Analysis of the Linux Kernel Source Code Scenario. Volume 1

Author: Mao Dechao
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book adopts a teaching method similar to the effective situational dialogue in English teaching, comprehensively and deeply analyzing the core source code of the Linux new version (2.4.0), and making insightful comments on the unique advantages and issues that need further improvement of 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 Inter-Process Communication. The second volume is divided into four chapters: Socket-Based Inter-Process Communication, Device Drivers, Multi-Processor 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 insightful arguments, unafraid to avoid 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 in computer software and other related fields to deeply study operating systems and even core software technologies. At the same time, it can also serve as a self-study textbook for software engineers, researchers, and others in various industries who are interested in Linux new technologies. The book analyzes the core source code of the Linux new version (2.4.0) and makes insightful comments on the unique advantages and issues that need further improvement of the Linux core. This volume includes six chapters: Preliminary Knowledge, Storage Management, File Systems, and Traditional Unix Inter-Process Communication.