eal/windows: add missing SPDX license tag
[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_vhost / vhost_crypto.c
index c38eb3b..6689c52 100644 (file)
 #define VC_LOG_DBG(fmt, args...)
 #endif
 
-#define VIRTIO_CRYPTO_FEATURES ((1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY) |      \
-               (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC) |                    \
-               (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX) |                        \
-               (1 << VIRTIO_CRYPTO_SERVICE_CIPHER) |                   \
-               (1 << VIRTIO_CRYPTO_SERVICE_MAC) |                      \
-               (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ))
-
-#define GPA_TO_VVA(t, m, a, l) ((t)(uintptr_t)rte_vhost_va_from_guest_pa(m, a, l))
+#define VIRTIO_CRYPTO_FEATURES ((1ULL << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY) |   \
+               (1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC) |                 \
+               (1ULL << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX) |                     \
+               (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VQ) |                        \
+               (1ULL << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1) |                          \
+               (1ULL << VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES))
+
+#define IOVA_TO_VVA(t, r, a, l, p)                                     \
+       ((t)(uintptr_t)vhost_iova_to_vva(r->dev, r->vq, a, l, p))
+
+/*
+ * vhost_crypto_desc is used to copy original vring_desc to the local buffer
+ * before processing (except the next index). The copy result will be an
+ * array of vhost_crypto_desc elements that follows the sequence of original
+ * vring_desc.next is arranged.
+ */
+#define vhost_crypto_desc vring_desc
 
 static int
-cipher_algo_transform(uint32_t virtio_cipher_algo)
+cipher_algo_transform(uint32_t virtio_cipher_algo,
+               enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm *algo)
 {
-       int ret;
-
        switch (virtio_cipher_algo) {
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DES_ECB:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
+               *algo = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DES_CBC:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DES_CBC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DES_CBC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_ECB:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_ECB;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_ECB;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CTR:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CTR;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CTR;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_KASUMI_F8:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_KASUMI_F8;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_KASUMI_F8;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_SNOW3G_UEA2:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_SNOW3G_UEA2;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_SNOW3G_UEA2;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_F8:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_F8;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_F8;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_XTS:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_XTS;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_XTS;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ZUC_EEA3:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ZUC_EEA3;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ZUC_EEA3;
                break;
        default:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                break;
        }
 
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-auth_algo_transform(uint32_t virtio_auth_algo)
+auth_algo_transform(uint32_t virtio_auth_algo,
+               enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm *algo)
 {
-       int ret;
-
        switch (virtio_auth_algo) {
-
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NO_MAC:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_MD5:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_SHA1:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_SHA_224:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA224_HMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA224_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_SHA_256:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_SHA_384:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384_HMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_HMAC_SHA_512:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512_HMAC;
-               break;
-       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CMAC_3DES:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512_HMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CMAC_AES:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_KASUMI_F9:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_KASUMI_F9;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_KASUMI_F9;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_SNOW3G_UIA2:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SNOW3G_UIA2;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SNOW3G_UIA2;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_GMAC_AES:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_GMAC;
-               break;
-       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_GMAC_TWOFISH:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_GMAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CBCMAC_AES:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CBC_MAC;
-               break;
-       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CBCMAC_KASUMI_F9:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CBC_MAC;
                break;
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_XCBC_AES:
-               ret = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_XCBC_MAC;
+               *algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_XCBC_MAC;
                break;
+       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CMAC_3DES:
+       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_GMAC_TWOFISH:
+       case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_MAC_CBCMAC_KASUMI_F9:
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
        default:
-               ret = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
-               break;
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
        }
 
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int get_iv_len(enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm algo)
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ struct vhost_crypto {
        struct rte_hash *session_map;
        struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool;
        struct rte_mempool *sess_pool;
+       struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_pool;
+       struct rte_mempool *wb_pool;
 
        /** DPDK cryptodev ID */
        uint8_t cid;
@@ -214,13 +216,20 @@ struct vhost_crypto {
        uint8_t option;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
+struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data {
+       uint8_t *src;
+       uint8_t *dst;
+       uint64_t len;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *next;
+};
+
 struct vhost_crypto_data_req {
        struct vring_desc *head;
-       struct rte_vhost_memory *mem;
+       struct virtio_net *dev;
        struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *inhdr;
        struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
-       struct vring_desc *wb_desc;
-       uint16_t wb_len;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *wb;
+       struct rte_mempool *wb_pool;
        uint16_t desc_idx;
        uint16_t len;
        uint16_t zero_copy;
@@ -232,12 +241,16 @@ transform_cipher_param(struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xform,
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = cipher_algo_transform(param->cipher_algo);
+       ret = cipher_algo_transform(param->cipher_algo, &xform->cipher.algo);
        if (unlikely(ret < 0))
                return ret;
 
+       if (param->cipher_key_len > VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_CIPHER_KEY_LENGTH) {
+               VC_LOG_DBG("Invalid cipher key length\n");
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+       }
+
        xform->type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER;
-       xform->cipher.algo = (uint32_t)ret;
        xform->cipher.key.length = param->cipher_key_len;
        if (xform->cipher.key.length > 0)
                xform->cipher.key.data = param->cipher_key_buf;
@@ -283,11 +296,17 @@ transform_chain_param(struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xforms,
        }
 
        /* cipher */
-       ret = cipher_algo_transform(param->cipher_algo);
+       ret = cipher_algo_transform(param->cipher_algo,
+                       &xform_cipher->cipher.algo);
        if (unlikely(ret < 0))
                return ret;
+
+       if (param->cipher_key_len > VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_CIPHER_KEY_LENGTH) {
+               VC_LOG_DBG("Invalid cipher key length\n");
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+       }
+
        xform_cipher->type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER;
-       xform_cipher->cipher.algo = (uint32_t)ret;
        xform_cipher->cipher.key.length = param->cipher_key_len;
        xform_cipher->cipher.key.data = param->cipher_key_buf;
        ret = get_iv_len(xform_cipher->cipher.algo);
@@ -298,10 +317,15 @@ transform_chain_param(struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xforms,
 
