf, nb_sectors);
 }
@@ -3132,22 +3153,70 @@
     return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
+/* backing_file can either be relative, or absolute, or a protocol.  If it is
+ * relative, it must be relative to the chain.  So, passing in bs->filename
+ * from a BDS as backing_file should not be done, as that may be relative to
+ * the CWD rather than the chain. */
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_find_backing_image(BlockDriverState *bs,
         const char *backing_file)
 {
-    if (!bs->drv) {
+    char *filename_full = NULL;
+    char *backing_file_full = NULL;
+    char *filename_tmp = NULL;
+    int is_protocol = 0;
+    BlockDriverState *curr_bs = NULL;
+    BlockDriverState *retval = NULL;
+
+    if (!bs || !bs->drv || !backing_file) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (bs->backing_hd) {
-        if (strcmp(bs->backing_file, backing_file) == 0) {
-            return bs->backing_hd;
+    filename_full     = g_malloc(PATH_MAX);
+    backing_file_full = g_malloc(PATH_MAX);
+    filename_tmp      = g_malloc(PATH_MAX);
+
+    is_protocol = path_has_protocol(backing_file);
+
+    for (curr_bs = bs; curr_bs->backing_hd; curr_bs = curr_bs->backing_hd) {
+
+        /* If either of the filename paths is actually a protocol, then
+         * compare unmodified paths; otherwise make paths relative */
+        if (is_protocol || path_has_protocol(curr_bs->backing_file)) {
+            if (strcmp(backing_file, curr_bs->backing_file) == 0) {
+                retval = curr_bs->backing_hd;
+                break;
+            }
         } else {
-            return bdrv_find_backing_image(bs->backing_hd, backing_file);
+            /* If not an absolute filename path, make it relative to the current
+             * image's filename path */
+            path_combine(filename_tmp, PATH_MAX, curr_bs->filename,
+                         backing_file);
+
+            /* We are going to compare absolute pathnames */
+            if (!realpath(filename_tmp, filename_full)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* We need to make sure the backing filename we are comparing against
+             * is relative to the current image filename (or absolute) */
+            path_combine(filename_tmp, PATH_MAX, curr_bs->filename,
+                         curr_bs->backing_file);
+
+            if (!realpath(filename_tmp, backing_file_full)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (strcmp(backing_file_full, filename_full) == 0) {
+                retval = curr_bs->backing_hd;
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    return NULL;
+    g_free(filename_full);
+    g_free(backing_file_full);
+    g_free(filename_tmp);
+    return retval;
 }
 
 int bdrv_get_backing_file_depth(BlockDriverState *bs)
@@ -4214,13 +4283,54 @@
 
     if (bs->dirty_bitmap &&
         (sector << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS) < bdrv_getlength(bs)) {
-        return !!(bs->dirty_bitmap[chunk / (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8)] &
-            (1UL << (chunk % (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8))));
+        return !!(bs->dirty_bitmap[chunk / BITS_PER_LONG] &
+            (1UL << (chunk % BITS_PER_LONG)));
     } else {
         return 0;
     }
 }
 
+int64_t bdrv_get_next_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector)
+{
+    int64_t chunk;
+    int bit, elem;
+
+    /* Avoid an infinite loop.  */
+    assert(bs->dirty_count > 0);
+
+    sector = (sector | (BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK - 1)) + 1;
+    chunk = sector / (int64_t)BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK;
+
+    QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(bs->dirty_bitmap[0]) * 8 != BITS_PER_LONG);
+    elem = chunk / BITS_PER_LONG;
+    bit = chunk % BITS_PER_LONG;
+    for (;;) {
+        if (sector >= bs->total_sectors) {
+            sector = 0;
+            bit = elem = 0;
+        }
+        if (bit == 0 && bs->dirty_bitmap[elem] == 0) {
+            sector += BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK * BITS_PER_LONG;
+            elem++;
+        } else {
+            if (bs->dirty_bitmap[elem] & (1UL << bit)) {
+                return sector;
+            }
+            sector += BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK;
+            if (++bit == BITS_PER_LONG) {
+                bit = 0;
+                elem++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void bdrv_set_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t cur_sector,
+                    int nr_sectors)
+{
+    set_dirty_bitmap(bs, cur_sector, nr_sectors, 1);
+}
+
 void bdrv_reset_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t cur_sector,
                       int nr_sectors)
 {
@@ -4268,6 +4378,9 @@
 {
     if (bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
         bs->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
+        if (bs->job) {
+            block_job_iostatus_reset(bs->job);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index aa608a8..722c620 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 void bdrv_delete(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_parse_cache_flags(const char *mode, int *flags);
 int bdrv_file_open(BlockDriverState **pbs, const char *filename, int flags);
+int bdrv_open_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_open(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename, int flags,
               BlockDriver *drv);
 BlockReopenQueue *bdrv_reopen_queue(BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue,
@@ -314,6 +315,8 @@
                                char *filename, int filename_size);
 void bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                     char *dest, size_t sz);
+BlockInfo *bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *s);
+BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_can_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_is_snapshot(BlockDriverState *bs);
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_snapshots(void);
@@ -351,8 +354,9 @@
 
 void bdrv_set_dirty_tracking(BlockDriverState *bs, int enable);
 int bdrv_get_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector);
-void bdrv_reset_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t cur_sector,
-                      int nr_sectors);
+void bdrv_set_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t cur_sector, int nr_sectors);
+void bdrv_reset_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t cur_sector, int nr_sectors);
+int64_t bdrv_get_next_dirty(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector);
 int64_t bdrv_get_dirty_count(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
 void bdrv_enable_copy_on_read(BlockDriverState *bs);
diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index 554f429..806e526 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 
 common-obj-y += stream.o
 common-obj-y += commit.o
+common-obj-y += mirror.o
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index 733c914..fae7958 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         bdrv_reopen(overlay_bs, s->orig_overlay_flags, NULL);
     }
 
-    block_job_complete(&s->common, ret);
+    block_job_completed(&s->common, ret);
 }
 
 static void commit_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
@@ -211,15 +211,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    /* top and base may be valid, but let's make sure that base is reachable
-     * from top */
-    if (bdrv_find_backing_image(top, base->filename) != base) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Base (%s) is not reachable from top (%s)",
-                   base->filename, top->filename);
-        return;
-    }
-
     overlay_bs = bdrv_find_overlay(bs, top);
 
