Making direct calls to a native device driver of a hypervisor using dynamic device driver virtualization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10514938
APP PUB NO 20140173628A1
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14133419

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A system and method for providing dynamic device virtualization is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes providing a device virtualization via context switching between a guest user process and a host. The guest user process has an address space comprising at least a guest kernel and a host kernel. The guest user process is capable of making a first direct call into the host via the guest kernel of the address space. The host is capable of making a second direct call to the guest user process.

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  • DYNAVISOR, INC.

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Ramakrishnan, Nair Sreekumar San Jose, US 3 145

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