        /* auth */
        xform_auth->type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH;
-       ret = auth_algo_transform(param->hash_algo);
+       ret = auth_algo_transform(param->hash_algo, &xform_auth->auth.algo);
        if (unlikely(ret < 0))
                return ret;
-       xform_auth->auth.algo = (uint32_t)ret;
+
+       if (param->auth_key_len > VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_MAX_HMAC_KEY_LENGTH) {
+               VC_LOG_DBG("Invalid auth key length\n");
+               return -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+       }
+
        xform_auth->auth.digest_length = param->digest_len;
        xform_auth->auth.key.length = param->auth_key_len;
        xform_auth->auth.key.data = param->auth_key_buf;
@@ -360,7 +384,7 @@ vhost_crypto_create_sess(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto,
        }
 
        if (rte_cryptodev_sym_session_init(vcrypto->cid, session, &xform1,
-                       vcrypto->sess_pool) < 0) {
+                       vcrypto->sess_priv_pool) < 0) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to initialize session");
                sess_param->session_id = -VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                return;
@@ -424,259 +448,441 @@ vhost_crypto_close_sess(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, uint64_t session_id)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-vhost_crypto_msg_post_handler(int vid, void *msg, uint32_t *require_reply)
+static enum rte_vhost_msg_result
+vhost_crypto_msg_post_handler(int vid, void *msg)
 {
        struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
        struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto;
        VhostUserMsg *vmsg = msg;
-       int ret = 0;
+       enum rte_vhost_msg_result ret = RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_OK;
 
-       if (dev == NULL || require_reply == NULL) {
+       if (dev == NULL) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid vid %i", vid);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_ERR;
        }
 
        vcrypto = dev->extern_data;
        if (vcrypto == NULL) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot find required data, is it initialized?");
-               return -ENOENT;
+               return RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_ERR;
        }
 
-       *require_reply = 0;
-
-       if (vmsg->request.master == VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CREATE_SESS) {
+       switch (vmsg->request.master) {
+       case VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CREATE_SESS:
                vhost_crypto_create_sess(vcrypto,
                                &vmsg->payload.crypto_session);
-               *require_reply = 1;
-       } else if (vmsg->request.master == VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CLOSE_SESS)
-               ret = vhost_crypto_close_sess(vcrypto, vmsg->payload.u64);
-       else
-               ret = -EINVAL;
+               vmsg->fd_num = 0;
+               ret = RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_REPLY;
+               break;
+       case VHOST_USER_CRYPTO_CLOSE_SESS:
+               if (vhost_crypto_close_sess(vcrypto, vmsg->payload.u64))
+                       ret = RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_ERR;
+               break;
+       default:
+               ret = RTE_VHOST_MSG_RESULT_NOT_HANDLED;
+               break;
+       }
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static __rte_always_inline struct vring_desc *
-find_write_desc(struct vring_desc *head, struct vring_desc *desc)
+static __rte_always_inline struct vhost_crypto_desc *
+find_write_desc(struct vhost_crypto_desc *head, struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc,
+               uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       if (desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE)
-               return desc;
+       if (desc < head)
+               return NULL;
 
-       while (desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
-               desc = &head[desc->next];
+       while (desc - head < (int)max_n_descs) {
                if (desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE)
                        return desc;
+               desc++;
        }
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *
-reach_inhdr(struct vring_desc *head, struct rte_vhost_memory *mem,
-               struct vring_desc *desc)
+static __rte_always_inline struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *
+reach_inhdr(struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *head,
+               uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       uint64_t dlen;
        struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *inhdr;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *last = head + (max_n_descs - 1);
+       uint64_t dlen = last->len;
 
-       while (desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT)
-               desc = &head[desc->next];
+       if (unlikely(dlen != sizeof(*inhdr)))
+               return NULL;
 
-       dlen = desc->len;
-       inhdr = GPA_TO_VVA(struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *, mem, desc->addr, &dlen);
-       if (unlikely(dlen != desc->len))
+       inhdr = IOVA_TO_VVA(struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *, vc_req, last->addr,
+                       &dlen, VHOST_ACCESS_WO);
+       if (unlikely(!inhdr || dlen != last->len))
                return NULL;
 
        return inhdr;
 }
 
 static __rte_always_inline int
-move_desc(struct vring_desc *head, struct vring_desc **cur_desc,
-               uint32_t size)
+move_desc(struct vhost_crypto_desc *head,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc **cur_desc,
+               uint32_t size, uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       struct vring_desc *desc = *cur_desc;
-       int left = size;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = *cur_desc;
+       int left = size - desc->len;
 
-       rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
-       left -= desc->len;
-
-       while ((desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) && left > 0) {
-               desc = &head[desc->next];
-               rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
+       while (desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT && left > 0 &&
+                       desc >= head &&
+                       desc - head < (int)max_n_descs) {
+               desc++;
                left -= desc->len;
        }
 
-       if (unlikely(left < 0)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect virtio descriptor");
+       if (unlikely(left > 0))
                return -1;
-       }
 
-       *cur_desc = &head[desc->next];
+       if (unlikely(head - desc == (int)max_n_descs))
+               *cur_desc = NULL;
+       else
+               *cur_desc = desc + 1;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-copy_data(void *dst_data, struct vring_desc *head, struct rte_vhost_memory *mem,
-               struct vring_desc **cur_desc, uint32_t size)
+static __rte_always_inline void *
+get_data_ptr(struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *cur_desc,
+               uint8_t perm)
+{
+       void *data;
+       uint64_t dlen = cur_desc->len;
+
+       data = IOVA_TO_VVA(void *, vc_req, cur_desc->addr, &dlen, perm);
+       if (unlikely(!data || dlen != cur_desc->len)) {
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map object");
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       return data;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline int
+copy_data(void *dst_data, struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *head,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc **cur_desc,
+               uint32_t size, uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       struct vring_desc *desc = *cur_desc;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = *cur_desc;
+       uint64_t remain, addr, dlen, len;
        uint32_t to_copy;
        uint8_t *data = dst_data;
        uint8_t *src;
        int left = size;
-       uint64_t dlen;
 
-       rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
        to_copy = RTE_MIN(desc->len, (uint32_t)left);
-       dlen = desc->len;
-       src = GPA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, mem, desc->addr, &dlen);
-       if (unlikely(!src || dlen != desc->len)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
+       dlen = to_copy;
+       src = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, desc->addr, &dlen,
+                       VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+       if (unlikely(!src || !dlen))
                return -1;
+
+       rte_memcpy((uint8_t *)data, src, dlen);
+       data += dlen;
+
+       if (unlikely(dlen < to_copy)) {
+               remain = to_copy - dlen;
+               addr = desc->addr + dlen;
+
+               while (remain) {
+                       len = remain;
+                       src = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, addr, &len,
+                                       VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+                       if (unlikely(!src || !len)) {
+                               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
+                               return -1;
+                       }
+
+                       rte_memcpy(data, src, len);
+                       addr += len;
+                       remain -= len;
+                       data += len;
+               }
        }
 
