diff --git a/src/backend.rs b/src/backend.rs
index 259e3c6..fdc6e1b 100644
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend.rs
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 
 use vhost::vhost_user::message::VhostUserProtocolFeatures;
 use vhost::vhost_user::SlaveFsCacheReq;
-use vm_memory::{GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
+use vm_memory::bitmap::Bitmap;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
-use super::Vring;
+use super::{Vring, GM};
 
 /// Trait with interior mutability for vhost user backend servers to implement concrete services.
 ///
 /// To support multi-threading and asynchronous IO, we enforce `the Send + Sync + 'static`.
 /// So there's no plan for support of "Rc<T>" and "RefCell<T>".
-pub trait VhostUserBackend: Send + Sync + 'static {
+pub trait VhostUserBackend<B: Bitmap + 'static>: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Get number of queues supported.
     fn num_queues(&self) -> usize;
 
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@ pub trait VhostUserBackend: Send + Sync + 'static {
     }
 
     /// Update guest memory regions.
-    fn update_memory(
-        &self,
-        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    ) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>;
+    fn update_memory(&self, mem: GM<B>) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>;
 
     /// Set handler for communicating with the master by the slave communication channel.
     ///
@@ -110,13 +107,13 @@ pub trait VhostUserBackend: Send + Sync + 'static {
         &self,
         device_event: u16,
         evset: epoll::Events,
-        vrings: &[Vring],
+        vrings: &[Vring<GM<B>>],
         thread_id: usize,
     ) -> result::Result<bool, io::Error>;
 }
 
 /// Trait without interior mutability for vhost user backend servers to implement concrete services.
-pub trait VhostUserBackendMut: Send + Sync + 'static {
+pub trait VhostUserBackendMut<B: Bitmap + 'static>: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Get number of queues supported.
     fn num_queues(&self) -> usize;
 
@@ -152,10 +149,7 @@ pub trait VhostUserBackendMut: Send + Sync + 'static {
     }
 
     /// Update guest memory regions.
-    fn update_memory(
-        &mut self,
-        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    ) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>;
+    fn update_memory(&mut self, mem: GM<B>) -> result::Result<(), io::Error>;
 
     /// Set handler for communicating with the master by the slave communication channel.
     ///
@@ -192,12 +186,12 @@ pub trait VhostUserBackendMut: Send + Sync + 'static {
         &mut self,
         device_event: u16,
         evset: epoll::Events,
-        vrings: &[Vring],
+        vrings: &[Vring<GM<B>>],
         thread_id: usize,
     ) -> result::Result<bool, io::Error>;
 }
 
-impl<T: VhostUserBackend> VhostUserBackend for Arc<T> {
+impl<T: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> VhostUserBackend<B> for Arc<T> {
     fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
         self.deref().num_queues()
     }
@@ -230,11 +224,8 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackend> VhostUserBackend for Arc<T> {
         self.deref().set_config(offset, buf)
     }
 
-    fn update_memory(
-        &self,
-        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    ) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
-        self.deref().update_memory(atomic_mem)
+    fn update_memory(&self, mem: GM<B>) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        self.deref().update_memory(mem)
     }
 
     fn set_slave_req_fd(&self, vu_req: SlaveFsCacheReq) {
@@ -253,7 +244,7 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackend> VhostUserBackend for Arc<T> {
         &self,
         device_event: u16,
         evset: epoll::Events,
-        vrings: &[Vring],
+        vrings: &[Vring<GM<B>>],
         thread_id: usize,
     ) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
         self.deref()
@@ -261,7 +252,7 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackend> VhostUserBackend for Arc<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for Mutex<T> {
+impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> VhostUserBackend<B> for Mutex<T> {
     fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
         self.lock().unwrap().num_queues()
     }
@@ -294,11 +285,8 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for Mutex<T> {
         self.lock().unwrap().set_config(offset, buf)
     }
 
-    fn update_memory(
-        &self,
-        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    ) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
-        self.lock().unwrap().update_memory(atomic_mem)
+    fn update_memory(&self, mem: GM<B>) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        self.lock().unwrap().update_memory(mem)
     }
 
     fn set_slave_req_fd(&self, vu_req: SlaveFsCacheReq) {
@@ -317,7 +305,7 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for Mutex<T> {
         &self,
         device_event: u16,
         evset: epoll::Events,
-        vrings: &[Vring],
+        vrings: &[Vring<GM<B>>],
         thread_id: usize,
     ) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
         self.lock()
@@ -326,7 +314,7 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for Mutex<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for RwLock<T> {
+impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> VhostUserBackend<B> for RwLock<T> {
     fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
         self.read().unwrap().num_queues()
     }
@@ -359,11 +347,8 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for RwLock<T> {
         self.write().unwrap().set_config(offset, buf)
     }
 
