diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index 3b9cf00..e3623b9 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -77,8 +77,16 @@ typedef struct DumpState {
     int64_t length;
     Error **errp;
 
+    bool flag_flatten;
+    uint32_t nr_cpus;
+    size_t page_size;
+    uint64_t max_mapnr;
+    size_t len_dump_bitmap;
     void *note_buf;
     size_t note_buf_offset;
+    off_t offset_dump_bitmap;
+    off_t offset_page;
+    uint32_t flag_compress;
 } DumpState;
 
 static int dump_cleanup(DumpState *s)
@@ -773,6 +781,197 @@ static int buf_write_note(void *buf, size_t size, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
+static int create_header32(DumpState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    DiskDumpHeader32 *dh = NULL;
+    KdumpSubHeader32 *kh = NULL;
+    size_t size;
+
+    /* write common header, the version of kdump-compressed format is 5th */
+    size = sizeof(DiskDumpHeader32);
+    dh = g_malloc0(size);
+
+    strncpy(dh->signature, KDUMP_SIGNATURE, strlen(KDUMP_SIGNATURE));
+    dh->header_version = 6;
+    dh->block_size = s->page_size;
+    dh->sub_hdr_size = sizeof(struct KdumpSubHeader32) + s->note_size;
+    dh->sub_hdr_size = DIV_ROUND_UP(dh->sub_hdr_size, dh->block_size);
+    /* dh->max_mapnr may be truncated, full 64bit is in kh.max_mapnr_64 */
+    dh->max_mapnr = MIN(s->max_mapnr, UINT_MAX);
+    dh->nr_cpus = s->nr_cpus;
+    dh->bitmap_blocks = DIV_ROUND_UP(s->len_dump_bitmap, dh->block_size) * 2;
+    memcpy(&(dh->utsname.machine), "i686", 4);
+
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_ZLIB) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_ZLIB;
+    }
+#ifdef CONFIG_LZO
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_LZO) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_LZO;
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SNAPPY
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write sub header */
+    size = sizeof(KdumpSubHeader32);
+    kh = g_malloc0(size);
+
+    /* 64bit max_mapnr_64 */
+    kh->max_mapnr_64 = s->max_mapnr;
+    kh->phys_base = PHYS_BASE;
+    kh->dump_level = DUMP_LEVEL;
+
+    kh->offset_note = DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS * dh->block_size + size;
+    kh->note_size = s->note_size;
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, dh->block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write note */
+    s->note_buf = g_malloc(s->note_size);
+    s->note_buf_offset = 0;
+
+    /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
+    if (write_elf32_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, kh->offset_note, s->note_buf,
+                     s->note_size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* get offset of dump_bitmap */
+    s->offset_dump_bitmap = (DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS + dh->sub_hdr_size) *
+                             dh->block_size;
+
+    /* get offset of page */
+    s->offset_page = (DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS + dh->sub_hdr_size +
+                      dh->bitmap_blocks) * dh->block_size;
+
+out:
+    g_free(dh);
+    g_free(kh);
+    g_free(s->note_buf);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/* write common header, sub header and elf note to vmcore */
+static int create_header64(DumpState *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    DiskDumpHeader64 *dh = NULL;
+    KdumpSubHeader64 *kh = NULL;
+    size_t size;
+
+    /* write common header, the version of kdump-compressed format is 5th */
+    size = sizeof(DiskDumpHeader64);
+    dh = g_malloc0(size);
+
+    strncpy(dh->signature, KDUMP_SIGNATURE, strlen(KDUMP_SIGNATURE));
+    dh->header_version = 6;
+    dh->block_size = s->page_size;
+    dh->sub_hdr_size = sizeof(struct KdumpSubHeader64) + s->note_size;
+    dh->sub_hdr_size = DIV_ROUND_UP(dh->sub_hdr_size, dh->block_size);
+    /* dh->max_mapnr may be truncated, full 64bit is in kh.max_mapnr_64 */
+    dh->max_mapnr = MIN(s->max_mapnr, UINT_MAX);
+    dh->nr_cpus = s->nr_cpus;
