diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 914bdf4b9d73..902867627cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,55 @@ int vfio_unpin_pages(struct device *dev, unsigned long *user_pfn, int npage)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfio_unpin_pages);
 
+
+/*
+ * This interface allows the CPUs to perform some sort of virtual DMA on
+ * behalf of the device.
+ *
+ * CPUs read/write a range of IOVAs pointing to user space memory into/from
+ * a kernel buffer.
+ *
+ * As the read/write of user space memory is conducted via the CPUs and is
+ * not a real device DMA, it is not necessary to pin the user space memory.
+ *
+ * The caller needs to call vfio_group_get_external_user() or
+ * vfio_group_get_external_user_from_dev() prior to calling this interface,
+ * so as to prevent the VFIO group from disposal in the middle of the call.
+ * But it can keep the reference to the VFIO group for several calls into
+ * this interface.
+ * After finishing using of the VFIO group, the caller needs to release the
+ * VFIO group by calling vfio_group_put_external_user().
+ *
+ * @group [in]: vfio group of a device
+ * @iova [in] : base IOVA of a user space buffer
+ * @data [in] : pointer to kernel buffer
+ * @len [in]  : kernel buffer length
+ * @write     : indicate read or write
+ * Return error code on failure or 0 on success.
+ */
+int vfio_dma_rw(struct vfio_group *group, dma_addr_t iova,
+		void *data, size_t len, bool write)
+{
+	struct vfio_container *container;
+	struct vfio_iommu_driver *driver;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!group || !data || len <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	container = group->container;
+	driver = container->iommu_driver;
+
+	if (likely(driver && driver->ops->dma_rw))
+		ret = driver->ops->dma_rw(container->iommu_data,
+					  iova, data, len, write);
+	else
+		ret = -ENOTTY;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfio_dma_rw);
+
 static int vfio_register_iommu_notifier(struct vfio_group *group,
 					unsigned long *events,
 					struct notifier_block *nb)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
index 2ada8e6cdb88..74e1c425943c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/mmu_context.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
@@ -2326,6 +2327,81 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_unregister_notifier(void *iommu_data,
 	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&iommu->notifier, nb);
 }
 
+static size_t vfio_iommu_type1_dma_rw_chunk(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
+					    dma_addr_t iova, void *data,
+					    size_t count, bool write)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	unsigned long vaddr;
+	struct vfio_dma *dma;
+	bool kthread = current->mm == NULL;
+	size_t done = 0;
+	size_t offset;
+
+	dma = vfio_find_dma(iommu, iova, 1);
+	if (!dma)
+		return 0;
+
+	if ((write && !(dma->prot & IOMMU_WRITE)) ||
+			!(dma->prot & IOMMU_READ))
+		return 0;
+
+	mm = get_task_mm(dma->task);
+
+	if (!mm)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (kthread)
+		use_mm(mm);
+	else if (current->mm != mm)
+		goto out;
+
+	offset = iova - dma->iova;
+
+	if (count > dma->size - offset)
+		count = dma->size - offset;
+
+	vaddr = dma->vaddr + offset;
+
+	if (write)
+		done = __copy_to_user((void __user *)vaddr,
+				       data, count) ? 0 : count;
+	else
+		done = __copy_from_user(data, (void __user *)vaddr,
+					count) ? 0 : count;
+
+	if (kthread)
+		unuse_mm(mm);
+out:
+	mmput(mm);
+	return done;
+}
+
+static int vfio_iommu_type1_dma_rw(void *iommu_data, dma_addr_t iova,
+				   void *data, size_t count, bool write)
+{
+	struct vfio_iommu *iommu = iommu_data;
+	int ret = 0;
+	size_t done = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&iommu->lock);
+	while (count > 0) {
+		done = vfio_iommu_type1_dma_rw_chunk(iommu, iova, data,
+						     count, write);
+		if (!done) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		count -= done;
+		data += done;
+		iova += done;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&iommu->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops vfio_iommu_driver_ops_type1 = {
 	.name			= "vfio-iommu-type1",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2338,6 +2414,7 @@ static const struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops vfio_iommu_driver_ops_type1 = {
 	.unpin_pages		= vfio_iommu_type1_unpin_pages,
 	.register_notifier	= vfio_iommu_type1_register_notifier,
 	.unregister_notifier	= vfio_iommu_type1_unregister_notifier,
+	.dma_rw			= vfio_iommu_type1_dma_rw,
 };
 
 static int __init vfio_iommu_type1_init(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 2e1fa0c7396f..fea0cb1e61d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops {
 					     struct notifier_block *nb);
 	int		(*unregister_notifier)(void *iommu_data,
 					       struct notifier_block *nb);
+	int		(*dma_rw)(void *iommu_data, dma_addr_t iova,
+				  void *data, size_t count, bool write);
 };
 
 extern int vfio_register_iommu_driver(const struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops *ops);
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ extern int vfio_pin_pages(struct device *dev, unsigned long *user_pfn,
 extern int vfio_unpin_pages(struct device *dev, unsigned long *user_pfn,
 			    int npage);
 
+extern int vfio_dma_rw(struct vfio_group *group, dma_addr_t iova, void *data,
+		       size_t len, bool write);
+
 /* each type has independent events */
 enum vfio_notify_type {
 	VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY = 0,
