diff --git a/hw/dma.c b/hw/dma.c
index 0a9322d..8f4275b 100644
--- a/hw/dma.c
+++ b/hw/dma.c
@@ -357,15 +357,6 @@ static void DMA_run (void)
 {
     struct dma_cont *d;
     int icont, ichan;
-    int rearm = 0;
-    static int running = 0;
-
-    if (running) {
-        rearm = 1;
-        goto out;
-    } else {
-        running = 1;
-    }
 
     d = dma_controllers;
 
@@ -377,15 +368,9 @@ static void DMA_run (void)
 
             if ((0 == (d->mask & mask)) && (0 != (d->status & (mask << 4)))) {
                 channel_run (icont, ichan);
-                rearm = 1;
             }
         }
     }
-
-    running = 0;
-out:
-    if (rearm)
-        qemu_bh_schedule_idle(dma_bh);
 }
 
 static void DMA_run_bh(void *unused)
@@ -460,6 +445,27 @@ void DMA_schedule(int nchan)
     qemu_irq_pulse(*d->cpu_request_exit);
 }
 
+void DMA_set_return(int nret)
+{
+    struct dma_regs *r;
+    struct dma_cont *d;
+    int icont, ichan;
+
+    d = dma_controllers;
+    for (icont = 0; icont < 2; icont++, d++) {
+        for (ichan = 0; ichan < 4; ichan++) {
+            int mask;
+
+            mask = 1 << ichan;
+
+            if ((0 == (d->mask & mask)) && (0 != (d->status & (mask << 4)))) {
+                r = &d[icont].regs[ichan];
+                r->now[COUNT] = nret;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void dma_reset(void *opaque)
 {
     struct dma_cont *d = opaque;
diff --git a/hw/fdc.c b/hw/fdc.c
index a0236b7..afb2b65 100644
--- a/hw/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/fdc.c
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ struct FDCtrl {
     /* Timers state */
     uint8_t timer0;
     uint8_t timer1;
+    QEMUIOVector qiov;
+    struct iovec iov;
 };
 
 typedef struct FDCtrlSysBus {
@@ -443,6 +445,12 @@ typedef struct FDCtrlISABus {
     int32_t bootindexB;
 } FDCtrlISABus;
 
+typedef struct FDC_opaque {
+        FDCtrl *fdctrl;
+        int nchan;
+        int dma_len;
+} FDC_opaque;
+
 static uint32_t fdctrl_read (void *opaque, uint32_t reg)
 {
     FDCtrl *fdctrl = opaque;
@@ -1154,7 +1162,6 @@ static void fdctrl_start_transfer(FDCtrl *fdctrl, int direction)
              * recall us...
              */
             DMA_hold_DREQ(fdctrl->dma_chann);
-            DMA_schedule(fdctrl->dma_chann);
             return;
         } else {
             FLOPPY_ERROR("dma_mode=%d direction=%d\n", dma_mode, direction);
@@ -1181,6 +1188,120 @@ static void fdctrl_start_transfer_del(FDCtrl *fdctrl, int direction)
     fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
 }
 
