Delivery of an interruption to an operating system
US7363536B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0712
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is a method for handling an interruption during execution of an application on a computer system that uses a register stack, the method comprising receiving the interruption by a hypervisor, sending the interruption to an operating system for handling; if the register stack has a fault, then generating, by the operating system, another interruption that is delivered to the hypervisor; after receiving the another interruption, covering, by the hypervisor, the register stack; after covering the register stack, sending the interruption to the operating system for handling; and after handling, returning to execution of the application.
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