diff --git a/cpu-common.h b/cpu-common.h
index b24cecc..71e7933 100644
--- a/cpu-common.h
+++ b/cpu-common.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static inline void cpu_register_physical_memory(target_phys_addr_t start_addr,
 }
 
 ram_addr_t cpu_get_physical_page_desc(target_phys_addr_t addr);
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t);
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, ram_addr_t size);
 void qemu_ram_free(ram_addr_t addr);
 /* This should only be used for ram local to a device.  */
 void *qemu_get_ram_ptr(ram_addr_t addr);
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 088d665..dc47831 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ static ram_addr_t find_ram_offset(ram_addr_t size)
     return last;
 }
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size)
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, ram_addr_t size)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
 
diff --git a/hw/an5206.c b/hw/an5206.c
index f584d88..b9f19a9 100644
--- a/hw/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/an5206.c
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ static void an5206_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* DRAM at address zero */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size,
-        qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+        qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "an5206.ram", ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* Internal SRAM.  */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(AN5206_RAMBAR_ADDR, 512,
-        qemu_ram_alloc(512) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+        qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "an5206.sram", 512) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     mcf5206_init(AN5206_MBAR_ADDR, env);
 
diff --git a/hw/armv7m.c b/hw/armv7m.c
index 854261d..588ec98 100644
--- a/hw/armv7m.c
+++ b/hw/armv7m.c
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@ qemu_irq *armv7m_init(int flash_size, int sram_size,
 
     /* Flash programming is done via the SCU, so pretend it is ROM.  */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, flash_size,
-                                 qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "armv7m.flash",
+                                                flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x20000000, sram_size,
-                                 qemu_ram_alloc(sram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "armv7m.sram",
+                                                sram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
     armv7m_bitband_init();
 
     nvic = qdev_create(NULL, "armv7m_nvic");
@@ -236,7 +238,8 @@ qemu_irq *armv7m_init(int flash_size, int sram_size,
        space.  This stops qemu complaining about executing code outside RAM
        when returning from an exception.  */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0xfffff000, 0x1000,
-                                 qemu_ram_alloc(0x1000) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "armv7m.hack", 
+                                                0x1000) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     qemu_register_reset(armv7m_reset, env);
     return pic;
diff --git a/hw/axis_dev88.c b/hw/axis_dev88.c
index 3ae4105..f16c76a 100644
--- a/hw/axis_dev88.c
+++ b/hw/axis_dev88.c
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ void axisdev88_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     env = cpu_init(cpu_model);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "axisdev88.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x40000000, ram_size, phys_ram | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* The ETRAX-FS has 128Kb on chip ram, the docs refer to it as the 
        internal memory.  */
-    phys_intmem = qemu_ram_alloc(INTMEM_SIZE);
+    phys_intmem = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "axisdev88.chipram", INTMEM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x38000000, INTMEM_SIZE,
                                  phys_intmem | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
diff --git a/hw/dummy_m68k.c b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
index 9c9e6ff..61efb39 100644
--- a/hw/dummy_m68k.c
+++ b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void dummy_m68k_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* RAM at address zero */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size,
-        qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+        qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "dummy_m68k.ram", ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* Load kernel.  */
     if (kernel_filename) {
diff --git a/hw/etraxfs.c b/hw/etraxfs.c
index 01bf929..46e2920 100644
--- a/hw/etraxfs.c
+++ b/hw/etraxfs.c
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ void bareetraxfs_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     env = cpu_init(cpu_model);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "etraxfs.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x40000000, ram_size, phys_ram | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* The ETRAX-FS has 128Kb on chip ram, the docs refer to it as the 
        internal memory.  */
-    phys_intmem = qemu_ram_alloc(INTMEM_SIZE);
+    phys_intmem = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "etraxfs.chipram", INTMEM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x38000000, INTMEM_SIZE,
                                  phys_intmem | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
 