     if (overlay_bs == NULL) {
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6618a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+/*
+ * Image mirroring
+ *
+ * Copyright Red Hat, Inc. 2012
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Paolo Bonzini  <pbonzini@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "trace.h"
+#include "blockjob.h"
+#include "block_int.h"
+#include "qemu/ratelimit.h"
+
+enum {
+    /*
+     * Size of data buffer for populating the image file.  This should be large
+     * enough to process multiple clusters in a single call, so that populating
+     * contiguous regions of the image is efficient.
+     */
+    BLOCK_SIZE = 512 * BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK, /* in bytes */
+};
+
+#define SLICE_TIME 100000000ULL /* ns */
+
+typedef struct MirrorBlockJob {
+    BlockJob common;
+    RateLimit limit;
+    BlockDriverState *target;
+    MirrorSyncMode mode;
+    BlockdevOnError on_source_error, on_target_error;
+    bool synced;
+    bool should_complete;
+    int64_t sector_num;
+    uint8_t *buf;
+} MirrorBlockJob;
+
+static BlockErrorAction mirror_error_action(MirrorBlockJob *s, bool read,
+                                            int error)
+{
+    s->synced = false;
+    if (read) {
+        return block_job_error_action(&s->common, s->common.bs,
+                                      s->on_source_error, true, error);
+    } else {
+        return block_job_error_action(&s->common, s->target,
+                                      s->on_target_error, false, error);
+    }
+}
+
+static int coroutine_fn mirror_iteration(MirrorBlockJob *s,
+                                         BlockErrorAction *p_action)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *source = s->common.bs;
+    BlockDriverState *target = s->target;
+    QEMUIOVector qiov;
+    int ret, nb_sectors;
+    int64_t end;
+    struct iovec iov;
+
+    end = s->common.len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
+    s->sector_num = bdrv_get_next_dirty(source, s->sector_num);
+    nb_sectors = MIN(BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK, end - s->sector_num);
+    bdrv_reset_dirty(source, s->sector_num, nb_sectors);
+
+    /* Copy the dirty cluster.  */
+    iov.iov_base = s->buf;
+    iov.iov_len  = nb_sectors * 512;
+    qemu_iovec_init_external(&qiov, &iov, 1);
+
+    trace_mirror_one_iteration(s, s->sector_num, nb_sectors);
+    ret = bdrv_co_readv(source, s->sector_num, nb_sectors, &qiov);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        *p_action = mirror_error_action(s, true, -ret);
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    ret = bdrv_co_writev(target, s->sector_num, nb_sectors, &qiov);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        *p_action = mirror_error_action(s, false, -ret);
+        s->synced = false;
+        goto fail;
+    }
+    return 0;
+
+fail:
+    /* Try again later.  */
+    bdrv_set_dirty(source, s->sector_num, nb_sectors);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void coroutine_fn mirror_run(void *opaque)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s = opaque;
+    BlockDriverState *bs = s->common.bs;
+    int64_t sector_num, end;
+    int ret = 0;
+    int n;
+
+    if (block_job_is_cancelled(&s->common)) {
+        goto immediate_exit;
+    }
+
+    s->common.len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
+    if (s->common.len < 0) {
+        block_job_completed(&s->common, s->common.len);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    end = s->common.len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
+    s->buf = qemu_blockalign(bs, BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+    if (s->mode != MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_NONE) {
+        /* First part, loop on the sectors and initialize the dirty bitmap.  */
+        BlockDriverState *base;
+        base = s->mode == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL ? NULL : bs->backing_hd;
+        for (sector_num = 0; sector_num < end; ) {
+            int64_t next = (sector_num | (BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK - 1)) + 1;
+            ret = bdrv_co_is_allocated_above(bs, base,
+                                             sector_num, next - sector_num, &n);
+
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                goto immediate_exit;
+            }
+
+            assert(n > 0);
+            if (ret == 1) {
+                bdrv_set_dirty(bs, sector_num, n);
+                sector_num = next;
+            } else {
+                sector_num += n;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    s->sector_num = -1;
+    for (;;) {
+        uint64_t delay_ns;
+        int64_t cnt;
+        bool should_complete;
+
+        cnt = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs);
+        if (cnt != 0) {
+            BlockErrorAction action = BDRV_ACTION_REPORT;
+            ret = mirror_iteration(s, &action);
+            if (ret < 0 && action == BDRV_ACTION_REPORT) {
+                goto immediate_exit;
+            }
+            cnt = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs);
+        }
+
+        should_complete = false;
+        if (cnt == 0) {
+            trace_mirror_before_flush(s);
+            ret = bdrv_flush(s->target);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                if (mirror_error_action(s, false, -ret) == BDRV_ACTION_REPORT) {
+                    goto immediate_exit;
+                }
+            } else {
+                /* We're out of the streaming phase.  From now on, if the job
+                 * is cancelled we will actually complete all pending I/O and
+                 * report completion.  This way, block-job-cancel will leave
+                 * the target in a consistent state.
+                 */
+                s->common.offset = end * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
+                if (!s->synced) {
+                    block_job_ready(&s->common);
+                    s->synced = true;
+                }
+
+                should_complete = s->should_complete ||
+                    block_job_is_cancelled(&s->common);
+                cnt = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (cnt == 0 && should_complete) {
+            /* The dirty bitmap is not updated while operations are pending.
+             * If we're about to exit, wait for pending operations before
+             * calling bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs), or we may exit while the
+             * source has dirty data to copy!
+             *
+             * Note that I/O can be submitted by the guest while
+             * mirror_populate runs.
+             */
+            trace_mirror_before_drain(s, cnt);
+            bdrv_drain_all();
+            cnt = bdrv_get_dirty_count(bs);
+        }
+
+        ret = 0;
+        trace_mirror_before_sleep(s, cnt, s->synced);
+        if (!s->synced) {
+            /* Publish progress */
+            s->common.offset = end * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - cnt * BLOCK_SIZE;
+
+            if (s->common.speed) {
+                delay_ns = ratelimit_calculate_delay(&s->limit, BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK);
+            } else {
+                delay_ns = 0;
+            }
+
+            /* Note that even when no rate limit is applied we need to yield
+             * with no pending I/O here so that qemu_aio_flush() returns.
+             */
+            block_job_sleep_ns(&s->common, rt_clock, delay_ns);
+            if (block_job_is_cancelled(&s->common)) {
+                break;
+            }
+        } else if (!should_complete) {
+            delay_ns = (cnt == 0 ? SLICE_TIME : 0);
+            block_job_sleep_ns(&s->common, rt_clock, delay_ns);
+        } else if (cnt == 0) {
+            /* The two disks are in sync.  Exit and report successful
+             * completion.
+             */
+            assert(QLIST_EMPTY(&bs->tracked_requests));
+            s->common.cancelled = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+immediate_exit:
+    g_free(s->buf);
+    bdrv_set_dirty_tracking(bs, false);
+    bdrv_iostatus_disable(s->target);
+    if (s->should_complete && ret == 0) {
+        if (bdrv_get_flags(s->target) != bdrv_get_flags(s->common.bs)) {
+            bdrv_reopen(s->target, bdrv_get_flags(s->common.bs), NULL);
+        }
+        bdrv_swap(s->target, s->common.bs);
+    }
+    bdrv_close(s->target);
+    bdrv_delete(s->target);
+    block_job_completed(&s->common, ret);
+}
+
+static void mirror_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
+
+    if (speed < 0) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "speed");
+        return;
+    }
+    ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
+}
+
+static void mirror_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
+
+    bdrv_iostatus_reset(s->target);
+}
+
+static void mirror_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_open_backing_file(s->target);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        char backing_filename[PATH_MAX];
+        bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(s->target, backing_filename,
+                                       sizeof(backing_filename));
+        error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, backing_filename);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!s->synced) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY, job->bs->device_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s->should_complete = true;
+    block_job_resume(job);
+}
+
+static BlockJobType mirror_job_type = {
+    .instance_size = sizeof(MirrorBlockJob),
+    .job_type      = "mirror",
+    .set_speed     = mirror_set_speed,
+    .iostatus_reset= mirror_iostatus_reset,
+    .complete      = mirror_complete,
+};
+
+void mirror_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
+                  int64_t speed, MirrorSyncMode mode,
+                  BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                  BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                  BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    MirrorBlockJob *s;
+
+    if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
+         on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
+        !bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s = block_job_create(&mirror_job_type, bs, speed, cb, opaque, errp);
+    if (!s) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s->on_source_error = on_source_error;
+    s->on_target_error = on_target_error;
+    s->target = target;
+    s->mode = mode;
+    bdrv_set_dirty_tracking(bs, true);
+    bdrv_set_enable_write_cache(s->target, true);
+    bdrv_set_on_error(s->target, on_target_error, on_target_error);
+    bdrv_iostatus_enable(s->target);
+    s->common.co = qemu_coroutine_create(mirror_run);
+    trace_mirror_start(bs, s, s->common.co, opaque);
+    qemu_coroutine_enter(s->common.co, s);
+}
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 7926652..0c0fc7a 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
     s->common.len = bdrv_getlength(bs);
     if (s->common.len < 0) {
-        block_job_complete(&s->common, s->common.len);
+        block_job_completed(&s->common, s->common.len);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     }
 
     qemu_vfree(buf);
-    block_job_complete(&s->common, ret);
+    block_job_completed(&s->common, ret);
 }
 
 static void stream_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index cedabbd..9deedb8 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -333,4 +333,28 @@
                  BlockdevOnError on_error, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
                  void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
+/*
+ * mirror_start:
+ * @bs: Block device to operate on.
+ * @target: Block device to write to.
+ * @speed: The maximum speed, in bytes per second, or 0 for unlimited.
+ * @mode: Whether to collapse all images in the chain to the target.
+ * @on_source_error: The action to take upon error reading from the source.
+ * @on_target_error: The action to take upon error writing to the target.
+ * @cb: Completion function for the job.
+ * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
+ * @errp: Error object.
+ *
+ * Start a mirroring operation on @bs.  Clusters that are allocated
+ * in @bs will be written to @bs until the job is cancelled or
+ * manually completed.  At the end of a successful mirroring job,
+ * @bs will be switched to read from @target.
+ */
+void mirror_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
+                  int64_t speed, MirrorSyncMode mode,
+                  BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                  BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                  BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                  void *opaque, Error **errp);
+
 #endif /* BLOCK_INT_H */
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 99828ad..a068a4b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1056,20 +1056,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-static QObject *qobject_from_block_job(BlockJob *job)
-{
-    return qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'type': %s,"
-                              "'device': %s,"
-                              "'len': %" PRId64 ","
-                              "'offset': %" PRId64 ","
-                              "'speed': %" PRId64 " }",
-                              job->job_type->job_type,
-                              bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs),
-                              job->len,
-                              job->offset,
-                              job->speed);
-}
-
 static void block_job_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
@@ -1157,16 +1143,6 @@
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, device);
         return;
     }
-    if (base && has_base) {
-        base_bs = bdrv_find_backing_image(bs, base);
-    } else {
-        base_bs = bdrv_find_base(bs);
-    }
-
-    if (base_bs == NULL) {
-        error_set(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base ? base : "NULL");
-        return;
-    }
 
     /* default top_bs is the active layer */
     top_bs = bs;
@@ -1182,6 +1158,17 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (has_base && base) {
+        base_bs = bdrv_find_backing_image(top_bs, base);
+    } else {
+        base_bs = bdrv_find_base(top_bs);
+    }
+
+    if (base_bs == NULL) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BASE_NOT_FOUND, base ? base : "NULL");
+        return;
+    }
+
     commit_start(bs, base_bs, top_bs, speed, on_error, block_job_cb, bs,
                 &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
@@ -1194,6 +1181,140 @@
     drive_get_ref(drive_get_by_blockdev(bs));
 }
 
