diff --git a/src/dragonball/Cargo.toml b/src/dragonball/Cargo.toml
index 3cc17de1dd..d1b87beda4 100644
--- a/src/dragonball/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/dragonball/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ hotplug = ["virtio-vsock"]
 virtio-vsock = ["dbs-virtio-devices/virtio-vsock", "virtio-queue"]
 
 [patch.'crates-io']
-dbs-device = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
-dbs-interrupt = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
-dbs-legacy-devices = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
-dbs-upcall = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
-dbs-utils = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
-dbs-virtio-devices = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "127621db934af5ffba558e44b77afa00cdf62af6" }
+dbs-device = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-interrupt = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-legacy-devices = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-upcall = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-utils = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-virtio-devices = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-boot = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
+dbs-arch = { git = "https://github.com/openanolis/dragonball-sandbox.git", rev = "7a8e832b53d66994d6a16f0513d69f540583dcd0" }
diff --git a/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/aarch64.rs b/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/aarch64.rs
index 8e78efdc10..759774a620 100644
--- a/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/aarch64.rs
+++ b/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/aarch64.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@
 
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use crate::IoManagerCached;
 use dbs_utils::time::TimestampUs;
+use dbs_arch::regs;
+use dbs_boot::get_fdt_addr;
 use kvm_ioctls::{VcpuFd, VmFd};
-use vm_memory::GuestAddress;
+use vm_memory::{Address, GuestAddress, GuestAddressSpace};
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 use crate::address_space_manager::GuestAddressSpaceImpl;
-use crate::vcpu::vcpu_impl::{Result, Vcpu, VcpuStateEvent};
+use crate::vcpu::vcpu_impl::{Result, Vcpu, VcpuStateEvent, VcpuError};
 use crate::vcpu::VcpuConfig;
 
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -83,7 +86,34 @@ impl Vcpu {
         kernel_load_addr: Option<GuestAddress>,
         _pgtable_addr: Option<GuestAddress>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        // TODO: add arm vcpu configure() function. issue: #4445
+        let mut kvi: kvm_bindings::kvm_vcpu_init = kvm_bindings::kvm_vcpu_init::default();
+
+        // This reads back the kernel's preferred target type.
+        vm_fd
+            .get_preferred_target(&mut kvi)
+            .map_err(VcpuError::VcpuArmPreferredTarget)?;
+        // We already checked that the capability is supported.
+        kvi.features[0] |= 1 << kvm_bindings::KVM_ARM_VCPU_PSCI_0_2;
+        // Non-boot cpus are powered off initially.
+        if self.id > 0 {
+            kvi.features[0] |= 1 << kvm_bindings::KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF;
+        }
+
+        self.fd.vcpu_init(&kvi).map_err(VcpuError::VcpuArmInit)?;
+
+        if let Some(address) = kernel_load_addr {
+            regs::setup_regs(
+                &self.fd,
+                self.id,
+                address.raw_value(),
+                get_fdt_addr(vm_as.memory().deref()),
+            )
+            .map_err(VcpuError::REGSConfiguration)?;
+        }
+
+        self.mpidr =
+            regs::read_mpidr(&self.fd).map_err(VcpuError::REGSConfiguration)?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/vcpu_impl.rs b/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/vcpu_impl.rs
index 7c39ca2805..d2711cace4 100644
--- a/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/vcpu_impl.rs
+++ b/src/dragonball/src/vcpu/vcpu_impl.rs
@@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ impl Vcpu {
                     Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)
                 }
                 VcpuExit::MmioWrite(addr, data) => {
-                    #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
-                    self.check_boot_complete_signal(addr, data);
-
                     let _ = self.io_mgr.mmio_write(addr, data);
                     METRICS.vcpu.exit_mmio_write.inc();
                     Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)
@@ -851,20 +848,52 @@ pub mod tests {
         (vcpu, rx)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+    fn create_vcpu() -> (Vcpu, Receiver<VcpuStateEvent>) {
+        // Call for kvm too frequently would cause error in some host kernel.
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(5));
+
+        let kvm = Kvm::new().unwrap();
+        let vm = Arc::new(kvm.create_vm().unwrap());
+        let kvm_context = KvmContext::new(Some(kvm.as_raw_fd())).unwrap();
+        let vcpu_fd = Arc::new(vm.create_vcpu(0).unwrap());
+        let io_manager = IoManagerCached::new(Arc::new(ArcSwap::new(Arc::new(IoManager::new()))));
+        let reset_event_fd = EventFd::new(libc::EFD_NONBLOCK).unwrap();
+        let vcpu_state_event = EventFd::new(libc::EFD_NONBLOCK).unwrap();
+        let (tx, rx) = channel();
+        let time_stamp = TimestampUs::default();
+
+        let vcpu = Vcpu::new_aarch64(
+            0,
+            vcpu_fd,
+            io_manager,
+            reset_event_fd,
+            vcpu_state_event,
+            tx,
+            time_stamp,
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        (vcpu, rx)
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_vcpu_run_emulation() {
         let (mut vcpu, _) = create_vcpu();
 
-        // Io in
-        *(EMULATE_RES.lock().unwrap()) = EmulationCase::IoIn;
-        let res = vcpu.run_emulation();
-        assert!(matches!(res, Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)));
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+        {
+            // Io in
+            *(EMULATE_RES.lock().unwrap()) = EmulationCase::IoIn;
+            let res = vcpu.run_emulation();
+            assert!(matches!(res, Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)));
 
-        // Io out
-        *(EMULATE_RES.lock().unwrap()) = EmulationCase::IoOut;
-        let res = vcpu.run_emulation();
-        assert!(matches!(res, Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)));
+            // Io out
+            *(EMULATE_RES.lock().unwrap()) = EmulationCase::IoOut;
+            let res = vcpu.run_emulation();
+            assert!(matches!(res, Ok(VcpuEmulation::Handled)));
+        }
 
         // Mmio read
         *(EMULATE_RES.lock().unwrap()) = EmulationCase::MmioRead;