-    fn update_memory(
-        &self,
-        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    ) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
-        self.write().unwrap().update_memory(atomic_mem)
+    fn update_memory(&self, mem: GM<B>) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        self.write().unwrap().update_memory(mem)
     }
 
     fn set_slave_req_fd(&self, vu_req: SlaveFsCacheReq) {
@@ -382,7 +367,7 @@ impl<T: VhostUserBackendMut> VhostUserBackend for RwLock<T> {
         &self,
         device_event: u16,
         evset: epoll::Events,
-        vrings: &[Vring],
+        vrings: &[Vring<GM<B>>],
         thread_id: usize,
     ) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
         self.write()
@@ -397,6 +382,7 @@ mod tests {
     use epoll::Events;
     use std::io::Error;
     use std::sync::Mutex;
+    use vm_memory::{GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
 
     struct MockVhostBackend {
         events: u64,
@@ -414,7 +400,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    impl VhostUserBackendMut for MockVhostBackend {
+    impl VhostUserBackendMut<()> for MockVhostBackend {
         fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
             2
         }
diff --git a/src/event_loop.rs b/src/event_loop.rs
index f82f849..dcb2227 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ use std::io;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::result;
 
-use super::{VhostUserBackend, Vring};
+use vm_memory::bitmap::Bitmap;
+
+use super::{VhostUserBackend, Vring, GM};
 
 /// Errors related to vring epoll event handling.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -53,17 +55,21 @@ pub type VringEpollResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, VringEpollError>;
 /// - add file descriptors to be monitored by the epoll fd
 /// - remove registered file descriptors from the epoll fd
 /// - run the event loop to handle pending events on the epoll fd
-pub struct VringEpollHandler<S: VhostUserBackend> {
+pub struct VringEpollHandler<S: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> {
     epoll_file: File,
     backend: S,
-    vrings: Vec<Vring>,
+    vrings: Vec<Vring<GM<B>>>,
     thread_id: usize,
     exit_event_id: Option<u16>,
 }
 
-impl<S: VhostUserBackend> VringEpollHandler<S> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> VringEpollHandler<S, B> {
     /// Create a `VringEpollHandler` instance.
-    pub(crate) fn new(backend: S, vrings: Vec<Vring>, thread_id: usize) -> VringEpollResult<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        backend: S,
+        vrings: Vec<Vring<GM<B>>>,
+        thread_id: usize,
+    ) -> VringEpollResult<Self> {
         let epoll_fd = epoll::create(true).map_err(VringEpollError::EpollCreateFd)?;
         let epoll_file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(epoll_fd) };
         let (exit_event_fd, exit_event_id) = match backend.exit_event(thread_id) {
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 533c70b..ad51a88 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use vhost::vhost_user::message::{
 };
 use vhost::vhost_user::{Error as VhostUserError, Result as VhostUserResult, SlaveFsCacheReq};
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_ring::VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX;
-use vm_memory::{FileOffset, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
+use vm_memory::bitmap::Bitmap;
+use vm_memory::mmap::NewBitmap;
+use vm_memory::{FileOffset, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryMmap, GuestRegionMmap};
 
 use super::event_loop::{VringEpollError, VringEpollResult};
 use super::*;
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ struct AddrMapping {
     gpa_base: u64,
 }
 
-pub struct VhostUserHandler<S: VhostUserBackend> {
+pub struct VhostUserHandler<S: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> {
     backend: S,
-    handlers: Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S>>>,
+    handlers: Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S, B>>>,
     owned: bool,
     features_acked: bool,
     acked_features: u64,
@@ -71,19 +73,18 @@ pub struct VhostUserHandler<S: VhostUserBackend> {
     max_queue_size: usize,
     queues_per_thread: Vec<u64>,
     mappings: Vec<AddrMapping>,
-    atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>,
-    vrings: Vec<Vring>,
+    atomic_mem: GM<B>,
+    vrings: Vec<Vring<GM<B>>>,
     worker_threads: Vec<thread::JoinHandle<VringEpollResult<()>>>,
 }
 
-impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserHandler<S> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(backend: S) -> VhostUserHandlerResult<Self> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B> + Clone, B: Bitmap + Clone + Send + Sync> VhostUserHandler<S, B> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(backend: S, atomic_mem: GM<B>) -> VhostUserHandlerResult<Self> {
         let num_queues = backend.num_queues();
         let max_queue_size = backend.max_queue_size();
         let queues_per_thread = backend.queues_per_thread();
-        let atomic_mem = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(GuestMemoryMmap::new());
 
