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Efficient graphics virtualization with address ballooning

US9448831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Yaozu Dong · Shanghai, CN
Kun Tian · Shanghai, CN
Ke Yu · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2013
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods may provide for identifying an assigned address space of a virtual machine (VM), wherein the assigned address space is associated with a graphics memory. Additionally, the assigned address space may be ballooned to disable usage by the VM of a remaining address space in the graphics memory that is not assigned to the VM. In one example, a view of the assigned address space by the VM may be identical to a view of the assigned address space by a virtual machine monitor (VMM) associated with the VM.

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