diff --git a/block/qapi-sysemu.c b/block/qapi-sysemu.c
index 8498402ad4..680c7ee342 100644
--- a/block/qapi-sysemu.c
+++ b/block/qapi-sysemu.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(bool has_device, const char *device,
                                 bool has_id, const char *id,
                                 const char *filename,
                                 bool has_format, const char *format,
+                                bool has_force, bool force,
                                 bool has_read_only,
                                 BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode read_only,
                                 Error **errp)
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_change_medium(bool has_device, const char *device,
 
     rc = do_open_tray(has_device ? device : NULL,
                       has_id ? id : NULL,
-                      false, &err);
+                      force, &err);
     if (rc && rc != -ENOSYS) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index dd4006d355..34947d6d20 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ ERST
 
     {
         .name       = "change",
-        .args_type  = "device:B,target:F,arg:s?,read-only-mode:s?",
-        .params     = "device filename [format [read-only-mode]]",
-        .help       = "change a removable medium, optional format",
+        .args_type  = "device:B,force:-f,target:F,arg:s?,read-only-mode:s?",
+        .params     = "device [-f] filename [format [read-only-mode]]",
+        .help       = "change a removable medium, optional format, use -f to force the operation",
         .cmd        = hmp_change,
     },
 
@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ SRST
 ``change`` *device* *setting*
   Change the configuration of a device.
 
-  ``change`` *diskdevice* *filename* [*format* [*read-only-mode*]]
+  ``change`` *diskdevice* [-f] *filename* [*format* [*read-only-mode*]]
     Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to *filename*. eg::
 
       (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
 
+    ``-f``
+      forces the operation even if the guest has locked the tray.
+
     *format* is optional.
 
     *read-only-mode* may be used to change the read-only status of the device.
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index 634968498b..d8b98bed6c 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,7 @@ void hmp_change(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     const char *target = qdict_get_str(qdict, "target");
     const char *arg = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "arg");
     const char *read_only = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "read-only-mode");
+    bool force = qdict_get_try_bool(qdict, "force", false);
     BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode read_only_mode = 0;
     Error *err = NULL;
 
@@ -1508,7 +1509,8 @@ void hmp_change(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         }
 
         qmp_blockdev_change_medium(true, device, false, NULL, target,
-                                   !!arg, arg, !!read_only, read_only_mode,
+                                   !!arg, arg, true, force,
+                                   !!read_only, read_only_mode,
                                    &err);
     }
 
diff --git a/qapi/block.json b/qapi/block.json
index 82fcf2c914..3f100d4887 100644
--- a/qapi/block.json
+++ b/qapi/block.json
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@
 # @read-only-mode: change the read-only mode of the device; defaults
 #                  to 'retain'
 #
+# @force: if false (the default), an eject request through blockdev-open-tray
+#         will be sent to the guest if it has locked the tray (and the tray
+#         will not be opened immediately); if true, the tray will be opened
+#         regardless of whether it is locked. (since 7.1)
+#
 # Features:
 # @deprecated: Member @device is deprecated.  Use @id instead.
 #
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@
             '*id': 'str',
             'filename': 'str',
             '*format': 'str',
+            '*force': 'bool',
             '*read-only-mode': 'BlockdevChangeReadOnlyMode' } }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 18eddcc734..98595d47fe 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -64,16 +64,18 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
-                         'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img).stdout,
+            'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_stream_intermediate(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
-        self.assertNotEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-rU', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', mid_img),
-                            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-rU', '-c', 'map', backing_img).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', mid_img).stdout,
+            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
 
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='mid', job_id='stream-mid')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
@@ -83,9 +85,10 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', mid_img),
-                         'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', mid_img).stdout,
+            'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_stream_pause(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -113,15 +116,17 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
-                         'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'map', backing_img).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img).stdout,
+            'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_stream_no_op(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
         # The image map is empty before the operation
-        empty_map = qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', test_img)
+        empty_map = qemu_io(
+            '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', test_img).stdout
 
