DATA ALIGNMENT BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SHARED DATA STRUCTURES

摘要

Described herein is a technology facilitating the operation of non-nativeprogram modules within a native computing platform. This technology provides amechanism for aligning-as necessary-parameters of data structures so thatprogram modules or operating systems of different paradigms may use them. Thedata of parameters of data structures is aligned to match the native paradigm.Typically, such data structures are shared by non-native program modules andthe native operating system (or other program modules). It is aligned so thatdata-that would otherwise be non-aligned and performance hindering-is quicklyand easily accessible by the native platform. This abstract itself is notintended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present inventionis pointed out in the appending claims.