Linux Kernel Development

Love, Robert

ISBN 10: 0672327201 / ISBN 13: 9780672327209

Published by Sams, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linux Kernel Development
• Publisher: Sams
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672327201
• ISBN 13: 9780672327209
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Following an overview of the design, implementation, and interfaces of the Linux kernel, a senior kernel engineer/open source hacker provides updated theoretical and applied coverage of the major features and subsystems of the current Linux 2.6 kernel. For software developers, Love reviews such nifty features as its preemptive kernel and I/O schedulers, as well as kernel modules and debugging. He emphasizes that this treatment is not a line-by-line commentary of the kernel source. The book includes a decent list of books sorted by subject and websites for further information. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Robert Love is an open source hacker who has used Linux since the early days. Robert is active in and passionate about both the Linux kernel and the GNOME communities. Robert currently works as Senior Kernel Engineer in the Ximian Desktop Group at Novell. Before that, he was a kernel engineer at MontaVista Software.

Robert's kernel projects include the preemptive kernel, the process scheduler, the kernel events layer, VM enhancements, and multiprocessing improvements. He is the author and maintainer of schedutils and GNOME Volume Manager.

Robert has given numerous talks on and has written multiple articles about the Linux kernel. He is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.

Robert received a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Florida. Born in South Florida, Robert currently calls Cambridge, Massachusetts home. He enjoys college football, photography, and cooking.