         # This is a no-op: no data should ever be copied from the base image
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=mid_img)
@@ -132,8 +137,9 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
-                         empty_map, 'image file map changed after a no-op')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img).stdout,
+            empty_map, 'image file map changed after a no-op')
 
     def test_stream_partial(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -146,9 +152,10 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', mid_img),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img),
-                         'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', mid_img).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', test_img).stdout,
+            'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     def test_device_not_found(self):
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='nonexistent')
@@ -236,9 +243,10 @@ class TestParallelOps(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
         # Check that the maps don't match before the streaming operations
         for i in range(2, self.num_imgs, 2):
-            self.assertNotEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i]),
-                                qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i-1]),
-                                'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
+            self.assertNotEqual(
+                qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i]).stdout,
+                qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i-1]).stdout,
+                'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
 
         # Create all streaming jobs
         pending_jobs = []
@@ -278,9 +286,10 @@ class TestParallelOps(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
         # Check that all maps match now
         for i in range(2, self.num_imgs, 2):
-            self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i]),
-                             qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i-1]),
-                             'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+            self.assertEqual(
+                qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i]).stdout,
+                qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[i-1]).stdout,
+                'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
     # Test that it's not possible to perform two block-stream
     # operations if there are nodes involved in both.
@@ -514,9 +523,10 @@ class TestParallelOps(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def test_stream_base_node_name(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
-        self.assertNotEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[4]),
-                            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[3]),
-                            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[4]).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.imgs[3]).stdout,
+            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
 
         # Error: the base node does not exist
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='node4', base_node='none', job_id='stream')
@@ -547,9 +557,10 @@ class TestParallelOps(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[4]),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[3]),
-                         'image file map matches backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[4]).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.imgs[3]).stdout,
+            'image file map matches backing file after streaming')
 
 class TestQuorum(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     num_children = 3
@@ -588,9 +599,10 @@ class TestQuorum(iotests.QMPTestCase):
             os.remove(img)
 
     def test_stream_quorum(self):
-        self.assertNotEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.children[0]),
-                            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.backing[0]),
-                            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.children[0]).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-rU', '-c', 'map', self.backing[0]).stdout,
+            'image file map matches backing file before streaming')
 
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
@@ -602,9 +614,10 @@ class TestQuorum(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
-        self.assertEqual(qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.children[0]),
-                         qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.backing[0]),
-                         'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.children[0]).stdout,
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'map', self.backing[0]).stdout,
+            'image file map does not match backing file after streaming')
 
 class TestSmallerBackingFile(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     backing_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/040 b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
index 0e1cfd7e49..30eb97829e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/040
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/040
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt,
                  '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % mid_img,
                  '-F', iotests.imgfmt, test_img)
-        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
-        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288', mid_img)
+        if self.image_len:
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0xef 524288 524288',
+                    mid_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive(test_img, "node-name=top,backing.node-name=mid,backing.backing.node-name=base", interface="none")
         self.vm.add_device('virtio-scsi')
         self.vm.add_device("scsi-hd,id=scsi0,drive=drive0")
@@ -101,13 +103,17 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_commit(self):
         self.run_commit_test(mid_img, backing_img)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        if not self.image_len:
+            return
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img)
 
     def test_commit_node(self):
         self.run_commit_test("mid", "base", node_names=True)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        if not self.image_len:
+            return
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img)
 
     @iotests.skip_if_unsupported(['throttle'])
     def test_commit_with_filter_and_quit(self):
@@ -192,13 +198,17 @@ class TestSingleDrive(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_top_is_active(self):
         self.run_commit_test(test_img, backing_img, need_ready=True)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        if not self.image_len:
+            return
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img)
 
     def test_top_is_default_active(self):
         self.run_default_commit_test()
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img).find("verification failed"))
+        if not self.image_len:
+            return
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', backing_img)
 
     def test_top_and_base_reversed(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -334,8 +344,8 @@ class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_commit(self):
         self.run_commit_test(self.mid_img, self.backing_img)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
 
