diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f758f32..9852aef 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2779,12 +2779,7 @@
 ##########################################
 # glib support probe
 
-if test "$mingw32" = yes; then
-    # g_poll is required in order to integrate with the glib main loop.
-    glib_req_ver=2.20
-else
-    glib_req_ver=2.12
-fi
+glib_req_ver=2.22
 glib_modules=gthread-2.0
 if test "$modules" = yes; then
     glib_modules="$glib_modules gmodule-2.0"
diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index 833fd45..9e5d862 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -198,6 +198,61 @@
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check the cmd register to see if we should start or stop
+ * the DMA or FIS RX engines.
+ *
+ * @ad: Device to engage.
+ * @allow_stop: Allow device to transition from started to stopped?
+ *   'no' is useful for migration post_load, which does not expect a transition.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on error.
+ */
+static int ahci_cond_start_engines(AHCIDevice *ad, bool allow_stop)
+{
+    AHCIPortRegs *pr = &ad->port_regs;
+
+    if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_START) {
+        if (ahci_map_clb_address(ad)) {
+            pr->cmd |= PORT_CMD_LIST_ON;
+        } else {
+            error_report("AHCI: Failed to start DMA engine: "
+                         "bad command list buffer address");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    } else if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_LIST_ON) {
+        if (allow_stop) {
+            ahci_unmap_clb_address(ad);
+            pr->cmd = pr->cmd & ~(PORT_CMD_LIST_ON);
+        } else {
+            error_report("AHCI: DMA engine should be off, "
+                         "but appears to still be running");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_FIS_RX) {
+        if (ahci_map_fis_address(ad)) {
+            pr->cmd |= PORT_CMD_FIS_ON;
+        } else {
+            error_report("AHCI: Failed to start FIS receive engine: "
+                         "bad FIS receive buffer address");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    } else if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_FIS_ON) {
+        if (allow_stop) {
+            ahci_unmap_fis_address(ad);
+            pr->cmd = pr->cmd & ~(PORT_CMD_FIS_ON);
+        } else {
+            error_report("AHCI: FIS receive engine should be off, "
+                         "but appears to still be running");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void  ahci_port_write(AHCIState *s, int port, int offset, uint32_t val)
 {
     AHCIPortRegs *pr = &s->dev[port].port_regs;
@@ -229,29 +284,8 @@
              * including LIST_ON and FIS_ON. */
             pr->cmd = (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_RO_MASK) | (val & ~PORT_CMD_RO_MASK);
 
-            if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_START) {
-                if (ahci_map_clb_address(&s->dev[port])) {
-                    pr->cmd |= PORT_CMD_LIST_ON;
-                } else {
-                    error_report("AHCI: Failed to start DMA engine: "
-                                 "bad command list buffer address");
-                }
-            } else if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_LIST_ON) {
-                ahci_unmap_clb_address(&s->dev[port]);
-                pr->cmd = pr->cmd & ~(PORT_CMD_LIST_ON);
-            }
-
-            if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_FIS_RX) {
-                if (ahci_map_fis_address(&s->dev[port])) {
-                    pr->cmd |= PORT_CMD_FIS_ON;
-                } else {
-                    error_report("AHCI: Failed to start FIS receive engine: "
-                                 "bad FIS receive buffer address");
-                }
-            } else if (pr->cmd & PORT_CMD_FIS_ON) {
-                ahci_unmap_fis_address(&s->dev[port]);
-                pr->cmd = pr->cmd & ~(PORT_CMD_FIS_ON);
-            }
+            /* Check FIS RX and CLB engines, allow transition to false: */
+            ahci_cond_start_engines(&s->dev[port], true);
 
             /* XXX usually the FIS would be pending on the bus here and
                    issuing deferred until the OS enables FIS receival.
@@ -1404,8 +1438,12 @@
     for (i = 0; i < s->ports; i++) {
         ad = &s->dev[i];
 
-        ahci_map_clb_address(ad);
-        ahci_map_fis_address(ad);
+        /* Only remap the CLB address if appropriate, disallowing a state
+         * transition from 'on' to 'off' it should be consistent here. */
+        if (ahci_cond_start_engines(ad, false) != 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
         /*
          * If an error is present, ad->busy_slot will be valid and not -1.
          * In this case, an operation is waiting to resume and will re-check
@@ -1461,7 +1499,6 @@
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_sysbus_ahci = {
     .name = "sysbus-ahci",
-    .unmigratable = 1, /* Still buggy under I/O load */
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_AHCI(ahci, SysbusAHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
diff --git a/hw/ide/ich.c b/hw/ide/ich.c
index b1d8874..350c7f1 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ich.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ich.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ich9_ahci = {
     .name = "ich9_ahci",
-    .unmigratable = 1, /* Still buggy under I/O load */
     .version_id = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(parent_obj, AHCIPCIState),
diff --git a/hw/ide/macio.c b/hw/ide/macio.c
index a009674..585a27b 100644
--- a/hw/ide/macio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/macio.c
@@ -51,18 +51,213 @@
 
