diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 26b885b..5dcf456 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ block-nested-y += raw.o cow.o qcow.o vdi.o vmdk.o cloop.o dmg.o bochs.o vpc.o vv
 block-nested-y += qcow2.o qcow2-refcount.o qcow2-cluster.o qcow2-snapshot.o qcow2-cache.o
 block-nested-y += qed.o qed-gencb.o qed-l2-cache.o qed-table.o qed-cluster.o
 block-nested-y += qed-check.o
-block-nested-y += parallels.o nbd.o blkdebug.o sheepdog.o blkverify.o
+block-nested-y += parallels.o nbd.o blkdebug.o sheepdog.o blkverify.o blk-queue.o
 block-nested-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += raw-win32.o
 block-nested-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += raw-posix.o
 block-nested-$(CONFIG_CURL) += curl.o
diff --git a/block/blk-queue.c b/block/blk-queue.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adef497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/blk-queue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU System Emulator queue definition for block layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Zhi Yong Wu  <wuzhy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *  Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "block_int.h"
+#include "block/blk-queue.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+/* The APIs for block request queue on qemu block layer.
+ */
+
+struct BlockQueueAIOCB {
+    BlockDriverAIOCB common;
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(BlockQueueAIOCB) entry;
+    BlockRequestHandler *handler;
+    BlockDriverAIOCB *real_acb;
+
+    int64_t sector_num;
+    QEMUIOVector *qiov;
+    int nb_sectors;
+};
+
+typedef struct BlockQueueAIOCB BlockQueueAIOCB;
+
+struct BlockQueue {
+    QTAILQ_HEAD(requests, BlockQueueAIOCB) requests;
+    bool req_failed;
+    bool flushing;
+};
+
+static void qemu_block_queue_dequeue(BlockQueue *queue,
+                                     BlockQueueAIOCB *request)
+{
+    BlockQueueAIOCB *req;
+
+    assert(queue);
+    while (!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&queue->requests)) {
+        req = QTAILQ_FIRST(&queue->requests);
+        if (req == request) {
+            QTAILQ_REMOVE(&queue->requests, req, entry);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void qemu_block_queue_cancel(BlockDriverAIOCB *acb)
+{
+    BlockQueueAIOCB *request = container_of(acb, BlockQueueAIOCB, common);
+    if (request->real_acb) {
+        bdrv_aio_cancel(request->real_acb);
+    } else {
+        assert(request->common.bs->block_queue);
+        qemu_block_queue_dequeue(request->common.bs->block_queue,
+                                 request);
+    }
+
+    qemu_aio_release(request);
+}
+
+static AIOPool block_queue_pool = {
+    .aiocb_size         = sizeof(struct BlockQueueAIOCB),
+    .cancel             = qemu_block_queue_cancel,
+};
+
+static void qemu_block_queue_callback(void *opaque, int ret)
+{
+    BlockQueueAIOCB *acb = opaque;
+
+    if (acb->common.cb) {
+        acb->common.cb(acb->common.opaque, ret);
+    }
+
+    qemu_aio_release(acb);
+}
+
+BlockQueue *qemu_new_block_queue(void)
+{
+    BlockQueue *queue;
+
+    queue = g_malloc0(sizeof(BlockQueue));
+
+    QTAILQ_INIT(&queue->requests);
+
+    queue->req_failed = true;
+    queue->flushing   = false;
+
+    return queue;
+}
+
+void qemu_del_block_queue(BlockQueue *queue)
+{
+    BlockQueueAIOCB *request, *next;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(request, &queue->requests, entry, next) {
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&queue->requests, request, entry);
+        qemu_aio_release(request);
+    }
+
+    g_free(queue);
+}
+
+BlockDriverAIOCB *qemu_block_queue_enqueue(BlockQueue *queue,
+                        BlockDriverState *bs,
+                        BlockRequestHandler *handler,
+                        int64_t sector_num,
+                        QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                        int nb_sectors,
+                        BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                        void *opaque)
+{
+    BlockDriverAIOCB *acb;
+    BlockQueueAIOCB *request;
+
+    if (queue->flushing) {
+        queue->req_failed = false;
+        return NULL;
+    } else {
+        acb = qemu_aio_get(&block_queue_pool, bs,
+                           cb, opaque);
+        request = container_of(acb, BlockQueueAIOCB, common);
+        request->handler       = handler;
+        request->sector_num    = sector_num;
+        request->qiov          = qiov;
+        request->nb_sectors    = nb_sectors;
+        request->real_acb      = NULL;
+        QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&queue->requests, request, entry);
+    }
+
+    return acb;
+}
+
+static int qemu_block_queue_handler(BlockQueueAIOCB *request)
+{
+    int ret;
+    BlockDriverAIOCB *res;
+
+    res = request->handler(request->common.bs, request->sector_num,
+                           request->qiov, request->nb_sectors,
+                           qemu_block_queue_callback, request);
+    if (res) {
+        request->real_acb = res;
+    }
+
+    ret = (res == NULL) ? 0 : 1;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void qemu_block_queue_flush(BlockQueue *queue)
+{
+    queue->flushing = true;
+    while (!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&queue->requests)) {
+        BlockQueueAIOCB *request = NULL;
+        int ret = 0;
+
+        request = QTAILQ_FIRST(&queue->requests);
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&queue->requests, request, entry);
+
+        queue->req_failed = true;
+        ret = qemu_block_queue_handler(request);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&queue->requests, request, entry);
+            if (queue->req_failed) {
+                qemu_block_queue_callback(request, -EIO);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    queue->req_failed = true;
+    queue->flushing   = false;
+}
+
+bool qemu_block_queue_has_pending(BlockQueue *queue)
+{
+    return !queue->flushing && !QTAILQ_EMPTY(&queue->requests);
+}
diff --git a/block/blk-queue.h b/block/blk-queue.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1529f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/blk-queue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU System Emulator queue declaration for block layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) IBM, Corp. 2011
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Zhi Yong Wu  <wuzhy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *  Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_BLOCK_QUEUE_H
+#define QEMU_BLOCK_QUEUE_H
+
+#include "block.h"
+#include "qemu-queue.h"
+
+typedef BlockDriverAIOCB* (BlockRequestHandler) (BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                int64_t sector_num, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                int nb_sectors, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                                void *opaque);
+
+typedef struct BlockQueue BlockQueue;
+
+BlockQueue *qemu_new_block_queue(void);
+
+void qemu_del_block_queue(BlockQueue *queue);
+
+BlockDriverAIOCB *qemu_block_queue_enqueue(BlockQueue *queue,
+                        BlockDriverState *bs,
+                        BlockRequestHandler *handler,
+                        int64_t sector_num,
+                        QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                        int nb_sectors,
+                        BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                        void *opaque);
+
+void qemu_block_queue_flush(BlockQueue *queue);
+
+bool qemu_block_queue_has_pending(BlockQueue *queue);
+
+#endif /* QEMU_BLOCK_QUEUE_H */
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index 8a72b80..201e635 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -29,10 +29,18 @@
 #include "qemu-queue.h"
 #include "qemu-coroutine.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
+#include "block/blk-queue.h"
 
