This occurs on v2.9.0-rc4, but not on v2.8.0. When running QEMU with an iothread, and then performing a block-mirror, if we do a system-reset after the BLOCK_JOB_READY event has emitted, qemu becomes deadlocked.
The block job is not paused, nor cancelled, so we are stuck in the while loop in block_job_detach_aio_context: static void block_job_detach_aio_context(void *opaque) { BlockJob *job = opaque; /* In case the job terminates during aio_poll()... */ block_job_ref(job); block_job_pause(job); while (!job->paused && !job->completed) { block_job_drain(job); } block_job_unref(job); } Reproducer script and QAPI commands: # QEMU script: gdb --args /home/user/deploy-${1}/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -smp 4 -object iothread,id=iothread0 -drive file=${2},if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,aio=native,cache=none,discard=unmap -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,iothread=iothread0 -m 1024 -boot menu=on -qmp stdio -drive file=${3},if=none,id=drive-data-disk0,format=qcow2,cache=none,aio=native,werror=stop,rerror=stop -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=drive-data-disk0,id=data-disk0,iothread=iothread0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 # QAPI commands: { "execute": "drive-mirror", "arguments": { "device": "drive-data-disk0", "target": "/home/user/sn1", "format": "qcow2", "mode": "absolute-paths", "sync": "full", "speed": 1000000000, "on-source-error": "stop", "on-target-error": "stop" } } # after BLOCK_JOB_READY, do system reset { "execute": "system_reset" } gbd bt: (gdb) bt #0 0x0000555555aa79f3 in bdrv_drain_recurse (bs=bs@entry=0x55555783e900) at block/io.c:164 #1 0x0000555555aa825d in bdrv_drained_begin (bs=bs@entry=0x55555783e900) at block/io.c:231 #2 0x0000555555aa8449 in bdrv_drain (bs=0x55555783e900) at block/io.c:265 #3 0x0000555555a9c356 in blk_drain (blk=<optimized out>) at block/block-backend.c:1383 #4 0x0000555555aa3cfd in mirror_drain (job=<optimized out>) at block/mirror.c:1000 #5 0x0000555555a66e11 in block_job_detach_aio_context (opaque=0x555557a19a40) at blockjob.c:142 #6 0x0000555555a62f4d in bdrv_detach_aio_context (bs=bs@entry=0x555557839410) at block.c:4357 #7 0x0000555555a63116 in bdrv_set_aio_context (bs=bs@entry=0x555557839410, new_context=new_context@entry=0x55555668bc20) at block.c:4418 #8 0x0000555555a9d326 in blk_set_aio_context (blk=0x5555566db520, new_context=0x55555668bc20) at block/block-backend.c:1662 #9 0x00005555557e38da in virtio_blk_data_plane_stop (vdev=<optimized out>) at /home/jcody/work/upstream/qemu-kvm/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c:262 #10 0x00005555559f9d5f in virtio_bus_stop_ioeventfd (bus=bus@entry=0x5555583089a8) at hw/virtio/virtio-bus.c:246 #11 0x00005555559fa49b in virtio_bus_stop_ioeventfd (bus=bus@entry=0x5555583089a8) at hw/virtio/virtio-bus.c:238 #12 0x00005555559f6a18 in virtio_pci_stop_ioeventfd (proxy=0x555558300510) at hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c:348 #13 0x00005555559f6a18 in virtio_pci_reset (qdev=<optimized out>) at hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c:1872 #14 0x00005555559139a9 in qdev_reset_one (dev=<optimized out>, opaque=<optimized out>) at hw/core/qdev.c:310 #15 0x0000555555916738 in qbus_walk_children (bus=0x55555693aa30, pre_devfn=0x0, pre_busfn=0x0, post_devfn=0x5555559139a0 <qdev_reset_one>, post_busfn=0x5555559120f0 <qbus_reset_one>, opaque=0x0) at hw/core/bus.c:59 #16 0x0000555555913318 in qdev_walk_children (dev=0x5555569387d0, pre_devfn=0x0, pre_busfn=0x0, post_devfn=0x5555559139a0 <qdev_reset_one>, post_busfn=0x5555559120f0 <qbus_reset_one>, opaque=0x0) at hw/core/qdev.c:617 #17 0x0000555555916738 in qbus_walk_children (bus=0x555556756f70, pre_devfn=0x0, pre_busfn=0x0, post_devfn=0x5555559139a0 <qdev_reset_one>, post_busfn=0x5555559120f0 <qbus_reset_one>, opaque=0x0) at hw/core/bus.c:59 #18 0x00005555559168ca in qemu_devices_reset () at hw/core/reset.c:69 #19 0x000055555581fcbb in pc_machine_reset () at /home/jcody/work/upstream/qemu-kvm/hw/i386/pc.c:2234 #20 0x00005555558a4d96 in qemu_system_reset (report=<optimized out>) at vl.c:1697 #21 0x000055555577157a in main_loop_should_exit () at vl.c:1865 #22 0x000055555577157a in main_loop () at vl.c:1902 #23 0x000055555577157a in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, envp=<optimized out>) at vl.c:4709 -Jeff