QAT(4) | Device Drivers Manual | QAT(4)

# NAME

`qat` — Intel QuickAssist crypto accelerator

# SYNOPSIS

`qat* at pci? dev ? function ?`

# DESCRIPTION

The `qat` driver supports the following system-on-chips, chipsets, and PCIe adapters, which are integrated with QuickAssist:

- Intel Atom C2000 processor
- Intel Atom C3000 processor
- Intel Xeon D-1500 processor
- Intel Xeon D-2100 processor
- Intel C620 chipset
- Intel QuickAssist Adapter 8960/8970

When the `qat` driver is attached, it automatically registers itself to accelerate DES-CBC, 3DES-CBC, AES-CBC, HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA256, HMAC-SHA384, and HMAC-SHA512 operations for opencrypto(9), and thus for ipsec(4) and crypto(4).

# FILES

The `qat` driver loads the firmware which is located in /libdata/firmware/qat/, by firmload(9).

# SEE ALSO

crypto(4), intro(4), ipsec(4), firmload(9), opencrypto(9)

# HISTORY

The `qat` driver first appeared in NetBSD 10.0.

# AUTHORS

The `qat` driver was written by Hikaru Abe <hikaru@iij.ad.jp>.

November 20, 2019 | NetBSD 11.0