Patent ID: 8862862
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory machine-accessible memory storing instructions that when executed by a machine result in performance of operations comprising: executing, by a multi-core processor of a computer, an agent associated with a first operating system; the agent to receive and handle an input/output (I/O) request of a Microsoft Windows operating system, the Microsoft Windows operating system to be executed by the processor, the Microsoft Windows operating system being different from the first operating system; a number of processing units of the computer to be reported to the Microsoft Windows operating system as being available that is different from a total actual number of processing units of the computer, each processing unit of the computer comprising a processor core, the number of the processing units of the computer to be reported to the Microsoft Windows operating system being user changeable; the first operating system to share data of the first operating system with the Microsoft Windows operating system, wherein a portion of memory allocated to the first operating system is hidden from the Microsoft Windows operating system.