Is a VMA of a process same as the segments (BSS, Data, Text seg.. etc.) of that process? Also could someone please explain the concepts of segments (BSS, Data, Text etc.)? My OS Fundamentals are weak about that...and I have never had a satisfying explaination of it's significance. Thanks, Learner __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/