Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Virtual machine task or process management
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-30
2010-11-23
Zhen, Li B (Department: 2195)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac
Virtual machine task or process management
C718S100000, C718S102000, C718S104000, C718S108000, C714S002000, C714S015000, C714S034000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07840962
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a method includes transitioning control to a virtual machine (VM) from a virtual machine monitor (VMM), determining that a VMM timer indicator is set to an enabling value, and identifying a VMM timer value configured by the VMM. The method further includes periodically comparing a current value of a timing source with the VMM timer value, generating an internal event if the current value of the timing source has reached the VMM timer value, and transitioning control to the VMM in response to the internal event without incurring an event handling procedure in any one of the VMM and the VM.
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Anderson Andrew V.
Bennett Steven M.
Cota-Robles Erik
Glew Andy
Hall Clifford D.
Al Kawsar Abdullah
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Intel Corporation
Zhen Li B
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