return err;
 }
 
+static int dispatch_other_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif,
+                            struct blkif_request *req,
+                            struct pending_req *pending_req)
+{
+       free_req(pending_req);
+       make_response(blkif, req->u.other.id, req->operation,
+                     BLKIF_RSP_EOPNOTSUPP);
+       return -EIO;
+}
+
 static void xen_blk_drain_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 {
        atomic_set(&blkif->drain, 1);
 
                /* Apply all sanity checks to /private copy/ of request. */
                barrier();
-               if (unlikely(req.operation == BLKIF_OP_DISCARD)) {
+
+               switch (req.operation) {
+               case BLKIF_OP_READ:
+               case BLKIF_OP_WRITE:
+               case BLKIF_OP_WRITE_BARRIER:
+               case BLKIF_OP_FLUSH_DISKCACHE:
+                       if (dispatch_rw_block_io(blkif, &req, pending_req))
+                               goto done;
+                       break;
+               case BLKIF_OP_DISCARD:
                        free_req(pending_req);
                        if (dispatch_discard_io(blkif, &req))
-                               break;
-               } else if (dispatch_rw_block_io(blkif, &req, pending_req))
+                               goto done;
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       if (dispatch_other_io(blkif, &req, pending_req))
+                               goto done;
                        break;
+               }
 
                /* Yield point for this unbounded loop. */
                cond_resched();
        }
-
+done:
        return more_to_do;
 }
 
 
        uint64_t       nr_sectors;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
+struct blkif_x86_32_request_other {
+       uint8_t        _pad1;
+       blkif_vdev_t   _pad2;
+       uint64_t       id;           /* private guest value, echoed in resp  */
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
 struct blkif_x86_32_request {
        uint8_t        operation;    /* BLKIF_OP_???                         */
        union {
                struct blkif_x86_32_request_rw rw;
                struct blkif_x86_32_request_discard discard;
+               struct blkif_x86_32_request_other other;
        } u;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
        uint64_t       nr_sectors;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
+struct blkif_x86_64_request_other {
+       uint8_t        _pad1;
+       blkif_vdev_t   _pad2;
+       uint32_t       _pad3;        /* offsetof(blkif_..,u.discard.id)==8   */
+       uint64_t       id;           /* private guest value, echoed in resp  */
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
 struct blkif_x86_64_request {
        uint8_t        operation;    /* BLKIF_OP_???                         */
        union {
                struct blkif_x86_64_request_rw rw;
                struct blkif_x86_64_request_discard discard;
+               struct blkif_x86_64_request_other other;
        } u;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
                dst->u.discard.nr_sectors = src->u.discard.nr_sectors;
                break;
        default:
+               /*
+                * Don't know how to translate this op. Only get the
+                * ID so failure can be reported to the frontend.
+                */
+               dst->u.other.id = src->u.other.id;
                break;
        }
 }
                dst->u.discard.nr_sectors = src->u.discard.nr_sectors;
                break;
        default:
+               /*
+                * Don't know how to translate this op. Only get the
+                * ID so failure can be reported to the frontend.
+                */
+               dst->u.other.id = src->u.other.id;
                break;
        }
 }
 
        uint8_t        _pad3;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));
 
+struct blkif_request_other {
+       uint8_t      _pad1;
+       blkif_vdev_t _pad2;        /* only for read/write requests         */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+       uint32_t     _pad3;        /* offsetof(blkif_req..,u.other.id)==8*/
+#endif
+       uint64_t     id;           /* private guest value, echoed in resp  */
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
 struct blkif_request {
        uint8_t        operation;    /* BLKIF_OP_???                         */
        union {
                struct blkif_request_rw rw;
                struct blkif_request_discard discard;
+               struct blkif_request_other other;
        } u;
 } __attribute__((__packed__));