Real-time code and data protection via CPU transactional memory support

US9507938B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9507938-B2
Application numberUS-201414581099-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 23, 2014
Priority dateDec 23, 2014
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A technique allows for memory bounds checking for dynamically generated code by using transactional memory support in a processor. The memory bounds checking includes creating output code, identifying read-only memory regions in the output code and creating a map that is provided to a security monitoring thread. The security monitoring thread executes as a transaction and determines if a transactional conflict occurs to the read-only memory region during parallel execution of a monitored thread in the output code.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory machine readable medium, on which are stored instructions, comprising instructions that when executed cause a machine to: create output code from input code; identify read-only memory regions to be accessed during execution of the output code; create a memory map for the read-only regions in shared memory; and monitor the read-only regions for a transactional conflict; wherein the read-only regions include one or more guard memory re…

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What does patent US9507938B2 cover?
A technique allows for memory bounds checking for dynamically generated code by using transactional memory support in a processor. The memory bounds checking includes creating output code, identifying read-only memory regions in the output code and creating a map that is provided to a security monitoring thread. The security monitoring thread executes as a transaction and determines if a transa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mcafee Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/56. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 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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