1 files changed, 30 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index e19617fa8b..4f78ecb091 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/help_option.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 
 /*
  * Aliases were a bad idea from the start.  Let's keep them
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ void qmp_device_add(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data, Error **errp)
     object_unref(OBJECT(dev));
 }
 
-void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
+static DeviceState *find_device_state(const char *id, Error **errp)
 {
     Object *obj;
 
@@ -819,15 +820,40 @@ void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
     if (!obj) {
         error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
                   "Device '%s' not found", id);
-        return;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     if (!object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_DEVICE)) {
         error_setg(errp, "%s is not a hotpluggable device", id);
-        return;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return DEVICE(obj);
+}
+
+void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = find_device_state(id, errp);
+    if (dev != NULL) {
+        qdev_unplug(dev, errp);
+    }
+}
+
+BlockBackend *blk_by_qdev_id(const char *id, Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+    BlockBackend *blk;
+
+    dev = find_device_state(id, errp);
+    if (dev == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    qdev_unplug(DEVICE(obj), errp);
+    blk = blk_by_dev(dev);
+    if (!blk) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Device does not have a block device backend");
+    }
+    return blk;
 }
 
 void qdev_machine_init(void)