diff --git a/cpu-all.h b/cpu-all.h
index 458cb4b..a5b886a 100644
--- a/cpu-all.h
+++ b/cpu-all.h
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ typedef struct RAMBlock {
     uint8_t *host;
     ram_addr_t offset;
     ram_addr_t length;
+    char name[64];
     QLIST_ENTRY(RAMBlock) next;
 } RAMBlock;
 
diff --git a/cpu-common.h b/cpu-common.h
index 4b0ba60..5b00544 100644
--- a/cpu-common.h
+++ b/cpu-common.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ 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_map(ram_addr_t size, void *host);
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t);
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_map(const char *name, ram_addr_t size, void *host);
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(const char *name, ram_addr_t);
 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 d785de3..dd57515 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -2774,13 +2774,15 @@ static void *file_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t memory, const char *path)
 }
 #endif
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_map(ram_addr_t size, void *host)
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_map(const char *name, ram_addr_t size, void *host)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
 
     size = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
     new_block = qemu_malloc(sizeof(*new_block));
 
+    // XXX check duplicates
+    snprintf(new_block->name, sizeof(new_block->name), "%s", strdup(name));
     new_block->host = host;
 
     new_block->offset = ram.last_offset;
@@ -2801,7 +2803,7 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_map(ram_addr_t size, void *host)
     return new_block->offset;
 }
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size)
+ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(const char *name, ram_addr_t size)
 {
     void *host;
 
@@ -2833,7 +2835,7 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size)
 #endif
     }
 
-    return qemu_ram_map(size, host);
+    return qemu_ram_map(name, size, host);
 }
 
 void qemu_ram_free(ram_addr_t addr)
diff --git a/hw/device-assignment.c b/hw/device-assignment.c
index 2b963b5..1d631f6 100644
--- a/hw/device-assignment.c
+++ b/hw/device-assignment.c
@@ -569,9 +569,13 @@ static int assigned_dev_register_regions(PCIRegion *io_regions,
 
             if (!slow_map) {
                 void *virtbase = pci_dev->v_addrs[i].u.r_virtbase;
+                char name[14];
 
-                pci_dev->v_addrs[i].memory_index = qemu_ram_map(cur_region->size,
-                                                                virtbase);
+                snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "pci:%02x.%x.bar%d",
+                         PCI_SLOT(pci_dev->dev.devfn),
+                         PCI_FUNC(pci_dev->dev.devfn), i);
+                pci_dev->v_addrs[i].memory_index = qemu_ram_map(name,
+                                                  cur_region->size, virtbase);
             } else
                 pci_dev->v_addrs[i].memory_index = 0;
 
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index eae0db4..76be151 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ 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);
+    ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc("ram.pc.lowmem", below_4g_mem_size);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0, 0xa0000, ram_addr);
     cpu_register_physical_memory(0x100000,
                  below_4g_mem_size - 0x100000,
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 #if TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_BITS == 32
         hw_error("To much RAM for 32-bit physical address");
 #else
-        ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(above_4g_mem_size);
+        ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc("ram.pc.highmem", above_4g_mem_size);
         cpu_register_physical_memory(0x100000000ULL,
                                      above_4g_mem_size,
                                      ram_addr);
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ 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("ram.pc.bios", bios_size);
     ret = rom_add_file_fixed(bios_name, (uint32_t)(-bios_size));
     if (ret != 0) {
     bios_error:
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
     }
     option_rom[nb_option_roms++] = qemu_strdup(VAPIC_FILENAME);
 
-    option_rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(PC_ROM_SIZE);
+    option_rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc("ram.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 f0b6790..b2632a8 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1889,6 +1889,7 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev)
     int size;
     char *path;
     void *ptr;
+    char name[13];
 
     if (!pdev->romfile)
         return 0;
@@ -1924,7 +1925,9 @@ static int pci_add_option_rom(PCIDevice *pdev)
         size = 1 << qemu_fls(size);
     }
 
-    pdev->rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(size);
+    snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "pci:%02x.%x.rom",
+             PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn));
+    pdev->rom_offset = qemu_ram_alloc(name, size);
 
     ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(pdev->rom_offset);
     load_image(path, ptr);
diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 0a535ae..47b800f 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ 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("ram.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 bf2a699..9df8c08 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("ram.vmsvga.fifo", s->fifo_size);
     s->fifo_ptr = qemu_get_ram_ptr(s->fifo_offset);
 
     vga_common_init(&s->vga, vga_ram_size);
