In this installment, the author describes the various techniques used for memory management in an embedded OS. Adapted from “Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition” by Tammy Noergaard (Newnes) 9.3 ...

Memory management is the process by which a computer system allocates a limited amount of physical memory among the various processes that need it - such as operating system or application calls ...

Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and single-board computers possess limited memory and processing power, necessitating the effective management of these constraints. This ...

Understanding Linux memory management—page tables, swapping, and memory allocation—enables system administrators and developers to optimize performance and troubleshoot issues effectively. With tools ...

However, in today's preview of the upcoming OS X Mavericks at WWDC, Apple announced a new memory management feature that brings aspects of RAM Doubler back to the Mac OS.

Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and single-board computers possess limited memory and processing ...

Windows 8 will have a smaller memory footprint than previous versions, providing better performance to systems and devices using small amounts of RAM. Since the OS will ...

Even apps in OS X eat memory like it's going out of style. For apps that have both an OS X and Windows version, everything in that Activity Monitor screenshot is double the memory use for the Mac ...

On Chrome OS devices running Pie, media key support extends to Android apps. The official changelog today notes “better Chrome OS out-of-memory management,” and two media-related changes.

In Part 4, the author described the various techniques used for memory management in an embedded OS. In this installment, the author describes Linux memory management and the kernel memory space.