qat(4)
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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>.
NetBSD 10.99 November 20, 2019 NetBSD 10.99
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