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With the development of hardware virtualization technology, more and more embedded hypervisors are being implemented. Traditional embedded hypervisors focus on resource utilization and real-time performance while neglecting the reliability requirements of embedded applications. In this paper, we implement two fault-tolerant mechanisms for an embedded hypervisor, which makes hypervisor more reliable without significant downtime. We apply VM migration to provide a runtime fault-tolerance mechanism to further enhance hypervisor reliability. To guarantee the regular operation of critical tasks during fault recovery, this paper implements a hypervisor live-update mechanism to complete fault recovery while avoiding migration network delays. Test results show that these mechanisms combine reliability and operational efficiency to meet the needs of embedded applications.
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This work was partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 62077002) and Huawei Innovation Research Plan.
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Li, S., Wang, L., Hu, K., Mo, C., Jiang, B. (2022). VM Migration and Live-Update for Reliable Embedded Hypervisor. In: Dong, W., Talpin, JP. (eds) Dependable Software Engineering. Theories, Tools, and Applications. SETTA 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13649. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21213-0_4
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