Vova wrote:
Hello All !
In fact, Linux use paging memory model, but segment model has some advantages such as no need to relocation. Why Linux prefare paging model ? Is it only compitability issue ?
According to a book of mine (Understanding the linux kernel), linux prefers paging because:
- Memory management is simpler
- Some architectures have limited or no support for segmentation (e.g. RISC)
Hope this helps,
Daniel
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