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Interrupts between virtual machines

US10713195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Jr-Shian Tsai · Beaverton, US
Ravi L. Sahita · Portland, US
Mesut A. Ergin · Portland, US
Rajesh M. Sankaran · Portland, US
Gilbert Neiger · Portland, US
Jun Nakajima · Saitama, JP
Edwin Verplanke · Chandler, US
Barry E. Huntley · Hillsboro, US
Tsung-Yuan C. Tai · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2016
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45579
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of an invention interrupts between virtual machines are disclosed. In an embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit, both implemented at least partially in hardware of the processor. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction to send an interrupt to a target virtual machine. The execution unit is to execute the instruction on a sending virtual machine without exiting the sending virtual machine. Execution of the instruction includes using a handle specified by the instruction to find a posted interrupt descriptor.

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