diff --git a/alioth-cli/src/main.rs b/alioth-cli/src/main.rs
index ebf84bf..0a5945a 100644
--- a/alioth-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/alioth-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ fn main_run(args: RunArgs) -> Result<(), Error> {
     };
 
     if args.entropy {
-        vm.add_virtio_dev("virtio-entropy".to_owned(), EntropyParam)
+        vm.add_virtio_dev("virtio-entropy", EntropyParam)
             .context(error::CreateDevice)?;
     }
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ fn main_run(args: RunArgs) -> Result<(), Error> {
             serde_aco::from_args(&vsock, &objects).context(error::ParseArg { arg: vsock })?;
         match param {
             VsockParam::Vhost(p) => vm
-                .add_virtio_dev("vhost-vsock".to_owned(), p)
+                .add_virtio_dev("vhost-vsock", p)
                 .context(error::CreateDevice)?,
         };
     }
diff --git a/alioth/src/device/console.rs b/alioth/src/device/console.rs
index 3408732..7845113 100644
--- a/alioth/src/device/console.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/device/console.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub trait UartRecv: Send + 'static {
 }
 
 struct ConsoleWorker<U: UartRecv> {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     uart: U,
     poll: Poll,
 }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<U: UartRecv> ConsoleWorker<U> {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Console {
-    pub name: Arc<String>,
+    pub name: Arc<str>,
     worker_thread: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
     exit_waker: Waker,
 }
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ const TOKEN_SHUTDOWN: Token = Token(1);
 const TOKEN_STDIN: Token = Token(0);
 
 impl Console {
-    pub fn new(name: Arc<String>, uart: impl UartRecv) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(name: impl Into<Arc<str>>, uart: impl UartRecv) -> Result<Self> {
+        let name = name.into();
         let poll = Poll::new()?;
         let waker = Waker::new(poll.registry(), TOKEN_SHUTDOWN)?;
         let mut worker = ConsoleWorker {
diff --git a/alioth/src/device/pl011.rs b/alioth/src/device/pl011.rs
index 5bd7a74..90837f7 100644
--- a/alioth/src/device/pl011.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/device/pl011.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct Pl011Reg {
 ///  https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0183/g
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Pl011<I> {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     irq_line: Arc<I>,
     reg: Arc<Mutex<Pl011Reg>>,
     console: Console,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
     pub fn new(base_addr: u64, irq_line: I) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let irq_line = Arc::new(irq_line);
         let reg = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Pl011Reg::default()));
-        let name = Arc::new(format!("pl011@{base_addr:#x}"));
+        let name: Arc<str> = Arc::from(format!("pl011@{base_addr:#x}"));
         let pl011_recv = Pl011Recv {
             irq_line: irq_line.clone(),
             reg: reg.clone(),
diff --git a/alioth/src/device/serial.rs b/alioth/src/device/serial.rs
index a6e17b0..ce34318 100644
--- a/alioth/src/device/serial.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/device/serial.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct SerialReg {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Serial<I> {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     irq_sender: Arc<I>,
     reg: Arc<Mutex<SerialReg>>,
     console: Console,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ where
 }
 
 struct SerialRecv<I: IrqSender> {
-    pub name: Arc<String>,
+    pub name: Arc<str>,
     pub irq_sender: Arc<I>,
     pub reg: Arc<Mutex<SerialReg>>,
 }
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ where
     pub fn new(base_port: u16, irq_sender: I) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let irq_sender = Arc::new(irq_sender);
         let reg = Arc::new(Mutex::new(SerialReg::default()));
-        let name = Arc::new(format!("serial_{:#x}", base_port));
+        let name: Arc<str> = Arc::from(format!("serial_{:#x}", base_port));
         let uart_recv = SerialRecv {
             irq_sender: irq_sender.clone(),
             name: name.clone(),
diff --git a/alioth/src/pci/bus.rs b/alioth/src/pci/bus.rs
index d79d665..dac1631 100644
--- a/alioth/src/pci/bus.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/pci/bus.rs
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ pub struct PciBus {
 impl PciBus {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let devices = if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") {
-            let bridge = PciDevice::new(
-                Arc::new("host_bridge".to_owned()),
-                Arc::new(HostBridge::new()),
-            );
+            let bridge = PciDevice::new("host_bridge", Arc::new(HostBridge::new()));
             HashMap::from([(Bdf(0), bridge)])
         } else {
             HashMap::new()
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ impl PciBus {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn reserve(&self, bdf: Option<Bdf>, name: Arc<String>) -> Option<Bdf> {
+    pub fn reserve(&self, bdf: Option<Bdf>, name: Arc<str>) -> Option<Bdf> {
         self.segment.reserve(bdf, name)
     }
 
diff --git a/alioth/src/pci/pci.rs b/alioth/src/pci/pci.rs
index d926a04..7a15457 100644
--- a/alioth/src/pci/pci.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/pci/pci.rs
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ impl MemRegionCallback for BarCallback {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PciDevice {
-    pub name: Arc<String>,
+    pub name: Arc<str>,
     pub dev: Arc<dyn Pci>,
 }
 
