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[v12,14/17] iotests: add simple incremental backup case

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John Snow Feb. 10, 2015, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/qemu-iotests/112        | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 tests/qemu-iotests/112.out    |   4 +-
 tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py |  18 ++++---
 3 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

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Max Reitz Feb. 11, 2015, 9:40 p.m. UTC | #1
On 2015-02-09 at 20:35, John Snow wrote:
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
>   tests/qemu-iotests/112        | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   tests/qemu-iotests/112.out    |   4 +-
>   tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py |  18 ++++---
>   3 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112 b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
> index 7985cd1..31431ad 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
> @@ -22,18 +22,49 @@
>   
>   import os
>   import iotests
> +from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io, create_image

Is this really necessary? For me, it works without, too; and if it is 
necessary, shouldn't it be part of patch 13?

>   def io_write_patterns(img, patterns):
>       for pattern in patterns:
>           iotests.qemu_io('-c', 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern, img)
>   
> +class Bitmap:
> +    def __init__(self, name, node):
> +        self.name = name
> +        self.node = node
> +        self.pattern = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir,
> +                                    '%s.backup.%%s.img' % name)

Shouldn't this be %%i? %%s works for me, but I think %%i might look better.

> +        self.num = 0
> +        self.backups = list()
> +
> +    def new_target(self, num=None):
> +        if num is None:
> +            num = self.num
> +        self.num = num + 1
> +        target = self.pattern % num

I hope nobody has a % in the test path...

Although it does look nice, maybe just self.base = 
os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, '%s.backup.img.' % name) and target = 
self.base + str(num) is more robust (putting the '.img' at the end is a 
bonus).

> +        self.backups.append(target)
> +        return target
> +
> +    def last_target(self):
> +        return self.backups[-1]
> +
> +    def del_target(self):
> +        os.remove(self.backups.pop())
> +        self.num -= 1
> +
> +    def __del__(self):
> +        for backup in self.backups:
> +            try:
> +                os.remove(backup)
> +            except OSError:
> +                pass
>   
>   class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
>       def setUp(self):
>           self.bitmaps = list()
>           self.files = list()
> -        self.vm = iotests.VM()
> +        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_args(['-S'])

Isn't -machine accel=qtest (which is specified by default) enough?

>           self.test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'base.img')
>           self.full_bak = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'backup.img')
>           self.foo_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'foo.bar')
> @@ -58,6 +89,93 @@ class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
>               iotests.qemu_img('create', '-f', fmt, img, size)
>           self.files.append(img)
>   
> +
> +    def create_full_backup(self, drive='drive0'):
> +        res = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=drive,
> +                          sync='full', format=iotests.imgfmt,
> +                          target=self.full_bak)
> +        self.assert_qmp(res, 'return', {})
> +        self.wait_until_completed(drive)
> +        self.check_full_backup()
> +        self.files.append(self.full_bak)
> +
> +
> +    def check_full_backup(self):
> +        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img, self.full_bak))
> +
> +
> +    def add_bitmap(self, name, node='drive0'):
> +        bitmap = Bitmap(name, node)
> +        self.bitmaps.append(bitmap)
> +        result = self.vm.qmp('block-dirty-bitmap-add', node=bitmap.node,
> +                             name=bitmap.name)
> +        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +        return bitmap
> +
> +
> +    def create_incremental(self, bitmap=None, num=None,
> +                           parent=None, parentFormat=None, validate=True):
> +        if bitmap is None:
> +            bitmap = self.bitmaps[-1]
> +
> +        # If this is the first incremental backup for a bitmap,
> +        # use the full backup as a backing image. Otherwise, use
> +        # the last incremental backup.
> +        if parent is None:
> +            if bitmap.num is 0:

Why not == 0?

> +                parent = self.full_bak
> +            else:
> +                parent = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()

Is this intentional or should this be bitmap.last_target()? In this 
patch, no caller of create_incremental() gives any parameter, so there's 
no difference.

> +
> +        target = bitmap.new_target(num)
> +        self.img_create(target, iotests.imgfmt, parent=parent)
> +
> +        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=bitmap.node,
> +                             sync='dirty-bitmap', bitmap=bitmap.name,
> +                             format=iotests.imgfmt, target=target,
> +                             mode='existing')
> +        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +
> +        event = self.wait_until_completed(bitmap.node, check_offset=validate)
> +        if validate:
> +            return self.check_incremental(target)
> +
> +
> +    def check_incremental(self, target=None):
> +        if target is None:
> +            target = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()
> +        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img, target))
> +        return True
> +
> +
> +    def hmp_io_writes(self, drive, patterns):
> +        for pattern in patterns:
> +            self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern)
> +        self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'flush')
> +
> +
> +    # Create a bitmap and full backup before VM execution begins,
> +    # then create a series of incremental backups during execution.
> +    def test_incremental_simple(self):
> +        self.create_full_backup()
> +        self.add_bitmap('bitmap0', 'drive0')
> +        self.vm.hmp('c')

self.vm.qmp('continue') works, too, but as I said above, I think 
accel=qtest should be enough so you may not need this at all.

