Providing memory condition information to guest applications
US9250943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/151
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Virtualization software can improve the effectiveness of a guest application running inside a virtual machine (VM) by providing information to the guest application indicative of a memory condition of the VM. The memory condition is indicative of an availability of memory resources to the guest application. When guest physical memory can be reserved by a balloon application running in the (VM), providing memory condition data indicative of the memory condition provides more accurate information regarding the availability of memory resources to the guest application than could be provided by the guest operating system of the VM.
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