Merge pull request #68 from phil-opp/update_tag

Rename tag to `modifying_page_tables`
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Philipp Oppermann
2015-12-14 00:03:03 +01:00

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You can find the source code and this post itself on [Github][source repository]. Please file an issue there if you have any problems or improvement suggestions. There is also a comment section at the end of this page. Note that this post requires a current Rust nightly.
[source repository]: https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/tree/paging_module
[source repository]: https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os/tree/modifying_page_tables
## Paging
_Paging_ is a memory management scheme that separates virtual and physical memory. The address space is split into equal sized _pages_ and _page tables_ specify which virtual page points to which physical frame. For an extensive paging introduction take a look at the paging chapter ([PDF][paging chapter]) of the [Three Easy Pieces] OS book.