Virtual Machine Warm-Up for Time-Sensitive Transactions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Virtual machines experience processing overhead when interpreting non-compiled application byte code, leading to potential timeouts during time-sensitive transactions, especially during the initial compilation of frequently used sections of code.
Innovation Solution
The virtual machine processes 'warm-up' data before entering a real-world environment to compile frequently used sections of application byte code into machine-readable code, reducing overhead and preventing timeouts during subsequent transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the virtual machine compiles frequently used sections of application byte code into machine-readable code, then processing speed is improved for subsequent transactions, but processing overhead increases during the initial compilation phase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-compiling application byte code into machine-readable code before the virtual machine begins processing real transactions. A compilation thread compiles frequently used code sections in advance, so that when transactions arrive, the code is already compiled and ready for immediate execution, eliminating compilation delays during time-sensitive operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the code compilation process from the transaction processing process by using separate compilation threads. This allows compilation to occur in the background without blocking the main transaction processing path, enabling both compilation and transaction handling to proceed concurrently with minimal interference
2Adaptability or versatility
If the virtual machine interprets non-compiled application byte code, then adaptability is maintained for uncompiled code, but processing overhead increases causing potential timeouts
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary compilation of frequently executed code paths before they are needed for transaction processing. By pre-compiling hot paths that are likely to be executed during transactions, the system ensures these critical paths have optimized machine-readable code ready, preventing timeouts while maintaining the ability to interpret non-compiled code when necessary
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by selectively compiling only the frequently used sections of application byte code into machine-readable code, while leaving other sections in their original byte code form. This targeted approach optimizes performance for critical paths without requiring full compilation of the entire application, balancing speed improvements with resource consumption
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AI summary
The systems and methods that warm-up a virtual machine are provided. An application byte code is generated from an application source code for an application that processes time-sensitive messages using a virtual machine. The virtual machine is configured to interpret the application byte code. A warm-up data is received by the virtual machine. The warm-up data is configured to emulate one or more time-sensitive messages processed by the virtual machine. From the warm-up data, the virtual machine generates application machine-readable code from the application byte code, and stores the application machine-readable code. After the virtual machine generates the application machine-readable code, a computing device that includes the virtual machine is placed in a real-world environment and begins to receive the time-sensitive messages. The virtual machine processes the time-sensitive messages using the generated application machine-readable code.