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Tagging a copy of memory of a virtual machine with information for fetching of relevant portions of the memory

US9250969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Grant dateFeb 2, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/5077
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed to provision virtual machine resources. An example method includes labeling a copy of memory associated with an established virtual machine with an execution status based on an architecture type associated with the copy, and constraining a fetch operation in response to a page fault to a labeled portion of the copy that matches an architecture type of a received processor instruction.

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