公开(公告)号：US10572415B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15900771

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gilbert Neiger ,  Rajesh M. Sankaran

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/34

Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering interrupts to user-level applications. An example processing system comprises: a memory configured to store a plurality of user-level APIC data structures and a plurality of user-level interrupt handler address data structures corresponding to a plurality of user-level applications being executed by the processing system; and a processing core configured, responsive to receiving a notification of a user-level interrupt, to: set a pending interrupt bit flag having a position defined by an identifier of the user-level interrupt in a user-level APIC data structure associated with a user-level application that is currently being executed by the processing core, and invoke a user-level interrupt handler identified by a user-level interrupt handler address data structure associated with the user-level application, for a pending user-level interrupt having a highest priority among one or more pending user-level interrupts identified by the user-level APIC data structure.

公开(公告)号：US20190324918A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16402442

申请日：2019-05-03

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Krystof C. Zmudzinski ,  Siddhartha Chhabra ,  Uday R. Savagaonkar ,  Simon P. Johnson ,  Rebekah M. Leslie-Hurd ,  Francis X. McKeen ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Raghunandan Makaram ,  Carlos V. Rozas ,  Amy L. Santoni ,  Vincent R. Scarlata ,  Vedvyas Shanbhogue ,  Ilya Alexandrovich ,  Ittai Anati ,  Wesley H. Smith ,  Michael Goldsmith

IPC: G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/1036 ,  G06F12/1027 ,  G06F12/109 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: A processor for supporting secure memory intent is disclosed. The processor of the disclosure includes a memory execution unit to access memory and a processor core coupled to the memory execution unit. The processor core is to receive a request to access a convertible page of the memory. In response to the request, the processor core to determine an intent for the convertible page in view of a page table entry (PTE) corresponding to the convertible page. The intent indicates whether the convertible page is to be accessed as at least one of a secure page or a non-secure page.

公开(公告)号：US20190121751A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16134809

申请日：2018-09-18

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Steven M. Bennett ,  Andrew V. Anderson ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Rajesh Sankaran Madukkarumukumana ,  Richard Uhlig ,  Lawrence Smith, III ,  Scott D. Rodgers

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F12/109

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.

公开(公告)号：US10175990B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US13898189

申请日：2013-05-20

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christopher J. Hughes ,  Yen-Kuang (Y. K.) Chen ,  Mayank Bomb ,  Jason W. Brandt ,  Mark J. Buxton ,  Mark J. Charney ,  Srinivas Chennupaty ,  Jesus Corbal ,  Martin G. Dixon ,  Milind B. Girkar ,  Jonathan C. Hall ,  Hideki (Saito) Ido ,  Peter Lachner ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Chris J. Newburn ,  Rajesh S. Parthasarathy ,  Bret L. Toll ,  Robert Valentine ,  Jeffrey G. Wiedemeier

IPC: G06F15/00 ,  G06F7/38 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/345

Abstract: According to a first aspect, efficient data transfer operations can be achieved by: decoding by a processor device, a single instruction specifying a transfer operation for a plurality of data elements between a first storage location and a second storage location; issuing the single instruction for execution by an execution unit in the processor; detecting an occurrence of an exception during execution of the single instruction; and in response to the exception, delivering pending traps or interrupts to an exception handler prior to delivering the exception.

公开(公告)号：US20180329707A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15972573

申请日：2018-05-07

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Rebekah Leslie-Hurd ,  Carlos V. Rozas ,  Vincent R. Scarlata ,  Simon P. Johnson ,  Uday R. Savagaonkar ,  Barry E. Huntley ,  Vedvyas Shanbhogue ,  Ittai Anati ,  Francis X. Mckeen ,  Michael A. Goldsmith ,  Ilya Alexandrovich ,  Alex Berenzon ,  Wesley H. Smith ,  Gilbert Neiger

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30076 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/1483 ,  G06F2212/452

Abstract: Embodiments of an invention for memory management in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction and a second instruction. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction, wherein execution of the first instruction includes allocating a page in an enclave page cache to a secure enclave. The execution unit is also to execute the second instruction, wherein execution of the second instruction includes confirming the allocation of the page.

