diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index d75f2f0..5ac4913 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-common-obj-y = usb/ ide/ pci/
+common-obj-y = usb/ ide/ pci/ dataplane/
 common-obj-y += loader.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-console.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-rng.o
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs b/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8dea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_VIRTIO), y)
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE) += hostmem.o
+endif
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/hostmem.c b/hw/dataplane/hostmem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380537e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/dataplane/hostmem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * Thread-safe guest to host memory mapping
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hostmem.h"
+
+static int hostmem_lookup_cmp(const void *phys_, const void *region_)
+{
+    hwaddr phys = *(const hwaddr *)phys_;
+    const HostMemRegion *region = region_;
+
+    if (phys < region->guest_addr) {
+        return -1;
+    } else if (phys >= region->guest_addr + region->size) {
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Map guest physical address to host pointer
+ */
+void *hostmem_lookup(HostMem *hostmem, hwaddr phys, hwaddr len, bool is_write)
+{
+    HostMemRegion *region;
+    void *host_addr = NULL;
+    hwaddr offset_within_region;
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+    region = bsearch(&phys, hostmem->current_regions,
+                     hostmem->num_current_regions,
+                     sizeof(hostmem->current_regions[0]),
+                     hostmem_lookup_cmp);
+    if (!region) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+    if (is_write && region->readonly) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+    offset_within_region = phys - region->guest_addr;
+    if (len <= region->size - offset_within_region) {
+        host_addr = region->host_addr + offset_within_region;
+    }
+out:
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+
+    return host_addr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Install new regions list
+ */
+static void hostmem_listener_commit(MemoryListener *listener)
+{
+    HostMem *hostmem = container_of(listener, HostMem, listener);
+
+    qemu_mutex_lock(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+    g_free(hostmem->current_regions);
+    hostmem->current_regions = hostmem->new_regions;
+    hostmem->num_current_regions = hostmem->num_new_regions;
+    qemu_mutex_unlock(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+
+    /* Reset new regions list */
+    hostmem->new_regions = NULL;
+    hostmem->num_new_regions = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a MemoryRegionSection to the new regions list
+ */
+static void hostmem_append_new_region(HostMem *hostmem,
+                                      MemoryRegionSection *section)
+{
+    void *ram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(section->mr);
+    size_t num = hostmem->num_new_regions;
+    size_t new_size = (num + 1) * sizeof(hostmem->new_regions[0]);
+
+    hostmem->new_regions = g_realloc(hostmem->new_regions, new_size);
+    hostmem->new_regions[num] = (HostMemRegion){
+        .host_addr = ram_ptr + section->offset_within_region,
+        .guest_addr = section->offset_within_address_space,
+        .size = section->size,
+        .readonly = section->readonly,
+    };
+    hostmem->num_new_regions++;
+}
+
+static void hostmem_listener_append_region(MemoryListener *listener,
+                                           MemoryRegionSection *section)
+{
+    HostMem *hostmem = container_of(listener, HostMem, listener);
+
+    /* Ignore non-RAM regions, we may not be able to map them */
+    if (!memory_region_is_ram(section->mr)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Ignore regions with dirty logging, we cannot mark them dirty */
+    if (memory_region_is_logging(section->mr)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    hostmem_append_new_region(hostmem, section);
+}
+
+/* We don't implement most MemoryListener callbacks, use these nop stubs */
+static void hostmem_listener_dummy(MemoryListener *listener)
+{
+}
+
+static void hostmem_listener_section_dummy(MemoryListener *listener,
+                                           MemoryRegionSection *section)
+{
+}
+
+static void hostmem_listener_eventfd_dummy(MemoryListener *listener,
+                                           MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                                           bool match_data, uint64_t data,
+                                           EventNotifier *e)
+{
+}
+
+static void hostmem_listener_coalesced_mmio_dummy(MemoryListener *listener,
+                                                  MemoryRegionSection *section,
+                                                  hwaddr addr, hwaddr len)
+{
+}
+
+void hostmem_init(HostMem *hostmem)
+{
+    memset(hostmem, 0, sizeof(*hostmem));
+
+    qemu_mutex_init(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+
+    hostmem->listener = (MemoryListener){
+        .begin = hostmem_listener_dummy,
+        .commit = hostmem_listener_commit,
+        .region_add = hostmem_listener_append_region,
+        .region_del = hostmem_listener_section_dummy,
+        .region_nop = hostmem_listener_append_region,
+        .log_start = hostmem_listener_section_dummy,
+        .log_stop = hostmem_listener_section_dummy,
+        .log_sync = hostmem_listener_section_dummy,
+        .log_global_start = hostmem_listener_dummy,
+        .log_global_stop = hostmem_listener_dummy,
+        .eventfd_add = hostmem_listener_eventfd_dummy,
+        .eventfd_del = hostmem_listener_eventfd_dummy,
+        .coalesced_mmio_add = hostmem_listener_coalesced_mmio_dummy,
+        .coalesced_mmio_del = hostmem_listener_coalesced_mmio_dummy,
+        .priority = 10,
+    };
+
+    memory_listener_register(&hostmem->listener, &address_space_memory);
+    if (hostmem->num_new_regions > 0) {
+        hostmem_listener_commit(&hostmem->listener);
+    }
+}
+
+void hostmem_finalize(HostMem *hostmem)
+{
+    memory_listener_unregister(&hostmem->listener);
+    g_free(hostmem->new_regions);
+    g_free(hostmem->current_regions);
+    qemu_mutex_destroy(&hostmem->current_regions_lock);
+}
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/hostmem.h b/hw/dataplane/hostmem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2cf093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/dataplane/hostmem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Thread-safe guest to host memory mapping
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef HOSTMEM_H
+#define HOSTMEM_H
+
+#include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "qemu/thread.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    void *host_addr;
+    hwaddr guest_addr;
+    uint64_t size;
+    bool readonly;
+} HostMemRegion;
+
+typedef struct {
+    /* The listener is invoked when regions change and a new list of regions is
+     * built up completely before they are installed.
+     */
+    MemoryListener listener;
+    HostMemRegion *new_regions;
+    size_t num_new_regions;
+
+    /* Current regions are accessed from multiple threads either to lookup
+     * addresses or to install a new list of regions.  The lock protects the
+     * pointer and the regions.
+     */
+    QemuMutex current_regions_lock;
+    HostMemRegion *current_regions;
+    size_t num_current_regions;
+} HostMem;
+
+void hostmem_init(HostMem *hostmem);
+void hostmem_finalize(HostMem *hostmem);
+
+/**
+ * Map a guest physical address to a pointer
+ *
+ * Note that there is map/unmap mechanism here.  The caller must ensure that
+ * mapped memory is no longer used across events like hot memory unplug.  This
+ * can be done with other mechanisms like bdrv_drain_all() that quiesce
+ * in-flight I/O.
+ */
+void *hostmem_lookup(HostMem *hostmem, hwaddr phys, hwaddr len, bool is_write);
+
+#endif /* HOSTMEM_H */
