Operating system context switching
US10127073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for quickly switching between a first operating system (OS) and a second OS involves deactivating the first OS and loading the second OS from dynamic memory. The technique can include inserting a context switching layer between the first OS and a hardware layer to facilitate context switching. It may be desirable to allocate dynamic memory for the second OS and preserve state of the first OS before deactivating the first OS and loading the second OS from the dynamic memory.
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