diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index 52993f84b4..f2a52e1ade 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void aspeed_board_init(MachineState *machine,
     ram_size = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(&bmc->soc), "ram-size",
                                         &error_abort);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&bmc->ram, NULL, "ram", ram_size);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&bmc->ram, machine, "ram", ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(&bmc->ram_container, 0, &bmc->ram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
                                 sc->memmap[ASPEED_SDRAM],
diff --git a/hw/arm/collie.c b/hw/arm/collie.c
index 970a4405cc..632531a88d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/collie.c
+++ b/hw/arm/collie.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void collie_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     s = sa1110_init(machine->cpu_type);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(sdram, NULL, "strongarm.sdram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(sdram, machine, "strongarm.sdram",
                                          collie_binfo.ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), SA_SDCS0, sdram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
index 6dc2f1d6b6..b76ad7ef69 100644
--- a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
+++ b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void cubieboard_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->sdram, NULL, "cubieboard.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->sdram, machine, "cubieboard.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), AW_A10_SDRAM_BASE,
                                 &s->sdram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/digic_boards.c b/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
index ef3fc2b6a5..f3d1febe87 100644
--- a/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
+++ b/hw/arm/digic_boards.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct DigicBoard {
     const char *rom1_def_filename;
 } DigicBoard;
 
-static void digic4_board_init(DigicBoard *board)
+static void digic4_board_init(MachineState *machine, DigicBoard *board)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ static void digic4_board_init(DigicBoard *board)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "ram", board->ram_size);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "ram",
+                                         board->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), 0, &s->ram);
 
     if (board->add_rom0) {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ static DigicBoard digic4_board_canon_a1100 = {
 
 static void canon_a1100_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
-    digic4_board_init(&digic4_board_canon_a1100);
+    digic4_board_init(machine, &digic4_board_canon_a1100);
 }
 
 static void canon_a1100_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
diff --git a/hw/arm/highbank.c b/hw/arm/highbank.c
index f1724d6929..57e549ec00 100644
--- a/hw/arm/highbank.c
+++ b/hw/arm/highbank.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ static void calxeda_init(MachineState *machine, enum cxmachines machine_id)
 
     sysmem = get_system_memory();
     dram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, NULL, "highbank.dram", ram_size);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, machine, "highbank.dram",
+                                         ram_size);
     /* SDRAM at address zero.  */
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0, dram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
index c76fc2bd94..e88d325e10 100644
--- a/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/imx25_pdk.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void imx25_pdk_init(MachineState *machine)
         machine->ram_size = FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX25_SDRAM1_SIZE;
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "imx25.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "imx25.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX25_SDRAM0_ADDR,
                                 &s->ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
index 524970840d..a8053be396 100644
--- a/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/integratorcp.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static void integratorcp_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     cpu = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "integrator.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "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.  */
diff --git a/hw/arm/kzm.c b/hw/arm/kzm.c
index 1d5ef289d5..e81bd8e0dc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/kzm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/kzm.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void kzm_init(MachineState *machine)
         machine->ram_size = FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_SIZE + FSL_IMX31_SDRAM1_SIZE;
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "kzm.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "kzm.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX31_SDRAM0_ADDR,
                                 &s->ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c b/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
index e90b393a44..95653db599 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void mcimx6ul_evk_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "mcimx6ul-evk.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "mcimx6ul-evk.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
                                 FSL_IMX6UL_MMDC_ADDR, &s->ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
index 0d1f62d30a..d535a119f7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void mcimx7d_sabre_init(MachineState *machine)
                             TYPE_FSL_IMX7, &error_fatal, NULL);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "mcimx7d-sabre.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "mcimx7d-sabre.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
                                 FSL_IMX7_MMDC_ADDR, &s->ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
index f8b620bcc6..96fe815361 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ static void mps2tz_common_init(MachineState *machine)
      * tradeoffs. For QEMU they're all just RAM, though. We arbitrarily
      * call the 16MB our "system memory", as it's the largest lump.
      */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&mms->psram,
-                                         NULL, "mps.ram", 16 * MiB);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&mms->psram, machine,
+                                         "mps.ram", 16 * MiB);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0x80000000, &mms->psram);
 
     /* The overflow IRQs for all UARTs are ORed together.
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2.c b/hw/arm/mps2.c
index d002b126d3..4687bc7ed1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ static void mps2_common_init(MachineState *machine)
      * This is of no use for QEMU so we don't implement it (as if
      * zbt_boot_ctrl is always zero).
      */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&mms->psram,
-                                         NULL, "mps.ram", 16 * MiB);
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&mms->psram, machine,
+                                         "mps.ram", 16 * MiB);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, 0x21000000, &mms->psram);
 
     switch (mmc->fpga_type) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index f68a399a98..2a2c7b3abf 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ static void musicpal_init(MachineState *machine)
     cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_create(machine->cpu_type));
 