 impl PciDevice {
-    pub fn new(name: Arc<String>, dev: Arc<dyn Pci>) -> PciDevice {
+    pub fn new(name: impl Into<Arc<str>>, dev: Arc<dyn Pci>) -> PciDevice {
         let config = dev.config();
         let dev_bars = &config.get_header().bars;
         for (index, dev_bar) in dev_bars.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ impl PciDevice {
                 })),
             }
         }
-        PciDevice { name, dev }
+        PciDevice {
+            name: name.into(),
+            dev,
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/alioth/src/pci/segment.rs b/alioth/src/pci/segment.rs
index c650494..5a80f0d 100644
--- a/alioth/src/pci/segment.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/pci/segment.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl PciSegment {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn reserve(&self, bdf: Option<Bdf>, name: Arc<String>) -> Option<Bdf> {
+    pub fn reserve(&self, bdf: Option<Bdf>, name: Arc<str>) -> Option<Bdf> {
         let mut empty_dev = PciDevice {
             name: name.clone(),
             dev: Arc::new(EmptyDevice),
diff --git a/alioth/src/vfio/pci.rs b/alioth/src/vfio/pci.rs
index add8f61..c18978c 100644
--- a/alioth/src/vfio/pci.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/vfio/pci.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl SlotBackend for MaskedCap {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct VfioCdev {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     dev: Cdev,
 }
 
@@ -397,14 +397,17 @@ where
     M: MsiSender,
 {
     pub fn new(
-        name: Arc<String>,
+        name: impl Into<Arc<str>>,
         param: &VfioParam,
         ioas: Arc<Ioas>,
         msi_sender: M,
     ) -> Result<VfioPciDev<M>> {
         let mut dev = Cdev::new(&param.cdev)?;
         dev.attach_iommu_ioas(ioas)?;
-        let cdev = Arc::new(VfioCdev { dev, name });
+        let cdev = Arc::new(VfioCdev {
+            dev,
+            name: name.into(),
+        });
 
         let region_config = cdev.dev.get_region_info(VfioPciRegion::CONFIG.raw())?;
 
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/blk.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/blk.rs
index 32f3f09..9bdc457 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/blk.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/blk.rs
@@ -136,21 +136,21 @@ pub struct BlockParam {
 impl DevParam for BlockParam {
     type Device = Block;
 
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Block> {
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Block> {
         Block::new(self, name)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Block {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     config: Arc<BlockConfig>,
     disk: File,
     feature: BlockFeature,
 }
 
 impl Block {
-    pub fn new(param: BlockParam, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(param: BlockParam, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self> {
         let access_disk = error::AccessFile {
             path: param.path.as_path(),
         };
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Block {
             feature |= BlockFeature::RO;
         }
         Ok(Block {
-            name,
+            name: name.into(),
             disk,
             config,
             feature,
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/dev.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/dev.rs
index 74080a5..845a85e 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/dev.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/dev.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct DeviceWorker<D, S>
 where
     S: IrqSender,
 {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     dev: D,
     poll: Poll,
     memory: Arc<RamBus>,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ where
     S: IrqSender,
     E: IoeventFd,
 {
-    pub name: Arc<String>,
+    pub name: Arc<str>,
     pub device_config: Arc<D::Config>,
     pub reg: Arc<Register>,
     pub queue_regs: Arc<Vec<Queue>>,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ where
     }
 
     pub fn new<R>(
-        name: Arc<String>,
+        name: impl Into<Arc<str>>,
         dev: D,
         memory: Arc<RamBus>,
         registry: &R,
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ where
     where
         R: IoeventFdRegistry<IoeventFd = E>,
     {
+        let name = name.into();
         let poll = Poll::new().context(error::CreatePoll)?;
         let device_config = dev.config();
         let mut dev_feat = dev.feature();
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ where
             state: WorkerState::Pending,
         };
         let handle = std::thread::Builder::new()
-            .name(name.as_ref().to_owned())
+            .name(name.to_string())
             .spawn(move || {
                 let r = device_worker.do_work();
                 if let Err(e) = r {
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ where
 
 pub trait DevParam {
     type Device;
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self::Device>;
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self::Device>;
     fn needs_mem_shared_fd(&self) -> bool {
         false
     }
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/entropy.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/entropy.rs
index de2a6d4..94851d8 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/entropy.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/entropy.rs
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ bitflags! {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Entropy {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     source: File,
     config: Arc<EntropyConfig>,
 }
 
 impl Entropy {
-    pub fn new(name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut options = OpenOptions::new();
         options.custom_flags(O_NONBLOCK).read(true);
         let path = "/dev/urandom";
         let file = options.open(path).context(error::AccessFile { path })?;
         Ok(Entropy {
-            name,
+            name: name.into(),
             source: file,
             config: Arc::new(EntropyConfig),
         })
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub struct EntropyParam;
 
