diff --git a/kernel/linker/vx_link32.ld b/kernel/linker/vx_link32.ld
index ea5c4e56..40a624f6 100644
--- a/kernel/linker/vx_link32.ld
+++ b/kernel/linker/vx_link32.ld
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ENTRY(_start)
 
 MEMORY {
   DRAM0    (rwx): ORIGIN = 0x80000000, LENGTH = 512M
+  DRAMARG  (rwx): ORIGIN = 0x9fff0000, LENGTH = 8K
   DRAM1    (rwx): ORIGIN = 0xa0000000, LENGTH = 32K
   DRAM2    (rwx): ORIGIN = 0xa1000000, LENGTH = 32K
 }
@@ -259,6 +260,10 @@ SECTIONS
   .gnu.attributes 0 : { KEEP (*(.gnu.attributes)) }
   /DISCARD/ : { *(.note.GNU-stack) *(.gnu_debuglink) *(.gnu.lto_*) }
 
+  .args : {
+    *(.args)
+    . += 8K;
+  }> DRAMARG
   .operand.a : {
     *(.operand.a)
     . += 32K;
diff --git a/tests/regression/common.mk b/tests/regression/common.mk
index 33e78828..04ddbb3f 100644
--- a/tests/regression/common.mk
+++ b/tests/regression/common.mk
@@ -107,15 +107,19 @@ kernel.elf: $(VX_SRCS)
 	$(VX_CXX) $(VX_CFLAGS) $(VX_SRCS) $(VX_LDFLAGS) -o $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .operand.a=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .operand.b=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .args=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .operand.a=input.a.bin $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .operand.b=input.b.bin $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .args=args.bin $@
 
 kernel.radiance.elf: $(VX_SRCS)
 	$(VX_CXX) $(VX_CFLAGS) $(VX_SRCS) $(VX_LDFLAGS) -DRADIANCE -o $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .operand.a=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .operand.b=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) --set-section-flags .args=$(OBJCOPY_FLAGS) $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .operand.a=input.a.bin $@
 	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .operand.b=input.b.bin $@
+	$(OBJCOPY) --update-section .args=args.bin $@
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG),)
 kernel$(CONFIGEXT).elf: kernel.elf
diff --git a/tests/regression/sgemm_gemmini/common.h b/tests/regression/sgemm_gemmini/common.h
index 74941562..5c84f3b7 100644
--- a/tests/regression/sgemm_gemmini/common.h
+++ b/tests/regression/sgemm_gemmini/common.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
-#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x7fff0000
+#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x9fff0000
 #define DEV_SMEM_START_ADDR 0xff000000
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/tests/regression/sgemm_tcore/common.h b/tests/regression/sgemm_tcore/common.h
index d94a270f..5c84f3b7 100644
--- a/tests/regression/sgemm_tcore/common.h
+++ b/tests/regression/sgemm_tcore/common.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
-#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x7fff0000
+#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x9fff0000
 #define DEV_SMEM_START_ADDR 0xff000000
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ typedef struct {
   uint64_t addr_c;
 } kernel_arg_t;
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/regression/sgemm_wg/common.h b/tests/regression/sgemm_wg/common.h
index 74941562..5c84f3b7 100644
--- a/tests/regression/sgemm_wg/common.h
+++ b/tests/regression/sgemm_wg/common.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
-#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x7fff0000
+#define KERNEL_ARG_DEV_MEM_ADDR 0x9fff0000
 #define DEV_SMEM_START_ADDR 0xff000000
 
 typedef struct {