Method for identifying at least one function of an operating system kernel
US11263065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45579
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for identifying a function of an operating system kernel of a virtual machine. The method includes: identifying an initial instruction included in the code of the operating system kernel of the virtual machine, and locating at least one following block of instructions belonging to a function of the operating system kernel of the virtual machine, the following block being situated in a memory area following the initial instruction; locating at least one preceding block of instructions belonging to a function of the operating system kernel, the proceeding block situated in a memory area preceding the initial instruction; identifying a first block and a last block of instructions of the function of the operating system kernel from among the at least one following and preceding blocks, and recording start and end function addresses in association with the function of the operating system kernel.
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