+    dh->bitmap_blocks = DIV_ROUND_UP(s->len_dump_bitmap, dh->block_size) * 2;
+    memcpy(&(dh->utsname.machine), "x86_64", 6);
+
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_ZLIB) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_ZLIB;
+    }
+#ifdef CONFIG_LZO
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_LZO) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_LZO;
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SNAPPY
+    if (s->flag_compress & DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY) {
+        dh->status |= DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, 0, dh, size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write sub header */
+    size = sizeof(KdumpSubHeader64);
+    kh = g_malloc0(size);
+
+    /* 64bit max_mapnr_64 */
+    kh->max_mapnr_64 = s->max_mapnr;
+    kh->phys_base = PHYS_BASE;
+    kh->dump_level = DUMP_LEVEL;
+
+    kh->offset_note = DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS * dh->block_size + size;
+    kh->note_size = s->note_size;
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, dh->block_size, kh, size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* write note */
+    s->note_buf = g_malloc0(s->note_size);
+    s->note_buf_offset = 0;
+
+    /* use s->note_buf to store notes temporarily */
+    if (write_elf64_notes(buf_write_note, s) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (write_buffer(s->fd, s->flag_flatten, kh->offset_note, s->note_buf,
+                     s->note_size) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* get offset of dump_bitmap */
+    s->offset_dump_bitmap = (DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS + dh->sub_hdr_size) *
+                             dh->block_size;
+
+    /* get offset of page */
+    s->offset_page = (DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS + dh->sub_hdr_size +
+                      dh->bitmap_blocks) * dh->block_size;
+
+out:
+    g_free(dh);
+    g_free(kh);
+    g_free(s->note_buf);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int write_dump_header(DumpState *s)
+{
+    if (s->dump_info.d_machine == EM_386) {
+        return create_header32(s);
+    } else {
+        return create_header64(s);
+    }
+}
+
 static ram_addr_t get_start_block(DumpState *s)
 {
     GuestPhysBlock *block;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/dump.h b/include/sysemu/dump.h
index b32b390..9e47b4c 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/dump.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/dump.h
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@
 #define VERSION_FLAT_HEADER         (1)    /* version of flattened format */
 #define END_FLAG_FLAT_HEADER        (-1)
 
+/*
+ * flag for compressed format
+ */
+#define DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_ZLIB     (0x1)
+#define DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_LZO      (0x2)
+#define DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY   (0x4)
+
+#define KDUMP_SIGNATURE             "KDUMP   "
+#define SIG_LEN                     (sizeof(KDUMP_SIGNATURE) - 1)
+#define PHYS_BASE                   (0)
+#define DUMP_LEVEL                  (1)
+#define DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS      (1)
+
 typedef struct ArchDumpInfo {
     int d_machine;  /* Architecture */
     int d_endian;   /* ELFDATA2LSB or ELFDATA2MSB */
@@ -37,6 +50,89 @@ typedef struct QEMU_PACKED MakedumpfileDataHeader {
     int64_t buf_size;
 } MakedumpfileDataHeader;
 
+typedef struct QEMU_PACKED NewUtsname {
+    char sysname[65];
+    char nodename[65];
+    char release[65];
+    char version[65];
+    char machine[65];
+    char domainname[65];
+} NewUtsname;
+
+typedef struct QEMU_PACKED DiskDumpHeader32 {
+    char signature[SIG_LEN];        /* = "KDUMP   " */
+    uint32_t header_version;        /* Dump header version */
+    NewUtsname utsname;             /* copy of system_utsname */
+    char timestamp[10];             /* Time stamp */
+    uint32_t status;                /* Above flags */
+    uint32_t block_size;            /* Size of a block in byte */
