Virtual Machines in Middleware
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This chapter introduces embedded virtual machines (VMs), and their function within an embedded device. It focuses on programming languages and the higher-level languages that introduce the requirement of a VM within an embedded system. It discusses the major components that make up most embedded VMs such as an execution engine, the garbage collector, and loader to name a few. It also addresses the detailed discussions of process management, memory management, and I/O system management relative to VMs and their architectural components. A powerful approach to understanding what a virtual machine (VM) is and how it works within an embedded system is by relating in theory to how an embedded ...
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