The following excerpt is from chapter 3, User-Level Memory Management, of Arnold Robbins’ book Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals, Prentice Hall PTR; (April 12, 2004), used with permission ...

I've been using a minimal install of FreeBSD as a file server lately, and while I'm happy with it, I decided to try out Debian as well (just to learn more about Linux). <BR><BR>What surprised me is ...

Let’s look at some basic commands that report on memory usage. The first that probably comes to mind is free. The free command will tell you about used and unused memory and about swap space. Physical ...

I'm hoping there are a few kernel hackers around here who might have some insights into this... I have a long standing habit of using "gutless wonder" ARM boards for desktop. Some work well, some work ...