Is there something like an IOMMU to provide secure access to the NIC? | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		vacuity on Nov 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vector Packet Processing Is there something like an IOMMU to provide secure access to the NIC?

ADSSDA on Nov 21, 2023 [–]

Yes, DPDK (which VPP is built on) heavily utilizes IOMMU to provide host protection.

https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.html discusses it a bit.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact