bdrv_swap() has always been an ugly hack that we would rather have avoided. When it was introduced, we simply didn't have the infrastructure to update pointers instead of transplanting the contents of BDS object, so we grudgingly added bdrv_swap() as a quick solution. Meanwhile, most of the infrastructure exists and this series implements the final step necessary to implement the required functionality in a less adventurous way.
v3: - Patch 4 ('quorum: Convert to BdrvChild') Fixed stale comment [Max] - Patch 7 ('block: Convert bs->backing_hd to BdrvChild') Simplified bdrv_find_overlay() [Fam] - Patch 8 ('block: Manage backing file references in bdrv_set_backing_hd()') Fixed leaks in bdrv_drop_intermediate() [Berto] v2: - Patch 4 ('quorum: Convert to BdrvChild') Use bdrv_unref_child() instead of bdrv_unref() [Berto] - Patch 5 ('block: Convert bs->file to BdrvChild') bdrv_close: Set bs->drv = NULL immediately after .bdrv_close [Berto] bdrv_close: bdrv_unref_child() instead of bdrv_unref() for bs->file [Max] - Patch 7 ('block: Convert bs->backing_hd to BdrvChild') Use backing_bs() more consistently instead of open-coding and introducing additional bugs while doing so [Max] - Patch 8 ('block: Manage backing file references in bdrv_set_backing_hd()') mirror: Use backing instead of s->base->backing->bs [Max] stream: More simplication, remove close_unused_images() altogether [Berto] - Patch 11 ('block-backend: Add blk_set_bs()') assert(bs->blk == NULL) [Max] - Patch 13 ('block: Implement bdrv_append() without bdrv_swap()') bdrv_ref/unref in change_parent_backing_link [Max] Improved throttle state handling in swap_feature_fields() [Berto] Fixed external_snapshot_commit() [Berto] - Patch 14 ('blockjob: Store device name at job creation') Use new job->id more consistently [Max] Kevin Wolf (16): block: Introduce BDS.file_child vmdk: Use BdrvChild instead of BDS for references to extents blkverify: Convert s->test_file to BdrvChild quorum: Convert to BdrvChild block: Convert bs->file to BdrvChild block: Remove bdrv_open_image() block: Convert bs->backing_hd to BdrvChild block: Manage backing file references in bdrv_set_backing_hd() block: Split bdrv_move_feature_fields() block/io: Make bdrv_requests_pending() public block-backend: Add blk_set_bs() block: Introduce parents list block: Implement bdrv_append() without bdrv_swap() blockjob: Store device name at job creation block: Add and use bdrv_replace_in_backing_chain() block: Remove bdrv_swap() block.c | 486 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- block/blkdebug.c | 32 +-- block/blkverify.c | 68 ++++--- block/block-backend.c | 17 ++ block/bochs.c | 8 +- block/cloop.c | 10 +- block/dmg.c | 20 +- block/io.c | 76 ++++---- block/mirror.c | 22 +-- block/parallels.c | 38 ++-- block/qapi.c | 10 +- block/qcow.c | 46 ++--- block/qcow2-cache.c | 11 +- block/qcow2-cluster.c | 42 ++-- block/qcow2-refcount.c | 45 +++-- block/qcow2-snapshot.c | 30 +-- block/qcow2.c | 68 +++---- block/qed-table.c | 4 +- block/qed.c | 51 +++-- block/quorum.c | 65 ++++--- block/raw_bsd.c | 40 ++-- block/snapshot.c | 12 +- block/stream.c | 34 +--- block/vdi.c | 17 +- block/vhdx-log.c | 25 +-- block/vhdx.c | 36 ++-- block/vmdk.c | 133 +++++++------ block/vpc.c | 34 ++-- block/vvfat.c | 19 +- blockdev.c | 6 +- blockjob.c | 15 +- include/block/block.h | 15 +- include/block/block_int.h | 20 +- include/block/blockjob.h | 8 + include/qemu/queue.h | 6 - qemu-img.c | 20 +- 36 files changed, 754 insertions(+), 835 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.1