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-rw-r--r--.travis.yml8
-rw-r--r--MAINTAINERS3
-rw-r--r--accel/tcg/cputlb.c351
-rw-r--r--accel/tcg/translate-all.c8
-rwxr-xr-xconfigure1
-rw-r--r--docs/devel/testing.rst43
-rw-r--r--docs/specs/tpm.txt15
-rw-r--r--hw/tpm/tpm_emulator.c1
-rw-r--r--include/exec/cpu-defs.h51
-rw-r--r--include/exec/cputlb.h2
-rw-r--r--include/hw/i386/pc.h10
-rw-r--r--include/qom/cpu.h6
-rw-r--r--include/sysemu/kvm.h2
-rw-r--r--linux-user/flatload.c8
-rw-r--r--linux-user/xtensa/target_flat.h10
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl4
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/decodetree.py2
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/device-crash-test17
-rw-r--r--scripts/qemu.py99
-rw-r--r--scripts/qtest.py2
-rw-r--r--target/i386/cpu.c279
-rw-r--r--target/i386/cpu.h8
-rw-r--r--target/i386/kvm.c91
-rw-r--r--target/i386/translate.c6
-rw-r--r--tests/Makefile.include43
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0302
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0404
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0414
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/04424
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0452
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0562
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/0654
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/083.out9
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/09318
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/1244
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/1362
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/1392
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/1472
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/14914
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/15112
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/16313
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/1693
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/194.out22
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/202.out12
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/203.out14
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/206.out218
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/2076
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/207.out72
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/208.out8
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/210.out94
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/211.out102
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/212.out174
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/213.out182
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/216.out4
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/218.out20
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/219.out526
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/222.out24
-rw-r--r--tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py37
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py12
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py10
-rwxr-xr-xtests/qemu-iotests/qed.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/requirements.txt4
-rw-r--r--tests/tpm-tests.c33
-rw-r--r--tests/tpm-util.c52
-rw-r--r--tests/tpm-util.h2
65 files changed, 1608 insertions, 1217 deletions
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 95be6ec59f..aa49c7b114 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ matrix:
     - env: CONFIG="--target-list=x86_64-softmmu"
       python:
         - "3.6"
+    # Acceptance (Functional) tests
+    - env: CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu"
+           TEST_CMD="make AVOCADO_SHOW=app check-acceptance"
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - python3-pip
+            - python3.4-venv
     # Using newer GCC with sanitizers
     - addons:
         apt:
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d794bd7a66..f2360efe3e 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ F: docs/devel/tracing.txt
 T: git git://github.com/stefanha/qemu.git tracing
 
 TPM
-M: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+M: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
 S: Maintained
 F: tpm.c
 F: stubs/tpm.c
@@ -2028,7 +2028,6 @@ Sheepdog
 M: Liu Yuan <namei.unix@gmail.com>
 M: Jeff Cody <jcody@redhat.com>
 L: qemu-block@nongnu.org
-L: sheepdog@lists.wpkg.org
 S: Supported
 F: block/sheepdog.c
 T: git git://github.com/codyprime/qemu-kvm-jtc.git block
diff --git a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
index af57aca5e4..af6bd8ccf9 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ void tlb_init(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
 
-    qemu_spin_init(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_init(&env->tlb_c.lock);
+
+    /* Ensure that cpu_reset performs a full flush.  */
+    env->tlb_c.dirty = ALL_MMUIDX_BITS;
 }
 
 /* flush_all_helper: run fn across all cpus
@@ -100,139 +103,89 @@ static void flush_all_helper(CPUState *src, run_on_cpu_func fn,
     }
 }
 
-size_t tlb_flush_count(void)
+void tlb_flush_counts(size_t *pfull, size_t *ppart, size_t *pelide)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
-    size_t count = 0;
+    size_t full = 0, part = 0, elide = 0;
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
 
-        count += atomic_read(&env->tlb_flush_count);
-    }
-    return count;
-}
-
-/* This is OK because CPU architectures generally permit an
- * implementation to drop entries from the TLB at any time, so
- * flushing more entries than required is only an efficiency issue,
- * not a correctness issue.
- */
-static void tlb_flush_nocheck(CPUState *cpu)
-{
-    CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
-
-    /* The QOM tests will trigger tlb_flushes without setting up TCG
-     * so we bug out here in that case.
-     */
-    if (!tcg_enabled()) {
-        return;
+        full += atomic_read(&env->tlb_c.full_flush_count);
+        part += atomic_read(&env->tlb_c.part_flush_count);
+        elide += atomic_read(&env->tlb_c.elide_flush_count);
     }
-
-    assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
-    atomic_set(&env->tlb_flush_count, env->tlb_flush_count + 1);
-    tlb_debug("(count: %zu)\n", tlb_flush_count());
-
-    /*
-     * tlb_table/tlb_v_table updates from any thread must hold tlb_lock.
-     * However, updates from the owner thread (as is the case here; see the
-     * above assert_cpu_is_self) do not need atomic_set because all reads
-     * that do not hold the lock are performed by the same owner thread.
-     */
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
-    memset(env->tlb_table, -1, sizeof(env->tlb_table));
-    memset(env->tlb_v_table, -1, sizeof(env->tlb_v_table));
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
-
-    cpu_tb_jmp_cache_clear(cpu);
-
-    env->vtlb_index = 0;
-    env->tlb_flush_addr = -1;
-    env->tlb_flush_mask = 0;
-
-    atomic_mb_set(&cpu->pending_tlb_flush, 0);
-}
-
-static void tlb_flush_global_async_work(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data data)
-{
-    tlb_flush_nocheck(cpu);
+    *pfull = full;
+    *ppart = part;
+    *pelide = elide;
 }
 
-void tlb_flush(CPUState *cpu)
+static void tlb_flush_one_mmuidx_locked(CPUArchState *env, int mmu_idx)
 {
-    if (cpu->created && !qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
-        if (atomic_mb_read(&cpu->pending_tlb_flush) != ALL_MMUIDX_BITS) {
-            atomic_mb_set(&cpu->pending_tlb_flush, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
-            async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_flush_global_async_work,
-                             RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-        }
-    } else {
-        tlb_flush_nocheck(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
-void tlb_flush_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu)
-{
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_global_async_work;
-    flush_all_helper(src_cpu, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-    fn(src_cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-}
-
-void tlb_flush_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu)
-{
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_global_async_work;
-    flush_all_helper(src_cpu, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-    async_safe_run_on_cpu(src_cpu, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+    memset(env->tlb_table[mmu_idx], -1, sizeof(env->tlb_table[0]));
+    memset(env->tlb_v_table[mmu_idx], -1, sizeof(env->tlb_v_table[0]));
+    env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_addr = -1;
+    env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_mask = -1;
+    env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].vindex = 0;
 }
 
 static void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data data)
 {
     CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
-    unsigned long mmu_idx_bitmask = data.host_int;
-    int mmu_idx;
+    uint16_t asked = data.host_int;
+    uint16_t all_dirty, work, to_clean;
 
     assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
 
-    tlb_debug("start: mmu_idx:0x%04lx\n", mmu_idx_bitmask);
+    tlb_debug("mmu_idx:0x%04" PRIx16 "\n", asked);
 
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
-    for (mmu_idx = 0; mmu_idx < NB_MMU_MODES; mmu_idx++) {
+    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 
-        if (test_bit(mmu_idx, &mmu_idx_bitmask)) {
-            tlb_debug("%d\n", mmu_idx);
+    all_dirty = env->tlb_c.dirty;
+    to_clean = asked & all_dirty;
+    all_dirty &= ~to_clean;
+    env->tlb_c.dirty = all_dirty;
 
-            memset(env->tlb_table[mmu_idx], -1, sizeof(env->tlb_table[0]));
-            memset(env->tlb_v_table[mmu_idx], -1, sizeof(env->tlb_v_table[0]));
-        }
+    for (work = to_clean; work != 0; work &= work - 1) {
+        int mmu_idx = ctz32(work);
+        tlb_flush_one_mmuidx_locked(env, mmu_idx);
     }
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+
+    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 
     cpu_tb_jmp_cache_clear(cpu);
 
-    tlb_debug("done\n");
+    if (to_clean == ALL_MMUIDX_BITS) {
+        atomic_set(&env->tlb_c.full_flush_count,
+                   env->tlb_c.full_flush_count + 1);
+    } else {
+        atomic_set(&env->tlb_c.part_flush_count,
+                   env->tlb_c.part_flush_count + ctpop16(to_clean));
+        if (to_clean != asked) {
+            atomic_set(&env->tlb_c.elide_flush_count,
+                       env->tlb_c.elide_flush_count +
+                       ctpop16(asked & ~to_clean));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx(CPUState *cpu, uint16_t idxmap)
 {
     tlb_debug("mmu_idx: 0x%" PRIx16 "\n", idxmap);
 
-    if (!qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
-        uint16_t pending_flushes = idxmap;
-        pending_flushes &= ~atomic_mb_read(&cpu->pending_tlb_flush);
-
-        if (pending_flushes) {
-            tlb_debug("reduced mmu_idx: 0x%" PRIx16 "\n", pending_flushes);
-
-            atomic_or(&cpu->pending_tlb_flush, pending_flushes);
-            async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work,
-                             RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(pending_flushes));
-        }
+    if (cpu->created && !qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
+        async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work,
+                         RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(idxmap));
     } else {
-        tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(cpu,
-                                       RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(idxmap));
+        tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(idxmap));
     }
 }
 
+void tlb_flush(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    tlb_flush_by_mmuidx(cpu, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
+}
+
 void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu, uint16_t idxmap)
 {
     const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work;
@@ -243,8 +196,12 @@ void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu, uint16_t idxmap)
     fn(src_cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(idxmap));
 }
 
-void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu,
-                                                       uint16_t idxmap)
+void tlb_flush_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu)
+{
+    tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(src_cpu, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
+}
+
+void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu, uint16_t idxmap)
 {
     const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work;
 
@@ -254,6 +211,11 @@ void tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu,
     async_safe_run_on_cpu(src_cpu, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(idxmap));
 }
 
+void tlb_flush_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu)
+{
+    tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(src_cpu, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
+}
+
 static inline bool tlb_hit_page_anyprot(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
                                         target_ulong page)
 {
@@ -262,7 +224,7 @@ static inline bool tlb_hit_page_anyprot(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
            tlb_hit_page(tlb_entry->addr_code, page);
 }
 
-/* Called with tlb_lock held */
+/* Called with tlb_c.lock held */
 static inline void tlb_flush_entry_locked(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
                                           target_ulong page)
 {
@@ -271,7 +233,7 @@ static inline void tlb_flush_entry_locked(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
     }
 }
 
-/* Called with tlb_lock held */
+/* Called with tlb_c.lock held */
 static inline void tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(CPUArchState *env, int mmu_idx,
                                               target_ulong page)
 {
@@ -283,46 +245,21 @@ static inline void tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(CPUArchState *env, int mmu_idx,
     }
 }
 
-static void tlb_flush_page_async_work(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data data)
+static void tlb_flush_page_locked(CPUArchState *env, int midx,
+                                  target_ulong page)
 {
-    CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
-    target_ulong addr = (target_ulong) data.target_ptr;
-    int mmu_idx;
-
-    assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
-
-    tlb_debug("page :" TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", addr);
+    target_ulong lp_addr = env->tlb_d[midx].large_page_addr;
+    target_ulong lp_mask = env->tlb_d[midx].large_page_mask;
 
     /* Check if we need to flush due to large pages.  */
-    if ((addr & env->tlb_flush_mask) == env->tlb_flush_addr) {
-        tlb_debug("forcing full flush ("
+    if ((page & lp_mask) == lp_addr) {
+        tlb_debug("forcing full flush midx %d ("
                   TARGET_FMT_lx "/" TARGET_FMT_lx ")\n",
-                  env->tlb_flush_addr, env->tlb_flush_mask);
-
-        tlb_flush(cpu);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    addr &= TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
-    for (mmu_idx = 0; mmu_idx < NB_MMU_MODES; mmu_idx++) {
-        tlb_flush_entry_locked(tlb_entry(env, mmu_idx, addr), addr);
-        tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(env, mmu_idx, addr);
-    }
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
-
-    tb_flush_jmp_cache(cpu, addr);
-}
-
-void tlb_flush_page(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong addr)
-{
-    tlb_debug("page :" TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", addr);
-
-    if (!qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
-        async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_flush_page_async_work,
-                         RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
+                  midx, lp_addr, lp_mask);
+        tlb_flush_one_mmuidx_locked(env, midx);
     } else {
-        tlb_flush_page_async_work(cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
+        tlb_flush_entry_locked(tlb_entry(env, midx, page), page);
+        tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(env, midx, page);
     }
 }
 
@@ -342,44 +279,20 @@ static void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work(CPUState *cpu,
 
     assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
 
-    tlb_debug("flush page addr:"TARGET_FMT_lx" mmu_idx:0x%lx\n",
+    tlb_debug("page addr:" TARGET_FMT_lx " mmu_map:0x%lx\n",
               addr, mmu_idx_bitmap);
 
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
     for (mmu_idx = 0; mmu_idx < NB_MMU_MODES; mmu_idx++) {
         if (test_bit(mmu_idx, &mmu_idx_bitmap)) {
-            tlb_flush_entry_locked(tlb_entry(env, mmu_idx, addr), addr);
-            tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(env, mmu_idx, addr);
+            tlb_flush_page_locked(env, mmu_idx, addr);
         }
     }
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 
     tb_flush_jmp_cache(cpu, addr);
 }
 
-static void tlb_check_page_and_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(CPUState *cpu,
-                                                          run_on_cpu_data data)
-{
-    CPUArchState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
-    target_ulong addr_and_mmuidx = (target_ulong) data.target_ptr;
-    target_ulong addr = addr_and_mmuidx & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
-    unsigned long mmu_idx_bitmap = addr_and_mmuidx & ALL_MMUIDX_BITS;
-
-    tlb_debug("addr:"TARGET_FMT_lx" mmu_idx: %04lx\n", addr, mmu_idx_bitmap);
-
-    /* Check if we need to flush due to large pages.  */
-    if ((addr & env->tlb_flush_mask) == env->tlb_flush_addr) {
-        tlb_debug("forced full flush ("
-                  TARGET_FMT_lx "/" TARGET_FMT_lx ")\n",
-                  env->tlb_flush_addr, env->tlb_flush_mask);
-
-        tlb_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(cpu,
-                                       RUN_ON_CPU_HOST_INT(mmu_idx_bitmap));
-    } else {
-        tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work(cpu, data);
-    }
-}
-
 void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong addr, uint16_t idxmap)
 {
     target_ulong addr_and_mmu_idx;
@@ -391,18 +304,23 @@ void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong addr, uint16_t idxmap)
     addr_and_mmu_idx |= idxmap;
 
     if (!qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu)) {
-        async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_check_page_and_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work,
+        async_run_on_cpu(cpu, tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work,
                          RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr_and_mmu_idx));
     } else {
-        tlb_check_page_and_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work(
+        tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work(
             cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr_and_mmu_idx));
     }
 }
 
+void tlb_flush_page(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong addr)
+{
+    tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx(cpu, addr, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
+}
+
 void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu, target_ulong addr,
                                        uint16_t idxmap)
 {
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_check_page_and_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work;
+    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work;
     target_ulong addr_and_mmu_idx;
 
     tlb_debug("addr: "TARGET_FMT_lx" mmu_idx:%"PRIx16"\n", addr, idxmap);
@@ -415,11 +333,16 @@ void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(CPUState *src_cpu, target_ulong addr,
     fn(src_cpu, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr_and_mmu_idx));
 }
 
+void tlb_flush_page_all_cpus(CPUState *src, target_ulong addr)
+{
+    tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus(src, addr, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
+}
+
 void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu,
-                                                            target_ulong addr,
-                                                            uint16_t idxmap)
+                                              target_ulong addr,
+                                              uint16_t idxmap)
 {
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_check_page_and_flush_by_mmuidx_async_work;
+    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_async_work;
     target_ulong addr_and_mmu_idx;
 
     tlb_debug("addr: "TARGET_FMT_lx" mmu_idx:%"PRIx16"\n", addr, idxmap);
@@ -432,21 +355,9 @@ void tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src_cpu,
     async_safe_run_on_cpu(src_cpu, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr_and_mmu_idx));
 }
 
