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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2007
Naveen K. Kachroo, Redmond, WA (US);
Martin Taillefer, Redmond, WA (US);
Lonny Dean Mcmichael, Redmond, WA (US);
Naveen K. Kachroo, Redmond, WA (US);
Martin Taillefer, Redmond, WA (US);
Lonny Dean McMichael, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Mechanisms are disclosed for updating a virtual machine monitor ('VMM'). Facilities of a guest operating system running in a guest virtual machine managed by the VMM are leveraged to facilitate receiving an update package. The update package may contain updates for guest operating systems extensions in addition to a VMM update. An updater process, running in a guest operating system, extracts the VMM update and transfers it down to the VMM. Upon successful transfer, the updater process applies any necessary updates to guest operating systems extensions and then signals the VMM to commit the transferred VMM update.