RaM optimizers for Linux

gnanaswaroop · 11-01-2003, 07:33 AM

Hi friends,
I am doing a project on Memory management as a part of my Operating system course(graduate level). I have chosen to implement a RAM cleaner(optimizer) for Linux . Can any one give me directions about already developed such programs or any suggestions in the source code of the kernel .
Any help wouldbe greatly helpful to me.
thanq
Swaroop

idaho · 11-01-2003, 08:55 AM

see http://linux-mm.org/

gnanaswaroop · 11-02-2003, 01:24 AM

Hello idaho
That site really throttled me into a direction now where i know what a RAM cleaners is like.. but still i am struck up with the implementation. i've no experience in how to hardware program ( i mean check the registers and check what is there on the RAM ). Any more directions wher i can find such things? .
Thanq for the help.
Swaroop

idaho · 11-03-2003, 11:29 AM

Sorry, I am afraid I don't have anything to offer that you won't find by searching google.

Good luck.

infamous41md · 11-03-2003, 11:56 AM

readin linux device drivers would probably help :-)

gnanaswaroop · 11-03-2003, 02:20 PM

hello infamous
Can u tell me how reading device drivers would help me plough my way to the implementation? . Any ideas / Suggestions would be helpful 2 me.
thanq
Swaroop

dabicho · 11-03-2003, 04:39 PM

He meant the O'Reilly's book "Linux Device Drivers".
You can go buy it, or you can go read it online (maybe download it) as it is open sourced.

gnanaswaroop · 11-04-2003, 09:18 AM

hello dabicho.
Thanq so much for the reference that u have given me.
bye
Swaroop

hadding · 11-05-2003, 06:18 PM

Linux Device Drivers 2nd Ed http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html

Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals http://www.andamooka.org/reader.pl?section=lki

infamous41md · 11-05-2003, 07:00 PM

yes sorry i should have been more specific, those guys have shown you the way. the book doesnt specifically explain this topic, but i think it will lead you to the answer if u know wha timean.

gnanaswaroop · 11-14-2003, 08:28 PM

Hello hadding and infamous.
I have been able to get a copy of the linux device drivers book from the internet. But the present problem is that i am trying to identify something useful and am still not ablet o in that book . Any way Thanq . i will post more queries if i encounter.
Swaroop