-void tlb_flush_page_all_cpus(CPUState *src, target_ulong addr)
+void tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src, target_ulong addr)
 {
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_page_async_work;
-
-    flush_all_helper(src, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
-    fn(src, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
-}
-
-void tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(CPUState *src,
-                                                  target_ulong addr)
-{
-    const run_on_cpu_func fn = tlb_flush_page_async_work;
-
-    flush_all_helper(src, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
-    async_safe_run_on_cpu(src, fn, RUN_ON_CPU_TARGET_PTR(addr));
+    tlb_flush_page_by_mmuidx_all_cpus_synced(src, addr, ALL_MMUIDX_BITS);
 }
 
 /* update the TLBs so that writes to code in the virtual page 'addr'
@@ -479,7 +390,7 @@ void tlb_unprotect_code(ram_addr_t ram_addr)
  * te->addr_write with atomic_set. We don't need to worry about this for
  * oversized guests as MTTCG is disabled for them.
  *
- * Called with tlb_lock held.
+ * Called with tlb_c.lock held.
  */
 static void tlb_reset_dirty_range_locked(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
                                          uintptr_t start, uintptr_t length)
@@ -501,7 +412,7 @@ static void tlb_reset_dirty_range_locked(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
 }
 
 /*
- * Called with tlb_lock held.
+ * Called with tlb_c.lock held.
  * Called only from the vCPU context, i.e. the TLB's owner thread.
  */
 static inline void copy_tlb_helper_locked(CPUTLBEntry *d, const CPUTLBEntry *s)
@@ -511,7 +422,7 @@ static inline void copy_tlb_helper_locked(CPUTLBEntry *d, const CPUTLBEntry *s)
 
 /* This is a cross vCPU call (i.e. another vCPU resetting the flags of
  * the target vCPU).
- * We must take tlb_lock to avoid racing with another vCPU update. The only
+ * We must take tlb_c.lock to avoid racing with another vCPU update. The only
  * thing actually updated is the target TLB entry ->addr_write flags.
  */
 void tlb_reset_dirty(CPUState *cpu, ram_addr_t start1, ram_addr_t length)
@@ -521,7 +432,7 @@ void tlb_reset_dirty(CPUState *cpu, ram_addr_t start1, ram_addr_t length)
     int mmu_idx;
 
     env = cpu->env_ptr;
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
     for (mmu_idx = 0; mmu_idx < NB_MMU_MODES; mmu_idx++) {
         unsigned int i;
 
@@ -535,10 +446,10 @@ void tlb_reset_dirty(CPUState *cpu, ram_addr_t start1, ram_addr_t length)
                                          length);
         }
     }
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 }
 
-/* Called with tlb_lock held */
+/* Called with tlb_c.lock held */
 static inline void tlb_set_dirty1_locked(CPUTLBEntry *tlb_entry,
                                          target_ulong vaddr)
 {
@@ -557,7 +468,7 @@ void tlb_set_dirty(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr)
     assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
 
     vaddr &= TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
     for (mmu_idx = 0; mmu_idx < NB_MMU_MODES; mmu_idx++) {
         tlb_set_dirty1_locked(tlb_entry(env, mmu_idx, vaddr), vaddr);
     }
@@ -568,30 +479,31 @@ void tlb_set_dirty(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr)
             tlb_set_dirty1_locked(&env->tlb_v_table[mmu_idx][k], vaddr);
         }
     }
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 }
 
 /* Our TLB does not support large pages, so remember the area covered by
    large pages and trigger a full TLB flush if these are invalidated.  */
-static void tlb_add_large_page(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong vaddr,
-                               target_ulong size)
+static void tlb_add_large_page(CPUArchState *env, int mmu_idx,
+                               target_ulong vaddr, target_ulong size)
 {
-    target_ulong mask = ~(size - 1);
+    target_ulong lp_addr = env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_addr;
+    target_ulong lp_mask = ~(size - 1);
 
-    if (env->tlb_flush_addr == (target_ulong)-1) {
-        env->tlb_flush_addr = vaddr & mask;
-        env->tlb_flush_mask = mask;
-        return;
-    }
-    /* Extend the existing region to include the new page.
-       This is a compromise between unnecessary flushes and the cost
-       of maintaining a full variable size TLB.  */
-    mask &= env->tlb_flush_mask;
-    while (((env->tlb_flush_addr ^ vaddr) & mask) != 0) {
-        mask <<= 1;
+    if (lp_addr == (target_ulong)-1) {
+        /* No previous large page.  */
+        lp_addr = vaddr;
+    } else {
+        /* Extend the existing region to include the new page.
+           This is a compromise between unnecessary flushes and
+           the cost of maintaining a full variable size TLB.  */
+        lp_mask &= env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_mask;
+        while (((lp_addr ^ vaddr) & lp_mask) != 0) {
+            lp_mask <<= 1;
+        }
     }
-    env->tlb_flush_addr &= mask;
-    env->tlb_flush_mask = mask;
+    env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_addr = lp_addr & lp_mask;
+    env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].large_page_mask = lp_mask;
 }
 
 /* Add a new TLB entry. At most one entry for a given virtual address
@@ -618,12 +530,10 @@ void tlb_set_page_with_attrs(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr,
 
     assert_cpu_is_self(cpu);
 
-    if (size < TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+    if (size <= TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
         sz = TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
     } else {
-        if (size > TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
-            tlb_add_large_page(env, vaddr, size);
-        }
+        tlb_add_large_page(env, mmu_idx, vaddr, size);
         sz = size;
     }
     vaddr_page = vaddr & TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
@@ -669,7 +579,10 @@ void tlb_set_page_with_attrs(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr,
      * a longer critical section, but this is not a concern since the TLB lock
      * is unlikely to be contended.
      */
-    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
+
+    /* Note that the tlb is no longer clean.  */
+    env->tlb_c.dirty |= 1 << mmu_idx;
 
     /* Make sure there's no cached translation for the new page.  */
     tlb_flush_vtlb_page_locked(env, mmu_idx, vaddr_page);
@@ -679,7 +592,7 @@ void tlb_set_page_with_attrs(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr,
      * different page; otherwise just overwrite the stale data.
      */
     if (!tlb_hit_page_anyprot(te, vaddr_page)) {
-        unsigned vidx = env->vtlb_index++ % CPU_VTLB_SIZE;
+        unsigned vidx = env->tlb_d[mmu_idx].vindex++ % CPU_VTLB_SIZE;
         CPUTLBEntry *tv = &env->tlb_v_table[mmu_idx][vidx];
 
         /* Evict the old entry into the victim tlb.  */
@@ -736,7 +649,7 @@ void tlb_set_page_with_attrs(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong vaddr,
     }
 
     copy_tlb_helper_locked(te, &tn);
-    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+    qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 }
 
 /* Add a new TLB entry, but without specifying the memory
@@ -917,11 +830,11 @@ static bool victim_tlb_hit(CPUArchState *env, size_t mmu_idx, size_t index,
             /* Found entry in victim tlb, swap tlb and iotlb.  */
             CPUTLBEntry tmptlb, *tlb = &env->tlb_table[mmu_idx][index];
 
-            qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_lock);
+            qemu_spin_lock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
             copy_tlb_helper_locked(&tmptlb, tlb);
             copy_tlb_helper_locked(tlb, vtlb);
             copy_tlb_helper_locked(vtlb, &tmptlb);
-            qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_lock);
+            qemu_spin_unlock(&env->tlb_c.lock);
 
             CPUIOTLBEntry tmpio, *io = &env->iotlb[mmu_idx][index];
             CPUIOTLBEntry *vio = &env->iotlb_v[mmu_idx][vidx];
diff --git a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
index 356dcd0948..639f0b2728 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ void dump_exec_info(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf)
 {
     struct tb_tree_stats tst = {};
     struct qht_stats hst;
-    size_t nb_tbs;
+    size_t nb_tbs, flush_full, flush_part, flush_elide;
 
     tcg_tb_foreach(tb_tree_stats_iter, &tst);
     nb_tbs = tst.nb_tbs;
@@ -2326,7 +2326,11 @@ void dump_exec_info(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf)
     cpu_fprintf(f, "TB flush count      %u\n",
                 atomic_read(&tb_ctx.tb_flush_count));
     cpu_fprintf(f, "TB invalidate count %zu\n", tcg_tb_phys_invalidate_count());
-    cpu_fprintf(f, "TLB flush count     %zu\n", tlb_flush_count());
+
+    tlb_flush_counts(&flush_full, &flush_part, &flush_elide);
+    cpu_fprintf(f, "TLB full flushes    %zu\n", flush_full);
+    cpu_fprintf(f, "TLB partial flushes %zu\n", flush_part);
+    cpu_fprintf(f, "TLB elided flushes  %zu\n", flush_elide);
     tcg_dump_info(f, cpu_fprintf);
 }
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 95f3d44ecd..46ae1e8c76 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7124,6 +7124,7 @@ case "$target_name" in
   ;;
   xtensa|xtensaeb)
     TARGET_ARCH=xtensa
+    bflt="yes"
     mttcg="yes"
     target_compiler=$cross_cc_xtensa
   ;;
diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst
index a227754f86..18e2c0868a 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst
@@ -545,10 +545,39 @@ Tests based on ``avocado_qemu.Test`` can easily:
    - http://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/test/avocado.html#avocado.Test
    - http://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/utils/avocado.utils.html
 
-Installation
-------------
+Running tests
+-------------
+
+You can run the acceptance tests simply by executing:
+
+.. code::
+
+  make check-acceptance
+
+This involves the automatic creation of Python virtual environment
+within the build tree (at ``tests/venv``) which will have all the
+right dependencies, and will save tests results also within the
+build tree (at ``tests/results``).
 
-To install Avocado and its dependencies, run:
+Note: the build environment must be using a Python 3 stack, and have
+the ``venv`` and ``pip`` packages installed.  If necessary, make sure
+``configure`` is called with ``--python=`` and that those modules are
+available.  On Debian and Ubuntu based systems, depending on the
+specific version, they may be on packages named ``python3-venv`` and
+``python3-pip``.
+
+The scripts installed inside the virtual environment may be used
+without an "activation".  For instance, the Avocado test runner
+may be invoked by running:
+
+ .. code::
+
+  tests/venv/bin/avocado run $OPTION1 $OPTION2 tests/acceptance/
+
+Manual Installation
+-------------------
+
+To manually install Avocado and its dependencies, run:
 
 .. code::
 
@@ -689,11 +718,15 @@ The exact QEMU binary to be used on QEMUMachine.
 Uninstalling Avocado
 --------------------
 
-If you've followed the installation instructions above, you can easily
-uninstall Avocado.  Start by listing the packages you have installed::
+If you've followed the manual installation instructions above, you can
+easily uninstall Avocado.  Start by listing the packages you have
+installed::
 
   pip list --user
 
 And remove any package you want with::
 
   pip uninstall <package_name>
+
+If you've used ``make check-acceptance``, the Python virtual environment where
+Avocado is installed will be cleaned up as part of ``make check-clean``.
diff --git a/docs/specs/tpm.txt b/docs/specs/tpm.txt
index 0e9bbebe1d..1af82bba86 100644
--- a/docs/specs/tpm.txt
+++ b/docs/specs/tpm.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ QEMU files related to TPM TIS interface:
  - hw/tpm/tpm_tis.h
 
 
+QEMU also implements a TPM CRB interface following the Trusted Computing
+Group's specification "TCG PC Client Platform TPM Profile (PTP)
+Specification", Family "2.0", Level 00 Revision 01.03 v22, May 22, 2017.
+This specification, or a later version of it, can be accessed from the
+following URL:
+
+https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/resource/pc-client-platform-tpm-profile-ptp-specification/
+
+The CRB interface makes a memory mapped IO region in the area 0xfed40000 -
+0xfed40fff (1 locality) available to the guest operating system.
+
+QEMU files related to TPM CRB interface:
+ - hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
+
+
 = ACPI Interface =
 
 The TPM device is defined with ACPI ID "PNP0C31". QEMU builds a SSDT and passes
diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_emulator.c b/hw/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
index 10bc20dbec..70f4b10284 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_emulator.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static int tpm_emulator_set_locality(TPMEmulator *tpm_emu, uint8_t locty_number,
 
     trace_tpm_emulator_set_locality(locty_number);
 
+    memset(&loc, 0, sizeof(loc));
     loc.u.req.loc = locty_number;
     if (tpm_emulator_ctrlcmd(tpm_emu, CMD_SET_LOCALITY, &loc,
                              sizeof(loc), sizeof(loc)) < 0) {
diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
index 4ff62f32bf..6a60f94a41 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
@@ -141,18 +141,53 @@ typedef struct CPUIOTLBEntry {
     MemTxAttrs attrs;
 } CPUIOTLBEntry;
 
+typedef struct CPUTLBDesc {
+    /*
+     * Describe a region covering all of the large pages allocated
+     * into the tlb.  When any page within this region is flushed,
+     * we must flush the entire tlb.  The region is matched if
+     * (addr & large_page_mask) == large_page_addr.
+     */
+    target_ulong large_page_addr;
+    target_ulong large_page_mask;
+    /* The next index to use in the tlb victim table.  */
+    size_t vindex;
+} CPUTLBDesc;
+
+/*
+ * Data elements that are shared between all MMU modes.
+ */
+typedef struct CPUTLBCommon {
+    /* Serialize updates to tlb_table and tlb_v_table, and others as noted. */
+    QemuSpin lock;
+    /*
+     * Within dirty, for each bit N, modifications have been made to
+     * mmu_idx N since the last time that mmu_idx was flushed.
+     * Protected by tlb_c.lock.
+     */
+    uint16_t dirty;
+    /*
+     * Statistics.  These are not lock protected, but are read and
+     * written atomically.  This allows the monitor to print a snapshot
+     * of the stats without interfering with the cpu.
+     */
+    size_t full_flush_count;
+    size_t part_flush_count;
+    size_t elide_flush_count;
+} CPUTLBCommon;
+
+/*
+ * The meaning of each of the MMU modes is defined in the target code.
+ * Note that NB_MMU_MODES is not yet defined; we can only reference it
+ * within preprocessor defines that will be expanded later.
+ */
 #define CPU_COMMON_TLB \
-    /* The meaning of the MMU modes is defined in the target code. */   \
-    /* tlb_lock serializes updates to tlb_table and tlb_v_table */      \
-    QemuSpin tlb_lock;                                                  \
+    CPUTLBCommon tlb_c;                                                 \
+    CPUTLBDesc tlb_d[NB_MMU_MODES];                                     \
     CPUTLBEntry tlb_table[NB_MMU_MODES][CPU_TLB_SIZE];                  \
     CPUTLBEntry tlb_v_table[NB_MMU_MODES][CPU_VTLB_SIZE];               \
     CPUIOTLBEntry iotlb[NB_MMU_MODES][CPU_TLB_SIZE];                    \
-    CPUIOTLBEntry iotlb_v[NB_MMU_MODES][CPU_VTLB_SIZE];                 \
-    size_t tlb_flush_count;                                             \
-    target_ulong tlb_flush_addr;                                        \
-    target_ulong tlb_flush_mask;                                        \
-    target_ulong vtlb_index;                                            \
+    CPUIOTLBEntry iotlb_v[NB_MMU_MODES][CPU_VTLB_SIZE];
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/include/exec/cputlb.h b/include/exec/cputlb.h
index c91db211bc..5373188be3 100644
--- a/include/exec/cputlb.h
+++ b/include/exec/cputlb.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 /* cputlb.c */
 void tlb_protect_code(ram_addr_t ram_addr);
 void tlb_unprotect_code(ram_addr_t ram_addr);
-size_t tlb_flush_count(void);
+void tlb_flush_counts(size_t *full, size_t *part, size_t *elide);
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index dfe6746692..136fe497b6 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -300,7 +300,15 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
         .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
         .property = "x-hv-synic-kvm-only",\
         .value    = "on",\
-    }
+    },{\
+        .driver   = "Skylake-Server" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
+        .property = "pku",\
+        .value    = "off",\
+    },{\
+        .driver   = "Skylake-Server-IBRS" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
+        .property = "pku",\
+        .value    = "off",\
+    },
 
