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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 ...
CNET

Memory compression brings RAM Doubler to OS X Mavericks

A new feature in Apple's upcoming OS X is reminiscent of a past technology for enhancing RAM use in Macs. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt ...
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 ...
BBC

Multitasking and memory management

Multitasking means to be able to run more than one program simultaneously. In the past, computers with CLIs were unable to multitask - the operating systems of the day only allowed one program to run ...