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Top Reasons people will buy this book: -Covers Linux on PPC -Top-down approach traces functionality from user space into the kernel -Lots of code commentary and examples. It walks you through the actual source code implementation. -Side by side comparison of x86 and PPC -Hands on Examples and Projects -Covers the kernel build system. The "Linux Kernel Primer" offers a comprehensive view of the underpinnings of the Linux kernel. This book starts with a guide of the necessary tools a developer needs to be able to understand and manipulate the source code including cryptic programming fundamentals found throughout the kernel code. It then follows up with an in depth analysis of the major subsystems including process management, memory management, scheduling, I/O, and filesystems. This book also provides information necessary to get started developing on the Linux kernel. The specifics of Intel and PowerPC architecture implementations are covered side by side providing perspective on architecture specific features and how Linux make use of them. Similar in approach to Kernighan's "Practice of Programming" 020161586XProduct Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall Ptr
ISBN-100131181637
ISBN-139780131181632
eBay Product ID (ePID)95246041
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Number of Pages648 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLinux Kernel Primer : a Top-Down Approach for X86 and PowerPC Architectures
Publication Year2005
SubjectOperating Systems / Linux
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaComputers
AuthorClaudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Steven Smolski, Gordon Fischer
SeriesPearson Open Source Software Development Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height2.1 in
Item Weight36.5 Oz
Item Length18.2 in
Item Width9.2 in