Memory Management

 

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This section describes the Linux memory management features, i.e., virtual memory and the disk buffer cache. The purpose and workings and the things the system administrator needs to take into consideration are described.

 
• What is virtual memory?
• Creating a swap space
• Using a swap space
• Sharing swap spaces with other operating systems
• Allocating swap space
• The buffer cache