diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index dfb969e..6073568 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -372,83 +372,77 @@ int qcow2_backing_read1(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
     return n1;
 }
 
-typedef struct QCowAIOCB {
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
-    int64_t sector_num;
-    QEMUIOVector *qiov;
-    int remaining_sectors;
-    uint64_t bytes_done;
-    uint8_t *cluster_data;
-    QEMUIOVector hd_qiov;
-} QCowAIOCB;
-
-/*
- * Returns 0 when the request is completed successfully, 1 when there is still
- * a part left to do and -errno in error cases.
- */
-static int qcow2_aio_read_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
+static int qcow2_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
+                          int remaining_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs = acb->bs;
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     int index_in_cluster, n1;
     int ret;
     int cur_nr_sectors; /* number of sectors in current iteration */
     uint64_t cluster_offset = 0;
+    uint64_t bytes_done = 0;
+    QEMUIOVector hd_qiov;
+    uint8_t *cluster_data = NULL;
 
-    while (acb->remaining_sectors != 0) {
+    qemu_iovec_init(&hd_qiov, qiov->niov);
+
+    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
+
+    while (remaining_sectors != 0) {
 
         /* prepare next request */
-        cur_nr_sectors = acb->remaining_sectors;
+        cur_nr_sectors = remaining_sectors;
         if (s->crypt_method) {
             cur_nr_sectors = MIN(cur_nr_sectors,
                 QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_sectors);
         }
 
-        ret = qcow2_get_cluster_offset(bs, acb->sector_num << 9,
+        ret = qcow2_get_cluster_offset(bs, sector_num << 9,
             &cur_nr_sectors, &cluster_offset);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
-        index_in_cluster = acb->sector_num & (s->cluster_sectors - 1);
+        index_in_cluster = sector_num & (s->cluster_sectors - 1);
 
-        qemu_iovec_reset(&acb->hd_qiov);
-        qemu_iovec_copy(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->qiov, acb->bytes_done,
+        qemu_iovec_reset(&hd_qiov);
+        qemu_iovec_copy(&hd_qiov, qiov, bytes_done,
             cur_nr_sectors * 512);
 
         if (!cluster_offset) {
 
             if (bs->backing_hd) {
                 /* read from the base image */
-                n1 = qcow2_backing_read1(bs->backing_hd, &acb->hd_qiov,
-                    acb->sector_num, cur_nr_sectors);
+                n1 = qcow2_backing_read1(bs->backing_hd, &hd_qiov,
+                    sector_num, cur_nr_sectors);
                 if (n1 > 0) {
                     BLKDBG_EVENT(bs->file, BLKDBG_READ_BACKING_AIO);
                     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
-                    ret = bdrv_co_readv(bs->backing_hd, acb->sector_num,
-                                        n1, &acb->hd_qiov);
+                    ret = bdrv_co_readv(bs->backing_hd, sector_num,
+                                        n1, &hd_qiov);
                     qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
                     if (ret < 0) {
-                        return ret;
+                        goto fail;
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 /* Note: in this case, no need to wait */
-                qemu_iovec_memset(&acb->hd_qiov, 0, 512 * cur_nr_sectors);
+                qemu_iovec_memset(&hd_qiov, 0, 512 * cur_nr_sectors);
             }
         } else if (cluster_offset & QCOW_OFLAG_COMPRESSED) {
             /* add AIO support for compressed blocks ? */
             ret = qcow2_decompress_cluster(bs, cluster_offset);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+                goto fail;
             }
 
-            qemu_iovec_from_buffer(&acb->hd_qiov,
+            qemu_iovec_from_buffer(&hd_qiov,
                 s->cluster_cache + index_in_cluster * 512,
                 512 * cur_nr_sectors);
         } else {
             if ((cluster_offset & 511) != 0) {
-                return -EIO;
+                ret = -EIO;
+                goto fail;
             }
 
             if (s->crypt_method) {
@@ -456,15 +450,15 @@ static int qcow2_aio_read_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
                  * For encrypted images, read everything into a temporary
                  * contiguous buffer on which the AES functions can work.
                  */
-                if (!acb->cluster_data) {
-                    acb->cluster_data =
+                if (!cluster_data) {
+                    cluster_data =
                         qemu_mallocz(QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_size);
                 }
 
                 assert(cur_nr_sectors <=
                     QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_sectors);
-                qemu_iovec_reset(&acb->hd_qiov);
-                qemu_iovec_add(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->cluster_data,
+                qemu_iovec_reset(&hd_qiov);
+                qemu_iovec_add(&hd_qiov, cluster_data,
                     512 * cur_nr_sectors);
             }
 
