The following excerpt is from chapter 3, User-Level Memory Management, of Arnold Robbins’ book Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals, Prentice Hall PTR; (April 12, 2004), used with permission ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...

Valve has introduced Linux kernel changes to prioritize VRAM for active games, improving performance on systems with limited graphics memory. Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert patch adds boss rematches, ...

One dedicated developer is making sure Linux stops stealing too much VRAM ...