Lecture-23-.pptVIP

* * * VM as a Tool for Memory Management Key idea: each process has its own virtual address space It can view memory as a simple linear array Virtual Address Space for Process 1: Physical Address Space (DRAM) 0 N-1 (e.g., read-only library code) Virtual Address Space for Process 2: VP 1 VP 2 ... 0 N-1 VP 1 VP 2 ... PP 2 PP 6 PP 8 ... 0 M-1 Address translation VM as a Tool for Memory Management Memory allocation Each virtual page can be mapped to any physical page A virtual page can be stored in different physical pages at different times Virtual Address Space for Process 1: Physical Addre