In 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote a “What every programmer should know about memory”. Yes, it’s a wee long-winded, but it’s worth its salt. Many years and “every programmer should know about” articles later, the concept of virtual memory is still elusive to many, as if it was a kind of magic. Awww, I couldn’t resist the reference. Even the validity of the original article was questioned many years later. What gives?
“North bridge? What is this crap? That ain’t street-fighting.”
I’ll try to convey the practical side of things (i.e. what can you do) from “getting your fundamentals on a lock”, to more fun stuff. Think of it as a glue between the original article, and the things that you use every day. The examples are going to be C99 on Linux, but a lot of topics are universal. EDIT: I don’t have much knowledge about Windows, but I’d be thrilled to link an article which explains it. I tried my best to mention which functions are platform-specific, but again I’m only a human. If you find a discrepancy, please let me know.
Without further ado, grab a cup of coffee and let’s get to it.
http://marek.vavrusa.com/c/memory/2015/02/20/memory/
