EMB426 Windows CE Memory Architecture.pptVIP

Mobile Embedded DevCon 2005 EMB426Windows CE Memory Architecture Steve Maillet CEO/Chief Software Architect EmbeddedFusion Part IArchitecture and concepts Virtual Memory Kernel Mode versus User Mode Statically mapped memory Process memory System API Calls Access Permissions Virtual Memory Model Single 32-bit (4 Gigabyte) flat virtual memory address space Permits efficient use of physical memory with protection Virtual addresses translated to physical addresses by MMU A valid virtual address maps to a physical address Static or Dynamically mapped virtual addressing Virtual Memory Kernel Mode