+void qmp_drive_mirror(const char *device, const char *target,
+                      bool has_format, const char *format,
+                      enum MirrorSyncMode sync,
+                      bool has_mode, enum NewImageMode mode,
+                      bool has_speed, int64_t speed,
+                      bool has_on_source_error, BlockdevOnError on_source_error,
+                      bool has_on_target_error, BlockdevOnError on_target_error,
+                      Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockDriverInfo bdi;
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    BlockDriverState *source, *target_bs;
+    BlockDriver *proto_drv;
+    BlockDriver *drv = NULL;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int flags;
+    uint64_t size;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!has_speed) {
+        speed = 0;
+    }
+    if (!has_on_source_error) {
+        on_source_error = BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT;
+    }
+    if (!has_on_target_error) {
+        on_target_error = BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_REPORT;
+    }
+    if (!has_mode) {
+        mode = NEW_IMAGE_MODE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS;
+    }
+
+    bs = bdrv_find(device);
+    if (!bs) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_HAS_NO_MEDIUM, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!has_format) {
+        format = mode == NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING ? NULL : bs->drv->format_name;
+    }
+    if (format) {
+        drv = bdrv_find_format(format);
+        if (!drv) {
+            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bdrv_in_use(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    flags = bs->open_flags | BDRV_O_RDWR;
+    source = bs->backing_hd;
+    if (!source && sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_TOP) {
+        sync = MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL;
+    }
+
+    proto_drv = bdrv_find_protocol(target);
+    if (!proto_drv) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_BLOCK_FORMAT, format);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (sync == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL && mode != NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING) {
+        /* create new image w/o backing file */
+        assert(format && drv);
+        bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &size);
+        size *= 512;
+        ret = bdrv_img_create(target, format,
+                              NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags);
+    } else {
+        switch (mode) {
+        case NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING:
+            ret = 0;
+            break;
+        case NEW_IMAGE_MODE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS:
+            /* create new image with backing file */
+            ret = bdrv_img_create(target, format,
+                                  source->filename,
+                                  source->drv->format_name,
+                                  NULL, -1, flags);
+            break;
+        default:
+            abort();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ret) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, target);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    target_bs = bdrv_new("");
+    ret = bdrv_open(target_bs, target, flags | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING, drv);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        bdrv_delete(target_bs);
+        error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, target);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* We need a backing file if we will copy parts of a cluster.  */
+    if (bdrv_get_info(target_bs, &bdi) >= 0 && bdi.cluster_size != 0 &&
+        bdi.cluster_size >= BDRV_SECTORS_PER_DIRTY_CHUNK * 512) {
+        ret = bdrv_open_backing_file(target_bs);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_delete(target_bs);
+            error_set(errp, QERR_OPEN_FILE_FAILED, target);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    mirror_start(bs, target_bs, speed, sync, on_source_error, on_target_error,
+                 block_job_cb, bs, &local_err);
+    if (local_err != NULL) {
+        bdrv_delete(target_bs);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Grab a reference so hotplug does not delete the BlockDriverState from
+     * underneath us.
+     */
+    drive_get_ref(drive_get_by_blockdev(bs));
+}
+
 static BlockJob *find_block_job(const char *device)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
@@ -1265,6 +1386,19 @@
     block_job_resume(job);
 }
 
+void qmp_block_job_complete(const char *device, Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockJob *job = find_block_job(device);
+
+    if (!job) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_ACTIVE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    trace_qmp_block_job_complete(job);
+    block_job_complete(job, errp);
+}
+
 static void do_qmp_query_block_jobs_one(void *opaque, BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BlockJobInfoList **prev = opaque;
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index f55f55a..cda12c6 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     return job;
 }
 
-void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, int ret)
+void block_job_completed(BlockJob *job, int ret)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = job->bs;
 
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@
     job->speed = speed;
 }
 
+void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (job->paused || job->cancelled || !job->job_type->complete) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY, job->bs->device_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    job->job_type->complete(job, errp);
+}
+
 void block_job_pause(BlockJob *job)
 {
     job->paused = true;
@@ -132,6 +142,9 @@
 void block_job_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
 {
     job->iostatus = BLOCK_DEVICE_IO_STATUS_OK;
+    if (job->job_type->iostatus_reset) {
+        job->job_type->iostatus_reset(job);
+    }
 }
 
 struct BlockCancelData {
@@ -215,6 +228,27 @@
 }
 
 
+QObject *qobject_from_block_job(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    return qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'type': %s,"
+                              "'device': %s,"
+                              "'len': %" PRId64 ","
+                              "'offset': %" PRId64 ","
+                              "'speed': %" PRId64 " }",
+                              job->job_type->job_type,
+                              bdrv_get_device_name(job->bs),
+                              job->len,
+                              job->offset,
+                              job->speed);
+}
+
+void block_job_ready(BlockJob *job)
+{
+    QObject *data = qobject_from_block_job(job);
+    monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_READY, data);
+    qobject_decref(data);
+}
+
 BlockErrorAction block_job_error_action(BlockJob *job, BlockDriverState *bs,
                                         BlockdevOnError on_err,
                                         int is_read, int error)
diff --git a/blockjob.h b/blockjob.h
index 930cc3c..3792b73 100644
--- a/blockjob.h
+++ b/blockjob.h
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
 
     /** Optional callback for job types that support setting a speed limit */
     void (*set_speed)(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp);
+
+    /** Optional callback for job types that need to forward I/O status reset */
+    void (*iostatus_reset)(BlockJob *job);
+
+    /**
+     * Optional callback for job types whose completion must be triggered
+     * manually.
+     */
+    void (*complete)(BlockJob *job, Error **errp);
 } BlockJobType;
 
 /**
@@ -135,14 +144,14 @@
 void block_job_sleep_ns(BlockJob *job, QEMUClock *clock, int64_t ns);
 
 /**
- * block_job_complete:
+ * block_job_completed:
  * @job: The job being completed.
  * @ret: The status code.
  *
  * Call the completion function that was registered at creation time, and
  * free @job.
  */
-void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, int ret);
+void block_job_completed(BlockJob *job, int ret);
 
 /**
  * block_job_set_speed:
@@ -164,6 +173,15 @@
 void block_job_cancel(BlockJob *job);
 
 /**
+ * block_job_complete:
+ * @job: The job to be completed.
+ * @errp: Error object.
+ *
+ * Asynchronously complete the specified job.
+ */
+void block_job_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp);
+
+/**
  * block_job_is_cancelled:
  * @job: The job being queried.
  *
@@ -196,6 +214,22 @@
 void block_job_resume(BlockJob *job);
 
 /**
+ * qobject_from_block_job:
+ * @job: The job whose information is requested.
+ *
+ * Return a QDict corresponding to @job's query-block-jobs entry.
+ */
+QObject *qobject_from_block_job(BlockJob *job);
+
+/**
+ * block_job_ready:
+ * @job: The job which is now ready to complete.
+ *
+ * Send a BLOCK_JOB_READY event for the specified job.
+ */
+void block_job_ready(BlockJob *job);
+
+/**
  * block_job_is_paused:
  * @job: The job being queried.
  *
@@ -222,7 +256,8 @@
  * block_job_iostatus_reset:
  * @job: The job whose I/O status should be reset.
  *
- * Reset I/O status on @job.
+ * Reset I/O status on @job and on BlockDriverState objects it uses,
+ * other than job->bs.
  */
 void block_job_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job);
 
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index e0b537d..f916385 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -109,7 +109,22 @@
 STEXI
 @item block_job_cancel
 @findex block_job_cancel
-Stop an active block streaming operation.
+Stop an active background block operation (streaming, mirroring).
+ETEXI
+
+    {
+        .name       = "block_job_complete",
+        .args_type  = "device:B",
+        .params     = "device",
+        .help       = "stop an active background block operation",
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_block_job_complete,
+    },
+
+STEXI
+@item block_job_complete
+@findex block_job_complete
+Manually trigger completion of an active background block operation.
+For mirroring, this will switch the device to the destination path.
 ETEXI
 
     {
@@ -989,6 +1004,27 @@
 ETEXI
 
     {
+        .name       = "drive_mirror",
+        .args_type  = "reuse:-n,full:-f,device:B,target:s,format:s?",
+        .params     = "[-n] [-f] device target [format]",
+        .help       = "initiates live storage\n\t\t\t"
+                      "migration for a device. The device's contents are\n\t\t\t"
+                      "copied to the new image file, including data that\n\t\t\t"
+                      "is written after the command is started.\n\t\t\t"
+                      "The -n flag requests QEMU to reuse the image found\n\t\t\t"
+                      "in new-image-file, instead of recreating it from scratch.\n\t\t\t"
+                      "The -f flag requests QEMU to copy the whole disk,\n\t\t\t"
+                      "so that the result does not need a backing file.\n\t\t\t",
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_drive_mirror,
+    },
+STEXI
+@item drive_mirror
+@findex drive_mirror
+Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination,
+using the specified target.
+ETEXI
+
+    {
         .name       = "drive_add",
         .args_type  = "pci_addr:s,opts:s",
         .params     = "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>\n"
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 9df84e3..895a343 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -770,6 +770,35 @@
     hmp_handle_error(mon, &errp);
 }
 
+void hmp_drive_mirror(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
+    const char *filename = qdict_get_str(qdict, "target");
+    const char *format = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "format");
+    int reuse = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "reuse", 0);
+    int full = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "full", 0);
+    enum NewImageMode mode;
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+
+    if (!filename) {
+        error_set(&errp, QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER, "target");
+        hmp_handle_error(mon, &errp);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (reuse) {
+        mode = NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING;
+    } else {
+        mode = NEW_IMAGE_MODE_ABSOLUTE_PATHS;
+    }
+
+    qmp_drive_mirror(device, filename, !!format, format,
+                     full ? MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_FULL : MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_TOP,
+                     true, mode, false, 0,
+                     false, 0, false, 0, &errp);
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, &errp);
+}
+
 void hmp_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
@@ -989,6 +1018,16 @@
     hmp_handle_error(mon, &error);
 }
 
+void hmp_block_job_complete(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    Error *error = NULL;
+    const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
+
+    qmp_block_job_complete(device, &error);
+
+    hmp_handle_error(mon, &error);
+}
+
 typedef struct MigrationStatus
 {
     QEMUTimer *timer;
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 71ea384..34eb2b3 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 void hmp_balloon(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_resize(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_snapshot_blkdev(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_drive_mirror(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_set_downtime(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate_set_speed(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 void hmp_block_job_cancel(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_job_pause(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_block_job_resume(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_block_job_complete(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_device_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_dump_guest_memory(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index d17ae2d..eeef32e 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
     [QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED] = "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED",
     [QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED] = "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED",
     [QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_ERROR] = "BLOCK_JOB_ERROR",
+    [QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_READY] = "BLOCK_JOB_READY",
     [QEVENT_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED] = "DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED",
     [QEVENT_SUSPEND] = "SUSPEND",
     [QEVENT_SUSPEND_DISK] = "SUSPEND_DISK",
@@ -2105,8 +2106,9 @@
     MonFdsetFd *mon_fdset_fd_next;
 
     QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(mon_fdset_fd, &mon_fdset->fds, next, mon_fdset_fd_next) {
-        if (mon_fdset_fd->removed ||
-                (QLIST_EMPTY(&mon_fdset->dup_fds) && mon_refcount == 0)) {
+        if ((mon_fdset_fd->removed ||
+                (QLIST_EMPTY(&mon_fdset->dup_fds) && mon_refcount == 0)) &&
+                runstate_is_running()) {
             close(mon_fdset_fd->fd);
             g_free(mon_fdset_fd->opaque);
             QLIST_REMOVE(mon_fdset_fd, next);
@@ -2135,8 +2137,6 @@
 {
     int fd;
     Monitor *mon = cur_mon;
-    MonFdset *mon_fdset;
-    MonFdsetFd *mon_fdset_fd;
     AddfdInfo *fdinfo;
 
     fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(mon->chr);
@@ -2145,58 +2145,12 @@
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (has_fdset_id) {
-        QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
-            if (mon_fdset->id == fdset_id) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if (mon_fdset == NULL) {
-            error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdset-id",
-                      "an existing fdset-id");
-            goto error;
-        }
-    } else {
-        int64_t fdset_id_prev = -1;
-        MonFdset *mon_fdset_cur = QLIST_FIRST(&mon_fdsets);
-
-        /* Use first available fdset ID */
-        QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
-            mon_fdset_cur = mon_fdset;
-            if (fdset_id_prev == mon_fdset_cur->id - 1) {
-                fdset_id_prev = mon_fdset_cur->id;
-                continue;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-
-        mon_fdset = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mon_fdset));
-        mon_fdset->id = fdset_id_prev + 1;
-
-        /* The fdset list is ordered by fdset ID */
-        if (mon_fdset->id == 0) {
-            QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mon_fdsets, mon_fdset, next);
-        } else if (mon_fdset->id < mon_fdset_cur->id) {
-            QLIST_INSERT_BEFORE(mon_fdset_cur, mon_fdset, next);
-        } else {
-            QLIST_INSERT_AFTER(mon_fdset_cur, mon_fdset, next);
-        }
+    fdinfo = monitor_fdset_add_fd(fd, has_fdset_id, fdset_id,
+                                  has_opaque, opaque, errp);
+    if (fdinfo) {
+        return fdinfo;
     }
 
-    mon_fdset_fd = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mon_fdset_fd));
-    mon_fdset_fd->fd = fd;
-    mon_fdset_fd->removed = false;
-    if (has_opaque) {
-        mon_fdset_fd->opaque = g_strdup(opaque);
-    }
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mon_fdset->fds, mon_fdset_fd, next);
-
-    fdinfo = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdinfo));
-    fdinfo->fdset_id = mon_fdset->id;
-    fdinfo->fd = mon_fdset_fd->fd;
-
-    return fdinfo;
-
 error:
     if (fd != -1) {
         close(fd);
@@ -2281,6 +2235,87 @@
     return fdset_list;
 }
 
+AddfdInfo *monitor_fdset_add_fd(int fd, bool has_fdset_id, int64_t fdset_id,
+                                bool has_opaque, const char *opaque,
+                                Error **errp)
+{
+    MonFdset *mon_fdset = NULL;
+    MonFdsetFd *mon_fdset_fd;
+    AddfdInfo *fdinfo;
+
+    if (has_fdset_id) {
+        QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
+            /* Break if match found or match impossible due to ordering by ID */
+            if (fdset_id <= mon_fdset->id) {
+                if (fdset_id < mon_fdset->id) {
+                    mon_fdset = NULL;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mon_fdset == NULL) {
+        int64_t fdset_id_prev = -1;
+        MonFdset *mon_fdset_cur = QLIST_FIRST(&mon_fdsets);
+
+        if (has_fdset_id) {
+            if (fdset_id < 0) {
+                error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "fdset-id",
+                          "a non-negative value");
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            /* Use specified fdset ID */
+            QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
+                mon_fdset_cur = mon_fdset;
+                if (fdset_id < mon_fdset_cur->id) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            /* Use first available fdset ID */
+            QLIST_FOREACH(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next) {
+                mon_fdset_cur = mon_fdset;
+                if (fdset_id_prev == mon_fdset_cur->id - 1) {
+                    fdset_id_prev = mon_fdset_cur->id;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        mon_fdset = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mon_fdset));
+        if (has_fdset_id) {
+            mon_fdset->id = fdset_id;
+        } else {
+            mon_fdset->id = fdset_id_prev + 1;
+        }
+
+        /* The fdset list is ordered by fdset ID */
+        if (!mon_fdset_cur) {
+            QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mon_fdsets, mon_fdset, next);
+        } else if (mon_fdset->id < mon_fdset_cur->id) {
+            QLIST_INSERT_BEFORE(mon_fdset_cur, mon_fdset, next);
+        } else {
+            QLIST_INSERT_AFTER(mon_fdset_cur, mon_fdset, next);
+        }
+    }
+
+    mon_fdset_fd = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mon_fdset_fd));
+    mon_fdset_fd->fd = fd;
+    mon_fdset_fd->removed = false;
+    if (has_opaque) {
+        mon_fdset_fd->opaque = g_strdup(opaque);
+    }
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mon_fdset->fds, mon_fdset_fd, next);
+
+    fdinfo = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fdinfo));
+    fdinfo->fdset_id = mon_fdset->id;
+    fdinfo->fd = mon_fdset_fd->fd;
+
+    return fdinfo;
+}
+
 int monitor_fdset_get_fd(int64_t fdset_id, int flags)
 {
 #ifndef _WIN32
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index b6e7d95..b4ef955 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED,
     QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED,
     QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_ERROR,
+    QEVENT_BLOCK_JOB_READY,
     QEVENT_DEVICE_TRAY_MOVED,
     QEVENT_SUSPEND,
     QEVENT_SUSPEND_DISK,
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@
 
 int qmp_qom_get(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret);
 
+AddfdInfo *monitor_fdset_add_fd(int fd, bool has_fdset_id, int64_t fdset_id,
+                                bool has_opaque, const char *opaque,
+                                Error **errp);
 int monitor_fdset_get_fd(int64_t fdset_id, int flags);
 int monitor_fdset_dup_fd_add(int64_t fdset_id, int dup_fd);
 int monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove(int dup_fd);
diff --git a/osdep.c b/osdep.c
index 3b25297..c822a01 100644
--- a/osdep.c
+++ b/osdep.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
     int ret;
     int serrno;
     int dup_flags;
-    int setfl_flags;
 
 #ifdef F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC
     ret = fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 0);
@@ -113,16 +112,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Set/unset flags that we can with fcntl */
-    setfl_flags = O_APPEND | O_ASYNC | O_NONBLOCK;
-#ifdef O_NOATIME
-    setfl_flags |= O_NOATIME;
-#endif
-#ifdef O_DIRECT
-    setfl_flags |= O_DIRECT;
-#endif
-    dup_flags &= ~setfl_flags;
-    dup_flags |= (flags & setfl_flags);
-    if (fcntl(ret, F_SETFL, dup_flags) == -1) {
+    if (fcntl(ret, F_SETFL, flags) == -1) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 68766ae..542e3ac 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -661,6 +661,18 @@
 { 'enum': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus', 'data': [ 'ok', 'failed', 'nospace' ] }
 
 ##
+# @BlockDirtyInfo:
+#
+# Block dirty bitmap information.
+#
+# @count: number of dirty bytes according to the dirty bitmap
+#
+# Since: 1.3
+##
+{ 'type': 'BlockDirtyInfo',
+  'data': {'count': 'int'} }
+
+##
 # @BlockInfo:
 #
 # Block device information.  This structure describes a virtual device and
@@ -679,6 +691,9 @@
 # @tray_open: #optional True if the device has a tray and it is open
 #             (only present if removable is true)
 #
+# @dirty: #optional dirty bitmap information (only present if the dirty
+#         bitmap is enabled)
+#
 # @io-status: #optional @BlockDeviceIoStatus. Only present if the device
 #             supports it and the VM is configured to stop on errors
 #
@@ -690,7 +705,8 @@
 { 'type': 'BlockInfo',
   'data': {'device': 'str', 'type': 'str', 'removable': 'bool',
            'locked': 'bool', '*inserted': 'BlockDeviceInfo',
-           '*tray_open': 'bool', '*io-status': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus'} }
+           '*tray_open': 'bool', '*io-status': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus',
+           '*dirty': 'BlockDirtyInfo' } }
 
 ##
 # @query-block:
@@ -1150,6 +1166,23 @@
   'data': ['report', 'ignore', 'enospc', 'stop'] }
 
 ##
+# @MirrorSyncMode:
+#
+# An enumeration of possible behaviors for the initial synchronization
+# phase of storage mirroring.
+#
+# @top: copies data in the topmost image to the destination
+#
+# @full: copies data from all images to the destination
+#
+# @none: only copy data written from now on
+#
+# Since: 1.3
+##
+{ 'enum': 'MirrorSyncMode',
+  'data': ['top', 'full', 'none'] }
+
+##
 # @BlockJobInfo:
 #
 # Information about a long-running block device operation.
@@ -1578,6 +1611,49 @@
   'data': { 'device': 'str', '*base': 'str', 'top': 'str',
             '*speed': 'int' } }
 
+##
+# @drive-mirror
+#
+# Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination.
+#
+# @device:  the name of the device whose writes should be mirrored.
+#
+# @target: the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it
+#          is a device, the existing file/device will be used as the new
+#          destination.  If it does not exist, a new file will be created.
+#
+# @format: #optional the format of the new destination, default is to
+#          probe if @mode is 'existing', else the format of the source
+#
+# @mode: #optional whether and how QEMU should create a new image, default is
+#        'absolute-paths'.
+#
+# @speed:  #optional the maximum speed, in bytes per second
+#
+# @sync: what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination
+#        (all the disk, only the sectors allocated in the topmost image, or
+#        only new I/O).
+#
+# @on-source-error: #optional the action to take on an error on the source,
+#                   default 'report'.  'stop' and 'enospc' can only be used
+#                   if the block device supports io-status (see BlockInfo).
+#
+# @on-target-error: #optional the action to take on an error on the target,
+#                   default 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
+#                   a different block device than @device).
+#
+# Returns: nothing on success
+#          If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
+#
+# Since 1.3
+##
+{ 'command': 'drive-mirror',
+  'data': { 'device': 'str', 'target': 'str', '*format': 'str',
+            'sync': 'MirrorSyncMode', '*mode': 'NewImageMode',
+            '*speed': 'int', '*on-source-error': 'BlockdevOnError',
+            '*on-target-error': 'BlockdevOnError' } }
+
+##
 # @migrate_cancel
 #
 # Cancel the current executing migration process.
@@ -2022,6 +2098,32 @@
 { 'command': 'block-job-resume', 'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
 