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_12 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_12 \
diff --git a/include/qom/cpu.h b/include/qom/cpu.h
index def0c64308..1396f53e5b 100644
--- a/include/qom/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qom/cpu.h
@@ -429,12 +429,6 @@ struct CPUState {
 
     struct hax_vcpu_state *hax_vcpu;
 
-    /* The pending_tlb_flush flag is set and cleared atomically to
-     * avoid potential races. The aim of the flag is to avoid
-     * unnecessary flushes.
-     */
-    uint16_t pending_tlb_flush;
-
     int hvf_fd;
 
     /* track IOMMUs whose translations we've cached in the TCG TLB */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 0b64b8e067..97d8d9d0d5 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ int kvm_vm_check_extension(KVMState *s, unsigned int extension);
 
 uint32_t kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(KVMState *env, uint32_t function,
                                       uint32_t index, int reg);
+uint32_t kvm_arch_get_supported_msr_feature(KVMState *s, uint32_t index);
+
 
 void kvm_set_sigmask_len(KVMState *s, unsigned int sigmask_len);
 
diff --git a/linux-user/flatload.c b/linux-user/flatload.c
index 10c529910f..0122ab3afe 100644
--- a/linux-user/flatload.c
+++ b/linux-user/flatload.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "flat.h"
-#include "target_flat.h"
+#include <target_flat.h>
 
 //#define DEBUG
 
@@ -771,10 +771,10 @@ int load_flt_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct image_info *info)
     /* Enforce final stack alignment of 16 bytes.  This is sufficient
        for all current targets, and excess alignment is harmless.  */
     stack_len = bprm->envc + bprm->argc + 2;
-    stack_len += 3;	/* argc, arvg, argp */
+    stack_len += flat_argvp_envp_on_stack() ? 2 : 0; /* arvg, argp */
+    stack_len += 1; /* argc */
     stack_len *= sizeof(abi_ulong);
-    if ((sp + stack_len) & 15)
-        sp -= 16 - ((sp + stack_len) & 15);
+    sp -= (sp - stack_len) & 15;
     sp = loader_build_argptr(bprm->envc, bprm->argc, sp, p,
                              flat_argvp_envp_on_stack());
 
diff --git a/linux-user/xtensa/target_flat.h b/linux-user/xtensa/target_flat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..732adddb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/xtensa/target_flat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* If your arch needs to do custom stuff, create your own target_flat.h
+ * header file in linux-user/<your arch>/
+ */
+#define flat_argvp_envp_on_stack()                           0
+#define flat_reloc_valid(reloc, size)                        ((reloc) <= (size))
+#define flat_old_ram_flag(flag)                              (flag)
+#define flat_get_relocate_addr(relval)                       (relval)
+#define flat_get_addr_from_rp(rp, relval, flags, persistent) (rp)
+#define flat_set_persistent(relval, persistent)              (*persistent)
+#define flat_put_addr_at_rp(rp, addr, relval)                put_user_ual(addr, rp)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3765b0e35e..06ec14e7f7 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1402,6 +1402,10 @@ sub process {
 			$is_patch = 1;
 		}
 
+		if ($line =~ /^Author: .*via Qemu-devel.*<qemu-devel\@nongnu.org>/) {
+		    ERROR("Author email address is mangled by the mailing list\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 #check the patch for a signoff:
 		if ($line =~ /^\s*signed-off-by:/i) {
 			# This is a signoff, if ugly, so do not double report.
diff --git a/scripts/decodetree.py b/scripts/decodetree.py
index 457cffea90..37c76b5507 100755
--- a/scripts/decodetree.py
+++ b/scripts/decodetree.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Field:
             s = 's'
         else:
             s = ''
-        return str(pos) + ':' + s + str(len)
+        return str(self.pos) + ':' + s + str(self.len)
 
     def str_extract(self):
         if self.sign:
diff --git a/scripts/device-crash-test b/scripts/device-crash-test
index 930200b034..e93a7c0c84 100755
--- a/scripts/device-crash-test
+++ b/scripts/device-crash-test
@@ -72,21 +72,6 @@ ERROR_WHITELIST = [
     # devices that don't work out of the box because they require extra options to "-device DEV":
     #            DEVICE                                    | ERROR MESSAGE
     {'device':'.*-(i386|x86_64)-cpu', 'expected':True},    # CPU socket-id is not set
-    {'device':'ARM,bitband-memory', 'expected':True},      # source-memory property not set
-    {'device':'arm.cortex-a9-global-timer', 'expected':True}, # a9_gtimer_realize: num-cpu must be between 1 and 4
-    {'device':'arm_mptimer', 'expected':True},             # num-cpu must be between 1 and 4
-    {'device':'armv7m', 'expected':True},                  # memory property was not set
-    {'device':'aspeed.scu', 'expected':True},              # Unknown silicon revision: 0x0
-    {'device':'aspeed.sdmc', 'expected':True},             # Unknown silicon revision: 0x0
-    {'device':'bcm2835-dma', 'expected':True},             # bcm2835_dma_realize: required dma-mr link not found: Property '.dma-mr' not found
-    {'device':'bcm2835-fb', 'expected':True},              # bcm2835_fb_realize: required vcram-base property not set
-    {'device':'bcm2835-mbox', 'expected':True},            # bcm2835_mbox_realize: required mbox-mr link not found: Property '.mbox-mr' not found
-    {'device':'bcm2835-peripherals', 'expected':True},     # bcm2835_peripherals_realize: required ram link not found: Property '.ram' not found
-    {'device':'bcm2835-property', 'expected':True},        # bcm2835_property_realize: required fb link not found: Property '.fb' not found
-    {'device':'bcm2835_gpio', 'expected':True},            # bcm2835_gpio_realize: required sdhci link not found: Property '.sdbus-sdhci' not found
-    {'device':'bcm2836', 'expected':True},                 # bcm2836_realize: required ram link not found: Property '.ram' not found
-    {'device':'cfi.pflash01', 'expected':True},            # attribute "sector-length" not specified or zero.
-    {'device':'cfi.pflash02', 'expected':True},            # attribute "sector-length" not specified or zero.
     {'device':'icp', 'expected':True},                     # icp_realize: required link 'xics' not found: Property '.xics' not found
     {'device':'ics', 'expected':True},                     # ics_base_realize: required link 'xics' not found: Property '.xics' not found
     # "-device ide-cd" does work on more recent QEMU versions, so it doesn't have expected=True
@@ -108,7 +93,6 @@ ERROR_WHITELIST = [
     {'device':'pc-dimm', 'expected':True},                 # 'memdev' property is not set
     {'device':'pci-bridge', 'expected':True},              # Bridge chassis not specified. Each bridge is required to be assigned a unique chassis id > 0.
     {'device':'pci-bridge-seat', 'expected':True},         # Bridge chassis not specified. Each bridge is required to be assigned a unique chassis id > 0.
-    {'device':'pxa2xx-dma', 'expected':True},              # channels value invalid
     {'device':'pxb', 'expected':True},                     # Bridge chassis not specified. Each bridge is required to be assigned a unique chassis id > 0.
     {'device':'scsi-block', 'expected':True},              # drive property not set
     {'device':'scsi-disk', 'expected':True},               # drive property not set
@@ -145,7 +129,6 @@ ERROR_WHITELIST = [
     {'device':'virtio-input-host-pci', 'expected':True},   # evdev property is required
     {'device':'xen-pvdevice', 'expected':True},            # Device ID invalid, it must always be supplied
     {'device':'vhost-vsock-ccw', 'expected':True},         # guest-cid property must be greater than 2
-    {'device':'ALTR.timer', 'expected':True},              # "clock-frequency" property must be provided
     {'device':'zpci', 'expected':True},                    # target must be defined
     {'device':'pnv-(occ|icp|lpc)', 'expected':True},       # required link 'xics' not found: Property '.xics' not found
     {'device':'powernv-cpu-.*', 'expected':True},          # pnv_core_realize: required link 'xics' not found: Property '.xics' not found
diff --git a/scripts/qemu.py b/scripts/qemu.py
index fd4249f7a8..6e3b0e6771 100644
--- a/scripts/qemu.py
+++ b/scripts/qemu.py
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class QEMUMachineAddDeviceError(QEMUMachineError):
     """
 
 class MonitorResponseError(qmp.qmp.QMPError):
-    '''
+    """
     Represents erroneous QMP monitor reply
-    '''
+    """
     def __init__(self, reply):
         try:
             desc = reply["error"]["desc"]
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ class MonitorResponseError(qmp.qmp.QMPError):
 
 
 class QEMUMachine(object):
-    '''A QEMU VM
+    """
+    A QEMU VM
 
     Use this object as a context manager to ensure the QEMU process terminates::
 
         with VM(binary) as vm:
             ...
         # vm is guaranteed to be shut down here
-    '''
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, binary, args=None, wrapper=None, name=None,
                  test_dir="/var/tmp", monitor_address=None,
@@ -141,18 +142,28 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         self._args.append(args)
 
     def add_fd(self, fd, fdset, opaque, opts=''):
-        '''Pass a file descriptor to the VM'''
+        """
+        Pass a file descriptor to the VM
+        """
         options = ['fd=%d' % fd,
                    'set=%d' % fdset,
                    'opaque=%s' % opaque]
         if opts:
             options.append(opts)
 
+        # This did not exist before 3.4, but since then it is
+        # mandatory for our purpose
+        if hasattr(os, 'set_inheritable'):
+            os.set_inheritable(fd, True)
+
         self._args.append('-add-fd')
         self._args.append(','.join(options))
         return self
 
-    def send_fd_scm(self, fd_file_path):
+    # Exactly one of fd and file_path must be given.
+    # (If it is file_path, the helper will open that file and pass its
+    # own fd)
+    def send_fd_scm(self, fd=None, file_path=None):
         # In iotest.py, the qmp should always use unix socket.
         assert self._qmp.is_scm_available()
         if self._socket_scm_helper is None:
@@ -160,12 +171,27 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         if not os.path.exists(self._socket_scm_helper):
             raise QEMUMachineError("%s does not exist" %
                                    self._socket_scm_helper)
+
+        # This did not exist before 3.4, but since then it is
+        # mandatory for our purpose
+        if hasattr(os, 'set_inheritable'):
+            os.set_inheritable(self._qmp.get_sock_fd(), True)
+            if fd is not None:
+                os.set_inheritable(fd, True)
+
         fd_param = ["%s" % self._socket_scm_helper,
-                    "%d" % self._qmp.get_sock_fd(),
-                    "%s" % fd_file_path]
+                    "%d" % self._qmp.get_sock_fd()]
+
+        if file_path is not None:
+            assert fd is None
+            fd_param.append(file_path)
+        else:
+            assert fd is not None
+            fd_param.append(str(fd))
+
         devnull = open(os.path.devnull, 'rb')
         proc = subprocess.Popen(fd_param, stdin=devnull, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, close_fds=False)
         output = proc.communicate()[0]
         if output:
             LOG.debug(output)
@@ -174,7 +200,9 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _remove_if_exists(path):
-        '''Remove file object at path if it exists'''
+        """
+        Remove file object at path if it exists
+        """
         try:
             os.remove(path)
         except OSError as exception:
@@ -277,7 +305,9 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
             raise
 
     def _launch(self):
-        '''Launch the VM and establish a QMP connection'''
+        """
+        Launch the VM and establish a QMP connection
+        """
         devnull = open(os.path.devnull, 'rb')
         self._pre_launch()
         self._qemu_full_args = (self._wrapper + [self._binary] +
@@ -286,18 +316,23 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
                                        stdin=devnull,
                                        stdout=self._qemu_log_file,
                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-                                       shell=False)
+                                       shell=False,
+                                       close_fds=False)
         self._post_launch()
 
     def wait(self):
-        '''Wait for the VM to power off'''
+        """
+        Wait for the VM to power off
+        """
         self._popen.wait()
         self._qmp.close()
         self._load_io_log()
         self._post_shutdown()
 
     def shutdown(self):
-        '''Terminate the VM and clean up'''
+        """
+        Terminate the VM and clean up
+        """
         if self.is_running():
             try:
                 self._qmp.cmd('quit')
@@ -321,7 +356,9 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         self._launched = False
 
     def qmp(self, cmd, conv_keys=True, **args):
-        '''Invoke a QMP command and return the response dict'''
+        """
+        Invoke a QMP command and return the response dict
+        """
         qmp_args = dict()
         for key, value in args.items():
             if conv_keys:
@@ -332,11 +369,11 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         return self._qmp.cmd(cmd, args=qmp_args)
 
     def command(self, cmd, conv_keys=True, **args):
-        '''
+        """
         Invoke a QMP command.
         On success return the response dict.
         On failure raise an exception.
-        '''
+        """
         reply = self.qmp(cmd, conv_keys, **args)
         if reply is None:
             raise qmp.qmp.QMPError("Monitor is closed")
@@ -345,13 +382,17 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         return reply["return"]
 
     def get_qmp_event(self, wait=False):
-        '''Poll for one queued QMP events and return it'''
+        """
+        Poll for one queued QMP events and return it
+        """
         if len(self._events) > 0:
             return self._events.pop(0)
         return self._qmp.pull_event(wait=wait)
 
     def get_qmp_events(self, wait=False):
-        '''Poll for queued QMP events and return a list of dicts'''
+        """
+        Poll for queued QMP events and return a list of dicts
+        """
         events = self._qmp.get_events(wait=wait)
         events.extend(self._events)
         del self._events[:]
@@ -359,7 +400,7 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         return events
 
     def event_wait(self, name, timeout=60.0, match=None):
-        '''
+        """
         Wait for specified timeout on named event in QMP; optionally filter
         results by match.
 
