LXer: Anatomy of Linux Kernel Shared Memory
 

Published at LXer:

Software engineering tends to be an evolutionary process. Problems are addressed with solutions that can create new problems and subsequently new solutions. Ideally, the new problems that are created justify the original solution. The technology discussed here is one of the secondary solutions to a problem created by server virtualization. Before delving into KSM, however, let's take a quick look at the original solution and how KSM is applied here and elsewhere.

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