diff --git a/hw/hw.h b/hw/hw.h
index 9a1ba18a861bd9eca69a038175d7279d9e36af8b..a8534fa1e8b6b2ab23224478c79e911a9a1701ce 100644
--- a/hw/hw.h
+++ b/hw/hw.h
@@ -282,12 +282,14 @@ struct VMStateInfo {
 enum VMStateFlags {
     VMS_SINGLE  = 0x001,
     VMS_POINTER = 0x002,
+    VMS_ARRAY   = 0x004,
 };
 
 typedef struct {
     const char *name;
     size_t offset;
     size_t size;
+    int num;
     const VMStateInfo *info;
     enum VMStateFlags flags;
     int version_id;
@@ -314,6 +316,8 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_uint64;
 
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
 
+#define type_check_array(t1,t2,n) ((t1(*)[n])0 - (t2*)0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_SINGLE(_field, _state, _version, _info, _type) {     \
     .name       = (stringify(_field)),                               \
     .version_id = (_version),                                        \
@@ -334,7 +338,19 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
             + type_check(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field))         \
 }
 
+#define VMSTATE_ARRAY(_field, _state, _num, _version, _info, _type) {\
+    .name       = (stringify(_field)),                               \
+    .version_id = (_version),                                        \
+    .num        = (_num),                                            \
+    .info       = &(_info),                                          \
+    .size       = sizeof(_type),                                     \
+    .flags      = VMS_ARRAY,                                         \
+    .offset     = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
+        + type_check_array(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field),_num)  \
+}
+
 /* _f : field name
+   _n : num of elements
    _s : struct state name
    _v : version
 */
@@ -381,6 +397,18 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_timer;
 #define VMSTATE_TIMER(_f, _s)                                         \
     VMSTATE_TIMER_V(_f, _s, 0)
 
+#define VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, _v)                        \
+    VMSTATE_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n, _v, vmstate_info_uint32, uint32_t)
+
+#define VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                              \
+    VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
+
+#define VMSTATE_INT32_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, _v)                         \
+    VMSTATE_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n, _v, vmstate_info_int32, int32_t)
+
+#define VMSTATE_INT32_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                               \
+    VMSTATE_INT32_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()                                         \
     {}
 
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 7e56a89531eab509543935ba2f73174ba5fc8351..7bcb783f96f6889f1afce52ebe780ee074cb4bb4 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -972,15 +972,21 @@ int vmstate_load_state(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
     }
     while(field->name) {
         if (field->version_id <= version_id) {
-            void *addr = opaque + field->offset;
-            int ret;
+            void *base_addr = opaque + field->offset;
+            int ret, i, n_elems = 1;
 
+            if (field->flags & VMS_ARRAY) {
+                n_elems = field->num;
+            }
             if (field->flags & VMS_POINTER) {
-                addr = *(void **)addr;
+                base_addr = *(void **)base_addr;
             }
-            ret = field->info->get(f, addr, field->size);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                return ret;
+            for (i = 0; i < n_elems; i++) {
+                void *addr = base_addr + field->size * i;
+                ret = field->info->get(f, addr, field->size);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    return ret;
+                }
             }
         }
         field++;
@@ -994,12 +1000,19 @@ void vmstate_save_state(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
     VMStateField *field = vmsd->fields;
 
     while(field->name) {
-        const void *addr = opaque + field->offset;
+        const void *base_addr = opaque + field->offset;
+        int i, n_elems = 1;
 
+        if (field->flags & VMS_ARRAY) {
+            n_elems = field->num;
+        }
         if (field->flags & VMS_POINTER) {
-            addr = *(void **)addr;
+            base_addr = *(void **)base_addr;
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < n_elems; i++) {
+            const void *addr = base_addr + field->size * i;
+            field->info->put(f, addr, field->size);
         }
-        field->info->put(f, addr, field->size);
         field++;
     }
 }