block: ignore flush requests when storage is clean

Some guests (win2008 server for example) do a lot of unnecessary
flushing when underlying media has not changed. This adds additional
overhead on host when calling fsync/fdatasync.

This change introduces a write generation scheme in BlockDriverState.
Current write generation is checked against last flushed generation to
avoid unnessesary flushes.

The problem with excessive flushing was found by a performance test
which does parallel directory tree creation (from 2 processes).
Results improved from 0.424 loops/sec to 0.432 loops/sec.
Each loop creates 10^3 directories with 10 files in each.

This affected some blkdebug testcases that were expecting error logs from
failure-injected flushes which are now skipped entirely
(tests 026 071 089).

This also affects the performance of block jobs and thus BLOCK_JOB_READY
events for driver-mirror and active block-commit commands now arrives
faster, before QMP send successfully returns to caller (tests 141 144).

Signed-off-by: Evgeny Yakovlev <eyakovlev@virtuozzo.com>
Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Message-id: 1468870792-7411-5-git-send-email-den@openvz.org
CC: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
CC: Max Reitz <mreitz@redhat.com>
CC: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
CC: Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com>
CC: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>

6 files changed, 3 insertions, 113 deletions

diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
index d84d82c112..853173572b 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -78,11 +74,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -90,11 +82,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -118,11 +106,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -130,11 +114,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -306,14 +286,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -330,14 +308,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -354,14 +330,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -378,14 +352,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -402,14 +374,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -426,14 +396,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -450,15 +418,11 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -474,15 +438,11 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 
@@ -553,7 +513,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -562,7 +521,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -581,7 +539,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -590,7 +547,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -635,8 +591,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_grow_alloc_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -647,8 +601,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_grow_alloc_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
@@ -659,7 +611,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_grow_write_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -671,7 +622,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 
 Event: l1_grow_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out.nocache b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out.nocache
index 9c2c8a9486..672d77c6ec 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out.nocache
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/026.out.nocache
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_update; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -78,11 +74,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -90,11 +82,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -118,11 +106,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -130,11 +114,7 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824
 Event: l2_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
 wrote 131072/131072 bytes at offset 0
 128 KiB, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 read failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -314,14 +294,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -338,14 +316,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_load; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -362,14 +338,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -386,14 +360,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_update_part; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -410,14 +382,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -434,14 +404,12 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -458,15 +426,11 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -482,15 +446,11 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: cluster_alloc; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 
@@ -561,7 +521,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -570,7 +529,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_blocks; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -589,7 +547,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -598,7 +555,6 @@ This means waste of disk space, but no harm to data.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: refblock_alloc_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off; write -b
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 
@@ -643,8 +599,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow_alloc_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -655,8 +609,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow_alloc_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
@@ -667,7 +619,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow_write_table; errno: 5; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 write failed: Input/output error
 No errors were found on the image.
@@ -679,7 +630,6 @@ No errors were found on the image.
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1073741824 
 
 Event: l1_grow_write_table; errno: 28; imm: off; once: off
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: No space left on device
 Failed to flush the refcount block cache: No space left on device
 write failed: No space left on device
 No errors were found on the image.
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
index 2b40eadae3..8c6851e792 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071.out
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ blkverify: read sector_num=0 nb_sectors=1 contents mismatch in sector 0
 
 === Testing blkdebug through filename ===
 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing blkdebug through file blockref ===
 
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing blkdebug on existing block device ===
@@ -51,8 +47,6 @@ read failed: Input/output error
 {"return": ""}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-QEMU_PROG: Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-QEMU_PROG: Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 
 
 === Testing blkverify on existing block device ===
@@ -92,7 +86,5 @@ read failed: Input/output error
 {"return": ""}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "SHUTDOWN"}
-QEMU_PROG: Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-QEMU_PROG: Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
index 5b541a340c..18f5fdda7a 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/089.out
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ read 512/512 bytes at offset 0
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=67108864
 wrote 512/512 bytes at offset 229376
 512 bytes, X ops; XX:XX:XX.X (XXX YYY/sec and XXX ops/sec)
-Failed to flush the L2 table cache: Input/output error
-Failed to flush the refcount block cache: Input/output error
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Testing qemu-img info output ===
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/141.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/141.out
index adceac1817..eaf1e603ed 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/141.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/141.out
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/o.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.
 
 {"return": {}}
 Formatting 'TEST_DIR/o.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT backing_fmt=IMGFMT
-{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "drv0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
+{"return": {}}
 {"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Node 'drv0' is busy: block device is in use by block job: mirror"}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "drv0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}}
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/o.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=1048576 backing_file=TEST_DIR/t.
 === Testing active block-commit ===
 
 {"return": {}}
-{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "drv0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
+{"return": {}}
 {"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Node 'drv0' is busy: block device is in use by block job: commit"}}
 {"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "drv0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
index 410d74180a..387855c378 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/144.out
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/tmp.qcow2', fmt=qcow2 size=536870912 backing_file=TEST_DIR/
 
 === Performing block-commit on active layer ===
 
-{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
 {"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "virtio0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
 
 === Performing Live Snapshot 2 ===