doi: 10.7763/IJET.2010.V2.115
Virtual Memory Management Techniques in 2.6 Kernel and Challenges
Archana S. Sumant
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Pramila M. Chawan
- the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
Abstract
The 2.6 Linux kernel employs a number of techniques to improve the use of large amounts of memory, making Linux more enterprise-ready than ever before. This article outlines a few of the more important changes, including reverse mapping, how reverse mapping is used for page reclaim, the use of larger memory pages, storage of page-table entries in high memory, kernel shared memory increases efficiency and flexibility and greater stability of the memory manager.
Keywords
- page-table entries (PTEs)
- page-direct approach
- page reclaiming
- reverse mapping (RMAP)
- translation look aside buffer (TLB)
- Copy on Write (CoW)
How to Cite
Archana S. Sumant and Pramila M. Chawan, "Virtual Memory Management Techniques in 2.6 Kernel and Challenges," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 157-160, 2010. https://doi.org/ 10.7763/IJET.2010.V2.115
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