diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index 5c0044ceae13..f47d12cd6d8c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -403,7 +403,11 @@ void vm_mem_region_move(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t slot, uint64_t new_gpa);
 void vm_mem_region_delete(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t slot);
 struct kvm_vcpu *__vm_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id);
 vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min);
+vm_vaddr_t __vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min,
+			    enum kvm_mem_region_type type);
 vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc_pages(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages);
+vm_vaddr_t __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(struct kvm_vm *vm,
+				 enum kvm_mem_region_type type);
 vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc_page(struct kvm_vm *vm);
 
 void virt_map(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t paddr,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
index 6ff2b9d6cea6..2883dfd1ad49 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ void virt_arch_pgd_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 		return;
 
 	vm->pgd = vm_phy_pages_alloc(vm, nr_pages,
-				     KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR, 0);
+				     KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR,
+				     vm->memslots[MEM_REGION_PT]);
 	vm->pgd_created = true;
 }
 
@@ -332,8 +333,9 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *aarch64_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
 
 	stack_size = vm->page_size == 4096 ? DEFAULT_STACK_PGS * vm->page_size :
 					     vm->page_size;
-	stack_vaddr = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
-				     DEFAULT_ARM64_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN);
+	stack_vaddr = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
+				       DEFAULT_ARM64_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN,
+				       MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	aarch64_vcpu_setup(vcpu, init);
 
@@ -438,8 +440,8 @@ void route_exception(struct ex_regs *regs, int vector)
 
 void vm_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
-	vm->handlers = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, sizeof(struct handlers),
-			vm->page_size);
+	vm->handlers = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, sizeof(struct handlers),
+					vm->page_size, MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	*(vm_vaddr_t *)addr_gva2hva(vm, (vm_vaddr_t)(&exception_handlers)) = vm->handlers;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
index 9f54c098d9d0..51f280c412ba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/elf.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ void kvm_vm_elf_load(struct kvm_vm *vm, const char *filename)
 		seg_vend |= vm->page_size - 1;
 		size_t seg_size = seg_vend - seg_vstart + 1;
 
-		vm_vaddr_t vaddr = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, seg_size, seg_vstart);
+		vm_vaddr_t vaddr = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, seg_size, seg_vstart,
+						    MEM_REGION_CODE);
 		TEST_ASSERT(vaddr == seg_vstart, "Unable to allocate "
 			"virtual memory for segment at requested min addr,\n"
 			"  segment idx: %u\n"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index a2d0c11457c0..837fec2d74b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -1184,32 +1184,15 @@ static vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_unused_gap(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz,
 	return pgidx_start * vm->page_size;
 }
 
-/*
- * VM Virtual Address Allocate
- *
- * Input Args:
- *   vm - Virtual Machine
- *   sz - Size in bytes
- *   vaddr_min - Minimum starting virtual address
- *
- * Output Args: None
- *
- * Return:
- *   Starting guest virtual address
- *
- * Allocates at least sz bytes within the virtual address space of the vm
- * given by vm.  The allocated bytes are mapped to a virtual address >=
- * the address given by vaddr_min.  Note that each allocation uses a
- * a unique set of pages, with the minimum real allocation being at least
- * a page.
- */
-vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min)
+vm_vaddr_t __vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min,
+			    enum kvm_mem_region_type type)
 {
 	uint64_t pages = (sz >> vm->page_shift) + ((sz % vm->page_size) != 0);
 
 	virt_pgd_alloc(vm);
 	vm_paddr_t paddr = vm_phy_pages_alloc(vm, pages,
-					      KVM_UTIL_MIN_PFN * vm->page_size, 0);
+					      KVM_UTIL_MIN_PFN * vm->page_size,
+					      vm->memslots[type]);
 
 	/*
 	 * Find an unused range of virtual page addresses of at least
@@ -1230,6 +1213,30 @@ vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min)
 	return vaddr_start;
 }
 
+/*
+ * VM Virtual Address Allocate
+ *
+ * Input Args:
+ *   vm - Virtual Machine
+ *   sz - Size in bytes
+ *   vaddr_min - Minimum starting virtual address
+ *
+ * Output Args: None
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *   Starting guest virtual address
+ *
+ * Allocates at least sz bytes within the virtual address space of the vm
+ * given by vm.  The allocated bytes are mapped to a virtual address >=
+ * the address given by vaddr_min.  Note that each allocation uses a
+ * a unique set of pages, with the minimum real allocation being at least
+ * a page. The allocated physical space comes from the TEST_DATA memory region.
+ */
+vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min)
+{
+	return __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, sz, vaddr_min, MEM_REGION_TEST_DATA);
+}
+
 /*
  * VM Virtual Address Allocate Pages
  *
@@ -1249,6 +1256,11 @@ vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc_pages(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages)
 	return vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, nr_pages * getpagesize(), KVM_UTIL_MIN_VADDR);
 }
 
