Method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system
US7272831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45579
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system are provided. In one embodiment, a driver of a soft device is implemented in a virtual machine monitor (VMM), and the soft device is made available for use by one or more virtual machines coupled to the VMM. In an alternative embodiment, a software component of a soft device is implemented in a first virtual machine that is coupled to a VMM, and the soft device is made available for use by a second virtual machine coupled to the VMM.
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