by Richard L. Sites on May 6, 2022 | Tags: Operating Systems, Page Management, Virtual Memory
Virtual memory was invented in a time of scarcity. Is it still a good idea? — Chuck Thacker 2010 Turing Lecture It is time for the computer industry to consider larger minimum page sizes. The ~4KB page size has been around since 1962. With cell phones and even...
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by Abhishek Bhattacharjee on May 22, 2017 | Tags: Systems, Virtual Memory
As computer architects, one of our key tasks is to propose abstractions that improve system programmability in a manner that stands the test of time. One such abstraction, that has been crucial to the success of computing, is the concept of virtual memory. In this...
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