 ##
+# @block-job-complete:
+#
+# Manually trigger completion of an active background block operation.  This
+# is supported for drive mirroring, where it also switches the device to
+# write to the target path only.  The ability to complete is signaled with
+# a BLOCK_JOB_READY event.
+#
+# This command completes an active background block operation synchronously.
+# The ordering of this command's return with the BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED event
+# is not defined.  Note that if an I/O error occurs during the processing of
+# this command: 1) the command itself will fail; 2) the error will be processed
+# according to the rerror/werror arguments that were specified when starting
+# the operation.
+#
+# A cancelled or paused job cannot be completed.
+#
+# @device: the device name
+#
+# Returns: Nothing on success
+#          If no background operation is active on this device, DeviceNotActive
+#
+# Since: 1.3
+##
+{ 'command': 'block-job-complete', 'data': { 'device': 'str' } }
+
+##
 # @ObjectTypeInfo:
 #
 # This structure describes a search result from @qom-list-types
@@ -2683,7 +2785,7 @@
 #
 # Returns: @AddfdInfo on success
 #          If file descriptor was not received, FdNotSupplied
-#          If @fdset-id does not exist, InvalidParameterValue
+#          If @fdset-id is a negative value, InvalidParameterValue
 #
 # Notes: The list of fd sets is shared by all monitor connections.
 #
diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index 97ffb97..e854fff 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -657,6 +657,27 @@
     },
 };
 
+static QemuOptsList qemu_add_fd_opts = {
+    .name = "add-fd",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_add_fd_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+        {
+            .name = "fd",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+            .help = "file descriptor of which a duplicate is added to fd set",
+        },{
+            .name = "set",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
+            .help = "ID of the fd set to add fd to",
+        },{
+            .name = "opaque",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .help = "free-form string used to describe fd",
+        },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
+
 static QemuOptsList *vm_config_groups[32] = {
     &qemu_drive_opts,
     &qemu_chardev_opts,
@@ -673,6 +694,7 @@
     &qemu_boot_opts,
     &qemu_iscsi_opts,
     &qemu_sandbox_opts,
+    &qemu_add_fd_opts,
     NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/qemu-img-cmds.hx b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
index 0ef82e9..a181363 100644
--- a/qemu-img-cmds.hx
+++ b/qemu-img-cmds.hx
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("info", img_info,
-    "info [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] filename")
+    "info [-f fmt] [--output=ofmt] [--backing-chain] filename")
 STEXI
-@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
+@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
 ETEXI
 
 DEF("snapshot", img_snapshot,
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index f17f187..b17bddd 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
     QEMUOptionParameter *out_baseimg_param;
     char *options = NULL;
     const char *snapshot_name = NULL;
-    float local_progress;
+    float local_progress = 0;
     int min_sparse = 8; /* Need at least 4k of zeros for sparse detection */
 
     fmt = NULL;
@@ -914,8 +914,10 @@
         sector_num = 0;
 
         nb_sectors = total_sectors;
-        local_progress = (float)100 /
-            (nb_sectors / MIN(nb_sectors, cluster_sectors));
+        if (nb_sectors != 0) {
+            local_progress = (float)100 /
+                (nb_sectors / MIN(nb_sectors, cluster_sectors));
+        }
 
         for(;;) {
             int64_t bs_num;
@@ -986,8 +988,10 @@
 
         sector_num = 0; // total number of sectors converted so far
         nb_sectors = total_sectors - sector_num;
-        local_progress = (float)100 /
-            (nb_sectors / MIN(nb_sectors, IO_BUF_SIZE / 512));
+        if (nb_sectors != 0) {
+            local_progress = (float)100 /
+                (nb_sectors / MIN(nb_sectors, IO_BUF_SIZE / 512));
+        }
 
         for(;;) {
             nb_sectors = total_sectors - sector_num;
@@ -1108,6 +1112,23 @@
     g_free(sn_tab);
 }
 
+static void dump_json_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
+{
+    Error *errp = NULL;
+    QString *str;
+    QmpOutputVisitor *ov = qmp_output_visitor_new();
+    QObject *obj;
+    visit_type_ImageInfoList(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov),
+                             &list, NULL, &errp);
+    obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(ov);
+    str = qobject_to_json_pretty(obj);
+    assert(str != NULL);
+    printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
+    qobject_decref(obj);
+    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    QDECREF(str);
+}
+
 static void collect_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs , ImageInfo *info)
 {
     int i, sn_count;
@@ -1247,9 +1268,129 @@
             printf("backing file format: %s\n", info->backing_filename_format);
         }
     }
+
+    if (info->has_snapshots) {
+        SnapshotInfoList *elem;
+        char buf[256];
+
+        printf("Snapshot list:\n");
+        printf("%s\n", bdrv_snapshot_dump(buf, sizeof(buf), NULL));
+
+        /* Ideally bdrv_snapshot_dump() would operate on SnapshotInfoList but
+         * we convert to the block layer's native QEMUSnapshotInfo for now.
+         */
+        for (elem = info->snapshots; elem; elem = elem->next) {
+            QEMUSnapshotInfo sn = {
+                .vm_state_size = elem->value->vm_state_size,
+                .date_sec = elem->value->date_sec,
+                .date_nsec = elem->value->date_nsec,
+                .vm_clock_nsec = elem->value->vm_clock_sec * 1000000000ULL +
+                                 elem->value->vm_clock_nsec,
+            };
+
+            pstrcpy(sn.id_str, sizeof(sn.id_str), elem->value->id);
+            pstrcpy(sn.name, sizeof(sn.name), elem->value->name);
+            printf("%s\n", bdrv_snapshot_dump(buf, sizeof(buf), &sn));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-enum {OPTION_OUTPUT = 256};
+static void dump_human_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
+{
+    ImageInfoList *elem;
+    bool delim = false;
+
+    for (elem = list; elem; elem = elem->next) {
+        if (delim) {
+            printf("\n");
+        }
+        delim = true;
+
+        dump_human_image_info(elem->value);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean str_equal_func(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+    return strcmp(a, b) == 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Open an image file chain and return an ImageInfoList
+ *
+ * @filename: topmost image filename
+ * @fmt: topmost image format (may be NULL to autodetect)
+ * @chain: true  - enumerate entire backing file chain
+ *         false - only topmost image file
+ *
+ * Returns a list of ImageInfo objects or NULL if there was an error opening an
+ * image file.  If there was an error a message will have been printed to
+ * stderr.
+ */
+static ImageInfoList *collect_image_info_list(const char *filename,
+                                              const char *fmt,
+                                              bool chain)
+{
+    ImageInfoList *head = NULL;
+    ImageInfoList **last = &head;
+    GHashTable *filenames;
+
+    filenames = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, str_equal_func, NULL, NULL);
+
+    while (filename) {
+        BlockDriverState *bs;
+        ImageInfo *info;
+        ImageInfoList *elem;
+
+        if (g_hash_table_lookup_extended(filenames, filename, NULL, NULL)) {
+            error_report("Backing file '%s' creates an infinite loop.",
+                         filename);
+            goto err;
+        }
+        g_hash_table_insert(filenames, (gpointer)filename, NULL);
+
+        bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING,
+                           false);
+        if (!bs) {
+            goto err;
+        }
+
+        info = g_new0(ImageInfo, 1);
+        collect_image_info(bs, info, filename, fmt);
+        collect_snapshots(bs, info);
+
+        elem = g_new0(ImageInfoList, 1);
+        elem->value = info;
+        *last = elem;
+        last = &elem->next;
+
+        bdrv_delete(bs);
+
+        filename = fmt = NULL;
+        if (chain) {
+            if (info->has_full_backing_filename) {
+                filename = info->full_backing_filename;
+            } else if (info->has_backing_filename) {
+                filename = info->backing_filename;
+            }
+            if (info->has_backing_filename_format) {
+                fmt = info->backing_filename_format;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    g_hash_table_destroy(filenames);
+    return head;
+
+err:
+    qapi_free_ImageInfoList(head);
+    g_hash_table_destroy(filenames);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+enum {
+    OPTION_OUTPUT = 256,
+    OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN = 257,
+};
 
 typedef enum OutputFormat {
     OFORMAT_JSON,
@@ -1260,9 +1401,9 @@
 {
     int c;
     OutputFormat output_format = OFORMAT_HUMAN;
+    bool chain = false;
     const char *filename, *fmt, *output;
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
-    ImageInfo *info;
+    ImageInfoList *list;
 
     fmt = NULL;
     output = NULL;
@@ -1272,6 +1413,7 @@
             {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
             {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
+            {"backing-chain", no_argument, 0, OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
         c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:h",
@@ -1290,6 +1432,9 @@
         case OPTION_OUTPUT:
             output = optarg;
             break;
+        case OPTION_BACKING_CHAIN:
+            chain = true;
+            break;
         }
     }
     if (optind >= argc) {
@@ -1306,27 +1451,25 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
-    bs = bdrv_new_open(filename, fmt, BDRV_O_FLAGS | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING, false);
-    if (!bs) {
+    list = collect_image_info_list(filename, fmt, chain);
+    if (!list) {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    info = g_new0(ImageInfo, 1);
-    collect_image_info(bs, info, filename, fmt);
-
     switch (output_format) {
     case OFORMAT_HUMAN:
-        dump_human_image_info(info);
-        dump_snapshots(bs);
+        dump_human_image_info_list(list);
         break;
     case OFORMAT_JSON:
-        collect_snapshots(bs, info);
-        dump_json_image_info(info);
+        if (chain) {
+            dump_json_image_info_list(list);
+        } else {
+            dump_json_image_info(list->value);
+        }
         break;
     }
 