+static void fdctrl_read_DMA_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
+{
+    FDC_opaque *opaque_cb = opaque;
+    FDCtrl *fdctrl = opaque_cb->fdctrl;
+    int nchan = opaque_cb->nchan;
+    int dma_len = opaque_cb->dma_len;
+    FDrive *cur_drv;
+    int len, start_pos, rel_pos;
+    uint8_t status0 = 0x00, status1 = 0x00, status2 = 0x00;
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        FLOPPY_DPRINTF("Floppy: error getting sector %d\n",
+               fd_sector(cur_drv));
+        /* Sure, image size is too small... */
+        fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
+        DMA_set_return(0);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    cur_drv = get_cur_drv(fdctrl);
+    rel_pos = fdctrl->data_pos % FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+    for (start_pos = fdctrl->data_pos; fdctrl->data_pos < dma_len;) {
+        len = dma_len - fdctrl->data_pos;
+        if (len + rel_pos > FD_SECTOR_LEN) {
+            len = FD_SECTOR_LEN - rel_pos;
+        }
+
+        if (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_READ) {
+            /* READ commands */
+            DMA_write_memory(nchan,
+                (char *)(fdctrl->qiov.iov->iov_base) +
+                fdctrl->data_pos + rel_pos, fdctrl->data_pos, len);
+        } else {
+            /* SCAN commands */
+            uint8_t tmpbuf[FD_SECTOR_LEN];
+            int ret;
+            DMA_read_memory(nchan, tmpbuf, fdctrl->data_pos, len);
+            ret = memcmp(tmpbuf, fdctrl->fifo + rel_pos, len);
+            if (ret == 0) {
+                status2 = FD_SR2_SEH;
+            }
+            if ((ret < 0 && fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
+                (ret > 0 && fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
+                status2 = 0x00;
+            }
+            goto end_transfer;
+        }
+        fdctrl->data_pos += len;
+        rel_pos = fdctrl->data_pos % FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+        if (rel_pos == 0) {
+            /* Seek to next sector */
+            if (!fdctrl_seek_to_next_sect(fdctrl, cur_drv)) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+end_transfer:
+    len = fdctrl->data_pos - start_pos;
+    FLOPPY_DPRINTF("end transfer %d %d %d\n",
+                   fdctrl->data_pos, len, fdctrl->data_len);
+    if ((fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE) ||
+       (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
+       (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
+        status2 = FD_SR2_SEH;
+    }
+
+    if (FD_DID_SEEK(fdctrl->data_state)) {
+        status0 |= FD_SR0_SEEK;
+    }
+    fdctrl->data_len -= len;
+    fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, status0, status1, status2);
+
+error:
+    g_free(opaque_cb);
+    DMA_schedule(fdctrl->dma_chann);
+    return;
+}
+
+static void fdctrl_write_DMA_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
+{
+    FDC_opaque *opaque_cb = opaque;
+    FDCtrl *fdctrl = opaque_cb->fdctrl;
+    int dma_len = opaque_cb->dma_len;
+    uint8_t status0 = 0x00, status1 = 0x00, status2 = 0x00;
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        FLOPPY_DPRINTF("Floppy: error getting sector %d\n",
+               fd_sector(cur_drv));
+        /* Sure, image size is too small... */
+        fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
+        DMA_set_return(0);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+   FLOPPY_DPRINTF("end transfer %d %d %d\n",
+                  fdctrl->data_pos, dma_len, fdctrl->data_len);
+   if ((fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE) ||
+       (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
+       (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
+        status2 = FD_SR2_SEH;
+   }
+
+   if (FD_DID_SEEK(fdctrl->data_state)) {
+        status0 |= FD_SR0_SEEK;
+   }
+   fdctrl->data_len -= dma_len;
+   fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, status0, status1, status2);
+
+error:
+   g_free(opaque_cb);
+   DMA_schedule(fdctrl->dma_chann);
+   return;
+}
+
 /* handlers for DMA transfers */
 static int fdctrl_transfer_handler (void *opaque, int nchan,
                                     int dma_pos, int dma_len)
@@ -1189,6 +1310,11 @@ static int fdctrl_transfer_handler (void *opaque, int nchan,
     FDrive *cur_drv;
     int len, start_pos, rel_pos;
     uint8_t status0 = 0x00, status1 = 0x00, status2 = 0x00;
+    int fdc_sector_num = 0;
+    uint8_t *pfdc_string = NULL;
+    FDC_opaque  *opaque_cb;
+    bool write_flag = FALSE;
+    int write_sector = 0;
 
