diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 05b8053..6b839a1 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ const uint32_t arch_type = QEMU_ARCH;
 #define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE     0x08
 #define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS      0x10
 #define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_CONTINUE 0x20
+#define RAM_SAVE_FLAG_XBRLE    0x40
 
 /***********************************************************/
 /* Page cache for storing previous pages as basis for XBRLE compression */
@@ -132,6 +133,22 @@ static unsigned long cache_get_cache_pos(ram_addr_t address);
 static CacheItem *cache_item_get(unsigned long pos, int item);
 
 /***********************************************************/
+/* RAM Migration State */
+typedef struct ArchMigrationState {
+    int use_xbrle;
+    int64_t xbrle_cache_size;
+} ArchMigrationState;
+
+static ArchMigrationState arch_mig_state;
+
+void arch_set_params(int blk_enable, int shared_base, int use_xbrle,
+                     int64_t xbrle_cache_size, void *opaque)
+{
+    arch_mig_state.use_xbrle = use_xbrle;
+    arch_mig_state.xbrle_cache_size = xbrle_cache_size;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************/
 /* XBRLE (Xor Based Run-Length Encoding) */
 typedef struct XBRLEHeader {
     uint8_t xh_flags;
@@ -346,6 +363,55 @@ static void save_block_hdr(QEMUFile *f, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
         }
 }
 
+#define ENCODING_FLAG_XBRLE 0x1
+
+static int save_xbrle_page(QEMUFile *f, uint8_t *current_data,
+        ram_addr_t current_addr, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset, int cont)
+{
+    int cache_location = -1, slot = -1, encoded_len = 0, bytes_sent = 0;
+    XBRLEHeader hdr = {0};
+    CacheItem *it;
+    uint8_t *xor_buf = NULL, *xbrle_buf = NULL;
+
+    /* get location */
+    slot = cache_is_cached(current_addr);
+    if (slot == -1) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+    cache_location = cache_get_cache_pos(current_addr);
+
+    /* abort if page changed too much */
+    it = cache_item_get(cache_location, slot);
+
+    /* XOR encoding */
+    xor_buf = (uint8_t *) g_malloc0(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    xor_encode(xor_buf, it->it_data, current_data);
+
+    /* XBRLE (XOR+RLE) encoding (if we can ensure a 1/3 ratio) */
+    xbrle_buf = (uint8_t *) g_malloc0(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    encoded_len = rle_encode(xor_buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, xbrle_buf,
+            TARGET_PAGE_SIZE/3);
+
+    if (encoded_len < 0) {
+        DPRINTF("XBRLE encoding oeverflow - sending uncompressed\n");
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    hdr.xh_len = encoded_len;
+    hdr.xh_flags |= ENCODING_FLAG_XBRLE;
+
+    /* Send XBRLE compressed page */
+    save_block_hdr(f, block, offset, cont, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_XBRLE);
+    qemu_put_buffer(f, (uint8_t *) &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    qemu_put_buffer(f, xbrle_buf, encoded_len);
+    bytes_sent = encoded_len + sizeof(hdr);
+
+done:
+    g_free(xor_buf);
+    g_free(xbrle_buf);
+    return bytes_sent;
+}
+
 static int is_dup_page(uint8_t *page, uint8_t ch)
 {
     uint32_t val = ch << 24 | ch << 16 | ch << 8 | ch;
@@ -364,7 +430,7 @@ static int is_dup_page(uint8_t *page, uint8_t ch)
 static RAMBlock *last_block;
 static ram_addr_t last_offset;
 
-static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f)
+static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f, int stage)
 {
     RAMBlock *block = last_block;
     ram_addr_t offset = last_offset;
@@ -391,10 +457,18 @@ static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f)
                 save_block_hdr(f, block, offset, cont, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS);
                 qemu_put_byte(f, *p);
                 bytes_sent = 1;
+            } else if (stage == 2 && arch_mig_state.use_xbrle) {
+                bytes_sent = save_xbrle_page(f, p, current_addr, block,
+                    offset, cont);
+            }
+            if (!bytes_sent) {
                 save_block_hdr(f, block, offset, cont, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE);
                  qemu_put_buffer(f, p, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
                  bytes_sent = TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
             }
+            if (arch_mig_state.use_xbrle) {
+                cache_insert(current_addr, p);
+            }
 
             break;
         }
@@ -501,6 +575,10 @@ int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
 
     if (stage < 0) {
         cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
+        if (arch_mig_state.use_xbrle) {
+            cache_fini();
+        }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -516,6 +594,10 @@ int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
         last_offset = 0;
         sort_ram_list();
 
