Time sliced interrupt processing on virtualized platform
US7958506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique to process interrupts on a virtualized platform. A plurality of virtual machines (VMs) runs on the virtualized platform having at least a processor. The VMs include a power VM. A VM scheduler schedules the VMs for execution on the virtualized platform according a scheduling policy. A virtualized interrupt mask controller controls masking an interrupt from an interrupting source according to the scheduling policy.
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