}
ret = blkio_connect(s->blkio);
+ /*
+ * If the libblkio driver doesn't support the `fd` property, blkio_connect()
+ * will fail with -EINVAL. So let's try calling blkio_connect() again by
+ * directly setting `path`.
+ */
+ if (fd_supported && ret == -EINVAL) {
+ qemu_close(fd);
+
+ /*
+ * We need to clear the `fd` property we set previously by setting
+ * it to -1.
+ */
+ ret = blkio_set_int(s->blkio, "fd", -1);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "failed to set fd: %s",
+ blkio_get_error_msg());
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = blkio_set_str(s->blkio, "path", path);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "failed to set path: %s",
+ blkio_get_error_msg());
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = blkio_connect(s->blkio);
+ }
+
if (ret < 0) {
error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "blkio_connect failed: %s",
blkio_get_error_msg());