# Linux Memory Management - Overview

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## References

Also see the [*Memory Mapping and DMA*](https://kdlp.underground.software/course/slides/mm_dma.html) slides in the [KLDP](https://kdlp.underground.software/course/slides/index.md) slides.

Largely speaking, *paging* is what divides the memory management subsystems. When engaging a memory subsystem, try to cleariy which of the following questions is this subsystem trying to address:

1. How to get a page?
2. What to do if you have a page?

### [Tutorial: Linux Memory Management and Containers - Gerlof Langeveld, AT Computing](https://youtu.be/ql1axx--8sI)

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### [Inspecting and Optimizing Memory Usage in Linux - João Marcos Costa, Bootlin](https://youtu.be/pIR1H7ZyWe4)

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### [Kernel Recipes 2024 - All your memory are belong to… whom?](https://youtu.be/1RSKNTVf7tU)

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### [Introduction to Memory Management in Linux](https://youtu.be/7aONIVSXiJ8)

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### [Page table reclaim - David Hildenbrand](https://youtu.be/naO_BRhcU68)

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### [Introduction to Memory Management in Linux by Alan Ott_HD.mp4](https://youtu.be/yj2gCw5NpEU)

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