diff --git a/block/blkverify.c b/block/blkverify.c
index 9d5f1ec..79d36d5 100644
--- a/block/blkverify.c
+++ b/block/blkverify.c
@@ -123,110 +123,6 @@ static int64_t blkverify_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return bdrv_getlength(s->test_file);
 }
 
-/**
- * Check that I/O vector contents are identical
- *
- * @a:          I/O vector
- * @b:          I/O vector
- * @ret:        Offset to first mismatching byte or -1 if match
- */
-static ssize_t blkverify_iovec_compare(QEMUIOVector *a, QEMUIOVector *b)
-{
-    int i;
-    ssize_t offset = 0;
-
-    assert(a->niov == b->niov);
-    for (i = 0; i < a->niov; i++) {
-        size_t len = 0;
-        uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)a->iov[i].iov_base;
-        uint8_t *q = (uint8_t *)b->iov[i].iov_base;
-
-        assert(a->iov[i].iov_len == b->iov[i].iov_len);
-        while (len < a->iov[i].iov_len && *p++ == *q++) {
-            len++;
-        }
-
-        offset += len;
-
-        if (len != a->iov[i].iov_len) {
-            return offset;
-        }
-    }
-    return -1;
-}
-
-typedef struct {
-    int src_index;
-    struct iovec *src_iov;
-    void *dest_base;
-} IOVectorSortElem;
-
-static int sortelem_cmp_src_base(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_a = a;
-    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_b = b;
-
-    /* Don't overflow */
-    if (elem_a->src_iov->iov_base < elem_b->src_iov->iov_base) {
-        return -1;
-    } else if (elem_a->src_iov->iov_base > elem_b->src_iov->iov_base) {
-        return 1;
-    } else {
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-static int sortelem_cmp_src_index(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_a = a;
-    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_b = b;
-
-    return elem_a->src_index - elem_b->src_index;
-}
-
-/**
- * Copy contents of I/O vector
- *
- * The relative relationships of overlapping iovecs are preserved.  This is
- * necessary to ensure identical semantics in the cloned I/O vector.
- */
-static void blkverify_iovec_clone(QEMUIOVector *dest, const QEMUIOVector *src,
-                                  void *buf)
-{
-    IOVectorSortElem sortelems[src->niov];
-    void *last_end;
-    int i;
-
-    /* Sort by source iovecs by base address */
-    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
-        sortelems[i].src_index = i;
-        sortelems[i].src_iov = &src->iov[i];
-    }
-    qsort(sortelems, src->niov, sizeof(sortelems[0]), sortelem_cmp_src_base);
-
-    /* Allocate buffer space taking into account overlapping iovecs */
-    last_end = NULL;
-    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
-        struct iovec *cur = sortelems[i].src_iov;
-        ptrdiff_t rewind = 0;
-
-        /* Detect overlap */
-        if (last_end && last_end > cur->iov_base) {
-            rewind = last_end - cur->iov_base;
-        }
-
-        sortelems[i].dest_base = buf - rewind;
-        buf += cur->iov_len - MIN(rewind, cur->iov_len);
-        last_end = MAX(cur->iov_base + cur->iov_len, last_end);
-    }
-
-    /* Sort by source iovec index and build destination iovec */
-    qsort(sortelems, src->niov, sizeof(sortelems[0]), sortelem_cmp_src_index);
-    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
-        qemu_iovec_add(dest, sortelems[i].dest_base, src->iov[i].iov_len);
-    }
-}
-
 static BlkverifyAIOCB *blkverify_aio_get(BlockDriverState *bs, bool is_write,
                                          int64_t sector_num, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                          int nb_sectors,
@@ -290,7 +186,7 @@ static void blkverify_aio_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
 static void blkverify_verify_readv(BlkverifyAIOCB *acb)
 {
-    ssize_t offset = blkverify_iovec_compare(acb->qiov, &acb->raw_qiov);
+    ssize_t offset = qemu_iovec_compare(acb->qiov, &acb->raw_qiov);
     if (offset != -1) {
         blkverify_err(acb, "contents mismatch in sector %" PRId64,
                       acb->sector_num + (int64_t)(offset / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE));
@@ -308,7 +204,7 @@ static BlockDriverAIOCB *blkverify_aio_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
     acb->verify = blkverify_verify_readv;
     acb->buf = qemu_blockalign(bs->file, qiov->size);
     qemu_iovec_init(&acb->raw_qiov, acb->qiov->niov);
-    blkverify_iovec_clone(&acb->raw_qiov, qiov, acb->buf);
+    qemu_iovec_clone(&acb->raw_qiov, qiov, acb->buf);
 
