SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTERFACING COMPUTING DEVICE HARDWARE OF A COMPUTING DEVICE AND AN OPERATING SYSTEM UTILIZING A VIRTUALIZATION LAYER
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for interfacing computing device hardware of a computing device and an operating system. A portable memory device adapted for removable communication with a computing device including computing device hardware is provided. The portable memory device includes an operating system, and a virtualization layer for interfacing the computing device hardware of the computing device and the operating system.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a portable memory device adapted for removable communication with a computing device including computing device hardware, the portable memory device including:
an operating system, and
a virtualization layer for interfacing the computing device hardware of the computing device and the operating system.
2 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the virtualization layer directly interfaces the computing device hardware of the computing device.
3 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the virtualization layer indirectly interfaces the computing device hardware of the computing device.
4 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the virtualization layer interfaces another operating system running on the computing device hardware of the computing device.
5 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the portable memory device further includes portable memory device hardware.
6 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the portable memory device hardware is capable of performing security services.
7 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , and further comprising logic for delaying at least one operation that reduces a lifetime of the portable memory device.
8 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the lifetime includes at least one of a desired lifetime, an actual lifetime, and an estimated lifetime.
9 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the operation is delayed by delaying a command that initiates the operation.
10 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the delaying is further based on an application that initiates the operation.
11 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the delaying is independent of an application that initiates the operation.
12 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the operation includes an erase operation.
13 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the operation includes a program operation.
14 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the operation is delayed if a desired lifetime duration exceeds an estimated lifetime duration.
15 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , and further comprising logic for reducing the write operations.
16 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the portable memory device includes a volatile memory device.
17 . The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the portable memory device includes a nonvolatile memory device.
18 . An method, comprising:
interfacing computing device hardware of a computing device and an operating system utilizing a virtualization layer, wherein a portable memory device adapted for removable communication with the computing device includes the operating system and the virtualization layer; and
communicating between the portable memory device and the computing device.
19 . The method as set forth in claim 18 , wherein the virtualization layer directly interfaces the computing device hardware of the computing device.
20 . A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
computer code for interfacing computing device hardware of a computing device and an operating system utilizing a virtualization layer, wherein a portable memory device adapted for removable communication with the computing device includes the operating system and the virtualization layer.