公开(公告)号：US10713195B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US14997478

申请日：2016-01-15

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Jr-Shian Tsai ,  Ravi L Sahita ,  Mesut A Ergin ,  Rajesh M Sankaran ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Jun Nakajima ,  Edwin Verplanke ,  Barry E Huntley ,  Tsung-Yuan C Tai

IPC: G06F13/24 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: Embodiments of an invention interrupts between virtual machines are disclosed. In an embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit, both implemented at least partially in hardware of the processor. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction to send an interrupt to a target virtual machine. The execution unit is to execute the instruction on a sending virtual machine without exiting the sending virtual machine. Execution of the instruction includes using a handle specified by the instruction to find a posted interrupt descriptor.