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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 5b81e33e94..a193545b6a 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -63,16 +63,7 @@ typedef enum {
      * content. */
     BDRV_REQ_WRITE_UNCHANGED    = 0x40,
 
-    /*
-     * BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING forces request serialisation for writes.
-     * It is used to ensure that writes to the backing file of a backup process
-     * target cannot race with a read of the backup target that defers to the
-     * backing file.
-     *
-     * Note, that BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING is _not_ opposite in meaning to
-     * BDRV_REQ_NO_SERIALISING. A more descriptive name for the latter might be
-     * _DO_NOT_WAIT_FOR_SERIALISING, except that is too long.
-     */
+    /* Forces request serialisation. Use only with write requests. */
     BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING        = 0x80,
 
     /* Execute the request only if the operation can be offloaded or otherwise
@@ -86,8 +77,15 @@ typedef enum {
      * written to qiov parameter which may be NULL.
      */
     BDRV_REQ_PREFETCH  = 0x200,
+
+    /*
+     * If we need to wait for other requests, just fail immediately. Used
+     * only together with BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING.
+     */
+    BDRV_REQ_NO_WAIT = 0x400,
+
     /* Mask of valid flags */
-    BDRV_REQ_MASK               = 0x3ff,
+    BDRV_REQ_MASK               = 0x7ff,
 } BdrvRequestFlags;
 
 typedef struct BlockSizes {