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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Gilbert Neiger, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen Chou, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Erik Cota-robles, Portland, OR (US);
Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh, Portland, OR (US);
Alain Kagi, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Kozuch, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard Uhlig, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Gilbert Neiger, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen Chou, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Erik Cota-Robles, Portland, OR (US);
Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh, Portland, OR (US);
Alain Kagi, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Kozuch, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard Uhlig, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processor mode is provided for guest software. The processor mode enables the guest software to operate at a privilege level intended by the guest software. When the guest software attempts to perform an operation restricted by the processor mode, the processor mode is exited to transfer control over the operation to a virtual-machine monitor, which runs outside this processor mode.