 #define MACIO_PAGE_SIZE 4096
 
+static void pmac_dma_read(BlockBackend *blk,
+                          int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors,
+                          void (*cb)(void *opaque, int ret), void *opaque)
+{
+    DBDMA_io *io = opaque;
+    MACIOIDEState *m = io->opaque;
+    IDEState *s = idebus_active_if(&m->bus);
+    dma_addr_t dma_addr, dma_len;
+    void *mem;
+    int nsector, remainder;
+
+    qemu_iovec_destroy(&io->iov);
+    qemu_iovec_init(&io->iov, io->len / MACIO_PAGE_SIZE + 1);
+
+    if (io->remainder_len > 0) {
+        /* Return remainder of request */
+        int transfer = MIN(io->remainder_len, io->len);
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA read pop     - bounce addr: %p addr: %"
+                      HWADDR_PRIx " remainder_len: %x\n",
+                      &io->remainder + (0x200 - transfer), io->addr,
+                      io->remainder_len);
+
+        cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr,
+                                  &io->remainder + (0x200 - transfer),
+                                  transfer);
+
+        io->remainder_len -= transfer;
+        io->len -= transfer;
+        io->addr += transfer;
+
+        s->io_buffer_index += transfer;
+        s->io_buffer_size -= transfer;
+
+        if (io->remainder_len != 0) {
+            /* Still waiting for remainder */
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (io->len == 0) {
+            MACIO_DPRINTF("--- finished all read processing; go and finish\n");
+            cb(opaque, 0);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
+        sector_num = (int64_t)(s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    } else {
+        sector_num = ide_get_sector(s) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    }
+
+    nsector = ((io->len + 0x1ff) >> 9);
+    remainder = (nsector << 9) - io->len;
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA read transfer - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx " len: %x\n",
+                  io->addr, io->len);
+
+    dma_addr = io->addr;
+    dma_len = io->len;
+    mem = dma_memory_map(&address_space_memory, dma_addr, &dma_len,
+                         DMA_DIRECTION_FROM_DEVICE);
+
+    if (!remainder) {
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA read aligned - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx
+                      " len: %x\n", io->addr, io->len);
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, mem, io->len);
+    } else {
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA read unaligned - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx
+                      " len: %x\n", io->addr, io->len);
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, mem, io->len);
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA read push    - bounce addr: %p "
+                      "remainder_len: %x\n",
+                      &io->remainder + 0x200 - remainder, remainder);
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, &io->remainder + 0x200 - remainder,
+                       remainder);
+
+        io->remainder_len = remainder;
+    }
+
+    s->io_buffer_size -= io->len;
+    s->io_buffer_index += io->len;
+
+    io->len = 0;
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("--- Block read transfer   - sector_num: %"PRIx64"  "
+                  "nsector: %x\n",
+                  sector_num, nsector);
+
+    m->aiocb = blk_aio_readv(blk, sector_num, &io->iov, nsector, cb, io);
+}
+
+static void pmac_dma_write(BlockBackend *blk,
+                         int64_t sector_num, int nb_sectors,
+                         void (*cb)(void *opaque, int ret), void *opaque)
+{
+    DBDMA_io *io = opaque;
+    MACIOIDEState *m = io->opaque;
+    IDEState *s = idebus_active_if(&m->bus);
+    dma_addr_t dma_addr, dma_len;
+    void *mem;
+    int nsector, remainder;
+    int extra = 0;
+
+    qemu_iovec_destroy(&io->iov);
+    qemu_iovec_init(&io->iov, io->len / MACIO_PAGE_SIZE + 1);
+
+    if (io->remainder_len > 0) {
+        /* Return remainder of request */
+        int transfer = MIN(io->remainder_len, io->len);
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- processing write remainder %x\n", transfer);
+        cpu_physical_memory_read(io->addr,
+                                 &io->remainder + (0x200 - transfer),
+                                 transfer);
+
+        io->remainder_len -= transfer;
+        io->len -= transfer;
+        io->addr += transfer;
+
+        s->io_buffer_index += transfer;
+        s->io_buffer_size -= transfer;
+
+        if (io->remainder_len != 0) {
+            /* Still waiting for remainder */
+            return;
+        }
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--> prepending bounce buffer with size 0x200\n");
+
+        /* Sector transfer complete - prepend to request */
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, &io->remainder, 0x200);
+        extra = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
+        sector_num = (int64_t)(s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    } else {
+        sector_num = ide_get_sector(s) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    }
+
+    nsector = (io->len >> 9);
+    remainder = io->len - (nsector << 9);
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA write transfer - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx " len: %x\n",
+                  io->addr, io->len);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("xxx remainder: %x\n", remainder);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("xxx sector_num: %"PRIx64"   nsector: %x\n",
+                  sector_num, nsector);
+
+    dma_addr = io->addr;
+    dma_len = io->len;
+    mem = dma_memory_map(&address_space_memory, dma_addr, &dma_len,
+                         DMA_DIRECTION_TO_DEVICE);
+
+    if (!remainder) {
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA write aligned - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx
+                      " len: %x\n", io->addr, io->len);
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, mem, io->len);
+    } else {
+        /* Write up to last complete sector */
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA write unaligned - addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx
+                      " len: %x\n", io->addr, (nsector << 9));
+        qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, mem, (nsector << 9));
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("--- DMA write read    - bounce addr: %p "
+                      "remainder_len: %x\n", &io->remainder, remainder);
+        cpu_physical_memory_read(io->addr + (nsector << 9), &io->remainder,
+                                 remainder);
+
+        io->remainder_len = 0x200 - remainder;
+
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("xxx remainder_len: %x\n", io->remainder_len);
+    }
+
+    s->io_buffer_size -= ((nsector + extra) << 9);
+    s->io_buffer_index += ((nsector + extra) << 9);
+
+    io->len = 0;
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("--- Block write transfer   - sector_num: %"PRIx64"  "
+                  "nsector: %x\n", sector_num, nsector + extra);
+
+    m->aiocb = blk_aio_writev(blk, sector_num, &io->iov, nsector + extra, cb,
+                              io);
+}
+
 static void pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 {
     DBDMA_io *io = opaque;
     MACIOIDEState *m = io->opaque;
     IDEState *s = idebus_active_if(&m->bus);
-    int unaligned;
+    int64_t sector_num;
+    int nsector, remainder;
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("\ns is %p\n", s);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("io_buffer_index: %x\n", s->io_buffer_index);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("io_buffer_size: %x   packet_transfer_size: %x\n",
+                  s->io_buffer_size, s->packet_transfer_size);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("lba: %x\n", s->lba);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("io_addr: %" HWADDR_PRIx "  io_len: %x\n", io->addr,
+                  io->len);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        m->aiocb = NULL;
-        qemu_sglist_destroy(&s->sg);
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("THERE WAS AN ERROR!  %d\n", ret);
         ide_atapi_io_error(s, ret);
-        io->remainder_len = 0;
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -74,105 +269,43 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("io_buffer_size = %#x\n", s->io_buffer_size);
-
-    if (s->io_buffer_size > 0) {
-        m->aiocb = NULL;
-        qemu_sglist_destroy(&s->sg);
-
-        s->packet_transfer_size -= s->io_buffer_size;
-
-        s->io_buffer_index += s->io_buffer_size;
-        s->lba += s->io_buffer_index >> 11;
-        s->io_buffer_index &= 0x7ff;
-    }
-
-    s->io_buffer_size = MIN(io->len, s->packet_transfer_size);
-
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("remainder: %d io->len: %d size: %d\n", io->remainder_len,
-                  io->len, s->packet_transfer_size);
-    if (io->remainder_len && io->len) {
-        /* guest wants the rest of its previous transfer */
-        int remainder_len = MIN(io->remainder_len, io->len);
-
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("copying remainder %d bytes\n", remainder_len);
-
-        cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr, io->remainder + 0x200 -
-                                  remainder_len, remainder_len);
-
-        io->addr += remainder_len;
-        io->len -= remainder_len;
-        s->io_buffer_size = remainder_len;
-        io->remainder_len -= remainder_len;
-        /* treat remainder as individual transfer, start again */
-        qemu_sglist_init(&s->sg, DEVICE(m), io->len / MACIO_PAGE_SIZE + 1,
-                         &address_space_memory);
-        pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb(opaque, 0);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!s->packet_transfer_size) {
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("end of transfer\n");
+    if (s->io_buffer_size <= 0) {
         ide_atapi_cmd_ok(s);
         m->dma_active = false;
-    }
-
-    if (io->len == 0) {
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("end of DMA\n");
         goto done;
     }
 
-    /* launch next transfer */
-
-    /* handle unaligned accesses first, get them over with and only do the
-       remaining bulk transfer using our async DMA helpers */
-    unaligned = io->len & 0x1ff;
-    if (unaligned) {
-        int sector_num = (s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
-        int nsector = io->len >> 9;
-
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("precopying unaligned %d bytes to %#" HWADDR_PRIx "\n",
-                      unaligned, io->addr + io->len - unaligned);
-
-        blk_read(s->blk, sector_num + nsector, io->remainder, 1);
-        cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr + io->len - unaligned,
-                                  io->remainder, unaligned);
-
-        io->len -= unaligned;
+    if (io->len == 0) {
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("End of DMA transfer\n");
+        goto done;
     }
 
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("io->len = %#x\n", io->len);
-
-    qemu_sglist_init(&s->sg, DEVICE(m), io->len / MACIO_PAGE_SIZE + 1,
-                     &address_space_memory);
-    qemu_sglist_add(&s->sg, io->addr, io->len);
-    io->addr += s->io_buffer_size;
-    io->remainder_len = MIN(s->packet_transfer_size - s->io_buffer_size,
-                            (0x200 - unaligned) & 0x1ff);
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("set remainder to: %d\n", io->remainder_len);
-
-    /* We would read no data from the block layer, thus not get a callback.
-       Just fake completion manually. */
-    if (!io->len) {
-        pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb(opaque, 0);
-        return;
+    if (s->lba == -1) {
+        /* Non-block ATAPI transfer - just copy to RAM */
+        s->io_buffer_size = MIN(s->io_buffer_size, io->len);
+        cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr, s->io_buffer, s->io_buffer_size);
+        ide_atapi_cmd_ok(s);
+        m->dma_active = false;
+        goto done;
     }
 
-    io->len = 0;
+    /* Calculate number of sectors */
+    sector_num = (int64_t)(s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    nsector = (io->len + 0x1ff) >> 9;
+    remainder = io->len & 0x1ff;
 
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("sector_num=%d size=%d, cmd_cmd=%d\n",
-                  (s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9),
-                  s->packet_transfer_size, s->dma_cmd);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("nsector: %d   remainder: %x\n", nsector, remainder);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("sector: %"PRIx64"   %zx\n", sector_num, io->iov.size / 512);
 
-    m->aiocb = dma_blk_read(s->blk, &s->sg,
-                            (int64_t)(s->lba << 2) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9),
-                            pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb, io);
+    pmac_dma_read(s->blk, sector_num, nsector, pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb, io);
     return;
 
 done:
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("done DMA\n");
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("done DMA\n\n");
     block_acct_done(blk_get_stats(s->blk), &s->acct);
     io->dma_end(opaque);
+
+    return;
 }
 
 static void pmac_ide_transfer_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -180,24 +313,19 @@
     DBDMA_io *io = opaque;
     MACIOIDEState *m = io->opaque;
     IDEState *s = idebus_active_if(&m->bus);
-    int n = 0;
     int64_t sector_num;
-    int unaligned;
+    int nsector, remainder;
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("pmac_ide_transfer_cb\n");
 
     if (ret < 0) {
         MACIO_DPRINTF("DMA error\n");
         m->aiocb = NULL;
-        qemu_sglist_destroy(&s->sg);
         ide_dma_error(s);
         io->remainder_len = 0;
         goto done;
     }
 