     def test_device_not_found(self):
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-commit', device='nonexistent', top='%s' % self.mid_img)
@@ -361,8 +371,8 @@ class TestRelativePaths(ImageCommitTestCase):
 
     def test_top_is_active(self):
         self.run_commit_test(self.test_img, self.backing_img)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs).find("verification failed"))
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xab 0 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
+        qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read -P 0xef 524288 524288', self.backing_img_abs)
 
     def test_top_and_base_reversed(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
@@ -738,11 +748,10 @@ class TestCommitWithFilters(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def do_test_io(self, read_or_write):
         for index, pattern_file in enumerate(self.pattern_files):
-            result = qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt,
-                             '-c',
-                             f'{read_or_write} -P {index + 1} {index}M 1M',
-                             pattern_file)
-            self.assertFalse('Pattern verification failed' in result)
+            qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt,
+                    '-c',
+                    f'{read_or_write} -P {index + 1} {index}M 1M',
+                    pattern_file)
 
     @iotests.skip_if_unsupported(['throttle'])
     def setUp(self):
@@ -827,7 +836,8 @@ class TestCommitWithFilters(iotests.QMPTestCase):
                              job_id='commit',
                              device='top-filter',
                              top_node='cow-2',
-                             base_node='cow-1')
+                             base_node='cow-1',
+                             backing_file=self.img1)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
         self.wait_until_completed(drive='commit')
 
@@ -843,7 +853,8 @@ class TestCommitWithFilters(iotests.QMPTestCase):
                              job_id='commit',
                              device='top-filter',
                              top_node='cow-1',
-                             base_node='cow-0')
+                             base_node='cow-0',
+                             backing_file=self.img0)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
         self.wait_until_completed(drive='commit')
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/056 b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
index b459a3f1e8..bef865eec4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/056
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/056
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class TestSyncModesNoneAndTop(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
         self.vm.shutdown()
         time.sleep(1)
-        self.assertEqual(-1, qemu_io('-c', 'read -P0x41 0 512', target_img).find("verification failed"))
+        qemu_io('-c', 'read -P0x41 0 512', target_img)
 
 class TestBeforeWriteNotifier(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/108 b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
index 688d3ae8f6..9e923d6a59 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/108
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ else
 
     $QSD \
         --blockdev file,node-name=export-node,filename="$TEST_IMG" \
-        --export fuse,id=fuse-export,node-name=export-node,mountpoint="$export_mp",writable=on,growable=off \
+        --export fuse,id=fuse-export,node-name=export-node,mountpoint="$export_mp",writable=on,growable=off,allow-other=off \
         --pidfile "$TEST_DIR/qsd.pid" \
         --daemonize
 fi
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/149 b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
index 9bb96d6a1d..2ae318f16f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/149
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/149
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ def qemu_io_write_pattern(config, pattern, offset_mb, size_mb, dev=False):
     args = ["-c", "write -P 0x%x %dM %dM" % (pattern, offset_mb, size_mb)]
     args.extend(qemu_io_image_args(config, dev))
     iotests.log("qemu-io " + " ".join(args), filters=[iotests.filter_test_dir])
-    iotests.log(check_cipher_support(config, iotests.qemu_io(*args)),
+    output = iotests.qemu_io(*args, check=False).stdout
+    iotests.log(check_cipher_support(config, output),
                 filters=[iotests.filter_test_dir, iotests.filter_qemu_io])
 
 
@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ def qemu_io_read_pattern(config, pattern, offset_mb, size_mb, dev=False):
     args = ["-c", "read -P 0x%x %dM %dM" % (pattern, offset_mb, size_mb)]
     args.extend(qemu_io_image_args(config, dev))
     iotests.log("qemu-io " + " ".join(args), filters=[iotests.filter_test_dir])
-    iotests.log(check_cipher_support(config, iotests.qemu_io(*args)),
+    output = iotests.qemu_io(*args, check=False).stdout
+    iotests.log(check_cipher_support(config, output),
                 filters=[iotests.filter_test_dir, iotests.filter_qemu_io])
 
