Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transitioning between virtual machine monitor domains in a virtual machine environment
- Patent Title (中): 在虚拟机环境中虚拟机监视域之间的转换
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Application No.: US11095855Application Date: 2005-03-30
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Publication No.: US07581219B2Publication Date: 2009-08-25
- Inventor: Gilbert Neiger , Steven M. Bennett , Dion Rodgers , Richard A. Uhlig , Lawrence O. Smith, III
- Applicant: Gilbert Neiger , Steven M. Bennett , Dion Rodgers , Richard A. Uhlig , Lawrence O. Smith, III
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agent Thomas R. Lane
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F21/00 ; G06F9/46
Abstract:
Techniques for handling certain virtualization events occurring within a virtual machine environment. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention pertains to handling events related to the sub-operating system mode using a dedicated virtual machine monitor (VMM) called the system management mode VMM (SVMM), which exists in a separate portion of memory from a main virtual machine monitor (MVMM) used to handle virtualization events other than those related to the sub-operating system mode. In at least one embodiment, a technique for initializing and managing transitions to and from the SVMM is disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060015869A1 Transitioning between virtual machine monitor domains in a virtual machine environment Public/Granted day:2006-01-19
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