-       rte_memcpy((uint8_t *)data, src, to_copy);
        left -= to_copy;
 
-       while ((desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) && left > 0) {
-               desc = &head[desc->next];
-               rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
+       while (desc >= head && desc - head < (int)max_n_descs && left) {
+               desc++;
                to_copy = RTE_MIN(desc->len, (uint32_t)left);
-               dlen = desc->len;
-               src = GPA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, mem, desc->addr, &dlen);
-               if (unlikely(!src || dlen != desc->len)) {
+               dlen = to_copy;
+               src = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, desc->addr, &dlen,
+                               VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+               if (unlikely(!src || !dlen)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
                        return -1;
                }
 
-               rte_memcpy(data + size - left, src, to_copy);
+               rte_memcpy(data, src, dlen);
+               data += dlen;
+
+               if (unlikely(dlen < to_copy)) {
+                       remain = to_copy - dlen;
+                       addr = desc->addr + dlen;
+
+                       while (remain) {
+                               len = remain;
+                               src = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, addr, &len,
+                                               VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+                               if (unlikely(!src || !len)) {
+                                       VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
+                                       return -1;
+                               }
+
+                               rte_memcpy(data, src, len);
+                               addr += len;
+                               remain -= len;
+                               data += len;
+                       }
+               }
+
                left -= to_copy;
        }
 
-       if (unlikely(left < 0)) {
+       if (unlikely(left > 0)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect virtio descriptor");
                return -1;
        }
 
-       *cur_desc = &head[desc->next];
+       if (unlikely(desc - head == (int)max_n_descs))
+               *cur_desc = NULL;
+       else
+               *cur_desc = desc + 1;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static __rte_always_inline void *
-get_data_ptr(struct vring_desc *head, struct rte_vhost_memory *mem,
-               struct vring_desc **cur_desc, uint32_t size)
+static void
+write_back_data(struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req)
 {
-       void *data;
-       uint64_t dlen = (*cur_desc)->len;
-
-       data = GPA_TO_VVA(void *, mem, (*cur_desc)->addr, &dlen);
-       if (unlikely(!data || dlen != (*cur_desc)->len)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map object");
-               return NULL;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *wb_data = vc_req->wb, *wb_last;
+
+       while (wb_data) {
+               rte_memcpy(wb_data->dst, wb_data->src, wb_data->len);
+               memset(wb_data->src, 0, wb_data->len);
+               wb_last = wb_data;
+               wb_data = wb_data->next;
+               rte_mempool_put(vc_req->wb_pool, wb_last);
        }
+}
 
-       if (unlikely(move_desc(head, cur_desc, size) < 0))
-               return NULL;
+static void
+free_wb_data(struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *wb_data,
+               struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+       while (wb_data->next != NULL)
+               free_wb_data(wb_data->next, mp);
 
-       return data;
+       rte_mempool_put(mp, wb_data);
 }
 
-static int
-write_back_data(struct rte_crypto_op *op, struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req)
+/**
+ * The function will allocate a vhost_crypto_writeback_data linked list
+ * containing the source and destination data pointers for the write back
+ * operation after dequeued from Cryptodev PMD queues.
+ *
+ * @param vc_req
+ *   The vhost crypto data request pointer
+ * @param cur_desc
+ *   The pointer of the current in use descriptor pointer. The content of
+ *   cur_desc is expected to be updated after the function execution.
+ * @param end_wb_data
+ *   The last write back data element to be returned. It is used only in cipher
+ *   and hash chain operations.
+ * @param src
+ *   The source data pointer
+ * @param offset
+ *   The offset to both source and destination data. For source data the offset
+ *   is the number of bytes between src and start point of cipher operation. For
+ *   destination data the offset is the number of bytes from *cur_desc->addr
+ *   to the point where the src will be written to.
+ * @param write_back_len
+ *   The size of the write back length.
+ * @return
+ *   The pointer to the start of the write back data linked list.
+ */
+static __rte_always_inline struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *
+prepare_write_back_data(struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *head_desc,
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc **cur_desc,
+               struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data **end_wb_data,
+               uint8_t *src,
+               uint32_t offset,
+               uint64_t write_back_len,
+               uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       struct rte_mbuf *mbuf = op->sym->m_dst;
-       struct vring_desc *head = vc_req->head;
-       struct rte_vhost_memory *mem = vc_req->mem;
-       struct vring_desc *desc = vc_req->wb_desc;
-       int left = vc_req->wb_len;
-       uint32_t to_write;
-       uint8_t *src_data = mbuf->buf_addr, *dst;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *wb_data, *head;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = *cur_desc;
        uint64_t dlen;
+       uint8_t *dst;
+       int ret;
 
-       rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
-       to_write = RTE_MIN(desc->len, (uint32_t)left);
-       dlen = desc->len;
-       dst = GPA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, mem, desc->addr, &dlen);
-       if (unlikely(!dst || dlen != desc->len)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
-               return -1;
+       ret = rte_mempool_get(vc_req->wb_pool, (void **)&head);
+       if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+               VC_LOG_ERR("no memory");
+               goto error_exit;
        }
 
-       rte_memcpy(dst, src_data, to_write);
-       left -= to_write;
-       src_data += to_write;
+       wb_data = head;
 
-       while ((desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) && left > 0) {
-               desc = &head[desc->next];
-               rte_prefetch0(&head[desc->next]);
-               to_write = RTE_MIN(desc->len, (uint32_t)left);
+       if (likely(desc->len > offset)) {
+               wb_data->src = src + offset;
                dlen = desc->len;
-               dst = GPA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, mem, desc->addr, &dlen);
+               dst = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, desc->addr,
+                       &dlen, VHOST_ACCESS_RW);
                if (unlikely(!dst || dlen != desc->len)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
-                       return -1;
+                       goto error_exit;
                }
 
-               rte_memcpy(dst, src_data, to_write);
-               left -= to_write;
-               src_data += to_write;
-       }
+               wb_data->dst = dst + offset;
+               wb_data->len = RTE_MIN(dlen - offset, write_back_len);
+               write_back_len -= wb_data->len;
+               src += offset + wb_data->len;
+               offset = 0;
+
+               if (unlikely(write_back_len)) {
+                       ret = rte_mempool_get(vc_req->wb_pool,
+                                       (void **)&(wb_data->next));
+                       if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+                               VC_LOG_ERR("no memory");
+                               goto error_exit;
+                       }
 
