From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 22 10: 8:37 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from prism.flugsvamp.com (cb58709-a.mdsn1.wi.home.com [24.17.241.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC2D437B422 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:08:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jlemon@localhost) by prism.flugsvamp.com (8.11.0/8.11.0) id e7MHEbL05793; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:14:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jlemon) Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:14:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Jonathan Lemon Message-Id: <200008221714.e7MHEbL05793@prism.flugsvamp.com> To: seebs@plethora.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advanced OS Questions only you can answer... X-Newsgroups: local.mail.freebsd-hackers In-Reply-To: Organization: Cc: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In article you write: >>2. How does the OS manage main memory and does it manage secondary storage >>to back up main memory. I need on algorithm and one structure to show this >>management...along with how they relate to the management. > >The OS manages main memory by breaking it up into 8 1/2 by 11 sections of bits >called "pages". (The 1/2 is used for parity.) Yes, but this is not portable. For a better fit, the OS should strive to maintain ISO 216 compliance as well, if possible. -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message