     bdrv_aio_readv(s->test_file, sector_num, qiov, nb_sectors,
                    blkverify_aio_cb, acb);
diff --git a/cutils.c b/cutils.c
index ee4614d..dcdd60f 100644
--- a/cutils.c
+++ b/cutils.c
@@ -245,6 +245,109 @@ size_t qemu_iovec_memset(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
     return iov_memset(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, fillc, bytes);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check that I/O vector contents are identical
+ *
+ * @a:          I/O vector
+ * @b:          I/O vector
+ * @ret:        Offset to first mismatching byte or -1 if match
+ */
+ssize_t qemu_iovec_compare(QEMUIOVector *a, QEMUIOVector *b)
+{
+    int i;
+    ssize_t offset = 0;
+
+    assert(a->niov == b->niov);
+    for (i = 0; i < a->niov; i++) {
+        size_t len = 0;
+        uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)a->iov[i].iov_base;
+        uint8_t *q = (uint8_t *)b->iov[i].iov_base;
+
+        assert(a->iov[i].iov_len == b->iov[i].iov_len);
+        while (len < a->iov[i].iov_len && *p++ == *q++) {
+            len++;
+        }
+
+        offset += len;
+
+        if (len != a->iov[i].iov_len) {
+            return offset;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+    int src_index;
+    struct iovec *src_iov;
+    void *dest_base;
+} IOVectorSortElem;
+
+static int sortelem_cmp_src_base(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_a = a;
+    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_b = b;
+
+    /* Don't overflow */
+    if (elem_a->src_iov->iov_base < elem_b->src_iov->iov_base) {
+        return -1;
+    } else if (elem_a->src_iov->iov_base > elem_b->src_iov->iov_base) {
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static int sortelem_cmp_src_index(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_a = a;
+    const IOVectorSortElem *elem_b = b;
+
+    return elem_a->src_index - elem_b->src_index;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Copy contents of I/O vector
+ *
+ * The relative relationships of overlapping iovecs are preserved.  This is
+ * necessary to ensure identical semantics in the cloned I/O vector.
+ */
+void qemu_iovec_clone(QEMUIOVector *dest, const QEMUIOVector *src, void *buf)
+{
+    IOVectorSortElem sortelems[src->niov];
+    void *last_end;
+    int i;
+
+    /* Sort by source iovecs by base address */
+    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
+        sortelems[i].src_index = i;
+        sortelems[i].src_iov = &src->iov[i];
+    }
+    qsort(sortelems, src->niov, sizeof(sortelems[0]), sortelem_cmp_src_base);
+
+    /* Allocate buffer space taking into account overlapping iovecs */
+    last_end = NULL;
+    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
+        struct iovec *cur = sortelems[i].src_iov;
+        ptrdiff_t rewind = 0;
+
+        /* Detect overlap */
+        if (last_end && last_end > cur->iov_base) {
+            rewind = last_end - cur->iov_base;
+        }
+
+        sortelems[i].dest_base = buf - rewind;
+        buf += cur->iov_len - MIN(rewind, cur->iov_len);
+        last_end = MAX(cur->iov_base + cur->iov_len, last_end);
+    }
+
+    /* Sort by source iovec index and build destination iovec */
+    qsort(sortelems, src->niov, sizeof(sortelems[0]), sortelem_cmp_src_index);
+    for (i = 0; i < src->niov; i++) {
+        qemu_iovec_add(dest, sortelems[i].dest_base, src->iov[i].iov_len);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Checks if a buffer is all zeroes
  *
diff --git a/qemu-common.h b/qemu-common.h
index 095e28d..724d08a 100644
--- a/qemu-common.h
+++ b/qemu-common.h
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ size_t qemu_iovec_from_buf(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
                            const void *buf, size_t bytes);
 size_t qemu_iovec_memset(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
                          int fillc, size_t bytes);
+ssize_t qemu_iovec_compare(QEMUIOVector *a, QEMUIOVector *b);
+void qemu_iovec_clone(QEMUIOVector *dest, const QEMUIOVector *src, void *buf);
 
 bool buffer_is_zero(const void *buf, size_t len);
 