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/163 b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
index e4cd4b230f..c94ad16f4a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/163
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/163
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ class ShrinkBaseClass(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         qemu_img('resize',  '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '--shrink', test_img,
                  self.shrink_size)
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0x00 %s'%self.shrink_size, test_img),
-            qemu_io('-c', 'read -P 0x00 %s'%self.shrink_size, check_img),
-            "Verifying image content")
+        qemu_io('-c', f"read -P 0x00 0 {self.shrink_size}", test_img)
 
         self.image_verify()
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/205 b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
index c0e107328f..15f798288a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/205
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/205
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ class TestNbdServerRemove(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     def do_test_connect_after_remove(self, mode=None):
         args = ('-r', '-f', 'raw', '-c', 'read 0 512', nbd_uri)
-        self.assertReadOk(qemu_io(*args))
+        self.assertReadOk(qemu_io(*args).stdout)
 
         result = self.remove_export('exp', mode)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         self.assertExportNotFound('exp')
-        self.assertConnectFailed(qemu_io(*args))
+        self.assertConnectFailed(qemu_io(*args, check=False).stdout)
 
     def test_connect_after_remove_default(self):
         self.do_test_connect_after_remove()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/216 b/tests/qemu-iotests/216
index c531abfded..311e02af3a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/216
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/216
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Creator/Owner: Hanna Reitz <hreitz@redhat.com>
 
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io_silent
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io
 
 # Need backing file support
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'qcow', 'qed', 'vmdk'],
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log('')
 
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, base_img_path, '64M')
-    assert qemu_io_silent(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0M 1M')
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', base_img_path,
              '-F', iotests.imgfmt, top_img_path)
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path,  '-c', 'write -P 2 1M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(top_img_path,  '-c', 'write -P 2 1M 1M')
 
     log('Done')
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log('--- Checking COR result ---')
     log('')
 
-    assert qemu_io_silent(base_img_path, '-c', 'discard 0 64M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path,  '-c', 'read -P 1 0M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path,  '-c', 'read -P 2 1M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(base_img_path, '-c', 'discard 0 64M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path,  '-c', 'read -P 1 0M 1M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path,  '-c', 'read -P 2 1M 1M')
 
     log('Done')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/218 b/tests/qemu-iotests/218
index 8345793902..6320c4cb56 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/218
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/218
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # Creator/Owner: Hanna Reitz <hreitz@redhat.com>
 
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io_silent
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2', 'raw'])
 
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ with iotests.VM() as vm, \
      iotests.FilePath('src.img') as src_img_path:
 
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, src_img_path, '64M')
-    assert qemu_io_silent('-f', iotests.imgfmt, src_img_path,
-                          '-c', 'write -P 42 0M 64M') == 0
+    qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, src_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 42 0M 64M')
 
     vm.launch()
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/224 b/tests/qemu-iotests/224
index 4df5157e8d..542d0eefa6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/224
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/224
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # Creator/Owner: Hanna Reitz <hreitz@redhat.com>
 
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io_silent, filter_qmp_testfiles, \
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io, filter_qmp_testfiles, \
                     filter_qmp_imgfmt
 import json
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ for filter_node_name in False, True:
                  '-F', iotests.imgfmt, top_img_path)
 
         # Something to commit
-        assert qemu_io_silent(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0 1M') == 0
+        qemu_io(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0 1M')
 
         vm.launch()
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/242 b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
index b3afd36d72..c89f0c6cb3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/242
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/242
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 import iotests
 import json
 import struct
-from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, qemu_img_info, \
-    file_path, img_info_log, log, filter_qemu_io
+from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io_log, qemu_img_info, \
+    file_path, img_info_log, log
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
                           supported_protocols=['file'],
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def add_bitmap(bitmap_number, persistent, disabled):
 
 def write_to_disk(offset, size):
     write = 'write {} {}'.format(offset, size)
-    log(qemu_io('-c', write, disk), filters=[filter_qemu_io])
+    qemu_io_log('-c', write, disk)
 