-       if (unlikely(left < 0)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect virtio descriptor");
-               return -1;
+                       wb_data = wb_data->next;
+               } else
+                       wb_data->next = NULL;
+       } else
+               offset -= desc->len;
+
+       while (write_back_len &&
+                       desc >= head_desc &&
+                       desc - head_desc < (int)max_n_descs) {
+               desc++;
+               if (unlikely(!(desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE))) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("incorrect descriptor");
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+
+               if (desc->len <= offset) {
+                       offset -= desc->len;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               dlen = desc->len;
+               dst = IOVA_TO_VVA(uint8_t *, vc_req, desc->addr, &dlen,
+                               VHOST_ACCESS_RW) + offset;
+               if (unlikely(dst == NULL || dlen != desc->len)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to map descriptor");
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+
+               wb_data->src = src + offset;
+               wb_data->dst = dst;
+               wb_data->len = RTE_MIN(desc->len - offset, write_back_len);
+               write_back_len -= wb_data->len;
+               src += wb_data->len;
+               offset = 0;
+
+               if (write_back_len) {
+                       ret = rte_mempool_get(vc_req->wb_pool,
+                                       (void **)&(wb_data->next));
+                       if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+                               VC_LOG_ERR("no memory");
+                               goto error_exit;
+                       }
+
+                       wb_data = wb_data->next;
+               } else
+                       wb_data->next = NULL;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       if (unlikely(desc - head_desc == (int)max_n_descs))
+               *cur_desc = NULL;
+       else
+               *cur_desc = desc + 1;
+
+       *end_wb_data = wb_data;
+
+       return head;
+
+error_exit:
+       if (head)
+               free_wb_data(head, vc_req->wb_pool);
+
+       return NULL;
 }
 
-static uint8_t
+static __rte_always_inline uint8_t
+vhost_crypto_check_cipher_request(struct virtio_crypto_cipher_data_req *req)
+{
+       if (likely((req->para.iv_len <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_IV_LEN) &&
+               (req->para.src_data_len <= RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.dst_data_len >= req->para.src_data_len) &&
+               (req->para.dst_data_len <= RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE)))
+               return VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK;
+       return VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline uint8_t
 prepare_sym_cipher_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
                struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
                struct virtio_crypto_cipher_data_req *cipher,
-               struct vring_desc *cur_desc)
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *head,
+               uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       struct vring_desc *head = vc_req->head;
-       struct vring_desc *desc = cur_desc;
-       struct rte_vhost_memory *mem = vc_req->mem;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = head;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *ewb = NULL;
        struct rte_mbuf *m_src = op->sym->m_src, *m_dst = op->sym->m_dst;
        uint8_t *iv_data = rte_crypto_op_ctod_offset(op, uint8_t *, IV_OFFSET);
-       uint8_t ret = 0;
+       uint8_t ret = vhost_crypto_check_cipher_request(cipher);
+
+       if (unlikely(ret != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK))
+               goto error_exit;
 
        /* prepare */
        /* iv */
-       if (unlikely(copy_data(iv_data, head, mem, &desc,
-                       cipher->para.iv_len) < 0)) {
+       if (unlikely(copy_data(iv_data, vc_req, head, &desc,
+                       cipher->para.iv_len, max_n_descs))) {
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                goto error_exit;
        }
 
-       m_src->data_len = cipher->para.src_data_len;
-
        switch (vcrypto->option) {
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE:
+               m_src->data_len = cipher->para.src_data_len;
                m_src->buf_iova = gpa_to_hpa(vcrypto->dev, desc->addr,
                                cipher->para.src_data_len);
-               m_src->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc,
-                               cipher->para.src_data_len);
+               m_src->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
                if (unlikely(m_src->buf_iova == 0 ||
                                m_src->buf_addr == NULL)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("zero_copy may fail due to cross page data");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
-               break;
-       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
-               if (unlikely(cipher->para.src_data_len >
-                               RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE)) {
-                       VC_LOG_ERR("Not enough space to do data copy");
+
+               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc, cipher->para.src_data_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect descriptor");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
-               if (unlikely(copy_data(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *), head,
-                               mem, &desc, cipher->para.src_data_len))
-                               < 0) {
+
+               break;
+       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
+               vc_req->wb_pool = vcrypto->wb_pool;
+               m_src->data_len = cipher->para.src_data_len;
+               if (unlikely(copy_data(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *),
+                               vc_req, head, &desc, cipher->para.src_data_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
@@ -687,7 +893,7 @@ prepare_sym_cipher_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        }
 
        /* dst */
-       desc = find_write_desc(head, desc);
+       desc = find_write_desc(head, desc, max_n_descs);
        if (unlikely(!desc)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot find write location");
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
@@ -698,23 +904,31 @@ prepare_sym_cipher_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE:
                m_dst->buf_iova = gpa_to_hpa(vcrypto->dev,
                                desc->addr, cipher->para.dst_data_len);
-               m_dst->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc,
-                               cipher->para.dst_data_len);
+               m_dst->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_RW);
                if (unlikely(m_dst->buf_iova == 0 || m_dst->buf_addr == NULL)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("zero_copy may fail due to cross page data");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
 
+               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc, cipher->para.dst_data_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect descriptor");
+                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+
                m_dst->data_len = cipher->para.dst_data_len;
                break;
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
-               vc_req->wb_desc = desc;
-               vc_req->wb_len = cipher->para.dst_data_len;
-               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc, vc_req->wb_len) < 0)) {
+               vc_req->wb = prepare_write_back_data(vc_req, head, &desc, &ewb,
+                               rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *), 0,
+                               cipher->para.dst_data_len, max_n_descs);
+               if (unlikely(vc_req->wb == NULL)) {
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
+
                break;
        default:
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
@@ -728,7 +942,7 @@ prepare_sym_cipher_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        op->sym->cipher.data.offset = 0;
        op->sym->cipher.data.length = cipher->para.src_data_len;
 
-       vc_req->inhdr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc, INHDR_LEN);
+       vc_req->inhdr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_WO);
        if (unlikely(vc_req->inhdr == NULL)) {
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                goto error_exit;
@@ -740,60 +954,93 @@ prepare_sym_cipher_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        return 0;
 
 error_exit:
+       if (vc_req->wb)
+               free_wb_data(vc_req->wb, vc_req->wb_pool);
+
        vc_req->len = INHDR_LEN;
        return ret;
 }
 