-    phys_flash = qemu_ram_alloc(FLASH_SIZE);
+    phys_flash = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "etraxfs.flash", FLASH_SIZE);
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
     pflash_cfi02_register(0x0, phys_flash,
                           dinfo ? dinfo->bdrv : NULL, (64 * 1024),
diff --git a/hw/g364fb.c b/hw/g364fb.c
index beafd70..3c8fb98 100644
--- a/hw/g364fb.c
+++ b/hw/g364fb.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int g364fb_mm_init(target_phys_addr_t vram_base,
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(G364State));
 
     s->vram_size = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
-    s->vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(s->vram_size);
+    s->vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "g364fb.vram", s->vram_size);
     s->vram = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->vram_offset);
     s->irq = irq;
 
diff --git a/hw/gumstix.c b/hw/gumstix.c
index b64e04e..c343a16 100644
--- a/hw/gumstix.c
+++ b/hw/gumstix.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static void connex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #else
     be = 0;
 #endif
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, qemu_ram_alloc(connex_rom),
+    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "connext.rom",
+                                                          connex_rom),
                                dinfo->bdrv, sector_len, connex_rom / sector_len,
                                2, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory.\n");
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ static void verdex_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #else
     be = 0;
 #endif
-    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, qemu_ram_alloc(verdex_rom),
+    if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "verdex.rom",
+                                                          verdex_rom),
                                dinfo->bdrv, sector_len, verdex_rom / sector_len,
                                2, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Error registering flash memory.\n");
diff --git a/hw/integratorcp.c b/hw/integratorcp.c
index bee8298..3bf216b 100644
--- a/hw/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/integratorcp.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int integratorcm_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     }
     memcpy(integrator_spd + 73, "QEMU-MEMORY", 11);
     s->cm_init = 0x00000112;
-    s->flash_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(0x100000);
+    s->flash_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "integrator.flash", 0x100000);
 
     iomemtype = cpu_register_io_memory(integratorcm_readfn,
                                        integratorcm_writefn, s);
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static void integratorcp_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "integrator.ram", ram_size);
     /* ??? On a real system the first 1Mb is mapped as SSRAM or boot flash.  */
     /* ??? RAM should repeat to fill physical memory space.  */
     /* SDRAM at address zero*/
diff --git a/hw/mainstone.c b/hw/mainstone.c
index 54bacfb..cba7e63 100644
--- a/hw/mainstone.c
+++ b/hw/mainstone.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     /* Setup CPU & memory */
     cpu = pxa270_init(mainstone_binfo.ram_size, cpu_model);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, MAINSTONE_ROM,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(MAINSTONE_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                    qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mainstone.rom",
+                                   MAINSTONE_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
     be = 1;
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ static void mainstone_common_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         }
 
         if (!pflash_cfi01_register(mainstone_flash_base[i],
-                                   qemu_ram_alloc(MAINSTONE_FLASH),
+                                   qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mainstone.flash",
+                                                  MAINSTONE_FLASH),
                                    dinfo->bdrv, sector_len,
                                    MAINSTONE_FLASH / sector_len, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                                    be)) {
diff --git a/hw/mcf5208.c b/hw/mcf5208.c
index 5b686c6..38645f7 100644
--- a/hw/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/mcf5208.c
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* DRAM at 0x40000000 */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x40000000, ram_size,
-        qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+        qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mcf5208.ram", ram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* Internal SRAM.  */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x80000000, 16384,
-        qemu_ram_alloc(16384) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+        qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mcf5208.sram", 16384) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     /* Internal peripherals.  */
     pic = mcf_intc_init(0xfc048000, env);
diff --git a/hw/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips_jazz.c
index 22db7a2..658aba7 100644
--- a/hw/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips_jazz.c
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ void mips_jazz_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, env);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_jazz.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_jazz.bios", MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x1fc00000LL,
                                  MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE, bios_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0xfff00000LL,
diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index 23de7f0..c3f4725 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -833,8 +833,8 @@ void mips_malta_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
                 ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
         exit(1);
     }
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_malta.ram", ram_size);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_malta.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
 
 
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
diff --git a/hw/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
index 293d99e..111c759 100644
--- a/hw/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ mips_mipssim_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, reset_info);
 
