Instruction set emulation for guest operating systems
US9495183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45545
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The described implementations relate to virtual computing techniques. One implementation provides a technique that can include receiving a request to execute an application. The application can include first application instructions from a guest instruction set architecture. The technique can also include loading an emulator and a guest operating system into an execution context with the application. The emulator can translate the first application instructions into second application instructions from a host instruction set architecture. The technique can also include running the application by executing the second application instructions.
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