2 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend-global-state.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend-global-state.h
index 415f0c91d7..6858e39cb6 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend-global-state.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend-global-state.h
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ void blk_io_limits_enable(BlockBackend *blk, const char *group);
 void blk_io_limits_update_group(BlockBackend *blk, const char *group);
 void blk_set_force_allow_inactivate(BlockBackend *blk);
 
-void blk_register_buf(BlockBackend *blk, void *host, size_t size);
-void blk_unregister_buf(BlockBackend *blk, void *host);
+bool blk_register_buf(BlockBackend *blk, void *host, size_t size, Error **errp);
+void blk_unregister_buf(BlockBackend *blk, void *host, size_t size);
 
 const BdrvChild *blk_root(BlockBackend *blk);
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-ram-registrar.h b/include/sysemu/block-ram-registrar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8b2f7942b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-ram-registrar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * BlockBackend RAM Registrar
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLOCK_RAM_REGISTRAR_H
+#define BLOCK_RAM_REGISTRAR_H
+
+#include "exec/ramlist.h"
+
+/**
+ * struct BlockRAMRegistrar:
+ *
+ * Keeps RAMBlock memory registered with a BlockBackend using
+ * blk_register_buf() including hotplugged memory.
+ *
+ * Emulated devices or other BlockBackend users initialize a BlockRAMRegistrar
+ * with blk_ram_registrar_init() before submitting I/O requests with the
+ * BDRV_REQ_REGISTERED_BUF flag set.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    BlockBackend *blk;
+    RAMBlockNotifier notifier;
+    bool ok;
+} BlockRAMRegistrar;
+
+void blk_ram_registrar_init(BlockRAMRegistrar *r, BlockBackend *blk);
+void blk_ram_registrar_destroy(BlockRAMRegistrar *r);
+
+/* Have all RAMBlocks been registered successfully? */
+static inline bool blk_ram_registrar_ok(BlockRAMRegistrar *r)
+{
+    return r->ok;
+}
+
+#endif /* BLOCK_RAM_REGISTRAR_H */