     /* Allocate RAM. */
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_mipssim.ram", ram_size);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_mipssim.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
 
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 5a96dea..61cd33a 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
                 ((unsigned int)ram_size / (1 << 20)));
         exit(1);
     }
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_r4k.ram", ram_size);
 
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     be = 0;
 #endif
     if ((bios_size > 0) && (bios_size <= BIOS_SIZE)) {
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_r4k.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
 	cpu_register_physical_memory(0x1fc00000, BIOS_SIZE,
                                      bios_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
         load_image_targphys(filename, 0x1fc00000, BIOS_SIZE);
     } else if ((dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0)) != NULL) {
         uint32_t mips_rom = 0x00400000;
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(mips_rom);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "mips_r4k.bios", mips_rom);
         if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x1fc00000, bios_offset,
                                    dinfo->bdrv, sector_len,
                                    mips_rom / sector_len,
diff --git a/hw/musicpal.c b/hw/musicpal.c
index d44c5a0..fa74a81 100644
--- a/hw/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/musicpal.c
@@ -1508,9 +1508,10 @@ static void musicpal_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* For now we use a fixed - the original - RAM size */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE,
-                                 qemu_ram_alloc(MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE));
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "musicpal.ram",
+                                                MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE));
 
-    sram_off = qemu_ram_alloc(MP_SRAM_SIZE);
+    sram_off = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "musicpal.sram", MP_SRAM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(MP_SRAM_BASE, MP_SRAM_SIZE, sram_off);
 
     dev = sysbus_create_simple("mv88w8618_pic", MP_PIC_BASE,
@@ -1557,14 +1558,16 @@ static void musicpal_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
          * image is smaller than 32 MB.
          */
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-        pflash_cfi02_register(0-MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX, qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size),
+        pflash_cfi02_register(0-MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL,
+                              "musicpal.flash", flash_size),
                               dinfo->bdrv, 0x10000,
                               (flash_size + 0xffff) >> 16,
                               MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX / flash_size,
                               2, 0x00BF, 0x236D, 0x0000, 0x0000,
                               0x5555, 0x2AAA, 1);
 #else
-        pflash_cfi02_register(0-MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX, qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size),
+        pflash_cfi02_register(0-MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL,
+                              "musicpal.flash", flash_size),
                               dinfo->bdrv, 0x10000,
                               (flash_size + 0xffff) >> 16,
                               MP_FLASH_SIZE_MAX / flash_size,
diff --git a/hw/omap1.c b/hw/omap1.c
index 8649dbd..e5fa87a 100644
--- a/hw/omap1.c
+++ b/hw/omap1.c
@@ -4655,9 +4655,11 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(unsigned long sdram_size,
 
     /* Memory-mapped stuff */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, s->sdram_size,
-                    (emiff_base = qemu_ram_alloc(s->sdram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    (emiff_base = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap1.dram",
+                                                 s->sdram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_IMIF_BASE, s->sram_size,
-                    (imif_base = qemu_ram_alloc(s->sram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    (imif_base = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap1.sram",
+                                                s->sram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     omap_clkm_init(0xfffece00, 0xe1008000, s);
 
diff --git a/hw/omap2.c b/hw/omap2.c
index 666c15a..b6ccc00 100644
--- a/hw/omap2.c
+++ b/hw/omap2.c
@@ -4518,9 +4518,11 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap2420_mpu_init(unsigned long sdram_size,
 
