Linux Exposed: Memory Management by the Linux Kernel: #2

"This is the second article about memory management by the Linux kernel. The first article took you through the memory in the user space. This second article will explain how memory management is done inside the kernel itself. I recommend reading the first article before starting on this one.

"Now we know how the kernel manages memory from the first article, let's have a look how the kernel allows you to allocate and free memory inside the kernel..."

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