diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index 2761a62..1a032f4 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ typedef struct VFIODevice {
     VFIOMigration *migration;
     Error *migration_blocker;
     OnOffAuto pre_copy_dirty_page_tracking;
+    struct vfio_region_info **regions;
 } VFIODevice;
 
 struct VFIODeviceOps {
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ int vfio_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int index,
                          struct vfio_region_info **info);
 int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
                              uint32_t subtype, struct vfio_region_info **info);
+void vfio_get_all_regions(VFIODevice *vbasedev);
 bool vfio_has_region_cap(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int region, uint16_t cap_type);
 struct vfio_info_cap_header *
 vfio_get_region_info_cap(struct vfio_region_info *info, uint16_t id);
diff --git a/hw/vfio/ccw.c b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
index 0354737..06b588c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/ccw.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ static void vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
 
     vcdev->io_region_offset = info->offset;
     vcdev->io_region = g_malloc0(info->size);
-    g_free(info);
 
     /* check for the optional async command region */
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -530,7 +529,6 @@ static void vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->async_cmd_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->async_cmd_region = g_malloc0(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -543,7 +541,6 @@ static void vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->schib_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->schib_region = g_malloc(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(vdev, VFIO_REGION_TYPE_CCW,
@@ -557,7 +554,6 @@ static void vfio_ccw_get_region(VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev, Error **errp)
         }
         vcdev->crw_region_offset = info->offset;
         vcdev->crw_region = g_malloc(info->size);
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     return;
@@ -567,7 +563,6 @@ out_err:
     g_free(vcdev->schib_region);
     g_free(vcdev->async_cmd_region);
     g_free(vcdev->io_region);
-    g_free(info);
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index 917da0f..d9290f3 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -1568,8 +1568,6 @@ int vfio_region_setup(Object *obj, VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIORegion *region,
         }
     }
 
-    g_free(info);
-
     trace_vfio_region_setup(vbasedev->name, index, name,
                             region->flags, region->fd_offset, region->size);
     return 0;
@@ -2325,6 +2323,16 @@ void vfio_put_group(VFIOGroup *group)
     }
 }
 
+void vfio_get_all_regions(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
+{
+    struct vfio_region_info *info;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+        vfio_get_region_info(vbasedev, i, &info);
+    }
+}
+
 int vfio_get_device(VFIOGroup *group, const char *name,
                     VFIODevice *vbasedev, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -2380,12 +2388,23 @@ int vfio_get_device(VFIOGroup *group, const char *name,
     trace_vfio_get_device(name, dev_info.flags, dev_info.num_regions,
                           dev_info.num_irqs);
 
+    vfio_get_all_regions(vbasedev);
     vbasedev->reset_works = !!(dev_info.flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
     return 0;
 }
 
 void vfio_put_base_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 {
+    if (vbasedev->regions != NULL) {
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < vbasedev->num_regions; i++) {
+            g_free(vbasedev->regions[i]);
+        }
+        g_free(vbasedev->regions);
+        vbasedev->regions = NULL;
+    }
+
     if (!vbasedev->group) {
         return;
     }
@@ -2400,6 +2419,17 @@ int vfio_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int index,
 {
     size_t argsz = sizeof(struct vfio_region_info);
 
+    /* create region cache */
+    if (vbasedev->regions == NULL) {
+        vbasedev->regions = g_new0(struct vfio_region_info *,
+                                   vbasedev->num_regions);
+    }
+    /* check cache */
+    if (vbasedev->regions[index] != NULL) {
+        *info = vbasedev->regions[index];
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     *info = g_malloc0(argsz);
 
     (*info)->index = index;
@@ -2419,6 +2449,9 @@ retry:
         goto retry;
     }
 
+    /* fill cache */
+    vbasedev->regions[index] = *info;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2437,7 +2470,6 @@ int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
 
         hdr = vfio_get_region_info_cap(*info, VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_TYPE);
         if (!hdr) {
-            g_free(*info);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -2449,8 +2481,6 @@ int vfio_get_dev_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,
         if (cap_type->type == type && cap_type->subtype == subtype) {
             return 0;
         }
-
-        g_free(*info);
     }
 
     *info = NULL;
@@ -2466,7 +2496,6 @@ bool vfio_has_region_cap(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int region, uint16_t cap_type)
         if (vfio_get_region_info_cap(info, cap_type)) {
             ret = true;
         }
-        g_free(info);
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/hw/vfio/igd.c b/hw/vfio/igd.c
index afe3fe7..22efa1a 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/igd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/igd.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if ((ret || !rom->size) && !vdev->pdev.romfile) {
         error_report("IGD device %s has no ROM, legacy mode disabled",
                      vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         error_report("IGD device %s hotplugged, ROM disabled, "
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
         vdev->rom_read_failed = true;
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_report("IGD device %s does not support OpRegion access,"
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(&vdev->vbasedev,
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_report("IGD device %s does not support host bridge access,"
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     ret = vfio_get_dev_region_info(&vdev->vbasedev,
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_report("IGD device %s does not support LPC bridge access,"
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     gmch = vfio_pci_read_config(&vdev->pdev, IGD_GMCH, 4);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
         error_reportf_err(err, VFIO_MSG_PREFIX, vdev->vbasedev.name);
         error_report("IGD device %s failed to enable VGA access, "
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Create our LPC/ISA bridge */
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_report("IGD device %s failed to create LPC bridge, "
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Stuff some host values into the VM PCI host bridge */
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_report("IGD device %s failed to modify host bridge, "
                      "legacy mode disabled", vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Setup OpRegion access */
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
     if (ret) {
         error_append_hint(&err, "IGD legacy mode disabled\n");
         error_reportf_err(err, VFIO_MSG_PREFIX, vdev->vbasedev.name);
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Setup our quirk to munge GTT addresses to the VM allocated buffer */
@@ -608,9 +608,4 @@ void vfio_probe_igd_bar4_quirk(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, int nr)
 
     trace_vfio_pci_igd_bdsm_enabled(vdev->vbasedev.name, ggms_mb + gms_mb);
 
