Linux Kernel Development
Author:   Robert Love
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Edition:   3rd edition
ISBN:  

9780672329463


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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 with both a practical and theoretical eye, which should appeal to readers with a variety of interests and needs. ¿ The author, a core kernel developer, shares valuable knowledge and experience on the 2.6 Linux kernel. Specific topics covered include process management, scheduling, time management and timers, the system call interface, memory addressing, memory management, the page cache, the VFS, kernel synchronization, portability concerns, and debugging techniques. This book covers the most interesting features of the Linux 2.6 kernel, including the CFS scheduler, preemptive kernel, block I/O layer, and I/O schedulers.

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Author:   Robert Love
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9780672329463


ISBN 10:   0672329468
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction to the Linux Kernel 2 Getting Started with the Kernel 3 Process Management 4 Process Scheduling 5 System Calls 6 Kernel Data Structures 7 Interrupts and Interrupt Handlers 8 Bottom Halves and Deferring Work 9 An Introduction to Kernel Synchronization 10 Kernel Synchronization Methods 11 Timers and Time Management 12 Memory Management 13 The Virtual Filesystem 14 The Block I/O Layer 15 The Process Address Space 16 The Page Cache and Page Writeback 17 Devices and Modules 18 Debugging 19 Portability 20 Patches, Hacking, and the Community

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Robert Love is an open source programmer, speaker, and author who has been using and contributing to Linux for more than 15 years. He is currently senior software engineer at Google, where he was a member of the team that developed the Android mobile platform’s kernel. Prior to Google, he was Chief Architect, Linux Desktop, at Novell. Before Novell, he was a kernel engineer at MontaVista Software and Ximian. ¿ Love’s kernel projects include the preemptive kernel, the process scheduler, the kernel events layer, inotify,VM enhancements, and several device drivers. ¿ He has given numerous talks on and has written multiple articles about the Linux kernel and is a contributing editor for Linux Journal. His other books include Linux System Programming and Linux in a Nutshell.

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