     /* Memory-mapped stuff */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP2_Q2_BASE, s->sdram_size,
-                    (q2_base = qemu_ram_alloc(s->sdram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    (q2_base = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap2.dram",
+                                              s->sdram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP2_SRAM_BASE, s->sram_size,
-                    (sram_base = qemu_ram_alloc(s->sram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    (sram_base = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap2.sram",
+                                                s->sram_size)) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     s->l4 = omap_l4_init(OMAP2_L4_BASE, 54);
 
diff --git a/hw/omap_sx1.c b/hw/omap_sx1.c
index 2e9879f..c3f1973 100644
--- a/hw/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/omap_sx1.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ static void sx1_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash_size,
-                                 qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap_sx1.flash0-0",
+                                                flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
     io = cpu_register_io_memory(static_readfn, static_writefn, &cs0val);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS0_BASE + flash_size,
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ static void sx1_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #endif
 
     if ((dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx)) != NULL) {
-        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS0_BASE, qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size),
+        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS0_BASE, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL,
+                                   "omap_sx1.flash0-1", flash_size),
                                    dinfo->bdrv, sector_size,
                                    flash_size / sector_size,
                                    4, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
@@ -170,12 +172,14 @@ static void sx1_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     if ((version == 1) &&
             (dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx)) != NULL) {
         cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS1_BASE, flash1_size,
-                                     qemu_ram_alloc(flash1_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                                     qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "omap_sx1.flash1-0",
+                                                    flash1_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
         io = cpu_register_io_memory(static_readfn, static_writefn, &cs1val);
         cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS1_BASE + flash1_size,
                         OMAP_CS1_SIZE - flash1_size, io);
 
-        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS1_BASE, qemu_ram_alloc(flash1_size),
+        if (!pflash_cfi01_register(OMAP_CS1_BASE, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL,
+                                   "omap_sx1.flash1-1", flash1_size),
                                    dinfo->bdrv, sector_size,
                                    flash1_size / sector_size,
                                    4, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
diff --git a/hw/onenand.c b/hw/onenand.c
index 4118db9..f7afeca 100644
--- a/hw/onenand.c
+++ b/hw/onenand.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void *onenand_init(uint32_t id, int regshift, qemu_irq irq)
         s->bdrv = dinfo->bdrv;
     s->otp = memset(qemu_malloc((64 + 2) << PAGE_SHIFT),
                     0xff, (64 + 2) << PAGE_SHIFT);
-    s->ram = qemu_ram_alloc(0xc000 << s->shift);
+    s->ram = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "onenand.ram", 0xc000 << s->shift);
     ram = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->ram);
     s->boot[0] = ram + (0x0000 << s->shift);
     s->boot[1] = ram + (0x8000 << s->shift);
diff --git a/hw/palm.c b/hw/palm.c
index 8db133d..193aa11 100644
--- a/hw/palm.c
+++ b/hw/palm.c
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ static void palmte_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     /* External Flash (EMIFS) */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS0_BASE, flash_size,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                                 qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "palmte.flash",
+                                                flash_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
     io = cpu_register_io_memory(static_readfn, static_writefn, &cs0val);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(OMAP_CS0_BASE + flash_size,
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index d6f3aa4..644cb36 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -901,7 +901,8 @@ void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(below_4g_mem_size + above_4g_mem_size);
+    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pc.ram",
+                              below_4g_mem_size + above_4g_mem_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, 0xa0000, ram_addr);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x100000,
                  below_4g_mem_size - 0x100000,
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         (bios_size % 65536) != 0) {
         goto bios_error;
     }
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(bios_size);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pc.bios", bios_size);
     ret = rom_add_file_fixed(bios_name, (uint32_t)(-bios_size));
     if (ret != 0) {
     bios_error:
@@ -942,7 +943,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                                  isa_bios_size,
                                  (bios_offset + bios_size - isa_bios_size) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
-    option_rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(PC_ROM_SIZE);
+    option_rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pc.rom", PC_ROM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(PC_ROM_MIN_VGA, PC_ROM_SIZE, option_rom_offset);
 
     /* map all the bios at the top of memory */
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 79f1f11..fe7c5c3 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev)
     int size;
     char *path;
     void *ptr;
+    char name[32];
 
     if (!pdev->romfile)
         return 0;
@@ -1748,7 +1749,11 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev)
         size = 1 << qemu_fls(size);
     }
 
-    pdev->rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(size);
+    if (pdev->qdev.info->vmsd)
+        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s.rom", pdev->qdev.info->vmsd->name);
+    else
+        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s.rom", pdev->qdev.info->name);
+    pdev->rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(&pdev->qdev, name, size);
 
     ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(pdev->rom_offset);
     load_image(path, ptr);
diff --git a/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c b/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
index cdde991..70b6a36 100644
--- a/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
@@ -137,14 +137,15 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, env);
 
     /* Attach emulated BRAM through the LMB.  */
-    phys_lmb_bram = qemu_ram_alloc(LMB_BRAM_SIZE);
+    phys_lmb_bram = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "petalogix_s3adsp1800.lmb_bram",
+                                   LMB_BRAM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x00000000, LMB_BRAM_SIZE,
                                  phys_lmb_bram | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
-    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    phys_ram = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "petalogix_s3adsp1800.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(ddr_base, ram_size, phys_ram | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
-    phys_flash = qemu_ram_alloc(FLASH_SIZE);
+    phys_flash = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "petalogix_s3adsp1800.flash", FLASH_SIZE);
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
     pflash_cfi01_register(0xa0000000, phys_flash,
                           dinfo ? dinfo->bdrv : NULL, (64 * 1024),
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
index 7c7075e..40ff1b3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
 
     /* XXX: fix this */
-    ram_bases[0] = qemu_ram_alloc(0x08000000);
+    ram_bases[0] = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ef405ep.ram", 0x08000000);
     ram_sizes[0] = 0x08000000;
     ram_bases[1] = 0x00000000;
     ram_sizes[1] = 0x00000000;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
                         kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
     /* allocate SRAM */
     sram_size = 512 * 1024;
-    sram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(sram_size);
+    sram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ef405ep.sram", sram_size);
 #ifdef DEBUG_BOARD_INIT
     printf("%s: register SRAM at offset %08lx\n", __func__, sram_offset);
 #endif
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, fl_idx);
     if (dinfo) {
         bios_size = bdrv_getlength(dinfo->bdrv);
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(bios_size);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ef405ep.bios", bios_size);
         fl_sectors = (bios_size + 65535) >> 16;
 #ifdef DEBUG_BOARD_INIT
         printf("Register parallel flash %d size " TARGET_FMT_lx
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #ifdef DEBUG_BOARD_INIT
         printf("Load BIOS from file\n");
 #endif
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ef405ep.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
         if (bios_name == NULL)
             bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
         filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
@@ -509,9 +509,9 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
 
     /* RAM is soldered to the board so the size cannot be changed */
-    ram_bases[0] = qemu_ram_alloc(0x04000000);
+    ram_bases[0] = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "taihu_405ep.ram-0", 0x04000000);
     ram_sizes[0] = 0x04000000;
-    ram_bases[1] = qemu_ram_alloc(0x04000000);
+    ram_bases[1] = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "taihu_405ep.ram-1", 0x04000000);
     ram_sizes[1] = 0x04000000;
     ram_size = 0x08000000;
 #ifdef DEBUG_BOARD_INIT
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         /* XXX: should check that size is 2MB */
         //        bios_size = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
         fl_sectors = (bios_size + 65535) >> 16;
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(bios_size);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "taihu_405ep.bios", bios_size);
 #ifdef DEBUG_BOARD_INIT
         printf("Register parallel flash %d size " TARGET_FMT_lx
                " at offset %08lx addr " TARGET_FMT_lx " '%s' %d\n",
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #endif
         if (bios_name == NULL)
             bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "taihu_405ep.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
         filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
         if (filename) {
             bios_size = load_image(filename, qemu_get_ram_ptr(bios_offset));
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                fl_idx, bios_size, bios_offset, (target_ulong)0xfc000000,
                bdrv_get_device_name(dinfo->bdrv));
 #endif
-        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(bios_size);
+        bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "taihu_405ep.flash", bios_size);
         pflash_cfi02_register(0xfc000000, bios_offset,
                               dinfo->bdrv, 65536, fl_sectors, 1,
                               4, 0x0001, 0x22DA, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x555, 0x2AA,
diff --git a/hw/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
index d9bbd93..b884ea5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static void ppc405_ocm_init(CPUState *env)
     ppc405_ocm_t *ocm;
 