 #define BLOCK_FLAG_ENCRYPT	1
 #define BLOCK_FLAG_COMPAT6	4
 
+#define BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_READ     0
+#define BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_WRITE    1
+#define BLOCK_IO_LIMIT_TOTAL    2
+
+#define BLOCK_IO_SLICE_TIME     100000000
+#define NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND  1000000000.0
+
 #define BLOCK_OPT_SIZE          "size"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT       "encryption"
 #define BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT6       "compat6"
@@ -49,6 +57,16 @@ typedef struct AIOPool {
     BlockDriverAIOCB *free_aiocb;
 } AIOPool;
 
+typedef struct BlockIOLimit {
+    uint64_t bps[3];
+    uint64_t iops[3];
+} BlockIOLimit;
+
+typedef struct BlockIODisp {
+    uint64_t bytes[2];
+    uint64_t ios[2];
+} BlockIODisp;
+
 struct BlockDriver {
     const char *format_name;
     int instance_size;
@@ -184,6 +202,15 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
 
     void *sync_aiocb;
 
+    /* the time for latest disk I/O */
+    int64_t slice_start;
+    int64_t slice_end;
+    BlockIOLimit io_limits;
+    BlockIODisp  io_disps;
+    BlockQueue   *block_queue;
+    QEMUTimer    *block_timer;
+    bool         io_limits_enabled;
+
     /* I/O stats (display with "info blockstats"). */
     uint64_t nr_bytes[BDRV_MAX_IOTYPE];
     uint64_t nr_ops[BDRV_MAX_IOTYPE];
