diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 6293612e73..313fe0776c 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -1575,6 +1575,61 @@ fail:
     return ret;
 }
 
+static inline int coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_write_req_prepare(BdrvChild *child, int64_t offset, uint64_t bytes,
+                          BdrvTrackedRequest *req, int flags)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs = child->bs;
+    bool waited;
+    int64_t end_sector = DIV_ROUND_UP(offset + bytes, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
+
+    if (bs->read_only) {
+        return -EPERM;
+    }
+
+    /* BDRV_REQ_NO_SERIALISING is only for read operation */
+    assert(!(flags & BDRV_REQ_NO_SERIALISING));
+    assert(!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_INACTIVE));
+    assert((bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NO_IO) == 0);
+    assert(!(flags & ~BDRV_REQ_MASK));
+
+    if (flags & BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING) {
+        mark_request_serialising(req, bdrv_get_cluster_size(bs));
+    }
+
+    waited = wait_serialising_requests(req);
+
+    assert(!waited || !req->serialising ||
+           is_request_serialising_and_aligned(req));
+    assert(req->overlap_offset <= offset);
+    assert(offset + bytes <= req->overlap_offset + req->overlap_bytes);
+
+    if (flags & BDRV_REQ_WRITE_UNCHANGED) {
+        assert(child->perm & (BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED | BLK_PERM_WRITE));
+    } else {
+        assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
+    }
+    assert(end_sector <= bs->total_sectors || child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
+    return notifier_with_return_list_notify(&bs->before_write_notifiers, req);
+}
+
+static inline void coroutine_fn
+bdrv_co_write_req_finish(BdrvChild *child, int64_t offset, uint64_t bytes,
+                         BdrvTrackedRequest *req, int ret)
+{
+    int64_t end_sector = DIV_ROUND_UP(offset + bytes, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
+    BlockDriverState *bs = child->bs;
+
+    atomic_inc(&bs->write_gen);
+    bdrv_set_dirty(bs, offset, bytes);
+
+    stat64_max(&bs->wr_highest_offset, offset + bytes);
+
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        bs->total_sectors = MAX(bs->total_sectors, end_sector);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Forwards an already correctly aligned write request to the BlockDriver,
  * after possibly fragmenting it.
@@ -1585,10 +1640,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_aligned_pwritev(BdrvChild *child,
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = child->bs;
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
-    bool waited;
     int ret;
 
-    int64_t end_sector = DIV_ROUND_UP(offset + bytes, BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
     uint64_t bytes_remaining = bytes;
     int max_transfer;
 
@@ -1604,31 +1657,10 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_aligned_pwritev(BdrvChild *child,
     assert((offset & (align - 1)) == 0);
     assert((bytes & (align - 1)) == 0);
     assert(!qiov || bytes == qiov->size);
-    assert((bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NO_IO) == 0);
-    assert(!(flags & ~BDRV_REQ_MASK));
     max_transfer = QEMU_ALIGN_DOWN(MIN_NON_ZERO(bs->bl.max_transfer, INT_MAX),
                                    align);
 
-    /* BDRV_REQ_NO_SERIALISING is only for read operation */
-    assert(!(flags & BDRV_REQ_NO_SERIALISING));
-
-    if (flags & BDRV_REQ_SERIALISING) {
-        mark_request_serialising(req, bdrv_get_cluster_size(bs));
-    }
-
-    waited = wait_serialising_requests(req);
-    assert(!waited || !req->serialising ||
-           is_request_serialising_and_aligned(req));
-    assert(req->overlap_offset <= offset);
-    assert(offset + bytes <= req->overlap_offset + req->overlap_bytes);
-    if (flags & BDRV_REQ_WRITE_UNCHANGED) {
-        assert(child->perm & (BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED | BLK_PERM_WRITE));
-    } else {
-        assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
-    }
-    assert(end_sector <= bs->total_sectors || child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
-
-    ret = notifier_with_return_list_notify(&bs->before_write_notifiers, req);
+    ret = bdrv_co_write_req_prepare(child, offset, bytes, req, flags);
 
     if (!ret && bs->detect_zeroes != BLOCKDEV_DETECT_ZEROES_OPTIONS_OFF &&
         !(flags & BDRV_REQ_ZERO_WRITE) && drv->bdrv_co_pwrite_zeroes &&
@@ -1677,15 +1709,10 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_aligned_pwritev(BdrvChild *child,
     }
     bdrv_debug_event(bs, BLKDBG_PWRITEV_DONE);
 
-    atomic_inc(&bs->write_gen);
-    bdrv_set_dirty(bs, offset, bytes);
-
-    stat64_max(&bs->wr_highest_offset, offset + bytes);
-
     if (ret >= 0) {
-        bs->total_sectors = MAX(bs->total_sectors, end_sector);
         ret = 0;
     }
+    bdrv_co_write_req_finish(child, offset, bytes, req, ret);
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1800,10 +1827,6 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_pwritev(BdrvChild *child,
     if (!bs->drv) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
-    if (bs->read_only) {
-        return -EPERM;
-    }
-    assert(!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_INACTIVE));
 
     ret = bdrv_check_byte_request(bs, offset, bytes);
     if (ret < 0) {