Re: Memory Management - BSD vs Linux

Neil Moore (amethyst@maxwell.ml.org)
Sun, 10 Aug 1997 12:28:17 -0400

> [1] FreeBSD uses a "Zone allocator" for kernel memory allocation.
> NetBSD - I am not so sure.
> Linux - Buddy system.

Speaking of which, where can I find information on these methods? I
have the Bonwick paper on the slab allocator, but nothing over any
other methods (I am specifically interested in the buddy system).

Or I could wait a few weeks until I have access to a decent library...

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