-    if (--io->requests) {
-        /* More requests still in flight */
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!m->dma_active) {
         MACIO_DPRINTF("waiting for data (%#x - %#x - %x)\n",
                       s->nsector, io->len, s->status);
@@ -206,155 +334,48 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    sector_num = ide_get_sector(s);
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("io_buffer_size = %#x\n", s->io_buffer_size);
-    if (s->io_buffer_size > 0) {
-        m->aiocb = NULL;
-        qemu_sglist_destroy(&s->sg);
-        n = (s->io_buffer_size + 0x1ff) >> 9;
-        sector_num += n;
-        ide_set_sector(s, sector_num);
-        s->nsector -= n;
-    }
-
-    if (io->finish_remain_read) {
-        /* Finish a stale read from the last iteration */
-        io->finish_remain_read = false;
-        cpu_physical_memory_write(io->finish_addr, io->remainder,
-                                  io->finish_len);
-    }
-
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("remainder: %d io->len: %d nsector: %d "
-                  "sector_num: %" PRId64 "\n",
-                  io->remainder_len, io->len, s->nsector, sector_num);
-    if (io->remainder_len && io->len) {
-        /* guest wants the rest of its previous transfer */
-        int remainder_len = MIN(io->remainder_len, io->len);
-        uint8_t *p = &io->remainder[0x200 - remainder_len];
-
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("copying remainder %d bytes at %#" HWADDR_PRIx "\n",
-                      remainder_len, io->addr);
-
-        switch (s->dma_cmd) {
-        case IDE_DMA_READ:
-            cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr, p, remainder_len);
-            break;
-        case IDE_DMA_WRITE:
-            cpu_physical_memory_read(io->addr, p, remainder_len);
-            break;
-        case IDE_DMA_TRIM:
-            break;
-        }
-        io->addr += remainder_len;
-        io->len -= remainder_len;
-        io->remainder_len -= remainder_len;
-
-        if (s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_WRITE && !io->remainder_len) {
-            io->requests++;
-            qemu_iovec_reset(&io->iov);
-            qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, io->remainder, 0x200);
-
-            m->aiocb = blk_aio_writev(s->blk, sector_num - 1, &io->iov, 1,
-                                      pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (s->nsector == 0 && !io->remainder_len) {
+    if (s->io_buffer_size <= 0) {
         MACIO_DPRINTF("end of transfer\n");
         s->status = READY_STAT | SEEK_STAT;
         ide_set_irq(s->bus);
         m->dma_active = false;
-    }
-
-    if (io->len == 0) {
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("end of DMA\n");
         goto done;
     }
 
-    /* launch next transfer */
-
-    s->io_buffer_index = 0;
-    s->io_buffer_size = MIN(io->len, s->nsector * 512);
-
-    /* handle unaligned accesses first, get them over with and only do the
-       remaining bulk transfer using our async DMA helpers */
-    unaligned = io->len & 0x1ff;
-    if (unaligned) {
-        int nsector = io->len >> 9;
-
-        MACIO_DPRINTF("precopying unaligned %d bytes to %#" HWADDR_PRIx "\n",
-                      unaligned, io->addr + io->len - unaligned);
-
-        switch (s->dma_cmd) {
-        case IDE_DMA_READ:
-            io->requests++;
-            io->finish_addr = io->addr + io->len - unaligned;
-            io->finish_len = unaligned;
-            io->finish_remain_read = true;
-            qemu_iovec_reset(&io->iov);
-            qemu_iovec_add(&io->iov, io->remainder, 0x200);
-
-            m->aiocb = blk_aio_readv(s->blk, sector_num + nsector, &io->iov, 1,
-                                     pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
-            break;
-        case IDE_DMA_WRITE:
-            /* cache the contents in our io struct */
-            cpu_physical_memory_read(io->addr + io->len - unaligned,
-                                     io->remainder + io->remainder_len,
-                                     unaligned);
-            break;
-        case IDE_DMA_TRIM:
-            break;
-        }
+    if (io->len == 0) {
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("End of DMA transfer\n");
+        goto done;
     }
 
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("io->len = %#x\n", io->len);
+    /* Calculate number of sectors */
+    sector_num = ide_get_sector(s) + (s->io_buffer_index >> 9);
+    nsector = (io->len + 0x1ff) >> 9;
+    remainder = io->len & 0x1ff;
 
-    qemu_sglist_init(&s->sg, DEVICE(m), io->len / MACIO_PAGE_SIZE + 1,
-                     &address_space_memory);
-    qemu_sglist_add(&s->sg, io->addr, io->len);
-    io->addr += io->len + unaligned;
-    io->remainder_len = (0x200 - unaligned) & 0x1ff;
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("set remainder to: %d\n", io->remainder_len);
+    s->nsector -= nsector;
 
-    /* Only subsector reads happening */
-    if (!io->len) {
-        if (!io->requests) {
-            io->requests++;
-            pmac_ide_transfer_cb(opaque, ret);
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
-    io->len = 0;
-
-    MACIO_DPRINTF("sector_num=%" PRId64 " n=%d, nsector=%d, cmd_cmd=%d\n",
-                  sector_num, n, s->nsector, s->dma_cmd);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("nsector: %d   remainder: %x\n", nsector, remainder);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("sector: %"PRIx64"   %x\n", sector_num, nsector);
 
     switch (s->dma_cmd) {
     case IDE_DMA_READ:
-        m->aiocb = dma_blk_read(s->blk, &s->sg, sector_num,
-                                pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
+        pmac_dma_read(s->blk, sector_num, nsector, pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
         break;
     case IDE_DMA_WRITE:
-        m->aiocb = dma_blk_write(s->blk, &s->sg, sector_num,
-                                 pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
+        pmac_dma_write(s->blk, sector_num, nsector, pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io);
         break;
     case IDE_DMA_TRIM:
-        m->aiocb = dma_blk_io(s->blk, &s->sg, sector_num,
-                              ide_issue_trim, pmac_ide_transfer_cb, io,
-                              DMA_DIRECTION_TO_DEVICE);
+        MACIO_DPRINTF("TRIM command issued!");
         break;
     }
 
-    io->requests++;
     return;
 
 done:
     if (s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_READ || s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_WRITE) {
         block_acct_done(blk_get_stats(s->blk), &s->acct);
     }
-    io->dma_end(io);
+    io->dma_end(opaque);
 }
 
 static void pmac_ide_transfer(DBDMA_io *io)
@@ -364,31 +385,10 @@
 
     MACIO_DPRINTF("\n");
 
-    s->io_buffer_size = 0;
     if (s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
-
-        /* Handle non-block ATAPI DMA transfers */
-        if (s->lba == -1) {
-            s->io_buffer_size = MIN(io->len, s->packet_transfer_size);
-            block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(s->blk), &s->acct, s->io_buffer_size,
-                             BLOCK_ACCT_READ);
-            MACIO_DPRINTF("non-block ATAPI DMA transfer size: %d\n",
-                          s->io_buffer_size);
-
-            /* Copy ATAPI buffer directly to RAM and finish */
-            cpu_physical_memory_write(io->addr, s->io_buffer,
-                                      s->io_buffer_size);
-            ide_atapi_cmd_ok(s);
-            m->dma_active = false;
-
-            MACIO_DPRINTF("end of non-block ATAPI DMA transfer\n");
-            block_acct_done(blk_get_stats(s->blk), &s->acct);
-            io->dma_end(io);
-            return;
-        }
-
         block_acct_start(blk_get_stats(s->blk), &s->acct, io->len,
                          BLOCK_ACCT_READ);
+
         pmac_ide_atapi_transfer_cb(io, 0);
         return;
     }
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@
         break;
     }
 
