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Avoiding cache line sharing in virtual machines
   
Document Number
US Patent 7549022
Issued Date
June 16, 2009
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Avoiding cache-line sharing in virtual machines can be implemented in a system running a host and multiple guest operating systems. The host facilitates hardware access by a guest operating system and oversees memory access by the guest. Because cache lines are associated with memory pages that are spaced at regular intervals, the host can direct guest memory access to only select memory pages, and thereby restrict guest cache use to one or more cache lines. Other guests can be restricted to different cache lines by directing memory access to a separate set of memory pages.
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Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Published
June 16, 2009
Application Number
11/490,785
Filed
July 21, 2006
US Classification
711/130   711/118 711/127 711/129
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G06F   12/00   (20060101)   G06F   13/00   (20060101)   G06F   13/28   (20060101)  
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