(I'm saying this because we all know that QMP > HMP (obviously))


So I had some small questions which I think I want to have answers 
before giving an R-b, but the test logic looks good to me.

Max

> +        # Sanity: Create a "hollow" incremental backup
> +        self.create_incremental()
> +        # Three writes: One complete overwrite, one new segment,
> +        # and one partial overlap.
> +        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0xab', 0, 512),
> +                                      ('0xfe', '16M', '256k'),
> +                                      ('0x64', '32736k', '64k')))
> +        self.create_incremental()
> +        # Three more writes, one of each kind, like above
> +        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0x9a', 0, 512),
> +                                      ('0x55', '8M', '352k'),
> +                                      ('0x78', '15872k', '1M')))
> +        self.create_incremental()
> +        return True
> +
> +
>       def test_sync_dirty_bitmap_missing(self):
>           self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
>           self.files.append(self.foo_img)
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
> index fbc63e6..8d7e996 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> -..
> +...
>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -Ran 2 tests
> +Ran 3 tests
>   
>   OK
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
> index 241b5ee..6bff935 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
> @@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class VM(object):
>                        '-display', 'none', '-vga', 'none']
>           self._num_drives = 0
>   
> +    # Add arbitrary arguments to the command-line.
> +    def add_args(self, arglist):
> +        self._args = self._args + arglist
> +        return self
> +
>       # This can be used to add an unused monitor instance.
>       def add_monitor_telnet(self, ip, port):
>           args = 'tcp:%s:%d,server,nowait,telnet' % (ip, port)
> @@ -109,23 +114,24 @@ class VM(object):
>           self._num_drives += 1
>           return self
>   
> +    def hmp(self, args):
> +        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
> +                           command_line=args)
> +
>       def pause_drive(self, drive, event=None):
>           '''Pause drive r/w operations'''
>           if not event:
>               self.pause_drive(drive, "read_aio")
>               self.pause_drive(drive, "write_aio")
>               return
> -        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
> -                    command_line='qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' % (drive, event, drive))
> +        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' % (drive, event, drive))
>   
>       def resume_drive(self, drive):
> -        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
> -                    command_line='qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' % (drive, drive))
> +        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' % (drive, drive))
>   
>       def hmp_qemu_io(self, drive, cmd):
>           '''Write to a given drive using an HMP command'''
> -        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
> -                        command_line='qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
> +        return self.hmp('qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
>   
>       def add_fd(self, fd, fdset, opaque, opts=''):
>           '''Pass a file descriptor to the VM'''
John Snow Feb. 11, 2015, 10:02 p.m. UTC | #2
On 02/11/2015 04:40 PM, Max Reitz wrote:
> On 2015-02-09 at 20:35, John Snow wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   tests/qemu-iotests/112        | 120
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>   tests/qemu-iotests/112.out    |   4 +-
>>   tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py |  18 ++++---
>>   3 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112 b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
>> index 7985cd1..31431ad 100644
>> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112
>> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
>> @@ -22,18 +22,49 @@
>>   import os
>>   import iotests
>> +from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io, create_image
>
> Is this really necessary? For me, it works without, too; and if it is
> necessary, shouldn't it be part of patch 13?
>

Maybe not? It's baggage from copying 056 as a template.

>>   def io_write_patterns(img, patterns):
>>       for pattern in patterns:
>>           iotests.qemu_io('-c', 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern, img)
>> +class Bitmap:
>> +    def __init__(self, name, node):
>> +        self.name = name
>> +        self.node = node
>> +        self.pattern = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir,
>> +                                    '%s.backup.%%s.img' % name)
>
> Shouldn't this be %%i? %%s works for me, but I think %%i might look better.
>

It's probably more semantically appropriate, yes.

>> +        self.num = 0
>> +        self.backups = list()
>> +
>> +    def new_target(self, num=None):
>> +        if num is None:
>> +            num = self.num
>> +        self.num = num + 1
>> +        target = self.pattern % num
>
> I hope nobody has a % in the test path...
>

Oh, good point.

