diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/block.rs b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/block.rs
index 952011b55..35d59c985 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/block.rs
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/block.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{ffi, io};
 
 use block::async_io::DiskFile;
+use block::disk_file::DiskBackend;
 use block::fcntl::LockGranularityChoice;
 use block::raw_sync::RawFileDiskSync;
 use libfuzzer_sys::{fuzz_target, Corpus};
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ fuzz_target!(|bytes: &[u8]| -> Corpus {
     let queue_affinity = BTreeMap::new();
     let mut block = Block::new(
         "tmp".to_owned(),
-        qcow_disk,
+        DiskBackend::Legacy(qcow_disk),
         PathBuf::from(""),
         false,
         false,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
index 2adbff74f..edd1327f4 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
 use std::{io, result};
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
-use block::async_io::{AsyncIo, AsyncIoError, DiskFile, DiskFileError};
+use block::async_io::{AsyncIo, AsyncIoError};
+use block::disk_file::DiskBackend;
+use block::error::BlockError;
 use block::fcntl::{LockError, LockGranularity, LockGranularityChoice, LockType, get_lock_state};
 use block::{
     ExecuteAsync, ExecuteError, Request, RequestType, VirtioBlockConfig, build_serial, fcntl,
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("Failed signal config interrupt")]
     ConfigChange(#[source] io::Error),
     #[error("Disk resize failed")]
-    DiskResize(#[source] DiskFileError),
+    DiskResize(#[source] BlockError),
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ impl EpollHelperHandler for BlockEpollHandler {
 pub struct Block {
     common: VirtioCommon,
     id: String,
-    disk_image: Box<dyn DiskFile>,
+    disk_image: DiskBackend,
     disk_path: PathBuf,
     disk_nsectors: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     config: VirtioBlockConfig,
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@ impl Block {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub fn new(
         id: String,
-        mut disk_image: Box<dyn DiskFile>,
+        mut disk_image: DiskBackend,
         disk_path: PathBuf,
         read_only: bool,
         iommu: bool,
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 958d3086b..51a5e476a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use arch::layout::{APIC_START, IOAPIC_SIZE, IOAPIC_START};
 use arch::{DeviceType, MmioDeviceInfo};
 use arch::{NumaNodes, layout};
 use block::async_io::DiskFile;
+use block::disk_file::DiskBackend;
 use block::error::BlockError;
 use block::fixed_vhd_sync::FixedVhdDiskSync;
 use block::qcow_sync::QcowDiskSync;
@@ -2721,17 +2722,17 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                         unreachable!("Checked in if statement above");
                         #[cfg(feature = "io_uring")]
                         {
-                            Box::new(
+                            DiskBackend::Legacy(Box::new(
                                 FixedVhdDiskAsync::new(file)
                                     .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateFixedVhdDiskAsync)?,
-                            ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                            ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>)
                         }
                     } else {
                         info!("Using synchronous fixed VHD disk file");
-                        Box::new(
+                        DiskBackend::Legacy(Box::new(
                             FixedVhdDiskSync::new(file)
                                 .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateFixedVhdDiskSync)?,
-                        ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                        ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>)
                     }
                 }
                 ImageType::Raw => {
@@ -2755,19 +2756,23 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                         unreachable!("Checked in if statement above");
                         #[cfg(feature = "io_uring")]
                         {
-                            Box::new(RawFileDisk::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                            DiskBackend::Legacy(
+                                Box::new(RawFileDisk::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                            )
                         }
                     } else if !disk_cfg.disable_aio && self.aio_is_supported() {
                         info!("Using asynchronous RAW disk file (aio)");
-                        Box::new(RawFileDiskAio::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                        DiskBackend::Legacy(Box::new(RawFileDiskAio::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>)
                     } else {
                         info!("Using synchronous RAW disk file");
-                        Box::new(RawFileDiskSync::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                        DiskBackend::Legacy(
+                            Box::new(RawFileDiskSync::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                        )
                     }
                 }
                 ImageType::Qcow2 => {
                     info!("Using synchronous QCOW2 disk file");
-                    Box::new(
+                    DiskBackend::Next(Box::new(
                         QcowDiskSync::new(
                             file,
                             disk_cfg.direct,
@@ -2779,14 +2784,14 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                             None => e,
                         })
                         .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateQcowDiskSync)?,
-                    ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                    ))
                 }
                 ImageType::Vhdx => {
                     info!("Using synchronous VHDX disk file");
-                    Box::new(
+                    DiskBackend::Legacy(Box::new(
                         VhdxDiskSync::new(file)
                             .map_err(DeviceManagerError::CreateFixedVhdxDiskSync)?,
-                    ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>
+                    ) as Box<dyn DiskFile>)
                 }
                 ImageType::Unknown => unreachable!(),
             };