@@ -472,63 +466,32 @@ static int qcow2_aio_read_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
             qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
             ret = bdrv_co_readv(bs->file,
                                 (cluster_offset >> 9) + index_in_cluster,
-                                cur_nr_sectors, &acb->hd_qiov);
+                                cur_nr_sectors, &hd_qiov);
             qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
             if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+                goto fail;
             }
             if (s->crypt_method) {
-                qcow2_encrypt_sectors(s, acb->sector_num,  acb->cluster_data,
-                    acb->cluster_data, cur_nr_sectors, 0, &s->aes_decrypt_key);
-                qemu_iovec_reset(&acb->hd_qiov);
-                qemu_iovec_copy(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->qiov, acb->bytes_done,
+                qcow2_encrypt_sectors(s, sector_num,  cluster_data,
+                    cluster_data, cur_nr_sectors, 0, &s->aes_decrypt_key);
+                qemu_iovec_reset(&hd_qiov);
+                qemu_iovec_copy(&hd_qiov, qiov, bytes_done,
                     cur_nr_sectors * 512);
-                qemu_iovec_from_buffer(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->cluster_data,
+                qemu_iovec_from_buffer(&hd_qiov, cluster_data,
                     512 * cur_nr_sectors);
             }
         }
 
-        acb->remaining_sectors -= cur_nr_sectors;
-        acb->sector_num += cur_nr_sectors;
-        acb->bytes_done += cur_nr_sectors * 512;
+        remaining_sectors -= cur_nr_sectors;
+        sector_num += cur_nr_sectors;
+        bytes_done += cur_nr_sectors * 512;
     }
+    ret = 0;
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static QCowAIOCB *qcow2_aio_setup(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
-                                  QEMUIOVector *qiov, int nb_sectors,
-                                  BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
-                                  void *opaque, QCowAIOCB *acb)
-{
-    memset(acb, 0, sizeof(*acb));
-    acb->bs = bs;
-    acb->sector_num = sector_num;
-    acb->qiov = qiov;
-
-    qemu_iovec_init(&acb->hd_qiov, qiov->niov);
-
-    acb->bytes_done = 0;
-    acb->remaining_sectors = nb_sectors;
-    return acb;
-}
-
-static int qcow2_co_readv(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
-                          int nb_sectors, QEMUIOVector *qiov)
-{
-    BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
-    QCowAIOCB acb;
-    int ret;
-
-    qcow2_aio_setup(bs, sector_num, qiov, nb_sectors, NULL, NULL, &acb);
-
-    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
-    do {
-        ret = qcow2_aio_read_cb(&acb);
-    } while (ret > 0);
+fail:
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
 
-    qemu_iovec_destroy(&acb.hd_qiov);
+    qemu_iovec_destroy(&hd_qiov);
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -548,13 +511,11 @@ static void run_dependent_requests(BDRVQcowState *s, QCowL2Meta *m)
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * Returns 0 when the request is completed successfully, 1 when there is still
- * a part left to do and -errno in error cases.
- */
-static int qcow2_aio_write_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
+static int qcow2_co_writev(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                           int64_t sector_num,
+                           int remaining_sectors,
+                           QEMUIOVector *qiov)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs = acb->bs;
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     int index_in_cluster;
     int n_end;
@@ -562,47 +523,56 @@ static int qcow2_aio_write_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
     int cur_nr_sectors; /* number of sectors in current iteration */
     QCowL2Meta l2meta;
     uint64_t cluster_offset;
+    QEMUIOVector hd_qiov;
+    uint64_t bytes_done = 0;
+    uint8_t *cluster_data = NULL;
 
     l2meta.nb_clusters = 0;
     qemu_co_queue_init(&l2meta.dependent_requests);
 