-        let mut vrings: Vec<Vring> = Vec::new();
+        let mut vrings = Vec::new();
         for _ in 0..num_queues {
             let vring = Vring::new(atomic_mem.clone(), max_queue_size as u16);
             vrings.push(vring);
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserHandler<S> {
         let mut handlers = Vec::new();
         let mut worker_threads = Vec::new();
         for (thread_id, queues_mask) in queues_per_thread.iter().enumerate() {
-            let mut thread_vrings: Vec<Vring> = Vec::new();
+            let mut thread_vrings = Vec::new();
             for (index, vring) in vrings.iter().enumerate() {
                 if (queues_mask >> index) & 1u64 == 1u64 {
                     thread_vrings.push(vring.clone());
@@ -129,8 +130,10 @@ impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserHandler<S> {
             worker_threads,
         })
     }
+}
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_epoll_handlers(&self) -> Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S>>> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B> + Clone, B: Bitmap> VhostUserHandler<S, B> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_epoll_handlers(&self) -> Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S, B>>> {
         self.handlers.clone()
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +148,9 @@ impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserHandler<S> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserSlaveReqHandlerMut for VhostUserHandler<S> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B> + Clone, B: NewBitmap + Clone> VhostUserSlaveReqHandlerMut
+    for VhostUserHandler<S, B>
+{
     fn set_owner(&mut self) -> VhostUserResult<()> {
         if self.owned {
             return Err(VhostUserError::InvalidOperation);
@@ -519,7 +524,7 @@ impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserSlaveReqHandlerMut for VhostUserHandl
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: VhostUserBackend> Drop for VhostUserHandler<S> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap> Drop for VhostUserHandler<S, B> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         for thread in self.worker_threads.drain(..) {
             if let Err(e) = thread.join() {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index db6a63f..a2b85e2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2019 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
-// Copyright 2019 Alibaba Cloud Computing. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2019-2021 Alibaba Cloud Computing. All rights reserved.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use std::thread;
 use vhost::vhost_user::{
     Error as VhostUserError, Listener, SlaveListener, VhostUserSlaveReqHandlerMut,
 };
-use vm_memory::{GuestAddressSpace, GuestRegionMmap, MmapRegion};
+use vm_memory::bitmap::Bitmap;
+use vm_memory::mmap::NewBitmap;
+use vm_memory::{GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap, MmapRegion};
 
 use self::handler::VhostUserHandler;
 
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ pub use self::handler::VhostUserHandlerError;
 mod vring;
 pub use self::vring::{Vring, VringState};
 
+/// An alias for `GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap<B>>` to simplify code.
+type GM<B> = GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap<B>>;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// Errors related to vhost-user daemon.
 pub enum Error {
@@ -70,21 +75,25 @@ pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 ///
 /// This structure is the public API the backend is allowed to interact with in order to run
 /// a fully functional vhost-user daemon.
-pub struct VhostUserDaemon<S: VhostUserBackend> {
+pub struct VhostUserDaemon<S: VhostUserBackend<B>, B: Bitmap + 'static> {
     name: String,
-    handler: Arc<Mutex<VhostUserHandler<S>>>,
+    handler: Arc<Mutex<VhostUserHandler<S, B>>>,
     main_thread: Option<thread::JoinHandle<Result<()>>>,
 }
 
-impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserDaemon<S> {
+impl<S: VhostUserBackend<B> + Clone, B: NewBitmap + Clone + Send + Sync> VhostUserDaemon<S, B> {
     /// Create the daemon instance, providing the backend implementation of `VhostUserBackend`.
     ///
     /// Under the hood, this will start a dedicated thread responsible for listening onto
     /// registered event. Those events can be vring events or custom events from the backend,
     /// but they get to be registered later during the sequence.
-    pub fn new(name: String, backend: S) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(
+        name: String,
+        backend: S,
+        atomic_mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap<B>>,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
         let handler = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-            VhostUserHandler::new(backend).map_err(Error::NewVhostUserHandler)?,
+            VhostUserHandler::new(backend, atomic_mem).map_err(Error::NewVhostUserHandler)?,
         ));
 
         Ok(VhostUserDaemon {
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ impl<S: VhostUserBackend + Clone> VhostUserDaemon<S> {
     ///
     /// This is necessary to perform further actions like registering and unregistering some extra
     /// event file descriptors.
-    pub fn get_epoll_handlers(&self) -> Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S>>> {
+    pub fn get_epoll_handlers(&self) -> Vec<Arc<VringEpollHandler<S, B>>> {
         self.handler.lock().unwrap().get_epoll_handlers()
     }
 }