Index: qemu/block/raw.c
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block/raw.c    2012-06-19 15:52:40.512586150 +0530
+++ qemu/block/raw.c    2012-06-19 17:39:33.572386768 +0530
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@
      return 0;
  }

+static int raw_reopen_prepare(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState **prs,
+                              int flags)
+{
+    return bdrv_reopen_prepare(bs->file, prs, flags);
+}
+
+static void raw_reopen_commit(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    bdrv_reopen_commit(bs->file, rs);
+}
+
+static void raw_reopen_abort(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    bdrv_reopen_abort(bs->file, rs);
+}
+
  static int coroutine_fn raw_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t 
sector_num,
                                       int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
  {
@@ -111,6 +127,10 @@
      .instance_size      = 1,

      .bdrv_open          = raw_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare
+                        = raw_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit = raw_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort  = raw_reopen_abort,
      .bdrv_close         = raw_close,

      .bdrv_co_readv          = raw_co_readv,
Index: qemu/block/raw-posix.c
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/block/raw-posix.c    2012-06-19 15:52:40.520586178 +0530
+++ qemu/block/raw-posix.c    2012-06-20 15:59:09.036535061 +0530
@@ -140,8 +140,15 @@
  #endif
  } BDRVRawState;

+typedef struct BDRVRawReopenState {
+    BDRVReopenState reopen_state;
+    BDRVRawState *stash_s;
+} BDRVRawReopenState;
+
  static int fd_open(BlockDriverState *bs);
  static int64_t raw_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs);
+static void raw_stash_state(BDRVRawState *stashed_state, BDRVRawState *s);
+static void raw_revert_state(BDRVRawState *s, BDRVRawState *stashed_state);

  #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
  static int cdrom_reopen(BlockDriverState *bs);
@@ -283,6 +290,119 @@
      return raw_open_common(bs, filename, flags, 0);
  }

+static int raw_reopen_prepare(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState **prs,
+                              int flags)
+{
+    BDRVRawReopenState *raw_rs = g_malloc0(sizeof(BDRVRawReopenState));
+    BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    raw_rs->reopen_state.bs = bs;
+
+    /* stash state before reopen */
+    raw_rs->stash_s = g_malloc0(sizeof(BDRVRawState));
+
+    raw_stash_state(raw_rs->stash_s, s);
+    s->fd = dup3(raw_rs->stash_s->fd,s->fd,O_CLOEXEC);
+
+    *prs = &(raw_rs->reopen_state);
+
+    /* Flags that can be set using fcntl */
+    int fcntl_flags = BDRV_O_NOCACHE;
+
+    if ((bs->open_flags & ~fcntl_flags) == (flags & ~fcntl_flags)) {
+        if ((flags & BDRV_O_NOCACHE)) {
+            s->open_flags |= O_DIRECT;
+        } else {
+            s->open_flags &= ~O_DIRECT;
+        }
+        ret = fcntl_setfl(s->fd, s->open_flags);
+    } else {
+
+        /* close and reopen using new flags */
+      bdrv_flush(bs);
+        ret = bs->drv->bdrv_file_open(bs, bs->filename, flags);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static void raw_reopen_commit(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    BDRVRawReopenState *raw_rs;
+
+    raw_rs = container_of(rs, BDRVRawReopenState, reopen_state);
+
+    /* clean up stashed state */
+    close(raw_rs->stash_s->fd);
+    g_free(raw_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(raw_rs);
+}
+
+static void raw_reopen_abort(BlockDriverState *bs, BDRVReopenState *rs)
+{
+    BDRVRawReopenState *raw_rs;
+    BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    raw_rs = container_of(rs, BDRVRawReopenState, reopen_state);
+
+    /* revert to stashed state */
+    if (s->fd != -1) {
+        close(s->fd);
+    }
+
+    raw_revert_state(s, raw_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(raw_rs->stash_s);
+    g_free(raw_rs);
+}
+
+static void raw_stash_state(BDRVRawState *stashed_s, BDRVRawState *s)
+{
+    stashed_s->fd = -1;
+    stashed_s->type = s->type;
+    stashed_s->open_flags = s->open_flags;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    /* linux floppy specific */
+    stashed_s->fd_open_time = s->fd_open_time;
+    stashed_s->fd_error_time = s->fd_error_time;
+    stashed_s->fd_got_error = s->fd_got_error;
+    stashed_s->fd_media_changed = s->fd_media_changed;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
+    stashed_s->use_aio = s->use_aio;
+    stashed_s->aio_ctx = s->aio_ctx;
+#endif
+    stashed_s->aligned_buf = s->aligned_buf;
+    stashed_s->aligned_buf_size = s->aligned_buf_size;
+#ifdef CONFIG_XFS
+    stashed_s->is_xfs = s->is_xfs;
+#endif
+
+}
+
+static void raw_revert_state(BDRVRawState *s, BDRVRawState *stashed_s)
+{
+
+    s->fd = stashed_s->fd;
+    s->type = stashed_s->type;
+    s->open_flags = stashed_s->open_flags;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    /* linux floppy specific */
+    s->fd_open_time = stashed_s->fd_open_time;
+    s->fd_error_time = stashed_s->fd_error_time;
+    s->fd_got_error = stashed_s->fd_got_error;
+    s->fd_media_changed = stashed_s->fd_media_changed;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
+    s->use_aio = stashed_s->use_aio;
+    s->aio_ctx = stashed_s->aio_ctx;
+#endif
+    s->aligned_buf = stashed_s->aligned_buf;
+    s->aligned_buf_size = stashed_s->aligned_buf_size;
+#ifdef CONFIG_XFS
+    s->is_xfs = stashed_s->is_xfs;
+#endif
+}
+
  /* XXX: use host sector size if necessary with:
  #ifdef DIOCGSECTORSIZE
          {
@@ -728,6 +848,9 @@
      .instance_size = sizeof(BDRVRawState),
      .bdrv_probe = NULL, /* no probe for protocols */
      .bdrv_file_open = raw_open,
+    .bdrv_reopen_prepare = raw_reopen_prepare,
+    .bdrv_reopen_commit = raw_reopen_commit,
+    .bdrv_reopen_abort = raw_reopen_abort,
      .bdrv_close = raw_close,
      .bdrv_create = raw_create,
      .bdrv_co_discard = raw_co_discard,
