> Still, if i have only 800MB RAM or 512MB RAM, how does the allocation between > kernel protected memory and user mode allocation goes? 256MB for kernel and > the rest for user? Or mixed? Physical Memory is not splitted into kernel and user ....the 3/1 split is in the virtual memory... so...both the allocations (for kernel and user)..take place from anywhere in the physical memory. In that (mixed) case how will the processor know > this area is protected for kernel mode? from the protection bits in the page table entry. -- Vivek Kutal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
