2004-11-10 12:01:33

by Sylvain

Subject: question about MM on x86

Hi,

I am interested in the way memory management is implemented on x86,
specially the low level part.

I search: where physical address are computed when a new Frame new to
be allocated but I can't find out. (alogithm to find out the next
frame free?? other the next frame to reuse??)

Please, can somebody familiar with the code point me to very prescise
function, or give me some hint.

Thanks in advance,

Sylvain

2004-11-10 13:32:29

by Remi Colinet

Subject: Re: question about MM on x86

Hi,

Mel Gorman documented the linux VM subsystem :

http://www.skynet.ie/~mel/projects/vm/

Otherwise, you could have a look at mm/page_alloc.c

Remi


Selon Sylvain <[email protected]>:

> Hi,
>
> I am interested in the way memory management is implemented on x86,
> specially the low level part.
>
> I search: where physical address are computed when a new Frame new to
> be allocated but I can't find out. (alogithm to find out the next
> frame free?? other the next frame to reuse??)
>
> Please, can somebody familiar with the code point me to very prescise
> function, or give me some hint.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sylvain
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