The CPU and the GPU share access to some pages of memory. New Linux code helps the kernel keep track of memory holding data for the GPU. The management of video hardware has long been an area of ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...

Memory is more dynamic and changeable than previously thought, new research shows. Two important brain regions, the hippocampus and the neocortex, have different yet complementary roles in remembering ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...

Before we start, here is a bit about Intel Opatne Memory. It is a new type of Memory designed by Intel to improve boot times and accelerate system performance on desktops and laptops. It does this by ...

Memory management units (MMUs) are incorporated in, or available for, a wide range of embedded CPUs. Under some circumstances their use is mandatory; in other situations they might represent an ...

Generative AI applications don’t need bigger memory, but smarter forgetting. When building LLM apps, start by shaping working memory. You delete a dependency. ChatGPT acknowledges it. Five responses ...

Continuing the trend started with Windows 7 of each new Windows version placing lighter demands on the system than its predecessor, Microsoft has been talking up some of Windows 8’s new approaches to ...

Most modern programming languages use garbage collection, but developers have options for how it is implemented and tuned. Get an overview of how garbage collection works in languages such as Java, ...