@@ -367,7 +408,7 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         branch processing on match's value None
            {"foo": {"bar": 1}} matches {"foo": None}
            {"foo": {"bar": 1}} does not matches {"foo": {"baz": None}}
-        '''
+        """
         def event_match(event, match=None):
             if match is None:
                 return True
@@ -400,29 +441,29 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         return None
 
     def get_log(self):
-        '''
+        """
         After self.shutdown or failed qemu execution, this returns the output
         of the qemu process.
-        '''
+        """
         return self._iolog
 
     def add_args(self, *args):
-        '''
+        """
         Adds to the list of extra arguments to be given to the QEMU binary
-        '''
+        """
         self._args.extend(args)
 
     def set_machine(self, machine_type):
-        '''
+        """
         Sets the machine type
 
         If set, the machine type will be added to the base arguments
         of the resulting QEMU command line.
-        '''
+        """
         self._machine = machine_type
 
     def set_console(self, device_type=None):
-        '''
+        """
         Sets the device type for a console device
 
         If set, the console device and a backing character device will
@@ -440,7 +481,7 @@ class QEMUMachine(object):
         @param device_type: the device type, such as "isa-serial"
         @raises: QEMUMachineAddDeviceError if the device type is not given
                  and can not be determined.
-        '''
+        """
         if device_type is None:
             if self._machine is None:
                 raise QEMUMachineAddDeviceError("Can not add a console device:"
diff --git a/scripts/qtest.py b/scripts/qtest.py
index df0daf26ca..adf1fe3f26 100644
--- a/scripts/qtest.py
+++ b/scripts/qtest.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class QEMUQtestProtocol(object):
 
         @param qtest_cmd: qtest command text to be sent
         """
-        self._sock.sendall(qtest_cmd + "\n")
+        self._sock.sendall((qtest_cmd + "\n").encode('utf-8'))
 
     def close(self):
         self._sock.close()
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 1469a1be01..af7e9f09cc 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -770,17 +770,36 @@ static void x86_cpu_vendor_words2str(char *dst, uint32_t vendor1,
           /* missing:
           CPUID_XSAVE_XSAVEC, CPUID_XSAVE_XSAVES */
 
+typedef enum FeatureWordType {
+   CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
+   MSR_FEATURE_WORD,
+} FeatureWordType;
+
 typedef struct FeatureWordInfo {
+    FeatureWordType type;
     /* feature flags names are taken from "Intel Processor Identification and
      * the CPUID Instruction" and AMD's "CPUID Specification".
      * In cases of disagreement between feature naming conventions,
      * aliases may be added.
      */
     const char *feat_names[32];
-    uint32_t cpuid_eax;   /* Input EAX for CPUID */
-    bool cpuid_needs_ecx; /* CPUID instruction uses ECX as input */
-    uint32_t cpuid_ecx;   /* Input ECX value for CPUID */
-    int cpuid_reg;        /* output register (R_* constant) */
+    union {
+        /* If type==CPUID_FEATURE_WORD */
+        struct {
+            uint32_t eax;   /* Input EAX for CPUID */
+            bool needs_ecx; /* CPUID instruction uses ECX as input */
+            uint32_t ecx;   /* Input ECX value for CPUID */
+            int reg;        /* output register (R_* constant) */
+        } cpuid;
+        /* If type==MSR_FEATURE_WORD */
+        struct {
+            uint32_t index;
+            struct {   /*CPUID that enumerate this MSR*/
+                FeatureWord cpuid_class;
+                uint32_t    cpuid_flag;
+            } cpuid_dep;
+        } msr;
+    };
     uint32_t tcg_features; /* Feature flags supported by TCG */
     uint32_t unmigratable_flags; /* Feature flags known to be unmigratable */
     uint32_t migratable_flags; /* Feature flags known to be migratable */
@@ -790,6 +809,7 @@ typedef struct FeatureWordInfo {
 
 static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
     [FEAT_1_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "fpu", "vme", "de", "pse",
             "tsc", "msr", "pae", "mce",
@@ -800,10 +820,11 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "fxsr", "sse", "sse2", "ss",
             "ht" /* Intel htt */, "tm", "ia64", "pbe",
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 1, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = {.eax = 1, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_1_ECX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "pni" /* Intel,AMD sse3 */, "pclmulqdq", "dtes64", "monitor",
             "ds-cpl", "vmx", "smx", "est",
@@ -814,7 +835,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "tsc-deadline", "aes", "xsave", NULL /* osxsave */,
             "avx", "f16c", "rdrand", "hypervisor",
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 1, .cpuid_reg = R_ECX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 1, .reg = R_ECX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_EXT_FEATURES,
     },
     /* Feature names that are already defined on feature_name[] but
@@ -823,6 +844,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
      * to features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] if and only if CPU vendor is AMD.
      */
     [FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL /* fpu */, NULL /* vme */, NULL /* de */, NULL /* pse */,
             NULL /* tsc */, NULL /* msr */, NULL /* pae */, NULL /* mce */,
@@ -833,10 +855,11 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL /* fxsr */, "fxsr-opt", "pdpe1gb", "rdtscp",
             NULL, "lm", "3dnowext", "3dnow",
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x80000001, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x80000001, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_EXT2_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "lahf-lm", "cmp-legacy", "svm", "extapic",
             "cr8legacy", "abm", "sse4a", "misalignsse",
@@ -847,7 +870,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "perfctr-nb", NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x80000001, .cpuid_reg = R_ECX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x80000001, .reg = R_ECX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_EXT3_FEATURES,
         /*
          * TOPOEXT is always allowed but can't be enabled blindly by
@@ -857,6 +880,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
         .no_autoenable_flags = CPUID_EXT3_TOPOEXT,
     },
     [FEAT_C000_0001_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, NULL, "xstore", "xstore-en",
             NULL, NULL, "xcrypt", "xcrypt-en",
@@ -867,10 +891,11 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0xC0000001, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0xC0000001, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_EXT4_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_KVM] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "kvmclock", "kvm-nopiodelay", "kvm-mmu", "kvmclock",
             "kvm-asyncpf", "kvm-steal-time", "kvm-pv-eoi", "kvm-pv-unhalt",
@@ -881,10 +906,11 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "kvmclock-stable-bit", NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES, .cpuid_reg = R_EAX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES, .reg = R_EAX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_KVM_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_KVM_HINTS] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "kvm-hint-dedicated", NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -895,7 +921,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = KVM_CPUID_FEATURES, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_KVM_FEATURES,
         /*
          * KVM hints aren't auto-enabled by -cpu host, they need to be
@@ -904,6 +930,7 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
         .no_autoenable_flags = ~0U,
     },
     [FEAT_HYPERV_EAX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL /* hv_msr_vp_runtime_access */, NULL /* hv_msr_time_refcount_access */,
             NULL /* hv_msr_synic_access */, NULL /* hv_msr_stimer_access */,
@@ -918,9 +945,10 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x40000003, .cpuid_reg = R_EAX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x40000003, .reg = R_EAX, },
     },
     [FEAT_HYPERV_EBX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL /* hv_create_partitions */, NULL /* hv_access_partition_id */,
             NULL /* hv_access_memory_pool */, NULL /* hv_adjust_message_buffers */,
@@ -934,9 +962,10 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x40000003, .cpuid_reg = R_EBX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x40000003, .reg = R_EBX, },
     },
     [FEAT_HYPERV_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL /* hv_mwait */, NULL /* hv_guest_debugging */,
             NULL /* hv_perf_monitor */, NULL /* hv_cpu_dynamic_part */,
@@ -949,9 +978,10 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x40000003, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x40000003, .reg = R_EDX, },
     },
     [FEAT_SVM] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "npt", "lbrv", "svm-lock", "nrip-save",
             "tsc-scale", "vmcb-clean",  "flushbyasid", "decodeassists",
@@ -962,10 +992,11 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x8000000A, .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x8000000A, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_SVM_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_7_0_EBX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "fsgsbase", "tsc-adjust", NULL, "bmi1",
             "hle", "avx2", NULL, "smep",
@@ -976,12 +1007,15 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "clwb", "intel-pt", "avx512pf", "avx512er",
             "avx512cd", "sha-ni", "avx512bw", "avx512vl",
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 7,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 0,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EBX,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 7,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 0,
+            .reg = R_EBX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = TCG_7_0_EBX_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_7_0_ECX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, "avx512vbmi", "umip", "pku",
             NULL /* ospke */, NULL, "avx512vbmi2", NULL,
@@ -992,12 +1026,15 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, "cldemote", NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 7,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 0,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_ECX,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 7,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 0,
+            .reg = R_ECX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = TCG_7_0_ECX_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_7_0_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, NULL, "avx512-4vnniw", "avx512-4fmaps",
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1008,13 +1045,16 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, "spec-ctrl", NULL,
             NULL, "arch-capabilities", NULL, "ssbd",
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 7,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 0,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 7,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 0,
+            .reg = R_EDX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = TCG_7_0_EDX_FEATURES,
         .unmigratable_flags = CPUID_7_0_EDX_ARCH_CAPABILITIES,
     },
     [FEAT_8000_0007_EDX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1025,12 +1065,12 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x80000007,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x80000007, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_APM_FEATURES,
         .unmigratable_flags = CPUID_APM_INVTSC,
     },
     [FEAT_8000_0008_EBX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1041,12 +1081,12 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             "amd-ssbd", "virt-ssbd", "amd-no-ssb", NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0x80000008,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EBX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 0x80000008, .reg = R_EBX, },
         .tcg_features = 0,
         .unmigratable_flags = 0,
     },
     [FEAT_XSAVE] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             "xsaveopt", "xsavec", "xgetbv1", "xsaves",
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1057,12 +1097,15 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 0xd,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 1,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EAX,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 0xd,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 1,
+            .reg = R_EAX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = TCG_XSAVE_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_6_EAX] = {
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
         .feat_names = {
             NULL, NULL, "arat", NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1073,13 +1116,16 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
             NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
         },
-        .cpuid_eax = 6, .cpuid_reg = R_EAX,
+        .cpuid = { .eax = 6, .reg = R_EAX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_6_EAX_FEATURES,
     },
     [FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_LO] = {
-        .cpuid_eax = 0xD,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 0,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EAX,
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 0xD,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 0,
+            .reg = R_EAX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = ~0U,
         .migratable_flags = XSTATE_FP_MASK | XSTATE_SSE_MASK |
             XSTATE_YMM_MASK | XSTATE_BNDREGS_MASK | XSTATE_BNDCSR_MASK |
@@ -1087,11 +1133,35 @@ static FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
             XSTATE_PKRU_MASK,
     },
     [FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_HI] = {
-        .cpuid_eax = 0xD,
-        .cpuid_needs_ecx = true, .cpuid_ecx = 0,
-        .cpuid_reg = R_EDX,
+        .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
+        .cpuid = {
+            .eax = 0xD,
+            .needs_ecx = true, .ecx = 0,
+            .reg = R_EDX,
+        },
         .tcg_features = ~0U,
     },
+    /*Below are MSR exposed features*/
+    [FEAT_ARCH_CAPABILITIES] = {
+        .type = MSR_FEATURE_WORD,
+        .feat_names = {
+            "rdctl-no", "ibrs-all", "rsba", "skip-l1dfl-vmentry",
+            "ssb-no", NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+            NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+        },
+        .msr = {
+            .index = MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES,
+            .cpuid_dep = {
+                FEAT_7_0_EDX,
+                CPUID_7_0_EDX_ARCH_CAPABILITIES
+            }
+        },
+    },
 };
 
 typedef struct X86RegisterInfo32 {
@@ -2322,6 +2392,8 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512F | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512DQ |
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512BW | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512CD |
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512VL | CPUID_7_0_EBX_CLFLUSHOPT,
+        .features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] =
+            CPUID_7_0_ECX_PKU,
         /* Missing: XSAVES (not supported by some Linux versions,
          * including v4.1 to v4.12).
          * KVM doesn't yet expose any XSAVES state save component,
@@ -2372,6 +2444,8 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512F | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512DQ |
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512BW | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512CD |
             CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512VL,
+        .features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] =
+            CPUID_7_0_ECX_PKU,
         /* Missing: XSAVES (not supported by some Linux versions,
          * including v4.1 to v4.12).
          * KVM doesn't yet expose any XSAVES state save component,
@@ -2387,6 +2461,60 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
         .model_id = "Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)",
     },
     {
+        .name = "Cascadelake-Server",
+        .level = 0xd,
+        .vendor = CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL,
+        .family = 6,
+        .model = 85,
+        .stepping = 5,
+        .features[FEAT_1_EDX] =
+            CPUID_VME | CPUID_SSE2 | CPUID_SSE | CPUID_FXSR | CPUID_MMX |
+            CPUID_CLFLUSH | CPUID_PSE36 | CPUID_PAT | CPUID_CMOV | CPUID_MCA |
+            CPUID_PGE | CPUID_MTRR | CPUID_SEP | CPUID_APIC | CPUID_CX8 |
+            CPUID_MCE | CPUID_PAE | CPUID_MSR | CPUID_TSC | CPUID_PSE |
+            CPUID_DE | CPUID_FP87,
+        .features[FEAT_1_ECX] =
+            CPUID_EXT_AVX | CPUID_EXT_XSAVE | CPUID_EXT_AES |
+            CPUID_EXT_POPCNT | CPUID_EXT_X2APIC | CPUID_EXT_SSE42 |
+            CPUID_EXT_SSE41 | CPUID_EXT_CX16 | CPUID_EXT_SSSE3 |
+            CPUID_EXT_PCLMULQDQ | CPUID_EXT_SSE3 |
+            CPUID_EXT_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER | CPUID_EXT_FMA | CPUID_EXT_MOVBE |
+            CPUID_EXT_PCID | CPUID_EXT_F16C | CPUID_EXT_RDRAND,
+        .features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] =
+            CPUID_EXT2_LM | CPUID_EXT2_PDPE1GB | CPUID_EXT2_RDTSCP |
+            CPUID_EXT2_NX | CPUID_EXT2_SYSCALL,
+        .features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] =
+            CPUID_EXT3_ABM | CPUID_EXT3_LAHF_LM | CPUID_EXT3_3DNOWPREFETCH,
+        .features[FEAT_7_0_EBX] =
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_FSGSBASE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_BMI1 |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_HLE | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX2 | CPUID_7_0_EBX_SMEP |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_BMI2 | CPUID_7_0_EBX_ERMS | CPUID_7_0_EBX_INVPCID |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_RTM | CPUID_7_0_EBX_RDSEED | CPUID_7_0_EBX_ADX |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_SMAP | CPUID_7_0_EBX_MPX | CPUID_7_0_EBX_CLWB |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512F | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512DQ |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512BW | CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512CD |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_AVX512VL | CPUID_7_0_EBX_CLFLUSHOPT |
+            CPUID_7_0_EBX_INTEL_PT,
+        .features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] =
+            CPUID_7_0_ECX_PKU | CPUID_7_0_ECX_OSPKE |
+            CPUID_7_0_ECX_AVX512VNNI,
+        .features[FEAT_7_0_EDX] =
+            CPUID_7_0_EDX_SPEC_CTRL | CPUID_7_0_EDX_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD,
+        /* Missing: XSAVES (not supported by some Linux versions,
+                * including v4.1 to v4.12).
+                * KVM doesn't yet expose any XSAVES state save component,
+                * and the only one defined in Skylake (processor tracing)
+                * probably will block migration anyway.
+                */
+        .features[FEAT_XSAVE] =
+            CPUID_XSAVE_XSAVEOPT | CPUID_XSAVE_XSAVEC |
+            CPUID_XSAVE_XGETBV1,
+        .features[FEAT_6_EAX] =
+            CPUID_6_EAX_ARAT,
+        .xlevel = 0x80000008,
+        .model_id = "Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake)",
+    },
+    {
         .name = "Icelake-Client",
         .level = 0xd,
         .vendor = CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL,
@@ -2975,21 +3103,41 @@ static const TypeInfo host_x86_cpu_type_info = {
 
 #endif
 
+static char *feature_word_description(FeatureWordInfo *f, uint32_t bit)
+{
+    assert(f->type == CPUID_FEATURE_WORD || f->type == MSR_FEATURE_WORD);
+
+    switch (f->type) {
+    case CPUID_FEATURE_WORD:
+        {
+            const char *reg = get_register_name_32(f->cpuid.reg);
+            assert(reg);
+            return g_strdup_printf("CPUID.%02XH:%s",
+                                   f->cpuid.eax, reg);
+        }
+    case MSR_FEATURE_WORD:
+        return g_strdup_printf("MSR(%02XH)",
+                               f->msr.index);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void report_unavailable_features(FeatureWord w, uint32_t mask)
 {
     FeatureWordInfo *f = &feature_word_info[w];
     int i;
+    char *feat_word_str;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 32; ++i) {
         if ((1UL << i) & mask) {
-            const char *reg = get_register_name_32(f->cpuid_reg);
-            assert(reg);
-            warn_report("%s doesn't support requested feature: "
-                        "CPUID.%02XH:%s%s%s [bit %d]",
+            feat_word_str = feature_word_description(f, i);
+            warn_report("%s doesn't support requested feature: %s%s%s [bit %d]",
                         accel_uses_host_cpuid() ? "host" : "TCG",
-                        f->cpuid_eax, reg,
+                        feat_word_str,
                         f->feat_names[i] ? "." : "",
                         f->feat_names[i] ? f->feat_names[i] : "", i);
+            g_free(feat_word_str);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3233,11 +3381,18 @@ static void x86_cpu_get_feature_words(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
 
     for (w = 0; w < FEATURE_WORDS; w++) {
         FeatureWordInfo *wi = &feature_word_info[w];
+        /*
+                * We didn't have MSR features when "feature-words" was
+                *  introduced. Therefore skipped other type entries.
+                */
+        if (wi->type != CPUID_FEATURE_WORD) {
+            continue;
+        }
         X86CPUFeatureWordInfo *qwi = &word_infos[w];
-        qwi->cpuid_input_eax = wi->cpuid_eax;
-        qwi->has_cpuid_input_ecx = wi->cpuid_needs_ecx;
-        qwi->cpuid_input_ecx = wi->cpuid_ecx;
-        qwi->cpuid_register = x86_reg_info_32[wi->cpuid_reg].qapi_enum;
+        qwi->cpuid_input_eax = wi->cpuid.eax;
+        qwi->has_cpuid_input_ecx = wi->cpuid.needs_ecx;
+        qwi->cpuid_input_ecx = wi->cpuid.ecx;
+        qwi->cpuid_register = x86_reg_info_32[wi->cpuid.reg].qapi_enum;
         qwi->features = array[w];
 