 
 def toggle_flag(offset):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/245 b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
index 8cbed7821b..edaf29094b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/245
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/245
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-import os
-import re
-import iotests
 import copy
 import json
+import os
+import re
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
+
+import iotests
 from iotests import qemu_img, qemu_io
 
 hd_path = [
@@ -216,11 +218,14 @@ class TestBlockdevReopen(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
     # Reopen an image several times changing some of its options
     def test_reopen(self):
-        # Check whether the filesystem supports O_DIRECT
-        if 'O_DIRECT' in qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-t', 'none', '-c', 'quit', hd_path[0]):
-            supports_direct = False
-        else:
+        try:
+            qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-t', 'none', '-c', 'quit', hd_path[0])
             supports_direct = True
+        except CalledProcessError as exc:
+            if 'O_DIRECT' in exc.stdout:
+                supports_direct = False
+            else:
+                raise
 
         # Open the hd1 image passing all backing options
         opts = hd_opts(1)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/255 b/tests/qemu-iotests/255
index f86fa851b6..88b29d64b4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/255
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/255
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('src.qcow2') as src_path, \
     iotests.qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, src_path, size_str)
     iotests.qemu_img_create('-f', iotests.imgfmt, dst_path, size_str)
 
-    iotests.log(iotests.qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write 0 1M',
-                                src_path),
-                filters=[iotests.filter_test_dir, iotests.filter_qemu_io])
+    iotests.qemu_io_log('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write 0 1M', src_path),
 
     vm.add_object('throttle-group,x-bps-read=4096,id=throttle0')
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/258 b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
index cfd536d6dc..73d4af645f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/258
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/258
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Creator/Owner: Hanna Reitz <hreitz@redhat.com>
 
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io_silent, \
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io, \
         filter_qmp_testfiles, filter_qmp_imgfmt
 
 # Returns a node for blockdev-add
@@ -86,15 +86,14 @@ def test_concurrent_finish(write_to_stream_node):
         if write_to_stream_node:
             # This is what (most of the time) makes commit finish
             # earlier and then pull in stream
-            assert qemu_io_silent(node2_path,
-                                  '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 - 192),
-                                  '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 -  64)) == 0
+            qemu_io(node2_path,
+                    '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 - 192),
+                    '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 -  64))
 
             stream_throttle='tg'
         else:
             # And this makes stream finish earlier
-            assert qemu_io_silent(node1_path,
-                                  '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 - 64)) == 0
+            qemu_io(node1_path, '-c', 'write %iK 64K' % (65536 - 64))
 
             commit_throttle='tg'
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/298 b/tests/qemu-iotests/298
index fae72211b1..ad560e2941 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/298
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/298
@@ -129,16 +129,13 @@ class TestTruncate(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         os.remove(refdisk)
 
     def do_test(self, prealloc_mode, new_size):
-        ret = iotests.qemu_io_silent('--image-opts', '-c', 'write 0 10M', '-c',
-                                     f'truncate -m {prealloc_mode} {new_size}',
-                                     drive_opts)
-        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        iotests.qemu_io('--image-opts', '-c', 'write 0 10M', '-c',
+                        f'truncate -m {prealloc_mode} {new_size}',
+                        drive_opts)
 
-        ret = iotests.qemu_io_silent('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write 0 10M',
-                                     '-c',
-                                     f'truncate -m {prealloc_mode} {new_size}',
-                                     refdisk)
-        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        iotests.qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write 0 10M',
+                        '-c', f'truncate -m {prealloc_mode} {new_size}',
+                        refdisk)
 
         stat = os.stat(disk)
         refstat = os.stat(refdisk)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/303 b/tests/qemu-iotests/303
index 40e947f26c..a8cc6a23df 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/303
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/303
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import iotests
 import subprocess
-from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io, file_path, log, filter_qemu_io, \
+from iotests import qemu_img_create, qemu_io_log, file_path, log, \
         verify_qcow2_zstd_compression
 
