- Understanding the Linux Kernel, 2nd Edition
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Linux Versus Other Unix-Like Kernels
- Hardware Dependency
- Linux Versions
- Basic Operating System Concepts
- An Overview of the Unix Filesystem
- An Overview of Unix Kernels
- 2. Memory Addressing
- 3. Processes
- 4. Interrupts and Exceptions
- 5. Kernel Synchronization
- Kernel Control Paths
- When Synchronization Is Not Necessary
- Synchronization Primitives
- Synchronizing Accesses to Kernel Data Structures
- Choosing Among Spin Locks, Semaphores, and Interrupt Disabling
- Protecting a data structure accessed by exceptions
- Protecting a data structure accessed by interrupts
- Protecting a data structure accessed by deferrable functions
- Protecting a data structure accessed by exceptions and interrupts
- Protecting a data structure accessed by exceptions and deferrable functions
- Protecting a data structure accessed by interrupts and deferrable functions
- Protecting a data structure accessed by exceptions, interrupts, and deferrable functions
- Choosing Among Spin Locks, Semaphores, and Interrupt Disabling
- Examples of Race Condition Prevention
- 6. Timing Measurements
- 7. Memory Management
- Page Frame Management
- Memory Area Management
- The Slab Allocator
- Cache Descriptor
- Slab Descriptor
- General and Specific Caches
- Interfacing the Slab Allocator with the Buddy System
- Allocating a Slab to a Cache
- Releasing a Slab from a Cache
- Object Descriptor
- Aligning Objects in Memory
- Slab Coloring
- Local Array of Objects in Multiprocessor Systems
- Allocating an Object in a Cache
- Releasing an Object from a Cache
- General Purpose Objects
- Noncontiguous Memory Area Management
- 8. Process Address Space
- The Process’s Address Space
- The Memory Descriptor
- Memory Regions
- Page Fault Exception Handler
- Creating and Deleting a Process Address Space
- Managing the Heap
- 9. System Calls
- 10. Signals
- 11. Process Scheduling
- 12. The Virtual Filesystem
- 13. Managing I/O Devices
- I/O Architecture
- Device Files
- Device Drivers
- Block Device Drivers
- Character Device Drivers
- 14. Disk Caches
- 15. Accessing Files
- 16. Swapping: Methods for Freeing Memory
- What Is Swapping?
- Swap Area
- The Swap Cache
- Transferring Swap Pages
- Swapping Out Pages
- Swapping in Pages
- Reclaiming Page Frame
- 17. The Ext2 and Ext3 Filesystems
- 18. Networking
- 19. Process Communication
- 20. Program Execution
- A. System Startup
- B. Modules
- C. Source Code Structure
- 21. Bibliography
- Index
- Colophon
This bibliography is broken down by subject area and lists some of the most common and, in our opinion, useful books and online documentation on the topic of kernels.
Bach, M. J. The Design of the Unix Operating System. Prentice Hall International, Inc., 1986. A classic book describing the SVR2 kernel.
Goodheart, B. and J. Cox. The Magic Garden Explained: The Internals of the Unix System V Release 4. Prentice Hall International, Inc., 1994. An excellent book on the SVR4 kernel.
McKusick. M. K., M. J. Karels, and K. Bostic. The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System. Addison Wesley, 1986. Perhaps the most authoritative book on the 4.4 BSD kernel.
Vahalia, U. Unix Internals: The New Frontiers. Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996. A valuable book that provides plenty of insight on modern Unix kernel design issues. It includes a rich bibliography.
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