Method and apparatus for inter-process communication, and computer device

A method for implementing inter-process communication, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving a first instruction sent by a caller, wherein the first instruction comprises an identifier of a callee;
• determining a context of the callee based on the identifier of the callee in a service set indicated by a first register, wherein the first register is configured to store a memory address of the service set, and the service set comprises context information of one or more callees;
• storing a context of the caller into a return information set indicated by a second register, wherein the second register is configured to store a memory address of the return information set, and the return information set comprises context information of one or more callers;
• and
• switching to the context of the callee.

A computer device, wherein the computer device comprises a hardware layer and an operating system running on the hardware layer, a caller and a callee that are to perform communication with each other run in the operating system, the computer device further comprises a communication engine, and the communication engine is configured to:

• receive a first instruction sent by a caller, wherein the first instruction comprises an identifier of a callee;
• determine a context of the callee based on the identifier of the callee in a service set indicated by a first register, wherein the first register is configured to store a memory address of the service set, and the service set comprises context information of one or more callees;
• store a context of the caller into a return information set indicated by a second register, wherein the second register is configured to store a memory address of the return information set, and the return information set comprises context information of one or more callers;
• and
• switch to the context of the callee.