For Linux at least, have a look at resources on kernel.org: eg. https://www.kernel.org/doc/gorman/html/understand/understand013.html#toc67 https://www.kernel.o

For Linux at least, have a look at resources on kernel.org: eg. https://www.kernel.org/doc/gorman/html/understand/understand013.html#toc67 https://www.kernel.org/doc/gorman/html/understand/understand... or https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/ https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/ “Professional Linux Kernel Architecture” by Wolfgang Mauerer is also a great read. And don't forget hardware vendors' documentation, such as http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/24593_APM_v2.pdf http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/24593_APM_v... (there's much more in it than just assembly instructions)