Virtual address spaces
A process's address view is distinct from physical memory placement.
Key knowledge
An address space is the memory view provided to a process, including its code and data. With virtual memory, a process issues virtual addresses, which operating-system mechanisms and hardware translate to physical locations. Different processes can use the same virtual address without requiring the same physical location.
Conditions and scope
- The address-space layout and translation mechanism depend on the system.
- A large virtual address range does not guarantee that every address is mapped or that all of it is resident physical memory.
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A process's address view is distinct from physical memory placement.
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Scope or convention differs
Virtual/physical address decoupling, hardware-assisted translation and demand loading.
The short summary does not independently verify every process-specific mapping or code/data layout.
UNSW Sydney, School of Computer Science and Engineering
- COMP1521 · MIPS data and virtual-memory summary (25T2) AustraliaEnglish
Virtual Memory – Quick Summary, slide 3 (PDF p.1)
- COMP1521 · MIPS data and virtual-memory summary (25T2)
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