Method and system for performing I/O operations using a hypervisor
US7979869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for installing a device driver for a device in a guest domain, that includes obtaining a first device driver for the device by a hypervisor, installing, by the hypervisor, the first device driver into memory allocated to the guest domain, and notifying an operating system in the guest domain of the first device driver after installing the device driver, wherein the operating system communicates with the device using the first device driver.
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