Index: qemu/block.c
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block.c
+++ qemu/block.c
@@ -696,10 +696,33 @@ unlink_and_fail:
     return ret;
 }
 
+int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState **prs, int flags)
+{
+     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+
+     return drv->bdrv_reopen_prepare(bs, prs, flags);
+}
+
+void bdrv_reopen_commit(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs, int flags)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+
+    drv->bdrv_reopen_commit(bs, rs, flags);
+    bs->open_flags = flags;
+}
+
+void bdrv_reopen_abort(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
+
+    drv->bdrv_reopen_abort(bs, rs);
+}
+
 int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, int bdrv_flags)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     int ret = 0, open_flags;
+    BDRVReopenState *reopen_state = NULL;
 
     /* Quiesce IO for the given block device */
     qemu_aio_flush();
@@ -708,17 +731,31 @@ int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, in
         qerror_report(QERR_DATA_SYNC_FAILED, bs->device_name);
         return ret;
     }
-    open_flags = bs->open_flags;
-    bdrv_close(bs);
 
-    ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, bdrv_flags, drv);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        /* Reopen failed. Try to open with original flags */
-        qerror_report(QERR_REOPEN_FILE_FAILED, bs->filename);
-        ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, open_flags, drv);
+    /* Use driver specific reopen() if available */
+    if (drv->bdrv_reopen_prepare) {
+        ret = bdrv_reopen_prepare(bs, &reopen_state, bdrv_flags);
+         if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_reopen_abort(bs, reopen_state);
+            qerror_report(QERR_REOPEN_FILE_FAILED, bs->filename);
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        bdrv_reopen_commit(bs, reopen_state, bdrv_flags);
+
+    } else {
+       open_flags = bs->open_flags;
+       bdrv_close(bs);
+
+       ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, bdrv_flags, drv);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            /* Reopen failed with orig and modified flags */
-            abort();
+            /* Reopen failed. Try to open with original flags */
+            qerror_report(QERR_REOPEN_FILE_FAILED, bs->filename);
+            ret = bdrv_open(bs, bs->filename, open_flags, drv);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                /* Reopen failed with orig and modified flags */
+                bs->drv = NULL;
+            }
         }
     }
 
Index: qemu/block_int.h
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block_int.h
+++ qemu/block_int.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ struct BlockDriver {
     int (*bdrv_probe)(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename);
     int (*bdrv_probe_device)(const char *filename);
     int (*bdrv_open)(BlockDriverState *bs, int flags);
+
+    /* For handling image reopen for split or non-split files */
+    int (*bdrv_reopen_prepare)(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                               BDRVReopenState **prs,
+                               int flags);
+    void (*bdrv_reopen_commit)(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs,
+                               int flags);
+    void (*bdrv_reopen_abort)(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs);
     int (*bdrv_file_open)(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename, int flags);
     int (*bdrv_read)(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
                      uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors);
@@ -213,6 +221,11 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     void *private;
 };
 
+struct BDRVReopenState {
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+    int reopen_flags;
+};
+
 struct BlockDriverAIOCB {
     AIOPool *pool;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
Index: qemu/qemu-common.h
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/qemu-common.h
+++ qemu/qemu-common.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ typedef struct NICInfo NICInfo;
 typedef struct HCIInfo HCIInfo;
 typedef struct AudioState AudioState;
 typedef struct BlockDriverState BlockDriverState;
+typedef struct BDRVReopenState BDRVReopenState;
 typedef struct DriveInfo DriveInfo;
 typedef struct DisplayState DisplayState;
 typedef struct DisplayChangeListener DisplayChangeListener;
Index: qemu/block.h
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block.h
+++ qemu/block.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ int bdrv_file_open(BlockDriverState **pb
 int bdrv_open(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename, int flags,
               BlockDriver *drv);
 int bdrv_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs, int bdrv_flags);
+int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState **prs, int flags);
+void bdrv_reopen_commit(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs,  int flags);
+void bdrv_reopen_abort(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs);
 void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_attach_dev(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dev);
 void bdrv_attach_dev_nofail(BlockDriverState *bs, void *dev);