diff --git a/include/qemu/job-driver.h b/include/qemu/job-driver.h
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+/*
+ * Declarations for background jobs
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 IBM Corp.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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 JOB_DRIVER_H
+#define JOB_DRIVER_H
+
+#include "job-common.h"
+
+/*
+ * Job driver API.
+ *
+ * These functions use are used by job drivers like mirror,
+ * stream, commit etc. The driver is not aware of the job_mutex
+ * presence, so these functions use it internally to protect
+ * job fields (see job-common.h).
+ *
+ * Therefore, each function in this API that requires protection
+ * must have the comment
+ * "Called with job_mutext *not* held"
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new long-running job and return it.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ *
+ * @job_id: The id of the newly-created job, or %NULL for internal jobs
+ * @driver: The class object for the newly-created job.
+ * @txn: The transaction this job belongs to, if any. %NULL otherwise.
+ * @ctx: The AioContext to run the job coroutine in.
+ * @flags: Creation flags for the job. See @JobCreateFlags.
+ * @cb: Completion function for the job.
+ * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
+ * @errp: Error object.
+ */
+void *job_create(const char *job_id, const JobDriver *driver, JobTxn *txn,
+                 AioContext *ctx, int flags, BlockCompletionFunc *cb,
+                 void *opaque, Error **errp);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job that has made progress
+ * @done: How much progress the job made since the last call
+ *
+ * Updates the progress counter of the job.
+ *
+ * Progress API is thread safe.
+ */
+void job_progress_update(Job *job, uint64_t done);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job whose expected progress end value is set
+ * @remaining: Missing progress (on top of the current progress counter value)
+ *             until the new expected end value is reached
+ *
+ * Sets the expected end value of the progress counter of a job so that a
+ * completion percentage can be calculated when the progress is updated.
+ *
+ * Progress API is thread safe.
+ */
+void job_progress_set_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t remaining);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job whose expected progress end value is updated
+ * @delta: Value which is to be added to the current expected end
+ *         value
+ *
+ * Increases the expected end value of the progress counter of a job.
+ * This is useful for parenthesis operations: If a job has to
+ * conditionally perform a high-priority operation as part of its
+ * progress, it calls this function with the expected operation's
+ * length before, and job_progress_update() afterwards.
+ * (So the operation acts as a parenthesis in regards to the main job
+ * operation running in background.)
+ *
+ * Progress API is thread safe.
+ */
+void job_progress_increase_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t delta);
+
+/**
+ * @job: A job that has not yet been started.
+ *
+ * Begins execution of a job.
+ * Takes ownership of one reference to the job object.
+ *
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+void job_start(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job to enter.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ *
+ * Continue the specified job by entering the coroutine.
+ * Called with job_mutex lock *not* held.
+ */
+void job_enter(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job that is ready to pause.
+ *
+ * Pause now if job_pause_locked() has been called. Jobs that perform lots of
+ * I/O must call this between requests so that the job can be paused.
+ *
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
+ * to yield with the lock held!).
+ */
+void coroutine_fn job_pause_point(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job that calls the function.
+ *
+ * Yield the job coroutine.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
+ * to yield with the lock held!).
+ */
+void job_yield(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * @job: The job that calls the function.
+ * @ns: How many nanoseconds to stop for.
+ *
+ * Put the job to sleep (assuming that it wasn't canceled) for @ns
+ * %QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME nanoseconds.  Canceling the job will immediately
+ * interrupt the wait.
+ *
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
+ * to yield with the lock held!).
+ */
+void coroutine_fn job_sleep_ns(Job *job, int64_t ns);
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the job is being cancelled.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+bool job_is_cancelled(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the job is scheduled for cancellation (at an
+ * indefinite point).
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+bool job_cancel_requested(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the job is in a completed state.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+bool job_is_completed(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the job is ready to be completed.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+bool job_is_ready(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * The @job could not be started, free it.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+void job_early_fail(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Moves the @job from RUNNING to READY.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ */
+void job_transition_to_ready(Job *job);
+
+/**
+ * Synchronously force-cancels all jobs using job_cancel_sync_locked().
+ *
+ * Called with job_lock *not* held, unlike most other APIs consumed
+ * by the monitor! This is primarly to avoid adding unnecessary lock-unlock
+ * patterns in the caller.
+ */
+void job_cancel_sync_all(void);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the @job->aio_context.
+ * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
+ *
+ * This function must run in the main thread to protect against
+ * concurrent read in job_finish_sync_locked(),
+ * takes the job_mutex lock to protect against the read in
+ * job_do_yield_locked(), and must be called when the coroutine
+ * is quiescent.
+ */
+void job_set_aio_context(Job *job, AioContext *ctx);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/qemu/job.h b/include/qemu/job.h
index c2bbdef8e8..4a0b01dd1d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/job.h
+++ b/include/qemu/job.h
@@ -27,171 +27,8 @@
 #define JOB_H
 
