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Mastering Linux Kernel Development. A kernel developer's reference manual

Mastering Linux Kernel Development. A kernel developer's reference manual

CH Raghav Maruthi

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Mastering Linux Kernel Development looks at the Linux kernel, its internal arrangement and design, and various core subsystems, helping you to gain significant understanding of this open source marvel. You will look at how the Linux kernel, which possesses a kind of collective intelligence thanks to its scores of contributors, remains so elegant owing to its great design.

This book also looks at all the key kernel code, core data structures, functions, and macros, giving you a comprehensive foundation of the implementation details of the kernel’s core services and mechanisms. You will also look at the Linux kernel as well-designed software, which gives us insights into software design in general that are easily scalable yet fundamentally strong and safe.

By the end of this book, you will have considerable understanding of and appreciation for the Linux kernel.
  • 1. Comprehending Processes, Address Space, and Threads
  • 2. Deciphering the Process Scheduler
  • 3. Signal Management
  • 4. Memory Management and Allocators
  • 5. File I/O and File Systems
  • 6. Interprocess Communication
  • 7. Virtual Memory Management
  • 8. Kernel Synchronization and Locking
  • 9. Interrupts and Deferred Work
  • 10. Clock & Time Management
  • 11. Module Management
  • Tytuł: Mastering Linux Kernel Development. A kernel developer's reference manual
  • Autor: CH Raghav Maruthi
  • Tytuł oryginału: Mastering Linux Kernel Development. A kernel developer's reference manual
  • ISBN: 9781785886133, 9781785886133
  • Data wydania: 2017-10-11
  • Format: Ebook
  • Identyfikator pozycji: e_15r2
  • Wydawca: Packt Publishing