diff --git a/cr-dump.c b/cr-dump.c
index f75af61be..236c1e1dd 100644
--- a/cr-dump.c
+++ b/cr-dump.c
@@ -352,14 +352,14 @@ static int dump_task_mappings(pid_t pid, struct list_head *vma_area_list, struct
 
 		struct vma_entry *vma = &vma_area->vma;
 
-		if (!(vma->status & VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
+		if (!vma_entry_is(vma, VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
 			continue;
 
 		pr_info_vma(vma_area);
 
 		if (vma->flags & (MAP_SHARED | MAP_PRIVATE)) {
 
-			if ((vma->status & VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
+			if (vma_entry_is(vma, VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
 				struct shmem_entry e;
 
 				e.start	= vma->start;
@@ -370,12 +370,13 @@ static int dump_task_mappings(pid_t pid, struct list_head *vma_area_list, struct
 					e.start, e.end, e.shmid);
 
 				write_ptr_safe(cr_fdset->desc[CR_FD_SHMEM].fd, &e, err);
-			} else if ((vma->status & VMA_FILE_PRIVATE) ||
-				   (vma->status & VMA_FILE_SHARED)) {
+			} else if (vma_entry_is(vma, VMA_FILE_PRIVATE) ||
+				   vma_entry_is(vma, VMA_FILE_SHARED)) {
 
 				unsigned int flags;
 
-				if (vma->prot & PROT_WRITE && (vma->status & VMA_FILE_SHARED))
+				if (vma->prot & PROT_WRITE &&
+				    vma_entry_is(vma, VMA_FILE_SHARED))
 					flags = O_RDWR;
 				else
 					flags = O_RDONLY;
@@ -985,13 +986,13 @@ static int finalize_core(pid_t pid, struct list_head *vma_area_list, struct cr_f
 		 * Just in case if someone broke parasite page
 		 * dumper code.
 		 */
-		if (!vma_area_has(vma_area, VMA_AREA_REGULAR)) {
+		if (!vma_area_is(vma_area, VMA_AREA_REGULAR)) {
 			pr_panic("\nA page with address %lx has a wrong status\n", va);
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		if (vma_area_has(vma_area, VMA_ANON_PRIVATE) ||
-		    vma_area_has(vma_area, VMA_FILE_PRIVATE)) {
+		if (vma_area_is(vma_area, VMA_ANON_PRIVATE) ||
+		    vma_area_is(vma_area, VMA_FILE_PRIVATE)) {
 			ret  = write(fd_core, &va, sizeof(va));
 			ret += sendfile(fd_core, fd_pages, NULL, PAGE_SIZE);
 			if (ret != sizeof(va) + PAGE_SIZE) {
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ static int finalize_core(pid_t pid, struct list_head *vma_area_list, struct cr_f
 				goto err;
 			}
 			num++;
-		} else if (vma_area_has(vma_area, VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
+		} else if (vma_area_is(vma_area, VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
 			ret  = write(fd_pages_shmem, &va, sizeof(va));
 			ret += sendfile(fd_pages_shmem, fd_pages, NULL, PAGE_SIZE);
 			if (ret != sizeof(va) + PAGE_SIZE) {
diff --git a/cr-restore.c b/cr-restore.c
index eafd20b06..bde0aa6e2 100644
--- a/cr-restore.c
+++ b/cr-restore.c
@@ -703,15 +703,15 @@ static int fixup_vma_fds(int pid, int fd)
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		if (vi.start == 0 && vi.end == 0)
+		if (final_vma_entry(&vi))
 			return 0;
 
-		if (!(vi.status & VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
+		if (!(vma_entry_is(&vi, VMA_AREA_REGULAR)))
 			continue;
 
