return blk;
}
+/*
+ * Calls blk_new_with_bs() and then calls bdrv_open() on the BlockDriverState.
+ *
+ * Just as with bdrv_open(), after having called this function the reference to
+ * @options belongs to the block layer (even on failure).
+ *
+ * TODO: Remove @filename and @flags; it should be possible to specify a whole
+ * BDS tree just by specifying the @options QDict (or @reference,
+ * alternatively). At the time of adding this function, this is not possible,
+ * though, so callers of this function have to be able to specify @filename and
+ * @flags.
+ */
+BlockBackend *blk_new_open(const char *name, const char *filename,
+ const char *reference, QDict *options, int flags,
+ Error **errp)
+{
+ BlockBackend *blk;
+ int ret;
+
+ blk = blk_new_with_bs(name, errp);
+ if (!blk) {
+ QDECREF(options);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ ret = bdrv_open(&blk->bs, filename, reference, options, flags, NULL, errp);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ blk_unref(blk);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return blk;
+}
+
static void blk_delete(BlockBackend *blk)
{
assert(!blk->refcnt);
BlockBackend *blk_new(const char *name, Error **errp);
BlockBackend *blk_new_with_bs(const char *name, Error **errp);
+BlockBackend *blk_new_open(const char *name, const char *filename,
+ const char *reference, QDict *options, int flags,
+ Error **errp);
void blk_ref(BlockBackend *blk);
void blk_unref(BlockBackend *blk);
const char *blk_name(BlockBackend *blk);