-    io->requests++;
     pmac_ide_transfer_cb(io, 0);
 }
 
@@ -562,6 +561,30 @@
                             BlockCompletionFunc *cb)
 {
     MACIOIDEState *m = container_of(dma, MACIOIDEState, dma);
+    DBDMAState *dbdma = m->dbdma;
+    DBDMA_io *io;
+    int i;
+
+    s->io_buffer_index = 0;
+    if (s->drive_kind == IDE_CD) {
+        s->io_buffer_size = s->packet_transfer_size;
+    } else {
+        s->io_buffer_size = s->nsector * 0x200;
+    }
+
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("\n\n------------ IDE transfer\n");
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("buffer_size: %x   buffer_index: %x\n",
+                  s->io_buffer_size, s->io_buffer_index);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("lba: %x    size: %x\n", s->lba, s->io_buffer_size);
+    MACIO_DPRINTF("-------------------------\n");
+
+    for (i = 0; i < DBDMA_CHANNELS; i++) {
+        io = &dbdma->channels[i].io;
+
+        if (io->opaque == m) {
+            io->remainder_len = 0;
+        }
+    }
 
     MACIO_DPRINTF("\n");
     m->dma_active = true;
diff --git a/include/glib-compat.h b/include/glib-compat.h
index 28d9f15..318e000 100644
--- a/include/glib-compat.h
+++ b/include/glib-compat.h
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 #define G_TIME_SPAN_SECOND              (G_GINT64_CONSTANT(1000000))
 #endif
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 14, 0)
-static inline guint g_timeout_add_seconds(guint interval, GSourceFunc function,
-                                          gpointer data)
-{
-    return g_timeout_add(interval * 1000, function, data);
-}
-#endif
-
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 28, 0)
 static inline gint64 qemu_g_get_monotonic_time(void)
 {
@@ -47,23 +39,6 @@
 #define g_get_monotonic_time() qemu_g_get_monotonic_time()
 #endif
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 16, 0)
-static inline int g_strcmp0(const char *str1, const char *str2)
-{
-    int result;
-
-    if (!str1) {
-        result = -(str1 != str2);
-    } else if (!str2) {
-        result = (str1 != str2);
-    } else {
-        result = strcmp(str1, str2);
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 /*
  * g_poll has a problem on Windows when using
@@ -71,16 +46,6 @@
  */
 #define g_poll(fds, nfds, timeout) g_poll_fixed(fds, nfds, timeout)
 gint g_poll_fixed(GPollFD *fds, guint nfds, gint timeout);
-#elif !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 20, 0)
-/*
- * Glib before 2.20.0 doesn't implement g_poll, so wrap it to compile properly
- * on older systems.
- */
-static inline gint g_poll(GPollFD *fds, guint nfds, gint timeout)
-{
-    GMainContext *ctx = g_main_context_default();
-    return g_main_context_get_poll_func(ctx)(fds, nfds, timeout);
-}
 #endif
 
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h b/include/hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h
index d7db06c..c580327 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/mac_dbdma.h
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
     uint8_t remainder[0x200];
     int remainder_len;
     QEMUIOVector iov;
-    bool finish_remain_read;
-    hwaddr finish_addr;
-    hwaddr finish_len;
-    int requests;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/qtest.c b/qtest.c
index 8d1e66c..05cefd2 100644
--- a/qtest.c
+++ b/qtest.c
@@ -119,12 +119,24 @@
  *  > write ADDR SIZE DATA
  *  < OK
  *
+ *  > b64read ADDR SIZE
+ *  < OK B64_DATA
+ *
+ *  > b64write ADDR SIZE B64_DATA
+ *  < OK
+ *
+ *  > memset ADDR SIZE VALUE
+ *  < OK
+ *
  * ADDR, SIZE, VALUE are all integers parsed with strtoul() with a base of 0.
  *
  * DATA is an arbitrarily long hex number prefixed with '0x'.  If it's smaller
  * than the expected size, the value will be zero filled at the end of the data
  * sequence.
  *
+ * B64_DATA is an arbitrarily long base64 encoded string.
+ * If the sizes do not match, the data will be truncated.
+ *
  * IRQ management:
  *
  *  > irq_intercept_in QOM-PATH
@@ -182,23 +194,46 @@
             (long) tv.tv_sec, (long) tv.tv_usec);
 }
 
-static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3) qtest_send(CharDriverState *chr,
-                                          const char *fmt, ...)
+static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2) qtest_log_send(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
-    char buffer[1024];
-    size_t len;
+
+    if (!qtest_log_fp || !qtest_opened) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qtest_send_prefix(NULL);
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
-    len = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt, ap);
+    vfprintf(qtest_log_fp, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
+}
 
-    qemu_chr_fe_write_all(chr, (uint8_t *)buffer, len);
+static void do_qtest_send(CharDriverState *chr, const char *str, size_t len)
+{
+    qemu_chr_fe_write_all(chr, (uint8_t *)str, len);
     if (qtest_log_fp && qtest_opened) {
-        fprintf(qtest_log_fp, "%s", buffer);
+        fprintf(qtest_log_fp, "%s", str);
     }
 }
 
+static void qtest_send(CharDriverState *chr, const char *str)
+{
+    do_qtest_send(chr, str, strlen(str));
+}
+
+static void GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3) qtest_sendf(CharDriverState *chr,
+                                           const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    gchar *buffer;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    buffer = g_strdup_vprintf(fmt, ap);
+    qtest_send(chr, buffer);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
 static void qtest_irq_handler(void *opaque, int n, int level)
 {
     qemu_irq old_irq = *(qemu_irq *)opaque;
@@ -208,8 +243,8 @@
         CharDriverState *chr = qtest_chr;
         irq_levels[n] = level;
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "IRQ %s %d\n",
-                   level ? "raise" : "lower", n);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "IRQ %s %d\n",
+                    level ? "raise" : "lower", n);
     }
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +353,7 @@
             value = cpu_inl(addr);
         }
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "OK 0x%04x\n", value);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK 0x%04x\n", value);
     } else if (strcmp(words[0], "writeb") == 0 ||
                strcmp(words[0], "writew") == 0 ||
                strcmp(words[0], "writel") == 0 ||
@@ -375,10 +410,11 @@
             tswap64s(&value);
         }
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "OK 0x%016" PRIx64 "\n", value);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK 0x%016" PRIx64 "\n", value);
     } else if (strcmp(words[0], "read") == 0) {
         uint64_t addr, len, i;
         uint8_t *data;
+        char *enc;
 
         g_assert(words[1] && words[2]);
         addr = strtoull(words[1], NULL, 0);
@@ -387,14 +423,33 @@
         data = g_malloc(len);
         cpu_physical_memory_read(addr, data, len);
 
-        qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "OK 0x");
+        enc = g_malloc(2 * len + 1);
         for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-            qtest_send(chr, "%02x", data[i]);
+            sprintf(&enc[i * 2], "%02x", data[i]);
         }
-        qtest_send(chr, "\n");
+
+        qtest_send_prefix(chr);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK 0x%s\n", enc);
 
         g_free(data);
+        g_free(enc);
+    } else if (strcmp(words[0], "b64read") == 0) {
+        uint64_t addr, len;
+        uint8_t *data;
+        gchar *b64_data;
+
+        g_assert(words[1] && words[2]);
+        addr = strtoull(words[1], NULL, 0);
+        len = strtoull(words[2], NULL, 0);
+
+        data = g_malloc(len);
+        cpu_physical_memory_read(addr, data, len);
+        b64_data = g_base64_encode(data, len);
+        qtest_send_prefix(chr);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK %s\n", b64_data);
+
+        g_free(data);
+        g_free(b64_data);
     } else if (strcmp(words[0], "write") == 0) {
         uint64_t addr, len, i;
         uint8_t *data;
@@ -424,6 +479,51 @@
 