     fdctrl = opaque;
     if (fdctrl->msr & FD_MSR_RQM) {
@@ -1196,107 +1322,101 @@ static int fdctrl_transfer_handler (void *opaque, int nchan,
         return 0;
     }
     cur_drv = get_cur_drv(fdctrl);
-    if (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE || fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL ||
-        fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)
+    if ((fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE) ||
+        (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
+        (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
         status2 = FD_SR2_SNS;
-    if (dma_len > fdctrl->data_len)
+    }
+    if (dma_len > fdctrl->data_len) {
         dma_len = fdctrl->data_len;
+    }
     if (cur_drv->bs == NULL) {
-        if (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_WRITE)
-            fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
-        else
+        if (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_WRITE) {
+            fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl,
+                FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
+        } else {
             fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM, 0x00, 0x00);
+        }
         len = 0;
         goto transfer_error;
     }
+
+    if ((fdctrl->data_dir != FD_DIR_WRITE) && (fdctrl->data_pos < dma_len)) {
+        fdc_sector_num = (dma_len + FD_SECTOR_LEN - 1) / FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+        opaque_cb = g_malloc0(sizeof(FDC_opaque));
+        pfdc_string = g_malloc0(fdc_sector_num * FD_SECTOR_LEN);
+        opaque_cb->fdctrl = fdctrl;
+        opaque_cb->nchan = nchan;
+        opaque_cb->dma_len = dma_len;
+
+        fdctrl->iov.iov_base = pfdc_string;
+        fdctrl->iov.iov_len  = fdc_sector_num * FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+        qemu_iovec_init_external(&fdctrl->qiov, &fdctrl->iov, 1);
+        bdrv_aio_readv(cur_drv->bs, fd_sector(cur_drv),
+            &fdctrl->qiov, fdc_sector_num, fdctrl_read_DMA_cb, opaque_cb);
+        return dma_len;
+    }
+
+    if ((fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_WRITE) && (fdctrl->data_pos < dma_len)) {
+        fdc_sector_num = (dma_len + FD_SECTOR_LEN - 1) / FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+        pfdc_string = g_malloc0(fdc_sector_num * FD_SECTOR_LEN);
+        write_flag = TRUE;
+        write_sector = fd_sector(cur_drv);
+    }
+
     rel_pos = fdctrl->data_pos % FD_SECTOR_LEN;
     for (start_pos = fdctrl->data_pos; fdctrl->data_pos < dma_len;) {
         len = dma_len - fdctrl->data_pos;
-        if (len + rel_pos > FD_SECTOR_LEN)
+        if (len + rel_pos > FD_SECTOR_LEN) {
             len = FD_SECTOR_LEN - rel_pos;
+        }
         FLOPPY_DPRINTF("copy %d bytes (%d %d %d) %d pos %d %02x "
                        "(%d-0x%08x 0x%08x)\n", len, dma_len, fdctrl->data_pos,
                        fdctrl->data_len, GET_CUR_DRV(fdctrl), cur_drv->head,
                        cur_drv->track, cur_drv->sect, fd_sector(cur_drv),
                        fd_sector(cur_drv) * FD_SECTOR_LEN);
-        if (fdctrl->data_dir != FD_DIR_WRITE ||
-            len < FD_SECTOR_LEN || rel_pos != 0) {
-            /* READ & SCAN commands and realign to a sector for WRITE */
-            if (bdrv_read(cur_drv->bs, fd_sector(cur_drv),
-                          fdctrl->fifo, 1) < 0) {
-                FLOPPY_DPRINTF("Floppy: error getting sector %d\n",
-                               fd_sector(cur_drv));
-                /* Sure, image size is too small... */
-                memset(fdctrl->fifo, 0, FD_SECTOR_LEN);
-            }
-        }
-        switch (fdctrl->data_dir) {
-        case FD_DIR_READ:
-            /* READ commands */
-            DMA_write_memory (nchan, fdctrl->fifo + rel_pos,
-                              fdctrl->data_pos, len);
-            break;
-        case FD_DIR_WRITE:
-            /* WRITE commands */
-            if (cur_drv->ro) {
-                /* Handle readonly medium early, no need to do DMA, touch the
-                 * LED or attempt any writes. A real floppy doesn't attempt
-                 * to write to readonly media either. */
-                fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl,
-                                     FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, FD_SR1_NW,
-                                     0x00);
-                goto transfer_error;
-            }
 
