TRANSLATING OPERATING SYSTEM PROCESSES

• US 20160321116A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Hufnagel, Stephen, Hendrixson, Cory, Schwartz, James A. Jr., Kishan, Arun, Judge, Nicholas S., Bak, Yevgeniy M., Iyigun, Mehmet, Kay, Jeffrey B., Wiswall, Jonathan, Miller, Edward S.
• Application Number:
  US14/752,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20160321116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

Various systems and methods for translating operating system processes are described herein. In one example, a method includes intercepting a process of a foreign operating system through a proxy driver. The method can also include translating the process to a native operating system within which the foreign operating system is operating. Furthermore, the method can include sharing memory between the native operating system and the foreign operating system for translation.

Claims

1. A system for translating operating system processes, comprising:

a native operating system;

a foreign operating system;

a proxy driver configured to intercept a process of the foreign operating system and translate the process to the native operating system, the proxy driver being configured to be an intermediate between the native operating system and the foreign operating system for physical hardware access; and

a proxy application to provide a target for various native operating system components to interact with a foreign application configured to run on the foreign operating system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein intercepting and translation are implemented by running binaries of the foreign operating system on the native operating system.

3. The system of claim 1, the proxy driver being configured to emulate the foreign operating system within the native operating system.

4. The system of claim 1, the proxy driver being a kernel mode driver of the native operating system.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising pairing the process of the foreign operating system with a process of the native operating system.

6. The system of claim 1, the proxy application configured to manage foreign processes associated with the foreign application.

7. The system of claim 6, the management of the foreign application associated with the foreign operating system comprising:

application lifecycle;

resource management;

security;

or

any combination thereof.

8. The system of claim 1, comprising applying native security policies and resource management to the foreign operating system.

9. A method for translating operating system processes, comprising:

intercepting a process of a foreign operating system through a proxy driver;

translating the process to a native operating system within which the foreign operating system is operating; and

sharing memory between the native operating system and the foreign operating system for translation.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein intercepting and translation are implemented by running binaries of the foreign operating system on the native operating system.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising emulating the foreign operating system within the native operating system via the proxy driver, wherein the proxy driver is a kernel mode driver of the native operating system.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising applying a same performance optimization as well as lifecycle management features to a foreign application running in the foreign operating that are applied to a native application running in the native operating system.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising pairing the process of the foreign operating system with a process of the native operating system.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising managing an application associated with the foreign operating system via the proxy driver.

15. The method of claim 14, the management of the application associated with the foreign operating system comprising:

application lifecycle;

resource management;

security;

or

any combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 9, comprising implementing an inter-process communication without recording data related to the operation and associated with each operating system separately.

17. One or more computer-readable storage devices for storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:

intercept a process of a foreign operating system through a proxy driver;

translate the process to a native operating system within which the foreign operating system is operating; and

share memory between the native operating system and the foreign operating system for translation.

18. The one or more computer-readable storage media of claim 17, wherein intercepting and translation are implemented by running binaries of the foreign operating system on the native operating system.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17, in which the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to emulate the foreign operating system within the native operating system via the proxy driver.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17, the proxy driver being a kernel mode driver of the native operating system.

21. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17, in which the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to pair the process of the foreign operating system with a process of the native operating system.

22. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17, in which the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to manage an application associated with the foreign operating system via the proxy driver.

23. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 22, in which the management of the application associated with the foreign operating system comprises:

application lifecycle;

resource management;

security;

or

any combination thereof.

24. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 17, in which the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to apply native security policies and resource management to the foreign operating system.