-    qapi_free_ImageInfo(info);
-    bdrv_delete(bs);
+    qapi_free_ImageInfoList(list);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1558,13 +1701,15 @@
             error_report("Could not open old backing file '%s'", backing_name);
             goto out;
         }
-
-        bs_new_backing = bdrv_new("new_backing");
-        ret = bdrv_open(bs_new_backing, out_baseimg, BDRV_O_FLAGS,
+        if (out_baseimg[0]) {
+            bs_new_backing = bdrv_new("new_backing");
+            ret = bdrv_open(bs_new_backing, out_baseimg, BDRV_O_FLAGS,
                         new_backing_drv);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Could not open new backing file '%s'", out_baseimg);
-            goto out;
+            if (ret) {
+                error_report("Could not open new backing file '%s'",
+                             out_baseimg);
+                goto out;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1580,22 +1725,27 @@
     if (!unsafe) {
         uint64_t num_sectors;
         uint64_t old_backing_num_sectors;
-        uint64_t new_backing_num_sectors;
+        uint64_t new_backing_num_sectors = 0;
         uint64_t sector;
         int n;
         uint8_t * buf_old;
         uint8_t * buf_new;
-        float local_progress;
+        float local_progress = 0;
 
         buf_old = qemu_blockalign(bs, IO_BUF_SIZE);
         buf_new = qemu_blockalign(bs, IO_BUF_SIZE);
 
         bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &num_sectors);
         bdrv_get_geometry(bs_old_backing, &old_backing_num_sectors);
-        bdrv_get_geometry(bs_new_backing, &new_backing_num_sectors);
+        if (bs_new_backing) {
+            bdrv_get_geometry(bs_new_backing, &new_backing_num_sectors);
+        }
 
-        local_progress = (float)100 /
-            (num_sectors / MIN(num_sectors, IO_BUF_SIZE / 512));
+        if (num_sectors != 0) {
+            local_progress = (float)100 /
+                (num_sectors / MIN(num_sectors, IO_BUF_SIZE / 512));
+        }
+
         for (sector = 0; sector < num_sectors; sector += n) {
 
             /* How many sectors can we handle with the next read? */
@@ -1629,7 +1779,7 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            if (sector >= new_backing_num_sectors) {
+            if (sector >= new_backing_num_sectors || !bs_new_backing) {
                 memset(buf_new, 0, n * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
             } else {
                 if (sector + n > new_backing_num_sectors) {
@@ -1675,7 +1825,12 @@
      * backing file are overwritten in the COW file now, so the visible content
      * doesn't change when we switch the backing file.
      */
-    ret = bdrv_change_backing_file(bs, out_baseimg, out_basefmt);
+    if (out_baseimg && *out_baseimg) {
+        ret = bdrv_change_backing_file(bs, out_baseimg, out_basefmt);
+    } else {
+        ret = bdrv_change_backing_file(bs, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+
     if (ret == -ENOSPC) {
         error_report("Could not change the backing file to '%s': No "
                      "space left in the file header", out_baseimg);
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 8b05f2c..60b83fc 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below
 for a description of the supported disk formats.
 
+@item --backing-chain
+will enumerate information about backing files in a disk image chain. Refer
+below for further description.
+
 @item size
 is the disk image size in bytes. Optional suffixes @code{k} or @code{K}
 (kilobyte, 1024) @code{M} (megabyte, 1024k) and @code{G} (gigabyte, 1024M)
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@
 @var{backing_file} should have the same content as the input's base image,
 however the path, image format, etc may differ.
 
-@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] @var{filename}
+@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
 
 Give information about the disk image @var{filename}. Use it in
 particular to know the size reserved on disk which can be different
@@ -137,6 +141,21 @@
 they are displayed too. The command can output in the format @var{ofmt}
 which is either @code{human} or @code{json}.
 
+If a disk image has a backing file chain, information about each disk image in
+the chain can be recursively enumerated by using the option @code{--backing-chain}.
+
+For instance, if you have an image chain like:
+
+@example
+base.qcow2 <- snap1.qcow2 <- snap2.qcow2
+@end example
+
+To enumerate information about each disk image in the above chain, starting from top to base, do:
+
+@example
+qemu-img info --backing-chain snap2.qcow2
+@end example
+
 @item snapshot [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot} ] @var{filename}
 
 List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image @var{filename}.
@@ -148,7 +167,9 @@
 
 The backing file is changed to @var{backing_file} and (if the image format of
 @var{filename} supports this) the backing file format is changed to
-@var{backing_fmt}.
+@var{backing_fmt}. If @var{backing_file} is specified as ``'' (the empty
+string), then the image is rebased onto no backing file (i.e. it will exist
+independently of any backing file).
 
 There are two different modes in which @code{rebase} can operate:
 @table @option
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 46f0539..a67a255 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@
 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
 @end example
 
+You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
+@example
+qemu-system-i386
+-add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
+-add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
+-drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
+@end example
+
 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
 @example
 qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
@@ -285,6 +293,34 @@
 @end example
 ETEXI
 
+DEF("add-fd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_add_fd,
+    "-add-fd fd=fd,set=set[,opaque=opaque]\n"
+    "                Add 'fd' to fd 'set'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+STEXI
+@item -add-fd fd=@var{fd},set=@var{set}[,opaque=@var{opaque}]
+@findex -add-fd
+
+Add a file descriptor to an fd set.  Valid options are:
+
+@table @option
+@item fd=@var{fd}
+This option defines the file descriptor of which a duplicate is added to fd set.
+The file descriptor cannot be stdin, stdout, or stderr.
+@item set=@var{set}
+This option defines the ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
+@item opaque=@var{opaque}
+This option defines a free-form string that can be used to describe @var{fd}.
+@end table
+
+You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
+@example
+qemu-system-i386
+-add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
+-add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
+-drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
+@end example
+ETEXI
+
 DEF("set", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_set,
     "-set group.id.arg=value\n"
     "                set <arg> parameter for item <id> of type <group>\n"
diff --git a/qerror.h b/qerror.h
index e0b77ec..8db4309 100644
--- a/qerror.h
+++ b/qerror.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 #define QERR_BLOCK_JOB_PAUSED \
     ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The block job for device '%s' is currently paused"
 
+#define QERR_BLOCK_JOB_NOT_READY \
+    ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "The active block job for device '%s' cannot be completed"
+
 #define QERR_BLOCK_FORMAT_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED \
     ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Block format '%s' used by device '%s' does not support feature '%s'"
 
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index ebe9a78..5c692d0 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_resume,
     },
     {
+        .name       = "block-job-complete",
+        .args_type  = "device:B",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_block_job_complete,
+    },
+    {
         .name       = "transaction",
         .args_type  = "actions:q",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_transaction,
@@ -931,6 +936,54 @@
 EQMP
 
     {
+        .name       = "drive-mirror",
+        .args_type  = "sync:s,device:B,target:s,speed:i?,mode:s?,format:s?,"
+                      "on-source-error:s?,on-target-error:s?",
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_drive_mirror,
+    },
+
+SQMP
+drive-mirror
+------------
+
+Start mirroring a block device's writes to a new destination. target
+specifies the target of the new image. If the file exists, or if it is
+a device, it will be used as the new destination for writes. If it does not
+exist, a new file will be created. format specifies the format of the
+mirror image, default is to probe if mode='existing', else the format
+of the source.
+
+Arguments:
+
+- "device": device name to operate on (json-string)
+- "target": name of new image file (json-string)
+- "format": format of new image (json-string, optional)
+- "mode": how an image file should be created into the target
+  file/device (NewImageMode, optional, default 'absolute-paths')
+- "speed": maximum speed of the streaming job, in bytes per second
+  (json-int)
+- "sync": what parts of the disk image should be copied to the destination;
+  possibilities include "full" for all the disk, "top" for only the sectors
+  allocated in the topmost image, or "none" to only replicate new I/O
+  (MirrorSyncMode).
+- "on-source-error": the action to take on an error on the source
+  (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
+- "on-target-error": the action to take on an error on the target
+  (BlockdevOnError, default 'report')
+
+
+
+Example:
+
+-> { "execute": "drive-mirror", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
+                                               "target": "/some/place/my-image",
+                                               "sync": "full",
+                                               "format": "qcow2" } }
+<- { "return": {} }
+
+EQMP
+
+    {
         .name       = "balloon",
         .args_type  = "value:M",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_balloon,
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 258e7ea..aad535a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io
 import struct
+import errno
 
 backing_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'backing.img')
 mid_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'mid.img')
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
         self.assert_no_active_commit()
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % backing_img, base='%s' % backing_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
-        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Invalid files for merge: top and base are the same')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'%s\' not found' % backing_img)
 
     def test_top_invalid(self):
         self.assert_no_active_commit()
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
         self.assert_no_active_commit()
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % backing_img, base='%s' % mid_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
-        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base (%(1)s) is not reachable from top (%(2)s)' % {"1" : mid_img, "2" : backing_img})
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'%s\' not found' % mid_img)
 
     def test_top_omitted(self):
         self.assert_no_active_commit()
@@ -143,6 +144,107 @@
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', "Parameter 'top' is missing")
 