-            DMA_read_memory (nchan, fdctrl->fifo + rel_pos,
+        /* WRITE commands */
+        DMA_read_memory(nchan,  pfdc_string + fdctrl->data_pos + rel_pos,
                              fdctrl->data_pos, len);
-            if (bdrv_write(cur_drv->bs, fd_sector(cur_drv),
-                           fdctrl->fifo, 1) < 0) {
-                FLOPPY_ERROR("writing sector %d\n", fd_sector(cur_drv));
-                fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, FD_SR0_ABNTERM | FD_SR0_SEEK, 0x00, 0x00);
-                goto transfer_error;
-            }
-            break;
-        default:
-            /* SCAN commands */
-            {
-                uint8_t tmpbuf[FD_SECTOR_LEN];
-                int ret;
-                DMA_read_memory (nchan, tmpbuf, fdctrl->data_pos, len);
-                ret = memcmp(tmpbuf, fdctrl->fifo + rel_pos, len);
-                if (ret == 0) {
-                    status2 = FD_SR2_SEH;
-                    goto end_transfer;
-                }
-                if ((ret < 0 && fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
-                    (ret > 0 && fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
-                    status2 = 0x00;
-                    goto end_transfer;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        }
         fdctrl->data_pos += len;
         rel_pos = fdctrl->data_pos % FD_SECTOR_LEN;
         if (rel_pos == 0) {
             /* Seek to next sector */
-            if (!fdctrl_seek_to_next_sect(fdctrl, cur_drv))
+            if (!fdctrl_seek_to_next_sect(fdctrl, cur_drv)) {
                 break;
+            }
         }
     }
- end_transfer:
+
+    if (TRUE == write_flag) {
+        opaque_cb = g_malloc0(sizeof(FDC_opaque));
+        opaque_cb->fdctrl = fdctrl;
+        opaque_cb->nchan = nchan;
+        opaque_cb->dma_len = dma_len;
+
+        fdctrl->iov.iov_base = pfdc_string;
+        fdctrl->iov.iov_len  = fdc_sector_num * FD_SECTOR_LEN;
+        qemu_iovec_init_external(&fdctrl->qiov, &fdctrl->iov, 1);
+        bdrv_aio_writev(cur_drv->bs, write_sector,
+            &fdctrl->qiov, fdc_sector_num, fdctrl_write_DMA_cb, opaque_cb);
+        return dma_len;
+    }
+
     len = fdctrl->data_pos - start_pos;
     FLOPPY_DPRINTF("end transfer %d %d %d\n",
                    fdctrl->data_pos, len, fdctrl->data_len);
-    if (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE ||
-        fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL ||
-        fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)
+    if ((fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANE) ||
+        (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANL) ||
+        (fdctrl->data_dir == FD_DIR_SCANH)) {
         status2 = FD_SR2_SEH;
-    if (FD_DID_SEEK(fdctrl->data_state))
+    }
+    if (FD_DID_SEEK(fdctrl->data_state)) {
         status0 |= FD_SR0_SEEK;
+    }
     fdctrl->data_len -= len;
     fdctrl_stop_transfer(fdctrl, status0, status1, status2);
- transfer_error:
+transfer_error:
 
     return len;
 }
diff --git a/hw/isa.h b/hw/isa.h
index 40373fb..ca58a30 100644
--- a/hw/isa.h
+++ b/hw/isa.h
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ void DMA_init(int high_page_enable, qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit);
 void DMA_register_channel (int nchan,
                            DMA_transfer_handler transfer_handler,
                            void *opaque);
+void DMA_set_return(int nret);
 #endif