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def create_bitmap(bitmap_number, disabled):
 
 def write_to_disk(offset, size):
     write = f'write {offset} {size}'
-    log(qemu_io('-c', write, disk), filters=[filter_qemu_io])
+    qemu_io_log('-c', write, disk)
 
 
 def add_bitmap(num, begin, end, disabled):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/310 b/tests/qemu-iotests/310
index 00fc5618f6..650d2cb6fb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/310
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/310
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io_silent
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io
 
 # Need backing file support
 iotests.script_initialize(supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log('')
 
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, base_img_path, '64M')
-    assert qemu_io_silent(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 3M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 0M 1M')
+    qemu_io(base_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 1 3M 1M')
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', base_img_path,
              '-F', iotests.imgfmt, mid_img_path)
-    assert qemu_io_silent(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 3 2M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 3 4M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 3 2M 1M')
+    qemu_io(mid_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 3 4M 1M')
     qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-b', mid_img_path,
              '-F', iotests.imgfmt, top_img_path)
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 2 1M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'write -P 2 1M 1M')
 
 #      0 1 2 3 4
 # top    2
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     # Detach backing to check that we can read the data from the top level now
     qemu_img('rebase', '-u', '-b', '', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, top_img_path)
 
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 0 0 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 2 1M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 3 2M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 0 3M 1M') == 0
-    assert qemu_io_silent(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 3 4M 1M') == 0
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 0 0 1M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 2 1M 1M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 3 2M 1M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 0 3M 1M')
+    qemu_io(top_img_path, '-c', 'read -P 3 4M 1M')
 
     log('Done')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 33a44671aa..da7d6637e1 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -206,15 +206,13 @@ def qemu_img_create_prepare_args(args: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 
     return result
 
-def qemu_img(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
-             ) -> 'subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]':
+
+def qemu_tool(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
+              ) -> 'subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]':
     """
-    Run qemu_img and return the status code and console output.
+    Run a qemu tool and return its status code and console output.
 
-    This function always prepends QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS and may further alter
-    the args for 'create' commands.
-
-    :param args: command-line arguments to qemu-img.
+    :param args: full command line to run.
     :param check: Enforce a return code of zero.
     :param combine_stdio: set to False to keep stdout/stderr separated.
 
@@ -231,10 +229,8 @@ def qemu_img(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
         properties. If streams are not combined, it will also have a
         stderr property.
     """
-    full_args = qemu_img_args + qemu_img_create_prepare_args(list(args))
-
     subp = subprocess.run(
-        full_args,
+        args,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.STDOUT if combine_stdio else subprocess.PIPE,
         universal_newlines=True,
@@ -243,7 +239,7 @@ def qemu_img(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
 
     if check and subp.returncode or (subp.returncode < 0):
         raise VerboseProcessError(
-            subp.returncode, full_args,
+            subp.returncode, args,
             output=subp.stdout,
             stderr=subp.stderr,
         )
@@ -251,6 +247,20 @@ def qemu_img(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
     return subp
 
 
+def qemu_img(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
+             ) -> 'subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]':
+    """
+    Run QEMU_IMG_PROG and return its status code and console output.
+
+    This function always prepends QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS and may further alter
+    the args for 'create' commands.
+
+    See `qemu_tool()` for greater detail.
+    """
+    full_args = qemu_img_args + qemu_img_create_prepare_args(list(args))
+    return qemu_tool(*full_args, check=check, combine_stdio=combine_stdio)
+
+
 def ordered_qmp(qmsg, conv_keys=True):
     # Dictionaries are not ordered prior to 3.6, therefore:
     if isinstance(qmsg, list):
@@ -343,34 +353,23 @@ def qemu_io_wrap_args(args: Sequence[str]) -> List[str]:
 def qemu_io_popen(*args):
     return qemu_tool_popen(qemu_io_wrap_args(args))
 
-def qemu_io(*args):
-    '''Run qemu-io and return the stdout data'''
-    return qemu_tool_pipe_and_status('qemu-io', qemu_io_wrap_args(args))[0]
+def qemu_io(*args: str, check: bool = True, combine_stdio: bool = True
+            ) -> 'subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]':
+    """
+    Run QEMU_IO_PROG and return the status code and console output.
 