-		if ((vi.status & VMA_FILE_PRIVATE)	||
-		    (vi.status & VMA_FILE_SHARED)	||
-		    (vi.status & VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
+		if (vma_entry_is(&vi, VMA_FILE_PRIVATE)	||
+		    vma_entry_is(&vi, VMA_FILE_SHARED)	||
+		    vma_entry_is(&vi, VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
 
 			pr_info("%d: Fixing %016lx-%016lx %016lx vma\n",
 				pid, vi.start, vi.end, vi.pgoff);
diff --git a/cr-show.c b/cr-show.c
index 4f8066dd3..5ba1dbdf0 100644
--- a/cr-show.c
+++ b/cr-show.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void show_core(struct cr_fdset *cr_fdset)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (is_ending_vma(&ve)) {
+		if (final_vma_entry(&ve)) {
 			pr_info("\n\t---[Pages]---\n");
 			while (1) {
 				ret = read(fd_core, &va, sizeof(va));
diff --git a/include/crtools.h b/include/crtools.h
index 65651e8ea..c16c662f8 100644
--- a/include/crtools.h
+++ b/include/crtools.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ struct vma_area {
 	int			vm_file_fd;
 };
 
-#define vma_area_has(vma_area, s) vma_entry_has(&vma_area->vma, s)
-#define vma_entry_len(vma) ((vma)->end - (vma)->start)
+#define vma_area_is(vma_area, s)	vma_entry_is(&((vma_area)->vma), s)
+#define vma_area_len(vma_area)		vma_entry_len(&((vma_area)->vma))
 
 struct pstree_item {
 	struct list_head	list;
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ struct pstree_item {
 	u32			*children;	/* array of children */
 };
 
-static inline unsigned long vma_area_size(struct vma_area *vma)
-{
-	return vma->vma.end - vma->vma.start;
-}
-
 static inline int in_vma_area(struct vma_area *vma, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return addr >= (unsigned long)vma->vma.start &&
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index b14317976..8d28eaa6d 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -50,22 +50,6 @@ struct pipe_entry {
 	u8	data[0];
 } __packed;
 
-#define VMA_AREA_NONE		(0 <<  0)
-#define VMA_AREA_REGULAR	(1 <<  0)	/* Dumpable area */
-#define VMA_AREA_STACK		(1 <<  1)
-#define VMA_AREA_VSYSCALL	(1 <<  2)
-#define VMA_AREA_VDSO		(1 <<  3)
-#define VMA_FORCE_READ		(1 <<  4)	/* VMA changed to be readable */
-#define VMA_AREA_HEAP		(1 <<  5)
-
-#define VMA_FILE_PRIVATE	(1 <<  6)
-#define VMA_FILE_SHARED		(1 <<  7)
-#define VMA_ANON_SHARED		(1 <<  8)
-#define VMA_ANON_PRIVATE	(1 <<  9)
-#define VMA_DUMP_ALL		(1 << 10)	/* Dump the whole VMA area pages */
-
-#define vma_entry_has(vma, s)	(((vma)->status & (s)) == (s))
-
 struct vma_entry {
 	u64	start;
 	u64	end;
@@ -80,11 +64,32 @@ struct vma_entry {
 	u32	dev_min;
 } __packed;
 
+#define VMA_AREA_NONE		(0 <<  0)
+#define VMA_AREA_REGULAR	(1 <<  0)	/* Dumpable area */
+#define VMA_AREA_STACK		(1 <<  1)
+#define VMA_AREA_VSYSCALL	(1 <<  2)
+#define VMA_AREA_VDSO		(1 <<  3)
+#define VMA_FORCE_READ		(1 <<  4)	/* VMA changed to be readable */
+#define VMA_AREA_HEAP		(1 <<  5)
+
+#define VMA_FILE_PRIVATE	(1 <<  6)
+#define VMA_FILE_SHARED		(1 <<  7)
+#define VMA_ANON_SHARED		(1 <<  8)
+#define VMA_ANON_PRIVATE	(1 <<  9)
+#define VMA_DUMP_ALL		(1 << 10)	/* Dump the whole VMA area pages */
+
+#define vma_entry_is(vma, s)	(((vma)->status & (s)) == (s))
+#define vma_entry_len(vma)	((vma)->end - (vma)->start)
+#define final_vma_entry(vma)	((vma)->start == 0 && (vma)->end == 0)
+
 struct page_entry {
 	u64	va;
 	u8	data[PAGE_IMAGE_SIZE];
 } __packed;
 
+#define final_page_va(va)		((va) == 0)
+#define final_page_entry(page_entry)	(final_page_va((page_entry)->va))
+
 #define HEADER_VERSION		1
 #define HEADER_ARCH_X86_64	1
 
diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 53435512b..1adea9880 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ struct list_head;
 
 void printk_vma(struct vma_area *vma_area);
 