-out:
-    g_free(rom);
-    g_free(opregion);
-    g_free(host);
-    g_free(lpc);
 }
diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index ff6b45d..04bfb3a 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -876,13 +876,11 @@ int vfio_migration_probe(VFIODevice *vbasedev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     trace_vfio_migration_probe(vbasedev->name, info->index);
-    g_free(info);
     return 0;
 
 add_blocker:
     error_setg(&vbasedev->migration_blocker,
                "VFIO device doesn't support migration");
-    g_free(info);
 
     ret = migrate_add_blocker(vbasedev->migration_blocker, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
index 0cf69a8..5cfd93d 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
@@ -1601,16 +1601,14 @@ int vfio_pci_nvidia_v100_ram_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
 
     hdr = vfio_get_region_info_cap(nv2reg, VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_NVLINK2_SSATGT);
     if (!hdr) {
-        ret = -ENODEV;
-        goto free_exit;
+        return -ENODEV;
     }
     cap = (void *) hdr;
 
     p = mmap(NULL, nv2reg->size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
              MAP_SHARED, vdev->vbasedev.fd, nv2reg->offset);
     if (p == MAP_FAILED) {
-        ret = -errno;
-        goto free_exit;
+        return -errno;
     }
 
     quirk = vfio_quirk_alloc(1);
@@ -1623,8 +1621,6 @@ int vfio_pci_nvidia_v100_ram_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
                         (void *) (uintptr_t) cap->tgt);
     trace_vfio_pci_nvidia_gpu_setup_quirk(vdev->vbasedev.name, cap->tgt,
                                           nv2reg->size);
-free_exit:
-    g_free(nv2reg);
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1651,16 +1647,14 @@ int vfio_pci_nvlink2_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
     hdr = vfio_get_region_info_cap(atsdreg,
                                    VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_NVLINK2_SSATGT);
     if (!hdr) {
-        ret = -ENODEV;
-        goto free_exit;
+        return -ENODEV;
     }
     captgt = (void *) hdr;
 
     hdr = vfio_get_region_info_cap(atsdreg,
                                    VFIO_REGION_INFO_CAP_NVLINK2_LNKSPD);
     if (!hdr) {
-        ret = -ENODEV;
-        goto free_exit;
+        return -ENODEV;
     }
     capspeed = (void *) hdr;
 
@@ -1669,8 +1663,7 @@ int vfio_pci_nvlink2_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
         p = mmap(NULL, atsdreg->size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                  MAP_SHARED, vdev->vbasedev.fd, atsdreg->offset);
         if (p == MAP_FAILED) {
-            ret = -errno;
-            goto free_exit;
+            return -errno;
         }
 
         quirk = vfio_quirk_alloc(1);
@@ -1690,8 +1683,6 @@ int vfio_pci_nvlink2_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
                         (void *) (uintptr_t) capspeed->link_speed);
     trace_vfio_pci_nvlink2_setup_quirk_lnkspd(vdev->vbasedev.name,
                                               capspeed->link_speed);
-free_exit:
-    g_free(atsdreg);
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index 4ee5215..35b6551 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ static void vfio_pci_load_rom(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
     vdev->rom_size = size = reg_info->size;
     vdev->rom_offset = reg_info->offset;
 
-    g_free(reg_info);
-
     if (!vdev->rom_size) {
         vdev->rom_read_failed = true;
         error_report("vfio-pci: Cannot read device rom at "
@@ -2521,7 +2519,6 @@ int vfio_populate_vga(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "unexpected VGA info, flags 0x%lx, size 0x%lx",
                    (unsigned long)reg_info->flags,
                    (unsigned long)reg_info->size);
-        g_free(reg_info);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
@@ -2530,8 +2527,6 @@ int vfio_populate_vga(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
     vdev->vga->fd_offset = reg_info->offset;
     vdev->vga->fd = vdev->vbasedev.fd;
 
-    g_free(reg_info);
-
     vdev->vga->region[QEMU_PCI_VGA_MEM].offset = QEMU_PCI_VGA_MEM_BASE;
     vdev->vga->region[QEMU_PCI_VGA_MEM].nr = QEMU_PCI_VGA_MEM;
     QLIST_INIT(&vdev->vga->region[QEMU_PCI_VGA_MEM].quirks);
@@ -2626,8 +2621,6 @@ static void vfio_populate_device(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
     }
     vdev->config_offset = reg_info->offset;
 
-    g_free(reg_info);
-
     if (vdev->features & VFIO_FEATURE_ENABLE_VGA) {
         ret = vfio_populate_vga(vdev, errp);
         if (ret) {
@@ -3035,7 +3028,6 @@ static void vfio_realize(PCIDevice *pdev, Error **errp)
         }
 
         ret = vfio_pci_igd_opregion_init(vdev, opregion, errp);
-        g_free(opregion);
         if (ret) {
             goto out_teardown;
         }
