Deep dive into virtual memory and large pages
summary
The talk explains how modern OS virtual memory works: how the kernel provides memory to applications as virtual pages and the differences between small, large, and huge pages. It covers practical implications for high-memory applications and how page sizes affect allocation and performance.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:58Virtual memory history
- 4:53How MMU works
- 8:33Page table problem
- 12:05Huge pages basics
- 16:58Transparent huge pages
- 24:22Memory issues
- 29:27Huge pages summary
- 33:13Q&A
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