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
         qtest_send(chr, "OK\n");
+    } else if (strcmp(words[0], "memset") == 0) {
+        uint64_t addr, len;
+        uint8_t *data;
+        uint8_t pattern;
+
+        g_assert(words[1] && words[2] && words[3]);
+        addr = strtoull(words[1], NULL, 0);
+        len = strtoull(words[2], NULL, 0);
+        pattern = strtoull(words[3], NULL, 0);
+
+        data = g_malloc(len);
+        memset(data, pattern, len);
+        cpu_physical_memory_write(addr, data, len);
+        g_free(data);
+
+        qtest_send_prefix(chr);
+        qtest_send(chr, "OK\n");
+    }  else if (strcmp(words[0], "b64write") == 0) {
+        uint64_t addr, len;
+        uint8_t *data;
+        size_t data_len;
+        gsize out_len;
+
+        g_assert(words[1] && words[2] && words[3]);
+        addr = strtoull(words[1], NULL, 0);
+        len = strtoull(words[2], NULL, 0);
+
+        data_len = strlen(words[3]);
+        if (data_len < 3) {
+            qtest_send(chr, "ERR invalid argument size\n");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        data = g_base64_decode_inplace(words[3], &out_len);
+        if (out_len != len) {
+            qtest_log_send("b64write: data length mismatch (told %"PRIu64", "
+                           "found %zu)\n",
+                           len, out_len);
+            out_len = MIN(out_len, len);
+        }
+
+        cpu_physical_memory_write(addr, data, out_len);
+
+        qtest_send_prefix(chr);
+        qtest_send(chr, "OK\n");
     } else if (qtest_enabled() && strcmp(words[0], "clock_step") == 0) {
         int64_t ns;
 
@@ -434,7 +534,8 @@
         }
         qtest_clock_warp(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + ns);
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "OK %"PRIi64"\n", (int64_t)qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL));
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK %"PRIi64"\n",
+                    (int64_t)qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL));
     } else if (qtest_enabled() && strcmp(words[0], "clock_set") == 0) {
         int64_t ns;
 
@@ -442,10 +543,11 @@
         ns = strtoll(words[1], NULL, 0);
         qtest_clock_warp(ns);
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "OK %"PRIi64"\n", (int64_t)qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL));
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "OK %"PRIi64"\n",
+                    (int64_t)qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL));
     } else {
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        qtest_send(chr, "FAIL Unknown command `%s'\n", words[0]);
+        qtest_sendf(chr, "FAIL Unknown command '%s'\n", words[0]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ahci-test.c b/tests/ahci-test.c
index 7c23bb2..6e3fa81 100644
--- a/tests/ahci-test.c
+++ b/tests/ahci-test.c
@@ -97,6 +97,72 @@
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Verify that the transfer did not corrupt our state at all.
+ */
+static void verify_state(AHCIQState *ahci)
+{
+    int i, j;
+    uint32_t ahci_fingerprint;
+    uint64_t hba_base;
+    uint64_t hba_stored;
+    AHCICommandHeader cmd;
+
+    ahci_fingerprint = qpci_config_readl(ahci->dev, PCI_VENDOR_ID);
+    g_assert_cmphex(ahci_fingerprint, ==, ahci->fingerprint);
+
+    /* If we haven't initialized, this is as much as can be validated. */
+    if (!ahci->hba_base) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    hba_base = (uint64_t)qpci_config_readl(ahci->dev, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_5);
+    hba_stored = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)ahci->hba_base;
+    g_assert_cmphex(hba_base, ==, hba_stored);
+
+    g_assert_cmphex(ahci_rreg(ahci, AHCI_CAP), ==, ahci->cap);
+    g_assert_cmphex(ahci_rreg(ahci, AHCI_CAP2), ==, ahci->cap2);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(ahci_px_rreg(ahci, i, AHCI_PX_FB), ==,
+                        ahci->port[i].fb);
+        g_assert_cmphex(ahci_px_rreg(ahci, i, AHCI_PX_CLB), ==,
+                        ahci->port[i].clb);
+        for (j = 0; j < 32; j++) {
+            ahci_get_command_header(ahci, i, j, &cmd);
+            g_assert_cmphex(cmd.prdtl, ==, ahci->port[i].prdtl[j]);
+            g_assert_cmphex(cmd.ctba, ==, ahci->port[i].ctba[j]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void ahci_migrate(AHCIQState *from, AHCIQState *to, const char *uri)
+{
+    QOSState *tmp = to->parent;
+    QPCIDevice *dev = to->dev;
+    if (uri == NULL) {
+        uri = "tcp:127.0.0.1:1234";
+    }
+
+    /* context will be 'to' after completion. */
+    migrate(from->parent, to->parent, uri);
+
+    /* We'd like for the AHCIState objects to still point
+     * to information specific to its specific parent
+     * instance, but otherwise just inherit the new data. */
+    memcpy(to, from, sizeof(AHCIQState));
+    to->parent = tmp;
+    to->dev = dev;
+
+    tmp = from->parent;
+    dev = from->dev;
+    memset(from, 0x00, sizeof(AHCIQState));
+    from->parent = tmp;
+    from->dev = dev;
+
+    verify_state(to);
+}
+
 /*** Test Setup & Teardown ***/
 
 /**
@@ -146,6 +212,8 @@
 static void ahci_shutdown(AHCIQState *ahci)
 {
     QOSState *qs = ahci->parent;
+
+    set_context(qs);
     ahci_clean_mem(ahci);
     free_ahci_device(ahci->dev);
     g_free(ahci);
@@ -806,7 +874,7 @@
 
     /* Write some indicative pattern to our buffer. */
     generate_pattern(tx, bufsize, AHCI_SECTOR_SIZE);
-    memwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
+    bufwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
 
     /* Write this buffer to disk, then read it back to the DMA buffer. */
     ahci_guest_io(ahci, port, write_cmd, ptr, bufsize, sector);
@@ -814,7 +882,7 @@
     ahci_guest_io(ahci, port, read_cmd, ptr, bufsize, sector);
 
     /*** Read back the Data ***/
-    memread(ptr, rx, bufsize);
+    bufread(ptr, rx, bufsize);
     g_assert_cmphex(memcmp(tx, rx, bufsize), ==, 0);
 
     ahci_free(ahci, ptr);
@@ -950,7 +1018,7 @@
     /* Create a DMA buffer in guest memory, and write our pattern to it. */
     ptr = guest_alloc(ahci->parent->alloc, bufsize);
     g_assert(ptr);
-    memwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
+    bufwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
 
     cmd = ahci_command_create(CMD_WRITE_DMA);
     ahci_command_adjust(cmd, 0, ptr, bufsize, 32);
@@ -967,7 +1035,7 @@
     g_free(cmd);
 
     /* Read back the guest's receive buffer into local memory */
-    memread(ptr, rx, bufsize);
+    bufread(ptr, rx, bufsize);
     guest_free(ahci->parent->alloc, ptr);
 
     g_assert_cmphex(memcmp(tx, rx, bufsize), ==, 0);
@@ -1003,7 +1071,7 @@
                                 debug_path,
                                 tmp_path);
 