+vm_vaddr_t __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(struct kvm_vm *vm, enum kvm_mem_region_type type)
+{
+	return __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, getpagesize(), KVM_UTIL_MIN_VADDR, type);
+}
+
 /*
  * VM Virtual Address Allocate Page
  *
@@ -1814,7 +1826,8 @@ vm_paddr_t vm_phy_page_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_paddr_t paddr_min,
 
 vm_paddr_t vm_alloc_page_table(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
-	return vm_phy_page_alloc(vm, KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR, 0);
+	return vm_phy_page_alloc(vm, KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR,
+				 vm->memslots[MEM_REGION_PT]);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/riscv/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/riscv/processor.c
index ac7fc9d317db..d146ca71e0c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/riscv/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/riscv/processor.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ void virt_arch_pgd_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 		return;
 
 	vm->pgd = vm_phy_pages_alloc(vm, nr_pages,
-				     KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR, 0);
+				     KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR,
+				     vm->memslots[MEM_REGION_PT]);
 	vm->pgd_created = true;
 }
 
@@ -288,8 +289,9 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *vm_arch_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
 
 	stack_size = vm->page_size == 4096 ? DEFAULT_STACK_PGS * vm->page_size :
 					     vm->page_size;
-	stack_vaddr = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
-				     DEFAULT_RISCV_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN);
+	stack_vaddr = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
+				       DEFAULT_RISCV_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN,
+				       MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	vcpu = __vm_vcpu_add(vm, vcpu_id);
 	riscv_vcpu_mmu_setup(vcpu);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/s390x/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/s390x/processor.c
index 89d7340d9cbd..15945121daf1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/s390x/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/s390x/processor.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ void virt_arch_pgd_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 		return;
 
 	paddr = vm_phy_pages_alloc(vm, PAGES_PER_REGION,
-				   KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR, 0);
+				   KVM_GUEST_PAGE_TABLE_MIN_PADDR,
+				   vm->memslots[MEM_REGION_PT]);
 	memset(addr_gpa2hva(vm, paddr), 0xff, PAGES_PER_REGION * vm->page_size);
 
 	vm->pgd = paddr;
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *vm_arch_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
 	TEST_ASSERT(vm->page_size == 4096, "Unsupported page size: 0x%x",
 		    vm->page_size);
 
-	stack_vaddr = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
-				     DEFAULT_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN);
+	stack_vaddr = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, stack_size,
+				       DEFAULT_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN,
+				       MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	vcpu = __vm_vcpu_add(vm, vcpu_id);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index 2e6e61bbe81b..265ed1ccec7e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ vm_paddr_t addr_arch_gva2gpa(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_vaddr_t gva)
 static void kvm_setup_gdt(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_dtable *dt)
 {
 	if (!vm->gdt)
-		vm->gdt = vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm);
+		vm->gdt = __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm, MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	dt->base = vm->gdt;
 	dt->limit = getpagesize();
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static void kvm_setup_tss_64bit(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_segment *segp,
 				int selector)
 {
 	if (!vm->tss)
-		vm->tss = vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm);
+		vm->tss = __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm, MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	memset(segp, 0, sizeof(*segp));
 	segp->base = vm->tss;
@@ -620,8 +620,9 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *vm_arch_vcpu_add(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
 	vm_vaddr_t stack_vaddr;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 
-	stack_vaddr = vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, DEFAULT_STACK_PGS * getpagesize(),
-				     DEFAULT_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN);
+	stack_vaddr = __vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, DEFAULT_STACK_PGS * getpagesize(),
+				       DEFAULT_GUEST_STACK_VADDR_MIN,
+				       MEM_REGION_DATA);
 
 	vcpu = __vm_vcpu_add(vm, vcpu_id);
 	vcpu_init_cpuid(vcpu, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
@@ -1118,8 +1119,8 @@ void vm_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 	extern void *idt_handlers;
 	int i;
 
-	vm->idt = vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm);
-	vm->handlers = vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm);
+	vm->idt = __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm, MEM_REGION_DATA);
+	vm->handlers = __vm_vaddr_alloc_page(vm, MEM_REGION_DATA);
 	/* Handlers have the same address in both address spaces.*/
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_INTERRUPTS; i++)
 		set_idt_entry(vm, i, (unsigned long)(&idt_handlers)[i], 0,
