The series "block: Error parameter for opening/creating images" introduced exactly that. However, right now, this parameter is in fact only used by qcow2. This series adds support to some additional block drivers for which it was basically trivial. More complex drivers should probably each be handled by someone with appropriate expertise.
Max Reitz (5): block/raw_bsd: Employ error parameter block/raw-posix: Employ error parameter block/raw-win32: Employ error parameter blkdebug: Employ error parameter blkverify: Employ error parameter block/blkdebug.c | 8 ++++---- block/blkverify.c | 11 +++++----- block/raw-posix.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- block/raw-win32.c | 16 ++++++++++----- block/raw_bsd.c | 3 +-- 5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.1