Analysis of the Linux Kernel Source Code: Volume 1

Author: Mao Dechao, Hu Ximing
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book adopts a teaching method similar to the effective situational conversation in English teaching, comprehensively and deeply analyzing the core source code of the new version of Linux (2.4.0), and making insightful comments on the unique advantages and issues that need further improvement in the Linux core. The book is divided into two volumes. The first volume includes six chapters: Preliminary Knowledge, Storage Management, Interrupts and System Calls, Processes and Process Scheduling, File Systems, and Traditional Unix Process Inter-communication. The second volume is divided into four chapters: Process Inter-communication Based on Sockets, Device Drivers, Multiprocessor SMP System Architecture, and System Boot and Initialization. The two volumes are inseparable and form an organic whole. The book has a unique writing style and presents arguments in depth, without avoiding the difficulties in code analysis. It can serve as a textbook for advanced courses in operating systems, as well as an important reference book for senior undergraduate and graduate students majoring in computer software and other related fields to study operating systems and core software technologies in depth. At the same time, it can also be used as a self-study textbook for software developers, researchers, and others in various industries who are interested in new Linux technologies. This book analyzes the core source code of the new version of Linux (2.4.0) and makes insightful comments on the unique advantages and issues that need further improvement in the Linux core. This volume includes six chapters: Preliminary Knowledge, Storage Management, File Systems, and Traditional Unix Process Inter-communication.