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US 8,429,648 B2Granted
Method and apparatus to service a software generated trap received by a virtual machine monitor
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorJames Paul Schneider
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Abstract
A software generated trap is received by a virtual machine monitor running on a computer system, wherein the software generated trap was caused by a process or a guest operating system of a virtual machine hosted by the computer system. The virtual machine monitor performs a service in response to receiving the software generated trap.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- receiving a software generated trap by a virtual machine monitor running on a computer system, wherein the software generated trap was caused by a system call issued by a process of a virtual machine hosted by the computer system;
- and
- performing a service by the virtual machine monitor in response to receiving the software generated trap.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, comprising:
- receiving a software generated trap by a virtual machine monitor running on a computer system, wherein the software generated trap was caused by a process or a guest operating system of a virtual machine hosted by the computer system;
- and
- performing a service by the virtual machine monitor in response to receiving the software generated trap, wherein performing the service comprises invoking an aspect, and wherein the aspect comprises a separate unit of execution from the virtual machine monitor.
A computing apparatus, comprising:
- a memory to store a virtual machine;
- and
- a processor to:
- receive a software generated trap caused by a system call issued by a process of the virtual machine;
- and
- perform a service in response to receiving the software generated trap.
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