Unisys Corporation
INVOKING A NATIVE PROCESS AS A CALLED PROCEDURE BY A GUEST OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates generally to computer architecture and infrastructure for guest operating systems executing on a host operating system. A method of invoking a native process as a called procedure, the method including receiving, by a host operating system, a request to invoke a native process as a called procedure form a guest operating system; loading the native process executable into a secure sandbox running on the host operating system; and transforming data from the native process into a representation appropriate for the called the procedure in the host operating environment.