         /* List will be in reverse order, but order shouldn't matter */
@@ -3610,16 +3765,27 @@ static uint32_t x86_cpu_get_supported_feature_word(FeatureWord w,
                                                    bool migratable_only)
 {
     FeatureWordInfo *wi = &feature_word_info[w];
-    uint32_t r;
+    uint32_t r = 0;
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        r = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(kvm_state, wi->cpuid_eax,
-                                                    wi->cpuid_ecx,
-                                                    wi->cpuid_reg);
+        switch (wi->type) {
+        case CPUID_FEATURE_WORD:
+            r = kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(kvm_state, wi->cpuid.eax,
+                                                        wi->cpuid.ecx,
+                                                        wi->cpuid.reg);
+            break;
+        case MSR_FEATURE_WORD:
+            r = kvm_arch_get_supported_msr_feature(kvm_state,
+                        wi->msr.index);
+            break;
+        }
     } else if (hvf_enabled()) {
-        r = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(wi->cpuid_eax,
-                                    wi->cpuid_ecx,
-                                    wi->cpuid_reg);
+        if (wi->type != CPUID_FEATURE_WORD) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        r = hvf_get_supported_cpuid(wi->cpuid.eax,
+                                    wi->cpuid.ecx,
+                                    wi->cpuid.reg);
     } else if (tcg_enabled()) {
         r = wi->tcg_features;
     } else {
@@ -4178,7 +4344,7 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
             *ecx = xsave_area_size(x86_cpu_xsave_components(cpu));
             *eax = env->features[FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_LO];
             *edx = env->features[FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_HI];
-            *ebx = *ecx;
+            *ebx = xsave_area_size(env->xcr0);
         } else if (count == 1) {
             *eax = env->features[FEAT_XSAVE];
         } else if (count < ARRAY_SIZE(x86_ext_save_areas)) {
@@ -4680,9 +4846,10 @@ static void x86_cpu_adjust_feat_level(X86CPU *cpu, FeatureWord w)
 {
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
     FeatureWordInfo *fi = &feature_word_info[w];
-    uint32_t eax = fi->cpuid_eax;
+    uint32_t eax = fi->cpuid.eax;
     uint32_t region = eax & 0xF0000000;
 
+    assert(feature_word_info[w].type == CPUID_FEATURE_WORD);
     if (!env->features[w]) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 663f3a5e67..ad0e0b4534 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ typedef enum FeatureWord {
     FEAT_6_EAX,         /* CPUID[6].EAX */
     FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_LO, /* CPUID[EAX=0xd,ECX=0].EAX */
     FEAT_XSAVE_COMP_HI, /* CPUID[EAX=0xd,ECX=0].EDX */
+    FEAT_ARCH_CAPABILITIES,
     FEATURE_WORDS,
 } FeatureWord;
 
@@ -730,6 +731,13 @@ typedef uint32_t FeatureWordArray[FEATURE_WORDS];
 #define CPUID_TOPOLOGY_LEVEL_SMT      (1U << 8)
 #define CPUID_TOPOLOGY_LEVEL_CORE     (2U << 8)
 
+/* MSR Feature Bits */
+#define MSR_ARCH_CAP_RDCL_NO    (1U << 0)
+#define MSR_ARCH_CAP_IBRS_ALL   (1U << 1)
+#define MSR_ARCH_CAP_RSBA       (1U << 2)
+#define MSR_ARCH_CAP_SKIP_L1DFL_VMENTRY (1U << 3)
+#define MSR_ARCH_CAP_SSB_NO     (1U << 4)
+
 #ifndef HYPERV_SPINLOCK_NEVER_RETRY
 #define HYPERV_SPINLOCK_NEVER_RETRY             0xFFFFFFFF
 #endif
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index 115d8b4c14..796a049a0d 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static int has_pit_state2;
 static bool has_msr_mcg_ext_ctl;
 
 static struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid_cache;
+static struct kvm_msr_list *kvm_feature_msrs;
 
 int kvm_has_pit_state2(void)
 {
@@ -420,6 +421,42 @@ uint32_t kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(KVMState *s, uint32_t function,
     return ret;
 }
 
+uint32_t kvm_arch_get_supported_msr_feature(KVMState *s, uint32_t index)
+{
+    struct {
+        struct kvm_msrs info;
+        struct kvm_msr_entry entries[1];
+    } msr_data;
+    uint32_t ret;
+
+    if (kvm_feature_msrs == NULL) { /* Host doesn't support feature MSRs */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Check if requested MSR is supported feature MSR */
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < kvm_feature_msrs->nmsrs; i++)
+        if (kvm_feature_msrs->indices[i] == index) {
+            break;
+        }
+    if (i == kvm_feature_msrs->nmsrs) {
+        return 0; /* if the feature MSR is not supported, simply return 0 */
+    }
+
+    msr_data.info.nmsrs = 1;
+    msr_data.entries[0].index = index;
+
+    ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_MSRS, &msr_data);
+    if (ret != 1) {
+        error_report("KVM get MSR (index=0x%x) feature failed, %s",
+            index, strerror(-ret));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    return msr_data.entries[0].data;
+}
+
+
 typedef struct HWPoisonPage {
     ram_addr_t ram_addr;
     QLIST_ENTRY(HWPoisonPage) list;
@@ -1286,6 +1323,47 @@ void kvm_arch_do_init_vcpu(X86CPU *cpu)
     }
 }
 
+static int kvm_get_supported_feature_msrs(KVMState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if (kvm_feature_msrs != NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    struct kvm_msr_list msr_list;
+
+    msr_list.nmsrs = 0;
+    ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST, &msr_list);
+    if (ret < 0 && ret != -E2BIG) {
+        error_report("Fetch KVM feature MSR list failed: %s",
+            strerror(-ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    assert(msr_list.nmsrs > 0);
+    kvm_feature_msrs = (struct kvm_msr_list *) \
+        g_malloc0(sizeof(msr_list) +
+                 msr_list.nmsrs * sizeof(msr_list.indices[0]));
+
+    kvm_feature_msrs->nmsrs = msr_list.nmsrs;
+    ret = kvm_ioctl(s, KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST, kvm_feature_msrs);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_report("Fetch KVM feature MSR list failed: %s",
+            strerror(-ret));
+        g_free(kvm_feature_msrs);
+        kvm_feature_msrs = NULL;
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int kvm_get_supported_msrs(KVMState *s)
 {
     static int kvm_supported_msrs;
@@ -1439,6 +1517,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
         return ret;
     }
 
+    kvm_get_supported_feature_msrs(s);
+
     uname(&utsname);
     lm_capable_kernel = strcmp(utsname.machine, "x86_64") == 0;
 
@@ -1895,6 +1975,17 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(X86CPU *cpu, int level)
     }
 #endif
 
+    /* If host supports feature MSR, write down. */
+    if (kvm_feature_msrs) {
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < kvm_feature_msrs->nmsrs; i++)
+            if (kvm_feature_msrs->indices[i] == MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES) {
+                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES,
+                              env->features[FEAT_ARCH_CAPABILITIES]);
+                break;
+            }
+    }
+
     /*
      * The following MSRs have side effects on the guest or are too heavy
      * for normal writeback. Limit them to reset or full state updates.
diff --git a/target/i386/translate.c b/target/i386/translate.c
index 83c1ebe491..f8bc7680af 100644
--- a/target/i386/translate.c
+++ b/target/i386/translate.c
@@ -7028,13 +7028,7 @@ static target_ulong disas_insn(DisasContext *s, CPUState *cpu)
 #ifdef WANT_ICEBP
     case 0xf1: /* icebp (undocumented, exits to external debugger) */
         gen_svm_check_intercept(s, pc_start, SVM_EXIT_ICEBP);
-#if 1
         gen_debug(s, pc_start - s->cs_base);
-#else
-        /* start debug */
-        tb_flush(CPU(x86_env_get_cpu(env)));
-        qemu_set_log(CPU_LOG_INT | CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM);
-#endif
         break;
 #endif
     case 0xfa: /* cli */
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index f77a495109..d2e577eabb 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ check-help:
 	@echo " $(MAKE) check-qapi-schema    Run QAPI schema tests"
 	@echo " $(MAKE) check-block          Run block tests"
 	@echo " $(MAKE) check-tcg            Run TCG tests"
+	@echo " $(MAKE) check-acceptance     Run all acceptance (functional) tests"
 	@echo " $(MAKE) check-report.html    Generates an HTML test report"
+	@echo " $(MAKE) check-venv           Creates a Python venv for tests"
 	@echo " $(MAKE) check-clean          Clean the tests"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Please note that HTML reports do not regenerate if the unit tests"
@@ -899,6 +901,46 @@ check-decodetree:
           ./check.sh "$(PYTHON)" "$(SRC_PATH)/scripts/decodetree.py", \
           TEST, decodetree.py)
 
+# Python venv for running tests
+
+.PHONY: check-venv check-acceptance
+
+TESTS_VENV_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/tests/venv
+TESTS_VENV_REQ=$(SRC_PATH)/tests/requirements.txt
+TESTS_RESULTS_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/tests/results
+# Controls the output generated by Avocado when running tests.
+# Any number of command separated loggers are accepted.  For more
+# information please refer to "avocado --help".
+AVOCADO_SHOW=none
+
+$(shell $(PYTHON) -c 'import sys; assert sys.version_info >= (3,0)' >/dev/null 2>&1)
+ifeq ($(.SHELLSTATUS),0)
+$(TESTS_VENV_DIR): $(TESTS_VENV_REQ)
+	$(call quiet-command, \
+            $(PYTHON) -m venv --system-site-packages $@, \
+            VENV, $@)
+	$(call quiet-command, \
+            $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/python -m pip -q install -r $(TESTS_VENV_REQ), \
+            PIP, $(TESTS_VENV_REQ))
+	$(call quiet-command, touch $@)
+else
+$(TESTS_VENV_DIR):
+	$(error "venv directory for tests requires Python 3")
+endif
+
+$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR):
+	$(call quiet-command, mkdir -p $@, \
+            MKDIR, $@)
+
+check-venv: $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)
+
+check-acceptance: check-venv $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR)
+	$(call quiet-command, \
+            $(TESTS_VENV_DIR)/bin/python -m avocado \
+            --show=$(AVOCADO_SHOW) run --job-results-dir=$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) \
+            --failfast=on $(SRC_PATH)/tests/acceptance, \
+            "AVOCADO", "tests/acceptance")
+
 # Consolidated targets
 
 .PHONY: check-qapi-schema check-qtest check-unit check check-clean
@@ -912,6 +954,7 @@ check-clean:
 	rm -rf $(check-unit-y) tests/*.o $(QEMU_IOTESTS_HELPERS-y)
 	rm -rf $(sort $(foreach target,$(SYSEMU_TARGET_LIST), $(check-qtest-$(target)-y)) $(check-qtest-generic-y))
 	rm -f tests/test-qapi-gen-timestamp
+	rm -rf $(TESTS_VENV_DIR) $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR)
 
 clean: check-clean
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 1dbc2ddc49..276e06b5ba 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ new_state = "2"
 state = "2"
 event = "%s"
 new_state = "1"
-''' % (event, errno, self.STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE / 512, event, event))
+''' % (event, errno, self.STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE // 512, event, event))
         file.close()
 
 class TestEIO(TestErrors):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 1cb1ceeb33..b81133a474 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top=mid_img,
-                             base=backing_img, speed=(self.image_len / 4))
+                             base=backing_img, speed=(self.image_len // 4))
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
         result = self.vm.qmp('device_del', id='scsi0')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='drive0', top=mid_img,
-                             base=backing_img, speed=(self.image_len / 4))
+                             base=backing_img, speed=(self.image_len // 4))
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index 9336ab6ff5..3615011d98 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ new_state = "2"
 state = "2"
 event = "%s"
 new_state = "1"
-''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY / 512, event, event))
+''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY // 512, event, event))
         file.close()
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ new_state = "2"
 state = "2"
 event = "%s"
 new_state = "1"
-''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY / 512, event, event))
+''' % (event, errno, self.MIRROR_GRANULARITY // 512, event, event))
         file.close()
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/044 b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
index 11ea0f4d35..9ec3dba734 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/044
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/044
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_img_verbose, qemu_io
 import struct
 import subprocess
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info.major == 2:
+    range = xrange
 
 test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'test.img')
 
@@ -52,23 +56,23 @@ class TestRefcountTableGrowth(iotests.QMPTestCase):
             # Write a refcount table
             fd.seek(off_reftable)
 
-            for i in xrange(0, h.refcount_table_clusters):
-                sector = ''.join(struct.pack('>Q',
+            for i in range(0, h.refcount_table_clusters):
+                sector = b''.join(struct.pack('>Q',
                     off_refblock + i * 64 * 512 + j * 512)
-                    for j in xrange(0, 64))
+                    for j in range(0, 64))
                 fd.write(sector)
 
             # Write the refcount blocks
             assert(fd.tell() == off_refblock)
-            sector = ''.join(struct.pack('>H', 1) for j in xrange(0, 64 * 256))
-            for block in xrange(0, h.refcount_table_clusters):
+            sector = b''.join(struct.pack('>H', 1) for j in range(0, 64 * 256))
+            for block in range(0, h.refcount_table_clusters):
                 fd.write(sector)
 
             # Write the L1 table
             assert(fd.tell() == off_l1)
             assert(off_l2 + 512 * h.l1_size == off_data)
-            table = ''.join(struct.pack('>Q', (1 << 63) | off_l2 + 512 * j)
-                for j in xrange(0, h.l1_size))
+            table = b''.join(struct.pack('>Q', (1 << 63) | off_l2 + 512 * j)
+                for j in range(0, h.l1_size))
             fd.write(table)
 
             # Write the L2 tables
@@ -79,14 +83,14 @@ class TestRefcountTableGrowth(iotests.QMPTestCase):
             off = off_data
             while remaining > 1024 * 512:
                 pytable = list((1 << 63) | off + 512 * j
-                    for j in xrange(0, 1024))
+                    for j in range(0, 1024))
                 table = struct.pack('>1024Q', *pytable)
                 fd.write(table)
                 remaining = remaining - 1024 * 512
                 off = off + 1024 * 512
 
-            table = ''.join(struct.pack('>Q', (1 << 63) | off + 512 * j)
-                for j in xrange(0, remaining / 512))
+            table = b''.join(struct.pack('>Q', (1 << 63) | off + 512 * j)
+                for j in range(0, remaining // 512))
             fd.write(table)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/045 b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
index 6be8fc4912..55a5d31ca8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/045
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/045
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class TestSCMFd(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         os.remove(image0)
 
     def _send_fd_by_SCM(self):
-        ret = self.vm.send_fd_scm(image0)
+        ret = self.vm.send_fd_scm(file_path=image0)
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0, 'Failed to send fd with UNIX SCM')
 
     def test_add_fd(self):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/056 b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
index 223292175a..3df323984d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/056
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ target_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'target.img')
 def img_create(img, fmt=iotests.imgfmt, size='64M', **kwargs):
     fullname = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, '%s.%s' % (img, fmt))
     optargs = []
-    for k,v in kwargs.iteritems():
+    for k,v in kwargs.items():
         optargs = optargs + ['-o', '%s=%s' % (k,v)]
     args = ['create', '-f', fmt] + optargs + [fullname, size]
     iotests.qemu_img(*args)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/065 b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
index 72aa9707c7..8bac383ea7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/065
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/065
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TestQemuImgInfo(TestImageInfoSpecific):
                     :data.index('')]
         for field in data:
             self.assertTrue(re.match('^ {4}[^ ]', field) is not None)
-        data = map(lambda line: line.strip(), data)
+        data = [line.strip() for line in data]
         self.assertEqual(data, self.human_compare)
 
 class TestQMP(TestImageInfoSpecific):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class TestQMP(TestImageInfoSpecific):
 
     def test_qmp(self):
         result = self.vm.qmp('query-block')['return']
-        drive = filter(lambda drive: drive['device'] == 'drive0', result)[0]
+        drive = next(drive for drive in result if drive['device'] == 'drive0')
         data = drive['inserted']['image']['format-specific']
         self.assertEqual(data['type'], iotests.imgfmt)
         self.assertEqual(data['data'], self.compare)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/083.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/083.out
index be6079d27e..f9af8bb691 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/083.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/083.out
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ can't open device nbd+tcp://127.0.0.1:PORT/foo
 
