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Mastering Linux Kernel Development: A kernel developer's reference manual

CH Raghav Maruthi

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eBook Oct 2017 354 pages 1st Edition

CH Raghav Maruthi

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Key benefits

? Master the design, components, and structures of core kernel subsystems
? Explore kernel programming interfaces and related algorithms under the hood
? Completely updated material for the 4.12.10 kernel

Description

Mastering Linux Kernel Development looks at the Linux kernel, its internal arrangement and design, and various core subsystems, helping you to gain significant understanding of this open source marvel. You will look at how the Linux kernel, which possesses a kind of collective intelligence thanks to its scores of contributors, remains so elegant owing to its great design. This book also looks at all the key kernel code, core data structures, functions, and macros, giving you a comprehensive foundation of the implementation details of the kernel’s core services and mechanisms. You will also look at the Linux kernel as well-designed software, which gives us insights into software design in general that are easily scalable yet fundamentally strong and safe. By the end of this book, you will have considerable understanding of and appreciation for the Linux kernel.

Who is this book for?

If you are a kernel programmer with a knowledge of kernel APIs and are looking to build a comprehensive understanding, and eager to explore the implementation, of kernel subsystems, this book is for you. It sets out to unravel the underlying details of kernel APIs and data structures, piercing through the complex kernel layers and gives you the edge you need to take your skills to the next level.

What you will learn

• Comprehend processes and files—the core abstraction mechanisms of the Linux kernel that promote effective simplification and dynamism
• Decipher process scheduling and understand effective capacity utilization under general and real-time dispositions
• Simplify and learn more about process communication techniques through signals and IPC mechanisms
• Capture the rudiments of memory by grasping the key concepts and principles of physical and virtual memory management
• Take a sharp and precise look at all the key aspects of interrupt management and the clock subsystem
• Understand concurrent execution on SMP platforms through kernel synchronization and locking techniques

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Product Details

Publication date : Oct 11, 2017

Length: 354 pages

Edition : 1st

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781785886133

Category :

Cloud & Networking

Concepts :

Computer Architecture

Tools :

Linux

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11 Chapters

Comprehending Processes, Address Space, and Threads

Processes

Process descriptors

Kernel stack

The issue of stack overflow

Process creation

Kernel threads

Process status and termination

Namespaces and cgroups

Summary

Deciphering the Process Scheduler

Process schedulers

Linux process scheduler design

Runqueue

The scheduler's entry point

Process priorities

Scheduler classes

Completely Fair Scheduling class (CFS)

Real-time scheduling class

Scheduler related system calls

Process preemption

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Signal Management

Signals

Signal-management APIs

Signal data structures

Signal generation and delivery

Restarting interrupted system calls

Summary

Memory Management and Allocators

Initialization operations

Zones and nodes

Memory allocators

Summary

Filesystems and File I/O

Filesystem - high-level view

Filesystems in the Linux kernel

Common filesystem interface

Special filesystems

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Interprocess Communication

Virtual Memory Management

Process address space

Summary

Kernel Synchronization and Locking

Atomic operations

Introducing exclusion locks

Summary

Interrupts and Deferred Work

Interrupt signals and vectors

Programmable interrupt controller

High-level interrupt-management interfaces

Deferred work

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Clock and Time Management

Time representation

Hardware abstraction

Linux timekeeping data structures, macros, and helper routines

Software timers and delay functions

Module Management

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About the author

CH Raghav Maruthi

Raghu Bharadwaj is a leading consultant, contributor, and corporate trainer on the Linux kernel with experience spanning close to two decades. He is an ardent kernel enthusiast and expert, and has been closely following the Linux kernel since the late 90s. He is the founder of TECH VEDA, which specializes in engineering and skilling services on the Linux kernel, through technical support, kernel contributions, and advanced training. His precise understanding and articulation of the kernel has been a hallmark, and his penchant for software designs and OS architectures has garnered him special mention from his clients. Raghu is also an expert in delivering solution-oriented, customized training programs for engineering teams working on the Linux kernel, Linux drivers, and Embedded Linux. Some of his clients include major technology companies such as Xilinx, GE, Canon, Fujitsu, UTC, TCS, Broadcom, Sasken, Qualcomm, Cognizant, STMicroelectronics, Stryker, and Lattice Semiconductors.

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