+        if (arch_mig_state.use_xbrle) {
+            cache_init(arch_mig_state.xbrle_cache_size);
+        }
+
         /* Make sure all dirty bits are set */
         QLIST_FOREACH(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
             for (addr = block->offset; addr < block->offset + block->length;
@@ -545,7 +627,7 @@ int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
     while ((ret = qemu_file_rate_limit(f)) == 0) {
         int bytes_sent;
 
-        bytes_sent = ram_save_block(f);
+        bytes_sent = ram_save_block(f, stage);
         bytes_transferred += bytes_sent;
         if (bytes_sent == 0) { /* no more blocks */
             break;
@@ -570,19 +652,71 @@ int ram_save_live(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
         int bytes_sent;
 
         /* flush all remaining blocks regardless of rate limiting */
-        while ((bytes_sent = ram_save_block(f)) != 0) {
+        while ((bytes_sent = ram_save_block(f, stage)) != 0) {
             bytes_transferred += bytes_sent;
         }
         cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_tracking(0);
+        if (arch_mig_state.use_xbrle) {
+            cache_fini();
+        }
     }
 
     qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
 
     expected_time = ram_save_remaining() * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE / bwidth;
 
+    DPRINTF("ram_save_live: expected(%ld) <= max(%ld)?\n", expected_time,
+        migrate_max_downtime());
+
     return (stage == 2) && (expected_time <= migrate_max_downtime());
 }
 
+static int load_xbrle(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t addr, void *host)
+{
+    int ret, rc = -1;
+    uint8_t *prev_page, *xor_buf = NULL, *xbrle_buf = NULL;
+    XBRLEHeader hdr = {0};
+
+    /* extract RLE header */
+    qemu_get_buffer(f, (uint8_t *) &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    if (!(hdr.xh_flags & ENCODING_FLAG_XBRLE)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load XBRLE page - wrong compression!\n");
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if (hdr.xh_len > TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load XBRLE page - len overflow!\n");
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* load data and decode */
+    xbrle_buf = (uint8_t *) g_malloc0(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    qemu_get_buffer(f, xbrle_buf, hdr.xh_len);
+
+    /* decode RLE */
+    xor_buf = (uint8_t *) g_malloc0(TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    ret = rle_decode(xbrle_buf, hdr.xh_len, xor_buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+    if (ret == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load XBRLE page - decode error!\n");
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    if (ret != TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load XBRLE page - size %d expected %d!\n",
+            ret, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* decode XOR delta */
+    prev_page = host;
+    xor_encode(prev_page, prev_page, xor_buf);
+    rc = 0;
+done:
+    g_free(xor_buf);
+    g_free(xbrle_buf);
+    return rc;
+}
+
 static inline void *host_from_stream_offset(QEMUFile *f,
                                             ram_addr_t offset,
                                             int flags)
@@ -633,14 +767,18 @@ static inline void *host_from_stream_offset_versioned(int version_id,
 int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     ram_addr_t addr;
-    int flags;
+    int flags, ret = 0;
     int error;
+    static uint64_t seq_iter;
+
+    seq_iter++;
 
     if (version_id < 3 || version_id > 4) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
     do {
+        void *host;
         addr = qemu_get_be64(f);
 
         flags = addr & ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK;
@@ -649,7 +787,8 @@ int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
         if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MEM_SIZE) {
             if (version_id == 3) {
                 if (addr != ram_bytes_total()) {
-                    return -EINVAL;
+                    ret =  -EINVAL;
+                    goto done;
                 }
             } else {
                 /* Synchronize RAM block list */
@@ -668,8 +807,10 @@ int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 
                     QLIST_FOREACH(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
                         if (!strncmp(id, block->idstr, sizeof(id))) {
-                            if (block->length != length)
-                                return -EINVAL;
+                            if (block->length != length) {
+                                ret =  -EINVAL;
+                                goto done;
+                            }
                             break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -677,7 +818,8 @@ int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
                     if (!block) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Unknown ramblock \"%s\", cannot "
                                 "accept migration\n", id);
-                        return -EINVAL;
+                        ret = -EINVAL;
+                        goto done;
                     }
 
                     total_ram_bytes -= length;
@@ -704,14 +846,25 @@ int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
             host = host_from_stream_offset_versioned(version_id,
                                                      f, addr, flags);
             qemu_get_buffer(f, host, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+        } else if (flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_XBRLE) {
+            host = host_from_stream_offset_versioned(version_id,
+                            f, addr, flags);
+            if (load_xbrle(f, addr, host) < 0) {
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                goto done;
+            }
         }
         error = qemu_file_get_error(f);
         if (error) {
-            return error;
+            ret = error;
+            goto done;
         }
     } while (!(flags & RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS));
 
-    return 0;
+done:
+    DPRINTF("Completed load of VM with exit code %d seq iteration %ld\n",
+            ret, seq_iter);
+    return ret;
 }
 
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