G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
F
354/230.6
G06F 9/46 (2006.01) G06F 9/455 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1201812
ABSTRACT Apparatus and method for a supervisor for data processing system capable of utilizing a plurality of operating systems. The supervisor includes apparatus for identifying a condition in the data processing system requiring a different operating system. A reserved memory area associated with the currently active operating system is then addressed and register contents of a central processing unit are stored in the reserved memory area. The reserved memory of the operating system being activated is addressed and causes the address of the reserved memory of the operating system being activated, the data related to permitting the physical memory associated with the operating system being activated, contents of registers safestored in the reserve-memory and, data establishing the decor of the operating system being activated are entered in the central processing unit. The operating system to be activated is then enabled and execution of permitted instructions by the second operating system is begun. The physical memory locations are determined by a real address through use of a paging mechanism permitting storage of portions of the operating systems in non-contiguous groups of locations while isolating the memory available to each operating system.
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Angelle Phillip A.
Circello Joseph C.
King James L.
Porter Marion G.
Trubisky Leonard G.
Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
Smart & Biggar
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