US Patent Application 17899900. MEMORY CONTROLLER FIRMWARE VIRTUALIZATION simplified abstract
MEMORY CONTROLLER FIRMWARE VIRTUALIZATION
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Niccolò Izzo of Vignate (MI) (IT)
Danilo Caraccio of Milano (MI) (IT)
MEMORY CONTROLLER FIRMWARE VIRTUALIZATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17899900 titled 'MEMORY CONTROLLER FIRMWARE VIRTUALIZATION
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a device that includes a datapath, a firmware storage device, and a processor with a hypervisor.
- The datapath facilitates data transfers between a host device and a storage device.
- The firmware storage device stores multiple firmware tasks.
- The processor's hypervisor executes a specific firmware task in a container and controls access to the datapath based on tags associated with instructions of the firmware task.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Improved security and control over data transfers between a host device and a storage device.
- Efficient execution of firmware tasks with the use of a hypervisor.
- Enhanced flexibility in managing and executing firmware tasks.
Original Abstract Submitted
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a device including: a datapath facilitating data transfers between a host device and a storage device; a firmware storage device storing a plurality of firmware tasks; and a processor, the processor including a hypervisor configured to: execute a given firmware task in the plurality of firmware tasks in a container, and control access to the datapath based on tags associated with instructions of the given firmware task.