-def qemu_io_pipe_and_status(*args):
-    return qemu_tool_pipe_and_status('qemu-io', qemu_io_wrap_args(args))
+    This function always prepends either QEMU_IO_OPTIONS or
+    QEMU_IO_OPTIONS_NO_FMT.
+    """
+    return qemu_tool(*qemu_io_wrap_args(args),
+                     check=check, combine_stdio=combine_stdio)
 
-def qemu_io_log(*args):
-    result = qemu_io(*args)
-    log(result, filters=[filter_testfiles, filter_qemu_io])
+def qemu_io_log(*args: str, check: bool = True
+                ) -> 'subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]':
+    result = qemu_io(*args, check=check)
+    log(result.stdout, filters=[filter_testfiles, filter_qemu_io])
     return result
 
-def qemu_io_silent(*args):
-    '''Run qemu-io and return the exit code, suppressing stdout'''
-    args = qemu_io_wrap_args(args)
-    result = subprocess.run(args, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, check=False)
-    if result.returncode < 0:
-        sys.stderr.write('qemu-io received signal %i: %s\n' %
-                         (-result.returncode, ' '.join(args)))
-    return result.returncode
-
-def qemu_io_silent_check(*args):
-    '''Run qemu-io and return the true if subprocess returned 0'''
-    args = qemu_io_wrap_args(args)
-    result = subprocess.run(args, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, check=False)
-    return result.returncode == 0
-
 class QemuIoInteractive:
     def __init__(self, *args):
         self.args = qemu_io_wrap_args(args)
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
index b7e5076104..f6e449d071 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #
 # Creator/Owner: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
 
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
+
 import iotests
-from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io, qemu_io_silent, \
-    qemu_io_pipe_and_status
+from iotests import log, qemu_img, qemu_io
 
 iotests.script_initialize(
     supported_fmts=['qcow2'],
@@ -185,10 +186,14 @@ def do_test(vm, use_cbw, use_snapshot_access_filter, base_img_path,
         for p in patterns + zeroes:
             cmd = 'read -P%s %s %s' % p
             log(cmd)
-            out, ret = qemu_io_pipe_and_status('-r', '-f', 'raw', '-c', cmd,
-                                               nbd_uri)
-            if ret != 0:
-                print(out)
+
+            try:
+                qemu_io('-r', '-f', 'raw', '-c', cmd, nbd_uri)
+            except CalledProcessError as exc:
+                if bitmap and p in zeroes:
+                    log(exc.stdout)
+                else:
+                    raise
 
     log('')
     log('--- Testing COW ---')
@@ -228,9 +233,14 @@ def do_test(vm, use_cbw, use_snapshot_access_filter, base_img_path,
             args += [target_img_path]
         else:
             args += ['-f', 'raw', nbd_uri]
-        out, ret = qemu_io_pipe_and_status(*args)
-        if ret != 0:
-            print(out)
+
+        try:
+            qemu_io(*args)
+        except CalledProcessError as exc:
+            if bitmap and p in zeroes:
+                log(exc.stdout)
+            else:
+                raise
 
     log('')
     log('--- Cleanup ---')
@@ -260,7 +270,7 @@ def do_test(vm, use_cbw, use_snapshot_access_filter, base_img_path,
     for p in overwrite + remainder:
         cmd = 'read -P%s %s %s' % p
         log(cmd)
-        assert qemu_io_silent(base_img_path, '-c', cmd) == 0
+        qemu_io(base_img_path, '-c', cmd)
 
     log('')
     log('Done')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migration-permissions b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migration-permissions
index 6be02581c7..4e1da369c9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migration-permissions
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/migration-permissions
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #
 
 import os
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
+
 import iotests
 from iotests import imgfmt, qemu_img_create, qemu_io
 
