Virtually contiguous vs. physically contiguous memory
问题 Is virtually contiguous memory also always physically contiguous? If not, how is virtually continuous memory allocated and memory-mapped over physically non-contiguous RAM blocks? A detailed answer is appreciated. 回答1: Short answer: You need not care (unless you're a kernel/driver developer). It is all the same to you. Longer answer: On the contrary, virtually contiguous memory is usually not physically contiguous (only in very small amounts). Except by coincidence, or shortly after the