发明名称 |
Subtractive Validation of Cache Lines for Virtual Machines |
摘要 |
A method and system for managing a cache for a host machine is disclosed. The method includes: indicating each cache line in the cache as being in a transitional meta-state when any virtual machine hosted on the host machine moves out of the host machine; each time a particular cache line is accessed, indicating that particular cache line as no longer in the transitional meta-state; and marking the cache lines still in the transitional meta-state as invalid when a virtual machine moves back to the host machine. |
申请公布号 |
US2014201462(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.17 |
申请号 |
US201313739804 |
申请日期 |
2013.01.11 |
申请人 |
LSI CORPORATION |
发明人 |
Maharana Parag R.;Bert Luca;Cohen Earl |
分类号 |
G06F12/08 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for managing a cache for a host machine, the method comprising:
indicating each cache line in the cache as being in a transitional meta-state when any virtual machine hosted on the host machine moves out of the host machine; each time a particular cache line is accessed, indicating that particular cache line as no longer in the transitional meta-state; and marking the cache lines still in the transitional meta-state as invalid when any virtual machine previously hosted on the host machine moves back to the host machine. |
地址 |
San Jose CA US |