+ qdev_hot_removed = true;
+
+ hotplug_ctrl = qdev_get_hotplug_handler(dev);
+ /* hotpluggable device MUST have HotplugHandler, if it doesn't
+ * then something is very wrong with it */
+ g_assert(hotplug_ctrl);
+
+ /* If device supports async unplug just request it to be done,
+ * otherwise just remove it synchronously */
+ hdc = HOTPLUG_HANDLER_GET_CLASS(hotplug_ctrl);
+ if (hdc->unplug_request) {
+ hotplug_handler_unplug_request(hotplug_ctrl, dev, errp);
+ } else {
+ hotplug_handler_unplug(hotplug_ctrl, dev, errp);
+ }
+}
+
+void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
+{
+ DeviceState *dev = find_device_state(id, errp);
+ if (dev != NULL) {
+ qdev_unplug(dev, errp);
+ }
+}
+
+BlockBackend *blk_by_qdev_id(const char *id, Error **errp)
+{
+ DeviceState *dev;
+ BlockBackend *blk;
+
+ dev = find_device_state(id, errp);
+ if (dev == NULL) {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ blk = blk_by_dev(dev);
+ if (!blk) {
+ error_setg(errp, "Device does not have a block device backend");
+ }
+ return blk;