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Understanding TheLinux Virtual Memory ManagerMelGormanJuly9,2007PrefaceLinuxis develop ,itiscommontorequestco (VM) ,Linuxdo esfollowthetraditionaldevelopmentcycleof designtoimplementationbutitismorecommonf orchangestob emadeinreactiontohowthesystemb ehavedinthe real-world andintuitivedecisionsbydevelop erformswellinpracticebutthereisverylittl eVMsp eci cdo cumentationavailableexceptforafewincompl eteoverviewsinasmallnumb erofwebsites,exceptthewebsitecontaininga nearlierdraftofthisb o okofcourse!Thishasleadtothesituationwher etheVMisfullyundersto o donlybyasmallnumb erofcoredevelop erslo deandstudythe o ok, ductionofwhattoexp ,thetheoryitisisbasedonwillalsob eintro eamemorymanagementtheoryb o ,theapp endixincludesadetailedco decommen-taryonasigni cantp erorresearcherneedstoinvestinunderstandi ngwhatishapp depatternsevenb etweenma , edecipherableinanumb ,acorekernelsubsystem,workswill ndanswerstomanyoftheirquestionsinthisb o ,morethananyothersubsystem,iPrefaceiia ectstheoverallp erformanceoftheop o orlyundersto o dandbadlydo cumentedsubsysteminLinux,partiallyb ecausethereis,quiteliterally, culttoisolateandunderstandindividualpart softheco dewithout rsthavingastrongconceptualmo delofthewholeVM,sothi

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