EDN

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 ...
Linux Journal

Linux Memory Management: Understanding Page Tables, Swapping, and Memory Allocation

Memory management is a critical aspect of modern operating systems, ensuring efficient allocation and deallocation of system memory. Linux, as a robust and widely used operating system, employs ...
EDN

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 ...
Houston Chronicle

Four Ways in Which an Operating System Controls the Hardware of a Computer

Everything you do on your computer is the direct result of hardware and software working together. The hardware provides the raw power and functionality that enables the computer to work, and the ...
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 ...