Method and apparatus for supporting universal serial bus devices in a virtualized environment
US8065441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for performing virtualization, includes managing data between a virtual machine and a bus controller by transmitting an input output (IO) request from the virtual machine to a service virtual machine that owns the bus controller. According to an alternate embodiment, the method for performing virtualization includes managing isochronous data between a virtual machine and a bus controller. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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