Linux Kernel Development
By: Robert Love.
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Novell Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Indianapolis, Ind
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780672327209
Subjects: Linux.; Operating systems (Computers)
Description: "Linux Kernel Development details the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial to those writing and developing kernel code, as well as to programmers seeking to better understand the operating system and become more efficient and productive in their coding. The book details the major subsystems and features of the Linux kernel, including its design, implementation, and interfaces. It covers the Linux kernel from both angles, theoretical and applied, which should appeal to readers with a variety of interests and needs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Introduction to the Linux Kernel
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Getting Started with the Kernel
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: Process Management
pagenum: 23; label: 4
title: Process Scheduling
pagenum: 39; label: 5
title: System Calls
pagenum: 63; label: 6
title: Interrupts and Interrupt Handlers
pagenum: 75; label: 7
title: Bottom Halves and Deferring Work
pagenum: 93; label: 8
title: Kernel Synchronization Introduction
pagenum: 119; label: 9
title: Kernel Synchronization Methods
pagenum: 131; label: 10
title: Timers and Time Management
pagenum: 157; label: 11
title: Memory Management
pagenum: 181; label: 12
title: The Virtual Filesystem
pagenum: 209; label: 13
title: The Block I/O Layer
pagenum: 235; label: 14
title: The Process Address Space
pagenum: 251; label: 15
title: The Page Cache and Page Writeback
pagenum: 269; label: 16
title: Modules
pagenum: 279; label: 17
title: kobjects and sysfs
pagenum: 291; label: 18
title: Debugging
pagenum: 307; label: 19
title: Portability
pagenum: 321; label: 20
title: Patches, Hacking, and the Community
pagenum: 335; label: A
title: Linked Lists
pagenum: 345; label: B
title: Kernel Random Number Generator
pagenum: 353; label: C
title: Algorithmic Complexity
pagenum: 359; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 363; title: Index
pagenum: 367