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A Protected Mode Operating System usually segregates Virtual Memory into kernel space and '''user space'''. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the Kernel , Device Driver s and kernel extensions. In most operating systems, kernel memory is never Swapped out to disk. In contrast, user space is the memory area where all user mode applications work and this memory can be swapped out when necessary. The term '' Userland '' is often used for referring to operating system software that runs in user space. Each user space Process normally runs in its own Virtual Memory space, and, unless explicitly requested, cannot access the memory of other processes. This is the basis for Memory Protection in today's mainstream operating systems, and a building block for Privilege Separation . Depending on the privileges, processes can request the kernel to map part of another process's memory space to its own, which is necessary for Debugger s. Programs can also request Shared Memory regions with other processes. Another approach taken in experimental operating systems, is to have a single address space for all software, and rely on the programming language's , Unununium as well as Microsoft's Singularity research project. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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