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'''Memory management''' is a critical part of any operating system [[Kernels|kernel]]. Providing a quick way for programs to allocate and free memory on a regular basis is a major responsibility of the kernel. There are many implementations for [[Page_Frame_Allocation|allocating physical memory]] including bitmaps, buddy allocation and using tree structures or queues/stacks.
''For an overview of memory allocation models, and methods of allocating memory, see [[Program Memory Allocation Types]]. If you are looking for heap type memory management, which is the allocation of smaller chunks of memory not on large boundaries then see the [[Heap|Heap]] page. A heap is commonly implemented (in the popular way of thinking) not only in the kernel, but also in applications - in the form of a standard library. For a discussion of automatic memory management methods, see [[Garbage Collection]].''
==Address Spaces==
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