3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow2-cache.c b/block/qcow2-cache.c
index 5f1740b9aa..8f2955b372 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cache.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cache.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct Qcow2Cache {
     int                     size;
     Qcow2CachedTable*       entries;
     struct Qcow2Cache*      depends;
+    bool                    depends_on_flush;
     bool                    writethrough;
 };
 
@@ -85,13 +86,15 @@ static int qcow2_cache_flush_dependency(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c)
     }
 
     c->depends = NULL;
+    c->depends_on_flush = false;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int qcow2_cache_entry_flush(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c, int i)
 {
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
-    int ret;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     if (!c->entries[i].dirty || !c->entries[i].offset) {
         return 0;
@@ -99,11 +102,17 @@ static int qcow2_cache_entry_flush(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c, int i)
 
     if (c->depends) {
         ret = qcow2_cache_flush_dependency(bs, c);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+    } else if (c->depends_on_flush) {
+        ret = bdrv_flush(bs->file);
+        if (ret >= 0) {
+            c->depends_on_flush = false;
         }
     }
 
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     if (c == s->refcount_block_cache) {
         BLKDBG_EVENT(bs->file, BLKDBG_REFBLOCK_UPDATE_PART);
     } else if (c == s->l2_table_cache) {
@@ -167,6 +176,11 @@ int qcow2_cache_set_dependency(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c,
     return 0;
 }
 
+void qcow2_cache_depends_on_flush(Qcow2Cache *c)
+{
+    c->depends_on_flush = true;
+}
+
 static int qcow2_cache_find_entry_to_replace(Qcow2Cache *c)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/block/qcow2-cluster.c b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
index 76e7e07bdb..1c2003a8a4 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cluster.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int qcow2_alloc_cluster_link_l2(BlockDriverState *bs, QCowL2Meta *m)
      * handled.
      */
     if (cow) {
-        bdrv_flush(bs->file);
+        qcow2_cache_depends_on_flush(s->l2_table_cache);
     }
 
     qcow2_cache_set_dependency(bs, s->l2_table_cache, s->refcount_block_cache);
diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 11cbce337d..6d801206e2 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ void qcow2_cache_entry_mark_dirty(Qcow2Cache *c, void *table);
 int qcow2_cache_flush(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c);
 int qcow2_cache_set_dependency(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c,
     Qcow2Cache *dependency);
+void qcow2_cache_depends_on_flush(Qcow2Cache *c);
 
 int qcow2_cache_get(BlockDriverState *bs, Qcow2Cache *c, uint64_t offset,
     void **table);