+class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
+    image_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+    test_len = 1 * 1024 * 256
+
+    dir1 = "dir1"
+    dir2 = "dir2/"
+    dir3 = "dir2/dir3/"
+
+    test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, dir3, 'test.img')
+    mid_img = "../mid.img"
+    backing_img = "../dir1/backing.img"
+
+    backing_img_abs = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, dir1, 'backing.img')
+    mid_img_abs = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, dir2, 'mid.img')
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir1))
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir2))
+            os.mkdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir3))
+        except OSError as exception:
+            if exception.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                raise
+        self.create_image(self.backing_img_abs, TestRelativePaths.image_len)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % self.backing_img_abs, self.mid_img_abs)
+        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)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(self.test_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(self.test_img)
+        os.remove(self.mid_img_abs)
+        os.remove(self.backing_img_abs)
+        try:
+            os.rmdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir1))
+            os.rmdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir3))
+            os.rmdir(os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, self.dir2))
+        except OSError as exception:
+            if exception.errno != errno.EEXIST and exception.errno != errno.ENOTEMPTY:
+                raise
+
+    def test_commit(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % self.mid_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        completed = False
+        while not completed:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'commit')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    completed = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+        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"))
+
+    def test_device_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='nonexistent', top='%s' % self.mid_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'DeviceNotFound')
+
+    def test_top_same_base(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % self.mid_img, base='%s' % self.mid_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'%s\' not found' % self.mid_img)
+
+    def test_top_invalid(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='badfile', base='%s' % self.backing_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Top image file badfile not found')
+
+    def test_base_invalid(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % self.mid_img, base='badfile')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'badfile\' not found')
+
+    def test_top_is_active(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % self.test_img, base='%s' % self.backing_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Top image as the active layer is currently unsupported')
+
+    def test_top_and_base_reversed(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_commit()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top='%s' % self.backing_img, base='%s' % self.mid_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc', 'Base \'%s\' not found' % self.mid_img)
+
 
 class TestSetSpeed(ImageCommitTestCase):
     image_len = 80 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
index dae404e..b6f2576 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.........
+................
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 9 tests
+Ran 16 tests
 
 OK
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c6eb851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -0,0 +1,615 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Tests for image mirroring.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 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/>.
+#
+
+import time
+import os
+import iotests
+from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io
+import struct
+
+backing_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'backing.img')
+target_backing_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'target-backing.img')
+test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'test.img')
+target_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'target.img')
+
+class ImageMirroringTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
+    '''Abstract base class for image mirroring test cases'''
+
+    def assert_no_active_mirrors(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', [])
+
+    def cancel_and_wait(self, drive='drive0', wait_ready=True):
+        '''Cancel a block job and wait for it to finish'''
+        if wait_ready:
+            ready = False
+            while not ready:
+                for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                    if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
+                        ready = True
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-cancel', device=drive,
+                             force=not wait_ready)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        cancelled = False
+        while not cancelled:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED' or \
+                   event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
+                    if wait_ready:
+                        self.assertEquals(event['event'], 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED')
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    cancelled = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+    def complete_and_wait(self, drive='drive0', wait_ready=True):
+        '''Complete a block job and wait for it to finish'''
+        if wait_ready:
+            ready = False
+            while not ready:
+                for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                    if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
+                        ready = True
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-complete', device=drive)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        completed = False
+        while not completed:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
+                    self.assert_qmp_absent(event, 'data/error')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    completed = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+    def create_image(self, name, size):
+        file = open(name, 'w')
+        i = 0
+        while i < size:
+            sector = struct.pack('>l504xl', i / 512, i / 512)
+            file.write(sector)
+            i = i + 512
+        file.close()
+
+    def compare_images(self, img1, img2):
+        try:
+            qemu_img('convert', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-O', 'raw', img1, img1 + '.raw')
+            qemu_img('convert', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-O', 'raw', img2, img2 + '.raw')
+            file1 = open(img1 + '.raw', 'r')
+            file2 = open(img2 + '.raw', 'r')
+            return file1.read() == file2.read()
+        finally:
+            if file1 is not None:
+                file1.close()
+            if file2 is not None:
+                file2.close()
+            try:
+                os.remove(img1 + '.raw')
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            try:
+                os.remove(img2 + '.raw')
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+class TestSingleDrive(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    image_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.create_image(backing_img, TestSingleDrive.image_len)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(test_img)
+        os.remove(backing_img)
+        try:
+            os.remove(target_img)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    def test_complete(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', target_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_cancel(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait(wait_ready=False)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', test_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_cancel_after_ready(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', test_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_pause(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-pause', device='drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        offset = self.dictpath(result, 'return[0]/offset')
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/offset', offset)
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-resume', device='drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_large_cluster(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'cluster_size=%d,backing_file=%s'
+                        % (TestSingleDrive.image_len, backing_img), target_img)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', target_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_medium_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='ide1-cd0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_image_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+    def test_device_not_found(self):
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='nonexistent', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'DeviceNotFound')
+
+class TestMirrorNoBacking(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    image_len = 2 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+
+    def complete_and_wait(self, drive='drive0', wait_ready=True):
+        self.create_image(target_backing_img, TestMirrorNoBacking.image_len)
+        return ImageMirroringTestCase.complete_and_wait(self, drive, wait_ready)
+
+    def compare_images(self, img1, img2):
+        self.create_image(target_backing_img, TestMirrorNoBacking.image_len)
+        return ImageMirroringTestCase.compare_images(self, img1, img2)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.create_image(backing_img, TestMirrorNoBacking.image_len)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(test_img)
+        os.remove(backing_img)
+        os.remove(target_backing_img)
+        os.remove(target_img)
+
+    def test_complete(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, target_img)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', target_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+    def test_cancel(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, target_img)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait()
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/inserted/file', test_img)
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        self.assertTrue(self.compare_images(test_img, target_img),
+                        'target image does not match source after mirroring')
+
+class TestReadErrors(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    image_len = 2 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+
+    # this should be a multiple of twice the default granularity
+    # so that we hit this offset first in state 1
+    MIRROR_GRANULARITY = 1024 * 1024
+
+    def create_blkdebug_file(self, name, event, errno):
+        file = open(name, 'w')
+        file.write('''
+[inject-error]
+state = "1"
+event = "%s"
+errno = "%d"
+immediately = "off"
+once = "on"
+sector = "%d"
+
+[set-state]
+state = "1"
+event = "%s"
+new_state = "2"
+
+[set-state]
+state = "2"
+event = "%s"
+new_state = "1"
+''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY / 512, event, event))
+        file.close()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.blkdebug_file = backing_img + ".blkdebug"
+        self.create_image(backing_img, TestReadErrors.image_len)
+        self.create_blkdebug_file(self.blkdebug_file, "read_aio", 5)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt,
+                 '-o', 'backing_file=blkdebug:%s:%s,backing_fmt=raw'
+                       % (self.blkdebug_file, backing_img),
+                 test_img)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(test_img)
+        os.remove(backing_img)
+        os.remove(self.blkdebug_file)
+
+    def test_report_read(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        completed = False
+        error = False
+        while not completed:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'read')
+                    error = True
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                    self.assertTrue(False, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
+                    self.assertTrue(error, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/error', 'Input/output error')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    completed = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_ignore_read(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img, on_source_error='ignore')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        event = self.vm.get_qmp_event(wait=True)
+        self.assertEquals(event['event'], 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR')
+        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'read')
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', False)
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_stop_read(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img, on_source_error='stop')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        error = False
+        ready = False
+        while not ready:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'read')
+
+                    result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', True)
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/io-status', 'failed')
+
+                    result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-resume', device='drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+                    error = True
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                    self.assertTrue(error, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    ready = True
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', False)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/io-status', 'ok')
+
+        self.complete_and_wait(wait_ready=False)
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+class TestWriteErrors(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    image_len = 2 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+
+    # this should be a multiple of twice the default granularity
+    # so that we hit this offset first in state 1
+    MIRROR_GRANULARITY = 1024 * 1024
+
+    def create_blkdebug_file(self, name, event, errno):
+        file = open(name, 'w')
+        file.write('''
+[inject-error]
+state = "1"
+event = "%s"
+errno = "%d"
+immediately = "off"
+once = "on"
+sector = "%d"
+
+[set-state]
+state = "1"
+event = "%s"
+new_state = "2"
+
+[set-state]
+state = "2"
+event = "%s"
+new_state = "1"
+''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY / 512, event, event))
+        file.close()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.blkdebug_file = target_img + ".blkdebug"
+        self.create_image(backing_img, TestWriteErrors.image_len)
+        self.create_blkdebug_file(self.blkdebug_file, "write_aio", 5)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-obacking_file=%s' %(backing_img), test_img)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
+        self.target_img = 'blkdebug:%s:%s' % (self.blkdebug_file, target_img)
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-osize=%d' %(TestWriteErrors.image_len), target_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(test_img)
+        os.remove(backing_img)
+        os.remove(self.blkdebug_file)
+
+    def test_report_write(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=self.target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        completed = False
+        error = False
+        while not completed:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'write')
+                    error = True
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                    self.assertTrue(False, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
+                    self.assertTrue(error, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/error', 'Input/output error')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    completed = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_ignore_write(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=self.target_img,
+                             on_target_error='ignore')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        event = self.vm.get_qmp_event(wait=True)
+        self.assertEquals(event['event'], 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR')
+        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'write')
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', False)
+        self.complete_and_wait()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+    def test_stop_write(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             mode='existing', target=self.target_img,
+                             on_target_error='stop')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        error = False
+        ready = False
+        while not ready:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_ERROR':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/operation', 'write')
+
+                    result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', True)
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/io-status', 'failed')
+
+                    result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-resume', device='drive0')
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+                    result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/paused', False)
+                    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/io-status', 'ok')
+                    error = True
+                elif event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_READY':
+                    self.assertTrue(error, 'job completed unexpectedly')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'drive0')
+                    ready = True
+
+        self.complete_and_wait(wait_ready=False)
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+
+class TestSetSpeed(ImageMirroringTestCase):
+    image_len = 80 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        qemu_img('create', backing_img, str(TestSetSpeed.image_len))
+        qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, test_img)
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img)
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.vm.shutdown()
+        os.remove(test_img)
+        os.remove(backing_img)
+        os.remove(target_img)
+
+    def test_set_speed(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        # Default speed is 0
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/device', 'drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/speed', 0)
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-set-speed', device='drive0', speed=8 * 1024 * 1024)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        # Ensure the speed we set was accepted
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/device', 'drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/speed', 8 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait()
+
+        # Check setting speed in drive-mirror works
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img, speed=4*1024*1024)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('query-block-jobs')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/device', 'drive0')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/speed', 4 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait()
+
+    def test_set_speed_invalid(self):
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img, speed=-1)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+        self.assert_no_active_mirrors()
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-mirror', device='drive0', sync='full',
+                             target=target_img)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-set-speed', device='drive0', speed=-1)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/class', 'GenericError')
+
+        self.cancel_and_wait()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    iotests.main(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'qed'])
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71009c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+..................
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Ran 18 tests
+
+OK
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/042 b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c3c3ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test qemu-img operation on zero size images
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 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 qcow qed vmdk
+_supported_proto file
+_supported_os Linux
+
+echo
+echo "== Creating zero size image =="
+
+_make_test_img 0
+_check_test_img
+
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.orig
+
+echo
+echo "== Converting the image =="
+
+$QEMU_IMG convert -O $IMGFMT $TEST_IMG.orig $TEST_IMG
+_check_test_img
+
+echo
+echo "== Converting the image, compressed =="
+
+if [ "$IMGFMT" == "qcow2" ]; then
+    $QEMU_IMG convert -c -O $IMGFMT $TEST_IMG.orig $TEST_IMG
+fi
+_check_test_img
+
+echo
+echo "== Rebasing the image =="
+
+$QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b $TEST_IMG.orig $TEST_IMG
+$QEMU_IMG rebase -b $TEST_IMG.orig $TEST_IMG
+_check_test_img
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
+
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/042.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/042.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc80f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/042.out
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+QA output created by 042
+
+== Creating zero size image ==
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=0 
+No errors were found on the image.
+
+== Converting the image ==
+No errors were found on the image.
+
+== Converting the image, compressed ==
+No errors were found on the image.
+
+== Rebasing the image ==
+No errors were found on the image.
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/043 b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ba08dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test that qemu-img info --backing-chain detects infinite loops
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 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=stefanha@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
+    rm -f $TEST_IMG.[123].base
+}
+trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
+
+# get standard environment, filters and checks
+. ./common.rc
+. ./common.filter
+
+# Any format supporting backing files
+_supported_fmt qcow qcow2 vmdk qed
+_supported_proto generic
+_supported_os Linux
+
+
+size=128M
+_make_test_img $size
+$QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG
+
+echo
+echo "== backing file references self =="
+_img_info --backing-chain
+
+_make_test_img $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.base $size
+$QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.base
+
+echo
+echo "== parent references self =="
+_img_info --backing-chain
+
+_make_test_img $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.1.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.1.base $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.2.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.2.base $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.3.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.3.base $size
+$QEMU_IMG rebase -u -b $TEST_IMG.2.base $TEST_IMG.1.base
+
+echo
+echo "== ancestor references another ancestor =="
+_img_info --backing-chain
+
+_make_test_img $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.1.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.1.base $size
+mv $TEST_IMG $TEST_IMG.2.base
+_make_test_img -b $TEST_IMG.2.base $size
+
+echo
+echo "== finite chain of length 3 (human) =="
+_img_info --backing-chain
+
+echo
+echo "== finite chain of length 3 (json) =="
+_img_info --backing-chain --output=json
+
+# success, all done
+echo "*** done"
+rm -f $seq.full
+status=0
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/043.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/043.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad23337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/043.out
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+QA output created by 043
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 
+
+== backing file references self ==
+qemu-img: Backing file 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' creates an infinite loop.
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.base' 
+
+== parent references self ==
+qemu-img: Backing file 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT' creates an infinite loop.
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base' 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base' 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.3.base' 
+
+== ancestor references another ancestor ==
+qemu-img: Backing file 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base' creates an infinite loop.
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base' 
+Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file='TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base' 
+
+== finite chain of length 3 (human) ==
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base
+
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+backing file: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base
+
+image: TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base
+file format: IMGFMT
+virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
+cluster_size: 65536
+
+== finite chain of length 3 (json) ==
+[
+    {
+        "virtual-size": 134217728, 
+        "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT", 
+        "cluster-size": 65536, 
+        "format": "IMGFMT", 
+        "backing-filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base", 
+        "dirty-flag": false
+    }, 
+    {
+        "virtual-size": 134217728, 
+        "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.2.base", 
+        "cluster-size": 65536, 
+        "format": "IMGFMT", 
+        "backing-filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base", 
+        "dirty-flag": false
+    }, 
+    {
+        "virtual-size": 134217728, 
+        "filename": "TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT.1.base", 
+        "cluster-size": 65536, 
+        "format": "IMGFMT", 
+        "dirty-flag": false
+    }
+]
+*** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
index d534e94..334534f 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common.rc
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@
     	sed -e 's/qemu-img\: This image format does not support checks/No errors were found on the image./'
 }
 
