Patents by Inventor Nahim EL ATMANI

Nahim EL ATMANI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Calling arbitrary functions in the kernel via a probe script
    Patent number: 11182182
    Abstract: A method of probing a computer system includes steps of compiling a script that includes a call to a first function with first parameters, to generate executable code that includes a call to a second function with second parameters, wherein the second function and the second parameters are specified as values of the first parameters of the first function in the call to the first function, injecting the executable code into an executing module of the computer system, and as the executing module is running, executing the executable code to call the second function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien Freche, Ashish Kaila, Lorenzo David, Abhishek Srivastava, Nahim El Atmani
  • CALLING ARBITRARY FUNCTIONS IN THE KERNEL VIA A PROBE SCRIPT
    Publication number: 20210026669
    Abstract: A method of probing a computer system includes steps of compiling a script that includes a call to a first function with first parameters, to generate executable code that includes a call to a second function with second parameters, wherein the second function and the second parameters are specified as values of the first parameters of the first function in the call to the first function, injecting the executable code into an executing module of the computer system, and as the executing module is running, executing the executable code to call the second function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Julien FRECHE, Ashish KAILA, Lorenzo DAVID, Abhishek SRIVASTAVA, Nahim EL ATMANI