+    uint32_t sub_hdr_size;          /* Size of arch dependent header in block */
+    uint32_t bitmap_blocks;         /* Size of Memory bitmap in block */
+    uint32_t max_mapnr;             /* = max_mapnr ,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint32_t total_ram_blocks;      /* Number of blocks should be written */
+    uint32_t device_blocks;         /* Number of total blocks in dump device */
+    uint32_t written_blocks;        /* Number of written blocks */
+    uint32_t current_cpu;           /* CPU# which handles dump */
+    uint32_t nr_cpus;               /* Number of CPUs */
+} DiskDumpHeader32;
+
+typedef struct QEMU_PACKED DiskDumpHeader64 {
+    char signature[SIG_LEN];        /* = "KDUMP   " */
+    uint32_t header_version;        /* Dump header version */
+    NewUtsname utsname;             /* copy of system_utsname */
+    char timestamp[22];             /* Time stamp */
+    uint32_t status;                /* Above flags */
+    uint32_t block_size;            /* Size of a block in byte */
+    uint32_t sub_hdr_size;          /* Size of arch dependent header in block */
+    uint32_t bitmap_blocks;         /* Size of Memory bitmap in block */
+    uint32_t max_mapnr;             /* = max_mapnr,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint32_t total_ram_blocks;      /* Number of blocks should be written */
+    uint32_t device_blocks;         /* Number of total blocks in dump device */
+    uint32_t written_blocks;        /* Number of written blocks */
+    uint32_t current_cpu;           /* CPU# which handles dump */
+    uint32_t nr_cpus;               /* Number of CPUs */
+} DiskDumpHeader64;
+
+typedef struct QEMU_PACKED KdumpSubHeader32 {
+    uint32_t phys_base;
+    uint32_t dump_level;            /* header_version 1 and later */
+    uint32_t split;                 /* header_version 2 and later */
+    uint32_t start_pfn;             /* header_version 2 and later,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint32_t end_pfn;               /* header_version 2 and later,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint64_t offset_vmcoreinfo;     /* header_version 3 and later */
+    uint32_t size_vmcoreinfo;       /* header_version 3 and later */
+    uint64_t offset_note;           /* header_version 4 and later */
+    uint32_t note_size;             /* header_version 4 and later */
+    uint64_t offset_eraseinfo;      /* header_version 5 and later */
+    uint32_t size_eraseinfo;        /* header_version 5 and later */
+    uint64_t start_pfn_64;          /* header_version 6 and later */
+    uint64_t end_pfn_64;            /* header_version 6 and later */
+    uint64_t max_mapnr_64;          /* header_version 6 and later */
+} KdumpSubHeader32;
+
+typedef struct QEMU_PACKED KdumpSubHeader64 {
+    uint64_t phys_base;
+    uint32_t dump_level;            /* header_version 1 and later */
+    uint32_t split;                 /* header_version 2 and later */
+    uint64_t start_pfn;             /* header_version 2 and later,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint64_t end_pfn;               /* header_version 2 and later,
+                                       obsoleted in header_version 6 */
+    uint64_t offset_vmcoreinfo;     /* header_version 3 and later */
+    uint64_t size_vmcoreinfo;       /* header_version 3 and later */
+    uint64_t offset_note;           /* header_version 4 and later */
+    uint64_t note_size;             /* header_version 4 and later */
+    uint64_t offset_eraseinfo;      /* header_version 5 and later */
+    uint64_t size_eraseinfo;        /* header_version 5 and later */
+    uint64_t start_pfn_64;          /* header_version 6 and later */
+    uint64_t end_pfn_64;            /* header_version 6 and later */
+    uint64_t max_mapnr_64;          /* header_version 6 and later */
+} KdumpSubHeader64;
+
 struct GuestPhysBlockList; /* memory_mapping.h */
 int cpu_get_dump_info(ArchDumpInfo *info,
                       const struct GuestPhysBlockList *guest_phys_blocks);