 impl DevParam for EntropyParam {
     type Device = Entropy;
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
         Entropy::new(name)
     }
 }
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/fs.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/fs.rs
index d70ad75..02bb14d 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/fs.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/fs.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const VHOST_USER_BACKEND_FS_UNMAP: u32 = 7;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VuFs {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     vu_dev: Arc<VuDev>,
     config: Arc<FsConfig>,
     feature: u64,
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ pub struct VuFs {
 }
 
 impl VuFs {
-    pub fn new(param: VuFsParam, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(param: VuFsParam, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let name = name.into();
         let mut vu_dev = VuDev::new(param.socket)?;
         let dev_feat = vu_dev.get_features()?;
         let virtio_feat = VirtioFeature::from_bits_retain(dev_feat);
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ pub struct VuFsParam {
 impl DevParam for VuFsParam {
     type Device = VuFs;
 
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
         VuFs::new(self, name)
     }
 
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/net/net.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/net/net.rs
index dd77ea0..e9f4100 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/net/net.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/net/net.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bitflags! {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Net {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     config: Arc<NetConfig>,
     tap_sockets: Vec<File>,
     feature: NetFeature,
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub struct NetParam {
 impl DevParam for NetParam {
     type Device = Net;
 
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Net> {
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Net> {
         Net::new(self, name)
     }
 }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn new_socket(dev_tap: Option<&Path>) -> Result<File> {
 }
 
 impl Net {
-    pub fn new(param: NetParam, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(param: NetParam, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut socket = new_socket(param.tap.as_deref())?;
         let max_queue_pairs = param.queue_pairs.map(From::from).unwrap_or(1);
         setup_socket(&mut socket, param.if_name.as_deref(), max_queue_pairs > 1)?;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl Net {
             dev_feat |= NetFeature::MQ;
         }
         let net = Net {
-            name,
+            name: name.into(),
             config: Arc::new(NetConfig {
                 mac: param.mac,
                 max_queue_pairs,
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/vsock/vhost_vsock.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/vsock/vhost_vsock.rs
index d695b19..729037e 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/dev/vsock/vhost_vsock.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/dev/vsock/vhost_vsock.rs
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ pub struct VhostVsockParam {
 
 impl DevParam for VhostVsockParam {
     type Device = VhostVsock;
-    fn build(self, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
+    fn build(self, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<Self::Device> {
         VhostVsock::new(self, name)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VhostVsock {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     vhost_dev: Arc<VhostDev>,
     config: VsockConfig,
     features: u64,
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ pub struct VhostVsock {
 }
 
 impl VhostVsock {
-    pub fn new(param: VhostVsockParam, name: Arc<String>) -> Result<VhostVsock> {
+    pub fn new(param: VhostVsockParam, name: impl Into<Arc<str>>) -> Result<VhostVsock> {
+        let name = name.into();
         let vhost_dev = match param.dev {
             Some(dev) => VhostDev::new(dev),
             None => VhostDev::new("/dev/vhost-vsock"),
diff --git a/alioth/src/virtio/pci.rs b/alioth/src/virtio/pci.rs
index a86d5a9..568f875 100644
--- a/alioth/src/virtio/pci.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/virtio/pci.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub struct VirtioPciRegisterMmio<M>
 where
     M: MsiSender,
 {
-    name: Arc<String>,
+    name: Arc<str>,
     reg: Arc<Register>,
     queues: Arc<Vec<Queue>>,
     irq_sender: Arc<PciIrqSender<M>>,
diff --git a/alioth/src/vm.rs b/alioth/src/vm.rs
index fccbad1..11c6722 100644
--- a/alioth/src/vm.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/vm.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ where
 
     pub fn add_pvpanic(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let dev = PvPanic::new();
-        let pci_dev = PciDevice::new("pvpanic".to_owned().into(), Arc::new(dev));
+        let pci_dev = PciDevice::new("pvpanic", Arc::new(dev));
         self.add_pci_dev(None, pci_dev)
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ where
 
     pub fn add_virtio_dev<D, P>(
         &mut self,
-        name: String,
+        name: impl Into<Arc<str>>,
         param: P,
     ) -> Result<Arc<VirtioPciDev<D, H>>, Error>
     where
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ where
         if param.needs_mem_shared_fd() && !self.board.config.mem.has_shared_fd() {
             return error::MemNotSharedFd.fail();
         }
-        let name = Arc::new(name);
+        let name = name.into();
         let bdf = self.board.pci_bus.reserve(None, name.clone()).unwrap();
         let dev = param.build(name.clone())?;
         if let Some(callback) = dev.mem_update_callback() {
@@ -301,8 +301,12 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 impl Machine<Kvm> {
-    pub fn add_vfio_dev(&mut self, name: String, param: VfioParam) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let name = Arc::new(name);
+    pub fn add_vfio_dev(
+        &mut self,
+        name: impl Into<Arc<str>>,
+        param: VfioParam,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let name = name.into();
         let iommu = if let Some(iommu) = &self.iommu {
             iommu.clone()
         } else {