How does KERNEL memory allocation work? //Source Dive// 004

Low Byte Productions explains how the xv6 kernel tracks, distributes, and reclaims physical memory using a simple allocation algorithm.

In this installment of //Source Dive//, we're deep in the xv6 operating system, trying to understand how physical memory of the system is tracked, distributed, and returned to the kernel. It's a fascinatingly simple algorithm, which can be paradoxically kind of hard to understand! =[ 🔗 Links 🔗 ]= 🐋 RISC-V Docker Image: github.com/francisrstokes/rv-toolchain-docker/pkgs/container… 🎥 Series Playlist: 🗣 Discord: discord.gg/FPWaVgk ⭐️ Patreon: patreon.com/lowleveljavascript 💻 Github Repo: github.com/mit-pdos/xv6-riscv