 #include "job-monitor.h"
+#include "job-driver.h"
 
-/**
- * Create a new long-running job and return it.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- *
- * @job_id: The id of the newly-created job, or %NULL for internal jobs
- * @driver: The class object for the newly-created job.
- * @txn: The transaction this job belongs to, if any. %NULL otherwise.
- * @ctx: The AioContext to run the job coroutine in.
- * @flags: Creation flags for the job. See @JobCreateFlags.
- * @cb: Completion function for the job.
- * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
- * @errp: Error object.
- */
-void *job_create(const char *job_id, const JobDriver *driver, JobTxn *txn,
-                 AioContext *ctx, int flags, BlockCompletionFunc *cb,
-                 void *opaque, Error **errp);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job that has made progress
- * @done: How much progress the job made since the last call
- *
- * Updates the progress counter of the job.
- *
- * Progress API is thread safe.
- */
-void job_progress_update(Job *job, uint64_t done);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job whose expected progress end value is set
- * @remaining: Missing progress (on top of the current progress counter value)
- *             until the new expected end value is reached
- *
- * Sets the expected end value of the progress counter of a job so that a
- * completion percentage can be calculated when the progress is updated.
- *
- * Progress API is thread safe.
- */
-void job_progress_set_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t remaining);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job whose expected progress end value is updated
- * @delta: Value which is to be added to the current expected end
- *         value
- *
- * Increases the expected end value of the progress counter of a job.
- * This is useful for parenthesis operations: If a job has to
- * conditionally perform a high-priority operation as part of its
- * progress, it calls this function with the expected operation's
- * length before, and job_progress_update() afterwards.
- * (So the operation acts as a parenthesis in regards to the main job
- * operation running in background.)
- *
- * Progress API is thread safe.
- */
-void job_progress_increase_remaining(Job *job, uint64_t delta);
-
-/**
- * @job: A job that has not yet been started.
- *
- * Begins execution of a job.
- * Takes ownership of one reference to the job object.
- *
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-void job_start(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job to enter.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- *
- * Continue the specified job by entering the coroutine.
- * Called with job_mutex lock *not* held.
- */
-void job_enter(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job that is ready to pause.
- *
- * Pause now if job_pause_locked() has been called. Jobs that perform lots of
- * I/O must call this between requests so that the job can be paused.
- *
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
- * to yield with the lock held!).
- */
-void coroutine_fn job_pause_point(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job that calls the function.
- *
- * Yield the job coroutine.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
- * to yield with the lock held!).
- */
-void job_yield(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * @job: The job that calls the function.
- * @ns: How many nanoseconds to stop for.
- *
- * Put the job to sleep (assuming that it wasn't canceled) for @ns
- * %QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME nanoseconds.  Canceling the job will immediately
- * interrupt the wait.
- *
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held (we don't want the coroutine
- * to yield with the lock held!).
- */
-void coroutine_fn job_sleep_ns(Job *job, int64_t ns);
-
-/**
- * Returns whether the job is being cancelled.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-bool job_is_cancelled(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Returns whether the job is scheduled for cancellation (at an
- * indefinite point).
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-bool job_cancel_requested(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Returns whether the job is in a completed state.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-bool job_is_completed(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Returns whether the job is ready to be completed.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-bool job_is_ready(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * The @job could not be started, free it.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-void job_early_fail(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Moves the @job from RUNNING to READY.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- */
-void job_transition_to_ready(Job *job);
-
-/**
- * Synchronously force-cancels all jobs using job_cancel_sync_locked().
- *
- * Called with job_lock *not* held, unlike most other APIs consumed
- * by the monitor! This is primarly to avoid adding unnecessary lock-unlock
- * patterns in the caller.
- */
-void job_cancel_sync_all(void);
-
-/**
- * Sets the @job->aio_context.
- * Called with job_mutex *not* held.
- *
- * This function must run in the main thread to protect against
- * concurrent read in job_finish_sync_locked(),
- * takes the job_mutex lock to protect against the read in
- * job_do_yield_locked(), and must be called when the coroutine
- * is quiescent.
- */
-void job_set_aio_context(Job *job, AioContext *ctx);
+/* DO NOT ADD ANYTHING IN HERE. USE ONE OF THE HEADERS INCLUDED ABOVE */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index 844102befb..b72f7ea724 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
  *
  *
  * The second includes functions used by the block job drivers and sometimes
- * by the core block layer. These delegate the locking to the callee instead.
+ * by the core block layer. These delegate the locking to the callee instead,
+ * and are declared in job-driver.h.
  */
 
 /*
