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Professional Linux Kernel Architecture

by Wolfgang Mauerer

October 2008

Beginner

1368 pages

43h 43m

English

Wrox

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What This Book Covers
1.1 Tasks of the Kernel1.2 Implementation Strategies1.3 Elements of the Kernel1.4 Why the Kernel Is Special1.5 Some Notes on Presentation1.6 Summary
2.1 Process Priorities2.2 Process Life Cycle2.3 Process Representation2.4 Process Management System Calls2.5 Implementation of the Scheduler2.6 The Completely Fair Scheduling Class2.7 The Real-Time Scheduling Class2.8 Scheduler Enhancements2.9 Summary
3.1 Overview3.2 Organization in the (N)UMA Model3.3 Page Tables3.4 Initialization of Memory Management3.5 Management of Physical Memory3.6 The Slab Allocator3.7 Processor Cache and TLB Control3.8 Summary

4.1 Introduction4.2 Virtual Process Address Space4.3 Principle of Memory Mappings4.4 Data Structures4.5 Operations on Regions4.6 Address Spaces4.7 Memory Mappings4.8 Reverse Mapping4.9 Managing the Heap4.10 Handling of Page Faults4.11 Correction of Userspace Page Faults4.12 Kernel Page Faults4.13 Copying Data between Kernel and Userspace4.14 Summary
5.1 Control Mechanisms5.2 Kernel Locking Mechanisms5.3 System V Interprocess Communication5.4 Other IPC Mechanisms5.5 Summary
6.1 I/O Architecture6.2 Access to Devices6.3 Association with the Filesystem6.4 Character Device Operations6.5 Block Device Operations6.6 Resource Reservation6.7 Bus Systems6.8 Summary
7.1 Overview7.2 Using Modules7.3 Inserting and Deleting Modules7.4 Automation and Hotplugging7.5 Version Control7.6 Summary
8.1 Filesystem Types8.2 The Common File Model8.3 Structure of the VFS8.4 Working with VFS Objects8.5 Standard Functions8.6 Summary
9.1 Introduction9.2 Second Extended Filesystem9.3 Third Extended Filesystem9.4 Summary
10.1 The proc Filesystem10.2 Simple Filesystems10.3 Sysfs10.4 Summary
11.1 Extended Attributes11.2 Access Control Lists11.3 Summary
12.1 Linked Computers12.2 ISO/OSI and TCP/IP Reference Model12.3 Communication via Sockets12.4 The Layer Model of Network Implementation12.5 Networking Namespaces12.6 Socket Buffers12.7 Network Access Layer12.8 Network Layer12.9 Transport Layer12.10 Application Layer12.11 Networking from within the Kernel12.12 Summary
13.1 Basics of System Programming13.2 Available System Calls13.3 Implementation of System Calls13.4 Summary
14.1 Interrupts14.2 Software Interrupts14.3 Tasklets14.4 Wait Queues and Completions14.5 Summary
15.1 Overview15.2 Implementation of Low-Resolution Timers15.3 Generic Time Subsystem15.4 High-Resolution Timers15.5 Dynamic Ticks15.6 Broadcast Mode15.7 Implementing Timer-Related System Calls15.8 Managing Process Times15.9 Summary
16.1 Structure of the Page Cache16.2 Structure of the Buffer Cache16.3 Address Spaces16.4 Implementation of the Page Cache16.5 Implementation of the Buffer Cache16.6 Summary
17.1 Overview17.2 The pdflush Mechanism17.3 Starting a New Thread17.4 Thread Initialization17.5 Performing Actual Work17.6 Periodic Flushing17.7 Associated Data Structures17.8 Central Control17.9 Superblock Synchronization17.10 Inode Synchronization17.11 Congestion17.12 Forced Writeback17.13 Laptop Mode17.14 System Calls for Synchronization Control17.15 Full Synchronization17.16 Summary
18.1 Overview18.2 Page Reclaim and Swapping in the Linux Kernel18.3 Managing Swap Areas18.4 The Swap Cache18.5 Writing Data Back18.6 Page Reclaim18.7 The Swap Token18.8 Handling Swap-Page Faults18.9 Initiating Memory Reclaim18.10 Shrinking Other Caches18.11 Summary
19.1 Overview19.2 Audit Rules19.3 Implementation19.4 Summary
A.1 OverviewA.2 Data TypesA.3 AlignmentA.4 Memory PagesA.5 System CallsA.6 String ProcessingA.7 Thread RepresentationA.8 Bit Operations and EndiannessA.9 Page TablesA.10 MiscellaneousA.11 Summary
B.1 Organization of the Kernel SourcesB.2 Configuration with KconfigB.3 Compiling the Kernel with KbuildB.4 Useful ToolsB.5 Debugging and Analyzing the KernelB.6 User-Mode LinuxB.7 Summary
C.1 How the GNU C Compiler WorksC.2 Standard Data Structures and Techniques of the KernelC.3 Summary
D.1 Architecture-Specific Setup on IA-32 SystemsD.2 High-Level InitializationD.3 Summary
E.1 Layout and StructureE.2 Data Structures in the KernelE.3 Summary
F.1 IntroductionF.2 Kernel Trees and the Structure of DevelopmentF.3 The Structure of PatchesF.4 Linux and AcademiaF.5 Summary

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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. 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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Professional Linux Kernel Architecture

by Wolfgang Mauerer

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