Application-Specific Runtime Environment for Virtual Machine Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current software applications require specific environments for execution, leading to resource inefficiencies and conflicts due to the inclusion of unnecessary components in general runtime environments, which can limit memory and cause conflicts on shared hardware.
Innovation Solution
The development of an application-specific runtime environment that includes only the necessary software functionality required for a specific application, generated on-demand using an application environment specification, which defines the required resources and allocates them specifically for execution within a virtual machine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a general runtime environment is used to support multiple applications, then versatility and broad compatibility are improved, but resource consumption increases and conflicts may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the general runtime environment into application-specific runtime environments, where each environment contains only the components necessary for a specific application. This is achieved by analyzing application dependencies and creating customized environment configurations that include only required libraries, drivers, and software components, thereby eliminating unnecessary resource consumption while maintaining compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring each runtime environment to the specific requirements of individual applications. Each application receives a customized environment with components selected based on its unique dependency profile, rather than all applications sharing a uniform general environment. This ensures optimal resource allocation where each application gets precisely what it needs and nothing more.
2Reliability
If a general runtime environment includes all possible supporting components, then reliability for diverse applications is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of application dependencies before creating the runtime environment. By examining the application's component requirements in advance and pre-configuring the environment with only necessary components, the system ensures reliability without adding unnecessary complexity. This preliminary action allows the environment to be optimized specifically for each application's needs.
3Reliability
If multiple virtual machine environments are created for different applications, then isolation and conflict prevention are improved, but resource overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic runtime environments that can be created, configured, and destroyed on-demand based on application execution requirements. Rather than maintaining static virtual machine environments for all possible applications, the system dynamically provisions environments only when needed, using the application's dependency information to configure minimal necessary components, thereby reducing overhead while maintaining isolation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods of installing and provisioning an operating system are disclosed. The installing and provisioning of the operating system can be performed in multiple discrete, optional steps, utilizing a repository of various partially or fully defined operating system representations. The operating system representation is optionally generated by determining software resource dependencies and is optionally used to provision an operating system on a target platform in real-time in response to a request. In some embodiments, use of the operating system representation allows the operating system to be installed on the target platform more quickly. The operating system is optionally configured to support a virtual machine.