diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index c62c439..2b14b79 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ static void dirty_memory_extend(ram_addr_t old_ram_size,
     }
 }
 
-static ram_addr_t ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
+static void ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
 {
     RAMBlock *block;
     RAMBlock *last_block = NULL;
@@ -1573,7 +1573,6 @@ static ram_addr_t ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
             if (err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, err);
                 qemu_mutex_unlock_ramlist();
-                return -1;
             }
         } else {
             new_block->host = phys_mem_alloc(new_block->max_length,
@@ -1583,7 +1582,6 @@ static ram_addr_t ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
                                  "cannot set up guest memory '%s'",
                                  memory_region_name(new_block->mr));
                 qemu_mutex_unlock_ramlist();
-                return -1;
             }
             memory_try_enable_merging(new_block->host, new_block->max_length);
         }
@@ -1631,22 +1629,19 @@ static ram_addr_t ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
             kvm_setup_guest_memory(new_block->host, new_block->max_length);
         }
     }
-
-    return new_block->offset;
 }
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
-                                    bool share, const char *mem_path,
-                                    Error **errp)
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
+                                   bool share, const char *mem_path,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
-    ram_addr_t addr;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     if (xen_enabled()) {
         error_setg(errp, "-mem-path not supported with Xen");
-        return -1;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     if (phys_mem_alloc != qemu_anon_ram_alloc) {
@@ -1657,7 +1652,7 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
          */
         error_setg(errp,
                    "-mem-path not supported with this accelerator");
-        return -1;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     size = HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
@@ -1670,29 +1665,28 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                      mem_path, errp);
     if (!new_block->host) {
         g_free(new_block);
-        return -1;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    addr = ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
+    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         g_free(new_block);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return -1;
+        return NULL;
     }
-    return addr;
+    return new_block;
 }
 #endif
 
 static
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
-                                   void (*resized)(const char*,
-                                                   uint64_t length,
-                                                   void *host),
-                                   void *host, bool resizeable,
-                                   MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
+                                  void (*resized)(const char*,
+                                                  uint64_t length,
+                                                  void *host),
+                                  void *host, bool resizeable,
+                                  MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
-    ram_addr_t addr;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     size = HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
@@ -1711,29 +1705,28 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
     if (resizeable) {
         new_block->flags |= RAM_RESIZEABLE;
     }
-    addr = ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
+    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         g_free(new_block);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return -1;
+        return NULL;
     }
-
     mr->ram_block = new_block;
-    return addr;
+    return new_block;
 }
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
                                    MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
     return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, host, false, mr, errp);
 }
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
     return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, NULL, false, mr, errp);
 }
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
                                      void (*resized)(const char*,
                                                      uint64_t length,
                                                      void *host),
diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 5d33def..865e19b 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ ram_addr_t last_ram_offset(void);
 void qemu_mutex_lock_ramlist(void);
 void qemu_mutex_unlock_ramlist(void);
 
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
-                                    bool share, const char *mem_path,
-                                    Error **errp);
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
-                                   MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
-ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
-                                     void (*resized)(const char*,
-                                                     uint64_t length,
-                                                     void *host),
-                                     MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
+                                   bool share, const char *mem_path,
+                                   Error **errp);
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
+                                  MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
+                                    void (*resized)(const char*,
+                                                    uint64_t length,
+                                                    void *host),
+                                    MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
 int qemu_get_ram_fd(ram_addr_t addr);
 void qemu_set_ram_fd(ram_addr_t addr, int fd);
 void *qemu_get_ram_block_host_ptr(ram_addr_t addr);
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 0dd9695..ae13ba9 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1226,11 +1226,14 @@ void memory_region_init_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
                             uint64_t size,
                             Error **errp)
 {
+    RAMBlock *ram_block;
+
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_addr = ram_block->offset;
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1244,11 +1247,14 @@ void memory_region_init_resizeable_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                                        void *host),
                                        Error **errp)
 {
+    RAMBlock *ram_block;
+
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(size, max_size, resized, mr, errp);
+    ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(size, max_size, resized, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_addr = ram_block->offset;
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1261,11 +1267,14 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_from_file(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                       const char *path,
                                       Error **errp)
 {
+    RAMBlock *ram_block;
+
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(size, mr, share, path, errp);
+    ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(size, mr, share, path, errp);
+    mr->ram_addr = ram_block->offset;
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1276,6 +1285,8 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                 uint64_t size,
                                 void *ptr)
 {
+    RAMBlock *ram_block;
+
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
@@ -1284,7 +1295,8 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr,
 
     /* qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr cannot fail with ptr != NULL.  */
     assert(ptr != NULL);
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(size, ptr, mr, &error_fatal);
+    ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(size, ptr, mr, &error_fatal);
+    mr->ram_addr = ram_block->offset;
 }
 
 void memory_region_set_skip_dump(MemoryRegion *mr)
@@ -1312,13 +1324,16 @@ void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                    uint64_t size,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
+    RAMBlock *ram_block;
+
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ops = ops;
     mr->opaque = opaque;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->rom_device = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_rom_device;
-    mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_addr = ram_block->offset;
 }
 
 void memory_region_init_iommu(MemoryRegion *mr,