-static uint8_t
+static __rte_always_inline uint8_t
+vhost_crypto_check_chain_request(struct virtio_crypto_alg_chain_data_req *req)
+{
+       if (likely((req->para.iv_len <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_IV_LEN) &&
+               (req->para.src_data_len <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.dst_data_len >= req->para.src_data_len) &&
+               (req->para.dst_data_len <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.cipher_start_src_offset <
+                       VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.len_to_cipher <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.hash_start_src_offset <
+                       VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.len_to_hash <= VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE) &&
+               (req->para.cipher_start_src_offset + req->para.len_to_cipher <=
+                       req->para.src_data_len) &&
+               (req->para.hash_start_src_offset + req->para.len_to_hash <=
+                       req->para.src_data_len) &&
+               (req->para.dst_data_len + req->para.hash_result_len <=
+                       VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE)))
+               return VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK;
+       return VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline uint8_t
 prepare_sym_chain_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
                struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req,
                struct virtio_crypto_alg_chain_data_req *chain,
-               struct vring_desc *cur_desc)
+               struct vhost_crypto_desc *head,
+               uint32_t max_n_descs)
 {
-       struct vring_desc *head = vc_req->head;
-       struct vring_desc *desc = cur_desc;
-       struct rte_vhost_memory *mem = vc_req->mem;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = head, *digest_desc;
+       struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data *ewb = NULL, *ewb2 = NULL;
        struct rte_mbuf *m_src = op->sym->m_src, *m_dst = op->sym->m_dst;
        uint8_t *iv_data = rte_crypto_op_ctod_offset(op, uint8_t *, IV_OFFSET);
        uint32_t digest_offset;
        void *digest_addr;
-       uint8_t ret = 0;
+       uint8_t ret = vhost_crypto_check_chain_request(chain);
+
+       if (unlikely(ret != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK))
+               goto error_exit;
 
        /* prepare */
        /* iv */
-       if (unlikely(copy_data(iv_data, head, mem, &desc,
-                       chain->para.iv_len) < 0)) {
+       if (unlikely(copy_data(iv_data, vc_req, head, &desc,
+                       chain->para.iv_len, max_n_descs) < 0)) {
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                goto error_exit;
        }
 
-       m_src->data_len = chain->para.src_data_len;
-       m_dst->data_len = chain->para.dst_data_len;
-
        switch (vcrypto->option) {
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE:
+               m_src->data_len = chain->para.src_data_len;
+               m_dst->data_len = chain->para.dst_data_len;
+
                m_src->buf_iova = gpa_to_hpa(vcrypto->dev, desc->addr,
                                chain->para.src_data_len);
-               m_src->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc,
-                               chain->para.src_data_len);
+               m_src->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
                if (unlikely(m_src->buf_iova == 0 || m_src->buf_addr == NULL)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("zero_copy may fail due to cross page data");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
-               break;
-       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
-               if (unlikely(chain->para.src_data_len >
-                               RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE)) {
-                       VC_LOG_ERR("Not enough space to do data copy");
+
+               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc, chain->para.src_data_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect descriptor");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
-               if (unlikely(copy_data(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *), head,
-                               mem, &desc, chain->para.src_data_len)) < 0) {
+               break;
+       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
+               vc_req->wb_pool = vcrypto->wb_pool;
+               m_src->data_len = chain->para.src_data_len;
+               if (unlikely(copy_data(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *),
+                               vc_req, head, &desc, chain->para.src_data_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
+
                break;
        default:
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
@@ -801,7 +1048,7 @@ prepare_sym_chain_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        }
 
        /* dst */
-       desc = find_write_desc(head, desc);
+       desc = find_write_desc(head, desc, max_n_descs);
        if (unlikely(!desc)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot find write location");
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
@@ -812,52 +1059,75 @@ prepare_sym_chain_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE:
                m_dst->buf_iova = gpa_to_hpa(vcrypto->dev,
                                desc->addr, chain->para.dst_data_len);
-               m_dst->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc,
-                               chain->para.dst_data_len);
+               m_dst->buf_addr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_RW);
                if (unlikely(m_dst->buf_iova == 0 || m_dst->buf_addr == NULL)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("zero_copy may fail due to cross page data");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
 
+               if (unlikely(move_desc(vc_req->head, &desc,
+                               chain->para.dst_data_len, max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect descriptor");
+                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+
                op->sym->auth.digest.phys_addr = gpa_to_hpa(vcrypto->dev,
                                desc->addr, chain->para.hash_result_len);
-               op->sym->auth.digest.data = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc,
-                               chain->para.hash_result_len);
+               op->sym->auth.digest.data = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc,
+                               VHOST_ACCESS_RW);
                if (unlikely(op->sym->auth.digest.phys_addr == 0)) {
                        VC_LOG_ERR("zero_copy may fail due to cross page data");
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
+
+               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc,
+                               chain->para.hash_result_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Incorrect descriptor");
+                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+
                break;
        case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
-               digest_offset = m_dst->data_len;
-               digest_addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m_dst, void *,
-                               digest_offset);
+               vc_req->wb = prepare_write_back_data(vc_req, head, &desc, &ewb,
+                               rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m_src, uint8_t *),
+                               chain->para.cipher_start_src_offset,
+                               chain->para.dst_data_len -
+                                       chain->para.cipher_start_src_offset,
+                               max_n_descs);
+               if (unlikely(vc_req->wb == NULL)) {
+                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
 
-               vc_req->wb_desc = desc;
-               vc_req->wb_len = m_dst->data_len + chain->para.hash_result_len;
+               digest_desc = desc;
+               digest_offset = m_src->data_len;
+               digest_addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m_src, void *,
+                               digest_offset);
 
-               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc,
-                               chain->para.dst_data_len) < 0)) {
-                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+               /** create a wb_data for digest */
+               ewb->next = prepare_write_back_data(vc_req, head, &desc,
+                               &ewb2, digest_addr, 0,
+                               chain->para.hash_result_len, max_n_descs);
+               if (unlikely(ewb->next == NULL)) {
+                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
 