> Although it does look nice, maybe just self.base =
> os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, '%s.backup.img.' % name) and target =
> self.base + str(num) is more robust (putting the '.img' at the end is a
> bonus).
>
>> +        self.backups.append(target)
>> +        return target
>> +
>> +    def last_target(self):
>> +        return self.backups[-1]
>> +
>> +    def del_target(self):
>> +        os.remove(self.backups.pop())
>> +        self.num -= 1
>> +
>> +    def __del__(self):
>> +        for backup in self.backups:
>> +            try:
>> +                os.remove(backup)
>> +            except OSError:
>> +                pass
>>   class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
>>       def setUp(self):
>>           self.bitmaps = list()
>>           self.files = list()
>> -        self.vm = iotests.VM()
>> +        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_args(['-S'])
>
> Isn't -machine accel=qtest (which is specified by default) enough?

Yes, this is actually somewhat vestigial from a standalone version of 
this that would tolerate an arbitrary image. I left it in because I 
thought it was harmless and it served as an illustration about the 
inferred timing of the commands being tested.

That said, it /can/ be removed. Its only purpose is illustrative.

>
>>           self.test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'base.img')
>>           self.full_bak = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'backup.img')
>>           self.foo_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'foo.bar')
>> @@ -58,6 +89,93 @@ class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
>>               iotests.qemu_img('create', '-f', fmt, img, size)
>>           self.files.append(img)
>> +
>> +    def create_full_backup(self, drive='drive0'):
>> +        res = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=drive,
>> +                          sync='full', format=iotests.imgfmt,
>> +                          target=self.full_bak)
>> +        self.assert_qmp(res, 'return', {})
>> +        self.wait_until_completed(drive)
>> +        self.check_full_backup()
>> +        self.files.append(self.full_bak)
>> +
>> +
>> +    def check_full_backup(self):
>> +        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img,
>> self.full_bak))
>> +
>> +
>> +    def add_bitmap(self, name, node='drive0'):
>> +        bitmap = Bitmap(name, node)
>> +        self.bitmaps.append(bitmap)
>> +        result = self.vm.qmp('block-dirty-bitmap-add', node=bitmap.node,
>> +                             name=bitmap.name)
>> +        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
>> +        return bitmap
>> +
>> +
>> +    def create_incremental(self, bitmap=None, num=None,
>> +                           parent=None, parentFormat=None,
>> validate=True):
>> +        if bitmap is None:
>> +            bitmap = self.bitmaps[-1]
>> +
>> +        # If this is the first incremental backup for a bitmap,
>> +        # use the full backup as a backing image. Otherwise, use
>> +        # the last incremental backup.
>> +        if parent is None:
>> +            if bitmap.num is 0:
>
> Why not == 0?
>

Just having a really good time in python.

I think "is" tests instances; it's like a strict equals. == is 
equivalence as you and I are used to it. In this case, it winds up being 
the same because python has some numerical objects cached, and any 
equation that evaluates to 0 evaluates to the /same/ 0.

== is more correct, though, apparently.

>> +                parent = self.full_bak
>> +            else:
>> +                parent = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()
>
> Is this intentional or should this be bitmap.last_target()? In this
> patch, no caller of create_incremental() gives any parameter, so there's
> no difference.
>

Vestigial from the standalone edition. 'bitmap' should be preferred over 
bitmaps[-1], yes.

>> +
>> +        target = bitmap.new_target(num)
>> +        self.img_create(target, iotests.imgfmt, parent=parent)
>> +
>> +        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=bitmap.node,
>> +                             sync='dirty-bitmap', bitmap=bitmap.name,
>> +                             format=iotests.imgfmt, target=target,
>> +                             mode='existing')
>> +        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
>> +
>> +        event = self.wait_until_completed(bitmap.node,
>> check_offset=validate)
>> +        if validate:
>> +            return self.check_incremental(target)
>> +
>> +
>> +    def check_incremental(self, target=None):
>> +        if target is None:
>> +            target = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()
>> +        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img, target))
>> +        return True
>> +
>> +
>> +    def hmp_io_writes(self, drive, patterns):
>> +        for pattern in patterns:
>> +            self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern)
>> +        self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'flush')
>> +
>> +
>> +    # Create a bitmap and full backup before VM execution begins,
>> +    # then create a series of incremental backups during execution.
>> +    def test_incremental_simple(self):
>> +        self.create_full_backup()
>> +        self.add_bitmap('bitmap0', 'drive0')
>> +        self.vm.hmp('c')
>
> self.vm.qmp('continue') works, too, but as I said above, I think
> accel=qtest should be enough so you may not need this at all.
>
> (I'm saying this because we all know that QMP > HMP (obviously))
>
>
> So I had some small questions which I think I want to have answers
> before giving an R-b, but the test logic looks good to me.
>
> Max
>

Explanation above covers this; a more human-focused demi-interactive 
version preceded this iotest.

I'll excise it and just use comments to create the same documentation 
effect.

>> +        # Sanity: Create a "hollow" incremental backup
>> +        self.create_incremental()
>> +        # Three writes: One complete overwrite, one new segment,
>> +        # and one partial overlap.
>> +        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0xab', 0, 512),
>> +                                      ('0xfe', '16M', '256k'),
>> +                                      ('0x64', '32736k', '64k')))
>> +        self.create_incremental()
>> +        # Three more writes, one of each kind, like above
>> +        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0x9a', 0, 512),
>> +                                      ('0x55', '8M', '352k'),
>> +                                      ('0x78', '15872k', '1M')))
>> +        self.create_incremental()
>> +        return True
>> +
>> +
>>       def test_sync_dirty_bitmap_missing(self):
>>           self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
>>           self.files.append(self.foo_img)
>> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
>> index fbc63e6..8d7e996 100644
>> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
>> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
>> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>> -..
>> +...
>>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -Ran 2 tests
>> +Ran 3 tests
>>   OK
>> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
>> b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
>> index 241b5ee..6bff935 100644
>> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
>> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
>> @@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class VM(object):
>>                        '-display', 'none', '-vga', 'none']
>>           self._num_drives = 0
>> +    # Add arbitrary arguments to the command-line.
>> +    def add_args(self, arglist):
>> +        self._args = self._args + arglist
>> +        return self
>> +
>>       # This can be used to add an unused monitor instance.
>>       def add_monitor_telnet(self, ip, port):
>>           args = 'tcp:%s:%d,server,nowait,telnet' % (ip, port)
>> @@ -109,23 +114,24 @@ class VM(object):
>>           self._num_drives += 1
>>           return self
>> +    def hmp(self, args):
>> +        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
>> +                           command_line=args)
>> +
>>       def pause_drive(self, drive, event=None):
>>           '''Pause drive r/w operations'''
>>           if not event:
>>               self.pause_drive(drive, "read_aio")
>>               self.pause_drive(drive, "write_aio")
>>               return
>> -        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
>> -                    command_line='qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' %
>> (drive, event, drive))
>> +        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' % (drive, event, drive))
>>       def resume_drive(self, drive):
>> -        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
>> -                    command_line='qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' %
>> (drive, drive))
>> +        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' % (drive, drive))
>>       def hmp_qemu_io(self, drive, cmd):
>>           '''Write to a given drive using an HMP command'''
>> -        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
>> -                        command_line='qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
>> +        return self.hmp('qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
>>       def add_fd(self, fd, fdset, opaque, opts=''):
>>           '''Pass a file descriptor to the VM'''
>
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112 b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
index 7985cd1..31431ad 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
@@ -22,18 +22,49 @@ 
 
 import os
 import iotests
+from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io, create_image
 
 
 def io_write_patterns(img, patterns):
     for pattern in patterns:
         iotests.qemu_io('-c', 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern, img)
 
+class Bitmap:
+    def __init__(self, name, node):
+        self.name = name
+        self.node = node
+        self.pattern = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir,
+                                    '%s.backup.%%s.img' % name)
+        self.num = 0
+        self.backups = list()
+
+    def new_target(self, num=None):
+        if num is None:
+            num = self.num
+        self.num = num + 1
+        target = self.pattern % num
+        self.backups.append(target)
+        return target
+
+    def last_target(self):
+        return self.backups[-1]
+
+    def del_target(self):
+        os.remove(self.backups.pop())
+        self.num -= 1
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        for backup in self.backups:
+            try:
+                os.remove(backup)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
 
 class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.bitmaps = list()
         self.files = list()
-        self.vm = iotests.VM()
+        self.vm = iotests.VM().add_args(['-S'])
         self.test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'base.img')
         self.full_bak = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'backup.img')
         self.foo_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'foo.bar')
@@ -58,6 +89,93 @@  class TestIncrementalBackup(iotests.QMPTestCase):
             iotests.qemu_img('create', '-f', fmt, img, size)
         self.files.append(img)
 
