Method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system
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Sep 18, 2007
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Oct 3, 2002
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Mar 30, 2001
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Mar 30, 2001
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A method and apparatus for constructing host processor soft devices independent of the host processor operating system are provided. In one embodiment, a driver of a soft device is implemented in a virtual machine monitor (VMM), and the soft device is made available for use by one or more virtual machines coupled to the VMM. In an alternative embodiment, a software component of a soft device is implemented in a first virtual machine that is coupled to a VMM, and the soft device is made available for use by a second virtual machine coupled to the VMM.
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