# Free Space Management - Am I Learning Enough

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# Free Space Management

## Official Documentation

- Linux Kernel Documentation on Memory Management
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- Microsoft Docs on Memory Management
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- FreeBSD Handbook: Memory Management
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## Research Papers

- "Understanding and Improving Virtual Memory Management in Virtualized Environments" by Nadav Amit et al. (2015)
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- "Efficient Memory Management for Big Data Collection in Multicore Systems" by Lu Fang et al. (2019)
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## Additional Online Resources

- Oracle Documentation on Memory Architecture
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- IBM Knowledge Center on Memory Management
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- Red Hat Customer Portal on System Memory
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## Books

- "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces" by Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
- ISBN: 9781985086593

- Provides a comprehensive overview of operating systems, including detailed chapters on free space management.

- "Modern Operating Systems" by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos

- ISBN: 9780133591620

- Includes thorough coverage of memory management techniques, including free space management.

- "Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective" by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron

- ISBN: 9780134092669
- Offers insights into memory hierarchy and management from a programmer's perspective.

## For Deep Dive into Implementation

- "Understanding the Linux Kernel" by Daniel P. Bovet and Marco Cesati
- ISBN: 9780596005658

- Provides detailed explanations of Linux kernel internals, including memory management and free space handling.

- "Windows Internals, Part 1" by Pavel Yosifovich et al.

- ISBN: 9780735684188
- Offers in-depth coverage of Windows memory management, including free space management techniques.

## Standards

- POSIX.1-2017 (IEEE Std 1003.1-2017)
- While primarily focused on the interface, this standard includes specifications related to memory management that impact free space management.

- Not freely available, but it's an authoritative source on standardized operating system interfaces.

- ISO/IEC 9899:2018 - Programming languages -- C

- This standard defines the C programming language, including memory management functions that interact with free space management.
- Not freely available, but it's crucial for understanding low-level memory management in C programs.

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