公开(公告)号：US20180217857A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15797379

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gilbert Neiger ,  Barry E. Huntley ,  Ravi L. Sahita ,  Vedvyas Shanbhogue ,  Jason W. Brandt

IPC: G06F9/455

Abstract: A processing core comprising instruction execution logic circuitry and register space. The register space to be loaded from a VMCS, commensurate with a VM entry, with information indicating whether a service provided by the processing core on behalf of the VMM is enabled. The instruction execution logic to, in response to guest software invoking an instruction: refer to the register space to confirm that the service has been enabled, and, refer to second register space or memory space to fetch input parameters for said service written by said guest software.

公开(公告)号：US10002012B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15226864

申请日：2016-08-02

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Steven M. Bennett ,  Andrew V. Anderson ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Dion Rodgers ,  Richard A. Uhlig ,  Lawrence O. Smith ,  Barry E. Huntley

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F13/24

CPC classification number: G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/45545 ,  G06F9/4555 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/4812 ,  G06F9/542 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F2009/45566

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for processing virtualization events in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hardware processor including event circuit to recognize a virtualization event, and evaluation circuit to determine whether to transfer control of the apparatus from a child guest to a parent guest in response to the virtualization event, wherein the child guest and the parent guest each include a bit per virtualization event to indicate whether the parent guest is to gain control when the virtualization event occurs.

公开(公告)号：US09996475B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15362820

申请日：2016-11-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Jason W. Brandt ,  Sanjoy K. Mondal ,  Richard A. Uhlig ,  Gilbert Neiger ,  Robert T. George

IPC: G06F12/1036 ,  G06F12/1045 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/123 ,  G06F12/109 ,  G06F9/455

CPC classification number: G06F12/1036 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G06F12/0292 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/1027 ,  G06F12/1063 ,  G06F12/109 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/123 ,  G06F2009/45583 ,  G06F2009/45591 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/30 ,  G06F2212/50 ,  G06F2212/604 ,  G06F2212/657 ,  G06F2212/68 ,  G06F2212/683 ,  G06F2212/684 ,  G06F2212/69 ,  G06F2212/70

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes switching between a first address space and a second address space, determining if the second address space exists in a list of address spaces; and maintaining entries of the first address space in a translation buffer after the switching. In such manner, overhead associated with such a context switch may be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US20180157575A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15827890

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gilbert Neiger ,  Andrew V. Anderson ,  Richard A. Uhlig ,  David M. Durham ,  Ronak Singhal ,  Xiangbin Wu ,  Sailesh Kottapalli

IPC: G06F11/34 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Embodiments of an invention for monitoring the operation of a processor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a hardware agent external to the processor. The processor includes virtualization logic to provide for the processor to operate in a root mode and in a non-root mode. The hardware agent is to verify operation of the processor in the non-root mode based on tracing information to be collected by a software agent to be executed by the processor in the root mode.

公开(公告)号：US09990197B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15683331

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Rebekah Leslie-Hurd ,  Carlos V. Rozas ,  Vincent R. Scarlata ,  Simon P. Johnson ,  Uday R. Savagaonkar ,  Barry E. Huntley ,  Vedvyas Shanbhogue ,  Ittai Anati ,  Francis X. Mckeen ,  Michael A. Goldsmith ,  Ilya Alexandrovich ,  Alex Berenzon ,  Wesley H. Smith ,  Gilbert Neiger

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F12/0875

CPC classification number: G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30076 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/1483 ,  G06F2212/452

Abstract: Embodiments of an invention for memory management in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction and a second instruction. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction, wherein execution of the first instruction includes allocating a page in an enclave page cache to a secure enclave. The execution unit is also to execute the second instruction, wherein execution of the second instruction includes confirming the allocation of the page.