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Host-to-guest channel for guest device identification
US8935693B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8935693-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113118878-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 31, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A method and system for providing a descriptive name of a device in a virtual machine system. A computer system hosts a hypervisor, a management component and a guest. The hypervisor receives from the management component a descriptive name of a device available to the guest. The descriptive name defines at least one of the functionality of the device, the content of the device, or a user of the device. The hypervisor then passes the descriptive name to the guest via a host-to-guest channel, which is a shared storage location writable by the hypervisor and readable by the guest.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, implemented by a computer system, comprising: identifying, by a hypervisor of the computer system, a descriptive name of a device available to a guest hosted by the computer system, the descriptive name being automatically determined by a management component of the computer system using one or more rules specifying that the descriptive name is to include at least one of functionality of the device, content of the device, or a user of the device; a…
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- What does patent US8935693B2 cover?
- A method and system for providing a descriptive name of a device in a virtual machine system. A computer system hosts a hypervisor, a management component and a guest. The hypervisor receives from the management component a descriptive name of a device available to the guest. The descriptive name defines at least one of the functionality of the device, the content of the device, or a user of th…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Natapov Gleb, Tsirkin Michael S, Red Hat Israel Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/45558. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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