     ocm = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(ppc405_ocm_t));
-    ocm->offset = qemu_ram_alloc(4096);
+    ocm->offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc405.ocm", 4096);
     qemu_register_reset(&ocm_reset, ocm);
     ppc_dcr_register(env, OCM0_ISARC,
                      ocm, &dcr_read_ocm, &dcr_write_ocm);
diff --git a/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c b/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
index 37a3948..b15db81 100644
--- a/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
+++ b/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ ram_addr_t ppc4xx_sdram_adjust(ram_addr_t ram_size, int nr_banks,
             unsigned int bank_size = sdram_bank_sizes[j];
 
             if (bank_size <= size_left) {
-                ram_bases[i] = qemu_ram_alloc(bank_size);
+                char name[32];
+                snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ppc4xx.sdram%d", i);
+                ram_bases[i] = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, name, bank_size);
                 ram_sizes[i] = bank_size;
                 size_left -= bank_size;
                 break;
diff --git a/hw/ppc_newworld.c b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
index d131aa5..fbba9b6 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ static void ppc_core99_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_core99.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset);
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_core99.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
     if (bios_name == NULL)
         bios_name = PROM_FILENAME;
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* allocate and load VGA BIOS */
-    vga_bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(VGA_BIOS_SIZE);
+    vga_bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_core99.vbios", VGA_BIOS_SIZE);
     vga_bios_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(vga_bios_offset);
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, VGABIOS_FILENAME);
     if (filename) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
index 27ddc01..6b3ab89 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_heathrow.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset);
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_heathrow.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
     if (bios_name == NULL)
         bios_name = PROM_FILENAME;
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* allocate and load VGA BIOS */
-    vga_bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(VGA_BIOS_SIZE);
+    vga_bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_heathrow.vbios", VGA_BIOS_SIZE);
     vga_bios_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(vga_bios_offset);
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, VGABIOS_FILENAME);
     if (filename) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc_prep.c b/hw/ppc_prep.c
index bb9e15f..fc3e17a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_prep.c
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ static void ppc_prep_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_prep.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset);
 
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
-    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(BIOS_SIZE);
+    bios_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "ppc_prep.bios", BIOS_SIZE);
     if (bios_name == NULL)
         bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
diff --git a/hw/ppce500_mpc8544ds.c b/hw/ppce500_mpc8544ds.c
index 0901fa6..1422fad 100644
--- a/hw/ppce500_mpc8544ds.c
+++ b/hw/ppce500_mpc8544ds.c
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ static void mpc8544ds_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     ram_size &= ~(RAM_SIZES_ALIGN - 1);
 
     /* Register Memory */
-    cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size));
+    cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL,
+                                 "mpc8544ds.ram", ram_size));
 
     /* MPIC */
     irqs = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(qemu_irq) * OPENPIC_OUTPUT_NB);
diff --git a/hw/pxa2xx.c b/hw/pxa2xx.c
index 4915324..953e9ee 100644
--- a/hw/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/pxa2xx.c
@@ -2054,9 +2054,11 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa270_init(unsigned int sdram_size, const char *revision)
 
     /* SDRAM & Internal Memory Storage */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(PXA2XX_SDRAM_BASE,
-                    sdram_size, qemu_ram_alloc(sdram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    sdram_size, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pxa270.sdram",
+                                               sdram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(PXA2XX_INTERNAL_BASE,
-                    0x40000, qemu_ram_alloc(0x40000) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    0x40000, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pxa270.internal",
+                                            0x40000) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     s->pic = pxa2xx_pic_init(0x40d00000, s->env);
 
@@ -2175,9 +2177,11 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa255_init(unsigned int sdram_size)
 
