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Anonymous
2013-08-09T02:48:31+00:00

What is kernel Memory?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-09T03:54:36+00:00

    Hi,

    It depends what you mean as there are various definitions of a kernel in regards to computing.

    For example, the Kernel itself is the fundamental part of an Operating System as it manages I/O requests and translates them for the CPU and other components of the system.

    And then there's kernel memory which is a part of the total memory that is dedicated to the Operating System's processes. Total memory consists of RAM and virtual memory. There is paged memory which is the type of virtual memory dedicated to the kernel, and then there's nonpaged memory which is dedicated to the kernel in RAM.

    Paged and nonpaged values vary as kernel processes are constantly being moved from virtual memory to RAM. This is important to remember.

    There are also Kernel Memory Dumps which is one of the few types of dump files that can be generated upon a crash. A Kernel Memory Dump contains all of the information that was in use by the kernel at the time of the crash, and therefore provides more information than a Minidump, but also ultimately less than a Complete Memory Dump.

    Regards,

    Patrick

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