Index: qemu/block/vmdk.c
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block/vmdk.c
+++ qemu/block/vmdk.c
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ typedef struct VmdkGrainMarker {
     uint8_t  data[0];
 } VmdkGrainMarker;
 
+typedef struct BDRVVmdkReopenState {
+    BDRVReopenState reopen_state;
+    BDRVVmdkState *stash_s;
+} BDRVVmdkReopenState;
+
+static void vmdk_stash_state(BDRVVmdkState *stashed_state, BDRVVmdkState *s);
+static void vmdk_revert_state(BDRVVmdkState *s, BDRVVmdkState *stashed_state);
+
 static int vmdk_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename)
 {
     uint32_t magic;
@@ -588,7 +596,6 @@ static int vmdk_parse_extents(const char
         if (!strcmp(type, "FLAT")) {
             /* FLAT extent */
             VmdkExtent *extent;
-
             extent = vmdk_add_extent(bs, extent_file, true, sectors,
                             0, 0, 0, 0, sectors);
             extent->flat_start_offset = flat_offset << 9;
@@ -675,6 +682,94 @@ fail:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int vmdk_reopen_prepare(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState **prs,
+                               int flags)
+{
+    BDRVVmdkReopenState *vmdk_rs = g_malloc0(sizeof(BDRVVmdkReopenState));
+    int ret = 0;
+    BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    vmdk_rs->reopen_state.bs = bs;
+
+    /* save state before reopen */
+    vmdk_rs->stash_s = g_malloc0(sizeof(BDRVVmdkState));
+    vmdk_stash_state(vmdk_rs->stash_s, s);
+    s->num_extents = 0;
+    s->extents = NULL;
+    s->migration_blocker = NULL;
+    *prs = &(vmdk_rs->reopen_state);
+
+    /* create extents afresh with new flags */
+     ret = vmdk_open(bs, flags);
+     return ret;
+}
+
+static void vmdk_reopen_commit(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    BDRVVmdkReopenState *vmdk_rs;
+    BDRVVmdkState *stashed_s;
+    VmdkExtent *e;
+    int i;
+
+    vmdk_rs = container_of(rs, BDRVVmdkReopenState, reopen_state);
+    stashed_s = vmdk_rs->stash_s;
+
+    /* clean up stashed state */
+    for (i = 0; i < stashed_s->num_extents; i++) {
+        e = &stashed_s->extents[i];
+        g_free(e->l1_table);
+        g_free(e->l2_cache);
+        g_free(e->l1_backup_table);
+    }
+    g_free(stashed_s->extents);
+    g_free(vmdk_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(vmdk_rs);
+}
+
+static void vmdk_reopen_abort(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    BDRVVmdkReopenState *vmdk_rs;
+    BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
+    VmdkExtent *e;
+    int i;
+
+    vmdk_rs = container_of(rs, BDRVVmdkReopenState, reopen_state);
+
+    /* revert to stashed state */
+    for (i = 0; i < s->num_extents; i++) {
+        e = &s->extents[i];
+        g_free(e->l1_table);
+        g_free(e->l2_cache);
+        g_free(e->l1_backup_table);
+    }
+    g_free(s->extents);
+    vmdk_revert_state(s, vmdk_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(vmdk_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(vmdk_rs);
+}
+
+static void vmdk_stash_state(BDRVVmdkState *stashed_state, BDRVVmdkState *s)
+{
+   stashed_state->lock = s->lock;
+   stashed_state->desc_offset = s->desc_offset;
+   stashed_state->cid_updated = s->cid_updated;
+   stashed_state->parent_cid = s->parent_cid;
+   stashed_state->num_extents = s->num_extents;
+   stashed_state->extents = s->extents;
+   stashed_state->migration_blocker = s->migration_blocker;
+}
+
+static void vmdk_revert_state(BDRVVmdkState *s, BDRVVmdkState *stashed_state)
+{
+   s->lock = stashed_state->lock;
+   s->desc_offset = stashed_state->desc_offset;
+   s->cid_updated = stashed_state->cid_updated;
+   s->parent_cid = stashed_state->parent_cid;
+   s->num_extents = stashed_state->num_extents;
+   s->extents = stashed_state->extents;
+   s->migration_blocker = stashed_state->migration_blocker;
+}
+
 static int get_whole_cluster(BlockDriverState *bs,
                 VmdkExtent *extent,
                 uint64_t cluster_offset,
@@ -1593,6 +1688,12 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_vmdk = {
     .instance_size  = sizeof(BDRVVmdkState),
     .bdrv_probe     = vmdk_probe,
     .bdrv_open      = vmdk_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare
+                    = vmdk_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit
+                    = vmdk_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort
+                    = vmdk_reopen_abort,
     .bdrv_read      = vmdk_co_read,
     .bdrv_write     = vmdk_co_write,
     .bdrv_close     = vmdk_close,
