Drew DeVault • 10/29/2018

How does virtual memory work?

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This technical article explains how virtual memory works, covering the role of the MMU, page tables, memory mapping via mmap, process isolation, shared memory, and the use of swap space. It details how pointers map to a large address space, how malloc interacts with the system, and concepts like W^X security and memory-mapped I/O.

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