     /* SDRAM & Internal Memory Storage */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(PXA2XX_SDRAM_BASE, sdram_size,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(sdram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pxa255.sdram",
+                                   sdram_size) | IO_MEM_RAM);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(PXA2XX_INTERNAL_BASE, PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | IO_MEM_RAM);
+                    qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "pxa255.internal",
+                                   PXA2XX_INTERNAL_SIZE) | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     s->pic = pxa2xx_pic_init(0x40d00000, s->env);
 
diff --git a/hw/r2d.c b/hw/r2d.c
index 38c4f6a..61414e2 100644
--- a/hw/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/r2d.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void r2d_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* Allocate memory space */
-    sdram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(SDRAM_SIZE);
+    sdram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "r2d.sdram", SDRAM_SIZE);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(SDRAM_BASE, SDRAM_SIZE, sdram_addr);
     /* Register peripherals */
     s = sh7750_init(env);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void r2d_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                   dinfo, NULL);
 
     /* onboard flash memory */
-    pflash_cfi02_register(0x0, qemu_ram_alloc(FLASH_SIZE),
+    pflash_cfi02_register(0x0, qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "r2d.flash", FLASH_SIZE),
                           dinfo ? dinfo->bdrv : NULL, (16 * 1024),
                           FLASH_SIZE >> 16,
                           1, 4, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,
diff --git a/hw/realview.c b/hw/realview.c
index f786699..70bcdb8 100644
--- a/hw/realview.c
+++ b/hw/realview.c
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ static void realview_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         /* Core tile RAM.  */
         low_ram_size = ram_size - 0x20000000;
         ram_size = 0x20000000;
-        ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(low_ram_size);
+        ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "realview.lowmem", low_ram_size);
         cpu_register_physical_memory(0x20000000, low_ram_size,
                                      ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
     }
 
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "realview.highmem", ram_size);
     low_ram_size = ram_size;
     if (low_ram_size > 0x10000000)
       low_ram_size = 0x10000000;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void realview_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
        startup code.  I guess this works on real hardware because the
        BootROM happens to be in ROM/flash or in memory that isn't clobbered
        until after Linux boots the secondary CPUs.  */
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(0x1000);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "realview.hack", 0x1000);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(SMP_BOOT_ADDR, 0x1000,
                                  ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
diff --git a/hw/s390-virtio.c b/hw/s390-virtio.c
index 898f442..2fb437b 100644
--- a/hw/s390-virtio.c
+++ b/hw/s390-virtio.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void s390_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     s390_bus = s390_virtio_bus_init(&ram_size);
 
     /* allocate RAM */
-    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "s390.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_addr);
 
     /* init CPUs */
diff --git a/hw/sm501.c b/hw/sm501.c
index b5ec2da..8e6932d 100644
--- a/hw/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/sm501.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ void sm501_init(uint32_t base, uint32_t local_mem_bytes, qemu_irq irq,
     s->dc_crt_control = 0x00010000;
 
     /* allocate local memory */
-    s->local_mem_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(local_mem_bytes);
+    s->local_mem_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sm501.local", local_mem_bytes);
     s->local_mem = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->local_mem_offset);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(base, local_mem_bytes, s->local_mem_offset);
 
diff --git a/hw/spitz.c b/hw/spitz.c
index 943933f..afda902 100644
--- a/hw/spitz.c
+++ b/hw/spitz.c
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static void spitz_common_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     sl_flash_register(cpu, (model == spitz) ? FLASH_128M : FLASH_1024M);
 
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, SPITZ_ROM,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(SPITZ_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                    qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "spitz.rom", SPITZ_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
     /* Setup peripherals */
     spitz_keyboard_register(cpu);
diff --git a/hw/sun4m.c b/hw/sun4m.c
index e4ca8f3..208c8a8 100644
--- a/hw/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sun4m.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int idreg_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     ram_addr_t idreg_offset;
 
-    idreg_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(sizeof(idreg_data));
+    idreg_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4m.idreg", sizeof(idreg_data));
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, sizeof(idreg_data), idreg_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int afx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     ram_addr_t afx_offset;
 
-    afx_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(4);
+    afx_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4m.afx", 4);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, 4, afx_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static int prom_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     ram_addr_t prom_offset;
 