     /* For now we use a fixed - the original - RAM size */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "musicpal.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "musicpal.ram",
                                          MP_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/nseries.c b/hw/arm/nseries.c
index 11f2c193f3..8ab30fde24 100644
--- a/hw/arm/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/arm/nseries.c
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ static void n8x0_init(MachineState *machine,
     struct n800_s *s = (struct n800_s *) g_malloc0(sizeof(*s));
     uint64_t sdram_size = binfo->ram_size;
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(sdram, NULL, "omap2.dram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(sdram, machine, "omap2.dram",
                                          sdram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), OMAP2_Q2_BASE, sdram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
index be245714db..26f4e1834b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap_sx1.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void sx1_init(MachineState *machine, const int version)
         flash_size = flash2_size;
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, NULL, "omap1.dram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, machine, "omap1.dram",
                                          sx1_binfo.ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, dram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/palm.c b/hw/arm/palm.c
index 72eca8cc55..dceb4ab6a8 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palm.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void palmte_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *flash = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *cs = g_new(MemoryRegion, 4);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, NULL, "omap1.dram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(dram, machine, "omap1.dram",
                                          palmte_binfo.ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, OMAP_EMIFF_BASE, dram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/raspi.c b/hw/arm/raspi.c
index f76b6eaad3..6f1520bad6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/raspi.c
+++ b/hw/arm/raspi.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void raspi_init(MachineState *machine, int version)
                             &error_abort, NULL);
 
     /* Allocate and map RAM */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     /* FIXME: Remove when we have custom CPU address space support */
     memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(get_system_memory(), 0, &s->ram, 0);
diff --git a/hw/arm/sabrelite.c b/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
index 96cc455c5c..dfeffcb2a7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sabrelite.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void sabrelite_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "sabrelite.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, machine, "sabrelite.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX6_MMDC_ADDR,
                                 &s->ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
index 27046cc284..1d4db8d7fd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static void sbsa_ref_init(MachineState *machine)
         object_unref(cpuobj);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "sbsa-ref.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "sbsa-ref.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, sbsa_ref_memmap[SBSA_MEM].base, ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
index e86af01537..5cde8e3677 100644
--- a/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
+++ b/hw/arm/versatilepb.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void versatile_init(MachineState *machine, int board_id)
 
     cpu = ARM_CPU(cpuobj);
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "versatile.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "versatile.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     /* ??? RAM should repeat to fill physical memory space.  */
     /* SDRAM at address zero.  */
diff --git a/hw/arm/vexpress.c b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
index 4673a88a8d..b97770cc68 100644
--- a/hw/arm/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void a9_daughterboard_init(const VexpressMachineState *vms,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "vexpress.highmem",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "vexpress.highmem",
                                          ram_size);
     low_ram_size = ram_size;
     if (low_ram_size > 0x4000000) {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static void a15_daughterboard_init(const VexpressMachineState *vms,
         }
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "vexpress.highmem",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "vexpress.highmem",
                                          ram_size);
     /* RAM is from 0x80000000 upwards; there is no low-memory alias for it. */
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, 0x80000000, ram);
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index d4bedc2607..917d5549c1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static void machvirt_init(MachineState *machine)
         }
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, NULL, "mach-virt.ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ram, machine, "mach-virt.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, vms->memmap[VIRT_MEM].base, ram);
     if (machine->device_memory) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index 3a0fa5b23f..abb3162cfc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void zynq_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* DDR remapped to address zero.  */
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ext_ram, NULL, "zynq.ext_ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(ext_ram, machine, "zynq.ext_ram",
                                          ram_size);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, ext_ram);
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
index 462493c467..565a52bdab 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static void versal_virt_init(MachineState *machine)
         psci_conduit = QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC;
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->mr_ddr, NULL, "ddr",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->mr_ddr, machine, "ddr",
                                          machine->ram_size);
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(machine), "xlnx-ve", &s->soc,
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
index 53cfe7c1f1..0de41adb75 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void xlnx_zcu102_init(MachineState *machine)
                  ram_size);
     }
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ddr_ram, NULL, "ddr-ram",
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ddr_ram, machine, "ddr-ram",
                                          ram_size);
 
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc, sizeof(s->soc),