-    /* Issue Flush Command */
+    /* Issue Flush Command and wait for error */
     port = ahci_port_select(ahci);
     ahci_port_clear(ahci, port);
     cmd = ahci_command_create(CMD_FLUSH_CACHE);
@@ -1022,6 +1090,250 @@
     ahci_shutdown(ahci);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Basic sanity test to boot a machine, find an AHCI device, and shutdown.
+ */
+static void test_migrate_sanity(void)
+{
+    AHCIQState *src, *dst;
+    const char *uri = "tcp:127.0.0.1:1234";
+
+    src = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
+                    "-hda %s ", tmp_path);
+    dst = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
+                    "-hda %s "
+                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+
+    ahci_migrate(src, dst, uri);
+
+    ahci_shutdown(src);
+    ahci_shutdown(dst);
+}
+
+/**
+ * DMA Migration test: Write a pattern, migrate, then read.
+ */
+static void test_migrate_dma(void)
+{
+    AHCIQState *src, *dst;
+    uint8_t px;
+    size_t bufsize = 4096;
+    unsigned char *tx = g_malloc(bufsize);
+    unsigned char *rx = g_malloc0(bufsize);
+    unsigned i;
+    const char *uri = "tcp:127.0.0.1:1234";
+
+    src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-m 1024 -M q35 "
+                               "-hda %s ", tmp_path);
+    dst = ahci_boot("-m 1024 -M q35 "
+                    "-hda %s "
+                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+
+    set_context(src->parent);
+
+    /* initialize */
+    px = ahci_port_select(src);
+    ahci_port_clear(src, px);
+
+    /* create pattern */
+    for (i = 0; i < bufsize; i++) {
+        tx[i] = (bufsize - i);
+    }
+
+    /* Write, migrate, then read. */
+    ahci_io(src, px, CMD_WRITE_DMA, tx, bufsize, 0);
+    ahci_migrate(src, dst, uri);
+    ahci_io(dst, px, CMD_READ_DMA, rx, bufsize, 0);
+
+    /* Verify pattern */
+    g_assert_cmphex(memcmp(tx, rx, bufsize), ==, 0);
+
+    ahci_shutdown(src);
+    ahci_shutdown(dst);
+    g_free(rx);
+    g_free(tx);
+}
+
+/**
+ * DMA Error Test
+ *
+ * Simulate an error on first write, Try to write a pattern,
+ * Confirm the VM has stopped, resume the VM, verify command
+ * has completed, then read back the data and verify.
+ */
+static void test_halted_dma(void)
+{
+    AHCIQState *ahci;
+    uint8_t port;
+    size_t bufsize = 4096;
+    unsigned char *tx = g_malloc(bufsize);
+    unsigned char *rx = g_malloc0(bufsize);
+    unsigned i;
+    uint64_t ptr;
+    AHCICommand *cmd;
+
+    prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "write_aio");
+
+    ahci = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
+                                "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                                "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                                "-M q35 "
+                                "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
+                                debug_path,
+                                tmp_path);
+
+    /* Initialize and prepare */
+    port = ahci_port_select(ahci);
+    ahci_port_clear(ahci, port);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < bufsize; i++) {
+        tx[i] = (bufsize - i);
+    }
+
+    /* create DMA source buffer and write pattern */
+    ptr = ahci_alloc(ahci, bufsize);
+    g_assert(ptr);
+    memwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
+
+    /* Attempt to write (and fail) */
+    cmd = ahci_guest_io_halt(ahci, port, CMD_WRITE_DMA,
+                             ptr, bufsize, 0);
+
+    /* Attempt to resume the command */
+    ahci_guest_io_resume(ahci, cmd);
+    ahci_free(ahci, ptr);
+
+    /* Read back and verify */
+    ahci_io(ahci, port, CMD_READ_DMA, rx, bufsize, 0);
+    g_assert_cmphex(memcmp(tx, rx, bufsize), ==, 0);
+
+    /* Cleanup and go home */
+    ahci_shutdown(ahci);
+    g_free(rx);
+    g_free(tx);
+}
+
+/**
+ * DMA Error Migration Test
+ *
+ * Simulate an error on first write, Try to write a pattern,
+ * Confirm the VM has stopped, migrate, resume the VM,
+ * verify command has completed, then read back the data and verify.
+ */
+static void test_migrate_halted_dma(void)
+{
+    AHCIQState *src, *dst;
+    uint8_t port;
+    size_t bufsize = 4096;
+    unsigned char *tx = g_malloc(bufsize);
+    unsigned char *rx = g_malloc0(bufsize);
+    unsigned i;
+    uint64_t ptr;
+    AHCICommand *cmd;
+    const char *uri = "tcp:127.0.0.1:1234";
+
+    prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "write_aio");
+
+    src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
+                               "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                               "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                               "-M q35 "
+                               "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
+                               debug_path,
+                               tmp_path);
+
+    dst = ahci_boot("-drive file=%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
+                    "format=qcow2,cache=writeback,"
+                    "rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                    "-M q35 "
+                    "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
+                    "-incoming %s",
+                    tmp_path, uri);
+
+    set_context(src->parent);
+
+    /* Initialize and prepare */
+    port = ahci_port_select(src);
+    ahci_port_clear(src, port);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < bufsize; i++) {
+        tx[i] = (bufsize - i);
+    }
+
+    /* create DMA source buffer and write pattern */
+    ptr = ahci_alloc(src, bufsize);
+    g_assert(ptr);
+    memwrite(ptr, tx, bufsize);
+
+    /* Write, trigger the VM to stop, migrate, then resume. */
+    cmd = ahci_guest_io_halt(src, port, CMD_WRITE_DMA,
+                             ptr, bufsize, 0);
+    ahci_migrate(src, dst, uri);
+    ahci_guest_io_resume(dst, cmd);
+    ahci_free(dst, ptr);
+
+    /* Read back */
+    ahci_io(dst, port, CMD_READ_DMA, rx, bufsize, 0);
+
+    /* Verify TX and RX are identical */
+    g_assert_cmphex(memcmp(tx, rx, bufsize), ==, 0);
+
+    /* Cleanup and go home. */
+    ahci_shutdown(src);
+    ahci_shutdown(dst);
+    g_free(rx);
+    g_free(tx);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Migration test: Try to flush, migrate, then resume.
+ */
+static void test_flush_migrate(void)
+{
+    AHCIQState *src, *dst;
+    AHCICommand *cmd;
+    uint8_t px;
+    const char *s;
+    const char *uri = "tcp:127.0.0.1:1234";
+
+    prepare_blkdebug_script(debug_path, "flush_to_disk");
+
+    src = ahci_boot_and_enable("-drive file=blkdebug:%s:%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
+                               "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                               "-M q35 "
+                               "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 ",
+                               debug_path, tmp_path);
+    dst = ahci_boot("-drive file=%s,if=none,id=drive0,"
+                    "cache=writeback,rerror=stop,werror=stop "
+                    "-M q35 "
+                    "-device ide-hd,drive=drive0 "
+                    "-incoming %s", tmp_path, uri);
+
+    set_context(src->parent);
+
+    /* Issue Flush Command */
+    px = ahci_port_select(src);
+    ahci_port_clear(src, px);
+    cmd = ahci_command_create(CMD_FLUSH_CACHE);
+    ahci_command_commit(src, cmd, px);
+    ahci_command_issue_async(src, cmd);
+    qmp_eventwait("STOP");
+
+    /* Migrate over */
+    ahci_migrate(src, dst, uri);
+
+    /* Complete the command */
+    s = "{'execute':'cont' }";
+    qmp_async(s);
+    qmp_eventwait("RESUME");
+    ahci_command_wait(dst, cmd);
+    ahci_command_verify(dst, cmd);
+
+    ahci_command_free(cmd);
+    ahci_shutdown(src);
+    ahci_shutdown(dst);
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* AHCI I/O Test Matrix Definitions                                           */
 
@@ -1270,6 +1582,12 @@
 
     qtest_add_func("/ahci/flush/simple", test_flush);
     qtest_add_func("/ahci/flush/retry", test_flush_retry);
+    qtest_add_func("/ahci/flush/migrate", test_flush_migrate);
+
+    qtest_add_func("/ahci/migrate/sanity", test_migrate_sanity);
+    qtest_add_func("/ahci/migrate/dma/simple", test_migrate_dma);
+    qtest_add_func("/ahci/io/dma/lba28/retry", test_halted_dma);
+    qtest_add_func("/ahci/migrate/dma/halted", test_migrate_halted_dma);
 
     ret = g_test_run();
 
diff --git a/tests/libqos/ahci.c b/tests/libqos/ahci.c
index 843cf72..7e17bb6 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/ahci.c
+++ b/tests/libqos/ahci.c
@@ -566,6 +566,33 @@
     return (bytes + bytes_per_prd - 1) / bytes_per_prd;
 }
 
