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Facilitating event-driven processing using unikernels

US10409654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael Behrendt · Randersacker, DE
Daniel Federschmidt · Lörrach, DE
Dominik Froehlich · Ferndale, US
Andreas Nauerz · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Event-driven processing is facilitated by a unikernel-based method which includes receiving, based on an event, a code execution request containing parameter values for an application code unikernel. The application code unikernel includes uploaded application code in a single-purpose virtual machine image. Based on receiving the code execution request, the application code unikernel is run, which includes providing the parameter values as bootvariables as part of booting the program code unikernel. Further, running the application code unikernel may include executing the application code unikernel directly on a hypervisor. The application code unikernel may include only operating system components required to run the uploaded application code.

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