Research on Embedded Java Virtual Machine and Its Porting

Embedded Java Virtual Machine has seen wide applications with the fast development of embedded field. More and more embedded platforms choose the KVM porting to support Java Virtual Machine. This paper proposes a set of general methods for the KVM porting on the basis of analyzing the platform demands, source code organizing structure and main technical issues. According to the above methods, the authors have ported KVM onto the platforms like Windows and Linux successfully. The computing environment based on network of smart devices and computers not only provides a new platform for software but also brings on challenges on software development.