 === Check disconnect after neg2 ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
 Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ can't open device nbd+tcp://127.0.0.1:PORT/foo
 
 === Check disconnect before request ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
 Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ can't open device nbd+tcp://127.0.0.1:PORT/
 
 === Check disconnect after neg-classic ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
 Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
@@ -161,6 +164,8 @@ can't open device nbd+unix:///foo?socket=TEST_DIR/nbd.sock
 
 === Check disconnect after neg2 ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
+Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Check disconnect 8 neg2 ===
@@ -173,6 +178,8 @@ can't open device nbd+unix:///foo?socket=TEST_DIR/nbd.sock
 
 === Check disconnect before request ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
+Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 === Check disconnect after request ===
@@ -234,6 +241,8 @@ can't open device nbd+unix:///?socket=TEST_DIR/nbd.sock
 
 === Check disconnect after neg-classic ===
 
+Unable to read from socket: Connection reset by peer
+Connection closed
 read failed: Input/output error
 
 *** done
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/093 b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
index 9d1971a56c..d88fbc182e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/093
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/093
@@ -69,18 +69,18 @@ class ThrottleTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         # in. The throttled requests won't be executed until we
         # advance the virtual clock.
         rq_size = 512
-        rd_nr = max(params['bps'] / rq_size / 2,
-                    params['bps_rd'] / rq_size,
-                    params['iops'] / 2,
+        rd_nr = max(params['bps'] // rq_size // 2,
+                    params['bps_rd'] // rq_size,
+                    params['iops'] // 2,
                     params['iops_rd'])
         rd_nr *= seconds * 2
-        rd_nr /= ndrives
-        wr_nr = max(params['bps'] / rq_size / 2,
-                    params['bps_wr'] / rq_size,
-                    params['iops'] / 2,
+        rd_nr //= ndrives
+        wr_nr = max(params['bps'] // rq_size // 2,
+                    params['bps_wr'] // rq_size,
+                    params['iops'] // 2,
                     params['iops_wr'])
         wr_nr *= seconds * 2
-        wr_nr /= ndrives
+        wr_nr //= ndrives
 
         # Send I/O requests to all drives
         for i in range(rd_nr):
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class ThrottleTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
             self.configure_throttle(ndrives, settings)
 
             # Wait for the bucket to empty so we can do bursts
-            wait_ns = nsec_per_sec * burst_length * burst_rate / rate
+            wait_ns = nsec_per_sec * burst_length * burst_rate // rate
             self.vm.qtest("clock_step %d" % wait_ns)
 
             # Test I/O at the max burst rate
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/124 b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
index 3ea4ac53f5..9f189e3b54 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/124
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/124
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def try_remove(img):
 def transaction_action(action, **kwargs):
     return {
         'type': action,
-        'data': dict((k.replace('_', '-'), v) for k, v in kwargs.iteritems())
+        'data': dict((k.replace('_', '-'), v) for k, v in kwargs.items())
     }
 
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class TestIncrementalBackupBase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def img_create(self, img, fmt=iotests.imgfmt, size='64M',
                    parent=None, parentFormat=None, **kwargs):
         optargs = []
-        for k,v in kwargs.iteritems():
+        for k,v in kwargs.items():
             optargs = optargs + ['-o', '%s=%s' % (k,v)]
         args = ['create', '-f', fmt] + optargs + [img, size]
         if parent:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/136 b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
index a154d8ef9d..af7ffa4540 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/136
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/136
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import os
 
 interval_length = 10
 nsec_per_sec = 1000000000
-op_latency = nsec_per_sec / 1000 # See qtest_latency_ns in accounting.c
+op_latency = nsec_per_sec // 1000 # See qtest_latency_ns in accounting.c
 bad_sector = 8192
 bad_offset = bad_sector * 512
 blkdebug_file = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'blkdebug.conf')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/139 b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
index cc7fe337f3..62402c1c35 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/139
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/139
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TestBlockdevDel(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     # Check whether a BlockDriverState exists
     def checkBlockDriverState(self, node, must_exist = True):
         result = self.vm.qmp('query-named-block-nodes')
-        nodes = filter(lambda x: x['node-name'] == node, result['return'])
+        nodes = [x for x in result['return'] if x['node-name'] == node]
         self.assertLessEqual(len(nodes), 1)
         self.assertEqual(must_exist, len(nodes) == 1)
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/147 b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
index d2081df84b..05b374b7d3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/147
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/147
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class BuiltinNBD(NBDBlockdevAddBase):
         sockfd = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         sockfd.connect(unix_socket)
 
-        result = self.vm.send_fd_scm(str(sockfd.fileno()))
+        result = self.vm.send_fd_scm(fd=sockfd.fileno())
         self.assertEqual(result, 0, 'Failed to send socket FD')
 
         result = self.vm.qmp('getfd', fdname='nbd-fifo')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/149 b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
index 9e0cad76f9..4f363f295f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/149
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class LUKSConfig(object):
 
     def first_password_base64(self):
         (pw, slot) = self.first_password()
-        return base64.b64encode(pw)
+        return base64.b64encode(pw.encode('ascii')).decode('ascii')
 
     def active_slots(self):
         slots = []
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ def verify_passwordless_sudo():
     proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                            universal_newlines=True)
 
     msg = proc.communicate()[0]
 
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ def cryptsetup(args, password=None):
     proc = subprocess.Popen(fullargs,
                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                            universal_newlines=True)
 
     msg = proc.communicate(password)[0]
 
@@ -312,13 +314,13 @@ def test_once(config, qemu_img=False):
     image_size = 4 * oneTB
     if qemu_img:
         iotests.log("# Create image")
-        qemu_img_create(config, image_size / oneMB)
+        qemu_img_create(config, image_size // oneMB)
     else:
         iotests.log("# Create image")
-        create_image(config, image_size / oneMB)
+        create_image(config, image_size // oneMB)
 
     lowOffsetMB = 100
-    highOffsetMB = 3 * oneTB / oneMB
+    highOffsetMB = 3 * oneTB // oneMB
 
     try:
         if not qemu_img:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/151 b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
index fe53b9f446..1bb74d67c4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/151
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/151
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ class TestActiveMirror(iotests.QMPTestCase):
                             'write -P 1 0 %i' % self.image_len);
 
         # Start some background requests
-        for offset in range(1 * self.image_len / 8, 3 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(1 * self.image_len // 8, 3 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -P 2 %i 1M' % offset)
-        for offset in range(2 * self.image_len / 8, 3 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(2 * self.image_len // 8, 3 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -z %i 1M' % offset)
 
         # Start the block job
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ class TestActiveMirror(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         # Start some more requests
-        for offset in range(3 * self.image_len / 8, 5 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(3 * self.image_len // 8, 5 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -P 3 %i 1M' % offset)
-        for offset in range(4 * self.image_len / 8, 5 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(4 * self.image_len // 8, 5 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -z %i 1M' % offset)
 
         # Wait for the READY event
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class TestActiveMirror(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         # the source) should be settled using the active mechanism.
         # The mirror code itself asserts that the source BDS's dirty
         # bitmap will stay clean between READY and COMPLETED.
-        for offset in range(5 * self.image_len / 8, 7 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(5 * self.image_len // 8, 7 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -P 3 %i 1M' % offset)
-        for offset in range(6 * self.image_len / 8, 7 * self.image_len / 8, 1024 * 1024):
+        for offset in range(6 * self.image_len // 8, 7 * self.image_len // 8, 1024 * 1024):
             self.vm.hmp_qemu_io('source', 'aio_write -z %i 1M' % offset)
 
         if sync_source_and_target:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/163 b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
index 403842354e..158ba5d092 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/163
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-import os, random, iotests, struct, qcow2
+import os, random, iotests, struct, qcow2, sys
 from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io, image_size
 
+if sys.version_info.major == 2:
+    range = xrange
+
 test_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'test.img')
 check_img = os.path.join(iotests.test_dir, 'check.img')
 
@@ -38,10 +41,10 @@ class ShrinkBaseClass(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         entry_bits = 3
         entry_size = 1 << entry_bits
         l1_mask = 0x00fffffffffffe00
-        div_roundup = lambda n, d: (n + d - 1) / d
+        div_roundup = lambda n, d: (n + d - 1) // d
 
         def split_by_n(data, n):
-            for x in xrange(0, len(data), n):
+            for x in range(0, len(data), n):
                 yield struct.unpack('>Q', data[x:x + n])[0] & l1_mask
 
         def check_l1_table(h, l1_data):
@@ -135,8 +138,8 @@ class ShrinkBaseClass(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.image_verify()
 
     def test_random_write(self):
-        offs_list = range(0, size_to_int(self.image_len),
-                          size_to_int(self.chunk_size))
+        offs_list = list(range(0, size_to_int(self.image_len),
+                               size_to_int(self.chunk_size)))
         random.shuffle(offs_list)
         for offs in offs_list:
             qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 0xff %d %s' % (offs, self.chunk_size),
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/169 b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
index 69850c4c67..527aebd0cb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/169
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/169
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import iotests
 import time
 import itertools
 import operator
-import new
 import re
 from iotests import qemu_img
 
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ class TestDirtyBitmapMigration(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
 def inject_test_case(klass, name, method, *args, **kwargs):
     mc = operator.methodcaller(method, *args, **kwargs)
-    setattr(klass, 'test_' + method + name, new.instancemethod(mc, None, klass))
+    setattr(klass, 'test_' + method + name, lambda self: mc(self))
 
 for cmb in list(itertools.product((True, False), repeat=4)):
     name = ('_' if cmb[0] else '_not_') + 'persistent_'
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/194.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/194.out
index 50ac50da5e..71857853fb 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/194.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/194.out
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 Launching VMs...
 Launching NBD server on destination...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Starting `drive-mirror` on source...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Waiting for `drive-mirror` to complete...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror-job0', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1073741824, u'offset': 1073741824}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_READY'}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror-job0", "len": 1073741824, "offset": 1073741824, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 Starting migration...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'setup'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'active'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'completed'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"status": "setup"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"status": "active"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"status": "completed"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 Gracefully ending the `drive-mirror` job on source...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror-job0', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1073741824, u'offset': 1073741824}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror-job0", "len": 1073741824, "offset": 1073741824, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 Stopping the NBD server on destination...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/202.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/202.out
index d5ea374e17..9a8619e796 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/202.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/202.out
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Launching VM...
 Adding IOThread...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Adding blockdevs...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Setting iothread...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Creating external snapshots...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/203.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/203.out
index 1a11f0975c..9d4abba8c5 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/203.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/203.out
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Launching VM...
 Setting IOThreads...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Enabling migration QMP events...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Starting migration...
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'setup'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'active'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'completed'}, u'event': u'MIGRATION'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"status": "setup"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"status": "active"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"status": "completed"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/206.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/206.out
index 789eebe57b..91f4db55d3 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/206.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/206.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-
-{'execute': 'blockdev-add', 'arguments': {'node_name': 'imgfile', 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'imgfile', 'size': 134217728}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+
+{"execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2", "node_name": "imgfile"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "imgfile", "size": 134217728}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Successful image creation (inline blockdev-add, explicit defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'nocow': False, 'preallocation': 'off', 'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2", "nocow": false, "preallocation": "off", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 65536, 'refcount-bits': 16, 'version': 'v3', 'preallocation': 'off', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}, 'lazy-refcounts': False, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 65536, "driver": "qcow2", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2"}, "lazy-refcounts": false, "preallocation": "off", "refcount-bits": 16, "size": 67108864, "version": "v3"}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Successful image creation (v3 non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'nocow': True, 'preallocation': 'falloc', 'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2", "nocow": true, "preallocation": "falloc", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 2097152, 'refcount-bits': 1, 'version': 'v3', 'preallocation': 'metadata', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}, 'lazy-refcounts': True, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 2097152, "driver": "qcow2", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2"}, "lazy-refcounts": true, "preallocation": "metadata", "refcount-bits": 1, "size": 33554432, "version": "v3"}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Successful image creation (v2 non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 512, 'backing-fmt': 'qcow2', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'version': 'v2', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}, 'backing-file': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2.base', 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"backing-file": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2.base", "backing-fmt": "qcow2", "cluster-size": 512, "driver": "qcow2", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2"}, "size": 33554432, "version": "v2"}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Successful image creation (encrypted) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'encrypt': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'iter-time': 10, 'cipher-mode': 'ctr', 'ivgen-hash-alg': 'md5', 'cipher-alg': 'twofish-128', 'format': 'luks', 'ivgen-alg': 'plain64', 'hash-alg': 'sha1'}, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2'}, 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "encrypt": {"cipher-alg": "twofish-128", "cipher-mode": "ctr", "format": "luks", "hash-alg": "sha1", "iter-time": 10, "ivgen-alg": "plain64", "ivgen-hash-alg": "md5", "key-secret": "keysec0"}, "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.qcow2"}, "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -144,113 +144,113 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Invalid BlockdevRef ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': "this doesn't exist", 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "this doesn't exist", "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cannot find device=this doesn't exist nor node_name=this doesn't exist
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid sizes ===
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 1234}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 1234}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size must be a multiple of 512 bytes
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 18446744073709551104L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 18446744073709551104}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Could not resize image: Image size cannot be negative
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775808L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775808}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Could not resize image: Image size cannot be negative
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775296}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775296}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Could not resize image: Failed to grow the L1 table: File too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid version ===
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'version': 'v1', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Invalid parameter 'v1'"}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864, "version": "v1"}}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Invalid parameter 'v1'"}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'lazy-refcounts': True, 'version': 'v2', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "lazy-refcounts": true, "size": 67108864, "version": "v2"}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Lazy refcounts only supported with compatibility level 1.1 and above (use version=v3 or greater)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'refcount-bits': 8, 'version': 'v2', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "refcount-bits": 8, "size": 67108864, "version": "v2"}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Different refcount widths than 16 bits require compatibility level 1.1 or above (use version=v3 or greater)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid backing file options ===
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'preallocation': 'full', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'backing-file': '/dev/null', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"backing-file": "/dev/null", "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "preallocation": "full", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Backing file and preallocation cannot be used at the same time
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'backing-fmt': 'qcow2', 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"backing-fmt": "qcow2", "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Backing format cannot be used without backing file
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid cluster size ===
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 1234, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 1234, "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a power of two between 512 and 2048k
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 128, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 128, "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a power of two between 512 and 2048k
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 4194304, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 4194304, "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a power of two between 512 and 2048k
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 0, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 0, "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a power of two between 512 and 2048k
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 512, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 281474976710656}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 512, "driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "size": 281474976710656}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Could not resize image: Failed to grow the L1 table: File too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid refcount width ===
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'refcount-bits': 128, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "refcount-bits": 128, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Refcount width must be a power of two and may not exceed 64 bits
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'refcount-bits': 0, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "refcount-bits": 0, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Refcount width must be a power of two and may not exceed 64 bits
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'refcount-bits': 7, 'driver': 'qcow2', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "qcow2", "file": "node0", "refcount-bits": 7, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Refcount width must be a power of two and may not exceed 64 bits
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/207 b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
index 444ae233ae..c617ee7453 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/207
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ iotests.verify_image_format(supported_fmts=['raw'])
 iotests.verify_protocol(supported=['ssh'])
 
 def filter_hash(msg):
-    return re.sub("'hash': '[0-9a-f]+'", "'hash': HASH", msg)
+    return re.sub('"hash": "[0-9a-f]+"', '"hash": HASH', msg)
 
 def blockdev_create(vm, options):
     result = vm.qmp_log('blockdev-create', job_id='job0', options=options,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
     md5_key = subprocess.check_output(
         'ssh-keyscan -t rsa 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\\^#" | ' +
         'cut -d" " -f3 | base64 -d | md5sum -b | cut -d" " -f1',
-        shell=True).rstrip()
+        shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
 
     vm.launch()
     blockdev_create(vm, { 'driver': 'ssh',
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
     sha1_key = subprocess.check_output(
         'ssh-keyscan -t rsa 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\\^#" | ' +
         'cut -d" " -f3 | base64 -d | sha1sum -b | cut -d" " -f1',
-        shell=True).rstrip()
+        shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
 
     vm.launch()
     blockdev_create(vm, { 'driver': 'ssh',
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
index 078b7e63cb..45ac7c2a8f 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 4194304}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 4194304}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"server.host": "127.0.0.1", "server.port": "22", "driver": "ssh", "path": "TEST_IMG"}}
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -16,49 +16,49 @@ virtual size: 4.0M (4194304 bytes)
 
