From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262673AbULQBHX (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:07:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262699AbULQBHX (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:07:23 -0500 Received: from bay23-f9.bay23.hotmail.com ([64.4.22.59]:3684 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262673AbULQBHL (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:07:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [80.15.132.11] X-Originating-Email: [mariabelliti@hotmail.com] From: "maria belliti" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Paging and process (partial) loading Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:06:26 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Dec 2004 01:07:10.0215 (UTC) FILETIME=[BC224170:01C4E3D4] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi I wish to be personally CC'ed the answers/comments posted to the list in response to this post for a system which supports virtual memory concepts, the OS will load initially some pages from the process address space for execution. my first question is there any command to get the process physical memory address or at least the logical? can we know which pages are loaded? is that right that despite the possibiliy of a large memory space availability, windows and may be other os can still use the disk as repository and perform some page replacements which has an impact on the process execution? is there a reason for that, why os can use the physical memory instead thanks _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/