+_img_info()
+{
+    $QEMU_IMG info "$@" $TEST_IMG 2>&1 | \
+        sed -e "s#$IMGPROTO:$TEST_DIR#TEST_DIR#g" \
+            -e "s#$TEST_DIR#TEST_DIR#g" \
+            -e "s#$IMGFMT#IMGFMT#g" \
+            -e "/^disk size:/ D" \
+            -e "/actual-size/ D"
+}
+
 _get_pids_by_name()
 {
     if [ $# -ne 1 ]
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/group b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
index 66d2ba9..ac86f54 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/group
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/group
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@
 038 rw auto backing
 039 rw auto
 040 rw auto
+041 rw auto backing
+042 rw auto quick
+043 rw auto backing
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 3c60b2d..735c674 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
 
         return self._qmp.cmd(cmd, args=qmp_args)
 
+    def get_qmp_event(self, wait=False):
+        '''Poll for one queued QMP events and return it'''
+        return self._qmp.pull_event(wait=wait)
+
     def get_qmp_events(self, wait=False):
         '''Poll for queued QMP events and return a list of dicts'''
         events = self._qmp.get_events(wait=wait)
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index e2d4580..09b5d55 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -77,10 +77,18 @@
 commit_one_iteration(void *s, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors, int is_allocated) "s %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d is_allocated %d"
 commit_start(void *bs, void *base, void *top, void *s, void *co, void *opaque) "bs %p base %p top %p s %p co %p opaque %p"
 
+# block/mirror.c
+mirror_start(void *bs, void *s, void *co, void *opaque) "bs %p s %p co %p opaque %p"
+mirror_before_flush(void *s) "s %p"
+mirror_before_drain(void *s, int64_t cnt) "s %p dirty count %"PRId64
+mirror_before_sleep(void *s, int64_t cnt, int synced) "s %p dirty count %"PRId64" synced %d"
+mirror_one_iteration(void *s, int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors) "s %p sector_num %"PRId64" nb_sectors %d"
+
 # blockdev.c
 qmp_block_job_cancel(void *job) "job %p"
 qmp_block_job_pause(void *job) "job %p"
 qmp_block_job_resume(void *job) "job %p"
+qmp_block_job_complete(void *job) "job %p"
 block_job_cb(void *bs, void *job, int ret) "bs %p job %p ret %d"
 qmp_block_stream(void *bs, void *job) "bs %p job %p"
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 6dd767c..5a3d316 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -800,6 +800,78 @@
     return default_usb;
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+static int parse_add_fd(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
+{
+    int fd, dupfd, flags;
+    int64_t fdset_id;
+    const char *fd_opaque = NULL;
+
+    fd = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "fd", -1);
+    fdset_id = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "set", -1);
+    fd_opaque = qemu_opt_get(opts, "opaque");
+
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                      "fd option is required and must be non-negative");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (fd <= STDERR_FILENO) {
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                      "fd cannot be a standard I/O stream");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * All fds inherited across exec() necessarily have FD_CLOEXEC
+     * clear, while qemu sets FD_CLOEXEC on all other fds used internally.
+     */
+    flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD);
+    if (flags == -1 || (flags & FD_CLOEXEC)) {
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                      "fd is not valid or already in use");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (fdset_id < 0) {
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                      "set option is required and must be non-negative");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+#ifdef F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC
+    dupfd = fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 0);
+#else
+    dupfd = dup(fd);
+    if (dupfd != -1) {
+        qemu_set_cloexec(dupfd);
+    }
+#endif
+    if (dupfd == -1) {
+        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
+                      "Error duplicating fd: %s", strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* add the duplicate fd, and optionally the opaque string, to the fd set */
+    monitor_fdset_add_fd(dupfd, true, fdset_id, fd_opaque ? true : false,
+                         fd_opaque, NULL);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int cleanup_add_fd(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque)
+{
+    int fd;
+
+    fd = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "fd", -1);
+    close(fd);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /***********************************************************/
 /* QEMU Block devices */
 
@@ -3327,6 +3399,18 @@
                     exit(0);
                 }
                 break;
+            case QEMU_OPTION_add_fd:
+#ifndef _WIN32
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse(qemu_find_opts("add-fd"), optarg, 0);
+                if (!opts) {
+                    exit(0);
+                }
+#else
+                error_report("File descriptor passing is disabled on this "
+                             "platform");
+                exit(1);
+#endif
+                break;
             default:
                 os_parse_cmd_args(popt->index, optarg);
             }
@@ -3338,6 +3422,16 @@
         exit(1);
     }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("add-fd"), parse_add_fd, NULL, 1)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("add-fd"), cleanup_add_fd, NULL, 1)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (machine == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "No machine found.\n");
         exit(1);