ACPI COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINE MONITOR AND POLICY VIRTUAL MACHINE VIA MAILBOX
Patent №
US 7,937,701
Granted
2011-05-03
Filed 2005
Owner
INTEL CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
2
planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11173711
A method, apparatus and system enable bi-directional communications between a virtual machine monitor (“VMM”) and an Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (“ACPI”) compliant guest operating system. In one embodiment, a virtual machine (“VM”) may be designated as the owner of the host platform (“Policy VM”). The Policy VM may communicate with the VMM to control all configuration and power management decisions on the platform.
AI classification
Ownership
INTEL CORPORATION
assignment · 238600626
Assignors
KINNEY, MICHAEL D., BRANNOCK, KIRK D.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.