+/* Issue a command, expecting it to fail and STOP the VM */
+AHCICommand *ahci_guest_io_halt(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port,
+                                uint8_t ide_cmd, uint64_t buffer,
+                                size_t bufsize, uint64_t sector)
+{
+    AHCICommand *cmd;
+
+    cmd = ahci_command_create(ide_cmd);
+    ahci_command_adjust(cmd, sector, buffer, bufsize, 0);
+    ahci_command_commit(ahci, cmd, port);
+    ahci_command_issue_async(ahci, cmd);
+    qmp_eventwait("STOP");
+
+    return cmd;
+}
+
+/* Resume a previously failed command and verify/finalize */
+void ahci_guest_io_resume(AHCIQState *ahci, AHCICommand *cmd)
+{
+    /* Complete the command */
+    qmp_async("{'execute':'cont' }");
+    qmp_eventwait("RESUME");
+    ahci_command_wait(ahci, cmd);
+    ahci_command_verify(ahci, cmd);
+    ahci_command_free(cmd);
+}
+
 /* Given a guest buffer address, perform an IO operation */
 void ahci_guest_io(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port, uint8_t ide_cmd,
                    uint64_t buffer, size_t bufsize, uint64_t sector)
@@ -623,15 +650,16 @@
     g_assert(props);
     ptr = ahci_alloc(ahci, bufsize);
     g_assert(ptr);
+    qmemset(ptr, 0x00, bufsize);
 
     if (props->write) {
-        memwrite(ptr, buffer, bufsize);
+        bufwrite(ptr, buffer, bufsize);
     }
 
     ahci_guest_io(ahci, port, ide_cmd, ptr, bufsize, sector);
 
     if (props->read) {
-        memread(ptr, buffer, bufsize);
+        bufread(ptr, buffer, bufsize);
     }
 
     ahci_free(ahci, ptr);
@@ -742,7 +770,7 @@
     fis->lba_lo[1] = (lba_sect >> 8) & 0xFF;
     fis->lba_lo[2] = (lba_sect >> 16) & 0xFF;
     if (cmd->props->lba28) {
-        fis->device = (fis->device & 0xF0) || (lba_sect >> 24) & 0x0F;
+        fis->device = (fis->device & 0xF0) | ((lba_sect >> 24) & 0x0F);
     }
     fis->lba_hi[0] = (lba_sect >> 24) & 0xFF;
     fis->lba_hi[1] = (lba_sect >> 32) & 0xFF;
@@ -760,7 +788,9 @@
     /* Each PRD can describe up to 4MiB, and must not be odd. */
     g_assert_cmphex(prd_size, <=, 4096 * 1024);
     g_assert_cmphex(prd_size & 0x01, ==, 0x00);
-    cmd->prd_size = prd_size;
+    if (prd_size) {
+        cmd->prd_size = prd_size;
+    }
     cmd->xbytes = xbytes;
     cmd->fis.count = (cmd->xbytes / AHCI_SECTOR_SIZE);
     cmd->header.prdtl = size_to_prdtl(cmd->xbytes, cmd->prd_size);
diff --git a/tests/libqos/ahci.h b/tests/libqos/ahci.h
index 40e8ca4..779e812 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/ahci.h
+++ b/tests/libqos/ahci.h
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@
 unsigned size_to_prdtl(unsigned bytes, unsigned bytes_per_prd);
 void ahci_guest_io(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port, uint8_t ide_cmd,
                    uint64_t gbuffer, size_t size, uint64_t sector);
+AHCICommand *ahci_guest_io_halt(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port, uint8_t ide_cmd,
+                                uint64_t gbuffer, size_t size, uint64_t sector);
+void ahci_guest_io_resume(AHCIQState *ahci, AHCICommand *cmd);
 void ahci_io(AHCIQState *ahci, uint8_t port, uint8_t ide_cmd,
              void *buffer, size_t bufsize, uint64_t sector);
 
diff --git a/tests/libqos/libqos.c b/tests/libqos/libqos.c
index 7e72078..fce625b 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/libqos.c
+++ b/tests/libqos/libqos.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -62,6 +63,90 @@
     g_free(qs);
 }
 
+void set_context(QOSState *s)
+{
+    global_qtest = s->qts;
+}
+
+static QDict *qmp_execute(const char *command)
+{
+    char *fmt;
+    QDict *rsp;
+
+    fmt = g_strdup_printf("{ 'execute': '%s' }", command);
+    rsp = qmp(fmt);
+    g_free(fmt);
+
+    return rsp;
+}
+
+void migrate(QOSState *from, QOSState *to, const char *uri)
+{
+    const char *st;
+    char *s;
+    QDict *rsp, *sub;
+    bool running;
+
+    set_context(from);
+
+    /* Is the machine currently running? */
+    rsp = qmp_execute("query-status");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(rsp, "return"));
+    sub = qdict_get_qdict(rsp, "return");
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(sub, "running"));
+    running = qdict_get_bool(sub, "running");
+    QDECREF(rsp);
+
+    /* Issue the migrate command. */
+    s = g_strdup_printf("{ 'execute': 'migrate',"
+                        "'arguments': { 'uri': '%s' } }",
+                        uri);
+    rsp = qmp(s);
+    g_free(s);
+    g_assert(qdict_haskey(rsp, "return"));
+    QDECREF(rsp);
+
+    /* Wait for STOP event, but only if we were running: */
+    if (running) {
+        qmp_eventwait("STOP");
+    }
+
+    /* If we were running, we can wait for an event. */
+    if (running) {
+        migrate_allocator(from->alloc, to->alloc);
+        set_context(to);
+        qmp_eventwait("RESUME");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Otherwise, we need to wait: poll until migration is completed. */
+    while (1) {
+        rsp = qmp_execute("query-migrate");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(rsp, "return"));
+        sub = qdict_get_qdict(rsp, "return");
+        g_assert(qdict_haskey(sub, "status"));
+        st = qdict_get_str(sub, "status");
+
+        /* "setup", "active", "completed", "failed", "cancelled" */
+        if (strcmp(st, "completed") == 0) {
+            QDECREF(rsp);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if ((strcmp(st, "setup") == 0) || (strcmp(st, "active") == 0)) {
+            QDECREF(rsp);
+            g_usleep(5000);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        fprintf(stderr, "Migration did not complete, status: %s\n", st);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+
+    migrate_allocator(from->alloc, to->alloc);
+    set_context(to);
+}
+
 void mkimg(const char *file, const char *fmt, unsigned size_mb)
 {
     gchar *cli;
diff --git a/tests/libqos/libqos.h b/tests/libqos/libqos.h
index f57362b..e1f14ea 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/libqos.h
+++ b/tests/libqos/libqos.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 void qtest_shutdown(QOSState *qs);
 void mkimg(const char *file, const char *fmt, unsigned size_mb);
 void mkqcow2(const char *file, unsigned size_mb);
+void set_context(QOSState *s);
+void migrate(QOSState *from, QOSState *to, const char *uri);
 void prepare_blkdebug_script(const char *debug_fn, const char *event);
 
 static inline uint64_t qmalloc(QOSState *q, size_t bytes)
diff --git a/tests/libqos/malloc.c b/tests/libqos/malloc.c
index 67f3190..8276130 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/malloc.c
+++ b/tests/libqos/malloc.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     uint64_t end;
     uint32_t page_size;
 
-    MemList used;
-    MemList free;
+    MemList *used;
+    MemList *free;
 };
 
 #define DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE 4096
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     addr = freenode->addr;
     if (freenode->size == size) {
         /* re-use this freenode as our used node */
-        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&s->free, freenode, MLIST_ENTNAME);
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(s->free, freenode, MLIST_ENTNAME);
         usednode = freenode;
     } else {
         /* adjust the free node and create a new used node */
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         usednode = mlist_new(addr, size);
     }
 
-    mlist_sort_insert(&s->used, usednode);
+    mlist_sort_insert(s->used, usednode);
     return addr;
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     uint64_t addr = s->start > 0 ? s->start - 1 : 0;
     uint64_t next = s->start;
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(node, &s->free, MLIST_ENTNAME) {
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(node, s->free, MLIST_ENTNAME) {
         g_assert_cmpint(node->addr, >, addr);
         g_assert_cmpint(node->addr, >=, next);
         addr = node->addr;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
     addr = s->start > 0 ? s->start - 1 : 0;
     next = s->start;
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(node, &s->used, MLIST_ENTNAME) {
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(node, s->used, MLIST_ENTNAME) {
         g_assert_cmpint(node->addr, >, addr);
         g_assert_cmpint(node->addr, >=, next);
         addr = node->addr;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 {
     MemBlock *node;
 
-    node = mlist_find_space(&s->free, size);
+    node = mlist_find_space(s->free, size);
     if (!node) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Out of guest memory.\n");
         g_assert_not_reached();
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    node = mlist_find_key(&s->used, addr);
+    node = mlist_find_key(s->used, addr);
     if (!node) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: no record found for an allocation at "
                 "0x%016" PRIx64 ".\n",
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@
     }
 
