diff --git a/hw/dataplane/vring.c b/hw/dataplane/vring.c
index e3b2253..5a9b335 100644
--- a/hw/dataplane/vring.c
+++ b/hw/dataplane/vring.c
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ bool vring_setup(Vring *vring, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n)
 
     vring->broken = false;
 
-    hostmem_init(&vring->hostmem);
-    vring_ptr = hostmem_lookup(&vring->hostmem, vring_addr, vring_size, true);
+    vring_ptr = hostmem_lookup(vring_addr, vring_size, &vring->vring_mr, true);
     if (!vring_ptr) {
         error_report("Failed to map vring "
                      "addr %#" HWADDR_PRIx " size %" HWADDR_PRIu,
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ bool vring_setup(Vring *vring, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n)
 
 void vring_teardown(Vring *vring)
 {
-    hostmem_finalize(&vring->hostmem);
+    memory_region_unref(vring->vring_mr);
 }
 
 /* Disable guest->host notifies */
@@ -111,11 +110,14 @@ bool vring_should_notify(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring)
 static int get_indirect(Vring *vring,
                         struct iovec iov[], struct iovec *iov_end,
                         unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
-                        struct vring_desc *indirect)
+                        struct vring_desc *indirect,
+                        MemoryRegion ***mrs)
 {
     struct vring_desc desc;
     unsigned int i = 0, count, found = 0;
-
+    MemoryRegion **cur = *mrs;
+    int ret = 0;
+    MemoryRegion *tmp;
     /* Sanity check */
     if (unlikely(indirect->len % sizeof(desc))) {
         error_report("Invalid length in indirect descriptor: "
@@ -138,16 +140,18 @@ static int get_indirect(Vring *vring,
         struct vring_desc *desc_ptr;
 
         /* Translate indirect descriptor */
-        desc_ptr = hostmem_lookup(&vring->hostmem,
-                                  indirect->addr + found * sizeof(desc),
-                                  sizeof(desc), false);
+        desc_ptr = hostmem_lookup(indirect->addr + found * sizeof(desc),
+                                  sizeof(desc),
+                                  &tmp,
+                                  false);
         if (!desc_ptr) {
             error_report("Failed to map indirect descriptor "
                          "addr %#" PRIx64 " len %zu",
                          (uint64_t)indirect->addr + found * sizeof(desc),
                          sizeof(desc));
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
         desc = *desc_ptr;
 
@@ -158,31 +162,41 @@ static int get_indirect(Vring *vring,
             error_report("Loop detected: last one at %u "
                          "indirect size %u", i, count);
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            memory_region_unref(tmp);
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         if (unlikely(desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)) {
             error_report("Nested indirect descriptor");
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            memory_region_unref(tmp);
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         /* Stop for now if there are not enough iovecs available. */
         if (iov >= iov_end) {
-            return -ENOBUFS;
+            memory_region_unref(tmp);
+            ret = -ENOBUFS;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
-        iov->iov_base = hostmem_lookup(&vring->hostmem, desc.addr, desc.len,
+        iov->iov_base = hostmem_lookup(desc.addr, desc.len,
+                                       cur,
                                        desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE);
         if (!iov->iov_base) {
             error_report("Failed to map indirect descriptor"
                          "addr %#" PRIx64 " len %u",
                          (uint64_t)desc.addr, desc.len);
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            memory_region_unref(tmp);
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
         iov->iov_len = desc.len;
         iov++;
+        cur++;
 
         /* If this is an input descriptor, increment that count. */
         if (desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
@@ -194,13 +208,23 @@ static int get_indirect(Vring *vring,
                 error_report("Indirect descriptor "
                              "has out after in: idx %u", i);
                 vring->broken = true;
-                return -EFAULT;
+                memory_region_unref(tmp);
+                ret = -EFAULT;
+                goto fail;
             }
             *out_num += 1;
         }
         i = desc.next;
+        memory_region_unref(tmp);
     } while (desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT);
+    *mrs = cur;
     return 0;
+
+fail:
+    for (; cur > *mrs; cur--) {
+        memory_region_unref(*cur);
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* This looks in the virtqueue and for the first available buffer, and converts
@@ -212,15 +236,20 @@ static int get_indirect(Vring *vring,
  * never a valid descriptor number) if none was found.  A negative code is
  * returned on error.
  *
+ * @mrs should be no less than iov[]
+ *
  * Stolen from linux/drivers/vhost/vhost.c.
  */
 int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
               struct iovec iov[], struct iovec *iov_end,
-              unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num)
+              unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
+              MemoryRegion **mrs)
 {
     struct vring_desc desc;
     unsigned int i, head, found = 0, num = vring->vr.num;
     uint16_t avail_idx, last_avail_idx;
+    MemoryRegion **cur = mrs;
+    int ret = 0;
 
