diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index ce13c102a5..83f5f2263d 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -415,13 +415,130 @@ static VFIOGuestIOMMU *vfio_alloc_guest_iommu(VFIOContainer *container,
     return giommu;
 }
 
+static int vfio_dma_map_ram_section(VFIOContainer *container,
+                                    MemoryRegionSection *section)
+{
+    VFIOHostDMAWindow *hostwin;
+    Int128 llend, llsize;
+    bool hostwin_found;
+    hwaddr iova, end;
+    void *vaddr;
+    int ret;
+
+    assert(memory_region_is_ram(section->mr));
+
+    iova = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(section->offset_within_address_space);
+    llend = int128_make64(section->offset_within_address_space);
+    llend = int128_add(llend, section->size);
+    llend = int128_and(llend, int128_exts64(TARGET_PAGE_MASK));
+    end = int128_get64(int128_sub(llend, int128_one()));
+
+    vaddr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(section->mr) +
+            section->offset_within_region +
+            (iova - section->offset_within_address_space);
+
+    hostwin_found = false;
+    QLIST_FOREACH(hostwin, &container->hostwin_list, hostwin_next) {
+        if (hostwin->min_iova <= iova && end <= hostwin->max_iova) {
+            hostwin_found = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!hostwin_found) {
+        error_report("vfio: IOMMU container %p can't map guest IOVA region"
+                     " 0x%"HWADDR_PRIx"..0x%"HWADDR_PRIx,
+                     container, iova, end);
+        return -EFAULT;
+    }
+
+    trace_vfio_dma_map_ram(iova, end, vaddr);
+
+    llsize = int128_sub(llend, int128_make64(iova));
+
+    if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
+        hwaddr pgmask = (1ULL << ctz64(hostwin->iova_pgsizes)) - 1;
+
+        if ((iova & pgmask) || (int128_get64(llsize) & pgmask)) {
+            trace_vfio_listener_region_add_no_dma_map(
+                memory_region_name(section->mr),
+                section->offset_within_address_space,
+                int128_getlo(section->size),
+                pgmask + 1);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = vfio_dma_map(container, iova, int128_get64(llsize),
+                       vaddr, section->readonly);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("vfio_dma_map(%p, 0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", "
+                     "0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", %p) = %d (%m)",
+                     container, iova, int128_get64(llsize), vaddr, ret);
+        if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
+            /* Allow unexpected mappings not to be fatal for RAM devices */
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void vfio_dma_unmap_ram_section(VFIOContainer *container,
+                                       MemoryRegionSection *section)
+{
+    Int128 llend, llsize;
+    hwaddr iova, end;
+    bool try_unmap = true;
+    int ret;
+
+    iova = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(section->offset_within_address_space);
+    llend = int128_make64(section->offset_within_address_space);
+    llend = int128_add(llend, section->size);
+    llend = int128_and(llend, int128_exts64(TARGET_PAGE_MASK));
+
+    if (int128_ge(int128_make64(iova), llend)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    end = int128_get64(int128_sub(llend, int128_one()));
+
+    llsize = int128_sub(llend, int128_make64(iova));
+
+    trace_vfio_dma_unmap_ram(iova, end);
+
+    if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
+        hwaddr pgmask;
+        VFIOHostDMAWindow *hostwin;
+        bool hostwin_found = false;
+
+        QLIST_FOREACH(hostwin, &container->hostwin_list, hostwin_next) {
+            if (hostwin->min_iova <= iova && end <= hostwin->max_iova) {
+                hostwin_found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        assert(hostwin_found); /* or region_add() would have failed */
+
+        pgmask = (1ULL << ctz64(hostwin->iova_pgsizes)) - 1;
+        try_unmap = !((iova & pgmask) || (int128_get64(llsize) & pgmask));
+    }
+
+    if (try_unmap) {
+        ret = vfio_dma_unmap(container, iova, int128_get64(llsize));
+        if (ret) {
+            error_report("vfio_dma_unmap(%p, 0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", "
+                         "0x%"HWADDR_PRIx") = %d (%m)",
+                         container, iova, int128_get64(llsize), ret);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void vfio_listener_region_add(MemoryListener *listener,
                                      MemoryRegionSection *section)
 {
     VFIOContainer *container = container_of(listener, VFIOContainer, listener);
     hwaddr iova, end;
-    Int128 llend, llsize;
-    void *vaddr;
+    Int128 llend;
     int ret;
     VFIOHostDMAWindow *hostwin;
     bool hostwin_found;
@@ -556,41 +673,10 @@ static void vfio_listener_region_add(MemoryListener *listener,
     }
 