-               if (unlikely(copy_data(digest_addr, head, mem, &desc,
-                               chain->para.hash_result_len)) < 0) {
+               if (unlikely(copy_data(digest_addr, vc_req, head, &digest_desc,
+                               chain->para.hash_result_len,
+                               max_n_descs) < 0)) {
                        ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                        goto error_exit;
                }
 
                op->sym->auth.digest.data = digest_addr;
-               op->sym->auth.digest.phys_addr = rte_pktmbuf_iova_offset(m_dst,
+               op->sym->auth.digest.phys_addr = rte_pktmbuf_iova_offset(m_src,
                                digest_offset);
-               if (unlikely(move_desc(head, &desc,
-                               chain->para.hash_result_len) < 0)) {
-                       ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
-                       goto error_exit;
-               }
                break;
        default:
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
@@ -865,7 +1135,7 @@ prepare_sym_chain_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        }
 
        /* record inhdr */
-       vc_req->inhdr = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc, INHDR_LEN);
+       vc_req->inhdr = get_data_ptr(vc_req, desc, VHOST_ACCESS_WO);
        if (unlikely(vc_req->inhdr == NULL)) {
                ret = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                goto error_exit;
@@ -888,6 +1158,8 @@ prepare_sym_chain_op(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
        return 0;
 
 error_exit:
+       if (vc_req->wb)
+               free_wb_data(vc_req->wb, vc_req->wb_pool);
        vc_req->len = INHDR_LEN;
        return ret;
 }
@@ -898,48 +1170,103 @@ error_exit:
 static __rte_always_inline int
 vhost_crypto_process_one_req(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto,
                struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
-               struct vring_desc *head, uint16_t desc_idx,
-               struct rte_vhost_memory *mem)
+               struct vring_desc *head, struct vhost_crypto_desc *descs,
+               uint16_t desc_idx)
 {
-       struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req = RTE_PTR_ADD(op->sym->m_src,
-                       sizeof(struct rte_mbuf));
+       struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req = rte_mbuf_to_priv(op->sym->m_src);
        struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *session;
-       struct virtio_crypto_op_data_req *req;
+       struct virtio_crypto_op_data_req req;
        struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *inhdr;
-       struct vring_desc *desc = NULL;
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc *desc = descs;
+       struct vring_desc *src_desc;
        uint64_t session_id;
        uint64_t dlen;
-       int err = 0;
+       uint32_t nb_descs = 0, max_n_descs, i;
+       int err;
 
        vc_req->desc_idx = desc_idx;
+       vc_req->dev = vcrypto->dev;
+       vc_req->vq = vq;
+
+       if (unlikely((head->flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT) == 0)) {
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid descriptor");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       dlen = head->len;
+       src_desc = IOVA_TO_VVA(struct vring_desc *, vc_req, head->addr,
+                       &dlen, VHOST_ACCESS_RO);
+       if (unlikely(!src_desc || dlen != head->len)) {
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid descriptor");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       head = src_desc;
 
-       if (likely(head->flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)) {
-               dlen = head->len;
-               desc = GPA_TO_VVA(struct vring_desc *, mem, head->addr, &dlen);
-               if (unlikely(!desc || dlen != head->len))
+       nb_descs = max_n_descs = dlen / sizeof(struct vring_desc);
+       if (unlikely(nb_descs > VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_N_DESC || nb_descs == 0)) {
+               err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot process num of descriptors %u", nb_descs);
+               if (nb_descs > 0) {
+                       struct vring_desc *inhdr_desc = head;
+                       while (inhdr_desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
+                               if (inhdr_desc->next >= max_n_descs)
+                                       return -1;
+                               inhdr_desc = &head[inhdr_desc->next];
+                       }
+                       if (inhdr_desc->len != sizeof(*inhdr))
+                               return -1;
+                       inhdr = IOVA_TO_VVA(struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *,
+                                       vc_req, inhdr_desc->addr, &dlen,
+                                       VHOST_ACCESS_WO);
+                       if (unlikely(!inhdr || dlen != inhdr_desc->len))
+                               return -1;
+                       inhdr->status = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                        return -1;
-               desc_idx = 0;
-       } else {
-               desc = head;
+               }
        }
 
-       vc_req->mem = mem;
-       vc_req->head = head;
-       vc_req->vq = vq;
+       /* copy descriptors to local variable */
+       for (i = 0; i < max_n_descs; i++) {
+               desc->addr = src_desc->addr;
+               desc->len = src_desc->len;
+               desc->flags = src_desc->flags;
+               desc++;
+               if (unlikely((src_desc->flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) == 0))
+                       break;
+               if (unlikely(src_desc->next >= max_n_descs)) {
+                       err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid descriptor");
+                       goto error_exit;
+               }
+               src_desc = &head[src_desc->next];
+       }
 
+       vc_req->head = head;
        vc_req->zero_copy = vcrypto->option;
 
-       req = get_data_ptr(head, mem, &desc, sizeof(*req));
-       if (unlikely(req == NULL)) {
-               err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
+       nb_descs = desc - descs;
+       desc = descs;
+
+       if (unlikely(desc->len < sizeof(req))) {
+               err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
                VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid descriptor");
                goto error_exit;
        }
 
-       switch (req->header.opcode) {
+       if (unlikely(copy_data(&req, vc_req, descs, &desc, sizeof(req),
+                       max_n_descs) < 0)) {
+               err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_BADMSG;
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid descriptor");
+               goto error_exit;
+       }
+
+       /* desc is advanced by 1 now */
+       max_n_descs -= 1;
+
+       switch (req.header.opcode) {
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ENCRYPT:
        case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DECRYPT:
-               session_id = req->header.session_id;
+               session_id = req.header.session_id;
 
                /* one branch to avoid unnecessary table lookup */
                if (vcrypto->cache_session_id != session_id) {
@@ -965,17 +1292,19 @@ vhost_crypto_process_one_req(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto,
                        goto error_exit;
                }
 
-               switch (req->u.sym_req.op_type) {
+               switch (req.u.sym_req.op_type) {
                case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_SYM_OP_NONE:
                        err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_NOTSUPP;
                        break;
                case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_SYM_OP_CIPHER:
                        err = prepare_sym_cipher_op(vcrypto, op, vc_req,
-                                       &req->u.sym_req.u.cipher, desc);
+                                       &req.u.sym_req.u.cipher, desc,
+                                       max_n_descs);
                        break;
                case VIRTIO_CRYPTO_SYM_OP_ALGORITHM_CHAINING:
                        err = prepare_sym_chain_op(vcrypto, op, vc_req,
-                                       &req->u.sym_req.u.chain, desc);
+                                       &req.u.sym_req.u.chain, desc,
+                                       max_n_descs);
                        break;
                }
                if (unlikely(err != 0)) {
@@ -984,8 +1313,9 @@ vhost_crypto_process_one_req(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto,
                }
                break;
        default:
+               err = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
                VC_LOG_ERR("Unsupported symmetric crypto request type %u",
-                               req->header.opcode);
+                               req.header.opcode);
                goto error_exit;
        }
 
