Intel corporation (20240220388). FLEXIBLE VIRTUALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE MONITORING simplified abstract
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FLEXIBLE VIRTUALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE MONITORING
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FLEXIBLE VIRTUALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE MONITORING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240220388 titled 'FLEXIBLE VIRTUALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE MONITORING
The patent application describes techniques for flexible virtualization of performance monitoring. An apparatus is designed to allocate performance monitoring hardware resources to virtual machines based on an allocation model.
- Plurality of performance monitoring hardware resources
- Instruction decoder to access specific hardware resources
- Allocation model for assigning hardware resources to virtual machines
- Exception handling for unauthorized access to hardware resources
- Virtualization of performance monitoring capabilities
Potential Applications: - Cloud computing platforms - Virtualized server environments - Data centers with multiple virtual machines - Performance monitoring tools for virtualized systems
Problems Solved: - Efficient allocation of hardware resources in virtual environments - Secure access to performance monitoring capabilities - Flexibility in managing performance monitoring tools for virtual machines
Benefits: - Improved resource utilization in virtualized environments - Enhanced security for performance monitoring data - Scalability for monitoring multiple virtual machines simultaneously
Commercial Applications: Title: "Flexible Performance Monitoring Virtualization for Cloud Computing" This technology can be used in cloud service providers to offer enhanced performance monitoring capabilities to their customers. It can also be integrated into virtualization software for data centers to optimize resource allocation and monitoring.
Prior Art: Research on virtualization technologies in performance monitoring tools Studies on hardware resource allocation in virtual environments
Frequently Updated Research: New developments in virtualization technology for performance monitoring Updates on security measures for accessing hardware resources in virtual machines
Questions about Flexible Virtualization of Performance Monitoring: 1. How does the allocation model determine which hardware resources are assigned to virtual machines? 2. What are the implications of unauthorized access to performance monitoring hardware resources in virtualized environments?
Original Abstract Submitted
techniques for flexible virtualization of performance monitoring are described. in an embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of performance monitoring hardware resources and an instruction decoder to decode a first instruction to access a first performance monitoring hardware resource of the plurality of performance monitoring hardware resources. in response to the first instruction being received by a virtual machine, the apparatus is to determine whether the first performance monitoring hardware resource is allocated to the virtual machine based on an allocation model to allow any set of the performance monitoring hardware resources to be allocated to the virtual machine, execute the first instruction within the virtual machine in response to a determination that the first performance monitoring hardware resource is allocated to the virtual machine, and raise an exception within the virtual machine in response to a determination that the first performance monitoring hardware resource is not allocated to the virtual machine.
