Information about memory management

imsandy_007 · 03-29-2007, 04:27 AM

I am making a project on process management and I am a bit stuck on the implementation part. I need information regarding the memory management, paging, memory allocation etc. I have read books which give an overview of the management but not details which can help me in implementation of the project that is, creation or invoking a process, setting the PCB, etc.

I want to know what exactly goes in the kernel step by step.... This is what I am unable to find....

Please give me resources for the same.

syg00 · 03-29-2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by imsandy_007

I want to know what exactly goes in the kernel step by step.... This is what I am unable to find....

Better get into the kernel source then.
You want the detail, the mm/vm code will give it to you - in spades.

jim mcnamara · 03-29-2007, 09:59 AM

To save you MANY thousands of lines of code consider reading:

Cesadi & Bovet 'Understanding the Linux Kernel' from OReilly books.

syg00 · 03-29-2007, 04:51 PM

I was presuming that had been done - along with Robert Loves "Linux Kernel Development" which is more 2.6 centric.
But if the OP wants the guts of mm, there's no escaping time spent in the source.