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79 | further extensible to other mechanisms.</para> |
79 | further extensible to other mechanisms.</para> |
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81 | <para>Userspace tasks depend on support of address spaces provided by the |
81 | <para>Userspace tasks depend on support of address spaces provided by the |
82 | kernel. Each address space is a set of mutually dijunctive address space |
82 | kernel. Each address space is a set of mutually dijunctive address space |
83 | areas that group pages of common attributes. An address space area is |
83 | areas that group pages of common attributes. An address space area is |
84 | usually connected to, and backed by, an anonymous memory or an executable |
84 | usually connected to, and backed by, anonymous memory, executable image of |
- | 85 | some program or continuous region of physical memory. However, swapping |
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85 | image of some program. Anonymous memory address space areas can be easily |
86 | pages in and out to external memory is not supported. Address space areas |
86 | shared among address spaces.</para> |
87 | can be easily shared among address spaces.</para> |
87 | </section> |
88 | </section> |
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89 | <section> |
90 | <section> |
90 | <title>IPC</title> |
91 | <title>IPC</title> |
91 | 92 |