@@ -993,7 +1323,7 @@ vhost_crypto_process_one_req(struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto,
 
 error_exit:
 
-       inhdr = reach_inhdr(head, mem, desc);
+       inhdr = reach_inhdr(vc_req, descs, max_n_descs);
        if (likely(inhdr != NULL))
                inhdr->status = (uint8_t)err;
 
@@ -1006,37 +1336,34 @@ vhost_crypto_finalize_one_request(struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 {
        struct rte_mbuf *m_src = op->sym->m_src;
        struct rte_mbuf *m_dst = op->sym->m_dst;
-       struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req = RTE_PTR_ADD(m_src,
-                       sizeof(struct rte_mbuf));
-       uint16_t desc_idx;
-       int ret = 0;
+       struct vhost_crypto_data_req *vc_req = rte_mbuf_to_priv(m_src);
+       struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = vc_req->vq;
+       uint16_t used_idx = vc_req->desc_idx, desc_idx;
 
        if (unlikely(!vc_req)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to retrieve vc_req");
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       if (old_vq && (vc_req->vq != old_vq))
-               return vc_req->vq;
-
-       desc_idx = vc_req->desc_idx;
+       if (old_vq && (vq != old_vq))
+               return vq;
 
        if (unlikely(op->status != RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS))
                vc_req->inhdr->status = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
        else {
-               if (vc_req->zero_copy == 0) {
-                       ret = write_back_data(op, vc_req);
-                       if (unlikely(ret != 0))
-                               vc_req->inhdr->status = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
-               }
+               if (vc_req->zero_copy == 0)
+                       write_back_data(vc_req);
        }
 
-       vc_req->vq->used->ring[desc_idx].id = desc_idx;
-       vc_req->vq->used->ring[desc_idx].len = vc_req->len;
+       desc_idx = vq->avail->ring[used_idx];
+       vq->used->ring[desc_idx].id = vq->avail->ring[desc_idx];
+       vq->used->ring[desc_idx].len = vc_req->len;
 
-       rte_mempool_put(m_dst->pool, (void *)m_dst);
        rte_mempool_put(m_src->pool, (void *)m_src);
 
+       if (m_dst)
+               rte_mempool_put(m_dst->pool, (void *)m_dst);
+
        return vc_req->vq;
 }
 
@@ -1072,9 +1399,32 @@ vhost_crypto_complete_one_vm_requests(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
        return processed;
 }
 
-int __rte_experimental
+int
+rte_vhost_crypto_driver_start(const char *path)
+{
+       uint64_t protocol_features;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = rte_vhost_driver_set_features(path, VIRTIO_CRYPTO_FEATURES);
+       if (ret)
+               return -1;
+
+       ret = rte_vhost_driver_get_protocol_features(path, &protocol_features);
+       if (ret)
+               return -1;
+       protocol_features |= (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CONFIG);
+       ret = rte_vhost_driver_set_protocol_features(path, protocol_features);
+       if (ret)
+               return -1;
+
+       return rte_vhost_driver_start(path);
+}
+
+int
 rte_vhost_crypto_create(int vid, uint8_t cryptodev_id,
-               struct rte_mempool *sess_pool, int socket_id)
+               struct rte_mempool *sess_pool,
+               struct rte_mempool *sess_priv_pool,
+               int socket_id)
 {
        struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
        struct rte_hash_parameters params = {0};
@@ -1087,13 +1437,6 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_create(int vid, uint8_t cryptodev_id,
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       ret = rte_vhost_driver_set_features(dev->ifname,
-                       VIRTIO_CRYPTO_FEATURES);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Error setting features");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
        vcrypto = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(*vcrypto),
                        RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, socket_id);
        if (!vcrypto) {
@@ -1102,6 +1445,7 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_create(int vid, uint8_t cryptodev_id,
        }
 
        vcrypto->sess_pool = sess_pool;
+       vcrypto->sess_priv_pool = sess_priv_pool;
        vcrypto->cid = cryptodev_id;
        vcrypto->cache_session_id = UINT64_MAX;
        vcrypto->last_session_id = 1;
@@ -1125,7 +1469,7 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_create(int vid, uint8_t cryptodev_id,
        vcrypto->mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(name,
                        VHOST_CRYPTO_MBUF_POOL_SIZE, 512,
                        sizeof(struct vhost_crypto_data_req),
-                       RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_DATAROOM * 2 + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
+                       VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_DATA_SIZE + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
                        rte_socket_id());
        if (!vcrypto->mbuf_pool) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to creath mbuf pool");
@@ -1133,6 +1477,18 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_create(int vid, uint8_t cryptodev_id,
                goto error_exit;
        }
 
+       snprintf(name, 127, "WB_POOL_VM_%u", (uint32_t)vid);
+       vcrypto->wb_pool = rte_mempool_create(name,
+                       VHOST_CRYPTO_MBUF_POOL_SIZE,
+                       sizeof(struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data),
+                       128, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                       rte_socket_id(), 0);
+       if (!vcrypto->wb_pool) {
+               VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to creath mempool");
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto error_exit;
+       }
+
        dev->extern_data = vcrypto;
        dev->extern_ops.pre_msg_handle = NULL;
        dev->extern_ops.post_msg_handle = vhost_crypto_msg_post_handler;
@@ -1150,7 +1506,7 @@ error_exit:
        return ret;
 }
 
-int __rte_experimental
+int
 rte_vhost_crypto_free(int vid)
 {
        struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
@@ -1169,6 +1525,7 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_free(int vid)
 
        rte_hash_free(vcrypto->session_map);
        rte_mempool_free(vcrypto->mbuf_pool);
+       rte_mempool_free(vcrypto->wb_pool);
        rte_free(vcrypto);
 
        dev->extern_data = NULL;
@@ -1178,7 +1535,7 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_free(int vid)
        return 0;
 }
 
