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Embedded Operating Systems – Part 5: Linux memory management and kernel memory

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...
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Embedded Operating Systems – Part 4: Memory management

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...
Ars Technica

How Windows 8’s memory management modifications make for a better user experience

Continuing the trend started with Windows 7 of each new Windows version placing lighter demands on the system than its predecessor, Microsoft has been talking up some of Windows 8’s new approaches to ...
Ars Technica

Further insight into PS3 and 360 Operating System memory models

I ran into this interesting article on the status of PS3's Operating System and API memory footprint, as of PS3-Game-OS 1.60.<BR><BR>Firstly, as many know, 360's entire Operating System, with all ...
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Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86's PC dominance

Arm has published its PC Base System Architecture (PC-BSA) specification, the blueprint for standardizing Arm-based PCs.… The spec, which is an extension of its broader Base System Architecture (BSA), ...
BBC

Functions of operating systems

An operating system is a collection (or suite) of programs that manages and controls the computer. Operating systems have many functions: A user interface is a program, or suite of programs that ...