@@ -69,13 +71,12 @@ class TestMigrationPermissions(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def test_post_migration_permissions(self):
         # Try to access the image R/W, which should fail because virtio-blk
         # has not been configured with share-rw=on
-        log = qemu_io('-f', imgfmt, '-c', 'quit', test_img)
-        if not log.strip():
-            print('ERROR (pre-migration): qemu-io should not be able to '
-                  'access this image, but it reported no error')
-        else:
-            # This is the expected output
-            assert 'Is another process using the image' in log
+        emsg = ('ERROR (pre-migration): qemu-io should not be able to '
+                'access this image, but it reported no error')
+        with self.assertRaises(CalledProcessError, msg=emsg) as ctx:
+            qemu_io('-f', imgfmt, '-c', 'quit', test_img)
+        if 'Is another process using the image' not in ctx.exception.stdout:
+            raise ctx.exception
 
         # Now migrate the VM
         self.vm_s.qmp('migrate', uri=f'unix:{mig_sock}')
@@ -84,13 +85,12 @@ class TestMigrationPermissions(iotests.QMPTestCase):
 
         # Try the same qemu-io access again, verifying that the WRITE
         # permission remains unshared
-        log = qemu_io('-f', imgfmt, '-c', 'quit', test_img)
-        if not log.strip():
-            print('ERROR (post-migration): qemu-io should not be able to '
-                  'access this image, but it reported no error')
-        else:
-            # This is the expected output
-            assert 'Is another process using the image' in log
+        emsg = ('ERROR (post-migration): qemu-io should not be able to '
+                'access this image, but it reported no error')
+        with self.assertRaises(CalledProcessError, msg=emsg) as ctx:
+            qemu_io('-f', imgfmt, '-c', 'quit', test_img)
+        if 'Is another process using the image' not in ctx.exception.stdout:
+            raise ctx.exception
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/mirror-ready-cancel-error b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/mirror-ready-cancel-error
index 1d0e333b5e..01217459b9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/mirror-ready-cancel-error
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/mirror-ready-cancel-error
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class TestMirrorReadyCancelError(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         # Ensure that mirror will copy something before READY so the
         # target format layer will forward the pre-READY flush to its
         # file child
-        assert iotests.qemu_io_silent('-c', 'write -P 1 0 64k', source) == 0
+        iotests.qemu_io('-c', 'write -P 1 0 64k', source)
 
         self.vm = iotests.VM()
         self.vm.launch()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-reconnect-on-open b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-reconnect-on-open
index 8be721a24f..d0b401b060 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-reconnect-on-open
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/nbd-reconnect-on-open
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def check_fail_to_connect(open_timeout):
     log(f'Check fail to connect with {open_timeout} seconds of timeout')
 
     start_t = time.time()
-    qemu_io_log(*create_args(open_timeout))
+    qemu_io_log(*create_args(open_timeout), check=False)
     delta_t = time.time() - start_t
 
     max_delta = open_timeout + 0.2
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/stream-error-on-reset b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/stream-error-on-reset
index 389ae822b8..5a8c3a9e8d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/stream-error-on-reset
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/stream-error-on-reset
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import os
 import iotests
-from iotests import imgfmt, qemu_img_create, qemu_io_silent, QMPTestCase
+from iotests import imgfmt, qemu_img_create, qemu_io, QMPTestCase
 
 
 image_size = 1 * 1024 * 1024
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TestStreamErrorOnReset(QMPTestCase):
         - top image is attached to a virtio-scsi device
         """
         qemu_img_create('-f', imgfmt, base, str(image_size))
-        assert qemu_io_silent('-c', f'write 0 {data_size}', base) == 0
+        qemu_io('-c', f'write 0 {data_size}', base)
         qemu_img_create('-f', imgfmt, top, str(image_size))
 
         self.vm = iotests.VM()
diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index 68bff4ff37..09a62817f2 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -1531,6 +1531,7 @@ static CGEventRef handleTapEvent(CGEventTapProxy proxy, CGEventType type, CGEven
                                        [file cStringUsingEncoding:
                                                  NSASCIIStringEncoding],
                                        true, "raw",
+                                       true, false,
                                        false, 0,
                                        &err);
         });