-int __rte_experimental
+int
 rte_vhost_crypto_set_zero_copy(int vid, enum rte_vhost_crypto_zero_copy option)
 {
        struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
@@ -1189,8 +1546,8 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_set_zero_copy(int vid, enum rte_vhost_crypto_zero_copy option)
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (unlikely(option < 0 || option >=
-                       RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_ZERO_COPY_OPTIONS)) {
+       if (unlikely((uint32_t)option >=
+                               RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_ZERO_COPY_OPTIONS)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid option %i", option);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
@@ -1204,49 +1561,66 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_set_zero_copy(int vid, enum rte_vhost_crypto_zero_copy option)
        if (vcrypto->option == (uint8_t)option)
                return 0;
 
-       if (!(rte_mempool_full(vcrypto->mbuf_pool))) {
+       if (!(rte_mempool_full(vcrypto->mbuf_pool)) ||
+                       !(rte_mempool_full(vcrypto->wb_pool))) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot update zero copy as mempool is not full");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       if (option == RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE) {
+               char name[128];
+
+               snprintf(name, 127, "WB_POOL_VM_%u", (uint32_t)vid);
+               vcrypto->wb_pool = rte_mempool_create(name,
+                               VHOST_CRYPTO_MBUF_POOL_SIZE,
+                               sizeof(struct vhost_crypto_writeback_data),
+                               128, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                               rte_socket_id(), 0);
+               if (!vcrypto->wb_pool) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Failed to creath mbuf pool");
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+               }
+       } else {
+               rte_mempool_free(vcrypto->wb_pool);
+               vcrypto->wb_pool = NULL;
+       }
+
        vcrypto->option = (uint8_t)option;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-uint16_t __rte_experimental
+uint16_t
 rte_vhost_crypto_fetch_requests(int vid, uint32_t qid,
                struct rte_crypto_op **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
 {
        struct rte_mbuf *mbufs[VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_BURST_SIZE * 2];
+       struct vhost_crypto_desc descs[VHOST_CRYPTO_MAX_N_DESC];
        struct virtio_net *dev = get_device(vid);
-       struct rte_vhost_memory *mem;
        struct vhost_crypto *vcrypto;
        struct vhost_virtqueue *vq;
        uint16_t avail_idx;
        uint16_t start_idx;
-       uint16_t required;
        uint16_t count;
-       uint16_t i;
+       uint16_t i = 0;
 
        if (unlikely(dev == NULL)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid vid %i", vid);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        if (unlikely(qid >= VHOST_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Invalid qid %u", qid);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        vcrypto = (struct vhost_crypto *)dev->extern_data;
        if (unlikely(vcrypto == NULL)) {
                VC_LOG_ERR("Cannot find required data, is it initialized?");
-               return -ENOENT;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        vq = dev->virtqueue[qid];
-       mem = dev->mem;
 
        avail_idx = *((volatile uint16_t *)&vq->avail->idx);
        start_idx = vq->last_used_idx;
@@ -1260,27 +1634,66 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_fetch_requests(int vid, uint32_t qid,
        /* for zero copy, we need 2 empty mbufs for src and dst, otherwise
         * we need only 1 mbuf as src and dst
         */
-       required = count * 2;
-       if (unlikely(rte_mempool_get_bulk(vcrypto->mbuf_pool, (void **)mbufs,
-                       required) < 0)) {
-               VC_LOG_ERR("Insufficient memory");
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       }
+       switch (vcrypto->option) {
+       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_ENABLE:
+               if (unlikely(rte_mempool_get_bulk(vcrypto->mbuf_pool,
+                               (void **)mbufs, count * 2) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Insufficient memory");
+                       return 0;
+               }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-               uint16_t used_idx = (start_idx + i) & (vq->size - 1);
-               uint16_t desc_idx = vq->avail->ring[used_idx];
-               struct vring_desc *head = &vq->desc[desc_idx];
-               struct rte_crypto_op *op = ops[i];
+               for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                       uint16_t used_idx = (start_idx + i) & (vq->size - 1);
+                       uint16_t desc_idx = vq->avail->ring[used_idx];
+                       struct vring_desc *head = &vq->desc[desc_idx];
+                       struct rte_crypto_op *op = ops[i];
 
-               op->sym->m_src = mbufs[i * 2];
-               op->sym->m_dst = mbufs[i * 2 + 1];
-               op->sym->m_src->data_off = 0;
-               op->sym->m_dst->data_off = 0;
+                       op->sym->m_src = mbufs[i * 2];
+                       op->sym->m_dst = mbufs[i * 2 + 1];
+                       op->sym->m_src->data_off = 0;
+                       op->sym->m_dst->data_off = 0;
+
+                       if (unlikely(vhost_crypto_process_one_req(vcrypto, vq,
+                                       op, head, descs, used_idx) < 0))
+                               break;
+               }
+
+               if (unlikely(i < count))
+                       rte_mempool_put_bulk(vcrypto->mbuf_pool,
+                                       (void **)&mbufs[i * 2],
+                                       (count - i) * 2);
+
+               break;
+
+       case RTE_VHOST_CRYPTO_ZERO_COPY_DISABLE:
+               if (unlikely(rte_mempool_get_bulk(vcrypto->mbuf_pool,
+                               (void **)mbufs, count) < 0)) {
+                       VC_LOG_ERR("Insufficient memory");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                       uint16_t used_idx = (start_idx + i) & (vq->size - 1);
+                       uint16_t desc_idx = vq->avail->ring[used_idx];
+                       struct vring_desc *head = &vq->desc[desc_idx];
+                       struct rte_crypto_op *op = ops[i];
+
+                       op->sym->m_src = mbufs[i];
+                       op->sym->m_dst = NULL;
+                       op->sym->m_src->data_off = 0;
+
+                       if (unlikely(vhost_crypto_process_one_req(vcrypto, vq,
+                                       op, head, descs, desc_idx) < 0))
+                               break;
+               }
+
+               if (unlikely(i < count))
+                       rte_mempool_put_bulk(vcrypto->mbuf_pool,
+                                       (void **)&mbufs[i],
+                                       count - i);
+
+               break;
 
-               if (unlikely(vhost_crypto_process_one_req(vcrypto, vq, op, head,
-                               desc_idx, mem)) < 0)
-                       break;
        }
 
        vq->last_used_idx += i;
@@ -1288,7 +1701,7 @@ rte_vhost_crypto_fetch_requests(int vid, uint32_t qid,
        return i;
 }
 
-uint16_t __rte_experimental
+uint16_t
 rte_vhost_crypto_finalize_requests(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
                uint16_t nb_ops, int *callfds, uint16_t *nb_callfds)
 {