2004-04-01 10:17:54

by n.v.t n.v.t

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Subject: RE: Basic terms.



Hello.

I'm trying to learn more about the kernel, but when I'm reading
articles it has terms that are unfamiliar by me. E.g:
page tables
physical pages of memory
virtual pages
pages
etc..

These terms are hard to understand for a newbie like me, is there
some page where I might get clear information about what they do?
Could someone provide me explanation? Maybe it would be a good idea
to do basic term explanations in wiki?


Joe

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2004-04-01 13:49:21

by Denis Vlasenko

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Subject: RE: Basic terms.

On Thursday 01 April 2004 13:17, n.v.t n.v.t wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to learn more about the kernel, but when I'm reading
> articles it has terms that are unfamiliar by me. E.g:
> page tables
> physical pages of memory
> virtual pages
> pages
> etc..
>
> These terms are hard to understand for a newbie like me, is there
> some page where I might get clear information about what they do?
> Could someone provide me explanation? Maybe it would be a good idea
> to do basic term explanations in wiki?

reading a book about some moderm processor (x86 for example)
will clear your confusion
--
vda