     /* If there was a fatal error then refuse operation */
     if (vring->broken) {
@@ -270,13 +299,15 @@ int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
         if (unlikely(i >= num)) {
             error_report("Desc index is %u > %u, head = %u", i, num, head);
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
         if (unlikely(++found > num)) {
             error_report("Loop detected: last one at %u vq size %u head %u",
                          i, num, head);
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
         desc = vring->vr.desc[i];
 
@@ -284,7 +315,8 @@ int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
         barrier();
 
         if (desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) {
-            int ret = get_indirect(vring, iov, iov_end, out_num, in_num, &desc);
+            int ret = get_indirect(vring, iov, iov_end, out_num, in_num, &desc,
+                        &cur);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 return ret;
             }
@@ -296,20 +328,24 @@ int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
          * with the current set.
          */
         if (iov >= iov_end) {
-            return -ENOBUFS;
+            ret = -ENOBUFS;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         /* TODO handle non-contiguous memory across region boundaries */
-        iov->iov_base = hostmem_lookup(&vring->hostmem, desc.addr, desc.len,
+        iov->iov_base = hostmem_lookup(desc.addr, desc.len,
+                                       cur,
                                        desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE);
         if (!iov->iov_base) {
             error_report("Failed to map vring desc addr %#" PRIx64 " len %u",
                          (uint64_t)desc.addr, desc.len);
             vring->broken = true;
-            return -EFAULT;
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+            goto fail;
         }
         iov->iov_len  = desc.len;
         iov++;
+        cur++;
 
         if (desc.flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) {
             /* If this is an input descriptor,
@@ -321,7 +357,8 @@ int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
             if (unlikely(*in_num)) {
                 error_report("Descriptor has out after in: idx %d", i);
                 vring->broken = true;
-                return -EFAULT;
+                ret = -EFAULT;
+                goto fail;
             }
             *out_num += 1;
         }
@@ -331,6 +368,11 @@ int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
     /* On success, increment avail index. */
     vring->last_avail_idx++;
     return head;
+fail:
+    for (; cur > mrs; cur--) {
+        memory_region_unref(*cur);
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* After we've used one of their buffers, we tell them about it.
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/vring.h b/hw/dataplane/vring.h
index defb1ef..e00deaa 100644
--- a/hw/dataplane/vring.h
+++ b/hw/dataplane/vring.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "hw/virtio.h"
 
 typedef struct {
-    HostMem hostmem;                /* guest memory mapper */
+    MemoryRegion *vring_mr;   /* RAM's memoryRegion on which this vring sits */
     struct vring vr;                /* virtqueue vring mapped to host memory */
     uint16_t last_avail_idx;        /* last processed avail ring index */
     uint16_t last_used_idx;         /* last processed used ring index */
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ bool vring_enable_notification(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring);
 bool vring_should_notify(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring);
 int vring_pop(VirtIODevice *vdev, Vring *vring,
               struct iovec iov[], struct iovec *iov_end,
-              unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num);
+              unsigned int *out_num, unsigned int *in_num,
+              MemoryRegion **mrs);
 void vring_push(Vring *vring, unsigned int head, int len);
 
 #endif /* VRING_H */
diff --git a/include/qemu/main-loop.h b/include/qemu/main-loop.h
index 6f0200a..58592be 100644
--- a/include/qemu/main-loop.h
+++ b/include/qemu/main-loop.h
@@ -308,4 +308,6 @@ void qemu_iohandler_poll(GArray *pollfds, int rc);
 QEMUBH *qemu_bh_new(QEMUBHFunc *cb, void *opaque);
 void qemu_bh_schedule_idle(QEMUBH *bh);
 
+void hostmem_init(void);
+void hostmem_finalize(void);
 #endif
