Hypervisor - Mentor Embedded Hypervisor Software

Mentor Embedded Hypervisor is a small footprint Type 1 hypervisor designed and built specifically for embedded applications. The high performance enables systems to boot quickly while minimizing the impact on guest operating system execution.

Where available, hypervisor takes advantage of the virtualization capabilities built into the silicone for efficient performance.

Run the hypervisor on single or multicore architectures, supporting asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP), symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), or a combination of both. Flexible scheduling algorithm allows for a single Virtual Machine to run on multiple cores, or a multiple Virtual Machine to run on a single core – or multiple Virtual Machines to run on multiple cores in a variety of configurations.

Enable strong isolation and containment of guest operating environments. Operating at the highest privilege level in a system the hypervisor can enforce the partitioning of memory and devices to ensure applications do not disrupt or corrupt areas of the system.

Debug and solve performance problems by understanding system-wide interactions using Mentor Embedded Sourcery Analyzer, a powerful embedded design analysis solution that combines data visualization capabilities with a unique performance analysis engine. Sourcery Analyzer will help unlock new insights into today’s complex embedded systems that integrate data from multiple operating systems.

Integrated support for system security architecture allows normal and secure world applications. For hardware-based partitioning of resources including memory, crypto blocks, keyboard and touch screens the hypervisor supports a complete separate secure world operating environment. Learn more about Embedded Security with ARM TrustZone