Method to manage memory in a platform with virtual machines

Details Method to manage memory in a platform with virtual machines Method to manage memory in a platform with virtual machines

2004-04-19

2008-09-02

Shah, Sanjiv (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Addressing combined with specific memory configuration or...

Virtual machine memory addressing

C711S170000, C711S171000, C711S173000, C711S202000, C711S203000, C711S209000, C718S104000, C718S105000, C718S108000

Reexamination Certificate

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07421533

ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of the present invention enables the virtualizing of virtual memory in a virtual machine environment within a virtual machine monitor (VMM). Memory required for direct memory access (DMA) for device drivers, for example, is pinned by the VMM and prevented from being swapped out. The VMM may dynamically allocated memory resources to various virtual machines running in the platform. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

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