     /* Here we assume that memory_region_is_ram(section->mr)==true */
-
-    vaddr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(section->mr) +
-            section->offset_within_region +
-            (iova - section->offset_within_address_space);
-
-    trace_vfio_listener_region_add_ram(iova, end, vaddr);
-
-    llsize = int128_sub(llend, int128_make64(iova));
-
-    if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
-        hwaddr pgmask = (1ULL << ctz64(hostwin->iova_pgsizes)) - 1;
-
-        if ((iova & pgmask) || (int128_get64(llsize) & pgmask)) {
-            trace_vfio_listener_region_add_no_dma_map(
-                memory_region_name(section->mr),
-                section->offset_within_address_space,
-                int128_getlo(section->size),
-                pgmask + 1);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ret = vfio_dma_map(container, iova, int128_get64(llsize),
-                       vaddr, section->readonly);
+    ret = vfio_dma_map_ram_section(container, section);
     if (ret) {
-        error_report("vfio_dma_map(%p, 0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", "
-                     "0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", %p) = %d (%m)",
-                     container, iova, int128_get64(llsize), vaddr, ret);
-        if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
-            /* Allow unexpected mappings not to be fatal for RAM devices */
-            return;
-        }
         goto fail;
     }
-
     return;
 
 fail:
@@ -616,10 +702,6 @@ static void vfio_listener_region_del(MemoryListener *listener,
                                      MemoryRegionSection *section)
 {
     VFIOContainer *container = container_of(listener, VFIOContainer, listener);
-    hwaddr iova, end;
-    Int128 llend, llsize;
-    int ret;
-    bool try_unmap = true;
 
     if (vfio_listener_skipped_section(section)) {
         trace_vfio_listener_region_del_skip(
@@ -664,45 +746,7 @@ static void vfio_listener_region_del(MemoryListener *listener,
          */
     }
 
-    iova = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(section->offset_within_address_space);
-    llend = int128_make64(section->offset_within_address_space);
-    llend = int128_add(llend, section->size);
-    llend = int128_and(llend, int128_exts64(TARGET_PAGE_MASK));
-
-    if (int128_ge(int128_make64(iova), llend)) {
-        return;
-    }
-    end = int128_get64(int128_sub(llend, int128_one()));
-
-    llsize = int128_sub(llend, int128_make64(iova));
-
-    trace_vfio_listener_region_del(iova, end);
-
-    if (memory_region_is_ram_device(section->mr)) {
-        hwaddr pgmask;
-        VFIOHostDMAWindow *hostwin;
-        bool hostwin_found = false;
-
-        QLIST_FOREACH(hostwin, &container->hostwin_list, hostwin_next) {
-            if (hostwin->min_iova <= iova && end <= hostwin->max_iova) {
-                hostwin_found = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        assert(hostwin_found); /* or region_add() would have failed */
-
-        pgmask = (1ULL << ctz64(hostwin->iova_pgsizes)) - 1;
-        try_unmap = !((iova & pgmask) || (int128_get64(llsize) & pgmask));
-    }
-
-    if (try_unmap) {
-        ret = vfio_dma_unmap(container, iova, int128_get64(llsize));
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("vfio_dma_unmap(%p, 0x%"HWADDR_PRIx", "
-                         "0x%"HWADDR_PRIx") = %d (%m)",
-                         container, iova, int128_get64(llsize), ret);
-        }
-    }
+    vfio_dma_unmap_ram_section(container, section);
 
     memory_region_unref(section->mr);
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/trace-events b/hw/vfio/trace-events
index a85e8662ea..cee49ef124 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/vfio/trace-events
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ vfio_region_read(char *name, int index, uint64_t addr, unsigned size, uint64_t d
 vfio_iommu_map_notify(const char *op, uint64_t iova_start, uint64_t iova_end) "iommu %s @ 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
 vfio_listener_region_add_skip(uint64_t start, uint64_t end) "SKIPPING region_add 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
 vfio_listener_region_add_iommu(uint64_t start, uint64_t end) "region_add [iommu] 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
-vfio_listener_region_add_ram(uint64_t iova_start, uint64_t iova_end, void *vaddr) "region_add [ram] 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64" [%p]"
+vfio_dma_map_ram(uint64_t iova_start, uint64_t iova_end, void *vaddr) "region_add [ram] 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64" [%p]"
 vfio_listener_region_add_no_dma_map(const char *name, uint64_t iova, uint64_t size, uint64_t page_size) "Region \"%s\" 0x%"PRIx64" size=0x%"PRIx64" is not aligned to 0x%"PRIx64" and cannot be mapped for DMA"
 vfio_listener_region_del_skip(uint64_t start, uint64_t end) "SKIPPING region_del 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
-vfio_listener_region_del(uint64_t start, uint64_t end) "region_del 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
+vfio_dma_unmap_ram(uint64_t start, uint64_t end) "region_del 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
 vfio_disconnect_container(int fd) "close container->fd=%d"
 vfio_put_group(int fd) "close group->fd=%d"
 vfio_get_device(const char * name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int num_regions, unsigned int num_irqs) "Device %s flags: %u, regions: %u, irqs: %u"
