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Secure operating system switching

US7950020B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2007
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for secure operating system switching. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a second operating system of a plurality of operating systems that is to be active next; causing a memory access controller to enable exclusive access to a portion of memory for the second operating system once the second operating system becomes active; and causing the second operating system to become active.

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