 === Test host-key-check options ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'mode': 'none'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 8388608}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"mode": "none"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 8388608}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"server.host": "127.0.0.1", "server.port": "22", "driver": "ssh", "path": "TEST_IMG"}}
 file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 8.0M (8388608 bytes)
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'mode': 'known_hosts'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 4194304}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"mode": "known_hosts"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 4194304}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"server.host": "127.0.0.1", "server.port": "22", "driver": "ssh", "path": "TEST_IMG"}}
 file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 4.0M (4194304 bytes)
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'hash': 'wrong', 'type': 'md5', 'mode': 'hash'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 2097152}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"hash": "wrong", "mode": "hash", "type": "md5"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 2097152}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: remote host key does not match host_key_check 'wrong'
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'hash': HASH, 'type': 'md5', 'mode': 'hash'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 8388608}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"hash": HASH, "mode": "hash", "type": "md5"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 8388608}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"server.host": "127.0.0.1", "server.port": "22", "driver": "ssh", "path": "TEST_IMG"}}
 file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 8.0M (8388608 bytes)
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'hash': 'wrong', 'type': 'sha1', 'mode': 'hash'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 2097152}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"hash": "wrong", "mode": "hash", "type": "sha1"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 2097152}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: remote host key does not match host_key_check 'wrong'
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'hash': HASH, 'type': 'sha1', 'mode': 'hash'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 4194304}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"hash": HASH, "mode": "hash", "type": "sha1"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 4194304}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"server.host": "127.0.0.1", "server.port": "22", "driver": "ssh", "path": "TEST_IMG"}}
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ virtual size: 4.0M (4194304 bytes)
 
 === Invalid path and user ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': '/this/is/not/an/existing/path', 'host-key-check': {'mode': 'none'}, 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 4194304}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"mode": "none"}, "path": "/this/is/not/an/existing/path", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 4194304}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: failed to open remote file '/this/is/not/an/existing/path': Failed opening remote file (libssh2 error code: -31)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'ssh', 'location': {'path': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.img', 'host-key-check': {'mode': 'none'}, 'user': 'invalid user', 'server': {'host': '127.0.0.1', 'port': '22'}}, 'size': 4194304}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"mode": "none"}, "path": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.img", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}, "user": "invalid user"}, "size": 4194304}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: failed to authenticate using publickey authentication and the identities held by your ssh-agent
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/208.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/208.out
index 3687e9d0dd..9ff2582a42 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/208.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/208.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Launching VM...
 Starting NBD server...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Adding NBD export...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Creating external snapshot...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
 Stopping NBD server...
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/210.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/210.out
index 078ba544a1..923cb05117 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/210.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/210.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-
-{'execute': 'blockdev-add', 'arguments': {'node_name': 'imgfile', 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'iter-time': 10, 'driver': 'luks', 'file': 'imgfile', 'size': 134217728}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+
+{"execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks", "node_name": "imgfile"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "imgfile", "iter-time": 10, "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 134217728}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_IMG"}, "key-secret": "keysec0"}
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Successful image creation (with non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'hash-alg': 'sha1', 'cipher-mode': 'ctr', 'cipher-alg': 'twofish-128', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks'}, 'iter-time': 10, 'ivgen-alg': 'plain64', 'ivgen-hash-alg': 'md5', 'driver': 'luks', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cipher-alg": "twofish-128", "cipher-mode": "ctr", "driver": "luks", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.luks"}, "hash-alg": "sha1", "iter-time": 10, "ivgen-alg": "plain64", "ivgen-hash-alg": "md5", "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_IMG"}, "key-secret": "keysec0"}
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -106,18 +106,18 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Invalid BlockdevRef ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'luks', 'file': "this doesn't exist", 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "this doesn't exist", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cannot find device=this doesn't exist nor node_name=this doesn't exist
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Zero size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'iter-time': 10, 'driver': 'luks', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 0}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "node0", "iter-time": 10, "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_IMG"}, "key-secret": "keysec0"}
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -161,34 +161,34 @@ Format specific information:
 
 === Invalid sizes ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'driver': 'luks', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 18446744073709551104L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "node0", "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 18446744073709551104}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: The requested file size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'driver': 'luks', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775808L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "node0", "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 9223372036854775808}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: The requested file size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'key-secret': 'keysec0', 'driver': 'luks', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775296}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "luks", "file": "node0", "key-secret": "keysec0", "size": 9223372036854775296}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: The requested file size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Resize image with invalid sizes ===
 
-{'execute': 'block_resize', 'arguments': {'size': 9223372036854775296, 'node_name': 'node1'}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u'The requested file size is too large'}}
-{'execute': 'block_resize', 'arguments': {'size': 9223372036854775808L, 'node_name': 'node1'}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Invalid parameter type for 'size', expected: integer"}}
-{'execute': 'block_resize', 'arguments': {'size': 18446744073709551104L, 'node_name': 'node1'}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Invalid parameter type for 'size', expected: integer"}}
-{'execute': 'block_resize', 'arguments': {'size': -9223372036854775808, 'node_name': 'node1'}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Parameter 'size' expects a >0 size"}}
+{"execute": "block_resize", "arguments": {"node_name": "node1", "size": 9223372036854775296}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "The requested file size is too large"}}
+{"execute": "block_resize", "arguments": {"node_name": "node1", "size": 9223372036854775808}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Invalid parameter type for 'size', expected: integer"}}
+{"execute": "block_resize", "arguments": {"node_name": "node1", "size": 18446744073709551104}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Invalid parameter type for 'size', expected: integer"}}
+{"execute": "block_resize", "arguments": {"node_name": "node1", "size": -9223372036854775808}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Parameter 'size' expects a >0 size"}}
 image: json:{"driver": "IMGFMT", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_IMG"}, "key-secret": "keysec0"}
 file format: IMGFMT
 virtual size: 0 (0 bytes)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/211.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/211.out
index 6feaea3978..eebb0ea086 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/211.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/211.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-
-{'execute': 'blockdev-add', 'arguments': {'node_name': 'imgfile', 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'imgfile', 'size': 134217728}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+
+{"execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi", "node_name": "imgfile"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "imgfile", "size": 134217728}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ cluster_size: 1048576
 
 === Successful image creation (explicit defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'preallocation': 'off', 'driver': 'vdi', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}, 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi"}, "preallocation": "off", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ cluster_size: 1048576
 
 === Successful image creation (with non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'preallocation': 'metadata', 'driver': 'vdi', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi'}, 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vdi"}, "preallocation": "metadata", "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ cluster_size: 1048576
 
 === Invalid BlockdevRef ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': "this doesn't exist", 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "this doesn't exist", "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cannot find device=this doesn't exist nor node_name=this doesn't exist
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Zero size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 0}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "node0", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ cluster_size: 1048576
 
 === Maximum size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 562949819203584}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "node0", "size": 562949819203584}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ cluster_size: 1048576
 
 === Invalid sizes ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 18446744073709551104L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "node0", "size": 18446744073709551104}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Unsupported VDI image size (size is 0xfffffffffffffe00, max supported is 0x1fffff8000000)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775808L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775808}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Unsupported VDI image size (size is 0x8000000000000000, max supported is 0x1fffff8000000)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vdi', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 562949819203585}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vdi", "file": "node0", "size": 562949819203585}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Unsupported VDI image size (size is 0x1fffff8000001, max supported is 0x1fffff8000000)
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/212.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/212.out
index 9150da7a2c..01da467282 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/212.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/212.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-
-{'execute': 'blockdev-add', 'arguments': {'node_name': 'imgfile', 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'imgfile', 'size': 134217728}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+
+{"execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels", "node_name": "imgfile"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "imgfile", "size": 134217728}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ virtual size: 128M (134217728 bytes)
 
 === Successful image creation (explicit defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 1048576, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}, 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 1048576, "driver": "parallels", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels"}, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ virtual size: 64M (67108864 bytes)
 
 === Successful image creation (with non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 65536, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels'}, 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 65536, "driver": "parallels", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.parallels"}, "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ virtual size: 32M (33554432 bytes)
 
 === Invalid BlockdevRef ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': "this doesn't exist", 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "this doesn't exist", "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cannot find device=this doesn't exist nor node_name=this doesn't exist
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Zero size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 0}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ virtual size: 0 (0 bytes)
 
 === Maximum size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 4503599627369984}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 4503599627369984}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -80,77 +80,77 @@ virtual size: 4096T (4503599627369984 bytes)
 
 === Invalid sizes ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 1234}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 1234}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size must be a multiple of 512 bytes
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 18446744073709551104L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 18446744073709551104}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775808L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775808}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775296}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775296}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 4503599627370497}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 4503599627370497}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid cluster size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 1234, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 1234, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a multiple of 512 bytes
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 128, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 128, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size must be a multiple of 512 bytes
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 4294967296, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 4294967296, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 9223372036854775808L, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 9223372036854775808, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 18446744073709551104L, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 18446744073709551104, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cluster size is too large
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 0, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 0, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'cluster-size': 512, 'driver': 'parallels', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 281474976710656}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"cluster-size": 512, "driver": "parallels", "file": "node0", "size": 281474976710656}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size is too large for this cluster size
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/213.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/213.out
index e1dcd47201..0c9d65b2fe 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/213.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/213.out
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 === Successful image creation (defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-
-{'execute': 'blockdev-add', 'arguments': {'node_name': 'imgfile', 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'imgfile', 'size': 134217728}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
+
+{"execute": "blockdev-add", "arguments": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx", "node_name": "imgfile"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "imgfile", "size": 134217728}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ cluster_size: 8388608
 
 === Successful image creation (explicit defaults) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'block-size': 8388608, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'subformat': 'dynamic', 'log-size': 1048576, 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}, 'block-state-zero': True, 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 8388608, "block-state-zero": true, "driver": "vhdx", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx"}, "log-size": 1048576, "size": 67108864, "subformat": "dynamic"}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ cluster_size: 8388608
 
 === Successful image creation (with non-default options) ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'size': 0, 'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'block-size': 268435456, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'subformat': 'fixed', 'log-size': 8388608, 'file': {'driver': 'file', 'filename': 'TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx'}, 'block-state-zero': False, 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 268435456, "block-state-zero": false, "driver": "vhdx", "file": {"driver": "file", "filename": "TEST_DIR/PID-t.vhdx"}, "log-size": 8388608, "size": 33554432, "subformat": "fixed"}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ cluster_size: 268435456
 
 === Invalid BlockdevRef ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': "this doesn't exist", 'size': 33554432}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "this doesn't exist", "size": 33554432}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Cannot find device=this doesn't exist nor node_name=this doesn't exist
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Zero size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 0}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 0}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ cluster_size: 8388608
 
 === Maximum size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 70368744177664}}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 70368744177664}}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 image: TEST_IMG
 file format: IMGFMT
@@ -85,85 +85,85 @@ cluster_size: 67108864
 
 === Invalid sizes ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 18446744073709551104L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 18446744073709551104}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size too large; max of 64TB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775808L}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775808}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size too large; max of 64TB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 9223372036854775296}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 9223372036854775296}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size too large; max of 64TB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 70368744177665}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 70368744177665}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Image size too large; max of 64TB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid block size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'block-size': 1234567, 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 1234567, "driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Block size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'block-size': 128, 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 128, "driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Block size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'block-size': 3145728, 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 3145728, "driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Block size must be a power of two
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'block-size': 536870912, 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 536870912, "driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Block size must not exceed 268435456
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'driver': 'vhdx', 'block-size': 0, 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"block-size": 0, "driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Block size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 === Invalid log size ===
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'log-size': 1234567, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "log-size": 1234567, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Log size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'log-size': 128, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "log-size": 128, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Log size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'log-size': 4294967296, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "log-size": 4294967296, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Log size must be smaller than 4 GB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
-{'execute': 'blockdev-create', 'arguments': {'job_id': 'job0', 'options': {'log-size': 0, 'driver': 'vhdx', 'file': 'node0', 'size': 67108864}}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job_id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "vhdx", "file": "node0", "log-size": 0, "size": 67108864}}}
+{"return": {}}
 Job failed: Log size must be a multiple of 1 MB
-{'execute': 'job-dismiss', 'arguments': {'id': 'job0'}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/216.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/216.out
index 45ea857ee1..a70aa5cdae 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/216.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/216.out
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Done
 
 --- Doing COR ---
 
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': u''}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": ""}
 
 --- Checking COR result ---
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/218.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/218.out
index 7dbf78e682..825a657081 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/218.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/218.out
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@
 --- force=false ---
 
 Cancelling job
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 65536, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 65536}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 65536, "speed": 65536, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 --- force=true ---
 
 Cancelling job
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 65536, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 65536}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 65536, "speed": 65536, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 === Cancel mirror job after convergence ===
 
 --- force=false ---
 
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 1048576}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_READY'}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 Cancelling job
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 1048576}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 --- force=true ---
 
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 1048576}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_READY'}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 Cancelling job
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'mirror', u'type': u'mirror', u'speed': 0, u'len': 1048576, u'offset': 1048576}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "mirror", "len": 1048576, "offset": 1048576, "speed": 0, "type": "mirror"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
index 6dc07bc41e..8ebd3fee60 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
@@ -2,326 +2,326 @@ Launching VM...
 