-/* A special marker */
-#define is_ending_vma(vma)	((vma)->start == 0 && (vma)->end == 0)
-
 #define pr_info_vma_list(head)						\
 	do {								\
 		struct vma_area *vma;					\
diff --git a/parasite.c b/parasite.c
index 8959a0fb7..fc8672e9c 100644
--- a/parasite.c
+++ b/parasite.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int dump_pages(parasite_args_cmd_dumppages_t *args)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dump_all = !!(args->vma_entry.status & VMA_DUMP_ALL);
+	dump_all = vma_entry_is(&args->vma_entry, VMA_DUMP_ALL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to change page protection if needed so we would
diff --git a/restorer.c b/restorer.c
index 1ce0b30fb..c40065378 100644
--- a/restorer.c
+++ b/restorer.c
@@ -238,11 +238,10 @@ self_len_end:
 				goto core_restore_end;
 			}
 
-			if (!(vma_entry.status & VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
+			if (!vma_entry_is(&vma_entry, VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
 				continue;
 
-			if (sys_munmap((void *)vma_entry.start,
-				       vma_entry.end - vma_entry.start)) {
+			if (sys_munmap((void *)vma_entry.start, vma_entry_len(&vma_entry))) {
 				write_hex_n(__LINE__);
 				goto core_restore_end;
 			}
@@ -265,10 +264,10 @@ self_len_end:
 				goto core_restore_end;
 			}
 
-			if (!vma_entry.start)
+			if (final_vma_entry(&vma_entry))
 				break;
 
-			if (vma_entry.status & VMA_AREA_VDSO) {
+			if (vma_entry_is(&vma_entry, VMA_AREA_VDSO)) {
 				ret = sys_prctl(PR_CKPT_CTL, PR_CKPT_CTL_SETUP_VDSO_AT,
 						vma_entry.start, 0, 0);
 				if (ret) {
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ self_len_end:
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (!(vma_entry.status & VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
+			if (!vma_entry_is(&vma_entry, VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
 				continue;
 
 			/*
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ self_len_end:
 			 * MAP_ANONYMOUS should be eliminated so fd would
 			 * be taken into account by a kernel.
 			 */
-			if (vma_entry.status & VMA_ANON_SHARED) {
+			if (vma_entry_is(&vma_entry, VMA_ANON_SHARED)) {
 				if (vma_entry.fd != -1UL)
 					vma_entry.flags &= ~MAP_ANONYMOUS;
 			}
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ self_len_end:
 			 * contents.
 			 */
 			va = sys_mmap((void *)vma_entry.start,
-				      vma_entry.end - vma_entry.start,
+				      vma_entry_len(&vma_entry),
 				      vma_entry.prot | PROT_WRITE,
 				      vma_entry.flags | MAP_FIXED,
 				      vma_entry.fd,
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ self_len_end:
 				write_hex_n(ret);
 				goto core_restore_end;
 			}
-			if (!va)
+			if (final_page_va(va))
 				break;
 
 			ret = sys_read(fd_core, (void *)va, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -359,17 +358,17 @@ self_len_end:
 				goto core_restore_end;
 			}
 
-			if (!vma_entry.start)
+			if (final_vma_entry(&vma_entry))
 				break;
 
-			if (!(vma_entry.status & VMA_AREA_REGULAR))
+			if (!(vma_entry_is(&vma_entry, VMA_AREA_REGULAR)))
 				continue;
 
 			if (vma_entry.prot & PROT_WRITE)
 				continue;
 
 			sys_mprotect(vma_entry.start,
-				     vma_entry.end - vma_entry.start,
+				     vma_entry_len(&vma_entry),
 				     vma_entry.prot);
 		}
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 6bccbbb62..8605bea30 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void printk_vma(struct vma_area *vma_area)
 	printk("s: %16lx e: %16lx l: %4liK p: %4x f: %8x pg: %8lx "
 	       "fd: %4d pid: %4d dev:%02x:%02x:%08lx vf: %s st: %s spc: %s\n",
 	       vma_area->vma.start, vma_area->vma.end,
-	       vma_entry_len(&vma_area->vma) >> 10,
+	       vma_area_len(vma_area) >> 10,
 	       vma_area->vma.prot,
 	       vma_area->vma.flags,
 	       vma_area->vma.pgoff,