+
+    def create_full_backup(self, drive='drive0'):
+        res = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=drive,
+                          sync='full', format=iotests.imgfmt,
+                          target=self.full_bak)
+        self.assert_qmp(res, 'return', {})
+        self.wait_until_completed(drive)
+        self.check_full_backup()
+        self.files.append(self.full_bak)
+
+
+    def check_full_backup(self):
+        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img, self.full_bak))
+
+
+    def add_bitmap(self, name, node='drive0'):
+        bitmap = Bitmap(name, node)
+        self.bitmaps.append(bitmap)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-dirty-bitmap-add', node=bitmap.node,
+                             name=bitmap.name)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+        return bitmap
+
+
+    def create_incremental(self, bitmap=None, num=None,
+                           parent=None, parentFormat=None, validate=True):
+        if bitmap is None:
+            bitmap = self.bitmaps[-1]
+
+        # If this is the first incremental backup for a bitmap,
+        # use the full backup as a backing image. Otherwise, use
+        # the last incremental backup.
+        if parent is None:
+            if bitmap.num is 0:
+                parent = self.full_bak
+            else:
+                parent = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()
+
+        target = bitmap.new_target(num)
+        self.img_create(target, iotests.imgfmt, parent=parent)
+
+        result = self.vm.qmp('drive-backup', device=bitmap.node,
+                             sync='dirty-bitmap', bitmap=bitmap.name,
+                             format=iotests.imgfmt, target=target,
+                             mode='existing')
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
+        event = self.wait_until_completed(bitmap.node, check_offset=validate)
+        if validate:
+            return self.check_incremental(target)
+
+
+    def check_incremental(self, target=None):
+        if target is None:
+            target = self.bitmaps[-1].last_target()
+        self.assertTrue(iotests.compare_images(self.test_img, target))
+        return True
+
+
+    def hmp_io_writes(self, drive, patterns):
+        for pattern in patterns:
+            self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'write -P%s %s %s' % pattern)
+        self.vm.hmp_qemu_io(drive, 'flush')
+
+
+    # Create a bitmap and full backup before VM execution begins,
+    # then create a series of incremental backups during execution.
+    def test_incremental_simple(self):
+        self.create_full_backup()
+        self.add_bitmap('bitmap0', 'drive0')
+        self.vm.hmp('c')
+        # Sanity: Create a "hollow" incremental backup
+        self.create_incremental()
+        # Three writes: One complete overwrite, one new segment,
+        # and one partial overlap.
+        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0xab', 0, 512),
+                                      ('0xfe', '16M', '256k'),
+                                      ('0x64', '32736k', '64k')))
+        self.create_incremental()
+        # Three more writes, one of each kind, like above
+        self.hmp_io_writes('drive0', (('0x9a', 0, 512),
+                                      ('0x55', '8M', '352k'),
+                                      ('0x78', '15872k', '1M')))
+        self.create_incremental()
+        return True
+
+
     def test_sync_dirty_bitmap_missing(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.files.append(self.foo_img)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
index fbc63e6..8d7e996 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 
-..
+...
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Ran 2 tests
+Ran 3 tests
 
 OK
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 241b5ee..6bff935 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@  class VM(object):
                      '-display', 'none', '-vga', 'none']
         self._num_drives = 0
 
+    # Add arbitrary arguments to the command-line.
+    def add_args(self, arglist):
+        self._args = self._args + arglist
+        return self
+
     # This can be used to add an unused monitor instance.
     def add_monitor_telnet(self, ip, port):
         args = 'tcp:%s:%d,server,nowait,telnet' % (ip, port)
@@ -109,23 +114,24 @@  class VM(object):
         self._num_drives += 1
         return self
 
+    def hmp(self, args):
+        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
+                           command_line=args)
+
     def pause_drive(self, drive, event=None):
         '''Pause drive r/w operations'''
         if not event:
             self.pause_drive(drive, "read_aio")
             self.pause_drive(drive, "write_aio")
             return
-        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
-                    command_line='qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' % (drive, event, drive))
+        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "break %s bp_%s"' % (drive, event, drive))
 
     def resume_drive(self, drive):
-        self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
-                    command_line='qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' % (drive, drive))
+        self.hmp('qemu-io %s "remove_break bp_%s"' % (drive, drive))
 
     def hmp_qemu_io(self, drive, cmd):
         '''Write to a given drive using an HMP command'''
-        return self.qmp('human-monitor-command',
-                        command_line='qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
+        return self.hmp('qemu-io %s "%s"' % (drive, cmd))
 
     def add_fd(self, fd, fdset, opaque, opts=''):
         '''Pass a file descriptor to the VM'''