# Advanced Topics

This section describes advanced topics relating to configuring and using either physical or emulated persistent memory devices.

* [Partitioning Namespaces](https://docs.pmem.io/persistent-memory/getting-started-guide/creating-development-environments/linux-environments/advanced-topics/partitioning-namespaces) - Describes how to use tools such as fdisk, parted, or gparted to partition larger namespaces in to smaller ones.
* [I/O Alignment Considerations](https://docs.pmem.io/persistent-memory/getting-started-guide/creating-development-environments/linux-environments/advanced-topics/i-o-alignment-considerations) - Describes how to correctly align the IO for 2MiB hugepages