v->iova_range.last);
 }
 
+static bool vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+{
+    struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
+
+    return v->index != 0;
+}
+
 static int vhost_vdpa_init(struct vhost_dev *dev, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     struct vhost_vdpa *v;
     v->msg_type = VHOST_IOTLB_MSG_V2;
 
     vhost_vdpa_get_iova_range(v);
+
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     vhost_vdpa_add_status(dev, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE |
                                VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER);
 
 static int vhost_vdpa_set_mem_table(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                     struct vhost_memory *mem)
 {
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     trace_vhost_vdpa_set_mem_table(dev, mem->nregions, mem->padding);
     if (trace_event_get_state_backends(TRACE_VHOST_VDPA_SET_MEM_TABLE) &&
         trace_event_get_state_backends(TRACE_VHOST_VDPA_DUMP_REGIONS)) {
                                    uint64_t features)
 {
     int ret;
+
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     trace_vhost_vdpa_set_features(dev, features);
     ret = vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_SET_FEATURES, &features);
     uint8_t status = 0;
     }
 
     features &= f;
-    r = vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_SET_BACKEND_FEATURES, &features);
-    if (r) {
-        return -EFAULT;
+
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        r = vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_SET_BACKEND_FEATURES, &features);
+        if (r) {
+            return -EFAULT;
+        }
     }
 
     dev->backend_cap = features;
 {
     struct vhost_vdpa *v = dev->opaque;
     trace_vhost_vdpa_dev_start(dev, started);
+
     if (started) {
-        uint8_t status = 0;
-        memory_listener_register(&v->listener, &address_space_memory);
         vhost_vdpa_host_notifiers_init(dev);
         vhost_vdpa_set_vring_ready(dev);
+    } else {
+        vhost_vdpa_host_notifiers_uninit(dev, dev->nvqs);
+    }
+
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (started) {
+        uint8_t status = 0;
+        memory_listener_register(&v->listener, &address_space_memory);
         vhost_vdpa_add_status(dev, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
         vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_VDPA_GET_STATUS, &status);
 
         vhost_vdpa_reset_device(dev);
         vhost_vdpa_add_status(dev, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE |
                                    VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER);
-        vhost_vdpa_host_notifiers_uninit(dev, dev->nvqs);
         memory_listener_unregister(&v->listener);
 
         return 0;
 static int vhost_vdpa_set_log_base(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint64_t base,
                                      struct vhost_log *log)
 {
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     trace_vhost_vdpa_set_log_base(dev, base, log->size, log->refcnt, log->fd,
                                   log->log);
     return vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_SET_LOG_BASE, &base);
 
 static int vhost_vdpa_set_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
+    if (vhost_vdpa_one_time_request(dev)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     trace_vhost_vdpa_set_owner(dev);
     return vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_SET_OWNER, NULL);
 }