Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:14:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com> To: seebs@plethora.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advanced OS Questions only you can answer... Message-ID: <200008221714.e7MHEbL05793@prism.flugsvamp.com> In-Reply-To: <local.mail.freebsd-hackers/200008221653.LAA11615@guild.plethora.net>
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In article <local.mail.freebsd-hackers/200008221653.LAA11615@guild.plethora.net> you write: >>2. How does the OS manage main memory and does it manage secondary storage >>to back up main memory. I need on algorithm and one structure to show this >>management...along with how they relate to the management. > >The OS manages main memory by breaking it up into 8 1/2 by 11 sections of bits >called "pages". (The 1/2 is used for parity.) Yes, but this is not portable. For a better fit, the OS should strive to maintain ISO 216 compliance as well, if possible. -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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