     /* Rip it out of the used list and re-insert back into the free list. */
-    QTAILQ_REMOVE(&s->used, node, MLIST_ENTNAME);
-    mlist_sort_insert(&s->free, node);
-    mlist_coalesce(&s->free, node);
+    QTAILQ_REMOVE(s->used, node, MLIST_ENTNAME);
+    mlist_sort_insert(s->free, node);
+    mlist_coalesce(s->free, node);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     QAllocOpts mask;
 
     /* Check for guest leaks, and destroy the list. */
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, &allocator->used, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, allocator->used, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
         if (allocator->opts & (ALLOC_LEAK_WARN | ALLOC_LEAK_ASSERT)) {
             fprintf(stderr, "guest malloc leak @ 0x%016" PRIx64 "; "
                     "size 0x%016" PRIx64 ".\n",
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
     /* If we have previously asserted that there are no leaks, then there
      * should be only one node here with a specific address and size. */
     mask = ALLOC_LEAK_ASSERT | ALLOC_PARANOID;
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, &allocator->free, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, allocator->free, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
         if ((allocator->opts & mask) == mask) {
             if ((node->addr != allocator->start) ||
                 (node->size != allocator->end - allocator->start)) {
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
         g_free(node);
     }
 
+    g_free(allocator->used);
+    g_free(allocator->free);
     g_free(allocator);
 }
 
@@ -297,11 +299,13 @@
     s->start = start;
     s->end = end;
 
-    QTAILQ_INIT(&s->used);
-    QTAILQ_INIT(&s->free);
+    s->used = g_malloc(sizeof(MemList));
+    s->free = g_malloc(sizeof(MemList));
+    QTAILQ_INIT(s->used);
+    QTAILQ_INIT(s->free);
 
     node = mlist_new(s->start, s->end - s->start);
-    QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&s->free, node, MLIST_ENTNAME);
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(s->free, node, MLIST_ENTNAME);
 
     s->page_size = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE;
 
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@
 void alloc_set_page_size(QGuestAllocator *allocator, size_t page_size)
 {
     /* Can't alter the page_size for an allocator in-use */
-    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(&allocator->used));
+    g_assert(QTAILQ_EMPTY(allocator->used));
 
     g_assert(is_power_of_2(page_size));
     allocator->page_size = page_size;
@@ -329,3 +333,39 @@
 {
     allocator->opts |= opts;
 }
+
+void migrate_allocator(QGuestAllocator *src,
+                       QGuestAllocator *dst)
+{
+    MemBlock *node, *tmp;
+    MemList *tmpused, *tmpfree;
+
+    /* The general memory layout should be equivalent,
+     * though opts can differ. */
+    g_assert_cmphex(src->start, ==, dst->start);
+    g_assert_cmphex(src->end, ==, dst->end);
+
+    /* Destroy (silently, regardless of options) the dest-list: */
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, dst->used, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
+        g_free(node);
+    }
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(node, dst->free, MLIST_ENTNAME, tmp) {
+        g_free(node);
+    }
+
+    tmpused = dst->used;
+    tmpfree = dst->free;
+
+    /* Inherit the lists of the source allocator: */
+    dst->used = src->used;
+    dst->free = src->free;
+
+    /* Source is now re-initialized, the source memory is 'invalid' now: */
+    src->used = tmpused;
+    src->free = tmpfree;
+    QTAILQ_INIT(src->used);
+    QTAILQ_INIT(src->free);
+    node = mlist_new(src->start, src->end - src->start);
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(src->free, node, MLIST_ENTNAME);
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/tests/libqos/malloc.h b/tests/libqos/malloc.h
index 71ac407..0c6c9b7 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/malloc.h
+++ b/tests/libqos/malloc.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 /* Always returns page aligned values */
 uint64_t guest_alloc(QGuestAllocator *allocator, size_t size);
 void guest_free(QGuestAllocator *allocator, uint64_t addr);
+void migrate_allocator(QGuestAllocator *src, QGuestAllocator *dst);
 
 QGuestAllocator *alloc_init(uint64_t start, uint64_t end);
 QGuestAllocator *alloc_init_flags(QAllocOpts flags,
diff --git a/tests/libqtest.c b/tests/libqtest.c
index a525dc5..e5188e0 100644
--- a/tests/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/libqtest.c
@@ -695,28 +695,55 @@
     g_free(path);
 }
 
+void qtest_bufwrite(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    gchar *bdata;
+
+    bdata = g_base64_encode(data, size);
+    qtest_sendf(s, "b64write 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx ", addr, size);
+    socket_send(s->fd, bdata, strlen(bdata));
+    socket_send(s->fd, "\n", 1);
+    qtest_rsp(s, 0);
+    g_free(bdata);
+}
+
+void qtest_bufread(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    gchar **args;
+    size_t len;
+
+    qtest_sendf(s, "b64read 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx\n", addr, size);
+    args = qtest_rsp(s, 2);
+
+    g_base64_decode_inplace(args[1], &len);
+    if (size != len) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "bufread: asked for %zu bytes but decoded %zu\n",
+                size, len);
+        len = MIN(len, size);
+    }
+
+    memcpy(data, args[1], len);
+    g_strfreev(args);
+}
+
 void qtest_memwrite(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, const void *data, size_t size)
 {
     const uint8_t *ptr = data;
     size_t i;
+    char *enc = g_malloc(2 * size + 1);
 
-    qtest_sendf(s, "write 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx 0x", addr, size);
     for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-        qtest_sendf(s, "%02x", ptr[i]);
+        sprintf(&enc[i * 2], "%02x", ptr[i]);
     }
-    qtest_sendf(s, "\n");
+
+    qtest_sendf(s, "write 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx 0x%s\n", addr, size, enc);
     qtest_rsp(s, 0);
+    g_free(enc);
 }
 
 void qtest_memset(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, uint8_t pattern, size_t size)
 {
-    size_t i;
-
-    qtest_sendf(s, "write 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx 0x", addr, size);
-    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-        qtest_sendf(s, "%02x", pattern);
-    }
-    qtest_sendf(s, "\n");
+    qtest_sendf(s, "memset 0x%" PRIx64 " 0x%zx 0x%02x\n", addr, size, pattern);
     qtest_rsp(s, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/libqtest.h b/tests/libqtest.h
index 4b54b5d..ec42031 100644
--- a/tests/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/libqtest.h
@@ -301,6 +301,17 @@
 void qtest_memread(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, void *data, size_t size);
 
 /**
+ * qtest_bufread:
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @addr: Guest address to read from.
+ * @data: Pointer to where memory contents will be stored.
+ * @size: Number of bytes to read.
+ *
+ * Read guest memory into a buffer and receive using a base64 encoding.
+ */
+void qtest_bufread(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, void *data, size_t size);
+
+/**
  * qtest_memwrite:
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: Guest address to write to.
@@ -312,6 +323,18 @@
 void qtest_memwrite(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr, const void *data, size_t size);
 
 /**
+ * qtest_bufwrite:
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
+ * @addr: Guest address to write to.
+ * @data: Pointer to the bytes that will be written to guest memory.
+ * @size: Number of bytes to write.
+ *
+ * Write a buffer to guest memory and transmit using a base64 encoding.
+ */
+void qtest_bufwrite(QTestState *s, uint64_t addr,
+                    const void *data, size_t size);
+
+/**
  * qtest_memset:
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
  * @addr: Guest address to write to.
@@ -699,6 +722,19 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * bufread:
+ * @addr: Guest address to read from.
+ * @data: Pointer to where memory contents will be stored.
+ * @size: Number of bytes to read.
+ *
+ * Read guest memory into a buffer, receive using a base64 encoding.
+ */
+static inline void bufread(uint64_t addr, void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    qtest_bufread(global_qtest, addr, data, size);
+}
+
+/**
  * memwrite:
  * @addr: Guest address to write to.
  * @data: Pointer to the bytes that will be written to guest memory.
@@ -712,6 +748,19 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * bufwrite:
+ * @addr: Guest address to write to.
+ * @data: Pointer to the bytes that will be written to guest memory.
+ * @size: Number of bytes to write.
+ *
+ * Write a buffer to guest memory, transmit using a base64 encoding.
+ */
+static inline void bufwrite(uint64_t addr, const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+    qtest_bufwrite(global_qtest, addr, data, size);
+}
+
+/**
  * qmemset:
  * @addr: Guest address to write to.
  * @patt: Byte pattern to fill the guest memory region with.