发明授权
US07272831B2 Method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system
有权
用于构建独立于主处理器操作系统的主处理器软设备的方法和装置
- 专利标题： Method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system
- 专利标题（中）： 用于构建独立于主处理器操作系统的主处理器软设备的方法和装置
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申请号： US09823482申请日： 2001-03-30
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公开(公告)号： US07272831B2公开(公告)日： 2007-09-18
- 发明人: Erik Cota-Robles , Stephen Chou , Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh , Alain Kagi , Michael Kozuch , Gilbert Neiger , Richard Uhlig
- 申请人： Erik Cota-Robles , Stephen Chou , Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh , Alain Kagi , Michael Kozuch , Gilbert Neiger , Richard Uhlig
- 申请人地址： US CA Santa Clara
- 专利权人： Intel Corporation
- 当前专利权人： Intel Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址： US CA Santa Clara
- 代理机构： Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- 主分类号： G06F9/455
- IPC分类号： G06F9/455 ; G06F13/10 ; G06F9/54
摘要：
A method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system are provided. In one embodiment, a driver of a soft device is implemented in a virtual machine monitor (VMM), and the soft device is made available for use by one or more virtual machines coupled to the VMM. In an alternative embodiment, a software component of a soft device is implemented in a first virtual machine that is coupled to a VMM, and the soft device is made available for use by a second virtual machine coupled to the VMM.