diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-create-region.txt b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-create-region.txt
index 286779e..ada0e52 100644
--- a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-create-region.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-create-region.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ include::bus-option.txt[]
 -U::
 --uuid=::
 	Specify a UUID for the new region. This shouldn't usually need to be
-	specified, as one will be generated by default.
+	specified, as one will be generated by default. Only applicable to
+	pmem regions.
 
 -w::
 --ways=::
diff --git a/cxl/lib/libcxl.c b/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
index 83f628b..c5b9b18 100644
--- a/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
+++ b/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
@@ -2234,8 +2234,8 @@ cxl_decoder_get_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-CXL_EXPORT struct cxl_region *
-cxl_decoder_create_pmem_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
+static struct cxl_region *cxl_decoder_create_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder,
+						    enum cxl_decoder_mode mode)
 {
 	struct cxl_ctx *ctx = cxl_decoder_get_ctx(decoder);
 	char *path = decoder->dev_buf;
@@ -2243,7 +2243,11 @@ cxl_decoder_create_pmem_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
 	struct cxl_region *region;
 	int rc;
 
-	sprintf(path, "%s/create_pmem_region", decoder->dev_path);
+	if (mode == CXL_DECODER_MODE_PMEM)
+		sprintf(path, "%s/create_pmem_region", decoder->dev_path);
+	else if (mode == CXL_DECODER_MODE_RAM)
+		sprintf(path, "%s/create_ram_region", decoder->dev_path);
+
 	rc = sysfs_read_attr(ctx, path, buf);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		err(ctx, "failed to read new region name: %s\n",
@@ -2282,6 +2286,18 @@ cxl_decoder_create_pmem_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
 	return region;
 }
 
+CXL_EXPORT struct cxl_region *
+cxl_decoder_create_pmem_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
+{
+	return cxl_decoder_create_region(decoder, CXL_DECODER_MODE_PMEM);
+}
+
+CXL_EXPORT struct cxl_region *
+cxl_decoder_create_ram_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
+{
+	return cxl_decoder_create_region(decoder, CXL_DECODER_MODE_RAM);
+}
+
 CXL_EXPORT int cxl_decoder_get_nr_targets(struct cxl_decoder *decoder)
 {
 	return decoder->nr_targets;
diff --git a/cxl/libcxl.h b/cxl/libcxl.h
index e6cca11..904156c 100644
--- a/cxl/libcxl.h
+++ b/cxl/libcxl.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ cxl_decoder_get_interleave_granularity(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
 unsigned int cxl_decoder_get_interleave_ways(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
 struct cxl_region *cxl_decoder_get_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
 struct cxl_region *cxl_decoder_create_pmem_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
+struct cxl_region *cxl_decoder_create_ram_region(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
 struct cxl_decoder *cxl_decoder_get_by_name(struct cxl_ctx *ctx,
 					    const char *ident);
 struct cxl_memdev *cxl_decoder_get_memdev(struct cxl_decoder *decoder);
diff --git a/cxl/region.c b/cxl/region.c
index 38aa142..0945a14 100644
--- a/cxl/region.c
+++ b/cxl/region.c
@@ -380,7 +380,22 @@ static void collect_minsize(struct cxl_ctx *ctx, struct parsed_params *p)
 		struct json_object *jobj =
 			json_object_array_get_idx(p->memdevs, i);
 		struct cxl_memdev *memdev = json_object_get_userdata(jobj);
-		u64 size = cxl_memdev_get_pmem_size(memdev);
+		u64 size;
+
+		switch(p->mode) {
+		case CXL_DECODER_MODE_RAM:
+			size = cxl_memdev_get_ram_size(memdev);
+			break;
+		case CXL_DECODER_MODE_PMEM:
+			size = cxl_memdev_get_pmem_size(memdev);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/*
+			 * This will 'poison' ep_min_size with a 0, and
+			 * subsequently cause the region creation to fail.
+			 */
+			size = 0;
+		}
 
 		if (!p->ep_min_size)
 			p->ep_min_size = size;
@@ -589,8 +604,15 @@ static int create_region(struct cxl_ctx *ctx, int *count,
 				param.root_decoder);
 			return -ENXIO;
 		}
+	} else if (p->mode == CXL_DECODER_MODE_RAM) {
+		region = cxl_decoder_create_ram_region(p->root_decoder);
+		if (!region) {
+			log_err(&rl, "failed to create region under %s\n",
+				param.root_decoder);
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
 	} else {
-		log_err(&rl, "region type '%s' not supported yet\n",
+		log_err(&rl, "region type '%s' is not supported\n",
 			param.type);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -602,10 +624,12 @@ static int create_region(struct cxl_ctx *ctx, int *count,
 		goto out;
 	granularity = rc;
 
-	uuid_generate(uuid);
 	try(cxl_region, set_interleave_granularity, region, granularity);
 	try(cxl_region, set_interleave_ways, region, p->ways);
-	try(cxl_region, set_uuid, region, uuid);
+	if (p->mode == CXL_DECODER_MODE_PMEM) {
+		uuid_generate(uuid);
+		try(cxl_region, set_uuid, region, uuid);
+	}
 	try(cxl_region, set_size, region, size);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < p->ways; i++) {
diff --git a/cxl/lib/libcxl.sym b/cxl/lib/libcxl.sym
index 9832d09..84f60ad 100644
--- a/cxl/lib/libcxl.sym
+++ b/cxl/lib/libcxl.sym
@@ -246,4 +246,5 @@ global:
 LIBCXL_5 {
 global:
 	cxl_region_get_mode;
+	cxl_decoder_create_ram_region;
 } LIBCXL_4;