-    prom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(PROM_SIZE_MAX);
+    prom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4m.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, PROM_SIZE_MAX, prom_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ static int ram_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 
     RAM_size = d->size;
 
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(RAM_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4m.ram", RAM_size);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, RAM_size, ram_offset);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 40b5f1f..2234b4e 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int prom_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 {
     ram_addr_t prom_offset;
 
-    prom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(PROM_SIZE_MAX);
+    prom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4u.prom", PROM_SIZE_MAX);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, PROM_SIZE_MAX, prom_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int ram_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
 
     RAM_size = d->size;
 
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(RAM_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "sun4u.ram", RAM_size);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, RAM_size, ram_offset);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/syborg.c b/hw/syborg.c
index 2d08cb2..758c69a 100644
--- a/hw/syborg.c
+++ b/hw/syborg.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void syborg_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
 
     /* RAM at address zero. */
-    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "syborg.ram", ram_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_addr | IO_MEM_RAM);
 
     cpu_pic = arm_pic_init_cpu(env);
diff --git a/hw/tc6393xb.c b/hw/tc6393xb.c
index e0c5e5f..16db51d 100644
--- a/hw/tc6393xb.c
+++ b/hw/tc6393xb.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ TC6393xbState *tc6393xb_init(uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
                     tc6393xb_writefn, s);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(base, 0x10000, iomemtype);
 
-    s->vram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(0x100000);
+    s->vram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "tc6393xb.vram", 0x100000);
     s->vram_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->vram_addr);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(base + 0x100000, 0x100000, s->vram_addr);
     s->scr_width = 480;
diff --git a/hw/tcx.c b/hw/tcx.c
index beb30ac..6ee65bb 100644
--- a/hw/tcx.c
+++ b/hw/tcx.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int tcx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
     int size;
     uint8_t *vram_base;
 
-    vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(s->vram_size * (1 + 4 + 4));
+    vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "tcx.vram", s->vram_size * (1 + 4 + 4));
     vram_base = qemu_get_ram_ptr(vram_offset);
     s->vram_offset = vram_offset;
 
diff --git a/hw/tosa.c b/hw/tosa.c
index fbe8d8c..ba6d9e7 100644
--- a/hw/tosa.c
+++ b/hw/tosa.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void tosa_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     cpu = pxa255_init(tosa_binfo.ram_size);
 
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, TOSA_ROM,
-                    qemu_ram_alloc(TOSA_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
+                    qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "tosa.rom", TOSA_ROM) | IO_MEM_ROM);
 
     tmio = tc6393xb_init(0x10000000,
             pxa2xx_gpio_in_get(cpu->gpio)[TOSA_GPIO_TC6393XB_INT]);
diff --git a/hw/versatilepb.c b/hw/versatilepb.c
index 391f5b8..1d049f2 100644
--- a/hw/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/versatilepb.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void versatile_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(ram_size);
+    ram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "versatile.ram", ram_size);
     /* ??? RAM should repeat to fill physical memory space.  */
     /* SDRAM at address zero.  */
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, ram_size, ram_offset | IO_MEM_RAM);
diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 01de1e1..b5c7ee7 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ void vga_common_init(VGACommonState *s, int vga_ram_size)
 #else
     s->is_vbe_vmstate = 0;
 #endif
-    s->vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(vga_ram_size);
+    s->vram_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "vga.vram", vga_ram_size);
     s->vram_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->vram_offset);
     s->vram_size = vga_ram_size;
     s->get_bpp = vga_get_bpp;
diff --git a/hw/vmware_vga.c b/hw/vmware_vga.c
index 359e5d8..9e72d2e 100644
--- a/hw/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/vmware_vga.c
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s, int vga_ram_size)
 
 
     s->fifo_size = SVGA_FIFO_SIZE;
-    s->fifo_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(s->fifo_size);
+    s->fifo_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(NULL, "vmsvga.fifo", s->fifo_size);
     s->fifo_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->fifo_offset);
 
     vga_common_init(&s->vga, vga_ram_size);
