发明名称 Memory Overcommit by Using an Emulated IOMMU in a Computer System with a Host IOMMU
摘要 A method and system for managing direct memory access (DMA) in a computer system that hosts virtual machines and allows memory overcommit. The computer receives an indication that a bus address is to be used by a device to perform DMA to a buffer. In response to the indication, the computer determines a host device identifier for the device, and pins a memory page addressed by a host address that is associated with the bus address and a guest address. The computer also records, in a host I/O memory management unit (IOMMU), a mapping of the bus address and the host device identifier to the host address. After the device completes the DMA, the computer removes the mapping from the host IOMMU to prevent further direct access to the host address.
申请公布号 US2012072619(A1) 申请公布日期 2012.03.22
申请号 US20100883571 申请日期 2010.09.16
申请人 TSIRKIN MICHAEL;WRIGHT CHRISTOPHER M.;RED HAT ISRAEL, LTD. 发明人 TSIRKIN MICHAEL;WRIGHT CHRISTOPHER M.
分类号 G06F13/28;G06F9/455 主分类号 G06F13/28
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