Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) is now supporting hardware-assisted virtualization for the ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor with its OKL4 Microvisor.
Virtualization is now used in the design of mobile phones and other wireless devices as it enables the mobile device to run multiple operating systems.
A feature of this is to support the running of secure software on mobiles.
The OKL4 Microvisor accommodate ARM Cortex-A15 processor capabilities, including hardware-assisted virtualization, 40-bit addressing, and the latest ARMv7-A instruction set.
"As the Cortex-A15 processor makes its way from simulation to silicon, our licensees and their OEM customers will benefit from the security and system management intelligence conferred by OKL4 on Cortex-A15 processor-based designs and the software that runs on them." said Eric Schorn, v-p marketing, ARM processor division.
OK Labs, its partners, and customers are eyeing the Cortex-A15 processor for its hardware-assisted virtualization capability.
The ARM Cortex-A15 processor extensions plug in to the OKL4 Microvisor providing a path for operations critical to hosting guest systems, especially virtualizing OS available in binary-only.
“Running on the Cortex-A15 processor, OKL4 will continue to serve as the foundation for mobile systems software, performing resource management (memory, devices, energy, and global scheduling) and facilitating secure communication and resource sharing among guest operating systems,” said OK Labs.
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