Patent ID: 7308685
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An emulation internal representation revision method comprising: receiving an indication of a revision to loaded emulation code; creating conditions for maintaining consistency, said creating comprises selectively preventing processing pipeline operations related to a class of said emulation code to be revised, such that a non-initiated processing pipeline operation associated with said emulation code to be revised is prevented from being initiated; an already initiated processing pipeline operation associated with said class of emulation code to be revised is permitted to be completed; and a processing pipeline operation not associated with said class of emulation code to be revised is permitted to be initiated and completed; revising an ordered listing which provides an index correspondence to said loaded emulation code; and incorporating information from a revised version of said ordered listing in an internal representation of said loaded emulation code, such that a virtual machine implementing said loaded emulation code is not shut down.