LINUX KERNEL DEVELOPMENT THIRD EDITION

Linux Kernel Development details the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial to those writing and developing kernel code, as well as to programmers seeking to better understand the operating system and become more efficient and productive in their coding.

The book details the major subsystems and features of the Linux kernel, including its design, implementation, and interfaces. It covers the Linux kernel with both a practical and theoretical eye, which should appeal to readers with a variety of interests and needs.

The author, a core kernel developer, shares valuable knowledge and experience on the 2.6 Linux kernel. Specific topics covered include process management, scheduling, time management and timers, the system call interface, memory addressing, memory management, the page cache, the VFS, kernel synchronization, portability concerns, and debugging techniques. This book covers the most interesting features of the Linux 2.6 kernel, including the CFS scheduler, preemptive kernel, block I/O layer, and I/O schedulers.

ch1: Introduction to the Linux Kernel

ch2: Getting Started with the Kernel

ch3: Process Management

ch4: Process Scheduling

ch5: System Calls

ch6: Kernel Data Structures

ch7: Interrupts and Interrupt Handlers

ch8: Bottom Halves and Deferring Work

ch9: An Introduction to Kernel Synchronization

ch10: Kernel Synchronization Methods

ch11: Timers and Time Management

ch12: Memory Management

ch13: The Virtual Filesystem

ch14: The Block I/O Layer

ch15: The Process Address Space

ch16: The Page Cache and Page Writeback

ch17: Devices and Modules

ch18: Debugging

ch19: Portability

ch20: Patches, Hacking, and the Community