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by dezgeg
1953 days ago
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Yes, VIRTUAL memory. Most operating systems (Windows, Linux) leave 2 or 3 GB for the user process and reserve the of the address space for themselves. That way userspace-to-kernel switch does not require changing active page table (and also avoids switcharoo each time kernel needs to access userspace memory). |
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