diff --git a/block_util/src/lib.rs b/block_util/src/lib.rs
index 273cc48df..8f3db17e2 100644
--- a/block_util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/block_util/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ use std::sync::MutexGuard;
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_blk::*;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, DescriptorChain};
+use virtio_queue::DescriptorChain;
 use vm_memory::{
     bitmap::AtomicBitmap, bitmap::Bitmap, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemory,
     GuestMemoryError, GuestMemoryLoadGuard,
 };
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 type GuestMemoryMmap = vm_memory::GuestMemoryMmap<AtomicBitmap>;
diff --git a/net_util/src/ctrl_queue.rs b/net_util/src/ctrl_queue.rs
index 745b3f8e7..7ccd6b9c7 100644
--- a/net_util/src/ctrl_queue.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/ctrl_queue.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_net::{
     VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6,
     VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_OK,
 };
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryError};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
diff --git a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
index 643defe23..cb904e014 100644
--- a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ use std::num::Wrapping;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemory, GuestMemoryAtomic};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TxVirtio {
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
index e5c17a6ff..00619ff07 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_blk::*;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemoryAtomic};
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 const SECTOR_SHIFT: u8 = 9;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/console.rs b/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
index 81206baa8..0a259f1e2 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, Mutex};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic};
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 256;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
index 7f8534d87..67bcc4597 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ use std::sync::{
     Arc, Barrier,
 };
 use std::thread;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestUsize};
 use vm_migration::{MigratableError, Pausable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vm_virtio::VirtioDeviceType;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs b/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
index 0dc1a139a..14d689f2b 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, RwLock};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, DescriptorChain, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::{DescriptorChain, Queue};
 use vm_device::dma_mapping::ExternalDmaMapping;
 use vm_memory::{
     Address, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryError,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use vm_memory::{
 };
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 /// Queues sizes
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
index ec5920612..4b98d9423 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_net::*;
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_ring::VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{ByteValued, GuestMemoryAtomic};
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 /// Control queue
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
index 1227e93d2..2e205c0dd 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, DescriptorChain, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::{DescriptorChain, Queue};
 use vm_memory::{
     Address, ByteValued, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryError,
     GuestMemoryLoadGuard,
 };
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 256;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
index 208a189bd..2370005ce 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic};
 use vm_migration::VersionMapped;
 use vm_migration::{Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 256;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_common_config.rs b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_common_config.rs
index 0f37ecb44..8bb92d463 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_common_config.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_common_config.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU16, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::{GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic};
 use vm_migration::{MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, VersionMapped};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Versionize)]
 pub struct VirtioPciCommonConfigState {
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
index d56afbbcb..a467d65fc 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/transport/pci_device.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU16, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, Mutex};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::AccessPlatform;
 use virtio_queue::{defs::VIRTQ_MSI_NO_VECTOR, Error as QueueError, Queue};
 use vm_allocator::{AddressAllocator, SystemAllocator};
 use vm_device::interrupt::{
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ use vm_memory::{Address, ByteValued, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestUsize
 use vm_migration::{
     Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable, VersionMapped,
 };
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::{errno::Result, eventfd::EventFd};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
index 205146c22..16d863d88 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier, RwLock};
 use versionize::{VersionMap, Versionize, VersionizeResult};
 use versionize_derive::Versionize;
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, Queue};
+use virtio_queue::Queue;
 use vm_memory::GuestMemoryAtomic;
 use vm_migration::{
     Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, Snapshottable, Transportable, VersionMapped,
 };
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 const QUEUE_SIZE: u16 = 256;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/packet.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/packet.rs
index cdd2a30f9..6e0b8b177 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/packet.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/packet.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use super::defs;
 use super::{Result, VsockError};
 use crate::{get_host_address_range, GuestMemoryMmap};
-use virtio_queue::{AccessPlatform, DescriptorChain};
+use virtio_queue::DescriptorChain;
 use vm_memory::{GuestAddress, GuestMemoryLoadGuard};
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 
 // The vsock packet header is defined by the C struct:
 //
diff --git a/vm-virtio/src/lib.rs b/vm-virtio/src/lib.rs
index bb5ce2598..5cebb3e80 100644
--- a/vm-virtio/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vm-virtio/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 //! Implements virtio queues
 
-use std::fmt;
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
 
 pub mod queue;
 pub use queue::*;
@@ -87,3 +87,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for VirtioDeviceType {
         write!(f, "{}", output)
     }
 }
+
+/// Trait for devices with access to data in memory being limited and/or
+/// translated.
+pub trait AccessPlatform: Send + Sync + Debug {
+    /// Provide a way to translate address ranges.
+    fn translate(&self, base: u64, size: u64) -> std::result::Result<u64, std::io::Error>;
+}
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index d9eabafb6..e1e6a906f 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ use virtio_devices::vhost_user::VhostUserConfig;
 use virtio_devices::{AccessPlatformMapping, VirtioMemMappingSource};
 use virtio_devices::{Endpoint, IommuMapping};
 use virtio_devices::{VirtioSharedMemory, VirtioSharedMemoryList};
-use virtio_queue::AccessPlatform;
 use vm_allocator::{AddressAllocator, SystemAllocator};
 use vm_device::dma_mapping::vfio::VfioDmaMapping;
 use vm_device::interrupt::{
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ use vm_migration::{
     protocol::MemoryRangeTable, Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot,
     SnapshotDataSection, Snapshottable, Transportable,
 };
+use vm_virtio::AccessPlatform;
 use vm_virtio::VirtioDeviceType;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;