发明名称 |
Processor-architecture for facilitating a virtual machine monitor |
摘要 |
Virtual-machine-monitor operation and implementation is facilitated by number of easily implemented features and extensions added to the features of a processor architecture. These features, one or more of which are used in various embodiments of the present invention, include a vmsw instruction that provides a means for transitioning between virtualization mode and non-virtualization mode without an interruption, a virtualization fault that faults on an attempt by a priority-0 routine in virtualization mode attempting to execute a privileged instruction, and a flexible highest-implemented-address mechanism to partition virtual address space into a virtualization address space and a non-virtualization address space.
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申请公布号 |
US7421689(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.09.02 |
申请号 |
US20030695267 |
申请日期 |
2003.10.28 |
申请人 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
发明人 |
ROSS JONATHAN K.;MORRIS DALE;SOLTIS, JR. DONALD C.;BHATIA ROHIT;DELANO ERIC |
分类号 |
G06F9/455 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/455 |
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