-    while (acb->remaining_sectors != 0) {
+    qemu_iovec_init(&hd_qiov, qiov->niov);
+
+    s->cluster_cache_offset = -1; /* disable compressed cache */
+
+    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
 
-        index_in_cluster = acb->sector_num & (s->cluster_sectors - 1);
-        n_end = index_in_cluster + acb->remaining_sectors;
+    while (remaining_sectors != 0) {
+
+        index_in_cluster = sector_num & (s->cluster_sectors - 1);
+        n_end = index_in_cluster + remaining_sectors;
         if (s->crypt_method &&
             n_end > QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_sectors) {
             n_end = QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_sectors;
         }
 
-        ret = qcow2_alloc_cluster_offset(bs, acb->sector_num << 9,
+        ret = qcow2_alloc_cluster_offset(bs, sector_num << 9,
             index_in_cluster, n_end, &cur_nr_sectors, &l2meta);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         cluster_offset = l2meta.cluster_offset;
         assert((cluster_offset & 511) == 0);
 
-        qemu_iovec_reset(&acb->hd_qiov);
-        qemu_iovec_copy(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->qiov, acb->bytes_done,
+        qemu_iovec_reset(&hd_qiov);
+        qemu_iovec_copy(&hd_qiov, qiov, bytes_done,
             cur_nr_sectors * 512);
 
         if (s->crypt_method) {
-            if (!acb->cluster_data) {
-                acb->cluster_data = qemu_mallocz(QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS *
+            if (!cluster_data) {
+                cluster_data = qemu_mallocz(QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS *
                                                  s->cluster_size);
             }
 
-            assert(acb->hd_qiov.size <=
+            assert(hd_qiov.size <=
                    QCOW_MAX_CRYPT_CLUSTERS * s->cluster_size);
-            qemu_iovec_to_buffer(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->cluster_data);
+            qemu_iovec_to_buffer(&hd_qiov, cluster_data);
 
-            qcow2_encrypt_sectors(s, acb->sector_num, acb->cluster_data,
-                acb->cluster_data, cur_nr_sectors, 1, &s->aes_encrypt_key);
+            qcow2_encrypt_sectors(s, sector_num, cluster_data,
+                cluster_data, cur_nr_sectors, 1, &s->aes_encrypt_key);
 
-            qemu_iovec_reset(&acb->hd_qiov);
-            qemu_iovec_add(&acb->hd_qiov, acb->cluster_data,
+            qemu_iovec_reset(&hd_qiov);
+            qemu_iovec_add(&hd_qiov, cluster_data,
                 cur_nr_sectors * 512);
         }
 
@@ -610,10 +580,10 @@ static int qcow2_aio_write_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
         qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
         ret = bdrv_co_writev(bs->file,
                              (cluster_offset >> 9) + index_in_cluster,
-                             cur_nr_sectors, &acb->hd_qiov);
+                             cur_nr_sectors, &hd_qiov);
         qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         ret = qcow2_alloc_cluster_link_l2(bs, &l2meta);
@@ -621,36 +591,19 @@ static int qcow2_aio_write_cb(QCowAIOCB *acb)
         run_dependent_requests(s, &l2meta);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
-        acb->remaining_sectors -= cur_nr_sectors;
-        acb->sector_num += cur_nr_sectors;
-        acb->bytes_done += cur_nr_sectors * 512;
+        remaining_sectors -= cur_nr_sectors;
+        sector_num += cur_nr_sectors;
+        bytes_done += cur_nr_sectors * 512;
     }
+    ret = 0;
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int qcow2_co_writev(BlockDriverState *bs,
-                           int64_t sector_num,
-                           int nb_sectors,
-                           QEMUIOVector *qiov)
-{
-    BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
-    QCowAIOCB acb;
-    int ret;
-
-    qcow2_aio_setup(bs, sector_num, qiov, nb_sectors, NULL, NULL, &acb);
-    s->cluster_cache_offset = -1; /* disable compressed cache */
-
-    qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
-    do {
-        ret = qcow2_aio_write_cb(&acb);
-    } while (ret > 0);
+fail:
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
 
-    qemu_iovec_destroy(&acb.hd_qiov);
+    qemu_iovec_destroy(&hd_qiov);
 
     return ret;
 }