 
 Starting block job: drive-mirror (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: True)
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": "FILTERED", "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": "FILTERED", "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "created"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 Pause/resume in RUNNING
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 65536, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 65536, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 327680, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 327680, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for READY state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'ready', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'ready', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "ready"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "ready", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 
 Pause/resume in READY
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'standby', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'standby', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'ready', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'ready', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "standby"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "standby", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "ready"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "ready", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'standby', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'standby', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'ready', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'ready', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "standby"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "standby", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "ready"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "ready", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'standby', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'standby', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'ready', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'ready', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "standby"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "standby", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "ready"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "ready", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'standby', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'standby', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'ready', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'ready', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "standby"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "standby", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "ready"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "ready", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "mirror"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'ready' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for PENDING state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'waiting', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'pending', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'concluded', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'null', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': []}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "waiting"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "pending"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "concluded"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "null"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": []}
 
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: True)
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": "FILTERED", "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": "FILTERED", "type": "backup"}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "created"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 Pause/resume in RUNNING
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 65536, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 65536, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 327680, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 327680, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for PENDING state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'waiting', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'pending', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'concluded', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'null', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': []}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "waiting"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "pending"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "concluded"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "null"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": []}
 
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: False)
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": "FILTERED", "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": "FILTERED", "type": "backup"}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "created"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 Pause/resume in RUNNING
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 65536, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 65536, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 327680, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 327680, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for PENDING state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'waiting', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'pending', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'concluded', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'concluded', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'null', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': []}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "waiting"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "pending"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "concluded"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "concluded", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "null"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": []}
 
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: False; auto-dismiss: True)
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": "FILTERED", "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": "FILTERED", "type": "backup"}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "created"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 Pause/resume in RUNNING
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 65536, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 65536, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 327680, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 327680, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for PENDING state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'waiting', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'pending', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'pending', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'concluded', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'null', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': []}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "waiting"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "pending"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "pending", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "concluded"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "null"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": []}
 
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: False; auto-dismiss: False)
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": "FILTERED", "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": "FILTERED", "type": "backup"}]}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "created"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
 
 Pause/resume in RUNNING
 === Testing block-job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 65536, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 65536, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing block-job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 131072, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 131072, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/block-job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 196608, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 196608, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
 === Testing job-pause/job-resume ===
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'paused', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'paused', u'current-progress': 262144, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 327680, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "paused"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 262144, "id": "job0", "status": "paused", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "running"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 327680, "id": "job0", "status": "running", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'running' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 Waiting for PENDING state...
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'waiting', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'pending', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'pending', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'concluded', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'concluded', u'current-progress': 4194304, u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
-{u'error': {u'class': u'GenericError', u'desc': u"Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'null', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
-{u'return': []}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "waiting"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "pending"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "pending", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'pending' cannot accept command verb 'dismiss'"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "concluded"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": [{"current-progress": 4194304, "id": "job0", "status": "concluded", "total-progress": 4194304, "type": "backup"}]}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'pause'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'complete'"}}
+{"error": {"class": "GenericError", "desc": "Job 'job0' in state 'concluded' cannot accept command verb 'finalize'"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"id": "job0", "status": "null"}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": []}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/222.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/222.out
index 48f336a02b..16643dde30 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/222.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/222.out
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ Done
 
 --- Setting up Fleecing Graph ---
 
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 --- Setting up NBD Export ---
 
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 --- Sanity Check ---
 
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ read -P0 0x3fe0000 64k
 --- Testing COW ---
 
 write -P0xab 0 64k
-{u'return': u''}
+{"return": ""}
 write -P0xad 0x00f8000 64k
-{u'return': u''}
+{"return": ""}
 write -P0x1d 0x2008000 64k
-{u'return': u''}
+{"return": ""}
 write -P0xea 0x3fe0000 64k
-{u'return': u''}
+{"return": ""}
 
 --- Verifying Data ---
 
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ read -P0 0x3fe0000 64k
 
 --- Cleanup ---
 
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'device': u'drive0', u'type': u'backup', u'speed': 0, u'len': 67108864, u'offset': 393216}, u'event': u'BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED'}
-{u'return': {}}
-{u'return': {}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"data": {"device": "drive0", "len": 67108864, "offset": 393216, "speed": 0, "type": "backup"}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}
+{"return": {}}
+{"return": {}}
 
 --- Confirming writes ---
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 4e67fbbe96..27bb2b600c 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import json
 import signal
 import logging
 import atexit
+import io
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'scripts'))
 import qtest
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ def qemu_img_pipe(*args):
     '''Run qemu-img and return its output'''
     subp = subprocess.Popen(qemu_img_args + list(args),
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                            universal_newlines=True)
     exitcode = subp.wait()
     if exitcode < 0:
         sys.stderr.write('qemu-img received signal %i: %s\n' % (-exitcode, ' '.join(qemu_img_args + list(args))))
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ def qemu_io(*args):
     '''Run qemu-io and return the stdout data'''
     args = qemu_io_args + list(args)
     subp = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                            universal_newlines=True)
     exitcode = subp.wait()
     if exitcode < 0:
         sys.stderr.write('qemu-io received signal %i: %s\n' % (-exitcode, ' '.join(args)))
@@ -149,7 +152,8 @@ class QemuIoInteractive:
         self.args = qemu_io_args + list(args)
         self._p = subprocess.Popen(self.args, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                   stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                                   stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                                   universal_newlines=True)
         assert self._p.stdout.read(9) == 'qemu-io> '
 
     def close(self):
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ class QemuIoInteractive:
         cmd = cmd.strip()
         assert cmd != 'q' and cmd != 'quit'
         self._p.stdin.write(cmd + '\n')
+        self._p.stdin.flush()
         return self._read_output()
 
 
@@ -192,10 +197,10 @@ def compare_images(img1, img2, fmt1=imgfmt, fmt2=imgfmt):
 
 def create_image(name, size):
     '''Create a fully-allocated raw image with sector markers'''
-    file = open(name, 'w')
+    file = open(name, 'wb')
     i = 0
     while i < size:
-        sector = struct.pack('>l504xl', i / 512, i / 512)
+        sector = struct.pack('>l504xl', i // 512, i // 512)
         file.write(sector)
         i = i + 512
     file.close()
@@ -249,7 +254,10 @@ def filter_img_info(output, filename):
 def log(msg, filters=[]):
     for flt in filters:
         msg = flt(msg)
-    print(msg)
+    if type(msg) is dict or type(msg) is list:
+        print(json.dumps(msg, sort_keys=True))
+    else:
+        print(msg)
 
 class Timeout:
     def __init__(self, seconds, errmsg = "Timeout"):
@@ -437,10 +445,11 @@ class VM(qtest.QEMUQtestMachine):
         return result
 
     def qmp_log(self, cmd, filters=[filter_testfiles], **kwargs):
-        logmsg = "{'execute': '%s', 'arguments': %s}" % (cmd, kwargs)
+        logmsg = '{"execute": "%s", "arguments": %s}' % \
+            (cmd, json.dumps(kwargs, sort_keys=True))
         log(logmsg, filters)
         result = self.qmp(cmd, **kwargs)
-        log(str(result), filters)
+        log(json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True), filters)
         return result
 
     def run_job(self, job, auto_finalize=True, auto_dismiss=False):
@@ -677,15 +686,19 @@ def main(supported_fmts=[], supported_oses=['linux'], supported_cache_modes=[],
     verify_platform(supported_oses)
     verify_cache_mode(supported_cache_modes)
 
-    # We need to filter out the time taken from the output so that qemu-iotest
-    # can reliably diff the results against master output.
-    import StringIO
     if debug:
         output = sys.stdout
         verbosity = 2
         sys.argv.remove('-d')
     else:
-        output = StringIO.StringIO()
+        # We need to filter out the time taken from the output so that
+        # qemu-iotest can reliably diff the results against master output.
+        if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
+            output = io.StringIO()
+        else:
+            # io.StringIO is for unicode strings, which is not what
+            # 2.x's test runner emits.
+            output = io.BytesIO()
 
     logging.basicConfig(level=(logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.WARN))
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
index f9193c0fae..6b2d659dee 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/nbd-fault-injector.py
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ import sys
 import socket
 import struct
 import collections
-import ConfigParser
+if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
+    import configparser
+else:
+    import ConfigParser as configparser
 
 FAKE_DISK_SIZE = 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 # 8 GB
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ def recvall(sock, bufsize):
             raise Exception('unexpected disconnect')
         chunks.append(chunk)
         received += len(chunk)
-    return ''.join(chunks)
+    return b''.join(chunks)
 
 class Rule(object):
     def __init__(self, name, event, io, when):
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ class FaultInjectionSocket(object):
             if rule.match(event, io):
                 if rule.when == 0 or bufsize is None:
                     print('Closing connection on rule match %s' % rule.name)
+                    self.sock.flush()
                     sys.exit(0)
                 if rule.when != -1:
                     return rule.when
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ def handle_connection(conn, use_export):
         req = read_request(conn)
         if req.type == NBD_CMD_READ:
             write_reply(conn, 0, req.handle)
-            conn.send('\0' * req.len, event='data')
+            conn.send(b'\0' * req.len, event='data')
         elif req.type == NBD_CMD_WRITE:
             _ = conn.recv(req.len, event='data')
             write_reply(conn, 0, req.handle)
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ def parse_config(config):
     return rules
 
 def load_rules(filename):
-    config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+    config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
     with open(filename, 'rt') as f:
         config.readfp(f, filename)
     return parse_config(config)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
index b95a837759..b392972d1b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qcow2.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class QcowHeaderExtension:
     def __init__(self, magic, length, data):
         if length % 8 != 0:
             padding = 8 - (length % 8)
-            data += "\0" * padding
+            data += b"\0" * padding
 
         self.magic  = magic
         self.length = length
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class QcowHeader:
 
         fd.seek(self.header_length)
         extensions = self.extensions
-        extensions.append(QcowHeaderExtension(0, 0, ""))
+        extensions.append(QcowHeaderExtension(0, 0, b""))
         for ex in extensions:
             buf = struct.pack('>II', ex.magic, ex.length)
             fd.write(buf)
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class QcowHeader:
         for ex in self.extensions:
 
             data = ex.data[:ex.length]
-            if all(c in string.printable for c in data):
-                data = "'%s'" % data
+            if all(c in string.printable.encode('ascii') for c in data):
+                data = "'%s'" % data.decode('ascii')
             else:
                 data = "<binary>"
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def cmd_add_header_ext(fd, magic, data):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     h = QcowHeader(fd)
-    h.extensions.append(QcowHeaderExtension.create(magic, data))
+    h.extensions.append(QcowHeaderExtension.create(magic, data.encode('ascii')))
     h.update(fd)
 
 def cmd_add_header_ext_stdio(fd, magic):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
index ea469b9c48..8adaaf46c4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/qed.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class QED(object):
 
     def load_l1_table(self):
         self.l1_table = self.read_table(self.header['l1_table_offset'])
-        self.table_nelems = self.header['table_size'] * self.header['cluster_size'] / table_elem_size
+        self.table_nelems = self.header['table_size'] * self.header['cluster_size'] // table_elem_size
 
     def write_table(self, offset, table):
         s = ''.join(pack_table_elem(x) for x in table)
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ def cmd_zero_cluster(qed, pos, *args):
         n = int(args[0])
 
     for i in xrange(n):
-        l1_index = pos / qed.header['cluster_size'] / len(qed.l1_table)
+        l1_index = pos // qed.header['cluster_size'] // len(qed.l1_table)
         if qed.l1_table[l1_index] == 0:
             err('no l2 table allocated')
 
         l2_offset = qed.l1_table[l1_index]
         l2_table = qed.read_table(l2_offset)
 
-        l2_index = (pos / qed.header['cluster_size']) % len(qed.l1_table)
+        l2_index = (pos // qed.header['cluster_size']) % len(qed.l1_table)
         l2_table[l2_index] = 1 # zero the data cluster
         qed.write_table(l2_offset, l2_table)
         pos += qed.header['cluster_size']
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64c6e27a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Add Python module requirements, one per line, to be installed
+# in the tests/venv Python virtual environment. For more info,
+# refer to: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#id1
+avocado-framework==65.0
diff --git a/tests/tpm-tests.c b/tests/tpm-tests.c
index 10c6592aac..93a5beba01 100644
--- a/tests/tpm-tests.c
+++ b/tests/tpm-tests.c
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
 #include "libqtest.h"
 #include "tpm-tests.h"
 
+static bool
+tpm_test_swtpm_skip(void)
+{
+    if (!tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2()) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "swtpm not in PATH or missing --tpm2 support; ");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void tpm_test_swtpm_test(const char *src_tpm_path, tx_func *tx,
                          const char *ifmodel)
 {
@@ -28,12 +39,13 @@ void tpm_test_swtpm_test(const char *src_tpm_path, tx_func *tx,
     GPid swtpm_pid;
     GError *error = NULL;
 
-    succ = tpm_util_swtpm_start(src_tpm_path, &swtpm_pid, &addr, &error);
-    /* succ may be false if swtpm is not available */
-    if (!succ) {
+    if (tpm_test_swtpm_skip()) {
         return;
     }
 
+    succ = tpm_util_swtpm_start(src_tpm_path, &swtpm_pid, &addr, &error);
+    g_assert_true(succ);
+
     args = g_strdup_printf(
         "-chardev socket,id=chr,path=%s "
         "-tpmdev emulator,id=dev,chardev=chr "
@@ -74,19 +86,17 @@ void tpm_test_swtpm_migration_test(const char *src_tpm_path,
     GError *error = NULL;
     QTestState *src_qemu, *dst_qemu;
 
-    succ = tpm_util_swtpm_start(src_tpm_path, &src_tpm_pid,
-                                &src_tpm_addr, &error);
-    /* succ may be false if swtpm is not available */
-    if (!succ) {
+    if (tpm_test_swtpm_skip()) {
         return;
     }
 
+    succ = tpm_util_swtpm_start(src_tpm_path, &src_tpm_pid,
+                                &src_tpm_addr, &error);
+    g_assert_true(succ);
+
     succ = tpm_util_swtpm_start(dst_tpm_path, &dst_tpm_pid,
                                 &dst_tpm_addr, &error);
-    /* succ may be false if swtpm is not available */
-    if (!succ) {
-        goto err_src_tpm_kill;
-    }
+    g_assert_true(succ);
 
     tpm_util_migration_start_qemu(&src_qemu, &dst_qemu,
                                   src_tpm_addr, dst_tpm_addr, uri,
@@ -118,7 +128,6 @@ void tpm_test_swtpm_migration_test(const char *src_tpm_path,
         qapi_free_SocketAddress(dst_tpm_addr);
     }
 
-err_src_tpm_kill:
     tpm_util_swtpm_kill(src_tpm_pid);
     if (src_tpm_addr) {
         g_unlink(src_tpm_addr->u.q_unix.path);
diff --git a/tests/tpm-util.c b/tests/tpm-util.c
index 9f3f156e42..e08b137651 100644
--- a/tests/tpm-util.c
+++ b/tests/tpm-util.c
@@ -145,39 +145,33 @@ void tpm_util_pcrread(QTestState *s, tx_func *tx,
     g_assert_cmpmem(buffer, exp_resp_size, exp_resp, exp_resp_size);
 }
 
-static gboolean tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2(void)
+bool tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2(void)
 {
-    gint mystdout;
-    gboolean succ;
-    unsigned i;
-    char buffer[10240];
-    ssize_t n;
-    gchar *swtpm_argv[] = {
-        g_strdup("swtpm"), g_strdup("socket"), g_strdup("--help"), NULL
+    bool has_tpm2 = false;
+    char *out = NULL;
+    static const char *argv[] = {
+        "swtpm", "socket", "--help", NULL
     };
 
-    succ = g_spawn_async_with_pipes(NULL, swtpm_argv, NULL,
-                                    G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                                    NULL, &mystdout, NULL, NULL);
-    if (!succ) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    n = read(mystdout, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
-    if (n < 0) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-    buffer[n] = 0;
-    if (!strstr(buffer, "--tpm2")) {
-        succ = false;
+    if (!g_spawn_sync(NULL /* working_dir */,
+                      (char **)argv,
+                      NULL /* envp */,
+                      G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH,
+                      NULL /* child_setup */,
+                      NULL /* user_data */,
+                      &out,
+                      NULL /* err */,
+                      NULL /* exit_status */,
+                      NULL)) {
+        return false;
     }
 
- cleanup:
-    for (i = 0; swtpm_argv[i]; i++) {
-        g_free(swtpm_argv[i]);
+    if (strstr(out, "--tpm2")) {
+        has_tpm2 = true;
     }
 
-    return succ;
+    g_free(out);
+    return has_tpm2;
 }
 
 gboolean tpm_util_swtpm_start(const char *path, GPid *pid,
@@ -196,11 +190,6 @@ gboolean tpm_util_swtpm_start(const char *path, GPid *pid,
     gboolean succ;
     unsigned i;
 
-    succ = tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2();
-    if (!succ) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     *addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     (*addr)->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX;
     (*addr)->u.q_unix.path = g_build_filename(path, "sock", NULL);
@@ -208,7 +197,6 @@ gboolean tpm_util_swtpm_start(const char *path, GPid *pid,
     succ = g_spawn_async(NULL, swtpm_argv, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH,
                          NULL, NULL, pid, error);
 
-cleanup:
     for (i = 0; swtpm_argv[i]; i++) {
         g_free(swtpm_argv[i]);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tpm-util.h b/tests/tpm-util.h
index 330b9657fe..9e98bc5124 100644
--- a/tests/tpm-util.h
+++ b/tests/tpm-util.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ void tpm_util_pcrextend(QTestState *s, tx_func *tx);
 void tpm_util_pcrread(QTestState *s, tx_func *tx,
                       const unsigned char *exp_resp, size_t exp_resp_size);
 
+bool tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2(void);
+
 gboolean tpm_util_swtpm_start(const char *path, GPid *pid,
                               SocketAddress **addr, GError **error);
 void tpm_util_swtpm_kill(GPid pid);