Patents by Inventor Steven M Bennett

Steven M Bennett 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).

  • Patent number: 9372807
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9348767
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for operating a data processing machine is described in which data about a state of the machine is written to a location in storage. The location is one that is accessible to software that may be written for the machine. The state data as written is encoded. This state data may be recovered from the storage according to a decoding process. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Scott H. Robinson, Gustavo P. Espinosa, Steven M. Bennett
  • Patent number: 9330021
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9298641
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9298640
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9262338
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A. Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9251094
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9244712
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for virtualizing performance counters are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a counter, a counter enable storage location, counter enable logic, and virtual machine control logic. The counter enable storage location is to store a counter enable indicator. The counter enable logic is to enable the counter based on the counter enable indicator. The virtual machine control logic is to transfer control of the apparatus to a guest. The virtual machine control logic includes guest state load logic to cause a guest value from a virtual machine control structure to be loaded into the counter enable storage location in connection with a transfer of control of the apparatus to the guest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Erik C. Cola-Robles, Gilbert Neiger, Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20160019162
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A. Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20160019165
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A. Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20160019163
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A. Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20160019166
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20160019140
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard A. Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20160019164
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9235434
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for processing virtualization events in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a event logic and evaluation logic. The event logic is to recognize a virtualization event. The evaluation logic is to determine whether to transfer control from a child guest to a parent guest in response to the virtualization event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Dion Rodgers, Richard A. Uhlig, Lawrence O. Smith, Barry E. Huntley
  • Patent number: 9164920
    Abstract: A processor including a virtualization system of the processor with a memory virtualization support system to map a reference to guest-physical memory made by guest software executable on a virtual machine which in turn is executable on a host machine in which the processor is operable to a reference to host-physical memory of the host machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Rajesh Sankaran Madukkarumukumana, Richard UhligQ, Lawrence Smith, III, Scott D. Rodgers
  • Patent number: 9141555
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Scott Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9122624
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20150205723
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg
  • Publication number: 20150205728
    Abstract: A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Dion Rodgers, Rajesh M. Sankaran, Camron Rust, Sebastian Schoenberg