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| allocation requests, the frame allocator is tightly integrated with the |
| buddy system belonging to the zone. The frame allocator is also |
| responsible for updating information about the number of free and busy |
| frames in the zone. <figure> |
| frames in the zone. <figure float="1"> |
| <mediaobject id="frame_alloc"> |
| <imageobject role="pdf"> |
| <imagedata fileref="images.vector/frame_alloc.pdf" format="PDF" /> |
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| size. On the other hand, the buddy allocator suffers increased internal |
| fragmentation of memory and is not suitable for general kernel |
| allocations. This purpose is better addressed by the <link |
| linkend="slab">slab allocator</link>.<figure> |
| linkend="slab">slab allocator</link>.<figure float="1"> |
| <mediaobject id="buddy_alloc"> |
| <imageobject role="pdf"> |
| <imagedata fileref="images.vector/buddy_alloc.pdf" format="PDF" /> |
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| it is immediately freed.</para> |
| |
| <para> |
| <figure> |
| <figure float="1"> |
| <mediaobject id="slab_alloc"> |
| <imageobject role="pdf"> |
| <imagedata fileref="images.vector/slab_alloc.pdf" format="PDF" /> |