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Professional Linux Kernel Architecture by Wolfgang Mauerer

Professional Linux Kernel Architecture

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Wolfgang Mauerer

Wiley · Print & ebook · October 13, 2008

Find an introduction to the architecture, concepts and algorithms of the Linux kernel in Professional Linux Kernel Architecture, a guide to the kernel sources and large number of connections among subsystems.

Linux SystemsUNIX SystemsOpen Source Development
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Trace Linux kernel architecture through its concepts, algorithms, and links between subsystems.
Themes
Linux kernel architecture, Kernel source code, Kernel concepts and algorithms
Genres
Linux Systems, Open Source Development, UNIX Systems

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Find an introduction to the architecture, concepts and algorithms of the Linux kernel in Professional Linux Kernel Architecture, a guide to the kernel sources and large number of connections among subsystems. Find an introduction to the relevant structures and functions exported by the kernel to userland, understand the theoretical and conceptual aspects of the Linux kernel and Unix derivatives, and gain a deeper understanding of the kernel.

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Learn how to reduce the vast amount of information contained in the kernel sources and obtain the skills necessary to understand the kernel sources.

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Trace Linux kernel architecture through its concepts, algorithms, and links between subsystems.

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  • An introduction to kernel architecture, concepts, and algorithms
  • Structures and functions the kernel exports to userland

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  • Connections among kernel subsystems
  • Skills for understanding kernel source code

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  • Linux Systems
Authors
Wolfgang Mauerer
Publisher
Wiley
Published
October 13, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Linux kernel architecture · Kernel source code · Kernel concepts and algorithms
Reading lane
Linux Systems