Linux Kernel Development
Language: English
Published by Pearson Education (US), 2003
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An authoritative, practical guide that helps programmers better understand the Linux kernel, and to write and develop kernel code.
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- Title
- Linux Kernel Development
- Author
- Robert Love
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US)
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0672325128
- ISBN 13
- 9780672325120
Linux Kernel Development details the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial to those who wish to write and develop kernel code. This book is for anyone who wants a fun, practical approach to the Linux kernel.
The author, a core kernel developer, shares valuable knowledge andexperience on the very latest Linux kernel.
The book discusses the major subsystems and features of the Linuxkernel, including their design and implementation, their purpose andgoals, and their interfaces. Specific topics covered include: processmanagement, scheduling, time management and timers, system callinterface, memory addressing and management, caching layers, VFS, kernelsynchronization, debugging, and the kernel community.The book covers the new 2.6 Linux kernel, and includes numerous sectionson its new features, such as the new O(1) scheduler, the new I/Oschedulers, the new block layer, and kernel preemption.
This book is an authoritative, practical guide that helps programmersbetter understand the Linux kernel, and to write and develop kernelcode.
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About the Author
Robert Love has been using Linux since the early days, and most recently, he is a kernel developer involved in various projects. Robert is currently employed as a kernel engineer in MontaVista Software's real-time and performance group. Some of his open-source and kernel projects include the scheduler, the VM, procps, and the preemptive kernel. He has written several articles for Linux Journal.
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