Practice Memory Locking for Real-Time Performance - 8.8 | 8. Virtual Memory in Real-Time and Embedded Applications | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of memory locking?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how page faults affect performance.

Question 2

Easy

Which function is used to lock memory pages?

πŸ’‘ Hint: It’s a method to secure memory.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does memory locking prevent?

  • Paging out of RAM
  • Increasing memory usage
  • Redundant memory allocation

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens during a page fault.

Question 2

Is mlockall a system call used to lock memory?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the key functions discussed.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider an IoT application that processes streaming data from sensors. Discuss how memory locking can be implemented and the potential trade-offs.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the balance between performance and resource utilization.

Question 2

Evaluate how memory locking could affect a robotic system's responsiveness during tasks when all memory is locked.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on scenarios where flexibility is necessary.

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